Annual Statistical Supplement, 2022

Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance

Benefits in Current-Payment Status

Geographic Data

Table 5.J1 Estimated total annual benefits paid, by type of benefit: By state or other area, 2021 (in millions of dollars)
State or area Total, OASDI Retirement Survivors Disability
All areas 1,132,927 861,874 131,057 139,996
Alabama 19,695 13,562 2,518 3,615
Alaska 1,832 1,424 213 195
Arizona 25,840 20,522 2,705 2,613
Arkansas 11,563 8,020 1,408 2,135
California 105,711 83,613 11,711 10,387
Colorado 16,477 13,147 1,744 1,586
Connecticut 13,432 10,697 1,355 1,380
Delaware 4,330 3,431 422 477
District of Columbia 1,410 1,086 135 189
Florida 85,113 66,946 8,772 9,395
Georgia 32,660 24,135 3,846 4,679
Hawaii 5,001 4,172 471 358
Idaho 6,442 5,018 696 728
Illinois 40,644 31,215 4,919 4,510
Indiana 24,991 18,584 3,073 3,334
Iowa 11,746 9,185 1,323 1,238
Kansas 10,298 7,978 1,174 1,146
Kentucky 16,653 11,229 2,305 3,119
Louisiana 15,036 10,041 2,548 2,447
Maine 5,880 4,419 607 854
Maryland 19,294 15,089 2,052 2,153
Massachusetts 23,308 17,827 2,329 3,152
Michigan 41,229 30,758 4,882 5,589
Minnesota 19,654 15,745 1,907 2,002
Mississippi 10,991 7,560 1,480 1,951
Missouri 22,704 16,690 2,680 3,334
Montana 4,139 3,262 460 417
Nebraska 6,314 4,952 718 644
Nevada 9,835 7,714 1,014 1,107
New Hampshire 5,971 4,619 543 809
New Jersey 31,949 25,148 3,359 3,442
New Mexico 7,453 5,607 862 984
New York 65,925 50,669 6,992 8,264
North Carolina 38,282 29,099 3,930 5,253
North Dakota 2,385 1,851 308 226
Ohio 41,317 30,230 5,645 5,442
Oklahoma 13,803 9,975 1,819 2,009
Oregon 16,017 12,711 1,627 1,679
Pennsylvania 52,065 39,467 6,052 6,546
Rhode Island 4,096 3,121 387 588
South Carolina 21,277 16,089 2,265 2,923
South Dakota 3,169 2,537 343 289
Tennessee 25,774 18,804 3,105 3,865
Texas 75,905 56,545 10,296 9,064
Utah 7,803 6,072 954 777
Vermont 2,754 2,155 261 338
Virginia 28,684 22,094 3,128 3,462
Washington 25,891 20,547 2,616 2,728
West Virginia 8,090 5,455 1,256 1,379
Wisconsin 23,026 18,084 2,348 2,594
Wyoming 2,156 1,685 245 226
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 62 31 15 16
Guam 231 164 42 25
Northern Mariana Islands 33 21 8 4
Puerto Rico 9,707 6,132 1,427 2,148
U.S. Virgin Islands 330 271 35 24
Foreign countries 6,541 4,661 1,720 160
Unknown 13 10 2 1
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 type of benefit: By state or other area, December 2021
State or area Total Retirement Survivors Disability
Retired workers Spouses Children Widow(er)s and parents Children Disabled workers Spouses Children
All areas 65,228,238 47,292,977 2,165,865 687,269 3,888,166 1,975,881 7,877,129 96,063 1,244,888
Alabama 1,163,871 760,698 27,612 12,587 75,339 44,638 205,681 2,405 34,911
Alaska 110,006 81,718 2,894 2,042 5,416 4,815 11,023 151 1,947
Arizona 1,449,120 1,105,267 45,184 15,460 78,274 39,981 141,322 1,713 21,919
Arkansas 709,191 468,117 14,405 7,488 43,154 26,302 125,981 1,425 22,319
California 6,166,205 4,636,107 280,801 80,290 357,843 158,316 565,270 8,429 79,149
Colorado 925,084 709,963 32,430 7,956 49,249 24,560 87,507 850 12,569
Connecticut 699,597 532,298 19,471 7,417 35,113 18,600 74,895 616 11,187
Delaware 229,047 175,408 5,344 1,682 11,562 6,142 25,286 185 3,438
District of Columbia 83,228 60,292 1,785 815 3,677 3,247 12,097 20 1,295
Florida 4,909,642 3,720,938 147,681 48,222 267,242 120,466 520,045 6,244 78,804
Georgia 1,918,848 1,359,691 45,040 20,960 110,983 71,106 262,794 2,931 45,343
Hawaii 286,863 230,841 8,470 3,716 14,341 6,235 19,617 305 3,338
Idaho 377,904 282,455 11,331 4,049 19,823 10,565 41,769 571 7,341
Illinois 2,271,926 1,676,914 72,666 23,438 136,968 70,385 251,128 2,753 37,674
Indiana 1,388,573 987,268 34,766 12,911 83,681 48,724 189,432 2,039 29,752
Iowa 668,984 503,615 16,466 6,474 37,818 18,797 74,363 609 10,842
Kansas 573,476 422,971 15,444 6,045 32,493 18,359 66,682 616 10,866
Kentucky 1,010,012 647,855 28,545 10,106 71,665 40,000 179,822 3,135 28,884
Louisiana 924,881 583,793 37,246 10,437 79,729 42,803 143,284 2,495 25,094
Maine 359,152 258,610 9,206 3,412 18,496 9,333 50,945 480 8,670
Maryland 1,038,041 777,516 28,661 10,094 53,947 33,590 116,464 704 17,065
Massachusetts 1,295,088 939,694 38,077 13,901 63,458 35,206 173,945 1,157 29,650
Michigan 2,253,295 1,600,554 64,374 23,142 132,812 70,229 307,554 4,016 50,614
Minnesota 1,082,519 829,789 29,295 10,676 52,033 27,513 114,022 799 18,392
Mississippi 681,844 446,981 13,849 8,660 44,189 31,842 114,383 1,544 20,396
Missouri 1,329,084 936,580 30,240 12,271 77,123 46,783 194,556 1,981 29,550
Montana 248,513 189,757 6,689 2,563 13,671 6,994 24,869 319 3,651
Nebraska 360,240 270,312 9,484 3,621 20,123 10,881 38,910 262 6,647
Nevada 571,841 438,116 14,748 5,867 29,419 15,079 59,661 597 8,354
New Hampshire 321,925 236,601 7,646 2,602 14,450 7,714 43,702 274 8,936
New Jersey 1,652,973 1,244,222 53,624 18,529 89,029 44,464 173,632 1,809 27,664
New Mexico 455,414 326,068 14,726 4,331 26,166 16,061 58,346 678 9,038
New York 3,680,521 2,684,406 130,559 44,722 199,852 96,244 447,428 5,307 72,003
North Carolina 2,202,898 1,611,146 44,814 19,720 114,752 68,099 296,199 2,950 45,218
North Dakota 140,668 105,753 3,967 1,217 9,092 4,632 13,797 88 2,122
Ohio 2,409,265 1,689,343 77,031 20,420 166,308 84,029 322,274 3,809 46,051
Oklahoma 813,941 561,018 21,085 8,442 53,832 30,413 118,777 1,464 18,910
Oregon 910,086 695,077 27,244 9,101 47,848 20,116 96,685 1,113 12,902
Pennsylvania 2,878,165 2,088,154 82,292 25,308 172,163 82,762 368,244 3,940 55,302
Rhode Island 230,763 167,529 4,708 2,637 10,659 5,834 33,535 218 5,643
South Carolina 1,215,646 883,812 25,704 11,011 66,880 39,351 161,614 1,694 25,580
South Dakota 189,232 146,407 4,527 1,616 10,256 5,729 17,723 139 2,835
Tennessee 1,503,361 1,044,660 36,794 14,401 92,126 55,120 222,515 2,662 35,083
Texas 4,475,805 3,149,545 189,980 49,585 314,188 158,275 513,527 7,693 93,012
Utah 438,581 319,644 19,755 5,433 23,881 17,112 43,781 575 8,400
Vermont 157,587 116,636 4,048 1,691 7,474 3,871 20,214 135 3,518
Virginia 1,598,078 1,174,814 45,981 15,366 90,389 46,004 192,934 2,181 30,409
Washington 1,413,306 1,068,554 48,634 14,609 73,354 33,218 151,348 1,635 21,954
West Virginia 475,824 302,162 19,741 5,435 38,978 17,848 77,602 1,942 12,116
Wisconsin 1,289,260 976,275 28,906 11,853 64,405 34,686 147,961 1,198 23,976
Wyoming 120,816 91,386 3,293 1,043 6,622 3,649 12,878 152 1,793
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 6,008 2,678 189 212 583 632 1,226 33 455
Guam 19,279 12,948 1,039 495 1,573 1,218 1,489 58 459
Northern Mariana Islands 3,474 2,149 134 166 325 332 281 7 80
Puerto Rico 821,664 496,598 60,562 9,439 71,879 23,299 136,428 4,582 18,877
U.S. Virgin Islands 21,938 17,299 833 395 1,215 646 1,303 20 227
Foreign countries 695,086 443,546 115,819 11,182 100,183 13,016 8,331 356 2,653
Unknown 599 429 26 6 63 16 48 0 11
