Annual Statistical Supplement, 2018

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, 2017 (in millions of dollars)
State or area Total, OASDI Retirement Survivors Disability
All areas 941,252 680,233 118,279 142,740
Alabama 16,797 10,836 2,281 3,680
Alaska 1,422 1,041 181 200
Arizona 20,331 15,449 2,283 2,599
Arkansas 9,931 6,505 1,275 2,151
California 87,939 66,110 10,573 11,256
Colorado 13,058 9,822 1,532 1,704
Connecticut 11,311 8,678 1,251 1,382
Delaware 3,403 2,558 372 473
District of Columbia 1,180 852 126 202
Florida 68,876 51,991 7,659 9,226
Georgia 26,770 18,752 3,378 4,640
Hawaii 4,051 3,263 420 368
Idaho 4,961 3,670 584 707
Illinois 34,900 25,565 4,637 4,698
Indiana 21,184 14,988 2,812 3,384
Iowa 9,825 7,366 1,262 1,197
Kansas 8,539 6,289 1,078 1,172
Kentucky 14,239 8,934 2,081 3,224
Louisiana 12,754 7,958 2,328 2,468
Maine 4,831 3,398 552 881
Maryland 15,839 11,792 1,860 2,187
Massachusetts 19,637 14,146 2,173 3,318
Michigan 35,320 24,980 4,546 5,794
Minnesota 15,968 12,209 1,771 1,988
Mississippi 9,398 6,069 1,328 2,001
Missouri 19,293 13,427 2,455 3,411
Montana 3,325 2,497 409 419
Nebraska 5,201 3,899 666 636
Nevada 7,887 5,917 853 1,117
New Hampshire 4,796 3,508 474 814
New Jersey 27,302 20,616 3,108 3,578
New Mexico 6,061 4,310 753 998
New York 56,580 41,682 6,515 8,383
North Carolina 31,320 22,625 3,451 5,244
North Dakota 1,926 1,424 290 212
Ohio 35,416 24,586 5,310 5,520
Oklahoma 11,556 7,955 1,628 1,973
Oregon 13,113 9,898 1,469 1,746
Pennsylvania 44,302 31,987 5,742 6,573
Rhode Island 3,436 2,484 356 596
South Carolina 17,055 12,204 1,946 2,905
South Dakota 2,548 1,941 320 287
Tennessee 21,485 14,832 2,733 3,920
Texas 60,915 42,922 8,896 9,097
Utah 6,096 4,523 798 775
Vermont 2,236 1,656 237 343
Virginia 23,389 17,128 2,782 3,479
Washington 20,964 15,706 2,335 2,923
West Virginia 7,120 4,494 1,160 1,466
Wisconsin 18,990 14,215 2,175 2,600
Wyoming 1,704 1,276 212 216
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 56 26 14 16
Guam 183 122 36 25
Northern Mariana Islands 24 15 6 3
Puerto Rico 8,797 5,120 1,309 2,368
U.S. Virgin Islands 295 235 33 27
Foreign countries 5,389 3,757 1,462 170
Unknown 32 24 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 2017
State or area Total Retirement Survivors Disability
Retired workers Spouses Children Widow(er)s and parents Children Disabled workers Spouses Children
All areas 61,903,360 42,446,992 2,375,575 675,261 4,090,523 1,903,757 8,695,475 126,154 1,589,623
Alabama 1,131,359 689,297 31,913 12,217 80,509 43,060 226,922 3,173 44,268
Alaska 98,359 68,478 3,055 1,959 5,400 4,549 12,317 165 2,436
Arizona 1,310,666 952,601 47,880 14,278 77,435 35,842 153,257 2,158 27,215
Arkansas 692,178 429,232 17,070 7,121 45,993 25,405 137,228 1,884 28,245
California 5,858,780 4,178,940 294,073 79,288 368,871 155,695 663,886 11,090 106,937
Colorado 852,635 614,191 35,231 7,818 51,119 23,422 102,531 1,154 17,169
Connecticut 673,359 491,627 22,079 7,304 37,659 18,552 81,260 735 14,143
Delaware 206,939 149,880 5,831 1,659 11,760 5,900 27,255 230 4,424
District of Columbia 82,253 55,991 2,063 809 4,316 3,142 14,284 40 1,608
Florida 4,531,636 3,285,889 156,378 46,010 270,505 111,325 558,750 7,621 95,158
Georgia 1,790,398 1,198,814 48,983 19,711 114,324 67,086 282,646 3,788 55,046
Hawaii 266,523 206,148 9,286 3,805 14,924 6,149 21,813 392 4,006
Idaho 335,551 236,546 11,811 3,749 19,624 9,644 44,432 776 8,969
Illinois 2,220,171 1,554,889 83,553 24,454 150,740 70,524 282,120 3,967 49,924
Indiana 1,335,288 898,109 40,713 13,130 89,739 46,711 205,562 2,725 38,599
Iowa 638,322 459,104 20,987 6,167 42,529 18,332 77,521 807 12,875
Kansas 544,486 380,624 17,825 5,693 34,869 17,736 73,174 770 13,795
Kentucky 980,991 582,792 33,522 9,606 76,625 37,634 199,178 4,039 37,595
Louisiana 895,826 523,785 42,042 10,647 85,355 42,498 156,107 3,334 32,058
Maine 338,770 227,434 10,443 3,274 19,983 8,723 57,062 650 11,201
Maryland 983,736 700,145 32,051 9,558 57,916 32,370 129,481 899 21,316
Massachusetts 1,260,786 857,073 43,452 13,508 69,828 34,822 199,966 1,627 40,510
Michigan 2,186,709 1,461,584 75,825 23,437 144,376 69,308 341,200 5,371 65,608
Minnesota 1,012,620 738,425 34,681 10,070 57,628 26,053 122,142 1,076 22,545
Mississippi 661,656 404,846 15,849 8,558 47,102 30,318 127,181 1,995 25,807
Missouri 1,281,534 852,684 36,073 12,032 83,159 44,075 213,655 2,555 37,301
Montana 228,685 165,558 7,771 2,478 14,219 6,619 27,274 432 4,334
Nebraska 340,251 243,248 11,762 3,354 22,195 10,415 41,249 348 7,680
Nevada 521,297 380,627 15,321 5,555 28,645 14,163 65,664 780 10,542
New Hampshire 300,267 206,986 8,854 2,560 14,973 7,287 47,738 360 11,509
New Jersey 1,613,096 1,159,770 59,221 18,569 95,826 44,042 196,663 2,452 36,553
New Mexico 427,426 286,641 16,736 4,468 27,091 15,139 64,863 935 11,553
New York 3,586,883 2,492,314 142,605 45,080 215,210 97,306 493,907 6,980 93,481
North Carolina 2,059,436 1,428,433 49,169 19,284 118,443 63,794 320,583 3,742 55,988
North Dakota 130,831 93,384 4,992 1,115 10,347 4,358 14,114 135 2,386
Ohio 2,337,114 1,545,251 91,232 20,661 183,442 81,236 351,027 5,037 59,228
Oklahoma 778,970 509,843 24,428 8,300 56,331 29,486 125,634 1,835 23,113
Oregon 853,498 619,159 30,125 9,028 50,331 19,336 107,703 1,591 16,225
Pennsylvania 2,795,950 1,922,759 96,591 24,932 192,678 81,091 400,818 5,191 71,890
Rhode Island 222,851 152,898 5,523 2,438 11,680 5,757 37,133 287 7,135
South Carolina 1,115,313 765,602 27,468 10,502 67,759 36,189 174,597 2,215 30,981
South Dakota 175,389 128,614 5,661 1,541 11,535 5,447 18,994 156 3,441
Tennessee 1,431,690 936,131 41,816 14,141 95,747 50,669 245,370 3,491 44,325
Texas 4,126,055 2,723,111 200,562 48,018 316,553 149,101 562,264 10,208 116,238
Utah 395,718 273,509 19,849 5,038 23,415 16,120 46,926 706 10,155
Vermont 147,683 102,755 4,890 1,555 8,092 3,573 22,203 205 4,410
Virginia 1,501,543 1,044,208 51,413 14,785 94,684 44,631 210,694 2,766 38,362
Washington 1,319,176 936,179 52,595 14,275 76,818 32,114 176,269 2,229 28,697
West Virginia 473,398 279,813 22,540 5,215 42,446 17,493 87,754 2,730 15,407
Wisconsin 1,212,439 869,996 34,385 11,766 70,345 33,176 160,916 1,629 30,226
Wyoming 109,624 79,169 3,575 993 6,775 3,485 13,320 173 2,134
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 6,214 2,456 203 246 603 777 1,281 45 603
Guam 17,724 10,992 1,071 597 1,535 1,237 1,624 68 600
Northern Mariana Islands 2,955 1,693 130 184 305 330 234 9 70
Puerto Rico 817,745 455,831 60,235 10,792 73,186 25,668 156,044 5,850 30,139
U.S. Virgin Islands 21,794 16,526 930 447 1,278 668 1,545 45 355
Foreign countries 659,454 413,428 111,194 11,473 95,593 14,151 10,027 500 3,088
Unknown 1,360 980 59 9 155 24 113 3 17
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 2017
State or area Number Total monthly benefits (thousands of dollars)
