Annual Statistical Supplement, 2020

Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance

Benefits in Current-Payment Status

Geographic Data

Table 5.J1 Estimated total annual benefits paid, by state or other area and program, 2019 (in millions of dollars)
State or area Total, OASDI Retirement Survivors Disability
All areas 1,047,676 777,258 125,369 145,049
Alabama 18,494 12,333 2,417 3,744
Alaska 1,634 1,238 197 199
Arizona 23,298 18,124 2,502 2,672
Arkansas 10,867 7,329 1,346 2,192
California 97,899 75,629 11,193 11,077
Colorado 14,911 11,556 1,651 1,704
Connecticut 12,492 9,760 1,312 1,420
Delaware 3,896 3,005 402 489
District of Columbia 1,318 984 131 203
Florida 77,516 59,754 8,233 9,529
Georgia 30,064 21,639 3,633 4,792
Hawaii 4,546 3,729 449 368
Idaho 5,721 4,344 641 736
Illinois 38,279 28,724 4,817 4,738
Indiana 23,325 16,931 2,960 3,434
Iowa 10,889 8,340 1,303 1,246
Kansas 9,499 7,174 1,133 1,192
Kentucky 15,612 10,160 2,206 3,246
Louisiana 14,102 9,108 2,454 2,540
Maine 5,388 3,913 584 891
Maryland 17,764 13,554 1,976 2,234
Massachusetts 21,714 16,116 2,271 3,327
Michigan 38,728 28,124 4,754 5,850
Minnesota 17,948 14,070 1,853 2,025
Mississippi 10,334 6,890 1,414 2,030
Missouri 21,195 15,166 2,577 3,452
Montana 3,753 2,895 434 424
Nebraska 5,807 4,458 696 653
Nevada 8,947 6,870 934 1,143
New Hampshire 5,414 4,068 509 837
New Jersey 29,946 23,103 3,247 3,596
New Mexico 6,840 5,000 812 1,028
New York 62,076 46,738 6,794 8,544
North Carolina 35,101 26,046 3,708 5,347
North Dakota 2,177 1,649 303 225
Ohio 38,755 27,621 5,531 5,603
Oklahoma 12,801 9,026 1,734 2,041
Oregon 14,739 11,418 1,565 1,756
Pennsylvania 48,732 36,035 5,949 6,748
Rhode Island 3,802 2,820 374 608
South Carolina 19,344 14,237 2,109 2,998
South Dakota 2,878 2,251 332 295
Tennessee 23,854 16,939 2,920 3,995
Texas 69,001 50,036 9,620 9,345
Utah 6,976 5,307 879 790
Vermont 2,511 1,911 251 349
Virginia 26,300 19,759 2,974 3,567
Washington 23,642 18,227 2,491 2,924
West Virginia 7,710 5,028 1,217 1,465
Wisconsin 21,196 16,247 2,274 2,675
Wyoming 1,937 1,483 228 226
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 61 29 15 17
Guam 211 145 40 26
Northern Mariana Islands 28 18 7 3
Puerto Rico 9,339 5,677 1,373 2,289
U.S. Virgin Islands 314 254 34 26
Foreign countries 6,034 4,261 1,601 172
Unknown 15 11 3 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 state or other area, program, and type of benefit, December 2019
State or area Total Retirement Survivors Disability
Retired workers Spouses Children Widow(er)s and parents Children Disabled workers Spouses Children
All areas 64,064,496 45,094,245 2,430,526 702,249 3,996,448 1,915,560 8,378,374 113,435 1,433,659
Alabama 1,159,320 731,111 31,033 12,812 78,529 43,128 219,981 2,846 39,880
Alaska 104,568 75,412 3,147 1,988 5,442 4,654 11,583 158 2,184
Arizona 1,399,403 1,040,894 50,894 15,653 78,367 37,266 149,523 1,990 24,816
Arkansas 703,896 450,419 16,268 7,489 44,711 25,318 132,680 1,676 25,335
California 6,070,395 4,443,137 305,588 82,492 362,897 154,402 618,003 10,056 93,820
Colorado 897,886 665,194 37,412 8,098 50,543 23,984 96,445 1,037 15,173
Connecticut 689,996 512,703 22,870 7,678 36,513 18,295 78,473 691 12,773
Delaware 219,490 162,952 6,176 1,734 11,744 6,073 26,574 225 4,012
District of Columbia 83,899 58,903 2,120 867 3,965 3,157 13,422 26 1,439
Florida 4,747,364 3,514,707 161,937 48,499 268,798 113,458 544,910 7,172 87,883
Georgia 1,871,862 1,288,872 50,158 21,128 113,210 67,795 276,354 3,460 50,885
Hawaii 277,013 218,219 9,612 3,826 14,570 6,237 20,572 350 3,627
Idaho 358,633 259,909 12,331 3,978 19,805 10,030 43,495 697 8,388
Illinois 2,267,082 1,627,122 84,413 24,705 144,255 70,089 269,014 3,378 44,106
Indiana 1,370,231 946,375 40,672 13,427 86,843 47,193 198,695 2,466 34,560
Iowa 657,019 482,117 20,826 6,409 40,268 18,264 76,483 733 11,919
Kansas 561,634 402,018 18,770 5,973 33,589 17,757 70,426 703 12,398
Kentucky 1,001,700 618,077 32,452 10,094 74,232 38,254 191,326 3,592 33,673
Louisiana 922,223 559,820 41,450 11,034 82,951 42,043 152,643 3,061 29,221
Maine 349,962 242,442 10,661 3,412 19,192 8,994 54,497 617 10,147
Maryland 1,020,436 742,552 33,177 10,150 56,217 32,929 124,843 826 19,742
Massachusetts 1,287,830 901,679 44,597 14,054 66,711 35,080 188,851 1,434 35,424
Michigan 2,236,852 1,536,620 75,109 23,922 139,023 69,064 329,376 4,852 58,886
Minnesota 1,053,166 784,382 36,935 10,586 55,062 26,344 118,405 962 20,490
Mississippi 677,464 429,412 15,543 8,871 45,927 30,471 122,113 1,834 23,293
Missouri 1,312,639 897,621 35,736 12,374 80,272 44,782 205,935 2,332 33,587
Montana 239,410 178,102 7,698 2,544 13,927 6,705 26,058 365 4,011
Nebraska 352,880 257,481 12,084 3,605 21,072 10,611 40,417 309 7,301
Nevada 552,219 413,107 15,986 6,102 29,071 14,489 63,167 728 9,569
New Hampshire 312,043 220,989 9,382 2,585 14,720 7,449 46,341 337 10,240
New Jersey 1,646,792 1,207,715 62,376 19,094 92,329 43,909 186,881 2,214 32,274
New Mexico 445,742 307,967 16,774 4,526 26,733 15,325 63,154 833 10,430
New York 3,667,022 2,603,254 147,467 46,315 207,475 95,575 477,552 6,118 83,266
North Carolina 2,144,804 1,526,249 50,917 19,870 116,547 64,969 311,730 3,366 51,156
North Dakota 136,520 99,735 4,833 1,192 9,758 4,540 14,046 114 2,302
Ohio 2,386,362 1,623,359 88,351 20,931 175,757 82,057 338,599 4,453 52,855
Oklahoma 802,326 537,909 24,266 8,664 55,112 29,901 123,472 1,683 21,319
Oregon 891,726 662,320 31,810 9,294 49,521 19,684 102,966 1,400 14,731
Pennsylvania 2,861,155 2,013,791 97,085 25,996 182,826 81,345 390,626 4,556 64,930
Rhode Island 228,257 160,706 5,743 2,623 11,154 5,868 35,441 257 6,465
South Carolina 1,174,399 828,566 28,705 11,110 67,311 36,863 171,174 1,973 28,697
South Dakota 182,793 137,577 5,628 1,590 10,859 5,490 18,335 162 3,152
Tennessee 1,478,145 995,471 41,650 14,643 93,854 51,797 237,006 3,157 40,567
Texas 4,338,301 2,954,611 206,031 50,764 315,685 150,771 544,477 9,254 106,708
Utah 419,037 296,554 21,275 5,450 23,543 16,691 45,483 640 9,401
Vermont 153,124 109,498 5,021 1,657 7,811 3,727 21,232 176 4,002
Virginia 1,559,858 1,113,220 52,471 15,493 92,892 44,793 203,630 2,510 34,849
Washington 1,376,287 1,005,248 55,307 14,775 75,223 32,173 165,880 1,935 25,746
West Virginia 478,209 292,653 21,719 5,448 40,741 17,559 83,775 2,329 13,985
Wisconsin 1,257,850 923,461 35,439 12,144 67,451 33,549 156,887 1,442 27,477
Wyoming 115,406 85,085 3,698 1,062 6,690 3,572 13,173 172 1,954
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 6,168 2,588 180 227 591 709 1,312 39 522
Guam 18,768 12,093 1,083 575 1,591 1,220 1,587 64 555
Northern Mariana Islands 3,188 1,925 133 178 301 325 258 8 60
Puerto Rico 828,099 481,024 61,533 10,328 73,153 24,462 148,218 5,179 24,202
U.S. Virgin Islands 21,939 16,845 921 432 1,260 668 1,469 35 309
Foreign countries 682,888 431,883 115,040 11,773 97,759 13,687 9,343 452 2,951
