New York's 15th congressional district

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New York's 15th congressional district
Map
Map
Interactive map of district boundaries
Representative
Distribution
  • 100% urban
  • 0% rural
Population (2023)714,768
Median household
income		$44,103[1]
Ethnicity
Cook PVID+35[2]

New York's 15th congressional district for the United States House of Representatives is located in New York City, State of New York. The district has been represented by Democrat Ritchie Torres since 2021. It is the poorest congressional district in the United States.[3]

The 15th district is located entirely within the Bronx, namely the southern portion of the West Bronx as well as the South Bronx. Latinos make up the majority of the district's population, followed by Black people. Whites, Asians and other racial groups comprise a small minority. Yankee Stadium and the Bronx Zoo are both located within the district. The 15th district has the highest percentage of Puerto Ricans of any district in New York, and the second highest percentage of Dominican Americans of any district in New York, after the neighboring 13th congressional district.[4]

  1. ^ Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
  2. ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  3. ^ EUGENE DANIELS; , KRYSTAL CAMPOS (April 26, 2021). "Ritchie Torres represents America's poorest congressional district. He's on a mission to save public housing". Politico.
  4. ^ "The Demographic Statistical Atlas of the United States - Statistical Atlas". statisticalatlas.com. Retrieved January 14, 2024.