OASDI Beneficiaries by State and County, 2005
| State | Total population | Population aged 65 or older | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number a (thousands) |
Percentage receiving benefits |
Number a (thousands) |
Percentage receiving benefits |
|
| United States | 296,410 | 15.9 | 36,790 | 90.3 |
| Alabama | 4,558 | 19.8 | 604 | 93.0 |
| Alaska | 664 | 9.8 | 44 | 91.2 |
| Arizona | 5,939 | 15.5 | 758 | 85.7 |
| Arkansas | 2,779 | 20.4 | 384 | 93.6 |
| California | 36,132 | 12.4 | 3,869 | 83.5 |
| Colorado | 4,665 | 12.5 | 465 | 90.6 |
| Connecticut | 3,510 | 16.7 | 474 | 93.2 |
| Delaware | 844 | 17.8 | 112 | 93.1 |
| District of Columbia | 551 | 13.0 | 67 | 76.3 |
| Florida | 17,790 | 19.3 | 2,993 | 84.4 |
| Georgia | 9,073 | 13.6 | 870 | 91.8 |
| Hawaii | 1,275 | 15.7 | 175 | 87.4 |
| Idaho | 1,429 | 15.8 | 164 | 96.6 |
| Illinois | 12,763 | 14.8 | 1,530 | 89.7 |
| Indiana | 6,272 | 17.0 | 778 | 95.4 |
| Iowa | 2,966 | 18.6 | 435 | 95.8 |
| Kansas | 2,745 | 16.5 | 357 | 93.3 |
| Kentucky | 4,173 | 19.1 | 526 | 93.1 |
| Louisiana | 4,524 | 15.8 | 532 | 87.0 |
| Maine | 1,322 | 20.5 | 193 | 94.5 |
| Maryland | 5,600 | 13.8 | 645 | 86.8 |
| Massachusetts | 6,399 | 16.7 | 853 | 90.5 |
| Michigan | 10,121 | 17.3 | 1,258 | 95.4 |
| Minnesota | 5,133 | 15.3 | 623 | 93.5 |
| Mississippi | 2,921 | 18.8 | 358 | 91.7 |
| Missouri | 5,800 | 18.3 | 773 | 93.8 |
| Montana | 936 | 18.1 | 129 | 93.9 |
| Nebraska | 1,759 | 16.6 | 234 | 93.9 |
| Nevada | 2,415 | 14.3 | 273 | 89.3 |
| New Hampshire | 1,310 | 16.9 | 163 | 94.5 |
| New Jersey | 8,718 | 15.8 | 1,129 | 90.9 |
| New Mexico | 1,928 | 16.2 | 235 | 89.7 |
| New York | 19,255 | 15.9 | 2,515 | 86.8 |
| North Carolina | 8,683 | 17.4 | 1,054 | 94.8 |
| North Dakota | 637 | 18.0 | 94 | 94.3 |
| Ohio | 11,464 | 17.1 | 1,529 | 92.4 |
| Oklahoma | 3,548 | 17.9 | 469 | 93.1 |
| Oregon | 3,641 | 17.0 | 470 | 95.2 |
| Pennsylvania | 12,430 | 19.5 | 1,893 | 93.2 |
| Rhode Island | 1,076 | 17.9 | 150 | 92.4 |
| South Carolina | 4,255 | 18.3 | 535 | 93.9 |
| South Dakota | 776 | 18.1 | 111 | 96.4 |
| Tennessee | 5,963 | 18.3 | 750 | 94.6 |
| Texas | 22,860 | 12.9 | 2,272 | 89.5 |
| Utah | 2,470 | 11.1 | 216 | 90.6 |
| Vermont | 623 | 18.0 | 82 | 95.9 |
| Virginia | 7,567 | 15.1 | 865 | 90.7 |
| Washington | 6,288 | 14.9 | 721 | 92.8 |
| West Virginia | 1,817 | 22.8 | 278 | 93.3 |
| Wisconsin | 5,536 | 17.2 | 722 | 96.7 |
| Wyoming | 509 | 16.0 | 62 | 94.6 |
| SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, 2005 estimates of resident population. | ||||
| a. Population estimates for the United States as of July 1, 2005, as reported by the U.S. Census Bureau. | ||||