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Florida extends the financial equivalent of an open-arms welcome to Social Security recipients, since it collects no income taxes on government retirement benefits or, in fact, other types of income.

You're still going to get your checks." According to the Social Security Administration, as of December 2020, almost 5 million Florida residents — 4,840,275 — receive Social Security benefits.