Earnings and Employment Data for Workers Covered Under Social Security and Medicare, by State and County, 2012

Table 1. Number of persons with Social Security (OASDI) taxable earnings, amount taxable, and contributions, by state or other area, sex, and type of earnings, 2012
State or area, and sex Number Taxable earnings a (thousands of dollars) OASDI contributions b (thousands of dollars)
Total c Wage and salary Self-employed Total Wage and salary Self-employed Total Wage and salary Self-employed
All areas 161,673,000 150,517,000 18,642,000 5,712,311,978 5,388,899,977 323,412,000 708,326,685 668,223,597 40,103,088
Men 83,928,266 77,442,281 10,452,037 3,395,122,766 3,175,545,416 219,577,350 420,995,223 393,767,632 27,227,591
Women 77,744,735 73,074,720 8,189,963 2,317,189,212 2,213,354,561 103,834,651 287,331,462 274,455,966 12,875,497
Alabama 2,364,466 2,218,663 260,291 75,828,684 72,100,170 3,728,514 9,402,757 8,940,421 462,336
Men 1,197,408 1,110,715 143,091 45,474,933 42,886,486 2,588,447 5,638,892 5,317,924 320,967
Women 1,167,058 1,107,949 117,200 30,353,751 29,213,684 1,140,068 3,763,865 3,622,497 141,368
Alaska 407,510 382,634 47,519 15,323,890 14,325,833 998,057 1,900,162 1,776,403 123,759
Men 222,432 208,067 27,063 9,687,156 9,044,059 643,098 1,201,207 1,121,463 79,744
Women 185,078 174,567 20,457 5,636,734 5,281,775 354,959 698,955 654,940 44,015
Arizona 3,043,425 2,861,919 312,818 103,790,074 98,847,208 4,942,866 12,869,969 12,257,054 612,915
Men 1,584,140 1,486,383 167,170 60,705,702 57,536,779 3,168,923 7,527,507 7,134,561 392,946
Women 1,459,284 1,375,536 145,648 43,084,372 41,310,430 1,773,942 5,342,462 5,122,493 219,969
Arkansas 1,461,982 1,367,546 161,204 43,215,657 40,790,068 2,425,589 5,358,741 5,057,968 300,773
Men 744,221 685,156 95,358 25,444,184 23,725,576 1,718,608 3,155,079 2,941,971 213,107
Women 717,761 682,390 65,845 17,771,473 17,064,492 706,981 2,203,663 2,115,997 87,666
California 17,425,872 15,770,776 2,502,228 664,576,016 616,178,428 48,397,588 82,407,426 76,406,125 6,001,301
Men 9,214,396 8,279,342 1,381,793 395,182,139 363,289,099 31,893,040 49,002,585 45,047,848 3,954,737
Women 8,211,476 7,491,433 1,120,436 269,393,877 252,889,329 16,504,548 33,404,841 31,358,277 2,046,564
Colorado 2,653,682 2,449,678 337,857 97,537,596 91,147,956 6,389,639 12,094,662 11,302,347 792,315
Men 1,433,006 1,320,421 184,537 60,543,701 56,260,228 4,283,473 7,507,419 6,976,268 531,151
Women 1,220,677 1,129,257 153,319 36,993,894 34,887,728 2,106,166 4,587,243 4,326,078 261,165
Connecticut 1,979,791 1,834,083 231,204 82,479,316 76,733,071 5,746,246 10,227,435 9,514,901 712,534
Men 1,030,941 939,835 138,510 49,488,391 45,327,432 4,160,959 6,136,561 5,620,602 515,959
Women 948,850 894,247 92,695 32,990,925 31,405,638 1,585,286 4,090,875 3,894,299 196,576
Delaware 497,994 476,782 37,930 18,325,946 17,662,618 663,328 2,272,417 2,190,165 82,253
Men 253,700 240,747 21,735 10,214,252 9,769,905 444,347 1,266,567 1,211,468 55,099
Women 244,294 236,035 16,195 8,111,694 7,892,713 218,982 1,005,850 978,696 27,154
District of Columbia 390,111 369,726 40,807 18,497,157 17,536,357 960,801 2,293,648 2,174,508 119,139
Men 193,708 182,456 20,670 9,756,254 9,198,874 557,380 1,209,776 1,140,660 69,115
Women 196,403 187,270 20,137 8,740,903 8,337,483 403,421 1,083,872 1,033,848 50,024
