Annual Statistical Supplement, 2015

Supplemental Security Income

State Data

Table 7.B1 Number of recipients of federally administered payments, December 2014, and total payments for calendar year 2014, by state or other area and eligibility category
State or area Number Total payments (thousands of dollars) a
Total Aged Blind Disabled Total Aged Blind Disabled
All areas b 8,335,704 1,151,940 67,383 7,116,381 54,693,013 5,688,075 439,849 48,565,089
Alabama 174,544 9,571 824 164,149 1,086,605 28,021 4,644 1,053,941
Alaska 12,424 1,783 74 10,567 76,161 7,252 423 68,487
Arizona 119,308 15,754 1,024 102,530 764,207 68,856 6,354 688,997
Arkansas 111,464 5,565 665 105,234 702,529 14,719 3,761 684,049
California 1,305,589 360,683 18,803 926,103 9,571,779 2,162,722 146,524 7,262,533
Colorado 72,831 9,078 513 63,240 461,446 42,324 3,114 416,008
Connecticut 63,244 6,678 429 56,137 405,021 30,980 2,654 371,386
Delaware 16,655 1,230 97 15,328 106,599 5,081 620 100,898
District of Columbia 26,852 1,986 127 24,739 187,078 8,603 771 177,704
Florida 560,809 127,928 2,969 429,912 3,491,138 622,919 17,303 2,850,917
Georgia 256,197 24,346 1,931 229,920 1,624,889 87,189 11,699 1,526,001
Hawaii 25,215 5,810 171 19,234 169,776 29,543 1,199 139,034
Idaho 30,451 1,801 210 28,440 190,142 6,296 1,237 182,610
Illinois 275,772 30,315 2,394 243,063 1,810,717 147,365 14,959 1,648,393
Indiana 127,944 5,443 892 121,609 832,953 20,479 5,275 807,198
Iowa 51,223 3,153 684 47,386 309,941 10,793 3,770 295,378
Kansas 48,870 2,947 332 45,591 306,884 11,467 2,031 293,387
Kentucky 188,535 9,616 1,159 177,760 1,174,277 29,877 6,878 1,137,521
Louisiana 181,261 12,375 1,319 167,567 1,139,535 38,605 7,694 1,093,235
Maine 37,627 1,795 231 35,601 226,840 5,592 1,340 219,908
Maryland 118,153 15,006 654 102,493 791,824 72,871 4,083 714,871
Massachusetts 188,606 22,220 2,352 164,034 1,183,449 108,003 13,624 1,061,822
Michigan 277,362 18,155 1,584 257,623 1,854,332 85,734 10,002 1,758,596
Minnesota 94,215 10,602 730 82,883 613,877 55,614 4,488 553,775
Mississippi 125,603 8,791 891 115,921 766,233 23,202 4,940 738,091
Missouri 142,743 7,239 858 134,646 898,171 26,950 5,030 866,190
Montana 18,249 1,293 126 16,830 111,583 4,248 788 106,547
Nebraska 27,683 2,172 229 25,282 169,189 8,329 1,383 159,478
Nevada 50,714 12,147 695 37,872 326,529 56,456 4,926 265,147
New Hampshire 19,656 894 137 18,625 120,766 3,932 780 116,054
New Jersey 181,864 35,736 758 145,370 1,152,436 171,648 4,340 976,448
New Mexico 64,072 8,508 447 55,117 391,908 29,913 2,678 359,317
New York 654,316 118,518 2,837 532,961 4,665,280 659,598 19,371 3,986,310
North Carolina 235,256 18,575 1,782 214,899 1,460,544 58,759 10,449 1,391,336
North Dakota 8,237 703 57 7,477 47,185 2,772 307 44,106
Ohio 313,170 15,215 1,883 296,072 2,074,407 64,755 11,138 1,998,514
Oklahoma 96,969 6,126 642 90,201 616,540 20,024 3,821 592,695
Oregon 85,051 9,093 634 75,324 548,698 39,748 3,823 505,127
Pennsylvania 373,914 24,295 1,953 347,666 2,509,340 109,523 11,814 2,388,003
Rhode Island 33,345 3,235 170 29,940 210,356 13,596 1,002 195,757
South Carolina 118,245 8,292 1,207 108,746 733,120 25,357 7,000 700,763
South Dakota 14,880 1,434 116 13,330 88,429 5,487 711 82,231
Tennessee 183,778 11,846 1,411 170,521 1,160,164 37,988 8,630 1,113,545
Texas 665,989 104,973 6,730 554,286 4,000,209 399,619 40,165 3,560,425
Utah 31,163 2,746 210 28,207 194,634 12,544 1,287 180,803
Vermont 15,825 1,002 64 14,759 98,095 3,719 380 93,997
Virginia 155,434 18,216 1,099 136,119 968,259 81,067 6,663 880,529
Washington 151,180 17,116 887 133,177 1,008,840 92,159 5,600 911,081
West Virginia 77,725 2,560 472 74,693 494,190 7,792 2,783 483,616
Wisconsin 117,641 6,901 875 109,865 747,204 26,292 5,350 715,561
Wyoming 6,807 329 38 6,440 41,084 933 211 39,940
Outlying area  
Northern Mariana Islands 1,044 145 7 892 7,621 760 35 6,826
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Office of Financial Policy and Operations; and Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
a. Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.
