Annual Statistical Supplement, 2016

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, 2015 (in millions of dollars)
State or area Total, OASDI Retirement Survivors Disability
All areas 886,012 626,378 116,352 143,282
Alabama 15,943 9,962 2,252 3,729
Alaska 1,286 915 172 199
Arizona 18,713 13,939 2,188 2,586
Arkansas 9,461 6,047 1,262 2,152
California 82,554 60,581 10,402 11,571
Colorado 12,070 8,859 1,487 1,724
Connecticut 10,792 8,179 1,246 1,367
Delaware 3,134 2,310 361 463
District of Columbia 1,108 779 126 203
Florida 63,947 47,464 7,398 9,085
Georgia 24,935 17,061 3,276 4,598
Hawaii 3,790 3,004 409 377
Idaho 4,529 3,281 560 688
Illinois 33,340 23,956 4,663 4,721
Indiana 20,116 13,972 2,772 3,372
Iowa 9,323 6,871 1,268 1,184
Kansas 8,053 5,810 1,069 1,174
Kentucky 13,555 8,253 2,041 3,261
Louisiana 11,994 7,249 2,291 2,454
Maine 4,550 3,125 543 882
Maryland 14,824 10,824 1,838 2,162
Massachusetts 18,643 13,150 2,175 3,318
Michigan 33,762 23,350 4,525 5,887
Minnesota 14,974 11,194 1,766 2,014
Mississippi 8,931 5,601 1,300 2,030
Missouri 18,392 12,506 2,434 3,452
Montana 3,073 2,256 400 417
Nebraska 4,899 3,603 659 637
Nevada 7,263 5,367 812 1,084
New Hampshire 4,461 3,201 458 802
New Jersey 26,098 19,387 3,112 3,599
New Mexico 5,632 3,913 734 985
New York 54,137 39,124 6,497 8,516
North Carolina 29,302 20,661 3,346 5,295
North Dakota 1,798 1,300 291 207
Ohio 33,856 23,062 5,297 5,497
Oklahoma 10,916 7,353 1,598 1,965
Oregon 12,204 9,027 1,440 1,737
Pennsylvania 42,299 29,968 5,765 6,566
Rhode Island 3,264 2,324 354 586
South Carolina 15,778 10,987 1,876 2,915
South Dakota 2,374 1,770 319 285
Tennessee 20,264 13,660 2,677 3,927
Texas 56,285 38,644 8,592 9,049
Utah 5,587 4,063 752 772
Vermont 2,098 1,519 237 342
Virginia 21,743 15,583 2,716 3,444
Washington 19,395 14,230 2,269 2,896
West Virginia 6,843 4,172 1,155 1,516
Wisconsin 17,862 13,122 2,165 2,575
Wyoming 1,560 1,148 203 209
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 56 25 14 17
Guam 166 107 35 24
Northern Mariana Islands 22 13 6 3
Puerto Rico 8,719 4,848 1,320 2,551
U.S. Virgin Islands 281 221 32 28
Foreign countries 5,024 3,456 1,391 177
Unknown 28 20 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 2015
State or area Total Retirement Survivors Disability
Retired workers Spouses Children Widow(er)s and parents Children Disabled workers Spouses Children
All areas 59,963,425 40,089,061 2,335,807 648,530 4,190,676 1,892,885 8,909,430 141,760 1,755,276
Alabama 1,108,543 650,081 33,164 11,889 83,390 42,962 234,229 3,695 49,133
Alaska 91,960 62,053 2,799 1,830 5,336 4,589 12,620 183 2,550
Arizona 1,241,101 882,106 45,628 13,120 77,174 35,210 155,862 2,423 29,578
Arkansas 679,689 408,790 18,120 6,899 47,485 25,199 140,027 2,165 31,004
California 5,651,601 3,927,555 282,044 75,862 375,012 158,609 699,241 12,204 121,074
Colorado 813,266 570,807 33,280 7,538 51,954 23,246 105,960 1,281 19,200
Connecticut 659,238 474,950 21,364 7,173 39,075 18,457 81,784 746 15,689
Delaware 196,651 139,447 5,649 1,566 11,831 5,774 27,385 265 4,734
District of Columbia 80,546 53,579 2,053 772 4,493 3,233 14,612 38 1,766
Florida 4,334,337 3,081,274 151,687 43,984 271,702 109,287 565,238 8,247 102,918
Georgia 1,714,145 1,117,129 48,164 18,864 115,341 66,005 285,889 4,244 58,509
Hawaii 256,912 195,436 8,805 3,846 15,073 6,153 22,800 402 4,397
Idaho 315,571 217,186 11,688 3,405 19,720 9,232 44,090 825 9,425
Illinois 2,174,883 1,490,706 82,551 23,896 157,732 71,420 288,827 4,369 55,382
Indiana 1,301,948 855,326 41,192 12,580 92,406 45,829 208,908 3,036 42,671
Iowa 622,906 439,571 21,217 5,953 44,761 17,980 78,222 945 14,257
Kansas 528,174 361,490 17,285 5,279 36,170 17,297 74,677 862 15,114
Kentucky 963,497 551,152 34,740 9,133 78,723 36,636 206,175 4,629 42,309
Louisiana 868,017 488,273 43,205 10,296 87,629 42,908 157,310 3,668 34,728
Maine 329,559 215,126 10,451 3,092 20,706 8,421 58,476 713 12,574
Maryland 952,251 664,164 31,528 9,133 60,300 31,833 131,074 999 23,220
Massachusetts 1,236,248 821,212 42,328 12,941 73,218 34,307 205,060 1,784 45,398
Michigan 2,141,824 1,393,156 76,816 22,993 149,534 69,255 350,684 6,020 73,366
Minnesota 979,776 698,101 33,096 9,438 60,464 25,744 126,390 1,194 25,349
Mississippi 647,420 381,880 16,381 8,343 48,181 30,465 131,143 2,187 28,840
Missouri 1,258,256 813,569 37,106 11,796 86,146 43,548 220,596 2,878 42,617
Montana 217,758 153,554 7,755 2,367 14,567 6,554 27,848 506 4,607
Nebraska 330,309 231,481 11,517 3,108 23,170 10,271 42,162 378 8,222
Nevada 492,121 353,170 14,924 5,190 28,159 13,593 65,211 813 11,061
New Hampshire 288,891 195,087 8,167 2,429 15,095 6,954 48,223 410 12,526
New Jersey 1,583,456 1,118,670 56,518 17,785 99,859 44,649 202,497 2,685 40,793
New Mexico 408,931 266,801 16,694 4,362 27,465 15,007 65,167 1,108 12,327
New York 3,513,125 2,388,547 137,484 43,701 222,704 98,122 510,196 7,813 104,558
North Carolina 1,984,962 1,339,587 47,839 18,420 120,100 63,068 330,353 4,275 61,320
North Dakota 125,786 87,569 5,362 1,054 10,965 4,304 13,917 150 2,465
Ohio 2,290,813 1,476,557 95,318 20,422 191,239 78,533 356,826 5,778 66,140
Oklahoma 758,912 484,224 24,852 7,817 57,711 29,429 127,565 2,147 25,167
Oregon 818,228 580,498 29,261 8,775 51,507 19,336 109,815 1,807 17,229
Pennsylvania 2,744,424 1,847,485 97,554 24,248 202,520 79,682 407,320 6,005 79,610
Rhode Island 217,881 147,006 5,247 2,372 12,101 5,701 37,476 288 7,690
South Carolina 1,066,150 709,839 26,976 10,117 68,153 35,996 178,822 2,508 33,739
South Dakota 168,626 120,981 5,770 1,428 12,154 5,306 19,212 176 3,599
Tennessee 1,392,164 884,653 42,274 13,587 98,135 49,885 251,021 4,050 48,559
Texas 3,928,648 2,516,258 195,753 44,920 317,793 147,871 569,586 11,330 125,137
Utah 375,685 253,880 18,459 4,770 23,117 15,597 47,923 727 11,212
Vermont 142,755 96,840 4,759 1,446 8,518 3,596 22,565 247 4,784
Virginia 1,443,127 979,680 51,046 14,066 96,719 44,160 212,711 3,095 41,650
Washington 1,260,474 873,750 50,425 13,472 77,930 31,733 179,674 2,442 31,048
West Virginia 468,120 265,919 23,321 4,882 44,224 17,222 91,995 3,132 17,425
Wisconsin 1,170,705 822,488 34,083 11,196 73,240 33,005 161,864 1,923 32,906
Wyoming 103,689 73,301 3,470 919 6,802 3,485 13,252 176 2,284
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 6,236 2,277 208 278 607 804 1,331 54 677
Guam 16,628 9,919 1,057 602 1,472 1,291 1,642 67 578
Northern Mariana Islands 2,750 1,489 116 186 311 315 249 10 74
Puerto Rico 842,927 445,673 61,662 11,674 76,865 28,412 173,131 7,075 38,435
U.S. Virgin Islands 21,721 16,028 974 453 1,339 759 1,682 51 435
Foreign countries 627,230 390,368 104,546 10,851 92,364 14,608 10,773 529 3,191
Unknown 1,874 1,363 75 12 215 38 142 3 26
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 2015
State or area Number Total monthly benefits (thousands of dollars)
Total Men Women Total Men Women