Unknown 816 590 33 6 95 16 63 1 12
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 state or other area and sex, December 2019
State or area Number Total monthly benefits (thousands of dollars)
Total Men Women Total Men Women
All areas 48,653,036 21,754,504 26,898,532 71,994,083 36,495,448 35,498,634
Alabama 785,176 341,346 443,830 1,146,291 572,103 574,188
Alaska 78,307 39,679 38,628 112,269 64,275 47,994
Arizona 1,101,544 503,316 598,228 1,673,646 862,095 811,551
Arkansas 479,940 212,353 267,587 678,197 339,360 338,837
California 4,832,708 2,201,881 2,630,827 6,977,912 3,566,455 3,411,457
Colorado 716,389 330,904 385,485 1,075,314 569,085 506,230
Connecticut 549,947 241,942 308,005 901,838 450,292 451,546
Delaware 170,706 75,450 95,256 276,463 137,380 139,083
District of Columbia 62,604 26,735 35,869 91,421 41,734 49,687
Florida 3,722,600 1,681,718 2,040,882 5,506,478 2,798,291 2,708,187
Georgia 1,349,223 587,214 762,009 1,984,022 983,200 1,000,822
Hawaii 229,771 104,063 125,708 339,880 167,997 171,884
Idaho 274,358 128,177 146,181 400,847 214,790 186,056
Illinois 1,753,655 778,738 974,917 2,656,976 1,345,629 1,311,348
Indiana 1,009,510 442,913 566,597 1,566,429 787,589 778,840
Iowa 516,148 229,900 286,248 771,702 393,483 378,219
Kansas 431,215 191,915 239,300 664,741 337,578 327,163
Kentucky 677,417 303,847 373,570 955,540 492,510 463,029
Louisiana 639,893 288,494 351,399 878,249 467,083 411,166
Maine 259,508 119,325 140,183 363,465 189,771 173,694
Maryland 793,788 344,251 449,537 1,253,982 606,729 647,253
Massachusetts 984,789 437,173 547,616 1,510,728 760,874 749,854
Michigan 1,635,820 728,157 907,663 2,574,892 1,307,582 1,267,310
Minnesota 834,600 377,186 457,414 1,292,363 661,369 630,994
Mississippi 454,346 198,282 256,064 635,109 314,578 320,531
Missouri 954,448 424,035 530,413 1,402,791 711,712 691,079
Montana 187,541 89,112 98,429 265,747 142,733 123,013
Nebraska 278,917 122,971 155,946 417,332 210,139 207,193
Nevada 428,668 204,122 224,546 627,271 333,222 294,049
New Hampshire 235,208 107,336 127,872 377,090 195,576 181,515
New Jersey 1,303,247 562,304 740,943 2,133,282 1,034,539 1,098,743
New Mexico 330,279 150,904 179,375 461,289 237,097 224,192
New York 2,817,557 1,225,807 1,591,750 4,295,406 2,076,277 2,219,129
North Carolina 1,585,852 688,893 896,959 2,377,025 1,168,155 1,208,870
North Dakota 108,686 49,723 58,963 154,919 81,989 72,930
Ohio 1,784,426 797,974 986,452 2,603,591 1,346,910 1,256,681
Oklahoma 580,052 256,981 323,071 842,866 423,575 419,291
Oregon 704,857 321,311 383,546 1,053,715 541,923 511,792
Pennsylvania 2,179,223 953,409 1,225,814 3,353,663 1,670,378 1,683,285
Rhode Island 170,815 74,856 95,959 261,084 129,205 131,879
South Carolina 864,125 381,323 482,802 1,306,007 658,599 647,408
South Dakota 146,212 67,934 78,278 208,163 110,656 97,508
Tennessee 1,057,770 465,927 591,843 1,565,036 784,842 780,194
Texas 3,260,949 1,477,384 1,783,565 4,704,207 2,461,467 2,242,740
Utah 323,613 148,167 175,446 493,039 264,725 228,314
Vermont 116,934 53,710 63,224 176,373 90,337 86,037
Virginia 1,191,558 522,954 668,604 1,827,917 911,628 916,289
Washington 1,082,230 492,012 590,218 1,687,727 868,970 818,758
West Virginia 333,190 150,882 182,308 478,777 250,045 228,732
Wisconsin 964,708 437,096 527,612 1,478,582 761,424 717,158
Wyoming 89,405 42,551 46,854 135,943 74,656 61,288
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 2,804 1,352 1,452 2,635 1,399 1,236
Guam 13,107 6,317 6,790 13,054 7,127 5,927
Northern Mariana Islands 1,913 988 925 1,513 871 641
Puerto Rico 574,576 256,316 318,260 540,698 270,930 269,768
U.S. Virgin Islands 17,637 8,129 9,508 22,370 11,220 11,150
Foreign countries 617,859 296,419 321,440 435,248 230,772 204,476
Unknown 708 346 362 966 519 447
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 state or other area, program, and type of benefit, December 2019 (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 88,523,452 67,769,892 1,910,575 500,543 5,476,827 1,726,994 10,537,097 41,079 560,445
Alabama 1,539,497 1,077,545 25,111 9,461 102,078 36,880 271,929 990 15,505
Alaska 139,300 108,749 2,579 1,311 7,335 4,110 14,362 54 799
Arizona 2,002,298 1,597,938 42,154 10,902 111,575 33,644 195,449 734 9,903
Arkansas 905,022 641,449 12,354 5,228 56,373 21,023 159,005 502 9,088
California 8,311,626 6,544,242 225,101 57,146 495,941 146,679 798,441 4,016 40,060
Colorado 1,275,705 1,011,741 33,009 5,959 72,341 22,952 123,090 409 6,203
Connecticut 1,061,420 850,445 21,407 5,878 56,670 18,520 102,647 269 5,584
Delaware 333,859 266,046 5,806 1,342 17,600 5,512 35,810 92 1,652
District of Columbia 112,085 86,455 2,019 606 4,985 2,502 14,993 9 518
Florida 6,621,951 5,250,238 127,721 33,749 374,697 100,394 698,119 2,591 34,442
Georgia 2,536,552 1,901,882 41,490 15,006 150,846 58,549 348,137 1,142 19,499
Hawaii 390,967 326,610 7,663 2,740 19,899 5,917 26,599 127 1,411
Idaho 490,012 382,985 10,206 2,837 28,033 9,145 53,577 225 3,004
Illinois 3,219,194 2,493,109 70,374 18,284 209,924 65,461 343,121 1,245 17,676
Indiana 1,957,955 1,478,387 35,549 10,172 127,530 42,407 249,886 897 13,125
Iowa 921,357 728,612 17,731 4,495 57,590 16,708 91,645 245 4,331
Kansas 803,278 625,931 16,861 4,352 48,901 16,008 86,449 262 4,515
Kentucky 1,292,021 884,591 24,515 7,079 94,785 31,919 234,606 1,314 13,211
Louisiana 1,159,288 783,435 32,040 7,510 106,167 34,603 183,928 1,178 10,427
Maine 455,580 342,843 8,779 2,333 25,396 8,038 64,229 199 3,765
Maryland 1,510,998 1,187,186 30,354 7,902 82,040 31,522 163,268 344 8,381
Massachusetts 1,838,077 1,404,228 39,579 10,228 96,075 33,819 238,854 553 14,742
Michigan 3,249,744 2,444,725 65,196 18,621 207,166 64,813 424,936 1,717 22,569
Minnesota 1,533,787 1,230,808 33,494 7,493 81,033 25,086 147,820 378 7,676
Mississippi 858,065 603,178 11,871 6,047 56,788 24,512 146,608 593 8,468
Missouri 1,779,307 1,327,079 30,243 8,754 110,245 37,911 251,832 791 12,453
Montana 319,611 254,137 6,187 1,741 19,229 5,747 31,005 115 1,451
Nebraska 493,000 389,814 10,381 2,576 30,145 9,685 47,753 107 2,539
Nevada 764,540 606,199 12,411 4,225 40,671 13,478 83,452 273 3,830
New Hampshire 462,494 357,676 9,031 1,996 22,111 7,274 60,158 139 4,109
New Jersey 2,539,495 2,008,212 54,785 14,730 141,206 44,998 259,429 914 15,221
New Mexico 578,475 436,768 12,730 3,003 34,374 12,426 75,176 302 3,696
New York 5,240,721 4,045,269 116,225 33,603 296,338 92,295 619,311 2,338 35,342
North Carolina 2,981,195 2,295,675 44,279 14,476 157,030 56,542 391,862 1,095 20,235
North Dakota 183,880 144,542 3,827 838 13,289 4,005 16,515 38 826
Ohio 3,231,289 2,397,424 72,452 14,900 245,697 70,625 409,644 1,557 18,991
Oklahoma 1,071,093 788,196 19,758 5,978 74,091 25,718 149,114 567 7,670
Oregon 1,257,557 998,643 27,530 6,813 71,373 18,641 128,197 513 5,849
Pennsylvania 4,101,737 3,138,087 84,606 19,390 264,896 74,812 493,030 1,644 25,272
