Percentage of Total Population Receiving SSI, 2016
We used the Technical Assistance Cooperative, "Priced Out in 2017" data and 2016 ACS 1-Year estimates to identify the percent of SSI recipients of people living in the community. This measure allows us to see that across the country, the lowest percentage of the population receiving SSI is in Utah (1.2%) and the highest percentage is in West Virginia (4.9%). This measure is important as it indicates the percentage of the population that live on limited financial resources.
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Data source. 2016, Technical Assistance Collaborative, Priced Out, 2017 (Data is from HUD Fair Market Rents from 2016, 2016 SSI payments for individuals with disabilities living independently in the community from the SSA, HUDs median income for one person households in 2016 and number of renter households in each market area from the National Low Income Housing Coalition, 2016)
Calculation. Total number of SSI recipients (table 2) divided by the total population (table S010).
Note. Social Security Income (SSI) is a federal program that provides cash benefits to individuals because they have a disability, are blind, or are age 65 or older and who meet certain income and resource restrictions.
Percentage of Total Population Receiving SSI by region
| Region | Percentage Receiving SSI |
|---|---|
| US | 2.0% |
| Alaska | 1.8% |
| Alabama | 3.9% |
| Arkansas | 3.8% |
| Arizona | 1.8% |
| California | 2.5% |
| Colorado | 1.4% |
| Connecticut | 1.8% |
| District of Columbia | 3.8% |
| Delaware | 1.9% |
| Florida | 2.3% |
| Georgia | 2.6% |
| Hawaii | 1.7% |
| Iowa | 1.9% |
| Idaho | 2.2% |
| Illinois | 2.1% |
| Indiana | 2.3% |
| Region | Percentage Receiving SSI |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 1.9% |
| Kentucky | 4.6% |
| Louisiana | 4.0% |
| Massachusetts | 2.7% |
| Maryland | 2.0% |
| Maine | 3.4% |
| Michigan | 3.1% |
| Minnesota | 1.7% |
| Missouri | 2.7% |
| Mississippi | 4.3% |
| Montana | 2.0% |
| North Carolina | 2.5% |
| North Dakota | 1.2% |
| Nebraska | 1.7% |
| New Hampshire | 1.7% |
| New Jersey | 1.8% |
| New Mexico | 3.0% |
| Region | Percentage Receiving SSI |
|---|---|
| Nevada | 1.7% |
| New York | 2.6% |
| Ohio | 3.1% |
| Oklahoma | 2.8% |
| Oregon | 2.4% |
| Pennsylvania | 3.0% |
| Rhode Island | 3.2% |
| South Carolina | 2.6% |
| South Dakota | 1.8% |
| Tennessee | 3.1% |
| Texas | 2.1% |
| Utah | 1.2% |
| Virginia | 1.9% |
| Vermont | 2.9% |
| Washington | 2.2% |
| Wisconsin | 2.2% |
| West Virginia | 4.9% |
| Wyoming | 1.4% |