SSI Annual Statistical Report, 2016
Federally Administered Payments
Year | Total | Under age 18 | Aged 18–64 | Aged 65 or older | |||
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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 |
2015 | 8,309,564 | 1,267,160 | 15.2 | 4,888,555 | 58.8 | 2,153,849 | 25.9 |
2016 | 8,251,161 | 1,213,079 | 14.7 | 4,845,735 | 58.7 | 2,192,347 | 26.6 |
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data. | |||||||
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov. |
Type of payment and sex | Total | Category | Age | ||||
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Aged | Blind | Disabled | Under 18 | 18–64 | 65 or older | ||
Number | |||||||
All payments | 8,251,161 | 1,164,589 | 68,344 | 7,018,228 | 1,213,079 | 4,845,735 | 2,192,347 |
Male | 3,883,395 | 406,180 | 33,658 | 3,443,557 | 814,191 | 2,327,771 | 741,433 |
Female | 4,367,766 | 758,409 | 34,686 | 3,574,671 | 398,888 | 2,517,964 | 1,450,914 |
Federal SSI | 8,087,957 | 1,109,365 | 65,589 | 6,913,003 | 1,212,153 | 4,770,967 | 2,104,837 |
Male | 3,807,834 | 382,840 | 32,249 | 3,392,745 | 813,578 | 2,288,928 | 705,328 |
Female | 4,280,123 | 726,525 | 33,340 | 3,520,258 | 398,575 | 2,482,039 | 1,399,509 |
State supplementation | 1,513,590 | 413,124 | 20,266 | 1,080,200 | 135,305 | 719,548 | 658,737 |
Male | 691,218 | 152,093 | 9,762 | 529,363 | 91,098 | 363,010 | 237,110 |
Female | 822,372 | 261,031 | 10,504 | 550,837 | 44,207 | 356,538 | 421,627 |
Total payments (thousands of dollars) | |||||||
All payments | 4,740,264 | 501,520 | 39,380 | 4,199,364 | 830,466 | 2,949,364 | 960,434 |
Male | 2,308,411 | 168,400 | 19,496 | 2,120,515 | 557,302 | 1,439,247 | 311,862 |
Female | 2,431,853 | 333,119 | 19,884 | 2,078,849 | 273,164 | 1,510,117 | 648,572 |
Federal SSI | 4,516,177 | 440,008 | 35,441 | 4,040,729 | 821,513 | 2,833,593 | 861,071 |
Male | 2,204,591 | 144,671 | 17,593 | 2,042,327 | 551,262 | 1,379,054 | 274,275 |
Female | 2,311,586 | 295,337 | 17,848 | 1,998,401 | 270,251 | 1,454,539 | 586,796 |
State supplementation | 224,087 | 61,512 | 3,939 | 158,635 | 8,953 | 115,771 | 99,363 |
Male | 103,820 | 23,729 | 1,903 | 78,188 | 6,040 | 60,193 | 37,587 |
Female | 120,266 | 37,783 | 2,036 | 80,447 | 2,913 | 55,577 | 61,776 |
Average monthly payment a (dollars) | |||||||
All payments | 542.38 | 429.37 | 559.76 | 560.99 | 649.58 | 563.49 | 436.76 |
Male | 558.84 | 413.12 | 561.07 | 576.05 | 650.40 | 571.54 | 418.93 |
Female | 527.78 | 438.07 | 558.49 | 546.52 | 647.90 | 556.07 | 445.86 |
Federal SSI | 526.74 | 395.65 | 524.85 | 547.84 | 643.24 | 549.72 | 408.01 |
Male | 543.93 | 376.64 | 528.70 | 563.01 | 644.07 | 556.76 | 387.43 |
Female | 511.48 | 405.66 | 521.14 | 533.25 | 641.54 | 543.25 | 418.38 |
State supplementation | 141.99 | 147.42 | 189.10 | 139.02 | 61.59 | 150.21 | 149.44 |
Male | 143.21 | 154.51 | 188.37 | 139.12 | 61.42 | 154.71 | 156.91 |
Female | 140.96 | 143.30 | 189.77 | 138.92 | 61.95 | 145.63 | 145.25 |
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. |
Characteristic | Total | Category | Age | ||||
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Aged | Blind | Disabled | Under 18 | 18–64 | 65 or older | ||
Number | |||||||
All recipients | 8,251,161 | 1,164,589 | 68,344 | 7,018,228 | 1,213,079 | 4,845,735 | 2,192,347 |
