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SSI Recipients by State and County, 2021

(released December 2022)

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Preface

County data on Supplemental Security Income (SSI) are a measure of the local impact of the program. This report is a resource for Social Security Administration (SSA) staff in formulating policy and for local service providers and economic planners.

The SSI program is a cash assistance program that provides monthly benefits to low-income aged, blind, or disabled persons in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the Northern Mariana Islands. The states and other jurisdictions have the option of supplementing their residents' SSI payments and may choose to have the additional payments administered by the federal government. When a state chooses federal administration, SSA maintains the payment records and issues the federal payment and the state supplement in one check. The data presented in this document are for federal and federally administered state payments only. State-administered supplementation payments are not included.

The tables present SSI data by eligibility category (aged, blind, and disabled) and age. State data on the number of recipients and amount of payments are shown in Tables 1 and 2, respectively. SSI recipients who also receive Social Security (Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) benefits are shown in Table 1 and in Table 3, which presents data at the county level. For the applicable states, Table 4 shows state-level data on persons receiving federally administered state supplementation payments by the recipient's living arrangement.

Some tables from the discontinued report State Assistance Programs for SSI Recipients are incorporated into this report beginning with the 2012 edition.

Rachel Edmonds in the Office of Statistical Analysis and Support programmed and compiled the data for this report. Staff of the Office of Dissemination edited the report and prepared it for web publication.

Natalie T. Lu
Acting Associate Commissioner for Research, Evaluation, and Statistics
December 2022

Notes

The data in this report are drawn from the Supplemental Security Record, the principal administrative data file for the Supplemental Security Income program.

State and county payment amounts are rounded to whole dollars. A state payment amount may not equal the sum of the county payment amounts because the state total is derived by adding unrounded county payment amounts.

To avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals, the following county-level detail is suppressed:

  • The number of recipients by age group, eligibility group, and receipt of Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) for a county with at least one recipient and fewer than 10 recipients;
  • The total number of recipients and the amount of payments if the number in a county is smaller than a predetermined threshold;
  • The number of recipients within an age or eligibility group or within the group receiving OASDI if the table cell within the group contains a number smaller than a predetermined threshold;
  • The amount of payments if the amount is smaller than a predetermined threshold.

Additional cells may be suppressed regardless of their value to prevent derivation of suppressed table cells by subtracting from totals.

State totals include all county numbers, regardless of whether individual county numbers are suppressed.

Maryland, Missouri, Nevada, and Virginia contain at least one independent city that is not part of a county. For these states, the counties are listed in alphabetical order, followed by the independent cities in alphabetical order.