b. Includes data not distributed by state.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 7.B3 Number of recipients of federally administered payments and average monthly payment, by state or other area, December 2014
State or area Federal SSI State supplementation
Number Average monthly payment (dollars) Number Average monthly payment (dollars)
All areas 8,161,835 516.62 a 1,549,447 a 141.55
Alabama 174,539 504.26 . . . . . .
Alaska 12,424 494.94 . . . . . .
Arizona 119,308 525.11 . . . . . .
Arkansas 111,464 511.65 . . . . . .
California 1,146,313 510.39 1,304,632 155.96
Colorado 72,831 511.17 . . . . . .
Connecticut 63,244 521.61 . . . . . .
Delaware 16,587 522.47 563 129.05
District of Columbia 26,740 560.99 1,232 331.69
Florida 560,809 516.73 . . . . . .
Georgia 256,197 511.93 . . . . . .
Hawaii 24,041 516.46 2,791 494.55
Idaho 30,451 508.35 . . . . . .
Illinois 275,772 538.39 . . . . . .
Indiana 127,944 526.63 . . . . . .
Iowa 50,780 492.35 1,933 244.79
Kansas 48,870 510.21 . . . . . .
Kentucky 188,535 513.55 . . . . . .
Louisiana 181,261 518.27 . . . . . .
Maine 37,627 486.56 . . . . . .
Maryland 118,153 539.54 . . . . . .
Massachusetts 188,606 516.83 . . . . . .
Michigan 275,304 541.53 12,760 120.09
Minnesota 94,215 528.03 . . . . . .
Mississippi 125,603 497.61 . . . . . .
Missouri 142,743 507.81 . . . . . .
Montana 18,186 489.15 940 83.17
Nebraska 27,683 493.05 . . . . . .
Nevada 50,077 525.21 12,851 45.42
New Hampshire 19,656 493.68 . . . . . .
New Jersey 175,974 498.81 181,364 37.64
New Mexico 64,072 492.95 . . . . . .
New York 654,070 525.97 . . . . . .
North Carolina 235,256 499.47 . . . . . .
North Dakota 8,237 464.15 . . . . . .
Ohio 313,170 537.62 . . . . . .
Oklahoma 96,969 510.82 . . . . . .
Oregon 85,051 520.97 . . . . . .
Pennsylvania 371,199 543.42 7,149 361.01
Rhode Island 33,175 518.82 401 267.41
South Carolina 118,245 501.46 . . . . . .
South Dakota 14,880 481.83 . . . . . .
Tennessee 183,778 506.89 . . . . . .
Texas 665,989 497.92 . . . . . .
Utah 31,163 509.83 . . . . . .
Vermont 14,813 485.78 15,787 53.61
Virginia 155,434 508.13 . . . . . .
Washington 151,180 541.42 . . . . . .
West Virginia 77,725 518.49 . . . . . .
Wisconsin 117,641 520.98 . . . . . .
Wyoming 6,807 485.90 . . . . . .
Outlying area  
Northern Mariana Islands 1,044 591.10 . . . . . .
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: . . . = not applicable.
a. Includes recipients and payments not assigned to a specific state or other area.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 7.B7 Total federally administered payments, by state or other area, 2014 (in thousands of dollars)
State or area Total Federal SSI Federally administered state supplementation
All areas 54,693,013 51,574,587 3,118,426
Alabama 1,086,605 1,086,605 . . .
