SSI Annual Statistical Report, 2014

Federally Administered Payments

Table 4. Recipients, by age, December 1974–2014
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
2014 8,335,704 1,299,761 15.6 4,913,072 58.9 2,122,871 25.5
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 2014
Type of payment and sex Total Category Age
Aged Blind Disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
  Number
All payments 8,335,704 1,151,940 67,383 7,116,381 1,299,761 4,913,072 2,122,871
Male 3,898,142 399,499 32,689 3,465,954 868,172 2,322,348 707,622
Female 4,437,562 752,441 34,694 3,650,427 431,589 2,590,724 1,415,249
Federal SSI 8,161,835 1,093,647 64,404 7,003,784 1,298,784 4,830,254 2,032,797
Male 3,817,071 374,686 31,145 3,411,240 867,501 2,279,199 670,371
Female 4,344,764 718,961 33,259 3,592,544 431,283 2,551,055 1,362,426
State supplementation 1,549,447 412,626 20,937 1,115,884 148,461 754,213 646,773
Male 707,563 153,126 9,981 544,456 99,133 375,446 232,984
Female 841,884 259,500 10,956 571,428 49,328 378,767 413,789
  Total payments (thousands of dollars)
All payments 4,686,279 484,313 37,911 4,164,055 862,455 2,916,253 907,570
Male 2,268,951 162,511 18,435 2,088,005 576,416 1,401,320 291,216
Female 2,417,327 321,801 19,476 2,076,050 286,039 1,514,933 616,355
Federal SSI 4,457,177 422,953 33,820 4,000,404 852,672 2,794,397 810,108
Male 2,162,737 138,670 16,485 2,007,582 569,893 1,338,496 254,347
Female 2,294,440 284,283 17,334 1,992,822 282,778 1,455,900 555,761
State supplementation 229,102 61,360 4,091 163,651 9,783 121,857 97,462
Male 106,214 23,841 1,950 80,423 6,522 62,824 36,868
Female 122,888 37,518 2,142 83,228 3,261 59,033 60,594
  Average monthly payment a (dollars)
All payments 532.08 419.80 548.08 550.11 633.23 550.92 426.65
Male 547.78 405.83 547.38 564.17 633.57 557.61 410.29
Female 518.32 427.21 548.74 536.80 632.53 544.94 434.82
Federal SSI 516.62 386.32 511.82 537.04 626.69 537.09 397.86
Male 533.09 369.30 514.22 551.29 627.08 542.85 378.40
Female 502.19 395.18 509.58 523.55 625.90 531.96 407.43
State supplementation 141.55 147.53 189.43 138.43 62.15 150.31 149.44
Male 142.65 154.50 188.18 138.45 61.99 155.03 156.84
Female 140.64 143.42 190.56 138.41 62.48 145.65 145.28
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 2014
Characteristic Total Category Age
Aged Blind Disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
  Number
All recipients 8,335,704 1,151,940 67,383 7,116,381 1,299,761 4,913,072 2,122,871
Sex  
Male 3,898,142 399,499 32,689 3,465,954 868,172 2,322,348 707,622
Female 4,437,562 752,441 34,694 3,650,427 431,589 2,590,724 1,415,249
Citizenship status  
Citizen 7,795,583 898,836 61,893 6,834,854 1,296,916 4,749,279 1,749,388
Noncitizen 540,121 253,104 5,490 281,527 2,845 163,793 373,483
Living arrangement  
Own household 6,761,534 1,042,957 57,741 5,660,836 168,097 4,623,280 1,970,157
Another's household 352,816 91,833 3,540 257,443 40,880 206,246 105,690
Parent's household 1,090,422 . . . 4,838 1,085,584 1,077,965 12,457 . . .
Medicaid institution 123,864 16,490 1,239 106,135 12,626 65,051 46,187
Unknown 7,068 660 25 6,383 193 6,038 837
  Average monthly payment (dollars)
All recipients 532.08 419.80 548.08 550.11 633.23 550.92 426.65
Sex  
Male 547.78 405.83 547.38 564.17 633.57 557.61 410.29
Female 518.32 427.21 548.74 536.80 632.53 544.94 434.82
Citizenship status  
Citizen 534.05 408.41 545.42 550.48 633.15 550.92 414.88
Noncitizen 503.66 460.23 578.01 541.20 668.84 550.76 481.75
Living arrangement  
Own household 527.69 424.09 554.04 546.52 683.05 561.57 435.07
Another's household 454.33 434.09 486.08 461.18 459.79 465.81 430.10
Parent's household 638.88 . . . 648.83 638.83 638.97 630.33 . . .
