SSI Recipients by State and County, 2007

Massachusetts

Table 3. Number of recipients in state (by eligibility category, age, and receipt of OASDI benefits) and amount of payments, by county, December 2007
County Total Category Age SSI
recipients
also
receiving
OASDI		 Amount of
payments
(thousands
of dollars)
Aged Blind and
disabled		 Under 18 18–64 65 or older
Total, Massachusetts 178,580 45,168 133,412 20,198 109,847 48,535 65,590 91,435
Barnstable 3,378 596 2,782 279 2,448 651 1,607 1,558
Berkshire 3,930 611 3,319 442 2,814 674 1,762 1,888
Bristol 18,646 4,300 14,346 1,686 12,280 4,680 8,109 9,137
Dukes 150 45 105 10 93 47 75 84
Essex 21,506 5,717 15,789 2,410 12,929 6,167 7,775 11,040
Franklin 2,164 298 1,866 273 1,556 335 901 1,045
Hampden 25,665 4,209 21,456 4,458 16,631 4,576 8,821 13,968
Hampshire 2,890 437 2,453 362 2,045 483 1,222 1,407
Middlesex 25,375 7,885 17,490 2,135 14,856 8,384 9,191 12,707
Nantucket 31 5 26 4 20 7 16 14
Norfolk 9,897 3,318 6,579 828 5,554 3,515 3,660 4,773
Plymouth 8,676 1,774 6,902 940 5,811 1,925 3,453 4,239
Suffolk 35,869 12,073 23,796 3,701 19,301 12,867 11,462 19,121
Worcester 20,403 3,900 16,503 2,670 13,509 4,224 7,536 10,454
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
CONTACT: Stella Coleman (410) 965-0157 or ssi.sc@ssa.gov.