Annual Statistical Supplement, 2016

Supplemental Security Income

State Data

Table 7.B1 Number of recipients of federally administered payments, December 2015, and total payments for calendar year 2015, by state or other area and eligibility category
State or area Number Total payments (thousands of dollars) a
Total Aged Blind Disabled Total Aged Blind Disabled
All areas b 8,309,564 1,157,492 67,851 7,084,221 54,966,168 5,729,434 448,407 48,788,327
Alabama 170,869 9,007 850 161,012 1,084,758 27,430 4,865 1,052,463
Alaska 12,520 1,789 79 10,652 76,732 7,206 436 69,089
Arizona 119,587 16,164 1,049 102,374 781,812 72,094 6,661 703,057
Arkansas 110,094 5,365 669 104,060 706,354 14,552 3,936 687,866
California 1,293,304 360,518 18,445 914,341 9,625,587 2,188,033 146,143 7,291,411
Colorado 72,764 9,332 519 62,913 465,741 44,038 3,268 418,435
Connecticut 63,740 6,773 429 56,538 416,666 31,821 2,719 382,127
Delaware 16,869 1,238 90 15,541 109,380 5,321 601 103,458
District of Columbia 26,965 2,052 128 24,785 191,074 9,039 793 181,242
Florida 570,877 134,445 3,149 433,283 3,611,939 668,930 18,909 2,924,099
Georgia 258,324 24,488 1,998 231,838 1,677,022 89,976 12,058 1,574,987
Hawaii 24,775 5,692 170 18,913 169,632 29,193 1,191 139,248
Idaho 30,735 1,816 208 28,711 194,646 6,686 1,287 186,673
Illinois 274,742 30,513 2,447 241,782 1,830,371 150,047 15,464 1,664,861
Indiana 128,774 5,448 914 122,412 860,851 21,019 5,530 834,302
Iowa 51,020 3,162 672 47,186 316,162 11,205 3,783 301,173
Kansas 48,374 2,910 352 45,112 312,534 11,751 2,129 298,654
Kentucky 184,125 9,372 1,133 173,620 1,173,466 30,432 6,911 1,136,124
Louisiana 178,985 11,945 1,346 165,694 1,147,217 38,472 7,935 1,100,810
Maine 37,357 1,755 219 35,383 230,428 5,647 1,344 223,436
Maryland 120,233 15,140 704 104,389 817,859 74,595 4,486 738,778
Massachusetts 188,051 22,663 2,341 163,047 1,197,409 112,002 13,792 1,071,615
Michigan 275,873 18,449 1,626 255,798 1,875,125 89,472 10,485 1,775,168
Minnesota 94,147 10,703 718 82,726 623,693 58,196 4,774 560,723
Mississippi 123,199 8,306 936 113,957 770,556 22,550 5,263 742,744
Missouri 140,257 7,030 886 132,341 902,081 26,900 5,192 869,989
Montana 18,315 1,289 123 16,903 112,650 4,353 776 107,521
Nebraska 27,892 2,220 229 25,443 174,013 8,966 1,365 163,683
Nevada 53,280 12,841 728 39,711 349,292 60,774 5,152 283,367
New Hampshire 19,619 881 131 18,607 122,653 3,986 769 117,898
New Jersey 182,460 36,102 754 145,604 1,173,779 175,754 4,434 993,590
New Mexico 64,171 8,417 454 55,300 402,182 30,491 2,688 369,004
New York 649,277 118,488 2,900 527,889 4,193,222 575,574 18,071 3,599,577
North Carolina 235,607 18,167 1,830 215,610 1,492,200 59,388 10,733 1,422,080
North Dakota 8,206 692 58 7,456 47,914 2,949 320 44,645
Ohio 312,237 15,412 1,932 294,893 2,103,082 68,073 12,116 2,022,893
Oklahoma 96,875 6,010 628 90,237 623,710 20,033 3,836 599,841
Oregon 86,056 9,184 624 76,248 563,027 41,248 3,907 517,872
Pennsylvania 367,995 24,018 1,969 342,008 2,510,265 111,212 12,248 2,386,804
Rhode Island 33,137 3,177 162 29,798 213,619 13,988 1,024 198,608
South Carolina 118,047 8,067 1,218 108,762 746,521 25,234 7,347 713,940
South Dakota 14,820 1,442 121 13,257 89,729 5,741 726 83,262
Tennessee 181,909 11,457 1,448 169,004 1,181,148 38,136 8,883 1,134,129
Texas 666,012 104,851 6,769 554,392 4,069,873 407,370 41,205 3,621,297
Utah 31,325 2,741 221 28,363 202,245 13,283 1,399 187,563
Vermont 15,713 967 71 14,675 99,360 3,862 385 95,113
Virginia 156,446 18,195 1,111 137,140 995,122 82,831 6,813 905,478
Washington 150,981 17,099 879 133,003 1,022,499 93,362 5,714 923,423
West Virginia 76,404 2,444 473 73,487 493,282 7,782 2,819 482,681
Wisconsin 118,487 6,796 901 110,790 767,577 26,745 5,487 735,345
Wyoming 6,701 310 34 6,357 40,683 925 202 39,555
Outlying area  
Northern Mariana Islands 1,032 150 6 876 7,428 766 32 6,629
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Office of Financial Policy and Operations; and Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
a. Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.
