SSI Annual Statistical Report, 2013

Awards

Table 63. All awards, by age of awardee, 1974–2013
Year All ages Under 18 18–64 65 or older
Number Percentage of total Number Percentage of total Number Percentage of total
Total 33,931,288 4,852,525 14.3 20,575,393 60.6 8,503,370 25.1
State conversions a 3,155,995 2,748 0.1 1,299,343 41.2 1,853,904 58.7
Federal applications  
1974 1,336,164 66,699 5.0 493,511 36.9 775,954 58.1
1975 929,369 63,060 6.8 509,271 54.8 357,038 38.4
1976 667,994 46,114 6.9 400,314 59.9 221,566 33.2
1977 642,712 50,883 7.9 377,454 58.7 214,375 33.4
1978 563,117 46,520 8.3 321,413 57.1 195,184 34.7
1979 517,446 44,911 8.7 293,910 56.8 178,625 34.5
1980 523,758 45,781 8.7 292,080 55.8 185,897 35.5
1981 409,992 39,106 9.5 248,105 60.5 122,781 29.9
1982 343,928 35,410 10.3 203,335 59.1 105,183 30.6
1983 453,789 42,154 9.3 259,042 57.1 152,593 33.6
1984 585,832 45,766 7.8 322,858 55.1 217,208 37.1
1985 526,418 46,362 8.8 324,933 61.7 155,123 29.5
1986 603,989 50,632 8.4 390,499 64.7 162,858 27.0
1987 589,053 48,292 8.2 372,914 63.3 167,847 28.5
1988 578,748 47,798 8.3 362,903 62.7 168,047 29.0
1989 630,486 50,985 8.1 390,703 62.0 188,798 29.9
1990 718,917 77,923 10.8 447,849 62.3 193,145 26.9
1991 821,396 125,874 15.3 506,177 61.6 189,345 23.1
1992 1,054,441 221,362 21.0 641,750 60.9 191,329 18.1
1993 1,052,415 236,564 22.5 629,246 59.8 186,605 17.7
1994 943,889 203,688 21.6 580,253 61.5 159,948 16.9
1995 888,633 175,784 19.8 568,072 63.9 144,777 16.3
1996 797,137 144,404 18.1 525,350 65.9 127,383 16.0
1997 676,444 117,090 17.3 463,444 68.5 95,910 14.2
1998 743,121 136,383 18.4 490,638 66.0 116,100 15.6
1999 758,076 140,520 18.5 494,609 65.2 122,947 16.2
2000 750,163 144,136 19.2 485,798 64.8 120,229 16.0
2001 772,775 156,844 20.3 504,366 65.3 111,565 14.4
2002 820,992 170,048 20.7 535,507 65.2 115,437 14.1
2003 827,029 179,566 21.7 539,127 65.2 108,336 13.1
2004 852,052 183,152 21.5 561,487 65.9 107,413 12.6
2005 852,222 177,688 20.8 560,960 65.8 113,574 13.3
2006 838,448 170,453 20.3 556,140 66.3 111,855 13.3
2007 836,642 169,375 20.2 563,094 67.3 104,173 12.5
2008 919,146 181,228 19.7 629,697 68.5 108,221 11.8
2009 999,540 196,745 19.7 694,242 69.5 108,553 10.9
2010 1,042,124 204,219 19.6 731,265 70.2 106,640 10.2
2011 1,031,023 201,066 19.5 719,080 69.7 110,877 10.8
2012 963,630 190,192 19.7 661,265 68.6 112,173 11.6
2013 912,243 175,000 19.2 623,389 68.3 113,854 12.5
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
a. 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.
