April 8, 1999

Social Security and Poverty Among the Elderly:
State Fact Sheets

Alabama through Minnesota Mississippi Missouri
Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey
New Mexico New York North Carolina Ohio
Oklahoma Oregon Rhode Island Pennsylvania
South Carolina Tennessee Texas Utah
Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin
The following states have been omitted because the sample sizes in the states are too small to obtain reliable estimates:  Alaska, Delaware, District of Columbia, Montana, North Dakota, Vermont, and Wyoming.

MISSISSIPPI

Two in Five Elderly People in Mississippi Lifted From Poverty By Social Security
67,000 Elderly Women Raised From Poverty

Mississippi

DATA NOTE: State-by-state estimates of the impact of Social Security on elderly poverty were calculated using data from the Census Bureau's annual Current Population Survey for the five years from 1993 through 1997. The figures for each state on the number and percentage of elderly people who would have been poor without Social Security represent the best estimates, using the Census Bureau's recommended procedures, of the number and percentage of those who would have been poor without the income provided by government benefit programs except for a few social insurance programs such as unemployment insurance. The full report provides more detailed information on the procedures used and on what statisticians refer to as the "confidence intervals" around these state estimates.

 

MISSOURI

More than One in Three Elderly People in Missouri Lifted From Poverty By Social Security 163,000 Elderly Women Raised From Poverty

Missouri

DATA NOTE: State-by-state estimates of the impact of Social Security on elderly poverty were calculated using data from the Census Bureau's annual Current Population Survey for the five years from 1993 through 1997. The figures for each state on the number and percentage of elderly people who would have been poor without Social Security represent the best estimates, using the Census Bureau's recommended procedures, of the number and percentage of those who would have been poor without the income provided by government benefit programs except for a few social insurance programs such as unemployment insurance. The full report provides more detailed information on the procedures used and on what statisticians refer to as the "confidence intervals" around these state estimates.

 

NEBRASKA

Two in Five Elderly People in Nebraska Lifted From Poverty By Social Security
50,000 Elderly Women Raised From Poverty

Nebraska

DATA NOTE: State-by-state estimates of the impact of Social Security on elderly poverty were calculated using data from the Census Bureau's annual Current Population Survey for the five years from 1993 through 1997. The figures for each state on the number and percentage of elderly people who would have been poor without Social Security represent the best estimates, using the Census Bureau's recommended procedures, of the number and percentage of those who would have been poor without the income provided by government benefit programs except for a few social insurance programs such as unemployment insurance. The full report provides more detailed information on the procedures used and on what statisticians refer to as the "confidence intervals" around these state estimates.

 

NEVADA

Two in Three Elderly People in Nevada Lifted From Poverty By Social Security
40,000 Elderly Women Raised From Poverty

Nevada

DATA NOTE: State-by-state estimates of the impact of Social Security on elderly poverty were calculated using data from the Census Bureau's annual Current Population Survey for the five years from 1993 through 1997. The figures for each state on the number and percentage of elderly people who would have been poor without Social Security represent the best estimates, using the Census Bureau's recommended procedures, of the number and percentage of those who would have been poor without the income provided by government benefit programs except for a few social insurance programs such as unemployment insurance. The full report provides more detailed information on the procedures used and on what statisticians refer to as the "confidence intervals" around these state estimates.

 

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Two in Five Elderly People in New Hampshire Lifted From Poverty By Social Security 30,000 Elderly Women Raised From Poverty

New Hampshire

DATA NOTE: State-by-state estimates of the impact of Social Security on elderly poverty were calculated using data from the Census Bureau's annual Current Population Survey for the five years from 1993 through 1997. The figures for each state on the number and percentage of elderly people who would have been poor without Social Security represent the best estimates, using the Census Bureau's recommended procedures, of the number and percentage of those who would have been poor without the income provided by government benefit programs except for a few social insurance programs such as unemployment insurance. The full report provides more detailed information on the procedures used and on what statisticians refer to as the "confidence intervals" around these state estimates.

