SSI Annual Statistical Report, 2005
Recipients of Social Security, SSI, or Both
| Type of Social Security benefit | All Social Security beneficiaries a | Number receiving SSI | Percentage of all Social Security beneficiaries |
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| Total | Aged | Blind and disabled | Total | Aged | Blind and disabled | ||
| Total | 48,445,900 | 2,489,920 | 684,290 | 1,805,630 | 5.1 | 1.4 | 3.7 |
| Retirement | 33,488,350 | 1,055,190 | 563,970 | 491,220 | 3.2 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
| Worker aged 65 or older | 27,651,170 | 783,390 | 503,050 | 280,340 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 1.0 |
| Men | 14,224,360 | 314,410 | 196,000 | 118,410 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 0.8 |
| Women | 13,426,810 | 468,980 | 307,050 | 161,930 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 1.2 |
| Worker aged 62–64 | 2,823,760 | 42,410 | 0 | 42,410 | 1.5 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Men | 1,429,990 | 26,740 | 0 | 26,740 | 1.9 | 0 | 1.9 |
| Women | 1,393,770 | 15,670 | 0 | 15,670 | 1.1 | 0 | 1.1 |
| Wives and husbands | 2,523,910 | 131,320 | 60,910 | 70,410 | 5.2 | 2.4 | 2.8 |
| Aged 65 or older | 2,229,000 | 119,600 | 60,910 | 58,690 | 5.4 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
| Aged 62–64 | 254,310 | 10,840 | 0 | 10,840 | 4.3 | 0 | 4.3 |
| Under age 62 with children | 40,600 | 880 | 0 | 880 | 2.2 | 0 | 2.2 |
| Disabled adult children | 193,040 | 93,720 | b | b | 48.5 | b | b |
| Aged 65 or older | 900 | 340 | b | b | 37.8 | b | b |
| Aged 18–64 | 192,140 | 93,380 | 0 | 93,380 | 48.6 | 0 | 48.6 |
| Children under age 18 and students aged 18–19 | 296,470 | 4,350 | 0 | 4,350 | 1.5 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Survivors | 6,650,440 | 435,930 | 119,350 | 316,580 | 6.6 | 1.8 | 4.8 |
| Nondisabled widow(er)s | 4,356,450 | 214,030 | 116,510 | 97,520 | 4.9 | 2.7 | 2.2 |
| Aged 65 or older | 3,913,200 | 207,870 | 116,510 | 91,360 | 5.3 | 3.0 | 2.3 |
| Aged 60–64 | 443,250 | 6,160 | 0 | 6,160 | 1.4 | 0 | 1.4 |
| Disabled widow(er)s | 212,220 | 35,180 | 0 | 35,180 | 16.6 | 0 | 16.6 |
| Widowed mothers and fathers | 176,160 | 4,320 | b | b | 2.5 | b | b |
| Parents | 1,950 | 90 | b | b | 4.6 | b | b |
| Disabled adult children | 510,930 | 159,440 | 2,740 | 156,700 | 31.2 | 0.5 | 30.7 |
| Aged 65 or older | 68,770 | 22,400 | 2,740 | 19,660 | 32.6 | 4.0 | 28.6 |
| Aged 18–64 | 442,160 | 137,040 | 0 | 137,040 | 31.0 | 0 | 31.0 |
| Children under age 18 and students aged 18–19 | 1,392,730 | 22,870 | 0 | 22,870 | 1.6 | 0 | 1.6 |
| Disability | 8,307,110 | 998,800 | 970 | 997,830 | 12.0 | 0 | 12.0 |
| Worker under age 65 | 6,510,420 | 889,590 | 0 | 889,590 | 13.7 | 0 | 13.7 |
| Men | 3,517,130 | 384,830 | 0 | 384,830 | 10.9 | 0 | 10.9 |
| Women | 2,993,290 | 504,760 | 0 | 504,760 | 16.9 | 0 | 16.9 |
| Wives and husbands | 157,550 | 10,790 | 970 | 9,820 | 6.8 | 0.6 | 6.2 |
| Aged 65 or older | 29,210 | 3,600 | 970 | 2,630 | 12.3 | 3.3 | 9.0 |
| Aged 62–64 | 40,270 | 2,240 | 0 | 2,240 | 5.6 | 0 | 5.6 |
| Under age 62 with children | 88,070 | 4,950 | 0 | 4,950 | 5.6 | 0 | 5.6 |
| Disabled adult children aged 18–64 | 69,880 | 48,100 | 0 | 48,100 | 68.8 | 0 | 68.8 |
| Children under age 18 and students aged 18–19 | 1,569,260 | 50,320 | 0 | 50,320 | 3.2 | 0 | 3.2 |
| SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 10 percent sample. | |||||||
| NOTE: Social Security is the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program. | |||||||
| a. Includes special age-72 beneficiaries. | |||||||
| b. Data are not shown to avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals. | |||||||
| CONTACT: Paul Davies (202) 358-6277 or ssi.asr@ssa.gov. | |||||||
