SSI Annual Statistical Report, 2016

Noncitizens

Table 29. Recipients, by eligibility category, December 1982–2016
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
2016 507,229 6.1 241,383 20.7 265,846 3.8
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 2016
Characteristic All recipients Citizens Noncitizens
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total 8,251,161 100.0 7,743,932 100.0 507,229 100.0
Age  
Under 18 1,213,079 14.7 1,209,968 15.6 3,111 0.6
18–21 320,709 3.9 319,435 4.1 1,274 0.3
22–25 341,131 4.1 339,322 4.4 1,809 0.4
26–29 337,568 4.1 334,886 4.3 2,682 0.5
30–39 733,133 8.9 721,398 9.3 11,735 2.3
40–49 820,043 9.9 798,532 10.3 21,511 4.2
50–59 1,554,957 18.8 1,496,366 19.3 58,591 11.6
60–64 738,194 8.9 691,286 8.9 46,908 9.2
65–69 645,413 7.8 565,784 7.3 79,629 15.7
70–74 507,383 6.1 427,525 5.5 79,858 15.7
75 or older 1,039,551 12.6 839,430 10.8 200,121 39.5
Sex  
Male 3,883,395 47.1 3,682,106 47.5 201,289 39.7
Female 4,367,766 52.9 4,061,826 52.5 305,940 60.3
Living arrangement  
Own household 6,752,228 81.8 6,288,613 81.2 463,615 91.4
Another's household 356,613 4.3 323,758 4.2 32,855 6.5
Parent's household 1,015,536 12.3 1,012,470 13.1 3,066 0.6
Medicaid institution 120,968 1.5 113,487 1.5 7,481 1.5
Unknown 5,816 0.1 5,604 0.1 212 0.0
Income  
Social Security 2,732,056 33.1 2,502,442 32.3 229,614 45.3
Worker beneficiary 1,958,601 23.7 1,788,915 23.1 169,686 33.5
Auxiliary beneficiary 773,455 9.4 713,527 9.2 59,928 11.8
Earnings 266,405 3.2 260,306 3.4 6,099 1.2
SSI payment  
Federal SSI only 6,737,571 81.7 6,404,834 82.7 332,737 65.6
State supplementation only 163,204 2.0 139,392 1.8 23,812 4.7
Both federal SSI and state supplementation 1,350,386 16.4 1,199,706 15.5 150,680 29.7
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 2016
State or area Total Category Age
Aged Blind and disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All areas 507,229 241,383 265,846 3,111 144,510 359,608
Alabama 664 301 363 (X) (X) 457
Alaska 584 238 346 (X) (X) 356
Arizona 9,596 4,693 4,903 88 2,775 6,733
Arkansas 775 353 422 3 279 493
California 157,508 77,188 80,320 336 42,173 114,999
Colorado 4,270 2,039 2,231 29 1,264 2,977
Connecticut 2,958 1,248 1,710 13 973 1,972
Delaware 264 130 134 (X) (X) 192
District of Columbia 636 282 354 4 232 400
Florida 64,707 37,391 27,316 482 16,294 47,931
Georgia 5,935 3,302 2,633 47 1,507 4,381
Hawaii 1,890 1,136 754 (X) (X) 1,458
Idaho 1,156 410 746 39 527 590
Illinois 12,845 6,288 6,557 51 3,265 9,529
Indiana 1,292 613 679 35 421 836
Iowa 1,093 436 657 24 395 674
Kansas 1,322 584 738 17 389 916
Kentucky 1,754 733 1,021 67 730 957
Louisiana 1,593 705 888 4 450 1,139
Maine 630 120 510 32 378 220
Maryland 4,362 2,495 1,867 47 981 3,334
Massachusetts 11,652 3,413 8,239 76 4,743 6,833
Michigan 7,473 2,743 4,730 118 2,861 4,494
Minnesota 5,614 1,372 4,242 298 2,623 2,693
Mississippi 421 213 208 0 104 317
Missouri 1,697 654 1,043 54 642 1,001
Montana 93 30 63 (X) (X) 56
Nebraska 1,264 564 700 44 465 755
Nevada 4,385 3,196 1,189 9 1,012 3,364
New Hampshire 475 158 317 11 236 228
New Jersey 13,089 6,591 6,498 52 3,500 9,537
New Mexico 5,609 2,638 2,971 8 1,439 4,162
New York 65,120 26,140 38,980 193 20,186 44,741
