In 2020, the number of passengers who enter the New York City Subway system amounted to almost 640 million, a considerable year-over-year decrease of around 62.3 percent amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The New York Subway is the largest rapid transit system in the United States.
Annual number of passengers who enter the New York City Subway system from 2014 to 2020
(in millions)
all passenger who enter the subway system, including passenger who transfer from buses.
Supplementary notes
Figures have been rounded.
The ridership does not include employees, passengers who exit the subway, and passengers who transfer from other subway lines, with exception of out-of-system transfers, where you use your MetroCard to make the transfer.
* Data from 2014 was taken from a previous version of the report.
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MTA New York City Transit. (April 1, 2021). Annual number of passengers who enter the New York City Subway system from 2014 to 2020 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 26, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269623/new-york-city-annual-ridership-subway/
MTA New York City Transit. "Annual number of passengers who enter the New York City Subway system from 2014 to 2020 (in millions) ." Chart. April 1, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269623/new-york-city-annual-ridership-subway/
MTA New York City Transit. (2021). Annual number of passengers who enter the New York City Subway system from 2014 to 2020 (in millions) . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269623/new-york-city-annual-ridership-subway/
MTA New York City Transit. "Annual Number of Passengers Who Enter The New York City Subway System from 2014 to 2020 (in Millions) ." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Apr 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269623/new-york-city-annual-ridership-subway/
MTA New York City Transit, Annual number of passengers who enter the New York City Subway system from 2014 to 2020 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269623/new-york-city-annual-ridership-subway/ (last visited January 26, 2022)
