Annual Statistical Supplement, 2009

Supplemental Security Income

State Data

Table 7.B1 Number of recipients of federally administered payments, December 2008, and total payments for calendar year 2008, by state or other area and eligibility category
State or area Number Total payments (thousands of dollars) a
Total Aged Blind b Disabled c Total Aged Blind Disabled
All areas d 7,520,501 1,203,256 70,325 6,246,920 43,040,481 5,378,921 416,017 37,245,543
Alabama 166,743 14,408 872 151,463 875,294 33,775 4,072 837,445
Alaska 11,614 2,014 100 9,500 60,865 6,936 496 53,433
Arizona 103,065 13,792 825 88,448 553,649 51,166 4,247 498,235
Arkansas 99,072 7,834 715 90,523 510,762 16,769 3,272 490,720
California 1,271,916 371,137 20,543 880,236 8,986,043 2,269,492 159,554 6,556,997
Colorado 59,891 8,840 479 50,572 319,042 34,274 2,487 282,281
Connecticut 55,376 6,638 439 48,299 303,380 27,359 2,302 273,718
Delaware 14,797 1,260 97 13,440 79,077 4,247 479 74,350
District of Columbia 22,827 1,920 135 20,772 131,024 6,567 682 123,775
Florida 444,840 102,861 2,617 339,362 2,320,578 409,279 12,921 1,898,376
Georgia 212,803 25,471 1,875 185,457 1,122,827 72,934 9,396 1,040,497
Hawaii 23,610 6,221 182 17,207 139,482 29,628 1,099 108,754
Idaho 24,655 1,835 190 22,630 129,409 5,099 970 123,340
Illinois 265,628 30,539 2,320 232,769 1,499,881 129,839 12,386 1,357,654
Indiana 108,094 5,619 861 101,614 601,154 16,581 4,198 580,376
Iowa 45,434 3,394 715 41,325 232,269 9,152 3,331 219,786
Kansas 41,903 3,153 337 38,413 230,347 10,080 1,698 218,569
Kentucky 186,809 12,104 1,272 173,433 988,073 29,560 6,400 952,114
Louisiana 165,454 15,480 1,513 148,461 866,537 39,667 7,368 819,501
Maine 33,915 2,142 217 31,556 175,952 5,030 1,113 169,809
Maryland 100,726 15,157 585 84,984 565,472 62,002 3,005 500,464
Massachusetts 182,455 45,825 3,651 132,979 1,058,180 217,770 22,193 818,218
Michigan 232,581 16,309 1,593 214,679 1,331,687 61,028 8,292 1,262,367
Minnesota 80,673 10,354 722 69,597 437,608 44,150 3,814 389,644
Mississippi 122,455 12,388 916 109,151 624,309 27,430 4,082 592,798
Missouri 124,449 8,509 916 115,024 661,654 24,930 4,591 632,134
Montana 16,033 1,074 120 14,839 81,713 2,619 606 78,487
Nebraska 23,727 2,000 233 21,494 122,860 5,768 1,213 115,879
Nevada 36,679 9,375 657 26,647 197,523 37,409 3,876 156,238
New Hampshire 15,811 871 156 14,784 83,510 2,854 796 79,859
New Jersey 159,751 34,010 897 124,844 876,603 149,998 4,434 722,170
New Mexico 57,605 8,322 458 48,825 298,377 25,902 2,343 270,131
New York 658,265 134,147 2,901 521,217 4,027,862 640,207 16,581 3,371,074
North Carolina 208,409 22,315 1,702 184,392 1,067,060 55,888 7,950 1,003,224
North Dakota 8,032 853 67 7,112 38,037 2,325 318 35,394
Ohio 265,273 14,993 1,735 248,545 1,527,434 52,825 8,629 1,465,980
Oklahoma 87,829 7,059 712 80,058 469,003 19,342 3,544 446,116
Oregon 66,354 8,142 625 57,587 356,264 30,303 3,323 322,639
Pennsylvania 339,697 27,029 2,048 310,620 1,955,975 99,138 10,590 1,846,247
Rhode Island 31,548 3,787 171 27,590 180,393 14,843 894 164,656
South Carolina 107,142 10,590 1,265 95,287 549,605 26,724 6,074 516,808
South Dakota 13,083 1,531 94 11,458 63,626 4,048 471 59,107
Tennessee 165,151 14,559 1,480 149,112 879,404 36,191 7,671 835,543
Texas 566,281 107,215 6,563 452,503 2,801,081 340,757 33,026 2,427,299
Utah 25,443 2,392 236 22,815 133,451 9,273 1,152 123,027
Vermont 14,353 1,045 76 13,232 75,760 2,745 395 72,620
Virginia 141,822 19,628 1,140 121,054 720,305 70,162 5,740 644,403
Washington 124,974 15,411 872 108,691 732,891 70,823 4,599 657,470
West Virginia 79,688 3,566 535 75,587 434,065 8,474 2,723 422,868
Wisconsin 99,014 7,643 848 90,523 528,103 24,157 4,388 499,556
Wyoming 5,903 369 37 5,497 29,954 878 180 28,896
Outlying area
Northern Mariana Islands 849 126 10 713 5,073 524 52 4,496
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Office of Financial Management, Division of Finance; and Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
a. Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.