| Year | Total | Social Security only | SSI only | Both Social Security and SSI | ||||||
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| Total | Workers | Widow(er)s | Adult children | Total | Workers | Widow(er)s | Adult children | |||
| Number | ||||||||||
| 1996 | 7,689,664 | 4,122,152 | -- | -- | -- | 2,559,750 | 1,007,762 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1997 | 7,811,748 | 4,250,155 | -- | -- | -- | 2,550,105 | 1,011,488 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1998 | 8,086,259 | 4,440,264 | -- | -- | -- | 2,618,615 | 1,027,380 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1999 | 8,399,309 | 4,703,774 | -- | -- | -- | 2,650,586 | 1,044,949 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2000 | 8,599,465 | 4,850,835 | -- | -- | -- | 2,690,446 | 1,058,184 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2001 | 8,791,338 | 4,979,844 | 4,495,477 | 87,833 | 396,534 | 2,732,020 | 1,079,474 | 772,562 | 35,222 | 271,690 |
| 2002 | 9,106,014 | 5,228,262 | 4,738,246 | 87,900 | 402,116 | 2,768,782 | 1,108,970 | 801,351 | 34,671 | 272,948 |
| 2003 | 9,445,573 | 5,492,325 | 4,997,137 | 87,203 | 407,985 | 2,811,647 | 1,141,601 | 833,269 | 34,101 | 274,231 |
| 2004 | 9,773,201 | 5,756,093 | 5,257,314 | 89,874 | 408,905 | 2,850,815 | 1,166,293 | 858,850 | 33,072 | 274,371 |
| 2005 | 10,081,625 | 5,998,755 | 5,491,980 | 86,422 | 420,353 | 2,880,931 | 1,201,939 | 893,437 | 32,302 | 276,200 |
| Total payments (millions of dollars) | ||||||||||
| 1996 | 4,878 | 3,072 | -- | -- | -- | 1,222 | 584 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1997 | 5,106 | 3,245 | -- | -- | -- | 1,257 | 604 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1998 | 5,379 | 3,444 | -- | -- | -- | 1,313 | 622 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1999 | 5,680 | 3,691 | -- | -- | -- | 1,346 | 643 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2000 | 6,058 | 3,975 | -- | -- | -- | 1,408 | 675 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2001 | 6,509 | 4,299 | 3,976 | 65 | 258 | 1,491 | 719 | 530 | 22 | 167 |
| 2002 | 6,920 | 4,629 | 4,294 | 67 | 268 | 1,544 | 747 | 554 | 22 | 171 |
| 2003 | 7,416 | 5,024 | 4,674 | 69 | 281 | 1,603 | 790 | 592 | 22 | 176 |
| 2004 | 7,980 | 5,464 | 5,096 | 72 | 296 | 1,686 | 829 | 626 | 22 | 180 |
| 2005 | 8,604 | 5,974 | 5,584 | 75 | 315 | 1,724 | 906 | 696 | 22 | 187 |
| Average monthly payment a (dollars) | ||||||||||
| 1996 | 624.80 | 744.60 | -- | -- | -- | 456.00 | 546.90 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1997 | 637.80 | 762.80 | -- | -- | -- | 458.10 | 557.10 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1998 | 649.90 | 775.00 | -- | -- | -- | 467.90 | 564.30 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1999 | 662.50 | 784.10 | -- | -- | -- | 477.60 | 576.70 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2000 | 689.30 | 818.80 | -- | -- | -- | 489.00 | 594.90 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2001 | 722.84 | 862.60 | 883.70 | 744.80 | 650.00 | 506.80 | 615.20 | 618.40 | 595.10 | 608.70 |
| 2002 | 744.40 | 884.60 | 905.40 | 764.40 | 666.00 | 522.50 | 625.20 | 626.90 | 608.30 | 622.20 |
| 2003 | 768.50 | 914.10 | 934.80 | 790.80 | 687.30 | 533.50 | 638.20 | 639.90 | 620.90 | 635.10 |
| 2004 | 796.80 | 947.80 | 967.80 | 804.80 | 722.50 | 545.90 | 655.20 | 657.10 | 639.10 | 651.40 |
| 2005 | 832.80 | 993.69 | 1,014.52 | 863.06 | 748.08 | 558.21 | 675.91 | 677.65 | 659.92 | 672.32 |
| SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file and the Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data. | ||||||||||
| NOTES: Social Security counts include disabled workers, disabled widow(er)s, and disabled adult children. SSI counts include recipients of federal SSI, federally administered state supplementation, or both.
