SSI Annual Statistical Report, 2006

Awards

Table 37. All awards, by age of awardee, 1974–2006
Year All ages Under 18 18–64 65 or older
Total 27,226,940 3,534,700 15,953,361 7,738,879
State conversions a 3,155,995 2,748 1,299,343 1,853,904
Federal applications
1974 1,336,164 66,699 493,511 775,954
1975 929,369 63,060 509,271 357,038
1976 667,994 46,114 400,314 221,566
1977 642,712 50,883 377,454 214,375
1978 563,117 46,520 321,413 195,184
1979 517,446 44,911 293,910 178,625
1980 523,758 45,781 292,080 185,897
1981 409,992 39,106 248,105 122,781
1982 343,928 35,410 203,335 105,183
1983 453,789 42,154 259,042 152,593
1984 585,832 45,766 322,858 217,208
1985 526,418 46,362 324,933 155,123
1986 603,989 50,632 390,499 162,858
1987 589,053 48,292 372,914 167,847
1988 578,748 47,798 362,903 168,047
1989 630,486 50,985 390,703 188,798
1990 718,917 77,923 447,849 193,145
1991 821,396 125,874 506,177 189,345
1992 1,054,441 221,362 641,750 191,329
1993 1,052,415 236,564 629,246 186,605
1994 943,889 203,688 580,253 159,948
1995 888,633 175,784 568,072 144,777
1996 797,137 144,404 525,350 127,383
1997 676,444 117,090 463,444 95,910
1998 743,121 136,383 490,638 116,100
1999 758,076 140,520 494,609 122,947
2000 750,163 144,136 485,798 120,229
2001 772,775 156,844 504,366 111,565
2002 820,992 170,048 535,507 115,437
2003 827,029 179,566 539,127 108,336
2004 852,052 183,152 561,487 107,413
2005 852,222 177,688 560,960 113,574
2006 838,448 170,453 556,140 111,855
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
a. 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: Clark Pickett (410) 965-9016 or ssi.asr@ssa.gov.
Table 38. Awards for children under age 18, by selected characteristics, 1998–2006
Characteristic 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Total 136,383 140,520 144,136 156,844 170,048 179,566 183,152 177,688 170,453
Age
Under 5 58,862 60,992 62,391 64,841 68,329 70,101 72,068 72,214 71,202
5–12 56,084 58,053 59,546 66,582 72,720 77,896 77,903 73,648 69,746
13–17 21,437 21,475 22,199 25,421 28,999 31,569 33,181 31,826 29,505
Sex
Male 85,056 88,786 91,225 100,034 109,265 116,130 118,679 115,274 109,800
Female 51,327 51,734 52,911 56,810 60,783 63,436 64,473 62,414 60,653
Citizenship status
Citizen 135,171 139,433 143,166 155,959 169,243 178,905 182,514 177,011 169,881
Noncitizen 1,212 1,087 970 885 805 661 638 677 572
Diagnostic group
Congenital anomalies 6,484 6,612 6,887 7,137 7,505 7,730 8,045 7,891 8,065
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic disorders 1,000 1,013 1,019 1,061 1,052 1,113 1,162 1,150 1,144
Infectious and parasitic diseases 364 306 230 223 222 179 152 150 143
Injuries 989 992 1,079 966 1,091 1,048 1,146 1,138 1,061
Mental disorders
Mental retardation 32,003 29,163 27,341 27,553 28,406 27,158 24,209 21,127 18,123
Other 45,882 53,064 58,608 70,837 82,292 93,414 97,908 95,721 91,640
Neoplasms 2,616 2,683 2,733 2,665 2,987 2,861 2,979 2,841 2,820
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 1,404 1,448 1,361 1,362 1,475 1,433 1,473 1,330 1,293
Circulatory system 816 820 843 808 938 1,013 1,063 1,013 943
Digestive system 808 864 943 1,031 1,221 1,368 1,393 1,341 1,492
Genitourinary system 500 514 535 551 587 560 641 603 548
