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SSI · New York

SSI in New York: state supplement, recipients and offices

In December 2025, 552,719 people in New York got SSI, and SSA paid them $405.5 million that month. SSA pays no state supplement here; any extra money comes from the state itself.

552,719SSI recipients (Dec 2025)
439,222blind or disabled
113,497aged 65 or older (aged category)

Does New York add money to SSI?

State supplement: n/d. New York is not in SSA's January 2026 table of supplements that SSA pays for states. If New York pays a supplement, the state pays it, not SSA, and we found no current official table for it. Ask the state agency that runs social services. For questions about SSI itself, call SSA at 1-800-772-1213.

2027 federal amounts

$1,029SSI federal maximum per month in 2027, one person ($994 in 2026)
$1,544SSI federal maximum for a couple in 2027
3.6%Cost-of-living raise for 2027 (COLA)
$1,770SSDI work limit (SGA) per month in 2027, not blind
  • Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2026SSI payment for December 2026
  • Nov. 10, 2026 · Nov. 18, 2026 · Nov. 25, 2026SSDI in November 2026, by birth date (1st–10th, 11th–20th, 21st–31st)

SSI and Medicaid in New York

New York is a “1634 state”: under an agreement with the state, SSA makes the Medicaid decision for people who get SSI and meet the citizenship or immigration rules, so most do not need a separate Medicaid application.

How SSI and Medicaid connect in each state

Who gets SSI in New York

  • Under 1869,324
  • Ages 18 to 64247,881
  • 65 or older235,514
  • Also get Social Security benefits187,289

December 2025. The "aged" category above counts people who qualified by age; some people 65 or older qualified earlier by disability.

SSI recipients by county

  • Kings101,439
  • Bronx92,329
  • Queens61,985
  • New York55,862
  • Erie24,999
  • Monroe24,240
  • Suffolk17,756
  • Westchester15,733
  • Nassau15,042
  • Richmond14,484
All 62 counties
CountyTotalAgedBlind or disabledAlso get Social SecurityPaid in Dec 2025
Albany6,5056685,8372,078$4.9 million
Allegany1,235541,181411$943,000
Bronx92,32914,44977,88027,809$70.8 million
Broome6,5303796,1512,124$5.0 million
Cattaraugus2,240932,147850$1.6 million
Cayuga1,7511011,650590$1.3 million
Chautauqua4,1152293,8861,415$3.1 million
Chemung2,7241002,624943$2.1 million
Chenango1,485631,422569$1.1 million
Clinton2,549932,456967$1.8 million
Columbia1,130741,056413$806,000
Cortland99453941337$853,000
Delaware82970759334$561,000
Dutchess4,6845264,1581,464$3.5 million
Erie24,9992,64722,3527,905$19.4 million
Essex68532653252$473,000
Franklin1,5841001,484552$1.2 million
Fulton1,895811,814684$1.4 million
Genesee1,114601,054408$795,000
Greene1,065104961387$771,000
Hamilton38n/dn/d18$23,000
Herkimer1,393631,330496$1.0 million
Jefferson2,6711462,525945$1.9 million
Kings101,43929,83471,60534,887$73.7 million
Lewis48726461185$350,000
Livingston1,191521,139415$920,000
Madison1,171661,105446$882,000
Monroe24,2401,86722,3736,861$19.2 million
Montgomery1,7981241,674631$1.3 million
Nassau15,0425,03010,0124,852$10.4 million
New York55,86214,70941,15323,479$38.8 million
Niagara5,4803605,1201,860$4.3 million
Oneida7,1695956,5742,290$5.4 million
Onondaga12,8701,22211,6483,558$10.1 million
Ontario1,8641041,760643$1.5 million
Orange6,4667725,6941,987$4.9 million
Orleans86931838307$611,000
Oswego3,2011193,0821,033$2.4 million
Otsego1,130781,052448$763,000
Putnam781134647260$548,000
Queens61,98524,16937,81623,010$42.5 million
Rensselaer3,5402033,3371,181$2.6 million
Richmond14,4844,11910,3654,461$10.9 million
Rockland4,5151,1803,3351,413$3.1 million
Saratoga2,7022082,494988$2.0 million
Schenectady4,7644734,2911,499$3.6 million
Schoharie58747540225$401,000
Schuyler338n/dn/d142$224,000
Seneca68635651238$558,000
St. Lawrence3,2221583,0641,181$2.4 million
Steuben2,7541212,633931$2.1 million
Suffolk17,7562,81914,9375,633$12.7 million
Sullivan2,3192102,109784$1.6 million
Tioga1,02235987336$773,000
Tompkins1,4201221,298506$1.1 million
Ulster3,4043823,0221,196$2.4 million
Warren1,387671,320547$959,000
Washington1,436581,378592$991,000
Wayne2,020701,950687$1.5 million
Westchester15,7333,64312,0905,252$11.0 million
Wyoming61121590212$461,000
Yates43026404182$304,000

"n/d" marks numbers SSA hides to protect privacy in small counties.

More for New York

SSDI in New York: disability decisions and hearings

Questions people ask

How much is SSI in New York in 2027?

The federal maximum is $1,029 a month for one person and $1,544 for a couple, before any state supplement and minus countable income.

Does New York add a state supplement?

Not through SSA. Any state supplement is paid by the state; its amount is n/d here.

Do people with SSI get Medicaid in New York?

New York is a “1634 state”: under an agreement with the state, SSA makes the Medicaid decision for people who get SSI and meet the citizenship or immigration rules, so most do not need a separate Medicaid application.

Where do I apply for SSI in New York?

With SSA: online at ssa.gov, by phone at 1-800-772-1213 or at one of the 67 Social Security offices in New York. Applying is free.

Independent guide · not the SSA. Green Tips 1 US is a private guide. We are not the Social Security Administration, we are not part of it, and we do not take applications. Estimates are an estimate only; only SSA decides your SSI amount.

Sources: SSA, SSI Recipients by State and County, December 2025 (ssi_sc25); SSA POMS SI 01415.058, Federally Administered Optional Supplementary Payment Programs for January 2026 (TN 95, 08-26); SSA POMS SI 01715.010, Medicaid and the SSI program (TN 9, 09-26); SSA 2027 COLA fact sheet; SSA field office data file (FO-Address-Open-Close-Times.csv, Web Archive copy of Aug 28, 2026). Official site, typed by hand: ssa.gov. Read in October 2026; data dates as noted.