SSI Annual Statistical Report, 2006

Federally Administered Payments

Table 3. Recipients, by age, December 1974–2006
Year Total Under age 18 Aged 18–64 Aged 65 or older
Number Percentage
of total		 Number Percentage
of total		 Number Percentage
of total
1974 3,996,064 70,900 1.8 1,503,155 37.6 2,422,009 60.6
1975 4,314,275 107,026 2.5 1,699,394 39.4 2,507,855 58.1
1976 4,235,939 125,412 3.0 1,713,594 40.5 2,396,933 56.6
1977 4,237,692 147,355 3.5 1,736,879 41.0 2,353,458 55.5
1978 4,216,925 165,899 3.9 1,747,126 41.4 2,303,900 54.6
1979 4,149,575 177,306 4.3 1,726,553 41.6 2,245,716 54.1
1980 4,142,017 190,394 4.6 1,730,847 41.8 2,220,776 53.6
1981 4,018,875 194,890 4.8 1,702,895 42.4 2,121,090 52.8
1982 3,857,590 191,570 5.0 1,655,279 42.9 2,010,741 52.1
1983 3,901,497 198,323 5.1 1,699,774 43.6 2,003,400 51.3
1984 4,029,333 211,587 5.3 1,780,459 44.2 2,037,287 50.6
1985 4,138,021 227,384 5.5 1,879,168 45.4 2,031,469 49.1
1986 4,269,184 241,198 5.6 2,010,458 47.1 2,017,528 47.3
1987 4,384,999 250,902 5.7 2,118,710 48.3 2,015,387 46.0
1988 4,463,869 255,135 5.7 2,202,714 49.3 2,006,020 44.9
1989 4,593,059 264,890 5.8 2,301,926 50.1 2,026,243 44.1
1990 4,817,127 308,589 6.4 2,449,897 50.9 2,058,641 42.7
1991 5,118,470 397,162 7.8 2,641,524 51.6 2,079,784 40.6
1992 5,566,189 556,470 10.0 2,910,016 52.3 2,099,703 37.7
1993 5,984,330 722,678 12.1 3,148,413 52.6 2,113,239 35.3
1994 6,295,786 841,474 13.4 3,335,255 53.0 2,119,057 33.7
1995 6,514,134 917,048 14.1 3,482,256 53.5 2,114,830 32.5
1996 6,613,718 955,174 14.4 3,568,393 54.0 2,090,151 31.6
1997 6,494,985 879,828 13.5 3,561,625 54.8 2,053,532 31.6
1998 6,566,069 887,066 13.5 3,646,020 55.5 2,032,983 31.0
1999 6,556,634 847,063 12.9 3,690,970 56.3 2,018,601 30.8
2000 6,601,686 846,784 12.8 3,744,022 56.7 2,010,880 30.5
2001 6,688,489 881,836 13.2 3,811,494 57.0 1,995,159 29.8
2002 6,787,857 914,821 13.5 3,877,752 57.1 1,995,284 29.4
2003 6,902,364 959,379 13.9 3,953,248 57.3 1,989,737 28.8
2004 6,987,845 993,127 14.2 4,017,108 57.5 1,977,610 28.3
2005 7,113,879 1,036,498 14.6 4,082,870 57.4 1,994,511 28.0
2006 7,235,583 1,078,977 14.9 4,152,130 57.4 2,004,476 27.7
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
CONTACT: Clark Pickett (410) 965-9016 or ssi.asr@ssa.gov.