Florida 9,304,420 8,565,882 1,224,851 295,723,484 279,900,020 15,823,464 36,669,712 34,707,603 1,962,109
Men 4,715,147 4,326,173 631,284 167,554,266 157,945,530 9,608,737 20,776,729 19,585,246 1,191,483
Women 4,589,273 4,239,709 593,567 128,169,218 121,954,491 6,214,727 15,892,983 15,122,357 770,626
Georgia 4,792,094 4,447,674 584,191 159,046,528 150,938,707 8,107,821 19,721,769 18,716,400 1,005,370
Men 2,436,284 2,253,290 298,541 92,990,017 87,915,714 5,074,303 11,530,762 10,901,549 629,214
Women 2,355,810 2,194,384 285,649 66,056,511 63,022,993 3,033,517 8,191,007 7,814,851 376,156
Hawaii 741,993 694,581 78,098 26,531,882 25,089,660 1,442,222 3,289,953 3,111,118 178,836
Men 385,003 357,945 41,766 15,177,513 14,212,900 964,613 1,882,012 1,762,400 119,612
Women 356,991 336,636 36,332 11,354,369 10,876,760 477,609 1,407,942 1,348,718 59,224
Idaho 805,936 753,999 89,712 24,136,610 22,667,752 1,468,858 2,992,940 2,810,801 182,138
Men 422,121 392,776 51,142 15,047,955 14,003,610 1,044,345 1,865,946 1,736,448 129,499
Women 383,815 361,223 38,570 9,088,656 8,664,142 424,514 1,126,993 1,074,354 52,640
Illinois 6,635,898 6,174,906 779,169 240,332,968 227,012,027 13,320,941 29,801,288 28,149,491 1,651,797
Men 3,409,747 3,149,279 424,265 144,047,136 135,010,556 9,036,580 17,861,845 16,741,309 1,120,536
Women 3,226,151 3,025,627 354,904 96,285,832 92,001,471 4,284,361 11,939,443 11,408,182 531,261
Indiana 3,650,601 3,473,314 330,185 116,650,876 111,286,996 5,363,880 14,464,709 13,799,588 665,121
Men 1,929,576 1,824,248 190,930 71,370,027 67,540,836 3,829,191 8,849,883 8,375,064 474,820
Women 1,721,025 1,649,066 139,255 45,280,849 43,746,160 1,534,689 5,614,825 5,424,524 190,301
Iowa 1,775,064 1,661,155 207,871 57,765,987 53,753,273 4,012,714 7,162,982 6,665,406 497,577
Men 912,534 835,443 131,584 34,174,564 30,977,742 3,196,823 4,237,646 3,841,240 396,406
Women 862,530 825,711 76,287 23,591,423 22,775,532 815,891 2,925,336 2,824,166 101,171
Kansas 1,583,442 1,484,436 179,423 53,163,061 49,605,512 3,557,549 6,592,220 6,151,084 441,136
Men 816,327 753,999 108,251 31,975,527 29,347,284 2,628,244 3,964,965 3,639,063 325,902
Women 767,115 730,437 71,173 21,187,534 20,258,229 929,305 2,627,254 2,512,020 115,234
Kentucky 2,213,536 2,075,752 232,909 66,447,566 63,006,389 3,441,177 8,239,498 7,812,792 426,706
Men 1,159,483 1,075,781 139,042 40,536,501 38,123,477 2,413,024 5,026,526 4,727,311 299,215
Women 1,054,053 999,971 93,867 25,911,065 24,882,912 1,028,154 3,212,972 3,085,481 127,491
Louisiana 2,198,752 2,044,096 270,626 70,751,347 66,407,239 4,344,108 8,773,167 8,234,498 538,669
Men 1,167,019 1,074,551 151,828 46,371,101 43,352,964 3,018,136 5,750,016 5,375,768 374,249
Women 1,031,734 969,545 118,799 24,380,246 23,054,274 1,325,972 3,023,151 2,858,730 164,421
Maine 725,840 667,740 93,547 21,888,031 20,382,593 1,505,437 2,714,116 2,527,442 186,674
Men 379,330 343,500 55,617 13,129,344 12,119,699 1,009,645 1,628,039 1,502,843 125,196
Women 346,510 324,240 37,930 8,758,686 8,262,894 495,792 1,086,077 1,024,599 61,478
Maryland 3,255,316 3,059,741 342,971 140,611,431 134,161,982 6,449,449 17,435,817 16,636,086 799,732
Men 1,608,153 1,501,749 178,038 76,801,193 72,806,563 3,994,631 9,523,348 9,028,014 495,334