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 1,307 1,329 1,378 1,483 1,405 1,262 1,219 1,199 1,235
Nervous system and sense organs 10,729 10,928 11,045 11,524 11,956 11,696 11,425 10,445 10,536
Respiratory system 4,329 4,429 4,517 4,487 4,766 4,902 4,560 3,765 3,604
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 136 142 138 149 179 164 212 251 271
Other 18,614 20,090 21,046 21,299 20,307 20,150 22,020 24,339 23,894
Unknown 8,402 6,123 4,433 3,708 3,659 3,515 3,545 3,384 3,641
SSA administrative region
Boston 5,124 5,632 5,713 5,770 5,829 6,375 6,467 6,517 6,766
New York 11,046 12,378 12,548 12,943 13,795 14,198 15,302 15,140 14,145
Philadelphia 14,448 14,863 15,072 17,712 18,071 19,455 20,534 20,662 19,485
Atlanta 36,502 38,350 39,423 42,069 43,229 45,719 43,032 40,206 38,025
Chicago 25,324 22,978 23,527 26,272 29,047 29,896 29,784 28,871 27,149
Dallas 16,211 16,607 17,204 19,472 24,808 28,346 31,126 31,123 30,603
Kansas City 5,135 5,984 5,871 6,174 6,748 6,571 7,093 6,627 6,626
Denver 2,791 2,717 2,668 3,086 3,274 3,208 3,230 3,340 3,560
San Francisco 16,102 16,918 17,471 18,552 20,048 20,504 21,015 19,700 18,559
Seattle 3,696 4,090 4,637 4,791 5,199 5,294 5,568 5,499 5,534
Unknown 4 3 2 3 0 0 1 3 1
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 39. Awards for adults aged 18–64, by selected characteristics, 1998–2006
Characteristic 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Total 490,638 494,609 485,798 504,366 535,507 539,127 561,487 560,960 556,140
Age
18–21 33,349 35,169 37,334 40,514 43,116 44,678 46,187 45,760 44,743
22–29 43,242 42,330 41,803 43,826 47,544 49,737 51,870 51,020 49,888
30–39 97,166 95,440 90,847 90,827 92,383 89,885 89,554 84,462 80,163
40–49 126,436 130,675 128,103 134,410 144,441 145,735 151,181 149,549 147,433
50–59 143,837 144,437 142,667 149,400 161,003 162,774 174,696 181,797 186,544
60–64 46,608 46,558 45,044 45,389 47,020 46,318 47,999 48,372 47,369
Sex
Men 233,157 234,863 234,493 245,214 261,617 265,340 278,548 279,984 279,779
Women 257,481 259,746 251,305 259,152 273,890 273,787 282,939 280,976 276,361
Citizenship status
Citizen 453,432 458,839 451,433 471,664 502,085 507,578 530,962 531,177 527,811
Noncitizen 37,206 35,770 34,365 32,702 33,422 31,549 30,525 29,783 28,329
Diagnostic group
Congenital anomalies 815 864 1,224 1,682 1,796 2,033 2,094 2,016 2,164
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic disorders 28,169 28,447 13,867 14,642 15,929 15,928 17,340 17,729 18,266
Infectious and parasitic diseases 14,520 13,700 13,251 12,680 11,987 11,044 10,937 10,430 10,036
Injuries 15,105 15,559 16,087 16,914 17,965 17,998 19,054 19,289 19,917
Mental disorders
Mental retardation 33,738 35,680 35,736 35,628 35,953 34,739 34,875 32,787 30,506
Other 129,917 140,051 149,713 161,305 171,307 175,632 181,605 179,750 172,390
Neoplasms 25,746 26,220 26,648 27,294 28,559 28,230 30,285 31,520 32,267
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 1,340 1,345 1,405 1,501 1,563 1,631 1,691 1,704 1,708
Circulatory system 41,457 41,040 42,933 44,776 47,318 46,432 47,897 48,723 48,217
Digestive system 7,960 8,986 9,781 10,258 11,741 11,717 12,394 12,358 12,170
Genitourinary system 9,137 9,335 9,775 10,018 9,976 10,289 10,761 10,987 11,539
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 59,044 64,522 70,640 77,062 86,037 87,628 95,560 98,672 101,922
