Annual Statistical Supplement, 2012

Supplemental Security Income

State Data

Table 7.B1 Number of recipients of federally administered payments, December 2011, and total payments for calendar year 2011, 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 8,112,773 1,182,106 69,033 6,861,634 49,520,299 5,430,932 421,994 43,667,372
Alabama 174,917 11,618 814 162,485 1,008,827 30,319 4,081 974,427
Alaska 12,675 1,858 86 10,731 72,999 7,020 479 65,500
Arizona 112,757 14,703 907 97,147 669,673 59,513 5,185 604,975
Arkansas 109,881 6,503 675 102,703 623,208 15,288 3,508 604,412
California 1,286,271 358,627 19,324 908,320 8,950,632 2,072,554 144,803 6,733,276
Colorado 68,725 9,084 524 59,117 402,296 38,710 2,771 360,816
Connecticut 59,731 6,578 430 52,723 355,905 28,787 2,394 324,724
Delaware 16,155 1,255 108 14,792 93,873 4,614 571 88,688
District of Columbia 25,748 1,912 133 23,703 168,816 7,380 723 160,712
Florida 505,807 112,952 2,802 390,053 2,910,520 497,648 14,951 2,397,920
Georgia 238,751 24,765 1,889 212,097 1,383,616 78,517 10,233 1,294,866
Hawaii 25,330 5,975 191 19,164 159,996 29,294 1,167 129,535
Idaho 28,202 1,870 210 26,122 160,378 5,908 1,138 153,332
Illinois 276,332 30,432 2,368 243,532 1,676,216 137,359 13,649 1,525,208
Indiana 122,084 5,470 874 115,740 746,266 18,322 4,624 723,320
Iowa 48,903 3,209 711 44,983 272,792 9,830 3,673 259,290
Kansas 47,372 3,111 331 43,930 278,894 11,117 1,885 265,893
Kentucky 193,023 10,605 1,203 181,215 1,119,215 28,822 6,522 1,083,871
Louisiana 178,727 13,481 1,433 163,813 1,021,658 38,053 7,586 976,019
Maine 36,316 1,965 217 34,134 203,023 5,168 1,147 196,708
Maryland 111,275 14,925 605 95,745 689,306 66,672 3,405 619,230
Massachusetts 197,503 47,926 3,616 145,961 1,246,492 246,487 24,007 975,998
Michigan 264,699 16,684 1,590 246,425 1,657,124 69,605 9,069 1,578,450
Minnesota 88,731 10,344 684 77,703 535,030 48,666 3,869 482,495
Mississippi 126,307 10,419 879 115,009 710,070 24,867 4,407 680,797
Missouri 137,169 7,678 870 128,621 800,313 25,481 4,665 770,168
Montana 18,167 1,267 119 16,781 102,040 3,774 643 97,623
Nebraska 26,530 2,025 244 24,261 150,012 6,684 1,350 141,978
Nevada 43,713 10,557 647 32,509 258,900 44,765 4,171 209,964
New Hampshire 18,693 941 153 17,599 109,650 3,697 815 105,139
New Jersey 173,143 34,504 825 137,814 1,024,340 155,697 4,263 864,380
New Mexico 61,838 8,550 440 52,848 346,396 27,872 2,432 316,091
New York 690,258 130,469 2,904 556,885 4,496,907 656,651 17,413 3,822,843
North Carolina 224,780 20,182 1,751 202,847 1,269,939 56,186 9,164 1,204,589
North Dakota 8,361 734 56 7,571 43,831 2,396 283 41,152
Ohio 294,920 14,694 1,767 278,459 1,855,017 56,848 9,585 1,788,584
Oklahoma 95,510 6,494 654 88,362 554,446 19,223 3,608 531,615
Oregon 77,980 8,796 622 68,562 458,850 34,912 3,540 420,398
Pennsylvania 367,274 25,258 1,957 340,059 2,287,266 101,650 10,784 2,174,833
Rhode Island 32,114 3,187 162 28,765 192,026 12,754 853 178,419
South Carolina 114,819 9,298 1,252 104,269 653,845 25,387 6,670 621,787
South Dakota 14,154 1,476 93 12,585 76,633 4,626 569 71,438
Tennessee 179,350 13,197 1,475 164,678 1,054,028 36,426 8,037 1,009,565
Texas 639,869 106,981 6,695 526,193 3,485,804 369,372 36,826 3,079,606
Utah 29,412 2,599 236 26,577 169,551 11,187 1,223 157,142
Vermont 15,684 1,051 73 14,560 90,404 3,134 367 86,903
Virginia 150,804 18,844 1,147 130,813 857,338 75,197 6,285 775,856
Washington 142,848 16,498 884 125,466 904,784 82,552 5,049 817,182
West Virginia 80,734 2,982 497 77,255 477,142 7,716 2,635 466,791
Wisconsin 110,881 7,099 866 102,916 641,678 24,810 4,678 612,190
Wyoming 6,534 337 33 6,164 35,846 821 195 34,830
Outlying area  
Northern Mariana Islands 1,012 137 7 868 6,488 598 45 5,845
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Office of Financial Policy and Operations; 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 14,500 blind persons aged 65 or older.