b. Includes data not distributed by state.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 7.B3 Number of recipients of federally administered payments and average monthly payment, by state or other area, December 2015
State or area Federal SSI State supplementation
Number Average monthly payment (dollars) Number Average monthly payment (dollars)
All areas 8,142,177 525.72 a 1,530,785 a 141.80
Alabama 170,863 513.06 . . . . . .
Alaska 12,520 505.73 . . . . . .
Arizona 119,587 534.35 . . . . . .
Arkansas 110,094 521.22 . . . . . .
California 1,139,884 517.78 1,292,331 156.51
Colorado 72,764 521.29 . . . . . .
Connecticut 63,740 531.29 . . . . . .
Delaware 16,799 529.75 564 130.23
District of Columbia 26,844 569.67 1,221 337.12
Florida 570,877 525.62 . . . . . .
Georgia 258,324 521.75 . . . . . .
Hawaii 23,586 524.32 2,786 493.08
Idaho 30,735 519.16 . . . . . .
Illinois 274,742 546.60 . . . . . .
Indiana 128,774 537.00 . . . . . .
Iowa 50,619 502.70 1,781 245.17
Kansas 48,374 521.37 . . . . . .
Kentucky 184,125 522.71 . . . . . .
Louisiana 178,985 526.83 . . . . . .
Maine 37,357 499.02 . . . . . .
Maryland 120,233 549.81 . . . . . .
Massachusetts 188,051 526.47 . . . . . .
Michigan 273,920 550.64 12,407 119.78
Minnesota 94,147 539.54 . . . . . .
Mississippi 123,199 507.18 . . . . . .
Missouri 140,257 516.06 . . . . . .
Montana 18,256 497.64 937 83.29
Nebraska 27,892 503.40 . . . . . .
Nevada 52,628 536.29 13,540 45.63
New Hampshire 19,619 505.19 . . . . . .
New Jersey 176,657 506.81 181,877 37.68
New Mexico 64,171 502.47 . . . . . .
New York 649,274 534.59 . . . . . .
North Carolina 235,607 509.97 . . . . . .
North Dakota 8,206 475.94 . . . . . .
Ohio 312,237 546.83 . . . . . .
Oklahoma 96,875 520.92 . . . . . .
Oregon 86,056 531.29 . . . . . .
Pennsylvania 365,467 552.66 6,718 363.43
Rhode Island 32,966 528.07 409 267.80
South Carolina 118,047 509.93 . . . . . .
South Dakota 14,820 494.18 . . . . . .
Tennessee 181,909 516.99 . . . . . .
Texas 666,012 507.43 . . . . . .
Utah 31,325 522.18 . . . . . .
Vermont 14,702 497.43 15,684 53.83
Virginia 156,446 518.54 . . . . . .
Washington 150,981 549.98 . . . . . .
West Virginia 76,404 528.04 . . . . . .
Wisconsin 118,487 531.36 . . . . . .
Wyoming 6,701 498.19 . . . . . .
Outlying area  
Northern Mariana Islands 1,032 591.80 . . . . . .
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: . . . = not applicable.
a. Includes recipients and payments not assigned to a specific state or other area.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 7.B7 Total federally administered payments, by state or other area, 2015 (in thousands of dollars)
State or area Total Federal SSI Federally administered state supplementation
All areas 54,966,168 52,335,253 2,630,915
Alabama 1,084,758 1,084,758 . . .
