SSI Annual Statistical Report, 2014

Noncitizens

Table 29. Recipients, by eligibility category, December 1982–2014
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
2012 582,345 7.0 273,500 23.7 308,845 4.3
2013 562,423 6.7 261,280 22.6 301,143 4.2
2014 540,121 6.5 253,104 22.0 287,017 4.0
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 30. Recipients, by selected characteristics and citizenship status, December 2014
Characteristic All recipients Citizens Noncitizens
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total 8,335,704 100.0 7,795,583 100.0 540,121 100.0
Age  
Under 18 1,299,761 15.6 1,296,916 16.6 2,845 0.5
18–21 336,411 4.0 334,889 4.3 1,522 0.3
22–25 367,516 4.4 365,261 4.7 2,255 0.4
26–29 328,223 3.9 324,770 4.2 3,453 0.6
30–39 728,353 8.7 714,783 9.2 13,570 2.5
40–49 897,018 10.8 871,178 11.2 25,840 4.8
50–59 1,577,968 18.9 1,510,565 19.4 67,403 12.5
60–64 677,583 8.1 627,833 8.1 49,750 9.2
65–69 606,636 7.3 524,542 6.7 82,094 15.2
70–74 489,542 5.9 408,122 5.2 81,420 15.1
75 or older 1,026,693 12.3 816,724 10.5 209,969 38.9
Sex  
Male 3,898,142 46.8 3,684,997 47.3 213,145 39.5
Female 4,437,562 53.2 4,110,586 52.7 326,976 60.5
Living arrangement  
Own household 6,761,534 81.1 6,269,899 80.4 491,635 91.0
Another's household 352,816 4.2 315,705 4.0 37,111 6.9
Parent's household 1,090,422 13.1 1,087,599 14.0 2,823 0.5
Medicaid institution 123,864 1.5 115,529 1.5 8,335 1.5
Unknown 7,068 0.1 6,851 0.1 217 (L)
Income  
Social Security 2,757,258 33.1 2,526,950 32.4 230,308 42.6
Worker beneficiary 1,967,663 23.6 1,797,457 23.1 170,206 31.5
Auxiliary beneficiary 789,595 9.5 729,493 9.4 60,102 11.1
Earnings 262,480 3.1 255,976 3.3 6,504 1.2
SSI payment  
Federal SSI only 6,786,257 81.4 6,438,359 82.6 347,898 64.4
State supplementation only 173,869 2.1 148,524 1.9 25,345 4.7
Both federal SSI and state supplementation 1,375,578 16.5 1,208,700 15.5 166,878 30.9
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: (L) = less than 0.05 percent.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 31. Recipients, by state or other area, eligibility category, and age, December 2014
State or area Total Category Age
Aged Blind and disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All areas 540,121 253,104 287,017 2,845 163,793 373,483
Alabama 722 336 386 6 225 491
Alaska 637 256 381 (X) (X) 385
Arizona 10,160 4,822 5,338 97 3,163 6,900
Arkansas 762 348 414 3 275 484
California 173,812 83,620 90,192 314 49,964 123,534
Colorado 4,631 2,148 2,483 42 1,469 3,120
Connecticut 3,109 1,377 1,732 9 999 2,101
Delaware 283 146 137 (X) (X) 209
District of Columbia 660 289 371 5 256 399
Florida 62,978 34,148 28,830 447 17,892 44,639
Georgia 6,183 3,448 2,735 50 1,583 4,550
Hawaii 2,091 1,273 818 3 483 1,605
Idaho 1,225 444 781 34 566 625
Illinois 14,033 6,846 7,187 46 3,773 10,214
Indiana 1,353 633 720 34 462 857
Iowa 1,177 475 702 32 418 727
Kansas 1,426 635 791 15 434 977
Kentucky 1,712 706 1,006 60 728 924
Louisiana 1,724 783 941 5 510 1,209
Maine 637 129 508 26 376 235
Maryland 4,725 2,729 1,996 44 1,089 3,592
Massachusetts 12,802 3,865 8,937 86 5,392 7,324
Michigan 8,634 3,195 5,439 124 3,443 5,067
Minnesota 5,691 1,408 4,283 222 2,723 2,746
Mississippi 400 194 206 0 103 297
Missouri 1,866 735 1,131 38 735 1,093
Montana 91 23 68 (X) (X) 53
Nebraska 1,215 562 653 24 442 749
Nevada 4,244 3,038 1,206 6 1,058 3,180
New Hampshire 585 211 374 11 285 289
New Jersey 14,266 7,288 6,978 30 3,945 10,291
New Mexico 5,806 2,711 3,095 6 1,607 4,193
New York 71,261 29,150 42,111 171 23,191 47,899
