Table 8.
Number aged 18-64 as a percentage of the resident population aged 18-64, by state, December 2002
State Resident population a Beneficiaries
Number Percentage of
resident population
United States 179,872,304 6,249,479 3.5
Alabama 2,790,858 161,105 5.8
Alaska 412,158 9,093 2.2
Arizona 3,278,354 108,750 3.3
Arkansas 1,656,170 97,161 5.9
California 21,946,806 542,140 2.5
Colorado 2,920,952 70,835 2.4
Connecticut 2,115,336 68,150 3.2
Delaware 512,199 18,719 3.7
District of Columbia 390,236 10,140 2.6
Florida 9,976,040 381,013 3.8
Georgia 5,478,181 197,028 3.6
Hawaii 782,474 18,347 2.3
Idaho 819,551 26,523 3.2
Illinois 7,846,848 228,226 2.9
Indiana 3,806,760 140,175 3.7
Iowa 1,805,930 60,720 3.4
Kansas 1,664,271 52,253 3.1
Kentucky 2,651,827 159,113 6.0
Louisiana 2,776,526 120,745 4.3
Maine 829,023 44,020 5.3
Maryland 3,461,513 88,554 2.6
Massachusetts 4,100,766 151,568 3.7
Michigan 6,248,262 241,732 3.9
Minnesota 3,165,854 87,445 2.8
Mississippi 1,764,784 108,456 6.1
Missouri 3,517,921 155,855 4.4
Montana 570,327 20,610 3.6
Nebraska 1,057,653 32,480 3.1
Nevada 1,360,646 40,316 3.0
New Hampshire 814,108 29,016 3.6
New Jersey 5,341,712 156,021 2.9
New Mexico 1,133,099 40,701 3.6
New York 12,070,771 422,616 3.5
North Carolina 5,252,915 241,742 4.6
North Dakota 393,222 11,712 3.0
Ohio 7,027,968 249,601 3.6
Oklahoma 2,159,695 84,072 3.9
Oregon 2,222,440 71,888 3.2
Pennsylvania 7,562,677 285,762 3.8
Rhode Island 678,191 28,564 4.2
South Carolina 2,624,764 129,183 4.9
South Dakota 457,116 14,924 3.3
Tennessee 3,673,451 179,561 4.9
Texas 13,524,681 345,995 2.6
Utah 1,404,203 27,881 2.0
Vermont 397,689 15,637 3.9
Virginia 4,696,693 160,636 3.4
Washington 3,878,104 114,331 2.9
West Virginia 1,136,728 80,561 7.1
Wisconsin 3,396,714 108,349 3.2
Wyoming 317,137 9,454 3.0
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file; U.S. Census Bureau, 2002 estimates of resident population.
NOTE: Excludes United States territories and other areas.
a. Population estimates for the United States as of July 1, 2002, as reported by the U.S. Census Bureau.
CONTACT: Kevin Kulzer (410) 965-5366 or di.asr@ssa.gov for further information.