SSI Annual Statistical Report, 2016

Federally Administered Payments

Table 4. Recipients, by age, December 1974–2016
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
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.
Table 5. By type of payment, sex, eligibility category, and age, December 2016
Type of payment and sex Total Category Age
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.
Table 6. Recipients, by selected characteristics, eligibility category, and age, December 2016
Characteristic Total Category Age
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.
Table 7. Recipients, by type of representative payee, eligibility category, and age, December 2016
Type of payee Total Category Age
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.
Table 8. Recipients, by type of income, eligibility category, and age, December 2016
Type of income Total Category Age
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.
Table 9. Recipients, by receipt of Social Security, type of income, eligibility category, and age, December 2016
Type of income Total Category Age
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.
Table 10. Recipients, by state or other area, eligibility category, and age, December 2016
State or area Total Category Age
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.
Table 11. Average monthly payment, by state or other area, eligibility category, and age, December 2016 (in dollars)
State or area Total Category Age
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.
Table 12. Recipients and their average income, by type of income and marital status, December 2016
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 8,251,161 . . . 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.
Table 13. Recipients as a percentage of resident population, by state, December 2016
State Resident population a Recipients
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.
Table 14. Foreign-born recipients, by region, country of origin, eligibility category, and age, December 2016
Region and country of origin Total Category Age
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.