Total Men Women Total Men Women
All areas 45,808,776 20,385,750 25,423,026 63,341,357 32,104,821 31,236,537
Alabama 742,015 321,578 420,437 1,012,530 506,846 505,684
Alaska 70,946 35,743 35,203 94,766 54,113 40,653
Arizona 1,006,004 459,483 546,521 1,427,389 738,546 688,843
Arkansas 457,969 202,194 255,775 605,584 304,390 301,194
California 4,540,709 2,062,229 2,478,480 6,139,470 3,137,202 3,002,268
Colorado 660,075 303,846 356,229 918,630 486,142 432,488
Connecticut 527,414 230,542 296,872 807,230 402,348 404,882
Delaware 157,067 69,251 87,816 236,426 117,915 118,511
District of Columbia 59,621 25,252 34,369 79,667 36,398 43,269
Florida 3,478,703 1,568,151 1,910,552 4,808,437 2,449,008 2,359,429
Georgia 1,253,470 543,488 709,982 1,726,236 857,442 868,794
Hawaii 216,357 97,235 119,122 297,967 146,684 151,283
Idaho 249,368 116,481 132,887 339,102 182,312 156,790
Illinois 1,676,979 739,115 937,864 2,379,266 1,200,516 1,178,749
Indiana 956,813 416,998 539,815 1,391,297 698,617 692,680
Iowa 492,194 217,144 275,050 685,879 348,536 337,343
Kansas 407,613 180,091 227,522 586,305 296,830 289,476
Kentucky 642,647 286,554 356,093 847,112 436,647 410,465
Louisiana 602,652 269,542 333,110 774,072 410,128 363,944
Maine 243,765 111,460 132,305 317,491 165,728 151,763
Maryland 748,975 323,245 425,730 1,097,806 531,578 566,228
Massachusetts 937,926 412,405 525,521 1,336,319 669,885 666,434
Michigan 1,553,896 688,562 865,334 2,294,094 1,166,115 1,127,978
Minnesota 784,547 352,245 432,302 1,129,203 578,507 550,696
Mississippi 429,364 186,407 242,957 562,749 279,122 283,627
Missouri 908,800 401,387 507,413 1,249,729 633,627 616,102
Montana 174,233 82,707 91,526 230,483 124,173 106,310
Nebraska 264,346 115,552 148,794 367,682 184,665 183,017
Nevada 393,957 188,428 205,529 541,714 289,569 252,145
New Hampshire 219,362 99,563 119,799 326,095 169,112 156,982
New Jersey 1,249,367 535,002 714,365 1,913,402 925,248 988,154
New Mexico 307,512 140,595 166,917 400,300 207,015 193,285
New York 2,695,543 1,164,222 1,531,321 3,860,844 1,863,037 1,997,807
North Carolina 1,481,565 641,559 840,006 2,073,348 1,021,568 1,051,780
North Dakota 102,812 46,598 56,214 135,727 71,498 64,229
Ohio 1,705,244 757,148 948,096 2,332,351 1,203,708 1,128,643
Oklahoma 550,072 242,809 307,263 746,165 375,578 370,588
Oregon 655,226 298,294 356,932 915,171 472,322 442,849
Pennsylvania 2,083,821 903,291 1,180,530 2,993,541 1,486,416 1,507,126
Rhode Island 162,468 70,467 92,001 230,936 113,601 117,335
South Carolina 797,317 351,235 446,082 1,123,742 568,700 555,042
South Dakota 137,556 63,402 74,154 181,460 96,132 85,328
Tennessee 994,961 437,037 557,924 1,374,782 691,316 683,466
Texas 3,013,278 1,361,085 1,652,193 4,058,841 2,124,470 1,934,371
Utah 297,152 135,653 161,499 420,813 225,756 195,056
Vermont 109,868 50,143 59,725 153,954 78,867 75,087
Virginia 1,117,980 488,464 629,516 1,594,184 795,798 798,387
Washington 1,005,651 456,193 549,458 1,460,900 753,918 706,982
West Virginia 320,384 144,232 176,152 431,524 225,365 206,159
Wisconsin 907,428 407,812 499,616 1,299,757 667,596 632,162
Wyoming 82,976 39,372 43,604 117,437 64,410 53,027
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 2,626 1,273 1,353 2,367 1,284 1,083
Guam 12,087 5,841 6,246 11,170 6,153 5,017
Northern Mariana Islands 1,700 884 816 1,274 742 532
Puerto Rico 548,130 245,549 302,581 485,803 245,764 240,039
U.S. Virgin Islands 17,280 8,058 9,222 20,688 10,591 10,098
Foreign countries 589,823 282,097 307,726 388,669 204,474 184,195
Unknown 1,162 557 605 1,480 796 684
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 2017 (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 79,732,580 59,602,066 1,739,223 455,505 5,271,028 1,632,643 10,407,363 42,314 582,439
Alabama 1,400,427 951,178 24,001 8,566 97,922 35,075 266,626 1,029 16,030
Alaska 121,533 91,993 2,349 1,188 6,747 3,817 14,559 53 826
Arizona 1,746,234 1,364,812 36,685 9,432 103,469 30,659 190,327 726 10,125
Arkansas 830,219 572,567 12,009 4,708 54,442 20,045 156,501 540 9,408
California 7,491,481 5,756,641 202,889 51,871 476,025 140,219 816,908 4,089 42,838
Colorado 1,120,025 864,527 28,850 5,467 68,450 21,228 124,610 422 6,471
Connecticut 965,243 760,385 19,289 5,286 54,965 17,888 101,344 244 5,842
Delaware 292,089 227,384 5,061 1,224 16,569 5,206 34,821 84 1,739
District of Columbia 100,521 75,195 1,819 550 4,996 2,331 15,076 21 533
Florida 5,893,710 4,584,847 114,437 30,260 354,766 93,807 677,911 2,533 35,150
Georgia 2,265,765 1,657,080 37,727 13,292 142,731 55,293 338,695 1,159 19,789
Hawaii 349,396 286,915 6,869 2,583 19,098 5,522 26,803 127 1,477
Idaho 425,395 324,297 9,014 2,534 26,011 8,307 52,022 235 2,974
Illinois 2,945,046 2,230,232 65,098 17,039 206,359 62,795 343,445 1,343 18,736
Indiana 1,783,599 1,315,383 33,035 9,434 123,842 40,236 246,952 893 13,823
Iowa 833,681 646,782 16,498 4,102 57,276 15,994 88,405 241 4,383
Kansas 724,781 552,283 14,808 3,927 47,728 15,235 85,804 252 4,744
Kentucky 1,180,750 781,117 23,618 6,345 91,644 30,004 232,937 1,389 13,694
Louisiana 1,051,210 687,058 30,002 6,862 102,531 33,256 179,597 1,194 10,711
Maine 409,151 298,898 7,913 2,110 24,801 7,371 63,987 194 3,875
Maryland 1,350,720 1,038,224 27,291 7,018 79,093 29,435 160,830 356 8,473
Massachusetts 1,666,537 1,237,920 36,207 9,267 94,416 32,069 240,400 552 15,706
Michigan 2,973,455 2,183,277 61,417 17,361 202,346 62,232 421,296 1,804 23,722
Minnesota 1,367,867 1,076,049 28,977 6,807 79,352 23,600 144,845 361 7,878
Mississippi 783,103 534,016 11,319 5,531 54,452 23,165 145,155 592 8,872
Missouri 1,622,354 1,180,196 28,245 8,108 107,313 35,688 248,979 787 13,038
Montana 284,093 220,407 5,785 1,591 18,459 5,415 30,826 137 1,474
Nebraska 441,818 342,240 9,408 2,304 29,694 8,999 46,523 112 2,538
Nevada 676,447 524,556 11,143 3,650 37,790 12,556 82,500 279 3,973
New Hampshire 410,794 310,068 7,941 1,868 21,014 6,790 58,768 122 4,224
New Jersey 2,320,979 1,801,850 48,531 13,562 137,699 42,990 259,204 928 16,216
New Mexico 515,558 379,272 11,762 2,785 32,572 11,569 73,486 305 3,806
New York 4,796,830 3,634,258 105,959 31,157 289,474 89,403 607,280 2,470 36,829
North Carolina 2,667,042 2,006,817 39,537 13,346 149,332 52,973 383,059 1,134 20,843
North Dakota 163,330 125,553 3,601 726 13,177 3,641 15,782 44 806
Ohio 2,960,684 2,141,095 69,553 13,951 242,018 67,127 405,130 1,655 20,155
Oklahoma 969,564 697,731 18,313 5,473 71,046 23,968 144,658 583 7,793
Oregon 1,121,563 870,663 24,068 6,234 68,273 17,369 128,369 540 6,047
Pennsylvania 3,736,283 2,797,604 78,221 17,685 262,381 71,228 481,170 1,719 26,274
Rhode Island 291,888 218,741 4,476 1,630 15,719 5,012 43,613 93 2,604
South Carolina 1,453,284 1,084,791 22,088 7,444 84,497 29,772 212,342 697 11,654
South Dakota 217,929 171,864 4,239 960 14,408 4,218 21,084 37 1,118
