Annual Statistical Supplement, 2015

Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance

Benefits in Current-Payment Status

Geographic Data

Table 5.J1 Estimated total annual benefits paid, by state or other area and program, 2014 (in millions of dollars)
State or area Total, OASDI Retirement Survivors Disability
All areas 848,243 592,578 114,043 141,622
Alabama 15,314 9,402 2,209 3,703
Alaska 1,215 851 166 198
Arizona 17,722 13,049 2,118 2,555
Arkansas 9,113 5,743 1,240 2,130
California 78,795 57,114 10,172 11,509
Colorado 11,449 8,305 1,447 1,697
Connecticut 10,417 7,838 1,232 1,347
Delaware 2,973 2,164 351 458
District of Columbia 1,058 732 125 201
Florida 60,672 44,652 7,178 8,842
Georgia 23,702 16,003 3,185 4,514
Hawaii 3,613 2,838 399 376
Idaho 4,285 3,068 544 673
Illinois 32,186 22,880 4,619 4,687
Indiana 19,337 13,298 2,720 3,319
Iowa 8,971 6,546 1,262 1,163
Kansas 7,741 5,521 1,057 1,163
Kentucky 13,054 7,812 1,999 3,243
Louisiana 11,499 6,829 2,244 2,426
Maine 4,362 2,954 533 875
Maryland 14,133 10,209 1,807 2,117
Massachusetts 17,908 12,505 2,147 3,256
Michigan 32,591 22,274 4,464 5,853
Minnesota 14,317 10,586 1,743 1,988
Mississippi 8,583 5,293 1,274 2,016
Missouri 17,726 11,913 2,399 3,414
Montana 2,930 2,122 393 415
Nebraska 4,699 3,421 648 630
Nevada 6,852 5,019 781 1,052
New Hampshire 4,256 3,019 448 789
New Jersey 25,141 18,533 3,067 3,541
New Mexico 5,366 3,680 717 969
New York 52,284 37,370 6,416 8,498
North Carolina 27,935 19,441 3,255 5,239
North Dakota 1,726 1,231 290 205
Ohio 32,669 22,038 5,231 5,400
Oklahoma 10,494 6,985 1,565 1,944
Oregon 11,595 8,493 1,405 1,697
Pennsylvania 40,805 28,600 5,708 6,497
Rhode Island 3,146 2,222 348 576
South Carolina 14,961 10,260 1,819 2,882
South Dakota 2,265 1,669 315 281
Tennessee 19,401 12,896 2,619 3,886
Texas 53,527 36,214 8,351 8,962
Utah 5,289 3,805 725 759
Vermont 2,009 1,438 234 337
Virginia 20,679 14,643 2,653 3,383
Washington 18,391 13,351 2,206 2,834
West Virginia 6,608 3,951 1,134 1,523
Wisconsin 17,119 12,448 2,137 2,534
Wyoming 1,481 1,079 197 205
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 55 24 14 17
Guam 156 100 33 23
Northern Mariana Islands 21 12 6 3
Puerto Rico 8,518 4,619 1,303 2,596
U.S. Virgin Islands 269 210 32 27
Foreign countries 4,845 3,299 1,353 193
Unknown 27 19 5 3
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data; and U.S. Postal Service geographic data.
NOTES: Unnegotiated checks are not deducted. Excludes lump-sum death payments.
Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 5.J2 Number of beneficiaries, by state or other area, program, and type of benefit, December 2014
State or area Total Retirement Survivors Disability
Retired workers Spouses Children Widow(er)s and parents Children Disabled workers Spouses Children
All areas 59,007,158 39,008,771 2,303,480 635,496 4,236,220 1,892,099 8,954,518 148,955 1,827,619
Alabama 1,095,925 631,443 33,748 11,553 84,463 42,968 236,857 3,922 50,971
Alaska 89,047 59,221 2,696 1,803 5,246 4,584 12,641 184 2,672
Arizona 1,207,102 849,142 44,447 12,490 76,677 35,016 156,217 2,478 30,635
Arkansas 673,193 399,334 18,584 6,818 48,324 25,326 140,453 2,276 32,078
California 5,538,810 3,804,073 273,455 73,857 376,501 160,382 709,509 12,586 128,447
Colorado 794,937 552,118 31,802 7,435 52,182 23,121 107,158 1,316 19,805
Connecticut 654,533 469,331 20,805 7,095 39,769 18,641 81,799 793 16,300
Delaware 192,187 134,871 5,513 1,526 11,903 5,773 27,404 261 4,936
District of Columbia 79,716 52,477 1,902 770 4,640 3,345 14,732 31 1,819
Florida 4,223,274 2,977,966 149,451 42,864 271,000 108,169 560,856 8,352 104,616
Georgia 1,676,778 1,079,189 47,566 18,365 116,028 65,650 285,394 4,397 60,189
Hawaii 251,591 189,864 8,390 3,797 15,197 6,219 23,174 431 4,519
Idaho 306,264 208,370 11,520 3,281 19,779 9,015 43,820 842 9,637
Illinois 2,155,290 1,463,959 81,702 23,918 160,955 72,434 289,730 4,508 58,084
Indiana 1,286,099 837,039 41,380 12,286 93,791 45,513 208,645 3,211 44,234
Iowa 616,301 431,181 21,503 5,799 46,080 18,064 78,016 925 14,733
Kansas 521,955 353,737 17,085 5,156 36,920 17,330 75,123 931 15,673
Kentucky 954,284 536,540 35,385 8,867 79,977 36,327 208,016 4,880 44,292
Louisiana 854,211 471,272 43,671 10,183 88,547 42,963 157,558 3,977 36,040
Maine 325,496 209,810 10,459 3,013 20,954 8,350 59,093 788 13,029
Maryland 936,372 647,917 30,566 8,930 61,429 31,971 130,696 1,021 23,842
Massachusetts 1,224,469 806,825 40,721 12,736 75,031 34,201 205,642 1,854 47,459
Michigan 2,121,776 1,363,480 77,257 22,748 152,275 69,268 353,522 6,337 76,889
Minnesota 965,018 680,724 32,364 9,200 61,904 25,765 127,364 1,273 26,424
Mississippi 640,772 371,473 16,814 8,182 48,758 30,460 132,596 2,346 30,143
Missouri 1,246,269 796,376 37,599 11,613 87,551 43,428 222,218 3,060 44,424
Montana 212,535 148,405 7,671 2,341 14,672 6,470 27,807 490 4,679
Nebraska 326,078 226,858 11,409 2,947 23,707 9,821 42,347 431 8,558
Nevada 475,811 338,621 14,540 4,912 27,804 13,490 64,243 801 11,400
New Hampshire 283,983 190,433 7,719 2,401 15,256 6,815 48,091 426 12,842
New Jersey 1,568,016 1,100,899 54,459 17,514 101,724 44,822 203,208 2,868 42,522
New Mexico 399,987 257,667 16,593 4,285 27,724 14,942 64,694 1,211 12,871
New York 3,482,978 2,345,599 133,868 43,068 226,428 98,764 516,900 8,251 110,100
North Carolina 1,948,531 1,299,071 47,298 17,887 120,801 62,953 332,173 4,527 63,821
North Dakota 124,372 85,385 5,611 1,040 11,372 4,227 14,048 167 2,522
Ohio 2,267,508 1,446,106 97,288 20,290 195,124 77,729 356,270 5,980 68,721
Oklahoma 749,794 472,916 25,142 7,653 58,457 29,452 127,712 2,264 26,198
Oregon 798,156 561,330 28,450 8,569 51,823 19,104 109,329 1,885 17,666
Pennsylvania 2,722,892 1,814,793 98,167 23,867 206,941 79,732 409,608 6,356 83,428
Rhode Island 216,029 145,063 5,095 2,296 12,256 5,772 37,422 272 7,853
South Carolina 1,040,971 683,006 26,563 9,988 68,220 35,599 179,872 2,653 35,070
South Dakota 165,499 117,284 5,860 1,401 12,460 5,280 19,250 187 3,777
Tennessee 1,371,562 860,375 42,186 13,221 99,456 49,700 252,231 4,255 50,138
Texas 3,842,249 2,424,311 192,408 43,722 319,026 146,986 574,012 12,073 129,711
Utah 365,730 244,753 17,661 4,659 22,946 15,341 47,947 796 11,627
Vermont 140,634 94,631 4,587 1,441 8,640 3,569 22,600 248 4,918
Virginia 1,415,661 950,681 49,977 13,707 97,874 44,186 212,945 3,297 42,994
Washington 1,230,039 844,816 48,667 13,052 78,141 31,697 179,192 2,526 31,948
West Virginia 464,823 258,928 23,636 4,709 45,053 17,128 93,837 3,355 18,177
Wisconsin 1,153,149 802,537 33,824 11,176 74,661 32,790 161,894 2,095 34,172
Wyoming 101,296 71,052 3,423 877 6,764 3,469 13,170 188 2,353
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 6,169 2,223 208 301 598 816 1,318 54 651
Guam 16,136 9,435 1,035 615 1,447 1,348 1,618 66 572
Northern Mariana Islands 2,650 1,389 123 189 301 307 254 13 74
Puerto Rico 845,860 435,569 61,400 11,975 77,656 29,765 179,266 7,647 42,582
U.S. Virgin Islands 21,366 15,570 973 442 1,343 800 1,710 51 477
Foreign countries 613,101 379,998 101,170 10,650 91,413 14,905 11,151 540 3,274
Unknown 1,924 1,335 84 16 251 37 166 2 33
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data; and U.S. Postal Service geographic data.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 5.J3 Number and total monthly benefits of beneficiaries aged 65 or older, by state or other area and sex, December 2014
State or area Number Total monthly benefits (thousands of dollars)
Total Men Women Total Men Women
All areas 42,084,088 18,585,736 23,498,352 55,047,928 27,909,619 27,138,309
Alabama 686,381 294,803 391,578 882,467 442,441 440,025
Alaska 61,001 30,732 30,269 76,853 43,985 32,868
Arizona 891,977 407,572 484,405 1,198,376 625,262 573,114
Arkansas 430,170 188,763 241,407 536,837 270,995 265,842
California 4,126,722 1,865,084 2,261,638 5,302,141 2,710,053 2,592,088