All areas 43,243,199 19,144,628 24,098,571 57,148,801 28,962,810 28,185,992
Alabama 703,486 302,770 400,716 915,936 458,654 457,282
Alaska 64,098 32,318 31,780 81,702 46,753 34,949
Arizona 928,451 424,142 504,309 1,259,564 655,055 604,509
Arkansas 438,507 192,880 245,627 553,703 279,203 274,500
California 4,263,483 1,929,340 2,334,143 5,523,037 2,820,970 2,702,067
Colorado 610,436 279,493 330,943 807,402 426,999 380,404
Connecticut 509,120 220,868 288,252 744,486 370,019 374,466
Delaware 145,668 64,202 81,466 208,588 104,770 103,818
District of Columbia 57,147 24,050 33,097 71,500 32,687 38,813
Florida 3,255,864 1,465,483 1,790,381 4,306,800 2,200,784 2,106,017
Georgia 1,165,204 504,178 661,026 1,535,756 766,565 769,191
Hawaii 203,626 91,041 112,585 267,847 131,722 136,125
Idaho 228,202 106,494 121,708 296,251 159,816 136,435
Illinois 1,608,968 703,389 905,579 2,188,073 1,099,295 1,088,778
Indiana 908,675 393,339 515,336 1,265,824 634,947 630,877
Iowa 470,885 205,861 265,024 626,085 317,396 308,689
Kansas 386,874 169,524 217,350 530,636 267,721 262,914
Kentucky 610,903 270,375 340,528 768,283 395,531 372,752
Louisiana 569,707 252,439 317,268 698,449 368,364 330,085
Maine 230,506 104,616 125,890 286,168 148,991 137,178
Maryland 709,368 305,042 404,326 986,314 478,734 507,580
Massachusetts 898,173 391,389 506,784 1,216,960 607,725 609,235
Michigan 1,477,097 650,889 826,208 2,091,841 1,063,127 1,028,714
Minnesota 737,639 328,924 408,715 1,009,377 517,420 491,957
Mississippi 407,115 175,784 231,331 510,402 253,654 256,747
Missouri 867,678 381,288 486,390 1,140,783 578,480 562,303
Montana 161,420 76,304 85,116 203,693 109,883 93,811
Nebraska 251,401 109,375 142,026 332,949 167,348 165,601
Nevada 363,953 174,821 189,132 481,445 259,417 222,028
New Hampshire 205,434 93,016 112,418 290,032 150,820 139,212
New Jersey 1,201,412 511,371 690,041 1,761,379 851,295 910,084
New Mexico 286,562 131,038 155,524 355,730 185,116 170,614
New York 2,576,899 1,105,184 1,471,715 3,544,654 1,708,855 1,835,799
North Carolina 1,384,173 596,878 787,295 1,848,792 912,493 936,299
North Dakota 97,600 43,596 54,004 121,808 63,473 58,335
Ohio 1,634,288 719,199 915,089 2,142,947 1,102,069 1,040,877
Oklahoma 524,902 230,602 294,300 678,795 341,479 337,315
Oregon 609,313 276,410 332,903 813,954 420,837 393,117
Pennsylvania 2,000,413 858,939 1,141,474 2,744,564 1,359,238 1,385,326
Rhode Island 155,710 66,938 88,772 211,346 103,698 107,648
South Carolina 736,790 323,996 412,794 989,521 502,844 486,676
South Dakota 129,531 59,247 70,284 162,177 85,818 76,358
Tennessee 940,307 411,521 528,786 1,240,424 625,462 614,962
Texas 2,797,857 1,258,027 1,539,830 3,596,656 1,879,943 1,716,713
Utah 274,335 125,025 149,310 369,752 198,679 171,073
Vermont 103,346 46,976 56,370 137,791 70,904 66,887
Virginia 1,049,314 456,606 592,708 1,421,233 710,604 710,630
Washington 934,265 423,255 511,010 1,294,815 670,734 624,082
West Virginia 306,237 136,723 169,514 394,431 205,474 188,957
Wisconsin 855,268 381,196 474,072 1,170,967 600,240 570,727
Wyoming 76,924 36,201 40,723 103,468 56,443 47,025
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 2,569 1,221 1,348 2,220 1,186 1,034
Guam 10,934 5,283 5,651 9,601 5,288 4,313
Northern Mariana Islands 1,522 799 723 1,097 664 433
Puerto Rico 540,279 241,224 299,055 458,429 232,616 225,813
U.S. Virgin Islands 16,749 7,895 8,854 19,263 10,043 9,220
Foreign countries 555,011 264,860 290,151 351,073 183,358 167,715
Unknown 1,601 784 817 2,030 1,109 921
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 2015 (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 73,642,029 53,790,278 1,612,415 422,191 5,194,659 1,575,147 10,386,494 45,141 615,703
Alabama 1,306,452 857,241 23,561 8,008 97,166 33,848 268,481 1,157 16,990
Alaska 107,985 79,377 1,986 1,072 6,394 3,753 14,507 57 839
Arizona 1,576,939 1,207,692 32,896 8,431 99,151 29,019 188,488 790 10,472
Arkansas 777,068 521,327 12,033 4,379 54,025 19,186 155,538 596 9,985
California 6,902,807 5,177,295 184,039 47,883 467,708 137,877 837,359 4,196 46,451
Colorado 1,012,557 762,685 25,286 5,093 66,546 20,353 125,290 423 6,881
Connecticut 901,648 701,155 17,658 5,010 54,924 17,263 99,221 243 6,176
Delaware 263,587 201,060 4,568 1,115 16,018 5,011 33,936 88 1,790
District of Columbia 92,474 67,386 1,689 490 4,944 2,348 15,036 13 567
Florida 5,382,979 4,111,836 104,666 27,855 343,609 89,313 666,606 2,591 36,503
Georgia 2,072,624 1,478,259 35,003 12,364 138,278 52,960 334,156 1,238 20,367
Hawaii 320,859 259,519 6,025 2,498 18,460 5,402 27,257 120 1,578
Idaho 380,772 283,991 8,350 2,220 25,062 7,736 50,186 239 2,990
Illinois 2,758,249 2,047,563 60,745 16,007 207,937 61,842 342,974 1,393 19,789
Indiana 1,662,631 1,200,487 31,596 8,730 122,519 38,595 245,075 965 14,664
Iowa 775,036 590,753 15,544 3,871 57,961 15,227 86,768 268 4,643
Kansas 669,240 499,868 13,351 3,515 47,664 14,342 85,235 274 4,992
Kentucky 1,104,955 706,247 23,073 5,839 90,307 28,472 234,896 1,553 14,568
Louisiana 970,667 612,707 29,012 6,317 100,849 32,539 176,716 1,243 11,284
Maine 378,015 269,151 7,418 1,914 24,700 6,925 63,607 213 4,087
Maryland 1,239,738 933,923 25,085 6,445 78,664 28,127 158,228 357 8,908
Massachusetts 1,550,369 1,126,523 33,096 8,617 95,118 30,715 238,987 581 16,731
Michigan 2,787,250 1,997,058 58,921 16,539 201,575 60,779 424,890 1,969 25,518
Minnesota 1,255,533 966,385 25,508 6,219 79,692 22,634 146,266 365 8,464
Mississippi 730,844 482,872 11,052 5,224 53,142 22,544 145,865 612 9,532
Missouri 1,518,403 1,076,287 27,197 7,723 106,942 34,439 250,727 849 14,240
Montana 257,376 194,984 5,354 1,454 18,103 5,200 30,624 145 1,512
Nebraska 407,988 309,921 8,561 2,066 29,718 8,635 46,351 107 2,628
Nevada 613,347 467,673 10,287 3,312 35,893 11,776 80,046 274 4,087
New Hampshire 374,386 276,899 6,859 1,703 20,306 6,419 57,652 127 4,421
New Jersey 2,176,808 1,662,280 43,667 12,601 137,943 42,518 259,451 937 17,410
New Mexico 469,318 336,627 10,980 2,606 31,792 10,961 72,146 342 3,864
New York 4,498,413 3,341,923 97,170 29,383 289,049 87,584 611,369 2,651 39,283
North Carolina 2,448,986 1,797,143 35,807 12,299 144,592 50,852 385,051 1,230 22,011
North Dakota 148,605 111,603 3,586 660 13,340 3,461 15,122 41 792
Ohio 2,776,912 1,963,126 68,490 13,393 243,136 63,836 401,612 1,834 21,484
Oklahoma 899,398 632,229 17,417 4,990 69,856 23,155 143,033 657 8,060
Oregon 1,025,635 779,444 21,866 5,809 67,218 16,760 127,771 569 6,198
Pennsylvania 3,498,489 2,567,583 74,243 16,735 265,361 68,386 476,311 1,916 27,955
Rhode Island 272,007 200,563 3,972 1,524 15,658 4,883 42,659 87 2,660
South Carolina 1,319,979 958,245 20,328 6,870 81,114 28,752 211,648 764 12,258
South Dakota 198,746 153,447 3,959 848 14,512 3,979 20,828 42 1,130
Tennessee 1,676,300 1,177,825 30,803 9,183 116,692 39,038 285,215 1,164 16,379
Texas 4,661,488 3,302,216 132,520 27,769 382,058 119,864 652,213 3,587 41,260
