Aside from Hawaii, where 100% of residents live on islands, New York is the only other U.S. state where more than half the population lives on an island, at abo

Aside from Hawaii, where 100% of residents live on islands, New York is the only other U.S. state where more than half the population lives on an island, at about 50.8%. About 50.8% of New York’s residents live on islands, primarily Long Island, Manhattan, and Staten Island. Much of this traces bac…