Petitions Filed:   Number and percent of people for whom petitions were filed and granted since Nov. 1999.

Statewide by Region
Region Petitions Filed Petitions Granted Percent of Petitions Granted Central 294 284 97% Hudson River 1,182 1,151 97% Long Island 1,256 1,213 97% NYC 7,691 7,501 98% Western 764 722 95% Statewide 11,187 10,871 97% Column values are counts of unique recipients.
Counties in NYC Region
County Petitions Filed Petitions Granted Percent of Petitions Granted Bronx 1,880 1,829 97% Kings 1,419 1,374 97% New York 2,351 2,309 98% Queens 1,668 1,623 97% Richmond 373 366 98% Region Total 7,691 7,501 98%

* Areas where data represents fewer than 5 recipients are suppressed to protect confidentiality.