Colorado 588,137 268,888 319,249 768,923 407,115 361,808
Connecticut 502,510 217,315 285,195 727,279 361,349 365,930
Delaware 140,660 61,953 78,707 198,941 100,212 98,730
District of Columbia 55,934 23,423 32,511 68,684 31,421 37,263
Florida 3,145,869 1,414,853 1,731,016 4,118,264 2,108,740 2,009,524
Georgia 1,124,078 485,728 638,350 1,466,292 733,576 732,716
Hawaii 197,122 87,868 109,254 256,758 126,168 130,589
Idaho 218,849 102,021 116,828 281,047 151,776 129,271
Illinois 1,580,059 688,388 891,671 2,129,223 1,068,197 1,061,025
Indiana 889,217 383,786 505,431 1,227,053 615,520 611,533
Iowa 462,369 201,158 261,211 607,712 307,501 300,211
Kansas 379,144 165,518 213,626 513,913 259,103 254,809
Kentucky 596,915 263,087 333,828 741,851 381,456 360,395
Louisiana 553,876 244,579 309,297 671,549 353,566 317,983
Maine 225,169 101,789 123,380 276,221 143,676 132,545
Maryland 691,432 297,258 394,174 948,569 461,946 486,623
Massachusetts 881,566 382,542 499,024 1,180,780 588,961 591,819
Michigan 1,444,274 634,781 809,493 2,027,245 1,031,222 996,023
Minnesota 718,415 319,101 399,314 970,612 497,690 472,922
Mississippi 397,660 170,897 226,763 492,632 244,750 247,882
Missouri 850,555 372,813 477,742 1,106,157 561,206 544,951
Montana 155,936 73,565 82,371 194,879 105,079 89,800
Nebraska 246,345 107,006 139,339 322,039 162,122 159,917
Nevada 348,360 167,417 180,943 457,547 247,252 210,295
New Hampshire 199,935 90,290 109,645 278,679 145,024 133,654
New Jersey 1,180,551 501,635 678,916 1,714,712 830,251 884,460
New Mexico 276,893 126,459 150,434 339,777 177,044 162,734
New York 2,527,345 1,080,556 1,446,789 3,449,181 1,663,393 1,785,788
North Carolina 1,341,149 577,039 764,110 1,770,702 875,137 895,565
North Dakota 95,700 42,493 53,207 117,605 61,075 56,530
Ohio 1,605,105 703,178 901,927 2,086,716 1,071,238 1,015,478
Oklahoma 514,038 225,441 288,597 656,496 330,584 325,912
Oregon 587,430 265,864 321,566 777,270 401,980 375,290
Pennsylvania 1,968,219 841,643 1,126,576 2,670,235 1,321,761 1,348,473
Rhode Island 153,349 65,538 87,811 205,585 100,646 104,939
South Carolina 708,065 310,507 397,558 939,201 477,564 461,637
South Dakota 125,947 57,324 68,623 155,470 82,027 73,443
Tennessee 915,988 399,683 516,305 1,194,735 602,672 592,063
Texas 2,701,705 1,212,758 1,488,947 3,433,522 1,795,258 1,638,263
Utah 264,139 120,389 143,750 351,895 189,331 162,564
Vermont 100,492 45,542 54,950 132,653 68,357 64,296
Virginia 1,017,990 442,175 575,815 1,360,259 681,033 679,225
Washington 900,203 407,567 492,636 1,234,357 640,729 593,628
West Virginia 300,151 133,475 166,676 382,220 198,775 183,445
Wisconsin 834,233 370,335 463,898 1,130,251 579,220 551,031
Wyoming 74,458 35,012 39,446 98,925 53,992 44,932
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 2,539 1,216 1,323 2,169 1,185 984
Guam 10,376 5,024 5,352 9,026 4,997 4,028
Northern Mariana Islands 1,431 759 672 1,018 619 399
Puerto Rico 529,241 236,266 292,975 444,436 226,136 218,301
U.S. Virgin Islands 16,231 7,628 8,603 18,457 9,631 8,826
Foreign countries 538,826 256,506 282,320 339,535 176,600 162,935
Unknown 1,657 746 911 2,000 1,018 982
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data; and U.S. Postal Service geographic data.
NOTE: Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 5.J4 Total monthly benefits, by state or other area, program, and type of benefit, December 2014 (in thousands of dollars)
State or area Total Retirement Survivors Disability
Retired workers Spouses Children Widow(er)s and parents Children Disabled workers Spouses Children
All areas 71,693,353 51,826,267 1,550,839 411,405 5,212,795 1,571,821 10,435,524 46,852 637,848
Alabama 1,276,223 823,373 23,474 7,769 97,577 33,776 271,434 1,228 17,593
Alaska 103,133 74,885 1,823 1,052 6,209 3,728 14,511 53 871
Arizona 1,517,597 1,151,231 31,269 7,984 97,841 28,882 188,778 794 10,818
Arkansas 761,036 504,047 12,098 4,286 54,543 19,215 155,919 624 10,304
California 6,701,027 4,971,892 174,226 46,479 467,517 138,705 849,092 4,235 48,881
Colorado 977,802 729,047 23,289 4,988 66,154 20,177 126,656 417 7,074
Connecticut 885,983 685,515 16,760 4,940 55,495 17,456 99,133 263 6,420
Delaware 254,374 192,052 4,322 1,083 15,998 5,034 33,934 81 1,871
District of Columbia 89,987 64,809 1,493 493 4,991 2,408 15,189 11 592
Florida 5,190,945 3,934,274 100,867 27,063 340,571 88,299 660,234 2,603 37,034
Georgia 2,006,085 1,414,361 33,754 11,997 137,785 52,602 333,487 1,257 20,842
Hawaii 310,833 249,659 5,545 2,456 18,365 5,419 27,647 130 1,612
Idaho 365,258 269,559 8,021 2,110 24,938 7,558 49,817 243 3,011
Illinois 2,707,116 1,992,822 58,671 15,921 210,800 62,626 344,156 1,446 20,673
Indiana 1,626,829 1,164,483 31,012 8,522 123,396 38,426 244,866 1,021 15,103
Iowa 758,169 573,066 15,231 3,767 59,233 15,306 86,519 257 4,791
Kansas 653,569 483,719 12,785 3,442 48,188 14,371 85,621 284 5,160
Kentucky 1,081,642 680,486 22,957 5,620 90,825 28,188 236,818 1,614 15,134
Louisiana 944,524 585,536 28,784 6,247 101,083 32,427 177,395 1,342 11,709
Maine 368,682 259,403 7,195 1,843 24,797 6,871 64,121 235 4,217
Maryland 1,203,106 898,988 23,497 6,235 79,283 28,064 157,549 351 9,140
Massachusetts 1,517,385 1,093,577 30,809 8,408 96,781 30,719 239,183 584 17,324
Michigan 2,736,513 1,939,179 57,972 16,197 203,774 60,962 429,633 2,076 26,722
Minnesota 1,220,801 930,821 24,005 6,034 80,706 22,722 147,340 373 8,800
Mississippi 714,962 464,890 11,087 5,072 53,289 22,491 147,564 667 9,902
Missouri 1,487,510 1,042,768 26,800 7,547 107,852 34,332 252,491 898 14,823
Montana 248,665 186,555 5,142 1,396 18,137 5,146 30,630 136 1,523
Nebraska 397,847 299,863 8,152 1,939 30,179 8,206 46,663 121 2,724
Nevada 588,318 445,161 9,840 3,109 35,228 11,658 78,886 268 4,169
New Hampshire 363,341 266,797 6,237 1,673 20,328 6,354 57,310 129 4,513
New Jersey 2,134,807 1,620,508 40,914 12,347 139,346 42,698 260,014 964 18,016
New Mexico 453,482 321,549 10,575 2,519 31,792 10,934 71,762 363 3,987
New York 4,421,858 3,256,080 92,450 28,848 292,159 88,086 620,187 2,723 41,325
North Carolina 2,375,750 1,724,255 34,278 11,908 143,751 50,631 386,925 1,299 22,705
North Dakota 144,728 107,356 3,642 643 13,702 3,386 15,165 45 788
Ohio 2,725,919 1,908,590 68,509 13,307 246,681 63,369 401,323 1,901 22,240
Oklahoma 877,523 610,127 17,130 4,848 70,109 23,031 143,271 681 8,328
Oregon 990,560 746,405 20,592 5,617 67,206 16,586 127,245 585 6,324
Pennsylvania 3,432,758 2,496,084 72,783 16,359 269,338 68,496 478,597 2,008 29,093
Rhode Island 266,541 195,444 3,717 1,472 15,714 4,940 42,479 75 2,700
South Carolina 1,272,517 911,359 19,460 6,726 80,261 28,435 212,767 785 12,723
South Dakota 192,240 146,815 3,864 826 14,748 3,955 20,827 44 1,161
Tennessee 1,633,490 1,133,787 29,951 8,877 117,323 38,755 286,694 1,226 16,876
Texas 4,502,644 3,146,727 127,129 26,890 380,287 118,667 656,790 3,782 42,371
Utah 449,903 330,222 13,472 3,007 30,148 13,259 55,703 257 3,834
Vermont 170,863 126,180 3,406 943 10,780 3,059 24,787 69 1,638
Virginia 1,758,795 1,287,629 37,102 9,366 120,430 37,738 249,879 1,081 15,570
Washington 1,572,324 1,171,379 36,664 8,852 103,644 28,136 211,413 828 11,407
West Virginia 544,609 339,834 15,666 3,063 53,868 13,614 110,899 1,278 6,387
Wisconsin 1,454,566 1,096,219 24,753 7,486 98,168 28,423 187,659 587 11,270
Wyoming 126,060 95,090 2,513 602 8,771 2,934 15,261 62 826
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 4,276 1,944 78 113 432 409 1,153 12 134
Guam 12,954 8,446 435 257 1,183 807 1,659 15 152
Northern Mariana Islands 1,651 983 44 67 181 161 197 2 16
Puerto Rico 696,181 386,891 25,495 5,407 59,875 17,405 185,741 2,225 13,142
U.S. Virgin Islands 23,078 18,182 549 261 1,338 558 2,018 18 154
Foreign countries 391,758 263,685 28,503 5,112 69,416 11,191 12,338 195 1,318
Unknown 2,255 1,679 49 10 281 29 194 1 12
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data; and U.S. Postal Service geographic data.