Table 64. Awards for children under age 18, by selected characteristics, 2005–2013
Characteristic 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Total 177,688 170,453 169,375 181,228 196,745 204,219 201,066 190,192 175,000
Age  
Under 5 72,214 71,202 73,814 79,134 84,409 85,843 86,847 83,917 78,518
5–12 73,648 69,746 67,383 72,745 80,673 85,772 83,604 78,552 71,564
13–17 31,826 29,505 28,178 29,349 31,663 32,604 30,615 27,723 24,918
Sex  
Male 115,274 109,800 109,543 117,500 128,010 132,905 130,775 123,799 113,531
Female 62,414 60,653 59,832 63,728 68,735 71,314 70,291 66,393 61,469
Citizenship status  
Citizen 177,011 169,881 168,845 180,596 196,023 203,357 200,266 189,489 174,257
Noncitizen 677 572 530 632 722 862 800 703 743
Diagnostic group  
Congenital anomalies 7,891 8,065 8,228 8,625 9,648 9,190 9,537 9,490 9,125
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 1,150 1,144 1,155 1,184 1,275 1,398 1,657 1,766 1,645
Infectious and parasitic diseases 150 143 136 137 122 133 134 107 64
Injuries 1,138 1,061 1,146 1,156 1,246 1,174 1,163 1,096 935
Mental disorders  
Autistic disorders 10,052 10,884 12,381 15,172 17,532 19,403 21,300 22,081 22,025
Developmental disorders 28,818 27,631 27,613 29,926 33,988 35,657 34,920 32,973 29,879
Childhood and adolescent disorders not elsewhere classified 35,415 33,331 32,536 35,296 37,692 41,365 39,956 37,414 32,607
Intellectual disability 21,127 18,123 16,095 16,160 16,745 15,940 14,282 12,367 11,252
Mood disorders 10,123 9,489 9,450 9,875 10,516 11,356 10,633 9,696 8,616
Organic mental disorders 3,790 3,338 3,225 3,372 3,687 3,912 3,725 3,497 3,212
Schizophrenic and other psychotic disorders 1,340 1,188 1,120 1,189 1,211 1,278 1,246 1,130 1,012
Other mental disorders 6,187 5,783 5,232 5,541 5,906 6,004 5,448 4,870 4,301
Neoplasms 2,841 2,820 2,950 3,120 3,285 3,362 3,444 3,316 3,093
Diseases of the—  
Blood and blood-forming organs 1,330 1,293 1,323 1,457 1,646 1,686 1,688 1,495 1,389
Circulatory system 1,013 943 902 915 1,017 981 1,009 796 718
Digestive system 1,341 1,492 1,512 2,496 2,842 3,049 2,986 2,960 3,005
Genitourinary system 603 548 554 612 615 621 621 522 523
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 1,199 1,235 1,148 1,322 1,522 1,683 1,727 1,633 1,533
Nervous system and sense organs 10,445 10,536 10,506 11,430 12,850 12,731 12,741 11,820 11,024
Respiratory system 3,765 3,604 3,583 3,726 3,990 4,309 4,093 3,913 3,671
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 251 271 274 315 403 410 340 384 324
Other 24,339 23,894 24,652 24,626 25,290 25,178 25,366 24,704 23,526
Unknown 3,380 3,637 3,654 3,576 3,717 3,399 3,050 2,162 1,521
SSA administrative region  
Boston 6,517 6,766 6,747 6,863 7,227 8,064 7,735 7,149 6,775
New York 15,140 14,145 14,201 15,865 17,463 18,303 17,314 16,980 16,171
Philadelphia 20,662 19,485 19,432 19,304 19,446 21,367 21,684 20,805 17,527
