SSI Annual Statistical Report, 2017

Federally Administered Payments

Table 4. Recipients, by age, December 1974–2017
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
2017 8,227,676 1,182,593 14.4 4,805,112 58.4 2,239,971 27.2
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 2017
Type of payment and sex Total Category Age
Aged Blind Disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
  Number
All payments 8,227,676 1,176,476 68,947 6,982,253 1,182,593 4,805,112 2,239,971
Male 3,888,533 412,947 34,252 3,441,334 795,481 2,326,408 766,644
Female 4,339,143 763,529 34,695 3,540,919 387,112 2,478,704 1,473,327
Federal SSI 8,067,023 1,122,039 66,202 6,878,782 1,181,691 4,732,956 2,152,376
Male 3,814,014 389,898 32,830 3,391,286 794,880 2,288,823 730,311
Female 4,253,009 732,141 33,372 3,487,496 386,811 2,444,133 1,422,065
State supplementation 1,498,261 414,338 20,005 1,063,918 130,759 700,832 666,670
Male 685,318 152,505 9,783 523,030 88,477 356,096 240,745
Female 812,943 261,833 10,222 540,888 42,282 344,736 425,925
  Total payments (thousands of dollars)
All payments 4,754,456 506,540 39,787 4,208,129 810,752 2,959,560 984,144
Male 2,324,417 170,387 19,822 2,134,208 545,646 1,456,288 322,482
Female 2,430,040 336,153 19,965 2,073,922 265,106 1,503,272 661,662
Federal SSI 4,525,941 443,239 35,802 4,046,900 801,882 2,843,259 880,800
Male 2,218,345 145,990 17,871 2,054,484 539,656 1,395,418 283,270
Female 2,307,596 297,249 17,931 1,992,416 262,226 1,447,841 597,530
State supplementation 228,515 63,301 3,985 161,230 8,870 116,301 103,344
Male 106,072 24,397 1,951 79,724 5,989 60,870 39,212
Female 122,443 38,904 2,033 81,506 2,880 55,431 64,132
  Average monthly payment a (dollars)
All payments 541.63 428.64 560.24 560.51 647.48 564.34 437.37
Male 557.77 410.33 561.21 575.47 648.45 572.99 418.01
Female 527.19 438.54 559.27 546.00 645.48 556.25 447.43
Federal SSI 525.31 393.37 524.92 546.88 641.05 550.21 407.50
Male 542.23 372.31 527.98 561.97 642.02 557.79 385.52
Female 510.18 404.58 521.92 532.26 639.06 543.13 418.78
State supplementation 145.88 151.24 193.62 142.88 63.08 154.05 153.44
Male 147.10 158.35 192.74 142.95 62.90 158.56 160.96
Female 144.85 147.11 194.46 142.81 63.46 149.40 149.20
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 2017
Characteristic Total Category Age
Aged Blind Disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
  Number
All recipients 8,227,676 1,176,476 68,947 6,982,253 1,182,593 4,805,112 2,239,971
Sex  
Male 3,888,533 412,947 34,252 3,441,334 795,481 2,326,408 766,644
Female 4,339,143 763,529 34,695 3,540,919 387,112 2,478,704 1,473,327
Citizenship status  
Citizen 7,735,034 940,466 63,805 6,730,763 1,179,242 4,669,570 1,886,222
Noncitizen 492,642 236,010 5,142 251,490 3,351 135,542 353,749
Living arrangement  
Own household 6,752,363 1,065,207 58,771 5,628,385 156,467 4,512,600 2,083,296
Another's household 360,640 95,070 3,999 261,571 39,136 212,280 109,224
Parent's household 988,158 . . . 4,987 983,171 974,087 14,071 . . .
Medicaid institution 120,976 15,473 1,162 104,341 12,760 61,673 46,543
Unknown 5,539 726 28 4,785 143 4,488 908
  Average monthly payment (dollars)
All recipients 541.63 428.64 560.24 560.51 647.48 564.34 437.37
Sex  
Male 557.77 410.33 561.21 575.47 648.45 572.99 418.01
Female 527.19 438.54 559.27 546.00 645.48 556.25 447.43
Citizenship status  
Citizen 544.58 424.09 559.30 561.31 647.36 564.60 431.18
Noncitizen 495.27 446.80 571.81 539.14 691.02 555.47 470.39
Living arrangement  
Own household 538.13 433.25 566.26 557.70 692.10 575.36 446.13
Another's household 460.24 435.31 488.45 468.96 466.16 474.25 431.23
Parent's household 655.45 . . . 666.37 655.39 655.59 645.15 . . .