NOTE: Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 5.J5 Number of beneficiaries, by state or other area and age, December 2014
State or area Total, all ages 17 or under 18–54 55–61 62–64 65–69 70–74 75–79 80–84 85–89 90–99 100 or older
All areas 59,007,158 3,166,375 5,056,571 3,555,623 5,144,501 13,087,835 10,622,827 7,462,009 5,316,455 3,485,915 2,048,835 60,212
Alabama 1,095,925 78,939 130,043 94,475 106,087 226,404 175,339 124,264 84,324 49,671 25,582 797
Alaska 89,047 7,396 7,564 4,850 8,236 22,478 17,368 9,976 6,089 3,355 1,684 51
Arizona 1,207,102 60,708 84,749 61,326 108,342 283,947 235,245 161,104 108,362 65,946 36,478 895
Arkansas 673,193 48,706 79,540 54,058 60,719 137,531 111,284 78,437 53,490 31,631 17,246 551
California 5,538,810 262,667 388,370 289,575 471,476 1,277,898 1,043,066 725,543 516,546 342,622 214,731 6,316
Colorado 794,937 39,012 58,697 41,492 67,599 193,404 151,822 100,396 70,173 44,804 26,787 751
Connecticut 654,533 28,579 49,011 31,501 42,932 141,081 123,183 85,889 67,618 50,040 33,562 1,137
Delaware 192,187 8,905 14,687 11,021 16,914 44,895 37,080 24,841 17,373 10,251 6,047 173
District of Columbia 79,716 4,159 8,293 5,739 5,591 15,474 14,596 10,029 7,145 4,973 3,544 173
Florida 4,223,274 194,157 295,593 227,636 360,019 938,288 800,928 575,772 408,982 266,869 150,887 4,143
Georgia 1,676,778 110,101 157,387 116,044 169,168 390,790 295,643 194,271 126,902 74,492 40,724 1,256
Hawaii 251,591 11,291 13,442 9,124 20,612 59,577 48,209 32,272 25,181 19,101 12,411 371
Idaho 306,264 16,562 25,388 16,516 28,949 71,304 57,290 38,947 25,833 15,942 9,291 242
Illinois 2,155,290 105,915 170,036 118,049 181,231 470,091 391,471 282,341 205,368 141,236 86,835 2,717
Indiana 1,286,099 73,404 119,965 83,893 119,620 280,243 221,509 156,993 111,733 74,566 42,999 1,174
Iowa 616,301 25,370 46,715 30,564 51,283 133,104 108,620 83,450 63,603 44,527 28,151 914
Kansas 521,955 27,805 43,750 29,589 41,667 112,863 91,275 66,881 51,079 34,757 21,609 680
Kentucky 954,284 65,484 116,032 82,976 92,877 197,775 151,118 106,452 72,516 44,361 24,040 653
Louisiana 854,211 63,889 94,904 64,842 76,700 178,598 140,138 99,502 69,487 43,035 22,482 634
Maine 325,496 16,884 35,870 20,999 26,574 70,654 56,130 39,483 28,717 18,945 10,966 274
Maryland 936,372 48,619 73,664 50,567 72,090 211,173 178,787 121,307 86,022 57,814 35,260 1,069
Massachusetts 1,224,469 65,261 128,386 72,762 76,494 250,330 216,777 151,645 118,763 86,590 55,784 1,677
Michigan 2,121,776 118,171 199,997 144,135 215,199 457,729 357,636 249,297 180,640 124,701 72,351 1,920
Minnesota 965,018 42,019 76,460 47,161 80,963 215,653 177,167 126,916 92,749 63,869 40,805 1,256
Mississippi 640,772 50,699 74,260 54,802 63,351 132,405 99,811 72,158 48,206 29,229 15,302 549
Missouri 1,246,269 72,053 124,785 88,589 110,287 259,987 214,602 152,779 110,409 70,481 41,079 1,218
Montana 212,535 9,950 15,121 11,077 20,451 50,542 40,108 27,338 18,500 12,071 7,159 218
Nebraska 326,078 15,005 24,978 15,970 23,780 70,655 58,844 44,334 34,407 23,370 14,322 413
Nevada 475,811 24,351 33,147 25,495 44,458 118,763 96,245 62,772 38,317 21,480 10,562 221
New Hampshire 283,983 16,503 30,444 16,154 20,947 63,586 50,910 33,945 24,824 16,536 9,844 290
New Jersey 1,568,016 74,926 115,859 80,801 115,879 346,452 290,787 206,465 157,199 110,424 67,158 2,066
New Mexico 399,987 24,995 36,591 24,404 37,104 91,078 71,480 49,355 33,641 20,050 11,003 286
New York 3,482,978 173,370 299,499 200,549 282,215 753,814 618,520 444,914 331,777 231,087 142,223 5,010
North Carolina 1,948,531 105,928 177,315 133,434 190,705 444,635 344,983 234,729 160,997 99,330 54,938 1,537
North Dakota 124,372 5,146 8,454 5,413 9,659 27,123 21,973 17,034 13,628 9,669 6,052 221
Ohio 2,267,508 114,741 207,484 143,532 196,646 487,082 388,474 287,659 211,023 145,024 83,634 2,209
Oklahoma 749,794 47,992 71,515 51,356 64,893 160,275 132,377 94,269 65,748 39,551 21,238 580
Oregon 798,156 31,736 58,409 43,597 76,984 193,007 150,913 99,332 68,192 46,034 29,133 819
Pennsylvania 2,722,892 129,744 235,266 161,189 228,474 578,881 470,732 345,626 266,721 191,106 112,119 3,034
Rhode Island 216,029 11,151 21,433 14,134 15,962 44,728 36,473 25,490 20,240 15,803 10,316 299
South Carolina 1,040,971 59,715 94,472 74,001 104,718 242,131 187,433 123,229 80,913 47,329 26,313 717
South Dakota 165,499 7,291 11,400 7,384 13,477 37,465 30,426 22,068 16,824 11,529 7,355 280
Tennessee 1,371,562 84,217 140,084 100,317 130,956 303,737 238,538 163,007 109,551 65,186 34,967 1,002
Texas 3,842,249 248,169 332,850 225,996 333,529 875,981 705,227 478,934 329,775 199,411 109,351 3,026
Utah 365,730 24,838 30,554 17,531 28,668 82,047 69,091 48,080 33,485 20,658 10,555 223
Vermont 140,634 6,850 14,012 7,892 11,388 32,097 25,892 16,967 12,278 8,149 4,971 138
Virginia 1,415,661 73,904 119,225 84,335 120,207 322,682 265,347 180,861 124,089 78,411 45,337 1,263
Washington 1,230,039 54,823 99,222 69,441 106,350 294,238 234,023 151,964 104,617 69,421 44,647 1,293
West Virginia 464,823 27,528 50,003 38,877 48,264 99,702 74,023 53,975 36,676 23,557 11,927 291
Wisconsin 1,153,149 52,479 97,140 61,968 107,329 256,140 200,849 146,446 108,982 75,043 45,453 1,320
Wyoming 101,296 5,116 7,418 5,180 9,124 24,290 19,268 13,215 8,868 5,636 3,085 96
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 6,169 1,641 690 667 632 1,042 703 461 204 95 34 0
Guam 16,136 2,234 1,267 659 1,600 3,761 2,656 2,025 1,154 562 218 0
Northern Mariana Islands 2,650 502 264 125 328 619 350 269 132 42 (X) (X)
Puerto Rico 845,860 59,956 93,675 74,317 88,671 168,453 134,361 100,425 66,343 37,001 21,724 934
U.S. Virgin Islands 21,366 1,338 1,107 737 1,953 5,676 4,819 2,907 1,634 754 (X) (X)
Foreign countries 613,101 23,428 10,000 6,736 34,111 133,328 140,642 112,671 78,086 47,456 25,826 817
Unknown 1,924 53 85 70 59 149 266 298 320 332 (X) (X)
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data; and U.S. Postal Service geographic data.
(X) = Suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals.
