Annual Statistical Supplement, 2021

Supplemental Security Income

State Data

Table 7.B1 Number of recipients of federally administered payments, December 2020, and total payment amounts for calendar year 2020, by eligibility category and state or other area
State or area Number Total payments (thousands of dollars) a
Total Aged Blind Disabled Total Aged Blind Disabled
All areas 7,959,766 1,136,162 67,738 6,755,866 56,285,465 6,139,243 481,757 49,664,465
Alabama 157,325 7,501 942 148,882 1,066,620 26,828 5,911 1,033,881
Alaska 12,434 1,749 91 10,594 82,384 7,215 564 74,605
Arizona 118,747 17,471 1,163 100,113 834,237 85,356 8,162 740,719
Arkansas 103,134 4,535 683 97,916 712,063 14,734 4,387 692,942
California 1,193,885 343,982 16,090 833,813 9,417,133 2,204,637 136,364 7,076,132
Colorado 71,952 10,748 559 60,645 490,526 54,934 3,836 431,756
Connecticut 66,886 7,182 439 59,265 464,609 36,442 3,075 425,092
Delaware 17,162 1,274 109 15,779 122,303 6,303 729 115,271
District of Columbia 24,957 2,133 142 22,682 187,383 10,763 936 175,685
Florida 575,057 143,817 3,700 427,540 3,922,221 811,223 24,903 3,086,094
Georgia 258,227 25,815 2,193 230,219 1,779,862 106,924 14,645 1,658,293
Hawaii 22,393 5,255 165 16,973 161,498 28,357 1,202 131,938
Idaho 30,742 1,682 237 28,823 208,392 7,120 1,607 199,665
Illinois 259,848 29,811 2,430 227,607 1,838,173 156,409 16,955 1,664,809
Indiana 127,230 5,823 939 120,468 907,651 25,946 6,152 875,553
Iowa 51,581 3,103 619 47,859 345,248 13,021 3,801 328,426
Kansas 47,245 2,864 367 44,014 325,472 12,801 2,495 310,177
Kentucky 167,814 8,761 1,091 157,962 1,147,891 33,479 7,099 1,107,313
Louisiana 170,048 10,422 1,356 158,270 1,182,179 39,315 8,869 1,133,996
Maine 35,988 1,738 216 34,034 238,796 6,421 1,390 230,985
Maryland 120,345 14,993 805 104,547 876,145 80,610 5,572 789,963
Massachusetts 179,208 24,319 2,076 152,813 1,219,296 135,895 13,110 1,070,291
Michigan 265,927 19,170 1,695 245,062 1,912,933 102,435 11,801 1,798,697
Minnesota 92,748 11,126 756 80,866 665,271 67,293 5,418 592,559
Mississippi 114,091 7,213 979 105,899 760,460 22,264 6,193 732,003
Missouri 134,572 6,825 992 126,755 914,109 29,464 6,322 878,323
Montana 17,494 1,424 135 15,935 114,537 5,530 890 108,117
Nebraska 28,899 2,390 255 26,254 194,277 11,042 1,710 181,524
Nevada 56,406 14,645 722 41,039 400,665 77,557 5,600 317,508
New Hampshire 17,893 822 127 16,944 118,612 3,932 775 113,905
New Jersey 173,515 35,116 855 137,544 1,195,182 184,950 5,564 1,004,668
New Mexico 60,950 7,778 499 52,673 406,990 31,192 3,233 372,565
New York 602,210 110,623 3,080 488,507 4,208,318 583,341 20,982 3,603,995
North Carolina 227,589 16,550 1,890 209,149 1,558,779 63,545 12,539 1,482,695
North Dakota 8,305 607 68 7,630 53,876 3,029 434 50,413
Ohio 306,118 16,814 2,080 287,224 2,181,577 83,712 13,926 2,083,939
Oklahoma 96,421 6,002 715 89,704 667,184 21,903 4,835 640,446
Oregon 87,952 9,620 622 77,710 621,119 47,443 4,102 569,575
Pennsylvania 348,416 24,376 2,136 321,904 2,521,056 126,379 14,420 2,380,257
Rhode Island 32,162 3,235 161 28,766 219,732 15,764 1,063 202,905
South Carolina 113,810 7,419 1,273 105,118 778,186 26,801 8,475 742,909
