OASDI Beneficiaries by State and County, 2008
| State | Total population | Population aged 65 or older | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number a (thousands) |
Percentage receiving benefits |
Number a (thousands) |
Percentage receiving benefits |
|
| United States | 304,060 | 16.3 | 38,870 | 89.8 |
| Alabama | 4,662 | 20.4 | 642 | 92.2 |
| Alaska | 686 | 10.4 | 50 | 90.9 |
| Arizona | 6,500 | 15.2 | 863 | 81.8 |
| Arkansas | 2,855 | 21.1 | 407 | 93.1 |
| California | 36,757 | 12.7 | 4,114 | 82.5 |
| Colorado | 4,939 | 12.9 | 511 | 90.1 |
| Connecticut | 3,501 | 17.1 | 478 | 94.8 |
| Delaware | 873 | 18.5 | 122 | 93.6 |
| District of Columbia | 592 | 12.1 | 71 | 72.0 |
| Florida | 18,328 | 19.4 | 3,188 | 82.7 |
| Georgia | 9,686 | 13.9 | 981 | 90.1 |
| Hawaii | 1,288 | 16.5 | 190 | 85.0 |
| Idaho | 1,524 | 16.3 | 182 | 95.8 |
| Illinois | 12,902 | 15.1 | 1,575 | 89.8 |
| Indiana | 6,377 | 17.6 | 814 | 95.6 |
| Iowa | 3,003 | 18.8 | 445 | 95.6 |
| Kansas | 2,802 | 16.6 | 367 | 92.6 |
| Kentucky | 4,269 | 19.8 | 566 | 91.4 |
| Louisiana | 4,411 | 17.0 | 540 | 88.9 |
| Maine | 1,316 | 21.7 | 199 | 96.7 |
| Maryland | 5,634 | 14.2 | 680 | 86.2 |
| Massachusetts | 6,498 | 16.8 | 871 | 90.2 |
| Michigan | 10,003 | 18.4 | 1,304 | 96.7 |
| Minnesota | 5,220 | 15.9 | 651 | 94.8 |
| Mississippi | 2,939 | 19.3 | 372 | 92.6 |
| Missouri | 5,912 | 18.7 | 805 | 93.8 |
| Montana | 967 | 18.7 | 137 | 94.6 |
| Nebraska | 1,783 | 16.7 | 241 | 92.8 |
| Nevada | 2,600 | 14.4 | 297 | 90.2 |
| New Hampshire | 1,316 | 18.0 | 170 | 97.1 |
| New Jersey | 8,683 | 16.2 | 1,151 | 91.7 |
| New Mexico | 1,984 | 16.9 | 260 | 87.5 |
| New York | 19,490 | 16.1 | 2,608 | 86.0 |
| North Carolina | 9,222 | 17.7 | 1,139 | 95.8 |
| North Dakota | 641 | 18.3 | 94 | 95.1 |
| Ohio | 11,486 | 17.6 | 1,571 | 92.5 |
| Oklahoma | 3,642 | 18.4 | 491 | 92.7 |
| Oregon | 3,790 | 17.4 | 504 | 95.0 |
| Pennsylvania | 12,448 | 19.9 | 1,911 | 94.3 |
| Rhode Island | 1,051 | 18.7 | 148 | 94.5 |
| South Carolina | 4,480 | 19.0 | 596 | 93.6 |
| South Dakota | 804 | 18.3 | 116 | 95.9 |
| Tennessee | 6,215 | 18.8 | 820 | 93.6 |
| Texas | 24,327 | 13.1 | 2,472 | 88.6 |
| Utah | 2,736 | 10.9 | 246 | 86.9 |
| Vermont | 621 | 19.4 | 87 | 97.0 |
| Virginia | 7,769 | 15.5 | 941 | 89.4 |
| Washington | 6,549 | 15.4 | 784 | 92.3 |
| West Virginia | 1,814 | 23.7 | 285 | 94.1 |
| Wisconsin | 5,628 | 17.8 | 750 | 97.0 |
| Wyoming | 533 | 16.1 | 66 | 94.7 |
| SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data; Census Bureau, Population Division, 2008 estimates of resident population. | ||||
| a. Population estimates for the United States as of July 1, 2008, as reported by the Census Bureau. | ||||
| CONTACT: Jennie Park (410) 965-9358 or oasdi.sc@ssa.gov. | ||||