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SSI · Pennsylvania
SSI in Pennsylvania: state supplement, recipients and offices
In December 2025, 324,626 people in Pennsylvania got SSI, and SSA paid them $248.1 million that month. The state adds a supplement through SSA for some living settings.
Pennsylvania state supplement paid with SSI
Pennsylvania is one of 12 places where SSA pays the state supplement together with the federal SSI payment, in one deposit. For someone living on their own, the state pays its supplement itself, so the amount is not in SSA's table (n/d). For people living on their own or in someone else's home, Pennsylvania pays its supplement itself, so the amount is not in SSA's table. Code C and D cases with an essential person are left out here.
| Where the person lives | State part, one person | Total per month, one person | Total, couple |
|---|---|---|---|
| Living in your own home | n/d | n/d | n/d |
| In someone else's household that provides your shelter (federal part cut by one-third) | n/d | n/d | n/d |
| State-certified domiciliary care home (age 18 and over) | $634.30 | $1,628.30 | $2,838.40 |
| Personal care boarding home (age 18 and over) | $639.30 | $1,633.30 | $2,848.40 |
January 2026 amounts. "n/d" means SSA's table has no amount for that case. Totals add the 2026 federal rate ($994; $662.67 in someone else's household) and assume no other income.
2027: the federal part rises to $1,029 ($1,544 for a couple). SSA had not published the January 2027 state amounts when we checked on Oct. 27, 2026, so the 2027 state part is n/d here.
People getting the Pennsylvania supplement, by setting (December 2025)
- Domiciliary care facility (code G)n/d
- Personal care boarding home (code H)2,787
2027 federal amounts
- 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 Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania 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 stateWho gets SSI in Pennsylvania
- Under 1853,167
- Ages 18 to 64181,469
- 65 or older89,990
- Also get Social Security benefits94,659
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
All 67 counties
| County | Total | Aged | Blind or disabled | Also get Social Security | Paid in Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams | 1,036 | 67 | 969 | 317 | $797,000 |
| Allegheny | 27,924 | 2,080 | 25,844 | 8,213 | $21.1 million |
| Armstrong | 1,807 | 70 | 1,737 | 674 | $1.3 million |
| Beaver | 3,855 | 163 | 3,692 | 1,295 | $2.8 million |
| Bedford | 1,057 | 64 | 993 | 394 | $775,000 |
| Berks | 10,248 | 930 | 9,318 | 3,219 | $7.7 million |
| Blair | 4,060 | 147 | 3,913 | 1,270 | $3.0 million |
| Bradford | 1,581 | 48 | 1,533 | 480 | $1.2 million |
| Bucks | 7,125 | 1,365 | 5,760 | 1,861 | $5.2 million |
| Butler | 2,636 | 109 | 2,527 | 884 | $2.0 million |
| Cambria | 4,382 | 170 | 4,212 | 1,365 | $3.4 million |
| Cameron | 113 | n/d | n/d | 36 | $83,000 |
| Carbon | 1,431 | 59 | 1,372 | 440 | $1.0 million |
| Centre | 1,277 | 104 | 1,173 | 420 | $936,000 |
| Chester | 4,139 | 476 | 3,663 | 1,097 | $3.1 million |
| Clarion | 1,105 | 33 | 1,072 | 412 | $839,000 |
| Clearfield | 1,959 | 51 | 1,908 | 694 | $1.4 million |
| Clinton | 896 | 45 | 851 | 273 | $692,000 |
| Columbia | 1,274 | 49 | 1,225 | 433 | $904,000 |