Medicaid institution 33.71 37.91 35.53 33.10 34.41 32.58 35.04
Unknown 534.95 533.80 -- 535.70 727.70 531.47 511.13
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 2017
Type of payee Total Category Age
Aged Blind Disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All recipients 8,227,676 1,176,476 68,947 6,982,253 1,182,593 4,805,112 2,239,971
Without payee 5,204,714 1,122,924 48,362 4,033,428 943 3,173,687 2,030,084
With payee 3,022,962 53,552 20,585 2,948,825 1,181,650 1,631,425 209,887
Parent (natural, adoptive, or stepparent) 1,847,313 734 12,949 1,833,630 975,586 867,907 3,820
Spouse 44,838 2,268 201 42,369 4 33,857 10,977
Child (natural, adoptive, or stepchild) 118,026 30,116 736 87,174 387 47,240 70,399
Grandparent 115,442 84 738 114,620 72,380 42,913 149
Other relative 392,601 10,065 2,407 380,129 92,503 246,044 54,054
Nonmental institution 130,117 5,239 1,122 123,756 5,950 94,383 29,784
Mental institution 62,707 669 487 61,551 1,307 54,086 7,314
Financial organization 6,820 86 40 6,694 135 5,927 758
Social agency 122,484 1,484 923 120,077 13,317 95,346 13,821
Public official 14,993 490 74 14,429 732 11,502 2,759
Other 167,621 2,317 908 164,396 19,349 132,220 16,052
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 2017
Type of income Total Category Age
Aged Blind Disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All recipients a 8,227,676 1,176,476 68,947 6,982,253 1,182,593 4,805,112 2,239,971
No other income 4,700,602 421,763 38,802 4,240,037 859,342 2,980,113 861,147
Earned income 267,434 18,213 2,970 246,251 2,616 235,888 28,930
Unearned income  
Social Security benefits 2,754,709 666,058 23,946 2,064,705 81,178 1,413,910 1,259,621
Veterans' benefits 44,798 6,997 341 37,460 8,392 22,563 13,843
Income based on need 22,579 693 123 21,763 16,797 5,038 744
Workers' compensation 2,805 314 6 2,485 11 1,776 1,018
Support from absent parents 174,289 0 849 173,440 170,689 3,600 0
Pensions 53,213 34,045 201 18,967 34 11,155 42,024
Support and maintenance 437,113 117,375 3,440 316,298 68,665 219,752 148,696
Asset income b 35,371 8,822 429 26,120 402 16,874 18,095
Other c 86,928 13,293 670 72,965 6,145 61,028 19,755
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 2017
Type of income Total Category Age
Aged Blind Disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
  Number
All recipients 8,227,676 1,176,476 68,947 6,982,253 1,182,593 4,805,112 2,239,971
With Social Security  
No other income 2,458,099 565,106 21,501 1,871,492 67,776 1,272,459 1,117,864
Earned income only 90,661 10,418 997 79,246 206 72,977 17,478
Unearned income only a 200,923 89,291 1,408 110,224 13,147 65,094 122,682
Both earned and unearned income a 5,026 1,243 40 3,743 49 3,380 1,597
Without Social Security  
No other income 4,700,602 421,763 38,802 4,240,037 859,342 2,980,113 861,147
Earned income only 158,360 5,353 1,801 151,206 1,757 148,188 8,415
Unearned income only a 600,618 82,103 4,266 514,249 239,712 251,558 109,348
Both earned and unearned income a 13,387 1,199 132 12,056 604 11,343 1,440
  Average monthly payment (dollars)
All recipients 541.63 428.64 560.24 560.51 647.48 564.34 437.37
With Social Security  
No other income 263.84 263.44 286.20 263.71 472.73 255.05 261.27
Earned income only 238.01 231.08 241.97 238.91 390.11 239.87 228.90
Unearned income only a 225.09 201.54 250.80 244.72 415.97 234.32 200.43
Both earned and unearned income a 204.95 190.09 253.14 209.89 349.94 211.41 188.38
Without Social Security  
