Annual Statistical Supplement, 2020

Supplemental Security Income

State Data

Table 7.B1 Number of recipients of federally administered payments, December 2019, and total payments for calendar year 2019, 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 8,076,867 1,166,666 68,747 6,841,454 55,852,198 6,070,044 475,628 49,306,526
Alabama 160,204 7,877 931 151,396 1,066,021 26,469 5,758 1,033,794
Alaska 12,468 1,782 85 10,601 80,505 7,032 538 72,935
Arizona 119,424 17,785 1,180 100,459 814,532 82,176 7,993 724,364
Arkansas 104,331 4,757 667 98,907 702,140 14,481 4,248 683,410
California 1,222,997 353,120 16,798 853,079 9,444,970 2,203,687 138,350 7,102,932
Colorado 72,724 10,896 555 61,273 491,590 53,898 3,793 433,898
Connecticut 66,766 7,298 456 59,012 453,520 35,718 3,085 414,717
Delaware 17,074 1,299 104 15,671 119,440 6,081 699 112,660
District of Columbia 25,566 2,177 147 23,242 186,712 10,414 941 175,357
Florida 576,687 145,432 3,660 427,595 3,844,210 789,265 23,640 3,031,305
Georgia 259,076 25,979 2,186 230,911 1,754,575 102,829 14,354 1,637,391
Hawaii 22,673 5,314 174 17,185 161,044 28,284 1,217 131,543
Idaho 31,022 1,753 244 29,025 204,627 7,031 1,579 196,017
Illinois 264,339 30,645 2,487 231,207 1,830,503 155,415 16,732 1,658,355
Indiana 127,699 5,881 952 120,866 896,316 24,903 5,940 865,473
Iowa 51,653 3,203 624 47,826 338,431 12,528 3,821 322,082
Kansas 47,364 2,893 388 44,083 321,534 12,569 2,556 306,409
Kentucky 171,506 9,136 1,067 161,303 1,148,169 32,694 6,933 1,108,543
Louisiana 173,521 10,873 1,401 161,247 1,177,131 38,797 8,891 1,129,444
Maine 36,610 1,748 214 34,648 237,394 6,217 1,325 229,853
Maryland 121,669 15,374 791 105,504 862,502 79,614 5,412 777,476
Massachusetts 182,565 24,807 2,134 155,624 1,205,715 133,117 13,155 1,059,444
Michigan 270,456 19,606 1,715 249,135 1,909,022 100,524 11,609 1,796,889
Minnesota 93,162 11,253 777 81,132 653,478 65,082 5,330 583,066
Mississippi 115,645 7,581 980 107,084 756,021 22,136 5,999 727,886
Missouri 136,035 6,905 965 128,165 906,743 28,426 5,978 872,339
Montana 17,698 1,424 142 16,132 113,631 5,225 911 107,495
Nebraska 28,669 2,434 256 25,979 187,729 10,639 1,562 175,528
Nevada 56,567 14,746 723 41,098 393,692 75,483 5,426 312,783
New Hampshire 18,332 826 128 17,378 118,390 3,882 784 113,724
New Jersey 178,274 36,788 859 140,627 1,195,972 185,129 5,403 1,005,440
New Mexico 62,071 8,085 504 53,482 405,184 31,055 3,150 370,979
New York 621,783 116,291 3,099 502,393 4,211,943 585,722 20,359 3,605,862
North Carolina 228,433 17,175 1,882 209,376 1,534,377 62,762 12,034 1,459,581
North Dakota 8,295 615 68 7,612 52,500 3,203 397 48,900
Ohio 307,650 16,889 2,040 288,721 2,155,179 80,897 13,499 2,060,783
Oklahoma 96,758 6,163 697 89,898 649,638 21,448 4,594 623,596
Oregon 88,879 9,738 616 78,525 612,088 46,394 3,975 561,719
Pennsylvania 353,805 24,869 2,124 326,812 2,507,513 121,787 14,009 2,371,717
Rhode Island 32,589 3,340 171 29,078 217,365 15,581 1,028 200,756
South Carolina 114,654 7,664 1,290 105,700 770,410 26,114 8,347 735,950
South Dakota 14,430 1,526 134 12,770 93,396 6,778 879 85,739
Tennessee 174,521 10,797 1,545 162,179 1,186,126 39,679 10,185 1,136,262
Texas 643,639 103,433 6,949 533,257 4,133,217 428,187 44,494 3,660,536
Utah 31,699 2,840 274 28,585 217,240 14,266 1,800 201,174
Vermont 15,054 913 79 14,062 101,066 4,079 455 96,533
Virginia 155,477 17,551 1,169 136,757 1,040,201 85,358 7,514 947,329
Washington 148,674 17,662 908 130,104 1,048,168 99,171 6,042 942,955
West Virginia 70,859 2,294 440 68,125 484,347 7,824 2,802 473,721
Wisconsin 116,786 6,724 918 109,144 803,059 28,032 5,821 769,206
Wyoming 6,983 349 41 6,593 45,313 1,122 233 43,959
Outlying area  
Northern Mariana Islands 1,052 156 9 887 7,607 839 49 6,718
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.