Alaska 76,732 76,732 . . .
Arizona 781,812 781,812 . . .
Arkansas 706,354 706,354 . . .
California 9,625,587 7,173,196 2,452,391
Colorado 465,741 465,741 . . .
Connecticut 416,666 416,666 . . .
Delaware 109,380 108,516 865
District of Columbia 191,074 186,267 4,807
Florida 3,611,939 3,611,939 . . .
Georgia 1,677,022 1,677,022 . . .
Hawaii 169,632 153,176 16,457
Idaho 194,646 194,646 . . .
Illinois 1,830,371 1,830,371 . . .
Indiana 860,851 860,851 . . .
Iowa 316,162 310,872 5,290
Kansas 312,534 312,534 . . .
Kentucky 1,173,466 1,173,466 . . .
Louisiana 1,147,217 1,147,217 . . .
Maine 230,428 230,428 . . .
Maryland 817,859 817,859 . . .
Massachusetts 1,197,409 1,197,409 . . .
Michigan 1,875,125 1,857,223 17,901
Minnesota 623,693 623,693 . . .
Mississippi 770,556 770,556 . . .
Missouri 902,081 902,081 . . .
Montana 112,650 111,708 942
Nebraska 174,013 174,013 . . .
Nevada 349,292 341,816 7,477
New Hampshire 122,653 122,653 . . .
New Jersey 1,173,779 1,090,164 83,615
New Mexico 402,182 402,182 . . .
New York 4,193,222 4,193,222 . . .
North Carolina 1,492,200 1,492,200 . . .
North Dakota 47,914 47,914 . . .
Ohio 2,103,082 2,103,082 . . .
Oklahoma 623,710 623,710 . . .
Oregon 563,027 563,027 . . .
Pennsylvania 2,510,265 2,480,587 29,677
Rhode Island 213,619 212,435 1,184
South Carolina 746,521 746,521 . . .
South Dakota 89,729 89,729 . . .
Tennessee 1,181,148 1,181,148 . . .
Texas 4,069,873 4,069,873 . . .
Utah 202,245 202,245 . . .
Vermont 99,360 89,050 10,310
Virginia 995,122 995,122 . . .
Washington 1,022,499 1,022,499 . . .
West Virginia 493,282 493,282 . . .
Wisconsin 767,577 767,577 . . .
Wyoming 40,683 40,683 . . .
Outlying area  
Northern Mariana Islands 7,428 7,428 . . .
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Office of Financial Policy and Operations; and Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.
. . . = not applicable.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 7.B8 Number of blind and disabled recipients of federally administered payments under age 18, by state or other area, December 2015
State or area Total Blind Disabled
All areas 1,267,160 5,979 1,261,181
Alabama 25,961 36 25,925
Alaska 1,248 0 1,248
Arizona 19,952 146 19,806
Arkansas 27,839 69 27,770
California 114,003 949 113,054
Colorado 9,821 59 9,762
Connecticut 8,703 26 8,677
Delaware 3,574 4 3,570
District of Columbia 4,089 3 4,086
Florida 105,436 258 105,178
Georgia 46,247 241 46,006
Hawaii 1,539 17 1,522
Idaho 5,444 16 5,428
Illinois 39,635 221 39,414
Indiana 24,245 94 24,151
Iowa 8,015 78 7,937
Kansas 9,049 42 9,007
Kentucky 26,807 107 26,700
Louisiana 34,148 106 34,042
Maine 4,203 23 4,180
Maryland 19,199 54 19,145
Massachusetts 23,661 268 23,393
Michigan 39,840 157 39,683
Minnesota 13,588 68 13,520
Mississippi 22,239 70 22,169
Missouri 21,731 80 21,651
Montana 2,478 19 2,459
Nebraska 3,984 22 3,962
Nevada 10,204 94 10,110
New Hampshire 2,526 15 2,511
New Jersey 25,826 29 25,797
New Mexico 9,055 41 9,014
New York 88,106 232 87,874
North Carolina 42,945 155 42,790
North Dakota 1,005 3 1,002
Ohio 47,648 190 47,458
Oklahoma 17,013 70 16,943
Oregon 10,739 57 10,682
Pennsylvania 68,753 156 68,597
Rhode Island 4,405 9 4,396
South Carolina 19,934 136 19,798
South Dakota 2,567 15 2,552
Tennessee 23,663 118 23,545