Nervous system and sense organs 29,191 29,690 30,787 32,268 34,846 34,829 36,677 36,408 36,520
Respiratory system 16,435 16,881 17,509 17,820 18,970 19,230 19,838 19,715 19,204
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 813 844 828 959 1,020 1,002 1,097 1,131 1,224
Other 492 513 699 908 1,021 1,045 1,105 1,073 1,057
Unknown 76,759 60,932 44,915 38,651 39,519 39,720 38,277 36,668 37,033
SSA administrative region
Boston 24,727 24,520 24,592 23,813 24,536 25,572 26,740 27,558 28,593
New York 48,686 51,723 49,049 47,871 46,791 43,394 48,699 48,458 47,419
Philadelphia 50,605 51,096 50,888 53,161 52,489 54,633 57,146 57,654 58,530
Atlanta 123,994 121,971 119,635 122,818 126,532 128,596 127,302 126,280 125,147
Chicago 71,730 67,440 65,853 69,741 77,152 78,576 82,084 82,844 84,075
Dallas 55,565 57,331 56,170 64,953 77,499 77,367 80,786 82,819 82,337
Kansas City 19,714 20,381 20,632 20,953 21,088 20,881 24,005 22,795 22,570
Denver 9,538 9,167 8,785 9,782 10,643 10,100 10,578 11,708 12,239
San Francisco 70,056 73,092 72,043 72,206 78,399 79,937 83,848 79,844 74,359
Seattle 16,018 17,878 18,139 19,063 20,372 20,069 20,291 20,996 20,868
Unknown 5 10 12 5 6 2 8 4 3
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 40. Awards for adults aged 65 or older, by selected characteristics, 1998–2006
Characteristic 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Total 116,100 122,947 120,229 111,565 115,437 108,336 107,413 113,574 111,855
Age
65 34,805 35,284 34,979 32,702 32,787 31,843 31,007 32,142 31,471
66–69 29,176 31,981 31,433 29,710 31,284 29,126 28,998 30,659 29,814
70–74 21,826 23,860 23,607 21,731 23,148 21,297 21,613 22,993 23,008
75–79 14,035 15,241 14,667 13,162 13,630 12,583 12,652 13,703 13,559
80 or older 16,258 16,581 15,543 14,260 14,588 13,487 13,143 14,077 14,003
Sex
Men 40,634 43,532 43,258 40,307 42,254 40,621 40,810 43,220 42,782
Women 75,466 79,415 76,971 71,258 73,183 67,715 66,603 70,354 69,073
Citizenship status
Citizen 81,686 85,686 85,801 80,375 82,032 80,397 81,053 83,704 85,241
Noncitizen 34,414 37,261 34,428 31,190 33,405 27,939 26,360 29,870 26,614
SSA administrative region
Boston 4,921 4,980 4,917 4,370 4,126 4,134 4,033 4,225 4,228
New York 16,407 17,367 17,460 16,374 15,638 14,321 14,379 18,060 17,072
Philadelphia 8,714 9,513 9,129 8,303 7,898 7,474 7,365 6,941 6,877
Atlanta 22,529 22,462 22,191 20,686 22,941 19,664 18,353 21,873 20,354
Chicago 9,405 9,613 9,291 8,514 8,188 8,050 8,429 8,544 8,868
Dallas 13,276 14,862 14,428 13,844 14,240 13,238 12,871 12,149 12,064
Kansas City 2,328 2,385 2,497 2,062 1,991 1,868 1,917 1,920 1,961
Denver 1,675 1,673 1,914 1,654 1,670 1,726 1,653 1,745 1,761
San Francisco 33,900 36,818 35,175 32,766 35,816 34,429 35,393 35,086 35,676
Seattle 2,944 3,271 3,223 2,989 2,928 3,430 3,020 3,029 2,993
Unknown 1 3 4 3 1 2 0 2 1
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 41. All awards, by state or other area and age of awardee, 2006
State or area Total Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All areas 838,448 170,453 556,140 111,855
Alabama 19,440 3,746 14,590 1,104
Alaska 1,703 288 1,213 202
Arizona 12,028 2,705 8,072 1,251
Arkansas 12,703 3,295 8,705 703
California 107,864 14,456 60,572 32,836
