Statistical Notes 

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U.S. Railroad Retirement Board Bureau of the Actuary 

www.rrb.gov 

No. 1 - 2006 

April 2006

 Active Employees and Railroad Retirement Act Beneficiaries, by State

Calendar Year 2005

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 2005, and 

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

are individuals in current-payment status on December 31, 2005. 
Active Employees and Railroad Retirement Act Beneficiaries, by State - 2005 

Beneficiaries1 

Receiving 

Active Retired Vested Dual 

Employees2 Employees Spouses Survivors Total3 Benefits 

Alabama 3,700 4,600 2,300 2,900 9,700 700 

Alaska 100 100 * 100 200 * 

Arizona 3,000 5,200 2,700 2,900 10,700 1,000 

Arkansas 3,700 5,000 2,200 2,400 9,500 600 

California 14,000 15,900 7,300 9,500 32,300 2,800 

Colorado 3,200 3,900 1,900 2,300 7,900 700 

Connecticut 2,000 1,400 700 1,000 3,000 400 

Delaware 1,300 900 400 600 1,900 200 

District of Columbia 300 300 100 200 600 100 

Florida 7,600 16,400 8,400 8,400 32,500 3,400 

Georgia 7,300 7,800 3,700 4,400 15,800 1,100 

Hawaii * 200 100 100 300 100 

Idaho 1,500 2,300 1,200 1,300 4,700 400 

Illinois 17,300 18,200 8,800 10,400 37,000 3,800 

Indiana 7,400 8,100 4,100 4,900 16,800 1,600 

Iowa 3,900 4,300 2,400 2,800 9,400 900 

Kansas 5,800 6,800 3,800 3,800 14,100 1,200 

Kentucky 4,500 7,500 3,600 4,200 15,200 1,100 

Louisiana 3,500 3,700 1,700 2,400 7,800 600 

Maine 600 1,500 800 1,000 3,200 400 

Maryland 4,500 4,800 2,300 3,100 10,100 1,000 

Massachusetts 3,000 2,300 1,000 1,600 4,800 600 

Michigan 4,300 7,400 3,700 4,100 15,000 1,500 

Minnesota 4,700 7,900 4,400 4,700 16,800 1,700 

Mississippi 1,900 3,100 1,600 1,800 6,400 400 

Missouri 7,200 9,700 4,800 5,600 19,900 1,800 

Montana 2,700 3,000 1,500 1,600 6,000 500 

Nebraska 10,900 5,400 2,900 2,900 11,100 1,000 

Nevada 900 1,800 800 900 3,600 300 

New Hampshire 400 400 200 300 1,000 100 

New Jersey 7,300 4,700 2,200 3,300 10,100 1,200 

New Mexico 1,800 2,400 1,200 1,400 5,000 300 

New York 15,500 12,400 5,500 7,600 25,300 2,900 

North Carolina 2,700 5,200 2,600 3,200 10,900 800 

North Dakota 1,700 1,500 800 1,000 3,300 300 

Ohio 8,300 14,000 7,200 9,400 30,400 3,100 

Oklahoma 1,800 2,600 1,300 1,600 5,400 400 

Oregon 2,600 4,200 2,100 2,500 8,700 800 

Pennsylvania 11,900 18,500 9,600 13,900 41,600 4,000 

Rhode Island 400 300 100 200 600 100 

South Carolina 2,000 3,300 1,600 2,000 6,700 500 

South Dakota 800 600 300 400 1,300 100 

Tennessee 4,200 5,800 2,900 3,800 12,500 900 

Texas 17,200 16,700 8,200 9,800 34,300 2,600 

Utah 2,100 2,600 1,400 1,700 5,600 600 

Vermont 200 400 200 300 1,000 100 

Virginia 6,400 9,100 4,600 5,500 18,800 1,700 

Washington 4,600 5,800 2,900 3,200 11,800 1,100 

West Virginia 2,900 4,500 2,300 3,200 9,900 700 

Wisconsin 3,500 5,100 2,700 3,100 10,900 1,200 

Wyoming 2,900 1,500 700 800 3,000 300 

Outside United States:

 Canada 900 1,200 700 1,200 3,100 * 

Mexico * 100 100 200 400 * 

All others * 300 100 400 800 * 

Total4 233,100 283,000 141,000 171,900 588,600 54,000 

1 Individuals in current-payment status on December 31, 2005. 

2 This is a preliminary distribution of calendar year 2005 average employment based on 2004 address reports

 submitted voluntarily by employers. Overall, addresses for 99.8 percent of employees who worked in 2004

 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.