Table 4. By type of payment, sex, eligibility category, and age, December 2006
Type of payment and sex Total Category Age
Aged Blind Disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
Number
All payments 7,235,583 1,211,656 73,418 5,950,509 1,078,977 4,152,130 2,004,476
Male 3,145,335 385,355 33,331 2,726,649 707,388 1,818,993 618,954
Female 4,090,248 826,301 40,087 3,223,860 371,589 2,333,137 1,385,522
Federal SSI 6,938,690 1,108,925 68,165 5,761,600 1,076,354 4,004,390 1,857,946
Male 3,011,817 346,643 30,747 2,634,427 705,676 1,742,068 564,073
Female 3,926,873 762,282 37,418 3,127,173 370,678 2,262,322 1,293,873
State supplementation 2,268,579 590,575 30,657 1,647,347 220,060 1,163,085 885,434
Male 977,761 208,166 13,934 755,661 144,907 531,823 301,031
Female 1,290,818 382,409 16,723 891,686 75,153 631,262 584,403
Total payments (thousands of dollars)
All payments 3,499,569 453,529 36,297 3,009,743 610,874 2,134,335 754,360
Male 1,577,757 148,446 16,380 1,412,931 401,187 941,405 235,166
Female 1,921,812 305,083 19,917 1,596,812 209,687 1,192,930 519,194
Federal SSI 3,130,803 351,915 29,133 2,749,754 592,877 1,936,436 601,490
Male 1,414,866 110,304 13,139 1,291,422 389,424 845,805 179,636
Female 1,715,937 241,611 15,994 1,458,332 203,453 1,090,630 421,854
State supplementation 368,767 101,614 7,164 259,989 17,997 197,900 152,870
Male 162,892 38,142 3,241 121,509 11,762 95,600 55,529
Female 205,875 63,472 3,923 138,480 6,235 102,300 97,341
Average monthly payment a (dollars)
All payments 454.75 373.05 488.42 471.00 541.85 470.64 375.10
Male 467.69 383.93 484.08 479.35 542.66 468.86 378.60
Female 444.84 367.99 492.03 463.95 540.29 472.03 373.54
Federal SSI 423.05 316.48 423.15 443.61 527.42 441.60 322.87
Male 436.68 317.24 422.03 452.62 528.29 438.22 317.48
Female 412.63 316.14 424.07 436.04 525.76 444.18 325.21
State supplementation 156.24 170.64 228.97 149.71 77.04 159.79 171.26
Male 159.12 181.83 227.22 151.59 76.39 168.19 182.99
Female 154.06 164.56 230.42 148.12 78.30 152.73 165.23
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
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.
Table 5. By selected characteristics, eligibility category, and age, December 2006
Characteristic Total Category Age
Aged Blind Disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
Number
All recipients 7,235,583 1,211,656 73,418 5,950,509 1,078,977 4,152,130 2,004,476
Sex
Male 3,145,335 385,355 33,331 2,726,649 707,388 1,818,993 618,954
Female 4,090,248 826,301 40,087 3,223,860 371,589 2,333,137 1,385,522
Living arrangement
Own household 5,839,694 1,092,446 62,020 4,685,228 138,529 3,858,961 1,842,204
Another's household 339,340 98,792 4,267 236,281 41,025 186,093 112,222
Parent's household 910,855 . . . 5,395 905,460 884,931 25,924 . . .
Medicaid institution 135,711 19,248 1,693 114,770 14,016 73,082 48,613
Unknown 9,983 1,170 43 8,770 476 8,070 1,437
Average monthly payment (dollars)
All recipients 454.75 373.05 488.42 471.00 541.85 470.64 375.10
Sex
Male 467.69 383.93 484.08 479.35 542.66 468.86 378.60
Female 444.84 367.99 492.03 463.95 540.29 472.03 373.54
Living arrangement
Own household 452.08 374.32 492.60 469.70 587.21 481.27 380.95
Another's household 407.59 417.41 471.47 402.27 396.40 405.37 415.30
Parent's household 549.63 . . . 593.23 549.37 549.43 556.69 . . .
Medicaid institution 34.02 36.60 35.91 33.59 35.47 33.25 34.79
Unknown 232.67 25.00 . . . 336.50 . . . . . . 232.67
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
NOTE: . . . = not applicable.
CONTACT: Alfreda Brooks (410) 965-9849 or ssi.asr@ssa.gov.