Atlanta 40,206 38,025 37,468 40,563 46,038 46,533 46,451 45,293 41,747
Chicago 28,871 27,149 26,004 27,911 30,551 31,216 29,505 28,620 26,804
Dallas 31,123 30,603 31,289 32,649 35,728 39,213 37,182 33,667 30,432
Kansas City 6,627 6,626 6,549 6,876 7,297 8,057 7,703 7,204 6,689
Denver 3,340 3,560 3,485 3,626 3,750 4,323 4,119 3,854 3,701
San Francisco 19,700 18,559 18,956 22,131 22,965 20,968 23,269 20,723 19,696
Seattle 5,499 5,534 5,244 5,438 6,277 6,172 6,102 5,894 5,458
Unknown 3 1 0 2 3 3 2 3 0
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 65. Awards for adults aged 18–64, by selected characteristics, 2005–2013
Characteristic 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Total 560,960 556,140 563,094 629,697 694,242 731,265 719,080 661,265 623,389
Age  
18–21 45,760 44,743 45,853 50,949 55,305 58,815 56,488 51,660 48,395
22–25 26,101 24,846 24,507 27,968 31,117 33,071 31,164 28,139 26,001
26–29 24,919 25,042 25,343 29,219 32,381 33,677 31,780 27,780 25,239
30–39 84,462 80,163 77,996 85,941 94,584 99,376 93,052 81,745 74,805
40–49 149,549 147,433 145,951 158,312 170,444 174,176 163,771 141,505 126,061
50–59 181,797 186,544 193,638 221,442 249,733 270,120 277,658 266,856 259,105
60–64 48,372 47,369 49,806 55,866 60,678 62,030 65,167 63,580 63,783
Sex  
Men 279,984 279,779 286,268 322,829 360,495 382,019 380,637 352,350 332,605
Women 280,976 276,361 276,826 306,868 333,747 349,246 338,443 308,915 290,784
Citizenship status  
Citizen 531,177 527,811 536,196 601,450 664,705 700,549 688,481 634,179 597,817
Noncitizen 29,783 28,329 26,898 28,247 29,537 30,716 30,599 27,086 25,572
Diagnostic group  
Congenital anomalies 2,016 2,164 2,209 2,337 2,521 2,670 2,697 2,594 2,760
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 17,729 18,266 18,592 21,538 24,274 25,374 25,210 22,809 21,250
Infectious and parasitic diseases 10,430 10,036 9,534 10,364 10,747 10,242 9,656 8,461 7,973
Injuries 19,289 19,917 19,755 22,812 25,460 26,271 25,289 22,927 20,710
Mental disorders  
Autistic disorders 3,182 3,698 4,329 5,549 6,394 8,022 8,775 9,336 9,803
Developmental disorders 1,015 952 966 1,181 1,348 1,588 1,824 1,658 1,685
Childhood and adolescent disorders not elsewhere classified 819 811 902 1,153 1,405 1,701 1,730 1,646 1,439
Intellectual disability 32,787 30,506 30,676 32,790 34,734 36,652 33,570 29,252 25,809
Mood disorders 93,784 90,046 89,330 99,435 109,303 115,127 102,890 86,519 76,811
Organic mental disorders 22,925 22,127 21,957 25,083 26,901 26,633 22,870 18,263 16,006
Schizophrenic and other psychotic disorders 35,756 33,561 33,586 37,311 39,293 40,714 39,903 36,900 35,089
Other mental disorders 22,255 21,177 21,497 24,805 27,950 31,071 30,188 27,969 26,203
Neoplasms 31,520 32,267 33,136 35,565 37,902 38,195 38,393 38,234 37,683
Diseases of the—  
Blood and blood-forming organs 1,704 1,708 1,721 1,979 2,156 2,269 2,270 2,145 2,055