Utah 468,330 346,789 14,511 3,119 30,664 13,559 55,774 228 3,685
Vermont 175,425 130,639 3,659 936 10,735 3,067 24,737 68 1,583
Virginia 1,817,456 1,344,211 39,146 9,624 120,367 37,884 250,042 1,029 15,152
Washington 1,630,544 1,225,227 39,130 9,194 104,196 28,333 212,524 811 11,129
West Virginia 554,556 352,616 15,677 3,211 53,408 13,668 108,545 1,213 6,218
Wisconsin 1,492,247 1,134,369 25,790 7,554 97,132 28,529 187,398 549 10,926
Wyoming 130,787 99,403 2,627 627 8,929 2,969 15,378 56 798
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 4,338 1,999 79 108 447 400 1,162 11 132
Guam 13,555 8,950 455 259 1,230 804 1,694 15 149
Northern Mariana Islands 1,742 1,061 42 71 194 164 195 1 14
Puerto Rico 700,656 399,445 25,767 5,358 59,726 16,738 179,480 2,078 12,063
U.S. Virgin Islands 23,756 18,888 553 274 1,353 534 1,987 19 147
Foreign countries 402,455 272,517 29,706 5,265 70,326 11,155 12,000 193 1,294
Unknown 2,318 1,787 46 8 252 35 181 1 9
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 2015
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 59,963,425 3,095,731 4,897,793 3,610,584 5,116,118 13,621,385 10,938,154 7,675,032 5,351,781 3,508,331 2,087,253 61,263
Alabama 1,108,543 77,119 125,834 95,099 107,005 235,618 178,713 126,734 85,473 50,222 25,972 754
Alaska 91,960 7,288 7,382 4,900 8,292 23,735 18,321 10,530 6,224 3,461 1,780 47
Arizona 1,241,101 60,079 82,475 62,381 107,715 297,517 244,793 168,893 110,873 67,911 37,523 941
Arkansas 679,689 47,506 77,559 55,012 61,105 141,845 112,713 80,001 54,123 31,806 17,451 568
California 5,651,601 254,548 371,693 290,960 470,917 1,330,300 1,086,832 751,868 521,534 345,742 220,653 6,554
Colorado 813,266 38,506 56,644 41,665 66,015 202,365 158,988 104,361 71,005 45,654 27,300 763
Connecticut 659,238 27,786 47,420 32,254 42,658 143,239 127,051 87,438 66,464 49,837 33,942 1,149
Delaware 196,651 8,740 14,061 11,382 16,800 46,750 38,592 25,870 17,532 10,676 6,088 160
District of Columbia 80,546 3,997 7,924 5,804 5,674 16,123 14,965 10,303 7,133 4,908 3,530 185
Florida 4,334,337 193,451 289,566 234,035 361,421 980,720 832,939 598,141 414,020 270,743 154,938 4,363
Georgia 1,714,145 108,485 154,262 118,096 168,098 407,000 306,451 202,562 130,403 75,842 41,719 1,227
Hawaii 256,912 11,171 12,884 9,191 20,040 61,931 51,096 33,266 24,930 19,077 12,908 418
Idaho 315,571 16,508 24,996 16,908 28,957 75,359 59,664 40,744 26,537 16,273 9,383 242
Illinois 2,174,883 102,201 164,173 120,194 179,347 488,960 397,735 286,659 204,511 140,883 87,541 2,679
Indiana 1,301,948 72,242 116,523 85,764 118,744 292,117 224,754 161,007 111,346 74,591 43,662 1,198
Iowa 622,906 25,055 45,288 31,344 50,334 139,569 109,958 84,520 63,376 44,197 28,360 905
Kansas 528,174 27,169 42,293 30,063 41,775 117,866 93,545 67,886 50,726 34,567 21,581 703
Kentucky 963,497 63,882 111,661 84,382 92,669 205,636 153,625 109,301 72,788 44,610 24,274 669
Louisiana 868,017 62,473 92,184 65,681 77,972 187,207 143,507 101,791 69,793 43,756 23,006 647
Maine 329,559 16,467 34,718 21,427 26,441 73,876 57,806 39,841 28,903 18,716 11,082 282
Maryland 952,251 47,842 71,848 51,573 71,620 218,220 184,334 125,271 86,642 57,751 36,085 1,065
Massachusetts 1,236,248 63,282 124,208 74,640 75,945 258,673 223,552 154,714 117,648 85,456 56,456 1,674
Michigan 2,141,824 114,301 192,898 145,800 211,728 477,571 365,193 253,961 180,261 124,628 73,533 1,950
Minnesota 979,776 41,081 73,771 48,227 79,058 225,815 181,216 130,898 93,654 63,950 40,787 1,319
Mississippi 647,420 49,351 71,933 54,761 64,260 138,164 101,730 73,267 48,520 29,587 15,281 566
Missouri 1,258,256 70,186 120,390 90,044 109,958 270,178 217,576 156,110 110,563 70,468 41,578 1,205
Montana 217,758 9,960 14,853 11,308 20,217 53,222 41,341 28,482 18,730 12,251 7,184 210
Nebraska 330,309 14,686 24,799 16,311 23,112 74,173 60,219 44,764 34,095 23,365 14,354 431
Nevada 492,121 24,171 32,942 26,126 44,929 124,371 100,097 66,303 39,730 22,078 11,147 227
New Hampshire 288,891 16,361 29,709 16,696 20,691 65,998 52,631 34,847 25,040 16,589 10,039 290
New Jersey 1,583,456 72,986 112,071 83,015 113,972 355,096 299,363 210,323 155,648 110,507 68,399 2,076
New Mexico 408,931 24,616 36,024 24,825 36,904 95,247 73,931 51,116 34,246 20,400 11,326 296
New York 3,513,125 167,396 287,208 204,404 277,218 778,514 634,808 453,262 330,066 230,600 144,676 4,973
North Carolina 1,984,962 103,693 172,035 135,190 189,871 461,517 358,145 241,778 164,691 100,591 55,843 1,608
North Dakota 125,786 5,199 8,192 5,460 9,335 28,363 22,668 17,037 13,502 9,614 6,168 248
Ohio 2,290,813 112,646 201,502 147,464 194,913 509,609 392,145 291,703 209,369 144,381 84,814 2,267
Oklahoma 758,912 46,760 69,991 51,877 65,382 166,032 134,522 95,972 66,351 39,857 21,613 555
Oregon 818,228 31,379 57,540 44,071 75,925 202,504 157,509 104,309 68,810 45,905 29,428 848
Pennsylvania 2,744,424 125,931 226,918 163,938 227,224 603,482 477,269 349,934 263,006 189,659 113,983 3,080
Rhode Island 217,881 10,979 20,885 14,360 15,947 46,380 37,570 25,958 19,781 15,381 10,342 298
South Carolina 1,066,150 58,812 91,881 74,636 104,031 253,566 195,223 128,990 83,212 48,070 26,976 753
South Dakota 168,626 7,181 11,058 7,546 13,310 39,698 31,255 22,542 16,808 11,606 7,341 281
Tennessee 1,392,164 82,889 136,094 101,705 131,169 315,134 243,501 167,602 111,349 66,058 35,683 980
Texas 3,928,648 244,666 323,150 227,377 335,598 915,996 731,253 495,961 335,660 203,564 112,354 3,069
Utah 375,685 24,666 29,885 17,750 29,049 86,321 71,592 49,808 34,327 21,111 10,959 217
Vermont 142,755 6,673 13,659 8,129 10,948 33,245 26,874 17,561 12,345 8,171 5,006 144
Virginia 1,443,127 72,607 115,886 86,173 119,147 334,858 273,531 187,503 126,179 79,515 46,442 1,286
Washington 1,260,474 53,936 96,822 70,895 104,556 306,817 245,273 159,770 105,982 69,860 45,216 1,347
West Virginia 468,120 27,128 47,919 38,671 48,165 104,295 74,749 54,746 36,665 23,520 11,973 289
Wisconsin 1,170,705 51,338 94,313 63,397 106,389 268,636 206,153 149,163 109,015 75,356 45,631 1,314
Wyoming 103,689 5,103 7,250 5,308 9,104 25,555 19,796 13,583 8,992 5,728 3,174 96
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 6,236 1,634 695 701 637 1,071 720 447 200 97 (X) (X)
Guam 16,628 2,156 1,299 651 1,588 4,029 2,765 2,094 1,211 584 248 3
Northern Mariana Islands 2,750 504 254 124 346 692 358 267 137 51 (X) (X)
Puerto Rico 842,927 54,367 87,531 73,515 87,235 167,274 140,050 102,352 68,908 38,163 22,543 989
U.S. Virgin Islands 21,721 1,277 1,061 708 1,926 5,519 5,182 3,035 1,763 802 (X) (X)
Foreign countries 627,230 23,257 9,718 6,602 32,642 137,594 141,727 117,592 80,706 49,306 27,252 834
Unknown 1,874 58 61 64 90 223 285 291 275 279 244 4
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data; and U.S. Postal Service geographic data.
NOTE: (X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 5.J5.1 Number of beneficiaries, by state or other area and sex, December 2015
