SSI Annual Statistical Report, 2015

Awards

Table 63. All awards, by age of awardee, 1974–2015
Year All ages Under 18 18–64 65 or older
Number Percentage of total Number Percentage of total Number Percentage of total
Total 35,529,656 5,177,790 14.6 21,628,337 60.9 8,723,529 24.6
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
2014 805,643 157,310 19.5 538,268 66.8 110,065 13.7
2015 792,725 167,955 21.2 514,676 64.9 110,094 13.9
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, 2007–2015
Characteristic 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Total 169,375 181,228 196,745 204,219 201,066 190,192 175,000 157,310 167,955
Age  
Under 5 73,814 79,134 84,409 85,843 86,847 83,917 78,518 72,554 76,938
5–12 67,383 72,745 80,673 85,772 83,604 78,552 71,564 63,433 68,513
13–17 28,178 29,349 31,663 32,604 30,615 27,723 24,918 21,323 22,504
Sex  
Male 109,543 117,500 128,010 132,905 130,775 123,799 113,531 102,276 109,494
Female 59,832 63,728 68,735 71,314 70,291 66,393 61,469 55,034 58,461
Citizenship status  
Citizen 168,845 180,596 196,023 203,357 200,266 189,489 174,257 156,521 167,095
Noncitizen 530 632 722 862 800 703 743 789 860
Diagnostic group  
Congenital anomalies 8,228 8,625 9,648 9,190 9,537 9,490 9,125 8,746 8,719
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 1,155 1,184 1,275 1,398 1,657 1,766 1,645 1,447 1,419
Infectious and parasitic diseases 136 137 122 133 134 107 64 55 54
Injuries 1,146 1,156 1,246 1,174 1,163 1,096 935 809 823
Mental disorders  
Autistic disorders 12,381 15,172 17,532 19,403 21,300 22,081 22,025 21,175 24,203
Developmental disorders 27,613 29,926 33,988 35,657 34,920 32,973 29,879 26,745 28,413
Childhood and adolescent disorders not elsewhere classified 32,536 35,296 37,692 41,365 39,956 37,414 32,607 26,696 28,624
Intellectual disability 16,095 16,160 16,745 15,940 14,282 12,367 11,252 10,548 11,422
Mood disorders 9,450 9,875 10,516 11,356 10,633 9,696 8,616 7,345 7,774
Organic mental disorders 3,225 3,372 3,687 3,912 3,725 3,497 3,212 2,886 3,458
Schizophrenic and other psychotic disorders 1,120 1,189 1,211 1,278 1,246 1,130 1,012 888 821
Other mental disorders 5,232 5,541 5,906 6,004 5,448 4,870 4,301 3,847 4,433
Neoplasms 2,950 3,120 3,285 3,362 3,444 3,316 3,093 2,948 3,075
Diseases of the—  
Blood and blood-forming organs 1,323 1,457 1,646 1,686 1,688 1,495 1,389 1,190 967
Circulatory system 902 915 1,017 981 1,009 796 718 625 721
Digestive system 1,512 2,496 2,842 3,049 2,986 2,960 3,005 2,707 3,200
Genitourinary system 554 612 615 621 621 522 523 420 498
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 1,148 1,322 1,522 1,683 1,727 1,633 1,533 1,391 1,419
Nervous system and sense organs 10,506 11,430 12,850 12,731 12,741 11,820 11,024 9,870 10,160
Respiratory system 3,583 3,726 3,990 4,309 4,093 3,913 3,671 3,038 2,949
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 274 315 403 410 340 384 324 303 273
Other 24,652 24,626 25,290 25,178 25,366 24,704 23,526 22,232 23,044
Unknown 3,654 3,576 3,717 3,399 3,050 2,162 1,521 1,399 1,486
SSA administrative region  
