OASDI Beneficiaries by State and County, 2011
| State | Total population | Population aged 65 or older | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number a (thousands) | Percentage receiving benefits | Number a (thousands) | Percentage receiving benefits | |
| United States | 311,592 | 17.8 | 41,394 | 92.5 |
| Alabama | 4,803 | 21.6 | 673 | 93.3 |
| Alaska | 723 | 11.4 | 58 | 90.4 |
| Arizona | 6,483 | 17.0 | 922 | 85.0 |
| Arkansas | 2,938 | 22.0 | 429 | 93.1 |
| California | 37,692 | 13.6 | 4,399 | 83.9 |
| Colorado | 5,117 | 14.1 | 576 | 89.3 |
| Connecticut | 3,581 | 17.6 | 515 | 91.7 |
| Delaware | 907 | 19.5 | 133 | 92.9 |
| District of Columbia | 618 | 12.3 | 70 | 74.9 |
| Florida | 19,058 | 20.4 | 3,360 | 84.4 |
| Georgia | 9,815 | 15.5 | 1,078 | 91.2 |
| Hawaii | 1,375 | 17.0 | 203 | 87.8 |
| Idaho | 1,585 | 17.6 | 202 | 95.1 |
| Illinois | 12,869 | 16.0 | 1,641 | 89.9 |
| Indiana | 6,517 | 18.7 | 858 | 95.6 |
| Iowa | 3,062 | 19.3 | 458 | 95.2 |
| Kansas | 2,871 | 17.4 | 383 | 92.4 |
| Kentucky | 4,369 | 20.9 | 592 | 92.5 |
| Louisiana | 4,575 | 17.7 | 572 | 88.9 |
| Maine | 1,328 | 23.1 | 216 | 94.4 |
| Maryland | 5,828 | 15.0 | 729 | 86.1 |
| Massachusetts | 6,588 | 17.6 | 922 | 88.9 |
| Michigan | 9,876 | 20.4 | 1,389 | 95.9 |
| Minnesota | 5,345 | 16.9 | 702 | 93.5 |
| Mississippi | 2,979 | 20.5 | 388 | 93.7 |
| Missouri | 6,011 | 19.8 | 855 | 92.6 |
| Montana | 998 | 19.9 | 151 | 92.3 |
| Nebraska | 1,843 | 17.0 | 250 | 92.2 |
| Nevada | 2,723 | 15.6 | 339 | 88.6 |
| New Hampshire | 1,318 | 19.9 | 184 | 96.8 |
| New Jersey | 8,821 | 17.0 | 1,208 | 91.4 |
| New Mexico | 2,082 | 17.8 | 282 | 88.0 |
| New York | 19,465 | 17.1 | 2,665 | 88.1 |
| North Carolina | 9,656 | 18.7 | 1,279 | 93.3 |
| North Dakota | 684 | 17.7 | 99 | 92.8 |
| Ohio | 11,545 | 18.8 | 1,648 | 91.0 |
| Oklahoma | 3,792 | 18.9 | 518 | 92.4 |
| Oregon | 3,872 | 19.0 | 553 | 94.4 |
| Pennsylvania | 12,743 | 20.5 | 1,982 | 93.4 |
| Rhode Island | 1,051 | 19.7 | 154 | 93.7 |
| South Carolina | 4,679 | 20.4 | 659 | 94.3 |
| South Dakota | 824 | 18.9 | 119 | 98.1 |
| Tennessee | 6,403 | 20.1 | 880 | 94.1 |
| Texas | 25,675 | 13.8 | 2,706 | 88.9 |
| Utah | 2,817 | 11.9 | 259 | 90.7 |
| Vermont | 626 | 21.1 | 94 | 96.6 |
| Virginia | 8,097 | 16.3 | 1,011 | 90.3 |
| Washington | 6,830 | 16.5 | 865 | 92.1 |
| West Virginia | 1,855 | 24.3 | 301 | 92.3 |
| Wisconsin | 5,712 | 19.0 | 793 | 96.7 |
| Wyoming | 568 | 16.5 | 72 | 92.7 |
| SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data; Census Bureau, Population Division, 2011 estimates of resident population. | ||||
| a. Population estimates for the United States as of July 1, 2011, as reported by the Census Bureau. | ||||
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