SSI Annual Statistical Report, 2013

Federally Administered Payments

Table 4. Recipients, by age, December 1974–2013
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
2007 7,359,525 1,121,017 15.2 4,221,920 57.4 2,016,588 27.4
2008 7,520,501 1,153,844 15.3 4,333,096 57.6 2,033,561 27.0
2009 7,676,686 1,199,788 15.6 4,451,288 58.0 2,025,610 26.4
2010 7,912,266 1,239,269 15.7 4,631,507 58.5 2,041,490 25.8
2011 8,112,773 1,277,122 15.7 4,777,010 58.9 2,058,641 25.4
2012 8,262,877 1,311,861 15.9 4,869,484 58.9 2,081,532 25.2
2013 8,363,477 1,321,681 15.8 4,934,272 59.0 2,107,524 25.2
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 5. By type of payment, sex, eligibility category, and age, December 2013
Type of payment and sex Total Category Age
Aged Blind Disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
  Number
All payments 8,363,477 1,157,118 67,671 7,138,688 1,321,681 4,934,272 2,107,524
Male 3,893,800 398,348 32,544 3,462,908 880,936 2,315,559 697,305
Female 4,469,677 758,770 35,127 3,675,780 440,745 2,618,713 1,410,219
Federal SSI 8,143,829 1,087,496 64,389 6,991,944 1,320,592 4,824,664 1,998,573
Male 3,791,298 369,869 30,841 3,390,588 880,209 2,257,657 653,432
Female 4,352,531 717,627 33,548 3,601,356 440,383 2,567,007 1,345,141
State supplementation 2,228,380 537,641 24,089 1,666,650 236,985 1,117,840 873,555
Male 1,010,985 196,339 11,484 803,162 158,974 544,592 307,419
Female 1,217,395 341,302 12,605 863,488 78,011 573,248 566,136
  Total payments (thousands of dollars)
All payments 4,677,154 483,984 37,494 4,155,676 868,709 2,910,258 898,187
Male 2,255,808 162,015 18,095 2,075,699 579,448 1,388,873 287,486
Female 2,421,346 321,969 19,400 2,079,978 289,261 1,521,385 610,700
Federal SSI 4,394,477 413,182 33,125 3,948,169 856,524 2,755,603 782,350
Male 2,124,137 134,986 16,006 1,973,145 571,309 1,308,559 244,269
Female 2,270,340 278,196 17,119 1,975,024 285,215 1,447,044 538,081
State supplementation 282,677 70,802 4,369 207,507 12,185 154,655 115,837
Male 131,671 27,029 2,089 102,554 8,139 80,315 43,218
Female 151,006 43,773 2,280 104,953 4,046 74,340 72,620
  Average monthly payment a (dollars)
All payments 529.15 417.44 542.13 547.15 630.98 546.38 425.09
Male 545.34 405.61 541.75 561.47 631.59 553.10 410.63
Female 515.09 423.65 542.47 533.70 629.76 540.46 432.22
Federal SSI 510.21 379.37 504.26 530.65 622.86 528.99 390.64
Male 527.08 364.11 506.74 545.10 623.47 534.28 372.51
Female 495.55 387.22 501.98 517.09 621.66 524.36 399.43
State supplementation 121.48 130.61 175.44 117.75 48.40 129.16 131.47
Male 123.92 136.57 174.89 120.09 48.10 137.41 139.27
Female 119.46 127.18 175.94 115.59 49.03 121.36 127.23
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 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: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 6. Recipients, by selected characteristics, eligibility category, and age, December 2013
Characteristic Total Category Age
Aged Blind Disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
  Number
All recipients 8,363,477 1,157,118 67,671 7,138,688 1,321,681 4,934,272 2,107,524
Sex  
Male 3,893,800 398,348 32,544 3,462,908 880,936 2,315,559 697,305
Female 4,469,677 758,770 35,127 3,675,780 440,745 2,618,713 1,410,219
Citizenship status  
Citizen 7,801,054 895,838 61,861 6,843,355 1,318,927 4,760,208 1,721,919
Noncitizen 562,423 261,280 5,810 295,333 2,754 174,064 385,605
Living arrangement  
Own household 6,753,424 1,044,741 57,916 5,650,767 168,903 4,633,223 1,951,298
Another's household 365,235 94,877 3,506 266,852 42,633 213,398 109,204
Parent's household 1,110,415 . . . 4,928 1,105,487 1,096,665 13,750 . . .