Tables 1 and 2
Table 1. Number of recipients, by state or other area, eligibility category, age, and receipt of OASDI benefits, December 2021
Table 1 - HTML. Table 1 - PDF. Table 1 - Excel.
Table 2. Amount of payments, by state or other area, eligibility category, and age, December 2021
Table 2 - HTML. Table 2 - PDF. Table 2 - Excel.
Table 3 by State
Table 3. Number of recipients in state (by eligibility category, age, and receipt of OASDI benefits) and amount of payments, by county, December 2021
Alabama
Alabama Table 3 - HTML. Alabama Table 3 - PDF. Alabama Table 3 - Excel.
Alaska
Alaska Table 3 - HTML. Alaska Table 3 - PDF. Alaska Table 3 - Excel.
Arizona
Arizona Table 3 - HTML. Arizona Table 3 - PDF. Arizona Table 3 - Excel.
Arkansas
Arkansas Table 3 - HTML. Arkansas Table 3 - PDF. Arkansas Table 3 - Excel.
California
California Table 3 - HTML. California Table 3 - PDF. California Table 3 - Excel.
Colorado
Colorado Table 3 - HTML. Colorado Table 3 - PDF. Colorado Table 3 - Excel.
Connecticut
Connecticut Table 3 - HTML. Connecticut Table 3 - PDF. Connecticut Table 3 - Excel.
Delaware
Delaware Table 3 - HTML. Delaware Table 3 - PDF. Delaware Table 3 - Excel.
District of Columbia
County data not applicable.
Please see Tables 1 and 2 for totals.
Florida
Florida Table 3 - HTML. Florida Table 3 - PDF. Florida Table 3 - Excel.
Georgia
Georgia Table 3 - HTML. Georgia Table 3 - PDF. Georgia Table 3 - Excel.
Hawaii
Hawaii Table 3 - HTML. Hawaii Table 3 - PDF. Hawaii Table 3 - Excel.
Idaho
Idaho Table 3 - HTML. Idaho Table 3 - PDF. Idaho Table 3 - Excel.
Illinois
Illinois Table 3 - HTML. Illinois Table 3 - PDF. Illinois Table 3 - Excel.
Indiana
Indiana Table 3 - HTML. Indiana Table 3 - PDF. Indiana Table 3 - Excel.
Iowa
Iowa Table 3 - HTML. Iowa Table 3 - PDF. Iowa Table 3 - Excel.
Kansas
Kansas Table 3 - HTML. Kansas Table 3 - PDF. Kansas Table 3 - Excel.
Kentucky
Kentucky Table 3 - HTML. Kentucky Table 3 - PDF. Kentucky Table 3 - Excel.
Louisiana
Louisiana Table 3 - HTML. Louisiana Table 3 - PDF. Louisiana Table 3 - Excel.
Maine
Maine Table 3 - HTML. Maine Table 3 - PDF. Maine Table 3 - Excel.
Maryland
Maryland Table 3 - HTML. Maryland Table 3 - PDF. Maryland Table 3 - Excel.
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Table 3 - HTML. Massachusetts Table 3 - PDF. Massachusetts Table 3 - Excel.
Michigan
Michigan Table 3 - HTML. Michigan Table 3 - PDF. Michigan Table 3 - Excel.
Minnesota
Minnesota Table 3 - HTML. Minnesota Table 3 - PDF. Minnesota Table 3 - Excel.
Mississippi
Mississippi Table 3 - HTML. Mississippi Table 3 - PDF. Mississippi Table 3 - Excel.
Missouri
Missouri Table 3 - HTML. Missouri Table 3 - PDF. Missouri Table 3 - Excel.
Montana
Montana Table 3 - HTML. Montana Table 3 - PDF. Montana Table 3 - Excel.
Nebraska
Nebraska Table 3 - HTML. Nebraska Table 3 - PDF. Nebraska Table 3 - Excel.
Nevada
Nevada Table 3 - HTML. Nevada Table 3 - PDF. Nevada Table 3 - Excel.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire Table 3 - HTML. New Hampshire Table 3 - PDF. New Hampshire Table 3 - Excel.
New Jersey
New Jersey Table 3 - HTML. New Jersey Table 3 - PDF. New Jersey Table 3 - Excel.
New Mexico
New Mexico Table 3 - HTML. New Mexico Table 3 - PDF. New Mexico Table 3 - Excel.
New York
New York Table 3 - HTML. New York Table 3 - PDF. New York Table 3 - Excel.
North Carolina
North Carolina Table 3 - HTML. North Carolina Table 3 - PDF. North Carolina Table 3 - Excel.
North Dakota
North Dakota Table 3 - HTML. North Dakota Table 3 - PDF. North Dakota Table 3 - Excel.
Ohio
Ohio Table 3 - HTML. Ohio Table 3 - PDF. Ohio Table 3 - Excel.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Table 3 - HTML. Oklahoma Table 3 - PDF. Oklahoma Table 3 - Excel.
Oregon
Oregon Table 3 - HTML. Oregon Table 3 - PDF. Oregon Table 3 - Excel.
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Table 3 - HTML. Pennsylvania Table 3 - PDF. Pennsylvania Table 3 - Excel.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island Table 3 - HTML. Rhode Island Table 3 - PDF. Rhode Island Table 3 - Excel.