b. Includes approximately 15,500 blind persons aged 65 or older.
c. Includes approximately 814,800 disabled persons aged 65 or older.
d. Includes data not distributed by state.
CONTACT: Art Kahn (410) 965-0186, Stella M. Coleman (410) 965-0157, or supplement@ssa.gov.
Table 7.B3 Number of recipients of federally administered payments and average monthly payment, by state or other area, December 2008
State or area Federal SSI State supplementation
Number Average
monthly
payment
(dollars)		 Number Average
monthly
payment
(dollars)
All areas a 7,219,012 447.00 2,343,599 156.23
Alabama 166,743 429.56 . . . . . .
Alaska 11,614 435.14 . . . . . .
Arizona 103,065 457.56 . . . . . .
Arkansas 99,072 426.78 . . . . . .
California 1,051,822 452.23 1,270,712 223.15
Colorado 59,891 433.20 . . . . . .
Connecticut 55,376 453.76 . . . . . .
Delaware 14,668 447.49 713 127.78
District of Columbia 22,677 480.10 1,463 249.36
Florida 444,839 443.83 . . . . . .
Georgia 212,803 429.01 . . . . . .
Hawaii 22,521 457.66 2,595 519.68
Idaho 24,655 436.95 . . . . . .
Illinois 265,628 475.18 . . . . . .
Indiana 108,094 452.91 . . . . . .
Iowa 45,021 419.17 1,954 206.17
Kansas 41,903 436.36 . . . . . .
Kentucky 186,809 446.04 . . . . . .
Louisiana 165,453 444.86 . . . . . .
Maine 33,915 418.29 . . . . . .
Maryland 100,725 463.03 . . . . . .
Massachusetts 166,361 449.53 181,951 80.10
Michigan 229,609 473.34 15,424 120.42
Minnesota 80,673 456.77 . . . . . .
Mississippi 122,454 423.79 . . . . . .
Missouri 124,449 437.73 . . . . . .
Montana 15,957 424.22 1,006 80.68
Nebraska 23,727 418.68 . . . . . .
Nevada 35,945 445.19 9,990 50.29
New Hampshire 15,811 429.64 . . . . . .
New Jersey 152,915 435.06 159,038 45.84
New Mexico 57,605 431.79 . . . . . .
New York 612,832 464.08 639,489 77.51
North Carolina 208,409 417.16 . . . . . .
North Dakota 8,032 388.44 . . . . . .
Ohio 265,273 468.95 . . . . . .
Oklahoma 87,829 439.98 . . . . . .
Oregon 66,354 448.74 . . . . . .
Pennsylvania 335,530 472.56 10,419 359.39
Rhode Island 29,331 449.77 31,500 62.89
South Carolina 107,142 421.79 . . . . . .
South Dakota 13,082 404.58 . . . . . .
Tennessee 165,151 429.97 . . . . . .
Texas 566,280 420.74 . . . . . .
Utah 25,442 438.20 2,274 3.40
Vermont 13,276 415.63 14,307 53.85
Virginia 141,822 431.43 . . . . . .
Washington 124,974 474.60 . . . . . .
West Virginia 79,687 453.22 . . . . . .
Wisconsin 99,014 445.19 . . . . . .
Wyoming 5,903 417.42 . . . . . .
Outlying area
Northern Mariana Islands 849 525.70 . . . . . .
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
NOTE: . . . = not applicable.
a. Includes recipients and payments not assigned to a specific state or other area.
CONTACT: Art Kahn (410) 965-0186 or supplement@ssa.gov.
Table 7.B7 Total federally administered payments, by state or other area, 2008 (in thousands of dollars)
State or area Total Federal SSI Federally administered state supplementation
All areas 43,040,481 38,655,780 4,384,701
Alabama 875,294 875,294 . . .