c. Includes approximately 862,100 disabled persons aged 65 or older.
d. Includes data not distributed by state.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 7.B3 Number of recipients of federally administered payments and average monthly payment, by state or other area, December 2011
State or area Federal SSI State supplementation
Number Average monthly payment (dollars) Number Average monthly payment (dollars)
All areas 7,866,390 481.31 a 2,389,113 a 118.57
Alabama 174,917 466.61 . . . . . .
Alaska 12,675 464.25 . . . . . .
Arizona 112,757 492.17 . . . . . .
Arkansas 109,881 472.96 . . . . . .
California 1,116,193 479.76 1,285,194 156.19
Colorado 68,725 471.78 . . . . . .
Connecticut 59,731 486.07 . . . . . .
Delaware 16,051 482.70 638 127.16
District of Columbia 25,618 521.39 1,425 268.41
Florida 505,806 480.15 . . . . . .
Georgia 238,750 469.97 . . . . . .
Hawaii 24,167 487.08 2,815 502.37
Idaho 28,202 472.14 . . . . . .
Illinois 276,332 504.95 . . . . . .
Indiana 122,084 490.90 . . . . . .
Iowa 48,404 457.67 2,114 222.99
Kansas 47,372 473.15 . . . . . .
Kentucky 193,023 478.10 . . . . . .
Louisiana 178,726 483.88 . . . . . .
Maine 36,316 451.97 . . . . . .
Maryland 111,274 499.95 . . . . . .
Massachusetts 182,164 481.48 197,251 78.55
Michigan 262,197 505.66 14,093 121.00
Minnesota 88,731 491.30 . . . . . .
Mississippi 126,306 460.41 . . . . . .
Missouri 137,169 473.08 . . . . . .
Montana 18,101 458.21 1,013 82.19
Nebraska 26,530 457.61 . . . . . .
Nevada 43,027 484.05 11,179 47.16
New Hampshire 18,693 464.94 . . . . . .
New Jersey 166,891 467.36 172,579 38.36
New Mexico 61,838 461.06 . . . . . .
New York 645,284 494.00 672,812 76.81
North Carolina 224,780 456.40 . . . . . .
North Dakota 8,361 430.55 . . . . . .
Ohio 294,920 501.33 . . . . . .
Oklahoma 95,510 477.78 . . . . . .
Oregon 77,980 482.85 . . . . . .
Pennsylvania 363,956 507.50 8,537 361.47
Rhode Island 31,934 484.35 692 256.02
South Carolina 114,819 462.93 . . . . . .
South Dakota 14,154 447.16 . . . . . .
Tennessee 179,350 466.57 . . . . . .
Texas 639,869 461.75 . . . . . .
Utah 29,407 475.97 2,640 2.66
Vermont 14,603 452.13 15,648 53.57
Virginia 150,804 468.93 . . . . . .
Washington 142,847 507.04 . . . . . .
West Virginia 80,734 483.45 . . . . . .
Wisconsin 110,881 483.21 . . . . . .
Wyoming 6,534 449.87 . . . . . .
Outlying area  
Northern Mariana Islands 1,012 562.78 . . . . . .
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: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 7.B7 Total federally administered payments, by state or other area, 2011 (in thousands of dollars)
State or area Total Federal SSI Federally administered state supplementation
All areas 49,520,299 45,999,647 3,520,652
Alabama 1,008,827 1,008,827 . . .
Alaska 72,999 72,999 . . .
Arizona 669,673 669,673 . . .
Arkansas 623,208 623,208 . . .
