Table 1: Percent of SSI Needed to Rent a One-Bedroom Housing Unit - 2006

State

% of SSI

 

State

% of SSI

Alabama

78.3%

 

Montana

77.3%

Alaska

76.8%

 

Nebraska

80.7%

Arizona

103.7%

 

Nevada

122.2%

Arkansas

75.7%

 

New Hampshire

120.3%

California

116.3%

 

New Jersey

149.3%

Colorado

108.5%

 

New Mexico

88.0%

Connecticut

113.6%

 

New York

137.5%

Delaware

120.1%

 

North Carolina

95.1%

District of Columbia

188.1%

 

North Dakota

71.7%

Florida

118.6%

 

Ohio

85.4%

Georgia

99.5%

 

Oklahoma

70.2%

Hawaii

169.0%

 

Oregon

96.8%

Idaho

80.7%

 

Pennsylvania

100.0%

Illinois

119.6%

 

Rhode Island

130.1%

Indiana

87.5%

 

South Carolina

89.6%

Iowa

78.1%

 

South Dakota

71.9%

Kansas

81.7%

 

Tennessee

85.4%

Kentucky

75.8%

 

Texas

97.0%

Louisiana

101.5%

 

Utah

93.7%

Maine

95.6%

 

Vermont

99.3%

Maryland

147.9%

 

Virginia

128.4%

Massachusetts

137.5%

 

Washington

97.4%

Michigan

96.5%

 

West Virginia

72.2%

Minnesota

89.8%

 

Wisconsin

79.8%

Mississippi

78.2%

 

Wyoming

75.8%

Missouri

83.0%

 

National Average

113.1%

 


 

Table 2: Percent of SSI Needed to Rent an Efficiency (Studio) Housing Unit - 2006

State

% of SSI

 

State

% of SSI

Alabama

70.1%

 

Montana

66.8%

Alaska

65.9%

 

Nebraska

72.9%

Arizona

89.1%

 

Nevada

103.8%

Arkansas

68.1%

 

New Hampshire

102.1%

California

99.5%

 

New Jersey

132.8%

Colorado

95.3%

 

New Mexico

76.6%

Connecticut

94.5%

 

New York

126.6%

Delaware

106.5%

 

North Carolina

84.6%

District of Columbia

165.0%

 

North Dakota

62.2%

Florida

105.9%

 

Ohio

74.2%

Georgia

92.0%

 

Oklahoma

63.9%

Hawaii

143.2%

 

Oregon

83.0%

Idaho

71.4%

 

Pennsylvania

87.9%

Illinois

104.6%

 

Rhode Island

117.9%

Indiana

77.0%

 

South Carolina

81.4%

Iowa

68.5%

 

South Dakota

64.8%

Kansas

72.5%

 

Tennessee

77.0%

Kentucky

66.4%

 

Texas

87.6%

Louisiana

92.2%

 

Utah

84.6%

Maine

82.6%

 

Vermont

86.6%

Maryland

130.5%

 

Virginia

116.4%

Massachusetts

125.4%

 

Washington

85.1%

Michigan

86.3%

 

West Virginia

64.5%

Minnesota

76.9%

 

Wisconsin

68.3%

Mississippi

69.8%

 

Wyoming

69.1%

Missouri

73.7%

 

National Average

100.1%

 


 

Table 3: SSI as a Percentage of One-Person Median Income - 2006

State

% of Median Income

 

State

% of Median Income

Alabama

20.1%

 

Montana

21.3%

Alaska

22.7%

 

Nebraska

17.4%

Arizona

18.8%

 

Nevada

17.4%

Arkansas

22.8%

 

New Hampshire

15.2%

California

22.4%

 

New Jersey

13.4%

Colorado

16.5%

 

New Mexico

22.4%

Connecticut

16.3%

 

New York

19.2%

Delaware

15.3%

 

North Carolina

19.2%

District of Columbia

11.4%

 

North Dakota

18.1%

Florida

18.9%

 

Ohio

17.7%

Georgia

17.7%

 

Oklahoma

22.9%

Hawaii

15.3%

 

Oregon

17.6%

Idaho

21.4%

 

Pennsylvania

18.0%

Illinois

15.5%

 