Tennessee 1,809,413 1,304,601 32,469 9,878 119,038 40,723 286,039 1,062 15,603
Texas 5,147,432 3,744,490 143,458 30,927 396,141 125,760 662,909 3,401 40,346
Utah 520,196 393,114 16,666 3,437 32,522 14,512 56,187 245 3,513
Vermont 191,324 145,855 4,018 1,042 10,687 3,133 25,009 59 1,521
Virginia 1,993,263 1,507,902 42,007 10,520 123,182 39,514 254,649 964 14,524
Washington 1,794,759 1,378,527 43,535 10,093 106,970 29,676 214,471 795 10,692
West Virginia 587,227 387,400 15,869 3,539 53,336 14,311 105,793 1,100 5,878
Wisconsin 1,620,596 1,255,634 27,864 8,237 97,268 29,400 191,111 515 10,568
Wyoming 145,818 112,941 2,918 705 9,335 3,094 15,983 63 779
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 4,508 2,216 81 108 449 389 1,127 10 128
Guam 15,271 10,429 492 279 1,341 790 1,762 18 159
Northern Mariana Islands 1,950 1,254 49 72 199 176 186 1 14
Puerto Rico 710,441 426,362 26,067 5,207 59,336 15,754 165,890 1,780 10,045
U.S. Virgin Islands 24,986 20,271 545 275 1,365 507 1,870 19 134
Foreign countries 441,331 303,008 33,091 5,938 74,781 11,373 11,614 206 1,318
Unknown 1,684 1,296 36 7 181 23 135 1 6
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 2017
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 61,903,360 2,937,866 4,542,694 3,609,057 5,004,967 13,713,609 12,374,443 8,427,436 5,542,281 3,513,574 2,171,904 65,529
Alabama 1,131,359 72,317 116,512 93,924 106,591 237,669 200,243 136,316 88,510 51,048 27,481 748
Alaska 98,359 7,176 7,018 4,812 8,407 25,087 21,118 12,288 6,868 3,631 1,900 54
Arizona 1,310,666 58,569 77,401 62,862 105,830 300,240 283,550 192,529 119,118 70,130 39,389 1,048
Arkansas 692,178 44,660 72,793 55,470 61,286 141,012 123,777 86,812 55,708 32,056 18,026 578
California 5,858,780 237,712 335,763 282,076 462,520 1,342,976 1,243,630 825,631 544,432 348,385 228,401 7,254
Colorado 852,635 36,679 52,139 41,030 62,712 204,576 187,389 117,426 74,579 46,807 28,470 828
Connecticut 673,359 26,165 44,314 33,373 42,093 139,055 140,959 96,787 66,535 48,304 34,555 1,219
Delaware 206,939 8,524 13,116 11,727 16,505 47,055 44,417 29,501 18,227 11,302 6,389 176
District of Columbia 82,253 3,745 7,216 5,789 5,882 16,157 16,461 11,317 7,182 4,737 3,564 203
Florida 4,531,636 187,404 270,514 236,111 358,904 987,097 947,981 666,035 435,992 273,060 163,781 4,757
Georgia 1,790,398 105,792 145,925 118,843 166,368 409,152 353,250 227,448 138,659 79,557 44,135 1,269
Hawaii 266,523 10,643 11,895 8,978 18,650 62,724 59,114 36,651 24,921 18,595 13,848 504
Idaho 335,551 16,261 24,488 17,523 27,911 78,574 69,134 46,252 28,416 16,884 9,837 271
Illinois 2,220,171 95,856 152,037 119,890 175,409 490,130 437,369 310,469 208,836 137,640 89,620 2,915
Indiana 1,335,288 68,973 108,827 85,816 114,859 296,534 250,910 175,080 114,555 73,292 45,167 1,275
Iowa 638,322 23,946 42,506 32,189 47,487 143,492 122,727 89,092 64,237 43,102 28,580 964
Kansas 544,486 26,361 39,434 30,218 40,860 120,620 105,898 72,566 51,221 34,486 22,107 715
Kentucky 980,991 60,066 101,935 84,032 92,311 207,898 172,120 117,862 74,463 44,550 25,054 700
Louisiana 895,826 59,366 87,061 66,563 80,184 191,563 160,896 109,442 71,478 44,049 24,561 663
Maine 338,770 15,325 32,359 21,751 25,570 73,582 66,440 43,788 29,461 18,883 11,308 303
Maryland 983,736 46,104 67,375 52,663 68,619 216,495 207,095 139,517 89,597 57,722 37,394 1,155
Massachusetts 1,260,786 58,752 114,541 75,545 74,022 254,021 254,057 169,843 117,726 83,027 57,492 1,760
Michigan 2,186,709 106,156 178,663 143,648 204,346 484,752 405,805 279,924 183,858 121,295 76,196 2,066
Minnesota 1,012,620 38,790 68,166 48,019 73,098 233,352 203,644 143,142 97,199 64,245 41,590 1,375
Mississippi 661,656 46,057 66,580 54,323 65,332 140,428 114,428 77,828 50,471 29,462 16,188 559
Missouri 1,281,534 65,472 109,198 90,051 108,013 272,924 239,435 169,392 112,567 70,480 42,751 1,251
Montana 228,685 9,678 14,051 11,207 19,516 55,754 47,044 31,890 19,798 12,335 7,185 227
Nebraska 340,251 14,355 23,277 16,379 21,894 76,469 67,676 47,574 34,227 23,300 14,638 462
Nevada 521,297 24,126 31,554 26,704 44,956 124,485 115,409 75,154 43,336 23,333 11,960 280
New Hampshire 300,267 15,547 28,113 17,258 19,987 65,423 61,531 39,413 25,520 16,629 10,557 289
New Jersey 1,613,096 68,318 102,315 83,862 109,234 346,314 333,419 230,584 156,975 108,801 71,052 2,222
New Mexico 427,426 23,679 34,111 25,684 36,440 96,795 85,156 56,121 36,036 21,215 11,867 322
New York 3,586,883 155,370 261,354 206,141 268,475 774,189 710,246 491,318 336,509 227,052 150,846 5,383
North Carolina 2,059,436 98,779 160,100 134,435 184,557 464,404 411,394 269,168 173,166 102,846 58,885 1,702
North Dakota 130,831 5,200 7,998 5,657 9,164 30,051 25,379 17,809 13,595 9,485 6,242 251
Ohio 2,337,114 108,144 186,846 147,637 189,243 510,248 438,158 313,137 213,355 139,710 88,206 2,430
Oklahoma 778,970 44,912 65,931 52,345 65,710 166,566 148,822 103,212 68,021 40,357 22,494 600
Oregon 853,498 29,940 54,510 43,535 70,287 205,158 182,922 118,263 72,461 45,620 29,971 831
Pennsylvania 2,795,950 119,242 209,619 166,481 216,787 602,729 536,828 377,497 262,379 182,874 118,199 3,315
Rhode Island 222,851 10,322 19,740 14,390 15,931 46,298 42,622 28,556 19,712 14,342 10,615 323
South Carolina 1,115,313 56,102 85,218 74,475 102,201 256,156 226,984 145,934 88,964 49,848 28,620 811
South Dakota 175,389 7,189 10,606 7,552 12,486 41,910 35,311 24,195 16,886 11,503 7,466 285
Tennessee 1,431,690 79,471 126,845 101,627 128,786 314,134 274,931 184,568 115,637 67,456 37,206 1,029
Texas 4,126,055 237,262 305,342 229,115 341,058 939,463 839,000 549,813 353,122 209,704 118,885 3,291
Utah 395,718 24,025 28,270 17,864 28,407 89,839 81,712 55,529 36,486 21,745 11,603 238
Vermont 147,683 6,283 12,849 8,293 10,390 33,283 30,727 19,741 12,630 8,239 5,104 144
Virginia 1,501,543 69,780 109,467 87,076 117,240 332,760 311,767 208,480 132,964 81,695 48,948 1,366
Washington 1,319,176 51,814 90,675 70,535 100,501 308,403 286,115 181,033 112,661 70,142 45,862 1,435
West Virginia 473,398 25,467 44,007 37,684 45,856 105,019 83,797 57,996 37,806 22,858 12,595 313
Wisconsin 1,212,439 48,707 88,873 64,656 102,775 278,445 231,951 161,969 111,872 74,906 46,885 1,400
Wyoming 109,624 4,952 6,961 5,381 9,354 26,715 22,569 14,955 9,522 5,813 3,307 95
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 6,214 1,489 681 694 724 1,068 763 439 233 85 (X) (X)
Guam 17,724 2,119 1,244 707 1,567 4,333 3,303 2,095 1,404 635 310 7
Northern Mariana Islands 2,955 512 241 130 372 743 479 261 146 54 (X) (X)
Puerto Rico 817,745 43,705 74,080 67,445 84,385 158,904 146,902 106,261 71,405 40,103 23,543 1,012
U.S. Virgin Islands 21,794 1,133 914 639 1,828 5,008 5,568 3,420 1,951 864 455 14
Foreign countries 659,454 23,337 9,082 6,180 31,032 135,248 153,922 127,870 88,477 53,094 30,377 835