Circulatory system 48,723 48,217 49,326 55,026 59,721 61,990 62,812 60,517 58,279
Digestive system 12,358 12,170 12,479 13,627 15,024 16,025 16,893 15,681 14,651
Genitourinary system 10,987 11,539 12,016 12,518 12,535 12,821 13,117 12,286 12,422
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 98,672 101,922 109,725 128,434 149,813 166,531 173,597 168,616 163,404
Nervous system and sense organs 36,408 36,520 37,027 42,121 46,007 48,991 48,436 44,870 43,176
Respiratory system 19,715 19,204 19,629 21,909 24,398 26,757 27,699 25,196 24,671
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 1,131 1,224 1,208 1,355 1,587 1,760 1,787 1,615 1,576
Other 1,073 1,057 1,299 1,328 1,421 1,291 1,216 1,202 999
Unknown 36,682 37,051 32,195 31,477 33,348 28,570 28,258 22,569 18,935
SSA administrative region  
Boston 27,558 28,593 30,402 30,470 30,269 34,170 33,176 30,987 28,894
New York 48,458 47,419 48,088 54,581 57,947 58,896 57,309 51,962 49,166
Philadelphia 57,654 58,530 56,605 60,678 63,516 71,425 68,988 64,334 58,747
Atlanta 126,280 125,147 123,867 143,048 170,982 179,035 177,687 166,306 154,569
Chicago 82,844 84,075 84,206 101,650 115,467 123,720 120,215 109,162 105,228
Dallas 82,819 82,337 86,155 94,096 99,884 100,837 95,714 87,168 81,433
Kansas City 22,795 22,570 22,361 26,431 30,392 32,260 30,194 28,230 27,473
Denver 11,708 12,239 12,837 14,232 15,110 17,258 17,534 15,898 14,741
San Francisco 79,844 74,359 77,070 81,878 83,311 83,812 89,720 80,406 78,528
Seattle 20,996 20,868 21,500 22,631 27,364 29,852 28,541 26,811 24,609
Unknown 4 3 3 2 0 0 2 1 1
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 66. Awards for adults aged 65 or older, by selected characteristics, 2005–2013
Characteristic 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Total 113,574 111,855 104,173 108,221 108,553 106,640 110,877 112,173 113,854
Age  
65 32,142 31,471 31,584 32,537 32,564 33,285 34,936 37,169 36,763
66–69 30,659 29,814 27,176 28,513 29,797 29,050 30,496 29,853 31,067
70–74 22,993 23,008 20,405 21,739 21,594 20,400 20,758 20,880 21,148
75–79 13,703 13,559 12,574 12,932 12,547 12,050 12,596 12,466 12,815
80 or older 14,077 14,003 12,434 12,500 12,051 11,855 12,091 11,805 12,061
Sex  
Men 43,220 42,782 40,704 43,050 43,511 42,980 44,615 44,796 45,204
Women 70,354 69,073 63,469 65,171 65,042 63,660 66,262 67,377 68,650
Citizenship status  
Citizen 83,704 85,241 79,865 84,058 83,380 82,206 85,994 89,120 90,724
Noncitizen 29,870 26,614 24,308 24,163 25,173 24,434 24,883 23,053 23,130
SSA administrative region  
Boston 4,225 4,228 4,020 4,041 4,088 4,082 4,147 3,891 3,580
New York 18,060 17,072 14,712 14,627 14,373 13,775 15,026 15,178 15,534
Philadelphia 6,941 6,877 6,151 6,478 6,334 6,267 6,482 6,382 6,670
Atlanta 21,873 20,354 18,057 20,074 20,582 21,652 22,397 22,382 23,089
Chicago 8,544 8,868 8,282 8,375 8,550 8,620 8,741 9,429 9,535
