| State | Resident population a | Recipients | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percentage of resident population |
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| United States | 290,809,777 | 6,902,364 b | 2.4 |
| Alabama | 4,500,752 | 163,760 | 3.6 |
| Alaska | 648,818 | 10,639 | 1.6 |
| Arizona | 5,580,811 | 91,655 | 1.6 |
| Arkansas | 2,725,714 | 86,542 | 3.2 |
| California | 35,484,453 | 1,162,725 | 3.3 |
| Colorado | 4,550,688 | 53,988 | 1.2 |
| Connecticut | 3,483,372 | 51,151 | 1.5 |
| Delaware | 817,491 | 12,930 | 1.6 |
| District of Columbia | 563,384 | 20,403 | 3.6 |
| Florida | 17,019,068 | 409,400 | 2.4 |
| Georgia | 8,684,715 | 199,733 | 2.3 |
| Hawaii | 1,257,608 | 21,753 | 1.7 |
| Idaho | 1,366,332 | 20,258 | 1.5 |
| Illinois | 12,653,544 | 255,445 | 2.0 |
| Indiana | 6,195,643 | 93,963 | 1.5 |
| Iowa | 2,944,062 | 41,869 | 1.4 |
| Kansas | 2,723,507 | 37,805 | 1.4 |
| Kentucky | 4,117,827 | 178,900 | 4.3 |
| Louisiana | 4,496,334 | 167,800 | 3.7 |
| Maine | 1,305,728 | 31,403 | 2.4 |
| Maryland | 5,508,909 | 90,962 | 1.7 |
| Massachusetts | 6,433,422 | 168,171 | 2.6 |
| Michigan | 10,079,985 | 216,727 | 2.2 |
| Minnesota | 5,059,375 | 68,971 | 1.4 |
| Mississippi | 2,881,281 | 126,301 | 4.4 |
| Missouri | 5,704,484 | 115,069 | 2.0 |
| Montana | 917,621 | 14,356 | 1.6 |
| Nebraska | 1,739,291 | 21,875 | 1.3 |
| Nevada | 2,241,154 | 30,815 | 1.4 |
| New Hampshire | 1,287,687 | 12,709 | 1.0 |
| New Jersey | 8,638,396 | 149,580 | 1.7 |
| New Mexico | 1,874,614 | 50,169 | 2.7 |
| New York | 19,190,115 | 624,565 | 3.3 |
| North Carolina | 8,407,248 | 194,424 | 2.3 |
| North Dakota | 633,837 | 8,092 | 1.3 |
| Ohio | 11,435,798 | 243,584 | 2.1 |
| Oklahoma | 3,511,532 | 75,202 | 2.1 |
| Oregon | 3,559,596 | 57,436 | 1.6 |
| Pennsylvania | 12,365,455 | 310,617 | 2.5 |
| Rhode Island | 1,076,164 | 29,196 | 2.7 |
| South Carolina | 4,147,152 | 105,621 | 2.5 |
| South Dakota | 764,309 | 12,577 | 1.6 |
| Tennessee | 5,841,748 | 161,246 | 2.8 |
| Texas | 22,118,509 | 454,857 | 2.1 |
| Utah | 2,351,467 | 21,357 | 0.9 |
| Vermont | 619,107 | 12,841 | 2.1 |
| Virginia | 7,386,330 | 133,607 | 1.8 |
| Washington | 6,131,445 | 108,977 | 1.8 |
| West Virginia | 1,810,354 | 75,227 | 4.2 |
| Wisconsin | 5,472,299 | 88,736 | 1.6 |
| Wyoming | 501,242 | 5,660 | 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, 2003, as reported by the U.S. Census Bureau. | |||
| b. Includes 715 recipients in the Northern Mariana Islands. | |||
| CONTACT: Art Kahn |
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