Rhode Island

17.5%

Indiana

17.6%

 

South Carolina

19.5%

Iowa

17.9%

 

South Dakota

20.1%

Kansas

17.4%

 

Tennessee

20.2%

Kentucky

21.1%

 

Texas

19.0%

Louisiana

21.2%

 

Utah

18.0%

Maine

18.9%

 

Vermont

18.1%

Maryland

13.6%

 

Virginia

15.6%

Massachusetts

16.2%

 

Washington

17.9%

Michigan

17.0%

 

West Virginia

22.1%

Minnesota

17.2%

 

Wisconsin

18.9%

Mississippi

25.4%

 

Wyoming

17.9%

Missouri

18.1%

 

National Average

18.2%

 


 

Table 4: Hourly SSI as a Percentage of the National Low Income

Housing Coalition’s One-Bedroom Housing Wage - 2006

State

NLIHC Housing Wage

Hourly SSI* as % of NLIHC 1-Bedroom Housing Wage

 

State

NLIHC Housing Wage

Hourly SSI* as % of NLIHC  1-Bedroom Housing Wage

Alabama

$9.08

38.3%

 

Montana

$8.97

38.8%

Alaska

$14.26

39.0%

 

Nebraska

$9.36

37.2%

Arizona

$12.03

28.9%

 

Nevada

$14.17

24.6%

Arkansas

$8.78

39.6%

 

New Hampshire

$14.58

24.9%

California

$18.69

25.8%

 

New Jersey

$18.21

20.1%

Colorado

$13.10

27.7%

 

New Mexico

$10.20

34.1%

Connecticut

$16.84

26.4%

 

New York

$18.24

21.8%

Delaware

$13.93

25.0%

 

North Carolina

$11.02

31.6%

District of Columbia

$21.81

16.0%

 

North Dakota

$8.32

41.8%

Florida

$13.76

25.3%

 

Ohio

$9.91

35.1%

Georgia

$11.53

30.2%

 

Oklahoma

$8.78

42.8%

Hawaii

$19.59

17.8%

 

Oregon

$11.26

31.0%

Idaho

$9.86

37.2%

 

Pennsylvania

$12.12

30.0%

Illinois

$13.86

25.1%

 

Rhode Island

$16.52

23.1%

Indiana

$10.15

34.3%

 

South Carolina

$10.39

33.5%

Iowa

$9.06

38.4%

 

South Dakota

$8.55

41.7%

Kansas

$9.47

36.7%

 

Tennessee

$9.91

35.1%

Kentucky

$8.79

39.6%

 

Texas

$11.24

31.0%

Louisiana

$11.77

29.6%

 

Utah

$10.86

32.0%

Maine

$11.27

31.4%

 

Vermont

$12.51

30.2%

Maryland

$17.16

20.3%

 

Virginia

$14.89

23.4%

Massachusetts

$18.98

21.8%

 

Washington

$12.16

30.8%

Michigan

$11.45

31.1%

 

West Virginia

$8.38

41.5%

Minnesota

$11.81

33.4%

 

Wisconsin

$10.54

37.6%

Mississippi

$9.07

38.4%

 

Wyoming

$8.94

39.6%

Missouri

$9.62

36.2%

 

National Average

$13.75

26.5%

 


 

Table 5: State SSI

Supplements for People with Disabilities Living Independently - 2006

State

2006 SSI Supplement

Alaska

$362.00

California*

$233.00

Colorado

$25.00

Connecticut

$168.00

Idaho

$32.00

Maine

$10.00

Massachusetts

$114.39

Michigan

$14.00

Minnesota

$81.00

New Hampshire

$27.00

New Jersey

$31.25

New York

$87.00

Oklahoma

$48.00

Oregon

$1.70

Pennsylvania

$27.40

Rhode Island

$57.35

South Dakota

$15.00

Vermont

$52.04

Washington**

$46.00

Wisconsin

$83.78

Wyoming

$10.44

* On 4/1/06 the State of California increased its state supplement from $226 to $233.

 

** Previously, the State of Washington provided two separate state supplements based on where the SSI recipient resided within the state. In 2006, the State provided one supplement amount for the entire state.