Rhode Island 322,326 247,532 5,012 1,838 16,061 5,423 43,822 96 2,543
South Carolina 1,645,360 1,258,572 25,172 8,276 89,937 31,849 219,372 677 11,504
South Dakota 245,384 198,147 4,604 1,048 14,534 4,484 21,416 46 1,104
Tennessee 2,005,604 1,484,269 35,007 10,784 124,748 43,637 290,896 1,054 15,208
Texas 5,816,704 4,349,918 157,781 34,688 420,585 134,950 675,747 3,322 39,713
Utah 594,305 459,289 19,219 3,969 35,171 15,808 57,157 237 3,454
Vermont 213,972 167,227 4,398 1,208 11,025 3,404 25,182 60 1,469
Virginia 2,231,955 1,729,242 46,110 11,659 129,507 41,755 258,669 928 14,085
Washington 2,017,636 1,591,116 49,320 11,063 111,737 31,486 211,945 748 10,222
West Virginia 632,734 431,040 16,328 3,871 54,481 15,183 105,174 990 5,668
Wisconsin 1,803,101 1,426,593 31,014 8,924 99,200 31,099 195,543 491 10,236
Wyoming 165,086 130,287 3,310 784 9,869 3,352 16,665 68 751
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 4,751 2,419 76 99 464 371 1,203 8 111
Guam 17,471 12,308 530 303 1,496 834 1,818 18 164
Northern Mariana Islands 2,266 1,486 57 76 219 182 229 3 14
Puerto Rico 764,388 476,997 27,896 5,355 63,123 15,914 164,795 1,646 8,663
U.S. Virgin Islands 26,726 21,869 580 283 1,419 537 1,893 15 129
Foreign countries 488,564 339,664 36,730 6,604 80,665 11,833 11,505 195 1,367
Unknown 1,086 838 20 5 122 16 79 a 5
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. Less than $500.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 5.J5 Number of beneficiaries, by state or other area and age, December 2019
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 64,064,496 2,797,648 4,205,850 3,489,622 4,918,340 14,101,230 13,599,992 9,242,801 5,891,950 3,528,180 2,218,939 69,944
Alabama 1,159,320 68,025 108,302 91,090 106,727 243,639 219,121 147,644 93,535 52,322 28,122 793
Alaska 104,568 6,965 6,609 4,551 8,136 26,501 24,037 14,320 7,478 3,890 2,029 52
Arizona 1,399,403 57,822 73,374 61,141 105,522 313,392 318,877 220,082 132,819 73,277 41,987 1,110
Arkansas 703,896 41,943 66,876 54,622 60,515 144,193 132,706 93,072 58,435 32,989 17,992 553
California 6,070,395 224,322 303,114 262,220 448,031 1,375,963 1,371,262 909,417 581,960 353,387 232,707 8,012
Colorado 897,886 35,128 47,949 38,463 59,957 211,799 212,304 133,161 80,778 48,166 29,326 855
Connecticut 689,996 24,801 40,932 32,772 41,544 143,011 149,348 106,304 69,183 46,465 34,374 1,262
Delaware 219,490 8,356 11,919 11,573 16,936 49,729 49,363 33,371 19,851 11,492 6,722 178
District of Columbia 83,899 3,605 6,431 5,504 5,755 16,595 17,831 12,191 7,637 4,648 3,519 183
Florida 4,747,364 182,819 250,729 232,479 358,737 1,021,703 1,036,632 740,830 471,289 276,442 170,591 5,113
Georgia 1,871,862 102,520 137,202 116,751 166,166 419,091 391,969 255,334 152,252 83,051 46,111 1,415
Hawaii 277,013 10,261 10,886 8,586 17,509 63,289 65,008 42,422 26,211 17,935 14,321 585
Idaho 358,633 15,874 23,558 16,966 27,877 83,179 78,328 52,729 31,848 17,790 10,198 286
Illinois 2,267,082 89,737 139,817 113,807 170,066 501,918 475,361 330,061 218,473 134,594 90,167 3,081
Indiana 1,370,231 65,691 100,296 83,504 111,230 305,322 275,548 188,170 121,226 72,067 45,812 1,365
Iowa 657,019 23,047 40,441 31,749 45,634 148,346 135,827 94,013 66,247 42,396 28,342 977
Kansas 561,634 25,074 36,667 28,961 39,717 125,700 116,970 78,965 52,674 33,980 22,182 744
Kentucky 1,001,700 56,813 93,473 81,489 92,508 213,616 188,468 125,633 78,961 44,761 25,346 632
Louisiana 922,223 56,338 81,491 65,007 79,494 199,467 176,549 117,896 75,755 43,945 25,559 722
Maine 349,962 14,366 29,809 21,342 24,937 75,660 73,721 48,805 30,791 18,768 11,427 336
Maryland 1,020,436 44,768 62,523 51,345 68,012 220,835 226,052 153,806 96,090 57,735 37,965 1,305
Massachusetts 1,287,830 54,216 103,499 72,769 72,557 259,167 276,339 188,740 121,214 80,461 56,899 1,969
Michigan 2,236,852 98,887 166,269 137,567 198,309 497,955 444,237 303,881 193,144 117,527 76,815 2,261
Minnesota 1,053,166 37,438 63,776 46,756 70,596 241,974 226,066 155,889 103,348 64,033 41,914 1,376
Mississippi 677,464 43,803 61,820 51,973 65,522 144,904 126,090 82,954 53,629 29,469 16,780 520
Missouri 1,312,639 62,349 100,740 86,669 108,433 281,004 258,787 182,258 117,298 70,919 42,870 1,312
Montana 239,410 9,398 13,131 10,662 18,678 57,928 53,189 35,000 21,568 12,264 7,377 215
Nebraska 352,880 14,166 22,278 16,100 21,419 78,838 75,345 51,106 35,291 23,084 14,789 464
Nevada 552,219 23,633 29,142 25,829 44,947 129,104 127,750 85,052 48,959 24,651 12,796 356
New Hampshire 312,043 14,310 25,978 17,115 19,432 67,569 68,388 44,666 26,987 16,655 10,606 337
New Jersey 1,646,792 64,116 92,051 80,791 106,587 352,254 358,871 249,087 163,469 105,206 71,985 2,375
New Mexico 445,742 22,490 32,012 24,965 35,996 99,372 95,603 62,243 38,455 21,876 12,381 349
New York 3,667,022 144,153 238,196 203,565 263,551 781,679 774,804 528,964 350,118 222,724 153,488 5,780
North Carolina 2,144,804 94,688 149,784 131,812 182,668 476,407 453,259 301,985 185,028 106,287 61,090 1,796
North Dakota 136,520 5,311 7,854 5,580 9,089 31,991 28,278 19,060 13,624 9,169 6,329 235
Ohio 2,386,362 102,648 173,252 140,335 185,701 521,822 485,219 329,429 221,337 135,982 88,102 2,535
Oklahoma 802,326 43,465 62,725 51,169 64,915 173,027 159,743 111,384 70,980 41,331 22,973 614
Oregon 891,726 28,465 51,643 40,858 65,903 209,851 204,917 133,535 79,358 46,083 30,218 895
Pennsylvania 2,861,155 112,769 194,885 162,348 211,930 620,701 585,857 404,177 270,800 175,360 118,782 3,546
Rhode Island 228,257 9,754 18,185 13,929 15,574 48,139 46,465 31,574 20,283 13,662 10,333 359
South Carolina 1,174,399 54,636 80,020 73,403 102,215 264,392 252,749 166,422 96,855 53,258 29,509 940
South Dakota 182,793 6,971 9,986 7,238 12,386 43,829 39,670 26,232 17,341 11,277 7,565 298
Tennessee 1,478,145 76,749 117,215 99,292 127,119 321,886 300,709 202,737 124,362 69,006 38,041 1,029
Texas 4,338,301 229,677 286,458 221,678 339,539 987,478 932,306 616,176 378,576 218,267 124,732 3,414
Utah 419,037 23,852 27,306 17,056 27,210 95,207 91,134 62,562 39,485 22,696 12,258 271
Vermont 153,124 6,013 11,989 8,019 10,169 33,832 33,818 22,406 13,342 8,144 5,226 166
Virginia 1,559,858 66,742 101,639 84,462 115,457 339,869 341,124 231,286 143,469 83,439 50,799 1,572
Washington 1,376,287 48,815 83,433 66,157 95,652 316,572 316,675 206,730 122,794 71,665 46,266 1,528
West Virginia 478,209 24,394 40,595 35,738 44,292 104,324 93,407 60,589 39,481 22,176 12,895 318
Wisconsin 1,257,850 46,389 83,205 63,957 99,591 290,887 259,053 175,467 117,040 73,212 47,615 1,434
Wyoming 115,406 4,866 6,656 5,170 9,309 28,166 25,223 16,474 10,254 5,770 3,429 89
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 6,168 1,333 640 670 721 1,097 823 464 279 96 (X) (X)
Guam 18,768 2,023 1,198 716 1,724 4,536 3,796 2,181 1,530 719 337 8
Northern Mariana Islands 3,188 484 243 135 413 809 597 250 166 75 16 0
