6. Maryland

Average annual benefit: $18,586

In The Old Line State, 720,910 retirees collected monthly benefits averaging $1,548.85. Maryland does not tax these benefits, but Kiplinger cautions that IRA distributions are fully taxed. State tax is 6%, and there are no local sales taxes.

Did you know that the Social Security Administration is based in Baltimore instead of Washington D.C.? It wasn’t due to lack of attempt. Two different SSA-intended buildings were reallocated to other government entities, in 1935 and again in 1941.