Annual Statistical Supplement, 2017

Supplemental Security Income

State Data

Table 7.B1 Number of recipients of federally administered payments, December 2016, and total payments for calendar year 2016, 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 8,251,161 1,164,589 68,344 7,018,228 54,799,215 5,797,149 455,407 48,546,658
Alabama 167,377 8,635 868 157,874 1,065,589 26,748 5,057 1,033,784
Alaska 12,468 1,769 80 10,619 77,023 7,035 493 69,496
Arizona 118,913 16,682 1,085 101,146 782,263 74,537 7,059 700,667
Arkansas 108,596 5,180 658 102,758 698,989 14,410 4,022 680,557
California 1,277,078 359,851 18,111 899,116 9,525,280 2,184,978 144,226 7,196,076
Colorado 72,576 9,861 526 62,189 466,424 46,674 3,339 416,411
Connecticut 64,607 7,010 452 57,145 422,875 32,669 2,829 387,377
Delaware 16,884 1,225 89 15,570 109,972 5,373 561 104,038
District of Columbia 26,838 2,070 129 24,639 190,491 9,345 805 180,341
Florida 575,194 139,554 3,277 432,363 3,675,881 710,832 20,023 2,945,026
Georgia 258,527 24,794 2,051 231,682 1,686,732 92,291 12,748 1,581,694
Hawaii 24,221 5,648 176 18,397 166,436 28,680 1,212 136,544
Idaho 30,712 1,809 229 28,674 195,607 6,837 1,354 187,416
Illinois 272,247 30,756 2,469 239,022 1,820,876 151,000 15,908 1,653,969
Indiana 128,340 5,467 915 121,958 865,612 21,514 5,660 838,438
Iowa 50,958 3,171 677 47,110 317,704 11,498 3,864 302,342
Kansas 48,064 2,910 366 44,788 308,427 11,786 2,286 294,354
Kentucky 180,639 9,344 1,099 170,196 1,151,287 30,426 6,838 1,114,023
Louisiana 177,526 11,545 1,378 164,603 1,143,151 37,943 8,247 1,096,962
Maine 37,313 1,738 228 35,347 233,077 5,714 1,385 225,978
Maryland 120,669 15,255 733 104,681 825,689 75,539 4,774 745,376
Massachusetts 186,783 23,237 2,299 161,247 1,192,479 116,615 13,636 1,062,228
Michigan 274,059 18,752 1,651 253,656 1,868,094 91,795 10,763 1,765,535
Minnesota 93,806 11,022 749 82,035 624,916 60,111 4,884 559,921
Mississippi 120,694 8,124 940 111,630 755,769 21,853 5,384 728,533
Missouri 138,515 6,958 917 130,640 886,077 26,581 5,470 854,027
Montana 18,287 1,332 129 16,826 112,078 4,469 781 106,828
Nebraska 27,867 2,256 228 25,383 174,369 9,418 1,372 163,578
Nevada 55,199 13,469 728 41,002 368,390 64,805 5,257 298,328
New Hampshire 19,262 885 132 18,245 121,011 3,976 756 116,279
New Jersey 182,381 36,681 805 144,895 1,168,510 177,505 4,765 986,239
New Mexico 63,636 8,336 481 54,819 402,569 30,294 2,876 369,400
New York 644,944 118,522 3,032 523,390 4,166,513 573,489 18,944 3,574,081
North Carolina 233,263 17,837 1,842 213,584 1,496,077 59,513 11,121 1,425,443
North Dakota 8,206 662 63 7,481 48,419 2,962 358 45,100
Ohio 310,318 15,719 1,962 292,637 2,088,573 70,088 12,363 2,006,122
Oklahoma 96,368 5,960 638 89,770 624,756 19,902 3,899 600,955
Oregon 87,342 9,384 635 77,323 569,309 42,266 3,895 523,148
Pennsylvania 363,371 23,952 1,976 337,443 2,484,062 111,112 12,512 2,360,437
Rhode Island 33,228 3,269 158 29,801 213,128 14,080 990 198,058
South Carolina 117,205 7,839 1,234 108,132 744,713 24,801 7,602 712,310
South Dakota 14,718 1,443 125 13,150 89,925 5,908 738 83,279
Tennessee 180,057 11,175 1,456 167,426 1,176,433 37,778 9,147 1,129,508
Texas 657,595 104,692 6,825 546,078 4,063,536 411,114 41,956 3,610,467
Utah 31,323 2,765 237 28,321 204,973 13,413 1,455 190,105
Vermont 15,617 972 73 14,572 98,572 3,938 390 94,244
Virginia 156,523 18,056 1,135 137,332 1,000,169 82,700 7,014 910,455
Washington 150,570 17,393 891 132,286 1,022,436 94,819 5,700 921,917
West Virginia 74,707 2,383 467 71,857 483,018 7,551 2,798 472,669
Wisconsin 117,819 6,784 896 110,139 772,380 26,780 5,641 739,959
Wyoming 6,702 304 39 6,359 41,219 903 218 40,098
Outlying area  
Northern Mariana Islands 1,049 152 5 892 7,358 786 31 6,541
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 2016
State or area Federal SSI State supplementation
Number Average monthly payment (dollars) Number Average monthly payment (dollars)
All areas 8,087,957 526.74 a 1,513,590 a 141.99
Alabama 167,371 514.06 . . . . . .