 

NEW JERSEY

One in Three Elderly People in New Jersey Lifted From Poverty By Social Security
224,000 Elderly Women Raised From Poverty

New Jersey

DATA NOTE: State-by-state estimates of the impact of Social Security on elderly poverty were calculated using data from the Census Bureau's annual Current Population Survey for the five years from 1993 through 1997. The figures for each state on the number and percentage of elderly people who would have been poor without Social Security represent the best estimates, using the Census Bureau's recommended procedures, of the number and percentage of those who would have been poor without the income provided by government benefit programs except for a few social insurance programs such as unemployment insurance. The full report provides more detailed information on the procedures used and on what statisticians refer to as the "confidence intervals" around these state estimates.

 

NEW MEXICO

One in Three Elderly People in New Mexico Lifted From Poverty By Social Security 34,000 Elderly Women Raised From Poverty

New Mexico

DATA NOTE: State-by-state estimates of the impact of Social Security on elderly poverty were calculated using data from the Census Bureau's annual Current Population Survey for the five years from 1993 through 1997. The figures for each state on the number and percentage of elderly people who would have been poor without Social Security represent the best estimates, using the Census Bureau's recommended procedures, of the number and percentage of those who would have been poor without the income provided by government benefit programs except for a few social insurance programs such as unemployment insurance. The full report provides more detailed information on the procedures used and on what statisticians refer to as the "confidence intervals" around these state estimates.

 

NEW YORK

One in Three Elderly People in New York Lifted From Poverty By Social Security
512,000 Elderly Women Raised From Poverty

New York

DATA NOTE: State-by-state estimates of the impact of Social Security on elderly poverty were calculated using data from the Census Bureau's annual Current Population Survey for the five years from 1993 through 1997. The figures for each state on the number and percentage of elderly people who would have been poor without Social Security represent the best estimates, using the Census Bureau's recommended procedures, of the number and percentage of those who would have been poor without the income provided by government benefit programs except for a few social insurance programs such as unemployment insurance. The full report provides more detailed information on the procedures used and on what statisticians refer to as the "confidence intervals" around these state estimates.

 

NORTH CAROLINA

Two in Five Elderly People in North Carolina Lifted From Poverty By Social Security
197,000 Elderly Women Raised From Poverty

North Carolina

DATA NOTE: State-by-state estimates of the impact of Social Security on elderly poverty were calculated using data from the Census Bureau's annual Current Population Survey for the five years from 1993 through 1997. The figures for each state on the number and percentage of elderly people who would have been poor without Social Security represent the best estimates, using the Census Bureau's recommended procedures, of the number and percentage of those who would have been poor without the income provided by government benefit programs except for a few social insurance programs such as unemployment insurance. The full report provides more detailed information on the procedures used and on what statisticians refer to as the "confidence intervals" around these state estimates.

 

OHIO

Two in Five Elderly People in Ohio Lifted From Poverty By Social Security
335,000 Elderly Women Raised From Poverty

Ohio

DATA NOTE: State-by-state estimates of the impact of Social Security on elderly poverty were calculated using data from the Census Bureau's annual Current Population Survey for the five years from 1993 through 1997. The figures for each state on the number and percentage of elderly people who would have been poor without Social Security represent the best estimates, using the Census Bureau's recommended procedures, of the number and percentage of those who would have been poor without the income provided by government benefit programs except for a few social insurance programs such as unemployment insurance. The full report provides more detailed information on the procedures used and on what statisticians refer to as the "confidence intervals" around these state estimates.

 

OKLAHOMA

Two in Five Elderly People in Oklahoma Lifted From Poverty By Social Security
97,000 Elderly Women Raised From Poverty

Oklahoma

DATA NOTE: State-by-state estimates of the impact of Social Security on elderly poverty were calculated using data from the Census Bureau's annual Current Population Survey for the five years from 1993 through 1997. The figures for each state on the number and percentage of elderly people who would have been poor without Social Security represent the best estimates, using the Census Bureau's recommended procedures, of the number and percentage of those who would have been poor without the income provided by government benefit programs except for a few social insurance programs such as unemployment insurance. The full report provides more detailed information on the procedures used and on what statisticians refer to as the "confidence intervals" around these state estimates.