Sex | |||||||
Male | 3,883,395 | 406,180 | 33,658 | 3,443,557 | 814,191 | 2,327,771 | 741,433 |
Female | 4,367,766 | 758,409 | 34,686 | 3,574,671 | 398,888 | 2,517,964 | 1,450,914 |
Citizenship status | |||||||
Citizen | 7,743,932 | 923,206 | 63,089 | 6,757,637 | 1,209,968 | 4,701,225 | 1,832,739 |
Noncitizen | 507,229 | 241,383 | 5,255 | 260,591 | 3,111 | 144,510 | 359,608 |
Living arrangement | |||||||
Own household | 6,752,228 | 1,054,451 | 58,372 | 5,639,405 | 159,119 | 4,555,035 | 2,038,074 |
Another's household | 356,613 | 93,746 | 3,857 | 259,010 | 39,490 | 209,560 | 107,563 |
Parent's household | 1,015,536 | . . . | 4,918 | 1,010,618 | 1,001,322 | 14,214 | . . . |
Medicaid institution | 120,968 | 15,763 | 1,176 | 104,029 | 12,994 | 62,054 | 45,920 |
Unknown | 5,816 | 629 | 21 | 5,166 | 154 | 4,872 | 790 |
Average monthly payment (dollars) | |||||||
All recipients | 542.38 | 429.37 | 559.76 | 560.99 | 649.58 | 563.49 | 436.76 |
Sex | |||||||
Male | 558.84 | 413.12 | 561.07 | 576.05 | 650.40 | 571.54 | 418.93 |
Female | 527.78 | 438.07 | 558.49 | 546.52 | 647.90 | 556.07 | 445.86 |
Citizenship status | |||||||
Citizen | 545.16 | 422.97 | 558.44 | 561.75 | 649.48 | 563.73 | 429.00 |
Noncitizen | 500.10 | 453.84 | 575.54 | 541.40 | 686.05 | 555.53 | 476.25 |
Living arrangement | |||||||
Own household | 538.20 | 434.08 | 565.28 | 557.40 | 692.25 | 574.38 | 445.50 |
Another's household | 460.60 | 437.48 | 491.24 | 468.59 | 467.25 | 473.62 | 433.10 |
Parent's household | 657.80 | . . . | 669.43 | 657.75 | 657.95 | 647.20 | . . . |
Medicaid institution | 33.59 | 37.23 | 34.46 | 33.05 | 33.71 | 32.63 | 34.89 |
Unknown | 583.23 | 569.29 | -- | 591.94 | 724.25 | 583.61 | 566.52 |
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data. | |||||||
NOTES: . . . = not applicable; -- = not available. | |||||||
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov. |
Type of payee | Total | Category | Age | ||||
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Aged | Blind | Disabled | Under 18 | 18–64 | 65 or older | ||
All recipients | 8,251,161 | 1,164,589 | 68,344 | 7,018,228 | 1,213,079 | 4,845,735 | 2,192,347 |
Without payee | 5,190,981 | 1,111,109 | 48,119 | 4,031,753 | 990 | 3,202,470 | 1,987,521 |
With payee | 3,060,180 | 53,480 | 20,225 | 2,986,475 | 1,212,089 | 1,643,265 | 204,826 |
Parent (natural, adoptive, or stepparent) | 1,865,535 | 759 | 12,595 | 1,852,181 | 1,001,076 | 860,793 | 3,666 |
Spouse | 47,166 | 2,270 | 207 | 44,689 | 5 | 36,279 | 10,882 |
Child (natural, adoptive, or stepchild) | 116,948 | 29,441 | 731 | 86,776 | 479 | 47,895 | 68,574 |
Grandparent | 115,529 | 60 | 704 | 114,765 | 72,844 | 42,575 | 110 |
Other relative | 402,895 | 10,481 | 2,411 | 390,003 | 96,450 | 253,358 | 53,087 |
Nonmental institution | 132,727 | 5,497 | 1,137 | 126,093 | 5,859 | 97,372 | 29,496 |
Mental institution | 64,428 | 689 | 501 | 63,238 | 1,354 | 55,833 | 7,241 |
Financial organization | 6,893 | 89 | 36 | 6,768 | 140 | 6,050 | 703 |
Social agency | 121,869 | 1,437 | 923 | 119,509 | 13,204 | 95,549 | 13,116 |
Public official | 15,191 | 461 | 80 | 14,650 | 1,019 | 11,531 | 2,641 |
Other | 170,999 | 2,296 | 900 | 167,803 | 19,659 | 136,030 | 15,310 |
