This Is The Average Social Security Check In Each State - Page 36 of 51

16. Utah

Average annual benefit: $18,009

In The Beehive State, 284,754 retirees collected average monthly benefits of $1,500.79. Utah levies state taxes on Social Security benefits. Only moderately retirement-friendly, the cost-of-living is balanced between some high and low taxes.

If you were born before 2011, your social security’s first three numbers indicate the issuing office’s zip code. Like zip codes, these numbers increase from east to west across the United States.