Alaska 60,865 60,865 . . .
Arizona 553,649 553,649 . . .
Arkansas 510,762 510,762 . . .
California 8,986,043 5,597,305 3,388,738
Colorado 319,042 319,042 . . .
Connecticut 303,380 303,380 . . .
Delaware 79,077 78,011 1,066
District of Columbia 131,024 126,741 4,283
Florida 2,320,578 2,320,578 . . .
Georgia 1,122,827 1,122,827 . . .
Hawaii 139,482 123,540 15,942
Idaho 129,409 129,409 . . .
Illinois 1,499,881 1,499,881 . . .
Indiana 601,154 601,154 . . .
Iowa 232,269 227,502 4,767
Kansas 230,347 230,347 . . .
Kentucky 988,073 988,073 . . .
Louisiana 866,537 866,537 . . .
Maine 175,952 175,952 . . .
Maryland 565,472 565,472 . . .
Massachusetts 1,058,180 883,106 175,074
Michigan 1,331,687 1,309,880 21,807
Minnesota 437,608 437,608 . . .
Mississippi 624,309 624,309 . . .
Missouri 661,654 661,654 . . .
Montana 81,713 80,773 940
Nebraska 122,860 122,860 . . .
Nevada 197,523 191,631 5,892
New Hampshire 83,510 83,510 . . .
New Jersey 876,603 788,745 87,858
New Mexico 298,377 298,377 . . .
New York 4,027,862 3,427,404 600,458
North Carolina 1,067,060 1,067,060 . . .
North Dakota 38,037 38,037 . . .
Ohio 1,527,434 1,527,434 . . .
Oklahoma 469,003 469,003 . . .
Oregon 356,264 356,264 . . .
Pennsylvania 1,955,975 1,911,663 44,312
Rhode Island 180,393 156,295 24,098
South Carolina 549,605 549,605 . . .
South Dakota 63,626 63,626 . . .
Tennessee 879,404 879,404 . . .
Texas 2,801,081 2,801,081 . . .
Utah 133,451 133,388 63
Vermont 75,760 66,356 9,404
Virginia 720,305 720,305 . . .
Washington 732,891 732,891 . . .
West Virginia 434,065 434,065 . . .
Wisconsin 528,103 528,103 . . .
Wyoming 29,954 29,954 . . .
Outlying area
Northern Mariana Islands 5,073 5,073 . . .
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Office of Financial Management, Division of Finance; and Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
NOTES: . . . = not applicable.
Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.
CONTACT: Stella M. Coleman (410) 965-0157 or supplement@ssa.gov.
Table 7.B8 Number of blind and disabled recipients of federally administered payments under age 18, by state or other area, December 2008
State or area Total Blind Disabled
All areas 1,153,844 5,905 1,147,939
Alabama 29,280 37 29,243
Alaska 1,188 3 1,185
Arizona 19,023 79 18,944
Arkansas 22,914 60 22,854
California 105,820 1,335 104,485
Colorado 7,706 35 7,671
Connecticut 7,336 26 7,310
Delaware 3,486 4 3,482
District of Columbia 4,488 7 4,481
Florida 84,349 135 84,214
Georgia 37,511 208 37,303
Hawaii 1,606 22 1,584
Idaho 4,728 17 4,711
Illinois 45,149 195 44,954
Indiana 23,620 74 23,546
Iowa 7,684 69 7,615
Kansas 7,879 20 7,859
Kentucky 29,715 91 29,624
Louisiana 32,711 99 32,612
Maine 3,736 26 3,710
Maryland 16,163 28 16,135
Massachusetts 20,972 386 20,586
Michigan 39,095 106 38,989
Minnesota 12,297 66 12,231
Mississippi 22,946 58 22,888
Missouri 21,293 78 21,215
Montana 2,260 12 2,248
Nebraska 3,781 23 3,758
Nevada 6,817 84 6,733
New Hampshire 2,213 24 2,189
New Jersey 23,824 40 23,784
New Mexico 8,515 28 8,487
New York 77,436 151 77,285
North Carolina 40,565 135 40,430
North Dakota 1,044 3 1,041
Ohio 45,911 129 45,782
Oklahoma 16,194 66 16,128
Oregon 8,891 62 8,829
Pennsylvania 66,304 134 66,170
Rhode Island 4,172 7 4,165
South Carolina 19,630 143 19,487
South Dakota 2,199 7 2,192
Tennessee 23,859 141 23,718
Texas 112,875 1,191 111,684
Utah 4,803 27 4,776
Vermont 1,783 10 1,773
Virginia 23,222 54 23,168
Washington 16,063 67 15,996
West Virginia 9,233 50 9,183
Wisconsin 18,474 48 18,426
Wyoming 810 a a
Outlying area
Northern Mariana Islands 270 a a
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
a. Not shown to avoid disclosure of information regarding particular individuals.