California 8,950,632 6,432,284 2,518,348
Colorado 402,296 402,296 . . .
Connecticut 355,905 355,905 . . .
Delaware 93,873 92,916 957
District of Columbia 168,816 163,883 4,933
Florida 2,910,520 2,910,520 . . .
Georgia 1,383,616 1,383,616 . . .
Hawaii 159,996 143,169 16,827
Idaho 160,378 160,378 . . .
Illinois 1,676,216 1,676,216 . . .
Indiana 746,266 746,266 . . .
Iowa 272,792 267,241 5,551
Kansas 278,894 278,894 . . .
Kentucky 1,119,215 1,119,215 . . .
Louisiana 1,021,658 1,021,658 . . .
Maine 203,023 203,023 . . .
Maryland 689,306 689,306 . . .
Massachusetts 1,246,492 1,057,765 188,727
Michigan 1,657,124 1,636,653 20,471
Minnesota 535,030 535,030 . . .
Mississippi 710,070 710,070 . . .
Missouri 800,313 800,313 . . .
Montana 102,040 101,061 979
Nebraska 150,012 150,012 . . .
Nevada 258,900 252,584 6,316
New Hampshire 109,650 109,650 . . .
New Jersey 1,024,340 943,432 80,908
New Mexico 346,396 346,396 . . .
New York 4,496,907 3,870,446 626,461
North Carolina 1,269,939 1,269,939 . . .
North Dakota 43,831 43,831 . . .
Ohio 1,855,017 1,855,017 . . .
Oklahoma 554,446 554,446 . . .
Oregon 458,850 458,850 . . .
Pennsylvania 2,287,266 2,250,100 37,167
Rhode Island 192,026 189,397 2,629
South Carolina 653,845 653,845 . . .
South Dakota 76,633 76,633 . . .
Tennessee 1,054,028 1,054,028 . . .
Texas 3,485,804 3,485,804 . . .
Utah 169,551 169,465 86
Vermont 90,404 80,112 10,292
Virginia 857,338 857,338 . . .
Washington 904,784 904,784 . . .
West Virginia 477,142 477,142 . . .
Wisconsin 641,678 641,678 . . .
Wyoming 35,846 35,846 . . .
Outlying area  
Northern Mariana Islands 6,488 6,488 . . .
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Office of Financial Policy and Operations; and Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
NOTE: . . . = not applicable.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 7.B8 Number of blind and disabled recipients of federally administered payments under age 18, by state or other area, December 2011
State or area Total Blind Disabled
All areas 1,277,122 5,929 1,271,193
Alabama 30,016 39 29,977
Alaska 1,266 (X) (X)
Arizona 20,838 97 20,741
Arkansas 28,755 62 28,693
California 115,597 1,129 114,468
Colorado 9,148 50 9,098
Connecticut 8,256 30 8,226
Delaware 3,639 7 3,632
District of Columbia 4,483 (X) (X)
Florida 97,438 182 97,256
Georgia 43,491 228 43,263
Hawaii 1,746 25 1,721
Idaho 5,387 21 5,366
Illinois 44,685 211 44,474
Indiana 26,040 75 25,965
Iowa 8,057 82 7,975
Kansas 9,126 28 9,098
Kentucky 29,961 107 29,854
Louisiana 36,526 97 36,429
Maine 4,000 23 3,977
Maryland 17,616 34 17,582
Massachusetts 23,966 399 23,567
Michigan 42,392 135 42,257
Minnesota 13,113 56 13,057
Mississippi 24,144 46 24,098
Missouri 23,417 79 23,338
Montana 2,569 16 2,553
Nebraska 4,172 25 4,147
Nevada 8,361 91 8,270
New Hampshire 2,476 19 2,457
New Jersey 25,574 43 25,531
New Mexico 9,218 35 9,183
New York 85,701 152 85,549
North Carolina 42,646 163 42,483
North Dakota 1,058 (X) (X)
Ohio 49,318 139 49,179
Oklahoma 18,243 67 18,176
Oregon 10,268 64 10,204
Pennsylvania 72,848 139 72,709
Rhode Island 4,722 4 4,718
South Carolina 20,741 132 20,609
South Dakota 2,486 7 2,479
Tennessee 25,359 139 25,220
Texas 137,521 1,176 136,345
Utah 5,511 28 5,483