North Carolina 3,948 1,841 2,107 52 1,233 2,663
North Dakota 360 144 216 14 160 186
Ohio 4,440 1,726 2,714 132 1,735 2,573
Oklahoma 1,477 754 723 21 403 1,053
Oregon 3,453 1,442 2,011 65 1,130 2,258
Pennsylvania 9,645 3,164 6,481 76 3,505 6,064
Rhode Island 2,858 830 2,028 7 1,173 1,678
South Carolina 846 405 441 3 222 621
South Dakota 339 122 217 (X) (X) 168
Tennessee 1,589 800 789 27 468 1,094
Texas 68,023 34,813 33,210 264 16,771 50,988
Utah 1,437 598 839 41 507 889
Vermont 401 133 268 7 206 188
Virginia 4,488 2,488 2,000 42 1,129 3,317
Washington 8,274 2,822 5,452 114 2,725 5,435
West Virginia 104 34 70 0 48 56
Wisconsin 2,764 845 1,919 43 1,107 1,614
Wyoming 43 14 29 0 (X) (X)
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 2016
Region and country of origin Total Category Age
Aged Blind and disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All areas 507,229 241,383 265,846 3,111 144,510 359,608
Latin America 319,050 160,339 158,711 688 88,664 229,698
Mexico 169,173 89,158 80,015 117 42,304 126,752
Cuba 51,370 29,740 21,630 402 12,814 38,154
Dominican Republic 35,565 11,121 24,444 47 13,591 21,927
El Salvador 11,878 6,414 5,464 11 3,164 8,703
Haiti 9,952 5,374 4,578 46 2,755 7,151
Other 41,112 18,532 22,580 65 14,036 27,011
Africa 10,307 3,108 7,199 740 5,049 4,518
Somalia 2,831 600 2,231 303 1,665 863
Ethiopia 1,464 455 1,009 64 680 720
Nigeria 840 364 476 5 318 517
Cape Verde 509 198 311 0 212 297
Liberia 468 178 290 4 179 285
Other 4,195 1,313 2,882 364 1,995 1,836
Asia 108,228 52,104 56,124 603 28,216 79,409
Vietnam 22,181 7,766 14,415 13 5,978 16,190
China 17,309 13,983 3,326 12 1,238 16,059
South Korea 10,415 7,279 3,136 (X) (X) 9,119
Laos 10,319 1,367 8,952 (X) (X) 5,569
Philippines 9,132 6,029 3,103 10 2,045 7,077
Other 38,872 15,680 23,192 565 12,912 25,395
Middle East 29,434 11,579 17,855 945 11,003 17,486
Iraq 13,451 4,424 9,027 593 6,805 6,053
Iran 8,639 4,339 4,300 54 2,124 6,461
Syria 1,536 592 944 135 372 1,029
Egypt 1,408 615 793 67 386 955
Lebanon 1,288 507 781 8 262 1,018
Other 3,112 1,102 2,010 88 1,054 1,970
Former Soviet Republics 18,543 6,865 11,678 56 3,333 15,154
Europe 16,986 6,119 10,867 30 6,002 10,954
Former Yugoslavia 2,533 795 1,738 0 906 1,627
United Kingdom 2,125 585 1,540 3 1,056 1,066
Poland 2,085 980 1,105 (X) (X) 1,467
Portugal 2,066 731 1,335 0 789 1,277
Italy 1,545 524 1,021 (X) (X) 1,031
Other 6,632 2,504 4,128 (X) (X) 4,486
Oceania 1,610 625 985 5 568 1,037
Other areas 3,071 644 2,427 44 1,675 1,352
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 2016
Months Total Category Age
Aged Blind and disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All recipients 507,229 241,383 265,846 3,111 144,510 359,608
0 a 1,901 1,049 852 55 524 1,322
1–11 55,551 25,873 29,678 2,014 18,080 35,457
12–23 18,445 8,583 9,862 352 5,079 13,014
24–35 14,069 6,380 7,689 168 3,819 10,082
36–47 18,504 8,470 10,034 98 4,517 13,889
48–59 13,268 5,040 8,228 55 3,430 9,783
60–71 24,484 13,151 11,333 164 5,352 18,968
72–83 16,909 8,035 8,874 44 3,868 12,997
84–119 47,954 23,314 24,640 75 10,762 37,117
120 and over 294,321 140,912 153,409 45 88,510 205,766
State conversions b 313 (X) (X) . . . 55 258
Unknown 1,510 (X) (X) 41 514 955
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.