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 sex: By state or other area, December 2021
State or area Number Total monthly benefits (thousands of dollars)
Total Men Women Total Men Women
All areas 50,795,566 22,732,468 28,063,098 83,080,739 41,978,764 41,101,975
Alabama 814,417 354,155 460,262 1,310,979 650,426 660,553
Alaska 84,796 42,652 42,144 134,720 76,305 58,415
Arizona 1,165,202 530,490 634,712 1,960,104 1,001,741 958,363
Arkansas 497,038 219,924 277,114 773,189 384,533 388,656
California 5,038,005 2,292,996 2,745,009 8,027,952 4,088,703 3,939,249
Colorado 758,911 350,312 408,599 1,270,165 669,693 600,472
Connecticut 567,750 250,713 317,037 1,030,935 514,608 516,327
Delaware 183,140 80,872 102,268 329,486 162,756 166,730
District of Columbia 63,838 27,367 36,471 104,423 47,457 56,966
Florida 3,928,082 1,771,771 2,156,311 6,419,915 3,243,823 3,176,092
Georgia 1,423,298 619,045 804,253 2,304,375 1,135,264 1,169,111
Hawaii 242,176 109,906 132,270 396,695 195,973 200,721
Idaho 297,667 138,799 158,868 482,657 257,527 225,130
Illinois 1,799,403 801,007 998,396 3,007,084 1,521,492 1,485,592
Indiana 1,048,415 461,268 587,147 1,791,641 898,953 892,688
Iowa 533,699 238,973 294,726 884,875 451,117 433,758
Kansas 450,035 200,867 249,168 769,322 390,051 379,271
Kentucky 704,505 316,480 388,025 1,096,267 562,512 533,755
Louisiana 661,718 299,261 362,457 1,002,617 532,004 470,613
Maine 274,960 126,908 148,052 428,129 223,150 204,979
Maryland 826,461 358,904 467,557 1,451,195 699,897 751,298
Massachusetts 1,018,621 454,078 564,543 1,737,285 875,246 862,039
Michigan 1,699,029 757,616 941,413 2,944,008 1,490,545 1,453,463
Minnesota 873,925 396,457 477,468 1,507,738 769,948 737,790
Mississippi 471,123 205,909 265,214 724,267 356,888 367,380
Missouri 990,870 441,202 549,668 1,607,551 813,380 794,171
Montana 199,177 94,222 104,955 312,688 166,567 146,121
Nebraska 289,864 128,189 161,675 481,787 241,955 239,833
Nevada 454,905 215,282 239,623 732,120 385,294 346,825
New Hampshire 249,744 114,203 135,541 446,959 231,275 215,683
New Jersey 1,337,407 578,047 759,360 2,419,833 1,170,479 1,249,354
New Mexico 347,806 158,631 189,175 538,196 274,713 263,483
New York 2,889,601 1,261,015 1,628,586 4,847,948 2,338,890 2,509,058
North Carolina 1,673,623 727,779 945,844 2,772,316 1,357,481 1,414,835
North Dakota 113,750 52,147 61,603 180,617 95,275 85,342
Ohio 1,843,363 826,918 1,016,445 2,961,652 1,530,225 1,431,427
Oklahoma 602,133 267,200 334,933 968,264 485,138 483,125
Oregon 737,863 335,925 401,938 1,218,824 623,273 595,551
Pennsylvania 2,244,859 986,710 1,258,149 3,821,164 1,902,839 1,918,325
Rhode Island 177,566 78,151 99,415 301,219 148,921 152,298
South Carolina 919,531 404,953 514,578 1,537,469 769,746 767,723
South Dakota 153,976 71,938 82,038 244,443 129,953 114,490
Tennessee 1,106,631 486,881 619,750 1,809,697 901,750 907,947
Texas 3,454,359 1,564,359 1,890,000 5,517,192 2,876,752 2,640,440
Utah 346,707 158,765 187,942 588,200 315,637 272,563
Vermont 123,561 56,953 66,608 207,359 105,982 101,378
Virginia 1,250,193 548,870 701,323 2,127,490 1,056,364 1,071,125
Washington 1,143,754 519,883 623,871 1,978,282 1,014,769 963,512
West Virginia 341,828 154,747 187,081 539,594 280,091 259,503
Wisconsin 1,012,111 460,424 551,687 1,716,426 883,254 833,172
Wyoming 95,746 45,658 50,088 161,566 88,457 73,109
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 2,971 1,424 1,547 2,986 1,550 1,436
Guam 13,944 6,682 7,262 15,434 8,373 7,062
Northern Mariana Islands 2,210 1,114 1,096 1,916 1,085 831
Puerto Rico 593,222 263,571 329,651 609,503 302,388 307,116
U.S. Virgin Islands 18,058 8,250 9,808 25,038 12,334 12,703
Foreign countries 637,508 305,398 332,110 496,219 263,559 232,660
Unknown 511 247 264 766 405 361
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 type of benefit: By state or other area, December 2021 (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 99,804,910 78,413,357 1,818,884 537,620 5,833,092 1,933,356 10,699,469 36,277 532,857
Alabama 1,706,991 1,233,110 24,353 10,112 107,802 41,562 274,356 882 14,815
Alaska 162,824 130,347 2,554 1,468 8,082 4,648 14,865 58 800
Arizona 2,298,348 1,874,684 40,148 11,840 122,131 39,357 199,893 660 9,635
Arkansas 1,005,891 732,407 11,869 5,659 59,673 23,890 163,091 465 8,837
California 9,340,498 7,534,273 220,367 61,232 531,531 163,249 789,080 3,544 37,220
Colorado 1,467,937 1,200,924 31,018 6,458 77,670 25,594 120,299 358 5,615
Connecticut 1,193,327 975,916 19,477 6,243 59,686 20,352 106,124 232 5,298
Delaware 387,905 317,406 5,378 1,437 19,132 5,937 36,974 77 1,564
District of Columbia 124,676 99,154 1,821 626 5,121 2,822 14,630 7 495
Florida 7,577,221 6,132,177 124,926 36,868 407,320 115,975 723,687 2,329 33,938
Georgia 2,869,160 2,206,254 40,096 16,171 162,436 66,608 357,730 1,012 18,852
Hawaii 449,099 382,062 7,130 2,949 21,485 6,464 27,462 119 1,429
Idaho 574,812 461,090 10,318 3,184 30,889 10,512 55,721 194 2,905
Illinois 3,564,381 2,828,644 64,966 19,088 218,249 71,107 344,708 1,046 16,573
Indiana 2,189,729 1,694,505 32,827 10,686 134,556 47,287 256,728 755 12,385
Iowa 1,039,410 840,728 15,282 4,968 59,257 18,641 96,043 212 4,279
Kansas 910,400 728,195 15,012 4,904 51,727 17,866 88,105 223 4,367
Kentucky 1,438,656 1,019,674 23,378 7,763 100,424 36,055 237,753 1,212 12,397
Louisiana 1,287,133 899,530 31,570 7,806 112,550 38,481 186,295 1,035 9,865
Maine 521,038 405,736 8,240 2,555 26,926 8,937 64,954 168 3,522
Maryland 1,710,224 1,379,246 28,132 8,652 86,663 34,754 164,599 306 7,871
Massachusetts 2,061,173 1,625,073 35,957 10,978 100,586 36,816 237,740 456 13,567
Michigan 3,611,694 2,795,609 60,135 19,714 216,795 71,078 425,893 1,448 21,023
Minnesota 1,756,202 1,444,723 28,719 8,303 84,308 28,339 154,010 286 7,513
Mississippi 951,295 688,320 11,522 6,429 60,194 27,740 148,431 528 8,131
Missouri 1,990,464 1,525,269 27,683 9,499 115,903 42,888 256,673 685 11,863
Montana 368,099 299,295 5,844 1,910 20,809 6,642 32,029 109 1,462
Nebraska 559,398 453,226 8,819 2,804 31,534 10,846 49,596 91 2,482
Nevada 872,772 706,383 12,394 4,446 44,987 15,326 85,317 229 3,689
New Hampshire 534,012 426,404 7,902 2,212 24,016 8,222 61,221 109 3,925
New Jersey 2,823,697 2,283,490 49,833 15,716 149,045 49,119 261,374 763 14,357
New Mexico 655,876 510,837 12,095 3,186 36,991 14,266 74,714 265 3,524
New York 5,804,433 4,583,696 107,769 35,681 311,105 100,830 629,596 2,127 33,628
North Carolina 3,388,657 2,674,043 42,044 15,724 169,716 64,007 402,585 1,005 19,534
North Dakota 211,034 170,049 3,441 923 13,704 4,541 17,512 30 834
Ohio 3,596,930 2,740,915 68,399 15,788 254,540 77,727 420,145 1,431 17,987
Oklahoma 1,204,224 908,245 18,683 6,416 79,505 28,581 154,787 507 7,499
Oregon 1,420,319 1,156,068 25,397 7,346 75,460 20,604 129,437 413 5,595
Pennsylvania 4,573,216 3,591,417 77,186 20,565 273,443 82,316 502,991 1,463 23,834