State or area Total Adult beneficiaries Children
Men Women
All areas 59,963,425 24,927,577 30,739,157 4,296,691
Alabama 1,108,543 438,266 566,293 103,984
Alaska 91,960 41,890 41,101 8,969
Arizona 1,241,101 532,954 630,239 77,908
Arkansas 679,689 275,373 341,214 63,102
California 5,651,601 2,422,661 2,873,395 355,545
Colorado 813,266 351,836 411,446 49,984
Connecticut 659,238 271,774 346,145 41,319
Delaware 196,651 81,648 102,929 12,074
District of Columbia 80,546 32,589 42,186 5,771
Florida 4,334,337 1,847,208 2,230,940 256,189
Georgia 1,714,145 685,167 885,600 143,378
Hawaii 256,912 110,260 132,256 14,396
Idaho 315,571 137,014 156,495 22,062
Illinois 2,174,883 896,342 1,127,843 150,698
Indiana 1,301,948 526,945 673,923 101,080
Iowa 622,906 258,864 325,852 38,190
Kansas 528,174 216,334 274,150 37,690
Kentucky 963,497 399,118 476,301 88,078
Louisiana 868,017 354,334 425,751 87,932
Maine 329,559 141,500 163,972 24,087
Maryland 952,251 386,276 501,789 64,186
Massachusetts 1,236,248 508,215 635,387 92,646
Michigan 2,141,824 881,074 1,095,136 165,614
Minnesota 979,776 414,182 505,063 60,531
Mississippi 647,420 253,984 325,788 67,648
Missouri 1,258,256 518,420 641,875 97,961
Montana 217,758 96,810 107,420 13,528
Nebraska 330,309 134,973 173,735 21,601
Nevada 492,121 221,468 240,809 29,844
New Hampshire 288,891 120,899 146,083 21,909
New Jersey 1,583,456 637,646 842,583 103,227
New Mexico 408,931 174,836 202,399 31,696
New York 3,513,125 1,429,277 1,837,467 246,381
North Carolina 1,984,962 802,437 1,039,717 142,808
North Dakota 125,786 53,030 64,933 7,823
Ohio 2,290,813 952,559 1,173,159 165,095
Oklahoma 758,912 308,512 387,987 62,413
Oregon 818,228 354,239 418,649 45,340
Pennsylvania 2,744,424 1,119,938 1,440,946 183,540
Rhode Island 217,881 88,388 113,730 15,763
South Carolina 1,066,150 434,955 551,343 79,852
South Dakota 168,626 72,593 85,700 10,333
Tennessee 1,392,164 565,034 715,099 112,031
Texas 3,928,648 1,630,136 1,980,584 317,928
Utah 375,685 156,739 187,367 31,579
Vermont 142,755 61,273 71,656 9,826
Virginia 1,443,127 590,219 753,032 99,876
Washington 1,260,474 541,645 642,576 76,253
West Virginia 468,120 198,848 229,743 39,529
Wisconsin 1,170,705 492,703 600,895 77,107
Wyoming 103,689 45,816 51,185 6,688
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 6,236 2,172 2,305 1,759
Guam 16,628 6,863 7,294 2,471
Northern Mariana Islands 2,750 1,125 1,050 575
Puerto Rico 842,927 353,248 411,158 78,521
U.S. Virgin Islands 21,721 9,343 10,731 1,647
Foreign countries 627,230 284,722 313,858 28,650
Unknown 1,874 903 895 76
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 2015
State or area Number Percentage distribution by dollar amount of benefit Monthly benefit (dollars)
Total Less than 600.00 600.00–799.90 800.00–999.90 1,000.00–1,199.90 1,200.00–1,399.90 1,400.00–1,599.90 1,600.00–1,799.90 1,800.00–1,999.90 2,000.00–2,199.90 2,200.00 or more Average Median
All areas 40,089,061 100.0 8.4 9.9 12.3 11.5 12.2 13.2 12.1 7.7 5.4 7.3 1,341.77 1,331.90
Alabama 650,081 100.0 6.6 10.2 13.7 13.4 13.6 13.4 11.5 7.0 4.8 5.8 1,318.67 1,289.90
Alaska 62,053 100.0 13.9 11.5 12.5 11.0 10.1 10.1 10.0 7.1 5.5 8.3 1,279.18 1,222.00
Arizona 882,106 100.0 6.8 9.2 12.2 11.4 12.3 14.0 13.0 8.3 5.7 7.1 1,369.10 1,370.90
Arkansas 408,790 100.0 6.6 11.1 14.6 14.9 14.5 13.2 10.3 6.2 4.2 4.4 1,275.29 1,236.90
California 3,927,555 100.0 12.3 11.1 11.8 10.5 10.4 11.1 10.5 7.4 5.8 9.1 1,318.20 1,284.90
Colorado 570,807 100.0 10.6 9.4 11.9 11.1 11.3 12.3 11.6 7.9 5.7 8.1 1,336.15 1,325.80
Connecticut 474,950 100.0 5.9 7.0 10.1 10.1 11.6 13.8 13.3 9.6 7.3 11.4 1,476.27 1,477.90
Delaware 139,447 100.0 4.6 7.3 10.8 10.8 12.6 15.2 14.8 9.2 6.4 8.2 1,441.84 1,449.90
District of Columbia 53,579 100.0 19.3 11.7 11.8 10.4 9.2 8.0 7.0 5.5 4.8 12.4 1,257.70 1,133.80
Florida 3,081,274 100.0 7.7 10.4 12.8 11.9 12.2 13.3 12.0 7.7 5.2 6.7 1,334.46 1,318.90
Georgia 1,117,129 100.0 7.7 10.1 13.3 12.9 12.7 12.9 11.4 7.2 5.1 6.6 1,323.27 1,293.90
Hawaii 195,436 100.0 9.7 10.0 11.4 11.6 12.8 13.1 11.6 7.0 5.4 7.3 1,327.90 1,316.80
Idaho 217,186 100.0 6.8 11.0 13.5 12.7 13.3 13.9 11.9 7.2 4.8 4.9 1,307.60 1,292.70
Illinois 1,490,706 100.0 8.6 9.0 11.4 10.4 11.5 13.5 13.0 8.6 6.1 8.0 1,373.55 1,387.90
Indiana 855,326 100.0 4.1 8.3 11.9 11.1 13.1 15.8 15.2 8.7 5.6 6.2 1,403.54 1,418.90
Iowa 439,571 100.0 4.7 9.9 12.7 12.5 14.7 15.8 13.0 7.4 4.7 4.7 1,343.93 1,344.90
Kansas 361,490 100.0 5.1 8.9 12.0 12.3 13.7 14.8 12.7 8.1 5.6 6.9 1,382.80 1,373.55
Kentucky 551,152 100.0 8.3 11.1 13.7 12.9 13.2 13.5 11.5 6.5 4.5 4.9 1,281.40 1,261.90
Louisiana 488,273 100.0 13.0 11.9 13.1 11.4 10.9 10.9 10.3 6.9 5.0 6.6 1,254.85 1,210.90
Maine 215,126 100.0 10.5 11.3 13.8 13.4 13.0 12.3 10.0 6.2 4.3 5.2 1,251.13 1,216.90
Maryland 664,164 100.0 9.0 8.4 10.6 10.6 11.4 12.8 12.2 8.2 6.4 10.5 1,406.16 1,401.90
Massachusetts 821,212 100.0 10.7 9.1 11.1 10.7 11.0 11.8 10.9 8.2 6.4 10.1 1,371.78 1,354.90
Michigan 1,393,156 100.0 4.1 8.0 11.5 9.8 11.9 15.6 16.7 9.8 5.5 7.1 1,433.48 1,462.90
Minnesota 698,101 100.0 5.2 9.1 12.3 11.3 12.6 15.0 14.0 8.3 5.5 6.6 1,384.31 1,392.80
Mississippi 381,880 100.0 7.3 11.6 15.1 14.7 13.9 12.4 10.0 6.2 4.2 4.7 1,264.46 1,217.90
Missouri 813,569 100.0 7.4 9.8 12.9 12.5 13.3 14.1 12.2 7.2 4.9 5.8 1,322.92 1,313.90
Montana 153,554 100.0 7.9 11.8 13.8 13.3 13.7 13.9 10.9 6.3 4.1 4.3 1,269.81 1,248.00
Nebraska 231,481 100.0 5.6 10.1 12.8 13.1 14.1 14.6 11.8 7.2 5.1 5.6 1,338.86 1,320.90
Nevada 353,170 100.0 9.5 10.0 12.4 11.6 11.5 12.7 12.0 7.8 5.7 6.7 1,324.21 1,313.90
New Hampshire 195,087 100.0 5.2 7.7 11.6 12.1 13.0 14.1 12.7 8.7 6.3 8.6 1,419.36 1,404.90
New Jersey 1,118,670 100.0 5.7 7.6 10.2 9.6 10.5 13.0 13.8 10.4 7.5 11.7 1,485.94 1,500.90
New Mexico 266,801 100.0 10.4 11.8 13.7 13.0 12.4 11.9 10.0 6.2 4.6 5.9 1,261.72 1,216.90
New York 2,388,547 100.0 7.4 9.3 11.1 10.5 11.7 13.4 13.1 8.5 5.9 9.1 1,399.14 1,399.90
North Carolina 1,339,587 100.0 5.1 9.0 13.6 14.3 14.5 14.1 11.6 7.1 4.8 5.8 1,341.57 1,310.90
North Dakota 87,569 100.0 6.7 11.8 14.6 13.8 14.0 13.6 10.7 6.5 4.2 4.2 1,274.46 1,245.00
Ohio 1,476,557 100.0 9.8 9.2 11.4 10.3 12.1 14.5 13.6 7.9 5.2 6.0 1,329.53 1,359.90
Oklahoma 484,224 100.0 7.6 10.5 13.0 13.3 13.9 13.5 10.9 6.8 4.9 5.6 1,305.65 1,281.00
Oregon 580,498 100.0 6.3 10.2 12.5 11.8 13.3 14.8 12.7 7.4 5.1 5.8 1,342.72 1,341.00
Pennsylvania 1,847,485 100.0 5.1 8.9 11.5 11.3 13.7 15.6 13.8 8.0 5.4 6.7 1,389.77 1,393.90
Rhode Island 147,006 100.0 7.3 9.0 11.8 12.2 13.2 13.6 11.9 7.6 5.8 7.6 1,364.32 1,346.90
South Carolina 709,839 100.0 5.5 9.1 13.5 13.6 13.6 13.7 12.0 7.6 5.1 6.3 1,349.95 1,320.90
South Dakota 120,981 100.0 7.1 11.5 14.5 14.4 14.2 13.2 10.6 6.2 4.1 4.2 1,268.36 1,235.90
Tennessee 884,653 100.0 5.9 9.9 13.6 13.6 13.8 13.6 11.6 7.1 4.9 6.0 1,331.40 1,301.00