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data. | |||||||
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov. |
Type of income | Total | Category | Age | ||||
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Aged | Blind | Disabled | Under 18 | 18–64 | 65 or older | ||
All recipients a | 8,251,161 | 1,164,589 | 68,344 | 7,018,228 | 1,213,079 | 4,845,735 | 2,192,347 |
No other income | 4,741,119 | 425,839 | 38,499 | 4,276,781 | 882,095 | 3,005,509 | 853,515 |
Earned income | 266,405 | 17,526 | 2,967 | 245,912 | 2,769 | 235,742 | 27,894 |
Unearned income | |||||||
Social Security benefits | 2,732,056 | 649,563 | 23,621 | 2,058,872 | 85,398 | 1,427,549 | 1,219,109 |
Veterans' benefits | 45,460 | 7,737 | 328 | 37,395 | 8,054 | 22,567 | 14,839 |
Income based on need | 24,415 | 1,186 | 148 | 23,081 | 17,957 | 5,218 | 1,240 |
Workers' compensation | 3,059 | 322 | 6 | 2,731 | 14 | 2,033 | 1,012 |
Support from absent parents | 177,012 | 0 | 833 | 176,179 | 173,479 | 3,533 | 0 |
Pensions | 53,115 | 33,751 | 218 | 19,146 | 36 | 11,469 | 41,610 |
Support and maintenance | 431,261 | 114,815 | 3,332 | 313,114 | 69,134 | 217,091 | 145,036 |
Asset income b | 40,680 | 10,387 | 505 | 29,788 | 559 | 19,644 | 20,477 |
Other c | 87,738 | 13,283 | 702 | 73,753 | 5,923 | 62,222 | 19,593 |
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. |
Type of income | Total | Category | Age | ||||
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Aged | Blind | Disabled | Under 18 | 18–64 | 65 or older | ||
Number | |||||||
All recipients | 8,251,161 | 1,164,589 | 68,344 | 7,018,228 | 1,213,079 | 4,845,735 | 2,192,347 |
With Social Security | |||||||
No other income | 2,437,533 | 550,255 | 21,201 | 1,866,077 | 71,457 | 1,286,358 | 1,079,718 |
Earned income only | 88,432 | 9,780 | 983 | 77,669 | 229 | 71,713 | 16,490 |
Unearned income only a | 201,132 | 88,378 | 1,392 | 111,362 | 13,657 | 66,086 | 121,389 |
Both earned and unearned income a | 4,959 | 1,150 | 45 | 3,764 | 55 | 3,392 | 1,512 |
Without Social Security | |||||||
No other income | 4,741,119 | 425,839 | 38,499 | 4,276,781 | 882,095 | 3,005,509 | 853,515 |
Earned income only | 159,265 | 5,387 | 1,812 | 152,066 | 1,859 | 148,941 | 8,465 |
Unearned income only a | 604,972 | 82,591 | 4,285 | 518,096 | 243,101 | 252,040 | 109,831 |
Both earned and unearned income a | 13,749 | 1,209 | 127 | 12,413 | 626 | 11,696 | 1,427 |
Average monthly payment (dollars) | |||||||
All recipients | 542.38 | 429.37 | 559.76 | 560.99 | 649.58 | 563.49 | 436.76 |
With Social Security | |||||||
No other income | 263.29 | 261.75 | 285.93 | 263.49 | 482.22 | 254.56 | 259.31 |
Earned income only | 250.12 | 249.91 | 249.69 | 250.15 | 410.44 | 251.39 | 242.62 |
Unearned income only a | 224.78 | 199.41 | 248.12 | 245.49 | 423.64 | 233.90 | 198.12 |
Both earned and unearned income a | 220.16 | 205.10 | 257.16 | 224.71 | 409.13 | 226.63 | 200.16 |
Without Social Security | |||||||
No other income | 702.78 | 676.96 | 727.27 | 705.12 | 691.07 | 711.15 | 685.34 |
Earned income only | 550.29 | 489.63 | 560.68 | 552.31 | 572.45 | 551.45 | 525.20 |
Unearned income only a | 562.97 | 548.50 | 590.24 | 565.05 | 562.23 | 566.39 | 556.72 |
Both earned and unearned income a | 442.43 | 382.66 | 480.48 | 448.00 | 461.77 | 447.90 | 390.27 |