Puerto Rico 828,099 36,260 66,482 64,817 85,964 158,652 154,145 114,046 78,004 43,688 24,934 1,107
U.S. Virgin Islands 21,939 1,070 839 656 1,737 4,708 5,346 3,937 2,164 1,036 425 21
Foreign countries 682,888 23,015 8,312 5,715 27,987 128,288 164,835 135,489 98,277 56,690 33,390 890
Unknown 816 25 16 29 38 64 93 143 148 123 (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 beneficiaries, by state or other area and sex, December 2019
State or area Total Adult beneficiaries Children
Men Women
All areas 64,064,496 26,992,231 33,020,797 4,051,468
Alabama 1,159,320 464,684 598,816 95,820
Alaska 104,568 48,558 47,184 8,826
Arizona 1,399,403 604,761 716,907 77,735
Arkansas 703,896 288,594 357,160 58,142
California 6,070,395 2,632,334 3,107,347 330,714
Colorado 897,886 393,655 456,976 47,255
Connecticut 689,996 288,864 362,386 38,746
Delaware 219,490 91,849 115,822 11,819
District of Columbia 83,899 34,355 44,081 5,463
Florida 4,747,364 2,036,272 2,461,252 249,840
Georgia 1,871,862 755,843 976,211 139,808
Hawaii 277,013 120,558 142,765 13,690
Idaho 358,633 156,715 179,522 22,396
Illinois 2,267,082 951,072 1,177,110 138,900
Indiana 1,370,231 562,717 712,334 95,180
Iowa 657,019 278,111 342,316 36,592
Kansas 561,634 234,449 291,057 36,128
Kentucky 1,001,700 419,448 500,231 82,021
Louisiana 922,223 384,413 455,512 82,298
Maine 349,962 152,467 174,942 22,553
Maryland 1,020,436 417,835 539,780 62,821
Massachusetts 1,287,830 540,056 663,216 84,558
Michigan 2,236,852 931,640 1,153,340 151,872
Minnesota 1,053,166 452,670 543,076 57,420
Mississippi 677,464 270,301 344,528 62,635
Missouri 1,312,639 548,500 673,396 90,743
Montana 239,410 107,520 118,630 13,260
Nebraska 352,880 146,764 184,599 21,517
Nevada 552,219 248,258 273,801 30,160
New Hampshire 312,043 132,464 159,305 20,274
New Jersey 1,646,792 674,064 877,451 95,277
New Mexico 445,742 191,705 223,756 30,281
New York 3,667,022 1,517,660 1,924,206 225,156
North Carolina 2,144,804 876,790 1,132,019 135,995
North Dakota 136,520 58,927 69,559 8,034
Ohio 2,386,362 1,007,060 1,223,459 155,843
Oklahoma 802,326 330,854 411,588 59,884
Oregon 891,726 388,644 459,373 43,709
Pennsylvania 2,861,155 1,189,032 1,499,852 172,271
Rhode Island 228,257 94,281 119,020 14,956
South Carolina 1,174,399 484,410 613,319 76,670
South Dakota 182,793 80,172 92,389 10,232
Tennessee 1,478,145 606,164 764,974 107,007
Texas 4,338,301 1,828,183 2,201,875 308,243
Utah 419,037 176,805 210,690 31,542
Vermont 153,124 66,676 77,062 9,386
Virginia 1,559,858 645,281 819,442 95,135
Washington 1,376,287 596,368 707,225 72,694
West Virginia 478,209 204,894 236,323 36,992
Wisconsin 1,257,850 538,714 645,966 73,170
Wyoming 115,406 51,856 56,962 6,588
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 6,168 2,314 2,396 1,458
Guam 18,768 7,971 8,447 2,350
Northern Mariana Islands 3,188 1,325 1,300 563
Puerto Rico 828,099 352,821 416,286 58,992
U.S. Virgin Islands 21,939 9,396 11,134 1,409
Foreign countries 682,888 313,744 340,733 28,411
Unknown 816 393 389 34
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 workers, by monthly benefit amount and state or other area, December 2019
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 45,094,245 100.0 6.8 7.2 10.8 10.6 10.5 11.0 11.6 10.0 6.9 14.6 1,502.85 1,477.60
Alabama 731,111 100.0 4.8 7.0 11.7 12.2 12.3 12.1 11.9 9.6 6.5 11.9 1,473.85 1,433.60
Alaska 75,412 100.0 11.4 9.3 11.3 10.2 9.4 8.5 9.0 8.4 6.4 16.1 1,442.06 1,366.60
Arizona 1,040,894 100.0 5.3 6.5 10.5 10.5 10.4 11.2 12.4 10.8 7.4 14.9 1,535.16 1,522.60
Arkansas 450,419 100.0 4.7 7.7 12.4 13.4 13.5 12.6 11.5 8.7 5.9 9.7 1,424.12 1,374.60
California 4,443,137 100.0 10.3 9.1 10.9 10.0 9.2 9.2 9.5 8.7 6.5 16.8 1,472.89 1,414.60
Colorado 665,194 100.0 8.5 6.8 10.1 10.2 9.8 10.1 10.7 9.7 7.1 17.0 1,520.97 1,491.00
Connecticut 512,703 100.0 5.1 4.9 8.3 8.9 9.3 10.7 11.7 11.1 8.6 21.4 1,658.75 1,649.00
Delaware 162,952 100.0 3.4 4.6 8.7 9.5 10.2 11.6 13.9 12.2 8.3 17.6 1,632.66 1,632.00
District of Columbia 58,903 100.0 15.1 9.6 10.7 9.8 8.7 7.6 6.8 6.1 5.0 20.5 1,467.75 1,307.60
Florida 3,514,707 100.0 6.2 7.5 11.2 11.0 10.6 11.0 11.6 10.1 6.8 13.9 1,493.79 1,465.00
Georgia 1,288,872 100.0 6.1 7.3 11.4 11.8 11.5 11.3 11.4 9.4 6.5 13.2 1,475.62 1,432.60
Hawaii 218,219 100.0 7.6 7.6 10.1 10.2 10.7 11.3 11.8 9.4 6.5 14.9 1,496.71 1,469.00
Idaho 259,909 100.0 4.9 7.4 11.9 11.6 11.6 12.0 12.2 10.0 6.8 11.7 1,473.53 1,445.00
Illinois 1,627,122 100.0 7.3 6.4 10.2 9.7 9.6 10.6 12.0 10.7 7.6 15.9 1,532.22 1,530.60
Indiana 946,375 100.0 3.2 5.2 10.5 10.3 10.7 12.3 14.3 12.2 7.8 13.5 1,562.16 1,565.20
Iowa 482,117 100.0 3.2 6.2 11.0 11.1 12.1 13.6 14.0 10.6 7.0 11.2 1,511.28 1,497.60
Kansas 402,018 100.0 3.6 5.7 10.1 10.8 11.6 12.7 12.8 10.6 7.5 14.6 1,556.97 1,529.60
Kentucky 618,077 100.0 6.4 7.7 12.2 12.1 11.8 11.9 11.8 9.5 6.1 10.7 1,431.20 1,398.60
Louisiana 559,820 100.0 10.8 9.3 11.9 11.0 9.9 9.5 9.4 8.7 6.3 13.2 1,399.44 1,339.60
Maine 242,442 100.0 8.3 8.0 12.0 12.1 11.8 11.4 10.6 8.6 5.9 11.5 1,414.12 1,364.60
Maryland 742,552 100.0 6.9 5.9 8.9 9.4 9.7 10.3 11.5 10.1 7.5 19.8 1,598.79 1,577.60
Massachusetts 901,679 100.0 9.2 6.6 9.3 9.5 9.4 9.7 10.0 9.3 7.4 19.6 1,557.35 1,525.10
Michigan 1,536,620 100.0 3.2 5.2 10.5 9.4 9.4 11.5 14.5 13.9 8.0 14.5 1,590.98 1,614.60
Minnesota 784,382 100.0 3.6 5.5 10.4 10.3 10.6 12.1 13.8 11.4 7.6 14.7 1,569.14 1,560.60
Mississippi 429,412 100.0 5.3 8.2 13.1 13.7 13.2 12.0 10.9 8.3 5.7 9.6 1,404.66 1,345.60
Missouri 897,621 100.0 5.9 6.7 11.1 11.5 11.5 12.1 12.4 9.9 6.6 12.3 1,478.44 1,456.00
Montana 178,102 100.0 5.6 8.1 12.5 12.2 12.3 12.3 11.9 9.0 6.0 10.1 1,426.92 1,387.60
Nebraska 257,481 100.0 3.8 6.5 10.8 11.5 12.2 12.8 12.8 9.8 7.0 12.7 1,513.95 1,482.60
Nevada 413,107 100.0 8.0 7.7 11.0 10.9 10.4 10.4 11.1 9.8 6.9 13.8 1,467.41 1,438.60
New Hampshire 220,989 100.0 3.9 4.7 9.1 10.3 10.9 11.7 12.2 10.8 8.1 18.1 1,618.53 1,587.60
New Jersey 1,207,715 100.0 4.7 5.5 8.8 8.8 8.7 9.7 11.4 11.8 8.8 21.7 1,662.82 1,669.60
New Mexico 307,967 100.0 7.8 8.9 12.2 12.3 11.5 10.8 10.2 8.2 5.9 12.2 1,418.23 1,352.60
New York 2,603,254 100.0 6.4 7.0 10.0 9.6 9.6 10.6 11.8 10.9 7.2 16.8 1,553.93 1,540.00
North Carolina 1,526,249 100.0 3.8 6.1 11.1 12.5 12.8 12.8 12.2 9.7 6.5 12.5 1,504.13 1,457.60
North Dakota 99,735 100.0 4.2 7.5 12.4 12.7 12.7 12.7 11.9 9.2 6.4 10.3 1,449.26 1,408.40
Ohio 1,623,359 100.0 8.6 6.6 10.4 9.7 9.8 11.3 12.8 10.9 7.0 12.9 1,476.83 1,493.00
Oklahoma 537,909 100.0 5.6 7.4 11.2 11.9 12.2 12.3 11.7 9.2 6.5 12.0 1,465.30 1,427.60
Oregon 662,320 100.0 4.8 7.0 11.2 10.9 10.9 12.0 12.9 10.1 6.8 13.2 1,507.79 1,487.00
Pennsylvania 2,013,791 100.0 3.8 5.8 10.1 10.1 10.9 12.6 13.9 11.1 7.4 14.2 1,558.30 1,547.60
Rhode Island 160,706 100.0 5.9 6.3 9.8 10.5 11.0 11.7 11.7 9.9 7.3 15.9 1,540.28 1,511.60
South Carolina 828,566 100.0 3.9 6.1 10.9 12.2 12.1 12.0 12.2 10.2 7.0 13.4 1,518.98 1,478.60
