SSI Annual Statistical Report, 2007

Applications

Table 56. All applications, by age of applicant, 1973–2007
Year All ages a Under 18 18–64 65 or older
Number Percentage
of total		 Number Percentage
of total		 Number Percentage
of total
Total 62,426,744 9,009,258 14.4 43,034,504 68.9 10,382,982 16.6
State conversions b 3,402,474 3,939 0.1 1,419,041 41.7 1,979,494 58.2
Federal applications
1973 282,472 5,007 1.8 82,993 29.4 194,472 68.8
1974 2,069,452 125,028 6.0 1,098,373 53.1 846,051 40.9
1975 1,468,610 99,996 6.8 977,209 66.5 391,405 26.7
1976 1,207,448 83,960 7.0 865,790 71.7 257,698 21.3
1977 1,268,462 95,314 7.5 903,618 71.2 269,530 21.2
1978 1,265,436 99,610 7.9 902,756 71.3 263,070 20.8
1979 1,323,113 106,828 8.1 949,087 71.7 267,198 20.2
1980 1,408,034 114,508 8.1 1,013,221 72.0 280,305 19.9
1981 1,148,844 94,246 8.2 864,481 75.2 190,117 16.5
1982 1,015,848 93,872 9.2 775,491 76.3 146,485 14.4
1983 1,131,890 101,087 8.9 834,190 73.7 196,613 17.4
1984 1,264,820 104,748 8.3 868,375 68.7 291,697 23.1
1985 1,399,869 119,021 8.5 1,049,758 75.0 231,090 16.5
1986 1,467,326 124,938 8.5 1,098,832 74.9 243,556 16.6
1987 1,435,024 126,575 8.8 1,069,285 74.5 239,164 16.7
1988 1,365,117 125,953 9.2 1,013,316 74.2 225,848 16.5
1989 1,388,545 130,307 9.4 1,015,483 73.1 242,755 17.5
1990 1,547,230 166,416 10.8 1,133,564 73.3 247,250 16.0
1991 1,807,821 248,325 13.7 1,315,918 72.8 243,578 13.5
1992 2,087,788 378,808 18.1 1,465,039 70.2 243,941 11.7
1993 2,310,005 503,486 21.8 1,571,203 68.0 235,316 10.2
1994 2,260,271 540,124 23.9 1,517,140 67.1 203,007 9.0
1995 2,055,907 500,333 24.3 1,375,696 66.9 179,878 8.7
1996 1,922,472 465,685 24.2 1,289,985 67.1 166,802 8.7
1997 1,601,970 336,074 21.0 1,133,623 70.8 132,273 8.3
1998 1,629,223 339,243 20.8 1,139,825 70.0 150,155 9.2
1999 1,661,448 350,382 21.1 1,153,450 69.4 157,616 9.5
2000 1,744,386 360,329 20.7 1,224,826 70.2 159,231 9.1
2001 1,861,123 376,002 20.2 1,324,057 71.1 161,064 8.7
2002 2,084,828 414,068 19.9 1,490,731 71.5 180,029 8.6
2003 2,224,739 437,492 19.7 1,608,391 72.3 178,856 8.0
2004 2,418,096 458,236 19.0 1,771,003 73.2 188,857 7.8
2005 2,545,079 458,588 18.0 1,850,002 72.7 236,489 9.3
2006 2,648,570 459,805 17.4 1,923,288 72.6 265,477 10.0
2007 2,703,004 460,925 17.1 1,945,464 72.0 296,615 11.0
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
a. Totals include applications taken under the abbreviated application process, which was used from 1987 to 1999. Totals do not include reapplications as a result of the Sullivan v. Zebley decision. Those reapplications were received from 1991 to 1995.
b. Persons who were converted to the SSI program in 1973 from the state Old-Age Assistance, Aid to the Blind, and Aid to the Permanently and Totally Disabled programs.
CONTACT: Clark Pickett (410) 965-9016 or ssi.asr@ssa.gov.