Unknown 1,360 36 44 63 55 130 189 243 209 202 (X) (X)
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 2017
State or area Total Adult beneficiaries Children
Men Women
All areas 61,903,360 25,917,688 31,817,031 4,168,641
Alabama 1,131,359 451,044 580,770 99,545
Alaska 98,359 45,152 44,263 8,944
Arizona 1,310,666 564,694 668,637 77,335
Arkansas 692,178 282,335 349,072 60,771
California 5,858,780 2,527,761 2,989,099 341,920
Colorado 852,635 371,820 432,406 48,409
Connecticut 673,359 279,910 353,450 39,999
Delaware 206,939 86,126 108,830 11,983
District of Columbia 82,253 33,453 43,241 5,559
Florida 4,531,636 1,936,721 2,342,422 252,493
Georgia 1,790,398 718,990 929,565 141,843
Hawaii 266,523 115,124 137,439 13,960
Idaho 335,551 146,104 167,085 22,362
Illinois 2,220,171 923,710 1,151,559 144,902
Indiana 1,335,288 544,563 692,285 98,440
Iowa 638,322 267,663 333,285 37,374
Kansas 544,486 224,990 282,272 37,224
Kentucky 980,991 408,831 487,325 84,835
Louisiana 895,826 369,868 440,755 85,203
Maine 338,770 146,684 168,888 23,198
Maryland 983,736 400,988 519,504 63,244
Massachusetts 1,260,786 523,044 648,902 88,840
Michigan 2,186,709 905,490 1,122,866 158,353
Minnesota 1,012,620 431,895 522,057 58,668
Mississippi 661,656 262,109 334,864 64,683
Missouri 1,281,534 532,186 655,940 93,408
Montana 228,685 102,206 113,048 13,431
Nebraska 340,251 140,191 178,611 21,449
Nevada 521,297 234,414 256,623 30,260
New Hampshire 300,267 126,282 152,629 21,356
New Jersey 1,613,096 654,975 858,957 99,164
New Mexico 427,426 183,440 212,826 31,160
New York 3,586,883 1,471,236 1,879,780 235,867
North Carolina 2,059,436 837,312 1,083,058 139,066
North Dakota 130,831 56,004 66,968 7,859
Ohio 2,337,114 979,533 1,196,456 161,125
Oklahoma 778,970 319,398 398,673 60,899
Oregon 853,498 371,161 437,748 44,589
Pennsylvania 2,795,950 1,151,787 1,466,250 177,913
Rhode Island 222,851 91,220 116,301 15,330
South Carolina 1,115,313 457,498 580,143 77,672
South Dakota 175,389 76,178 88,782 10,429
Tennessee 1,431,690 584,343 738,212 109,135
Texas 4,126,055 1,727,125 2,085,573 313,357
Utah 395,718 166,102 198,303 31,313
Vermont 147,683 63,879 74,266 9,538
Virginia 1,501,543 617,555 786,210 97,778
Washington 1,319,176 568,981 675,109 75,086
West Virginia 473,398 202,431 232,852 38,115
Wisconsin 1,212,439 514,810 622,461 75,168
Wyoming 109,624 48,989 54,023 6,612
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 6,214 2,252 2,336 1,626
Guam 17,724 7,469 7,821 2,434
Northern Mariana Islands 2,955 1,208 1,163 584
Puerto Rico 817,745 347,552 403,594 66,599
U.S. Virgin Islands 21,794 9,406 10,918 1,470
Foreign countries 659,454 300,855 329,887 28,712
Unknown 1,360 641 669 50
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 2017
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 42,446,992 100.0 7.7 8.7 11.8 11.2 11.3 12.3 12.3 8.7 6.2 9.9 1,404.15 1,388.00
Alabama 689,297 100.0 5.7 8.8 13.0 12.9 13.1 12.7 12.1 8.1 5.7 7.9 1,379.92 1,346.00
Alaska 68,478 100.0 12.9 10.6 12.0 10.7 9.6 9.3 9.8 7.7 6.2 11.2 1,343.40 1,277.00
Arizona 952,601 100.0 6.2 8.1 11.6 11.0 11.3 12.8 13.2 9.5 6.6 9.8 1,432.72 1,429.00
Arkansas 429,232 100.0 5.7 9.6 13.8 14.3 14.1 13.0 11.1 7.1 5.0 6.2 1,333.93 1,291.00
California 4,178,940 100.0 11.5 10.3 11.4 10.2 9.8 10.2 10.3 8.0 6.3 11.9 1,377.54 1,333.00
Colorado 614,191 100.0 9.7 8.4 11.3 10.7 10.6 11.3 11.5 8.8 6.5 11.3 1,407.59 1,388.00
Connecticut 491,627 100.0 5.6 6.1 9.4 9.6 10.5 12.4 12.8 10.4 8.1 15.1 1,546.67 1,543.00
Delaware 149,880 100.0 4.0 6.0 10.1 10.3 11.4 13.8 14.9 10.6 7.5 11.5 1,517.11 1,521.25
District of Columbia 55,991 100.0 17.5 10.9 11.3 10.1 9.0 7.8 7.1 5.7 5.0 15.7 1,342.98 1,203.00
Florida 3,285,889 100.0 7.1 9.2 12.3 11.5 11.4 12.3 12.2 8.8 6.0 9.3 1,395.31 1,374.00
Georgia 1,198,814 100.0 7.0 8.9 12.6 12.4 12.2 12.2 11.7 8.2 5.8 8.9 1,382.27 1,348.00
Hawaii 206,148 100.0 8.8 9.0 10.9 11.0 11.8 12.4 12.1 8.0 6.1 9.9 1,391.79 1,374.00
Idaho 236,546 100.0 5.9 9.5 13.0 12.2 12.6 13.1 12.4 8.5 5.8 7.1 1,370.97 1,350.00
Illinois 1,554,889 100.0 8.0 7.9 11.0 10.1 10.5 12.2 12.9 9.6 6.9 10.8 1,434.34 1,441.00
Indiana 898,109 100.0 3.7 6.9 11.5 10.8 11.9 14.2 15.4 10.2 6.6 8.7 1,464.61 1,474.00
Iowa 459,104 100.0 3.9 8.3 12.2 11.9 13.5 15.0 13.9 8.7 5.8 6.8 1,408.79 1,403.00
Kansas 380,624 100.0 4.3 7.5 11.3 11.7 12.8 13.9 13.0 9.2 6.6 9.5 1,450.99 1,433.00
Kentucky 582,792 100.0 7.3 9.7 13.2 12.6 12.5 12.8 12.0 7.8 5.3 6.9 1,340.30 1,315.00
Louisiana 523,785 100.0 12.0 10.9 12.7 11.2 10.3 10.3 10.1 7.7 5.8 9.0 1,311.72 1,260.00
Maine 227,434 100.0 9.5 9.9 13.2 12.9 12.5 11.9 10.5 7.2 5.1 7.4 1,314.22 1,272.00
Maryland 700,145 100.0 8.0 7.3 9.9 10.1 10.6 11.7 12.3 9.0 7.1 14.0 1,482.87 1,470.00
Massachusetts 857,073 100.0 10.1 8.0 10.4 10.2 10.2 10.9 10.7 8.8 7.1 13.7 1,444.36 1,421.00
Michigan 1,461,584 100.0 3.7 6.8 11.3 9.5 10.6 13.7 16.4 11.8 6.5 9.7 1,493.77 1,520.00
Minnesota 738,425 100.0 4.4 7.4 11.7 10.9 11.7 13.8 14.4 9.7 6.6 9.4 1,457.22 1,458.00
Mississippi 404,846 100.0 6.4 10.2 14.3 14.3 13.7 12.2 10.6 7.1 5.0 6.3 1,319.06 1,268.00
Missouri 852,684 100.0 6.7 8.4 12.3 12.1 12.4 13.3 12.7 8.3 5.8 8.1 1,384.10 1,370.00
Montana 165,558 100.0 6.8 10.2 13.5 12.8 13.0 13.3 11.7 7.4 5.0 6.3 1,331.30 1,303.00
Nebraska 243,248 100.0 4.7 8.5 12.0 12.5 13.3 13.9 12.6 8.3 6.2 7.9 1,406.96 1,384.00
Nevada 380,627 100.0 8.9 9.0 12.0 11.3 11.0 11.6 12.0 8.7 6.4 9.2 1,378.14 1,360.00
New Hampshire 206,986 100.0 4.6 6.3 10.6 11.4 12.1 13.1 12.8 9.8 7.3 12.0 1,498.01 1,476.00
New Jersey 1,159,770 100.0 5.3 6.7 9.7 9.2 9.6 11.5 13.1 11.2 8.3 15.3 1,553.63 1,566.00
New Mexico 286,641 100.0 9.2 10.6 13.1 12.8 12.0 11.4 10.4 7.1 5.3 8.1 1,323.16 1,269.00
New York 2,492,314 100.0 7.0 8.4 10.7 10.1 10.7 12.2 12.9 9.5 6.5 11.9 1,458.19 1,452.00
North Carolina 1,428,433 100.0 4.5 7.7 12.6 13.6 13.8 13.6 12.2 8.2 5.6 8.2 1,404.91 1,368.00
North Dakota 93,384 100.0 5.4 9.8 13.8 13.5 13.5 13.2 11.5 7.7 5.2 6.3 1,344.49 1,310.00
Ohio 1,545,251 100.0 9.3 8.1 11.1 10.0 10.9 13.1 13.8 9.2 6.1 8.4 1,385.60 1,410.00
Oklahoma 509,843 100.0 6.6 9.2 12.4 12.8 13.1 13.1 11.5 7.9 5.7 7.8 1,368.52 1,338.00
Oregon 619,159 100.0 5.6 8.9 12.1 11.4 12.2 13.6 13.2 8.5 6.0 8.4 1,406.20 1,396.00
Pennsylvania 1,922,759 100.0 4.5 7.6 11.1 10.8 12.3 14.4 14.4 9.3 6.4 9.3 1,454.99 1,453.00
Rhode Island 152,898 100.0 6.7 7.9 11.0 11.5 12.3 12.8 12.1 8.6 6.7 10.4 1,430.63 1,409.00
South Carolina 765,602 100.0 4.7 7.8 12.5 13.0 13.0 13.0 12.4 8.8 6.0 8.8 1,416.91 1,384.00
South Dakota 128,614 100.0 6.0 9.7 13.5 13.9 13.8 13.2 11.5 7.4 5.0 6.1 1,336.28 1,300.00
Tennessee 936,131 100.0 5.1 8.5 12.9 13.1 13.2 13.0 12.2 8.2 5.7 8.2 1,393.61 1,358.00
Texas 2,723,111 100.0 10.2 9.8 11.9 11.1 10.6 10.7 10.4 8.0 6.1 11.1 1,375.08 1,329.00
Utah 273,509 100.0 7.0 8.4 12.0 10.5 10.3 12.0 12.3 9.2 7.2 11.2 1,437.30 1,431.00
