Children Receiving SSI, 2004

Table 5. Number of children receiving federally administered SSI payments and average monthly payment, by SSA administrative region and state or other area, December 2004
Region and state or area Number Average monthly
payment a (dollars)
All areas 992,690 501.38
Boston 34,210 512.97
Connecticut 6,350 483.71
Maine 3,330 476.17
Massachusetts 17,270 528.16
New Hampshire 1,780 438.39
Rhode Island 3,950 553.79
Vermont 1,530 524.42
New York 90,110 514.37
New Jersey 20,840 496.89
New York 69,270 519.63
Philadelphia 107,320 495.23
Delaware 3,250 470.44
District of Columbia 4,650 494.13
Maryland 14,700 474.60
Pennsylvania 54,720 511.69
Virginia 21,510 474.09
West Virginia 8,490 488.51
Atlanta 261,400 485.24
Alabama 26,800 496.19
Florida 79,480 483.65
Georgia 30,800 488.02
Kentucky 26,360 494.42
Mississippi 21,590 492.43
North Carolina 35,440 469.33
South Carolina 18,430 472.32
Tennessee 22,500 492.00
Chicago 164,970 492.01
Illinois 43,110 500.15
Indiana 19,780 482.34
Michigan 35,870 495.19
Minnesota 9,850 476.89
Ohio 40,580 493.54
Wisconsin 15,780 480.22
Dallas 140,180 487.90
Arkansas 16,340 483.63
Louisiana 30,660 501.74
New Mexico 7,040 497.25
Oklahoma 12,140 487.33
Texas 74,000 482.31
Kansas City 35,000 477.88
Iowa 6,480 455.60
Kansas 6,530 474.94
Missouri 18,700 487.91
Nebraska 3,290 470.60
Denver 15,670 457.08
Colorado 6,710 458.26
Montana 1,810 481.24
North Dakota 930 438.82
South Dakota 1,670 469.22
Utah 3,710 442.70
Wyoming 840 455.31
San Francisco 117,890 578.44
Arizona 15,560 493.36
California 95,020 600.04
Hawaii 1,540 472.96
Nevada 5,520 478.18
Northern Mariana Islands 250 529.32
Seattle 25,940 469.82
Alaska 1,080 454.01
Idaho 3,740 464.25
Oregon 7,490 468.26
Washington 13,630 473.46
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 2004. 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.