SSI Recipients by State and County, 2008

Table 2. Amount of payments, by state or other area, eligibility category, and age, December 2008 (in thousands of dollars)
State or area Total Category Age
Aged Blind and
disabled		 Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All areas 3,880,433 475,880 3,404,553 684,552 2,386,554 809,328
Alabama 79,426 2,916 76,510 17,398 54,113 7,915
Alaska 5,385 615 4,771 635 3,746 1,004
Arizona 50,340 4,647 45,693 11,008 30,712 8,620
Arkansas 46,903 1,443 45,461 13,443 29,660 3,800
California 787,864 198,394 589,470 73,914 412,299 301,652
Colorado 28,695 3,105 25,591 4,302 19,365 5,029
Connecticut 27,494 2,454 25,040 4,330 18,363 4,802
Delaware 7,063 378 6,685 1,923 4,359 782
District of Columbia 12,052 601 11,450 2,636 7,950 1,465
Florida 212,369 37,786 174,583 48,374 109,147 54,848
Georgia 103,818 6,542 97,277 21,722 68,214 13,883
Hawaii 12,294 2,548 9,745 896 7,751 3,647
Idaho 11,663 448 11,214 2,644 8,067 951
Illinois 135,275 11,579 123,696 26,624 86,019 22,632
Indiana 55,579 1,494 54,085 13,844 38,126 3,609
Iowa 20,929 832 20,097 4,239 14,828 1,862
Kansas 21,293 893 20,400 4,399 14,952 1,942
Kentucky 89,611 2,609 87,003 17,445 63,298 8,869
Louisiana 79,201 3,480 75,721 19,272 51,034 8,895
Maine 15,905 439 15,466 2,071 12,545 1,288
Maryland 51,916 5,559 46,357 9,333 33,444 9,139
Massachusetts 95,102 19,483 75,618 13,009 61,242 20,851
Michigan 123,789 5,611 118,178 23,573 87,107 13,109
Minnesota 40,135 3,983 36,152 6,974 26,172 6,989
Mississippi 56,742 2,370 54,371 13,358 36,652 6,732
Missouri 60,925 2,235 58,690 12,364 43,129 5,431
Montana 7,514 240 7,273 1,280 5,580 654
Nebraska 11,071 521 10,550 2,100 7,874 1,097
Nevada 18,256 3,407 14,849 3,886 10,764 3,606
New Hampshire 7,604 257 7,347 1,239 5,809 556
New Jersey 79,429 13,496 65,933 13,708 44,834 20,886
New Mexico 26,800 2,316 24,484 4,988 16,960 4,852
New York 355,615 55,729 299,886 47,917 205,221 102,478
North Carolina 96,785 4,963 91,822 22,968 61,832 11,985
North Dakota 3,549 205 3,344 553 2,562 435
Ohio 139,833 4,722 135,110 27,522 99,787 12,524
Oklahoma 42,870 1,693 41,177 9,439 29,477 3,953
Oregon 32,620 2,717 29,903 5,055 22,792 4,773
Pennsylvania 176,163 8,786 167,377 38,518 115,922 21,724
Rhode Island 16,415 1,356 15,059 2,709 10,986 2,720
South Carolina 50,632 2,310 48,322 11,097 33,457 6,078
South Dakota 5,766 361 5,405 1,188 3,763 815
Tennessee 79,946 3,187 76,759 13,836 57,271 8,839
Texas 256,344 30,357 225,988 64,166 144,099 48,079
Utah 12,572 874 11,697 2,585 8,460 1,526
Vermont 6,838 242 6,595 1,127 5,035 675
Virginia 65,104 6,283 58,821 12,933 41,112 11,059
Washington 66,002 6,400 59,602 9,231 44,945 11,826
West Virginia 39,546 740 38,806 5,456 30,768 3,322
Wisconsin 48,194 2,143 46,051 10,689 32,665 4,840
Wyoming 2,677 75 2,602 459 2,019 199
Outlying area
Northern Mariana Islands 457 44 412 171 223 63
UnKnown 62 10 51 3 41 17
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
CONTACT: Stella Coleman (410) 965-0157 or ssi.sc@ssa.gov.