No other income 704.31 680.65 728.91 706.44 689.48 712.89 689.36
Earned income only 541.21 489.79 556.58 542.85 567.67 541.70 527.36
Unearned income only a 562.57 550.27 590.80 564.30 560.30 566.42 558.66
Both earned and unearned income a 433.95 388.27 466.67 438.22 465.63 437.30 395.09
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 2017
State or area Total Category Age
Aged Blind Disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All areas 8,227,676 1,176,476 68,947 6,982,253 1,182,593 4,805,112 2,239,971
Alabama 165,002 8,359 868 155,775 22,799 113,698 28,505
Alaska 12,572 1,753 89 10,730 1,193 8,119 3,260
Arizona 119,378 17,285 1,120 100,973 17,619 69,911 31,848
Arkansas 107,563 5,047 664 101,852 25,653 67,077 14,833
California 1,262,537 360,178 17,811 884,548 104,636 576,482 581,419
Colorado 73,309 10,416 531 62,362 8,922 45,871 18,516
Connecticut 65,801 7,197 451 58,153 8,496 41,211 16,094
Delaware 16,911 1,291 91 15,529 3,358 10,628 2,925
District of Columbia 26,617 2,156 135 24,326 3,955 17,331 5,331
Florida 578,733 143,369 3,477 431,887 99,742 270,464 208,527
Georgia 259,666 25,341 2,121 232,204 43,155 160,827 55,684
Hawaii 23,922 5,653 172 18,097 1,353 13,462 9,107
Idaho 30,862 1,784 249 28,829 5,080 21,303 4,479
Illinois 270,954 31,198 2,486 237,270 36,907 166,872 67,175
Indiana 128,475 5,762 928 121,785 22,515 90,184 15,776
Iowa 51,151 3,218 677 47,256 7,748 35,738 7,665
Kansas 48,238 2,976 379 44,883 8,835 32,098 7,305
Kentucky 177,903 9,360 1,092 167,451 25,344 120,080 32,479
Louisiana 177,306 11,493 1,394 164,419 33,001 111,396 32,909
Maine 37,303 1,747 220 35,336 3,970 27,659 5,674
Maryland 122,271 15,523 755 105,993 19,209 75,218 27,844
Massachusetts 186,306 23,926 2,242 160,138 21,909 112,179 52,218
Michigan 274,896 19,434 1,687 253,775 37,095 188,338 49,463
Minnesota 93,851 11,097 743 82,011 12,613 58,458 22,780
Mississippi 119,584 8,007 982 110,595 20,010 76,268 23,306
Missouri 137,771 7,012 930 129,829 20,017 97,153 20,601
Montana 18,232 1,376 130 16,726 2,353 12,494 3,385
Nebraska 28,249 2,346 242 25,661 3,812 19,505 4,932
Nevada 55,841 14,016 742 41,083 9,815 30,835 15,191
New Hampshire 19,028 895 136 17,997 2,283 14,463 2,282
New Jersey 181,806 37,068 817 143,921 24,360 96,697 60,749
New Mexico 63,667 8,362 494 54,811 8,228 37,722 17,717
New York 638,132 118,529 3,018 516,585 84,967 322,123 231,042
North Carolina 232,314 17,749 1,877 212,688 38,303 149,589 44,422
North Dakota 8,452 691 70 7,691 1,060 5,792 1,600
Ohio 310,312 16,295 2,019 291,998 44,280 216,980 49,052
Oklahoma 96,794 6,092 675 90,027 16,081 65,319 15,394
Oregon 88,601 9,628 641 78,332 10,656 58,437 19,508
Pennsylvania 360,941 24,370 2,045 334,526 63,306 228,069 69,566
Rhode Island 33,121 3,381 160 29,580 3,976 21,455 7,690
South Carolina 116,611 7,927 1,272 107,412 18,540 75,666 22,405
South Dakota 14,887 1,470 139 13,278 2,443 9,282 3,162
Tennessee 179,081 11,222 1,489 166,370 22,510 123,850 32,721
Texas 657,812 105,446 6,888 545,478 134,358 341,865 181,589
Utah 31,720 2,867 242 28,611 5,108 21,014 5,598
Vermont 15,435 942 83 14,410 1,404 11,375 2,656
Virginia 157,590 18,010 1,159 138,421 22,510 100,068 35,012
Washington 150,356 17,592 914 131,850 16,804 96,499 37,053
West Virginia 73,901 2,376 462 71,063 7,726 53,835 12,340
Wisconsin 118,089 6,778 894 110,417 21,422 78,642 18,025
Wyoming 6,795 324 40 6,431 883 4,952 960
Outlying area  
Northern Mariana Islands 1,027 142 5 880 271 559 197
