"... The nine-digit Social Security number is divided into three parts. The first three digits indicate the state shown in the mailing address on the original application. The lowest Social Security numbers were assigned to the New England states, and the numbers grew progressively higher in the South and West. However, in recent years, this geographical relationship has been disrupted somewhat by the need to allocate numbers out of sequence as state populations change. ..."

 BenzBestGuesses:
   Numerical sequence              State sequence
   ------------------              --------------
 MA 023~034 | LA 433~439    |   AK 574      | ME 036     
 ME 036     | TX 450~468    |   AR 431      | MI 364~385 
 CT 042     | MN 468~476    |   AZ 714      | MN 468~476 
 NY 050~132 | IA 481~483    |   CA 545~569  | MO 487~497 
 NJ 136~156 | MO 487~497    |   CT 042      | ND 502     
 PA 160~179 | KS 500&509?   |   DC 579      | 6E 505~508 
 VA 229     | ND 502        |   FL 236      | NJ 136~156 
 WV 233     | NE 505~508    |   FL 580      | NV 530     
 FL 236     | NV 530        |   IA 481~483  | NY 050~132 
 OH 268~292 | CA 545~569    |   IL 325~356  | OH 268~292 
 IN 303~307 | AK 574        |   IN 303~307  | PA 160~179 
 IL 325~356 | MD 577        |   KS 500&509? | TX 450~468 
 MI 364~385 | DC 579        |   LA 433~439  | VA 229     
 WI 387~399 | FL 580        |   MA 023~034  | WI 387~399 
 AR 431     | AZ 714        |   MD 577      | WV 233