Vermont 102,755 100.0 4.5 8.2 12.0 12.6 13.5 13.9 12.4 8.4 5.8 8.7 1,419.44 1,387.00
Virginia 1,044,208 100.0 6.4 7.9 11.5 11.7 12.0 12.4 11.8 8.5 6.5 11.4 1,444.06 1,409.00
Washington 936,179 100.0 5.7 7.7 11.1 10.3 10.6 12.6 13.7 9.8 7.2 11.3 1,472.50 1,475.00
West Virginia 279,813 100.0 5.4 8.7 12.1 12.0 13.0 14.5 13.4 8.3 5.7 6.8 1,384.50 1,381.00
Wisconsin 869,996 100.0 3.4 7.3 11.8 11.1 12.6 15.4 15.6 9.4 6.0 7.5 1,443.26 1,451.00
Wyoming 79,169 100.0 5.1 8.2 12.4 11.7 11.7 12.9 12.9 9.2 6.7 9.2 1,426.58 1,413.00
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 2,456 100.0 29.4 18.9 16.9 10.3 8.6 5.9 3.4 3.2 1.7 1.7 902.08 823.00
Guam 10,992 100.0 29.0 18.9 14.8 10.6 8.0 5.5 4.2 2.7 2.3 3.9 948.80 823.00
Northern Mariana Islands 1,693 100.0 48.9 17.5 11.1 6.9 4.4 2.3 2.7 1.9 1.4 3.0 740.44 611.00
Puerto Rico 455,831 100.0 21.4 21.8 20.4 13.4 8.5 5.4 3.8 2.2 1.5 1.7 935.35 859.20
U.S. Virgin Islands 16,526 100.0 9.0 13.4 16.1 15.0 12.6 10.8 8.8 5.1 3.9 5.3 1,226.62 1,146.00
Foreign countries 413,428 100.0 48.0 14.6 11.4 7.6 5.4 4.1 3.3 2.1 1.4 1.9 732.92 625.00
Unknown 980 100.0 6.4 10.1 14.1 11.3 14.7 16.0 10.8 5.9 5.1 5.5 1,322.58 1,317.50
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 2017
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 8,695,475 100.0 9.2 12.1 19.8 16.5 12.7 9.2 6.6 4.7 4.3 4.9 1,196.87 1,102.00
Alabama 226,922 100.0 8.0 12.1 21.4 18.0 13.2 9.3 6.4 4.3 3.7 3.6 1,174.97 1,088.00
Alaska 12,317 100.0 10.3 14.2 20.0 14.8 11.7 8.3 6.0 4.5 4.6 5.7 1,181.99 1,067.00
Arizona 153,257 100.0 7.5 10.8 18.7 16.6 13.5 10.1 7.4 5.2 4.9 5.4 1,241.88 1,154.00
Arkansas 137,228 100.0 8.4 12.7 21.7 18.9 14.0 9.4 6.1 3.7 2.8 2.5 1,140.44 1,071.00
California 663,886 100.0 10.3 12.1 18.1 14.8 11.5 8.9 6.9 5.3 5.3 6.9 1,230.49 1,123.00
Colorado 102,531 100.0 8.3 11.6 19.2 16.9 13.1 9.7 6.9 4.9 4.4 5.1 1,215.34 1,125.00
Connecticut 81,260 100.0 9.1 11.6 17.8 15.1 12.1 9.5 7.2 5.5 5.5 6.6 1,247.16 1,149.00
Delaware 27,255 100.0 7.3 9.9 17.7 15.9 13.2 10.4 7.8 5.7 5.9 6.3 1,277.61 1,189.00
District of Columbia 14,284 100.0 13.0 15.2 24.4 16.7 11.8 7.1 4.5 2.6 2.1 2.6 1,055.44 972.00
Florida 558,750 100.0 7.9 11.4 19.9 17.1 13.2 9.7 6.8 4.7 4.3 5.0 1,213.26 1,121.00
Georgia 282,646 100.0 7.5 11.4 20.0 17.6 14.1 10.3 7.0 4.5 3.9 3.7 1,198.30 1,121.00
Hawaii 21,813 100.0 8.5 11.5 18.0 15.7 13.4 10.3 7.3 5.3 4.7 5.1 1,228.77 1,146.00
Idaho 44,432 100.0 9.8 12.5 20.6 16.5 12.5 9.2 6.5 4.4 3.9 4.1 1,170.83 1,079.00
Illinois 282,120 100.0 9.7 11.9 19.1 15.4 12.0 9.1 6.8 5.1 5.0 5.9 1,217.37 1,115.00
Indiana 205,562 100.0 8.4 11.6 19.6 17.0 13.4 9.8 6.8 4.8 4.2 4.4 1,201.35 1,116.00
Iowa 77,521 100.0 10.6 13.2 20.5 16.7 12.9 9.1 6.6 4.4 3.2 2.9 1,140.39 1,063.00
Kansas 73,174 100.0 9.0 12.5 20.4 17.1 13.1 9.6 6.4 4.4 3.7 3.8 1,172.60 1,089.00
Kentucky 199,178 100.0 9.8 12.9 20.3 16.6 12.6 8.8 6.1 4.6 4.0 4.3 1,169.49 1,077.00
Louisiana 156,107 100.0 11.3 13.4 21.7 15.8 11.0 7.9 5.9 4.3 3.9 4.7 1,150.47 1,040.00
Maine 57,062 100.0 9.8 13.9 22.1 18.0 12.9 8.4 5.4 3.6 3.1 2.8 1,121.37 1,041.00
Maryland 129,481 100.0 8.4 11.0 18.3 15.8 12.9 9.9 7.3 5.4 5.0 5.9 1,242.11 1,151.00
Massachusetts 199,966 100.0 9.1 12.3 19.6 16.4 12.6 9.0 6.7 4.8 4.5 5.1 1,202.20 1,103.00
Michigan 341,200 100.0 9.4 11.9 18.8 15.0 11.6 8.8 6.9 5.4 5.4 6.6 1,234.75 1,124.00
Minnesota 122,142 100.0 9.5 12.6 19.8 16.2 12.6 9.3 6.6 4.7 4.3 4.4 1,185.87 1,095.00
Mississippi 127,181 100.0 8.3 12.7 22.3 18.8 13.4 9.0 6.2 3.7 3.0 2.6 1,141.32 1,064.00
Missouri 213,655 100.0 9.3 12.7 20.8 17.2 12.9 8.9 6.2 4.2 3.8 3.9 1,165.33 1,077.00
Montana 27,274 100.0 10.7 13.7 21.9 17.0 12.1 8.0 5.8 3.8 3.5 3.4 1,130.22 1,037.00
Nebraska 41,249 100.0 10.0 13.3 21.5 17.8 13.0 9.2 5.9 3.7 2.9 2.7 1,127.87 1,052.00
Nevada 65,664 100.0 6.9 10.2 18.4 17.1 13.9 10.2 7.3 5.1 5.2 5.8 1,256.40 1,167.00
New Hampshire 47,738 100.0 6.8 10.5 19.6 17.5 14.0 10.5 7.1 4.9 4.5 4.7 1,231.05 1,145.00
New Jersey 196,663 100.0 8.2 10.3 16.7 14.3 11.6 9.3 7.5 6.0 6.5 9.7 1,318.01 1,208.00
New Mexico 64,863 100.0 10.5 13.3 21.8 17.0 12.5 8.6 5.8 3.9 3.4 3.3 1,132.95 1,046.00
New York 493,907 100.0 11.0 12.6 18.4 14.4 10.9 8.3 6.3 4.8 5.0 8.3 1,229.54 1,104.00
North Carolina 320,583 100.0 7.3 10.8 19.6 18.6 15.1 10.6 6.8 4.3 3.6 3.3 1,194.88 1,128.00
North Dakota 14,114 100.0 11.2 13.6 21.4 17.6 12.3 8.4 5.8 3.6 2.9 3.2 1,118.16 1,037.00
Ohio 351,027 100.0 11.0 13.5 20.5 15.9 11.7 8.6 6.2 4.5 4.0 4.1 1,154.13 1,056.00
Oklahoma 125,634 100.0 9.8 13.0 21.1 16.9 12.7 9.2 6.4 4.3 3.6 3.1 1,151.42 1,066.00
Oregon 107,703 100.0 8.9 12.4 19.9 16.5 12.6 9.2 6.9 4.8 4.3 4.3 1,191.88 1,100.00
Pennsylvania 400,818 100.0 9.5 11.9 19.3 16.1 12.5 9.4 6.9 5.1 4.6 4.7 1,200.47 1,109.00
Rhode Island 37,133 100.0 9.5 12.9 20.3 16.7 12.3 9.0 6.7 4.6 4.1 4.0 1,174.51 1,082.00
South Carolina 174,597 100.0 6.9 10.3 19.4 18.0 15.0 10.7 7.2 4.7 4.1 3.7 1,216.18 1,146.00
South Dakota 18,994 100.0 11.0 13.4 22.0 17.7 12.5 8.8 5.8 3.5 2.8 2.5 1,110.04 1,036.00
Tennessee 245,370 100.0 7.9 12.1 21.3 18.3 14.0 9.6 6.3 4.0 3.4 3.1 1,165.75 1,088.00
Texas 562,264 100.0 9.6 12.1 20.4 16.6 12.8 9.3 6.5 4.3 3.8 4.5 1,179.00 1,088.00
Utah 46,926 100.0 9.4 12.7 19.5 16.1 12.3 8.9 6.6 4.8 4.5 5.1 1,197.36 1,096.00
Vermont 22,203 100.0 10.0 13.1 21.5 18.2 13.2 9.1 5.5 3.8 3.0 2.6 1,126.36 1,055.00
Virginia 210,694 100.0 8.3 11.3 19.4 17.2 13.5 9.9 6.8 4.7 4.2 4.7 1,208.62 1,123.10
Washington 176,269 100.0 8.9 11.9 19.5 16.1 12.3 9.2 6.7 5.0 4.7 5.7 1,216.72 1,115.00
West Virginia 87,754 100.0 10.4 12.4 19.3 15.3 11.6 8.6 6.4 5.0 4.7 6.3 1,205.56 1,096.00
Wisconsin 160,916 100.0 9.8 12.2 19.3 16.3 12.7 9.5 6.8 4.9 4.4 4.1 1,187.64 1,103.00
Wyoming 13,320 100.0 9.5 12.4 20.5 16.4 11.4 8.6 6.4 4.6 4.1 6.2 1,199.96 1,085.00
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 1,281 100.0 21.2 23.6 24.2 13.0 9.3 4.6 1.9 1.2 (X) (X) 879.84 828.00
Guam 1,624 100.0 12.1 12.9 23.7 15.8 13.9 7.9 6.2 3.3 (X) (X) 1,085.04 1,013.50
Northern Mariana Islands 234 100.0 28.6 22.2 26.9 12.8 3.8 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 794.37 795.00
Puerto Rico 156,044 100.0 8.6 14.9 27.8 20.3 11.5 6.4 4.1 2.7 2.2 1.5 1,063.10 990.00
U.S. Virgin Islands 1,545 100.0 8.5 11.5 19.8 15.9 13.2 10.2 6.3 5.8 4.5 4.4 1,210.42 1,122.00
Foreign countries 10,027 100.0 15.8 11.5 15.9 13.8 11.5 9.6 7.4 4.8 4.9 4.8 1,158.32 1,095.00
Unknown 113 100.0 7.1 10.6 23.0 13.3 15.0 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 1,196.73 1,179.00
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 2017
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 3,702,828 100.0 7.6 7.5 9.7 12.6 16.6 16.6 12.9 8.0 4.2 4.2 1,338.48 1,351.00
Alabama 68,348 100.0 7.0 7.8 11.5 14.9 17.3 15.9 12.0 7.0 3.4 3.1 1,299.18 1,300.30
Alaska 4,806 100.0 8.4 9.1 11.5 13.4 16.2 14.2 11.3 7.6 4.6 3.9 1,297.31 1,299.75
