As of December 2024, 3.8 million individuals in New York received Social Security benefits totaling more than $7.2 billion for the month and approximately $84.2 billion for the calendar year. New York's share of the $1.47 trillion in benefits paid by the United States in 2024 was 5.7 percent.
Almost 81 percent of New York recipients were 65 or older. More than 3 million New Yorkers received retirement benefits and a little more than 422,000 received disability benefits. Retired worker beneficiaries in New York received a median monthly benefit of $1,958.94 and disabled beneficiaries a median monthly benefit of $1,504.70.
In December 2024, over $500 million in benefits were paid in each of the following counties: Suffolk ($681.3 million), Queens ($615.6 million), Nassau ($611.0 million), Kings ($570.5 million), and New York ($520.7 million). There were over 300,000 beneficiaries in each of three counties: Queens (375,290), Kings (365,705) and Suffolk (319,010).
Figure 1 – Social Security Benefits Paid and Number of Beneficiaries: New York, CY 2024
(benefits in millions of dollars)
| Total Benefits | Retirement | Survivors | Disability | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual Benefits | $84,245 | $66,554 | $8,381 | $9,310 |
| Monthly Benefits, December | $7,202 | $6,014 | $464 | $723 |
| Number of Recipients, December | 3,838,030 | 3,070,258 | 287,202 | 480,570 |
Note: Annual benefits are estimated.
Figure 2 – Total Social Security Benefits Paid: New York, CY 2014 – CY 2024
- Figure 2 Data Table
Year Total Social Security Benefits (in millions) 2014 $52,284 2015 $54,137 2016 $55,182 2017 $56,580 2018 $59,019 2019 $62,076 2020 $64,318 2021 $65,925 2022 $71,150 2023 $79,266 2024 $84,245
Source (both figures): Social Security Administration, Annual Statistical Supplement, OASDI, Benefits in Current-Payment Status, Geographic Data (5.J) at https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/supplement/2024/index.html.
Figure 3 – Social Security: New York and Counties, December 2025
(in current-payment status, benefits in thousands of dollars)
Source: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/oasdi_sc/index.html.
- Figure 3 Data Table
District Total Beneficiaries Total Benefits Albany 65,820 $130,295 Allegany 12,040 $20,376 Bronx 216,805 $315,354 Broome 48,230 $86,926 Cattaraugus 20,665 $35,118 Cayuga 18,810 $34,379 Chautauqua 34,585 $59,996 Chemung 21,990 $38,426 Chenango 13,580 $23,063 Clinton 21,925 $37,673 Columbia 17,030 $33,713 Cortland 10,460 $18,587 Delaware 12,590 $22,421 Dutchess 65,820 $138,160 Erie 215,935 $411,037 Essex 10,610 $19,295 Franklin 13,110 $21,544 Fulton 14,895 $25,304 Genesee 15,220 $27,798 Greene 13,175 $24,559 Hamilton 1,725 $3,273 Herkimer 16,275 $27,810 Jefferson 24,030 $40,877 Kings 365,705 $570,519 Lewis 6,560 $11,006 Livingston 15,875 $30,082 Madison 16,630 $30,988 Monroe 172,690 $341,466 Montgomery 13,865 $23,488 Nassau 276,925 $610,999 New York 264,710 $520,717 Niagara 56,225 $104,073 Oneida 57,560 $100,591 Onondaga 104,190 $202,542 Ontario 30,165 $58,946 Orange 71,710 $142,866 Orleans 10,620 $18,954 Oswego 30,250 $54,305 Otsego 15,705 $27,870 Putnam 21,195 $47,590 Queens 375,290 $615,626 Rensselaer 36,275 $69,142 Richmond 95,105 $182,659 Rockland 56,320 $120,244 Saratoga 57,050 $116,363 Schenectady 34,750 $65,064 Schoharie 8,560 $15,200 Schuyler 5,350 $9,572 Seneca 8,825 $15,673 St. Lawrence 27,190 $46,048 Steuben 24,975 $43,324 Suffolk 319,010 $681,265 Sullivan 18,915 $34,088 Tioga 13,310 $23,913 Tompkins 18,110 $36,869 Ulster 44,465 $87,498 Warren 20,360 $38,508 Washington 16,160 $28,418 Wayne 25,145 $46,516 Westchester 180,200 $402,312 Wyoming 10,235 $18,380 Yates 6,525 $11,955