Table 6. Recipients, by type of representative payee, eligibility category, and age, December 2006
Type of payee Total Category Age
Aged Blind Disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All recipients 7,235,583 1,211,656 73,418 5,950,509 1,078,977 4,152,130 2,004,476
Without payee 4,583,571 1,167,108 53,821 3,362,642 816 2,735,703 1,847,052
With payee 2,652,012 44,548 19,597 2,587,867 1,078,161 1,416,427 157,424
Natural or adoptive parents 1,526,939 344 11,708 1,514,887 880,777 644,240 1,922
Spouse 58,551 1,987 222 56,342 50 49,384 9,117
Natural, adoptive, or stepchild 97,909 18,933 657 78,319 397 49,974 47,538
Grandparent 102,678 35 643 102,000 73,278 29,340 60
Other relative 360,664 10,673 2,422 347,569 76,264 241,758 42,642
Nonmental institution 129,038 6,382 1,298 121,358 6,292 97,207 25,539
Mental institution 76,674 1,097 730 74,847 2,646 67,538 6,490
Financial organization 3,418 42 15 3,361 169 3,071 178
Social agency 130,864 2,083 1,063 127,718 20,013 100,748 10,103
Public official 15,186 489 79 14,618 1,368 11,641 2,177
Other 150,091 2,483 760 146,848 16,907 121,526 11,658
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 7. Recipients, by type of income, eligibility category, and age, December 2006
Type of income Total Category Age
Aged Blind Disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All recipients a 7,235,583 1,211,656 73,418 5,950,509 1,078,977 4,152,130 2,004,476
No other income 4,011,553 427,225 39,102 3,545,226 801,905 2,471,026 738,622
Earned income 275,252 18,236 4,319 252,697 3,024 244,228 28,000
Unearned income
Social Security benefits 2,528,975 692,348 26,913 1,809,714 77,401 1,309,629 1,141,945
Veterans' benefits 60,914 24,910 464 35,540 1,223 21,061 38,630
Income based on need 18,556 212 52 18,292 12,200 6,124 232
Workers' compensation 4,963 398 17 4,548 12 3,989 962
Support from absent parents 141,036 1 872 140,163 137,274 3,761 1
Pensions 59,896 39,872 386 19,638 45 12,200 47,651
Support and maintenance 306,491 88,290 2,568 215,633 49,999 147,659 108,833
Asset income b 191,009 69,062 2,599 119,348 9,733 85,429 95,847
Other c 73,980 12,956 725 60,299 3,331 52,286 18,363
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
a. The sum of the entries may be greater than the total because some recipients may receive more than one type of unearned income or both earned and unearned income.
b. Includes income received as rent, interest, dividends, and royalties.
c. Does not include income deemed from a spouse or parent.
CONTACT: Alfreda Brooks (410) 965-9849 or ssi.asr@ssa.gov.
Table 8. By receipt of Social Security, type of income, eligibility category, and age, December 2006
Type of income Total Category Age
Aged Blind Disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
Number
All recipients 7,235,583 1,211,656 73,418 5,950,509 1,078,977 4,152,130 2,004,476
With Social Security
No other income 2,156,980 550,464 22,981 1,583,535 67,095 1,138,403 951,482
Earned income only 100,051 10,431 1,453 88,167 291 83,557 16,203
Unearned income only a 261,504 129,727 2,324 129,453 9,953 79,758 171,793
Both earned and unearned income a 10,440 1,710 155 8,575 62 7,911 2,467
Without Social Security
No other income 4,011,553 427,225 39,102 3,545,226 801,905 2,471,026 738,622
Earned income only 148,298 4,876 2,461 140,961 2,004 138,542 7,752
Unearned income only a 530,294 86,004 4,692 439,598 197,000 218,715 114,579
Both earned and unearned income a 16,463 1,219 250 14,994 667 14,218 1,578
Average monthly payment (dollars)
All recipients 454.75 373.05 488.42 471.00 541.85 470.64 375.10
With Social Security
No other income 224.83 219.14 259.75 226.30 403.22 217.51 221.04
Earned income only 228.99 213.06 250.79 230.58 354.47 230.71 218.16
Unearned income only a 196.30 180.95 232.27 211.53 352.82 209.74 181.43
Both earned and unearned income a 220.56 197.08 251.99 224.88 297.03 224.60 206.47
Without Social Security
No other income 595.33 603.88 640.42 593.80 573.50 601.06 599.88
Earned income only 480.95 437.47 495.30 482.20 486.51 482.63 449.56
Unearned income only a 495.76 531.35 552.29 488.20 471.07 499.93 530.21
Both earned and unearned income a 426.96 372.63 480.47 430.49 398.73 433.08 383.27
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
a. Includes recipients with in-kind unearned income.
CONTACT: Art Kahn (410) 965-0186 or ssi.asr@ssa.gov.