Texas 2,516,258 100.0 11.1 10.8 12.5 11.5 11.2 11.4 10.5 7.3 5.5 8.3 1,312.35 1,274.90
Utah 253,880 100.0 8.0 9.9 12.4 10.6 11.1 13.1 12.3 8.3 6.3 8.0 1,365.96 1,368.00
Vermont 96,840 100.0 5.3 9.6 12.9 13.1 14.5 14.4 11.8 7.3 4.9 6.2 1,349.02 1,324.90
Virginia 979,680 100.0 7.3 9.2 12.3 12.2 12.7 13.1 11.5 7.6 5.7 8.5 1,372.09 1,344.90
Washington 873,750 100.0 6.4 8.9 11.5 10.6 11.7 14.2 13.6 8.7 6.3 8.0 1,402.26 1,412.90
West Virginia 265,919 100.0 6.2 10.0 12.5 12.5 14.2 15.3 12.8 6.9 4.9 4.7 1,326.03 1,328.00
Wisconsin 822,488 100.0 4.0 8.8 12.2 11.5 13.9 16.8 14.7 7.8 4.9 5.2 1,379.19 1,394.90
Wyoming 73,301 100.0 6.0 9.7 13.0 12.0 12.7 14.0 12.7 8.0 5.5 6.4 1,356.09 1,349.00
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 2,277 100.0 30.5 19.2 16.9 11.4 8.1 5.1 3.4 2.6 1.6 1.2 878.06 801.80
Guam 9,919 100.0 32.0 19.6 14.2 10.1 7.7 5.1 4.1 2.5 2.0 2.9 902.31 782.90
Northern Mariana Islands 1,489 100.0 51.6 17.8 10.1 5.8 3.5 3.0 2.3 2.1 1.5 2.2 712.61 587.00
Puerto Rico 445,673 100.0 23.9 23.3 19.8 12.7 7.8 5.0 3.2 1.8 1.2 1.2 896.27 824.00
U.S. Virgin Islands 16,028 100.0 10.3 14.8 17.0 15.0 12.3 10.8 7.6 4.5 3.7 4.0 1,178.46 1,098.90
Foreign countries 390,368 100.0 50.0 15.1 11.1 7.3 5.2 4.0 3.1 1.8 1.1 1.3 698.10 599.00
Unknown 1,363 100.0 5.6 10.4 14.1 12.4 15.2 16.1 10.6 6.4 4.3 4.8 1,310.97 1,302.00
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 2015
State or area Number Percentage distribution by dollar amount of benefit Monthly benefit (dollars)
Total Less than 600.00 600.00–799.90 800.00–999.90 1,000.00–1,199.90 1,200.00–1,399.90 1,400.00–1,599.90 1,600.00–1,799.90 1,800.00–1,999.90 2,000.00–2,199.90 2,200.00 or more Average Median
All areas 8,909,430 100.0 9.9 13.9 19.8 16.2 12.2 8.9 6.4 4.5 4.6 3.7 1,165.79 1,074.00
Alabama 234,229 100.0 8.7 14.0 21.5 17.5 12.7 8.8 6.0 4.1 3.9 2.7 1,146.23 1,061.00
Alaska 12,620 100.0 11.2 16.1 19.3 15.1 11.1 7.9 5.7 4.3 4.9 4.5 1,149.53 1,041.00
Arizona 155,862 100.0 8.1 12.4 19.0 16.4 13.0 9.8 7.2 5.1 5.2 4.0 1,209.33 1,124.90
Arkansas 140,027 100.0 9.1 14.6 21.9 18.5 13.3 8.9 5.7 3.4 2.8 1.7 1,110.77 1,043.00
California 699,241 100.0 11.1 13.7 17.9 14.4 11.3 8.6 6.7 5.2 5.7 5.3 1,197.53 1,095.00
Colorado 105,960 100.0 8.9 13.3 19.4 16.6 12.7 9.4 6.6 4.7 4.5 3.8 1,182.42 1,095.00
Connecticut 81,784 100.0 9.6 13.1 17.9 15.0 12.0 9.2 7.2 5.3 5.9 4.8 1,213.21 1,122.00
Delaware 27,385 100.0 7.9 11.6 18.0 15.7 13.0 10.0 7.5 5.7 5.9 4.6 1,239.20 1,155.00
District of Columbia 14,612 100.0 14.0 17.3 23.3 16.6 11.3 6.7 4.1 2.7 2.2 1.8 1,029.02 951.00
Florida 565,238 100.0 8.6 13.3 20.0 16.8 12.8 9.2 6.5 4.5 4.5 3.7 1,179.34 1,090.90
Georgia 285,889 100.0 8.1 13.1 20.2 17.4 13.7 9.9 6.6 4.2 4.0 2.8 1,168.83 1,094.90
Hawaii 22,800 100.0 8.9 13.3 18.0 15.9 13.2 9.9 7.2 5.0 5.0 3.6 1,195.49 1,118.00
Idaho 44,090 100.0 10.6 14.5 20.4 16.1 12.1 8.9 6.2 4.2 4.2 2.9 1,138.26 1,050.90
Illinois 288,827 100.0 10.4 13.7 18.8 15.0 11.7 8.8 6.7 5.0 5.4 4.5 1,187.47 1,088.90
Indiana 208,908 100.0 9.1 13.4 19.6 16.7 12.8 9.4 6.5 4.5 4.5 3.4 1,173.12 1,089.00
Iowa 78,222 100.0 11.4 15.2 20.3 16.4 12.1 8.8 6.2 4.1 3.3 2.0 1,109.25 1,034.00
Kansas 74,677 100.0 9.6 14.3 20.6 16.7 12.7 9.1 6.2 4.2 3.8 2.7 1,141.39 1,060.00
Kentucky 206,175 100.0 10.7 14.7 20.2 16.1 12.1 8.4 6.0 4.4 4.3 3.1 1,139.30 1,049.80
Louisiana 157,310 100.0 12.1 15.3 21.0 15.3 10.7 7.7 5.8 4.2 4.1 3.7 1,123.36 1,016.00
Maine 58,476 100.0 10.6 15.9 22.4 17.6 12.0 8.0 5.2 3.3 3.1 1.8 1,087.74 1,010.00
Maryland 131,074 100.0 9.1 12.8 18.6 15.5 12.5 9.6 7.0 5.2 5.4 4.4 1,207.17 1,119.00
Massachusetts 205,060 100.0 9.7 14.2 19.9 16.1 12.2 8.6 6.4 4.5 4.5 3.8 1,165.45 1,071.90
Michigan 350,684 100.0 10.1 13.4 18.5 14.4 11.2 8.5 6.9 5.4 6.0 5.4 1,211.60 1,103.00
Minnesota 126,390 100.0 10.2 14.1 19.7 16.0 12.3 8.8 6.4 4.6 4.6 3.2 1,157.26 1,069.90
Mississippi 131,143 100.0 8.9 14.8 22.5 18.3 12.8 8.6 5.8 3.5 3.0 1.9 1,112.26 1,037.00
Missouri 220,596 100.0 10.1 14.6 20.8 16.7 12.4 8.6 5.9 4.0 4.0 2.9 1,136.59 1,049.90
Montana 27,848 100.0 11.6 15.9 21.6 16.3 11.5 7.7 5.6 3.7 3.6 2.5 1,099.69 1,009.55
Nebraska 42,162 100.0 10.6 15.4 21.6 17.1 12.6 8.7 5.5 3.5 3.1 1.9 1,099.35 1,024.90
Nevada 65,211 100.0 7.3 11.6 18.8 16.9 13.5 10.0 7.0 5.1 5.5 4.4 1,227.50 1,141.90
New Hampshire 48,223 100.0 7.4 12.3 19.8 17.5 13.8 9.9 6.8 4.7 4.5 3.4 1,195.53 1,113.90
New Jersey 202,497 100.0 8.7 11.8 16.7 14.3 11.3 9.1 7.4 5.9 7.1 7.6 1,281.26 1,176.90
New Mexico 65,167 100.0 11.1 15.4 21.4 16.5 12.1 8.1 5.5 3.8 3.5 2.5 1,107.10 1,021.90
New York 510,196 100.0 11.7 14.2 18.1 14.1 10.7 8.1 6.3 4.8 5.5 6.6 1,198.30 1,078.95
North Carolina 330,353 100.0 7.8 12.5 20.0 18.5 14.7 10.0 6.4 4.1 3.6 2.4 1,165.58 1,101.90
North Dakota 13,917 100.0 11.8 16.0 21.5 16.8 11.0 8.8 5.5 3.2 3.0 2.2 1,086.55 1,006.90
Ohio 356,826 100.0 12.0 15.4 20.1 15.3 11.2 8.2 6.0 4.3 4.4 3.1 1,125.51 1,028.00
Oklahoma 127,565 100.0 10.6 14.9 20.8 16.4 12.3 8.9 6.2 4.1 3.6 2.2 1,121.26 1,038.90
Oregon 109,815 100.0 9.6 14.1 19.8 16.1 12.2 8.9 6.7 4.7 4.7 3.2 1,163.51 1,074.00
Pennsylvania 407,320 100.0 10.3 13.6 19.3 15.7 12.2 9.1 6.7 4.9 4.8 3.4 1,169.38 1,080.00
Rhode Island 37,476 100.0 10.1 14.7 20.7 16.4 11.9 8.7 6.5 4.2 4.1 2.7 1,138.30 1,049.00
South Carolina 178,822 100.0 7.4 12.1 19.7 18.1 14.6 10.2 6.8 4.4 4.1 2.6 1,183.57 1,116.90
South Dakota 19,212 100.0 11.8 15.4 21.7 17.0 12.0 8.6 5.5 3.4 2.7 1.8 1,084.14 1,012.90
Tennessee 251,021 100.0 8.6 14.0 21.5 17.9 13.4 9.1 5.9 3.8 3.5 2.2 1,136.22 1,060.00
Texas 569,586 100.0 10.4 14.1 20.3 16.3 12.4 8.9 6.1 4.1 4.0 3.3 1,145.06 1,058.00
Utah 47,923 100.0 10.2 14.4 19.6 15.7 12.1 8.5 6.4 4.6 4.8 3.8 1,163.83 1,066.90
Vermont 22,565 100.0 10.9 15.1 21.5 17.8 12.6 8.3 5.2 3.6 3.0 2.0 1,096.26 1,027.00
Virginia 212,711 100.0 8.9 13.1 19.5 16.9 13.2 9.3 6.6 4.5 4.4 3.4 1,175.50 1,094.00
Washington 179,674 100.0 9.5 13.8 19.5 15.8 11.9 8.9 6.5 4.9 5.2 4.1 1,182.83 1,084.85
West Virginia 91,995 100.0 11.0 14.1 19.0 14.7 11.2 8.2 6.5 5.0 5.2 5.0 1,179.91 1,073.00
Wisconsin 161,864 100.0 10.5 13.9 19.3 16.0 12.2 9.0 6.7 4.8 4.7 2.9 1,157.75 1,074.00
Wyoming 13,252 100.0 10.3 14.9 20.4 15.4 11.1 8.4 6.1 4.5 4.4 4.6 1,160.39 1,053.95
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 1,331 100.0 21.3 25.0 21.8 14.2 10.1 4.2 2.0 0.8 0.5 0.0 872.95 821.90
Guam 1,642 100.0 14.7 16.1 23.0 15.6 12.2 7.1 4.9 (X) 3.0 (X) 1,031.54 953.00
Northern Mariana Islands 249 100.0 (X) 24.5 25.3 10.8 4.8 (X) (X) (X) 0.0 (X) 782.50 772.00
Puerto Rico 173,131 100.0 9.1 17.4 28.1 19.3 10.6 5.9 3.9 2.5 2.1 1.1 1,036.67 964.90
U.S. Virgin Islands 1,682 100.0 9.1 13.3 18.8 16.7 13.0 9.6 6.6 5.0 5.1 2.9 1,181.14 1,095.90
Foreign countries 10,773 100.0 17.1 13.1 16.0 13.7 11.1 9.2 7.2 4.5 4.5 3.6 1,113.88 1,051.90
Unknown 142 100.0 (X) 7.7 21.1 16.2 12.7 (X) (X) (X) 6.3 (X) 1,271.48 1,208.40
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.
(X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals.
