| State | Resident population a | Recipients | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percentage of resident population |
||
| United States | 296,410,404 | 7,113,130 b | 2.4 |
| Alabama | 4,557,808 | 163,709 | 3.6 |
| Alaska | 663,661 | 11,027 | 1.7 |
| Arizona | 5,939,292 | 97,703 | 1.6 |
| Arkansas | 2,779,154 | 91,043 | 3.3 |
| California | 36,132,147 | 1,212,069 | 3.4 |
| Colorado | 4,665,177 | 55,441 | 1.2 |
| Connecticut | 3,510,297 | 52,147 | 1.5 |
| Delaware | 843,524 | 13,664 | 1.6 |
| District of Columbia | 550,521 | 21,166 | 3.8 |
| Florida | 17,789,864 | 422,466 | 2.4 |
| Georgia | 9,072,576 | 202,747 | 2.2 |
| Hawaii | 1,275,194 | 22,689 | 1.8 |
| Idaho | 1,429,096 | 22,200 | 1.6 |
| Illinois | 12,763,371 | 258,553 | 2.0 |
| Indiana | 6,271,973 | 98,555 | 1.6 |
| Iowa | 2,966,334 | 43,388 | 1.5 |
| Kansas | 2,744,687 | 39,154 | 1.4 |
| Kentucky | 4,173,405 | 180,225 | 4.3 |
| Louisiana | 4,523,628 | 155,803 | 3.4 |
| Maine | 1,321,505 | 31,978 | 2.4 |
| Maryland | 5,600,388 | 94,418 | 1.7 |
| Massachusetts | 6,398,743 | 171,488 | 2.7 |
| Michigan | 10,120,860 | 222,073 | 2.2 |
| Minnesota | 5,132,799 | 72,915 | 1.4 |
| Mississippi | 2,921,088 | 124,561 | 4.3 |
| Missouri | 5,800,310 | 117,613 | 2.0 |
| Montana | 935,670 | 14,784 | 1.6 |
| Nebraska | 1,758,787 | 22,334 | 1.3 |
| Nevada | 2,414,807 | 32,977 | 1.4 |
| New Hampshire | 1,309,940 | 13,636 | 1.0 |
| New Jersey | 8,717,925 | 152,352 | 1.7 |
| New Mexico | 1,928,384 | 53,773 | 2.8 |
| New York | 19,254,630 | 635,079 | 3.3 |
| North Carolina | 8,683,242 | 199,270 | 2.3 |
| North Dakota | 636,677 | 7,917 | 1.2 |
| Ohio | 11,464,042 | 250,283 | 2.2 |
| Oklahoma | 3,547,884 | 79,564 | 2.2 |
| Oregon | 3,641,056 | 60,557 | 1.7 |
| Pennsylvania | 12,429,616 | 317,462 | 2.6 |
| Rhode Island | 1,076,189 | 30,194 | 2.8 |
| South Carolina | 4,255,083 | 105,341 | 2.5 |
| South Dakota | 775,933 | 12,573 | 1.6 |
| Tennessee | 5,962,959 | 161,099 | 2.7 |
| Texas | 22,859,968 | 501,762 | 2.2 |
| Utah | 2,469,585 | 22,587 | 0.9 |
| Vermont | 623,050 | 13,138 | 2.1 |
| Virginia | 7,567,465 | 137,340 | 1.8 |
| Washington | 6,287,759 | 115,563 | 1.8 |
| West Virginia | 1,816,856 | 76,728 | 4.2 |
| Wisconsin | 5,536,201 | 92,225 | 1.7 |
| Wyoming | 509,294 | 5,797 | 1.1 |
| SOURCES: U.S. Census Bureau and Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data. | |||
| a. Population estimates for the United States as of July 1, 2005, as reported by the U.S. Census Bureau. | |||
| b. Excludes 749 recipients in the Northern Mariana Islands. | |||
| CONTACT: Art Kahn (410) 965-0186 or ssi.asr@ssa.gov. | |||