CONTACT: Art Kahn (410) 965-0186 or supplement@ssa.gov.
Table 7.B9 Number of federally administered awards, by state or other area, eligibility category, and age, 2008
State or area Total Category Age
Aged Blind Disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All areas 919,146 106,513 3,987 808,646 181,228 629,697 108,221
Alabama 20,077 822 47 19,208 3,855 15,365 857
Alaska 1,556 176 4 1,376 268 1,108 180
Arizona 12,780 1,331 57 11,392 3,042 8,386 1,352
Arkansas 15,437 510 34 14,893 4,125 10,791 521
California 118,805 33,723 940 84,142 17,553 67,165 34,087
Colorado 8,959 924 21 8,014 1,528 6,488 943
Connecticut 7,081 615 23 6,443 1,166 5,293 622
Delaware 2,079 125 5 1,949 517 1,435 127
District of Columbia 3,425 219 7 3,199 682 2,519 224
Florida 59,496 11,140 173 48,183 13,013 35,188 11,295
Georgia 28,129 2,193 121 25,815 5,207 20,651 2,271
Hawaii 2,995 627 8 2,360 281 2,082 632
Idaho 3,741 233 9 3,499 877 2,625 239
Illinois 30,807 2,706 197 27,904 6,430 21,635 2,742
Indiana 17,495 664 35 16,796 3,787 13,029 679
Iowa 6,239 383 41 5,815 1,424 4,426 389
Kansas 7,275 316 28 6,931 1,421 5,528 326
Kentucky 19,303 989 50 18,264 4,046 14,247 1,010
Louisiana 19,291 1,018 57 18,216 4,606 13,645 1,040
Maine 4,297 183 14 4,100 599 3,513 185
Maryland 14,583 1,292 35 13,256 2,759 10,515 1,309
Massachusetts 21,587 2,628 136 18,823 3,688 15,252 2,647
Michigan 29,922 1,692 73 28,157 5,681 22,500 1,741
Minnesota 10,664 941 35 9,688 2,216 7,497 951
Mississippi 13,368 759 58 12,551 2,882 9,703 783
Missouri 17,770 805 73 16,892 3,269 13,679 822
Montana 2,433 164 9 2,260 385 1,877 171
Nebraska 3,819 253 10 3,556 762 2,798 259
Nevada 6,311 887 60 5,364 1,214 4,204 893
New Hampshire 3,043 94 14 2,935 471 2,475 97
New Jersey 20,458 3,453 55 16,950 3,855 13,113 3,490
New Mexico 6,938 640 16 6,282 1,434 4,849 655
New York 64,615 10,965 187 53,463 12,010 41,468 11,137
North Carolina 26,963 1,836 126 25,001 5,367 19,688 1,908
North Dakota 1,081 91 4 986 183 805 93
Ohio 35,430 1,548 76 33,806 6,875 26,961 1,594
Oklahoma 13,297 645 31 12,621 2,773 9,856 668
Oregon 8,920 969 24 7,927 1,483 6,453 984
Pennsylvania 41,083 2,705 113 38,265 10,891 27,434 2,758
Rhode Island 3,470 381 11 3,078 614 2,468 388
South Carolina 14,418 702 83 13,633 2,858 10,834 726
South Dakota 1,649 174 4 1,471 386 1,085 178
Tennessee 21,931 1,189 91 20,651 3,335 17,372 1,224
Texas 83,076 8,261 600 74,215 19,711 54,955 8,410
Utah 4,401 255 8 4,138 996 3,149 256
Vermont 1,896 a a 1,795 325 1,469 102
Virginia 17,558 1,780 75 15,703 3,206 12,555 1,797
Washington 16,719 1,437 26 15,256 2,810 12,445 1,464
West Virginia 7,732 258 23 7,451 1,249 6,220 263
Wisconsin 13,618 649 55 12,914 2,922 10,028 668
Wyoming 1,021 a a 973 148 828 45
Outlying area
Northern Mariana Islands 101 19 0 82 41 41 19
Unknown 4 0 0 4 2 2 0
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
a. Not shown to avoid disclosure of information regarding particular individuals.
CONTACT: Clark Pickett (410) 965-9016 or supplement@ssa.gov.