Table 57. Applications for children under age 18, by selected characteristics, 1999–2007
Characteristic 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Total a 350,382 360,329 376,002 414,068 437,492 458,236 458,588 459,805 460,925
Age
Under 5 124,374 125,428 131,613 140,610 145,506 150,283 154,450 156,241 160,139
5–12 167,169 172,275 177,909 197,425 208,354 217,010 210,763 209,901 208,760
13–17 58,839 62,626 66,480 76,033 83,632 90,943 93,375 93,663 92,026
Sex
Male 219,807 225,626 235,121 258,940 274,605 287,629 287,157 286,975 288,647
Female 130,575 134,703 140,881 155,128 162,887 170,607 171,431 172,830 172,278
Citizenship status
Citizen 348,131 358,265 373,855 411,812 435,385 456,020 456,326 457,610 458,831
Noncitizen 2,251 2,064 2,147 2,256 2,107 2,216 2,262 2,195 2,094
SSA administrative region
Boston 11,668 11,764 11,824 12,984 13,651 14,300 15,902 16,282 16,190
New York 33,222 33,667 33,691 35,414 35,721 38,223 37,451 37,052 35,235
Philadelphia 35,743 35,528 37,162 41,441 43,289 45,582 47,489 48,628 48,125
Atlanta 92,440 99,280 105,465 115,207 120,265 122,287 119,201 118,180 120,292
Chicago 65,659 66,177 70,370 77,096 82,158 84,100 83,524 83,619 81,965
Dallas 47,999 49,626 50,551 58,794 67,139 74,880 74,199 76,527 77,603
Kansas City 15,371 15,038 15,530 16,440 16,695 17,332 17,620 17,560 17,398
Denver 6,042 6,123 6,339 6,725 7,188 7,542 7,601 7,869 8,257
San Francisco 33,523 34,104 35,647 39,724 41,385 43,201 44,392 43,015 44,989
Seattle 8,531 8,870 9,276 10,130 9,925 10,721 11,134 11,009 10,787
Unknown 184 152 147 113 76 68 75 64 84
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
a. Totals include applications taken under the abbreviated application process, which was used from 1987 to 1999.
CONTACT: Clark Pickett (410) 965-9016 or ssi.asr@ssa.gov.
Table 58. Applications for adults aged 18–64, by selected characteristics, 1999–2007
Characteristic 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Total a 1,153,450 1,224,826 1,324,057 1,490,731 1,608,391 1,771,003 1,850,002 1,923,288 1,945,464
Age
18–21 85,488 90,994 99,251 110,690 116,569 124,284 123,561 126,991 128,726
22–29 131,204 135,688 147,194 169,969 181,987 198,991 202,177 207,438 208,560
30–39 266,978 271,472 283,462 306,718 314,586 330,160 323,024 322,096 315,755
40–49 328,615 355,328 387,448 438,578 472,602 519,999 533,307 541,692 533,815
50–59 265,262 291,945 320,975 367,740 412,175 470,120 519,426 559,756 570,836
60–64 75,903 79,399 85,727 97,036 110,472 127,449 148,507 165,315 187,772
Sex
Men 554,630 590,330 644,606 732,740 793,711 869,693 911,021 946,356 968,070
Women 598,820 634,496 679,451 757,991 814,680 901,310 938,981 976,932 977,394
Citizenship status
Citizen 1,082,600 1,156,008 1,254,051 1,416,935 1,534,995 1,694,842 1,774,054 1,847,683 1,870,754
Noncitizen 70,850 68,818 70,006 73,796 73,396 76,161 75,948 75,605 74,710
SSA administrative region
Boston 48,893 49,006 50,967 55,580 64,098 70,315 84,732 89,743 90,794
New York 109,161 108,853 117,352 120,711 121,097 128,341 128,653 135,340 133,681
Philadelphia 112,712 117,143 124,290 140,586 154,770 170,232 179,519 188,425 193,004
Atlanta 288,111 316,528 344,111 381,188 396,605 426,469 442,705 456,661 465,054
Chicago 167,056 186,104 208,019 241,983 269,757 300,502 314,824 336,938 341,921
Dallas 147,855 159,477 172,406 203,521 227,721 256,360 259,523 263,222 260,301
Kansas City 54,723 58,842 64,749 71,632 75,766 84,259 85,892 88,517 88,390
Denver 25,789 27,252 29,760 33,584 35,896 43,112 44,970 45,813 45,649
San Francisco 158,421 156,846 163,422 188,348 206,089 226,244 238,936 245,983 256,798
Seattle 40,050 44,021 48,201 52,661 55,533 63,950 69,081 71,511 69,313
Unknown 679 754 780 937 1,059 1,219 1,167 1,135 559
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
a. Totals include applications taken under the abbreviated application process, which was used from 1987 to 1999.
CONTACT: Clark Pickett (410) 965-9016 or ssi.asr@ssa.gov.