South Dakota 137,577 100.0 4.7 7.4 12.0 12.9 13.1 12.9 11.8 9.0 6.0 10.2 1,440.27 1,397.60
Tennessee 995,471 100.0 4.3 6.7 11.5 12.2 12.3 12.3 12.1 9.7 6.5 12.4 1,491.02 1,448.60
Texas 2,954,611 100.0 9.0 8.4 11.0 10.7 10.1 9.8 9.8 8.8 6.6 15.8 1,472.25 1,415.00
Utah 296,554 100.0 5.9 6.4 11.0 10.3 9.7 10.4 11.5 10.2 7.6 16.9 1,548.75 1,529.60
Vermont 109,498 100.0 3.7 6.3 10.7 11.6 12.3 12.9 12.5 9.8 6.7 13.4 1,527.22 1,483.60
Virginia 1,113,220 100.0 5.3 6.3 10.2 11.0 11.1 11.3 11.5 9.6 7.0 16.5 1,553.37 1,506.60
Washington 1,005,248 100.0 4.9 6.1 10.0 9.8 9.7 10.8 12.7 11.0 7.9 17.1 1,582.81 1,577.60
West Virginia 292,653 100.0 4.6 7.0 11.3 11.4 11.7 13.1 13.1 10.3 6.5 10.9 1,472.87 1,462.60
Wisconsin 923,461 100.0 2.8 5.3 10.6 10.6 11.2 13.4 15.1 11.7 7.2 12.0 1,544.83 1,543.60
Wyoming 85,085 100.0 4.3 6.3 11.2 11.1 10.8 11.7 12.4 10.5 7.6 14.3 1,531.25 1,511.60
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 2,588 100.0 27.6 18.8 16.1 11.0 8.5 6.6 3.7 3.4 1.7 2.5 934.87 849.30
Guam 12,093 100.0 25.6 17.9 14.7 11.1 8.5 6.1 4.6 3.6 2.3 5.6 1,017.74 880.60
Northern Mariana Islands 1,925 100.0 47.7 16.2 11.0 7.8 4.8 3.1 2.2 2.3 1.2 3.8 771.73 629.00
Puerto Rico 481,024 100.0 18.7 19.3 20.6 14.5 9.5 6.0 4.3 2.7 1.8 2.7 991.63 909.60
U.S. Virgin Islands 16,845 100.0 7.8 11.5 15.2 14.9 12.5 10.1 9.9 6.0 4.5 7.7 1,298.22 1,210.60
Foreign countries 431,883 100.0 45.2 14.0 11.6 8.2 5.8 4.3 3.6 2.7 1.7 3.0 786.47 666.00
Unknown 590 100.0 5.1 6.8 11.5 10.5 14.6 16.9 13.2 8.6 4.9 7.8 1,421.10 1,413.60
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 workers, by monthly benefit amount and state or other area, December 2019
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 8,378,374 100.0 8.1 9.2 19.2 16.9 13.3 9.9 7.2 5.1 3.8 7.3 1,257.65 1,156.60
Alabama 219,981 100.0 7.0 9.0 20.4 18.3 14.1 10.2 7.0 4.9 3.5 5.7 1,236.15 1,144.60
Alaska 11,583 100.0 9.6 10.5 20.2 15.3 12.2 9.0 6.6 4.6 3.8 8.2 1,239.95 1,121.00
Arizona 149,523 100.0 6.6 8.0 17.6 16.8 13.8 10.9 8.0 5.7 4.4 8.2 1,307.15 1,212.00
Arkansas 132,680 100.0 7.4 9.4 20.9 19.2 14.8 10.2 7.0 4.4 2.7 4.0 1,198.41 1,124.00
California 618,003 100.0 9.3 9.4 17.8 15.1 12.0 9.3 7.1 5.6 4.6 9.9 1,291.97 1,177.00
Colorado 96,445 100.0 7.3 8.8 18.4 17.2 13.7 10.1 7.5 5.3 3.9 7.6 1,276.27 1,177.00
Connecticut 78,473 100.0 8.2 9.2 17.5 15.1 12.4 9.9 7.5 5.8 4.7 9.7 1,308.06 1,200.00
Delaware 26,574 100.0 6.2 7.4 16.6 15.9 13.6 10.9 8.3 6.3 4.9 9.9 1,347.56 1,253.00
District of Columbia 13,422 100.0 11.4 11.9 23.8 17.5 12.8 8.2 5.1 3.2 2.1 4.0 1,117.03 1,029.00
Florida 544,910 100.0 7.0 8.4 18.9 17.3 13.7 10.4 7.4 5.3 3.9 7.7 1,281.16 1,181.00
Georgia 276,354 100.0 6.6 8.4 19.1 17.9 14.5 11.1 7.7 5.2 3.6 5.9 1,259.75 1,176.00
Hawaii 20,572 100.0 7.3 8.7 17.2 16.5 13.4 11.0 8.0 5.7 4.5 7.8 1,292.97 1,203.60
Idaho 43,495 100.0 8.6 9.7 19.8 17.0 13.0 10.1 7.0 4.8 3.6 6.4 1,231.80 1,134.00
Illinois 269,014 100.0 8.7 9.3 18.7 15.8 12.4 9.6 7.2 5.4 4.3 8.6 1,275.48 1,166.00
Indiana 198,695 100.0 7.5 8.8 19.0 17.3 14.0 10.5 7.5 5.2 3.8 6.5 1,257.64 1,168.60
Iowa 76,483 100.0 9.4 10.0 19.9 17.4 13.5 10.0 7.2 5.0 3.3 4.5 1,198.24 1,118.00
Kansas 70,426 100.0 8.1 9.4 19.6 17.8 13.8 10.3 7.2 4.9 3.3 5.6 1,227.51 1,141.00
Kentucky 191,326 100.0 8.6 9.9 19.9 17.2 13.4 9.6 6.7 4.9 3.6 6.3 1,226.21 1,130.60
Louisiana 152,643 100.0 10.0 10.3 21.5 16.7 12.0 8.4 6.3 4.6 3.5 6.7 1,204.96 1,088.60
Maine 54,497 100.0 8.7 10.8 21.2 18.6 13.9 9.2 6.2 4.1 2.9 4.4 1,178.57 1,093.60
Maryland 124,843 100.0 7.5 8.3 17.6 15.9 13.2 10.3 7.8 5.9 4.4 9.0 1,307.79 1,208.60
Massachusetts 188,851 100.0 8.0 9.4 18.9 16.8 13.1 9.6 7.1 5.3 4.0 7.8 1,264.78 1,158.60
Michigan 329,376 100.0 8.4 9.1 18.6 15.7 12.1 9.3 7.2 5.7 4.6 9.3 1,290.13 1,174.00
Minnesota 118,405 100.0 8.4 9.5 19.0 16.8 13.2 9.9 7.2 5.3 3.8 6.8 1,248.42 1,152.00
Mississippi 122,113 100.0 7.3 9.5 21.2 19.3 14.3 10.1 6.8 4.4 2.9 4.3 1,200.60 1,119.00
Missouri 205,935 100.0 8.2 9.6 20.3 17.7 13.5 9.8 6.8 4.7 3.4 5.9 1,222.87 1,129.60
Montana 26,058 100.0 9.4 10.5 21.4 17.7 12.9 8.9 6.3 4.4 3.0 5.6 1,189.84 1,090.30
Nebraska 40,417 100.0 9.0 10.1 21.0 18.3 13.8 10.1 6.6 4.3 2.7 4.2 1,181.52 1,103.00
Nevada 63,167 100.0 6.1 7.6 17.2 17.1 14.2 10.9 8.0 5.6 4.5 8.7 1,321.14 1,225.00
New Hampshire 46,341 100.0 5.9 7.9 17.9 17.7 14.5 11.1 7.9 5.5 4.1 7.4 1,298.15 1,207.00
New Jersey 186,881 100.0 7.3 7.9 16.1 14.3 11.7 9.5 7.8 6.3 5.3 13.7 1,388.20 1,268.60
New Mexico 63,154 100.0 9.2 10.3 21.3 17.5 13.3 9.4 6.3 4.4 3.1 5.1 1,190.36 1,100.00
New York 477,552 100.0 9.8 9.7 18.3 14.8 11.3 8.8 6.6 5.1 4.3 11.3 1,296.84 1,161.00
North Carolina 311,730 100.0 6.5 8.1 18.3 18.4 15.7 11.5 7.8 5.0 3.4 5.4 1,257.05 1,185.60
North Dakota 14,046 100.0 10.1 10.2 21.1 17.7 13.4 9.4 6.5 4.3 2.7 4.7 1,175.78 1,093.60
Ohio 338,599 100.0 9.7 10.3 20.4 16.7 12.5 9.2 6.7 4.8 3.6 6.1 1,209.82 1,107.00
Oklahoma 123,472 100.0 8.6 9.7 20.5 17.6 13.5 9.9 6.9 4.8 3.3 5.0 1,207.67 1,118.60
Oregon 102,966 100.0 8.0 9.6 19.4 17.0 13.5 9.8 7.2 5.2 3.8 6.5 1,245.04 1,149.00
Pennsylvania 390,626 100.0 8.4 9.1 18.7 16.4 13.0 10.1 7.4 5.5 4.1 7.3 1,262.15 1,165.00
Rhode Island 35,441 100.0 8.5 9.9 19.6 16.9 13.3 9.3 7.1 5.1 3.9 6.5 1,236.46 1,137.00
South Carolina 171,174 100.0 6.0 7.7 18.0 18.0 15.2 11.6 8.3 5.4 3.8 6.1 1,281.57 1,203.60
South Dakota 18,335 100.0 9.7 10.4 21.4 18.0 13.7 9.5 6.3 4.2 2.7 4.1 1,168.03 1,090.00
Tennessee 237,006 100.0 6.9 9.0 20.2 18.6 14.7 10.7 7.1 4.7 3.2 5.0 1,227.38 1,146.00
Texas 544,477 100.0 8.5 9.2 19.8 16.9 13.3 9.9 7.2 4.9 3.5 6.7 1,241.09 1,143.00
Utah 45,483 100.0 8.5 9.7 19.1 16.4 13.0 9.5 6.8 5.3 4.0 7.7 1,256.67 1,148.60
Vermont 21,232 100.0 8.9 9.7 20.8 18.7 13.8 9.9 6.6 4.4 2.9 4.3 1,186.03 1,109.00
Virginia 203,630 100.0 7.3 8.5 18.5 17.4 14.0 10.6 7.6 5.3 3.8 7.0 1,270.29 1,179.00
Washington 165,880 100.0 7.8 9.1 18.9 16.5 13.0 9.6 7.4 5.3 4.0 8.4 1,277.70 1,169.00
West Virginia 83,775 100.0 9.2 9.6 19.2 16.3 12.2 9.3 6.8 5.1 4.0 8.3 1,255.43 1,143.00
Wisconsin 156,887 100.0 8.7 9.4 18.5 16.7 13.3 10.2 7.3 5.3 4.0 6.5 1,246.39 1,156.60
Wyoming 13,173 100.0 8.6 9.3 19.0 17.2 12.4 9.0 7.0 5.3 3.8 8.3 1,265.05 1,147.00
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 1,312 100.0 19.0 19.4 27.8 13.2 10.7 5.0 2.2 1.1 1.1 0.6 916.65 863.00
Guam 1,587 100.0 10.1 9.3 22.7 19.8 12.6 9.4 6.4 3.8 2.6 3.2 1,145.52 1,071.60
Northern Mariana Islands 258 100.0 24.4 14.7 32.6 12.8 7.0 2.3 1.2 (X) (X) 2.3 889.02 865.50
Puerto Rico 148,218 100.0 7.8 10.9 26.7 22.1 13.1 7.2 4.5 3.0 2.2 2.7 1,111.84 1,036.00
U.S. Virgin Islands 1,469 100.0 7.5 8.6 17.4 17.4 12.9 10.0 7.4 6.3 4.9 7.4 1,288.88 1,186.00
Foreign countries 9,343 100.0 14.1 9.3 15.2 14.0 11.8 9.6 7.7 5.7 4.2 8.2 1,231.42 1,157.00
Unknown 63 100.0 7.9 9.5 12.7 20.6 14.3 9.5 7.9 (X) (X) 6.3 1,261.48 1,175.60
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)s, by monthly benefit amount and state or other area, December 2019
