November 2008
Social Security Administration Beneficiaries
Social Security Direct Deposit and Check Statistics

State	Check Payments	Direct Deposit Payments	Total Payments	Percent Direct Deposit
Alabama	193,976	759,334	953,310	79.7
Alaska	9,074	62,089	71,163	87.2
Arizona	78,738	881,776	960,514	91.8
Arkansas	106,087	492,589	598,676	82.3
California	524,533	4,149,259	4,673,792	88.8
Colorado	68,521	559,007	627,528	89.1
Connecticut	92,274	508,969	601,243	84.7
Delaware	16,587	144,987	161,574	89.7
District of Columbia	12,742	58,841	71,583	82.2
Florida	301,049	3,224,029	3,525,078	91.5
Georgia	236,885	1,110,521	1,347,406	82.4
Hawaii	20,139	193,323	213,462	90.6
Idaho	24,430	218,425	242,855	89.9
Illinois	254,454	1,682,338	1,936,792	86.9
Indiana	159,917	963,726	1,123,643	85.8
Iowa	54,032	511,622	565,654	90.4
Kansas	55,118	410,231	465,349	88.2
Kentucky	205,917	637,290	843,207	75.6
Louisiana	159,538	589,053	748,591	78.7
Maine	45,168	241,270	286,438	84.2
Maryland	114,069	689,652	803,721	85.8
Massachusetts	172,726	923,156	1,095,882	84.2
Michigan	237,358	1,597,609	1,834,967	87.1
Minnesota	89,797	742,179	831,976	89.2
Mississippi	120,652	447,696	568,348	78.8
Missouri	166,728	942,254	1,108,982	85.0
Montana	21,681	159,207	180,888	88.0
Nebraska	32,403	266,588	298,991	89.2
Nevada	41,481	320,350	361,831	88.5
New Hampshire	30,502	206,443	236,945	87.1
New Jersey	196,321	1,214,703	1,411,024	86.1
New Mexico	44,448	290,932	335,380	86.7
New York	483,146	2,657,281	3,140,427	84.6
North Carolina	270,648	1,360,282	1,630,930	83.4
North Dakota	14,683	102,524	117,207	87.5
Ohio	339,647	1,686,434	2,026,081	83.2
Oklahoma	97,561	569,903	667,464	85.4
Oregon	51,503	593,730	645,233	92.0
Pennsylvania	353,242	2,115,833	2,469,075	85.7
Rhode Island	31,403	165,280	196,683	84.0
South Carolina	144,781	702,062	846,843	82.9
South Dakota	15,723	131,390	147,113	89.3
Tennessee	205,948	963,765	1,169,713	82.4
Texas	482,827	2,691,175	3,174,002	84.8
Utah	26,074	268,810	294,884	91.2
Vermont	16,930	101,517	118,447	85.7
Virginia	210,414	996,076	1,206,490	82.6
Washington	81,800	926,007	1,007,807	91.9
West Virginia	116,288	307,673	423,961	72.6
Wisconsin	101,208	901,967	1,003,175	89.9
Wyoming	9,944	76,045	85,989	88.4
State Total	6,941,115	42,517,202	49,458,317	86.0
American Samoa	1,416	4,241	5,657	75.0
Guam	891	12,244	13,135	93.2
Northern Marianna Islands	458	1,878	2,336	80.4
Puerto Rico	223,132	526,250	749,382	70.2
Virgin Islands	4,067	13,898	17,965	77.4
Other Total	229,964	558,511	788,475	70.8
Grand Total	7,171,079	43,075,713	50,246,792	85.7