Texas 145,346 1,116 144,230
Utah 5,250 17 5,233
Vermont 1,543 5 1,538
Virginia 23,719 87 23,632
Washington 18,034 89 17,945
West Virginia 8,086 38 8,048
Wisconsin 22,889 70 22,819
Wyoming 941 4 937
Outlying area  
Northern Mariana Islands 285 0 285
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 7.B9 Number of federally administered awards, by state or other area, eligibility category, and age, 2015
State or area Total Category Age
Aged Blind Disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older a
All areas 792,725 108,501 6,422 677,802 167,955 514,676 110,094
Alabama 15,389 737 119 14,533 2,842 11,784 763
Alaska 1,485 233 7 1,245 208 1,042 235
Arizona 12,071 1,873 130 10,068 2,298 7,873 1,900
Arkansas 11,761 451 72 11,238 3,585 7,717 459
California 94,472 29,443 849 64,180 14,150 50,584 29,738
Colorado 7,340 1,130 44 6,166 1,339 4,860 1,141
Connecticut 6,873 756 42 6,075 1,271 4,834 768
Delaware 2,005 151 10 1,844 486 1,367 152
District of Columbia 2,613 260 14 2,339 582 1,763 268
Florida 66,427 15,998 488 49,941 15,362 34,946 16,119
Georgia 29,733 2,670 272 26,791 5,677 21,311 2,745
Hawaii 2,364 603 17 1,744 210 1,544 610
Idaho 3,400 205 25 3,170 765 2,427 208
Illinois 25,840 3,067 286 22,487 5,434 17,284 3,122
Indiana 16,132 664 119 15,349 3,373 12,081 678
Iowa 5,780 370 37 5,373 1,361 4,042 377
Kansas 5,722 339 45 5,338 1,346 4,029 347
Kentucky 14,301 892 89 13,320 3,411 9,976 914
Louisiana 17,141 985 126 16,030 4,519 11,609 1,013
Maine 3,324 207 14 3,103 574 2,539 211
Maryland 14,256 1,413 134 12,709 3,124 9,689 1,443
Massachusetts 16,630 2,274 132 14,224 3,234 11,091 2,305
Michigan 26,218 2,010 168 24,040 4,962 19,197 2,059
Minnesota 9,380 1,081 73 8,226 2,021 6,255 1,104
Mississippi 11,737 672 127 10,938 2,786 8,262 689
Missouri 15,076 732 96 14,248 2,930 11,403 743
Montana 2,210 156 13 2,041 394 1,656 160
Nebraska 3,356 279 27 3,050 693 2,380 283
Nevada 6,378 1,220 58 5,100 1,343 3,807 1,228
New Hampshire 2,741 104 14 2,623 424 2,209 108
New Jersey 19,094 3,765 102 15,227 3,704 11,586 3,804
New Mexico 6,214 683 46 5,485 1,157 4,358 699
New York 49,494 9,765 354 39,375 12,313 27,294 9,887
North Carolina 25,526 1,839 223 23,464 5,342 18,280 1,904
North Dakota 877 70 5 802 180 625 72
Ohio 31,276 1,720 240 29,316 6,088 23,420 1,768
Oklahoma 10,780 682 63 10,035 2,343 7,737 700
Oregon 9,014 977 52 7,985 1,668 6,349 997
Pennsylvania 29,891 2,477 224 27,190 7,841 19,517 2,533
Rhode Island 2,880 310 14 2,556 553 2,017 310
South Carolina 13,282 741 148 12,393 2,571 9,943 768
South Dakota 1,570 148 12 1,410 376 1,042 152
Tennessee 19,441 1,107 175 18,159 3,230 15,061 1,150
Texas 64,048 8,672 765 54,611 17,494 37,747 8,807
Utah 3,816 256 30 3,530 919 2,631 266
Vermont 1,508 108 4 1,396 213 1,185 110
Virginia 18,080 1,703 128 16,249 3,582 12,764 1,734
Washington 14,781 1,471 66 13,244 2,935 10,355 1,491
West Virginia 5,303 230 31 5,042 1,154 3,909 240
Wisconsin 12,696 696 87 11,913 3,423 8,567 706
Wyoming 823 42 5 776 138 643 42
Outlying area  
Northern Mariana Islands 105 27 0 78 24 54 27
Unknown 71 37 1 33 3 31 37
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
a. Includes blind persons and disabled persons aged 65 or older.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.