Persons Receiving Public Assistance

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2002-2021 (annual averages in thousands)
Year	Public Assistance (in thousands)	SSI^(a)
2002	434	397,118
2003	422	395,339
2004	434	395,405
2005	414	400,461
2006	393	403,299
2007	358	406,375
2008	341	409,821
2009	346	414,923
2010	346	420,878
2011	356	423,707
2012	353	425,991
2013	357	425,034
2014	337	402,529
2015	360	398,856
2016	370	394,680
2017	364	388,629
2018	356	381,373
2019	332	374,695
2020	378	NA
2021	371	NA

(a) The SSI data is for December of each year.

NA: Not Available.

Sources: The City of New York, Human Resources Administration and the U.S. Social Security Administration.

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