Colorado 7,632 1,447 5,272 913
Connecticut 6,791 1,121 4,996 674
Delaware 1,933 533 1,287 113
District of Columbia 3,160 690 2,236 234
Florida 51,932 10,895 30,236 10,801
Georgia 23,398 4,693 16,435 2,270
Hawaii 2,943 260 2,021 662
Idaho 3,606 856 2,496 254
Illinois 28,051 6,446 18,804 2,801
Indiana 14,429 3,336 10,439 654
Iowa 5,517 1,300 3,765 452
Kansas 5,712 1,383 3,970 359
Kentucky 18,595 4,210 13,259 1,126
Louisiana 17,644 4,311 11,975 1,358
Maine 3,846 634 3,004 208
Maryland 12,983 2,626 8,942 1,415
Massachusetts 20,843 3,568 14,573 2,702
Michigan 26,219 5,915 18,524 1,780
Minnesota 10,626 2,185 7,187 1,254
Mississippi 12,420 2,975 8,571 874
Missouri 16,692 3,299 12,497 896
Montana 2,328 446 1,716 166
Nebraska 3,236 644 2,338 254
Nevada 5,666 1,098 3,661 907
New Hampshire 2,961 446 2,424 91
New Jersey 18,996 3,657 11,875 3,464
New Mexico 6,940 1,422 4,810 708
New York 59,640 10,488 35,544 13,608
North Carolina 25,795 5,553 18,242 2,000
North Dakota 1,136 220 795 121
Ohio 29,002 6,322 21,015 1,665
Oklahoma 11,783 2,633 8,414 736
Oregon 7,821 1,487 5,329 1,005
Pennsylvania 40,275 10,632 26,709 2,934
Rhode Island 3,337 649 2,255 433
South Carolina 11,804 2,509 8,438 857
South Dakota 1,663 433 1,029 201
Tennessee 20,142 3,444 15,376 1,322
Texas 75,934 18,942 48,433 8,559
Utah 3,919 862 2,743 314
Vermont 1,809 348 1,341 120
Virginia 18,573 3,568 13,165 1,840
Washington 16,265 2,903 11,830 1,532
West Virginia 7,968 1,436 6,191 341
Wisconsin 11,765 2,945 8,106 714
Wyoming 882 152 684 46
Outlying area
Northern Mariana Islands 93 40 33 20
Unknown 5 1 3 1
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 42. All persons awarded SSI, by year of first award and age, 1974–2006
Year All ages Under 18 18–64 65 or older
Total 24,586,221 3,330,281 14,311,402 6,944,538
State conversions a 3,155,607 2,738 1,299,165 1,853,704
Federal applications
1974 1,324,931 66,062 488,386 770,483
1975 916,824 62,545 503,780 350,499
1976 638,206 45,118 385,832 207,256
1977 580,829 47,675 347,409 185,745
1978 494,509 43,348 287,797 163,364
1979 448,824 41,464 259,149 148,211
1980 449,437 42,142 253,629 153,666
1981 348,666 35,365 214,339 98,962
1982 285,142 31,495 172,443 81,204
1983 357,797 37,757 214,397 105,643
1984 481,215 41,506 272,933 166,776
1985 445,951 41,950 279,275 124,726
1986 520,771 45,864 342,655 132,252
1987 508,760 43,918 327,890 136,952
1988 501,869 43,596 319,120 139,153
1989 549,240 46,472 344,526 158,242
1990 634,462 72,072 398,648 163,742
1991 737,339 118,676 455,676 162,987
1992 966,873 214,273 586,317 166,283
1993 968,268 229,701 576,355 162,212
1994 862,977 197,343 528,799 136,835
1995 810,367 169,897 516,967 123,503
1996 723,977 138,753 476,698 108,526
1997 602,946 111,728 411,199 80,019
1998 660,324 129,876 431,784 98,664
1999 667,305 132,280 430,624 104,401
2000 653,066 133,967 417,225 101,874
2001 670,146 144,852 430,838 94,456
2002 711,763 157,313 456,779 97,671
2003 713,787 166,188 457,638 89,961
2004 734,909 169,985 476,287 88,637
2005 735,530 165,380 475,538 94,612
2006 723,604 158,982 471,305 93,317
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
NOTE: Data include only the first award for each person.
a. 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: Clark Pickett (410) 965-9016 or ssi.asr@ssa.gov.