Statistical Notes 

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U.S. Railroad Retirement Board Bureau of the Actuary 

www.rrb.gov 

No. 1 - 2008 

May 2008

 Active Employees and Railroad Retirement Act Beneficiaries, by State

Calendar Year 2007

The attached table shows active employees and Railroad Retirement Act beneficiaries by State. 

Active employee counts are the average number of employees covered by the Railroad 

Retirement and Railroad Unemployment Insurance Acts during calendar year 2007, and 

are preliminary. Beneficiary counts, including beneficiaries receiving vested dual benefits, 

are individuals in current-payment status on December 31, 2007. 
Active Employees and Railroad Retirement Act Beneficiaries, by State - 2007 

Beneficiaries1 

Receiving 

Active Retired Vested Dual 

Employees2 Employees Spouses Survivors Total3 Benefits 

Alabama 3,900 4,700 2,300 2,800 9,700 500 

Alaska 100 100 * 100 200 * 

Arizona 3,200 5,100 2,600 2,700 10,200 800 

Arkansas 3,700 5,100 2,300 2,300 9,600 500 

California 14,000 15,000 7,000 8,700 30,300 2,200 

Colorado 3,400 3,900 1,900 2,100 7,700 500 

Connecticut 2,000 1,400 700 900 2,900 300 

Delaware 1,200 900 500 500 1,900 100 

District of Columbia 300 300 100 200 500 * 

Florida 7,100 15,800 8,100 7,600 30,800 2,700 

Georgia 7,700 8,100 3,900 4,100 15,900 900 

Hawaii * 100 100 100 200 * 

Idaho 1,500 2,300 1,100 1,200 4,600 300 

Illinois 16,900 17,700 8,500 9,600 35,300 3,100 

Indiana 7,500 8,000 4,000 4,600 16,500 1,300 

Iowa 4,000 4,300 2,400 2,500 9,100 700 

Kansas 5,800 6,800 3,800 3,500 13,900 1,000 

Kentucky 4,700 7,500 3,700 4,000 15,000 800 

Louisiana 3,600 3,700 1,700 2,200 7,600 400 

Maine 700 1,400 700 900 3,000 300 

Maryland 4,300 4,700 2,100 2,900 9,500 800 

Massachusetts 2,900 2,100 1,000 1,400 4,400 500 

Michigan 3,900 7,200 3,600 4,000 14,600 1,200 

Minnesota 4,500 7,700 4,100 4,400 16,000 1,400 

Mississippi 2,000 3,000 1,600 1,700 6,300 300 

Missouri 7,500 9,600 4,800 5,200 19,300 1,400 

Montana 2,900 3,000 1,400 1,500 5,900 400 

Nebraska 12,100 5,700 3,100 2,700 11,300 800 

Nevada 900 1,800 800 900 3,400 300 

New Hampshire 400 400 200 300 900 100 

New Jersey 7,100 4,600 2,100 3,000 9,600 1,000 

New Mexico 1,900 2,300 1,200 1,300 4,700 200 

New York 14,700 12,100 5,200 6,800 23,900 2,300 

North Carolina 2,800 5,100 2,600 3,000 10,600 700 

North Dakota 1,900 1,500 800 900 3,100 200 

Ohio 8,200 13,500 6,900 8,700 28,900 2,500 

Oklahoma 2,000 2,600 1,300 1,400 5,200 300 

Oregon 2,700 4,100 2,000 2,400 8,400 700 

Pennsylvania 11,700 17,500 8,800 12,600 38,600 3,200 

Rhode Island 400 300 100 200 600 100 

South Carolina 2,100 3,400 1,600 1,800 6,700 400 

South Dakota 900 700 300 400 1,400 100 

Tennessee 4,500 5,800 3,000 3,600 12,300 700 

Texas 18,300 16,700 8,300 9,100 33,700 2,100 

Utah 2,100 2,500 1,400 1,500 5,300 500 

Vermont 200 400 200 300 900 100 

Virginia 6,400 8,800 4,600 5,200 18,200 1,300 

Washington 4,900 5,800 2,900 3,100 11,600 900 

West Virginia 3,000 4,400 2,200 3,000 9,400 600 

Wisconsin 3,500 5,000 2,600 2,900 10,400 1,000 

Wyoming 3,100 1,500 700 700 2,900 200 

Outside United States:

 Canada 800 1,100 700 1,100 2,800 * 

Mexico * 100 100 200 300 * 

All others * 300 100 300 700 * 

Total4 236,100 277,400 137,500 159,200 567,000 42,900 

1 Individuals in current-payment status on December 31, 2007. 

2 This is a preliminary distribution of calendar year 2007 average employment based on 2006 address reports

 submitted voluntarily by employers. Overall, addresses for 99.3 percent of employees who worked in 2006

 were included. 

3 Beneficiaries are only counted once, even though they may have received more than one type of benefit. 

4 Detail may not add to total due to rounding. 

* - Fewer than 50.