Table 9. Recipients, by state or other area, eligibility category, and age, December 2006
State or area Total Category Age
Aged Blind Disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All areas 7,235,583 1,211,656 73,418 5,950,509 1,078,977 4,152,130 2,004,476
Alabama 164,764 16,659 929 147,176 28,672 102,236 33,856
Alaska 11,340 2,114 102 9,124 1,155 7,127 3,058
Arizona 99,196 13,415 877 84,904 17,804 57,781 23,611
Arkansas 92,960 9,157 775 83,028 19,501 54,978 18,481
California 1,226,697 360,316 21,273 845,108 99,711 595,736 531,250
Colorado 56,830 8,648 528 47,654 7,161 35,557 14,112
Connecticut 53,276 6,700 467 46,109 6,898 33,733 12,645
Delaware 14,038 1,300 106 12,632 3,334 8,271 2,433
District of Columbia 21,713 1,974 151 19,588 4,441 13,048 4,224
Florida 427,902 100,597 2,770 324,535 80,608 203,177 144,117
Georgia 205,793 26,753 1,974 177,066 35,046 119,885 50,862
Hawaii 22,924 6,452 198 16,274 1,557 12,812 8,555
Idaho 23,053 1,825 206 21,022 4,296 15,469 3,288
Illinois 261,052 30,448 2,382 228,222 45,096 157,824 58,132
Indiana 101,058 5,756 934 94,368 21,545 67,180 12,333
Iowa 43,896 3,568 769 39,559 7,124 29,745 7,027
Kansas 39,501 3,225 356 35,920 7,302 25,773 6,426
Kentucky 181,857 13,374 1,381 167,102 27,797 120,584 33,476
Louisiana 157,299 16,794 1,608 138,897 29,343 94,024 33,932
Maine 32,536 2,356 223 29,957 3,504 23,723 5,309
Maryland 96,248 15,294 647 80,307 15,275 56,186 24,787
Massachusetts 174,509 44,807 3,729 125,973 19,129 107,365 48,015
Michigan 225,160 16,680 1,697 206,783 38,719 149,999 36,442
Minnesota 75,793 10,266 724 64,803 11,212 47,595 16,986
Mississippi 123,679 14,157 969 108,553 22,853 71,275 29,551
Missouri 119,795 9,219 975 109,601 20,269 79,800 19,726
Montana 15,208 1,087 131 13,990 2,091 10,673 2,444
Nebraska 22,621 2,046 244 20,331 3,533 15,167 3,921
Nevada 34,468 8,823 670 24,975 6,193 18,883 9,392
New Hampshire 14,470 869 157 13,444 1,953 10,680 1,837
New Jersey 154,482 33,722 960 119,800 22,704 80,463 51,315
New Mexico 55,182 8,457 476 46,249 7,762 31,650 15,770
New York 641,870 135,790 2,992 503,088 73,422 337,376 231,072
North Carolina 202,613 24,302 1,771 176,540 38,294 116,889 47,430
North Dakota 8,035 954 74 7,007 989 5,241 1,805
Ohio 254,012 15,242 1,835 236,935 43,565 173,497 36,950
Oklahoma 82,386 7,717 780 73,889 14,592 52,329 15,465
Oregon 62,280 7,949 647 53,684 8,321 40,642 13,317
Pennsylvania 325,822 28,797 2,144 294,881 60,991 204,071 60,760
Rhode Island 30,720 3,923 193 26,604 4,232 19,224 7,264
South Carolina 105,411 11,760 1,381 92,270 18,731 62,382 24,298
South Dakota 12,748 1,630 92 11,026 2,020 7,683 3,045
Tennessee 162,574 16,042 1,524 145,008 23,411 104,432 34,731
Texas 524,458 109,073 6,539 408,846 95,709 265,476 163,273
Utah 23,532 2,320 259 20,953 4,219 15,268 4,045
Vermont 13,457 1,122 89 12,246 1,723 9,228 2,506
Virginia 139,313 20,512 1,254 117,547 22,810 81,496 35,007
Washington 118,946 15,009 921 103,016 15,217 76,419 27,310
West Virginia 77,987 4,020 576 73,391 8,936 56,945 12,106
Wisconsin 93,549 8,110 905 84,534 17,111 60,661 15,777
Wyoming 5,786 406 42 5,338 861 4,083 842
Outlying area
Northern Mariana Islands 784 120 12 652 235 389 160
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 10. Average monthly payment, by state or other area, eligibility category, and age, December 2006 (in dollars)
State or area Total Category Age
Aged Blind Disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All areas 454.75 373.05 488.42 471.00 541.85 470.64 375.10
Alabama 403.24 189.00 381.25 427.62 534.74 423.81 229.78
