This Is The Average Social Security Check In Each State - Page 34 of 51

18. Arizona

Average annual benefit: $17,897

In The Grand Canyon State, 992,575 retirees collected average monthly benefits of $1,491.45. Benefits are not taxed, but retirement income is, making the state only moderately retirement-friendly. Sales tax averages 8.4%.

Lifelock CEO Todd Davis learned a hard lesson about identity theft. In a 2006 publicity stunt, Davis publicly posted his own Social Security number. It backfired terribly when identity thieves successfully used his number.