Arizona 70,959 100.0 6.0 6.6 8.6 12.0 17.0 17.5 14.2 9.0 4.8 4.3 1,381.20 1,396.00
Arkansas 39,099 100.0 6.8 8.6 12.9 15.9 17.8 15.5 10.9 6.1 2.9 2.5 1,267.00 1,263.00
California 340,407 100.0 9.5 9.2 10.1 11.8 14.7 14.7 11.9 8.2 4.6 5.4 1,324.18 1,328.00
Colorado 47,035 100.0 6.7 6.3 9.1 12.3 16.1 17.0 13.7 9.2 4.7 4.8 1,378.82 1,394.00
Connecticut 35,041 100.0 4.8 4.7 6.3 9.4 15.1 18.1 15.4 11.1 6.9 8.2 1,501.05 1,509.00
Delaware 10,688 100.0 3.2 3.8 7.2 11.2 17.3 20.1 16.0 9.9 6.0 5.2 1,468.21 1,473.00
District of Columbia 3,983 100.0 17.5 13.0 13.2 12.5 11.1 9.0 6.6 5.3 3.8 8.1 1,192.45 1,098.00
Florida 247,053 100.0 6.0 7.3 9.8 13.2 17.0 16.6 13.1 8.2 4.4 4.5 1,359.68 1,360.00
Georgia 99,349 100.0 6.9 8.0 11.1 14.0 16.3 15.8 12.3 7.7 4.0 3.8 1,319.71 1,320.00
Hawaii 13,913 100.0 8.4 8.8 10.9 13.6 16.2 14.7 11.5 7.2 4.0 4.7 1,308.04 1,304.00
Idaho 17,749 100.0 3.9 5.2 9.1 14.5 19.3 18.8 14.3 8.0 4.0 2.9 1,376.62 1,378.00
Illinois 138,366 100.0 5.8 5.8 7.6 11.0 16.8 18.1 15.3 9.4 5.1 5.1 1,414.98 1,434.00
Indiana 80,010 100.0 3.2 3.8 6.6 11.6 18.9 21.0 16.6 10.0 4.8 3.7 1,448.05 1,458.00
Iowa 39,561 100.0 2.9 4.6 8.9 14.7 20.4 19.7 14.3 7.9 3.8 2.9 1,388.98 1,386.00
Kansas 31,487 100.0 3.5 4.4 8.2 13.2 18.3 18.5 15.0 9.3 5.1 4.6 1,430.34 1,426.00
Kentucky 65,520 100.0 8.5 8.9 11.6 14.0 17.2 16.1 11.8 6.4 3.1 2.5 1,266.80 1,282.00
Louisiana 75,892 100.0 10.0 9.7 12.2 14.0 15.7 14.8 10.9 6.5 3.1 3.1 1,246.84 1,251.00
Maine 17,978 100.0 6.9 7.4 11.7 15.6 18.1 16.2 11.4 6.7 3.1 3.1 1,294.24 1,295.00
Maryland 53,431 100.0 6.4 6.4 8.4 11.6 16.1 16.6 13.6 9.2 5.4 6.4 1,408.84 1,415.00
Massachusetts 64,225 100.0 8.0 7.0 8.4 10.9 15.1 15.8 13.0 9.4 5.5 7.0 1,397.42 1,406.00
Michigan 129,837 100.0 3.4 3.8 6.2 10.7 18.4 20.6 17.1 10.8 4.9 4.2 1,462.12 1,475.00
Minnesota 54,086 100.0 4.0 5.4 8.5 12.1 18.1 19.2 14.6 9.2 4.8 4.3 1,412.87 1,420.00
Mississippi 39,861 100.0 9.2 10.1 12.9 15.3 16.3 14.5 10.5 5.8 3.0 2.5 1,233.84 1,232.00
Missouri 73,209 100.0 5.1 5.7 9.7 14.0 18.2 18.4 13.4 8.0 3.9 3.6 1,364.07 1,370.00
Montana 13,035 100.0 4.2 6.5 10.2 15.9 18.9 17.5 13.3 7.3 3.3 2.7 1,340.51 1,338.00
Nebraska 20,661 100.0 3.4 5.4 10.1 14.8 19.0 18.4 13.6 7.9 3.9 3.6 1,379.64 1,372.00
Nevada 25,826 100.0 6.6 7.1 9.3 12.5 16.2 16.7 13.8 8.7 4.9 4.2 1,367.20 1,382.00
New Hampshire 13,511 100.0 3.7 4.1 7.1 11.5 17.8 18.9 14.9 10.2 6.0 5.9 1,466.17 1,461.00
New Jersey 88,243 100.0 4.6 5.4 7.1 10.2 15.1 16.8 15.3 11.0 6.7 7.7 1,481.45 1,490.00
New Mexico 24,625 100.0 9.7 9.6 12.6 14.5 16.2 14.5 10.4 6.3 3.3 2.9 1,244.86 1,243.00
New York 197,812 100.0 6.2 6.9 9.0 12.0 16.6 16.8 13.2 8.7 4.8 5.8 1,389.56 1,391.00
North Carolina 103,539 100.0 6.0 7.0 10.8 14.5 17.3 16.3 12.5 7.8 4.0 3.7 1,335.78 1,334.00
North Dakota 9,827 100.0 4.0 8.5 12.5 17.0 18.5 16.9 11.4 6.2 2.7 2.4 1,296.27 1,283.00
Ohio 167,044 100.0 6.5 5.6 7.9 11.8 18.4 19.4 14.5 8.4 4.0 3.4 1,370.05 1,397.00
Oklahoma 49,369 100.0 5.8 7.0 10.7 14.7 17.9 17.2 12.5 7.2 3.8 3.3 1,328.35 1,332.00
Oregon 45,926 100.0 4.1 4.8 8.0 12.7 19.4 19.4 15.0 8.6 4.3 3.7 1,404.99 1,410.20
Pennsylvania 176,542 100.0 3.9 4.6 7.5 12.7 20.0 20.2 14.5 8.3 4.3 4.0 1,411.54 1,413.00
Rhode Island 10,556 100.0 5.3 5.8 8.2 13.1 17.9 16.7 13.5 8.4 5.4 5.6 1,404.69 1,395.00
South Carolina 58,774 100.0 6.4 7.4 11.3 14.5 16.6 16.0 12.7 7.7 3.9 3.4 1,323.73 1,323.00
South Dakota 10,853 100.0 5.0 8.2 12.9 17.0 19.2 16.1 10.7 5.6 3.1 2.3 1,280.82 1,273.00
Tennessee 82,605 100.0 6.3 7.2 10.9 14.7 17.4 16.4 12.4 7.4 3.7 3.6 1,325.11 1,324.00
Texas 285,930 100.0 9.0 9.3 11.3 13.0 15.3 14.9 11.3 7.3 4.2 4.5 1,296.48 1,297.00
Utah 20,824 100.0 5.5 5.0 6.7 9.9 16.2 19.0 15.8 10.9 5.7 5.3 1,447.56 1,470.00
Vermont 7,456 100.0 4.3 6.1 10.4 14.4 19.0 17.7 12.7 7.1 4.3 4.0 1,365.68 1,358.00
Virginia 85,154 100.0 6.2 7.3 10.1 13.7 16.6 16.2 12.6 8.2 4.4 4.8 1,356.47 1,353.00
Washington 70,331 100.0 4.3 4.9 7.3 11.1 17.5 19.1 15.6 9.9 5.3 4.9 1,439.09 1,451.00
West Virginia 37,156 100.0 5.2 6.7 10.8 14.5 19.5 18.6 12.8 6.8 2.8 2.1 1,316.38 1,328.00
Wisconsin 65,063 100.0 3.0 4.2 7.3 12.2 19.2 21.4 15.7 9.0 4.4 3.6 1,428.81 1,439.00
Wyoming 6,226 100.0 3.5 4.7 8.3 12.4 19.1 19.0 15.4 9.3 4.7 3.5 1,416.30 1,421.00
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 418 100.0 31.1 27.8 15.3 11.2 4.8 (X) 2.9 (X) 1.2 (X) 805.47 727.00
Guam 1,334 100.0 25.1 24.3 17.8 10.9 9.9 5.1 2.9 1.6 (X) (X) 896.33 804.00
Northern Mariana Islands 243 100.0 45.3 26.7 13.6 6.2 3.3 (X) (X) (X) (X) 0.0 686.33 626.00
Puerto Rico 67,603 100.0 30.9 24.2 17.8 11.1 7.1 4.0 2.4 1.2 0.6 0.7 822.02 754.00
U.S. Virgin Islands 1,206 100.0 12.3 18.4 18.4 15.3 12.9 8.6 6.6 3.9 2.2 1.4 1,080.13 1,016.00
Foreign countries 93,095 100.0 38.8 18.0 14.2 9.8 7.3 5.0 3.2 1.8 1.0 0.9 780.85 722.00
Unknown 148 100.0 6.8 14.2 17.6 10.1 21.6 16.2 (X) 4.1 (X) (X) 1,183.14 1,203.50
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 2017
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 4,168,641 2,937,845 336,703 1,182,696 1,418,446 1,105,405 319,162 662,986 123,257 125,391 19,396 58,075 47,920
Alabama 99,545 72,317 6,570 26,643 39,104 23,513 5,222 14,837 3,454 3,715 425 1,580 1,710
Alaska 8,944 7,176 1,388 3,519 2,269 1,556 504 917 135 212 67 113 32
Arizona 77,335 58,569 8,442 25,534 24,593 16,396 5,400 9,131 1,865 2,370 436 1,177 757
Arkansas 60,771 44,660 3,643 15,997 25,020 14,003 3,259 8,471 2,273 2,108 219 937 952
California 341,920 237,707 42,606 98,821 96,280 97,236 35,020 53,702 8,514 6,977 1,662 3,172 2,143
Colorado 48,409 36,679 4,108 16,876 15,695 10,153 3,411 5,748 994 1,577 299 798 480
Connecticut 39,999 26,165 3,275 10,238 12,652 12,988 3,872 7,940 1,176 846 157 374 315
Delaware 11,983 8,524 748 3,822 3,954 3,053 855 1,887 311 406 56 191 159
District of Columbia 5,559 3,745 488 1,836 1,421 1,709 297 1,257 155 105 24 49 32
Florida 252,493 187,403 27,122 74,934 85,347 56,010 17,199 32,220 6,591 9,080 1,689 4,171 3,220
Georgia 141,843 105,791 10,988 45,231 49,572 30,770 7,977 19,248 3,545 5,282 746 2,607 1,929
Hawaii 13,960 10,643 2,612 4,255 3,776 3,149 1,133 1,822 194 168 60 72 36
Idaho 22,362 16,261 1,688 6,555 8,018 5,480 1,953 2,786 741 621 108 303 210
Illinois 144,902 95,856 10,754 40,761 44,341 44,679 12,961 27,644 4,074 4,367 739 2,119 1,509
Indiana 98,440 68,973 5,831 29,305 33,837 25,469 6,792 15,513 3,164 3,998 507 1,893 1,598
Iowa 37,374 23,946 2,323 10,391 11,232 12,292 3,690 7,374 1,228 1,136 154 567 415
Kansas 37,224 26,361 2,583 11,535 12,243 9,671 2,945 5,629 1,097 1,192 165 572 455
Kentucky 84,835 60,066 4,127 22,825 33,114 21,914 5,196 13,558 3,160 2,855 283 1,251 1,321
Louisiana 85,203 59,366 4,993 25,868 28,505 22,836 5,305 15,139 2,392 3,001 349 1,491 1,161
Maine 23,198 15,325 1,254 4,421 9,650 7,319 1,943 4,109 1,267 554 77 193 284
Maryland 63,244 46,104 5,007 21,669 19,428 15,702 4,321 9,925 1,456 1,438 230 776 432
