Children Receiving SSI, December 2003

Table 5. Number of children receiving federally administered SSI payments and average monthly payment, by SSA administrative region and state or other area, December 2003
Region and state or area Number Average monthly
payment a (dollars)
All areas 959,310 485.64
Boston 33,020 497.03
Connecticut 6,350 464.65
Maine 3,200 454.06
Massachusetts 16,420 513.86
New Hampshire 1,710 434.42
Rhode Island 3,730 542.10
Vermont 1,610 500.66
New York 88,150 495.64
New Jersey 20,310 480.45
New York 67,840 500.19
Philadelphia 102,140 478.50
Delaware 3,080 454.60
District of Columbia 4,140 483.67
Maryland 14,160 459.91
Pennsylvania 51,310 493.19
Virginia 20,910 461.78
West Virginia 8,540 468.17
Atlanta 257,240 468.09
Alabama 26,630 482.60
Florida 78,200 466.62
Georgia 30,660 464.97
Kentucky 25,450 482.62
Mississippi 21,310 473.80
North Carolina 34,960 451.07
South Carolina 17,530 459.96
Tennessee 22,500 471.23
Chicago 162,470 473.68
Illinois 43,010 483.49
Indiana 18,930 464.41
Michigan 35,170 479.95
Minnesota 9,530 453.14
Ohio 40,720 473.26
Wisconsin 15,110 456.90
Dallas 127,520 472.80
Arkansas 15,170 467.04
Louisiana 29,180 486.14
New Mexico 6,570 478.27
Oklahoma 11,400 482.69
Texas 65,200 465.89
Kansas City 33,950 466.85
Iowa 6,090 440.68
Kansas 6,440 457.92
Missouri 17,990 478.91
Nebraska 3,430 466.79
Denver 16,110 443.17
Colorado 6,780 436.07
Montana 1,740 463.65
North Dakota 880 457.34
South Dakota 1,890 448.29
Utah 3,930 440.19
Wyoming 890 445.46
San Francisco 114,260 570.07
Arizona 14,760 477.45
California 92,790 592.16
Hawaii 1,350 472.20
Nevada 5,140 463.69
Northern Mariana Islands 220 549.64
Seattle 24,450 454.52
Alaska 1,050 440.74
Idaho 3,590 456.08
Oregon 7,210 447.75
Washington 12,600 459.09
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format),10 percent sample.
NOTE: The data in this table represent recipients who received SSI payments in December 2003. These numbers differ from those in Table 1, which is based on universe counts.
a. Includes federally administered state supplementation payments.
CONTACT: Clark Pickett (410) 965-9016 or ssi.children@ssa.gov.