Boston 6,747 6,863 7,227 8,064 7,735 7,149 6,775 6,328 6,269
New York 14,201 15,865 17,463 18,303 17,314 16,980 16,171 14,995 16,017
Philadelphia 19,432 19,304 19,446 21,367 21,684 20,805 17,527 14,169 16,769
Atlanta 37,468 40,563 46,038 46,533 46,451 45,293 41,747 38,321 41,221
Chicago 26,004 27,911 30,551 31,216 29,505 28,620 26,804 23,156 25,301
Dallas 31,289 32,649 35,728 39,213 37,182 33,667 30,432 27,202 29,098
Kansas City 6,549 6,876 7,297 8,057 7,703 7,204 6,689 5,990 6,330
Denver 3,485 3,626 3,750 4,323 4,119 3,854 3,701 3,374 3,346
San Francisco 18,956 22,131 22,965 20,968 23,269 20,723 19,696 18,402 18,025
Seattle 5,244 5,438 6,277 6,172 6,102 5,894 5,458 5,373 5,576
Unknown 0 2 3 3 2 3 0 0 3
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, 2007–2015
Characteristic 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Total 563,094 629,697 694,242 731,265 719,080 661,265 623,389 538,268 514,676
Age  
18–21 45,853 50,949 55,305 58,815 56,488 51,660 48,395 43,228 43,581
22–25 24,507 27,968 31,117 33,071 31,164 28,139 26,001 22,177 21,098
26–29 25,343 29,219 32,381 33,677 31,780 27,780 25,239 20,813 19,638
30–39 77,996 85,941 94,584 99,376 93,052 81,745 74,805 62,266 56,812
40–49 145,951 158,312 170,444 174,176 163,771 141,505 126,061 100,744 90,551
50–59 193,638 221,442 249,733 270,120 277,658 266,856 259,105 229,858 223,607
60–64 49,806 55,866 60,678 62,030 65,167 63,580 63,783 59,182 59,389
Sex  
Men 286,268 322,829 360,495 382,019 380,637 352,350 332,605 288,514 276,585
Women 276,826 306,868 333,747 349,246 338,443 308,915 290,784 249,754 238,091
Citizenship status  
Citizen 536,196 601,450 664,705 700,549 688,481 634,179 597,817 516,066 494,037
Noncitizen 26,898 28,247 29,537 30,716 30,599 27,086 25,572 22,202 20,639
Diagnostic group  
Congenital anomalies 2,209 2,337 2,521 2,670 2,697 2,594 2,760 2,678 2,783
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 18,592 21,538 24,274 25,374 25,210 22,809 21,250 17,256 15,348
Infectious and parasitic diseases 9,534 10,364 10,747 10,242 9,656 8,461 7,973 6,764 5,916
Injuries 19,755 22,812 25,460 26,271 25,289 22,927 20,710 17,614 16,194
Mental disorders  
Autistic disorders 4,329 5,549 6,394 8,022 8,775 9,336 9,803 9,735 10,912
Developmental disorders 966 1,181 1,348 1,588 1,824 1,658 1,685 1,424 1,323
Childhood and adolescent disorders not elsewhere classified 902 1,153 1,405 1,701 1,730 1,646 1,439 1,108 983
Intellectual disability 30,676 32,790 34,734 36,652 33,570 29,252 25,809 23,137 22,952
Mood disorders 89,330 99,435 109,303 115,127 102,890 86,519 76,811 60,672 53,512
Organic mental disorders 21,957 25,083 26,901 26,633 22,870 18,263 16,006 13,430 13,321
Schizophrenic and other psychotic disorders 33,586 37,311 39,293 40,714 39,903 36,900 35,089 30,685 29,306
Other mental disorders 21,497 24,805 27,950 31,071 30,188 27,969 26,203 21,959 20,421
Neoplasms 33,136 35,565 37,902 38,195 38,393 38,234 37,683 33,854 33,476
Diseases of the—  
Blood and blood-forming organs 1,721 1,979 2,156 2,269 2,270 2,145 2,055 1,716 1,577
Circulatory system 49,326 55,026 59,721 61,990 62,812 60,517 58,279 51,786 50,144
