Annual Statistical Supplement, 2003

Supplemental Security Income

State Data

Table 7.B1 Number of recipients of federally administered payments, December 2002, and total payments for calendar year 2002, by state or other area and eligibility category, 2002
State or area Number Total payments (thousands of dollars)
Total Aged Blind a Disabled b Total Aged Blind Disabled
All areas c 6,787,857 1,251,528 77,658 5,458,671 33,718,999 4,802,792 416,454 28,499,771
Alabama 163,740 22,729 1,073 139,938 729,691 46,992 4,503 678,196
Alaska 9,658 1,568 114 7,976 43,872 4,536 532 38,804
Arizona 88,054 13,248 933 73,873 406,474 42,264 4,513 359,697
Arkansas 85,107 12,108 926 72,073 354,418 21,938 3,885 328,595
California 1,135,834 342,142 21,995 771,697 7,230,494 1,916,620 152,555 5,161,319
Colorado 53,689 8,663 550 44,476 243,234 28,159 2,533 212,542
Connecticut 50,368 6,960 494 42,914 236,055 25,035 2,412 208,608
Delaware 12,565 1,327 113 11,125 56,374 3,562 508 52,303
District of Columbia 20,221 2,281 190 17,750 102,083 6,897 906 94,280
Florida 396,976 95,691 3,237 298,048 1,814,408 332,735 14,353 1,467,319
Georgia 198,599 30,900 2,192 165,507 854,414 71,567 9,774 773,073
Hawaii 21,566 6,597 190 14,779 110,657 27,765 972 81,920
Idaho 19,394 1,782 200 17,412 86,514 4,191 889 81,434
Illinois 252,200 31,450 2,418 218,332 1,246,787 118,951 11,463 1,116,373
Indiana 90,893 6,596 1,031 83,266 423,503 16,275 4,464 402,764
Iowa 41,596 4,058 812 36,726 175,290 9,257 3,223 162,810
Kansas 37,063 3,566 383 33,114 164,412 9,508 1,690 153,215
Kentucky 176,768 16,635 1,374 158,759 802,898 35,992 6,086 760,820
Louisiana 166,884 21,945 1,832 143,107 760,944 49,897 8,081 702,965
Maine 30,935 2,987 230 27,718 130,762 5,449 962 124,351
Maryland 89,705 15,542 725 73,438 434,761 53,833 3,434 377,494
Massachusetts 167,027 45,024 4,059 117,944 849,101 181,946 22,116 645,039
Michigan 213,568 18,173 1,835 193,560 1,065,066 58,725 8,694 997,646
Minnesota 67,011 9,903 719 56,389 303,433 33,029 3,254 267,140
Mississippi 127,123 19,134 1,159 106,830 542,847 38,905 4,816 499,126
Missouri 114,127 11,271 973 101,883 515,040 27,038 4,248 483,754
Montana 14,220 1,260 134 12,826 62,959 2,676 587 59,696
Nebraska 21,659 2,265 241 19,153 92,870 5,530 1,068 86,271
Nevada 29,154 7,569 698 20,887 132,907 25,542 3,639 103,726
New Hampshire 12,316 958 129 11,229 55,785 2,447 555 52,783
New Jersey 148,115 33,957 1,040 113,118 721,272 133,124 4,877 583,271
New Mexico 48,790 8,761 536 39,493 216,882 23,626 2,427 190,829
New York 625,234 136,363 3,194 485,677 3,407,767 596,273 16,101 2,795,394
North Carolina 192,595 30,031 2,009 160,555 797,987 64,225 8,432 725,330
North Dakota 8,090 1,203 83 6,804 31,784 2,724 352 28,709
Ohio 241,476 16,383 2,142 222,951 1,189,946 48,894 9,877 1,131,175
Oklahoma 73,630 9,520 812 63,298 327,859 21,925 3,687 302,247
Oregon 56,218 7,580 633 48,005 262,681 23,982 2,896 235,803
Pennsylvania 301,981 34,156 2,374 265,451 1,550,661 111,299 11,614 1,427,748
Rhode Island 28,747 4,349 204 24,194 146,253 15,748 915 129,590