South Carolina
South Carolina Table 3 - HTML. South Carolina Table 3 - PDF. South Carolina Table 3 - Excel.
South Dakota
South Dakota Table 3 - HTML. South Dakota Table 3 - PDF. South Dakota Table 3 - Excel.
Tennessee
Tennessee Table 3 - HTML. Tennessee Table 3 - PDF. Tennessee Table 3 - Excel.
Texas
Texas Table 3 - HTML. Texas Table 3 - PDF. Texas Table 3 - Excel.
Utah
Utah Table 3 - HTML. Utah Table 3 - PDF. Utah Table 3 - Excel.
Vermont
Vermont Table 3 - HTML. Vermont Table 3 - PDF. Vermont Table 3 - Excel.
Virginia
Virginia Table 3 - HTML. Virginia Table 3 - PDF. Virginia Table 3 - Excel.
Washington
Washington Table 3 - HTML. Washington Table 3 - PDF. Washington Table 3 - Excel.
West Virginia
West Virginia Table 3 - HTML. West Virginia Table 3 - PDF. West Virginia Table 3 - Excel.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Table 3 - HTML. Wisconsin Table 3 - PDF. Wisconsin Table 3 - Excel.
Wyoming
Wyoming Table 3 - HTML. Wyoming Table 3 - PDF. Wyoming Table 3 - Excel.
Outlying area
Northern Mariana Islands
County data not applicable.
Please see Tables 1 and 2 for totals.
Alternative Table 3 Excel File for Researchers
Contains all the counties and independent cities in one table without state-level subtotals, and includes D.C. and the Northern Mariana Islands.
Alternative Table 3 - Excel.
Table 4 by State (Applicable states only)
Table 4. Number of persons receiving federally administered optional state supplementation, December 2021
California
California Table 4 - HTML. California Table 4 - PDF. California Table 4 - Excel.
Delaware
Delaware Table 4 - HTML. Delaware Table 4 - PDF. Delaware Table 4 - Excel.
District of Columbia
District of Columbia Table 4 - HTML. District of Columbia Table 4 - PDF. District of Columbia Table 4 - Excel.
Hawaii
Hawaii Table 4 - HTML. Hawaii Table 4 - PDF. Hawaii Table 4 - Excel.
Iowa
Iowa Table 4 - HTML. Iowa Table 4 - PDF. Iowa Table 4 - Excel.
Michigan
Michigan Table 4 - HTML. Michigan Table 4 - PDF. Michigan Table 4 - Excel.
Montana
Montana Table 4 - HTML. Montana Table 4 - PDF. Montana Table 4 - Excel.
Nevada
Nevada Table 4 - HTML. Nevada Table 4 - PDF. Nevada Table 4 - Excel.
New Jersey
New Jersey Table 4 - HTML. New Jersey Table 4 - PDF. New Jersey Table 4 - Excel.
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Table 4 - HTML. Pennsylvania Table 4 - PDF. Pennsylvania Table 4 - Excel.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island Table 4 - HTML. Rhode Island Table 4 - PDF. Rhode Island Table 4 - Excel.
Vermont
Vermont Table 4 - HTML. Vermont Table 4 - PDF. Vermont Table 4 - Excel.
Tables 1–4 by Region
Region 1 (Boston)
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont
Region 1 (Boston) - PDF. Region 1 (Boston) - Excel.
Region 2 (New York)
New Jersey and New York
Region 2 (New York) - PDF. Region 2 (New York) - Excel.
Region 3 (Philadelphia)
Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia
Region 3 (Philadelphia) - PDF. Region 3 (Philadelphia) - Excel.
Region 4 (Atlanta)
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee
Region 4 (Atlanta) - PDF. Region 4 (Atlanta) - Excel.
Region 5 (Chicago)
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin
Region 5 (Chicago) - PDF. Region 5 (Chicago) - Excel.
Region 6 (Dallas)
Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas
Region 6 (Dallas) - PDF. Region 6 (Dallas) - Excel.
Region 7 (Kansas City)
Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska
Region 7 (Kansas City) - PDF. Region 7 (Kansas City) - Excel.
Region 8 (Denver)
Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming
Region 8 (Denver) - PDF. Region 8 (Denver) - Excel.
Region 9 (San Francisco)
Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, and Northern Mariana Islands
Region 9 (San Francisco) - PDF. Region 9 (San Francisco) - Excel.
Region 10 (Seattle)
Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington
Region 10 (Seattle) - PDF. Region 10 (Seattle) - Excel.
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