Medicaid institution 126,904 16,826 1,284 108,794 13,262 67,491 46,151
Unknown 7,499 674 37 6,788 218 6,410 871
  Average monthly payment (dollars)
All recipients 529.15 417.44 542.13 547.15 630.98 546.38 425.09
Sex  
Male 545.34 405.61 541.75 561.47 631.59 553.10 410.63
Female 515.09 423.65 542.47 533.70 629.76 540.46 432.22
Citizenship status  
Citizen 530.39 402.74 538.37 547.05 630.91 546.05 410.26
Noncitizen 511.92 467.87 582.13 549.47 666.24 555.27 491.26
Living arrangement  
Own household 524.42 421.64 547.73 543.21 676.40 557.25 433.48
Another's household 451.44 432.92 479.88 457.70 456.46 461.95 429.16
Parent's household 637.85 . . . 649.80 637.80 637.90 633.89 . . .
Medicaid institution 33.50 36.60 34.63 33.04 34.24 32.70 34.51
Unknown 509.55 472.07 703.00 528.74 634.63 505.09 494.57
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: . . . = not applicable.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 7. Recipients, by type of representative payee, eligibility category, and age, December 2013
Type of payee Total Category Age
Aged Blind Disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All recipients 8,363,477 1,157,118 67,671 7,138,688 1,321,681 4,934,272 2,107,524
Without payee 5,182,100 1,104,076 47,728 4,030,296 1,072 3,267,123 1,913,905
With payee 3,181,377 53,042 19,943 3,108,392 1,320,609 1,667,149 193,619
Parent (natural, adoptive, or stepparent) 1,922,385 692 12,199 1,909,494 1,092,309 826,999 3,077
Spouse 53,680 2,202 205 51,273 8 43,193 10,479
Child (natural, adoptive, or stepchild) 115,159 26,713 744 87,702 588 51,668 62,903
Grandparent 119,907 47 646 119,214 78,494 41,323 90
Other relative 421,656 11,272 2,462 407,922 103,463 268,022 50,171
Nonmental institution 144,341 6,640 1,250 136,451 6,090 108,062 30,189
Mental institution 72,940 838 545 71,557 1,723 63,746 7,471
Financial organization 6,087 90 32 5,965 176 5,399 512
Social agency 130,347 1,700 997 127,650 15,492 102,495 12,360
Public official 15,597 493 79 15,025 1,482 11,634 2,481
Other 179,278 2,355 784 176,139 20,784 144,608 13,886
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 8. Recipients, by type of income, eligibility category, and age, December 2013
Type of income Total Category Age
Aged Blind Disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All recipients a 8,363,477 1,157,118 67,671 7,138,688 1,321,681 4,934,272 2,107,524
No other income 4,810,792 423,517 37,505 4,349,770 966,295 3,029,221 815,276
Earned income 262,872 17,201 3,047 242,624 2,229 233,153 27,490
Unearned income  
Social Security benefits 2,778,108 649,853 24,192 2,104,063 99,975 1,500,154 1,177,979
Veterans' benefits 45,232 10,200 330 34,702 5,566 21,327 18,339
Income based on need 25,213 504 89 24,620 18,575 6,084 554
Workers' compensation 3,796 371 9 3,416 10 2,753 1,033
Support from absent parents 188,620 0 812 187,808 185,245 3,375 0
Pensions 56,749 35,616 256 20,877 30 12,939 43,780
Support and maintenance 410,182 103,077 2,953 304,152 69,686 211,073 129,423
Asset income b 71,659 19,769 860 51,030 1,947 34,664 35,048