Alaska 76,161 76,161 . . .
Arizona 764,207 764,207 . . .
Arkansas 702,529 702,529 . . .
California 9,571,779 7,105,861 2,465,918
Colorado 461,446 461,446 . . .
Connecticut 405,021 405,021 . . .
Delaware 106,599 105,712 887
District of Columbia 187,078 182,358 4,720
Florida 3,491,138 3,491,138 . . .
Georgia 1,624,889 1,624,889 . . .
Hawaii 169,776 153,114 16,662
Idaho 190,142 190,142 . . .
Illinois 1,810,717 1,810,717 . . .
Indiana 832,953 832,953 . . .
Iowa 309,941 304,077 5,864
Kansas 306,884 306,884 . . .
Kentucky 1,174,277 1,174,277 . . .
Louisiana 1,139,535 1,139,535 . . .
Maine 226,840 226,840 . . .
Maryland 791,824 791,824 . . .
Massachusetts 1,183,449 1,183,449 . . .
Michigan 1,854,332 1,835,979 18,353
Minnesota 613,877 613,877 . . .
Mississippi 766,233 766,233 . . .
Missouri 898,171 898,171 . . .
Montana 111,583 110,619 964
Nebraska 169,189 169,189 . . .
Nevada 326,529 319,412 7,117
New Hampshire 120,766 120,766 . . .
New Jersey 1,152,436 1,069,020 83,416
New Mexico 391,908 391,908 . . .
New York 4,665,280 4,193,436 471,844
North Carolina 1,460,544 1,460,544 . . .
North Dakota 47,185 47,185 . . .
Ohio 2,074,407 2,074,407 . . .
Oklahoma 616,540 616,540 . . .
Oregon 548,698 548,698 . . .
Pennsylvania 2,509,340 2,478,085 31,255
Rhode Island 210,356 209,279 1,077
South Carolina 733,120 733,120 . . .
South Dakota 88,429 88,429 . . .
Tennessee 1,160,164 1,160,164 . . .
Texas 4,000,209 4,000,209 . . .
Utah 194,634 194,623 11
Vermont 98,095 87,754 10,340
Virginia 968,259 968,259 . . .
Washington 1,008,840 1,008,840 . . .
West Virginia 494,190 494,190 . . .
Wisconsin 747,204 747,204 . . .
Wyoming 41,084 41,084 . . .
Outlying area  
Northern Mariana Islands 7,621 7,621 . . .
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Office of Financial Policy and Operations; and Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.
. . . = not applicable.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 7.B8 Number of blind and disabled recipients of federally administered payments under age 18, by state or other area, December 2014
State or area Total Blind Disabled
All areas 1,299,761 5,866 1,293,895
Alabama 27,614 41 27,573
Alaska 1,263 (X) (X)
Arizona 20,958 135 20,823
Arkansas 28,869 66 28,803
California 119,001 962 118,039
Colorado 9,971 56 9,915
Connecticut 8,935 28 8,907
Delaware 3,596 4 3,592
District of Columbia 4,106 3 4,103
Florida 107,287 223 107,064
Georgia 46,302 229 46,073
Hawaii 1,656 19 1,637
Idaho 5,573 15 5,558
Illinois 41,100 202 40,898
Indiana 24,584 101 24,483
Iowa 8,302 83 8,219
Kansas 9,513 35 9,478
Kentucky 28,031 106 27,925
Louisiana 36,164 99 36,065
Maine 4,273 22 4,251
Maryland 18,732 48 18,684
Massachusetts 23,979 273 23,706
Michigan 41,901 146 41,755
Minnesota 13,715 63 13,652
Mississippi 23,363 55 23,308
Missouri 23,580 82 23,498
Montana 2,433 17 2,416
Nebraska 4,104 20 4,084
Nevada 9,768 87 9,681
New Hampshire 2,523 16 2,507
New Jersey 25,909 32 25,877
New Mexico 9,267 36 9,231
New York 88,530 208 88,322
North Carolina 43,399 162 43,237
North Dakota 1,027 (X) (X)
Ohio 50,436 167 50,269
Oklahoma 17,303 70 17,233
Oregon 10,740 63 10,677
Pennsylvania 72,084 166 71,918
Rhode Island 4,664 9 4,655
South Carolina 20,428 135 20,293
South Dakota 2,603 15 2,588
Tennessee 24,912 124 24,788
