U.S. states similar to or like New York (state)

Most populous city in the United States. Estimated 2019 population of 8,336,817 distributed over about 302.6 sqmi, New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the United States. Wikipedia

Most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City, and coextensive with the County of New York, one of the original counties of the U.S. state of New York. Manhattan serves as the city's economic and administrative center, cultural identifier, and historical birthplace. Wikipedia

Geographic region consisting of the portion of New York lying north of the New York City metropolitan area. Debated, Upstate New York excludes New York City and Long Island, and most definitions of the region exclude all or part of Westchester and Rockland counties. Wikipedia

State in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. Bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware River and Pennsylvania; and on the southwest by Delaware Bay and the State of Delaware. Wikipedia

State in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. Bordered by Delaware to the southeast, Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, Lake Erie and the Canadian province of Ontario to the northwest, New York to the north, and New Jersey to the east, while the Appalachian Mountains run through its middle. Wikipedia

Second-largest city in the U.S. state of New York and the largest city in Upstate New York. 255,284. Wikipedia