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. |
State or area | Total | Category | Age | ||||
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Aged | Blind | Disabled | Under 18 | 18–64 | 65 or older | ||
All areas | 8,251,161 | 1,164,589 | 68,344 | 7,018,228 | 1,213,079 | 4,845,735 | 2,192,347 |
Alabama | 167,371 | 8,635 | 868 | 157,868 | 23,966 | 115,304 | 28,101 |
Alaska | 12,468 | 1,769 | 80 | 10,619 | 1,197 | 8,093 | 3,178 |
Arizona | 118,913 | 16,682 | 1,085 | 101,146 | 18,341 | 69,892 | 30,680 |
Arkansas | 108,596 | 5,180 | 658 | 102,758 | 26,398 | 67,478 | 14,720 |
California | 1,277,078 | 359,851 | 18,111 | 899,116 | 108,487 | 593,365 | 575,226 |
Colorado | 72,576 | 9,861 | 526 | 62,189 | 9,219 | 45,779 | 17,578 |
Connecticut | 64,607 | 7,010 | 452 | 57,145 | 8,464 | 40,624 | 15,519 |
Delaware | 16,884 | 1,225 | 89 | 15,570 | 3,444 | 10,657 | 2,783 |
District of Columbia | 26,838 | 2,070 | 129 | 24,639 | 3,953 | 17,801 | 5,084 |
Florida | 575,195 | 139,554 | 3,277 | 432,364 | 101,512 | 271,775 | 201,908 |
Georgia | 258,528 | 24,794 | 2,051 | 231,683 | 44,183 | 160,487 | 53,858 |
Hawaii | 24,221 | 5,648 | 176 | 18,397 | 1,420 | 13,851 | 8,950 |
Idaho | 30,712 | 1,809 | 229 | 28,674 | 5,248 | 21,116 | 4,348 |
Illinois | 272,247 | 30,756 | 2,469 | 239,022 | 37,849 | 168,794 | 65,604 |
Indiana | 128,340 | 5,467 | 915 | 121,958 | 23,270 | 90,275 | 14,795 |
Iowa | 50,958 | 3,171 | 677 | 47,110 | 7,748 | 35,751 | 7,459 |
Kansas | 48,064 | 2,910 | 366 | 44,788 | 8,991 | 31,972 | 7,101 |
Kentucky | 180,639 | 9,344 | 1,099 | 170,196 | 25,869 | 122,562 | 32,208 |
Louisiana | 177,526 | 11,545 | 1,378 | 164,603 | 33,354 | 112,040 | 32,132 |
Maine | 37,313 | 1,738 | 228 | 35,347 | 3,996 | 27,842 | 5,475 |
Maryland | 120,670 | 15,255 | 733 | 104,682 | 19,046 | 74,550 | 27,074 |
Massachusetts | 186,783 | 23,237 | 2,299 | 161,247 | 22,227 | 113,963 | 50,593 |
Michigan | 274,059 | 18,752 | 1,651 | 253,656 | 37,777 | 189,211 | 47,071 |
Minnesota | 93,806 | 11,022 | 749 | 82,035 | 12,962 | 58,693 | 22,151 |
Mississippi | 120,696 | 8,124 | 940 | 111,632 | 21,002 | 76,622 | 23,072 |
Missouri | 138,515 | 6,958 | 917 | 130,640 | 20,547 | 98,123 | 19,845 |
Montana | 18,287 | 1,332 | 129 | 16,826 | 2,393 | 12,589 | 3,305 |
Nebraska | 27,867 | 2,256 | 228 | 25,383 | 3,875 | 19,297 | 4,695 |
Nevada | 55,199 | 13,469 | 728 | 41,002 | 10,500 | 30,180 | 14,519 |
New Hampshire | 19,262 | 885 | 132 | 18,245 | 2,310 | 14,744 | 2,208 |
New Jersey | 182,381 | 36,681 | 805 | 144,895 | 24,926 | 97,779 | 59,676 |
New Mexico | 63,636 | 8,336 | 481 | 54,819 | 8,500 | 37,671 | 17,465 |
New York | 644,944 | 118,522 | 3,032 | 523,390 | 86,865 | 329,055 | 229,024 |
North Carolina | 233,263 | 17,837 | 1,842 | 213,584 | 40,415 | 149,107 | 43,741 |
North Dakota | 8,206 | 662 | 63 | 7,481 | 1,013 | 5,624 | 1,569 |
Ohio | 310,318 | 15,719 | 1,962 | 292,637 | 45,434 | 218,100 | 46,784 |
Oklahoma | 96,368 | 5,960 | 638 | 89,770 | 16,465 | 64,903 | 15,000 |
Oregon | 87,343 | 9,384 | 635 | 77,324 | 10,717 | 57,990 | 18,636 |
Pennsylvania | 363,371 | 23,952 | 1,976 | 337,443 | 65,105 | 230,791 | 67,475 |
Rhode Island | 33,228 | 3,269 | 158 | 29,801 | 4,189 | 21,594 | 7,445 |
South Carolina | 117,205 | 7,839 | 1,234 | 108,132 | 19,372 | 76,005 | 21,828 |