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 2017 (in dollars)
State or area Total Category Age
Aged Blind Disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All areas 541.63 428.64 560.24 560.51 647.48 564.34 437.37
Alabama 513.20 265.50 495.10 526.59 644.71 533.66 326.87
Alaska 505.01 323.13 521.64 534.58 585.58 549.16 365.33
Arizona 532.05 384.76 551.94 557.09 651.56 562.61 399.40
Arkansas 524.06 239.95 497.77 538.33 653.79 524.73 297.60
California 614.64 519.03 667.39 652.55 707.19 672.74 540.60
Colorado 520.31 410.52 529.45 538.61 621.43 547.86 403.85
Connecticut 531.60 404.87 532.87 547.27 640.38 551.54 423.44
Delaware 535.50 377.93 498.84 548.82 626.35 547.75 387.52
District of Columbia 577.03 392.14 516.15 593.69 653.07 604.19 432.54
Florida 525.21 445.83 521.83 551.69 640.66 548.98 439.63
Georgia 521.13 323.74 523.14 542.67 644.31 548.34 347.71
Hawaii 547.30 421.04 575.65 586.45 626.33 601.16 456.12
Idaho 521.76 330.26 544.60 533.47 614.16 535.65 352.74
Illinois 544.70 417.60 545.23 561.40 654.58 563.05 439.09
Indiana 537.65 336.74 502.33 547.43 643.71 542.33 360.34
Iowa 511.68 316.56 497.55 525.22 628.57 522.05 346.64
Kansas 522.72 349.78 519.33 534.23 633.56 528.48 364.32
Kentucky 523.03 285.06 523.73 536.35 651.13 543.56 347.87
Louisiana 528.47 281.77 498.43 545.95 654.84 546.65 340.75
Maine 505.43 285.93 496.18 516.35 628.24 523.49 331.55
Maryland 550.96 428.37 547.62 568.92 628.14 576.80 428.01
Massachusetts 527.82 441.41 498.27 541.18 625.91 545.53 448.95
Michigan 551.06 424.35 554.81 560.72 649.15 563.81 429.33
Minnesota 542.66 481.58 558.71 550.81 627.18 544.77 490.83
Mississippi 507.43 231.39 493.84 527.52 648.56 531.36 308.74
Missouri 517.51 334.07 501.71 527.54 639.46 526.95 354.97
Montana 500.34 297.29 506.95 517.01 634.39 520.87 332.13
Nebraska 506.03 359.52 501.01 519.52 616.18 520.71 363.41
Nevada 542.94 419.97 603.92 583.99 649.06 571.09 417.84
New Hampshire 508.37 382.59 477.81 514.91 600.85 515.77 369.36
New Jersey 525.58 418.47 502.62 553.28 647.99 558.11 424.77
New Mexico 504.80 308.54 514.51 534.79 648.01 545.92 351.61
New York 532.88 415.78 530.69 559.77 650.17 563.38 447.36
North Carolina 512.86 290.60 512.02 531.39 637.96 536.02 327.65
North Dakota 485.79 398.76 462.96 493.93 581.17 498.60 377.50
Ohio 547.87 390.64 533.26 556.76 649.04 558.03 412.33
Oklahoma 524.70 284.24 522.13 541.02 638.99 543.11 327.48
Oregon 531.04 388.52 512.04 548.73 623.57 559.26 396.28
Pennsylvania 555.45 399.39 533.27 566.95 649.07 565.76 436.97
Rhode Island 528.10 377.40 503.54 545.46 639.53 551.25 406.29
South Carolina 513.12 272.38 513.43 530.95 635.37 537.76 329.52
South Dakota 497.83 370.61 529.59 511.69 607.16 513.08 369.32
Tennessee 519.21 292.99 525.59 534.39 641.19 543.61 343.13
Texas 506.93 337.19 518.45 539.61 636.77 540.87 347.19
Utah 524.02 412.80 513.94 535.32 594.24 537.42 410.78
Vermont 524.26 363.54 456.25 535.11 669.85 541.74 371.96
Virginia 521.84 394.31 516.04 538.47 627.11 543.79 391.56
Washington 548.02 466.59 545.14 558.91 619.70 567.81 464.22
West Virginia 530.66 274.32 503.09 539.40 639.52 553.75 361.75
Wisconsin 534.07 339.41 525.51 546.11 640.86 538.94 386.92
Wyoming 501.30 248.77 472.21 514.19 620.65 518.02 306.11
Outlying area  
Northern Mariana Islands 607.71 447.02 614.50 633.55 684.14 622.29 460.50
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 2017
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 8,227,676 . . . 7,420,350 . . . 263,865 . . . 263,865 . . . 279,596 . . . 279,596 . . .