Alaska 413.52 288.44 401.22 442.87 486.76 446.95 308.86
Arizona 433.79 311.97 434.11 453.05 531.86 448.63 323.64
Arkansas 395.90 173.49 371.92 420.67 532.03 410.99 207.43
California 581.12 522.47 641.04 604.61 644.49 615.33 530.67
Colorado 408.15 323.62 422.94 423.34 500.85 425.76 317.01
Connecticut 429.95 346.11 432.24 442.13 523.83 442.92 344.36
Delaware 423.68 277.72 414.20 438.68 513.06 426.59 291.10
District of Columbia 463.04 286.13 418.03 481.17 534.35 484.11 322.86
Florida 421.19 342.83 412.67 445.58 524.44 434.58 344.60
Georgia 401.76 232.67 417.98 427.15 525.81 429.03 252.07
Hawaii 459.79 384.54 452.01 489.65 501.84 495.46 398.71
Idaho 411.82 225.43 410.26 428.26 505.42 420.73 250.36
Illinois 454.04 360.66 447.04 466.58 538.40 464.03 361.77
Indiana 428.32 245.23 400.20 439.81 531.55 425.80 262.67
Iowa 397.90 225.62 382.28 413.77 509.66 407.43 245.45
Kansas 412.33 262.24 414.81 425.86 520.98 416.36 274.22
Kentucky 420.44 199.41 420.61 438.10 539.63 440.41 249.68
Louisiana 417.32 208.64 409.78 442.62 539.94 441.06 245.39
Maine 392.73 184.83 425.68 408.81 515.20 412.83 222.66
Maryland 437.10 342.79 419.01 455.19 515.05 457.67 342.48
Massachusetts 464.61 398.06 500.18 487.40 564.13 477.50 396.28
Michigan 452.32 316.71 442.89 463.33 541.14 460.11 326.02
Minnesota 430.77 350.63 434.47 443.46 518.73 435.16 360.53
Mississippi 398.64 181.44 369.14 427.20 535.38 425.74 227.31
Missouri 413.96 238.69 414.37 428.71 532.42 422.07 259.64
Montana 405.34 202.12 426.36 421.12 521.42 421.35 236.62
Nebraska 393.16 237.55 420.23 408.48 511.17 400.97 257.64
Nevada 423.98 335.79 486.04 453.60 511.52 439.65 334.80
New Hampshire 406.30 272.40 403.53 415.00 492.58 413.71 271.63
New Jersey 440.31 376.42 421.69 458.37 534.16 455.12 375.43
New Mexico 406.06 258.78 428.00 432.76 536.31 435.26 283.50
New York 484.20 396.47 462.31 508.01 559.81 514.73 415.64
North Carolina 390.07 203.67 391.95 415.72 514.70 409.77 240.78
North Dakota 365.92 224.78 410.33 384.71 486.25 386.27 241.17
Ohio 445.84 291.86 415.55 455.97 540.09 452.26 304.75
Oklahoma 412.98 221.12 410.66 433.11 529.49 430.02 245.84
Oregon 423.93 314.86 427.95 440.10 521.71 438.10 320.43
Pennsylvania 453.62 302.08 426.72 468.61 531.64 466.90 331.10
Rhode Island 455.90 331.79 427.47 474.44 581.48 469.24 347.30
South Carolina 397.35 204.77 395.46 421.91 520.15 420.32 243.68
South Dakota 382.40 213.83 404.68 407.29 499.36 405.74 247.46
Tennessee 404.51 202.11 424.65 426.75 529.72 429.97 243.84
Texas 394.66 264.32 418.60 429.13 525.41 423.09 272.09
Utah 419.11 345.86 422.08 427.25 490.71 420.41 340.11
Vermont 411.23 211.78 406.71 429.49 562.75 426.84 250.27
Virginia 405.57 293.39 405.89 425.18 510.48 423.56 295.56
Washington 449.06 392.36 441.75 457.41 518.16 457.13 388.30
West Virginia 428.57 194.90 421.00 441.44 529.96 448.36 260.97
Wisconsin 419.83 260.35 425.39 435.10 526.60 425.45 282.72
Wyoming 392.96 176.37 430.12 409.43 492.58 409.79 213.19
Outlying area
Northern Mariana Islands 493.58 358.44 457.09 420.56 581.30 491.01 381.02
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 11. Recipients and their average income, by type of income and marital status, December 2006
Type of income Eligible individual
with no spouse		 Eligible individual with eligible spouse Eligible individual with ineligible spouse
Individual Spouse Individual Spouse
Number Average
income
(dollars)		 Number Average
income
(dollars)		 Number Average
income
(dollars)		 Number Average
income
(dollars)		 Number Average
income
(dollars)
Total a 6,354,180 . . . 283,280 . . . 283,280 . . . 308,410 . . . 308,410 . . .