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 2019
State or area Federal SSI State supplementation
Number Average monthly payment (dollars) Number Average monthly payment (dollars)
All areas 7,928,161 549.61 a 1,453,985 a 145.39
Alabama 160,199 537.85 . . . . . .
Alaska 12,468 530.32 . . . . . .
Arizona 119,424 555.80 . . . . . .
Arkansas 104,331 550.19 . . . . . .
California 1,085,664 533.92 1,222,004 161.78
Colorado 72,724 545.82 . . . . . .
Connecticut 66,766 557.13 . . . . . .
Delaware 17,015 564.83 574 132.18
District of Columbia 25,461 586.95 996 389.09
Florida 576,687 549.70 . . . . . .
Georgia 259,076 545.73 . . . . . .
Hawaii 21,583 541.21 2,527 483.34
Idaho 31,022 546.68 . . . . . .
Illinois 264,339 567.87 . . . . . .
Indiana 127,699 561.75 . . . . . .
Iowa 51,437 533.80 1,235 231.49
Kansas 47,364 548.65 . . . . . .
Kentucky 171,506 548.69 . . . . . .
Louisiana 173,521 555.92 . . . . . .
Maine 36,610 533.55 . . . . . .
Maryland 121,669 576.08 . . . . . .
Massachusetts 182,565 551.66 . . . . . .
Michigan 269,036 572.99 11,636 118.51
Minnesota 93,162 570.27 . . . . . .
Mississippi 115,645 531.86 . . . . . .
Missouri 136,035 541.11 . . . . . .
Montana 17,653 523.41 758 84.36
Nebraska 28,669 532.44 . . . . . .
Nevada 55,997 561.66 15,462 44.04
New Hampshire 18,332 529.16 . . . . . .
New Jersey 173,364 526.16 177,636 37.52
New Mexico 62,071 529.27 . . . . . .
New York 621,783 557.58 . . . . . .
North Carolina 228,433 536.86 . . . . . .
North Dakota 8,295 512.47 . . . . . .
Ohio 307,650 572.76 . . . . . .
Oklahoma 96,758 549.86 . . . . . .
Oregon 88,879 557.39 . . . . . .
Pennsylvania 351,892 577.13 5,288 365.80
Rhode Island 32,386 553.04 438 401.38
South Carolina 114,654 538.55 . . . . . .
South Dakota 14,430 522.83 . . . . . .
Tennessee 174,521 545.93 . . . . . .
Texas 643,639 530.82 . . . . . .
Utah 31,699 550.13 . . . . . .
Vermont 14,217 527.81 15,023 53.58
Virginia 155,477 549.69 . . . . . .
Washington 148,674 573.29 . . . . . .
West Virginia 70,859 555.68 . . . . . .
Wisconsin 116,786 559.03 . . . . . .
Wyoming 6,983 525.52 . . . . . .
Outlying area  
Northern Mariana Islands 1,052 629.25 . . . . . .
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, 2019 (in thousands of dollars)
State or area Total Federal SSI Federally administered state supplementation
All areas 55,852,198 53,289,817 2,562,382
Alabama 1,066,021 1,066,021 . . .
Alaska 80,505 80,505 . . .
Arizona 814,532 814,532 . . .
Arkansas 702,140 702,140 . . .