Women 1,647,163 1,557,992 164,933 63,810,237 61,355,419 2,454,818 7,912,469 7,608,072 304,397
Massachusetts 3,512,531 3,257,051 406,685 143,872,975 135,155,789 8,717,186 17,840,249 16,759,318 1,080,931
Men 1,794,475 1,644,866 229,180 83,349,970 77,463,495 5,886,475 10,335,396 9,605,473 729,923
Women 1,718,056 1,612,186 177,505 60,523,006 57,692,295 2,830,711 7,504,853 7,153,845 351,008
Michigan 5,158,957 4,856,739 540,507 170,655,266 162,307,459 8,347,808 21,161,253 20,126,125 1,035,128
Men 2,682,257 2,513,809 291,296 102,047,010 96,510,454 5,536,557 12,653,829 11,967,296 686,533
Women 2,476,699 2,342,930 249,211 68,608,256 65,797,005 2,811,251 8,507,424 8,158,829 348,595
Minnesota 3,180,626 2,995,508 345,741 118,473,376 112,140,879 6,332,497 14,690,699 13,905,469 785,230
Men 1,659,090 1,542,625 210,108 69,758,664 65,159,524 4,599,140 8,650,074 8,079,781 570,293
Women 1,521,537 1,452,883 135,633 48,714,712 46,981,355 1,733,358 6,040,624 5,825,688 214,936
Mississippi 1,422,006 1,324,109 172,071 41,644,270 39,145,280 2,498,990 5,163,889 4,854,015 309,875
Men 719,842 663,233 92,162 24,500,742 22,880,204 1,620,538 3,038,092 2,837,145 200,947
Women 702,164 660,876 79,909 17,143,529 16,265,076 878,453 2,125,798 2,016,869 108,928
Missouri 3,120,988 2,930,557 333,488 98,161,178 93,051,622 5,109,556 12,171,986 11,538,401 633,585
Men 1,609,262 1,494,271 195,938 58,587,485 54,971,974 3,615,512 7,264,848 6,816,525 448,323
Women 1,511,726 1,436,287 137,551 39,573,693 38,079,649 1,494,044 4,907,138 4,721,876 185,261
Montana 571,636 529,439 73,730 16,520,045 15,289,167 1,230,878 2,048,486 1,895,857 152,629
Men 300,520 273,325 46,347 10,175,373 9,244,568 930,805 1,261,746 1,146,326 115,420
Women 271,116 256,114 27,382 6,344,672 6,044,599 300,073 786,739 749,530 37,209
Nebraska 1,087,522 1,021,894 126,363 35,982,590 33,651,323 2,331,267 4,461,841 4,172,764 289,077
Men 561,680 517,965 78,950 21,453,626 19,601,136 1,852,490 2,660,250 2,430,541 229,709
Women 525,842 503,930 47,413 14,528,964 14,050,187 478,777 1,801,592 1,742,223 59,368
Nevada 1,236,230 1,159,171 126,896 39,599,426 37,558,702 2,040,724 4,910,329 4,657,279 253,050
Men 662,835 621,640 66,485 24,076,119 22,759,614 1,316,505 2,985,439 2,822,192 163,247
Women 573,395 537,532 60,411 15,523,307 14,799,089 724,219 1,924,890 1,835,087 89,803
New Hampshire 784,471 730,744 88,433 30,362,651 28,471,156 1,891,495 3,764,969 3,530,423 234,545
Men 406,221 371,672 53,912 18,270,882 16,897,403 1,373,479 2,265,589 2,095,278 170,311
Women 378,250 359,072 34,521 12,091,770 11,573,753 518,016 1,499,379 1,435,145 64,234
New Jersey 4,796,278 4,493,774 505,240 208,045,446 197,029,394 11,016,052 25,797,635 24,431,645 1,365,990
Men 2,450,071 2,261,793 297,582 119,712,506 111,864,164 7,848,342 14,844,351 13,871,156 973,194
Women 2,346,207 2,231,981 207,658 88,332,940 85,165,230 3,167,711 10,953,285 10,560,488 392,796
New Mexico 972,835 912,995 100,366 30,609,792 29,177,627 1,432,165 3,795,614 3,618,026 177,588
Men 495,079 464,795 49,224 17,897,896 17,024,968 872,929 2,219,339 2,111,096 108,243
Women 477,756 448,199 51,142 12,711,895 12,152,659 559,236 1,576,275 1,506,930 69,345
New York 10,361,171 9,582,245 1,266,297 404,863,369 382,294,727 22,568,642 50,203,058 47,404,546 2,798,512
Men 5,202,523 4,755,010 696,383 226,346,400 211,585,873 14,760,527 28,066,954 26,236,648 1,830,305