Rhode Island 362,689 286,073 4,372 2,031 16,910 5,920 44,889 80 2,414
South Carolina 1,886,729 1,482,113 24,432 8,961 98,501 36,786 224,209 604 11,123
South Dakota 283,326 234,267 4,062 1,173 15,152 5,117 22,428 41 1,085
Tennessee 2,257,993 1,717,632 33,601 11,586 134,779 50,289 294,881 901 14,323
Texas 6,664,498 5,124,554 157,698 37,422 459,174 155,806 688,831 2,943 38,069
Utah 693,526 549,683 19,637 4,396 39,273 17,744 59,158 227 3,408
Vermont 245,387 197,566 3,813 1,334 11,536 3,832 25,866 44 1,395
Virginia 2,538,995 2,018,548 43,633 12,718 138,879 46,397 264,542 846 13,433
Washington 2,303,623 1,872,199 46,795 12,036 119,523 35,306 207,576 644 9,544
West Virginia 692,161 487,226 16,140 4,220 57,267 16,707 104,351 839 5,411
Wisconsin 2,046,456 1,662,791 27,305 9,496 103,858 34,637 198,299 416 9,654
Wyoming 192,021 154,964 3,194 864 10,771 3,832 17,588 61 746
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 5,062 2,696 82 100 508 369 1,190 9 108
Guam 20,019 14,630 557 286 1,620 907 1,855 19 144
Northern Mariana Islands 2,735 1,845 60 82 251 200 272 4 21
Puerto Rico 828,016 536,369 29,542 5,381 67,879 16,507 163,328 1,576 7,435
U.S. Virgin Islands 29,211 24,420 558 278 1,501 555 1,780 9 110
Foreign countries 548,444 385,987 40,705 6,942 89,663 12,445 11,213 171 1,318
Unknown 861 666 16 5 93 15 62 0 4
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 age: By state or other area, December 2021
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 65,228,238 2,671,787 3,853,119 3,200,105 4,707,661 14,260,336 14,512,725 10,023,536 6,222,784 3,541,155 2,162,938 72,092
Alabama 1,163,871 65,145 98,396 83,339 102,574 249,288 230,649 157,256 96,482 52,523 27,451 768
Alaska 110,006 6,875 6,273 4,131 7,931 27,224 26,765 16,173 8,413 4,116 2,052 53
Arizona 1,449,120 57,469 68,117 56,381 101,951 317,897 340,795 242,560 145,133 75,778 41,817 1,222
Arkansas 709,191 40,119 61,493 51,071 59,470 147,483 139,052 98,080 61,483 32,993 17,445 502
California 6,166,205 212,903 273,227 232,544 409,526 1,371,788 1,455,405 998,998 616,589 356,792 229,580 8,853
Colorado 925,084 33,007 43,543 33,245 56,378 211,076 231,695 149,844 87,346 48,868 29,241 841
Connecticut 699,597 23,491 37,296 30,753 40,307 145,170 155,644 115,504 72,296 45,213 32,610 1,313
Delaware 229,047 7,906 10,717 10,733 16,551 52,050 53,426 37,269 21,768 11,631 6,785 211
District of Columbia 83,228 3,620 5,678 4,730 5,362 16,103 18,705 12,904 8,152 4,600 3,193 181
Florida 4,909,642 180,661 232,229 216,493 352,177 1,051,061 1,101,337 813,956 505,647 281,221 169,305 5,555
Georgia 1,918,848 100,490 126,909 108,707 159,444 428,189 416,866 280,643 164,374 86,083 45,734 1,409
Hawaii 286,863 9,842 10,270 7,949 16,626 62,800 69,749 48,615 28,298 17,632 14,385 697
Idaho 377,904 15,241 22,525 15,458 27,013 86,739 87,185 59,317 35,299 18,614 10,248 265
Illinois 2,271,926 83,618 128,014 102,331 158,560 501,244 504,458 347,509 225,395 132,126 85,625 3,046
Indiana 1,388,573 62,649 92,774 77,189 107,546 310,321 296,050 199,287 126,831 71,097 43,506 1,323
Iowa 668,984 22,534 38,767 29,642 44,342 148,348 148,924 99,425 67,549 41,703 26,816 934
Kansas 573,476 24,153 34,385 26,285 38,618 128,131 127,315 85,000 54,285 33,224 21,317 763
Kentucky 1,010,012 54,211 84,677 75,781 90,838 217,633 200,957 133,322 83,103 44,367 24,472 651
Louisiana 924,881 53,448 73,278 60,105 76,332 203,112 187,525 125,301 77,743 42,742 24,626 669
Maine 359,152 13,250 26,961 19,491 24,490 77,601 80,088 54,161 32,453 18,958 11,364 335
Maryland 1,038,041 42,867 56,869 46,439 65,405 220,186 240,199 166,903 102,854 58,360 36,555 1,404
Massachusetts 1,295,088 48,961 91,855 66,471 69,180 257,099 292,968 206,985 126,869 78,870 53,912 1,918
Michigan 2,253,295 91,949 151,660 124,177 186,480 504,617 478,353 323,768 201,397 115,473 73,187 2,234
Minnesota 1,082,519 36,496 60,906 42,985 68,207 241,243 249,080 167,438 109,062 64,779 40,911 1,412
Mississippi 681,844 42,414 56,788 47,825 63,694 148,545 133,441 88,030 55,131 29,443 16,065 468
Missouri 1,329,084 60,158 93,369 78,982 105,705 287,826 276,355 191,869 122,546 69,967 41,022 1,285
Montana 248,513 9,354 12,614 9,647 17,721 58,796 58,765 38,298 23,221 12,609 7,276 212
Nebraska 360,240 13,804 21,282 14,988 20,302 78,312 83,294 54,812 35,915 22,610 14,438 483
Nevada 571,841 22,731 26,806 23,968 43,431 132,107 135,174 94,134 53,603 26,447 13,097 343
New Hampshire 321,925 13,309 23,659 15,999 19,214 69,040 73,983 49,891 29,143 16,897 10,476 314
New Jersey 1,652,973 60,095 82,261 73,329 99,881 351,717 374,562 268,898 169,444 101,501 68,971 2,314
New Mexico 455,414 21,712 28,987 22,572 34,337 100,079 103,039 68,375 41,114 22,434 12,405 360
New York 3,680,521 134,102 213,152 188,233 255,433 778,938 813,382 566,964 360,537 217,939 146,041 5,800
North Carolina 2,202,898 92,052 138,034 123,457 175,732 485,635 484,542 333,553 197,989 109,509 60,496 1,899
North Dakota 140,668 5,288 7,620 5,235 8,775 33,120 31,274 20,560 13,604 8,971 6,010 211
Ohio 2,409,265 98,430 161,415 128,189 177,868 530,095 521,416 346,302 227,636 132,494 82,920 2,500
Oklahoma 813,941 41,570 59,060 47,637 63,541 177,890 169,020 117,381 73,989 40,726 22,528 599
Oregon 910,086 26,846 48,571 37,000 59,806 203,877 221,096 148,509 87,157 46,769 29,419 1,036
Pennsylvania 2,878,165 105,173 175,592 149,821 202,720 626,048 626,694 430,039 277,577 168,548 112,446 3,507
Rhode Island 230,763 8,999 16,579 13,034 14,585 49,136 49,874 34,588 21,264 12,976 9,396 332
South Carolina 1,215,646 54,084 73,413 68,572 100,046 270,776 270,676 186,068 106,210 55,283 29,562 956
South Dakota 189,232 6,926 9,543 6,787 12,000 44,798 44,413 28,289 17,878 11,127 7,196 275
Tennessee 1,503,361 74,946 106,324 92,560 122,900 329,330 319,053 217,797 131,789 70,326 37,301 1,035
Texas 4,475,805 222,477 267,114 203,280 328,575 1,018,081 1,003,635 676,760 405,798 222,220 124,184 3,681
Utah 438,581 23,058 26,525 15,762 26,529 98,218 100,802 68,797 42,260 23,798 12,541 291
Vermont 157,587 5,710 11,233 7,418 9,665 33,730 36,730 24,960 14,600 8,164 5,220 157
Virginia 1,598,078 63,444 93,918 78,412 112,111 344,471 361,597 252,721 154,087 85,415 50,218 1,684
Washington 1,413,306 46,053 76,169 57,906 89,424 315,451 340,759 231,326 135,061 73,956 45,596 1,605
West Virginia 475,824 23,268 36,294 32,415 42,019 103,297 99,516 63,651 40,636 22,095 12,319 314
Wisconsin 1,289,260 44,032 77,350 58,744 97,023 295,266 285,205 189,354 121,606 73,277 46,016 1,387
Wyoming 120,816 4,716 6,570 4,788 8,996 29,554 28,013 17,929 10,858 5,963 3,348 81
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 6,008 1,191 530 622 694 1,133 880 544 248 116 (X) (X)
Guam 19,279 1,871 1,052 640 1,772 4,487 4,236 2,482 1,499 870 (X) (X)
Northern Mariana Islands 3,474 497 241 146 380 925 689 325 174 78 19 0
Puerto Rico 821,664 29,964 56,100 60,182 82,196 159,194 152,710 124,175 81,905 47,317 26,645 1,276
U.S. Virgin Islands 21,938 944 710 604 1,622 4,557 5,050 4,385 2,363 1,208 470 25