Texas 146,097 1,134 144,963
Utah 5,364 21 5,343
Vermont 1,628 6 1,622
Virginia 23,891 81 23,810
Washington 18,292 93 18,199
West Virginia 8,081 39 8,042
Wisconsin 22,606 60 22,546
Wyoming 997 3 994
Outlying area  
Northern Mariana Islands 307 0 307
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: (X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 7.B9 Number of federally administered awards, by state or other area, eligibility category, and age, 2014
State or area Total Category Age
Aged Blind Disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older a
All areas 805,643 108,440 5,207 691,996 157,310 538,268 110,065
Alabama 16,209 767 108 15,334 2,886 12,533 790
Alaska 1,279 211 6 1,062 195 866 218
Arizona 11,797 1,740 121 9,936 2,351 7,679 1,767
Arkansas 11,591 471 61 11,059 3,469 7,640 482
California 100,884 30,460 860 69,564 14,608 55,467 30,809
Colorado 8,726 949 40 7,737 1,550 6,208 968
Connecticut 6,654 724 33 5,897 1,203 4,715 736
Delaware 1,746 146 11 1,589 390 1,210 146
District of Columbia 2,768 252 8 2,508 613 1,894 261
Florida 65,019 14,444 362 50,213 13,702 36,752 14,565
Georgia 28,786 2,485 201 26,100 5,188 21,046 2,552
Hawaii 2,499 622 11 1,866 188 1,683 628
Idaho 3,468 196 17 3,255 766 2,502 200
Illinois 23,770 3,072 183 20,515 4,667 15,995 3,108
Indiana 15,978 625 109 15,244 3,220 12,117 641
Iowa 5,857 352 43 5,462 1,265 4,232 360
Kansas 5,355 293 33 5,029 1,252 3,804 299
Kentucky 14,655 1,060 71 13,524 3,247 10,326 1,082
Louisiana 17,761 1,132 99 16,530 3,759 12,828 1,174
Maine 3,415 187 25 3,203 589 2,635 191
Maryland 13,268 1,418 69 11,781 2,523 9,295 1,450
Massachusetts 18,149 2,052 125 15,972 3,363 12,707 2,079
Michigan 26,937 2,166 118 24,653 4,642 20,089 2,206
Minnesota 9,947 1,065 66 8,816 1,992 6,874 1,081
Mississippi 12,605 637 98 11,870 2,811 9,146 648
Missouri 16,349 730 82 15,537 2,918 12,683 748
Montana 1,752 152 10 1,590 260 1,338 154
Nebraska 3,329 289 21 3,019 555 2,479 295
Nevada 6,100 1,083 44 4,973 1,217 3,792 1,091
New Hampshire 2,747 98 12 2,637 375 2,274 98
New Jersey 19,403 3,742 77 15,584 3,518 12,116 3,769
New Mexico 5,831 756 31 5,044 1,006 4,057 768
New York 52,291 10,775 257 41,259 11,477 29,868 10,946
North Carolina 25,202 1,784 198 23,220 4,792 18,595 1,815
North Dakota 845 79 4 762 191 573 81
Ohio 32,328 1,694 186 30,448 5,782 24,807 1,739
Oklahoma 10,255 665 66 9,524 2,027 7,553 675
Oregon 9,351 912 31 8,408 1,585 6,827 939
Pennsylvania 29,398 2,504 152 26,742 6,246 20,600 2,552
Rhode Island 2,952 337 10 2,605 566 2,045 341
South Carolina 13,250 752 125 12,373 2,609 9,862 779
South Dakota 1,698 145 9 1,544 423 1,128 147
Tennessee 19,453 1,133 124 18,196 3,086 15,200 1,167
Texas 64,992 8,700 604 55,688 16,941 39,231 8,820
Utah 3,807 294 23 3,490 819 2,685 303
Vermont 1,605 121 4 1,480 232 1,248 125
Virginia 18,813 1,673 109 17,031 3,396 13,701 1,716
Washington 15,686 1,466 60 14,160 2,827 11,365 1,494
West Virginia 5,667 257 32 5,378 1,001 4,394 272
Wisconsin 12,407 707 53 11,647 2,853 8,830 724
Wyoming 902 43 4 855 131 728 43
Outlying area  
Northern Mariana Islands 107 23 1 83 38 46 23
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
a. Includes blind persons and disabled persons aged 65 or older.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.