Other c 87,600 12,280 687 74,633 4,941 64,307 18,352
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 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: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 9. Recipients, by receipt of Social Security, type of income, eligibility category, and age, December 2013
Type of income Total Category Age
Aged Blind Disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
  Number
All recipients 8,363,477 1,157,118 67,671 7,138,688 1,321,681 4,934,272 2,107,524
With Social Security  
No other income 2,457,979 545,263 21,551 1,891,165 84,250 1,342,362 1,031,367
Earned income only 96,031 9,605 1,097 85,329 180 79,543 16,308
Unearned income only a 218,127 93,878 1,481 122,768 15,480 73,911 128,736
Both earned and unearned income a 5,971 1,107 63 4,801 65 4,338 1,568
Without Social Security  
No other income 4,810,792 423,517 37,505 4,349,770 966,295 3,029,221 815,276
Earned income only 148,099 5,340 1,757 141,002 1,482 138,400 8,217
Unearned income only a 613,707 77,259 4,087 532,361 253,427 255,625 104,655
Both earned and unearned income a 12,771 1,149 130 11,492 502 10,872 1,397
  Average monthly payment (dollars)
All recipients 529.15 417.44 542.13 547.15 630.98 546.38 425.09
With Social Security  
No other income 255.92 250.49 275.71 257.25 473.58 246.85 249.99
Earned income only 253.08 246.23 258.30 253.81 423.99 254.72 243.53
Unearned income only a 223.13 194.12 240.09 246.26 419.24 233.78 194.33
Both earned and unearned income a 229.97 206.82 263.59 235.23 354.13 236.47 208.12
Without Social Security  
No other income 685.09 664.60 711.06 686.86 670.64 693.21 672.03
Earned income only 556.96 473.96 567.69 559.97 562.75 559.70 509.68
Unearned income only a 552.29 548.57 582.45 552.60 545.90 556.85 556.64
Both earned and unearned income a 456.08 375.02 483.21 463.95 456.87 464.78 388.67
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
a. Includes recipients with in-kind unearned income.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 10. Recipients, by state or other area, eligibility category, and age, December 2013
State or area Total Category Age
Aged Blind Disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All areas 8,363,477 1,157,118 67,671 7,138,688 1,321,681 4,934,272 2,107,524
Alabama 176,633 10,049 806 165,778 29,149 119,120 28,364
Alaska 12,662 1,834 78 10,750 1,282 8,233 3,147
Arizona 117,962 15,318 981 101,663 21,188 68,801 27,973
Arkansas 112,922 5,837 664 106,421 30,336 67,618 14,968
California 1,305,574 359,036 18,980 927,558 119,743 627,329 558,502
Colorado 72,005 9,036 501 62,468 9,781 46,322 15,902
Connecticut 62,476 6,645 426 55,405 8,890 39,236 14,350
Delaware 16,630 1,213 99 15,318 3,719 10,315 2,596
District of Columbia 26,959 1,945 132 24,882 4,228 18,244 4,487
Florida 547,595 122,588 2,877 422,130 106,340 263,869 177,386
Georgia 253,268 24,394 1,934 226,940 45,961 156,317 50,990
Hawaii 25,314 5,846 176 19,292 1,696 14,929 8,689
Idaho 30,348 1,811 211 28,326 5,761 20,631 3,956
