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Social Security Benefits by State
Facts on Social Security and Aged SSI beneficiaries |
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Social Security Beneficiaries
(all age groups) |
Total Social Security Annual Benefits
(in thousands of dollars) |
Social Security Average Monthly Benefit |
Aged SSI Population |
Year |
2004 |
2004 |
2004 |
2003 |
USA |
47,688,000 |
41,574,000 |
871.79 |
1,232,778 |
Alabama |
881,988 |
720,668 |
817.10 |
21,010 |
Alaska |
62,772 |
51,693 |
823.50 |
2,230 |
Arizona |
893,088 |
798,138 |
893.68 |
13,211 |
Arkansas |
553,529 |
443,767 |
801.71 |
11,177 |
California |
4,413,553 |
3,880,682 |
879.26 |
345,911 |
Colorado |
569,210 |
492,589 |
865.39 |
8,537 |
Connecticut |
583,386 |
566,126 |
970.41 |
6,937 |
Delaware |
145,891 |
135,235 |
926.96 |
1,304 |
District of Columbia |
71,897 |
54,685 |
760.60 |
2,154 |
Florida |
3,385,017 |
2,984,728 |
881.75 |
95,566 |
Georgia |
1,194,018 |
1,003,697 |
840.60 |
29,689 |
Hawaii |
197,245 |
173,595 |
880.10 |
6,532 |
Idaho |
218,172 |
186,625 |
855.40 |
1,716 |
Illinois |
1,878,955 |
1,719,969 |
915.39 |
30,895 |
Indiana |
1,046,454 |
957,721 |
915.21 |
6,311 |
Iowa |
548,320 |
482,290 |
879.58 |
3,837 |
Kansas |
447,340 |
402,011 |
898.67 |
3,475 |
Kentucky |
782,861 |
631,544 |
806.71 |
15,733 |
Louisiana |
740,304 |
584,627 |
789.71 |
20,708 |
Maine |
266,129 |
214,889 |
807.46 |
2,746 |
Maryland |
761,112 |
681,574 |
895.50 |
15,532 |
Massachusetts |
1,063,039 |
943,238 |
887.30 |
44,813 |
Michigan |
1,722,382 |
1,610,676 |
935.14 |
17,629 |
Minnesota |
775,689 |
686,680 |
885.25 |
9,804 |
Mississippi |
541,481 |
420,794 |
777.12 |
17,538 |
Missouri |
1,046,362 |
898,388 |
858.58 |
10,606 |
Montana |
166,281 |
139,885 |
841.26 |
1,209 |
Nebraska |
289,779 |
250,644 |
864.95 |
2,186 |
Nevada |
339,019 |
305,624 |
901.50 |
7,883 |
New Hampshire |
215,287 |
194,605 |
903.93 |
926 |
New Jersey |
1,368,705 |
1,337,546 |
977.23 |
33,670 |
New Mexico |
302,397 |
243,208 |
804.27 |
8,710 |
New York |
3,044,365 |
2,818,295 |
925.74 |
134,095 |
North Carolina |
1,468,728 |
1,252,432 |
852.73 |
28,237 |
North Dakota |
114,027 |
93,327 |
818.46 |
1,144 |
Ohio |
1,945,738 |
1,718,397 |
883.16 |
15,934 |
Oklahoma |
623,581 |
523,177 |
838.99 |
8,938 |
Oregon |
603,760 |
541,716 |
897.24 |
7,570 |
Pennsylvania |
2,400,110 |
2,174,652 |
906.06 |
32,895 |
Rhode Island |
192,736 |
170,497 |
884.61 |
4,155 |
South Carolina |
754,532 |
639,878 |
848.05 |
13,864 |
South Dakota |
138,905 |
112,474 |
809.72 |
1,777 |
Tennessee |
1,061,977 |
889,021 |
837.14 |
18,843 |
Texas |
2,859,267 |
2,401,428 |
839.88 |
111,225 |
Utah |
263,212 |
230,941 |
877.40 |
2,131 |
Vermont |
109,979 |
95,311 |
866.63 |
1,308 |
Virginia |
1,114,725 |
960,002 |
861.20 |
22,155 |
Washington |
911,503 |
834,592 |
915.62 |
14,179 |
West Virginia |
409,392 |
345,355 |
843.58 |
4,694 |
Wisconsin |
940,225 |
853,288 |
907.54 |
8,818 |
Wyoming |
80,033 |
70,650 |
882.76 |
482 |
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