-- = not available.
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| a. Averages are not obtained simply by dividing the total dollars by the number of recipients. Averages exclude payments made in the current month for prior-month eligibility, such as back pay for new awards, so that large retroactive payments do not distort the averages. | ||||||||||
| CONTACT: Art Kahn (410) 965-0186 or ssi.asr@ssa.gov. | ||||||||||
| State or area | Number of SSI recipients with Social Security disability |
Average monthly Social Security benefit (dollars) |
Average monthly SSI payment (dollars) |
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| Total | Workers | Widow(er)s | Adult children | Total | Workers | Widow(er)s | Adult children | Total | Workers | Widow(er)s | Adult children | |
| All areas a | 1,201,939 | 893,437 | 32,302 | 276,200 | 470.12 | 484.66 | 461.01 | 425.22 | 205.80 | 192.98 | 198.90 | 247.10 |
| Alabama | 33,139 | 23,809 | 1,144 | 8,186 | 451.67 | 474.21 | 449.06 | 387.65 | 173.88 | 156.82 | 172.00 | 222.86 |
| Alaska | 1,835 | 1,498 | 35 | 302 | 445.23 | 460.63 | 449.47 | 371.69 | 178.08 | 166.91 | 164.06 | 232.71 |
| Arizona | 15,652 | 12,176 | 332 | 3,144 | 443.80 | 457.95 | 435.47 | 390.61 | 181.70 | 170.60 | 192.12 | 222.99 |
| Arkansas | 18,860 | 13,923 | 628 | 4,309 | 452.42 | 474.92 | 458.24 | 381.27 | 176.28 | 159.29 | 172.16 | 229.97 |
| California | 188,972 | 147,448 | 3,797 | 37,727 | 560.14 | 569.47 | 545.91 | 526.01 | 306.05 | 289.74 | 308.43 | 368.08 |
| Colorado | 11,321 | 9,027 | 177 | 2,117 | 452.72 | 466.15 | 430.18 | 398.73 | 170.31 | 159.21 | 196.81 | 214.28 |
| Connecticut | 9,020 | 6,647 | 248 | 2,125 | 441.40 | 460.58 | 431.73 | 383.77 | 178.77 | 162.58 | 197.21 | 226.22 |
| Delaware | 2,546 | 1,936 | 38 | 572 | 458.42 | 458.98 | 458.46 | 456.57 | 175.46 | 168.72 | 163.78 | 198.53 |
| District of Columbia | 2,240 | 1,749 | 64 | 427 | 451.76 | 470.81 | 419.27 | 380.35 | 202.08 | 187.91 | 195.08 | 259.94 |
| Florida | 58,703 | 44,616 | 1,447 | 12,640 | 445.69 | 461.63 | 446.91 | 390.06 | 175.00 | 162.20 | 177.00 | 219.32 |
| Georgia | 35,228 | 24,827 | 1,327 | 9,074 | 455.73 | 476.64 | 457.69 | 398.67 | 168.05 | 152.41 | 172.95 | 209.82 |
| Hawaii | 3,081 | 2,037 | 81 | 963 | 499.12 | 497.23 | 457.50 | 506.48 | 261.54 | 215.00 | 198.83 | 363.92 |
| Idaho | 5,167 | 4,093 | 73 | 1,001 | 444.57 | 455.51 | 446.93 | 400.45 | 181.80 | 173.66 | 203.53 | 212.81 |
| Illinois | 33,620 | 25,029 | 953 | 7,638 | 431.45 | 445.19 | 447.16 | 385.40 | 190.22 | 179.92 | 183.05 | 224.16 |
