SSI Annual Statistical Report, 2011

Noncitizens

Table 29. Recipients, by eligibility category, December 1982–2011
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
2010 627,271 7.9 303,457 25.6 323,814 4.8
2011 604,908 7.5 290,275 24.6 314,633 4.5
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 30. Recipients, by selected characteristics and citizenship status, December 2011
Characteristic All recipients Citizens Noncitizens
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total 8,112,773 100.0 7,507,865 100.0 604,908 100.0
Age  
Under 18 1,277,122 15.7 1,274,508 17.0 2,614 0.4
18–21 367,920 4.5 366,002 4.9 1,918 0.3
22–25 336,212 4.1 332,990 4.4 3,222 0.5
26–29 304,137 3.7 299,643 4.0 4,494 0.7
30–39 692,636 8.5 676,322 9.0 16,314 2.7
40–49 1,003,649 12.4 971,477 12.9 32,172 5.3
50–59 1,472,973 18.2 1,396,530 18.6 76,443 12.6
60–64 599,483 7.4 546,121 7.3 53,362 8.8
65–69 553,332 6.8 467,063 6.2 86,269 14.3
70–74 486,317 6.0 394,669 5.3 91,648 15.2
75 or older 1,018,992 12.6 782,540 10.4 236,452 39.1
Sex  
Male 3,712,306 45.8 3,478,772 46.3 233,534 38.6
Female 4,400,467 54.2 4,029,093 53.7 371,374 61.4
Living arrangement  
Own household 6,536,720 80.6 5,994,920 79.8 541,800 89.6
Another's household 372,229 4.6 321,584 4.3 50,645 8.4
Parent's household 1,068,024 13.2 1,065,475 14.2 2,549 0.4
Medicaid institution 129,245 1.6 119,703 1.6 9,542 1.6
Unknown 6,555 0.1 6,183 0.1 372 0.1
Income  
Social Security 2,752,037 33.9 2,518,602 33.5 233,435 38.6
Worker beneficiary 1,951,703 24.1 1,778,656 23.7 173,047 28.6
Auxiliary beneficiary 800,334 9.9 739,946 9.9 60,388 10.0
Earnings 259,492 3.2 252,363 3.4 7,129 1.2
SSI payment  
Federal SSI only 5,723,660 70.6 5,449,006 72.6 274,654 45.4
State supplementation only 246,383 3.0 215,217 2.9 31,166 5.2
Both federal SSI and state supplementation 2,142,730 26.4 1,843,642 24.6 299,088 49.4
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 31. Recipients, by state or other area, eligibility category, and age, December 2011
State or area Total Category Age
Aged Blind and disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All areas 604,908 290,275 314,633 2,614 187,925 414,369
Alabama 763 367 396 6 227 530
Alaska 759 278 481 (X) (X) 426
Arizona 10,327 4,926 5,401 89 3,272 6,966
Arkansas 750 349 401 6 265 479
California 210,794 101,492 109,302 289 62,386 148,119
Colorado 4,799 2,307 2,492 35 1,504 3,260
Connecticut 3,453 1,650 1,803 7 1,049 2,397
Delaware 321 181 140 (X) (X) 233
District of Columbia 660 290 370 (X) (X) 387
Florida 64,601 34,142 30,459 419 19,650 44,532
Georgia 6,211 3,611 2,600 51 1,529 4,631
Hawaii 2,436 1,524 912 (X) (X) 1,864
Idaho 1,162 468 694 29 506 627
Illinois 15,629 7,881 7,748 56 4,212 11,361
Indiana 1,308 670 638 27 399 882
Iowa 1,094 456 638 14 383 697
Kansas 1,455 635 820 14 482 959
Kentucky 1,401 600 801 48 582 771
Louisiana 1,827 843 984 4 562 1,261
Maine 643 130 513 24 355 264
Maryland 5,257 3,229 2,028 26 1,137 4,094
Massachusetts 15,699 8,790 6,909 82 6,389 9,228
Michigan 8,232 3,143 5,089 87 3,146 4,999
Minnesota 7,003 2,060 4,943 184 3,203 3,616
Mississippi 400 198 202 0 104 296
Missouri 1,955 841 1,114 36 692 1,227
Montana 116 32 84 (X) (X) 71
Nebraska 1,049 455 594 33 376 640
Nevada 4,223 2,996 1,227 9 1,087 3,127
New Hampshire 597 248 349 9 255 333
New Jersey 16,902 8,967 7,935 40 4,612 12,250
New Mexico 5,741 2,655 3,086 7 1,735 3,999
New York 84,761 36,167 48,594 205 28,746 55,810
North Carolina 3,971 1,946 2,025 48 1,181 2,742
North Dakota 236 82 154 11 122 103
Ohio 3,739 1,661 2,078 68 1,218 2,453
