SSI Annual Statistical Report, 2009

Noncitizens

Table 29. Recipients, by eligibility category, December 1982–2009
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
2006 674,250 9.3 339,073 28.0 335,177 5.6
2007 663,210 9.0 330,665 27.5 332,545 5.4
2008 655,988 8.7 324,271 26.9 331,717 5.3
2009 644,966 8.4 316,216 26.7 328,750 5.1
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
CONTACT: Sherry L. Barber (410) 965-9851 or ssi.asr@ssa.gov.
Table 30. Recipients, by selected characteristics and citizenship status, December 2009
Characteristic All recipients Citizens Noncitizens
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total 7,676,686 100.0 7,031,720 100.0 644,966 100.0
Age
Under 18 1,199,788 15.6 1,197,066 17.0 2,722 0.4
18–21 346,673 4.5 344,256 4.9 2,417 0.4
22–25 303,867 4.0 299,951 4.3 3,916 0.6
26–29 276,639 3.6 271,435 3.9 5,204 0.8
30–39 656,523 8.6 638,690 9.1 17,833 2.8
40–49 1,006,082 13.1 970,064 13.8 36,018 5.6
50–59 1,315,766 17.1 1,237,020 17.6 78,746 12.2
60–64 545,738 7.1 490,509 7.0 55,229 8.6
65–69 531,162 6.9 441,189 6.3 89,973 14.0
70–74 490,476 6.4 387,371 5.5 103,105 16.0
75 or older 1,003,972 13.1 754,169 10.7 249,803 38.7
Sex
Male 3,436,951 44.8 3,191,509 45.4 245,442 38.1
Female 4,239,735 55.2 3,840,211 54.6 399,524 61.9
Living arrangement
Own household 6,156,483 80.2 5,584,462 79.4 572,021 88.7
Another's household 379,659 4.9 319,995 4.6 59,664 9.3
Parent's household 1,002,096 13.1 999,411 14.2 2,685 0.4
Medicaid institution 132,869 1.7 122,687 1.7 10,182 1.6
Unknown 5,579 0.1 5,165 0.1 414 0.1
Income
Social Security 2,621,649 34.2 2,397,950 34.1 223,699 34.7
Worker beneficiary 1,843,161 24.0 1,677,219 23.9 165,942 25.7
Auxiliary beneficiary 778,486 10.1 720,729 10.2 57,757 9.0
Earnings 264,180 3.4 256,061 3.6 8,119 1.3
SSI payment
Federal SSI only 5,337,340 69.5 5,058,120 71.9 279,220 43.3
State supplementation only 253,807 3.3 221,623 3.2 32,184 5.0
Both federal SSI and state supplementation 2,085,539 27.2 1,751,977 24.9 333,562 51.7
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
CONTACT: Sherry L. Barber (410) 965-9851 or ssi.asr@ssa.gov.
Table 31. Recipients, by state or other area, eligibility category, and age, December  2009
State or area Total Category Age
Aged Blind and disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All areas 644,966 316,216 328,750 2,722 199,363 442,881
Alabama 824 408 416 6 239 579
Alaska 838 313 525 7 353 478
Arizona 10,241 4,843 5,398 75 3,309 6,857
Arkansas 726 330 396 5 270 451
California 233,792 114,343 119,449 408 69,862 163,522
Colorado 4,794 2,453 2,341 29 1,383 3,382
Connecticut 3,811 1,873 1,938 5 1,139 2,667
Delaware 346 216 130 a a 267
District of Columbia 683 286 397 a a 397
Florida 67,841 36,530 31,311 456 20,206 47,179
Georgia 6,253 3,688 2,565 37 1,449 4,767
Hawaii 2,608 1,656 952 0 588 2,020
Idaho 1,052 466 586 24 399 629
Illinois 16,567 8,568 7,999 54 4,325 12,188
Indiana 1,259 676 583 25 350 884
Iowa 1,015 417 598 12 330 673
Kansas 1,422 638 784 8 460 954
Kentucky 1,302 587 715 57 497 748
Louisiana 1,909 914 995 5 580 1,324
Maine 642 144 498 26 333 283
Maryland 5,706 3,638 2,068 18 1,153 4,535
Massachusetts 17,639 10,161 7,478 73 6,917 10,649
Michigan 8,164 3,333 4,831 102 2,800 5,262
Minnesota 8,745 2,786 5,959 189 4,032 4,524
Mississippi 381 193 188 0 96 285
Missouri 2,134 977 1,157 35 725 1,374
Montana 124 33 91 0 50 74
Nebraska 909 394 515 30 309 570
Nevada 4,080 2,890 1,190 9 1,065 3,006
New Hampshire 485 200 285 6 191 288
New Jersey 18,309 10,056 8,253 56 4,786 13,467
New Mexico 5,432 2,441 2,991 8 1,729 3,695
New York 90,824 40,408 50,416 256 30,652 59,916
North Carolina 3,954 1,932 2,022 48 1,170 2,736
North Dakota 189 66 123 12 90 87
Ohio 3,996 1,934 2,062 64 1,143 2,789
Oklahoma 1,543 845 698 a a 1,124
Oregon 4,263 2,013 2,250 46 1,281 2,936
Pennsylvania 10,886 4,135 6,751 73 3,970 6,843
Rhode Island 3,491 1,185 2,306 8 1,496 1,987
South Carolina 923 464 459 4 257 662
South Dakota 209 66 143 15 90 104
Tennessee 1,681 860 821 25 483 1,173
Texas 69,448 35,354 34,094 183 20,650 48,615
Utah 1,570 731 839 31 501 1,038
Vermont 193 68 125 4 84 105
Virginia 5,798 3,550 2,248 28 1,236 4,534
Washington 11,905 4,820 7,085 103 3,794 8,008
West Virginia 113 47 66 0 49 64
Wisconsin 3,888 1,260 2,628 50 1,698 2,140
Wyoming 47 15 32 0 17 30
Outlying area
Northern Mariana Islands 12 12 0 0 0 12
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100  percent data.
a. Suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals.
CONTACT: Sherry  L. Barber (410) 965-9851 or ssi.asr@ssa.gov.
Table 32. Recipients, by region and country of origin, eligibility category, and age, December 2009
Region and country of origin Total Category Age
Aged Blind and disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All areas 644,966 316,216 328,750 2,722 199,363 442,881
Latin America 357,259 176,335 180,924 907 116,593 239,759
Mexico 182,615 93,345 89,270 220 55,122 127,273
Cuba 50,482 25,276 25,206 354 16,178 33,950
Dominican Republic 44,491 15,595 28,896 140 20,016 24,335
El Salvador 13,903 7,992 5,911 11 3,820 10,072
Haiti 12,872 7,740 5,132 62 3,420 9,390
Other 52,896 26,387 26,509 120 18,037 34,739
Africa 14,672 5,686 8,986 606 6,517 7,549
Somalia 4,756 1,688 3,068 163 2,294 2,299
Ethiopia 2,069 745 1,324 24 959 1,086
Liberia 1,532 752 780 51 553 928
Nigeria 978 449 529 5 395 578
Cape Verde 794 493 301 2 249 543
Other 4,543 1,559 2,984 361 2,067 2,115
Asia 163,749 83,855 79,894 487 45,393 117,869
Vietnam 38,403 15,111 23,292 43 12,122 26,238
China 26,584 21,920 4,664 10 1,993 24,581
Laos 20,457 3,878 16,579 62 10,996 9,399
South Korea 15,866 11,282 4,584 9 2,043 13,814
Philippines 15,549 11,333 4,216 19 2,805 12,725
Other 46,890 20,331 26,559 344 15,434 31,112
Middle East 35,656 17,160 18,496 376 9,589 25,691
Iran 18,024 9,940 8,084 65 3,928 14,031
Iraq 7,070 2,453 4,617 211 3,083 3,776
Lebanon 2,409 1,154 1,255 8 481 1,920
Syria 1,949 872 1,077 7 360 1,582
Egypt 1,620 712 908 22 446 1,152
Other 4,584 2,029 2,555 63 1,291 3,230
Former Soviet Republics 41,964 20,196 21,768 218 9,384 32,362
Europe 25,800 11,150 14,650 78 9,098 16,624
Former Yugoslavia 4,412 1,681 2,731 32 1,594 2,786
Portugal 3,447 1,852 1,595 4 1,121 2,322
Poland 3,007 1,584 1,423 2 911 2,094
United Kingdom 2,868 959 1,909 8 1,337 1,523
Italy 2,413 1,058 1,355 3 793 1,617
Other 9,653 4,016 5,637 29 3,342 6,282
Oceania 2,087 850 1,237 7 730 1,350
Other areas 3,779 984 2,795 43 2,059 1,677
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
CONTACT: Sherry L. Barber (410) 965-9851 or ssi.asr@ssa.gov.
Table 33. Recipients, by number of months between date of U.S. residency and date of SSI application, eligibility category, and age, December 2009
Months Total Category Age
Aged Blind and disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All recipients 644,966 316,216 328,750 2,722 199,363 442,881
0 a 2,588 1,490 1,098 23 597 1,968
1–11 69,744 35,624 34,120 1,165 18,731 49,848
12–23 24,756 9,825 14,931 307 7,617 16,832
24–35 20,828 8,432 12,396 205 6,294 14,329
36–47 43,062 25,603 17,459 178 8,545 34,339
48–59 26,942 12,846 14,096 122 6,838 19,982
60–71 41,433 24,495 16,938 220 8,674 32,539
72–83 28,887 14,951 13,936 120 7,160 21,607
84–119 76,106 38,139 37,967 202 20,501 55,403
120 and over 308,149 144,070 164,079 144 113,559 194,446
State conversions b 761 58 703 . . . 268 493
Unknown 1,710 683 1,027 36 579 1,095
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
NOTE: . . . = not applicable.
a. Persons whose records indicate that they applied in the same month that their residence began.
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: Sherry L. Barber (410) 965-9851 or ssi.asr@ssa.gov.