OASDI Beneficiaries by State and County, 2003
| State | Total population | Population aged 65 or older | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number a (thousands) |
Percentage receiving benefits |
Number a (thousands) |
Percentage receiving benefits |
|
| United States | 290,810 | 15.8 | 35,919 | 90.8 |
| Alabama | 4,501 | 19.3 | 592 | 92.8 |
| Alaska | 649 | 9.4 | 41 | 91.9 |
| Arizona | 5,581 | 15.5 | 714 | 86.1 |
| Arkansas | 2,726 | 19.9 | 378 | 93.3 |
| California | 35,484 | 12.3 | 3,765 | 84.7 |
| Colorado | 4,551 | 12.2 | 441 | 91.5 |
| Connecticut | 3,483 | 16.7 | 471 | 94.6 |
| Delaware | 817 | 17.3 | 107 | 93.8 |
| District of Columbia | 563 | 12.8 | 68 | 77.3 |
| Florida | 17,019 | 19.6 | 2,897 | 85.4 |
| Georgia | 8,685 | 13.5 | 827 | 91.9 |
| Hawaii | 1,258 | 15.4 | 169 | 87.6 |
| Idaho | 1,366 | 15.5 | 156 | 96.1 |
| Illinois | 12,654 | 14.8 | 1,507 | 91.0 |
| Indiana | 6,196 | 16.7 | 763 | 95.8 |
| Iowa | 2,944 | 18.5 | 434 | 96.0 |
| Kansas | 2,724 | 16.3 | 354 | 93.8 |
| Kentucky | 4,118 | 18.7 | 512 | 93.2 |
| Louisiana | 4,496 | 16.3 | 524 | 90.4 |
| Maine | 1,306 | 20.1 | 188 | 95.3 |
| Maryland | 5,509 | 13.6 | 625 | 88.1 |
| Massachusetts | 6,433 | 16.5 | 857 | 91.1 |
| Michigan | 10,080 | 16.9 | 1,237 | 96.0 |
| Minnesota | 5,059 | 15.1 | 609 | 93.9 |
| Mississippi | 2,881 | 18.5 | 349 | 92.4 |
| Missouri | 5,704 | 18.1 | 760 | 94.3 |
| Montana | 918 | 17.8 | 125 | 93.5 |
| Nebraska | 1,739 | 16.6 | 232 | 94.0 |
| Nevada | 2,241 | 14.6 | 251 | 92.3 |
| New Hampshire | 1,288 | 16.4 | 154 | 97.6 |
| New Jersey | 8,638 | 15.8 | 1,124 | 91.7 |
| New Mexico | 1,875 | 15.7 | 225 | 89.4 |
| New York | 19,190 | 15.8 | 2,489 | 88.0 |
| North Carolina | 8,407 | 17.1 | 1,016 | 94.6 |
| North Dakota | 634 | 18.0 | 94 | 94.4 |
| Ohio | 11,436 | 16.9 | 1,517 | 93.1 |
| Oklahoma | 3,512 | 17.5 | 461 | 93.1 |
| Oregon | 3,560 | 16.6 | 454 | 95.3 |
| Pennsylvania | 12,365 | 19.3 | 1,902 | 93.4 |
| Rhode Island | 1,076 | 17.9 | 151 | 93.4 |
| South Carolina | 4,147 | 17.7 | 512 | 93.2 |
| South Dakota | 764 | 18.0 | 109 | 96.2 |
| Tennessee | 5,842 | 17.8 | 727 | 94.3 |
| Texas | 22,119 | 12.6 | 2,175 | 89.9 |
| Utah | 2,351 | 10.9 | 203 | 91.4 |
| Vermont | 619 | 17.5 | 80 | 95.6 |
| Virginia | 7,386 | 14.8 | 833 | 91.2 |
| Washington | 6,131 | 14.5 | 691 | 93.3 |
| West Virginia | 1,810 | 22.4 | 277 | 93.2 |
| Wisconsin | 5,472 | 16.3 | 712 | 90.5 |
| Wyoming | 501 | 15.7 | 60 | 94.8 |
| SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, 2003 estimates of resident population. | ||||
| a. Population estimates for the United States as of July 1, 2003, as reported by the U.S. Census Bureau. | ||||