Massachusetts 88,840 58,751 5,384 18,088 35,279 27,577 7,771 15,802 4,004 2,512 353 932 1,227
Michigan 158,353 106,152 9,447 38,756 57,949 48,127 13,420 28,824 5,883 4,074 570 1,728 1,776
Minnesota 58,668 38,790 3,548 15,143 20,099 18,118 6,236 10,124 1,758 1,760 286 786 688
Mississippi 64,683 46,057 4,586 18,743 22,728 16,138 3,681 10,399 2,058 2,488 291 1,176 1,021
Missouri 93,408 65,472 5,102 27,477 32,893 24,685 6,486 15,130 3,069 3,251 444 1,468 1,339
Montana 13,431 9,678 1,289 4,499 3,890 3,348 1,112 1,927 309 405 77 193 135
Nebraska 21,449 14,355 1,281 6,273 6,801 6,491 1,988 3,842 661 603 85 300 218
Nevada 30,260 24,126 3,776 10,652 9,698 5,303 1,630 3,079 594 831 149 432 250
New Hampshire 21,356 15,547 988 4,342 10,217 5,223 1,498 2,737 988 586 74 208 304
New Jersey 99,164 68,317 9,423 25,970 32,924 28,039 8,613 16,847 2,579 2,808 533 1,225 1,050
New Mexico 31,160 23,679 2,371 10,819 10,489 6,519 1,953 3,830 736 962 144 490 328
New York 235,867 155,366 21,392 49,788 84,186 76,379 22,903 45,917 7,559 4,122 785 1,601 1,736
North Carolina 139,066 98,779 9,473 39,824 49,482 35,697 9,184 21,831 4,682 4,590 627 2,139 1,824
North Dakota 7,859 5,200 363 2,717 2,120 2,416 716 1,523 177 243 36 118 89
Ohio 161,125 108,143 8,025 48,089 52,029 47,314 11,979 30,377 4,958 5,668 657 2,770 2,241
Oklahoma 60,899 44,912 4,501 19,865 20,546 13,412 3,471 8,284 1,657 2,575 328 1,337 910
Oregon 44,589 29,940 4,183 11,481 14,276 13,432 4,577 7,345 1,510 1,217 268 510 439
Pennsylvania 177,913 119,242 10,038 45,745 63,459 52,876 14,124 32,739 6,013 5,795 770 2,607 2,418
Rhode Island 15,330 10,322 1,080 2,985 6,257 4,649 1,313 2,646 690 359 45 126 188
South Carolina 77,672 56,102 5,438 22,958 27,706 18,919 4,706 12,042 2,171 2,651 358 1,189 1,104
South Dakota 10,429 7,189 615 3,519 3,055 2,864 877 1,726 261 376 49 202 125
Tennessee 109,135 79,471 7,240 32,514 39,717 26,165 6,444 16,484 3,237 3,499 457 1,671 1,371
Texas 313,357 237,260 26,940 104,646 105,674 65,138 19,379 38,902 6,857 10,959 1,699 5,553 3,707
Utah 31,313 24,025 2,356 12,433 9,236 6,533 2,567 3,272 694 755 115 415 225
Vermont 9,538 6,283 653 1,799 3,831 3,042 853 1,714 475 213 49 60 104
Virginia 97,778 69,780 7,382 28,128 34,270 25,104 6,955 15,210 2,939 2,894 448 1,293 1,153
Washington 75,086 51,814 6,767 19,611 25,436 21,039 7,078 11,495 2,466 2,233 430 1,008 795
West Virginia 38,115 25,467 2,470 9,580 13,417 11,397 2,596 7,362 1,439 1,251 149 551 551
Wisconsin 75,168 48,706 3,882 18,343 26,481 24,248 7,564 13,924 2,760 2,214 320 909 985
Wyoming 6,612 4,952 470 2,558 1,924 1,463 494 821 148 197 29 106 62
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 1,626 1,489 212 693 584 116 (X) 73 (X) 21 (X) 11 (X)
Guam 2,434 2,119 498 1,057 564 215 78 125 12 100 21 55 24
Northern Mariana Islands 584 512 164 280 68 53 (X) 39 (X) 19 (X) 11 (X)
Puerto Rico 66,599 43,705 4,555 11,388 27,762 22,173 6,114 14,011 2,048 721 123 269 329
U.S. Virgin Islands 1,470 1,133 313 485 335 318 126 176 16 19 8 7 4
Foreign countries 28,712 23,337 9,942 10,399 2,996 4,964 1,374 3,540 50 411 157 212 42
Unknown 50 36 6 13 17 13 3 10 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 2017
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 659,454 413,428 10,027 111,694 95,593 28,712 441,331 303,008
Africa 3,815 2,457 125 220 242 771 3,546 2,598
Asia 152,583 92,662 1,976 35,417 14,067 8,461 101,093 71,949
China 1,308 962 26 111 63 146 1,241 961
Cyprus 591 405 19 69 78 20 512 371
Hong Kong 2,377 1,829 23 288 168 69 2,198 1,814
India 2,821 2,033 85 270 185 248 2,801 2,047
Israel 12,644 8,125 164 2,089 1,474 792 11,640 8,534
Japan 81,479 45,336 127 28,613 6,738 665 35,385 23,780
Jordan 558 240 23 40 45 210 419 227
Lebanon 726 436 22 64 69 135 612 422
Philippines 30,995 19,238 1,149 1,625 4,281 4,702 28,483 19,444
South Korea 5,566 3,762 33 1,433 263 75 2,986 2,312
Taiwan 2,331 1,802 37 291 115 86 2,353 1,928
Thailand 6,520 5,248 129 222 260 661 7,646 6,421
Turkey 1,064 708 37 93 167 59 1,032 721
Vietnam 504 395 11 21 9 68 472 394
Central America and Caribbean 27,047 20,069 744 1,329 2,364 2,541 25,096 19,619
Barbados 955 834 15 27 62 17 1,020 905
Belize 677 545 12 26 42 52 748 631
Costa Rica 3,020 2,203 67 179 361 210 3,184 2,451
Dominican Republic 7,193 4,986 237 331 591 1,048 5,859 4,334
El Salvador 2,144 1,658 49 115 175 147 1,774 1,415
Guatemala 1,766 1,331 46 99 193 97 1,580 1,225
Honduras 1,000 667 26 56 118 133 953 671
Jamaica 2,106 1,721 43 78 160 104 1,931 1,629
Nicaragua 2,231 1,626 69 100 155 281 1,882 1,459
Panama 3,028 2,211 135 180 249 253 3,286 2,558
Trinidad and Tobago 1,144 925 21 51 86 61 1,119 920
Europe 258,112 162,985 3,610 45,184 39,743 6,590 160,571 108,082
Austria 2,970 2,008 40 424 414 84 1,765 1,209
Belgium 2,310 1,444 19 414 345 88 1,547 1,022
Bosnia and Herzegovina 514 339 88 24 28 35 342 216
Bulgaria 559 452 15 37 28 27 416 337
Croatia 1,512 1,093 76 112 156 75 1,545 1,169
Czech Republic 1,387 955 58 92 136 146 1,305 952
Denmark 1,900 1,203 22 391 237 47 1,270 836
Finland 1,134 758 27 169 139 41 775 553
France 15,711 10,344 69 2,854 2,104 340 11,121 8,035
Germany 40,700 24,922 776 7,086 6,665 1,251 23,778 14,482
Greece 23,487 14,409 250 3,875 4,430 523 14,293 9,369
Hungary 2,107 1,488 50 134 334 101 2,267 1,663
Ireland 10,219 6,881 150 1,457 1,350 381 6,894 4,958
Italy 29,182 17,435 229 5,047 5,779 692 17,918 11,703
Malta 750 479 27 115 99 30 692 484
Netherlands 6,025 3,909 62 1,116 809 129 3,299 2,221
Norway 6,701 4,010 55 1,295 1,186 155 3,190 1,930
Poland 30,068 17,082 367 7,705 4,487 427 11,972 7,221
Portugal 12,650 9,319 379 1,193 1,545 214 9,506 7,374
Romania 1,288 1,040 42 66 85 55 1,096 896
Serbia and Montenegro 1,302 934 63 90 140 75 1,123 820
Spain 12,375 7,667 227 1,959 2,136 386 8,907 5,989
Sweden 6,465 4,305 52 1,312 604 192 3,022 2,094
Switzerland 7,539 5,074 43 1,315 951 156 4,229 2,977
United Kingdom 36,878 23,936 375 6,589 5,166 812 26,254 18,222
North America 168,842 99,747 2,358 24,863 34,302 7,572 105,492 65,976
Canada 110,779 69,942 1,469 19,169 18,260 1,939 65,050 43,517
Mexico 57,710 29,553 887 5,647 16,001 5,622 40,068 22,182
Oceania 17,575 12,890 276 2,324 1,465 620 13,718 10,646
Australia 14,812 10,740 220 2,171 1,297 384 10,782 8,198
New Zealand 2,113 1,739 34 126 98 116 2,376 2,059
South America 26,300 19,357 630 1,865 2,964 1,484 25,121 19,258
Argentina 3,341 2,206 43 359 607 126 3,035 2,124
Bolivia 579 425 10 49 45 50 527 415
Brazil 2,382 1,564 59 168 374 217 2,432 1,645
Chile and Easter Island 2,728 1,839 34 303 420 132 2,497 1,784
Colombia 9,439 7,365 292 522 822 438 9,428 7,587
Ecuador 3,998 3,141 96 239 294 228 3,616 2,956
Peru 2,279 1,650 73 129 228 199 2,139 1,612
Uruguay 896 708 10 58 89 31 848 701
U.S. Overseas Military Base 5,180 3,261 308 492 446 673 6,694 4,880
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.