| Indiana | 20,737 | 16,372 | 407 | 3,958 | 438.40 | 447.82 | 449.43 | 399.39 | 183.53 | 176.76 | 171.74 | 211.93 |
| Iowa | 11,030 | 8,498 | 180 | 2,352 | 444.89 | 455.87 | 464.02 | 404.99 | 183.90 | 177.91 | 173.96 | 205.64 |
| Kansas | 8,973 | 6,929 | 162 | 1,882 | 444.91 | 456.57 | 440.82 | 403.19 | 176.39 | 167.62 | 181.48 | 207.57 |
| Kentucky | 33,300 | 24,437 | 1,369 | 7,494 | 442.22 | 465.04 | 427.08 | 372.02 | 183.23 | 166.47 | 190.95 | 235.41 |
| Louisiana | 23,602 | 15,181 | 1,086 | 7,335 | 433.78 | 463.41 | 445.92 | 372.14 | 190.35 | 167.80 | 173.50 | 238.40 |
| Maine | 8,601 | 6,530 | 161 | 1,910 | 448.92 | 466.32 | 457.95 | 389.19 | 175.09 | 163.22 | 146.32 | 217.74 |
| Maryland | 13,531 | 10,083 | 321 | 3,127 | 446.26 | 459.10 | 462.07 | 404.23 | 175.91 | 168.17 | 169.27 | 200.96 |
| Massachusetts | 33,880 | 26,494 | 717 | 6,669 | 495.81 | 518.78 | 467.63 | 408.85 | 203.63 | 191.24 | 241.75 | 248.05 |
| Michigan | 42,757 | 30,378 | 958 | 11,421 | 450.33 | 448.42 | 450.03 | 455.35 | 190.94 | 182.69 | 181.57 | 213.31 |
| Minnesota | 14,246 | 10,966 | 191 | 3,089 | 435.23 | 446.96 | 430.08 | 394.54 | 178.18 | 169.88 | 184.05 | 206.90 |
| Mississippi | 22,647 | 15,625 | 960 | 6,062 | 444.99 | 473.82 | 453.67 | 371.17 | 179.66 | 156.02 | 175.15 | 239.78 |
| Missouri | 26,257 | 19,893 | 708 | 5,656 | 438.89 | 454.36 | 439.70 | 386.75 | 182.07 | 170.36 | 183.33 | 221.30 |
| Montana | 3,552 | 2,628 | 86 | 838 | 453.78 | 460.33 | 435.85 | 435.25 | 176.97 | 167.81 | 177.61 | 205.39 |
| Nebraska | 5,815 | 4,412 | 71 | 1,332 | 444.00 | 458.79 | 432.78 | 397.91 | 178.54 | 167.16 | 200.42 | 213.31 |
| Nevada | 5,063 | 4,199 | 79 | 785 | 467.44 | 476.86 | 456.41 | 419.35 | 169.21 | 160.95 | 200.10 | 209.21 |
| New Hampshire | 3,813 | 2,950 | 42 | 821 | 449.39 | 464.60 | 477.08 | 395.20 | 173.68 | 163.76 | 125.21 | 210.59 |
| New Jersey | 22,719 | 16,776 | 515 | 5,428 | 474.08 | 486.69 | 449.60 | 438.57 | 187.80 | 175.96 | 201.85 | 221.98 |
| New Mexico | 9,101 | 6,806 | 243 | 2,052 | 438.18 | 458.09 | 440.53 | 372.86 | 185.34 | 170.88 | 179.86 | 233.21 |
| New York | 88,191 | 61,930 | 2,426 | 23,835 | 512.11 | 513.27 | 472.45 | 513.22 | 235.21 | 216.67 | 223.34 | 283.70 |
| North Carolina | 39,300 | 28,547 | 1,186 | 9,567 | 450.02 | 468.53 | 453.71 | 395.58 | 172.57 | 159.00 | 173.34 | 212.05 |
| North Dakota | 2,079 | 1,421 | 39 | 619 | 433.58 | 448.39 | 450.29 | 400.62 | 177.94 | 165.65 | 195.24 | 203.22 |
| Ohio | 44,215 | 33,876 | 1,227 | 9,112 | 426.56 | 437.20 | 438.54 | 386.53 | 191.30 | 184.03 | 183.12 | 218.67 |