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Table 5.J5.1 Number of beneficiaries, by state or other area and sex, December 2014
State or area Total Adult beneficiaries Children
Men Women
All areas 59,007,158 24,457,270 30,194,674 4,355,214
Alabama 1,095,925 432,198 558,235 105,492
Alaska 89,047 40,335 39,653 9,059
Arizona 1,207,102 517,746 611,215 78,141
Arkansas 673,193 272,020 336,951 64,222
California 5,538,810 2,367,859 2,808,265 362,686
Colorado 794,937 343,110 401,466 50,361
Connecticut 654,533 268,986 343,511 42,036
Delaware 192,187 79,722 100,230 12,235
District of Columbia 79,716 32,143 41,639 5,934
Florida 4,223,274 1,798,438 2,169,187 255,649
Georgia 1,676,778 668,719 863,855 144,204
Hawaii 251,591 107,645 129,411 14,535
Idaho 306,264 132,826 151,505 21,933
Illinois 2,155,290 884,397 1,116,457 154,436
Indiana 1,286,099 519,035 665,031 102,033
Iowa 616,301 254,920 322,785 38,596
Kansas 521,955 213,019 270,777 38,159
Kentucky 954,284 394,200 470,598 89,486
Louisiana 854,211 347,177 417,848 89,186
Maine 325,496 139,247 161,857 24,392
Maryland 936,372 379,422 492,207 64,743
Massachusetts 1,224,469 501,267 628,806 94,396
Michigan 2,121,776 870,703 1,082,168 168,905
Minnesota 965,018 406,693 496,936 61,389
Mississippi 640,772 250,495 321,492 68,785
Missouri 1,246,269 512,040 634,764 99,465
Montana 212,535 94,309 104,736 13,490
Nebraska 326,078 133,117 171,635 21,326
Nevada 475,811 213,887 232,122 29,802
New Hampshire 283,983 118,526 143,399 22,058
New Jersey 1,568,016 629,357 833,801 104,858
New Mexico 399,987 170,535 197,354 32,098
New York 3,482,978 1,412,036 1,819,010 251,932
North Carolina 1,948,531 785,542 1,018,328 144,661
North Dakota 124,372 52,175 64,408 7,789
Ohio 2,267,508 940,028 1,160,740 166,740
Oklahoma 749,794 303,950 382,541 63,303
Oregon 798,156 344,824 407,993 45,339
Pennsylvania 2,722,892 1,106,939 1,428,926 187,027
Rhode Island 216,029 87,351 112,757 15,921
South Carolina 1,040,971 423,251 537,063 80,657
South Dakota 165,499 70,862 84,179 10,458
Tennessee 1,371,562 555,650 702,853 113,059
Texas 3,842,249 1,588,978 1,932,852 320,419
Utah 365,730 152,192 181,911 31,627
Vermont 140,634 60,181 70,525 9,928
Virginia 1,415,661 577,280 737,494 100,887
Washington 1,230,039 527,857 625,485 76,697
West Virginia 464,823 196,749 228,060 40,014
Wisconsin 1,153,149 483,559 591,452 78,138
Wyoming 101,296 44,591 50,006 6,699
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 6,169 2,144 2,257 1,768
Guam 16,136 6,592 7,009 2,535
Northern Mariana Islands 2,650 1,077 1,003 570
Puerto Rico 845,860 352,106 409,432 84,322
U.S. Virgin Islands 21,366 9,150 10,497 1,719
Foreign countries 613,101 277,252 307,020 28,829
Unknown 1,924 861 977 86
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data; and U.S. Postal Service geographic data.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 5.J6 Percentage distribution of retired workers, by monthly benefit amount and state or other area, December 2014
State or area Number Percentage distribution by dollar amount of benefit Monthly benefit (dollars)
Total Less than 600.00 600.00–699.90 700.00–799.90 800.00–899.90 900.00–999.90 1,000.00–1,099.90 1,100.00–1,199.90 1,200.00–1,299.90 1,300.00–1,399.90 1,400.00 or more Average Median
All areas 39,008,771 100.0 8.5 4.4 5.8 6.4 6.0 5.8 5.8 6.0 6.4 44.9 1,328.58 1,320.90
Alabama 631,443 100.0 6.8 4.4 6.2 7.0 6.8 6.7 6.8 6.9 6.9 41.5 1,303.95 1,276.00
Alaska 59,221 100.0 14.0 5.5 6.4 6.5 6.1 5.6 5.5 5.4 5.0 40.2 1,264.51 1,211.00
Arizona 849,142 100.0 6.9 4.0 5.5 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.8 6.0 6.5 47.3 1,355.76 1,360.90
Arkansas 399,334 100.0 6.9 4.9 6.6 7.4 7.4 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.1 37.3 1,262.22 1,225.90
California 3,804,073 100.0 12.4 5.2 6.0 6.1 5.7 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.4 43.5 1,306.99 1,277.90
Colorado 552,118 100.0 10.7 4.2 5.5 6.1 5.9 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.9 44.9 1,320.45 1,312.90
Connecticut 469,331 100.0 5.8 2.9 4.4 5.1 5.1 5.0 5.2 5.7 6.2 54.5 1,460.62 1,463.90
Delaware 134,871 100.0 4.7 3.0 4.7 5.6 5.5 5.3 5.6 6.2 6.8 52.7 1,423.97 1,434.90
District of Columbia 52,477 100.0 19.9 5.8 6.1 6.2 5.7 5.6 4.9 4.8 4.4 36.5 1,235.01 1,115.00
Florida 2,977,966 100.0 7.8 4.6 6.1 6.6 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.1 6.4 44.1 1,321.13 1,307.90
Georgia 1,079,189 100.0 7.8 4.4 5.9 6.8 6.7 6.5 6.4 6.4 6.4 42.5 1,310.58 1,283.00
Hawaii 189,864 100.0 9.8 4.6 5.6 5.9 5.6 5.7 6.1 6.3 6.7 43.6 1,314.93 1,305.00
Idaho 208,370 100.0 7.0 4.8 6.5 7.0 6.5 6.3 6.5 6.7 6.9 41.8 1,293.65 1,280.90
Illinois 1,463,959 100.0 8.7 3.8 5.4 6.0 5.5 5.2 5.2 5.6 6.1 48.5 1,361.26 1,377.90
Indiana 837,039 100.0 4.2 3.3 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.4 5.7 6.3 7.1 50.6 1,391.19 1,408.00
Iowa 431,181 100.0 4.9 4.2 6.1 6.6 6.2 6.1 6.5 7.1 7.8 44.5 1,329.06 1,331.90
Kansas 353,737 100.0 5.2 3.8 5.5 6.1 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.8 7.2 47.0 1,367.45 1,360.90
Kentucky 536,540 100.0 8.5 4.9 6.6 7.1 6.7 6.5 6.4 6.6 6.8 40.0 1,268.29 1,251.90
Louisiana 471,272 100.0 13.1 5.7 6.6 6.8 6.3 5.9 5.6 5.5 5.7 38.9 1,242.46 1,201.90
Maine 209,810 100.0 10.7 5.2 6.6 7.2 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.6 6.6 37.1 1,236.37 1,203.90
Maryland 647,917 100.0 9.2 3.8 4.9 5.4 5.3 5.3 5.4 5.7 5.9 49.1 1,387.50 1,385.00
Massachusetts 806,825 100.0 10.7 4.1 5.3 5.8 5.6 5.4 5.4 5.5 5.7 46.6 1,355.41 1,340.90
Michigan 1,363,480 100.0 4.1 3.2 5.1 6.2 5.3 4.8 5.0 5.8 6.5 54.1 1,422.23 1,451.90
Minnesota 680,724 100.0 5.5 3.8 5.7 6.5 6.0 5.6 5.7 6.1 6.7 48.4 1,367.40 1,377.90
Mississippi 371,473 100.0 7.6 5.1 6.9 7.6 7.6 7.4 7.3 7.2 6.7 36.6 1,251.48 1,206.90
Missouri 796,376 100.0 7.6 4.2 5.9 6.7 6.4 6.2 6.3 6.6 6.9 43.2 1,309.39 1,302.90
Montana 148,405 100.0 8.0 5.3 6.8 7.2 6.7 6.6 6.8 6.9 7.0 38.8 1,257.07 1,238.90
Nebraska 226,858 100.0 5.8 4.4 6.1 6.6 6.4 6.5 6.7 7.0 7.3 43.1 1,321.81 1,305.90
Nevada 338,621 100.0 9.5 4.4 5.8 6.4 6.1 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.9 44.4 1,314.63 1,306.90
New Hampshire 190,433 100.0 5.3 3.2 4.8 5.9 5.9 6.0 6.3 6.5 6.8 49.2 1,401.00 1,388.90
New Jersey 1,100,899 100.0 5.7 3.2 4.6 5.2 5.1 4.8 4.8 5.2 5.6 55.7 1,471.99 1,487.90
New Mexico 257,667 100.0 10.7 5.5 6.6 7.0 6.8 6.6 6.5 6.3 6.2 37.9 1,247.93 1,205.90
New York 2,345,599 100.0 7.3 4.1 5.4 5.8 5.4 5.3 5.4 5.7 6.2 49.4 1,388.17 1,390.90
North Carolina 1,299,071 100.0 5.2 3.8 5.6 6.8 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.3 7.3 42.5 1,327.30 1,297.90
North Dakota 85,385 100.0 7.1 5.4 6.9 7.6 7.2 6.9 6.9 7.0 7.1 38.0 1,257.32 1,229.90
Ohio 1,446,106 100.0 9.8 4.0 5.5 6.0 5.4 5.1 5.2 5.8 6.6 46.7 1,319.81 1,352.90
Oklahoma 472,916 100.0 7.8 4.7 6.1 6.6 6.6 6.6 6.8 7.0 7.1 40.7 1,290.14 1,268.90
Oregon 561,330 100.0 6.4 4.4 6.1 6.5 6.1 5.8 6.0 6.5 7.1 45.1 1,329.71 1,331.90
Pennsylvania 1,814,793 100.0 5.2 3.8 5.5 6.0 5.6 5.5 5.9 6.6 7.4 48.6 1,375.41 1,382.00
Rhode Island 145,063 100.0 7.5 4.0 5.4 6.0 5.9 6.1 6.3 6.6 6.8 45.3 1,347.30 1,330.90
South Carolina 683,006 100.0 5.6 3.8 5.7 6.7 6.9 6.9 6.9 7.0 6.9 43.6 1,334.34 1,307.90
South Dakota 117,284 100.0 7.5 5.2 6.8 7.3 7.4 7.2 7.2 7.1 7.2 37.2 1,251.79 1,221.00
Tennessee 860,375 100.0 6.0 4.2 6.0 6.9 6.9 6.8 6.8 7.0 7.0 42.3 1,317.78 1,289.90
Texas 2,424,311 100.0 11.2 5.0 6.1 6.4 6.1 5.8 5.7 5.6 5.8 42.2 1,297.99 1,264.00
Utah 244,753 100.0 8.3 4.2 6.1 6.6 5.8 5.4 5.2 5.3 6.0 47.1 1,349.21 1,355.00
Vermont 94,631 100.0 5.5 4.2 5.8 6.5 6.6 6.4 6.8 7.3 7.4 43.5 1,333.39 1,312.90
Virginia 950,681 100.0 7.5 4.0 5.5 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.3 6.5 45.4 1,354.43 1,329.90
Washington 844,816 100.0 6.5 3.8 5.4 6.0 5.6 5.3 5.4 5.7 6.2 50.0 1,386.55 1,400.90
West Virginia 258,928 100.0 6.4 4.4 5.9 6.5 6.0 6.2 6.4 6.9 7.7 43.7 1,312.47 1,317.90
Wisconsin 802,537 100.0 4.2 3.6 5.7 6.4 5.8 5.6 5.9 6.6 7.6 48.7 1,365.94 1,383.90
Wyoming 71,052 100.0 6.3 4.2 6.0 6.8 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.2 6.7 45.5 1,338.32 1,332.90
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 2,223 100.0 30.5 10.6 9.2 8.9 7.9 5.5 5.5 4.6 3.8 13.5 874.61 795.90
Guam 9,435 100.0 32.3 10.6 9.4 7.4 6.7 5.7 4.4 4.2 3.4 15.9 895.14 775.90
Northern Mariana Islands 1,389 100.0 51.9 10.1 7.1 5.4 4.5 3.5 3.0 2.2 1.6 10.7 707.77 587.90
Puerto Rico 435,569 100.0 24.3 11.3 12.4 11.0 8.8 7.0 5.5 4.4 3.4 12.0 888.24 817.90
U.S. Virgin Islands 15,570 100.0 10.5 6.5 8.6 8.4 8.9 8.0 6.9 6.7 5.7 29.8 1,167.79 1,088.90
Foreign countries 379,998 100.0 50.0 8.0 7.3 6.1 4.9 4.0 3.3 2.8 2.4 11.0 693.91 599.00
Unknown 1,335 100.0 7.0 4.7 6.7 7.4 6.5 6.3 7.0 8.2 8.4 37.8 1,257.68 1,259.90
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data; and U.S. Postal Service geographic data.
