Annual Statistical Supplement, 2018

Supplemental Security Income

State Data

Table 7.B1 Number of recipients of federally administered payments, December 2017, and total payments for calendar year 2017, 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 8,227,676 1,176,476 68,947 6,982,253 54,516,335 5,838,292 458,156 48,219,887
Alabama 165,007 8,359 868 155,780 1,048,634 25,826 5,174 1,017,633
Alaska 12,572 1,753 89 10,730 78,068 6,782 493 70,793
Arizona 119,378 17,285 1,120 100,973 780,538 76,431 7,261 696,847
Arkansas 107,563 5,047 664 101,852 694,657 14,077 3,927 676,653
California 1,262,537 360,178 17,811 884,548 9,442,187 2,187,555 141,993 7,112,640
Colorado 73,309 10,416 531 62,362 470,270 48,648 3,411 418,212
Connecticut 65,801 7,197 451 58,153 428,999 33,310 2,866 392,823
Delaware 16,911 1,291 91 15,529 111,493 5,455 569 105,469
District of Columbia 26,617 2,156 135 24,326 187,468 9,562 830 177,076
Florida 578,732 143,369 3,477 431,886 3,687,982 734,652 21,105 2,932,224
Georgia 259,665 25,341 2,121 232,203 1,691,718 94,035 13,091 1,584,591
Hawaii 23,922 5,653 172 18,097 162,086 28,205 1,185 132,696
Idaho 30,862 1,784 249 28,829 195,872 6,830 1,520 187,521
Illinois 270,954 31,198 2,486 237,270 1,804,740 150,608 15,883 1,638,249
Indiana 128,475 5,762 928 121,785 862,964 22,063 5,600 835,301
Iowa 51,151 3,218 677 47,256 317,154 11,568 3,957 301,629
Kansas 48,238 2,976 379 44,883 308,869 11,879 2,264 294,727
Kentucky 177,903 9,360 1,092 167,451 1,128,155 30,771 6,673 1,090,712
Louisiana 177,306 11,493 1,394 164,419 1,135,862 37,234 8,254 1,090,375
Maine 37,303 1,747 220 35,336 232,656 5,782 1,325 225,549
Maryland 122,270 15,523 755 105,992 840,225 76,739 4,892 758,595
Massachusetts 186,306 23,926 2,242 160,138 1,185,634 119,751 13,304 1,052,579
Michigan 274,896 19,434 1,687 253,775 1,861,186 93,678 10,916 1,756,592
Minnesota 93,851 11,097 743 82,011 623,464 61,554 5,019 556,891
Mississippi 119,582 8,007 982 110,593 746,347 21,452 5,670 719,225
Missouri 137,771 7,012 930 129,829 875,208 26,884 5,551 842,774
Montana 18,232 1,376 130 16,726 110,483 4,606 770 105,107
Nebraska 28,249 2,346 242 25,661 174,903 9,652 1,441 163,810
Nevada 55,841 14,016 742 41,083 374,377 67,434 5,430 301,513
New Hampshire 19,028 895 136 17,997 119,789 3,981 754 115,055
New Jersey 181,806 37,068 817 143,921 1,158,050 176,779 4,856 976,416
New Mexico 63,667 8,362 494 54,811 402,179 29,983 3,027 369,169
New York 638,132 118,529 3,018 516,585 4,122,673 568,392 19,055 3,535,226
North Carolina 232,314 17,749 1,877 212,688 1,496,765 59,544 11,401 1,425,820
North Dakota 8,452 691 70 7,691 50,279 3,159 378 46,743
Ohio 310,312 16,295 2,019 291,998 2,072,447 72,449 12,625 1,987,373
Oklahoma 96,794 6,092 675 90,027 624,212 20,138 4,133 599,941
Oregon 88,601 9,628 641 78,332 579,801 42,973 3,897 532,932
Pennsylvania 360,941 24,370 2,045 334,526 2,459,024 111,851 12,852 2,334,321
Rhode Island 33,121 3,381 160 29,580 212,530 14,593 947 196,991
South Carolina 116,611 7,927 1,272 107,412 743,185 24,879 7,753 710,554
South Dakota 14,887 1,470 139 13,278 90,901 6,174 813 83,914
Tennessee 179,081 11,222 1,489 166,370 1,163,587 37,889 9,249 1,116,449
Texas 657,812 105,446 6,888 545,478 4,025,582 411,605 42,508 3,571,469
Utah 31,720 2,867 242 28,611 206,792 13,576 1,499 191,718
Vermont 15,435 942 83 14,410 98,467 3,978 414 94,076
Virginia 157,590 18,010 1,159 138,421 1,006,953 82,188 7,201 917,563
Washington 150,356 17,592 914 131,850 1,015,885 95,202 5,860 914,822
West Virginia 73,901 2,376 462 71,063 477,567 7,501 2,753 467,313
Wisconsin 118,089 6,778 894 110,417 779,186 26,782 5,576 746,828
Wyoming 6,795 324 40 6,431 40,931 907 203 39,821
Outlying area  
Northern Mariana Islands 1,027 142 5 880 7,350 750 30 6,571
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.
