Children Receiving SSI, 2005

Table 5. Number of children receiving federally administered SSI payments and average monthly payment, by SSA administrative region and state or other area, December 2005
Region and state or area Number Average monthly
payment a (dollars)
All areas 1,036,990 517.63
Boston 35,780 526.24
Connecticut 6,580 497.89
Maine 3,690 489.21
Massachusetts 18,150 539.62
New Hampshire 1,710 467.35
Rhode Island 4,000 566.62
Vermont 1,650 538.09
New York 93,230 529.56
New Jersey 21,590 512.38
New York 71,640 534.73
Philadelphia 112,520 501.19
Delaware 3,210 491.16
District of Columbia 4,820 511.98
Maryland 14,720 494.04
Pennsylvania 58,360 506.08
Virginia 22,430 492.39
West Virginia 8,980 500.89
Atlanta 268,990 503.01
Alabama 27,650 514.52
Florida 79,850 500.04
Georgia 33,190 506.81
Kentucky 27,420 515.87
Mississippi 22,480 507.20
North Carolina 37,470 488.67
South Carolina 18,590 490.41
Tennessee 22,340 508.29
Chicago 170,640 508.71
Illinois 44,450 511.74
Indiana 20,530 501.23
Michigan 37,240 515.30
Minnesota 10,380 495.94
Ohio 41,520 510.28
Wisconsin 16,520 499.10
Dallas 153,370 506.25
Arkansas 18,190 506.42
Louisiana 28,660 515.75
New Mexico 7,640 518.49
Oklahoma 13,240 502.97
Texas 85,640 502.45
Kansas City 36,540 499.53
Iowa 6,610 481.54
Kansas 6,790 493.17
Missouri 19,700 511.73
Nebraska 3,440 476.76
Denver 16,140 477.51
Colorado 6,880 479.22
Montana 1,930 479.92
North Dakota 1,050 459.68
South Dakota 1,750 487.76
Utah 3,670 473.74
Wyoming 860 475.38
San Francisco 122,790 596.74
Arizona 16,440 508.87
California 98,780 618.90
Hawaii 1,640 494.43
Nevada 5,630 496.33
Northern Mariana Islands 300 560.37
Seattle 26,990 488.71
Alaska 1,160 445.05
Idaho 4,050 474.05
Oregon 7,480 493.10
Washington 14,300 494.10
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 2005. These numbers differ from the numbers in Table 1, which are based on universe counts.
a. Includes federally administered state supplementation payments.
CONTACT: Clark Pickett (410) 965-9016 or ssi.children@ssa.gov.