South Dakota | 14,718 | 1,443 | 125 | 13,150 | 2,465 | 9,173 | 3,080 |
Tennessee | 180,057 | 11,175 | 1,456 | 167,426 | 22,850 | 125,092 | 32,115 |
Texas | 657,595 | 104,692 | 6,825 | 546,078 | 137,497 | 341,855 | 178,243 |
Utah | 31,323 | 2,765 | 237 | 28,321 | 5,089 | 20,867 | 5,367 |
Vermont | 15,617 | 972 | 73 | 14,572 | 1,482 | 11,518 | 2,617 |
Virginia | 156,523 | 18,056 | 1,135 | 137,332 | 22,758 | 99,237 | 34,528 |
Washington | 150,570 | 17,393 | 891 | 132,286 | 17,227 | 97,474 | 35,869 |
West Virginia | 74,707 | 2,383 | 467 | 71,857 | 7,925 | 54,776 | 12,006 |
Wisconsin | 117,819 | 6,784 | 896 | 110,139 | 22,063 | 78,233 | 17,523 |
Wyoming | 6,702 | 304 | 39 | 6,359 | 889 | 4,908 | 905 |
Outlying area | |||||||
Northern Mariana Islands | 1,049 | 152 | 5 | 892 | 285 | 553 | 211 |
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data. | |||||||
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov. |
State or area | Total | Category | Age | ||||
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Aged | Blind | Disabled | Under 18 | 18–64 | 65 or older | ||
All areas | 542.38 | 429.37 | 559.76 | 560.99 | 649.58 | 563.49 | 436.76 |
Alabama | 514.06 | 264.15 | 499.01 | 527.75 | 647.25 | 533.14 | 322.50 |
Alaska | 504.35 | 333.40 | 480.91 | 533.19 | 592.89 | 544.00 | 370.92 |
Arizona | 534.55 | 388.39 | 544.27 | 558.55 | 652.93 | 562.14 | 401.28 |
Arkansas | 523.26 | 237.78 | 497.59 | 537.83 | 655.12 | 522.40 | 292.69 |
California | 612.67 | 518.11 | 664.84 | 649.48 | 706.94 | 667.78 | 538.20 |
Colorado | 522.48 | 415.17 | 534.19 | 539.44 | 622.94 | 546.99 | 406.27 |
Connecticut | 532.10 | 405.24 | 527.41 | 547.69 | 643.58 | 550.92 | 422.39 |
Delaware | 536.48 | 382.76 | 526.01 | 548.71 | 628.02 | 545.50 | 389.61 |
District of Columbia | 582.58 | 394.91 | 544.43 | 598.53 | 658.82 | 608.81 | 431.13 |
Florida | 527.21 | 446.89 | 519.96 | 553.26 | 643.25 | 548.40 | 440.70 |
Georgia | 522.61 | 323.42 | 522.08 | 543.97 | 646.89 | 548.06 | 345.07 |
Hawaii | 550.79 | 427.07 | 581.90 | 588.52 | 620.81 | 602.55 | 459.86 |
Idaho | 520.80 | 325.23 | 534.61 | 533.06 | 619.20 | 532.30 | 347.56 |
Illinois | 547.14 | 423.88 | 546.39 | 563.03 | 655.87 | 564.12 | 441.27 |
Indiana | 539.69 | 342.56 | 512.61 | 548.74 | 647.43 | 541.42 | 360.26 |
Iowa | 511.54 | 314.23 | 492.83 | 525.12 | 630.42 | 521.06 | 343.17 |
Kansas | 524.42 | 348.14 | 518.17 | 535.98 | 636.63 | 529.10 | 362.53 |
Kentucky | 523.77 | 282.19 | 513.70 | 537.12 | 653.21 | 543.99 | 343.88 |
Louisiana | 528.50 | 279.48 | 504.76 | 546.18 | 656.41 | 545.73 | 336.29 |
Maine | 501.49 | 281.47 | 514.81 | 512.25 | 626.79 | 518.24 | 325.19 |
Maryland | 551.78 | 430.11 | 546.48 | 569.51 | 632.09 | 575.87 | 428.91 |
Massachusetts | 526.92 | 438.01 | 501.02 | 540.15 | 625.06 | 543.66 | 446.41 |
Michigan | 552.97 | 427.26 | 549.10 | 562.27 | 651.42 | 564.00 | 429.81 |
Minnesota | 543.46 | 480.76 | 561.69 | 551.75 | 627.72 | 544.95 | 490.60 |
Mississippi | 508.76 | 230.31 | 480.99 | 529.29 | 650.28 | 531.83 | 304.54 |
Missouri | 517.57 | 329.97 | 502.90 | 527.67 | 642.34 | 525.28 | 351.00 |
Montana | 502.00 | 296.37 | 524.03 | 518.16 | 638.19 | 520.92 | 331.98 |
Nebraska | 507.33 | 362.49 | 499.14 | 520.33 | 620.89 | 520.35 | 360.92 |
