SSI Annual Statistical Report, 2015

Noncitizens

Table 29. Recipients, by eligibility category, December 1982–2015
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
2015 525,595 6.3 248,119 21.4 277,476 3.9
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 2015
Characteristic All recipients Citizens Noncitizens
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total 8,309,564 100.0 7,783,969 100.0 525,595 100.0
Age  
Under 18 1,267,160 15.2 1,264,124 16.2 3,036 0.6
18–21 325,669 3.9 324,251 4.2 1,418 0.3
22–25 358,963 4.3 356,917 4.6 2,046 0.4
26–29 333,154 4.0 330,087 4.2 3,067 0.6
30–39 732,672 8.8 719,986 9.2 12,686 2.4
40–49 856,552 10.3 832,814 10.7 23,738 4.5
50–59 1,574,418 18.9 1,511,191 19.4 63,227 12.0
60–64 707,127 8.5 658,533 8.5 48,594 9.2
65–69 627,145 7.5 545,885 7.0 81,260 15.5
70–74 493,970 5.9 413,484 5.3 80,486 15.3
75 or older 1,032,734 12.4 826,697 10.6 206,037 39.2
Sex  
Male 3,901,081 46.9 3,693,195 47.4 207,886 39.6
Female 4,408,483 53.1 4,090,774 52.6 317,709 60.4
Living arrangement  
Own household 6,759,420 81.3 6,280,585 80.7 478,835 91.1
Another's household 358,814 4.3 323,178 4.2 35,636 6.8
Parent's household 1,062,765 12.8 1,059,789 13.6 2,976 0.6
Medicaid institution 122,195 1.5 114,319 1.5 7,876 1.5
Unknown 6,370 0.1 6,098 0.1 272 0.1
Income  
Social Security 2,740,201 33.0 2,509,991 32.2 230,210 43.8
Worker beneficiary 1,956,030 23.5 1,786,122 22.9 169,908 32.3
Auxiliary beneficiary 784,171 9.4 723,869 9.3 60,302 11.5
Earnings 266,384 3.2 260,035 3.3 6,349 1.2
SSI payment  
Federal SSI only 6,778,779 81.6 6,436,385 82.7 342,394 65.1
State supplementation only 167,387 2.0 142,967 1.8 24,420 4.6
Both federal SSI and state supplementation 1,363,398 16.4 1,204,617 15.5 158,781 30.2
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 31. Recipients, by state or other area, eligibility category, and age, December 2015
State or area Total Category Age
Aged Blind and disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All areas 525,595 248,119 277,476 3,036 154,776 367,783
Alabama 688 318 370 (X) (X) 473
Alaska 613 252 361 (X) (X) 377
Arizona 9,940 4,735 5,205 101 3,012 6,827
Arkansas 775 359 416 6 275 494
California 165,549 80,225 85,324 330 46,112 119,107
Colorado 4,494 2,097 2,397 32 1,399 3,063
Connecticut 3,002 1,293 1,709 8 979 2,015
Delaware 274 138 136 (X) (X) 202
District of Columbia 650 287 363 3 246 401
Florida 64,650 36,469 28,181 458 17,157 47,035
Georgia 6,103 3,401 2,702 45 1,566 4,492
Hawaii 1,999 1,201 798 3 468 1,528
Idaho 1,169 412 757 35 536 598
Illinois 13,480 6,564 6,916 45 3,533 9,902
Indiana 1,342 638 704 34 440 868
Iowa 1,175 473 702 27 421 727
Kansas 1,395 614 781 16 417 962
Kentucky 1,779 722 1,057 67 765 947
Louisiana 1,686 767 919 5 483 1,198
Maine 627 133 494 32 363 232
Maryland 4,580 2,620 1,960 43 1,060 3,477
Massachusetts 12,266 3,627 8,639 85 5,124 7,057
Michigan 8,081 2,975 5,106 110 3,166 4,805
Minnesota 5,713 1,374 4,339 284 2,713 2,716
Mississippi 405 204 201 0 97 308
Missouri 1,770 697 1,073 49 673 1,048
Montana 87 26 61 (X) (X) 52
Nebraska 1,245 550 695 28 481 736
Nevada 4,360 3,161 1,199 10 1,043 3,307
New Hampshire 538 183 355 13 268 257
New Jersey 13,703 6,965 6,738 44 3,728 9,931
New Mexico 5,735 2,684 3,051 9 1,523 4,203
New York 68,319 27,762 40,557 181 21,607 46,531
North Carolina 4,040 1,915 2,125 53 1,252 2,735
North Dakota 369 144 225 16 170 183
Ohio 4,352 1,739 2,613 116 1,680 2,556
Oklahoma 1,482 755 727 17 417 1,048
