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 Benefits | Retirement | Survivors | Disability | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual Benefits | $79,266 | $62,139 | $8,074 | $9,053 |
| Monthly Benefits, December | $6,822 | $5,656 | $456 | $710 |
| Number of Recipients, December | 3,764,852 | 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)
Source: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/oasdi_sc/index.html.
- Data Table
District
Total Beneficiaries
Total Benefits
Albany 64,670
$123,459
Allegany 11,840
$19,448
Broome 47,690
$83,064
Cattaraugus 20,430
$33,501
Cayuga 18,580
$32,736
Chautauqua 34,180
$57,510
Chemung 21,750
$36,805
Chenango 13,475
$22,069
Clinton 21,565
$35,851
Columbia 16,790
$31,899
Cortland 10,265
$17,630
Delaware 12,555
$21,571
Dutchess 64,505
$129,960
Erie 212,845
$390,823
Essex 10,415
$18,266
Franklin 12,880
$20,438
Fulton 14,660
$24,074
Genesee 14,915
$26,361
Greene 13,010
$23,392
Hamilton 1,670
$3,043
Herkimer 16,170
$26,717
Jefferson 23,655
$38,786
Lewis 6,410
$10,381
Livingston 15,570
$28,402
Madison 16,310
$29,298
Monroe 169,910
$323,449
Montgomery 13,560
$22,330
Nassau 270,745
$575,837
Niagara 55,530
$99,225
Oneida 56,740
$95,785
Onondaga 102,590
$192,386
Ontario 29,460
$55,509
Orange 70,165
$134,867
Orleans 10,445
$18,075
Oswego 29,740
$51,642
Otsego 15,405
$26,417
Putnam 20,590
$44,420
Rensselaer 35,795
$65,693
Rockland 55,725
$114,667
St. Lawrence 26,875
$44,010
Saratoga 55,410
$108,700
Schenectady 34,305
$61,863
Schoharie 8,400
$14,425
Schuyler 5,325
$9,225
Seneca 8,635
$14,793
Steuben 24,660
$41,411
Suffolk 312,015
$641,557
Sullivan 18,755
$32,633
Tioga 13,160
$22,815
Tompkins 17,775
$34,747
Ulster 43,680
$82,615
Warren 19,985
$36,481
Washington 16,000
$27,197
Wayne 24,750
$44,232
Westchester 176,205
$378,271
Wyoming 10,010
$17,405
Yates 6,445
$11,435
Bronx 211,145
$299,022
Kings 358,150
$541,472
New York 261,110
$494,646
Queens 365,555
$583,194
Richmond 93,295
$173,922
New York City