Social Security State Quick Fact Sheets: 2008

by Updated January 27, 2009 Published January 27, 2009 / Updated January 27, 2009

This set of fact sheets provides a one-page overview of quick facts on Social Security for each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Information is provided about each state's

older population, average personal income, Social Security beneficiaries, Social Security benefits, Social Security's role in lifting retirees out of poverty, and Social Security's income

percentages among older residents' income.

State Fact Sheets 

(PDF)

HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest

VirginiaWisconsinWyoming

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