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 3,631,870 100.0 6.8 6.7 8.6 10.8 14.3 15.6 13.7 10.4 6.0 7.1 1,422.69 1,436.60
Alabama 66,807 100.0 5.9 6.5 9.8 13.0 15.5 15.8 13.3 9.5 5.3 5.5 1,390.19 1,391.00
Alaska 4,888 100.0 6.4 7.8 10.4 12.7 13.7 14.2 12.4 9.1 6.2 7.2 1,394.84 1,384.30
Arizona 72,220 100.0 5.2 6.0 7.8 10.2 14.1 16.2 14.9 11.3 6.9 7.4 1,469.29 1,486.80
Arkansas 38,091 100.0 5.7 7.1 11.0 14.2 16.7 15.6 12.7 8.3 4.3 4.4 1,350.92 1,343.60
California 337,133 100.0 8.5 8.8 9.4 10.5 12.8 13.6 12.1 9.9 6.0 8.4 1,399.71 1,400.60
Colorado 46,652 100.0 5.9 5.6 7.7 10.5 13.8 15.7 14.0 11.5 6.9 8.4 1,472.57 1,486.60
Connecticut 34,036 100.0 4.3 4.4 5.6 7.8 12.2 15.5 15.7 13.1 8.6 13.0 1,596.49 1,604.00
Delaware 10,706 100.0 2.9 3.4 5.9 9.4 14.1 17.8 16.5 13.3 7.8 9.0 1,561.06 1,564.60
District of Columbia 3,652 100.0 14.3 11.9 12.1 11.9 10.8 9.1 7.9 6.4 4.7 11.0 1,295.73 1,195.10
Florida 246,511 100.0 5.3 6.5 8.7 11.3 14.8 15.7 13.8 10.5 6.1 7.3 1,443.49 1,444.60
Georgia 98,866 100.0 5.8 6.8 9.7 12.3 14.8 15.1 13.4 10.2 5.7 6.3 1,407.98 1,407.60
Hawaii 13,625 100.0 7.2 7.5 9.5 11.9 14.1 15.0 12.7 9.4 5.7 7.0 1,394.78 1,395.60
Idaho 18,010 100.0 3.5 4.5 7.3 11.9 16.3 18.2 15.2 11.1 6.0 5.8 1,469.11 1,472.00
Illinois 132,934 100.0 5.1 5.4 6.8 9.0 13.8 16.4 15.6 12.3 7.1 8.5 1,503.19 1,525.60
Indiana 77,587 100.0 2.8 3.2 5.3 9.0 15.6 19.0 17.8 13.5 7.3 6.7 1,541.77 1,552.60
Iowa 37,364 100.0 2.6 3.7 7.1 11.6 17.8 19.4 15.9 11.1 5.6 5.2 1,477.54 1,476.00
Kansas 30,387 100.0 3.1 3.8 6.6 10.7 15.4 17.3 15.9 12.2 7.1 7.8 1,522.30 1,523.00
Kentucky 63,612 100.0 7.3 7.6 10.1 12.2 15.4 15.7 13.3 9.2 4.7 4.6 1,355.33 1,369.00
Louisiana 74,099 100.0 8.7 8.7 11.0 12.6 14.3 14.3 11.8 8.7 4.7 5.2 1,328.03 1,327.60
Maine 17,360 100.0 6.2 6.2 9.5 13.5 16.5 16.1 12.9 8.9 4.8 5.3 1,380.32 1,377.60
Maryland 51,968 100.0 5.5 5.7 7.5 9.7 13.5 15.3 14.1 11.5 7.0 10.2 1,505.06 1,510.60
Massachusetts 61,608 100.0 7.3 6.5 7.6 9.2 12.4 14.6 13.0 11.2 7.2 11.0 1,487.12 1,497.60
Michigan 125,248 100.0 3.1 3.4 5.2 8.2 14.5 18.4 17.9 14.2 7.7 7.4 1,556.27 1,571.60
Minnesota 51,675 100.0 3.3 4.4 7.1 9.9 14.9 18.0 15.7 12.2 7.0 7.5 1,511.27 1,519.60
Mississippi 39,160 100.0 7.6 8.5 11.5 13.8 15.4 14.5 11.9 8.0 4.4 4.4 1,318.47 1,314.60
Missouri 70,898 100.0 4.5 4.9 8.2 11.7 15.9 17.4 14.7 10.6 5.8 6.2 1,452.04 1,459.10
Montana 12,801 100.0 3.6 5.5 9.0 13.4 16.8 17.0 14.8 9.9 5.0 5.1 1,424.26 1,418.60
Nebraska 19,615 100.0 3.0 4.2 7.9 12.1 16.9 18.1 14.9 10.8 5.9 6.4 1,476.09 1,467.60
Nevada 26,361 100.0 5.8 6.5 8.4 10.6 14.1 15.5 13.9 11.1 6.9 7.3 1,448.20 1,461.60
New Hampshire 13,289 100.0 3.1 3.4 5.9 9.2 14.7 17.2 15.3 12.9 8.2 10.2 1,571.00 1,564.60
New Jersey 85,382 100.0 4.2 5.0 6.3 8.3 12.4 14.8 14.9 12.9 8.9 12.2 1,575.04 1,586.60
New Mexico 24,444 100.0 8.2 8.4 10.9 13.4 14.9 14.2 11.9 8.5 4.5 5.1 1,329.41 1,323.60
New York 191,717 100.0 5.7 6.4 8.0 10.1 13.9 15.6 13.8 10.9 6.5 9.0 1,473.87 1,478.60
North Carolina 102,183 100.0 5.0 5.8 9.1 12.7 15.4 16.1 13.7 10.1 5.7 6.5 1,427.72 1,425.60
North Dakota 9,262 100.0 3.2 6.6 10.5 14.8 16.8 16.9 13.8 8.7 4.7 4.1 1,387.59 1,376.60
Ohio 160,172 100.0 5.9 5.3 6.9 9.8 15.2 18.0 15.7 11.4 6.0 5.9 1,452.50 1,483.00
Oklahoma 48,403 100.0 4.8 5.9 9.0 12.8 15.9 17.0 13.7 9.7 5.3 5.8 1,416.84 1,419.00
Oregon 45,361 100.0 3.6 4.3 6.8 10.4 16.1 18.2 16.2 11.4 6.3 6.7 1,491.65 1,499.00
Pennsylvania 167,672 100.0 3.5 4.0 6.2 10.0 16.5 19.3 15.9 11.4 6.1 7.0 1,503.21 1,504.60
Rhode Island 10,141 100.0 4.8 5.0 7.0 10.8 15.3 15.9 14.1 10.9 7.1 9.3 1,499.57 1,493.60
South Carolina 58,698 100.0 5.3 6.1 9.6 12.6 15.2 15.5 13.5 10.3 5.8 6.2 1,417.86 1,417.60
South Dakota 10,209 100.0 3.8 6.6 10.7 14.5 17.8 17.2 12.8 8.0 4.4 4.2 1,372.64 1,362.00
Tennessee 81,285 100.0 5.3 6.0 9.2 12.6 15.8 16.0 13.6 9.8 5.6 6.1 1,417.03 1,413.60
Texas 287,170 100.0 8.0 8.4 10.3 11.7 13.5 14.1 11.9 9.2 5.6 7.3 1,377.50 1,372.60
Utah 21,121 100.0 4.4 4.6 5.7 8.1 12.9 16.7 16.2 13.5 8.3 9.6 1,553.94 1,573.60
Vermont 7,196 100.0 3.4 5.0 8.9 12.1 16.2 18.0 13.6 9.7 6.0 7.1 1,460.83 1,445.60
Virginia 83,756 100.0 5.1 6.1 8.5 11.8 14.7 15.6 13.6 10.4 6.3 7.9 1,454.35 1,451.00
Washington 69,102 100.0 3.7 4.4 6.2 9.0 14.2 17.5 16.2 12.6 7.6 8.6 1,534.66 1,545.60
West Virginia 35,790 100.0 4.5 5.6 9.3 12.5 16.9 18.0 14.8 9.9 4.5 4.1 1,402.03 1,414.60
Wisconsin 62,396 100.0 2.8 3.5 6.0 9.7 15.7 19.5 17.5 12.3 6.6 6.4 1,520.74 1,531.60
Wyoming 6,182 100.0 2.9 3.8 6.6 10.5 15.4 17.7 16.7 12.8 6.9 6.8 1,517.13 1,521.60
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 425 100.0 26.8 25.9 17.9 10.1 9.4 3.8 3.5 1.2 (X) (X) 848.45 775.60
Guam 1,402 100.0 21.1 22.4 18.1 11.7 10.5 6.6 3.4 2.6 1.7 1.9 963.89 868.30
Northern Mariana Islands 253 100.0 37.9 29.2 13.8 6.7 4.0 2.8 2.0 (X) (X) (X) 753.74 662.00
Puerto Rico 68,075 100.0 26.7 23.1 18.6 12.2 8.0 4.8 2.9 1.8 0.8 1.0 874.55 801.60
U.S. Virgin Islands 1,186 100.0 10.1 16.9 18.2 16.0 12.1 9.1 6.8 4.6 3.4 2.7 1,140.06 1,061.30
Foreign countries 95,632 100.0 36.8 16.7 14.2 10.0 7.7 5.6 3.7 2.5 1.3 1.5 823.42 758.00
Unknown 92 100.0 3.3 12.0 12.0 10.9 18.5 21.7 10.9 (X) 6.5 (X) 1,301.51 1,319.80
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 children, by state or other area and type of benefit, December 2019
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 4,051,468 2,797,634 343,125 1,184,943 1,269,566 1,140,580 340,683 677,425 122,472 113,254 18,441 53,192 41,621
Alabama 95,820 68,025 6,723 26,325 34,977 24,451 5,666 15,316 3,469 3,344 423 1,487 1,434
Alaska 8,826 6,965 1,386 3,580 1,999 1,636 548 957 131 225 54 117 54
Arizona 77,735 57,822 9,204 26,336 22,282 17,516 5,955 9,705 1,856 2,397 494 1,225 678
Arkansas 58,142 41,943 3,851 15,720 22,372 14,358 3,420 8,759 2,179 1,841 218 839 784
California 330,714 224,319 43,616 96,753 83,950 100,284 37,310 54,863 8,111 6,111 1,566 2,786 1,759
Colorado 47,255 35,128 4,108 17,262 13,758 10,664 3,707 5,973 984 1,463 283 749 431
Connecticut 38,746 24,801 3,429 10,093 11,279 13,145 4,081 7,852 1,212 800 168 350 282
Delaware 11,819 8,356 769 4,027 3,560 3,091 900 1,871 320 372 65 175 132
District of Columbia 5,463 3,605 532 1,812 1,261 1,756 314 1,288 154 102 21 57 24
Florida 249,840 182,819 28,086 76,302 78,431 58,684 18,752 33,332 6,600 8,337 1,661 3,824 2,852
Georgia 139,808 102,519 11,591 45,490 45,438 32,373 8,803 19,907 3,663 4,916 734 2,398 1,784
Hawaii 13,690 10,261 2,598 4,269 3,394 3,231 1,158 1,886 187 198 70 82 46
Idaho 22,396 15,874 1,663 6,792 7,419 5,927 2,198 2,963 766 595 117 275 203
Illinois 138,900 89,737 10,502 40,459 38,776 45,284 13,517 27,792 3,975 3,879 686 1,838 1,355
Indiana 95,180 65,691 5,857 29,688 30,146 26,074 7,142 15,870 3,062 3,415 428 1,635 1,352
Iowa 36,592 23,047 2,391 10,350 10,306 12,504 3,861 7,415 1,228 1,041 157 499 385
Kansas 36,128 25,074 2,682 11,463 10,929 9,959 3,131 5,742 1,086 1,095 160 552 383
Kentucky 82,021 56,813 4,369 23,092 29,352 22,645 5,446 14,046 3,153 2,563 279 1,116 1,168