Digestive system 12,479 13,627 15,024 16,025 16,893 15,681 14,651 12,582 11,842
Genitourinary system 12,016 12,518 12,535 12,821 13,117 12,286 12,422 11,761 11,884
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 109,725 128,434 149,813 166,531 173,597 168,616 163,404 142,776 138,998
Nervous system and sense organs 37,027 42,121 46,007 48,991 48,436 44,870 43,176 38,200 37,339
Respiratory system 19,629 21,909 24,398 26,757 27,699 25,196 24,671 21,583 20,945
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 1,208 1,355 1,587 1,760 1,787 1,615 1,576 1,262 1,220
Other 1,299 1,328 1,421 1,291 1,216 1,202 999 898 814
Unknown 32,195 31,477 33,348 28,570 28,258 22,569 18,935 15,388 13,466
SSA administrative region  
Boston 30,402 30,470 30,269 34,170 33,176 30,987 28,894 25,624 23,875
New York 48,088 54,581 57,947 58,896 57,309 51,962 49,166 41,984 38,880
Philadelphia 56,605 60,678 63,516 71,425 68,988 64,334 58,747 51,094 49,009
Atlanta 123,867 143,048 170,982 179,035 177,687 166,306 154,569 133,460 129,563
Chicago 84,206 101,650 115,467 123,720 120,215 109,162 105,228 88,712 86,804
Dallas 86,155 94,096 99,884 100,837 95,714 87,168 81,433 71,309 69,168
Kansas City 22,361 26,431 30,392 32,260 30,194 28,230 27,473 23,198 21,854
Denver 12,837 14,232 15,110 17,258 17,534 15,898 14,741 12,660 11,457
San Francisco 77,070 81,878 83,311 83,812 89,720 80,406 78,528 68,667 63,862
Seattle 21,500 22,631 27,364 29,852 28,541 26,811 24,609 21,560 20,173
Unknown 3 2 0 0 2 1 1 0 31
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, 2007–2015
Characteristic 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Total 104,173 108,221 108,553 106,640 110,877 112,173 113,854 110,065 110,094
Age  
65 31,584 32,537 32,564 33,285 34,936 37,169 36,763 35,728 35,940
66–69 27,176 28,513 29,797 29,050 30,496 29,853 31,067 30,664 30,706
70–74 20,405 21,739 21,594 20,400 20,758 20,880 21,148 19,922 19,923
75–79 12,574 12,932 12,547 12,050 12,596 12,466 12,815 12,090 12,160
80 or older 12,434 12,500 12,051 11,855 12,091 11,805 12,061 11,661 11,365
Sex  
Men 40,704 43,050 43,511 42,980 44,615 44,796 45,204 44,076 44,026
Women 63,469 65,171 65,042 63,660 66,262 67,377 68,650 65,989 66,068
Citizenship status  
Citizen 79,865 84,058 83,380 82,206 85,994 89,120 90,724 86,703 86,815
Noncitizen 24,308 24,163 25,173 24,434 24,883 23,053 23,130 23,362 23,279
SSA administrative region  
Boston 4,020 4,041 4,088 4,082 4,147 3,891 3,580 3,570 3,812
New York 14,712 14,627 14,373 13,775 15,026 15,178 15,534 14,715 13,691
Philadelphia 6,151 6,478 6,334 6,267 6,482 6,382 6,670 6,397 6,370
Atlanta 18,057 20,074 20,582 21,652 22,397 22,382 23,089 23,398 25,052
Chicago 8,282 8,375 8,550 8,620 8,741 9,429 9,535 9,499 9,437
Dallas 11,160 11,294 11,839 12,397 12,348 12,197 12,586 11,919 11,678
Kansas City 1,780 1,796 1,746 1,868 1,778 1,761 1,804 1,702 1,750
Denver 1,685 1,686 1,750 1,917 1,772 1,720 1,631 1,696 1,833
San Francisco 35,517 36,983 36,096 33,036 35,025 36,061 36,274 34,318 33,503
Seattle 2,809 2,867 3,195 3,026 3,161 3,172 3,151 2,851 2,931
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37