Medicaid institution 33.47 36.71 34.73 32.98 34.00 32.63 34.54
Unknown 526.25 528.20 -- 525.14 504.50 525.23 530.92
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: . . . = not applicable; -- = not available.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 7. Recipients, by type of representative payee, eligibility category, and age, December 2014
Type of payee Total Category Age
Aged Blind Disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All recipients 8,335,704 1,151,940 67,383 7,116,381 1,299,761 4,913,072 2,122,871
Without payee 5,181,738 1,098,477 47,544 4,035,717 935 3,254,536 1,926,267
With payee 3,153,966 53,463 19,839 3,080,664 1,298,826 1,658,536 196,604
Parent (natural, adoptive, or stepparent) 1,917,270 716 12,189 1,904,365 1,074,001 840,066 3,203
Spouse 51,744 2,288 213 49,243 10 41,082 10,652
Child (natural, adoptive, or stepchild) 116,292 28,047 747 87,498 593 50,205 65,494
Grandparent 119,027 42 656 118,329 76,993 41,961 73
Other relative 418,095 11,100 2,432 404,563 102,928 264,032 51,135
Nonmental institution 137,807 6,099 1,193 130,515 5,932 102,454 29,421
Mental institution 67,882 701 518 66,663 1,576 59,351 6,955
Financial organization 6,373 91 37 6,245 141 5,656 576
Social agency 127,504 1,555 971 124,978 14,797 100,352 12,355
Public official 15,742 511 75 15,156 1,296 11,844 2,602
Other 176,230 2,313 808 173,109 20,559 141,533 14,138
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 2014
Type of income Total Category Age
Aged Blind Disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All recipients a 8,335,704 1,151,940 67,383 7,116,381 1,299,761 4,913,072 2,122,871
No other income 4,803,095 422,539 37,484 4,343,072 948,723 3,028,680 825,692
Earned income 262,480 17,060 3,004 242,416 2,488 232,978 27,014
Unearned income  
Social Security benefits 2,757,258 643,937 23,913 2,089,408 96,919 1,479,464 1,180,875
Veterans' benefits 44,701 9,098 323 35,280 6,603 21,478 16,620
Income based on need 24,289 625 94 23,570 17,875 5,738 676
Workers' compensation 3,468 336 7 3,125 14 2,461 993
Support from absent parents 187,674 0 806 186,868 184,389 3,285 0
Pensions 54,453 33,943 242 20,268 36 12,625 41,792
Support and maintenance 417,760 107,180 3,103 307,477 69,408 212,968 135,384
Asset income b 59,502 16,050 700 42,752 1,341 28,902 29,259
Other c 84,552 12,187 668 71,697 5,000 61,373 18,179
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 2014
Type of income Total Category Age
Aged Blind Disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
  Number
All recipients 8,335,704 1,151,940 67,383 7,116,381 1,299,761 4,913,072 2,122,871
With Social Security  
No other income 2,449,768 543,171 21,376 1,885,221 81,589 1,328,482 1,039,697
Earned income only 92,713 9,502 1,040 82,171 186 76,598 15,929
Unearned income only a 209,362 90,171 1,443 117,748 15,075 70,513 123,774
Both earned and unearned income a 5,415 1,093 54 4,268 69 3,871 1,475
Without Social Security  
No other income 4,803,095 422,539 37,484 4,343,072 948,723 3,028,680 825,692
Earned income only 151,217 5,278 1,770 144,169 1,673 141,353 8,191
Unearned income only a 610,999 78,999 4,076 527,924 251,886 252,419 106,694
Both earned and unearned income a 13,135 1,187 140 11,808 560 11,156 1,419
  Average monthly payment (dollars)
All recipients 532.08 419.80 548.08 550.11 633.23 550.92 426.65
With Social Security  
No other income 256.66 251.69 279.95 257.83 476.51 248.14 250.35
Earned income only 245.61 248.34 248.65 245.24 384.53 246.47 239.98
Unearned income only a 221.08 192.30 246.71 243.76 419.31 231.50 191.77