California 9,444,970 7,051,330 2,393,640
Colorado 491,590 491,590 . . .
Connecticut 453,520 453,520 . . .
Delaware 119,440 118,525 915
District of Columbia 186,712 182,070 4,642
Florida 3,844,210 3,844,210 . . .
Georgia 1,754,575 1,754,575 . . .
Hawaii 161,044 144,177 16,867
Idaho 204,627 204,627 . . .
Illinois 1,830,503 1,830,503 . . .
Indiana 896,316 896,316 . . .
Iowa 338,431 334,978 3,453
Kansas 321,534 321,534 . . .
Kentucky 1,148,169 1,148,169 . . .
Louisiana 1,177,131 1,177,131 . . .
Maine 237,394 237,394 . . .
Maryland 862,502 862,502 . . .
Massachusetts 1,205,715 1,205,715 . . .
Michigan 1,909,022 1,892,782 16,240
Minnesota 653,478 653,478 . . .
Mississippi 756,021 756,021 . . .
Missouri 906,743 906,743 . . .
Montana 113,631 112,880 751
Nebraska 187,729 187,729 . . .
Nevada 393,692 385,484 8,209
New Hampshire 118,390 118,390 . . .
New Jersey 1,195,972 1,113,701 82,271
New Mexico 405,184 405,184 . . .
New York 4,211,943 4,211,943 . . .
North Carolina 1,534,377 1,534,377 . . .
North Dakota 52,500 52,500 . . .
Ohio 2,155,179 2,155,179 . . .
Oklahoma 649,638 649,638 . . .
Oregon 612,088 612,088 . . .
Pennsylvania 2,507,513 2,484,000 23,514
Rhode Island 217,365 215,246 2,119
South Carolina 770,410 770,410 . . .
South Dakota 93,396 93,396 . . .
Tennessee 1,186,126 1,186,126 . . .
Texas 4,133,217 4,133,217 . . .
Utah 217,240 217,240 . . .
Vermont 101,066 91,305 9,761
Virginia 1,040,201 1,040,201 . . .
Washington 1,048,168 1,048,168 . . .
West Virginia 484,347 484,347 . . .
Wisconsin 803,059 803,059 . . .
Wyoming 45,313 45,313 . . .
Outlying area  
Northern Mariana Islands 7,607 7,607 . . .
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 2019
State or area Total Blind Disabled
All areas 1,132,080 5,923 1,126,157
Alabama 20,936 61 20,875
Alaska 1,174 8 1,166
Arizona 16,935 168 16,767
Arkansas 24,345 68 24,277
California 99,015 796 98,219
Colorado 8,464 65 8,399
Connecticut 8,552 24 8,528
Delaware 3,328 (X) (X)
District of Columbia 3,697 (X) (X)
Florida 97,138 323 96,815
Georgia 42,005 262 41,743
Hawaii 1,210 16 1,194
Idaho 5,004 21 4,983
Illinois 34,694 209 34,485
Indiana 21,710 92 21,618
Iowa 8,210 74 8,136
Kansas 8,389 51 8,338
Kentucky 24,399 95 24,304
Louisiana 31,900 113 31,787
Maine 3,880 20 3,860
Maryland 18,972 57 18,915
Massachusetts 21,270 198 21,072
Michigan 34,948 150 34,798
Minnesota 12,200 69 12,131
Mississippi 18,573 70 18,503
Missouri 19,385 89 19,296
Montana 2,147 22 2,125
Nebraska 3,867 22 3,845
Nevada 9,417 72 9,345
New Hampshire 2,129 19 2,110
New Jersey 23,938 46 23,892
New Mexico 7,627 55 7,572
New York 80,529 262 80,267
North Carolina 35,191 161 35,030
North Dakota 1,148 7 1,141
Ohio 43,475 214 43,261
Oklahoma 15,307 88 15,219
Oregon 10,354 60 10,294
Pennsylvania 59,747 191 59,556
Rhode Island 3,706 13 3,693
South Carolina 17,529 159 17,370
South Dakota 2,226 20 2,206
Tennessee 21,903 140 21,763
Texas 127,909 922 126,987
Utah 5,046 33 5,013
Vermont 1,358 8 1,350
Virginia 22,040 87 21,953
Washington 16,305 90 16,215
West Virginia 7,178 39 7,139
