OASDI Beneficiaries by State and County, 2009
| State | Total population | Population aged 65 or older | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number a (thousands) |
Percentage receiving benefits |
Number a (thousands) |
Percentage receiving benefits |
|
| United States | 307,007 | 17.1 | 39,571 | 92.5 |
| Alabama | 4,709 | 20.9 | 651 | 92.7 |
| Alaska | 698 | 10.7 | 53 | 90.5 |
| Arizona | 6,596 | 15.6 | 867 | 84.3 |
| Arkansas | 2,889 | 21.5 | 414 | 93.4 |
| California | 36,962 | 13.1 | 4,148 | 84.1 |
| Colorado | 5,025 | 13.2 | 534 | 89.4 |
| Connecticut | 3,518 | 17.4 | 488 | 94.2 |
| Delaware | 885 | 18.9 | 127 | 92.3 |
| District of Columbia | 600 | 12.2 | 70 | 73.3 |
| Florida | 18,538 | 19.8 | 3,196 | 84.3 |
| Georgia | 9,829 | 14.4 | 1,015 | 90.3 |
| Hawaii | 1,295 | 17.0 | 188 | 88.5 |
| Idaho | 1,546 | 16.7 | 187 | 96.2 |
| Illinois | 12,910 | 15.4 | 1,594 | 89.9 |
| Indiana | 6,423 | 18.0 | 829 | 95.6 |
| Iowa | 3,008 | 19.1 | 444 | 96.3 |
| Kansas | 2,819 | 17.0 | 368 | 93.7 |
| Kentucky | 4,314 | 20.2 | 570 | 92.3 |
| Louisiana | 4,492 | 17.1 | 554 | 88.3 |
| Maine | 1,318 | 22.2 | 206 | 95.3 |
| Maryland | 5,699 | 14.5 | 695 | 86.2 |
| Massachusetts | 6,594 | 17.0 | 895 | 89.1 |
| Michigan | 9,970 | 19.1 | 1,340 | 95.8 |
| Minnesota | 5,266 | 16.3 | 671 | 93.7 |
| Mississippi | 2,952 | 19.8 | 377 | 92.8 |
| Missouri | 5,988 | 19.0 | 822 | 93.3 |
| Montana | 975 | 19.2 | 142 | 93.9 |
| Nebraska | 1,797 | 16.9 | 241 | 94.0 |
| Nevada | 2,643 | 14.8 | 307 | 90.5 |
| New Hampshire | 1,325 | 18.5 | 179 | 94.4 |
| New Jersey | 8,708 | 16.5 | 1,173 | 91.2 |
| New Mexico | 2,010 | 17.3 | 261 | 89.7 |
| New York | 19,541 | 16.5 | 2,620 | 86.8 |
| North Carolina | 9,381 | 18.1 | 1,192 | 94.3 |
| North Dakota | 647 | 18.3 | 95 | 95.1 |
| Ohio | 11,543 | 18.0 | 1,605 | 91.4 |
| Oklahoma | 3,687 | 18.7 | 496 | 93.4 |
| Oregon | 3,826 | 18.0 | 517 | 95.2 |
| Pennsylvania | 12,605 | 20.1 | 1,946 | 93.2 |
| Rhode Island | 1,053 | 19.0 | 151 | 93.7 |
| South Carolina | 4,561 | 19.5 | 623 | 92.7 |
| South Dakota | 812 | 18.5 | 118 | 96.1 |
| Tennessee | 6,296 | 19.3 | 841 | 93.6 |
| Texas | 24,782 | 13.4 | 2,539 | 89.0 |
| Utah | 2,785 | 11.2 | 251 | 88.1 |
| Vermont | 622 | 20.0 | 90 | 95.8 |
| Virginia | 7,883 | 15.8 | 960 | 90.0 |
| Washington | 6,664 | 15.7 | 806 | 92.5 |
| West Virginia | 1,820 | 24.0 | 288 | 94.1 |
| Wisconsin | 5,655 | 18.3 | 761 | 97.2 |
| Wyoming | 544 | 16.3 | 67 | 95.2 |
| SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data; Census Bureau, Population Division, 2009 estimates of resident population. | ||||
| a. Population estimates for the United States as of July 1, 2009, as reported by the Census Bureau. | ||||
| CONTACT: Sheron Matthews (410) 966-4750 or oasdi.sc@ssa.gov. | ||||