Louisiana 82,298 56,338 5,104 25,292 25,942 23,412 5,619 15,441 2,352 2,548 311 1,310 927
Maine 22,553 14,366 1,261 4,509 8,596 7,665 2,081 4,281 1,303 522 70 204 248
Maryland 62,821 44,768 5,153 21,921 17,694 16,416 4,711 10,165 1,540 1,637 286 843 508
Massachusetts 84,558 54,215 5,357 18,396 30,462 28,075 8,338 15,824 3,913 2,268 359 860 1,049
Michigan 151,872 98,883 9,292 38,229 51,362 49,388 14,145 29,258 5,985 3,601 485 1,577 1,539
Minnesota 57,420 37,438 3,824 15,418 18,196 18,463 6,498 10,241 1,724 1,519 264 685 570
Mississippi 62,635 43,803 4,671 18,674 20,458 16,582 3,945 10,704 1,933 2,250 255 1,093 902
Missouri 90,743 62,349 5,153 27,801 29,395 25,567 6,886 15,588 3,093 2,827 335 1,393 1,099
Montana 13,260 9,398 1,277 4,522 3,599 3,466 1,190 1,977 299 396 77 206 113
Nebraska 21,517 14,166 1,386 6,339 6,441 6,745 2,121 3,968 656 606 98 304 204
Nevada 30,160 23,633 4,086 10,790 8,757 5,781 1,860 3,296 625 746 156 403 187
New Hampshire 20,274 14,310 914 4,459 8,937 5,475 1,617 2,818 1,040 489 54 172 263
New Jersey 95,277 64,116 9,469 25,814 28,833 28,720 9,139 17,006 2,575 2,441 486 1,089 866
New Mexico 30,281 22,490 2,295 10,814 9,381 6,939 2,115 4,050 774 852 116 461 275
New York 225,156 144,150 21,443 48,229 74,478 77,631 24,192 46,005 7,434 3,375 680 1,341 1,354
North Carolina 135,995 94,688 9,320 40,437 44,931 37,294 9,991 22,639 4,664 4,013 559 1,893 1,561
North Dakota 8,034 5,311 387 2,874 2,050 2,484 768 1,541 175 239 37 125 77
Ohio 155,843 102,648 7,776 48,855 46,017 47,908 12,521 30,492 4,895 5,287 634 2,710 1,943
Oklahoma 59,884 43,465 4,661 19,944 18,860 13,908 3,669 8,616 1,623 2,511 334 1,341 836
Oregon 43,709 28,465 4,159 11,502 12,804 14,094 4,923 7,652 1,519 1,150 212 530 408
Pennsylvania 172,271 112,768 10,112 45,846 56,810 54,387 15,149 33,191 6,047 5,116 735 2,308 2,073
Rhode Island 14,956 9,754 1,104 3,034 5,616 4,813 1,442 2,679 692 389 77 155 157
South Carolina 76,670 54,636 5,541 23,450 25,645 19,759 5,234 12,421 2,104 2,275 335 992 948
South Dakota 10,232 6,971 643 3,546 2,782 2,896 895 1,743 258 365 52 201 112
Tennessee 107,007 76,749 7,416 33,369 35,964 27,043 6,787 16,943 3,313 3,215 440 1,485 1,290
Texas 308,243 229,676 28,001 105,152 96,523 68,820 21,177 40,633 7,010 9,747 1,586 4,986 3,175
Utah 31,542 23,852 2,479 12,861 8,512 6,982 2,855 3,441 686 708 116 389 203
Vermont 9,386 6,013 666 1,901 3,446 3,163 953 1,742 468 210 38 84 88
Virginia 95,135 66,742 7,566 28,220 30,956 25,835 7,513 15,409 2,913 2,558 414 1,164 980
Washington 72,694 48,815 6,817 19,446 22,552 21,886 7,550 11,871 2,465 1,993 408 856 729
West Virginia 36,992 24,394 2,620 9,665 12,109 11,467 2,683 7,429 1,355 1,131 145 465 521
Wisconsin 73,170 46,389 3,894 18,582 23,913 24,811 7,963 14,108 2,740 1,970 287 859 824
Wyoming 6,588 4,866 505 2,607 1,754 1,520 522 852 146 202 35 113 54
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 1,458 1,333 193 629 511 107 (X) 70 (X) 18 (X) 10 (X)
Guam 2,350 2,023 476 1,034 513 225 74 137 14 102 25 49 28
Northern Mariana Islands 563 484 159 266 59 67 (X) (X) (X) 12 4 8 0
Puerto Rico 58,992 36,260 4,065 10,271 21,924 22,005 6,130 13,939 1,936 727 133 252 342
U.S. Virgin Islands 1,409 1,070 310 477 283 309 115 177 17 30 (X) 14 (X)
Foreign countries 28,411 23,015 10,209 9,946 2,860 4,881 1,358 3,483 40 515 206 258 51
Unknown 34 25 4 9 12 9 (X) (X) 0 0 0 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 Number and total monthly benefits of beneficiaries in foreign countries, December 2019
Region and country a Number Total monthly benefits (thousands of dollars)
All beneficiaries Retired workers Disabled workers Spouses Widow(er)s and parents Children All beneficiaries Retired workers
Total 682,888 431,883 9,343 115,492 97,759 28,411 488,564 339,664
Africa 4,051 2,638 116 224 245 828 3,968 2,936
Asia 167,601 102,594 1,943 38,970 15,207 8,887 118,142 85,071
China 1,307 989 23 98 59 138 1,319 1,049
Cyprus 605 417 17 68 81 22 554 409
Hong Kong 2,503 1,948 16 292 168 79 2,514 2,088
India 3,010 2,206 75 282 200 247 3,168 2,352
Indonesia 503 355 8 18 18 104 619 483
Israel 13,395 8,705 151 2,278 1,524 737 13,197 9,789
Japan 90,112 49,995 122 31,548 7,770 677 41,726 28,068
Jordan 559 253 17 41 46 202 436 246
Lebanon 816 513 19 65 79 140 748 535
Pakistan 547 359 16 55 32 85 490 358
Philippines 33,337 21,277 1,168 1,601 4,190 5,101 32,943 22,984
South Korea 6,817 4,589 36 1,761 346 85 3,839 2,954
Taiwan 2,667 2,112 30 330 116 79 2,917 2,456
Thailand 7,262 5,909 125 258 290 680 9,110 7,752
Turkey 1,166 797 38 103 168 60 1,184 848
Vietnam 556 425 14 25 10 82 559 458
Central America and Caribbean 26,086 19,409 629 1,217 2,386 2,445 25,244 19,734
Barbados 867 761 11 21 59 15 974 865
Belize 646 527 11 27 40 41 753 641
Costa Rica 2,551 1,862 46 138 342 163 2,815 2,167
Dominican Republic 7,566 5,248 218 343 632 1,125 6,462 4,779
El Salvador 2,198 1,707 45 116 194 136 1,928 1,539
Guatemala 1,828 1,397 42 87 204 98 1,723 1,352
Honduras 992 661 23 50 125 133 998 692
Jamaica 1,816 1,494 34 65 139 84 1,774 1,494
Nicaragua 2,084 1,495 58 97 166 268 1,802 1,373
Panama 2,799 2,084 106 143 247 219 3,207 2,529
Trinidad and Tobago 1,015 838 18 43 79 37 1,030 855
Europe 263,081 166,963 3,398 45,604 40,529 6,587 175,310 119,257
Austria 2,989 2,041 36 403 431 78 1,915 1,323
Belgium 2,385 1,504 18 440 349 74 1,717 1,148
Bosnia and Herzegovina 653 450 100 30 31 42 462 305
Bulgaria 657 538 18 42 29 30 520 430
Croatia 1,471 1,094 63 108 146 60 1,597 1,244
Czech Republic 1,523 1,064 52 99 153 155 1,532 1,126
Denmark 2,028 1,308 22 420 233 45 1,436 984
Finland 1,220 819 30 183 144 44 899 653
France 16,524 10,996 74 2,979 2,118 357 12,590 9,203
Germany 40,908 25,064 745 7,031 6,819 1,249 25,795 15,855
Greece 22,980 14,108 195 3,761 4,435 481 14,554 9,540
Hungary 2,244 1,566 42 165 370 101 2,509 1,821
Ireland 10,273 6,968 156 1,459 1,345 345 7,335 5,331
Italy 28,142 16,770 185 4,893 5,647 647 18,268 11,932
Malta 799 522 30 129 89 29 784 558
Netherlands 6,034 3,966 59 1,095 809 105 3,612 2,502
Norway 6,482 3,889 53 1,247 1,148 145 3,233 1,974
Poland 32,761 18,580 352 8,238 5,137 454 14,104 8,567
Portugal 12,910 9,568 338 1,207 1,564 233 10,460 8,192
Romania 1,468 1,194 39 77 97 61 1,318 1,089
Serbia and Montenegro 1,372 1,022 61 78 129 82 1,267 953
Slovakia 559 376 18 63 73 29 499 344
Spain 12,732 7,996 234 1,985 2,137 380 9,922 6,800
Sweden 6,777 4,521 54 1,395 606 201 3,382 2,367
Switzerland 7,551 5,107 41 1,279 964 160 4,621 3,282
United Kingdom 37,543 24,606 345 6,547 5,187 858 29,054 20,460
North America 171,152 103,173 2,141 24,628 34,287 6,923 115,599 74,031
Canada 110,629 70,874 1,324 18,684 17,929 1,818 70,753 48,155
Mexico 60,183 32,052 814 5,897 16,322 5,098 44,463 25,587
Oceania 18,460 13,718 233 2,434 1,498 577 15,542 12,228
Australia 15,578 11,430 181 2,281 1,326 360 12,261 9,453
New Zealand 2,265 1,882 30 131 106 116 2,718 2,383