Illinois 278,588 30,213 2,411 245,964 43,270 173,216 62,102
Indiana 127,225 5,457 863 120,905 25,435 88,207 13,583
Iowa 50,874 3,148 700 47,026 8,393 35,416 7,065
Kansas 49,155 2,955 345 45,855 9,731 32,622 6,802
Kentucky 190,976 9,765 1,187 180,024 28,908 130,147 31,921
Louisiana 181,647 12,741 1,359 167,547 36,801 113,011 31,835
Maine 37,484 1,818 234 35,432 4,264 27,874 5,346
Maryland 117,352 14,973 646 101,733 18,851 72,822 25,679
Massachusetts 187,999 22,019 2,390 163,590 24,217 116,930 46,852
Michigan 277,316 17,776 1,606 257,934 43,367 191,808 42,141
Minnesota 93,729 10,434 720 82,575 13,905 59,819 20,005
Mississippi 126,312 9,283 894 116,135 24,083 78,418 23,811
Missouri 142,259 7,373 873 134,013 23,863 99,154 19,242
Montana 18,647 1,255 127 17,265 2,613 13,053 2,981
Nebraska 27,496 2,106 227 25,163 4,209 18,996 4,291
Nevada 48,465 11,569 677 36,219 9,361 26,730 12,374
New Hampshire 19,609 920 142 18,547 2,613 14,905 2,091
New Jersey 180,543 35,268 770 144,505 26,416 97,962 56,165
New Mexico 64,346 8,564 460 55,322 9,587 37,693 17,066
New York 700,175 129,542 3,013 567,620 89,587 368,976 241,612
North Carolina 234,257 19,036 1,768 213,453 43,925 146,731 43,601
North Dakota 8,382 704 55 7,623 1,045 5,772 1,565
Ohio 311,021 14,924 1,810 294,287 51,452 217,395 42,174
Oklahoma 97,647 6,170 628 90,849 18,190 64,992 14,465
Oregon 83,104 8,983 629 73,492 10,739 55,673 16,692
Pennsylvania 378,937 24,527 1,958 352,452 76,328 238,526 64,083
Rhode Island 33,070 3,199 171 29,700 4,759 21,385 6,926
South Carolina 118,174 8,605 1,193 108,376 20,707 75,677 21,790
South Dakota 14,858 1,447 112 13,299 2,551 9,265 3,042
Tennessee 183,764 12,229 1,415 170,120 25,392 126,369 32,003
Texas 665,658 105,434 6,735 553,489 147,019 345,778 172,861
Utah 31,048 2,656 214 28,178 5,602 20,461 4,985
Vermont 15,775 997 68 14,710 1,729 11,513 2,533
Virginia 153,450 18,381 1,106 133,963 23,876 95,654 33,920
Washington 150,085 17,010 893 132,182 18,297 98,605 33,183
West Virginia 79,048 2,687 481 75,880 8,387 58,851 11,810
Wisconsin 116,703 6,918 882 108,903 22,755 77,397 16,551
Wyoming 6,890 333 38 6,519 1,059 4,965 866
Outlying area  
Northern Mariana Islands 1,061 147 6 908 321 540 200
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 11. Average monthly payment, by state or other area, eligibility category, and age, December 2013 (in dollars)
State or area Total Category Age
Aged Blind Disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All areas 529.15 417.44 542.13 547.15 630.98 546.38 425.09
Alabama 497.86 240.74 471.20 513.56 627.32 513.58 298.76
Alaska 489.61 331.26 444.57 517.05 570.14 528.68 355.30
Arizona 519.15 375.70 520.94 540.79 630.96 538.74 386.72
Arkansas 504.94 219.30 472.53 520.85 631.66 500.39 268.77
California 598.36 509.86 645.37 631.69 691.90 644.33 526.81
Colorado 502.55 394.75 506.46 518.16 609.68 519.85 386.51
Connecticut 514.79 397.10 522.15 528.85 619.84 529.39 409.90
Delaware 519.38 354.31 521.06 532.53 612.47 524.76 365.62
District of Columbia 565.36 370.12 503.21 581.02 633.34 589.48 403.80