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 2015
State or area Number Percentage distribution by dollar amount of benefit Monthly benefit (dollars)
Total Less than 600.00 600.00–799.90 800.00–999.90 1,000.00–1,199.90 1,200.00–1,399.90 1,400.00–1,599.90 1,600.00–1,799.90 1,800.00–1,999.90 2,000.00–2,199.90 2,200.00 or more Average Median
All areas 3,790,374 100.0 8.2 7.9 10.5 14.2 18.1 16.5 11.9 6.4 3.2 2.9 1,286.26 1,298.90
Alabama 70,894 100.0 8.0 8.9 12.8 16.3 18.2 15.4 10.6 5.4 2.4 2.0 1,239.88 1,243.00
Alaska 4,732 100.0 9.9 9.6 12.1 14.2 17.4 13.7 11.1 6.0 3.4 2.5 1,242.03 1,249.85
Arizona 70,624 100.0 6.6 6.8 9.5 13.6 19.0 17.8 13.0 7.3 3.6 2.9 1,327.59 1,340.90
Arkansas 40,525 100.0 7.8 9.7 14.1 17.2 18.5 14.7 9.6 4.6 2.1 1.6 1,212.91 1,212.90
California 344,617 100.0 10.0 9.3 10.5 13.0 16.3 14.9 11.6 6.8 3.7 3.9 1,280.92 1,286.90
Colorado 47,706 100.0 7.6 6.8 10.1 13.7 17.8 17.2 12.9 7.3 3.5 3.2 1,318.13 1,333.90
Connecticut 36,413 100.0 4.8 4.9 6.9 11.5 17.3 18.8 15.0 9.5 5.5 5.8 1,444.11 1,448.90
Delaware 10,771 100.0 3.5 4.5 8.4 12.9 19.4 20.4 14.8 8.0 4.7 3.5 1,407.56 1,411.90
District of Columbia 4,161 100.0 19.3 14.3 14.1 12.8 10.5 8.4 6.8 4.3 3.3 6.1 1,128.72 1,039.00
Florida 247,875 100.0 6.4 7.6 10.7 14.9 18.5 16.7 12.1 6.6 3.3 3.2 1,310.78 1,309.90
Georgia 100,303 100.0 7.8 8.8 12.3 15.5 16.9 15.8 11.3 6.0 3.0 2.6 1,263.59 1,265.90
Hawaii 14,015 100.0 9.4 9.3 12.0 15.1 17.3 14.3 10.4 5.9 3.3 3.0 1,251.29 1,248.90
Idaho 17,840 100.0 4.4 5.6 10.6 16.2 21.2 18.7 12.6 6.2 2.6 1.9 1,319.07 1,322.40
Illinois 144,612 100.0 6.1 6.1 8.3 12.9 18.9 18.4 14.2 7.7 4.0 3.5 1,362.01 1,376.90
Indiana 82,424 100.0 3.4 4.1 7.6 14.0 21.4 21.1 14.9 7.7 3.4 2.4 1,388.53 1,395.90
Iowa 41,750 100.0 3.2 5.4 10.3 17.0 22.1 18.7 12.8 5.9 2.7 2.0 1,331.76 1,325.90
Kansas 32,750 100.0 3.8 5.0 9.4 15.0 20.1 18.6 13.8 7.2 3.7 3.4 1,373.55 1,367.90
Kentucky 67,541 100.0 9.7 9.8 12.7 15.4 18.1 15.5 10.4 4.7 2.1 1.6 1,208.83 1,227.00
Louisiana 77,830 100.0 11.1 10.6 13.2 15.0 16.8 14.3 9.8 4.8 2.2 2.1 1,192.55 1,201.00
Maine 18,669 100.0 7.6 8.3 12.9 16.9 18.9 15.6 10.0 5.3 2.5 2.1 1,242.71 1,244.00
Maryland 55,707 100.0 7.2 7.1 9.4 13.1 17.6 16.7 13.0 7.4 4.2 4.4 1,343.34 1,349.40
Massachusetts 67,286 100.0 8.5 7.3 9.1 12.5 17.0 16.0 12.7 7.8 4.5 4.8 1,341.17 1,349.80
Michigan 134,614 100.0 3.6 4.0 7.1 13.0 21.1 20.8 16.0 8.2 3.4 2.8 1,403.27 1,410.90
Minnesota 56,783 100.0 4.5 6.1 9.6 14.2 19.9 18.9 13.2 7.0 3.7 2.7 1,350.13 1,355.90
Mississippi 40,600 100.0 10.8 11.2 13.9 16.4 16.7 13.8 9.0 4.4 2.1 1.7 1,175.90 1,174.00
Missouri 76,082 100.0 5.7 6.4 10.9 15.7 19.8 18.0 12.0 6.2 2.9 2.4 1,307.36 1,311.50
Montana 13,361 100.0 4.7 7.4 11.5 18.2 20.1 17.3 11.7 5.1 2.2 1.8 1,282.32 1,279.00
Nebraska 21,581 100.0 3.7 6.2 11.6 17.1 20.0 17.9 12.4 6.0 2.9 2.3 1,320.93 1,312.90
Nevada 25,338 100.0 6.9 7.5 9.9 13.6 18.1 16.9 13.4 7.2 3.8 2.9 1,321.01 1,335.90
New Hampshire 13,646 100.0 3.8 4.5 8.2 13.6 20.6 18.5 14.2 8.3 4.5 3.8 1,401.55 1,393.90
New Jersey 91,846 100.0 4.9 5.6 7.8 12.0 17.1 17.6 15.0 9.3 5.3 5.3 1,423.51 1,429.90
New Mexico 24,917 100.0 10.7 10.2 13.2 15.8 17.1 14.0 9.3 5.1 2.5 2.0 1,197.68 1,200.90
New York 204,284 100.0 6.4 7.2 9.7 13.8 18.3 16.9 12.7 7.1 3.7 4.1 1,340.53 1,337.90
North Carolina 104,880 100.0 7.0 8.0 12.2 16.0 18.1 16.0 11.3 6.0 3.0 2.5 1,273.77 1,273.00
North Dakota 10,476 100.0 4.9 9.8 14.2 18.1 19.1 16.1 9.9 4.5 1.8 1.5 1,236.29 1,226.00
Ohio 174,631 100.0 7.0 5.9 8.7 13.8 20.6 19.2 13.2 6.5 2.9 2.2 1,316.69 1,340.80
Oklahoma 50,651 100.0 6.5 7.8 11.9 16.3 19.2 16.9 11.0 5.5 2.7 2.2 1,272.22 1,277.90
Oregon 46,977 100.0 4.3 5.2 9.0 15.1 21.5 19.0 13.5 6.7 3.2 2.4 1,350.21 1,352.90
Pennsylvania 185,849 100.0 4.2 4.9 8.6 15.1 22.2 19.7 13.2 6.4 3.2 2.7 1,355.17 1,354.90
Rhode Island 10,943 100.0 5.8 6.2 9.2 15.8 19.0 16.6 12.4 6.8 4.1 4.2 1,348.25 1,335.90
South Carolina 58,926 100.0 7.5 8.4 12.6 15.9 17.5 15.7 11.4 6.1 2.7 2.3 1,262.20 1,263.90
South Dakota 11,433 100.0 6.0 9.4 14.3 18.5 19.5 15.5 9.1 4.3 2.0 1.4 1,223.09 1,218.60
Tennessee 84,713 100.0 7.2 8.2 12.2 16.3 18.5 16.0 10.9 5.7 2.7 2.4 1,263.82 1,264.90
Texas 286,002 100.0 9.8 9.9 12.0 14.2 16.5 14.8 10.6 5.9 3.2 3.0 1,246.00 1,249.90
Utah 20,541 100.0 6.2 5.4 7.4 11.7 18.6 19.5 15.2 8.5 4.2 3.4 1,381.93 1,407.00
Vermont 7,793 100.0 5.0 7.1 11.5 16.6 19.9 16.8 11.2 5.8 3.3 2.8 1,305.24 1,298.90
Virginia 87,141 100.0 7.1 8.1 11.4 15.2 17.6 15.9 11.5 6.6 3.3 3.3 1,293.63 1,289.90
Washington 71,288 100.0 4.7 5.3 8.1 12.9 19.9 19.4 14.5 7.8 4.1 3.2 1,380.60 1,390.00
West Virginia 38,809 100.0 5.9 7.6 12.1 16.5 21.0 17.8 11.2 4.8 2.0 1.3 1,260.67 1,274.90
Wisconsin 67,805 100.0 3.4 4.7 8.3 14.6 21.6 21.4 14.0 6.8 3.0 2.2 1,368.19 1,376.90
Wyoming 6,243 100.0 3.9 5.4 9.7 15.1 21.5 18.4 13.6 6.9 3.2 2.4 1,349.62 1,348.90
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 433 100.0 33.5 28.6 13.6 10.9 5.1 (X) (X) (X) 0.9 0.0 780.71 703.00
Guam 1,242 100.0 27.4 25.2 17.6 11.0 8.5 4.5 2.7 1.2 1.0 0.9 863.38 775.95
Northern Mariana Islands 248 100.0 52.8 26.2 8.5 6.0 3.2 (X) (X) (X) 0.0 0.0 642.24 582.95
Puerto Rico 70,256 100.0 34.4 24.4 17.0 10.6 6.4 3.4 2.0 0.9 0.5 0.5 787.85 723.90
U.S. Virgin Islands 1,249 100.0 14.3 20.3 18.9 16.3 10.9 8.6 5.7 2.8 1.4 0.8 1,023.38 958.90
Foreign countries 89,539 100.0 39.7 18.7 14.1 10.0 7.2 4.6 2.8 1.4 0.7 0.7 760.25 706.00
Unknown 209 100.0 6.7 12.9 15.8 16.3 23.0 11.0 6.7 3.3 2.4 1.9 1,183.99 1,184.80
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.