South Carolina 105,888 14,860 1,535 89,493 454,062 32,147 6,541 415,374
South Dakota 12,666 1,852 105 10,709 52,252 3,923 470 47,858
Tennessee 161,673 20,160 1,660 139,853 705,106 42,089 7,428 655,588
Texas 435,844 112,708 6,044 317,092 1,797,304 307,738 26,644 1,462,923
Utah 21,003 2,124 261 18,618 97,817 7,466 1,252 89,099
Vermont 12,711 1,416 109 11,186 55,462 3,034 497 51,932
Virginia 132,176 22,984 1,396 107,796 574,659 67,052 6,062 501,545
Washington 105,520 14,074 937 90,509 539,761 58,512 4,567 476,682
West Virginia 74,022 4,952 593 68,477 348,553 10,370 2,685 335,497
Wisconsin 87,128 9,089 965 77,074 386,334 23,509 4,274 358,551
Wyoming 5,663 525 53 5,085 24,680 968 226 23,486
Outlying area
Northern Mariana Islands 654 146 14 494 3,358 638 64 2,657
a. Includes approximately 17,900 blind persons aged 65 or older.
b. Includes approximately 725,900 disabled persons aged 65 or older.
c. Includes data not distributed by state.
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
CONTACT: Art Kahn (410) 965-0186 or Stella M. Coleman (410) 965-0157.
Table 7.B2 Number of recipients of state-administered supplementation, December 2002, and total payments for calendar year 2002, by state and eligibility category
State Number Total payments (thousands of dollars)
Total a Aged Blind Disabled Total a Aged Blind Disabled
All applicable states 552,567 138,851 4,527 332,044 847,845 282,762 9,955 496,634
Alabama 590 232 8 350 414 162 5 247
Alaska 15,329 4,827 86 10,416 55,648 16,836 333 38,479
Arizona 457 . . . . . . 457 374 . . . . . . 374
Colorado 32,848 24,547 14 8,287 88,309 62,990 42 25,277
Connecticut 18,485 5,557 109 12,819 83,391 29,679 582 53,130
Florida 15,224 6,619 6 8,599 9,707 3,728 6 5,943
Idaho 11184 2,083 26 9,075 7,510 1,161 20 6,329
Illinois 32,986 7,369 146 25,471 29,098 7,875 171 21,052
Indiana 1,140 525 6 609 3,780 1,397 14 2,369
Iowa 4,458 1,097 . . . 3.361 15,779 b b b
Kentucky 4,657 1,845 33 2,779 18,606 7,350 84 11,172
Louisiana 5,044 b b b 476 b b b
Maine 32,557 4,856 95 27.606 7,342 1,680 34 5,628
Maryland 2,973 b b b 7,524 b b b
Michigan 65,337 b b b 32,043 b b b
Minnesota 38,579 7,935 167 30,477 85,888 9,846 226 75,816
Missouri c 8,969 3,041 877 5,051 26,288 8,890 3,621 13,777
Nebraska 5,574 1,327 47 4,200 6,307 1,395 19 4,893
New Hampshire 16,784 8,174 339 8,271 11,597 1,828 761 9,008
New Mexico 177 b b b 171 b b b
North Carolina 24,025 12,958 107 10,960 139,951 70,975 742 68,234
North Dakota c 355 151 1 203 1,932 831 15 1,086
Oklahoma 72,771 20,527 489 51,755 37,436 9,262 265 27,909
Oregon 16,972 4,710 706 11,556 20,276 17,811 385 2,080
South Carolina 3,276 1,666 13 1,597 11,779 5,695 58 6,026
South Dakota 3,641 b b b 2,501 b b b
Texas 5,160 2,561 14 3,376 1,959 987 34 938
Virginia 6,252 2,862 14 3376 19,072 8,107 45 10,920
Washington 20 5 b 14 228 22 b 205
Wisconsin 104,001 13,315 1,118 10,108 121,786 14,210 2,485 105,091
Wyoming 2,769 62 32 2675 673 15 7 651
a. Includes data not distributed by category.
b. Data not available.
c. Excludes optional supplementation data.
