Medicare in New York by county

Most people with Medicare

Across New York, 4,060,971 people had Medicare in July 2026, 54% of them in Medicare Advantage or another Medicare health plan. The counties with the most:

1. Queens County 423,869 with Medicare · 61% in Medicare Advantage · 27 Advantage plans with drug coverage
2. Kings County 414,344 with Medicare · 58% in Medicare Advantage · 32 Advantage plans with drug coverage
3. Suffolk County 337,015 with Medicare · 30% in Medicare Advantage · 15 Advantage plans with drug coverage
4. Nassau County 305,194 with Medicare · 33% in Medicare Advantage · 25 Advantage plans with drug coverage
5. New York County 300,380 with Medicare · 47% in Medicare Advantage · 21 Advantage plans with drug coverage
6. Bronx County 234,467 with Medicare · 71% in Medicare Advantage · 26 Advantage plans with drug coverage
7. Erie County 218,328 with Medicare · 72% in Medicare Advantage · 27 Advantage plans with drug coverage
8. Westchester County 199,539 with Medicare · 39% in Medicare Advantage · 24 Advantage plans with drug coverage
9. Monroe County 175,973 with Medicare · 77% in Medicare Advantage · 9 Advantage plans with drug coverage
10. Onondaga County 105,154 with Medicare · 63% in Medicare Advantage · 18 Advantage plans with drug coverage

All 62 counties, A to Z

• Albany County67,148 with Medicare · 57% in Medicare Advantage · 24 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Allegany County11,398 with Medicare · 60% in Medicare Advantage · 27 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Bronx County234,467 with Medicare · 71% in Medicare Advantage · 26 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Broome County47,023 with Medicare · 63% in Medicare Advantage · 12 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Cattaraugus County19,691 with Medicare · 67% in Medicare Advantage · 25 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Cayuga County18,757 with Medicare · 56% in Medicare Advantage · 17 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Chautauqua County33,003 with Medicare · 66% in Medicare Advantage · 27 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Chemung County20,923 with Medicare · 62% in Medicare Advantage · 16 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Chenango County13,272 with Medicare · 63% in Medicare Advantage · 15 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Clinton County20,611 with Medicare · 41% in Medicare Advantage · 7 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Columbia County17,702 with Medicare · 43% in Medicare Advantage · 19 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Cortland County10,270 with Medicare · 53% in Medicare Advantage · 16 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Delaware County12,466 with Medicare · 49% in Medicare Advantage · 7 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Dutchess County69,121 with Medicare · 42% in Medicare Advantage · 14 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Erie County218,328 with Medicare · 72% in Medicare Advantage · 27 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Essex County10,593 with Medicare · 40% in Medicare Advantage · 7 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Franklin County12,662 with Medicare · 44% in Medicare Advantage · 10 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Fulton County14,164 with Medicare · 67% in Medicare Advantage · 17 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Genesee County14,876 with Medicare · 71% in Medicare Advantage · 23 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Greene County12,917 with Medicare · 51% in Medicare Advantage · 21 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Hamilton County1,842 with Medicare · 48% in Medicare Advantage · 14 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Herkimer County15,811 with Medicare · 57% in Medicare Advantage · 14 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Jefferson County23,001 with Medicare · 51% in Medicare Advantage · 17 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Kings County414,344 with Medicare · 58% in Medicare Advantage · 32 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Lewis County6,804 with Medicare · 58% in Medicare Advantage · 16 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Livingston County15,871 with Medicare · 74% in Medicare Advantage · 9 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Madison County16,753 with Medicare · 59% in Medicare Advantage · 19 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Monroe County175,973 with Medicare · 77% in Medicare Advantage · 9 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Montgomery County12,812 with Medicare · 66% in Medicare Advantage · 17 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Nassau County305,194 with Medicare · 33% in Medicare Advantage · 25 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• New York County300,380 with Medicare · 47% in Medicare Advantage · 21 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Niagara County55,272 with Medicare · 73% in Medicare Advantage · 27 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Oneida County55,811 with Medicare · 56% in Medicare Advantage · 19 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Onondaga County105,154 with Medicare · 63% in Medicare Advantage · 18 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Ontario County30,113 with Medicare · 73% in Medicare Advantage · 11 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Orange County73,305 with Medicare · 38% in Medicare Advantage · 17 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Orleans County10,178 with Medicare · 71% in Medicare Advantage · 20 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Oswego County28,731 with Medicare · 63% in Medicare Advantage · 16 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Otsego County15,674 with Medicare · 45% in Medicare Advantage · 10 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Putnam County22,615 with Medicare · 37% in Medicare Advantage · 13 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Queens County423,869 with Medicare · 61% in Medicare Advantage · 27 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Rensselaer County35,736 with Medicare · 58% in Medicare Advantage · 24 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Richmond County100,037 with Medicare · 47% in Medicare Advantage · 15 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Rockland County60,631 with Medicare · 33% in Medicare Advantage · 20 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Saratoga County59,017 with Medicare · 58% in Medicare Advantage · 22 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Schenectady County35,663 with Medicare · 64% in Medicare Advantage · 24 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Schoharie County8,407 with Medicare · 51% in Medicare Advantage · 16 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Schuyler County5,139 with Medicare · 58% in Medicare Advantage · 12 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Seneca County8,369 with Medicare · 62% in Medicare Advantage · 12 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• St. Lawrence County25,273 with Medicare · 49% in Medicare Advantage · 10 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Steuben County24,190 with Medicare · 62% in Medicare Advantage · 17 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Suffolk County337,015 with Medicare · 30% in Medicare Advantage · 15 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Sullivan County18,434 with Medicare · 39% in Medicare Advantage · 16 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Tioga County12,631 with Medicare · 66% in Medicare Advantage · 19 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Tompkins County19,060 with Medicare · 45% in Medicare Advantage · 13 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Ulster County45,636 with Medicare · 42% in Medicare Advantage · 11 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Warren County19,954 with Medicare · 60% in Medicare Advantage · 21 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Washington County16,324 with Medicare · 62% in Medicare Advantage · 21 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Wayne County24,575 with Medicare · 73% in Medicare Advantage · 8 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Westchester County199,539 with Medicare · 39% in Medicare Advantage · 24 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Wyoming County9,929 with Medicare · 68% in Medicare Advantage · 26 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Yates County6,513 with Medicare · 70% in Medicare Advantage · 9 Advantage plans with drug coverage

Sources: CMS Medicare Monthly Enrollment, July 2026, and the CMS 2027 plan landscape. Medicare Advantage here includes other Medicare health plans, such as cost plans and PACE. Before you meet any agent, check their New York license.

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