Alaska 12,468 504.41 . . . . . .
Arizona 118,913 534.54 . . . . . .
Arkansas 108,596 523.26 . . . . . .
California 1,127,385 516.23 1,275,672 156.99
Colorado 72,576 522.48 . . . . . .
Connecticut 64,607 532.10 . . . . . .
Delaware 16,821 534.07 584 131.20
District of Columbia 26,718 569.60 1,212 346.36
Florida 575,194 527.21 . . . . . .
Georgia 258,527 522.61 . . . . . .
Hawaii 23,050 521.25 2,730 487.97
Idaho 30,712 520.79 . . . . . .
Illinois 272,247 547.14 . . . . . .
Indiana 128,340 539.69 . . . . . .
Iowa 50,612 507.22 1,643 241.04
Kansas 48,064 524.42 . . . . . .
Kentucky 180,639 523.77 . . . . . .
Louisiana 177,526 528.50 . . . . . .
Maine 37,313 501.49 . . . . . .
Maryland 120,669 551.78 . . . . . .
Massachusetts 186,783 526.92 . . . . . .
Michigan 272,253 551.25 12,173 120.68
Minnesota 93,806 543.45 . . . . . .
Mississippi 120,694 508.76 . . . . . .
Missouri 138,515 517.57 . . . . . .
Montana 18,230 499.65 897 83.84
Nebraska 27,867 507.33 . . . . . .
Nevada 54,569 540.48 14,145 45.48
New Hampshire 19,262 506.14 . . . . . .
New Jersey 176,622 506.02 181,687 37.58
New Mexico 63,636 506.16 . . . . . .
New York 644,944 533.90 . . . . . .
North Carolina 233,263 513.08 . . . . . .
North Dakota 8,206 482.92 . . . . . .
Ohio 310,318 548.88 . . . . . .
Oklahoma 96,368 523.94 . . . . . .
Oregon 87,342 532.19 . . . . . .
Pennsylvania 360,989 554.33 6,474 365.72
Rhode Island 33,035 527.17 452 357.80
South Carolina 117,205 512.95 . . . . . .
South Dakota 14,718 497.68 . . . . . .
Tennessee 180,057 519.38 . . . . . .
Texas 657,595 508.81 . . . . . .
Utah 31,323 525.62 . . . . . .
Vermont 14,639 500.61 15,571 53.64
Virginia 156,523 521.71 . . . . . .
Washington 150,570 549.54 . . . . . .
West Virginia 74,707 530.03 . . . . . .
Wisconsin 117,819 535.56 . . . . . .
Wyoming 6,702 499.36 . . . . . .
Outlying area  
Northern Mariana Islands 1,049 597.55 . . . . . .
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, 2016 (in thousands of dollars)
State or area Total Federal SSI Federally administered state supplementation
All areas 54,799,215 52,183,510 2,615,704
Alabama 1,065,589 1,065,589 . . .
Alaska 77,023 77,023 . . .
Arizona 782,263 782,263 . . .
Arkansas 698,989 698,989 . . .
