Annual Statistical Supplement, 2003

Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance

Benefits in Current-Payment Status

Direct Deposit

Table 5.K1 Number and percentage of beneficiaries and average monthly benefit, by state or other area and direct deposit status, December 2002
State or area All beneficiaries Beneficiaries using
direct deposit
Beneficiaries not using
direct deposit
Number Average
monthly
benefit
(dollars)
Number Percentage
of all
beneficiaries
Average
monthly
benefit
(dollars)
Number Percentage
of all
beneficiaries
Average
monthly
benefit
(dollars)
All areas 46,452,550 815.00 37,366,610 80.4 847.90 9,085,940 19.6 679.80
Alabama 856,990 758.40 635,990 74.2 803.10 221,000 25.8 629.70
Alaska 58,980 768.60 46,810 79.4 799.80 12,170 20.6 648.50
Arizona 834,520 834.20 740,130 88.7 859.80 94,390 11.3 633.00
Arkansas 528,840 742.70 401,430 75.9 781.80 127,410 24.1 619.30
California 4,304,080 824.90 3,702,980 86.0 845.90 601,100 14.0 695.30
Colorado 549,870 802.50 462,780 84.2 825.50 87,090 15.8 680.30
Connecticut 581,160 908.30 459,860 79.1 937.60 121,300 20.9 797.20
Delaware 140,960 862.70 119,940 85.1 887.10 21,020 14.9 723.50
District of Columbia 73,280 709.60 55,160 75.3 739.00 18,120 24.7 620.40
Florida 3,278,010 825.60 2,923,450 89.2 847.30 354,560 10.8 646.20
Georgia 1,146,950 781.50 869,040 75.8 825.40 277,910 24.2 644.30
Hawaii 193,220 819.30 167,310 86.6 837.00 25,910 13.4 705.30
Idaho 204,970 801.30 177,490 86.6 820.50 27,480 13.4 677.30
Illinois 1,862,070 859.10 1,500,820 80.6 885.40 361,250 19.4 750.10
Indiana 1,012,160 855.10 801,060 79.1 885.10 211,100 20.9 741.40
Iowa 542,290 823.10 467,870 86.3 842.20 74,420 13.7 702.80
Kansas 441,780 840.10 369,820 83.7 863.10 71,960 16.3 721.90
Kentucky 754,480 751.00 535,190 70.9 798.50 219,290 29.1 635.30
Louisiana 725,200 734.80 492,660 67.9 790.40 232,540 32.1 617.10
Maine 258,140 749.30 201,930 78.2 783.30 56,210 21.8 627.30
Maryland 743,760 834.20 594,900 80.0 858.90 148,860 20.0 735.60
Massachusetts 1,062,670 829.50 847,860 79.8 856.40 214,810 20.2 723.20
Michigan 1,677,280 874.00 1,383,350 82.5 901.80 293,930 17.5 743.40
Minnesota 755,250 823.60 636,430 84.3 847.20 118,820 15.7 696.80
Mississippi 531,390 716.80 399,510 75.2 760.80 131,880 24.8 583.70
Missouri 1,021,950 803.40 821,970 80.4 832.20 199,980 19.6 685.00
Montana 161,580 788.10 136,730 84.6 809.30 24,850 15.4 672.00
Nebraska 287,040 808.00 245,050 85.4 828.70 41,990 14.6 687.50
Nevada 314,120 846.30 267,540 85.2 865.70 46,580 14.8 734.60
New Hampshire 207,860 843.40 173,210 83.3 860.60 34,650 16.7 730.50
New Jersey 1,363,370 915.60 1,100,800 80.7 939.70 262,570 19.3 814.50
New Mexico 289,570 745.50 232,780 80.4 789.10 56,790 19.6 566.60
New York 3,024,130 868.20 2,421,590 80.1 896.90 602,540 19.9 752.50
North Carolina 1,406,150 791.70 1,068,660 76.0 837.40 337,490 24.0 647.10
North Dakota 113,960 764.40 94,010 82.5 788.60 19,950 17.5 650.70
Ohio 1,929,680 829.00 1,493,540 77.4 859.00 436,140 22.6 726.50
Oklahoma 605,840 782.70 485,260 80.1 814.70 120,580 19.9 654.20
Oregon 587,580 803.70 526,250 89.6 852.80 61,330 10.4 701.20
Pennsylvania 2,376,520 850.00 1,897,440 79.8 874.60 479,080 20.2 752.60
Rhode Island 191,490 829.30 151,590 79.2 859.80 39,900 20.8 713.40
South Carolina 718,990 784.70 548,760 76.3 831.50 170,230 23.7 633.80
South Dakota 137,630 752.50 116,580 84.7 775.30 21,050 15.3 626.10
Tennessee 1,028,360 778.30 778,820 75.7 820.60 249,540 24.3 646.30
Texas 2,730,970 784.90 2,136,140 78.2 826.90 594,830 21.8 634.30
Utah 250,840 818.80 216,810 86.4 841.50 34,030 13.6 673.90
Vermont 106,860 801.90 87,390 81.8 827.30 19,470 18.2 688.20
Virginia 1,072,310 799.60 830,130 77.4 835.50 242,180 22.6 676.50
Washington 874,040 858.20 777,300 88.9 877.70 96,740 11.1 701.70
West Virginia 398,700 788.30 260,560 65.4 834.40 138,140 34.6 701.40
Wisconsin 915,290 848.60 773,600 84.5 869.60 141,690 15.5 733.80
Wyoming 79,190 825.00 67,470 85.2 844.10 11,720 14.8 715.40
Outlying areas
Puerto Rico 688,140 529.50 371,960 54.1 611.60 316,180 45.9 433.00
Other a 452,090 496.40 290,900 64.3 502.00 161,190 35.7 486.40
a. Includes American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Virgin Islands, and foreign countries.
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 10 percent sample.
NOTE: Provisions for Railroad Retirement beneficiaries are described in the section Social Security (Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance).
CONTACT: Joseph Bondar (410) 965-0162 or Shirley Turpin (410) 965-0181.