Statistical Notes 

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U.S. Railroad Retirement Board Bureau of the Actuary 

www.rrb.gov 

No. 1 - 2005 

April 2005 

Active Employees and Railroad Retirement Act Beneficiaries, by State 

Calendar Year 2004 

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 2004, and 

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

are individuals in current-payment status on December 31, 2004. 
Active Employees and Railroad Retirement Act Beneficiaries, by State - 2004 

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 

3,600 4,600 2,200 3,100 9,800 700 

100 100 * 100 200 * 

2,700 5,400 2,800 3,000 10,900 1,100 

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

12,900 16,500 7,500 10,100 33,600 3,200 

3,200 3,900 1,900 2,400 8,000 800 

2,000 1,500 700 1,000 3,100 400 

1,200 900 400 600 1,900 200 

400 300 100 200 600 100 

7,800 16,700 8,500 8,700 33,300 3,900 

7,200 7,700 3,700 4,500 15,800 1,300 

* 200 100 100 300 100 

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

17,300 18,600 9,000 10,900 38,000 4,300 

7,100 8,200 4,100 5,000 17,100 1,800 

3,700 4,400 2,400 2,900 9,600 1,000 

5,600 6,900 3,800 3,900 14,300 1,400 

4,500 7,500 3,600 4,400 15,400 1,200 

3,500 3,900 1,800 2,600 8,200 700 

700 1,500 800 1,000 3,300 400 

4,400 5,000 2,300 3,300 10,400 1,200 

2,900 2,300 1,100 1,700 5,100 700 

4,500 7,500 3,800 4,300 15,300 1,700 

4,700 8,100 4,500 4,900 17,300 1,900 

1,900 3,100 1,500 1,900 6,400 500 

7,300 9,800 4,900 5,900 20,300 2,000 

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

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

700 1,900 800 1,000 3,600 400 

400 500 200 300 1,000 100 

7,300 4,900 2,300 3,500 10,500 1,400 

1,800 2,500 1,300 1,400 5,100 300 

15,300 12,600 5,600 8,100 26,100 3,300 

2,600 5,200 2,500 3,300 10,900 1,000 

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

8,200 14,500 7,400 9,800 31,400 3,500 

1,700 2,600 1,200 1,600 5,500 400 

2,400 4,300 2,200 2,600 8,900 1,000 

11,800 19,200 10,000 14,600 43,400 4,600 

400 300 100 200 600 100 

1,800 3,300 1,500 2,000 6,700 500 

800 600 300 400 1,300 100 

4,200 5,900 2,900 3,900 12,500 1,100 

16,100 16,700 8,100 10,100 34,500 2,900 

1,900 2,600 1,400 1,800 5,700 700 

200 500 200 300 1,000 100 

6,300 9,200 4,600 5,800 19,300 1,900 

4,400 5,800 2,900 3,300 11,900 1,200 

2,800 4,700 2,400 3,300 10,300 800 

3,600 5,200 2,800 3,200 11,100 1,300 

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

900 1,200 800 1,200 3,200 * 

. . . 100 100 200 400 * 

* 300 100 400 800 * 

227,000 287,700 142,700 178,800 602,000 60,600 

1 Individuals in current-payment status on December 31, 2004. 

2 This is a preliminary distribution of calendar year 2004 average employment based on 2003 address reports 

submitted voluntarily by employers. Overall, addresses for 99.9 percent of employees who worked in 2003 

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.