Statistical Notes 

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U.S. Railroad Retirement Board Bureau of the Actuary 

www.rrb.gov 

No. 1 - 2004 

May 2004 

Active Employees and Railroad Retirement Act Beneficiaries, by State 

Calendar Year 2003 

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 2003, and 

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

are individuals in current-payment status on December 31, 2003. 
Active Employees and Railroad Retirement Act Beneficiaries, by State - 2003 

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 Dual 

Employees2 Employees Spouses Survivors Total3 Benefits 

3,400 4,600 2,300 3,300 10,100 800 

100 100 * 100 200 * 

2,500 5,400 2,900 3,000 11,100 1,300 

3,700 4,900 2,100 2,600 9,500 800 

12,600 16,900 7,800 10,600 34,900 3,800 

3,100 3,900 1,900 2,500 8,200 800 

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

1,200 900 400 600 1,900 200 

400 300 100 300 700 100 

7,700 16,800 8,700 9,000 33,900 4,300 

7,000 7,700 3,700 4,700 15,900 1,400 

* 200 100 100 300 100 

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

17,200 19,000 9,200 11,400 39,000 4,800 

7,000 8,200 4,100 5,300 17,400 1,900 

3,800 4,500 2,500 2,900 9,900 1,100 

5,600 7,000 3,900 4,000 14,600 1,500 

4,500 7,500 3,700 4,500 15,600 1,300 

3,300 4,000 1,900 2,700 8,400 800 

700 1,600 800 1,000 3,400 500 

4,400 5,100 2,500 3,500 10,900 1,300 

2,800 2,500 1,200 1,800 5,400 800 

4,500 7,600 3,800 4,400 15,700 1,800 

4,700 8,300 4,600 5,100 17,800 2,100 

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

7,200 9,900 5,000 6,100 20,700 2,300 

2,500 3,100 1,500 1,700 6,300 700 

10,000 5,400 2,900 3,000 11,100 1,200 

700 1,900 900 1,000 3,700 400 

400 500 200 300 1,000 100 

7,000 5,000 2,400 3,600 11,000 1,600 

1,700 2,500 1,300 1,500 5,200 400 

14,900 12,800 5,700 8,500 26,900 3,700 

2,600 5,200 2,500 3,400 11,100 1,100 

1,600 1,500 800 1,000 3,400 300 

8,200 14,800 7,600 10,200 32,400 3,800 

1,500 2,700 1,300 1,700 5,600 400 

2,400 4,400 2,200 2,700 9,100 1,100 

12,000 19,900 10,600 15,300 45,300 5,100 

400 300 100 200 700 100 

1,800 3,200 1,500 2,100 6,700 600 

800 600 300 400 1,400 200 

4,100 5,800 2,800 4,100 12,700 1,200 

15,500 16,800 8,200 10,400 35,000 3,200 

1,800 2,700 1,500 1,800 5,900 800 

200 500 300 300 1,100 200 

6,300 9,400 4,700 6,000 19,800 2,100 

4,200 5,900 3,000 3,400 12,100 1,400 

2,800 4,800 2,500 3,400 10,600 900 

3,700 5,300 2,900 3,300 11,400 1,500 

2,700 1,600 800 900 3,100 300 

900 1,300 800 1,300 3,400 * 

. . . 100 100 200 400 * 

* 300 100 400 800 * 

223,400 292,100 146,100 186,100 616,800 67,700 

1 Individuals in current payment status on December 31, 2003. 

2 This is a preliminary distribution of calendar year 2003 average employment based on 2002 address reports 

submitted voluntarily by employers. Overall, addresses for 99 percent of employees who worked in 2002 

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.