(X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 5.J10 Number of children, by state or other area and type of benefit, December 2015
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 4,296,691 3,095,718 330,546 1,185,282 1,579,890 1,068,443 298,666 648,371 121,406 132,530 19,318 59,232 53,980
Alabama 103,984 77,119 6,547 26,854 43,718 22,962 4,913 14,498 3,551 3,903 429 1,610 1,864
Alaska 8,969 7,288 1,324 3,592 2,372 1,436 451 859 126 245 55 138 52
Arizona 77,908 60,079 7,798 25,326 26,955 15,309 4,911 8,622 1,776 2,520 411 1,262 847
Arkansas 63,102 47,506 3,595 16,246 27,665 13,463 3,097 8,077 2,289 2,133 207 876 1,050
California 355,545 254,544 41,869 102,588 110,087 93,306 32,319 52,492 8,495 7,695 1,674 3,529 2,492
Colorado 49,984 38,506 4,069 16,864 17,573 9,748 3,154 5,561 1,033 1,730 315 821 594
Connecticut 41,319 27,786 3,302 10,287 14,197 12,642 3,712 7,800 1,130 891 159 370 362
Delaware 12,074 8,740 728 3,754 4,258 2,903 784 1,814 305 431 54 206 171
District of Columbia 5,771 3,997 483 1,929 1,585 1,663 270 1,237 156 111 19 67 25
Florida 256,189 193,451 26,430 74,008 93,013 53,024 15,836 30,879 6,309 9,714 1,718 4,400 3,596
Georgia 143,378 108,485 10,708 44,846 52,931 29,248 7,347 18,495 3,406 5,645 809 2,664 2,172
Hawaii 14,396 11,171 2,712 4,295 4,164 3,083 1,090 1,795 198 142 44 63 35
Idaho 22,062 16,508 1,606 6,383 8,519 4,949 1,710 2,572 667 605 89 277 239
Illinois 150,698 102,201 10,883 41,791 49,527 43,678 12,240 27,417 4,021 4,819 773 2,212 1,834
Indiana 101,080 72,240 5,735 28,762 37,743 24,756 6,391 15,242 3,123 4,084 454 1,825 1,805
Iowa 38,190 25,055 2,262 10,278 12,515 11,994 3,532 7,187 1,275 1,141 159 515 467
Kansas 37,690 27,169 2,403 11,209 13,557 9,285 2,700 5,498 1,087 1,236 176 590 470
Kentucky 88,078 63,882 4,014 22,113 37,755 21,443 4,868 13,370 3,205 2,753 251 1,153 1,349
Louisiana 87,932 62,473 4,941 26,482 31,050 22,397 5,029 14,933 2,435 3,062 326 1,493 1,243
Maine 24,087 16,467 1,214 4,239 11,014 6,978 1,783 3,976 1,219 642 95 206 341
Maryland 64,186 47,842 4,947 21,530 21,365 15,145 4,004 9,684 1,457 1,199 182 619 398
Massachusetts 92,646 63,282 5,353 17,835 40,094 26,629 7,183 15,518 3,928 2,735 405 954 1,376
Michigan 165,614 114,298 9,746 39,011 65,541 46,826 12,654 28,405 5,767 4,490 593 1,839 2,058
Minnesota 60,531 41,081 3,349 14,983 22,749 17,612 5,844 9,965 1,803 1,838 245 796 797
Mississippi 67,648 49,351 4,565 19,162 25,624 15,643 3,453 10,092 2,098 2,654 325 1,211 1,118
Missouri 97,961 70,186 5,178 27,106 37,902 24,038 6,177 14,794 3,067 3,737 441 1,648 1,648
Montana 13,528 9,960 1,287 4,473 4,200 3,165 1,006 1,880 279 403 74 201 128
Nebraska 21,601 14,686 1,169 6,194 7,323 6,248 1,859 3,749 640 667 80 328 259
Nevada 29,844 24,171 3,569 10,325 10,277 4,797 1,449 2,822 526 876 172 446 258
New Hampshire 21,909 16,361 1,000 4,130 11,231 4,925 1,341 2,626 958 623 88 198 337
New Jersey 103,227 72,986 9,169 26,746 37,071 27,236 8,105 16,665 2,466 3,005 511 1,238 1,256
New Mexico 31,696 24,616 2,389 10,897 11,330 6,170 1,839 3,660 671 910 134 450 326
New York 246,381 167,392 21,178 50,836 95,378 74,501 21,698 45,503 7,300 4,488 825 1,783 1,880
North Carolina 142,808 103,693 9,283 39,770 54,640 34,386 8,587 21,186 4,613 4,729 550 2,112 2,067
North Dakota 7,823 5,199 350 2,643 2,206 2,372 672 1,531 169 252 32 130 90
Ohio 165,095 112,646 8,183 45,802 58,661 46,315 11,538 29,915 4,862 6,134 701 2,816 2,617
Oklahoma 62,413 46,760 4,270 20,004 22,486 12,954 3,247 8,114 1,593 2,699 300 1,311 1,088
Oregon 45,340 31,379 4,279 11,744 15,356 12,678 4,224 7,033 1,421 1,283 272 559 452
Pennsylvania 183,540 125,931 10,075 44,841 71,015 51,438 13,368 32,242 5,828 6,171 805 2,599 2,767
Rhode Island 15,763 10,979 1,128 2,962 6,889 4,466 1,192 2,637 637 318 52 102 164
South Carolina 79,852 58,812 5,370 23,106 30,336 18,283 4,388 11,683 2,212 2,757 359 1,207 1,191
South Dakota 10,333 7,181 567 3,397 3,217 2,790 818 1,717 255 362 43 192 127
Tennessee 112,031 82,889 7,026 32,146 43,717 25,407 6,140 16,076 3,191 3,735 421 1,663 1,651
Texas 317,928 244,666 25,400 104,931 114,335 62,268 17,924 37,463 6,881 10,994 1,596 5,477 3,921
Utah 31,579 24,666 2,267 12,082 10,317 6,097 2,374 3,091 632 816 129 424 263
Vermont 9,826 6,673 619 1,811 4,243 2,920 781 1,695 444 233 46 90 97
Virginia 99,876 72,607 7,165 27,978 37,464 24,165 6,424 14,838 2,903 3,104 477 1,344 1,283
Washington 76,253 53,936 6,655 19,631 27,650 19,775 6,388 11,032 2,355 2,542 429 1,070 1,043
West Virginia 39,529 27,128 2,316 9,441 15,371 11,218 2,426 7,324 1,468 1,183 140 457 586
Wisconsin 77,107 51,338 3,782 18,360 29,196 23,470 7,098 13,708 2,664 2,299 316 937 1,046
Wyoming 6,688 5,103 448 2,598 2,057 1,351 433 774 144 234 38 113 83
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 1,759 1,634 247 728 659 105 (X) 66 (X) 20 (X) 10 (X)
Guam 2,471 2,156 514 1,098 544 220 73 133 14 95 15 60 20
Northern Mariana Islands 575 504 172 263 69 53 (X) 42 (X) 18 (X) 10 (X)
Puerto Rico 78,521 54,367 5,225 13,490 35,652 23,156 6,295 14,593 2,268 998 154 329 515
U.S. Virgin Islands 1,647 1,277 316 551 410 330 126 184 20 40 11 24 5
Foreign countries 28,650 23,257 9,358 10,808 3,091 5,007 1,360 3,593 54 386 133 207 46
Unknown 76 58 9 23 26 17 3 14 0 1 0 1 0
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data; and U.S. Postal Service geographic data.
NOTE: (X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 5.J11 Number and total monthly benefits of beneficiaries in foreign countries, December 2015
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 627,230 390,368 10,773 105,075 92,364 28,650 402,455 272,517
Africa 3,539 2,263 151 207 228 690 3,188 2,293
Asia 135,064 81,327 2,034 30,692 13,052 7,959 86,103 60,348
China 1,274 897 36 119 73 149 1,124 838
Cyprus 562 378 22 63 80 19 464 332
Hong Kong 2,092 1,576 24 261 161 70 1,816 1,465
India 2,534 1,798 79 259 181 217 2,387 1,737
Israel 11,698 7,323 187 1,884 1,451 853 10,179 7,292
Japan 70,932 39,701 118 24,703 5,768 642 29,664 19,903
Jordan 553 234 25 46 49 199 388 203
Lebanon 685 388 20 70 73 134 548 355
Philippines 28,628 17,337 1,170 1,541 4,316 4,264 25,042 16,721
South Korea 4,450 3,026 31 1,103 224 66 2,319 1,781
Taiwan 1,722 1,333 32 192 84 81 1,676 1,377
Thailand 5,711 4,584 143 187 221 576 6,479 5,411
Turkey 961 633 35 87 158 48 900 621
Central America and Caribbean 27,109 19,864 862 1,370 2,378 2,635 24,396 18,888
Barbados 985 861 15 30 62 17 1,020 906
Belize 636 488 17 31 42 58 651 529
Costa Rica 3,456 2,526 93 206 384 247 3,565 2,754
Dominican Republic 7,294 4,965 274 348 590 1,117 5,794 4,228
El Salvador 1,943 1,501 58 105 147 132 1,542 1,230
Guatemala 1,758 1,296 51 95 201 115 1,517 1,153
Honduras 953 621 32 46 109 145 879 614
Jamaica 2,194 1,799 45 85 163 102 1,944 1,642
Nicaragua 1,890 1,335 74 104 137 240 1,557 1,177
Panama 2,917 2,092 154 173 235 263 3,022 2,316
Trinidad and Tobago 1,141 916 22 44 91 68 1,087 889
Europe 251,455 158,510 3,827 43,935 38,507 6,676 150,327 100,464
Austria 2,950 1,977 42 434 406 91 1,686 1,127
Belgium 2,171 1,363 16 404 306 82 1,395 931
Croatia 1,504 1,079 87 112 152 74 1,496 1,125
Czech Republic 1,204 817 59 78 122 128 1,146 834
Denmark 1,660 1,049 20 322 220 49 1,140 733
Finland 1,081 716 32 158 138 37 719 502
France 15,093 9,889 73 2,727 2,054 350 10,120 7,233
Germany 40,499 24,758 803 7,130 6,519 1,289 22,519 13,628
Greece 23,654 14,522 314 3,902 4,352 564 14,211 9,360
Hungary 1,954 1,480 50 105 231 88 2,028 1,592
Ireland 10,106 6,758 160 1,481 1,307 400 6,616 4,720
Italy 30,209 18,054 278 5,100 6,045 732 18,065 11,754
Malta 696 437 27 97 106 29 626 428
Netherlands 5,887 3,827 59 1,094 762 145 3,043 2,027
Norway 6,809 4,083 52 1,318 1,212 144 3,125 1,886