Florida 509.59 417.64 495.77 536.45 623.65 526.54 416.10
Georgia 503.62 302.23 499.56 525.32 625.97 526.43 323.19
Hawaii 544.52 430.75 573.70 578.75 602.44 590.38 454.55
Idaho 503.67 294.37 497.82 517.04 601.41 510.77 324.95
Illinois 532.45 415.98 518.99 546.89 634.35 545.10 426.39
Indiana 520.61 314.48 488.41 530.15 625.16 519.16 334.92
Iowa 491.03 294.10 462.92 504.68 603.45 498.65 320.09
Kansas 504.32 332.83 497.20 515.46 612.65 505.32 345.39
Kentucky 506.61 257.16 492.61 520.22 632.47 524.95 318.38
Louisiana 511.86 259.20 479.23 531.37 638.33 526.58 313.37
Maine 480.22 258.09 477.07 491.70 602.71 496.09 300.55
Maryland 532.05 414.49 512.04 549.45 612.81 552.83 413.62
Massachusetts 509.68 415.01 483.25 522.85 604.70 524.23 424.41
Michigan 536.72 403.25 524.67 545.99 631.48 543.80 406.98
Minnesota 521.39 448.63 525.46 530.58 609.60 521.02 461.29
Mississippi 491.31 217.88 459.26 513.41 630.38 511.87 283.20
Missouri 501.93 311.57 485.88 512.53 622.35 506.44 330.24
Montana 488.61 282.18 521.20 503.50 621.06 501.87 315.22
Nebraska 488.14 324.94 506.96 501.71 603.22 497.74 334.39
Nevada 521.03 398.78 580.64 559.12 626.69 541.10 397.68
New Hampshire 490.17 366.25 469.06 496.48 578.92 493.89 353.19
New Jersey 514.17 418.15 478.38 537.72 625.92 537.50 420.77
New Mexico 487.69 297.47 498.35 517.07 631.15 519.85 336.40
New York 561.86 451.96 545.18 586.99 650.86 591.99 482.80
North Carolina 490.82 262.00 484.93 511.25 615.23 509.34 302.92
North Dakota 461.87 328.78 493.75 473.96 560.24 478.41 335.46
Ohio 531.26 363.81 500.07 539.95 633.09 535.84 383.44
Oklahoma 506.50 275.43 491.03 522.34 617.40 519.50 308.68
Oregon 514.01 371.85 499.71 531.55 615.99 534.72 379.52
Pennsylvania 540.53 377.37 507.60 552.04 626.09 547.99 410.81
Rhode Island 513.00 362.13 479.47 529.47 627.52 528.98 385.15
South Carolina 493.52 253.58 485.00 512.69 615.67 514.08 306.28
South Dakota 474.46 318.88 517.46 491.12 593.97 487.20 336.17
Tennessee 498.42 265.50 505.83 515.13 623.76 519.78 314.81
Texas 491.93 321.57 498.50 524.34 619.86 518.30 330.48
Utah 503.71 402.49 509.22 513.27 575.56 509.96 398.23
Vermont 501.42 308.09 490.48 514.57 655.01 516.61 327.87
Virginia 500.41 376.75 497.13 517.36 609.86 517.77 374.08
Washington 534.69 461.93 530.54 544.11 610.92 546.80 456.97
West Virginia 510.77 248.55 488.42 520.14 619.20 531.25 331.84
Wisconsin 514.24 321.80 505.53 526.58 621.53 516.04 358.54
Wyoming 482.77 233.29 474.42 495.41 585.43 496.73 277.54
Outlying area  
Northern Mariana Islands 592.53 432.24 480.50 619.10 668.45 598.68 453.10
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 12. Recipients and their average income, by type of income and marital status, December 2013
Type of income All recipients a 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) Number Average income (dollars)
Total b 8,363,477 . . . 7,485,496 . . . 278,820 . . . 278,820 . . . 320,341 . . . 320,341 . . .
No other income 4,810,786 . . . 4,333,413 . . . 139,960 . . . 141,378 . . . 196,035 . . . 155,574 . . .