Nevada | 545.83 | 419.40 | 609.81 | 586.38 | 652.93 | 570.30 | 417.90 |
New Hampshire | 506.14 | 384.63 | 479.35 | 512.25 | 608.14 | 510.99 | 367.94 |
New Jersey | 526.88 | 421.65 | 499.63 | 553.65 | 649.60 | 557.07 | 426.38 |
New Mexico | 506.16 | 311.09 | 513.84 | 535.89 | 650.84 | 545.41 | 351.67 |
New York | 533.90 | 418.29 | 526.81 | 560.12 | 652.16 | 562.39 | 448.28 |
North Carolina | 513.08 | 287.63 | 510.82 | 531.87 | 639.70 | 534.16 | 324.46 |
North Dakota | 482.92 | 378.77 | 496.56 | 492.09 | 578.74 | 498.00 | 367.51 |
Ohio | 548.88 | 390.06 | 531.18 | 557.54 | 652.27 | 557.50 | 408.77 |
Oklahoma | 523.94 | 286.19 | 515.29 | 539.81 | 639.56 | 540.64 | 325.32 |
Oregon | 532.19 | 390.44 | 518.00 | 549.52 | 628.28 | 557.78 | 397.77 |
Pennsylvania | 557.17 | 397.97 | 529.44 | 568.63 | 651.40 | 566.79 | 433.90 |
Rhode Island | 528.82 | 377.04 | 507.69 | 545.60 | 644.75 | 549.23 | 404.72 |
South Carolina | 512.95 | 272.24 | 508.56 | 530.48 | 635.03 | 535.31 | 327.27 |
South Dakota | 497.69 | 359.87 | 503.27 | 512.86 | 606.20 | 513.62 | 364.53 |
Tennessee | 519.39 | 291.50 | 523.85 | 534.56 | 641.68 | 543.36 | 339.56 |
Texas | 508.81 | 339.23 | 517.91 | 541.24 | 639.50 | 540.22 | 347.98 |
Utah | 525.63 | 417.72 | 531.05 | 536.17 | 598.27 | 537.00 | 413.08 |
Vermont | 522.60 | 360.32 | 456.62 | 533.65 | 670.87 | 538.48 | 368.61 |
Virginia | 521.71 | 395.47 | 516.92 | 538.35 | 629.35 | 542.26 | 391.89 |
Washington | 549.55 | 471.87 | 537.17 | 559.86 | 624.71 | 566.38 | 467.98 |
West Virginia | 530.03 | 271.98 | 506.87 | 538.75 | 640.89 | 551.76 | 357.99 |
Wisconsin | 535.56 | 342.49 | 525.00 | 547.56 | 642.63 | 539.35 | 384.46 |
Wyoming | 499.36 | 254.54 | 457.26 | 511.28 | 604.93 | 517.02 | 301.10 |
Outlying area | |||||||
Northern Mariana Islands | 597.70 | 447.61 | 565.20 | 623.35 | 686.27 | 608.63 | 450.31 |
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data. | |||||||
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov. |
Type of income | All recipients a | Eligible individual with no spouse | Eligible individual with eligible spouse | Eligible individual with ineligible spouse | ||||||||
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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 | 8,251,161 | . . . | 7,427,458 | . . . | 266,713 | . . . | 266,713 | . . . | 290,277 | . . . | 290,277 | . . . |
No other income | 4,741,115 | . . . | 4,302,997 | . . . | 129,902 | . . . | 130,629 | . . . | 177,587 | . . . | 141,328 | . . . |
With income | 3,510,046 | 474 | 3,124,461 | 477 | 136,811 | 452 | 136,084 | 404 | 112,690 | 493 | 148,949 | 996 |
Earned income only | 159,267 | 460 | 151,725 | 447 | 1,443 | 728 | 1,832 | 696 | 4,267 | 728 | 86,554 | 1,267 |
Unearned income only | 3,243,639 | 466 | 2,871,907 | 470 | 133,695 | 443 | 131,611 | 390 | 106,426 | 475 | 56,876 | 557 |
Both earned and unearned income | 107,140 | 751 | 100,829 | 741 | 1,673 | 899 | 2,641 | 891 | 1,997 | 938 | 5,519 | 1,264 |
With earned income b | 266,406 | 393 | 252,553 | 381 | 3,116 | 589 | 4,473 | 583 | 6,264 | 651 | 92,073 | 1,245 |
Wages | 235,333 | 408 | 226,184 | 394 | 2,045 | 725 | 3,028 | 708 | 4,076 | 792 | 68,404 | 1,382 |
Self-employment income | 32,222 | 267 | 27,423 | 253 | 1,086 | 324 | 1,481 | 313 | 2,232 | 381 | 24,855 | 806 |