Foreign countries 695,086 21,646 7,397 4,901 23,634 119,452 169,587 141,468 106,995 62,253 36,665 1,088
Unknown 599 18 28 20 22 52 73 84 126 86 (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 adult beneficiaries by sex, and child beneficiaries: By state or other area, December 2021
State or area Total Adult beneficiaries Children
Men Women
All areas 65,228,238 27,566,880 33,753,320 3,908,038
Alabama 1,163,871 467,551 604,184 92,136
Alaska 110,006 51,061 50,141 8,804
Arizona 1,449,120 625,140 746,620 77,360
Arkansas 709,191 291,555 361,527 56,109
California 6,166,205 2,676,422 3,172,028 317,755
Colorado 925,084 406,862 473,137 45,085
Connecticut 699,597 294,146 368,247 37,204
Delaware 229,047 96,195 121,590 11,262
District of Columbia 83,228 34,005 43,866 5,357
Florida 4,909,642 2,106,111 2,556,039 247,492
Georgia 1,918,848 776,264 1,005,175 137,409
Hawaii 286,863 125,528 148,046 13,289
Idaho 377,904 165,758 190,191 21,955
Illinois 2,271,926 957,731 1,182,698 131,497
Indiana 1,388,573 572,973 724,213 91,387
Iowa 668,984 284,686 348,185 36,113
Kansas 573,476 240,665 297,541 35,270
Kentucky 1,010,012 423,940 507,082 78,990
Louisiana 924,881 387,217 459,330 78,334
Maine 359,152 157,395 180,342 21,415
Maryland 1,038,041 426,332 550,960 60,749
Massachusetts 1,295,088 546,484 669,847 78,757
Michigan 2,253,295 942,490 1,166,820 143,985
Minnesota 1,082,519 467,132 558,806 56,581
Mississippi 681,844 272,630 348,316 60,898
Missouri 1,329,084 557,110 683,370 88,604
Montana 248,513 111,421 123,884 13,208
Nebraska 360,240 150,390 188,701 21,149
Nevada 571,841 256,532 286,009 29,300
New Hampshire 321,925 137,718 164,955 19,252
New Jersey 1,652,973 678,931 883,385 90,657
New Mexico 455,414 195,891 230,093 29,430
New York 3,680,521 1,529,989 1,937,563 212,969
North Carolina 2,202,898 903,162 1,166,699 133,037
North Dakota 140,668 61,080 71,617 7,971
Ohio 2,409,265 1,020,928 1,237,837 150,500
Oklahoma 813,941 337,467 418,709 57,765
Oregon 910,086 397,247 470,720 42,119
Pennsylvania 2,878,165 1,203,387 1,511,406 163,372
Rhode Island 230,763 95,889 120,760 14,114
South Carolina 1,215,646 501,932 637,772 75,942
South Dakota 189,232 83,612 95,440 10,180
Tennessee 1,503,361 616,690 782,067 104,604
Texas 4,475,805 1,892,608 2,282,325 300,872
Utah 438,581 185,958 221,678 30,945
Vermont 157,587 68,970 79,537 9,080
Virginia 1,598,078 663,371 842,928 91,779
Washington 1,413,306 613,712 729,813 69,781
West Virginia 475,824 203,720 236,705 35,399
Wisconsin 1,289,260 555,203 663,542 70,515
Wyoming 120,816 54,580 59,751 6,485
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 6,008 2,307 2,402 1,299
Guam 19,279 8,280 8,827 2,172
Northern Mariana Islands 3,474 1,445 1,451 578
Puerto Rico 821,664 351,104 418,945 51,615
U.S. Virgin Islands 21,938 9,359 11,311 1,268
Foreign countries 695,086 320,333 347,902 26,851
Unknown 599 281 285 33
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-worker beneficiaries by monthly benefit, and average and median benefit: By state or other area, December 2021
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 47,292,977 100.0 5.8 5.2 8.9 9.8 9.6 9.6 10.1 10.5 8.5 22.0 1,658.03 1,622.10
Alabama 760,698 100.0 3.9 4.8 9.4 11.0 11.2 11.2 10.8 10.7 8.2 18.7 1,621.02 1,572.10
Alaska 81,718 100.0 9.6 7.5 9.7 9.8 9.0 8.1 7.7 8.3 7.3 23.1 1,595.09 1,508.10
Arizona 1,105,267 100.0 4.4 4.6 8.4 9.7 9.5 9.5 10.4 11.2 9.1 23.0 1,696.14 1,674.00
Arkansas 468,117 100.0 3.8 5.3 10.0 11.9 12.4 12.1 11.2 10.2 7.4 15.7 1,564.58 1,506.10
California 4,636,107 100.0 8.8 7.1 9.6 9.5 8.7 8.2 8.3 8.6 7.3 23.8 1,625.13 1,551.10
Colorado 709,963 100.0 7.3 5.0 8.2 9.2 9.1 8.9 9.2 9.6 8.2 25.2 1,691.53 1,649.10
Connecticut 532,298 100.0 4.5 3.5 6.5 7.9 8.2 8.7 9.9 10.6 9.5 30.8 1,833.40 1,816.10
Delaware 175,408 100.0 2.8 3.0 6.6 8.4 8.8 9.5 11.0 12.6 10.3 27.1 1,809.53 1,799.10
District of Columbia 60,292 100.0 12.9 7.7 9.3 9.2 8.3 7.7 6.6 6.1 5.3 26.8 1,644.57 1,463.10
Florida 3,720,938 100.0 5.2 5.4 9.2 10.2 9.8 9.6 10.0 10.5 8.6 21.3 1,648.02 1,609.10
Georgia 1,359,691 100.0 5.2 5.3 9.3 10.7 10.6 10.4 10.2 10.2 8.0 20.0 1,622.61 1,570.00
Hawaii 230,841 100.0 6.3 5.7 8.6 9.1 9.5 9.9 10.3 10.5 7.8 22.2 1,655.09 1,615.10
Idaho 282,455 100.0 3.9 4.9 9.6 10.7 10.5 10.6 10.9 11.0 8.6 19.3 1,632.44 1,595.10
Illinois 1,676,914 100.0 6.3 4.7 8.4 9.2 8.8 9.0 10.0 10.9 9.0 23.8 1,686.82 1,674.10
Indiana 987,268 100.0 2.7 3.4 8.1 9.6 9.5 10.2 11.6 13.2 10.1 21.5 1,716.36 1,713.10
Iowa 503,615 100.0 2.5 3.9 8.7 10.0 10.5 11.6 12.7 12.4 9.0 18.7 1,669.39 1,645.10
Kansas 422,971 100.0 2.9 3.7 7.9 9.6 10.2 10.9 11.5 11.4 9.1 22.8 1,721.62 1,683.10
Kentucky 647,855 100.0 5.4 5.4 10.0 11.2 10.9 10.7 10.7 10.6 7.9 17.1 1,573.92 1,533.00
Louisiana 583,793 100.0 9.4 7.1 10.2 10.6 9.5 8.7 8.4 8.6 7.5 19.9 1,540.84 1,472.00
Maine 258,610 100.0 7.1 5.6 9.7 10.9 10.9 10.5 10.1 9.5 7.4 18.3 1,568.91 1,509.10
Maryland 777,516 100.0 5.8 4.3 7.2 8.4 8.6 8.9 9.6 10.4 8.6 28.2 1,773.91 1,744.10
Massachusetts 939,694 100.0 8.1 5.0 7.6 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.8 8.9 8.0 28.1 1,729.36 1,687.10
Michigan 1,600,554 100.0 2.7 3.5 8.1 9.3 8.5 9.1 11.1 13.9 11.4 22.6 1,746.65 1,765.10
Minnesota 829,789 100.0 2.8 3.5 7.9 9.4 9.5 10.1 11.5 12.6 9.6 23.2 1,741.07 1,723.10
Mississippi 446,981 100.0 4.3 5.8 10.7 12.5 12.3 11.7 10.5 9.6 7.1 15.4 1,539.93 1,471.10
Missouri 936,580 100.0 5.1 4.6 8.9 10.4 10.6 10.6 11.0 11.2 8.4 19.3 1,628.55 1,597.10
Montana 189,757 100.0 4.5 5.5 10.3 11.4 11.2 11.1 11.2 10.4 7.6 16.8 1,577.26 1,528.10
Nebraska 270,312 100.0 3.0 4.1 8.6 10.1 10.8 11.4 11.9 11.2 8.5 20.5 1,676.68 1,634.10
Nevada 438,116 100.0 7.0 5.8 9.2 10.2 9.7 9.4 9.5 10.1 8.3 20.9 1,612.32 1,573.10
New Hampshire 236,601 100.0 3.2 3.1 6.7 8.7 9.6 10.1 10.7 10.9 9.4 27.7 1,802.21 1,763.10
New Jersey 1,244,222 100.0 4.0 4.0 7.0 8.2 7.8 8.0 9.1 10.7 10.1 31.0 1,835.28 1,836.00
New Mexico 326,068 100.0 6.3 6.6 10.3 11.3 11.0 10.3 9.5 9.1 7.0 18.6 1,566.66 1,486.25
New York 2,684,406 100.0 5.5 5.2 8.5 8.9 8.7 9.0 9.9 10.9 9.0 24.3 1,707.53 1,684.10
North Carolina 1,611,146 100.0 3.1 4.1 8.5 10.9 11.5 11.7 11.4 10.8 8.2 19.6 1,659.71 1,601.10
North Dakota 105,753 100.0 3.1 4.7 9.7 11.5 11.6 11.8 11.5 10.6 8.2 17.4 1,607.98 1,559.10
Ohio 1,689,343 100.0 7.7 4.9 8.6 9.2 8.8 9.3 10.6 11.7 9.0 20.3 1,622.47 1,630.10
Oklahoma 561,018 100.0 4.5 5.2 9.2 10.5 11.0 11.1 11.0 10.4 8.0 19.1 1,618.92 1,572.10
Oregon 695,077 100.0 4.0 4.9 9.3 10.1 9.9 10.3 11.2 11.4 8.4 20.7 1,663.22 1,630.10
Pennsylvania 2,088,154 100.0 3.2 3.8 8.1 9.2 9.4 10.4 11.8 12.5 9.3 22.3 1,719.90 1,700.10
Rhode Island 167,529 100.0 5.0 4.4 7.9 9.2 9.7 10.1 10.5 10.6 8.4 24.2 1,707.60 1,670.10
South Carolina 883,812 100.0 3.2 4.1 8.4 10.8 10.9 11.0 10.9 11.0 8.8 20.9 1,676.96 1,629.10
South Dakota 146,407 100.0 3.6 4.8 9.3 11.4 11.9 12.0 11.5 10.7 7.8 16.9 1,600.11 1,548.00