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 2017
State or area Federal SSI State supplementation
Number Average monthly payment (dollars) Number Average monthly payment (dollars)
All areas 8,067,023 525.31 a 1,498,261 a 145.88
Alabama 165,002 513.20 . . . . . .
Alaska 12,572 505.01 . . . . . .
Arizona 119,378 532.04 . . . . . .
Arkansas 107,563 524.06 . . . . . .
California 1,114,830 512.77 1,261,304 161.86
Colorado 73,309 520.32 . . . . . .
Connecticut 65,801 531.60 . . . . . .
Delaware 16,846 532.85 607 131.87
District of Columbia 26,510 564.88 1,094 351.25
Florida 578,732 525.21 . . . . . .
Georgia 259,665 521.13 . . . . . .
Hawaii 22,789 518.06 2,653 485.41
Idaho 30,862 521.77 . . . . . .
Illinois 270,954 544.70 . . . . . .
Indiana 128,475 537.65 . . . . . .
Iowa 50,862 507.70 1,498 236.47
Kansas 48,238 522.72 . . . . . .
Kentucky 177,903 523.03 . . . . . .
Louisiana 177,306 528.46 . . . . . .
Maine 37,303 505.43 . . . . . .
Maryland 122,270 550.97 . . . . . .
Massachusetts 186,306 527.82 . . . . . .
Michigan 273,235 549.20 12,018 119.88
Minnesota 93,851 542.66 . . . . . .
Mississippi 119,582 507.43 . . . . . .
Missouri 137,771 517.51 . . . . . .
Montana 18,183 497.76 887 84.54
Nebraska 28,249 506.02 . . . . . .
Nevada 55,213 537.34 14,708 44.66
New Hampshire 19,028 508.37 . . . . . .
New Jersey 176,209 504.45 181,123 37.55
New Mexico 63,667 504.80 . . . . . .
New York 638,132 532.88 . . . . . .
North Carolina 232,314 512.86 . . . . . .
North Dakota 8,452 485.79 . . . . . .
Ohio 310,312 547.87 . . . . . .
Oklahoma 96,794 524.70 . . . . . .
Oregon 88,601 531.04 . . . . . .
Pennsylvania 358,675 552.71 6,150 366.78
Rhode Island 32,887 526.15 482 395.14
South Carolina 116,611 513.12 . . . . . .
South Dakota 14,887 497.82 . . . . . .
Tennessee 179,081 519.20 . . . . . .
Texas 657,812 506.93 . . . . . .
Utah 31,720 524.01 . . . . . .
Vermont 14,523 500.93 15,404 53.65
Virginia 157,590 521.84 . . . . . .
Washington 150,356 548.02 . . . . . .
West Virginia 73,901 530.66 . . . . . .
Wisconsin 118,089 534.07 . . . . . .
Wyoming 6,795 501.30 . . . . . .
Outlying area  
Northern Mariana Islands 1,027 607.71 . . . . . .
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, 2017 (in thousands of dollars)
State or area Total Federal SSI Federally administered state supplementation
All areas 54,516,335 51,866,806 2,649,530
Alabama 1,048,634 1,048,634 . . .
Alaska 78,068 78,068 . . .
Arizona 780,538 780,538 . . .
Arkansas 694,657 694,657 . . .
