What Do Maine and Florida Have in Common? Lots of Social Security Recipients

More than 17% of Maine residents received Social Security retiree benefits in 2018, Bloomberg’s Marie Patino reports, the highest proportion in the country.Other states with a high percentage of retired Social Security beneficiaries include Vermont (16.98%), Florida (16.71%) and Montana (16.68%). Only two states come in under 10% – Utah and Alaska – with Texas rounding out the bottom three at 10.33%. The numbers have changed significantly in the last few years, Patino says