Tennessee 1,044,660 100.0 3.5 4.5 9.1 10.9 11.1 11.2 11.1 10.9 8.2 19.4 1,644.20 1,592.10
Texas 3,149,545 100.0 7.7 6.3 9.4 10.0 9.5 9.0 8.8 8.8 7.5 23.0 1,627.08 1,558.10
Utah 319,644 100.0 4.8 4.3 8.7 9.7 9.2 9.0 9.7 10.3 8.6 25.5 1,719.67 1,687.10
Vermont 116,636 100.0 2.9 4.1 8.4 10.2 10.8 11.4 11.7 11.0 8.4 21.1 1,693.87 1,637.10
Virginia 1,174,814 100.0 4.4 4.5 8.2 9.8 10.0 10.2 10.3 10.3 8.2 24.2 1,718.18 1,658.10
Washington 1,068,554 100.0 4.0 4.2 8.0 9.1 8.8 9.0 10.2 11.4 9.3 25.8 1,752.09 1,737.10
West Virginia 302,162 100.0 3.7 4.9 9.5 10.4 10.6 11.3 12.0 11.6 8.6 17.4 1,612.47 1,593.00
Wisconsin 976,275 100.0 2.3 3.3 8.2 9.7 9.9 10.9 12.7 13.7 9.6 19.7 1,703.20 1,691.10
Wyoming 91,386 100.0 3.4 4.1 8.5 10.2 10.0 10.2 10.8 11.2 9.0 22.6 1,695.71 1,665.00
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 2,678 100.0 25.6 16.7 14.8 11.4 9.0 7.2 5.4 3.1 2.9 4.1 1,006.74 907.55
Guam 12,948 100.0 21.6 15.3 14.5 11.9 9.0 6.8 5.3 4.3 3.1 8.3 1,129.91 977.10
Northern Mariana Islands 2,149 100.0 43.7 14.8 11.6 8.8 4.9 3.8 2.7 2.3 1.9 5.4 858.42 692.00
Puerto Rico 496,598 100.0 16.1 14.9 20.0 15.7 10.9 7.2 4.9 3.6 2.3 4.4 1,080.09 989.10
U.S. Virgin Islands 17,299 100.0 6.5 8.8 13.3 14.2 12.1 10.7 9.4 8.0 5.3 11.7 1,411.64 1,312.10
Foreign countries 443,546 100.0 41.8 12.6 11.6 8.8 6.4 4.7 3.7 3.3 2.3 4.9 870.23 730.00
Unknown 429 100.0 5.6 5.6 9.1 10.5 9.6 13.5 13.8 11.9 6.5 14.0 1,552.02 1,531.20
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-worker beneficiaries by monthly benefit, and average and median benefit: By state or other area, December 2021
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 7,877,129 100.0 6.7 6.7 15.8 17.1 14.0 10.9 8.1 6.0 4.3 10.3 1,358.30 1,247.10
Alabama 205,681 100.0 5.7 6.4 16.4 18.6 15.2 11.3 8.2 5.8 4.1 8.2 1,333.89 1,235.00
Alaska 11,023 100.0 8.1 7.4 16.8 16.1 13.0 10.0 7.6 5.3 4.4 11.4 1,348.58 1,221.10
Arizona 141,322 100.0 5.4 5.7 14.1 16.6 14.2 11.8 9.1 6.7 4.8 11.7 1,414.45 1,311.00
Arkansas 125,981 100.0 6.0 6.7 17.1 19.1 16.0 11.7 8.2 5.5 3.6 6.1 1,294.57 1,213.00
California 565,270 100.0 7.9 7.1 14.9 15.4 12.6 10.0 7.8 6.1 4.8 13.5 1,395.93 1,269.10
Colorado 87,507 100.0 6.1 6.6 15.3 16.9 14.4 11.1 8.4 6.1 4.4 10.6 1,374.74 1,266.00
Connecticut 74,895 100.0 6.9 6.7 14.6 15.2 12.7 10.4 8.3 6.4 5.0 13.6 1,416.96 1,298.00
Delaware 25,286 100.0 5.1 5.3 13.2 15.5 13.9 11.2 9.2 7.1 5.4 14.1 1,462.23 1,356.00
District of Columbia 12,097 100.0 9.6 9.2 19.4 19.3 13.9 9.6 6.3 4.2 2.7 5.8 1,209.39 1,113.00
Florida 520,045 100.0 5.6 6.1 15.0 17.1 14.4 11.3 8.5 6.3 4.5 11.1 1,391.59 1,279.00
Georgia 262,794 100.0 5.4 6.1 15.3 17.7 14.9 12.0 9.0 6.3 4.3 8.8 1,361.26 1,268.00
Hawaii 19,617 100.0 6.1 6.2 14.4 16.1 13.6 11.5 9.3 6.5 4.7 11.6 1,399.88 1,300.00
Idaho 41,769 100.0 7.1 7.0 16.4 17.2 13.9 10.9 8.1 5.9 4.0 9.3 1,334.02 1,228.10
Illinois 251,128 100.0 7.3 6.9 15.6 16.5 13.1 10.3 7.9 6.0 4.6 11.8 1,372.64 1,251.10
Indiana 189,432 100.0 6.2 6.4 15.5 17.3 14.7 11.5 8.6 6.1 4.3 9.4 1,355.25 1,257.10
Iowa 74,363 100.0 7.9 7.4 16.5 17.6 14.4 11.0 8.2 6.0 4.1 6.9 1,291.55 1,206.10
Kansas 66,682 100.0 6.9 6.9 16.1 17.9 14.8 11.3 8.3 5.8 4.0 8.1 1,321.28 1,227.00
Kentucky 179,822 100.0 7.0 7.2 16.7 17.5 14.3 10.9 7.9 5.5 4.1 8.8 1,322.16 1,220.00
Louisiana 143,284 100.0 8.1 7.8 18.0 18.1 13.2 9.4 6.8 5.3 3.9 9.3 1,300.18 1,173.00
Maine 50,945 100.0 7.3 7.5 17.7 18.9 15.0 10.8 7.5 5.0 3.5 6.8 1,274.98 1,183.00
Maryland 116,464 100.0 6.2 6.1 14.5 16.0 13.4 11.0 8.6 6.6 5.1 12.5 1,413.31 1,303.00
Massachusetts 173,945 100.0 6.7 6.9 15.8 16.9 13.7 10.8 7.8 6.0 4.4 11.0 1,366.75 1,249.00
Michigan 307,554 100.0 6.9 6.8 15.6 16.3 13.0 10.2 7.8 6.1 4.8 12.3 1,384.77 1,260.10
Minnesota 114,022 100.0 7.0 6.9 15.8 16.8 13.9 10.9 8.3 6.1 4.4 9.9 1,350.71 1,246.10
Mississippi 114,383 100.0 6.0 6.9 16.8 19.4 15.7 11.3 8.1 5.6 3.6 6.6 1,297.66 1,210.00
Missouri 194,556 100.0 6.8 7.0 16.7 18.0 14.6 11.0 7.9 5.6 3.9 8.5 1,319.28 1,218.00
Montana 24,869 100.0 7.7 7.7 17.7 18.6 14.0 10.2 7.3 5.3 3.5 8.0 1,287.91 1,179.00
Nebraska 38,910 100.0 7.5 7.5 17.3 18.6 14.7 11.4 7.9 5.4 3.5 6.2 1,274.63 1,189.10
Nevada 59,661 100.0 5.0 5.4 13.5 16.4 14.8 12.0 9.1 6.7 4.7 12.3 1,430.04 1,326.00
New Hampshire 43,702 100.0 5.1 5.5 14.5 17.2 14.9 12.1 8.8 6.7 4.5 10.7 1,400.88 1,299.00
New Jersey 173,632 100.0 6.1 5.8 13.1 14.4 12.0 9.9 8.2 6.7 5.4 18.3 1,505.33 1,372.10
New Mexico 58,346 100.0 7.7 7.4 17.9 18.3 14.4 10.4 7.5 5.2 3.6 7.3 1,280.54 1,182.00
New York 447,428 100.0 8.0 7.3 15.5 15.4 12.1 9.4 7.3 5.6 4.4 14.9 1,407.15 1,256.10
North Carolina 296,199 100.0 5.4 5.8 14.7 17.6 15.9 12.7 9.2 6.3 4.2 8.2 1,359.17 1,278.10
North Dakota 13,797 100.0 8.7 7.4 17.2 18.2 14.5 10.8 7.6 5.2 3.6 6.7 1,269.30 1,180.00
Ohio 322,274 100.0 8.1 7.7 17.1 17.5 13.5 10.2 7.6 5.5 4.1 8.7 1,303.69 1,194.10
Oklahoma 118,777 100.0 7.1 7.0 17.0 18.2 14.4 11.0 8.0 5.7 4.0 7.5 1,303.18 1,208.10
Oregon 96,685 100.0 6.7 6.9 16.2 17.4 14.3 10.9 8.1 5.9 4.2 9.3 1,338.75 1,234.10
Pennsylvania 368,244 100.0 7.0 6.7 15.4 16.5 13.8 10.9 8.3 6.3 4.7 10.6 1,365.92 1,260.00
Rhode Island 33,535 100.0 7.2 7.1 16.5 17.1 13.9 10.4 7.8 5.9 4.3 9.8 1,338.57 1,227.00
South Carolina 161,614 100.0 4.9 5.5 14.3 17.4 15.3 12.6 9.5 6.6 4.5 9.4 1,387.31 1,300.00
South Dakota 17,723 100.0 8.1 7.4 17.5 18.4 15.3 10.9 7.8 5.2 3.3 6.2 1,265.47 1,186.00
Tennessee 222,515 100.0 5.6 6.5 16.3 18.5 15.5 11.9 8.4 5.8 3.9 7.5 1,325.22 1,235.00
Texas 513,527 100.0 7.0 6.8 16.2 17.3 14.1 10.9 8.1 6.0 4.1 9.5 1,341.37 1,234.10
Utah 43,781 100.0 7.2 7.1 16.1 17.0 13.6 10.4 7.7 5.8 4.4 10.6 1,351.22 1,235.10
Vermont 20,214 100.0 7.6 7.1 17.1 18.5 15.3 11.0 7.9 5.2 3.7 6.5 1,279.63 1,195.05
Virginia 192,934 100.0 6.1 6.2 14.9 17.2 14.7 11.7 8.7 6.2 4.3 10.0 1,371.15 1,271.00
Washington 151,348 100.0 6.6 6.7 15.8 16.9 13.8 10.6 8.0 6.0 4.4 11.2 1,371.51 1,253.00
West Virginia 77,602 100.0 7.7 7.1 16.2 17.0 13.3 10.3 7.7 5.7 4.4 10.6 1,344.70 1,226.00
Wisconsin 147,961 100.0 7.5 7.0 15.5 16.8 14.0 11.1 8.3 6.1 4.5 9.4 1,340.21 1,243.10
Wyoming 12,878 100.0 7.3 6.7 15.8 17.2 13.4 10.6 7.4 5.7 4.5 11.4 1,365.71 1,239.00
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 1,226 100.0 17.0 16.8 25.8 17.0 9.8 6.7 3.0 1.3 1.5 1.0 970.36 928.10
Guam 1,489 100.0 7.8 6.6 19.1 19.4 14.6 12.2 6.0 5.7 3.2 5.3 1,246.11 1,167.10
Northern Mariana Islands 281 100.0 19.6 14.2 26.3 18.9 10.3 3.9 1.1 (X) (X) 3.6 968.79 941.10
Puerto Rico 136,428 100.0 6.4 7.7 21.3 23.9 15.8 9.1 5.4 3.6 2.5 4.4 1,197.17 1,115.10
U.S. Virgin Islands 1,303 100.0 5.7 7.8 14.0 18.4 13.9 11.0 7.5 6.1 4.8 10.7 1,366.20 1,259.10
Foreign countries 8,331 100.0 12.3 7.5 12.6 13.6 12.1 9.8 8.5 6.6 4.8 12.3 1,345.88 1,264.00
Unknown 48 100.0 10.4 4.2 16.7 14.6 16.7 10.4 10.4 (X) (X) 6.3 1,297.56 1,271.00
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) beneficiaries by monthly benefit, and average and median benefit: By state or other area, December 2021