Poland 26,384 15,238 398 6,595 3,729 424 10,072 6,088
Portugal 12,473 9,144 409 1,188 1,521 211 8,924 6,891
Romania 1,051 831 46 56 64 54 860 686
Serbia and Montenegro 1,138 805 60 75 133 65 951 687
Spain 11,928 7,322 215 1,938 2,092 361 8,157 5,420
Sweden 6,184 4,096 58 1,253 570 207 2,800 1,905
Switzerland 7,533 5,060 49 1,348 927 149 3,948 2,760
United Kingdom 36,328 23,302 388 6,679 5,121 838 24,286 16,551
North America 164,933 96,202 2,605 24,526 33,580 8,020 98,238 60,279
Canada 109,458 68,265 1,606 19,142 18,442 2,003 60,917 40,008
Mexico 55,187 27,735 997 5,350 15,099 6,006 37,024 20,053
Oceania 15,895 11,462 295 2,120 1,411 607 11,942 9,093
Australia 13,446 9,620 235 1,984 1,246 361 9,508 7,126
New Zealand 1,874 1,482 33 120 103 136 1,946 1,632
South America 24,192 17,617 681 1,738 2,772 1,384 22,076 16,733
Argentina 3,472 2,297 58 386 607 124 3,037 2,125
Bolivia 561 405 20 52 42 42 506 391
Brazil 2,336 1,493 66 179 385 213 2,257 1,492
Chile and Easter Island 2,495 1,711 37 254 377 116 2,231 1,625
Colombia 7,935 6,143 275 430 693 394 7,479 5,952
Ecuador 3,790 2,929 115 225 288 233 3,303 2,657
Peru 2,030 1,491 72 109 188 170 1,855 1,419
Uruguay 929 716 23 63 92 35 848 680
U.S. Overseas Military Base 5,043 3,123 318 487 436 679 6,184 4,419
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.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 5.J14 Number, average monthly benefit, and median monthly benefit of disabled beneficiaries, by state or other area and type of benefit, December 2015
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 10,237,204 1,111.59 1,028.00 8,909,430 1,165.79 1,074.00 259,331 719.11 670.00 1,068,443 754.96 739.00
Alabama 266,285 1,092.96 1,016.90 234,229 1,146.23 1,061.00 9,094 688.57 648.00 22,962 709.67 681.00
Alaska 14,350 1,101.98 1,002.00 12,620 1,149.53 1,041.00 294 803.26 780.50 1,436 745.27 727.50
Arizona 175,082 1,160.11 1,080.00 155,862 1,209.33 1,124.90 3,911 736.92 695.00 15,309 767.18 759.00
Arkansas 158,498 1,059.71 1,000.00 140,027 1,110.77 1,043.00 5,008 646.11 606.00 13,463 682.57 660.00
California 809,509 1,140.22 1,043.00 699,241 1,197.53 1,095.00 16,962 780.26 725.45 93,306 776.22 761.45
Colorado 117,986 1,139.08 1,058.90 105,960 1,182.42 1,095.00 2,278 748.54 699.00 9,748 759.21 751.00
Connecticut 96,036 1,152.12 1,066.90 81,784 1,213.21 1,122.00 1,610 734.27 682.00 12,642 810.14 829.00
Delaware 31,024 1,187.70 1,107.90 27,385 1,239.20 1,155.00 736 730.25 694.00 2,903 817.77 826.00
District of Columbia 16,535 988.79 917.00 14,612 1,029.02 951.00 260 717.72 654.00 1,663 677.71 627.00
Florida 633,467 1,131.45 1,050.00 565,238 1,179.34 1,090.90 15,205 691.63 640.00 53,024 747.05 730.00
Georgia 325,035 1,114.11 1,045.90 285,889 1,168.83 1,094.90 9,898 678.52 632.90 29,248 726.70 699.00
Hawaii 26,395 1,140.70 1,065.00 22,800 1,195.49 1,118.00 512 784.67 761.95 3,083 794.65 798.00
Idaho 50,091 1,090.24 1,009.00 44,090 1,138.26 1,050.90 1,052 734.05 692.50 4,949 738.18 730.00
Illinois 340,612 1,127.56 1,037.00 288,827 1,187.47 1,088.90 8,107 743.88 697.00 43,678 802.57 805.00
Indiana 240,318 1,121.38 1,047.00 208,908 1,173.12 1,089.00 6,654 730.68 680.00 24,756 789.78 795.00
Iowa 92,096 1,052.54 986.00 78,222 1,109.25 1,034.00 1,880 684.47 648.00 11,994 740.41 744.95
Kansas 86,082 1,088.60 1,016.00 74,677 1,141.39 1,060.00 2,120 699.21 649.00 9,285 752.98 746.00
Kentucky 236,059 1,084.79 1,002.00 206,175 1,139.30 1,049.80 8,441 735.79 692.00 21,443 697.99 669.00
Louisiana 186,499 1,061.46 966.00 157,310 1,123.36 1,016.00 6,792 785.96 743.00 22,397 710.27 676.00
Maine 66,934 1,036.66 970.00 58,476 1,087.74 1,010.00 1,480 666.86 621.45 6,978 687.04 669.00
Maryland 149,154 1,156.73 1,073.00 131,074 1,207.17 1,119.00 2,935 736.51 678.00 15,145 801.65 796.00
Massachusetts 235,739 1,110.72 1,027.00 205,060 1,165.45 1,071.90 4,050 721.87 665.00 26,629 748.40 731.00
Michigan 407,730 1,156.90 1,057.00 350,684 1,211.60 1,103.00 10,220 793.72 744.00 46,826 826.48 846.00
Minnesota 146,132 1,101.91 1,024.00 126,390 1,157.26 1,069.90 2,130 682.18 626.00 17,612 755.48 751.00
Mississippi 152,333 1,049.72 986.00 131,143 1,112.26 1,037.00 5,547 655.89 619.00 15,643 665.11 629.00
Missouri 251,865 1,084.84 1,007.00 220,596 1,136.59 1,049.90 7,231 675.88 631.00 24,038 732.98 716.00
Montana 31,674 1,056.62 977.00 27,848 1,099.69 1,009.55 661 748.06 693.00 3,165 742.09 734.00
Nebraska 49,346 1,048.38 983.90 42,162 1,099.35 1,024.90 936 650.45 602.00 6,248 764.01 769.00
Nevada 71,708 1,187.76 1,106.90 65,211 1,227.50 1,141.90 1,700 763.93 711.45 4,797 797.70 793.00
New Hampshire 54,117 1,146.20 1,073.00 48,223 1,195.53 1,113.90 969 694.45 643.00 4,925 752.10 747.00
New Jersey 234,433 1,219.24 1,117.90 202,497 1,281.26 1,176.90 4,700 760.48 703.00 27,236 837.28 846.00
New Mexico 72,876 1,063.79 986.00 65,167 1,107.10 1,021.90 1,539 710.47 676.00 6,170 694.43 663.40
New York 596,480 1,139.83 1,029.80 510,196 1,198.30 1,078.95 11,783 734.16 679.00 74,501 803.59 806.00
North Carolina 375,262 1,109.65 1,053.90 330,353 1,165.58 1,101.90 10,523 629.56 586.00 34,386 719.25 698.00
North Dakota 16,549 1,027.74 959.00 13,917 1,086.55 1,006.90 260 670.70 625.00 2,372 721.80 706.95
Ohio 414,619 1,075.69 990.30 356,826 1,125.51 1,028.00 11,478 741.82 692.00 46,315 774.62 776.00
Oklahoma 145,285 1,073.15 999.00 127,565 1,121.26 1,038.90 4,766 710.13 670.00 12,954 732.97 715.90
Oregon 125,407 1,114.56 1,033.00 109,815 1,163.51 1,074.00 2,914 765.69 726.00 12,678 770.72 767.00
Pennsylvania 470,120 1,116.56 1,035.00 407,320 1,169.38 1,080.00 11,362 732.25 690.00 51,438 783.22 790.00
Rhode Island 42,781 1,086.18 1,007.00 37,476 1,138.30 1,049.00 839 699.16 643.00 4,466 721.55 707.00
South Carolina 203,554 1,126.09 1,064.90 178,822 1,183.57 1,116.90 6,449 650.57 602.00 18,283 731.61 710.00
South Dakota 22,415 1,024.33 962.00 19,212 1,084.14 1,012.90 413 616.14 579.00 2,790 672.91 663.00
Tennessee 286,009 1,083.85 1,017.00 251,021 1,136.22 1,060.00 9,581 656.55 610.00 25,407 727.61 707.00
Texas 650,588 1,093.95 1,014.00 569,586 1,145.06 1,058.00 18,734 739.12 693.90 62,268 733.17 706.00
Utah 55,126 1,113.61 1,025.85 47,923 1,163.83 1,066.90 1,106 777.74 738.50 6,097 779.81 783.00
Vermont 25,957 1,045.88 985.00 22,565 1,096.26 1,027.00 472 669.15 641.00 2,920 717.44 706.40
Virginia 243,259 1,120.38 1,045.90 212,711 1,175.50 1,094.00 6,383 701.00 657.00 24,165 745.97 724.00
Washington 203,784 1,136.55 1,046.90 179,674 1,182.83 1,084.85 4,335 790.35 746.00 19,775 791.94 796.00
West Virginia 107,202 1,119.51 1,017.00 91,995 1,179.91 1,073.00 3,989 805.96 765.00 11,218 735.69 722.45
Wisconsin 188,681 1,100.82 1,026.00 161,864 1,157.75 1,074.00 3,347 691.41 642.00 23,470 766.62 771.00
Wyoming 14,899 1,116.20 1,017.00 13,252 1,160.39 1,053.95 296 800.88 728.00 1,351 751.84 732.00
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 1,487 842.07 802.00 1,331 872.95 821.90 51 619.31 617.00 105 558.87 523.00
Guam 1,921 976.60 913.00 1,642 1,031.54 953.00 59 767.49 767.00 220 622.66 582.90
Northern Mariana Islands 312 726.02 736.95 249 782.50 772.00 10 606.98 548.95 53 483.12 447.90
Puerto Rico 200,942 969.79 918.90 173,131 1,036.67 964.90 4,655 652.36 625.00 23,156 533.60 491.90
U.S. Virgin Islands 2,060 1,091.64 1,007.95 1,682 1,181.14 1,095.90 48 776.46 773.40 330 681.31 668.90
Foreign countries 16,341 933.71 852.00 10,773 1,113.88 1,051.90 561 761.12 698.00 5,007 565.40 526.00
Unknown 164 1,214.84 1,153.40 142 1,271.48 1,208.40 5 743.34 675.00 17 880.39 932.90
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data; and U.S. Postal Service geographic data.
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