No other income 4,700,604 . . . 4,276,056 . . . 126,485 . . . 127,292 . . . 170,771 . . . 134,499 . . .
With income 3,527,072 486 3,144,294 490 137,380 460 136,573 411 108,825 500 145,097 1,021
Earned income only 158,360 496 150,854 484 1,512 768 1,758 715 4,236 743 83,507 1,303
Unearned income only 3,259,638 475 2,890,846 480 134,125 450 132,107 396 102,560 481 56,259 575
Both earned and unearned income 109,074 789 102,594 780 1,743 930 2,708 924 2,029 937 5,331 1,312
With earned income b 267,433 425 253,447 413 3,255 612 4,466 603 6,265 663 88,838 1,280
Wages 235,629 444 226,399 430 2,152 753 3,050 728 4,028 815 66,026 1,425
Self-employment income 32,925 276 28,075 263 1,120 330 1,446 328 2,284 381 23,974 818
With unearned income b 3,368,712 475 2,993,440 479 135,868 450 134,815 396 104,589 481 61,590 559
Social Security benefits 2,754,710 521 2,426,153 529 120,763 470 120,734 410 87,060 521 44,581 631
Veterans' benefits 44,798 187 42,103 184 324 260 351 238 2,020 227 2,719 561
Income based on need 22,579 206 21,320 212 142 109 289 122 828 114 9,201 149
Workers' compensation 2,805 439 2,447 429 108 415 104 543 146 562 338 932
Support from absent parents 173,416 231 (X) (X) . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) (X) . . . . . .
Pensions 53,212 195 41,193 200 5,458 183 4,642 160 1,919 217 2,220 333
Support and maintenance 437,111 183 378,116 189 21,105 137 20,198 137 17,692 174 987 169
Asset income c 35,371 21 32,595 19 1,249 25 931 24 596 98 482 179
Other d 87,798 208 81,457 209 1,762 169 1,584 151 2,995 245 4,349 490
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: . . . = not applicable; (X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals.
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.
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Table 13. Recipients as a percentage of resident population, by state, December 2017
State Resident population a Recipients
Number Percentage of resident population
United States 325,719,178 b 8,226,649 2.5
Alabama 4,874,747 165,002 3.4
Alaska 739,795 12,572 1.7
Arizona 7,016,270 119,378 1.7
Arkansas 3,004,279 107,563 3.6
California 39,536,653 1,262,537 3.2
Colorado 5,607,154 73,309 1.3
Connecticut 3,588,184 65,801 1.8
Delaware 961,939 16,911 1.8
District of Columbia 693,972 26,617 3.8
Florida 20,984,400 578,733 2.8
Georgia 10,429,379 259,666 2.5
Hawaii 1,427,538 23,922 1.7
Idaho 1,716,943 30,862 1.8
Illinois 12,802,023 270,954 2.1
Indiana 6,666,818 128,475 1.9
Iowa 3,145,711 51,151 1.6
Kansas 2,913,123 48,238 1.7
Kentucky 4,454,189 177,903 4.0
Louisiana 4,684,333 177,306 3.8
Maine 1,335,907 37,303 2.8
Maryland 6,052,177 122,271 2.0
Massachusetts 6,859,819 186,306 2.7
Michigan 9,962,311 274,896 2.8
Minnesota 5,576,606 93,851 1.7
Mississippi 2,984,100 119,584 4.0
Missouri 6,113,532 137,771 2.3
Montana 1,050,493 18,232 1.7
Nebraska 1,920,076 28,249 1.5
Nevada 2,998,039 55,841 1.9
New Hampshire 1,342,795 19,028 1.4
New Jersey 9,005,644 181,806 2.0
New Mexico 2,088,070 63,667 3.0
New York 19,849,399 638,132 3.2
