OASDI Beneficiaries by State and County, 2002
| State | Total population | Population aged 65 or older | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number a (thousands) |
Percentage receiving benefits |
Number a (thousands) |
Percentage receiving benefits |
|
| United States | 288,369 | 15.7 | 35,602 | 91.0 |
| Alabama | 4,487 | 19.0 | 589 | 92.6 |
| Alaska | 644 | 9.1 | 39 | 91.9 |
| Arizona | 5,456 | 15.4 | 701 | 85.7 |
| Arkansas | 2,710 | 19.7 | 376 | 92.9 |
| California | 35,116 | 12.3 | 3,717 | 85.1 |
| Colorado | 4,507 | 12.2 | 434 | 91.3 |
| Connecticut | 3,461 | 16.8 | 472 | 94.3 |
| Delaware | 807 | 17.1 | 105 | 93.2 |
| District of Columbia | 571 | 12.8 | 69 | 77.5 |
| Florida | 16,713 | 19.6 | 2,855 | 85.8 |
| Georgia | 8,560 | 13.4 | 814 | 91.6 |
| Hawaii | 1,245 | 15.4 | 167 | 87.7 |
| Idaho | 1,341 | 15.3 | 151 | 96.6 |
| Illinois | 12,601 | 14.7 | 1,499 | 91.4 |
| Indiana | 6,159 | 16.5 | 757 | 95.8 |
| Iowa | 2,937 | 18.5 | 433 | 96.2 |
| Kansas | 2,716 | 16.3 | 355 | 93.4 |
| Kentucky | 4,093 | 18.5 | 509 | 92.7 |
| Louisiana | 4,483 | 16.2 | 520 | 90.6 |
| Maine | 1,294 | 19.9 | 186 | 95.3 |
| Maryland | 5,458 | 13.6 | 617 | 88.4 |
| Massachusetts | 6,428 | 16.5 | 864 | 90.9 |
| Michigan | 10,050 | 16.7 | 1,232 | 95.8 |
| Minnesota | 5,020 | 15.1 | 602 | 94.3 |
| Mississippi | 2,872 | 18.4 | 346 | 92.3 |
| Missouri | 5,673 | 18.1 | 757 | 94.2 |
| Montana | 909 | 17.7 | 123 | 94.0 |
| Nebraska | 1,729 | 16.6 | 232 | 94.2 |
| Nevada | 2,173 | 14.4 | 240 | 92.8 |
| New Hampshire | 1,275 | 16.2 | 153 | 97.3 |
| New Jersey | 8,590 | 15.8 | 1,121 | 92.0 |
| New Mexico | 1,855 | 15.5 | 221 | 89.3 |
| New York | 19,158 | 15.8 | 2,474 | 88.6 |
| North Carolina | 8,320 | 16.9 | 998 | 94.8 |
| North Dakota | 634 | 18.0 | 94 | 94.3 |
| Ohio | 11,421 | 16.8 | 1,513 | 93.2 |
| Oklahoma | 3,494 | 17.3 | 460 | 92.7 |
| Oregon | 3,522 | 16.5 | 444 | 96.1 |
| Pennsylvania | 12,335 | 19.2 | 1,909 | 93.3 |
| Rhode Island | 1,070 | 18.0 | 152 | 93.0 |
| South Carolina | 4,107 | 17.5 | 503 | 93.0 |
| South Dakota | 761 | 18.0 | 108 | 96.5 |
| Tennessee | 5,797 | 17.6 | 719 | 94.0 |
| Texas | 21,780 | 12.5 | 2,153 | 89.5 |
| Utah | 2,316 | 10.8 | 199 | 91.3 |
| Vermont | 617 | 17.3 | 79 | 95.7 |
| Virginia | 7,294 | 14.7 | 817 | 91.6 |
| Washington | 6,069 | 14.4 | 678 | 93.6 |
| West Virginia | 1,802 | 22.3 | 276 | 93.3 |
| Wisconsin | 5,441 | 16.9 | 706 | 96.9 |
| Wyoming | 499 | 15.6 | 59 | 94.7 |
| SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, 2002 estimates of resident population. | ||||
| a. Population estimates for the United States as of July 1, 2002, as reported by the U.S. Census Bureau. | ||||