With unearned income b | 3,350,779 | 465 | 2,972,736 | 469 | 135,368 | 443 | 134,252 | 390 | 108,423 | 475 | 62,395 | 540 |
Social Security benefits | 2,732,061 | 512 | 2,401,934 | 519 | 119,934 | 465 | 119,873 | 405 | 90,320 | 516 | 43,543 | 615 |
Veterans' benefits | 45,460 | 191 | 42,477 | 189 | 357 | 258 | 382 | 240 | 2,244 | 219 | 3,006 | 554 |
Income based on need | 24,415 | 209 | 22,889 | 214 | 206 | 108 | 372 | 123 | 948 | 131 | 10,383 | 149 |
Workers' compensation | 3,059 | 416 | 2,672 | 412 | 112 | 395 | 109 | 439 | 166 | 477 | 374 | 846 |
Support from absent parents | 176,142 | 229 | 176,142 | 229 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . |
Pensions | 53,115 | 193 | 41,206 | 198 | 5,458 | 177 | 4,559 | 154 | 1,892 | 213 | 2,239 | 326 |
Support and maintenance | 431,256 | 179 | 372,594 | 184 | 20,840 | 134 | 19,954 | 133 | 17,868 | 168 | 956 | 164 |
Asset income c | 40,680 | 18 | 37,376 | 16 | 1,490 | 26 | 1,091 | 23 | 723 | 92 | 598 | 158 |
Other d | 88,607 | 205 | 81,899 | 207 | 1,879 | 141 | 1,695 | 125 | 3,134 | 241 | 4,823 | 502 |
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. |
State | Resident population a | Recipients | |
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Number | Percentage of resident population | ||
United States | 323,127,513 | b 8,250,112 | 2.6 |
Alabama | 4,863,300 | 167,371 | 3.4 |
Alaska | 741,894 | 12,468 | 1.7 |
Arizona | 6,931,071 | 118,913 | 1.7 |
Arkansas | 2,988,248 | 108,596 | 3.6 |
California | 39,250,017 | 1,277,078 | 3.3 |
Colorado | 5,540,545 | 72,576 | 1.3 |
Connecticut | 3,576,452 | 64,607 | 1.8 |
Delaware | 952,065 | 16,884 | 1.8 |
District of Columbia | 681,170 | 26,838 | 3.9 |
Florida | 20,612,439 | 575,195 | 2.8 |
Georgia | 10,310,371 | 258,528 | 2.5 |
Hawaii | 1,428,557 | 24,221 | 1.7 |
Idaho | 1,683,140 | 30,712 | 1.8 |
Illinois | 12,801,539 | 272,247 | 2.1 |
Indiana | 6,633,053 | 128,340 | 1.9 |
Iowa | 3,134,693 | 50,958 | 1.6 |
Kansas | 2,907,289 | 48,064 | 1.7 |
Kentucky | 4,436,974 | 180,639 | 4.1 |
Louisiana | 4,681,666 | 177,526 | 3.8 |
Maine | 1,331,479 | 37,313 | 2.8 |
Maryland | 6,016,447 | 120,670 | 2.0 |
Massachusetts | 6,811,779 | 186,783 | 2.7 |
Michigan | 9,928,300 | 274,059 | 2.8 |
Minnesota | 5,519,952 | 93,806 | 1.7 |
Mississippi | 2,988,726 | 120,696 | 4.0 |
Missouri | 6,093,000 | 138,515 | 2.3 |
Montana | 1,042,520 | 18,287 | 1.8 |
Nebraska | 1,907,116 | 27,867 | 1.5 |
Nevada | 2,940,058 | 55,199 | 1.9 |
New Hampshire | 1,334,795 | 19,262 | 1.4 |
New Jersey | 8,944,469 | 182,381 | 2.0 |
New Mexico | 2,081,015 | 63,636 | 3.1 |
New York | 19,745,289 | 644,944 | 3.3 |
North Carolina | 10,146,788 | 233,263 | 2.3 |
North Dakota | 757,952 | 8,206 | 1.1 |
Ohio | 11,614,373 | 310,318 | 2.7 |
Oklahoma | 3,923,561 | 96,368 | 2.5 |
Oregon | 4,093,465 | 87,343 | 2.1 |
Pennsylvania | 12,784,227 | 363,371 | 2.8 |
Rhode Island | 1,056,426 | 33,228 | 3.1 |
South Carolina | 4,961,119 | 117,205 | 2.4 |
South Dakota | 865,454 | 14,718 | 1.7 |
Tennessee | 6,651,194 | 180,057 | 2.7 |
Texas | 27,862,596 | 657,595 | 2.4 |
Utah | 3,051,217 | 31,323 | 1.0 |
Vermont | 624,594 | 15,617 | 2.5 |
Virginia | 8,411,808 | 156,523 | 1.9 |
Washington | 7,288,000 | 150,570 | 2.1 |
West Virginia | 1,831,102 | 74,707 | 4.1 |
Wisconsin | 5,778,708 | 117,819 | 2.0 |