Both earned and unearned income a 217.59 204.59 261.06 220.57 339.59 222.59 200.15
Without Social Security  
No other income 689.19 666.94 717.09 691.10 673.14 698.63 672.95
Earned income only 546.72 474.29 557.51 549.23 561.58 548.57 511.86
Unearned income only a 554.32 548.79 587.11 554.89 547.49 560.41 556.02
Both earned and unearned income a 443.10 367.58 486.34 450.26 445.93 451.12 379.58
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 2014
State or area Total Category Age
Aged Blind Disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All areas 8,335,704 1,151,940 67,383 7,116,381 1,299,761 4,913,072 2,122,871
Alabama 174,539 9,570 824 164,145 27,614 118,634 28,291
Alaska 12,424 1,783 74 10,567 1,263 8,050 3,111
Arizona 119,309 15,755 1,024 102,530 20,958 69,406 28,945
Arkansas 111,464 5,565 665 105,234 28,869 67,709 14,886
California 1,305,589 360,683 18,803 926,103 119,001 620,632 565,956
Colorado 72,831 9,078 513 63,240 9,971 46,665 16,195
Connecticut 63,244 6,678 429 56,137 8,935 39,678 14,631
Delaware 16,655 1,230 97 15,328 3,596 10,398 2,661
District of Columbia 26,852 1,986 127 24,739 4,106 18,069 4,677
Florida 560,810 127,928 2,969 429,913 107,287 268,409 185,114
Georgia 256,197 24,346 1,931 229,920 46,302 158,184 51,711
Hawaii 25,215 5,810 171 19,234 1,656 14,789 8,770
Idaho 30,451 1,801 210 28,440 5,573 20,801 4,077
Illinois 275,772 30,315 2,394 243,063 41,100 171,467 63,205
Indiana 127,944 5,443 892 121,609 24,584 89,427 13,933
Iowa 51,223 3,153 684 47,386 8,302 35,816 7,105
Kansas 48,870 2,947 332 45,591 9,513 32,434 6,923
Kentucky 188,535 9,616 1,159 177,760 28,031 128,483 32,021
Louisiana 181,261 12,375 1,319 167,567 36,164 113,068 32,029
Maine 37,628 1,795 231 35,602 4,273 27,956 5,399
Maryland 118,153 15,006 654 102,493 18,732 73,398 26,023
Massachusetts 188,606 22,220 2,352 164,034 23,979 116,706 47,921
Michigan 277,362 18,155 1,584 257,623 41,901 191,735 43,726
Minnesota 94,215 10,602 730 82,883 13,715 59,861 20,639
Mississippi 125,605 8,791 891 115,923 23,363 78,842 23,400
Missouri 142,743 7,239 858 134,646 23,580 99,685 19,478
Montana 18,249 1,293 126 16,830 2,433 12,751 3,065
Nebraska 27,683 2,172 229 25,282 4,104 19,152 4,427
Nevada 50,714 12,147 695 37,872 9,768 27,948 12,998
New Hampshire 19,656 894 137 18,625 2,523 15,018 2,115
New Jersey 181,864 35,736 758 145,370 25,909 98,617 57,338
New Mexico 64,072 8,508 447 55,117 9,267 37,579 17,226
New York 654,316 118,518 2,837 532,961 88,530 340,826 224,960
North Carolina 235,256 18,575 1,782 214,899 43,399 148,293 43,564
North Dakota 8,237 703 57 7,477 1,027 5,609 1,601
Ohio 313,170 15,215 1,883 296,072 50,436 218,994 43,740
Oklahoma 96,969 6,126 642 90,201 17,303 65,091 14,575
Oregon 85,051 9,093 634 75,324 10,740 56,988 17,323
Pennsylvania 373,914 24,295 1,953 347,666 72,084 236,726 65,104
Rhode Island 33,345 3,235 170 29,940 4,664 21,583 7,098
South Carolina 118,245 8,292 1,207 108,746 20,428 76,131 21,686
South Dakota 14,880 1,434 116 13,330 2,603 9,238 3,039
Tennessee 183,778 11,846 1,411 170,521 24,912 126,787 32,079
Texas 665,989 104,973 6,730 554,286 146,097 345,499 174,393
Utah 31,163 2,746 210 28,207 5,364 20,636 5,163
Vermont 15,825 1,002 64 14,759 1,628 11,639 2,558
Virginia 155,434 18,216 1,099 136,119 23,891 97,519 34,024
Washington 151,180 17,116 887 133,177 18,292 98,745 34,143
West Virginia 77,725 2,560 472 74,693 8,081 57,767 11,877
Wisconsin 117,641 6,901 875 109,865 22,606 78,164 16,871
Wyoming 6,807 329 38 6,440 997 4,936 874
Outlying area  
