Facts on Social Security and Aged SSI beneficiaries

Social Security Beneficiaries
(all age groups)

Total Social Security Annual Benefits
(in thousands of dollars)

Social Security Average retirement monthly Benefit

Aged SSI Population

Year

2010

2010

2010

2010

USA

54,031,968

58,048,295

1,129

1,204,512

Alabama

1,012,056

1,035,825

1,101

12,500

Alaska

78,208

79,906

1,075

1,890

Arizona

1,067,717

1,185,924

1,159

14,455

Arkansas

635,041

632,021

1,071

6,924

California

4,979,141

5,356,831

1,112

359,269

Colorado

693,341

749,162

1, 120

9,050

Connecticut

622,167

742,891

1,251

6,617

Delaware

172,441

199,834

1,217

1,296

District of Columbia

74,417

72,460

1,036

1,886

Florida

3,784,225

4,118,532

1,129

109,374

Georgia

1,468,209

1,550,475

1,121

24,825

Hawaii

227,914

248,933

1,126

6,086

Idaho

269,293

284,098

1,104

1,883

Illinois

2,033,345

2,269,001

1,167

30,419

Indiana

1,191,768

1,337,202

1,193

5,534

Iowa

584,113

633,784

1,131

3,227

Kansas

488,765

539,542

1,165

3,160

Kentucky

894,473

893,647

1,070

11,033

Louisiana

790,617

772,879

1,036

14,045

Maine

299,875

299,168

1,054

1,988

Maryland

850,361

953,323

1,177

14,923

Massachusetts

1,140,830

1,244,433

1,152

46,965

Michigan

1,964,862

2,260,292

1,219

16,522

Minnesota

882,408

977,740

1,158

10,403

Mississippi

596,637

584,009

1,060

10,990

Missouri

1,166,223

1,233,418

1,122

7,975

Montana

192,701

199,474

1,074

1,290

Nebraska

308,790

330,570

1,119

1,973

Nevada

408,113

450,839

1,140

10,078

New Hampshire

254,752

285,653

1,191

904

New Jersey

1,472,335

1,773,403

1,258

8,256

New Mexico

360,242

360,511

1,053

8,430

New York

3,280,575

3,704,726

1,188

131,282

North Carolina

1,757,135

1,881,592

1, 138

20,886

North Dakota

120,098

121,750

1,045

779

Ohio

2,124,650

2,282,955

1,130

14,794

Oklahoma

705,364

728,656

1,093

6,650

Oregon

712,216

784,439

1,141

8,634

Pennsylvania

2,577,714

2,866,806

1,171

25,821

Rhode Island

203,660

221,751

1,153

3,539

South Carolina

924,726

991,098

1,138

9,674

South Dakota

153,508

155,859

1,054

1,451

Tennessee

1,251,947

1,311,420

1,120

13,637

Texas

3,440,442

3,556,653

1,090

106,972

Utah

324,136

350,818

1,137

2,515

Vermont

128,619

137,480

1, 138

1,018

Virginia

1,284,823

1,392,064

1,141

19,033

Washington

1,089,887

1,229,800

1,179

16,258

West Virginia

443,911

460,157

1, 095

3,144

Wisconsin

1,061,501

1,182,238

1,170

7,288

Wyoming

91,019

99,423

1,137

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