Wyoming | 585,501 | 6,702 | 1.1 |
SOURCES: Census Bureau; and Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data. | |||
a. Population estimates for the United States as of July 1, 2016, as reported by the Census Bureau. | |||
b. Excludes recipients in the Northern Mariana Islands. | |||
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov. |
Region and country of origin | Total | Category | Age | |||
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Aged | Blind and disabled | Under 18 | 18–64 | 65 or older | ||
All areas | 1,780,016 | 871,391 | 908,625 | 21,977 | 488,664 | 1,269,375 |
North America | 199,879 | 22,883 | 176,996 | 13,154 | 110,116 | 76,609 |
U.S. territories | 192,492 | 21,339 | 171,153 | 12,985 | 105,692 | 73,815 |
Puerto Rico | 186,453 | 20,815 | 165,638 | 12,264 | 101,570 | 72,619 |
Other a | 6,039 | 524 | 5,515 | 721 | 4,122 | 1,196 |
Other | 7,387 | 1,544 | 5,843 | 169 | 4,424 | 2,794 |
Latin America | 701,914 | 374,750 | 327,164 | 2,745 | 178,106 | 521,063 |
Mexico | 293,253 | 154,762 | 138,491 | 720 | 72,241 | 220,292 |
Cuba | 129,326 | 80,141 | 49,185 | 573 | 25,736 | 103,017 |
Dominican Republic | 80,794 | 28,417 | 52,377 | 551 | 27,988 | 52,255 |
El Salvador | 31,314 | 18,619 | 12,695 | 58 | 6,890 | 24,366 |
Haiti | 24,299 | 14,574 | 9,725 | 208 | 6,017 | 18,074 |
Other | 142,928 | 78,237 | 64,691 | 635 | 39,234 | 103,059 |
Africa | 44,148 | 19,493 | 24,655 | 1,283 | 16,862 | 26,003 |
Somalia | 11,211 | 3,619 | 7,592 | 336 | 5,026 | 5,849 |
Ethiopia | 5,777 | 2,489 | 3,288 | 119 | 2,172 | 3,486 |
Nigeria | 5,738 | 3,958 | 1,780 | 53 | 1,244 | 4,441 |
Liberia | 2,536 | 1,294 | 1,242 | 23 | 808 | 1,705 |
Cape Verde | 1,996 | 1,085 | 911 | 13 | 608 | 1,375 |
Other | 16,890 | 7,048 | 9,842 | 739 | 7,004 | 9,147 |
Asia | 505,207 | 315,554 | 189,653 | 1,802 | 92,079 | 411,326 |
Vietnam | 122,258 | 62,376 | 59,882 | 167 | 21,688 | 100,403 |
China | 96,205 | 82,214 | 13,991 | 222 | 5,579 | 90,404 |
Philippines | 62,529 | 49,689 | 12,840 | 129 | 8,542 | 53,858 |
India | 49,275 | 37,591 | 11,684 | 70 | 4,745 | 44,460 |
South Korea | 47,235 | 35,325 | 11,910 | 62 | 6,001 | 41,172 |
Other | 127,705 | 48,359 | 79,346 | 1,152 | 45,524 | 81,029 |
Middle East | 125,619 | 56,989 | 68,630 | 1,791 | 35,249 | 88,579 |
Iran | 49,138 | 26,700 | 22,438 | 89 | 8,656 | 40,393 |
Iraq | 31,900 | 10,129 | 21,771 | 778 | 15,075 | 16,047 |
Lebanon | 9,628 | 4,384 | 5,244 | 30 | 2,011 | 7,587 |
Syria | 8,746 | 4,240 | 4,506 | 166 | 1,498 | 7,082 |
Egypt | 8,577 | 4,362 | 4,215 | 186 | 2,116 | 6,275 |
Other | 17,630 | 7,174 | 10,456 | 542 | 5,893 | 11,195 |
Former Soviet Republics | 120,295 | 53,191 | 67,104 | 516 | 20,572 | 99,207 |
Europe | 76,746 | 26,205 | 50,541 | 612 | 33,207 | 42,927 |
Germany | 14,085 | 1,142 | 12,943 | 270 | 11,172 | 2,643 |
Former Yugoslavia | 11,953 | 3,802 | 8,151 | 13 | 4,508 | 7,432 |
United Kingdom | 7,430 | 1,828 | 5,602 | 82 | 4,124 | 3,224 |
Poland | 6,984 | 3,742 | 3,242 | 10 | 1,780 | 5,194 |
Portugal | 4,591 | 1,636 | 2,955 | 4 | 1,669 | 2,918 |
Other | 31,703 | 14,055 | 17,648 | 233 | 9,954 | 21,516 |
Oceania | 5,319 | 2,106 | 3,213 | 43 | 1,972 | 3,304 |
Other areas | 889 | 220 | 669 | 31 | 501 | 357 |
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. |