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How many rats live in New York City?

3 million
rats
3,000,000 exactly, give or take
About one rat for every three New Yorkers — not one per person, as the old legend goes.SOURCEM&M Pest Control analysis, 2023
Scale check: 3 million is roughly everyone in Birmingham.
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