NOTE: Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 5.J8 Percentage distribution of disabled workers, by monthly benefit amount and state or other area, December 2014
State or area Number Percentage distribution by dollar amount of benefit Monthly benefit (dollars)
Total Less than 600.00 600.00–699.90 700.00–799.90 800.00–899.90 900.00–999.90 1,000.00–1,099.90 1,100.00–1,199.90 1,200.00–1,299.90 1,300.00–1,399.90 1,400.00 or more Average Median
All areas 8,954,518 100.0 9.9 4.9 9.1 10.2 9.4 8.5 7.5 6.5 5.6 28.2 1,165.39 1,073.00
Alabama 236,857 100.0 8.8 4.9 9.4 11.0 10.3 9.3 8.1 6.9 5.8 25.6 1,145.98 1,060.00
Alaska 12,641 100.0 11.5 5.7 10.2 10.1 9.0 8.1 7.0 6.0 5.1 27.2 1,147.96 1,041.00
Arizona 156,217 100.0 8.1 4.4 8.2 9.6 9.2 8.5 7.7 6.9 6.0 31.2 1,208.44 1,123.90
Arkansas 140,453 100.0 9.2 5.1 9.8 11.2 10.5 9.7 8.7 7.2 6.0 22.7 1,110.11 1,042.00
California 709,509 100.0 11.1 5.0 8.8 9.4 8.4 7.6 6.7 6.0 5.3 31.6 1,196.73 1,095.00
Colorado 107,158 100.0 9.0 4.8 8.8 9.9 9.3 8.7 7.8 6.7 5.8 29.2 1,181.95 1,094.00
Connecticut 81,799 100.0 9.6 4.9 8.4 9.3 8.5 7.8 7.1 6.2 5.7 32.5 1,211.91 1,120.00
Delaware 27,404 100.0 8.0 4.1 7.7 9.0 8.8 8.2 7.5 6.9 6.1 33.7 1,238.28 1,153.00
District of Columbia 14,732 100.0 14.2 6.1 11.4 12.7 10.1 8.7 7.7 6.4 4.8 17.8 1,030.99 951.00
Florida 560,856 100.0 8.7 4.7 8.8 10.3 9.6 8.8 7.9 6.9 5.9 28.4 1,177.19 1,089.00
Georgia 285,394 100.0 8.2 4.6 8.7 10.3 9.8 9.0 8.3 7.3 6.4 27.5 1,168.51 1,093.90
Hawaii 23,174 100.0 9.1 4.7 8.7 9.1 8.7 8.2 7.6 7.1 6.3 30.5 1,193.02 1,116.00
Idaho 43,820 100.0 10.6 5.1 9.8 10.6 9.7 8.5 7.4 6.3 5.7 26.3 1,136.85 1,048.00
Illinois 289,730 100.0 10.4 5.0 8.9 9.9 8.8 7.9 7.0 6.2 5.4 30.6 1,187.85 1,088.00
Indiana 208,645 100.0 9.3 4.8 8.8 10.0 9.3 8.7 7.8 6.9 5.9 28.6 1,173.60 1,089.90
Iowa 78,016 100.0 11.5 5.6 9.7 10.6 9.6 8.6 7.6 6.6 5.5 24.6 1,108.99 1,033.00
Kansas 75,123 100.0 9.8 5.2 9.4 10.6 9.9 8.8 7.8 6.8 5.8 26.1 1,139.74 1,058.00
Kentucky 208,016 100.0 10.8 5.3 9.7 10.7 9.4 8.5 7.4 6.5 5.4 26.3 1,138.46 1,048.00
Louisiana 157,558 100.0 12.2 5.3 10.1 11.1 9.5 8.2 7.0 5.8 4.8 25.9 1,125.90 1,019.90
Maine 59,093 100.0 10.7 5.8 10.3 11.7 10.8 9.4 8.1 6.6 5.3 21.3 1,085.09 1,007.00
Maryland 130,696 100.0 9.3 4.6 8.3 9.4 9.1 8.0 7.4 6.6 5.8 31.6 1,205.46 1,118.00
Massachusetts 205,642 100.0 9.8 5.1 9.3 10.4 9.5 8.5 7.6 6.6 5.6 27.7 1,163.11 1,069.00
Michigan 353,522 100.0 10.2 4.8 8.7 9.6 8.6 7.6 6.6 5.9 5.2 32.7 1,215.29 1,106.00
Minnesota 127,364 100.0 10.3 5.2 9.1 10.1 9.4 8.4 7.5 6.6 5.6 27.9 1,156.84 1,068.90
Mississippi 132,596 100.0 9.0 5.2 9.7 11.4 11.0 9.8 8.4 6.9 5.9 22.9 1,112.89 1,037.00
Missouri 222,218 100.0 10.2 5.1 9.6 10.7 9.9 8.9 7.7 6.6 5.6 25.7 1,136.23 1,048.90
Montana 27,807 100.0 11.5 5.7 10.3 11.4 10.1 8.8 7.3 6.3 5.1 23.5 1,101.51 1,010.90
Nebraska 42,347 100.0 10.6 5.6 9.8 11.2 10.3 9.0 7.9 6.7 5.9 23.0 1,101.93 1,026.90
Nevada 64,243 100.0 7.3 3.9 7.8 9.3 9.4 8.9 7.9 7.1 6.3 32.1 1,227.93 1,142.90
New Hampshire 48,091 100.0 7.4 4.0 8.4 10.2 9.6 9.3 8.1 7.5 6.4 29.1 1,191.70 1,112.00
New Jersey 203,208 100.0 8.7 4.2 7.8 8.6 8.1 7.4 6.7 5.9 5.4 37.2 1,279.54 1,176.00
New Mexico 64,694 100.0 11.2 5.5 10.0 11.2 9.8 8.8 7.6 6.5 5.6 23.8 1,109.26 1,023.90
New York 516,900 100.0 11.7 5.2 9.0 9.5 8.4 7.4 6.5 5.7 5.0 31.6 1,199.82 1,081.90
North Carolina 332,173 100.0 7.8 4.3 8.3 10.0 10.0 9.6 8.9 7.9 6.7 26.6 1,164.83 1,100.90
North Dakota 14,048 100.0 12.1 5.9 10.6 11.5 10.2 8.6 7.8 5.9 5.0 22.4 1,079.52 997.00
Ohio 356,270 100.0 12.1 5.6 9.9 10.6 9.3 8.1 7.0 6.0 5.1 26.2 1,126.46 1,028.90
Oklahoma 127,712 100.0 10.7 5.2 10.0 10.8 9.8 8.6 7.6 6.6 5.7 25.2 1,121.83 1,038.90
Oregon 109,329 100.0 9.7 5.1 9.2 10.2 9.4 8.5 7.5 6.5 5.5 28.3 1,163.87 1,074.00
Pennsylvania 409,608 100.0 10.4 4.9 8.9 10.0 9.2 8.3 7.3 6.4 5.7 29.0 1,168.43 1,079.00
Rhode Island 37,422 100.0 10.1 5.3 9.7 10.8 9.8 8.9 7.6 6.4 5.4 26.0 1,135.13 1,045.90
South Carolina 179,872 100.0 7.4 4.2 8.1 9.8 9.7 9.4 8.6 7.8 6.7 28.3 1,182.88 1,115.90
South Dakota 19,250 100.0 12.0 5.6 9.8 11.5 10.2 8.6 8.1 6.5 5.5 22.0 1,081.92 1,008.90
Tennessee 252,231 100.0 8.7 4.9 9.2 11.0 10.3 9.5 8.2 7.2 6.1 24.8 1,136.63 1,060.00
Texas 574,012 100.0 10.5 4.8 9.4 10.6 9.6 8.6 7.6 6.7 5.7 26.5 1,144.21 1,057.00
Utah 47,947 100.0 10.5 5.2 9.4 10.2 9.2 8.3 7.2 6.4 5.5 28.1 1,161.76 1,064.90
Vermont 22,600 100.0 10.8 5.4 9.8 10.9 10.4 9.5 8.2 7.0 5.8 22.2 1,096.79 1,027.00
Virginia 212,945 100.0 9.0 4.6 8.7 9.9 9.5 8.9 7.9 7.1 6.1 28.3 1,173.44 1,092.90
Washington 179,192 100.0 9.8 4.9 9.0 10.2 9.2 8.3 7.3 6.3 5.4 29.5 1,179.81 1,081.00
West Virginia 93,837 100.0 11.1 5.1 9.2 9.9 8.8 7.8 6.7 5.9 5.2 30.3 1,181.83 1,075.40
Wisconsin 161,894 100.0 10.5 5.1 8.9 10.0 9.2 8.4 7.4 6.4 5.7 28.3 1,159.15 1,073.90
Wyoming 13,170 100.0 10.4 5.4 9.6 10.7 9.5 8.2 6.8 6.1 5.3 28.0 1,158.77 1,053.90
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 1,318 100.0 21.7 8.0 17.2 11.5 9.4 7.2 6.5 6.1 3.8 8.6 874.72 821.00
Guam 1,618 100.0 15.1 5.0 11.9 11.9 10.1 8.7 6.9 6.6 5.6 18.2 1,025.15 950.45
Northern Mariana Islands 254 100.0 28.7 11.8 14.6 14.6 11.0 7.5 3.1 2.4 2.0 4.3 776.02 769.45
Puerto Rico 179,266 100.0 9.1 5.7 11.9 14.4 13.5 10.9 8.2 6.2 4.4 15.6 1,036.12 963.90
U.S. Virgin Islands 1,710 100.0 9.0 5.3 8.4 8.8 9.4 8.5 8.4 7.7 6.0 28.5 1,180.09 1,106.40
Foreign countries 11,151 100.0 17.3 5.7 7.6 8.2 7.8 7.1 6.9 5.5 5.5 28.5 1,106.42 1,048.00
Unknown 166 100.0 9.6 6.6 6.0 9.6 9.0 6.6 9.0 5.4 9.0 28.9 1,171.15 1,119.95
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data; and U.S. Postal Service geographic data.