Table 59. Applications for adults aged 65 or older, by selected characteristics, 1999–2007
Characteristic 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Total a 157,616 159,231 161,064 180,029 178,856 188,857 236,489 265,477 296,615
Age
65–69 86,379 87,055 88,070 96,288 96,301 100,905 123,000 143,383 176,803
70–74 31,225 32,288 33,179 38,941 38,142 40,849 50,805 54,000 52,985
75 or older 40,012 39,888 39,815 44,800 44,413 47,103 62,684 68,094 66,827
Sex
Men 58,001 59,877 60,772 69,067 69,664 74,377 92,907 107,695 126,424
Women 99,615 99,354 100,292 110,962 109,192 114,480 143,582 157,782 170,191
Citizenship status
Citizen 107,201 110,197 110,164 117,383 119,793 126,554 161,489 192,123 223,117
Noncitizen 50,415 49,034 50,900 62,646 59,063 62,303 75,000 73,354 73,498
SSA administrative region
Boston 6,226 6,120 5,869 6,053 6,764 7,083 12,694 18,979 24,758
New York 21,620 22,302 23,917 26,697 24,676 26,164 46,708 44,841 37,453
Philadelphia 11,830 11,372 10,900 11,102 11,029 11,137 11,876 12,288 13,975
Atlanta 31,633 31,330 31,555 35,529 33,119 34,616 41,269 44,856 47,682
Chicago 11,877 12,469 12,097 12,414 12,855 13,932 17,491 23,408 37,270
Dallas 19,413 20,067 21,392 22,864 22,919 24,108 26,000 27,266 28,023
Kansas City 3,189 3,420 2,971 2,919 2,854 2,976 3,439 5,077 5,638
Denver 2,289 2,744 2,553 2,701 2,831 3,088 3,556 3,961 5,254
San Francisco 45,480 45,402 45,712 55,706 56,935 61,107 67,661 77,219 88,139
Seattle 4,041 3,991 4,086 4,037 4,867 4,641 5,780 7,569 8,408
Unknown 18 14 12 7 7 5 15 13 15
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
a. Totals include applications taken under the abbreviated application process, which was used from 1987 to 1999.
CONTACT: Clark Pickett (410) 965-9016 or ssi.asr@ssa.gov.
Table 60. All applications, by state or other area and age of applicant, 2007
State or area Total Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All areas 2,703,004 460,925 1,945,464 296,615
Alabama 55,979 12,264 41,574 2,141
Alaska 5,549 513 4,141 895
Arizona 40,214 6,002 31,093 3,119
Arkansas 42,346 10,146 30,745 1,455
California 322,967 35,636 206,798 80,533
Colorado 28,532 3,894 21,859 2,779
Connecticut 29,544 3,335 19,586 6,623
Delaware 6,253 1,415 4,655 183
District of Columbia 7,011 1,262 5,431 318
Florida 179,984 32,837 120,322 26,825
Georgia 87,543 16,924 65,765 4,854
Hawaii 7,597 577 5,348 1,672
Idaho 11,116 1,770 8,787 559
Illinois 99,271 18,898 69,855 10,518
Indiana 57,547 10,545 43,650 3,352
Iowa 21,643 3,617 16,359 1,667
Kansas 20,705 3,009 16,372 1,324
Kentucky 61,359 11,211 47,612 2,536
Louisiana 61,001 14,479 43,070 3,452
Maine 13,080 1,396 10,199 1,485
Maryland 39,480 6,172 30,859 2,449
Massachusetts 63,166 8,144 42,399 12,623
Michigan 98,588 18,434 76,554 3,600
Minnesota 32,828 5,245 24,632 2,951
Mississippi 48,148 11,047 34,956 2,145
Missouri 56,515 8,904 45,999 1,612
Montana 6,708 850 5,526 332
Nebraska 12,563 1,868 9,660 1,035
Nevada 18,908 2,690 13,449 2,769
New Hampshire 8,437 946 6,673 818
New Jersey 51,003 9,220 34,522 7,261
New Mexico 18,506 2,821 14,439 1,246
New York 155,366 26,015 99,159 30,192
North Carolina 89,568 16,902 68,248 4,418
North Dakota 4,097 468 3,081 548
Ohio 128,863 21,035 94,759 13,069
Oklahoma 35,504 6,156 27,942 1,406
Oregon 26,344 2,927 20,989 2,428