Oklahoma 1,510 811 699 3 411 1,096
Oregon 3,963 1,790 2,173 53 1,273 2,637
Pennsylvania 10,592 3,811 6,781 67 3,976 6,549
Rhode Island 3,280 1,058 2,222 9 1,396 1,875
South Carolina 929 463 466 5 263 661
South Dakota 270 105 165 (X) (X) 140
Tennessee 1,713 871 842 34 517 1,162
Texas 71,000 35,887 35,113 218 20,434 50,348
Utah 1,644 732 912 38 573 1,033
Vermont 269 89 180 11 132 126
Virginia 5,379 3,196 2,183 37 1,222 4,120
Washington 10,540 4,050 6,490 111 3,467 6,962
West Virginia 104 41 63 0 44 60
Wisconsin 3,385 1,075 2,310 39 1,418 1,928
Wyoming 44 (X) (X) (X) (X) 26
Outlying area  
Northern Mariana Islands 12 (X) (X) 0 0 12
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
NOTE: (X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 32. Recipients, by region and country of origin, eligibility category, and age, December 2011
Region and country of origin Total Category Age
Aged Blind and disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All areas 604,908 290,275 314,633 2,614 187,925 414,369
Latin America 351,360 171,881 179,479 756 112,889 237,715
Mexico 183,697 94,465 89,232 174 53,236 130,287
Cuba 47,806 23,440 24,366 351 15,641 31,814
Dominican Republic 43,484 14,752 28,732 81 19,261 24,142
El Salvador 13,629 7,619 6,010 9 3,861 9,759
Haiti 12,619 7,422 5,197 67 3,445 9,107
Other 50,125 24,183 25,942 74 17,445 32,606
Africa 12,314 4,343 7,971 590 5,818 5,906
Somalia 3,573 1,065 2,508 155 1,928 1,490
Ethiopia 1,746 615 1,131 33 809 904
Liberia 999 442 557 23 398 578
Nigeria 979 453 526 5 390 584
Cape Verde 702 412 290 1 244 457
Other 4,315 1,356 2,959 373 2,049 1,893
Asia 146,367 73,837 72,530 529 40,079 105,759
Vietnam 33,354 13,053 20,301 26 10,093 23,235
China 22,893 18,712 4,181 25 1,806 21,062
Laos 17,046 2,901 14,145 30 8,792 8,224
South Korea 14,319 10,106 4,213 6 1,857 12,456
Philippines 13,393 9,503 3,890 9 2,604 10,780
Other 45,362 19,562 25,800 433 14,927 30,002
Middle East 34,862 14,968 19,894 524 11,600 22,738
Iran 15,267 7,809 7,458 53 3,848 11,366
Iraq 10,336 3,219 7,117 358 5,400 4,578
Lebanon 2,059 943 1,116 10 400 1,649
Syria 1,622 698 924 11 272 1,339
Egypt 1,395 574 821 26 392 977
Other 4,183 1,725 2,458 66 1,288 2,829
Former Soviet Republics 31,789 14,191 17,598 127 6,687 24,975
Europe 22,596 9,377 13,219 44 8,090 14,462
Former Yugoslavia 3,326 1,189 2,137 14 1,214 2,098
Portugal 3,077 1,593 1,484 0 1,046 2,031
Poland 2,765 1,422 1,343 3 861 1,901
United Kingdom 2,567 785 1,782 4 1,252 1,311
Italy 2,180 926 1,254 0 717 1,463
Other 8,681 3,462 5,219 23 3,000 5,658
Oceania 1,995 796 1,199 5 722 1,268
Other areas 3,625 882 2,743 39 2,040 1,546
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@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 2011
Months Total Category Age
Aged Blind and disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All recipients 604,908 290,275 314,633 2,614 187,925 414,369
0 a 2,118 1,168 950 23 536 1,559
1–11 62,334 29,340 32,994 1,402 19,248 41,684
12–23 23,043 9,875 13,168 297 6,858 15,888
24–35 16,969 6,385 10,584 156 5,210 11,603
36–47 33,670 19,020 14,650 120 6,802 26,748
48–59 21,711 9,814 11,897 82 5,447 16,182
60–71 35,927 20,817 15,110 175 7,539 28,213
72–83 24,867 12,671 12,196 76 5,885 18,906
84–119 67,131 33,533 33,598 143 17,115 49,873
120 and over 314,911 146,994 167,917 102 112,493 202,316
State conversions b 581 30 551 . . . 206 375
Unknown 1,646 628 1,018 38 586 1,022
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: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.