NOTE: Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 5.J9 Percentage distribution of nondisabled widow(er)s, by monthly benefit amount and state or other area, December 2014
State or area Number Percentage distribution by dollar amount of benefit Monthly benefit (dollars)
Total Less than 600.00 600.00–699.90 700.00–799.90 800.00–899.90 900.00–999.90 1,000.00–1,099.90 1,100.00–1,199.90 1,200.00–1,299.90 1,300.00–1,399.90 1,400.00 or more Average Median
All areas 3,834,531 100.0 8.2 3.7 4.2 5.0 5.8 6.7 8.0 9.5 9.1 39.7 1,275.61 1,287.90
Alabama 71,936 100.0 8.3 4.1 5.0 6.0 7.0 8.1 8.6 9.5 8.9 34.5 1,226.35 1,230.85
Alaska 4,640 100.0 10.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 6.6 7.2 7.4 8.9 8.8 35.1 1,225.20 1,237.90
Arizona 70,179 100.0 6.6 3.2 3.6 4.4 5.2 6.3 7.8 9.9 9.7 43.3 1,317.75 1,330.00
Arkansas 41,400 100.0 8.1 4.5 5.5 6.7 7.9 8.3 9.1 9.8 8.9 31.3 1,199.28 1,199.00
California 345,736 100.0 9.9 4.5 4.6 5.0 5.6 6.2 7.2 8.5 8.2 40.2 1,275.20 1,281.90
Colorado 47,951 100.0 7.7 3.1 3.7 4.7 5.6 6.6 7.6 9.2 9.1 42.5 1,303.25 1,317.90
Connecticut 37,111 100.0 4.8 2.2 2.6 3.1 4.0 5.1 6.8 8.9 9.1 53.3 1,432.08 1,434.90
Delaware 10,831 100.0 3.6 1.9 2.5 3.9 4.7 5.6 7.8 9.7 10.0 50.3 1,397.15 1,402.90
District of Columbia 4,296 100.0 20.1 6.8 7.6 7.5 7.1 6.7 6.4 6.0 4.9 26.9 1,102.88 1,017.95
Florida 247,483 100.0 6.4 3.5 4.1 5.0 6.0 7.1 8.2 9.8 9.3 40.6 1,301.35 1,299.90
Georgia 101,046 100.0 8.1 4.2 4.9 5.9 6.7 7.5 8.2 8.8 8.3 37.3 1,249.64 1,251.00
Hawaii 14,097 100.0 9.7 4.6 4.8 5.5 6.8 7.6 8.0 9.1 8.7 35.2 1,234.86 1,233.90
Idaho 17,901 100.0 4.5 2.4 3.4 5.0 5.9 7.9 9.1 11.0 10.6 40.4 1,307.04 1,309.00
Illinois 147,659 100.0 6.1 2.8 3.3 3.9 4.6 5.8 7.6 9.8 9.6 46.6 1,351.98 1,364.90
Indiana 83,893 100.0 3.4 1.7 2.5 3.4 4.6 6.2 8.4 11.0 10.9 47.9 1,374.91 1,380.90
Iowa 43,060 100.0 3.3 2.3 3.2 4.6 6.0 7.6 9.8 11.5 11.0 40.7 1,320.21 1,314.90
Kansas 33,447 100.0 3.8 2.2 3.0 4.0 5.7 6.9 8.5 10.5 10.4 45.1 1,359.35 1,351.90
Kentucky 68,699 100.0 10.0 4.7 5.3 6.2 6.9 7.4 8.5 9.6 8.7 32.8 1,194.51 1,212.90
Louisiana 78,674 100.0 11.2 5.0 5.8 6.5 7.0 7.4 7.9 8.9 8.2 32.0 1,181.73 1,190.90
Maine 18,922 100.0 7.7 3.7 4.8 6.0 7.2 8.1 9.1 9.9 9.3 34.2 1,231.67 1,234.45
Maryland 56,807 100.0 7.5 3.3 3.8 4.4 5.3 6.1 7.4 9.2 8.9 44.1 1,327.05 1,333.90
Massachusetts 69,079 100.0 8.4 3.5 3.8 4.4 5.0 5.9 7.1 8.7 8.8 44.4 1,329.96 1,337.40
Michigan 137,327 100.0 3.6 1.8 2.3 3.1 4.2 5.6 8.1 11.0 10.9 49.5 1,390.45 1,394.90
Minnesota 58,221 100.0 4.7 2.8 3.5 4.6 5.4 6.4 8.3 10.0 10.2 44.0 1,334.09 1,339.90
Mississippi 41,121 100.0 11.2 5.5 6.0 6.8 7.3 8.1 8.5 8.9 8.1 29.7 1,162.56 1,162.00
Missouri 77,474 100.0 5.8 2.9 3.7 5.0 6.2 7.4 8.7 10.4 9.7 40.2 1,294.99 1,298.90
Montana 13,456 100.0 4.8 3.0 4.2 5.4 6.6 8.6 9.9 10.7 9.8 37.0 1,274.45 1,268.90
Nebraska 22,128 100.0 3.8 2.6 3.7 5.3 6.7 7.9 9.8 10.3 9.8 40.1 1,308.47 1,298.90
Nevada 25,053 100.0 6.9 3.5 3.9 4.6 5.4 6.3 7.7 9.3 9.3 43.1 1,312.63 1,326.90
New Hampshire 13,856 100.0 4.0 2.1 2.5 3.8 4.8 6.4 7.6 11.0 10.2 47.6 1,384.49 1,376.95
New Jersey 93,766 100.0 4.9 2.6 2.9 3.6 4.4 5.4 7.1 8.9 8.9 51.3 1,409.75 1,413.90
New Mexico 25,129 100.0 11.0 5.0 5.4 6.4 7.1 7.7 8.3 9.1 8.3 31.8 1,185.88 1,189.90
New York 207,780 100.0 6.3 3.3 3.7 4.5 5.4 6.4 8.0 9.7 9.1 43.4 1,331.76 1,327.90
North Carolina 105,555 100.0 7.3 3.7 4.6 5.6 7.0 7.8 8.6 9.4 8.8 37.2 1,257.17 1,257.30
North Dakota 10,901 100.0 5.3 4.1 6.0 6.8 7.9 9.3 9.2 10.1 8.8 32.5 1,223.10 1,213.90
Ohio 178,611 100.0 7.0 2.8 3.2 4.0 4.9 6.2 8.1 10.8 10.4 42.6 1,307.05 1,328.90
Oklahoma 51,297 100.0 6.6 3.4 4.4 5.6 6.8 7.9 8.8 9.9 9.7 36.9 1,259.69 1,266.90
Oregon 47,370 100.0 4.3 2.3 3.0 3.9 5.3 7.0 8.7 11.1 10.8 43.7 1,339.91 1,341.00
Pennsylvania 190,321 100.0 4.2 2.1 2.8 3.8 5.1 6.6 9.0 11.6 11.2 43.5 1,343.73 1,341.90
Rhode Island 11,069 100.0 5.6 2.9 3.3 4.2 5.3 7.5 9.1 10.1 9.6 42.4 1,336.55 1,320.90
South Carolina 58,976 100.0 7.9 3.9 4.7 6.1 6.9 7.8 8.4 9.2 8.6 36.7 1,246.77 1,248.00
South Dakota 11,742 100.0 6.0 4.3 5.6 6.7 8.2 9.0 9.8 10.3 9.2 31.0 1,211.26 1,205.90
Tennessee 86,157 100.0 7.4 3.7 4.7 5.9 6.7 7.9 8.8 9.7 9.0 36.2 1,249.98 1,250.90
Texas 286,780 100.0 9.9 4.7 5.2 5.8 6.3 7.0 7.6 8.6 8.3 36.5 1,235.31 1,240.90
Utah 20,416 100.0 6.2 2.7 2.9 3.3 4.4 5.1 6.9 9.5 9.9 49.1 1,367.63 1,391.45
Vermont 7,921 100.0 5.0 3.2 4.0 5.4 6.4 7.8 9.6 10.1 10.1 38.3 1,291.28 1,284.00
Virginia 88,290 100.0 7.3 3.8 4.6 5.3 6.5 7.2 8.5 9.2 8.7 38.9 1,277.30 1,273.90
Washington 71,522 100.0 4.9 2.3 2.8 3.7 4.6 5.9 7.5 10.2 10.4 47.6 1,368.16 1,376.90
West Virginia 39,484 100.0 6.0 3.5 4.3 5.8 6.6 7.5 9.4 11.1 10.3 35.3 1,246.82 1,261.90
Wisconsin 69,266 100.0 3.4 2.0 2.8 3.7 5.0 6.6 8.6 11.2 11.0 45.7 1,354.65 1,360.90
Wyoming 6,228 100.0 4.1 2.3 3.3 4.6 5.2 6.7 9.0 11.2 11.3 42.3 1,332.12 1,329.40
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 422 100.0 34.6 15.9 12.6 7.6 5.7 4.3 6.6 3.8 1.7 7.3 766.29 694.45
Guam 1,224 100.0 28.3 13.6 11.4 10.4 7.9 6.6 4.7 4.7 3.5 8.9 846.38 770.95
Northern Mariana Islands 240 100.0 55.0 17.5 8.3 5.0 4.2 2.5 1.7 1.3 1.3 3.3 621.39 573.95
Puerto Rico 70,655 100.0 35.0 12.9 11.5 9.5 7.3 6.0 4.5 3.7 2.6 7.0 781.78 716.90
U.S. Virgin Islands 1,243 100.0 15.1 9.7 10.5 8.4 10.1 8.8 8.3 6.4 4.7 17.9 1,009.43 958.90
Foreign countries 88,438 100.0 39.5 9.9 9.1 8.0 6.3 5.4 4.7 4.0 3.2 9.9 1,275.61 1,287.90
Unknown 245 100.0 12.2 5.3 6.9 6.5 9.0 6.5 9.0 9.4 13.1 22.0 1,117.28 1,162.90
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data; and U.S. Postal Service geographic data.