South Dakota 14,503 1,536 139 12,828 95,748 7,080 938 87,729
Tennessee 172,687 10,449 1,544 160,694 1,194,914 40,266 10,435 1,144,212
Texas 633,119 99,839 6,805 526,475 4,181,713 433,899 45,125 3,702,689
Utah 31,465 2,743 267 28,455 219,288 14,347 1,815 203,126
Vermont 14,978 891 78 14,009 102,802 4,153 488 98,161
Virginia 155,063 17,145 1,172 136,746 1,062,052 86,488 7,720 967,844
Washington 146,646 17,558 900 128,188 1,062,126 102,120 6,160 953,845
West Virginia 69,213 2,209 426 66,578 479,695 8,061 2,758 468,876
Wisconsin 116,383 6,555 904 108,924 810,090 28,488 5,943 775,658
Wyoming 6,978 348 42 6,588 46,165 1,147 260 44,758
Outlying area  
Northern Mariana Islands 1,045 156 9 880 7,929 881 69 6,979
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 type of payment and state or other area, December 2020
State or area Federal SSI State supplementation
Number Average monthly payment (dollars) Number Average monthly payment (dollars)
All areas 7,817,786 559.82 a 1,418,499 a 145.23
Alabama 157,325 548.69 . . . . . .
Alaska 12,434 540.19 . . . . . .
Arizona 118,743 565.78 . . . . . .
Arkansas 103,134 561.84 . . . . . .
California 1,062,458 542.44 1,193,064 161.65
Colorado 71,952 555.97 . . . . . .
Connecticut 66,886 568.25 . . . . . .
Delaware 17,111 578.29 545 133.74
District of Columbia 24,850 598.26 927 375.54
Florida 575,057 560.18 . . . . . .
Georgia 258,227 556.17 . . . . . .
Hawaii 21,358 548.04 2,460 482.25
Idaho 30,742 555.26 . . . . . .
Illinois 259,848 578.61 . . . . . .
Indiana 127,230 571.97 . . . . . .
Iowa 51,391 545.81 1,155 231.81
Kansas 47,245 557.99 . . . . . .
Kentucky 167,814 559.53 . . . . . .
Louisiana 170,048 566.82 . . . . . .
Maine 35,988 542.53 . . . . . .
Maryland 120,345 586.53 . . . . . .
Massachusetts 179,208 562.13 . . . . . .
Michigan 264,619 582.16 10,984 120.66
Minnesota 92,748 581.01 . . . . . .
Mississippi 114,091 543.32 . . . . . .
Missouri 134,572 551.24 . . . . . .
Montana 17,450 531.26 725 84.24
Nebraska 28,899 543.24 . . . . . .
Nevada 55,886 573.55 15,420 43.33
New Hampshire 17,893 537.50 . . . . . .
New Jersey 168,954 537.25 172,876 37.36
New Mexico 60,950 538.93 . . . . . .
New York 602,210 568.05 . . . . . .
North Carolina 227,589 547.27 . . . . . .
North Dakota 8,305 525.64 . . . . . .
Ohio 306,118 581.99 . . . . . .
Oklahoma 96,421 561.32 . . . . . .
Oregon 87,952 567.68 . . . . . .
Pennsylvania 346,682 586.33 4,781 367.10
Rhode Island 31,975 562.97 418 424.63
South Carolina 113,810 549.19 . . . . . .
South Dakota 14,503 533.16 . . . . . .
Tennessee 172,687 556.65 . . . . . .
Texas 633,119 542.07 . . . . . .
Utah 31,465 559.56 . . . . . .
Vermont 14,166 540.55 14,952 53.71
Virginia 155,063 560.66 . . . . . .
Washington 146,646 583.81 . . . . . .
West Virginia 69,213 565.75 . . . . . .
Wisconsin 116,383 569.98 . . . . . .
Wyoming 6,978 538.15 . . . . . .
Outlying area  
Northern Mariana Islands 1,045 646.67 . . . . . .
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 payment amounts, by type of payment and state or other area, 2020 (in thousands of dollars)
State or area Total Federal SSI Federally administered state supplementation
All areas 56,285,465 53,764,222 2,521,243
Alabama 1,066,620 1,066,620 . . .