No other income 3,584,600 . . . 143,400 . . . 153,330 . . . 184,440 . . . 135,560 . . .
With income 2,769,580 430 139,880 426 129,950 370 123,970 441 172,850 873
Earned income only 140,870 365 1,840 608 2,700 636 4,280 609 98,340 1,141
Unearned income only 2,510,580 423 135,770 416 124,200 352 117,590 427 64,500 430
Both earned and unearned income 118,130 654 2,270 890 3,050 878 2,100 870 10,010 1,096
With earned income a 259,000 309 4,110 531 5,750 554 6,380 563 108,350 1,116
Wages 240,910 316 2,920 641 4,420 643 4,290 721 84,940 1,221
Self-employment income 19,450 201 1,210 258 1,410 248 2,150 233 24,780 696
With unearned income a 2,628,710 423 138,040 416 127,250 353 119,690 427 74,510 403
Social Security benefits 2,151,230 468 117,370 458 110,400 380 97,130 478 36,420 508
Veterans' benefits 51,520 210 710 244 610 206 6,850 154 7,800 423
Income based on need 19,570 249 130 127 440 132 900 127 24,060 132
Workers' compensation 3,640 374 270 347 250 861 480 468 1,050 784
Support from absent parents 139,700 206 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pensions 46,170 172 7,300 147 4,980 125 1,970 150 2,510 304
Support and maintenance 253,540 146 17,380 110 15,810 110 16,650 129 770 138
Asset income b 156,440 6 13,370 5 8,900 4 6,720 11 4,320 23
Other c 66,660 194 1,880 168 1,720 130 3,130 227 6,810 476
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 10 percent sample.
NOTE: . . . = not applicable.
a. The sum of the entries may be greater than the total because some recipients may receive more than one type of earned or unearned income or both earned and unearned income.
b. Includes income received as rent, interest, dividends, and royalties.
c. Does not include income deemed from a spouse or parent.
CONTACT: Clark Pickett (410) 965-9016 or ssi.asr@ssa.gov.
Table 12. Recipients as a percentage of resident population, by state, December 2006
State Resident
population a		 Recipients
Number Percentage
of resident
population
United States 299,398,484 7,235,583 b 2.4
Alabama 4,599,030 164,764 3.6
Alaska 670,053 11,340 1.7
Arizona 6,166,318 99,196 1.6
Arkansas 2,810,872 92,960 3.3
California 36,457,549 1,226,697 3.4
Colorado 4,753,377 56,830 1.2
Connecticut 3,504,809 53,276 1.5
Delaware 853,476 14,038 1.6
District of Columbia 581,530 21,713 3.7
Florida 18,089,888 427,902 2.4
Georgia 9,363,941 205,793 2.2
Hawaii 1,285,498 22,924 1.8
Idaho 1,466,465 23,053 1.6
Illinois 12,831,970 261,052 2.0
Indiana 6,313,520 101,058 1.6
Iowa 2,982,085 43,896 1.5
Kansas 2,764,075 39,501 1.4
Kentucky 4,206,074 181,857 4.3
Louisiana 4,287,768 157,299 3.7
Maine 1,321,574 32,536 2.5
Maryland 5,615,727 96,248 1.7
Massachusetts 6,437,193 174,509 2.7
Michigan 10,095,643 225,160 2.2
Minnesota 5,167,101 75,793 1.5
Mississippi 2,910,540 123,679 4.2
Missouri 5,842,713 119,795 2.1
Montana 944,632 15,208 1.6
Nebraska 1,768,331 22,621 1.3
Nevada 2,495,529 34,468 1.4
New Hampshire 1,314,895 14,470 1.1
New Jersey 8,724,560 154,482 1.8
New Mexico 1,954,599 55,182 2.8
New York 19,306,183 641,870 3.3
North Carolina 8,856,505 202,613 2.3
North Dakota 635,867 8,035 1.3
Ohio 11,478,006 254,012 2.2
Oklahoma 3,579,212 82,386 2.3
Oregon 3,700,758 62,280 1.7
Pennsylvania 12,440,621 325,822 2.6
Rhode Island 1,067,610 30,720 2.9
South Carolina 4,321,249 105,411 2.4
South Dakota 781,919 12,748 1.6
Tennessee 6,038,803 162,574 2.7
Texas 23,507,783 524,458 2.2
Utah 2,550,063 23,532 0.9
Vermont 623,908 13,457 2.2
Virginia 7,642,884 139,313 1.8
Washington 6,395,798 118,946 1.9
West Virginia 1,818,470 77,987 4.3
Wisconsin 5,556,506 93,549 1.7
Wyoming 515,004 5,786 1.1
SOURCES: U.S. Census Bureau and Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
a. Population estimates for the United States as of July 1, 2006, as reported by the U.S. Census Bureau.
