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 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

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