North Carolina 10,273,419 232,314 2.3
North Dakota 755,393 8,452 1.1
Ohio 11,658,609 310,312 2.7
Oklahoma 3,930,864 96,794 2.5
Oregon 4,142,776 88,601 2.1
Pennsylvania 12,805,537 360,941 2.8
Rhode Island 1,059,639 33,121 3.1
South Carolina 5,024,369 116,611 2.3
South Dakota 869,666 14,887 1.7
Tennessee 6,715,984 179,081 2.7
Texas 28,304,596 657,812 2.3
Utah 3,101,833 31,720 1.0
Vermont 623,657 15,435 2.5
Virginia 8,470,020 157,590 1.9
Washington 7,405,743 150,356 2.0
West Virginia 1,815,857 73,901 4.1
Wisconsin 5,795,483 118,089 2.0
Wyoming 579,315 6,795 1.2
SOURCES: Census Bureau; and Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
a. Population estimates for the United States as of July 1, 2017, 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 2017
Region and country of origin Total Category Age
Aged Blind and disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All areas 1,787,742 883,373 904,369 22,377 475,698 1,289,667
North America 200,420 23,993 176,427 13,188 108,250 78,982
U.S. territories 193,193 22,486 170,707 13,035 103,938 76,220
Puerto Rico 187,049 21,947 165,102 12,352 99,705 74,992
Other a 6,144 539 5,605 683 4,233 1,228
Other 7,227 1,507 5,720 153 4,312 2,762
Latin America 706,588 381,911 324,677 2,694 171,726 532,168
Mexico 293,961 157,088 136,873 698 69,291 223,972
Cuba 131,273 82,434 48,839 550 24,802 105,921
Dominican Republic 81,409 29,134 52,275 569 26,932 53,908
El Salvador 31,789 19,143 12,646 49 6,577 25,163
Haiti 24,366 14,713 9,653 194 5,833 18,339
Other 143,790 79,399 64,391 634 38,291 104,865
Africa 46,370 20,897 25,473 1,383 17,207 27,780
Somalia 11,601 3,719 7,882 355 5,142 6,104
Nigeria 6,173 4,378 1,795 51 1,229 4,893
Ethiopia 6,005 2,673 3,332 132 2,135 3,738
Liberia 2,575 1,339 1,236 22 787 1,766
Cape Verde 2,052 1,127 925 7 623 1,422
Other 17,964 7,661 10,303 816 7,291 9,857
Asia 506,255 318,480 187,775 1,815 88,609 415,831
Vietnam 122,824 64,058 58,766 154 20,142 102,528
China 96,822 82,873 13,949 258 5,414 91,150
Philippines 61,377 48,707 12,670 124 8,440 52,813
India 50,130 38,573 11,557 62 4,637 45,431
South Korea 46,838 35,188 11,650 58 5,773 41,007
Other 128,264 49,081 79,183 1,159 44,203 82,902
Middle East 127,881 57,400 70,481 2,145 35,772 89,964
Iran 48,735 26,315 22,420 82 8,317 40,336
Iraq 33,572 10,468 23,104 852 15,728 16,992
Syria 9,514 4,436 5,078 371 1,871 7,272
Lebanon 9,490 4,347 5,143 34 1,949 7,507
Egypt 8,855 4,571 4,284 208 2,085 6,562
Other 17,715 7,263 10,452 598 5,822 11,295
Former Soviet Republics 118,751 52,510 66,241 496 19,625 98,630
Europe 75,365 25,829 49,536 582 32,148 42,635
Germany 13,914 1,132 12,782 246 10,999 2,669
Former Yugoslavia 11,792 3,730 8,062 8 4,240 7,544
United Kingdom 7,315 1,768 5,547 85 4,047 3,183
Poland 6,797 3,658 3,139 9 1,683 5,105
Portugal 4,298 1,505 2,793 3 1,558 2,737
Other 31,249 14,036 17,213 231 9,621 21,397
Oceania 5,264 2,137 3,127 39 1,891 3,334
Other areas 848 216 632 35 470 343
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.
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