Dallas 12,149 12,064 11,160 11,294 11,839 12,397 12,348 12,197 12,586
Kansas City 1,920 1,961 1,780 1,796 1,746 1,868 1,778 1,761 1,804
Denver 1,745 1,761 1,685 1,686 1,750 1,917 1,772 1,720 1,631
San Francisco 35,086 35,676 35,517 36,983 36,096 33,036 35,025 36,061 36,274
Seattle 3,029 2,993 2,809 2,867 3,195 3,026 3,161 3,172 3,151
Unknown 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 67. All awards, by state or other area and age of awardee, 2013
State or area Total Under 18 18–64 65 or older
Number Percentage of total Number Percentage of total Number Percentage of total
All areas 912,243 175,000 19.2 623,389 68.3 113,854 12.5
Alabama 19,631 3,344 17.0 15,520 79.1 767 3.9
Alaska 1,422 218 15.3 986 69.3 218 15.3
Arizona 13,252 2,360 17.8 9,141 69.0 1,751 13.2
Arkansas 13,453 4,132 30.7 8,799 65.4 522 3.9
California 111,706 15,734 14.1 63,217 56.6 32,755 29.3
Colorado 9,394 1,672 17.8 6,818 72.6 904 9.6
Connecticut 6,996 1,315 18.8 4,983 71.2 698 10.0
Delaware 2,047 458 22.4 1,462 71.4 127 6.2
District of Columbia 3,159 543 17.2 2,360 74.7 256 8.1
Florida 70,883 14,737 20.8 42,027 59.3 14,119 19.9
Georgia 32,392 5,573 17.2 24,271 74.9 2,548 7.9
Hawaii 2,720 235 8.6 1,834 67.4 651 23.9
Idaho 4,126 940 22.8 2,965 71.9 221 5.4
Illinois 27,580 5,550 20.1 19,011 68.9 3,019 10.9
Indiana 17,325 3,428 19.8 13,254 76.5 643 3.7
Iowa 6,758 1,334 19.7 4,995 73.9 429 6.3
Kansas 6,683 1,517 22.7 4,858 72.7 308 4.6
Kentucky 16,672 3,606 21.6 12,067 72.4 999 6.0
Louisiana 18,770 3,913 20.8 13,314 70.9 1,543 8.2
Maine 3,989 595 14.9 3,187 79.9 207 5.2
Maryland 15,289 2,764 18.1 10,995 71.9 1,530 10.0
Massachusetts 20,176 3,669 18.2 14,364 71.2 2,143 10.6
Michigan 33,678 5,736 17.0 25,502 75.7 2,440 7.2
Minnesota 11,461 2,176 19.0 8,245 71.9 1,040 9.1
Mississippi 13,415 3,106 23.2 9,586 71.5 723 5.4
Missouri 18,974 3,195 16.8 14,979 78.9 800 4.2
Montana 2,375 409 17.2 1,799 75.7 167 7.0
Nebraska 3,551 643 18.1 2,641 74.4 267 7.5
Nevada 6,720 1,335 19.9 4,289 63.8 1,096 16.3
New Hampshire 3,219 391 12.1 2,732 84.9 96 3.0
New Jersey 21,273 3,618 17.0 13,727 64.5 3,928 18.5
New Mexico 7,289 1,250 17.1 5,266 72.2 773 10.6
New York 59,598 12,553 21.1 35,439 59.5 11,606 19.5
North Carolina 29,482 5,357 18.2 22,217 75.4 1,908 6.5
North Dakota 978 170 17.4 720 73.6 88 9.0
Ohio 37,725 6,585 17.5 29,442 78.0 1,698 4.5
Oklahoma 11,763 2,279 19.4 8,783 74.7 701 6.0
Oregon 9,636 1,543 16.0 7,089 73.6 1,004 10.4
Pennsylvania 38,819 9,745 25.1 26,356 67.9 2,718 7.0
Rhode Island 3,285 598 18.2 2,347 71.4 340 10.4
South Carolina 15,365 2,900 18.9 11,659 75.9 806 5.2
South Dakota 1,864 381 20.4 1,321 70.9 162 8.7
Tennessee 21,565 3,124 14.5 17,222 79.9 1,219 5.7
Texas 73,176 18,858 25.8 45,271 61.9 9,047 12.4
Utah 4,300 882 20.5 3,157 73.4 261 6.1
Vermont 1,584 207 13.1 1,281 80.9 96 6.1
Virginia 17,463 2,967 17.0 12,691 72.7 1,805 10.3