California 9,525,280 7,086,908 2,438,372
Colorado 466,424 466,424 . . .
Connecticut 422,875 422,875 . . .
Delaware 109,972 109,056 917
District of Columbia 190,491 185,848 4,643
Florida 3,675,881 3,675,881 . . .
Georgia 1,686,732 1,686,732 . . .
Hawaii 166,436 149,271 17,166
Idaho 195,607 195,607 . . .
Illinois 1,820,876 1,820,876 . . .
Indiana 865,612 865,612 . . .
Iowa 317,704 312,839 4,865
Kansas 308,427 308,427 . . .
Kentucky 1,151,287 1,151,287 . . .
Louisiana 1,143,151 1,143,151 . . .
Maine 233,077 233,077 . . .
Maryland 825,689 825,689 . . .
Massachusetts 1,192,479 1,192,479 . . .
Michigan 1,868,094 1,850,538 17,557
Minnesota 624,916 624,916 . . .
Mississippi 755,769 755,769 . . .
Missouri 886,077 886,077 . . .
Montana 112,078 111,159 919
Nebraska 174,369 174,369 . . .
Nevada 368,390 360,656 7,733
New Hampshire 121,011 121,011 . . .
New Jersey 1,168,510 1,085,160 83,349
New Mexico 402,569 402,569 . . .
New York 4,166,513 4,166,513 . . .
North Carolina 1,496,077 1,496,077 . . .
North Dakota 48,419 48,419 . . .
Ohio 2,088,573 2,088,573 . . .
Oklahoma 624,756 624,756 . . .
Oregon 569,309 569,309 . . .
Pennsylvania 2,484,062 2,455,578 28,483
Rhode Island 213,128 211,616 1,512
South Carolina 744,713 744,713 . . .
South Dakota 89,925 89,925 . . .
Tennessee 1,176,433 1,176,433 . . .
Texas 4,063,536 4,063,536 . . .
Utah 204,973 204,973 . . .
Vermont 98,572 88,385 10,187
Virginia 1,000,169 1,000,169 . . .
Washington 1,022,436 1,022,436 . . .
West Virginia 483,018 483,018 . . .
Wisconsin 772,380 772,380 . . .
Wyoming 41,219 41,219 . . .
Outlying area  
Northern Mariana Islands 7,358 7,358 . . .
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 2016
State or area Total Blind Disabled
All areas 1,213,079 6,009 1,207,070
Alabama 23,966 43 23,923
Alaska 1,197 3 1,194
Arizona 18,341 151 18,190
Arkansas 26,398 66 26,332
California 108,487 922 107,565
Colorado 9,219 58 9,161
Connecticut 8,464 28 8,436
Delaware 3,444 (X) (X)
District of Columbia 3,953 4 3,949
Florida 101,512 264 101,248
Georgia 44,183 236 43,947
Hawaii 1,420 17 1,403
Idaho 5,248 21 5,227
Illinois 37,849 230 37,619
Indiana 23,270 93 23,177
Iowa 7,748 89 7,659
Kansas 8,991 41 8,950
Kentucky 25,869 97 25,772
Louisiana 33,354 107 33,247
Maine 3,996 22 3,974
Maryland 19,046 61 18,985
Massachusetts 22,227 239 21,988
Michigan 37,777 167 37,610
Minnesota 12,962 68 12,894
Mississippi 21,002 63 20,939
Missouri 20,547 88 20,459
Montana 2,393 19 2,374
Nebraska 3,875 18 3,857
Nevada 10,500 97 10,403
New Hampshire 2,310 17 2,293
New Jersey 24,926 33 24,893
New Mexico 8,500 39 8,461
New York 86,865 256 86,609
North Carolina 40,415 158 40,257
North Dakota 1,013 (X) (X)
Ohio 45,434 199 45,235
Oklahoma 16,465 79 16,386
Oregon 10,717 57 10,660
Pennsylvania 65,105 159 64,946
Rhode Island 4,189 12 4,177
South Carolina 19,372 134 19,238
South Dakota 2,465 15 2,450
Tennessee 22,850 124 22,726
Texas 137,497 1,078 136,419
Utah 5,089 20 5,069
Vermont 1,482 4 1,478
Virginia 22,758 95 22,663
Washington 17,227 96 17,131
West Virginia 7,925 36 7,889
