SSI Annual Statistical Report, 2005

Noncitizens

Table 17. By eligibility category, December 1982–2005
Year Total Aged Blind and disabled
Number Percentage
of all SSI
recipients		 Number Percentage
of all SSI
recipients		 Number Percentage
of all SSI
recipients
1982 127,900 3.3 91,900 5.9 36,000 1.6
1983 151,200 3.9 106,600 7.0 44,600 1.9
1984 181,100 4.5 127,600 8.3 53,500 2.1
1985 210,800 5.1 146,500 9.7 64,300 2.4
1986 244,300 5.7 165,300 11.2 79,000 2.8
1987 282,500 6.4 188,000 12.9 94,500 3.2
1988 320,300 7.2 213,900 14.9 106,400 3.5
1989 370,300 8.1 245,700 17.1 124,600 4.0
1990 435,600 9.0 282,400 19.4 153,200 4.6
1991 519,660 10.2 329,690 22.5 189,970 5.2
1992 601,430 10.8 372,930 25.4 228,500 5.6
1993 683,150 11.4 416,420 28.2 266,730 5.9
1994 738,140 11.7 440,000 30.0 298,140 6.2
1995 785,410 12.1 459,220 31.8 326,190 6.3
1996 724,990 11.0 417,360 29.5 307,630 5.9
1997 650,830 10.0 367,200 27.0 283,630 5.5
1998 669,630 10.2 364,980 27.4 304,650 5.8
1999 684,930 10.4 368,330 28.2 316,600 6.0
2000 692,590 10.5 364,470 28.3 328,120 6.2
2001 695,650 10.4 364,550 28.9 331,100 6.1
2002 703,515 10.4 364,827 29.1 338,688 6.1
2003 696,772 10.1 356,298 28.9 340,474 6.0
2004 676,979 9.7 342,220 28.3 334,759 5.8
2005 680,397 9.6 344,166 28.3 336,231 5.7
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
CONTACT: Alfreda Brooks (410) 965-9849 or ssi.asr@ssa.gov.
Table 18. Distribution of recipients, by selected characteristics and citizenship status, December 2005
Characteristic Citizens Noncitizens
Number Percent Number Percent
Total 6,433,482 100.0 680,397 100.0
Age
Under 18 1,033,059 16.1 3,439 0.5
18–29 768,842 12.0 14,617 2.1
30–39 638,833 9.9 21,609 3.2
40–49 1,000,136 15.5 42,423 6.2
50–59 1,031,445 16.0 81,642 12.0
60–64 428,106 6.7 55,217 8.1
65–74 790,887 12.3 213,535 31.4
75 or older 742,174 11.5 247,915 36.4
Sex
Male 2,811,930 43.7 254,345 37.4
Female 3,621,552 56.3 426,052 62.6
Living arrangement
Own household 5,196,613 80.8 602,166 88.5
Another's household 244,686 3.8 64,038 9.4
Parent's household 866,409 13.5 3,371 0.5
Medicaid institution 125,774 2.0 10,822 1.6
Income
Social Security 2,305,038 35.8 195,667 28.8
Worker beneficiary 1,582,478 24.6 145,385 21.4
Auxiliary beneficiary 722,560 11.2 50,282 7.4
Earnings 263,636 4.1 9,245 1.4
SSI payment
Federal SSI only 4,588,459 71.3 283,308 41.6
State supplementation only 259,913 4.0 35,022 5.1
Both federal SSI and state supplementation 1,585,110 24.6 362,067 53.2
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
CONTACT: Paul Davies (202) 358-6277 or ssi.asr@ssa.gov.
Table 19. By state or other area, eligibility category, and age, December 2005
State or area Total Category Age
Aged Blind and
disabled		 Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All areas 680,397 344,166 336,231 3,439 215,508 461,450
Alabama 771 417 354 6 226 539
Alaska 863 352 511 10 355 498
Arizona 9,885 4,514 5,371 55 3,549 6,281
Arkansas 635 304 331 4 233 398
California 250,924 124,480 126,444 682 79,335 170,907
Colorado 4,797 2,475 2,322 30 1,468 3,299
Connecticut 4,178 2,123 2,055 17 1,249 2,912
Delaware 373 247 126 0 80 293
District of Columbia 702 313 389 6 274 422
Florida 72,421 40,427 31,994 604 21,283 50,534
Georgia 6,158 3,701 2,457 54 1,439 4,665
Hawaii 3,066 2,039 1,027 10 655 2,401
Idaho 858 367 491 12 340 506
Illinois 18,691 9,759 8,932 73 5,242 13,376
Indiana 1,206 666 540 9 345 852
Iowa 1,130 435 695 12 440 678
Kansas 1,385 626 759 3 469 913
Kentucky 1,215 596 619 28 432 755
Louisiana 1,843 937 906 4 576 1,263
Maine 599 149 450 10 311 278
Maryland 6,386 4,308 2,078 37 1,167 5,182
Massachusetts 20,733 12,002 8,731 80 8,134 12,519
Michigan 8,867 3,711 5,156 112 3,153 5,602
Minnesota 8,558 3,110 5,448 160 3,868 4,530
Mississippi 360 176 184 0 113 247
Missouri 2,319 1,044 1,275 40 825 1,454
Montana 135 38 97 0 65 70
Nebraska 921 369 552 17 374 530
Nevada 3,835 2,678 1,157 12 1,029 2,794
New Hampshire 448 192 256 a a 272
New Jersey 20,518 11,903 8,615 119 5,243 15,156
New Mexico 4,841 2,141 2,700 19 1,721 3,101
New York 99,559 47,397 52,162 464 33,182 65,913
North Carolina 3,452 1,789 1,663 30 991 2,431
North Dakota 169 54 115 5 89 75
Ohio 4,467 2,335 2,132 46 1,281 3,140
Oklahoma 1,449 845 604 17 370 1,062
Oregon 4,620 2,232 2,388 42 1,398 3,180
Pennsylvania 11,624 4,864 6,760 92 4,282 7,250
Rhode Island 3,683 1,347 2,336 27 1,567 2,089
South Carolina 799 417 382 4 239 556
South Dakota 192 61 131 5 85 102
Tennessee 1,632 850 782 23 482 1,127
Texas 63,113 33,296 29,817 203 18,969 43,941
Utah 1,457 698 759 19 461 977
Vermont 181 61 120 5 83 93
Virginia 6,375 4,015 2,360 41 1,372 4,962
Washington 13,549 5,706 7,843 133 4,526 8,890
West Virginia 142 74 68 a a 87
Wisconsin 4,236 1,486 2,750 53 1,884 2,299
Wyoming 59 27 32 0 23 36
Outlying area
Northern Mariana Islands 18 13 5 0 5 13
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
a. Data not shown to avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals.