b. Excludes 782 recipients in the Northern Mariana Islands.
CONTACT: Art Kahn (410) 965-0186 or ssi.asr@ssa.gov.
Table 13. Foreign-born recipients, by region, country of origin, eligibility category, and age, December 2006
Region and country of origin Total Category Age
Aged Blind and
disabled		 Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All areas 1,568,503 759,018 809,485 17,875 507,823 1,042,805
North America 189,357 27,112 162,245 10,942 116,345 62,070
U.S. territories 181,062 24,866 156,196 10,701 111,691 58,670
Puerto Rico 175,869 24,223 151,646 10,066 108,384 57,419
Other a 5,193 643 4,550 635 3,307 1,251
Other 8,295 2,246 6,049 241 4,654 3,400
Latin America 595,258 302,909 292,349 2,585 186,332 406,341
Mexico 263,435 131,899 131,536 807 83,132 179,496
Cuba 98,345 54,412 43,933 396 24,415 73,534
Dominican Republic 68,981 25,013 43,968 568 29,923 38,490
Other 164,497 91,585 72,912 814 48,862 114,821
Africa 23,841 10,202 13,639 602 10,448 12,791
Somalia 5,636 2,383 3,253 153 2,497 2,986
Cape Verde Islands 1,468 940 528 6 424 1,038
Ethiopia 3,156 1,101 2,055 36 1,647 1,473
Other 13,581 5,778 7,803 407 5,880 7,294
Asia 498,796 298,559 200,237 1,464 120,310 377,022
Vietnam 105,078 46,067 59,011 178 34,105 70,795
China 79,439 67,963 11,476 87 5,274 74,078
Laos 34,086 7,070 27,016 86 19,118 14,882
Philippines 70,552 57,446 13,106 154 8,702 61,696
Other 209,641 120,013 89,628 959 53,111 155,571
Middle East 38,138 17,472 20,666 351 10,880 26,907
Lebanon 9,309 4,427 4,882 22 2,271 7,016
Syria 6,895 3,125 3,770 16 1,608 5,271
Turkey 3,579 2,207 1,372 19 580 2,980
Other 18,355 7,713 10,642 294 6,421 11,640
Former Soviet Republics 130,932 66,447 64,485 568 25,131 105,233
Europe 84,750 33,399 51,351 1,187 35,381 48,182
Portugal 7,656 4,290 3,366 13 2,204 5,439
Italy 6,559 2,826 3,733 49 2,316 4,194
United Kingdom 8,269 2,623 5,646 116 4,294 3,859
Poland 8,048 4,739 3,309 22 1,946 6,080
Former Yugoslavia 11,315 4,077 7,238 119 4,826 6,370
Other 42,903 14,844 28,059 868 19,795 22,240
Other or unknown areas 7,431 2,918 4,513 176 2,996 4,259
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
NOTE: Foreign-born means born in an area not served by the Supplemental Security Income program.
a. Includes American Samoa, Guam, and Virgin Islands.
CONTACT: Alfreda Brooks (410) 965-9849 or ssi.asr@ssa.gov.