NOTES: Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 5.J10 Number of children, by state or other area and type of benefit, December 2014
State or area Total Children under age 18 of— Disabled adult children of— Students aged 18–19 of—
Subtotal Retired workers Deceased workers Disabled workers Subtotal Retired workers Deceased workers Disabled workers Subtotal Retired workers Deceased workers Disabled workers
All areas 4,355,214 3,166,362 327,665 1,188,333 1,650,364 1,048,879 287,762 641,497 119,620 139,973 20,069 62,269 57,635
Alabama 105,492 78,939 6,469 26,928 45,542 22,409 4,640 14,341 3,428 4,144 444 1,699 2,001
Alaska 9,059 7,396 1,324 3,598 2,474 1,379 420 832 127 284 59 154 71
Arizona 78,141 60,708 7,471 25,310 27,927 14,735 4,581 8,395 1,759 2,698 438 1,311 949
Arkansas 64,222 48,706 3,635 16,376 28,695 13,220 2,989 7,948 2,283 2,296 194 1,002 1,100
California 362,686 262,663 41,135 104,564 116,964 91,313 30,916 51,826 8,571 8,710 1,806 3,992 2,912
Colorado 50,361 39,012 4,081 16,714 18,217 9,570 3,046 5,534 990 1,779 308 873 598
Connecticut 42,036 28,579 3,358 10,430 14,791 12,471 3,575 7,799 1,097 986 162 412 412
Delaware 12,235 8,905 712 3,749 4,444 2,840 756 1,784 300 490 58 240 192
District of Columbia 5,934 4,159 486 2,045 1,628 1,635 253 1,228 154 140 31 72 37
Florida 255,649 194,157 25,945 73,514 94,698 51,173 15,110 30,117 5,946 10,319 1,809 4,538 3,972
Georgia 144,204 110,101 10,759 44,800 54,542 28,301 6,845 18,178 3,278 5,802 761 2,672 2,369
Hawaii 14,535 11,291 2,672 4,356 4,263 3,046 1,064 1,774 208 198 61 89 48
Idaho 21,933 16,562 1,591 6,216 8,755 4,710 1,597 2,492 621 661 93 307 261
Illinois 154,436 105,915 11,142 42,724 52,049 43,232 11,935 27,255 4,042 5,289 841 2,455 1,993
Indiana 102,033 73,404 5,634 28,439 39,331 24,237 6,152 15,097 2,988 4,392 500 1,977 1,915
Iowa 38,596 25,370 2,174 10,249 12,947 11,968 3,457 7,247 1,264 1,258 168 568 522
Kansas 38,159 27,805 2,375 11,288 14,142 9,095 2,596 5,456 1,043 1,259 185 586 488
Kentucky 89,486 65,484 3,911 21,989 39,584 21,064 4,657 13,209 3,198 2,938 299 1,129 1,510
Louisiana 89,186 63,888 4,907 26,697 32,284 22,188 4,924 14,747 2,517 3,110 352 1,519 1,239
Maine 24,392 16,884 1,220 4,205 11,459 6,832 1,707 3,901 1,224 676 86 244 346
Maryland 64,743 48,619 4,933 21,657 22,029 14,859 3,830 9,653 1,376 1,265 167 661 437
Massachusetts 94,396 65,261 5,398 17,739 42,124 26,335 6,946 15,484 3,905 2,800 392 978 1,430
Michigan 168,905 118,168 9,887 39,213 69,068 46,095 12,234 28,132 5,729 4,642 627 1,923 2,092
Minnesota 61,389 42,018 3,277 14,962 23,779 17,329 5,633 9,877 1,819 2,042 290 926 826
Mississippi 68,785 50,699 4,591 19,292 26,816 15,386 3,273 9,985 2,128 2,700 318 1,183 1,199
Missouri 99,465 72,053 5,220 27,139 39,694 23,721 6,009 14,655 3,057 3,691 384 1,634 1,673
Montana 13,490 9,950 1,293 4,399 4,258 3,100 969 1,854 277 440 79 217 144
Nebraska 21,326 15,005 1,177 6,164 7,664 5,630 1,668 3,331 631 691 102 326 263
Nevada 29,802 24,351 3,460 10,309 10,582 4,567 1,323 2,741 503 884 129 440 315
New Hampshire 22,058 16,503 995 3,977 11,531 4,841 1,311 2,576 954 714 95 262 357
New Jersey 104,858 74,926 9,101 26,993 38,832 26,786 7,884 16,534 2,368 3,146 529 1,295 1,322
New Mexico 32,098 24,995 2,343 10,829 11,823 6,072 1,790 3,625 657 1,031 152 488 391
New York 251,932 173,367 21,112 51,520 100,735 73,580 21,053 45,315 7,212 4,985 903 1,929 2,153
North Carolina 144,661 105,928 9,164 39,752 57,012 33,542 8,121 20,931 4,490 5,191 602 2,270 2,319
North Dakota 7,789 5,146 340 2,531 2,275 2,409 674 1,574 161 234 26 122 86
Ohio 166,740 114,741 8,321 45,225 61,195 45,691 11,236 29,649 4,806 6,308 733 2,855 2,720
Oklahoma 63,303 47,992 4,204 20,110 23,678 12,790 3,163 8,068 1,559 2,521 286 1,274 961
Oregon 45,339 31,736 4,298 11,652 15,786 12,178 3,987 6,834 1,357 1,425 284 618 523
Pennsylvania 187,027 129,744 10,008 44,971 74,765 50,783 13,040 32,044 5,699 6,500 819 2,717 2,964
Rhode Island 15,921 11,151 1,090 2,989 7,072 4,425 1,155 2,659 611 345 51 124 170
South Carolina 80,657 59,715 5,357 22,784 31,574 17,930 4,243 11,504 2,183 3,012 388 1,311 1,313
South Dakota 10,458 7,291 534 3,353 3,404 2,790 815 1,724 251 377 52 203 122
Tennessee 113,059 84,217 6,835 32,022 45,360 24,972 5,916 15,970 3,086 3,870 470 1,708 1,692
Texas 320,419 248,169 24,886 104,503 118,780 61,093 17,251 36,938 6,904 11,157 1,585 5,545 4,027
Utah 31,627 24,838 2,258 11,843 10,737 5,950 2,293 3,040 617 839 108 458 273
Vermont 9,928 6,850 661 1,821 4,368 2,813 732 1,659 422 265 48 89 128
Virginia 100,887 73,904 7,065 28,050 38,789 23,796 6,175 14,733 2,888 3,187 467 1,403 1,317
Washington 76,697 54,823 6,492 19,743 28,588 19,186 6,095 10,813 2,278 2,688 465 1,141 1,082
West Virginia 40,014 27,528 2,165 9,311 16,052 11,204 2,398 7,311 1,495 1,282 146 506 630
Wisconsin 78,138 52,479 3,827 18,215 30,437 23,134 6,996 13,530 2,608 2,525 353 1,045 1,127
Wyoming 6,699 5,116 432 2,562 2,122 1,357 413 793 151 226 32 114 80
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 1,768 1,641 266 738 637 (X) 33 70 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X)
Guam 2,535 2,234 527 1,164 543 213 71 129 13 88 17 55 16
Northern Mariana Islands 570 502 169 260 73 52 (X) 38 (X) 16 7 9 0
Puerto Rico 84,322 59,955 5,512 14,647 39,796 23,388 6,318 14,771 2,299 979 145 347 487
U.S. Virgin Islands 1,719 1,338 308 583 447 336 123 196 17 45 11 21 13
Foreign countries 28,829 23,428 9,151 11,103 3,174 4,982 1,349 3,577 56 419 150 225 44
Unknown 86 53 7 17 29 (X) (X) 20 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X)
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data; and U.S. Postal Service geographic data.
(X) = Suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals.
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Table 5.J11 Number and total monthly benefits of beneficiaries in foreign countries, December 2014
Region and country a Number Total monthly benefits (thousands of dollars)
All beneficiaries Retired workers Disabled workers Spouses Widow(er)s and parents Children All beneficiaries Retired workers
Total 613,101 379,998 11,151 101,710 91,413 28,829 391,758 263,685
Africa 3,468 2,177 157 199 226 709 3,107 2,211
Asia 126,023 75,345 2,068 28,115 12,661 7,834 80,446 55,772
China 1,266 896 37 116 71 146 1,120 843
Cyprus 543 367 21 58 78 19 449 321
Hong Kong 1,971 1,470 23 248 161 69 1,675 1,344
India 2,400 1,688 77 244 174 217 2,283 1,639
Israel 11,381 7,010 197 1,845 1,457 872 9,804 6,928
Japan 64,524 36,205 108 22,319 5,309 583 26,907 18,021
Jordan 536 228 27 45 45 191 376 199
Lebanon 662 368 17 68 72 137 513 327
Philippines 27,909 16,563 1,200 1,553 4,426 4,167 24,113 15,825
South Korea 4,144 2,795 31 1,047 205 66 2,156 1,655
Taiwan 1,526 1,171 39 156 78 82 1,465 1,188
Thailand 5,306 4,240 141 181 207 537 6,004 4,990
Turkey 933 609 36 72 164 52 879 597
Yemen 653 222 22 29 88 292 438 210
Central America and Caribbean 27,027 19,774 914 1,357 2,369 2,613 24,359 18,827
Barbados 1,021 894 17 32 64 14 1,047 933
Belize 623 489 15 26 37 56 628 521
Costa Rica 3,753 2,732 109 226 407 279 3,871 2,986
Dominican Republic 7,176 4,844 290 353 570 1,119 5,670 4,110
El Salvador 1,826 1,413 57 102 140 114 1,463 1,166
Guatemala 1,738 1,268 60 82 204 124 1,510 1,131
Honduras 974 636 38 41 113 146 904 630
Jamaica 2,243 1,852 45 93 159 94 1,979 1,674
Nicaragua 1,758 1,228 77 92 127 234 1,449 1,085
Panama 2,853 2,043 158 162 236 254 2,947 2,256
Trinidad and Tobago 1,129 908 21 46 95 59 1,081 883
Europe 248,729 156,550 3,907 43,421 38,068 6,783 147,918 98,566
Austria 2,937 1,951 43 439 409 95 1,664 1,107
Belgium 2,159 1,345 22 409 303 80 1,364 894
Croatia 1,494 1,058 95 107 161 73 1,482 1,093
Czech Republic 1,118 758 57 74 116 113 1,072 777
Denmark 1,572 982 22 296 220 52 1,098 693
Finland 1,066 708 24 158 132 44 698 490
France 14,853 9,675 76 2,689 2,063 350 9,856 7,016
Germany 40,328 24,708 769 7,142 6,382 1,327 22,239 13,508
Greece 23,719 14,542 349 3,868 4,355 605 14,354 9,459
Hungary 1,950 1,469 58 106 225 92 2,016 1,582
Ireland 10,044 6,738 150 1,469 1,290 397 6,569 4,708
Italy 30,697 18,331 313 5,146 6,152 755 18,337 11,906
Malta 696 426 32 95 107 36 617 412
Netherlands 5,809 3,762 55 1,090 755 147 2,970 1,971
Norway 6,920 4,157 63 1,341 1,222 137 3,154 1,921
Poland 24,686 14,368 392 6,167 3,360 399 9,376 5,679
Portugal 12,528 9,081 444 1,211 1,542 250 8,871 6,776
Romania 936 738 40 56 55 47 749 599
Serbia and Montenegro 1,084 762 56 75 133 58 904 654
Spain 11,868 7,217 224 1,945 2,115 367 8,083 5,307
Sweden 6,004 3,972 58 1,191 575 208 2,735 1,852
Switzerland 7,585 5,085 53 1,398 905 144 3,907 2,727
United Kingdom 35,903 22,954 401 6,613 5,090 845 23,570 15,943
North America 164,487 95,454 2,780 24,430 33,615 8,208 97,469 59,532
Canada 109,734 67,998 1,729 19,239 18,674 2,094 60,794 39,692
Mexico 54,476 27,257 1,049 5,162 14,903 6,105 36,391 19,629
Oceania 15,013 10,693 311 2,015 1,378 616 11,295 8,501
Australia 12,696 8,990 241 1,884 1,213 368 9,020 6,698
New Zealand 1,773 1,373 39 115 108 138 1,823 1,496
South America 23,297 16,878 679 1,701 2,683 1,356 21,071 15,936
Argentina 3,627 2,392 68 412 622 133 3,144 2,200
Bolivia 555 409 17 42 43 44 505 397
Brazil 2,318 1,483 71 191 373 200 2,209 1,475
Chile and Easter Island 2,353 1,619 36 240 350 108 2,111 1,542
Colombia 7,236 5,602 263 387 621 363 6,760 5,370
Ecuador 3,704 2,850 106 219 290 239 3,202 2,582
Peru 1,924 1,379 78 109 192 166 1,749 1,311
Uruguay 939 720 25 65 95 34 844 680
U.S. Overseas Military Base 5,057 3,127 335 472 413 710 6,094 4,339
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data; and U.S. Postal Service geographic data.
a. Countries with 500 or more beneficiaries are shown separately. The total and continent subtotals include all foreign residents.