SOURCE: Data reported to the Social Security Administration by individual states.
NOTES: All data are subject to revision.
. . . = not applicable.
CONTACT: Alfreda Brooks (410) 965-9849.
Table 7.B3 Number of recipients of federally administered payments and average monthly payment, by state or other area, December 2002
State or area Total Federal SSI State supplementation Number with—
Number Average
monthly
payment
(dollars)		 Number Average
monthly
payment
(dollars)		 Number Average
monthly
payment
(dollars)		 Federal
SSI only		 Federal SSI
and state
supplementation a		 State
supplementation
only a
All areas 6,787,857 407.42 6,505,227 376.76 2,461,652 127.53 4,326,205 2,179,022 282,630
Alabama 163,740 354.57 163,740 354.56 . . . . . . 163,730 . . . . . .
Alaska 9,658 372.52 9,658 372.49 . . . . . . 9,656 . . . . . .
Arizona 88,054 385.48 88,054 385.41 . . . . . . 88,008 . . . . . .
Arkansas 85,107 335.52 85,107 335.50 13 90.20 85,094 13 b
California 1,135,834 529.10 946,408 392.19 1,134,846 202.01 988 945,420 189,426
Colorado 53,689 365.51 53,689 365.47 . . . . . . 53,668 . . . . . .
Connecticut 50,368 386.89 50,368 386.87 . . . . . . 50,352 . . . . . .
Delaware 12,565 371.53 12,416 368.75 718 125.08 11,847 569 149
District of Columbia 20,221 406.87 20,084 395.65 1,718 162.97 18,503 1,581 137
Florida 396,976 376.81 396,976 376.80 122 58.49 396,854 122 b
Georgia 198,599 349.78 198,598 349.77 49 82.19 198,550 48 b
Hawaii 21,566 421.71 20,768 389.60 20,076 50.28 1,490 19,278 798
Idaho 19,394 361.98 19,394 361.95 . . . . . . 19,383 . . . . . .
Illinois 252,200 411.21 252,200 411.20 . . . . . . 252,184 . . . . . .
Indiana 90,893 378.02 90,893 378.01 . . . . . . 90,882 . . . . . .
Iowa 41,596 347.52 41,311 344.08 1,660 146.28 39,936 1,375 285
Kansas 37,063 363.69 37,062 363.69 16 36.62 37,047 15 b
Kentucky 176,768 373.37 176,768 373.37 . . . . . . 176,760 . . . . . .
Louisiana 166,884 369.97 166,882 369.97 33 51.57 166,851 31 b
Maine 30,935 342.19 30,935 342.19 . . . . . . 30,924 . . . . . .
Maryland 89,705 389.13 89,704 389.12 39 43.21 89,666 38 b
Massachusetts 167,027 420.70 148,933 380.56 166,744 81.58 283 148,650 18,094
Michigan 213,568 407.98 209,585 405.60 17,795 119.93 195,773 13,812 3,983
Minnesota 67,011 377.94 67,011 377.92 . . . . . . 66,997 . . . . . .
Mississippi 127,123 348.30 127,121 348.30 24 63.89 127,099 22 b
Missouri 114,127 367.24 114,126 367.24 . . . . . . 114,113 . . . . . .
Montana 14,220 359.20 14,120 356.81 885 78.25 13,335 785 100
Nebraska 21,659 349.13 21,659 349.11 . . . . . . 21,655 . . . . . .
Nevada 29,154 377.29 28,328 372.98 8,166 52.38 20,988 7,340 826
New Hampshire 12,316 360.29 12,316 360.24 . . . . . . 12,303 . . . . . .
