Federal Funding and New York

The budget resolutions currently under consideration by the 119th Congress could 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.

Social Security

Federal Funding and New York
The budget resolutions currently under consideration by the 119th Congress could 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 Data Story - Section 2

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Federal Funding and New York - Page Style

As of December 2023, 3.8 million individuals in New York received Social Security benefits totaling more than $6.8 billion for the month and approximately $79.3 billion for the calendar year. New York's share of the $1.38 trillion in benefits paid by the United States in 2023 was 5.7 percent. 

More than 80 percent of New York recipients were 65 or older. Nearly 3 million New Yorkers received retirement benefits and more than 488,000 received disability benefits. Retired worker beneficiaries in New York received a median monthly benefit of $1,913.70 and disabled beneficiaries a median monthly benefit of $1,425.00. 

In December 2023, over $500 million in benefits were paid in each of the following counties: Suffolk ($641.6 million), Queens ($583.2 million), Nassau ($575.8 million) and Kings ($541.5 million). There were over 300,000 beneficiaries in each of three counties: Queens, Kings and Suffolk.

Social Security Benefits Paid and Number of Beneficiaries: New York, CY 2023 
(benefits in millions of dollars)

 Total BenefitsRetirementSurvivorsDisability
Annual Benefits$79,266$62,139$8,074$9,053
Monthly Benefits, December$6,822$5,656$456$710
Number of Recipients, December3,764,852 2,986,698 289,985 488,169 

Note: Annual benefits are estimated.


Total Social Security Benefits Paid: New York, CY 2014 – CY 2023

 

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.


Social Security: New York and Counties, December 2023 
(in current-payment status, benefits in thousands of dollars)

Social Security County Breakout

Federal Funding and New York Map - Style

Tioga Tompkins Seneca Seneca Seneca Niagara Orleans Genesee Erie Wyoming Monroe Wayne Ontario Livingston Livingston Livingston Yates Schuyler Steuben Chemung Chemung Chemung Allegany Cattaraugus Chautauqua Suffolk Westchester Westchester Westchester Putnam Orange Dutchess Columbia Columbia Columbia Ulster Sullivan Greene Albany Rensselaer Rensselaer Rensselaer Schoharie Saratoga Washington Washington Washington Warren Montgomery Otsego Delaware Fulton Essex Clinton Franklin St. Lawrence Lewis Jefferson Herkimer Hamilton Oneida Madison Oswego Onondaga Cortland Cortland Cortland Chenango Broome Cayuga Rockland Rockland Rockland Nassau Nassau Nassau Schenectady Schenectady Schenectady Queens Bronx New York Richmond Kings

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Source: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/oasdi_sc/index.html.