Here is a list of total Medicare beneficiaries by state in 2012, according to an analysis by Kaiser State Health Facts.
California — 5 million
Florida — 3.5 million
Texas — 3.2 million
New York — 3 million
Pennsylvania — 2.4 million
Ohio — 2 million
Illinois — 1.9 million
Michigan — 1.7 million
North Carolina — 1.5 million
New Jersey — 1.3 million
Georgia — 1.3 million
Virginia — 1.2 million
Tennessee — 1.1 million
Massachusetts — 1.1 million
Indiana — 1 million
Missouri — 1 million
Washington — 1 million
Arizona — 977,447
Wisconsin — 948,489
Alabama — 881,686
Maryland — 827,426
South Carolina — 820,947
Minnesota — 819,803
Kentucky — 793,271
Louisiana — 718,037
Colorado — 667,277
Oregon — 653,905
Oklahoma — 625,924
Connecticut — 586,545
Arkansas — 552,375
Iowa — 531,209
Mississippi — 516,809
Kansas — 448,215
West Virginia — 392,021
Nevada — 379,860
New Mexico — 329,994
Utah — 299,427
Nebraska — 287,565
Maine — 276,467
Idaho — 242,889
New Hampshire — 231,444
Hawaii — 217,678
Rhode Island — 188,502
Montana — 177,835
Delaware — 157,289
South Dakota — 141,079
Vermont — 117,393
North Dakota — 110,827
Wyoming — 84,076
District of Columbia — 81,260
Alaska — 69,301
California — 5 million
Florida — 3.5 million
Texas — 3.2 million
New York — 3 million
Pennsylvania — 2.4 million
Ohio — 2 million
Illinois — 1.9 million
Michigan — 1.7 million
North Carolina — 1.5 million
New Jersey — 1.3 million
Georgia — 1.3 million
Virginia — 1.2 million
Tennessee — 1.1 million
Massachusetts — 1.1 million
Indiana — 1 million
Missouri — 1 million
Washington — 1 million
Arizona — 977,447
Wisconsin — 948,489
Alabama — 881,686
Maryland — 827,426
South Carolina — 820,947
Minnesota — 819,803
Kentucky — 793,271
Louisiana — 718,037
Colorado — 667,277
Oregon — 653,905
Oklahoma — 625,924
Connecticut — 586,545
Arkansas — 552,375
Iowa — 531,209
Mississippi — 516,809
Kansas — 448,215
West Virginia — 392,021
Nevada — 379,860
New Mexico — 329,994
Utah — 299,427
Nebraska — 287,565
Maine — 276,467
Idaho — 242,889
New Hampshire — 231,444
Hawaii — 217,678
Rhode Island — 188,502
Montana — 177,835
Delaware — 157,289
South Dakota — 141,079
Vermont — 117,393
North Dakota — 110,827
Wyoming — 84,076
District of Columbia — 81,260
Alaska — 69,301
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