California 9,442,187 6,967,661 2,474,526
Colorado 470,270 470,270 . . .
Connecticut 428,999 428,999 . . .
Delaware 111,493 110,535 958
District of Columbia 187,468 182,484 4,985
Florida 3,687,982 3,687,982 . . .
Georgia 1,691,718 1,691,718 . . .
Hawaii 162,086 145,479 16,608
Idaho 195,872 195,872 . . .
Illinois 1,804,740 1,804,740 . . .
Indiana 862,964 862,964 . . .
Iowa 317,154 312,864 4,290
Kansas 308,869 308,869 . . .
Kentucky 1,128,155 1,128,155 . . .
Louisiana 1,135,862 1,135,862 . . .
Maine 232,656 232,656 . . .
Maryland 840,225 840,225 . . .
Massachusetts 1,185,634 1,185,634 . . .
Michigan 1,861,186 1,844,002 17,184
Minnesota 623,464 623,464 . . .
Mississippi 746,347 746,347 . . .
Missouri 875,208 875,208 . . .
Montana 110,483 109,548 935
Nebraska 174,903 174,903 . . .
Nevada 374,377 366,466 7,911
New Hampshire 119,789 119,789 . . .
New Jersey 1,158,050 1,075,421 82,630
New Mexico 402,179 402,179 . . .
New York 4,122,673 4,122,673 . . .
North Carolina 1,496,765 1,496,765 . . .
North Dakota 50,279 50,279 . . .
Ohio 2,072,447 2,072,447 . . .
Oklahoma 624,212 624,212 . . .
Oregon 579,801 579,801 . . .
Pennsylvania 2,459,024 2,431,712 27,311
Rhode Island 212,530 210,456 2,074
South Carolina 743,185 743,185 . . .
South Dakota 90,901 90,901 . . .
Tennessee 1,163,587 1,163,587 . . .
Texas 4,025,582 4,025,582 . . .
Utah 206,792 206,792 . . .
Vermont 98,467 88,349 10,119
Virginia 1,006,953 1,006,953 . . .
Washington 1,015,885 1,015,885 . . .
West Virginia 477,567 477,567 . . .
Wisconsin 779,186 779,186 . . .
Wyoming 40,931 40,931 . . .
Outlying area  
Northern Mariana Islands 7,350 7,350 . . .
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 2017
State or area Total Blind Disabled
All areas 1,182,593 6,085 1,176,508
Alabama 22,799 51 22,748
Alaska 1,193 6 1,187
Arizona 17,619 148 17,471
Arkansas 25,653 71 25,582
California 104,636 859 103,777
Colorado 8,922 56 8,866
Connecticut 8,496 24 8,472
Delaware 3,358 (X) (X)
District of Columbia 3,955 3 3,952
Florida 99,742 309 99,433
Georgia 43,155 256 42,899
Hawaii 1,353 16 1,337
Idaho 5,080 20 5,060
Illinois 36,907 222 36,685
Indiana 22,515 94 22,421
Iowa 7,748 86 7,662
Kansas 8,835 45 8,790
Kentucky 25,344 96 25,248
Louisiana 33,001 117 32,884
Maine 3,970 15 3,955
Maryland 19,209 65 19,144
Massachusetts 21,909 224 21,685
Michigan 37,095 160 36,935
Minnesota 12,613 66 12,547
Mississippi 20,010 73 19,937
Missouri 20,017 85 19,932
Montana 2,353 14 2,339
Nebraska 3,812 21 3,791
Nevada 9,815 80 9,735
New Hampshire 2,283 19 2,264
New Jersey 24,360 43 24,317
New Mexico 8,228 50 8,178
New York 84,967 262 84,705
North Carolina 38,303 160 38,143
North Dakota 1,060 (X) (X)
Ohio 44,280 215 44,065
Oklahoma 16,081 95 15,986
Oregon 10,656 57 10,599
Pennsylvania 63,306 170 63,136
Rhode Island 3,976 12 3,964
South Carolina 18,540 145 18,395
South Dakota 2,443 17 2,426
Tennessee 22,510 133 22,377
Texas 134,358 1,063 133,295
Utah 5,108 31 5,077
Vermont 1,404 5 1,399
Virginia 22,510 92 22,418
Washington 16,804 108 16,696
West Virginia 7,726 39 7,687
Wisconsin 21,422 78 21,344