Vermont 1,899 11 1,888
Virginia 24,020 67 23,953
Washington 17,726 72 17,654
West Virginia 9,083 41 9,042
Wisconsin 21,191 46 21,145
Wyoming 964 (X) (X)
Outlying area  
Northern Mariana Islands 344 (X) (X)
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
NOTE: (X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 7.B9 Number of federally administered awards, by state or other area, eligibility category, and age, 2011
State or area Total Category Age
Aged Blind Disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All areas 1,031,023 109,153 4,911 916,959 201,066 719,080 110,877
Alabama 23,267 737 62 22,468 3,929 18,580 758
Alaska 2,193 (X) (X) 1,979 322 1,657 214
Arizona 13,780 1,544 88 12,148 2,635 9,557 1,588
Arkansas 15,342 522 53 14,767 4,520 10,287 535
California 123,473 31,218 909 91,346 18,678 73,157 31,638
Colorado 11,354 927 49 10,378 1,853 8,549 952
Connecticut 7,725 662 31 7,032 1,475 5,575 675
Delaware 2,253 122 8 2,123 563 1,566 124
District of Columbia 4,067 236 12 3,819 777 3,044 246
Florida 75,023 12,867 297 61,859 16,153 45,882 12,988
Georgia 36,703 2,560 194 33,949 6,357 27,706 2,640
Hawaii 3,257 667 22 2,568 315 2,264 678
Idaho 4,000 209 22 3,769 869 2,920 211
Illinois 29,728 2,886 212 26,630 6,024 20,789 2,915
Indiana 19,834 656 63 19,115 3,710 15,447 677
Iowa 6,938 390 60 6,488 1,401 5,140 397
Kansas 8,170 333 37 7,800 1,802 6,032 336
Kentucky 20,197 1,027 84 19,086 3,726 15,418 1,053
Louisiana 22,263 1,024 110 21,129 5,363 15,846 1,054
Maine 4,442 227 13 4,202 678 3,531 233
Maryland 16,464 1,392 75 14,997 3,242 11,809 1,413
Massachusetts 23,047 2,627 176 20,244 4,077 16,315 2,655
Michigan 39,957 1,896 126 37,935 6,779 31,234 1,944
Minnesota 11,848 930 32 10,886 2,202 8,707 939
Mississippi 15,622 837 69 14,716 3,276 11,488 858
Missouri 20,364 741 65 19,558 3,733 15,872 759
Montana 2,716 144 8 2,564 416 2,153 147
Nebraska 4,203 280 25 3,898 767 3,150 286
Nevada 7,361 1,085 46 6,230 1,581 4,686 1,094
New Hampshire 3,879 111 14 3,754 476 3,290 113
New Jersey 23,993 3,922 34 20,037 4,310 15,719 3,964
New Mexico 7,275 1,108 33 6,134 1,319 4,833 1,123
New York 65,656 10,962 231 54,463 13,004 41,590 11,062
North Carolina 31,705 1,996 193 29,516 6,401 23,239 2,065
North Dakota 1,219 89 4 1,126 224 903 92
Ohio 42,194 1,554 167 40,473 7,295 33,300 1,599
Oklahoma 12,145 687 37 11,421 2,729 8,713 703
Oregon 10,555 1,041 35 9,479 1,758 7,742 1,055
Pennsylvania 46,068 2,644 144 43,280 12,243 31,120 2,705
Rhode Island 3,916 330 15 3,571 697 2,887 332
South Carolina 16,995 746 102 16,147 2,931 13,298 766
South Dakota 1,959 174 3 1,782 416 1,364 179
Tennessee 27,023 1,233 135 25,655 3,678 22,076 1,269
Texas 88,219 8,771 550 78,898 23,251 56,035 8,933
Utah 4,978 337 9 4,632 1,041 3,595 342
Vermont 2,049 137 5 1,907 332 1,578 139
Virginia 20,369 1,698 87 18,584 3,648 15,006 1,715
Washington 21,056 1,652 59 19,345 3,153 16,222 1,681
West Virginia 7,933 266 25 7,642 1,211 6,443 279
Wisconsin 14,900 654 75 14,171 3,495 10,738 667
Wyoming 1,199 (X) (X) 1,139 169 970 60
Outlying area  
Northern Mariana Islands 143 (X) (X) 116 60 56 27
Unknown 4 0 0 4 2 2 0
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
NOTE: (X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.