Statistical Notes 

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U.S. Railroad Retirement Board Bureau of the Actuary 

www.rrb.gov 

No. 1 - 2007 

April 2007

 Active Employees and Railroad Retirement Act Beneficiaries, by State 

Calendar Year 2006

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 2006, and 

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

are individuals in current-payment status on December 31, 2006. 
Active Employees and Railroad Retirement Act Beneficiaries, by State - 2006 

Beneficiaries1 

Receiving 

Active Retired Vested Dual 

Employees2 Employees Spouses Survivors Total3 Benefits 

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

Alaska 100 100 100 100 200 * 

Arizona 3,100 5,100 2,700 2,800 10,400 900 

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

California 14,000 15,400 7,100 9,100 31,200 2,500 

Colorado 3,300 3,900 1,800 2,200 7,800 600 

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

Delaware 1,300 900 400 600 1,900 100 

District of Columbia 300 300 100 200 600 100 

Florida 7,200 16,000 8,200 8,000 31,500 3,000 

Georgia 7,700 7,900 3,800 4,300 15,700 1,000 

Hawaii * 100 100 100 300 100 

Idaho 1,500 2,300 1,100 1,200 4,600 400 

Illinois 17,200 17,900 8,600 10,000 36,000 3,400 

Indiana 7,500 8,000 4,000 4,700 16,600 1,400 

Iowa 4,100 4,300 2,400 2,600 9,200 800 

Kansas 5,800 6,800 3,800 3,700 14,100 1,100 

Kentucky 4,600 7,500 3,700 4,100 15,100 900 

Louisiana 3,400 3,700 1,700 2,300 7,700 500 

Maine 600 1,400 700 900 3,100 300 

Maryland 4,400 4,800 2,200 3,000 9,800 900 

Massachusetts 2,900 2,200 1,000 1,500 4,600 500 

Michigan 4,200 7,300 3,600 4,100 14,800 1,300 

Minnesota 4,700 7,800 4,200 4,600 16,400 1,500 

Mississippi 2,000 3,000 1,600 1,800 6,400 400 

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

Montana 2,800 3,000 1,400 1,500 5,900 500 

Nebraska 11,700 5,600 3,000 2,800 11,200 900 

Nevada 900 1,800 800 900 3,500 300 

New Hampshire 400 400 200 300 1,000 100 

New Jersey 7,400 4,600 2,100 3,200 9,800 1,100 

New Mexico 1,900 2,300 1,200 1,400 4,800 300 

New York 15,300 12,200 5,300 7,200 24,500 2,600 

North Carolina 2,800 5,200 2,600 3,100 10,800 800 

North Dakota 1,800 1,500 800 1,000 3,200 300 

Ohio 8,400 13,800 7,000 9,100 29,600 2,800 

Oklahoma 2,000 2,600 1,300 1,500 5,300 300 

Oregon 2,600 4,200 2,100 2,400 8,500 700 

Pennsylvania 12,100 18,000 9,200 13,300 40,000 3,600 

Rhode Island 400 300 100 200 600 100 

South Carolina 2,100 3,300 1,600 1,900 6,700 400 

South Dakota 900 700 300 400 1,400 100 

Tennessee 4,400 5,800 2,900 3,700 12,400 800 

Texas 17,800 16,700 8,200 9,400 33,900 2,300 

Utah 2,200 2,600 1,400 1,600 5,500 600 

Vermont 200 400 200 300 900 100 

Virginia 6,500 8,900 4,600 5,300 18,500 1,500 

Washington 4,800 5,800 2,900 3,200 11,700 1,000 

West Virginia 2,900 4,400 2,200 3,100 9,600 600 

Wisconsin 3,600 5,100 2,700 3,000 10,600 1,100 

Wyoming 2,900 1,500 700 800 2,900 200 

Outside United States:

 Canada 800 1,100 700 1,100 2,900 * 

Mexico * 100 100 200 400 * 

All others * 300 100 300 700 * 

Total4 236,900 279,500 138,500 165,300 576,200 48,100 

1 Individuals in current-payment status on December 31, 2006. 

2 This is a preliminary distribution of calendar year 2006 average employment based on 2005 address reports

 submitted voluntarily by employers. Overall, addresses for 99.3 percent of employees who worked in 2005

 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.