Women 5,158,647 4,827,234 569,914 178,516,969 170,708,854 7,808,115 22,136,104 21,167,898 968,206
North Carolina 4,940,390 4,628,490 548,178 160,788,319 152,570,080 8,218,239 19,937,752 18,918,690 1,019,062
Men 2,508,779 2,324,899 304,188 93,120,584 87,690,899 5,429,685 11,546,952 10,873,671 673,281
Women 2,431,610 2,303,591 243,990 67,667,735 64,879,181 2,788,554 8,390,799 8,045,018 345,781
North Dakota 462,853 435,189 52,953 15,782,914 14,437,234 1,345,680 1,957,081 1,790,217 166,864
Men 255,258 235,010 36,226 10,368,961 9,246,695 1,122,266 1,285,751 1,146,590 139,161
Women 207,595 200,179 16,728 5,413,953 5,190,539 223,414 671,330 643,627 27,703
Ohio 5,766,674 5,384,641 622,121 185,069,303 175,011,586 10,057,717 22,948,594 21,701,437 1,247,157
Men 3,046,225 2,818,482 358,527 113,923,774 106,743,524 7,180,250 14,126,548 13,236,197 890,351
Women 2,720,449 2,566,159 263,594 71,145,530 68,268,063 2,877,467 8,822,046 8,465,240 356,806
Oklahoma 1,961,178 1,833,570 214,903 62,204,887 58,829,886 3,375,001 7,713,406 7,294,906 418,500
Men 1,025,871 947,519 130,306 38,158,728 35,699,984 2,458,744 4,731,682 4,426,798 304,884
Women 935,308 886,052 84,597 24,046,159 23,129,902 916,257 2,981,724 2,868,108 113,616
Oregon 1,987,114 1,856,518 218,525 67,700,957 63,978,439 3,722,518 8,394,919 7,933,326 461,592
Men 1,031,780 961,452 117,627 40,285,527 37,915,011 2,370,516 4,995,405 4,701,461 293,944
Women 955,334 895,067 100,899 27,415,429 26,063,428 1,352,002 3,399,513 3,231,865 167,648
Pennsylvania 6,866,542 6,499,146 647,799 247,968,739 236,133,077 11,835,662 30,748,124 29,280,502 1,467,622
Men 3,549,470 3,314,114 388,573 147,345,436 138,809,344 8,536,091 18,270,834 17,212,359 1,058,475
Women 3,317,072 3,185,032 259,226 100,623,304 97,323,733 3,299,571 12,477,290 12,068,143 409,147
Rhode Island 591,860 555,767 63,075 21,342,140 20,235,097 1,107,042 2,646,425 2,509,152 137,273
Men 295,866 274,452 36,545 12,318,027 11,491,584 826,442 1,527,435 1,424,956 102,479
Women 295,994 281,315 26,530 9,024,113 8,743,513 280,600 1,118,990 1,084,196 34,794
South Carolina 2,328,662 2,196,945 227,795 72,677,241 69,408,644 3,268,596 9,011,978 8,606,672 405,306
Men 1,171,654 1,095,553 126,150 42,360,219 40,167,982 2,192,237 5,252,667 4,980,830 271,837
Women 1,157,009 1,101,392 101,645 30,317,021 29,240,662 1,076,359 3,759,311 3,625,842 133,469
South Dakota 523,810 488,973 65,099 15,194,819 14,031,188 1,163,631 1,884,157 1,739,867 144,290
Men 264,761 240,030 41,873 8,876,842 7,930,254 946,589 1,100,728 983,351 117,377
Women 259,049 248,943 23,227 6,317,976 6,100,934 217,042 783,429 756,516 26,913
Tennessee 3,313,711 3,065,683 415,529 105,257,386 97,514,450 7,742,936 13,051,916 12,091,792 960,124
Men 1,693,644 1,540,781 240,687 61,567,527 56,109,556 5,457,971 7,634,373 6,957,585 676,788
Women 1,620,067 1,524,902 174,842 43,689,859 41,404,893 2,284,966 5,417,543 5,134,207 283,336
Texas 12,387,545 11,427,904 1,587,319 441,903,176 414,168,844 27,734,332 54,795,994 51,356,937 3,439,057
Men 6,667,921 6,106,370 892,215 281,014,356 262,220,202 18,794,153 34,845,780 32,515,305 2,330,475
Women 5,719,624 5,321,534 695,105 160,888,820 151,948,641 8,940,179 19,950,214 18,841,632 1,108,582
Utah 1,429,296 1,362,321 137,657 46,346,823 44,493,865 1,852,958 5,747,006 5,517,239 229,767
