SSI Recipients by State and County, 2005

Massachusetts

Table 3. Number of recipients in state (by eligibility category, age, and receipt of OASDI benefits) and amount of payments, by county, December 2005
County Total Category Age SSI
recipients
also
receiving
OASDI		 Amount of
payments
(thousands
of dollars)
Aged Blind and
disabled		 Under 18 18–64 65 or
older
Total, Massachusetts 171,137 44,590 126,547 17,909 105,504 47,724 64,125 82,085
Barnstable 3,318 605 2,713 288 2,380 650 1,582 1,408
Berkshire 3,767 669 3,098 404 2,642 721 1,731 1,744
Bristol 18,419 4,598 13,821 1,550 11,940 4,929 8,241 8,305
Dukes 159 48 111 7 97 55 95 67
Essex 20,784 5,664 15,120 2,176 12,546 6,062 7,604 10,095
Franklin 2,052 280 1,772 259 1,482 311 860 960
Hampden 23,403 4,061 19,342 3,766 15,301 4,336 8,115 12,096
Hampshire 2,787 427 2,360 323 1,989 475 1,195 1,288
Middlesex 24,519 7,748 16,771 1,884 14,393 8,242 9,255 11,427
Nantucket 33 6 27 6 19 8 15 13
Norfolk 9,444 3,162 6,282 724 5,342 3,378 3,583 4,346
Plymouth 8,428 1,750 6,678 864 5,637 1,927 3,447 3,814
Suffolk 34,812 11,732 23,080 3,373 18,989 12,450 11,116 17,296
Worcester 19,212 3,840 15,372 2,285 12,747 4,180 7,286 9,227
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.