Missouri
In Missouri, 873,524 retired workers were collecting benefits in 2018 that averaged at $1,438.96 each month. In total, they collected an average of $17,267.46 a year. Missouri is another state of the 13 that collects tax for Social Security.
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Missouri
Tennessee
In 2018, 964,035 retirees in Tennessee collected Social Security benefits that averaged $1,450.11 a month. For the whole year, that came out to $17,401.37. Another way to help retirees stretch their money is by investing some of their income, even by using an automated investing service.
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Tennessee