Federal Funding and New York
The budget resolutions passed by the 119th Congress will lead to a dramatic restructuring of the federal⁠⁠-⁠⁠state⁠ ⁠relationship. This online resource focuses on federal funding and how it supports services in the State of New York.

Housing Assistance

Federal Funding and New York
The budget resolutions passed by the 119th Congress will lead to a dramatic restructuring of the federal⁠⁠-⁠⁠state⁠ ⁠relationship. This online resource focuses on federal funding and how it supports services in the State of New York.

Federal Funding and New York - Page Style

Federal housing support includes housing assistance for renters, subsidized public housing, and a variety of housing support for the homeless. Households benefitting from rental assistance or public housing typically must meet certain income limits and pay rent equal to 30 percent of household income, the affordability benchmark established by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

In 2025, there were almost 1 million New Yorkers benefitting from subsidized housing programs statewide, according to HUD.The three most significant programs were Housing Choice Vouchers, commonly referred to as “Section 8;” public housing and project-based Section 8. Housing Choice Vouchers are subsidies that allow the beneficiary to find available housing, while project-based subsidies are tied to a particular housing unit or building. 

Based on average monthly HUD expenditures per unit, HUD subsidies totaled $10.9 billion for these households in 2025. This funding does not go through the State’s budget; rather, it is paid directly to the owner of the housing unit. Federal funding is instrumental in alleviating housing cost burdens in a state where 51 percent of renters were rent-burdened and 28 percent were severely rent-burdened in 2023. Severely rent burdened households pay gross rent in excess of 50 percent of household income.

Figure 1 – Major Federal Housing Assistance Programs, 2026

ProgramSubsidized
Units		ResidentsAverage Monthly
Hud Expenditure
Housing Choice Vouchers294,244528,606$1,643
Project Based Section 8109,400159,239$1,891
Public Housing168,527281,611$1,226
All Other Programs16,49716,727NA
Total588,668986,183$1,545

Note: All Other programs include Project Rental Assistance Contracts, Moderate Rehabilitation Contracts, and Section 236 Preservation Programs.

Source: HUD, Picture of Subsidized Households

Figure 2 – Individuals Receiving Housing Assistance, 2026

Federal Funding and New York Map - Individuals Receiving Housing Assistance

Federal Funding and New York Map - Style

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Federal Funding and New York Map - JS

Source: HUD, Picture of Subsidized Households

Figure 2 Data Table
CountyHousing Choice VouchersProject-Based Section 8Public Housing
Albany County6,3552,4631,976
Allegany County1760available00Data not available
Bronx County116,44228,03956,868
Broome County1,960826890
Cattaraugus County697105620
Cayuga County1,55452500Data not available
Chautauqua County1,8121,095712
Chemung County1,754813618
Chenango County392165166
Clinton County1,0803241,102
Columbia County654628 
Cortland County464192469
Delaware County877248Data not available
Dutchess County4,8071,381918
Erie County19,4017,9276,459
Essex County421175Data not available
Franklin County931195568
Fulton County78277431
Genesee County843202320
Greene County347232190
Hamilton CountyData not availableData not availableData not available
Herkimer County1,160545Data not available
Jefferson County1,9151,0981,303
Kings County118,58527,82975,876
Lewis County348740Data not available
Livingston County446402Data not available
Madison County918196Data not available
Monroe County17,9135,2493,054
Montgomery County1,553514148
Nassau County9,3274,1513,676
New York County40,72428,30977,000
Niagara County3,2371,7261,648
Oneida County5,0052,1991,725
Onondaga County10,2833,1603,560
Ontario County1,44986855
Orange County17,745992405
Orleans County3481770Data not available
Oswego County2,250362Data not available0
Otsego County314116112
Putnam County83865Data not available
Queens County27,8848,37227,761
Rensselaer County4,362900450
Richmond County10,2705,3135,921
Rockland County20,8072,712Data not available
Saratoga County2,923516459
Schenectady County3,5071,0341,251
Schoharie County385Data not availableData not available
Schuyler County9880Data not available
Seneca County62090Data not available
St. Lawrence County8354741,252
Steuben County1,221901Data not available
Suffolk County15,7563,13190
Sullivan County3,0541,030236
Tioga County34777Data not available
Tompkins County3,69743315
Ulster County3,782778114
Warren County1,151646Data not available
Washington County58886Data not available
Wayne County1,205601Data not available
Westchester County27,7328,6252,892
Wyoming County21634 
Yates County14718Data not available