The average Social Security check for retirees is about $1,200. For those living on only that income, all of this is a challenge, in fact, which is why some people make the decision to move to a city where the cost of living is more affordable. While the amount you receive from Social Security Administration (SSA) benefits, It will depend on the years you worked and how much you earn, and there is a general rate that is awarded in every state of the country.
According to a study by Go Banking Rates, these are the average SSA payments for each state in the US:
Alabama
- Total number of beneficiaries: 1,163,871
- Total benefits: $1,706,991,000
- Average total benefits: $1,467
Alaska
- Total number of beneficiaries: 110,006
- Total benefits: $162,824,000
- Average total benefits: $1,480
Arizona
- Total number of beneficiaries: 1,449,120
- Total benefits: $2,298,348,000
- Average total benefits: $1,586
Arkansas
- Total number of beneficiaries: 709,191
- Total benefits: $1,005,891,000
- Average total benefits: $1,418
California
- Total number of beneficiaries: 6,166,205
- Total benefits: $934,049,800
- Average total benefits: $1,515
Colorado
- Total number of beneficiaries: 925,084
- Total benefits: $1,467,937,000
- Average total benefits: $1,587
Connecticut
- Total number of beneficiaries: 699,597
- Total benefits: $1,193,327,000
- Average total benefits: $1,706
Delaware
- Total number of beneficiaries: 229,047
- Total benefits: $387,905,000
- Average total benefits: $1,694
Capital
- Total number of beneficiaries: 83,228
- Total benefits: $124,676,000
- Average total benefits: $1,498
fl
- Total number of beneficiaries: 4,909,642
- Total benefits: $757,7221,000
- Average total benefits: $1,543
- Georgia
- Total number of beneficiaries: 1,918,848
- Total benefits: $2,869,160,000
- Average total benefits: $1,495
- Hawaii
- Total number of beneficiaries: 286,863
- Total benefits: $449,099,000
- Average total benefits: $1,566
Idaho
- Total number of beneficiaries: 377,904
- Total benefits: $574,812,000
- Average total benefits: $1,521
Illinois
- Total number of beneficiaries: 2,271,926
- Total benefits: $356,438,1000
- Average total benefits: $1,569
Indiana
- Total number of beneficiaries: 1,388,573
- Total benefits: $2,189,729,000
- Average total benefits: $1,577
yeah
- Total number of beneficiaries: 668,984
- Total benefits: $1,039,410,000
- Average total benefits: $1,554
Kansas
- Total number of beneficiaries: 573,476
- Total benefits: $910,400,000
- Average total benefits: $1,588
Kentucky
- Total number of beneficiaries: 1,010,012
- Total benefits: $143,865,600
- Average total benefits: $1,424
Louisiana
- Total number of beneficiaries: 924,881
- Total benefits: $1,287,133,000
- Average total benefits: $1,392
who
- Total number of beneficiaries: 359,152
- Total benefits: $521,038,000
- Average total benefits: $1,451
Maryland
- Total number of beneficiaries: 1,038,041
- Total benefits: $1,710,224,000
- Average total benefits: $1,648
Massachusetts
- Total number of beneficiaries: 1,295,088
- Total benefits: $2,061,173,000
- Average total benefits: $1,592
Michigan
- Total number of beneficiaries: 2,253,295
- Total benefits: $3,611,694,000
- Average total benefits: $1,603
Minnesota
- Total number of beneficiaries: 1,082,519
- Total benefits: $1,756,202,000
- Average total benefits: $1,622
Mississippi
- Total number of beneficiaries: 681,844
- Total benefits: $951,295,000
- Average total benefits: $1,395
Missouri
- Total number of beneficiaries: 1,329,084
- Total benefits: $1,990,464,000
- Average total benefits: $1,498
mountain
- Total number of beneficiaries: 248,513
- Total benefits: $368,099,000
- Average total benefits: $1,481
Nebraska
- Total number of beneficiaries: 360,240
- Total benefits: $559,398,000
- Average total benefits: $1,553
Snowfall
- Total number of beneficiaries: 571,841
- Total benefits: $872,772,000
- Average total benefits: $1,526
New Hampshire
- Total number of beneficiaries: 321,925
- Total benefits: $534,012,000
- Average total benefits: $1,659
New Jersey
- Total number of beneficiaries: 1,652,973
- Total benefits: $2,823,697,000
- Average total benefits: $1,708
New Mexico
- Total number of beneficiaries: 455,414
- Total benefits: $655,876,000
- Average total benefits: $1,440
New York
- Total number of beneficiaries: 3,680,521
- Total benefits: $5,804,433,000
- Average total benefits: $1,577
North Carolina
- Total number of beneficiaries: 2,202,898
- Total benefits: $3,388,657,000
- Average total benefits: $1,538
North Dakota
- Total number of beneficiaries: 140,668
- Total benefits: $211,034,000
- Average total benefits: $1,500
Ohio
- Total number of beneficiaries: 2,409,265
- Total benefits: $359,693,000
- Average total benefits: $1,493
Oklahoma
- Total number of beneficiaries: 813,941
- Total benefits: $1,204,224,000
- Average total benefits: $1,480
Oregon
- Total number of beneficiaries: 910,086
- Total benefits: $1,420,319,000
- Average total benefits: $1,561
Pennsylvania
- Total number of beneficiaries: 2,878,165
- Total benefits: $4,573,216,000
- Average total benefits: $1,589
Rhode Island
- Total number of beneficiaries: 230,763
- Total benefits: $362,689,000
- Average total benefits: $1,572
South Carolina
- Total number of beneficiaries: 1,215,646
- Total benefits: $1,886,729,000
- Average total benefits: $1,552
South Dakota
- Total number of beneficiaries: 189,232
- Total benefits: $283,326,000
- Average total benefits: $1,497
Tennessee
- Total number of beneficiaries: 1,503,361
- Total benefits: $2,257,993,000
- Average total benefits: $1,502
Texas
- Total number of beneficiaries: 4,475,805
- Total benefits: $666,449,800
- Average total benefits: $1,489
Utah
- Total number of beneficiaries: 438,581
- Total benefits: $693,526,000
- Average total benefits: $1,581
Vermont
- Total number of beneficiaries: 157,587
- Total benefits: $245,387,000
- Average total benefits: $1,557
Virginia
- Total number of beneficiaries: 1,598,078
- Total benefits: $2,538,995,000
- Average total benefits: $1,589
Washington
- Total number of beneficiaries: 1,413,306
- Total benefits: $2,303,623,000
- Average total benefits: $1,630
West Virginia
- Total number of beneficiaries: 475,824
- Total benefits: $692,161,000
- Average total benefits: $1,455
Wisconsin
- Total number of beneficiaries: 1,289,260
- Total benefits: $2,046,456,000
- Average total benefits: $1,587
Wyoming
- Total number of beneficiaries: 120,816
- Total benefits: $192,021,000
- Average total benefits: $1,589
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