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Table 5.J14 Number, average monthly benefit, and median monthly benefit of disabled beneficiaries, by state or other area and type of benefit, December 2014
State or area All disabled beneficiaries Disabled workers Disabled widow(er)s Disabled adult children
Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Median monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Median monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Median monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Median monthly benefit (dollars)
All areas 10,261,268 1,111.96 1,027.90 8,954,518 1,165.39 1,073.00 257,871 724.07 676.00 1,048,879 751.12 737.00
Alabama 268,280 1,094.19 1,016.90 236,857 1,145.98 1,060.00 9,014 694.73 655.00 22,409 707.40 680.90
Alaska 14,317 1,102.33 1,004.00 12,641 1,147.96 1,041.00 297 827.16 808.90 1,379 743.32 725.00
Arizona 174,770 1,160.78 1,080.00 156,217 1,208.44 1,123.90 3,818 743.43 696.50 14,735 763.72 757.00
Arkansas 158,604 1,059.82 999.90 140,453 1,110.11 1,042.00 4,931 653.85 618.00 13,220 676.90 653.00
California 817,777 1,140.87 1,043.90 709,509 1,196.73 1,095.00 16,955 784.30 733.00 91,313 773.02 759.90
Colorado 118,958 1,139.90 1,058.90 107,158 1,181.95 1,094.00 2,230 759.05 714.00 9,570 757.82 753.00
Connecticut 95,854 1,151.21 1,065.00 81,799 1,211.91 1,120.00 1,584 734.21 683.50 12,471 806.06 824.00
Delaware 30,993 1,186.55 1,106.00 27,404 1,238.28 1,153.00 749 737.18 693.00 2,840 805.95 816.00
District of Columbia 16,628 990.64 916.00 14,732 1,030.99 951.00 261 711.55 667.00 1,635 671.55 622.00
Florida 626,781 1,130.52 1,049.00 560,856 1,177.19 1,089.00 14,752 694.49 642.00 51,173 744.72 729.00
Georgia 323,383 1,114.89 1,045.00 285,394 1,168.51 1,093.90 9,688 677.12 633.00 28,301 724.01 696.00
Hawaii 26,750 1,139.01 1,064.90 23,174 1,193.02 1,116.00 530 791.76 762.95 3,046 788.48 790.50
Idaho 49,567 1,089.98 1,008.00 43,820 1,136.85 1,048.00 1,037 747.57 715.00 4,710 729.29 723.00
Illinois 341,132 1,128.12 1,037.00 289,730 1,187.85 1,088.00 8,170 748.93 702.95 43,232 799.43 802.00
Indiana 239,366 1,122.61 1,047.00 208,645 1,173.60 1,089.90 6,484 737.06 689.00 24,237 786.78 792.00
Iowa 91,864 1,052.68 985.00 78,016 1,108.99 1,033.00 1,880 695.27 655.50 11,968 741.72 747.00
Kansas 86,350 1,088.29 1,015.00 75,123 1,139.74 1,058.00 2,132 704.63 660.00 9,095 753.23 747.00
Kentucky 237,485 1,085.04 1,001.90 208,016 1,138.46 1,048.00 8,405 742.85 696.00 21,064 694.07 666.00
Louisiana 186,503 1,063.65 968.00 157,558 1,125.90 1,019.90 6,757 786.84 744.00 22,188 705.91 673.00
Maine 67,410 1,034.99 968.90 59,093 1,085.09 1,007.00 1,485 666.31 625.00 6,832 681.73 667.50
Maryland 148,466 1,155.43 1,071.00 130,696 1,205.46 1,118.00 2,911 743.76 688.90 14,859 795.96 792.00
Massachusetts 236,008 1,108.76 1,024.90 205,642 1,163.11 1,069.00 4,031 722.64 668.00 26,335 743.50 728.00
Michigan 409,756 1,160.98 1,060.00 353,522 1,215.29 1,106.00 10,139 802.20 754.00 46,095 823.31 844.00
Minnesota 146,805 1,102.19 1,023.00 127,364 1,156.84 1,068.90 2,112 687.41 629.50 17,329 751.08 745.00
Mississippi 153,527 1,051.28 986.00 132,596 1,112.89 1,037.00 5,545 663.05 627.00 15,386 660.28 623.00
Missouri 253,093 1,085.18 1,006.90 222,218 1,136.23 1,048.90 7,154 682.77 637.00 23,721 728.29 712.00
Montana 31,569 1,058.31 977.00 27,807 1,101.51 1,010.90 662 751.43 699.95 3,100 736.40 729.00
Nebraska 48,924 1,052.80 985.90 42,347 1,101.93 1,026.90 947 668.33 625.00 5,630 747.98 742.00
Nevada 70,489 1,188.61 1,107.00 64,243 1,227.93 1,142.90 1,679 759.94 712.00 4,567 793.09 786.00
New Hampshire 53,872 1,142.97 1,071.00 48,091 1,191.70 1,112.00 940 702.14 650.00 4,841 744.43 736.00
New Jersey 234,621 1,218.28 1,117.00 203,208 1,279.54 1,176.00 4,627 761.50 707.00 26,786 832.40 841.00
New Mexico 72,287 1,065.90 987.90 64,694 1,109.26 1,023.90 1,521 719.97 684.00 6,072 690.59 659.00
New York 602,405 1,142.02 1,031.00 516,900 1,199.82 1,081.90 11,925 739.37 682.00 73,580 801.27 805.00
North Carolina 376,194 1,109.92 1,052.90 332,173 1,164.83 1,100.90 10,479 632.26 591.00 33,542 715.37 694.00
North Dakota 16,716 1,020.47 950.00 14,048 1,079.52 997.00 259 672.46 620.00 2,409 713.54 695.90
Ohio 413,267 1,076.95 990.00 356,270 1,126.46 1,028.90 11,306 748.79 702.00 45,691 772.12 776.00
Oklahoma 145,274 1,073.85 998.00 127,712 1,121.83 1,038.90 4,772 712.65 671.00 12,790 729.55 711.00
Oregon 124,340 1,115.97 1,033.00 109,329 1,163.87 1,074.00 2,833 766.68 730.00 12,178 767.13 766.00
Pennsylvania 471,665 1,116.47 1,034.00 409,608 1,168.43 1,079.00 11,274 742.52 700.00 50,783 780.38 788.00
Rhode Island 42,703 1,083.55 1,004.90 37,422 1,135.13 1,045.90 856 694.22 636.00 4,425 722.62 713.00
South Carolina 204,234 1,125.77 1,063.90 179,872 1,182.88 1,115.90 6,432 645.83 601.00 17,930 725.02 703.00
South Dakota 22,443 1,022.28 960.00 19,250 1,081.92 1,008.90 403 616.07 585.00 2,790 669.45 657.00
Tennessee 286,627 1,085.12 1,017.00 252,231 1,136.63 1,060.00 9,424 663.69 616.50 24,972 723.80 702.00
Texas 654,046 1,093.78 1,013.00 574,012 1,144.21 1,057.00 18,941 743.66 698.00 61,093 728.46 702.00
Utah 55,006 1,112.17 1,023.00 47,947 1,161.76 1,064.90 1,109 783.42 747.00 5,950 773.77 774.00
Vermont 25,876 1,047.92 987.00 22,600 1,096.79 1,027.00 463 661.39 642.00 2,813 718.92 706.00
Virginia 243,085 1,118.69 1,043.90 212,945 1,173.44 1,092.90 6,344 703.57 660.00 23,796 739.41 719.00
Washington 202,657 1,134.98 1,044.00 179,192 1,179.81 1,081.00 4,279 800.89 755.00 19,186 790.72 796.00
West Virginia 109,145 1,121.74 1,019.00 93,837 1,181.83 1,075.40 4,104 815.87 779.95 11,204 730.49 717.00
Wisconsin 188,344 1,102.26 1,025.00 161,894 1,159.15 1,073.90 3,316 700.12 652.00 23,134 761.79 767.00
Wyoming 14,823 1,113.58 1,016.90 13,170 1,158.77 1,053.90 296 781.64 710.00 1,357 747.40 732.00
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 1,491 838.59 794.00 1,318 874.72 821.00 58 594.60 573.95 115 547.51 492.00
Guam 1,886 970.23 910.00 1,618 1,025.15 950.45 55 793.12 767.00 213 598.77 569.00
Northern Mariana Islands 312 718.32 727.40 254 776.02 769.45 6 562.82 451.50 52 454.40 370.45
Puerto Rico 207,516 969.93 918.00 179,266 1,036.12 963.90 4,862 654.92 629.00 23,388 528.09 485.95
U.S. Virgin Islands 2,104 1,089.74 1,009.90 1,710 1,180.09 1,106.40 58 790.74 789.45 336 681.54 668.90
Foreign countries 16,718 931.96 852.00 11,151 1,106.42 1,048.00 585 754.32 697.00 4,982 562.34 522.50
Unknown 202 1,101.55 1,052.45 166 1,171.15 1,119.95 5 1,112.56 1,376.90 31 727.11 668.00
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data; and U.S. Postal Service geographic data.
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