Pennsylvania 124,593 26,469 92,017 6,107
Rhode Island 11,862 1,690 7,833 2,339
South Carolina 46,677 8,597 35,474 2,606
South Dakota 6,115 967 4,273 875
Tennessee 63,770 10,510 51,103 2,157
Texas 208,570 44,001 144,105 20,464
Utah 10,863 1,790 8,461 612
Vermont 5,653 679 4,104 870
Virginia 51,803 9,370 38,506 3,927
Washington 45,499 5,577 35,396 4,526
West Virginia 25,964 3,437 21,536 991
Wisconsin 44,059 7,808 32,471 3,780
Wyoming 2,845 288 2,449 108
Outlying area
Northern Mariana Islands 240 84 110 46
Unknown 658 84 559 15
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 61. All applicants, by year of first application and age, 1973–2007
Year All ages a Under 18 18–64 65 or older
Number Percentage
of total		 Number Percentage
of total		 Number Percentage
of total
Total 42,262,474 7,039,443 16.7 27,437,481 64.9 7,785,550 18.4
State conversions b 3,402,447 3,939 0.1 1,419,029 41.7 1,979,479 58.2
Federal applications
1973 279,923 4,921 1.8 81,976 29.3 193,026 69.0
1974 2,007,786 122,958 6.1 1,064,223 53.0 820,605 40.9
1975 1,303,896 93,684 7.2 859,790 65.9 350,422 26.9
1976 971,621 75,158 7.7 686,086 70.6 210,377 21.7
1977 943,084 81,750 8.7 661,112 70.1 200,222 21.2
1978 899,731 84,845 9.4 629,784 70.0 185,102 20.6
1979 912,850 89,054 9.8 637,521 69.8 186,275 20.4
1980 936,442 93,059 9.9 652,690 69.7 190,693 20.4
1981 721,999 74,306 10.3 529,231 73.3 118,462 16.4
1982 604,008 72,480 12.0 448,905 74.3 82,623 13.7
1983 645,244 78,616 12.2 467,151 72.4 99,477 15.4
1984 736,509 81,634 11.1 486,922 66.1 167,953 22.8
1985 857,757 91,242 10.6 628,241 73.2 138,274 16.1
1986 933,045 97,656 10.5 689,437 73.9 145,952 15.6
1987 892,945 98,174 11.0 653,728 73.2 141,043 15.8
1988 839,066 96,325 11.5 608,131 72.5 134,610 16.0
1989 852,453 98,931 11.6 605,939 71.1 147,583 17.3
1990 978,993 129,266 13.2 695,281 71.0 154,446 15.8
1991 1,198,677 208,822 17.4 835,058 69.7 154,797 12.9
1992 1,451,391 336,632 23.2 955,060 65.8 159,699 11.0
1993 1,624,332 440,585 27.1 1,030,912 63.5 152,835 9.4
1994 1,571,525 459,531 29.2 982,275 62.5 129,719 8.3
1995 1,381,111 406,498 29.4 860,162 62.3 114,451 8.3
1996 1,246,066 361,211 29.0 780,058 62.6 104,797 8.4
1997 981,841 256,888 26.2 644,982 65.7 79,971 8.1
1998 984,062 251,074 25.5 640,585 65.1 92,403 9.4
1999 996,186 256,120 25.7 641,973 64.4 98,093 9.8
2000 1,038,677 259,137 24.9 680,397 65.5 99,143 9.5
2001 1,127,672 272,977 24.2 753,650 66.8 101,045 9.0
2002 1,278,653 302,682 23.7 862,899 67.5 113,072 8.8
2003 1,367,391 320,201 23.4 938,352 68.6 108,838 8.0
2004 1,489,330 336,735 22.6 1,038,077 69.7 114,518 7.7
2005 1,559,272 335,539 21.5 1,079,252 69.2 144,481 9.3
2006 1,611,484 333,436 20.7 1,107,658 68.7 170,390 10.6
2007 1,635,005 333,377 20.4 1,100,954 67.3 200,674 12.3
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
a. Totals include applications taken under the abbreviated application process, which was used from 1987 to 1999. Totals do not include reapplications as a result of the Sullivan v. Zebley decision. Those reapplications were received from 1991 to 1995.
b. Persons who were converted to the SSI program in 1973 from the state Old-Age Assistance, Aid to the Blind, and Aid to the Permanently and Totally Disabled programs.
CONTACT: Clark Pickett (410) 965-9016 or ssi.asr@ssa.gov.