With income 3,552,691 470 3,152,083 473 138,860 459 137,442 408 124,306 490 164,767 1,010
Earned income only 148,098 407 140,235 392 1,487 685 2,057 652 4,319 704 95,608 1,307
Unearned income only 3,289,820 464 2,903,761 467 135,642 452 132,592 395 117,825 475 62,859 535
Both earned and unearned income 114,773 730 108,087 722 1,731 863 2,793 862 2,162 902 6,300 1,250
With earned income b 262,866 344 248,318 330 3,218 544 4,849 542 6,481 628 101,905 1,281
Wages 232,705 358 223,198 342 2,107 669 3,258 667 4,142 787 76,285 1,444
Self-employment income 31,144 231 26,004 215 1,132 300 1,625 280 2,383 340 26,901 756
With unearned income b 3,404,593 464 3,011,848 467 137,373 452 135,385 395 119,987 474 69,159 520
Social Security benefits 2,778,118 511 2,435,544 518 121,709 477 121,178 412 99,687 518 41,879 605
Veterans' benefits 45,232 207 41,553 205 416 263 375 253 2,888 210 3,765 574
Income based on need 25,213 227 23,628 234 131 126 335 132 1,119 122 14,305 142
Workers' compensation 3,796 427 3,266 421 152 432 152 455 226 500 502 852
Support from absent parents 187,878 226 187,878 226 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pensions 56,750 187 44,239 193 5,779 170 4,654 150 2,078 193 2,391 305
Support and maintenance 410,181 171 352,975 177 19,579 128 18,647 128 18,980 157 909 151
Asset income c 71,658 12 65,130 11 2,981 17 2,153 12 1,394 53 1,033 107
Other d 88,342 214 81,168 216 1,875 150 1,738 146 3,561 253 8,869 569
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: . . . = not applicable.
a. Does not include ineligible spouses.
b. 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.
c. Includes income received as rent, interest, dividends, and royalties.
d. Does not include income deemed from a spouse or parent.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 13. Recipients as a percentage of resident population, by state, December 2013
State Resident population a Recipients
Number Percentage of resident population
United States 316,128,839 b 8,362,416 2.6
Alabama 4,833,722 176,633 3.7
Alaska 735,132 12,662 1.7
Arizona 6,626,624 117,962 1.8
Arkansas 2,959,373 112,922 3.8
California 38,332,521 1,305,574 3.4
Colorado 5,268,367 72,005 1.4
Connecticut 3,596,080 62,476 1.7
Delaware 925,749 16,630 1.8
District of Columbia 646,449 26,959 4.2
Florida 19,552,860 547,595 2.8
Georgia 9,992,167 253,268 2.5
Hawaii 1,404,054 25,314 1.8
Idaho 1,612,136 30,348 1.9
Illinois 12,882,135 278,588 2.2
Indiana 6,570,902 127,225 1.9
Iowa 3,090,416 50,874 1.6
Kansas 2,893,957 49,155 1.7
Kentucky 4,395,295 190,976 4.3
Louisiana 4,625,470 181,647 3.9
Maine 1,328,302 37,484 2.8
Maryland 5,928,814 117,352 2.0
Massachusetts 6,692,824 187,999 2.8
Michigan 9,895,622 277,316 2.8
Minnesota 5,420,380 93,729 1.7
Mississippi 2,991,207 126,312 4.2
Missouri 6,044,171 142,259 2.4
Montana 1,015,165 18,647 1.8
Nebraska 1,868,516 27,496 1.5
Nevada 2,790,136 48,465 1.7
New Hampshire 1,323,459 19,609 1.5
New Jersey 8,899,339 180,543 2.0
New Mexico 2,085,287 64,346 3.1
New York 19,651,127 700,175 3.6
North Carolina 9,848,060 234,257 2.4
North Dakota 723,393 8,382 1.2
Ohio 11,570,808 311,021 2.7
Oklahoma 3,850,568 97,647 2.5
Oregon 3,930,065 83,104 2.1
Pennsylvania 12,773,801 378,937 3.0
Rhode Island 1,051,511 33,070 3.1
South Carolina 4,774,839 118,174 2.5
South Dakota 844,877 14,858 1.8
Tennessee 6,495,978 183,764 2.8
Texas 26,448,193 665,658 2.5
Utah 2,900,872 31,048 1.1
Vermont 626,630 15,775 2.5
Virginia 8,260,405 153,450 1.9
Washington 6,971,406 150,085 2.2
West Virginia 1,854,304 79,048 4.3
Wisconsin 5,742,713 116,703 2.0
Wyoming 582,658 6,890 1.2
SOURCES: Census Bureau; and Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
a. Population estimates for the United States as of July 1, 2013, as reported by the Census Bureau.