Oregon 3,567 1,487 2,080 57 1,214 2,296
Pennsylvania 10,082 3,387 6,695 75 3,708 6,299
Rhode Island 2,936 862 2,074 7 1,222 1,707
South Carolina 848 406 442 3 219 626
South Dakota 378 139 239 19 171 188
Tennessee 1,657 818 839 30 520 1,107
Texas 69,334 35,209 34,125 295 17,897 51,142
Utah 1,501 629 872 37 545 919
Vermont 395 126 269 (X) 213 (X)
Virginia 4,705 2,656 2,049 48 1,149 3,508
Washington 8,738 2,997 5,741 110 2,951 5,677
West Virginia 108 35 73 0 48 60
Wisconsin 2,854 862 1,992 38 1,174 1,642
Wyoming 43 16 27 0 17 26
Outlying area  
Northern Mariana Islands 14 11 3 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 2015
Region and country of origin Total Category Age
Aged Blind and disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All areas 525,595 248,119 277,476 3,036 154,776 367,783
Latin America 325,173 161,432 163,741 702 94,198 230,273
Mexico 172,762 90,194 82,568 138 45,082 127,542
Cuba 50,332 28,088 22,244 399 13,441 36,492
Dominican Republic 36,912 11,608 25,304 52 14,624 22,236
El Salvador 12,219 6,588 5,631 10 3,372 8,837
Haiti 10,466 5,698 4,768 48 2,930 7,488
Other 42,482 19,256 23,226 55 14,749 27,678
Africa 10,190 3,032 7,158 692 5,010 4,488
Somalia 2,711 561 2,150 270 1,600 841
Ethiopia 1,521 480 1,041 58 700 763
Nigeria 859 371 488 (X) (X) 527
Cape Verde 527 217 310 0 216 311
Liberia 527 211 316 4 204 319
Other 4,045 1,192 2,853 358 1,960 1,727
Asia 115,613 55,878 59,735 629 30,822 84,162
Vietnam 24,021 8,606 15,415 14 6,596 17,411
China 18,095 14,566 3,529 23 1,361 16,711
Laos 11,112 1,513 9,599 (X) (X) 5,857
South Korea 11,017 7,677 3,340 (X) (X) 9,610
Philippines 9,774 6,538 3,236 9 2,128 7,637
Other 41,594 16,978 24,616 579 14,079 26,936
Middle East 31,694 12,280 19,414 870 12,238 18,586
Iraq 14,918 4,765 10,153 625 7,809 6,484
Iran 9,421 4,632 4,789 50 2,389 6,982
Egypt 1,412 608 804 62 404 946
Lebanon 1,395 562 833 6 280 1,109
Syria 1,308 548 760 46 254 1,008
Other 3,240 1,165 2,075 81 1,102 2,057
Former Soviet Republics 20,149 7,646 12,503 56 3,746 16,347
Europe 17,885 6,519 11,366 33 6,385 11,467
Former Yugoslavia 2,681 854 1,827 3 986 1,692
United Kingdom 2,211 621 1,590 6 1,087 1,118
Poland 2,193 1,026 1,167 1 662 1,530
Portugal 2,191 798 1,393 0 831 1,360
Italy 1,627 578 1,049 0 528 1,099
Other 6,982 2,642 4,340 23 2,291 4,668
Oceania 1,703 664 1,039 4 601 1,098
Other areas 3,188 668 2,520 50 1,776 1,362
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 33. Recipients, by number of months between date of U.S. residency and date of SSI application, eligibility category, and age, December 2015
Months Total Category Age
Aged Blind and disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All recipients 525,595 248,119 277,476 3,036 154,776 367,783
0 a 1,938 1,061 877 48 534 1,356
1–11 56,516 25,100 31,416 1,918 19,305 35,293
12–23 20,307 9,638 10,669 329 5,617 14,361
24–35 14,978 6,613 8,365 172 4,255 10,551
36–47 20,670 9,761 10,909 96 4,989 15,585
48–59 14,693 5,799 8,894 74 3,803 10,816
60–71 26,408 14,415 11,993 175 5,719 20,514
72–83 18,231 8,736 9,495 50 4,192 13,989
84–119 51,025 24,846 26,179 85 11,771 39,169
120 and over 299,002 141,591 157,411 47 94,006 204,949
State conversions b 342 (X) (X) . . . 75 267
Unknown 1,485 (X) (X) 42 510 933
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: . . . = not applicable; (X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals.
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.