Wyoming 883 (X) (X)
Outlying area  
Northern Mariana Islands 271 0 271
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, 2017
State or area Total Category Age
Aged Blind Disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older a
All areas 766,044 108,780 6,319 650,945 163,613 491,703 110,728
Alabama 14,976 876 121 13,979 2,830 11,242 904
Alaska 1,421 230 13 1,178 219 967 235
Arizona 12,133 2,059 116 9,958 2,388 7,652 2,093
Arkansas 11,042 513 73 10,456 3,374 7,137 531
California 87,918 28,235 768 58,915 13,666 45,631 28,621
Colorado 8,145 1,458 65 6,622 1,410 5,257 1,478
Connecticut 7,129 838 38 6,253 1,219 5,041 869
Delaware 1,932 180 8 1,744 432 1,315 185
District of Columbia 2,597 305 16 2,276 561 1,727 309
Florida 61,264 13,567 493 47,204 14,831 32,706 13,727
Georgia 29,595 2,816 289 26,490 6,421 20,275 2,899
Hawaii 2,275 663 15 1,597 193 1,410 672
Idaho 3,258 202 29 3,027 747 2,306 205
Illinois 24,890 3,222 232 21,436 5,155 16,463 3,272
Indiana 14,121 858 103 13,160 2,845 10,386 890
Iowa 5,640 383 52 5,205 1,343 3,909 388
Kansas 5,482 368 42 5,072 1,330 3,778 374
Kentucky 14,285 1,159 88 13,038 3,475 9,637 1,173
Louisiana 16,581 1,074 134 15,373 4,360 11,120 1,101
Maine 3,226 206 17 3,003 595 2,419 212
Maryland 14,302 1,537 98 12,667 3,093 9,637 1,572
Massachusetts 16,155 2,521 116 13,518 3,364 10,236 2,555
Michigan 26,303 2,241 141 23,921 5,197 18,816 2,290
Minnesota 8,675 980 53 7,642 1,897 5,773 1,005
Mississippi 11,983 849 139 10,995 2,442 8,674 867
Missouri 14,381 857 116 13,408 2,857 10,640 884
Montana 1,946 196 10 1,740 357 1,390 199
Nebraska 3,328 309 30 2,989 618 2,396 314
Nevada 5,746 1,175 45 4,526 1,110 3,455 1,181
New Hampshire 2,420 143 24 2,253 362 1,915 143
New Jersey 17,563 3,522 84 13,957 3,541 10,455 3,567
New Mexico 6,030 718 51 5,261 1,033 4,262 735
New York 46,810 9,509 284 37,017 10,745 26,418 9,647
North Carolina 24,441 1,896 178 22,367 5,063 17,410 1,968
North Dakota 1,192 110 12 1,070 246 834 112
Ohio 29,340 1,961 199 27,180 6,070 21,258 2,012
Oklahoma 10,205 810 107 9,288 2,115 7,262 828
Oregon 8,983 1,056 38 7,889 1,652 6,250 1,081
Pennsylvania 31,787 2,707 234 28,846 8,708 20,292 2,787
Rhode Island 2,909 399 12 2,498 542 1,964 403
South Carolina 12,446 846 179 11,421 2,419 9,154 873
South Dakota 1,771 175 15 1,581 403 1,192 176
Tennessee 18,549 1,389 185 16,975 3,322 13,791 1,436
Texas 64,532 8,724 858 54,950 17,560 38,089 8,883
Utah 3,802 319 32 3,451 950 2,521 331
Vermont 1,325 92 9 1,224 198 1,027 100
Virginia 17,926 1,640 149 16,137 3,502 12,734 1,690
Washington 13,916 1,655 86 12,175 2,579 9,650 1,687
West Virginia 5,558 312 35 5,211 1,023 4,210 325
Wisconsin 12,616 724 76 11,816 3,066 8,809 741
Wyoming 885 (X) (X) 811 143 677 65
Outlying area  
Northern Mariana Islands 76 24 0 52 27 25 24
Unknown 233 (X) (X) 123 15 109 109
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: (X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals.
a. Includes blind persons and disabled persons aged 65 or older.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.