New Jersey 148,115 397.58 140,827 371.98 147,438 44.52 677 140,150 7,288
New Mexico 48,790 359.33 48,790 359.31 . . . . . . 48,783 . . . . . .
New York 625,234 444.57 580,233 400.51 620,174 73.51 5,060 575,173 45,001
North Carolina 192,595 336.08 192,594 336.08 . . . . . . 192,564 . . . . . .
North Dakota 8,090 321.04 8,090 321.01 . . . . . . 8,089 . . . . . .
Ohio 241,476 401.15 241,475 401.14 40 58.29 241,436 39 b
Oklahoma 73,630 360.98 73,630 360.95 . . . . . . 73,612 . . . . . .
Oregon 56,218 379.50 56,218 379.47 . . . . . . 56,188 . . . . . .
Pennsylvania 301,981 418.68 289,405 397.16 296,947 38.98 5,034 284,371 12,576
Rhode Island 28,747 413.97 26,064 378.27 28,715 70.67 32 26,032 2,683
South Carolina 105,888 348.73 105,888 348.73 . . . . . . 105,873 . . . . . .
South Dakota 12,666 338.04 12,666 338.02 10 29.80 12,656 10 b
Tennessee 161,673 356.22 161,672 356.22 26 73.08 161,647 25 b
Texas 435,844 338.88 435,843 338.87 . . . . . . 435,807 . . . . . .
Utah 21,003 378.92 20,998 378.81 1,623 2.56 19,380 1,618 5
Vermont 12,711 363.86 11,460 337.84 12,674 59.88 37 11,423 1,251
Virginia 132,176 355.15 132,176 355.15 . . . . . . 132,160 . . . . . .
Washington 105,520 404.33 105,504 404.31 730 163.76 104,790 714 16
West Virginia 74,022 383.65 74,022 383.65 . . . . . . 74,015 . . . . . .
Wisconsin 87,128 368.03 87,128 368.03 . . . . . . 87,120 . . . . . .
Wyoming 5,663 353.70 5,663 353.70 . . . . . . 5,660 . . . . . .
Outlying area
Northern Mariana Islands 654 434.16 654 433.83 . . . . . . 653 . . . . . .
a. Includes data not distributed by state.
b. Not shown for 3 or fewer recipients.
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: . . . = not applicable.
CONTACT: Art Kahn (410) 965-0186.
Table 7.B7 Total payments, by state or other area and source of payment, 2002 (in thousands of dollars)
State or area Total Federal
SSI		 State supplementation
Federally
administered		 State
administered
All areas 34,566,844 29,898,765 3,820,234 847,845
Alabama 730,105 729,691 . . . 414
Alaska 99,520 43,872 . . . 55,648
Arizona 406,848 406,474 . . . 374
Arkansas 354,418 354,412 6 . . .
California 7,230,494 4,460,666 2,769,828 . . .
Colorado 331,543 243,234 . . . 88,309
Connecticut 319,446 236,055 . . . 83,391
Delaware 56,374 55,350 1,024 . . .
District of Columbia 102,083 98,518 3,564 . . .
Florida 1,824,115 1,814,392 15 9,707
Georgia 854,414 854,411 3 . . .
Hawaii 110,657 98,495 12,163 . . .
Idaho 94,024 86,514 . . . 7,510
Illinois 1,275,885 1,246,787 . . . 29,098
Indiana 427,283 423,503 . . . 3,780
Iowa 191,069 172,391 2,899 15,779
Kansas 164,412 164,412 . . . . . .
Kentucky 821,504 802,898 . . . 18,606
Louisiana 761,420 760,944 . . . 476
Maine 138,104 130,762 . . . 7,342
Maryland 442,285 434,752 9 7,524
Massachusetts 849,101 683,294 165,807 . . .
Michigan 1,097,109 1,039,390 25,676 32,043
Minnesota 389,321 303,424 10 85,888
Mississippi 542,847 542,845 2 . . .