Alaska 82,384 82,384 . . .
Arizona 834,237 834,237 . . .
Arkansas 712,063 712,063 . . .
California 9,417,133 7,060,012 2,357,121
Colorado 490,526 490,526 . . .
Connecticut 464,609 464,609 . . .
Delaware 122,303 121,414 889
District of Columbia 187,383 183,068 4,315
Florida 3,922,221 3,922,221 . . .
Georgia 1,779,862 1,779,862 . . .
Hawaii 161,498 144,518 16,980
Idaho 208,392 208,392 . . .
Illinois 1,838,173 1,838,173 . . .
Indiana 907,651 907,651 . . .
Iowa 345,248 342,060 3,188
Kansas 325,472 325,472 . . .
Kentucky 1,147,891 1,147,891 . . .
Louisiana 1,182,179 1,182,179 . . .
Maine 238,796 238,796 . . .
Maryland 876,145 876,145 . . .
Massachusetts 1,219,296 1,219,296 . . .
Michigan 1,912,933 1,896,888 16,045
Minnesota 665,271 665,271 . . .
Mississippi 760,460 760,460 . . .
Missouri 914,109 914,109 . . .
Montana 114,537 113,773 764
Nebraska 194,277 194,277 . . .
Nevada 400,665 392,199 8,465
New Hampshire 118,612 118,612 . . .
New Jersey 1,195,182 1,115,119 80,063
New Mexico 406,990 406,990 . . .
New York 4,208,318 4,208,318 . . .
North Carolina 1,558,779 1,558,779 . . .
North Dakota 53,876 53,876 . . .
Ohio 2,181,577 2,181,577 . . .
Oklahoma 667,184 667,184 . . .
Oregon 621,119 621,119 . . .
Pennsylvania 2,521,056 2,499,456 21,600
Rhode Island 219,732 217,691 2,041
South Carolina 778,186 778,186 . . .
South Dakota 95,748 95,748 . . .
Tennessee 1,194,914 1,194,914 . . .
Texas 4,181,713 4,181,713 . . .
Utah 219,288 219,288 . . .
Vermont 102,802 93,029 9,773
Virginia 1,062,052 1,062,052 . . .
Washington 1,062,126 1,062,126 . . .
West Virginia 479,695 479,695 . . .
Wisconsin 810,090 810,090 . . .
Wyoming 46,165 46,165 . . .
Outlying area  
Northern Mariana Islands 7,929 7,929 . . .
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 who are under age 18, by state or other area, December 2020
State or area Total Blind Disabled
All areas 1,108,612 5,744 1,102,868
Alabama 20,693 67 20,626
Alaska 1,153 13 1,140
Arizona 16,771 159 16,612
Arkansas 23,816 69 23,747
California 95,061 719 94,342
Colorado 8,296 60 8,236
Connecticut 8,597 32 8,565
Delaware 3,297 3 3,294
District of Columbia 3,572 5 3,567
Florida 96,927 325 96,602
Georgia 42,705 272 42,433
Hawaii 1,165 15 1,150
Idaho 4,779 24 4,755
Illinois 33,925 195 33,730
Indiana 21,620 86 21,534
Iowa 8,158 72 8,086
Kansas 8,359 47 8,312
Kentucky 23,580 92 23,488
Louisiana 31,119 115 31,004
Maine 3,735 21 3,714
Maryland 18,680 59 18,621
Massachusetts 20,928 189 20,739
Michigan 34,147 152 33,995
Minnesota 11,744 64 11,680
Mississippi 18,370 69 18,301
Missouri 19,183 89 19,094
Montana 2,047 26 2,021
Nebraska 3,944 21 3,923
Nevada 9,295 72 9,223
New Hampshire 2,010 17 1,993
New Jersey 23,325 47 23,278
New Mexico 7,441 58 7,383
New York 76,801 262 76,539
North Carolina 34,804 164 34,640
North Dakota 1,146 6 1,140
Ohio 43,036 216 42,820
Oklahoma 15,014 93 14,921
Oregon 9,995 66 9,929
Pennsylvania 57,791 189 57,602
Rhode Island 3,657 11 3,646
South Carolina 17,507 149 17,358
South Dakota 2,242 20 2,222
Tennessee 22,299 133 22,166