Northern Mariana Islands 1,044 145 7 892 307 534 203
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 2014 (in dollars)
State or area Total Category Age
Aged Blind Disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All areas 532.08 419.80 548.08 550.11 633.23 550.92 426.65
Alabama 504.27 248.67 481.87 519.21 632.00 521.30 307.61
Alaska 494.96 338.34 442.36 521.90 568.21 533.68 365.25
Arizona 525.13 382.22 533.07 547.00 634.01 546.92 394.15
Arkansas 511.66 224.02 478.56 527.11 638.21 509.57 276.38
California 604.10 513.30 654.16 638.47 696.19 653.12 531.08
Colorado 511.19 403.31 521.07 526.63 609.04 530.81 394.70
Connecticut 521.61 401.35 526.56 535.89 625.14 537.63 415.29
Delaware 524.51 366.84 536.23 537.04 611.41 532.11 376.69
District of Columbia 573.73 379.32 523.42 589.62 645.95 598.73 413.56
Florida 516.73 429.47 502.97 542.83 626.43 535.34 426.26
Georgia 511.93 310.23 503.24 533.38 632.48 535.29 332.43
Hawaii 547.08 434.58 579.04 580.82 603.37 592.49 460.15
Idaho 508.38 302.93 500.77 521.54 606.09 517.57 329.76
Illinois 538.40 420.23 530.99 553.20 638.46 553.18 433.41
Indiana 526.63 324.06 502.83 535.87 628.33 527.17 344.32
Iowa 497.32 302.40 473.59 510.64 605.66 505.89 327.77
Kansas 510.22 336.44 504.28 521.48 614.96 513.42 351.39
Kentucky 513.55 267.99 500.30 526.96 637.76 532.84 328.28
Louisiana 518.28 266.37 491.78 537.08 641.28 534.55 321.49
Maine 486.56 265.72 488.19 497.67 601.86 502.86 310.52
Maryland 539.54 419.95 526.18 557.09 620.80 561.79 418.07
Massachusetts 516.84 421.99 493.00 530.04 609.91 532.19 433.05
Michigan 543.03 415.30 542.30 552.01 635.48 551.48 417.15
Minnesota 528.03 462.34 529.70 536.43 609.38 527.72 475.07
Mississippi 497.61 222.60 465.09 518.76 632.44 519.12 291.48
Missouri 507.81 320.08 491.98 517.98 623.10 513.80 337.53
Montana 491.65 284.16 522.08 507.44 625.06 508.43 316.93
Nebraska 493.05 339.81 495.60 506.26 601.84 504.29 344.23
Nevada 530.14 404.65 588.72 569.59 632.67 553.62 403.11
New Hampshire 493.69 375.19 468.56 499.58 581.05 497.94 359.42
New Jersey 519.52 420.56 477.52 544.03 630.08 546.09 423.79
New Mexico 492.97 303.60 488.35 522.28 633.72 527.35 342.28
New York 525.98 416.04 514.04 550.50 634.37 552.77 442.75
North Carolina 499.48 270.20 492.78 519.35 620.78 519.59 309.96
North Dakota 464.17 348.59 431.34 475.32 551.33 482.67 343.96
Ohio 537.63 373.32 515.52 546.22 635.17 544.27 392.13
Oklahoma 510.82 279.74 489.49 526.66 620.31 525.60 314.70
Oregon 520.99 378.18 516.89 538.30 618.15 544.04 385.42
Pennsylvania 546.33 386.43 509.18 557.70 630.78 555.40 419.85
Rhode Island 519.35 365.65 500.46 536.05 630.33 537.57 391.40
South Carolina 501.46 259.46 488.90 520.07 621.36 522.79 313.99
South Dakota 481.88 332.88 528.66 497.52 592.08 495.62 346.19
Tennessee 506.91 274.56 510.87 523.03 626.51 529.40 325.23
Texas 497.92 328.67 503.99 529.93 622.12 526.52 337.36
Utah 509.85 407.87 516.25 519.77 575.07 519.34 404.53
Vermont 507.83 328.32 444.94 520.29 652.07 523.92 342.93
Virginia 508.13 386.01 497.15 524.56 614.63 526.14 381.60
Washington 541.44 465.14 535.84 551.29 614.30 555.52 461.98
West Virginia 518.49 260.85 496.71 527.46 624.73 539.98 341.89
Wisconsin 520.98 330.97 516.55 532.95 622.30 524.28 369.89
Wyoming 485.93 247.12 479.20 498.03 589.48 499.69 289.06
Outlying area  
Northern Mariana Islands 591.10 433.57 452.14 617.98 666.11 599.08 457.66
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 2014
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 8,335,704 . . . 7,472,105 . . . 275,525 . . . 275,525 . . . 312,549 . . . 312,549 . . .