| Oklahoma | 15,006 | 11,205 | 489 | 3,312 | 436.79 | 451.44 | 445.67 | 386.94 | 184.29 | 174.04 | 176.12 | 219.45 |
| Oregon | 12,586 | 10,020 | 212 | 2,354 | 449.34 | 458.65 | 434.68 | 411.68 | 173.16 | 165.18 | 183.86 | 205.65 |
| Pennsylvania | 49,805 | 36,031 | 1,417 | 12,357 | 453.62 | 465.62 | 455.43 | 419.21 | 195.46 | 183.41 | 181.52 | 231.39 |
| Rhode Island | 6,402 | 4,974 | 111 | 1,317 | 491.17 | 508.74 | 468.94 | 426.70 | 196.38 | 183.08 | 203.60 | 246.04 |
| South Carolina | 19,616 | 13,346 | 773 | 5,497 | 445.68 | 465.68 | 450.46 | 397.06 | 175.80 | 161.90 | 176.79 | 208.99 |
| South Dakota | 2,863 | 2,015 | 62 | 786 | 428.85 | 442.87 | 405.11 | 396.59 | 183.56 | 172.67 | 203.87 | 208.45 |
| Tennessee | 31,965 | 22,854 | 1,242 | 7,869 | 445.42 | 465.10 | 440.02 | 390.60 | 179.28 | 164.91 | 185.06 | 219.03 |
| Texas | 70,956 | 52,424 | 2,347 | 16,185 | 442.53 | 462.01 | 444.68 | 381.51 | 180.56 | 166.40 | 172.04 | 225.94 |
| Utah | 4,472 | 3,467 | 61 | 944 | 436.61 | 450.09 | 441.09 | 388.80 | 185.02 | 175.72 | 194.90 | 217.12 |
| Vermont | 3,775 | 2,778 | 75 | 922 | 485.55 | 496.88 | 491.21 | 451.61 | 196.67 | 186.09 | 189.47 | 228.49 |
| Virginia | 25,088 | 17,996 | 780 | 6,312 | 446.54 | 465.75 | 457.88 | 391.47 | 177.49 | 164.58 | 168.27 | 214.68 |
| Washington | 20,146 | 16,191 | 334 | 3,621 | 449.56 | 459.39 | 454.21 | 407.04 | 177.19 | 169.48 | 178.63 | 210.06 |
| West Virginia | 14,091 | 9,575 | 576 | 3,940 | 437.91 | 463.15 | 443.02 | 377.74 | 185.55 | 167.47 | 174.32 | 229.80 |
| Wisconsin | 20,606 | 15,427 | 308 | 4,871 | 440.50 | 449.85 | 443.78 | 410.91 | 176.39 | 169.80 | 179.84 | 196.89 |
| Wyoming | 1,456 | 1,176 | 19 | 261 | 442.17 | 451.20 | 435.58 | 402.73 | 174.59 | 169.87 | 191.83 | 194.24 |
| Outlying area | ||||||||||||
| Northern Mariana Islands | 84 | b | b | b | 352.30 | b | b | b | 224.55 | b | b | b |
| SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file and the Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data. | ||||||||||||
| NOTE: SSI counts include recipients of federal SSI, federally administered state supplementation, or both. They do not include beneficiaries whose own Social Security number is not on the Master Beneficiary Record. Social Security beneficiaries who are entitled to both a primary and a secondary benefit are counted only once in this table. | ||||||||||||
| a. Includes 229 persons not distributed by state or area. | ||||||||||||
| b. Data not shown to avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals. | ||||||||||||
| CONTACT: Art Kahn (410) 965-0186 or ssi.asr@ssa.gov. | ||||||||||||