Washington 18,034 2,757 15.3 13,569 75.2 1,708 9.5
West Virginia 6,167 1,050 17.0 4,883 79.2 234 3.8
Wisconsin 13,798 3,329 24.1 9,774 70.8 695 5.0
Wyoming 1,162 187 16.1 926 79.7 49 4.2
Outlying area  
Northern Mariana Islands 100 32 32.0 47 47.0 21 21.0
Unknown 1 0 0.0 1 100.0 0 0.0
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 68. All persons awarded SSI, by year of first award and age, 1974–2013
Year All ages Under 18 18–64 65 or older
Number Percentage of total Number Percentage of total Number Percentage of total
Total 30,434,115 4,572,959 15.0 18,276,415 60.1 7,584,741 24.9
State conversions a 3,155,607 2,738 0.1 1,299,165 41.2 1,853,704 58.7
Federal applications  
1974 1,324,931 66,062 5.0 488,386 36.9 770,483 58.2
1975 916,824 62,545 6.8 503,780 54.9 350,499 38.2
1976 638,206 45,118 7.1 385,832 60.5 207,256 32.5
1977 580,829 47,675 8.2 347,409 59.8 185,745 32.0
1978 494,509 43,348 8.8 287,797 58.2 163,364 33.0
1979 448,824 41,464 9.2 259,149 57.7 148,211 33.0
1980 449,437 42,142 9.4 253,629 56.4 153,666 34.2
1981 348,666 35,365 10.1 214,339 61.5 98,962 28.4
1982 285,142 31,495 11.0 172,443 60.5 81,204 28.5
1983 357,797 37,757 10.6 214,397 59.9 105,643 29.5
1984 481,215 41,506 8.6 272,933 56.7 166,776 34.7
1985 445,951 41,950 9.4 279,275 62.6 124,726 28.0
1986 520,771 45,864 8.8 342,655 65.8 132,252 25.4
1987 508,760 43,918 8.6 327,890 64.4 136,952 26.9
1988 501,869 43,596 8.7 319,120 63.6 139,153 27.7
1989 549,240 46,472 8.5 344,526 62.7 158,242 28.8
1990 634,462 72,072 11.4 398,648 62.8 163,742 25.8
1991 737,339 118,676 16.1 455,676 61.8 162,987 22.1
1992 966,873 214,273 22.2 586,317 60.6 166,283 17.2
1993 968,268 229,701 23.7 576,355 59.5 162,212 16.8
1994 862,977 197,343 22.9 528,799 61.3 136,835 15.9
1995 810,367 169,897 21.0 516,967 63.8 123,503 15.2
1996 723,977 138,753 19.2 476,698 65.8 108,526 15.0
1997 602,946 111,728 18.5 411,199 68.2 80,019 13.3
1998 660,324 129,876 19.7 431,784 65.4 98,664 14.9
1999 667,305 132,280 19.8 430,624 64.5 104,401 15.6
2000 653,066 133,967 20.5 417,225 63.9 101,874 15.6
2001 670,146 144,852 21.6 430,838 64.3 94,456 14.1
2002 711,763 157,313 22.1 456,779 64.2 97,671 13.7
2003 713,787 166,188 23.3 457,638 64.1 89,961 12.6
2004 734,909 169,985 23.1 476,287 64.8 88,637 12.1
2005 735,530 165,380 22.5 475,538 64.7 94,612 12.9
2006 723,604 158,982 22.0 471,305 65.1 93,317 12.9
2007 723,427 158,678 21.9 477,889 66.1 86,860 12.0
2008 798,049 170,336 21.3 537,061 67.3 90,652 11.4
2009 869,792 184,528 21.2 593,849 68.3 91,415 10.5
2010 909,898 192,878 21.2 628,093 69.0 88,927 9.8
2011 902,807 190,287 21.1 619,562 68.6 92,958 10.3
2012 844,500 180,317 21.4 570,427 67.5 93,756 11.1
2013 799,421 165,654 20.7 538,132 67.3 95,635 12.0
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: Data include only the first award for each person.
a. 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.