b. Excludes recipients in the Northern Mariana Islands.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 14. Foreign-born recipients, by region, country of origin, eligibility category, and age, December 2013
Region and country of origin Total Category Age
Aged Blind and disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All areas 1,752,029 834,061 917,968 22,279 524,015 1,205,735
North America 204,936 23,306 181,630 13,914 117,445 73,577
U.S. territories 196,964 21,532 175,432 13,716 112,644 70,604
Puerto Rico 190,957 20,978 169,979 12,923 108,616 69,418
Other a 6,007 554 5,453 793 4,028 1,186
Other 7,972 1,774 6,198 198 4,801 2,973
Latin America 684,982 351,815 333,167 2,765 194,527 487,690
Mexico 294,616 151,054 143,562 799 80,773 213,044
Cuba 115,627 67,069 48,558 531 26,850 88,246
Dominican Republic 80,654 27,258 53,396 469 31,729 48,456
El Salvador 29,577 17,142 12,435 50 7,444 22,083
Haiti 24,028 14,174 9,854 231 6,325 17,472
Other 140,480 75,118 65,362 685 41,406 98,389
Africa 37,345 15,444 21,901 1,070 15,642 20,633
Somalia 9,515 3,165 6,350 196 4,511 4,808
Ethiopia 4,993 1,946 3,047 98 2,138 2,757
Nigeria 4,317 2,674 1,643 43 1,211 3,063
Liberia 2,328 1,163 1,165 25 793 1,510
Cape Verde 1,772 965 807 11 542 1,219
Other 14,420 5,531 8,889 697 6,447 7,276
Asia 495,529 303,197 192,332 1,768 101,461 392,300
Vietnam 119,821 57,619 62,202 179 26,562 93,080
China 92,839 78,868 13,971 188 6,071 86,580
Philippines 64,757 51,578 13,179 153 8,832 55,772
South Korea 48,086 35,453 12,633 68 6,496 41,522
India 45,902 34,077 11,825 81 4,944 40,877
Other 124,124 45,602 78,522 1,099 48,556 74,469
Middle East 117,036 54,203 62,833 1,305 33,181 82,550
Iran 48,752 26,744 22,008 82 9,556 39,114
Iraq 25,315 8,248 17,067 579 12,075 12,661
Lebanon 9,940 4,570 5,370 26 2,154 7,760
Syria 7,974 3,813 4,161 44 1,350 6,580
Egypt 7,534 3,640 3,894 126 2,045 5,363
Other 17,521 7,188 10,333 448 6,001 11,072
Former Soviet Republics 125,485 56,304 69,181 573 23,667 101,245
Europe 80,313 27,468 52,845 809 35,454 44,050
Germany 14,214 1,217 12,997 387 11,276 2,551
Former Yugoslavia 12,282 3,864 8,418 48 5,091 7,143
United Kingdom 7,797 2,020 5,777 108 4,265 3,424
Poland 7,645 4,215 3,430 13 1,986 5,646
Portugal 5,280 2,050 3,230 7 1,790 3,483
Other 33,095 14,102 18,993 246 11,046 21,803
Oceania 5,346 2,031 3,315 45 2,093 3,208
Other areas 1,057 293 764 30 545 482
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 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 U.S. Virgin Islands.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.