North Carolina 4,052 1,923 2,129 56 1,280 2,716
North Dakota 349 131 218 (X) 169 (X)
Ohio 4,158 1,713 2,445 103 1,561 2,494
Oklahoma 1,480 756 724 13 418 1,049
Oregon 3,647 1,539 2,108 50 1,246 2,351
Pennsylvania 10,403 3,515 6,888 79 3,928 6,396
Rhode Island 3,013 925 2,088 5 1,259 1,749
South Carolina 867 409 458 (X) (X) 627
South Dakota 381 148 233 18 169 194
Tennessee 1,681 837 844 28 522 1,131
Texas 70,139 35,446 34,693 286 18,728 51,125
Utah 1,590 688 902 35 572 983
Vermont 383 131 252 5 198 180
Virginia 4,835 2,768 2,067 35 1,179 3,621
Washington 9,143 3,243 5,900 97 3,088 5,958
West Virginia 103 32 71 0 50 53
Wisconsin 2,935 901 2,034 27 1,220 1,688
Wyoming 48 (X) (X) 0 18 30
Outlying area  
Northern Mariana Islands 13 (X) (X) 0 (X) (X)
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 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 2014
Region and country of origin Total Category Age
Aged Blind and disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All areas 540,121 253,104 287,017 2,845 163,793 373,483
Latin America 329,236 161,022 168,214 704 99,340 229,192
Mexico 176,015 91,259 84,756 141 47,502 128,372
Cuba 47,986 25,144 22,842 388 14,105 33,493
Dominican Republic 37,969 11,919 26,050 44 15,646 22,279
El Salvador 12,513 6,742 5,771 9 3,569 8,935
Haiti 10,978 6,031 4,947 67 3,111 7,800
Other 43,775 19,927 23,848 55 15,407 28,313
Africa 10,011 2,995 7,016 578 4,985 4,448
Somalia 2,503 525 1,978 209 1,491 803
Ethiopia 1,519 493 1,026 46 699 774
Nigeria 882 378 504 2 351 529
Liberia 595 254 341 3 224 368
Cape Verde 548 235 313 0 216 332
Other 3,964 1,110 2,854 318 2,004 1,642
Asia 121,536 58,990 62,546 622 33,096 87,818
Vietnam 25,684 9,321 16,363 15 7,312 18,357
China 18,719 15,068 3,651 26 1,434 17,259
Laos 11,895 1,708 10,187 3 5,787 6,105
South Korea 11,563 8,047 3,516 3 1,501 10,059
Philippines 10,477 7,098 3,379 9 2,247 8,221
Other 43,198 17,748 25,450 566 14,815 27,817
Middle East 33,554 13,182 20,372 798 12,990 19,766
Iraq 15,297 4,927 10,370 601 8,108 6,588
Iran 10,658 5,225 5,433 51 2,793 7,814
Lebanon 1,527 638 889 8 311 1,208
Egypt 1,367 591 776 45 387 935
Syria 1,289 540 749 16 241 1,032
Other 3,416 1,261 2,155 77 1,150 2,189
Former Soviet Republics 21,911 8,555 13,356 55 4,151 17,705
Europe 18,805 6,978 11,827 39 6,749 12,017
Former Yugoslavia 2,831 905 1,926 6 1,074 1,751
Portugal 2,331 872 1,459 0 855 1,476
Poland 2,308 1,117 1,191 0 698 1,610
United Kingdom 2,277 663 1,614 6 1,091 1,180
Italy 1,717 614 1,103 0 570 1,147
Other 7,341 2,807 4,534 27 2,461 4,853
Oceania 1,747 674 1,073 2 623 1,122
Other areas 3,321 708 2,613 47 1,859 1,415
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 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 2014
Months Total Category Age
Aged Blind and disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All recipients 540,121 253,104 287,017 2,845 163,793 373,483
0 a 1,922 1,030 892 40 540 1,342
1–11 57,533 25,339 32,194 1,738 19,751 36,044
12–23 21,384 10,072 11,312 298 6,008 15,078
24–35 14,309 5,370 8,939 163 4,527 9,619
36–47 23,088 11,266 11,822 102 5,485 17,501
48–59 16,107 6,496 9,611 77 4,223 11,807
60–71 28,239 15,569 12,670 179 6,137 21,923
72–83 19,430 9,415 10,015 48 4,526 14,856
84–119 54,046 26,430 27,616 91 12,752 41,203
120 and over 302,158 141,538 160,620 69 99,238 202,851
State conversions b 393 1 392 . . . 100 293
Unknown 1,512 578 934 40 506 966
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 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.