This statistic shows the annual ridership of transit in New York City between 2013 and 2017, broken down by mode. In 2017, the New York subway reported a total ridership of just under 1.73 billion rides, down from around 1.76 billion in the previous year.
Annual transit ridership in New York City from 2012 to 2017, by mode
(in million rides)
Ferry ridership is for fiscal years ending 30 June; others are for calendar years.
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Schaller Consulting. (March 7, 2018). Annual transit ridership in New York City from 2012 to 2017, by mode (in million rides) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 17, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/944256/ridership-by-mode-new-york-city/
Schaller Consulting. "Annual transit ridership in New York City from 2012 to 2017, by mode (in million rides)." Chart. March 7, 2018. Statista. Accessed May 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/944256/ridership-by-mode-new-york-city/
Schaller Consulting. (2018). Annual transit ridership in New York City from 2012 to 2017, by mode (in million rides). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/944256/ridership-by-mode-new-york-city/
Schaller Consulting. "Annual Transit Ridership in New York City from 2012 to 2017, by Mode (in Million Rides)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Mar 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/944256/ridership-by-mode-new-york-city/
Schaller Consulting, Annual transit ridership in New York City from 2012 to 2017, by mode (in million rides) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/944256/ridership-by-mode-new-york-city/ (last visited May 17, 2025)
Annual transit ridership in New York City from 2012 to 2017, by mode (in million rides) [Graph], Schaller Consulting, March 7, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/944256/ridership-by-mode-new-york-city/