Wisconsin 22,063 77 21,986
Wyoming 889 3 886
Outlying area  
Northern Mariana Islands 285 0 285
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: (X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 7.B9 Number of federally administered awards, by state or other area, eligibility category, and age, 2016
State or area Total Category Age
Aged Blind Disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older a
All areas 764,216 107,594 6,503 650,119 164,681 490,120 109,415
Alabama 14,913 748 124 14,041 2,861 11,284 768
Alaska 1,266 184 13 1,069 208 870 188
Arizona 11,846 2,070 124 9,652 2,217 7,526 2,103
Arkansas 10,529 507 72 9,950 2,998 7,009 522
California 90,137 28,566 807 60,764 14,287 46,923 28,927
Colorado 7,620 1,456 58 6,106 1,265 4,884 1,471
Connecticut 6,934 816 56 6,062 1,227 4,878 829
Delaware 1,736 131 12 1,593 405 1,197 134
District of Columbia 2,621 277 14 2,330 546 1,784 291
Florida 63,915 14,825 494 48,596 14,541 34,403 14,971
Georgia 29,154 2,716 286 26,152 5,562 20,788 2,804
Hawaii 2,280 644 15 1,621 226 1,399 655
Idaho 3,220 197 27 2,996 767 2,253 200
Illinois 24,886 3,076 238 21,572 5,014 16,734 3,138
Indiana 14,651 634 112 13,905 3,192 10,803 656
Iowa 5,587 396 62 5,129 1,322 3,856 409
Kansas 5,278 344 55 4,879 1,457 3,470 351
Kentucky 14,524 1,160 90 13,274 3,502 9,848 1,174
Louisiana 17,028 944 162 15,922 4,624 11,430 974
Maine 3,412 203 18 3,191 582 2,622 208
Maryland 13,488 1,445 102 11,941 3,083 8,935 1,470
Massachusetts 15,556 2,385 108 13,063 3,084 10,055 2,417
Michigan 25,396 2,080 156 23,160 5,068 18,179 2,149
Minnesota 8,645 1,170 60 7,415 1,845 5,617 1,183
Mississippi 11,126 767 116 10,243 2,666 7,677 783
Missouri 14,797 709 142 13,946 3,030 11,033 734
Montana 1,950 175 11 1,764 369 1,404 177
Nebraska 3,193 292 21 2,880 676 2,220 297
Nevada 6,470 1,223 55 5,192 1,385 3,853 1,232
New Hampshire 2,381 103 9 2,269 317 1,959 105
New Jersey 17,733 3,601 126 14,006 3,501 10,588 3,644
New Mexico 5,779 677 47 5,055 1,052 4,036 691
New York 47,909 9,548 379 37,982 11,917 26,314 9,678
North Carolina 23,590 1,775 238 21,577 5,049 16,714 1,827
North Dakota 978 80 12 886 215 681 82
Ohio 29,543 1,704 187 27,652 6,043 21,743 1,757
Oklahoma 9,798 674 80 9,044 2,153 6,952 693
Oregon 8,823 1,063 54 7,706 1,733 5,999 1,091
Pennsylvania 31,241 2,470 208 28,563 8,791 19,898 2,552
Rhode Island 3,028 359 17 2,652 655 2,010 363
South Carolina 12,338 738 172 11,428 2,425 9,144 769
South Dakota 1,617 153 14 1,450 391 1,068 158
Tennessee 18,881 1,130 172 17,579 3,157 14,557 1,167
Texas 63,045 8,539 790 53,716 17,689 36,667 8,689
Utah 3,603 285 36 3,282 913 2,397 293
Vermont 1,355 119 5 1,231 198 1,037 120
Virginia 17,482 1,573 140 15,769 3,287 12,588 1,607
Washington 14,932 1,690 73 13,169 2,793 10,420 1,719
West Virginia 5,082 254 32 4,796 1,152 3,673 257
Wisconsin 11,586 713 84 10,789 3,032 7,824 730
Wyoming 956 47 14 895 155 753 48
Outlying area  
Northern Mariana Islands 112 29 0 83 33 50 29
Unknown 266 130 4 132 21 114 131
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.