Connecticut
Connecticut comes in at second place on our list. Its 501,724 retirees in 2018 received Social Security benefits in 2018 that amounted to an average of $1,611.88 each month. Meaning they got an average of $19,342.59 a year. To top it off, Connecticut is the last of the 13 states which collects taxes on Social Security benefits according to AARP.
Connecticut
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New Jersey
In the number one spot is none other than Garden State, New Jersey. In 2018, the 1,181,229 retired workers received an average of $1,616.80 per month. For the year, it amounted to an average of $19,401.58.
New Jersey