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, 2015
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 792,725 167,955 21.2 514,676 64.9 110,094 13.9
Alabama 15,389 2,842 18.5 11,784 76.6 763 5.0
Alaska 1,485 208 14.0 1,042 70.2 235 15.8
Arizona 12,071 2,298 19.0 7,873 65.2 1,900 15.7
Arkansas 11,761 3,585 30.5 7,717 65.6 459 3.9
California 94,472 14,150 15.0 50,584 53.5 29,738 31.5
Colorado 7,340 1,339 18.2 4,860 66.2 1,141 15.5
Connecticut 6,873 1,271 18.5 4,834 70.3 768 11.2
Delaware 2,005 486 24.2 1,367 68.2 152 7.6
District of Columbia 2,613 582 22.3 1,763 67.5 268 10.3
Florida 66,427 15,362 23.1 34,946 52.6 16,119 24.3
Georgia 29,733 5,677 19.1 21,311 71.7 2,745 9.2
Hawaii 2,364 210 8.9 1,544 65.3 610 25.8
Idaho 3,400 765 22.5 2,427 71.4 208 6.1
Illinois 25,840 5,434 21.0 17,284 66.9 3,122 12.1
Indiana 16,132 3,373 20.9 12,081 74.9 678 4.2
Iowa 5,780 1,361 23.5 4,042 69.9 377 6.5
Kansas 5,722 1,346 23.5 4,029 70.4 347 6.1
Kentucky 14,301 3,411 23.9 9,976 69.8 914 6.4
Louisiana 17,141 4,519 26.4 11,609 67.7 1,013 5.9
Maine 3,324 574 17.3 2,539 76.4 211 6.3
Maryland 14,256 3,124 21.9 9,689 68.0 1,443 10.1
Massachusetts 16,630 3,234 19.4 11,091 66.7 2,305 13.9
Michigan 26,218 4,962 18.9 19,197 73.2 2,059 7.9
Minnesota 9,380 2,021 21.5 6,255 66.7 1,104 11.8
Mississippi 11,737 2,786 23.7 8,262 70.4 689 5.9
Missouri 15,076 2,930 19.4 11,403 75.6 743 4.9
Montana 2,210 394 17.8 1,656 74.9 160 7.2
Nebraska 3,356 693 20.6 2,380 70.9 283 8.4
Nevada 6,378 1,343 21.1 3,807 59.7 1,228 19.3
New Hampshire 2,741 424 15.5 2,209 80.6 108 3.9
New Jersey 19,094 3,704 19.4 11,586 60.7 3,804 19.9
New Mexico 6,214 1,157 18.6 4,358 70.1 699 11.2
New York 49,494 12,313 24.9 27,294 55.1 9,887 20.0
North Carolina 25,526 5,342 20.9 18,280 71.6 1,904 7.5
North Dakota 877 180 20.5 625 71.3 72 8.2
Ohio 31,276 6,088 19.5 23,420 74.9 1,768 5.7
Oklahoma 10,780 2,343 21.7 7,737 71.8 700 6.5
Oregon 9,014 1,668 18.5 6,349 70.4 997 11.1
Pennsylvania 29,891 7,841 26.2 19,517 65.3 2,533 8.5
Rhode Island 2,880 553 19.2 2,017 70.0 310 10.8
South Carolina 13,282 2,571 19.4 9,943 74.9 768 5.8
South Dakota 1,570 376 23.9 1,042 66.4 152 9.7
Tennessee 19,441 3,230 16.6 15,061 77.5 1,150 5.9
Texas 64,048 17,494 27.3 37,747 58.9 8,807 13.8
Utah 3,816 919 24.1 2,631 68.9 266 7.0
Vermont 1,508 213 14.1 1,185 78.6 110 7.3
Virginia 18,080 3,582 19.8 12,764 70.6 1,734 9.6
Washington 14,781 2,935 19.9 10,355 70.1 1,491 10.1
West Virginia 5,303 1,154 21.8 3,909 73.7 240 4.5
Wisconsin 12,696 3,423 27.0 8,567 67.5 706 5.6
Wyoming 823 138 16.8 643 78.1 42 5.1
Outlying area  
Northern Mariana Islands 105 24 22.9 54 51.4 27 25.7
Unknown 71 3 4.2 31 43.7 37 52.1
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, 1974–2015
Year All ages Under 18 18–64 65 or older
Number Percentage of total Number Percentage of total Number Percentage of total
Total 31,832,500 4,881,118 15.3 19,181,213 60.3 7,770,169 24.4
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
2014 704,093 149,026 21.2 462,801 65.7 92,266 13.1
2015 694,292 159,133 22.9 441,997 63.7 93,162 13.4
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.