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 3,549,241 100.0 5.8 5.6 7.4 8.9 11.0 13.2 14.0 11.9 8.9 13.3 1,555.33 1,571.10
Alabama 64,517 100.0 4.8 5.0 7.6 10.5 12.8 14.3 14.1 11.6 8.3 10.9 1,528.09 1,527.00
Alaska 4,920 100.0 4.8 6.4 8.3 10.7 11.4 13.0 12.2 10.6 8.8 13.8 1,540.35 1,524.05
Arizona 72,436 100.0 4.2 5.0 6.7 8.4 10.6 13.2 14.6 12.9 9.8 14.5 1,606.92 1,627.10
Arkansas 36,758 100.0 4.5 5.5 8.7 11.5 14.3 14.8 13.7 10.8 7.1 8.9 1,482.92 1,471.10
California 334,229 100.0 7.2 7.7 8.9 9.3 10.2 11.5 12.0 10.5 8.3 14.3 1,518.48 1,515.00
Colorado 45,677 100.0 4.6 4.6 6.3 8.6 10.5 12.9 14.3 12.4 10.2 15.6 1,621.15 1,634.10
Connecticut 32,817 100.0 3.6 3.7 5.2 5.8 8.5 11.6 14.6 13.5 11.1 22.2 1,746.63 1,759.00
Delaware 10,651 100.0 2.5 2.5 4.7 6.4 9.9 13.6 16.9 15.1 11.0 17.4 1,718.45 1,718.10
District of Columbia 3,386 100.0 11.4 9.5 12.1 10.3 10.6 9.2 8.0 6.7 5.6 16.6 1,436.47 1,324.00
Florida 246,267 100.0 4.5 5.4 7.5 9.3 11.5 13.4 13.9 12.1 9.0 13.5 1,575.30 1,577.10
Georgia 97,435 100.0 4.6 5.3 7.8 10.3 12.4 13.2 13.9 11.7 8.7 12.1 1,543.81 1,542.10
Hawaii 13,491 100.0 5.5 6.3 8.4 9.9 11.3 13.4 13.2 11.0 8.1 12.8 1,529.00 1,527.30
Idaho 18,147 100.0 2.7 3.5 5.8 8.6 12.5 15.5 16.0 13.5 9.7 12.2 1,612.50 1,617.10
Illinois 126,874 100.0 4.2 4.7 6.0 7.2 9.7 13.2 15.1 13.8 10.4 15.7 1,643.10 1,667.10
Indiana 75,132 100.0 2.4 2.6 4.2 6.5 10.6 15.0 17.7 15.5 11.5 14.1 1,686.59 1,699.10
Iowa 35,014 100.0 2.2 2.8 5.2 8.5 13.0 16.5 17.4 14.0 9.4 11.1 1,620.55 1,619.10
Kansas 29,434 100.0 2.8 3.0 5.1 8.0 11.5 14.4 15.8 14.0 10.6 14.9 1,664.09 1,667.10
Kentucky 61,612 100.0 5.8 6.1 8.3 10.2 12.2 14.2 14.1 11.7 7.9 9.4 1,487.74 1,501.10
Louisiana 71,703 100.0 7.0 7.0 9.2 11.0 11.9 12.7 12.7 10.5 7.6 10.4 1,463.16 1,457.10
Maine 16,742 100.0 5.2 4.9 7.4 10.5 13.6 14.4 14.1 11.4 7.8 10.7 1,519.92 1,511.10
Maryland 50,038 100.0 4.4 4.6 6.4 7.8 10.1 12.6 14.0 12.4 10.0 17.8 1,655.42 1,660.00
Massachusetts 58,783 100.0 5.9 5.6 6.8 7.5 9.3 11.9 12.9 11.6 9.6 18.8 1,635.40 1,646.10
Michigan 120,131 100.0 2.6 2.8 4.3 6.1 9.5 14.0 17.3 16.0 12.4 15.1 1,703.93 1,724.10
Minnesota 48,836 100.0 2.6 3.2 5.4 7.7 10.7 14.4 16.6 13.9 10.6 14.9 1,664.90 1,669.10
Mississippi 37,899 100.0 5.8 6.5 9.6 11.8 13.3 13.9 13.0 10.4 6.9 8.9 1,451.69 1,443.10
Missouri 68,268 100.0 3.8 3.8 6.4 9.0 12.3 14.6 15.9 12.7 9.2 12.3 1,589.13 1,600.00
Montana 12,581 100.0 2.9 4.0 6.9 10.5 13.3 15.4 15.0 12.6 8.8 10.7 1,569.30 1,563.00
Nebraska 18,754 100.0 2.6 3.1 6.2 9.1 13.0 15.2 15.9 13.2 9.1 12.6 1,615.32 1,608.20
Nevada 26,946 100.0 4.8 5.6 7.1 9.0 11.1 12.9 14.0 12.2 9.6 13.8 1,576.19 1,592.10
New Hampshire 13,119 100.0 2.4 2.8 4.2 6.5 10.4 13.9 15.7 13.6 11.4 19.0 1,735.26 1,724.00
New Jersey 82,633 100.0 3.6 4.3 5.7 6.6 8.8 11.6 13.5 13.3 11.3 21.4 1,722.72 1,738.10
New Mexico 24,071 100.0 6.5 6.9 9.1 11.6 12.9 13.2 12.5 10.1 7.4 9.9 1,458.18 1,446.00
New York 185,242 100.0 5.0 5.6 7.1 8.2 10.3 12.9 13.9 12.0 9.3 15.7 1,604.80 1,613.10
North Carolina 101,161 100.0 4.0 4.5 7.1 10.2 12.5 14.3 14.3 12.0 8.7 12.4 1,565.17 1,562.10
North Dakota 8,619 100.0 2.3 4.5 8.0 11.2 14.2 15.5 15.3 11.7 7.7 9.5 1,536.40 1,528.10
Ohio 151,840 100.0 4.8 4.5 5.9 7.7 10.7 14.5 16.4 13.6 9.9 12.1 1,589.95 1,624.10
Oklahoma 47,473 100.0 3.9 4.5 7.2 10.0 12.7 14.8 15.2 12.0 8.3 11.5 1,556.01 1,557.10
Oregon 44,032 100.0 2.9 3.6 5.6 7.9 11.6 15.3 16.4 13.9 9.7 13.1 1,629.73 1,637.10
Pennsylvania 158,246 100.0 3.0 3.3 4.9 7.3 11.4 15.8 17.1 13.8 9.7 13.8 1,647.67 1,649.10
Rhode Island 9,718 100.0 3.9 4.2 5.8 7.5 11.3 13.8 14.0 12.7 9.8 17.2 1,651.85 1,651.10
South Carolina 58,712 100.0 4.3 4.6 7.3 10.2 12.5 13.7 14.0 12.3 8.8 12.2 1,559.06 1,560.10
South Dakota 9,658 100.0 2.9 4.4 8.3 11.2 15.0 16.3 15.5 10.4 7.3 8.9 1,514.31 1,501.55
Tennessee 80,230 100.0 4.4 4.6 7.2 10.1 12.7 14.1 14.2 12.1 8.7 12.0 1,557.20 1,555.10
Texas 287,386 100.0 6.4 7.1 9.0 10.2 11.2 12.2 12.4 10.3 7.9 13.1 1,507.42 1,497.20
Utah 21,500 100.0 3.7 3.7 4.8 6.3 8.9 12.7 15.3 14.3 11.6 18.7 1,708.64 1,728.10
Vermont 6,920 100.0 2.7 3.5 7.2 9.5 12.8 15.7 15.4 12.3 7.9 13.0 1,597.10 1,581.60
Virginia 81,885 100.0 4.0 4.7 6.9 9.3 11.7 13.5 14.0 12.1 9.0 14.7 1,601.85 1,597.10
Washington 67,806 100.0 3.2 3.7 5.2 6.8 9.9 13.8 15.9 14.3 10.8 16.4 1,679.76 1,693.10
West Virginia 34,465 100.0 3.5 4.4 7.3 10.0 12.9 15.6 16.0 12.7 8.5 9.0 1,539.07 1,552.10
Wisconsin 59,698 100.0 2.3 2.7 4.6 7.2 10.5 15.5 18.1 15.3 10.5 13.2 1,667.26 1,679.10
Wyoming 6,131 100.0 2.2 2.8 5.3 7.2 11.4 14.4 16.5 14.5 11.0 14.6 1,671.32 1,678.10
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 444 100.0 20.9 25.9 17.8 10.4 9.7 6.1 4.5 2.5 1.1 1.1 927.04 836.10
Guam 1,418 100.0 15.9 21.9 16.4 13.3 9.9 8.4 5.1 3.4 2.3 3.5 1,056.36 947.60
Northern Mariana Islands 274 100.0 32.8 29.2 15.3 7.7 5.8 2.6 2.9 (X) (X) 1.8 804.44 716.00
Puerto Rico 67,502 100.0 21.3 20.6 19.6 13.6 9.2 6.1 3.7 2.6 1.5 1.9 956.02 876.10
U.S. Virgin Islands 1,157 100.0 7.6 12.5 16.4 16.0 12.7 10.4 8.6 5.4 4.4 5.9 1,253.20 1,166.10
Foreign countries 98,361 100.0 34.2 14.5 14.3 10.2 8.0 6.2 4.5 3.2 2.0 2.8 893.03 817.00
Unknown 62 100.0 1.6 6.5 11.3 11.3 9.7 24.2 11.3 (X) (X) 12.9 1,481.97 1,515.05
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 child beneficiaries, by type of benefit and basis of entitlement: By state or other area, December 2021
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 3,908,038 2,671,774 327,091 1,245,505 1,099,178 1,142,699 344,714 683,342 114,643 93,565 15,464 47,034 31,067
Alabama 92,136 65,145 6,470 27,957 30,718 24,157 5,732 15,354 3,071 2,834 385 1,327 1,122
Alaska 8,804 6,875 1,394 3,701 1,780 1,761 606 1,028 127 168 42 86 40
Arizona 77,360 57,469 8,976 28,843 19,650 17,844 6,081 10,049 1,714 2,047 403 1,089 555
Arkansas 56,109 40,119 3,809 16,647 19,663 14,373 3,493 8,856 2,024 1,617 186 799 632
California 317,755 212,899 41,225 100,943 70,731 100,374 37,922 55,144 7,308 4,482 1,143 2,229 1,110
Colorado 45,085 33,007 3,917 17,750 11,340 10,863 3,825 6,145 893 1,215 214 665 336
Connecticut 37,204 23,491 3,167 10,516 9,808 13,159 4,157 7,815 1,187 554 93 269 192
Delaware 11,262 7,906 750 4,121 3,035 3,034 886 1,858 290 322 46 163 113
District of Columbia 5,357 3,620 498 1,979 1,143 1,666 308 1,225 133 71 9 43 19
Florida 247,492 180,660 27,410 82,779 70,471 60,088 19,442 34,406 6,240 6,744 1,370 3,281 2,093
Georgia 137,409 100,490 11,258 48,649 40,583 32,748 9,026 20,283 3,439 4,171 676 2,174 1,321
Hawaii 13,289 9,842 2,498 4,212 3,132 3,265 1,160 1,933 172 182 58 90 34
Idaho 21,955 15,241 1,591 7,174 6,476 6,256 2,377 3,151 728 458 81 240 137
Illinois 131,497 83,618 9,479 41,139 33,000 44,744 13,452 27,636 3,656 3,135 507 1,610 1,018
Indiana 91,387 62,649 5,482 31,362 25,805 25,823 7,043 15,894 2,886 2,915 386 1,468 1,061
Iowa 36,113 22,534 2,401 10,805 9,328 12,668 3,934 7,532 1,202 911 139 460 312
Kansas 35,270 24,153 2,602 12,022 9,529 10,215 3,286 5,876 1,053 902 157 461 284
