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    Social Security Benefits By State


    Facts on Social Security and Aged SSI beneficiaries

    Social Security Beneficiaries
    (all age groups)

    Total Social Security Annual Benefits
    (in millions of dollars)

    Social Security Average retirement monthly Benefit

    Aged SSI Population

    Year

    2006

    2006

    2006

    2007

    USA

    49,122,624

    552,636

    1,054

    1,204,512

    Alabama

    920,843

    9,913

    1029

    15,565

    Alaska

    66,906

    715

    1,000

    2,058

    Arizona

    940,213

    10,774

    1,072

    13,619

    Arkansas

    576,997

    6,053

    994

    8,510

    California

    4,504,672

    50,790

    1,035

    364,978

    Colorado

    600,316

    6,685

    1,041

    8,771

    Connecticut

    587,292

    7,266

    1,171

    6,714

    Delaware

    153,544

    1,830

    1,130

    1,289

    District of Columbia

    71,231

    709

    978

    1,925

    Florida

    3,444,546

    38,876

    1,027

    99,499

    Georgia

    1,269,987

    13,872

    1,048

    26,136

    Hawaii

    204,207

    2,277

    1,047

    6,345

    Idaho

    233,766

    2,563

    1,012

    1,829

    Illinois

    1,906,454

    22,453

    1,078

    30,468

    Indiana

    1,080,547

    12,752

    1,118

    5,693

    Iowa

    555,803

    6,298

    1,064

    3,407

    Kansas

    454,919

    5,261

    1,084

    3,209

    Kentucky

    812,644

    8,654

    997

    12,687

    Louisiana

    722,643

    7,618

    976

    16,264

    Maine

    275,175

    2,879

    971

    2,226

    Maryland

    778,689

    9,016

    1,098

    15,168

    Massachusetts

    1,072,305

    12,239

    1,081

    45,168

    Michigan

    1,776,084

    21,475

    1,162

    16,415

    Minnesota

    801,237

    9,125

    1,108

    10,362

    Mississippi

    553,844

    5,701

    992

    13,220

    Missouri

    1,077,060

    11,973

    1,041

    8,841

    Montana

    172,920

    1,871

    995

    1,091

    Nebraska

    293,935

    3,277

    1,049

    2,029

    Nevada

    354,321

    4,068

    1,036

    9,117

    New Hampshire

    226,313

    2,647

    1,120

    835

    New Jersey

    1,381,151

    17,267

    1,177

    33,848

    New Mexico

    319,935

    3,332

    980

    8,430

    New York

    3,075,081

    36,528

    1,114

    135,095

    North Carolina

    1,550,340

    17,101

    1,053

    23,364

    North Dakota

    115,434

    1,232

    992

    896

    Ohio

    1,976,174

    22,638

    1,065

    15,083

    Oklahoma

    647,067

    7,036

    1,008

    7,431

    Oregon

    630,822

    7,231

    1,049

    8,023

    Pennsylvania

    2,438,397

    28,490

    1,102

    27,834

    Rhode Island

    193,099

    2,188

    1,081

    3,907

    South Carolina

    801,076

    8,834

    1,054

    11,223

    South Dakota

    142,953

    1,494

    993

    1,569

    Tennessee

    1,115,933

    12,173

    1,041

    15,249

    Texas

    3,028,901

    32,986

    1,017

    108,092

    Utah

    282,158

    3,160

    1,050

    2,356

    Vermont

    114,559

    1,274

    1,060

    1,090

    Virginia

    1,161,105

    12,980

    1,079

    20,011

    Washington

    961,739

    11,257

    1,104

    15,250

    West Virginia

    419,477

    4,695

    1,039

    3,819

    Wisconsin

    966,818

    11,237

    1,101

    7,961

    Wyoming

    82,748

    939

    1,052

    385