| Crawford | 2,457 | 92 | 2,365 | 859 | $1.8 million |
| Cumberland | 4,070 | 719 | 3,351 | 860 | $3.1 million |
| Dauphin | 8,586 | 1,205 | 7,381 | 2,133 | $6.8 million |
| Delaware | 12,429 | 1,451 | 10,978 | 3,359 | $9.4 million |
| Elk | 518 | n/d | n/d | 168 | $380,000 |
| Erie | 9,741 | 499 | 9,242 | 2,746 | $7.7 million |
| Fayette | 6,428 | 306 | 6,122 | 1,910 | $4.9 million |
| Forest | 125 | n/d | n/d | 61 | $75,000 |
| Franklin | 2,380 | 183 | 2,197 | 739 | $1.8 million |
| Fulton | 264 | 12 | 252 | 102 | $191,000 |
| Greene | 1,349 | 49 | 1,300 | 444 | $1.0 million |
| Huntingdon | 966 | 44 | 922 | 338 | $731,000 |
| Indiana | 2,098 | 71 | 2,027 | 705 | $1.5 million |
| Jefferson | 1,103 | 46 | 1,057 | 395 | $826,000 |
| Juniata | 349 | 19 | 330 | 120 | $254,000 |
| Lackawanna | 6,857 | 635 | 6,222 | 2,079 | $5.1 million |
| Lancaster | 8,240 | 798 | 7,442 | 2,510 | $6.2 million |
| Lawrence | 2,824 | 95 | 2,729 | 879 | $2.1 million |
| Lebanon | 2,637 | 268 | 2,369 | 802 | $2.0 million |
| Lehigh | 8,770 | 1,107 | 7,663 | 2,783 | $6.5 million |
| Luzerne | 10,016 | 828 | 9,188 | 3,277 | $7.4 million |
| Lycoming | 3,023 | 116 | 2,907 | 987 | $2.2 million |
| McKean | 1,350 | 47 | 1,303 | 433 | $1.0 million |
| Mercer | 3,206 | 96 | 3,110 | 1,096 | $2.4 million |
| Mifflin | 1,165 | 32 | 1,133 | 390 | $878,000 |
| Monroe | 2,928 | 259 | 2,669 | 824 | $2.2 million |
| Montgomery | 8,797 | 1,435 | 7,362 | 2,351 | $6.4 million |
| Montour | 341 | 45 | 296 | 133 | $224,000 |
| Northampton | 5,845 | 546 | 5,299 | 1,930 | $4.2 million |
| Northumberland | 2,760 | 99 | 2,661 | 885 | $2.1 million |
| Perry | 698 | 21 | 677 | 232 | $530,000 |
| Philadelphia | 91,398 | 9,702 | 81,696 | 23,920 | $72.8 million |
| Pike | 742 | 59 | 683 | 207 | $582,000 |
| Potter | 408 | 15 | 393 | 147 | $319,000 |
| Schuylkill | 3,847 | 159 | 3,688 | 1,158 | $2.9 million |
| Snyder | 547 | 20 | 527 | 173 | $406,000 |
| Somerset | 1,683 | 85 | 1,598 | 665 | $1.2 million |
| Sullivan | 123 | n/d | n/d | 39 | $75,000 |
| Susquehanna | 810 | 39 | 771 | 247 | $636,000 |
| Tioga | 930 | 43 | 887 | 345 | $688,000 |
| Union | 494 | 21 | 473 | 161 | $401,000 |
| Venango | 1,828 | 66 | 1,762 | 719 | $1.3 million |
| Warren | 805 | 27 | 778 | 280 | $618,000 |
| Washington | 4,277 | 210 | 4,067 | 1,324 | $3.2 million |
| Wayne | 1,078 | 56 | 1,022 | 324 | $817,000 |
| Westmoreland | 6,745 | 288 | 6,457 | 2,219 | $5.1 million |
| Wyoming | 559 | 34 | 525 | 177 | $395,000 |
| York | 8,127 | 545 | 7,582 | 2,247 | $6.2 million |
"n/d" marks numbers SSA hides to protect privacy in small counties.
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Questions people ask
How much is SSI in Pennsylvania 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. The 2027 state part is n/d until SSA publishes it.
Does Pennsylvania add a state supplement?
Yes, through SSA, for the settings in the table above (January 2026).
Do people with SSI get Medicaid in Pennsylvania?
Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania?
With SSA: online at ssa.gov, by phone at 1-800-772-1213 or at one of the 56 Social Security offices in Pennsylvania. Applying is free.
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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.