 

OREGON

Two in Five Elderly People in Oregon Lifted From Poverty By Social Security
89,000 Elderly Women Raised From Poverty

Oregon

DATA NOTE: State-by-state estimates of the impact of Social Security on elderly poverty were calculated using data from the Census Bureau's annual Current Population Survey for the five years from 1993 through 1997. The figures for each state on the number and percentage of elderly people who would have been poor without Social Security represent the best estimates, using the Census Bureau's recommended procedures, of the number and percentage of those who would have been poor without the income provided by government benefit programs except for a few social insurance programs such as unemployment insurance. The full report provides more detailed information on the procedures used and on what statisticians refer to as the "confidence intervals" around these state estimates.

 

PENNSYLVANIA

Two in Five Elderly People in Pennsylvania Lifted From Poverty By Social Security 456,000 Elderly Women Raised From Poverty

Pennsylvania

DATA NOTE: State-by-state estimates of the impact of Social Security on elderly poverty were calculated using data from the Census Bureau's annual Current Population Survey for the five years from 1993 through 1997. The figures for each state on the number and percentage of elderly people who would have been poor without Social Security represent the best estimates, using the Census Bureau's recommended procedures, of the number and percentage of those who would have been poor without the income provided by government benefit programs except for a few social insurance programs such as unemployment insurance. The full report provides more detailed information on the procedures used and on what statisticians refer to as the "confidence intervals" around these state estimates.

 

RHODE ISLAND

Two in Five Elderly People in Rhode Island Lifted From Poverty By Social Security
42,000 Elderly Women Raised From Poverty

Rhode Island

DATA NOTE: State-by-state estimates of the impact of Social Security on elderly poverty were calculated using data from the Census Bureau's annual Current Population Survey for the five years from 1993 through 1997. The figures for each state on the number and percentage of elderly people who would have been poor without Social Security represent the best estimates, using the Census Bureau's recommended procedures, of the number and percentage of those who would have been poor without the income provided by government benefit programs except for a few social insurance programs such as unemployment insurance. The full report provides more detailed information on the procedures used and on what statisticians refer to as the "confidence intervals" around these state estimates.

 

SOUTH CAROLINA

Two in Five Elderly People in South Carolina Lifted From Poverty By Social Security 87,000 Elderly Women Raised From Poverty

South Carolina

DATA NOTE: State-by-state estimates of the impact of Social Security on elderly poverty were calculated using data from the Census Bureau's annual Current Population Survey for the five years from 1993 through 1997. The figures for each state on the number and percentage of elderly people who would have been poor without Social Security represent the best estimates, using the Census Bureau's recommended procedures, of the number and percentage of those who would have been poor without the income provided by government benefit programs except for a few social insurance programs such as unemployment insurance. The full report provides more detailed information on the procedures used and on what statisticians refer to as the "confidence intervals" around these state estimates.

 

TENNESSEE

One in Three Elderly People in Tennessee Lifted From Poverty By Social Security
118,000 Elderly Women Raised From Poverty

Tennessee

DATA NOTE: State-by-state estimates of the impact of Social Security on elderly poverty were calculated using data from the Census Bureau's annual Current Population Survey for the five years from 1993 through 1997. The figures for each state on the number and percentage of elderly people who would have been poor without Social Security represent the best estimates, using the Census Bureau's recommended procedures, of the number and percentage of those who would have been poor without the income provided by government benefit programs except for a few social insurance programs such as unemployment insurance. The full report provides more detailed information on the procedures used and on what statisticians refer to as the "confidence intervals" around these state estimates.