CONTACT: Paul Davies (202) 358-6277 or ssi.asr@ssa.gov.
Table 20. By region and country of origin, eligibility category, and age, December 2005
Region and country of origin Total Category Age
Aged Blind and
disabled		 Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All areas 680,397 344,166 336,231 3,439 215,508 461,450
Latin America 347,364 174,814 172,550 1,537 117,184 228,643
Mexico 169,818 85,871 83,947 390 55,559 113,869
Cuba 53,609 28,021 25,588 394 16,988 36,227
Dominican Republic 42,047 15,514 26,533 382 19,208 22,457
Other 81,890 45,408 36,482 371 25,429 56,090
Africa 13,073 5,622 7,451 415 5,666 6,992
Somalia 3,797 1,641 2,156 130 1,637 2,030
Cape Verde Islands 893 572 321 3 259 631
Ethiopia 2,029 718 1,311 29 1,040 960
Other 6,354 2,691 3,663 253 2,730 3,371
Asia 206,562 108,562 98,000 770 60,263 145,529
Vietnam 43,456 17,203 26,253 124 16,027 27,305
China 29,310 24,507 4,803 20 2,120 27,170
Laos 22,008 4,715 17,293 72 12,359 9,577
Philippines 18,559 14,029 4,530 40 3,011 15,508
Other 93,229 48,108 45,121 514 26,746 65,969
Middle East 12,167 5,833 6,334 87 3,143 8,937
Lebanon 2,913 1,444 1,469 3 664 2,246
Syria 2,213 1,024 1,189 9 542 1,662
Turkey 1,314 876 438 7 160 1,147
Other 5,727 2,489 3,238 68 1,777 3,882
Former Soviet Republics 55,421 29,318 26,103 332 12,382 42,707
Europe 32,807 14,618 18,189 240 12,096 20,471
Portugal 4,117 2,370 1,747 5 1,200 2,912
Former Yugoslavia 7,386 2,635 4,751 128 3,326 3,932
Great Britain 3,349 1,309 2,040 25 1,489 1,835
Poland 3,187 1,753 1,434 8 943 2,236
Other 14,768 6,551 8,217 74 5,138 9,556
Other areas 6,433 2,346 4,087 26 2,917 3,490
Unknown 6,570 3,053 3,517 32 1,857 4,681
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
CONTACT: Paul Davies (202) 358-6277 or ssi.asr@ssa.gov.
Table 21. By number of months between date of U.S. residency and date of SSI application, eligibility category, and age, December 2005
Months Total Category Age
Aged Blind and
disabled		 Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All recipients 680,397 344,166 336,231 3,439 215,508 461,450
0–11 a 87,328 47,483 39,845 1,151 22,072 64,105
12–23 29,448 11,990 17,458 333 9,453 19,662
24–35 25,723 10,918 14,805 241 8,159 17,323
36–47 59,619 38,372 21,247 268 11,346 48,005
48–59 35,152 18,070 17,082 228 9,324 25,600
60–71 49,797 30,491 19,306 329 10,606 38,862
72–83 34,276 18,096 16,180 202 9,393 24,681
84–119 87,018 43,682 43,336 445 26,973 59,600
120 and over 268,382 123,925 144,457 210 107,026 161,146
State conversions b 1,685 266 1,419 0 510 1,175
Unknown 1,969 873 1,096 32 646 1,291
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
a. Includes an estimated 3,070 persons whose records indicate that they applied in the same month that their residence began.
b. Persons who were converted in 1973 from the state Old-Age Assistance, Aid to the Blind, and Aid to the Permanently and Totally Disabled programs to the SSI program.
CONTACT: Paul Davies (202) 358-6277 or ssi.asr@ssa.gov.