SSI Recipients by State and County, 2021

Table 1. Number of recipients by state or other area, eligibility category, age, and receipt of OASDI benefits, December 2021
State or area Total Category Age SSI recipients also receiving OASDI
Aged Blind and disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All areas 7,695,900 1,115,723 6,580,177 1,038,149 4,363,898 2,293,853 2,561,072
Alabama 150,730 7,128 143,602 19,372 101,921 29,437 53,483
Alaska 11,793 1,684 10,109 1,052 7,372 3,369 4,165
Arizona 114,812 17,267 97,545 15,479 65,942 33,391 37,906
Arkansas 98,939 4,351 94,588 22,016 61,792 15,131 32,376
California 1,146,493 334,674 811,819 87,530 491,477 567,486 462,217
Colorado 69,926 10,770 59,156 7,655 42,189 20,082 23,110
Connecticut 65,932 7,407 58,525 8,262 39,840 17,830 20,564
Delaware 16,337 1,292 15,045 2,908 10,227 3,202 4,541
District of Columbia 24,191 2,246 21,945 3,316 14,626 6,249 6,693
Florida 559,875 143,707 416,168 91,130 250,382 218,363 182,203
Georgia 252,364 25,463 226,901 42,024 149,887 60,453 81,977
Hawaii 21,876 5,159 16,717 1,121 11,645 9,110 8,487
Idaho 29,434 1,647 27,787 4,205 20,318 4,911 9,726
Illinois 251,667 29,088 222,579 31,975 150,560 69,132 72,046
Indiana 124,019 5,804 118,215 20,328 85,133 18,558 37,109
Iowa 50,149 2,970 47,179 7,814 34,111 8,224 16,983
Kansas 46,455 2,788 43,667 8,180 30,481 7,794 15,048
Kentucky 161,147 8,350 152,797 22,348 105,917 32,882 53,577
Louisiana 164,102 10,038 154,064 29,456 100,120 34,526 52,817
Maine 34,899 1,733 33,166 3,465 25,255 6,179 13,374
Maryland 117,202 15,114 102,088 17,487 70,308 29,407 31,352
Massachusetts 172,887 24,420 148,467 19,309 97,881 55,697 51,823
Michigan 256,662 18,911 237,751 31,804 169,030 55,828 79,375
Minnesota 89,434 10,969 78,465 10,390 54,387 24,657 25,621
Mississippi 110,325 6,894 103,431 17,436 69,382 23,507 39,707
Missouri 131,148 6,774 124,374 18,428 90,097 22,623 43,778
Montana 16,921 1,454 15,467 1,875 11,187 3,859 6,490
Nebraska 28,763 2,421 26,342 3,934 19,262 5,567 10,003
Nevada 54,728 14,665 40,063 8,637 29,913 16,178 17,016
New Hampshire 17,317 831 16,486 1,852 13,017 2,448 5,684
New Jersey 167,599 34,247 133,352 22,127 85,983 59,489 53,874
New Mexico 58,404 7,399 51,005 6,974 34,230 17,200 22,197
New York 583,442 109,441 474,001 71,946 286,112 225,384 188,917
North Carolina 221,382 16,306 205,076 32,937 142,370 46,075 74,839
North Dakota 8,005 596 7,409 1,067 5,358 1,580 2,899
Ohio 297,360 16,540 280,820 41,103 198,993 57,264 86,350
Oklahoma 94,181 5,843 88,338 14,096 63,304 16,781 30,375
Oregon 85,300 9,285 76,015 9,235 54,712 21,353 28,239
Pennsylvania 335,583 24,599 310,984 53,195 205,564 76,824 95,985
Rhode Island 31,170 3,210 27,960 3,324 19,688 8,158 10,518
South Carolina 109,771 7,276 102,495 16,374 69,922 23,475 36,997
South Dakota 14,060 1,509 12,551 2,131 8,660 3,269 4,670
Tennessee 166,783 10,105 156,678 21,804 111,416 33,563 56,096
Texas 607,873 96,539 511,334 114,026 314,689 179,158 206,107
Utah 30,647 2,705 27,942 4,386 20,449 5,812 8,876
Vermont 14,533 884 13,649 1,237 10,487 2,809 5,902
Virginia 151,173 16,935 134,238 20,620 94,623 35,930 47,187
Washington 141,346 17,261 124,085 14,428 87,280 39,638 40,903
West Virginia 66,503 2,164 64,339 6,345 47,254 12,904 21,625
Wisconsin 112,416 6,357 106,059 18,965 73,650 19,801 36,591
Wyoming 6,819 346 6,473 817 4,927 1,075 2,447
Outlying area  
Northern Mariana Islands 1,023 157 866 224 568 231 227
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record and Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data; and U.S. Postal Service geographic data.
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