 

TEXAS

One in Three Elderly People in Texas Lifted From Poverty By Social Security
366,000 Elderly Women Raised From Poverty

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DATA NOTE: State-by-state estimates of the impact of Social Security on elderly poverty were calculated using data from the Census Bureau's annual Current Population Survey for the five years from 1993 through 1997. The figures for each state on the number and percentage of elderly people who would have been poor without Social Security represent the best estimates, using the Census Bureau's recommended procedures, of the number and percentage of those who would have been poor without the income provided by government benefit programs except for a few social insurance programs such as unemployment insurance. The full report provides more detailed information on the procedures used and on what statisticians refer to as the "confidence intervals" around these state estimates.

 

UTAH

One in Three Elderly People in Utah Lifted From Poverty By Social Security
36,000 Elderly Women Raised From Poverty

Utah

DATA NOTE: State-by-state estimates of the impact of Social Security on elderly poverty were calculated using data from the Census Bureau's annual Current Population Survey for the five years from 1993 through 1997. The figures for each state on the number and percentage of elderly people who would have been poor without Social Security represent the best estimates, using the Census Bureau's recommended procedures, of the number and percentage of those who would have been poor without the income provided by government benefit programs except for a few social insurance programs such as unemployment insurance. The full report provides more detailed information on the procedures used and on what statisticians refer to as the "confidence intervals" around these state estimates.

 

VIRGINIA

Close to One in Three Elderly People in Virginia Lifted From Poverty By Social Security 134,000 Elderly Women Raised From Poverty

Virginia

DATA NOTE: State-by-state estimates of the impact of Social Security on elderly poverty were calculated using data from the Census Bureau's annual Current Population Survey for the five years from 1993 through 1997. The figures for each state on the number and percentage of elderly people who would have been poor without Social Security represent the best estimates, using the Census Bureau's recommended procedures, of the number and percentage of those who would have been poor without the income provided by government benefit programs except for a few social insurance programs such as unemployment insurance. The full report provides more detailed information on the procedures used and on what statisticians refer to as the "confidence intervals" around these state estimates.

 

WASHINGTON

One in Three Elderly People in Washington Lifted From Poverty By Social Security 112,000 Elderly Women Raised From Poverty

Washington

DATA NOTE: State-by-state estimates of the impact of Social Security on elderly poverty were calculated using data from the Census Bureau's annual Current Population Survey for the five years from 1993 through 1997. The figures for each state on the number and percentage of elderly people who would have been poor without Social Security represent the best estimates, using the Census Bureau's recommended procedures, of the number and percentage of those who would have been poor without the income provided by government benefit programs except for a few social insurance programs such as unemployment insurance. The full report provides more detailed information on the procedures used and on what statisticians refer to as the "confidence intervals" around these state estimates.

 

WEST VIRGINIA

More than Two in Five Elderly People in West Virginia Lifted From Poverty
By Social Security
80,000 Elderly Women Raised From Poverty

West Virginia

DATA NOTE: State-by-state estimates of the impact of Social Security on elderly poverty were calculated using data from the Census Bureau's annual Current Population Survey for the five years from 1993 through 1997. The figures for each state on the number and percentage of elderly people who would have been poor without Social Security represent the best estimates, using the Census Bureau's recommended procedures, of the number and percentage of those who would have been poor without the income provided by government benefit programs except for a few social insurance programs such as unemployment insurance. The full report provides more detailed information on the procedures used and on what statisticians refer to as the "confidence intervals" around these state estimates.

 

WISCONSIN

Two in Five Elderly People in Wisconsin Lifted From Poverty By Social Security
129,000 Elderly Women Raised From Poverty

Wisconsin

DATA NOTE: State-by-state estimates of the impact of Social Security on elderly poverty were calculated using data from the Census Bureau's annual Current Population Survey for the five years from 1993 through 1997. The figures for each state on the number and percentage of elderly people who would have been poor without Social Security represent the best estimates, using the Census Bureau's recommended procedures, of the number and percentage of those who would have been poor without the income provided by government benefit programs except for a few social insurance programs such as unemployment insurance. The full report provides more detailed information on the procedures used and on what statisticians refer to as the "confidence intervals" around these state estimates.

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