Texas 123,897 840 123,057
Utah 4,806 26 4,780
Vermont 1,340 8 1,332
Virginia 21,839 105 21,734
Washington 15,882 84 15,798
West Virginia 6,823 36 6,787
Wisconsin 20,210 77 20,133
Wyoming 845 5 840
Outlying area  
Northern Mariana Islands 236 0 236
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 eligibility category, age, and state or other area, 2020
State or area Total Category Age
Aged Blind Disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older a
All areas 594,089 74,219 4,911 514,959 129,167 388,825 76,097
Alabama 12,100 604 85 11,411 2,340 9,118 642
Alaska 1,119 170 13 936 153 792 174
Arizona 10,284 1,289 83 8,912 2,204 6,743 1,337
Arkansas 8,725 378 60 8,287 2,571 5,756 398
California 66,040 19,631 487 45,922 9,701 36,396 19,943
Colorado 5,740 931 50 4,759 1,105 3,684 951
Connecticut 5,551 541 35 4,975 1,046 3,954 551
Delaware 1,457 95 11 1,351 338 1,019 100
District of Columbia 1,825 207 12 1,606 406 1,203 216
Florida 49,488 9,327 490 39,671 12,000 28,031 9,457
Georgia 24,204 2,240 229 21,735 5,966 15,901 2,337
Hawaii 1,896 479 15 1,402 161 1,249 486
Idaho 2,354 133 10 2,211 562 1,654 138
Illinois 18,081 1,967 152 15,962 3,792 12,260 2,029
Indiana 11,904 544 80 11,280 2,689 8,641 574
Iowa 5,135 233 32 4,870 1,218 3,677 240
Kansas 4,629 252 34 4,343 1,206 3,164 259
Kentucky 10,952 690 70 10,192 2,630 7,613 709
Louisiana 12,830 752 91 11,987 3,516 8,527 787
Maine 2,212 168 15 2,029 385 1,654 173
Maryland 10,293 1,053 84 9,156 2,216 6,982 1,095
Massachusetts 11,273 1,690 51 9,532 2,556 6,994 1,723
Michigan 18,961 1,396 123 17,442 4,023 13,496 1,442
Minnesota 7,991 836 49 7,106 1,449 5,677 865
Mississippi 9,852 467 89 9,296 2,415 6,937 500
Missouri 12,056 596 107 11,353 2,576 8,853 627
Montana 1,653 150 12 1,491 290 1,206 157
Nebraska 3,144 245 24 2,875 673 2,219 252
Nevada 4,875 753 54 4,068 993 3,118 764
New Hampshire 1,585 89 6 1,490 221 1,275 89
New Jersey 12,132 2,078 68 9,986 2,690 7,328 2,114
New Mexico 4,108 446 35 3,627 814 2,836 458
New York 34,006 6,014 234 27,758 7,032 20,805 6,169
North Carolina 21,230 1,408 186 19,636 4,579 15,170 1,481
North Dakota 851 64 4 783 170 617 64
Ohio 24,712 1,503 169 23,040 5,098 18,043 1,571
Oklahoma 8,180 567 89 7,524 1,657 5,938 585
Oregon 6,389 760 51 5,578 1,100 4,503 786
Pennsylvania 23,106 1,819 173 21,114 6,195 15,035 1,876
Rhode Island 2,109 213 7 1,889 467 1,427 215
South Carolina 10,836 639 151 10,046 2,353 7,819 664
South Dakota 1,451 156 12 1,283 383 910 158
Tennessee 15,322 906 179 14,237 3,099 11,283 940
Texas 48,597 5,974 613 42,010 13,374 29,092 6,131
Utah 2,752 205 17 2,530 618 1,920 214
Vermont 1,019 59 6 954 181 776 62
Virginia 14,124 1,255 108 12,761 2,725 10,109 1,290
Washington 10,730 1,357 53 9,320 2,030 7,310 1,390
West Virginia 3,786 208 23 3,555 645 2,923 218
Wisconsin 9,487 551 69 8,867 2,432 6,492 563
Wyoming 707 41 8 658 90 574 43
Outlying area  
Northern Mariana Islands 74 19 0 55 19 36 19
Unknown 172 71 3 98 15 86 71
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.