South America 27,237 20,088 581 1,910 3,143 1,515 27,438 21,052
Argentina 3,185 2,106 37 329 597 116 3,072 2,163
Bolivia 576 424 9 44 48 51 544 426
Brazil 2,568 1,668 50 210 430 210 2,730 1,835
Chile and Easter Island 2,735 1,843 32 314 427 119 2,632 1,880
Colombia 10,385 8,103 268 558 937 519 10,901 8,761
Ecuador 3,879 3,057 84 219 298 221 3,717 3,039
Peru 2,414 1,790 71 132 232 189 2,377 1,825
Uruguay 883 668 16 68 98 33 864 687
U.S. Overseas Military Base 5,220 3,300 302 505 464 649 7,323 5,355
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, average monthly benefit, and median monthly benefit of disabled beneficiaries, by state or other area and type of benefit, December 2019
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 9,765,096 1,194.72 1,105.00 8,378,374 1,257.65 1,156.60 246,142 760.03 707.00 1,140,580 826.24 805.00
Alabama 253,333 1,174.11 1,094.00 219,981 1,236.15 1,144.60 8,901 725.24 686.00 24,451 779.41 747.00
Alaska 13,501 1,180.78 1,069.60 11,583 1,239.95 1,121.00 282 846.54 830.50 1,636 819.43 786.00
Arizona 170,778 1,247.93 1,161.00 149,523 1,307.15 1,212.00 3,739 775.00 736.00 17,516 843.42 827.00
Arkansas 151,954 1,139.72 1,076.60 132,680 1,198.41 1,124.00 4,916 673.03 629.00 14,358 757.14 735.00
California 733,108 1,221.68 1,117.00 618,003 1,291.97 1,177.00 14,821 829.69 772.00 100,284 846.42 827.00
Colorado 109,281 1,224.57 1,135.10 96,445 1,276.27 1,177.00 2,172 805.71 747.30 10,664 842.35 829.00
Connecticut 93,235 1,239.10 1,142.00 78,473 1,308.06 1,200.00 1,617 788.44 739.00 13,145 882.88 889.00
Delaware 30,425 1,286.17 1,197.60 26,574 1,347.56 1,253.00 760 763.09 707.00 3,091 887.03 893.00
District of Columbia 15,437 1,067.66 989.60 13,422 1,117.03 1,029.00 259 759.22 739.00 1,756 735.74 683.00
Florida 618,435 1,224.50 1,134.00 544,910 1,281.16 1,181.00 14,841 746.15 691.00 58,684 819.36 798.00
Georgia 318,566 1,195.92 1,121.60 276,354 1,259.75 1,176.00 9,839 719.11 672.00 32,373 795.93 764.00
Hawaii 24,269 1,229.69 1,146.00 20,572 1,292.97 1,203.60 466 849.24 798.00 3,231 881.65 881.00
Idaho 50,474 1,172.53 1,086.60 43,495 1,231.80 1,134.00 1,052 780.21 723.00 5,927 807.23 791.00
Illinois 321,530 1,208.01 1,112.00 269,014 1,275.48 1,166.00 7,232 785.08 734.00 45,284 874.78 871.00
Indiana 231,219 1,199.48 1,122.60 198,695 1,257.64 1,168.60 6,450 768.26 714.80 26,074 862.99 860.00
Iowa 90,914 1,134.40 1,066.60 76,483 1,198.24 1,118.00 1,927 715.96 671.00 12,504 808.41 807.00
Kansas 82,461 1,166.19 1,093.00 70,426 1,227.51 1,141.00 2,076 720.07 658.00 9,959 825.53 815.00
Kentucky 222,274 1,162.00 1,077.00 191,326 1,226.21 1,130.60 8,303 765.00 721.00 22,645 765.03 732.00
Louisiana 182,400 1,136.87 1,037.00 152,643 1,204.96 1,088.60 6,345 829.42 785.00 23,412 776.29 738.00
Maine 63,544 1,117.45 1,047.60 54,497 1,178.57 1,093.60 1,382 710.33 661.50 7,665 756.31 740.00
Maryland 144,101 1,249.15 1,157.60 124,843 1,307.79 1,208.60 2,842 793.64 734.50 16,416 882.05 873.00
Massachusetts 220,552 1,200.10 1,108.60 188,851 1,264.78 1,158.60 3,626 766.33 708.00 28,075 821.07 798.00
Michigan 388,645 1,228.28 1,127.00 329,376 1,290.13 1,174.00 9,881 826.69 765.00 49,388 896.19 910.60
Minnesota 138,923 1,185.33 1,101.00 118,405 1,248.42 1,152.00 2,055 727.11 661.00 18,463 831.71 827.00
Mississippi 143,730 1,128.86 1,062.00 122,113 1,200.60 1,119.00 5,035 702.88 663.00 16,582 729.90 690.00
Missouri 238,447 1,162.58 1,082.00 205,935 1,222.87 1,129.60 6,945 706.50 659.00 25,567 800.89 778.00
Montana 30,171 1,136.47 1,052.00 26,058 1,189.84 1,090.30 647 796.18 735.60 3,466 798.74 787.00
Nebraska 48,050 1,123.70 1,059.00 40,417 1,181.52 1,103.00 888 702.23 666.50 6,745 832.77 839.00
Nevada 70,646 1,271.54 1,184.00 63,167 1,321.14 1,225.00 1,698 827.57 774.50 5,781 859.94 846.00
New Hampshire 52,823 1,237.86 1,154.60 46,341 1,298.15 1,207.00 1,007 727.89 671.00 5,475 821.38 805.00
New Jersey 219,953 1,315.53 1,202.00 186,881 1,388.20 1,268.60 4,352 821.46 752.50 28,720 917.53 923.60
New Mexico 71,560 1,140.05 1,058.75 63,154 1,190.36 1,100.00 1,467 758.23 717.00 6,939 762.87 727.00
New York 565,796 1,229.19 1,107.60 477,552 1,296.84 1,161.00 10,613 775.35 715.00 77,631 875.05 873.60
North Carolina 359,356 1,192.75 1,130.60 311,730 1,257.05 1,185.60 10,332 679.79 635.00 37,294 797.39 773.00
North Dakota 16,802 1,110.93 1,041.00 14,046 1,175.78 1,093.60 272 733.18 677.50 2,484 785.55 772.80
Ohio 397,751 1,153.19 1,066.00 338,599 1,209.82 1,107.00 11,244 780.63 727.00 47,908 840.37 836.00
Oklahoma 142,020 1,152.81 1,074.60 123,472 1,207.67 1,118.60 4,640 749.26 704.00 13,908 800.33 779.80
Oregon 119,899 1,187.56 1,103.00 102,966 1,245.04 1,149.00 2,839 806.61 749.00 14,094 844.33 842.00
Pennsylvania 455,810 1,201.17 1,114.60 390,626 1,262.15 1,165.00 10,797 762.53 713.00 54,387 850.25 851.00
Rhode Island 41,024 1,174.44 1,088.00 35,441 1,236.46 1,137.00 770 747.80 686.50 4,813 786.00 764.00
South Carolina 197,312 1,215.34 1,145.60 171,174 1,281.57 1,203.60 6,379 700.07 651.00 19,759 807.93 783.00
South Dakota 21,620 1,102.61 1,035.30 18,335 1,168.03 1,090.00 389 675.42 624.00 2,896 745.84 736.80
Tennessee 273,394 1,166.88 1,096.60 237,006 1,227.38 1,146.00 9,345 691.67 645.00 27,043 800.85 776.00
Texas 630,462 1,181.08 1,093.60 544,477 1,241.09 1,143.00 17,165 783.94 735.00 68,820 805.35 773.00
Utah 53,504 1,196.12 1,100.65 45,483 1,256.67 1,148.60 1,039 824.73 782.00 6,982 856.92 854.30
Vermont 24,816 1,126.30 1,061.00 21,232 1,186.03 1,109.00 421 720.53 669.00 3,163 779.37 765.00
Virginia 235,830 1,206.89 1,125.00 203,630 1,270.29 1,179.00 6,365 741.50 694.00 25,835 821.83 798.00
Washington 191,817 1,221.08 1,125.00 165,880 1,277.70 1,169.00 4,051 831.36 779.00 21,886 864.12 865.00
West Virginia 98,958 1,187.00 1,084.60 83,775 1,255.43 1,143.00 3,716 829.78 781.00 11,467 802.86 789.00
Wisconsin 184,985 1,181.62 1,104.00 156,887 1,246.39 1,156.60 3,287 731.56 663.00 24,811 831.66 830.00
Wyoming 14,999 1,212.34 1,107.60 13,173 1,265.05 1,147.00 306 862.81 782.80 1,520 825.89 804.00
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 1,486 882.93 844.00 1,312 916.65 863.00 67 621.96 661.00 107 632.87 617.00
Guam 1,852 1,079.57 1,019.80 1,587 1,145.52 1,071.60 40 732.60 723.00 225 676.08 625.60
Northern Mariana Islands 340 805.93 807.30 258 889.02 865.50 15 653.41 543.00 67 520.11 489.00
Puerto Rico 173,998 1,037.03 983.60 148,218 1,111.84 1,036.00 3,775 686.76 658.60 22,005 593.19 548.60
U.S. Virgin Islands 1,816 1,191.13 1,083.10 1,469 1,288.88 1,186.00 38 827.74 851.80 309 771.08 748.60
Foreign countries 14,636 1,015.26 921.00 9,343 1,231.42 1,157.00 412 826.10 753.00 4,881 617.46 578.00
Unknown 74 1,210.32 1,136.40 63 1,261.48 1,175.60 2 636.80 636.80 9 979.63 1,113.00
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data; and U.S. Postal Service geographic data.
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