No other income 4,803,091 . . . 4,337,280 . . . 136,716 . . . 137,655 . . . 191,440 . . . 152,140 . . .
With income 3,532,613 473 3,134,825 475 138,809 461 137,870 410 121,109 495 160,409 1,023
Earned income only 151,218 429 143,385 415 1,488 682 1,941 657 4,404 717 94,772 1,308
Unearned income only 3,270,132 466 2,886,912 469 135,583 453 133,118 397 114,519 478 59,511 545
Both earned and unearned income 111,263 740 104,528 730 1,738 887 2,811 874 2,186 916 6,126 1,244
With earned income b 262,479 366 247,911 352 3,226 557 4,752 552 6,590 640 100,896 1,282
Wages 232,050 380 222,435 365 2,119 685 3,216 674 4,280 792 75,531 1,442
Self-employment income 31,458 247 26,397 233 1,128 306 1,572 290 2,361 349 26,706 765
With unearned income b 3,381,395 466 2,991,440 469 137,321 453 135,929 397 116,705 477 65,637 528
Social Security benefits 2,757,262 513 2,416,967 520 121,554 478 121,363 414 97,378 520 42,478 617
Veterans' benefits 44,700 200 41,200 198 388 267 393 258 2,719 219 3,545 554
Income based on need 24,288 223 22,694 230 158 128 361 137 1,075 121 12,598 145
Workers' compensation 3,468 433 2,978 424 139 478 138 465 213 503 464 885
Support from absent parents 186,954 228 186,954 228 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pensions 54,453 192 42,098 198 5,681 175 4,589 153 2,085 208 2,336 321
Support and maintenance 417,759 174 359,665 179 20,390 129 19,525 129 18,179 160 866 158
Asset income c 59,502 14 54,343 13 2,357 20 1,710 14 1,092 73 852 137
Other d 85,268 208 78,467 210 1,822 158 1,669 157 3,310 224 6,430 501
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 2014
State Resident population a Recipients
Number Percentage of resident population
United States 318,857,056 b 8,334,660 2.6
Alabama 4,849,377 174,539 3.6
Alaska 736,732 12,424 1.7
Arizona 6,731,484 119,309 1.8
Arkansas 2,966,369 111,464 3.8
California 38,802,500 1,305,589 3.4
Colorado 5,355,866 72,831 1.4
Connecticut 3,596,677 63,244 1.8
Delaware 935,614 16,655 1.8
District of Columbia 658,893 26,852 4.1
Florida 19,893,297 560,810 2.8
Georgia 10,097,343 256,197 2.5
Hawaii 1,419,561 25,215 1.8
Idaho 1,634,464 30,451 1.9
Illinois 12,880,580 275,772 2.1
Indiana 6,596,855 127,944 1.9
Iowa 3,107,126 51,223 1.6
Kansas 2,904,021 48,870 1.7
Kentucky 4,413,457 188,535 4.3
Louisiana 4,649,676 181,261 3.9
Maine 1,330,089 37,628 2.8
Maryland 5,976,407 118,153 2.0
Massachusetts 6,745,408 188,606 2.8
Michigan 9,909,877 277,362 2.8
Minnesota 5,457,173 94,215 1.7
Mississippi 2,994,079 125,605 4.2
Missouri 6,063,589 142,743 2.4
Montana 1,023,579 18,249 1.8
Nebraska 1,881,503 27,683 1.5
Nevada 2,839,099 50,714 1.8
New Hampshire 1,326,813 19,656 1.5
New Jersey 8,938,175 181,864 2.0
New Mexico 2,085,572 64,072 3.1
New York 19,746,227 654,316 3.3
North Carolina 9,943,964 235,256 2.4
North Dakota 739,482 8,237 1.1