Missouri 541,328 515,040 . . . 26,288
Montana 62,959 62,136 823 . . .
Nebraska 99,177 92,870 . . . 6,307
Nevada 132,907 127,780 5,128 . . .
New Hampshire 67,382 55,785 . . . 11,597
New Jersey 721,272 640,486 80,786 . . .
New Mexico 217,053 216,882 . . . 171
New York 3,407,767 2,849,925 557,842 . . .
North Carolina 937,938 797,987 . . . 139,951
North Dakota 33,716 31,784 . . . 1,932
Ohio 1,189,946 1,189,936 10 . . .
Oklahoma 365,295 327,859 . . . 37,436
Oregon 282,957 262,681 . . . 20,276
Pennsylvania 1,550,661 1,406,743 143,917 . . .
Rhode Island 146,253 121,290 24,963 . . .
South Carolina 465,841 454,062 . . . 11,779
South Dakota 54,753 52,246 5 2,501
Tennessee 705,106 705,106 0.286 . . .
Texas 1,799,263 1,797,304 . . . 1,959
Utah 97,817 97,756 60 . . .
Vermont 55,462 46,161 9,301 . . .
Virginia 593,731 574,659 . . . 19,072
Washington 539,989 523,340 16,421 228
West Virginia 348,553 348,553 . . . . . .
Wisconsin 508,120 386,334 . . . 121,786
Wyoming 25,353 24,680 . . . 673
Outlying area
Northern Mariana Islands 3,358 3,358 . . . . . .
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: . . . = not applicable.
CONTACT: Stella M. Coleman (410) 965-0157 or Alfreda Brooks (410) 965-9849.
Table 7.B8 Number of blind and disabled recipients of federally administered payments under age 18, by state or other area, December 2002
State or area Total Blind Disabled
All areas 914,821 6,762 908,059
Alabama 26,695 54 26,641
Alaska 1,015 9 1,006
Arizona 14,344 107 14,237
Arkansas 14,273 92 14,181
California 89,118 1,726 87,392
Colorado 6,578 35 6,543
Connecticut 6,058 56 6,002
Delaware 2,828 10 2,818
District of Columbia 3,650 14 3,636
Florida 72,031 225 71,806
Georgia 29,542 226 29,316
Hawaii 1,358 22 1,336
Idaho 3,302 39 3,263
Illinois 40,913 181 40,732
Indiana 17,792 111 17,681
Iowa 6,015 85 5,930
Kansas 6,406 39 6,367
Kentucky 24,022 68 23,954
Louisiana 28,471 116 28,355
Maine 3,088 20 3,068
Maryland 13,759 44 13,715
Massachusetts 16,215 469 15,746
Michigan 34,435 123 34,312
Minnesota 9,050 64 8,986
Mississippi 20,282 50 20,232
Missouri 17,612 70 17,542
Montana 1,832 11 1,821
Nebraska 3,416 25 3,391
Nevada 4,781 112 4,669
New Hampshire 1,708 18 1,690
New Jersey 20,349 70 20,279
New Mexico 5,860 39 5,821
New York 67,760 179 67,581
North Carolina 31,431 169 31,262
North Dakota 943 8 935
Ohio 40,752 229 40,523
Oklahoma 10,842 99 10,743
Oregon 7,271 84 7,187
Pennsylvania 47,272 172 47,100
Rhode Island 3,539 11 3,528
South Carolina 17,341 167 17,174
South Dakota 1,933 6 1,927
Tennessee 21,514 160 21,354
Texas 56,450 784 55,666
Utah 3,660 35 3,625
Vermont 1,358 11 1,347
Virginia 19,587 104 19,483
Washington 12,446 82 12,364
West Virginia 7,937 57 7,880
Wisconsin 15,001 68 14,933
Wyoming 836 3 833
Outlying area
Northern Mariana Islands 147 4 143
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
CONTACT: Art Kahn (410) 965-0186.