Wisconsin 20,524 86 20,438
Wyoming 897 (X) (X)
Outlying area  
Northern Mariana Islands 250 0 250
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, 2019
State or area Total Category Age
Aged Blind Disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older a
All areas 721,593 97,756 6,107 617,730 160,328 461,553 99,712
Alabama 15,493 781 131 14,581 2,907 11,759 827
Alaska 1,193 267 10 916 203 719 271
Arizona 12,055 1,858 124 10,073 2,533 7,621 1,901
Arkansas 10,318 428 67 9,823 3,427 6,445 446
California 81,757 26,541 614 54,602 12,947 41,926 26,884
Colorado 7,290 1,196 53 6,041 1,294 4,779 1,217
Connecticut 6,069 673 31 5,365 1,240 4,142 687
Delaware 1,658 154 15 1,489 412 1,085 161
District of Columbia 2,299 256 14 2,029 506 1,526 267
Florida 57,961 11,357 538 46,066 14,686 31,782 11,493
Georgia 27,891 2,818 295 24,778 5,813 19,170 2,908
Hawaii 1,990 529 13 1,448 164 1,288 538
Idaho 3,003 176 19 2,808 814 2,006 183
Illinois 22,033 2,565 258 19,210 4,621 14,783 2,629
Indiana 14,354 696 115 13,543 3,115 10,523 716
Iowa 6,117 352 40 5,725 1,557 4,202 358
Kansas 5,160 275 35 4,850 1,467 3,403 290
Kentucky 13,901 965 97 12,839 3,455 9,445 1,001
Louisiana 15,960 926 140 14,894 4,464 10,526 970
Maine 2,842 224 16 2,602 531 2,080 231
Maryland 13,060 1,406 99 11,555 3,061 8,572 1,427
Massachusetts 13,450 2,262 107 11,081 3,101 8,063 2,286
Michigan 24,518 1,935 135 22,448 5,183 17,358 1,977
Minnesota 8,741 1,106 56 7,579 1,791 5,822 1,128
Mississippi 11,259 689 114 10,456 2,700 7,847 712
Missouri 14,268 775 110 13,383 2,827 10,636 805
Montana 1,739 153 15 1,571 288 1,292 159
Nebraska 3,522 297 29 3,196 714 2,492 316
Nevada 5,269 1,105 43 4,121 1,142 3,000 1,127
New Hampshire 2,065 80 16 1,969 336 1,646 83
New Jersey 15,676 3,076 97 12,503 3,390 9,179 3,107
New Mexico 4,863 517 43 4,303 975 3,357 531
New York 44,336 8,592 296 35,448 9,773 25,829 8,734
North Carolina 24,289 1,762 202 22,325 4,981 17,468 1,840
North Dakota 1,033 66 7 960 226 741 66
Ohio 28,971 1,802 172 26,997 6,631 20,475 1,865
Oklahoma 9,572 776 83 8,713 1,985 6,794 793
Oregon 8,647 942 44 7,661 1,633 6,047 967
Pennsylvania 31,361 2,506 222 28,633 8,364 20,421 2,576
Rhode Island 2,378 303 15 2,060 521 1,548 309
South Carolina 12,717 756 176 11,785 2,513 9,412 792
South Dakota 1,439 163 10 1,266 335 935 169
Tennessee 17,594 1,134 188 16,272 3,322 13,085 1,187
Texas 59,448 7,907 832 50,709 17,031 34,354 8,063
Utah 3,616 253 38 3,325 985 2,369 262
Vermont 1,174 98 7 1,069 206 869 99
Virginia 15,945 1,536 134 14,275 3,439 10,944 1,562
Washington 13,477 1,600 67 11,810 2,669 9,178 1,630
West Virginia 4,985 246 30 4,709 874 3,851 260
Wisconsin 11,631 715 87 10,829 3,006 7,887 738
Wyoming 904 (X) (X) 850 126 728 50
Outlying area  
Northern Mariana Islands 97 (X) (X) 71 22 51 24
Unknown 205 89 0 116 22 93 90
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: (X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals.
a. Includes blind persons and disabled persons aged 65 or older.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.