Ohio 11,594,163 313,170 2.7
Oklahoma 3,878,051 96,969 2.5
Oregon 3,970,239 85,051 2.1
Pennsylvania 12,787,209 373,914 2.9
Rhode Island 1,055,173 33,345 3.2
South Carolina 4,832,482 118,245 2.4
South Dakota 853,175 14,880 1.7
Tennessee 6,549,352 183,778 2.8
Texas 26,956,958 665,989 2.5
Utah 2,942,902 31,163 1.1
Vermont 626,562 15,825 2.5
Virginia 8,326,289 155,434 1.9
Washington 7,061,530 151,180 2.1
West Virginia 1,850,326 77,725 4.2
Wisconsin 5,757,564 117,641 2.0
Wyoming 584,153 6,807 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, 2014, 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 2014
Region and country of origin Total Category Age
Aged Blind and disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All areas 1,756,428 842,818 913,610 22,088 512,046 1,222,294
North America 201,317 22,292 179,025 13,608 114,598 73,111
U.S. territories 193,595 20,622 172,973 13,410 109,933 70,252
Puerto Rico 187,630 20,111 167,519 12,638 105,875 69,117
Other a 5,965 511 5,454 772 4,058 1,135
Other 7,722 1,670 6,052 198 4,665 2,859
Latin America 688,776 358,268 330,508 2,774 188,707 497,295
Mexico 295,870 153,347 142,523 783 78,268 216,819
Cuba 119,608 70,679 48,929 569 26,607 92,432
Dominican Republic 79,278 26,963 52,315 485 30,041 48,752
El Salvador 30,262 17,650 12,612 49 7,340 22,873
Haiti 23,957 14,202 9,755 232 6,207 17,518
Other 139,801 75,427 64,374 656 40,244 98,901
Africa 39,059 16,353 22,706 1,094 15,901 22,064
Somalia 10,100 3,300 6,800 238 4,646 5,216
Ethiopia 5,184 2,075 3,109 96 2,135 2,953
Nigeria 4,675 3,003 1,672 38 1,207 3,430
Liberia 2,386 1,200 1,186 16 788 1,582
Cape Verde 1,816 994 822 11 556 1,249
Other 14,898 5,781 9,117 695 6,569 7,634
Asia 499,079 306,980 192,099 1,792 98,866 398,421
Vietnam 120,866 59,230 61,636 173 24,958 95,735
China 93,732 79,740 13,992 201 5,842 87,689
Philippines 64,022 50,915 13,107 144 8,779 55,099
South Korea 47,997 35,550 12,447 70 6,344 41,583
India 46,799 35,012 11,787 77 4,882 41,840
Other 125,663 46,533 79,130 1,127 48,061 76,475
Middle East 120,254 55,180 65,074 1,434 34,353 84,467
Iran 48,669 26,524 22,145 82 9,326 39,261
Iraq 28,307 9,263 19,044 664 13,551 14,092
Lebanon 9,821 4,504 5,317 28 2,101 7,692
Syria 8,145 3,904 4,241 44 1,351 6,750
Egypt 7,886 3,882 4,004 147 2,090 5,649
Other 17,426 7,103 10,323 469 5,934 11,023
Former Soviet Republics 123,183 54,799 68,384 558 22,530 100,095
Europe 78,458 26,628 51,830 754 34,546 43,158
Germany 14,139 1,173 12,966 354 11,217 2,568
Former Yugoslavia 12,144 3,796 8,348 32 4,950 7,162
United Kingdom 7,639 1,971 5,668 106 4,158 3,375
Poland 7,334 3,985 3,349 10 1,900 5,424
Portugal 4,992 1,870 3,122 7 1,732 3,253
Other 32,210 13,833 18,377 245 10,589 21,376
Oceania 5,322 2,054 3,268 42 2,029 3,251
Other areas 980 264 716 32 516 432
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.