Table 7.B9 Number of federally administered awards, by state or other area, eligibility category, and age, 2002
State or area Total Category Age
Aged Blind Disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All areas 818,050 112,950 5,750 699,350 169,130 533,470 115,450
Alabama 21,680 1,720 70 19,890 4,570 15,360 1,750
Alaska 1,730 200 0 1,530 390 1,140 200
Arizona 13,050 1,230 90 11,730 2,530 9,240 1,280
Arkansas 12,200 940 120 11,140 2,870 8,370 960
California 112,570 32,100 1,120 79,350 16,360 63,550 32,660
Colorado 6,700 850 40 5,810 1,490 4,360 850
Connecticut 5,950 690 50 5,210 1,150 4,110 690
Delaware 2,230 220 10 2,000 640 1,360 230
District of Columbia 2,930 290 0 2,640 750 1,890 290
Florida 55,560 11,270 340 43,950 13,940 30,060 11,560
Georgia 23,940 2,340 110 21,490 4,900 16,620 2,420
Hawaii 3,140 680 10 2,450 320 2,130 690
Idaho 3,140 210 0 2,930 700 2,220 220
Illinois 30,430 2,700 300 27,430 8,190 19,490 2,750
Indiana 13,220 630 110 12,480 3,180 9,410 630
Iowa 5,970 480 60 5,430 1,330 4,150 490
Kansas 5,650 380 30 5,240 1,430 3,840 380
Kentucky 17,590 1,190 50 16,350 3,720 12,650 1,220
Louisiana 20,180 1,580 180 18,420 5,220 13,380 1,580
Maine 3,780 230 30 3,520 540 3,010 230
Maryland 11,260 1,440 70 9,750 2,360 7,430 1,470
Massachusetts 17,980 2,390 190 15,400 3,040 12,510 2,430
Michigan 25,830 1,560 70 24,200 6,420 17,800 1,610
Minnesota 8,660 800 70 7,790 1,930 5,930 800
Mississippi 13,960 1,090 60 12,810 3,450 9,390 1,120
Missouri 15,690 810 70 14,810 3,250 11,610 830
Montana 2,060 130 0 1,930 350 1,580 130
Nebraska 3,570 280 10 3,280 780 2,510 280
Nevada 5,790 850 60 4,880 820 4,120 850
New Hampshire 2,380 120 20 2,240 310 1,950 120
New Jersey 17,910 3,200 90 14,620 3,540 11,120 3,250
New Mexico 6,590 880 10 5,700 1,070 4,580 940
New York 58,860 11,700 180 46,980 10,450 36,140 12,270
North Carolina 25,290 2,070 190 23,030 5,530 17,640 2,120
North Dakota 1,060 150 10 900 140 770 150
Ohio 24,270 1,430 130 22,710 5,730 17,070 1,470
Oklahoma 10,030 980 50 9,000 2,230 6,810 990
Oregon 8,610 1,170 70 7,370 1,320 6,110 1,180
Pennsylvania 39,000 3,730 220 35,050 9,790 25,420 3,790
Rhode Island 3,010 350 10 2,650 560 2,090 360
South Carolina 11,960 950 100 10,910 2,830 8,160 970
South Dakota 1,480 240 30 1,210 320 920 240
Tennessee 18,750 1,640 150 16,960 3,630 13,460 1,660
Texas 67,820 10,140 830 56,850 13,710 43,810 10,300
Utah 3,170 310 30 2,830 670 2,150 350
Vermont 1,500 140 0 1,360 280 1,080 140
Virginia 15,400 1,610 160 13,630 3,350 10,420 1,630
Washington 14,430 1,350 60 13,020 2,630 10,410 1,390
West Virginia 8,210 540 30 7,640 1,420 6,240 550
Wisconsin 11,170 900 60 10,210 2,850 7,410 910
Wyoming 660 70 0 590 140 450 70
Outlying area
Northern Mariana Islands 50 0 0 50 10 40 0
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 10 percent sample.
CONTACT: Clark Pickett (410) 965-9016.