Kentucky 78,990 54,211 4,446 24,660 25,105 22,548 5,401 14,256 2,891 2,231 259 1,084 888
Louisiana 78,334 53,448 4,726 26,377 22,345 22,962 5,469 15,374 2,119 1,924 242 1,052 630
Maine 21,415 13,250 1,207 4,807 7,236 7,732 2,147 4,357 1,228 433 58 169 206
Maryland 60,749 42,867 4,983 22,691 15,193 16,517 4,880 10,152 1,485 1,365 231 747 387
Massachusetts 78,757 48,961 5,071 18,607 25,283 27,969 8,502 15,830 3,637 1,827 328 769 730
Michigan 143,985 91,947 8,444 39,546 43,957 49,150 14,277 29,299 5,574 2,888 421 1,384 1,083
Minnesota 56,581 36,496 3,801 16,462 16,233 18,678 6,643 10,336 1,699 1,407 232 715 460
Mississippi 60,898 42,414 4,568 19,965 17,881 16,493 3,840 10,840 1,813 1,991 252 1,037 702
Missouri 88,604 60,158 4,866 29,664 25,628 25,983 7,097 15,858 3,028 2,463 308 1,261 894
Montana 13,208 9,353 1,269 4,806 3,278 3,512 1,228 2,002 282 343 66 186 91
Nebraska 21,149 13,804 1,356 6,606 5,842 6,841 2,185 4,006 650 504 80 269 155
Nevada 29,300 22,731 3,860 11,241 7,630 5,928 1,865 3,501 562 641 142 337 162
New Hampshire 19,252 13,309 869 4,675 7,765 5,553 1,673 2,885 995 390 60 154 176
New Jersey 90,657 60,095 8,843 26,646 24,606 28,530 9,253 16,867 2,410 2,032 433 951 648
New Mexico 29,430 21,712 2,139 11,474 8,099 6,929 2,075 4,133 721 789 117 454 218
New York 212,969 134,101 20,239 49,691 64,171 76,428 24,002 45,527 6,899 2,440 481 1,026 933
North Carolina 133,037 92,052 9,007 43,442 39,603 37,821 10,290 23,061 4,470 3,164 423 1,596 1,145
North Dakota 7,971 5,288 420 2,985 1,883 2,468 772 1,534 162 215 25 113 77
Ohio 150,500 98,430 7,263 51,348 39,819 47,892 12,618 30,464 4,810 4,178 539 2,217 1,422
Oklahoma 57,765 41,570 4,554 20,400 16,616 14,008 3,625 8,805 1,578 2,187 263 1,208 716
Oregon 42,119 26,846 3,770 11,837 11,239 14,431 5,138 7,868 1,425 842 193 411 238
Pennsylvania 163,372 105,172 9,516 47,599 48,057 53,929 15,147 33,155 5,627 4,271 645 2,008 1,618
Rhode Island 14,114 8,999 1,078 3,069 4,852 4,784 1,501 2,627 656 331 58 138 135
South Carolina 75,942 54,084 5,379 25,850 22,855 19,910 5,349 12,550 2,011 1,948 283 951 714
South Dakota 10,180 6,926 654 3,783 2,489 2,924 915 1,756 253 330 47 190 93
Tennessee 104,604 74,945 7,264 36,602 31,079 26,944 6,750 17,127 3,067 2,715 387 1,391 937
Texas 300,872 222,476 26,745 111,640 84,091 69,717 21,426 41,850 6,441 8,679 1,414 4,785 2,480
Utah 30,945 23,058 2,384 13,089 7,585 7,265 2,944 3,650 671 622 105 373 144
Vermont 9,080 5,710 681 2,006 3,023 3,216 974 1,804 438 154 36 61 57
Virginia 91,779 63,444 7,290 29,257 26,897 26,180 7,703 15,717 2,760 2,155 373 1,030 752
Washington 69,781 46,052 6,488 20,407 19,157 22,158 7,781 12,074 2,303 1,571 340 737 494
West Virginia 35,399 23,268 2,687 10,112 10,469 11,156 2,606 7,301 1,249 975 142 435 398
Wisconsin 70,515 44,032 3,647 19,613 20,772 24,834 7,969 14,290 2,575 1,649 237 783 629
Wyoming 6,485 4,716 471 2,662 1,583 1,577 534 882 161 192 38 105 49
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 1,299 1,191 183 559 449 99 (X) 66 (X) 9 (X) (X) 0
Guam 2,172 1,871 405 1,037 429 225 70 135 20 76 20 46 10
Northern Mariana Islands 578 497 144 275 78 68 (X) 49 (X) 13 (X) (X) (X)
Puerto Rico 51,615 29,964 3,470 9,580 16,914 21,259 5,894 13,574 1,791 392 75 145 172
U.S. Virgin Islands 1,268 944 275 464 205 301 114 168 19 23 (X) 14 (X)
Foreign countries 26,851 21,646 9,700 9,367 2,579 4,728 1,279 3,416 33 477 203 233 41
Unknown 33 18 2 5 11 14 3 11 0 1 1 0 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 Beneficiaries in foreign countries: Number by type of benefit, and total monthly benefits for all and retired-worker beneficiaries, by region and selected country, December 2021
Region and country a Number Total monthly benefits (thousands of dollars)
All beneficiaries Retired workers Disabled workers Spouses Widow(er)s and parents of deceased workers Children All beneficiaries Retired workers
Total 695,086 443,546 8,331 116,175 100,183 26,851 548,444 385,987
Africa 4,300 2,915 93 229 255 808 4,584 3,483
Asia 178,383 109,443 1,643 42,015 16,465 8,817 136,788 99,261
China 1,420 1,085 22 108 70 135 1,578 1,274
Cyprus 622 439 12 72 78 21 608 455
Hong Kong 2,639 2,073 13 310 166 77 2,958 2,488
India 3,184 2,346 76 288 215 259 3,683 2,750
Indonesia 530 388 9 15 18 100 722 578
Israel 14,501 9,558 132 2,513 1,575 723 15,682 11,836
Japan 97,631 53,909 110 33,936 8,944 732 49,621 33,343
Jordan 574 288 17 47 49 173 498 300
Lebanon 910 586 17 88 83 136 922 679
Pakistan 586 391 12 58 37 88 563 419
Philippines 31,971 20,662 942 1,422 3,980 4,965 34,811 24,495
South Korea 8,259 5,510 33 2,198 451 67 5,061 3,889
Taiwan 3,095 2,469 24 384 141 77 3,746 3,185
Thailand 7,710 6,311 108 278 326 687 10,567 9,044
Turkey 1,305 901 38 108 187 71 1,439 1,036
Vietnam 621 465 11 29 12 104 692 560
Central America and Caribbean 25,226 18,747 547 1,156 2,479 2,297 26,429 20,590
Barbados 682 605 6 17 46 8 832 745
Belize 638 537 8 22 36 35 830 723
Costa Rica 2,225 1,604 27 117 326 151 2,630 2,003
Dominican Republic 7,552 5,217 189 344 712 1,090 6,988 5,118
El Salvador 2,340 1,829 45 109 213 144 2,255 1,813
Guatemala 1,782 1,359 35 79 221 88 1,826 1,427
Honduras 962 648 22 37 137 118 1,030 722
Jamaica 1,660 1,364 31 57 131 77 1,768 1,489
Nicaragua 2,100 1,492 50 96 178 284 1,986 1,495
Panama 2,777 2,072 108 151 272 174 3,466 2,715
Trinidad and Tobago 953 810 12 41 63 27 1,031 879
Europe 264,397 169,031 3,126 44,655 41,327 6,258 195,100 134,280
Austria 2,975 2,064 35 384 423 69 2,122 1,487
Belgium 2,432 1,556 16 428 369 63 1,921 1,296
Bosnia and Herzegovina 726 526 96 29 33 42 562 397
Bulgaria 815 676 18 47 39 35 714 595
Croatia 1,417 1,058 56 111 143 49 1,657 1,294
Czechia 1,604 1,130 49 102 174 149 1,759 1,279
Denmark 2,138 1,397 20 428 250 43 1,657 1,164
Finland 1,299 886 35 188 147 43 1,049 773
France 17,104 11,501 72 3,019 2,176 336 14,495 10,764
Germany 39,903 24,566 718 6,702 6,768 1,149 27,826 17,261
Greece 22,278 13,734 153 3,575 4,385 431 15,153 9,963
Hungary 2,252 1,591 34 152 389 86 2,704 1,966
Ireland 10,188 7,010 149 1,375 1,338 316 7,962 5,847
Italy 27,260 16,173 161 4,784 5,538 604 19,269 12,580
Malta 831 555 24 131 98 23 893 648
Netherlands 6,158 4,085 53 1,084 821 115 4,136 2,916
Norway 6,342 3,826 46 1,200 1,125 145 3,525 2,204
Poland 34,023 19,196 313 8,255 5,784 475 16,338 9,891
Portugal 13,270 9,945 281 1,224 1,584 236 11,988 9,553
Romania 1,625 1,313 35 90 111 76 1,590 1,299
Serbia and Montenegro 1,378 1,043 59 69 136 71 1,388 1,054
Slovakia 624 419 15 76 81 33 569 391
Spain 13,020 8,195 232 1,980 2,228 385 11,341 7,841
Sweden 7,085 4,726 50 1,438 650 221 3,957 2,790
Switzerland 7,401 5,079 37 1,170 956 159 5,172 3,765
United Kingdom 38,075 25,337 327 6,383 5,256 772 33,177 23,765
North America 169,964 104,578 1,893 23,190 34,153 6,150 128,238 84,044
Canada 109,624 71,376 1,215 17,842 17,573 1,618 79,196 55,079
Mexico 60,011 32,957 676 5,305 16,546 4,527 48,642 28,656