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 2017
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 10,059,166 1,139.28 1,054.00 8,695,475 1,196.87 1,102.00 258,286 729.44 679.00 1,105,405 782.03 765.00
Alabama 259,543 1,118.51 1,042.00 226,922 1,174.97 1,088.00 9,108 694.05 655.00 23,513 738.08 708.00
Alaska 14,171 1,129.01 1,023.00 12,317 1,181.99 1,067.00 298 823.88 794.00 1,556 768.08 735.50
Arizona 173,625 1,188.39 1,107.00 153,257 1,241.88 1,154.00 3,972 745.24 707.00 16,396 795.74 781.50
Arkansas 156,291 1,086.25 1,026.00 137,228 1,140.44 1,071.00 5,060 652.22 609.00 14,003 711.96 688.00
California 777,363 1,167.68 1,068.00 663,886 1,230.49 1,123.00 16,241 794.60 738.00 97,236 801.15 784.00
Colorado 114,954 1,169.11 1,086.00 102,531 1,215.34 1,125.00 2,270 762.92 709.50 10,153 793.12 782.00
Connecticut 95,905 1,183.29 1,093.60 81,260 1,247.16 1,149.00 1,657 756.39 710.00 12,988 838.16 850.00
Delaware 31,085 1,222.47 1,139.00 27,255 1,277.61 1,189.00 777 749.39 705.00 3,053 850.61 857.00
District of Columbia 16,255 1,012.50 938.00 14,284 1,055.44 972.00 262 703.13 666.50 1,709 701.04 650.00
Florida 630,165 1,161.82 1,078.00 558,750 1,213.26 1,121.00 15,405 705.77 653.00 56,010 774.08 755.00
Georgia 323,547 1,140.08 1,070.00 282,646 1,198.30 1,121.00 10,131 688.07 642.00 30,770 754.07 725.00
Hawaii 25,446 1,170.81 1,092.00 21,813 1,228.77 1,146.00 484 799.22 763.50 3,149 826.48 834.00
Idaho 51,005 1,118.08 1,035.00 44,432 1,170.83 1,079.00 1,093 751.86 700.00 5,480 763.49 751.00
Illinois 334,617 1,154.73 1,063.00 282,120 1,217.37 1,115.00 7,818 755.04 705.00 44,679 829.14 830.00
Indiana 237,701 1,147.14 1,073.00 205,562 1,201.35 1,116.00 6,670 740.10 692.00 25,469 816.15 818.00
Iowa 91,736 1,081.11 1,015.00 77,521 1,140.39 1,063.00 1,923 681.46 638.00 12,292 769.74 770.00
Kansas 84,984 1,116.22 1,044.00 73,174 1,172.60 1,089.00 2,139 700.89 648.00 9,671 781.44 774.00
Kentucky 229,630 1,110.91 1,028.00 199,178 1,169.49 1,077.00 8,538 737.35 694.00 21,914 724.00 692.00
Louisiana 185,660 1,086.74 990.00 156,107 1,150.47 1,040.00 6,717 795.06 752.00 22,836 736.91 702.00
Maine 65,860 1,066.55 999.00 57,062 1,121.37 1,041.00 1,479 694.90 653.00 7,319 714.27 697.00
Maryland 148,168 1,188.87 1,104.00 129,481 1,242.11 1,151.00 2,985 753.54 695.00 15,702 832.56 827.00
Massachusetts 231,503 1,143.26 1,057.00 199,966 1,202.20 1,103.00 3,960 731.02 670.00 27,577 775.07 754.00
Michigan 399,608 1,177.54 1,079.00 341,200 1,234.75 1,124.00 10,281 801.75 751.00 48,127 852.27 870.00
Minnesota 142,361 1,127.15 1,048.00 122,142 1,185.87 1,095.00 2,101 682.82 624.00 18,118 782.82 777.00
Mississippi 148,678 1,075.39 1,011.00 127,181 1,141.32 1,064.00 5,359 673.16 639.00 16,138 689.39 651.00
Missouri 245,674 1,110.15 1,032.00 213,655 1,165.33 1,077.00 7,334 680.22 636.00 24,685 760.30 740.00
Montana 31,297 1,082.37 1,002.00 27,274 1,130.22 1,037.00 675 758.95 699.00 3,348 757.73 746.50
Nebraska 48,665 1,073.55 1,009.00 41,249 1,127.87 1,052.00 925 661.59 623.00 6,491 787.05 791.00
Nevada 72,715 1,213.10 1,131.00 65,664 1,256.40 1,167.00 1,748 783.76 730.50 5,303 818.49 810.00
New Hampshire 53,967 1,177.32 1,100.00 47,738 1,231.05 1,145.00 1,006 695.44 632.50 5,223 779.02 770.00
New Jersey 229,352 1,251.86 1,146.00 196,663 1,318.01 1,208.00 4,650 779.50 720.00 28,039 866.17 873.00
New Mexico 72,954 1,087.39 1,009.00 64,863 1,132.95 1,046.00 1,572 721.85 686.00 6,519 722.29 689.00
New York 581,746 1,167.62 1,054.00 493,907 1,229.54 1,104.00 11,460 746.45 690.00 76,379 830.40 831.00
North Carolina 366,833 1,135.66 1,078.00 320,583 1,194.88 1,128.00 10,553 645.18 599.00 35,697 748.81 725.00
North Dakota 16,793 1,057.24 987.00 14,114 1,118.16 1,037.00 263 666.59 596.00 2,416 743.85 733.00
Ohio 409,989 1,101.69 1,017.00 351,027 1,154.13 1,056.00 11,648 750.61 697.00 47,314 799.12 798.00
Oklahoma 143,820 1,100.47 1,024.00 125,634 1,151.42 1,066.00 4,774 723.19 680.00 13,412 757.47 738.00
Oregon 124,127 1,139.15 1,057.00 107,703 1,191.88 1,100.00 2,992 775.79 726.00 13,432 797.27 797.00
Pennsylvania 465,000 1,144.50 1,062.00 400,818 1,200.47 1,109.00 11,306 736.00 690.00 52,876 807.56 813.00
Rhode Island 42,620 1,118.38 1,036.20 37,133 1,174.51 1,082.00 838 711.31 640.00 4,649 743.39 726.00
South Carolina 200,034 1,155.39 1,092.00 174,597 1,216.18 1,146.00 6,518 667.56 618.00 18,919 762.47 740.00
South Dakota 22,264 1,048.02 985.00 18,994 1,110.04 1,036.00 406 618.10 576.00 2,864 697.65 688.00
Tennessee 281,154 1,110.53 1,043.00 245,370 1,165.75 1,088.00 9,619 666.26 619.00 26,165 756.06 733.00
Texas 645,909 1,124.73 1,042.90 562,264 1,179.00 1,088.00 18,507 751.07 703.00 65,138 762.46 733.00
Utah 54,603 1,142.24 1,052.00 46,926 1,197.36 1,096.00 1,144 789.35 755.50 6,533 808.17 809.00
Vermont 25,668 1,072.79 1,011.00 22,203 1,126.36 1,055.00 423 693.31 650.00 3,042 734.54 720.50
Virginia 242,313 1,150.48 1,073.00 210,694 1,208.62 1,123.10 6,515 708.76 665.00 25,104 777.19 755.00
Washington 201,625 1,166.29 1,074.00 176,269 1,216.72 1,115.00 4,317 806.53 758.00 21,039 817.52 820.00
West Virginia 103,089 1,141.21 1,039.00 87,754 1,205.56 1,096.00 3,938 808.54 761.50 11,397 760.70 747.00
Wisconsin 188,540 1,127.94 1,054.00 160,916 1,187.64 1,103.00 3,376 702.72 639.50 24,248 790.96 792.00
Wyoming 15,081 1,151.91 1,049.00 13,320 1,199.96 1,085.00 298 829.47 775.00 1,463 780.13 755.00
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 1,464 844.00 803.50 1,281 879.84 828.00 67 584.45 588.00 116 598.18 589.00
Guam 1,893 1,022.68 957.00 1,624 1,085.04 1,013.50 54 738.73 709.50 215 622.98 573.00
Northern Mariana Islands 302 730.23 743.00 234 794.37 795.00 15 630.73 520.00 53 475.23 386.00
Puerto Rico 182,304 992.31 941.00 156,044 1,063.10 990.00 4,087 659.16 632.00 22,173 555.58 512.80
U.S. Virgin Islands 1,905 1,120.08 1,023.00 1,545 1,210.42 1,122.00 42 830.45 807.50 318 719.45 690.50
Foreign countries 15,473 961.85 877.00 10,027 1,158.32 1,095.00 482 787.84 730.00 4,964 581.89 543.00
Unknown 132 1,158.44 1,110.50 113 1,196.73 1,179.00 6 877.17 1,046.50 13 955.35 954.00
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data; and U.S. Postal Service geographic data.
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