Statistical Notes 

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U.S. Railroad Retirement Board Bureau of the Actuary 

www.rrb.gov 

No. 1 - 2003 

March 2003 

Active Employees and Railroad Retirement Act Beneficiaries, by State 

Calendar Year 2002 

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 2002, and 

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

are individuals in current-payment status on December 31, 2002. 
Active Employees and Railroad Retirement Act Beneficiaries, by State - 2002 

Beneficiaries1 

Receiving 

Alabama 

Alaska 

Arizona 

Arkansas 

California 

Colorado 

Connecticut 

Delaware

District of Columbia

Florida 

Georgia 

Hawaii 

Idaho 

Illinois 

Indiana 

Iowa 

Kansas

Kentucky 

Louisiana 

Maine 

Maryland 

Massachusetts 

Michigan 

Minnesota 

Mississippi 

Missouri 

Montana 

Nebraska 

Nevada 

New Hampshire 

New Jersey 

New Mexico 

New York 

North Carolina 

North Dakota 

Ohio 

Oklahoma 

Oregon 

Pennsylvania 

Rhode Island 

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee 

Texas 

Utah 

Vermont 

Virginia 

Washington 

West Virginia 

Wisconsin 

Wyoming

Outside United States:

Canada 

Mexico 

All others 

Total4 

Active Retired Vested Dua 

Employees2 Employees Spouses Survivors Total3 Benefits 

3,400 4,600 2,300 3,400 10,200 900 

100 100 * 100 200 * 

2,600 5,500 3,000 3,100 11,400 1,300 

3,800 4,800 2,100 2,700 9,500 800 

13,200 17,500 8,200 11,200 36,400 4,300 

3,200 3,900 1,900 2,600 8,400 1,000 

1,900 1,500 700 1,100 3,300 600 

1,300 900 400 600 1,900 200 

400 400 100 300 700 100 

7,700 17,100 8,900 9,300 34,600 4,800 

6,600 7,700 3,800 4,800 16,100 1,600 

* 200 100 100 300 100 

1,400 2,300 1,200 1,300 4,800 600 

17,500 19,400 9,300 12,000 40,100 5,300 

7,000 8,400 4,300 5,500 17,900 2,200 

3,900 4,500 2,600 3,000 10,000 1,300 

6,100 7,000 3,900 4,100 14,900 1,700 

4,500 7,500 3,700 4,700 15,700 1,400 

3,400 4,000 1,900 2,800 8,700 900 

700 1,600 800 1,100 3,500 500 

4,600 5,300 2,600 3,600 11,300 1,500 

2,900 2,500 1,200 1,900 5,600 900 

4,700 7,800 3,900 4,500 16,000 2,000 

4,900 8,600 4,800 5,200 18,400 2,400 

1,800 3,000 1,500 2,100 6,600 600 

7,500 10,100 5,100 6,400 21,200 2,500 

2,600 3,200 1,600 1,800 6,500 700 

10,400 5,300 2,900 3,000 11,200 1,300 

700 1,900 900 1,000 3,700 500 

400 500 200 400 1,100 200 

6,700 5,300 2,600 3,800 11,500 1,700 

1,700 2,500 1,300 1,500 5,300 400 

14,700 13,100 6,000 9,000 27,800 4,200 

2,500 5,300 2,600 3,500 11,200 1,200 

1,700 1,500 900 1,100 3,500 400 

8,300 15,200 7,900 10,700 33,500 4,200 

1,600 2,700 1,300 1,800 5,700 500 

2,400 4,400 2,300 2,700 9,300 1,200 

12,500 20,600 11,200 15,900 47,100 5,800 

400 300 100 300 700 100 

1,800 3,200 1,500 2,100 6,800 700 

700 600 300 500 1,400 200 

4,100 5,900 2,900 4,300 13,000 1,400 

15,700 16,900 8,400 10,800 35,600 3,600 

1,900 2,700 1,500 1,900 6,100 900 

200 500 300 400 1,200 200 

6,400 9,500 4,800 6,200 20,200 2,300 

4,400 6,000 3,100 3,500 12,400 1,500 

2,900 4,900 2,600 3,600 11,000 1,000 

3,700 5,400 2,900 3,400 11,700 1,600 

2,800 1,600 800 900 3,200 400 

900 1,300 900 1,300 3,500 * 

. . . 100 100 200 400 * 

* 300 100 400 900 100 

227,300 297,100 150,300 193,400 633,100 75,600 

1 Individuals in current payment status on December 31, 2002. 

2 This is a preliminary distribution of calendar year 2002 average employment based on 2001 address reports 

submitted voluntarily by employers. Overall, addresses for 98 percent of employees who worked in 2001 

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.