Men 788,312 750,823 81,401 30,890,244 29,484,463 1,405,781 3,830,390 3,656,073 174,317
Women 640,983 611,497 56,256 15,456,579 15,009,402 447,177 1,916,616 1,861,166 55,450
Vermont 387,139 361,428 45,921 12,408,342 11,676,115 732,227 1,538,634 1,447,838 90,796
Men 199,452 182,763 26,423 6,987,717 6,491,864 495,853 866,477 804,991 61,486
Women 187,688 178,665 19,498 5,420,624 5,184,251 236,374 672,157 642,847 29,310
Virginia 4,500,588 4,261,120 432,469 181,176,671 173,341,068 7,835,603 22,465,907 21,494,292 971,615
Men 2,308,905 2,172,153 236,638 106,228,493 101,035,168 5,193,325 13,172,333 12,528,361 643,972
Women 2,191,684 2,088,967 195,831 74,948,178 72,305,901 2,642,277 9,293,574 8,965,932 327,642
Washington 3,559,227 3,354,477 338,496 141,927,858 135,373,099 6,554,759 17,599,054 16,786,264 812,790
Men 1,878,566 1,762,986 189,225 86,323,863 82,021,037 4,302,826 10,704,159 10,170,609 533,550
Women 1,680,661 1,591,492 149,271 55,603,995 53,352,062 2,251,933 6,894,895 6,615,656 279,240
West Virginia 902,686 856,957 79,483 28,903,892 27,436,420 1,467,472 3,584,083 3,402,116 181,967
Men 469,063 441,233 46,241 17,849,573 16,789,716 1,059,856 2,213,347 2,081,925 131,422
Women 433,624 415,724 33,242 11,054,319 10,646,703 407,616 1,370,736 1,320,191 50,544
Wisconsin 3,259,628 3,093,856 302,164 111,850,850 106,744,100 5,106,749 13,869,505 13,236,268 633,237
Men 1,673,127 1,566,905 182,513 66,058,087 62,321,853 3,736,234 8,191,203 7,727,910 463,293
Women 1,586,501 1,526,951 119,651 45,792,763 44,422,248 1,370,515 5,678,303 5,508,359 169,944
Wyoming 341,694 322,703 38,037 12,277,385 11,612,124 665,261 1,522,396 1,439,903 82,492
Men 185,594 175,079 21,096 8,068,559 7,624,498 444,061 1,000,501 945,438 55,064
Women 156,100 147,624 16,941 4,208,826 3,987,625 221,200 521,894 494,466 27,429
Outlying areas  
Puerto Rico 1,158,259 1,068,507 110,914 25,070,277 23,209,985 1,860,292 3,108,714 2,878,038 230,676
Men 608,106 546,649 73,943 14,057,445 12,646,033 1,411,412 1,743,123 1,568,108 175,015
Women 550,152 521,858 36,971 11,012,832 10,563,952 448,879 1,365,591 1,309,930 55,661
Other d 891,171 833,497 62,329 25,045,507 23,887,691 1,157,816 3,105,643 2,962,074 143,569
Men 547,381 518,170 31,857 17,470,276 16,747,061 723,216 2,166,314 2,076,636 89,679
Women 343,789 315,327 30,472 7,575,230 7,140,630 434,600 939,329 885,438 53,890
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Continuous Work History Sample, 1 percent sample.
NOTES: State designation is based on employee residence.
OASDI = Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance.
a. Based on Social Security annual maximum taxable earnings of $110,100 in 2012.
b. Includes both employee and employer contributions. Data are not adjusted for tax refunds to persons who made excess contributions because they worked for two or more employers.
c. Workers with earnings from both wage and salary employment and self-employment are counted in each type of employment but only once in the total.
d. Includes persons employed in American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and U.S. Virgin Islands; U.S. citizens employed abroad by U.S. employers; persons employed on U.S. oceanborne vessels; and workers with unknown residence.
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