Oceania 19,647 14,843 207 2,482 1,603 512 18,573 14,885
Australia 16,455 12,222 163 2,334 1,411 325 14,477 11,337
New Zealand 2,588 2,209 27 128 120 104 3,518 3,134
South America 27,868 20,588 515 1,959 3,405 1,401 30,503 23,391
Argentina 2,956 1,961 31 290 566 108 3,094 2,171
Bolivia 532 389 8 42 49 44 539 413
Brazil 2,932 1,868 55 275 501 233 3,321 2,190
Chile and Easter Island 2,791 1,910 27 310 443 101 2,909 2,084
Colombia 11,096 8,658 244 606 1,093 495 12,710 10,222
Ecuador 3,593 2,833 67 211 308 174 3,697 3,025
Peru 2,394 1,806 55 118 247 168 2,569 2,007
Uruguay 974 733 18 74 122 27 1,026 803
U.S. Overseas Military Base 5,301 3,401 307 489 496 608 8,229 6,053
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 of disabled beneficiaries, and average and median monthly benefit, by type of benefit: By state or other area, December 2021
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 9,243,999 1,289.08 1,192.10 7,877,129 1,358.30 1,247.10 224,171 817.88 761.00 1,142,699 904.36 880.00
Alabama 237,929 1,266.68 1,180.10 205,681 1,333.89 1,235.00 8,091 777.89 739.00 24,157 858.14 819.10
Alaska 13,024 1,276.48 1,159.00 11,023 1,348.58 1,221.10 240 890.58 850.50 1,761 877.81 845.00
Arizona 162,542 1,349.26 1,256.10 141,322 1,414.45 1,311.00 3,376 850.28 799.00 17,844 927.40 904.00
Arkansas 145,019 1,230.60 1,161.10 125,981 1,294.57 1,213.00 4,665 729.19 680.00 14,373 832.64 809.00
California 678,680 1,316.73 1,203.10 565,270 1,395.93 1,269.10 13,036 899.88 835.00 100,374 924.84 901.00
Colorado 100,314 1,315.95 1,220.00 87,507 1,374.74 1,266.00 1,944 860.63 797.00 10,863 923.85 911.00
Connecticut 89,561 1,341.74 1,236.00 74,895 1,416.96 1,298.00 1,507 876.42 819.00 13,159 966.90 970.00
Delaware 28,997 1,395.95 1,297.00 25,286 1,462.23 1,356.00 677 815.99 756.00 3,034 973.03 984.05
District of Columbia 13,994 1,155.33 1,070.00 12,097 1,209.39 1,113.00 231 805.19 785.00 1,666 811.32 747.00
Florida 593,726 1,328.28 1,227.00 520,045 1,391.59 1,279.00 13,593 806.64 748.00 60,088 898.41 872.00
Georgia 304,619 1,291.54 1,208.10 262,794 1,361.26 1,268.00 9,077 779.08 730.00 32,748 874.09 837.00
Hawaii 23,286 1,329.75 1,236.00 19,617 1,399.88 1,300.00 404 905.00 854.00 3,265 960.91 960.00
Idaho 48,988 1,267.00 1,174.00 41,769 1,334.02 1,228.10 963 842.36 783.00 6,256 884.92 869.00
Illinois 302,129 1,300.15 1,196.00 251,128 1,372.64 1,251.10 6,257 842.11 786.00 44,744 957.34 952.00
Indiana 221,230 1,292.87 1,209.10 189,432 1,355.25 1,257.10 5,975 822.92 770.00 25,823 944.01 939.10
Iowa 88,869 1,222.51 1,152.00 74,363 1,291.55 1,206.10 1,838 774.86 721.00 12,668 882.24 878.00
Kansas 78,814 1,253.33 1,175.10 66,682 1,321.28 1,227.00 1,917 766.60 709.00 10,215 901.11 890.00
Kentucky 210,101 1,252.09 1,162.00 179,822 1,322.16 1,220.00 7,731 815.62 765.00 22,548 842.93 805.00
Louisiana 171,855 1,227.16 1,119.00 143,284 1,300.18 1,173.00 5,609 888.73 841.10 22,962 854.18 812.00
Maine 59,984 1,206.26 1,131.10 50,945 1,274.98 1,183.00 1,307 761.40 718.00 7,732 828.65 810.00
Maryland 135,537 1,348.38 1,247.00 116,464 1,413.31 1,303.00 2,556 859.98 807.00 16,517 966.13 953.00
Massachusetts 205,198 1,294.45 1,194.00 173,945 1,366.75 1,249.00 3,284 826.31 769.00 27,969 899.75 873.10
Michigan 365,709 1,317.60 1,211.00 307,554 1,384.77 1,260.10 9,005 885.44 820.00 49,150 976.45 986.00
Minnesota 134,586 1,280.92 1,191.00 114,022 1,350.71 1,246.10 1,886 776.59 708.50 18,678 905.79 898.00
Mississippi 135,439 1,218.79 1,147.00 114,383 1,297.66 1,210.00 4,563 751.71 708.00 16,493 801.04 758.00
Missouri 226,978 1,252.14 1,166.00 194,556 1,319.28 1,218.00 6,439 755.50 703.00 25,983 872.45 846.00
Montana 28,981 1,229.56 1,137.10 24,869 1,287.91 1,179.00 600 871.24 823.00 3,512 877.60 862.55
Nebraska 46,591 1,211.09 1,141.10 38,910 1,274.63 1,189.10 840 774.33 746.50 6,841 903.32 902.00
Nevada 67,068 1,375.81 1,282.00 59,661 1,430.04 1,326.00 1,479 911.18 868.10 5,928 945.98 928.00
New Hampshire 50,194 1,334.04 1,243.00 43,702 1,400.88 1,299.00 939 785.72 728.00 5,553 900.73 883.00
New Jersey 206,072 1,424.55 1,299.10 173,632 1,505.33 1,372.10 3,910 890.02 814.00 28,530 1,006.16 1,010.00
New Mexico 66,536 1,225.72 1,138.00 58,346 1,280.54 1,182.00 1,261 818.50 779.00 6,929 838.25 803.00
New York 533,426 1,332.58 1,199.00 447,428 1,407.15 1,256.10 9,570 835.21 772.00 76,428 958.35 953.10
North Carolina 343,747 1,288.10 1,218.10 296,199 1,359.17 1,278.10 9,727 735.05 687.00 37,821 873.76 847.00
North Dakota 16,530 1,199.97 1,129.00 13,797 1,269.30 1,180.00 265 807.50 726.00 2,468 854.57 838.00
Ohio 380,528 1,241.41 1,150.00 322,274 1,303.69 1,194.10 10,362 839.95 781.55 47,892 909.22 902.00
Oklahoma 137,070 1,243.06 1,160.00 118,777 1,303.18 1,208.10 4,285 791.93 740.00 14,008 871.33 846.00
Oregon 113,693 1,275.25 1,185.00 96,685 1,338.75 1,234.10 2,577 867.69 811.00 14,431 922.55 917.00
Pennsylvania 432,029 1,298.80 1,205.10 368,244 1,365.92 1,260.00 9,856 817.93 764.00 53,929 928.35 926.00
Rhode Island 39,036 1,270.90 1,174.10 33,535 1,338.57 1,227.00 717 808.29 747.00 4,784 865.88 838.00
South Carolina 187,510 1,314.35 1,236.00 161,614 1,387.31 1,300.00 5,986 762.59 714.00 19,910 888.01 859.00
South Dakota 20,997 1,193.56 1,124.00 17,723 1,265.47 1,186.00 350 738.63 670.50 2,924 812.13 802.50
Tennessee 258,143 1,259.38 1,182.00 222,515 1,325.22 1,235.00 8,684 746.20 695.00 26,944 881.04 851.00
Texas 598,549 1,275.59 1,180.10 513,527 1,341.37 1,234.10 15,305 846.73 790.00 69,717 885.18 848.00
Utah 52,018 1,285.35 1,183.10 43,781 1,351.22 1,235.10 972 887.71 841.50 7,265 941.59 934.00
Vermont 23,817 1,214.17 1,143.10 20,214 1,279.63 1,195.05 387 776.05 730.00 3,216 855.44 837.00
Virginia 224,970 1,301.38 1,212.10 192,934 1,371.15 1,271.00 5,856 790.75 736.50 26,180 901.38 873.00
Washington 177,077 1,308.82 1,206.00 151,348 1,371.51 1,253.00 3,571 901.04 850.00 22,158 946.32 942.00
West Virginia 92,124 1,271.01 1,165.00 77,602 1,344.70 1,226.00 3,366 882.91 828.50 11,156 875.51 853.10
Wisconsin 175,858 1,269.04 1,187.00 147,961 1,340.21 1,243.10 3,063 785.55 714.00 24,834 904.63 899.00
Wyoming 14,749 1,308.19 1,196.10 12,878 1,365.71 1,239.00 294 955.85 918.50 1,577 904.19 881.00
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 1,389 939.81 912.00 1,226 970.36 928.10 64 699.49 709.55 99 716.85 704.00
Guam 1,751 1,171.43 1,106.00 1,489 1,246.11 1,167.10 37 803.62 841.10 225 737.68 670.10
Northern Mariana Islands 360 879.19 883.00 281 968.79 941.10 11 685.33 512.00 68 540.28 518.05
Puerto Rico 160,997 1,115.25 1,058.10 136,428 1,197.17 1,115.10 3,310 736.11 710.55 21,259 648.57 600.10
U.S. Virgin Islands 1,635 1,262.15 1,155.10 1,303 1,366.20 1,259.10 31 831.14 814.00 301 856.09 821.10
Foreign countries 13,383 1,098.96 993.00 8,331 1,345.88 1,264.00 324 925.68 834.00 4,728 675.73 633.50
Unknown 63 1,218.45 1,214.10 48 1,297.56 1,271.00 1 967.10 967.10 14 965.20 1,067.55
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.