SSI Annual Statistical Report, 2017

Awards

Table 63. All awards, by age of awardee, 1974–2017
Year All ages Under 18 18–64 65 or older
Number Percentage of total Number Percentage of total Number Percentage of total
Total 37,059,916 5,506,084 14.9 22,610,160 61.0 8,943,672 24.1
State conversions a 3,155,995 2,748 0.1 1,299,343 41.2 1,853,904 58.7
Federal applications  
1974 1,336,164 66,699 5.0 493,511 36.9 775,954 58.1
1975 929,369 63,060 6.8 509,271 54.8 357,038 38.4
1976 667,994 46,114 6.9 400,314 59.9 221,566 33.2
1977 642,712 50,883 7.9 377,454 58.7 214,375 33.4
1978 563,117 46,520 8.3 321,413 57.1 195,184 34.7
1979 517,446 44,911 8.7 293,910 56.8 178,625 34.5
1980 523,758 45,781 8.7 292,080 55.8 185,897 35.5
1981 409,992 39,106 9.5 248,105 60.5 122,781 29.9
1982 343,928 35,410 10.3 203,335 59.1 105,183 30.6
1983 453,789 42,154 9.3 259,042 57.1 152,593 33.6
1984 585,832 45,766 7.8 322,858 55.1 217,208 37.1
1985 526,418 46,362 8.8 324,933 61.7 155,123 29.5
1986 603,989 50,632 8.4 390,499 64.7 162,858 27.0
1987 589,053 48,292 8.2 372,914 63.3 167,847 28.5
1988 578,748 47,798 8.3 362,903 62.7 168,047 29.0
1989 630,486 50,985 8.1 390,703 62.0 188,798 29.9
1990 718,917 77,923 10.8 447,849 62.3 193,145 26.9
1991 821,396 125,874 15.3 506,177 61.6 189,345 23.1
1992 1,054,441 221,362 21.0 641,750 60.9 191,329 18.1
1993 1,052,415 236,564 22.5 629,246 59.8 186,605 17.7
1994 943,889 203,688 21.6 580,253 61.5 159,948 16.9
1995 888,633 175,784 19.8 568,072 63.9 144,777 16.3
1996 797,137 144,404 18.1 525,350 65.9 127,383 16.0
1997 676,444 117,090 17.3 463,444 68.5 95,910 14.2
1998 743,121 136,383 18.4 490,638 66.0 116,100 15.6
1999 758,076 140,520 18.5 494,609 65.2 122,947 16.2
2000 750,163 144,136 19.2 485,798 64.8 120,229 16.0
2001 772,775 156,844 20.3 504,366 65.3 111,565 14.4
2002 820,992 170,048 20.7 535,507 65.2 115,437 14.1
2003 827,029 179,566 21.7 539,127 65.2 108,336 13.1
2004 852,052 183,152 21.5 561,487 65.9 107,413 12.6
2005 852,222 177,688 20.8 560,960 65.8 113,574 13.3
2006 838,448 170,453 20.3 556,140 66.3 111,855 13.3
2007 836,642 169,375 20.2 563,094 67.3 104,173 12.5
2008 919,146 181,228 19.7 629,697 68.5 108,221 11.8
2009 999,540 196,745 19.7 694,242 69.5 108,553 10.9
2010 1,042,124 204,219 19.6 731,265 70.2 106,640 10.2
2011 1,031,023 201,066 19.5 719,080 69.7 110,877 10.8
2012 963,630 190,192 19.7 661,265 68.6 112,173 11.6
2013 912,243 175,000 19.2 623,389 68.3 113,854 12.5
2014 805,643 157,310 19.5 538,268 66.8 110,065 13.7
2015 792,725 167,955 21.2 514,676 64.9 110,094 13.9
2016 764,216 164,681 21.5 490,120 64.1 109,415 14.3
2017 766,044 163,613 21.4 491,703 64.2 110,728 14.5
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
a. Persons who were converted to the SSI program in 1973 from the state Old-Age Assistance, Aid to the Blind, and Aid to the Permanently and Totally Disabled programs.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 64. Awards for children under age 18, by selected characteristics, 2009–2017
Characteristic 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Total 196,745 204,219 201,066 190,192 175,000 157,310 167,955 164,681 163,613
Age  
Under 5 84,409 85,843 86,847 83,917 78,518 72,554 76,938 73,623 73,066
5–12 80,673 85,772 83,604 78,552 71,564 63,433 68,513 69,005 69,026
13–17 31,663 32,604 30,615 27,723 24,918 21,323 22,504 22,053 21,521
Sex  
Male 128,010 132,905 130,775 123,799 113,531 102,276 109,494 107,533 107,208
Female 68,735 71,314 70,291 66,393 61,469 55,034 58,461 57,148 56,405
Citizenship status  
Citizen 196,023 203,357 200,266 189,489 174,257 156,521 167,095 163,856 162,513
Noncitizen 722 862 800 703 743 789 860 825 1,100
Diagnostic group  
Congenital anomalies 9,648 9,190 9,537 9,490 9,125 8,746 8,719 8,589 8,441
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 1,275 1,398 1,657 1,766 1,645 1,447 1,419 1,343 1,351
Infectious and parasitic diseases 122 133 134 107 64 55 54 44 39
Injuries 1,246 1,174 1,163 1,096 935 809 823 847 864
Mental disorders  
Autistic disorders 17,532 19,403 21,300 22,081 22,025 21,175 24,203 25,050 25,786
Developmental disorders 33,988 35,657 34,920 32,973 29,879 26,745 28,413 27,244 28,274
Childhood and adolescent disorders not elsewhere classified 37,692 41,365 39,956 37,414 32,607 26,696 28,624 29,371 29,486
Intellectual disability 16,745 15,940 14,282 12,367 11,252 10,548 11,422 11,716 10,546
Mood disorders 10,516 11,356 10,633 9,696 8,616 7,345 7,774 7,620 6,908
Organic mental disorders 3,687 3,912 3,725 3,497 3,212 2,886 3,458 3,659 2,174
Schizophrenic and other psychotic disorders 1,211 1,278 1,246 1,130 1,012 888 821 710 708
Other mental disorders 5,906 6,004 5,448 4,870 4,301 3,847 4,433 4,458 5,288
Neoplasms 3,285 3,362 3,444 3,316 3,093 2,948 3,075 2,901 2,803
Diseases of the—  
Blood and blood-forming organs 1,646 1,686 1,688 1,495 1,389 1,190 967 717 666
Circulatory system 1,017 981 1,009 796 718 625 721 647 762
Digestive system 2,842 3,049 2,986 2,960 3,005 2,707 3,200 3,016 3,138
Genitourinary system 615 621 621 522 523 420 498 444 449
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 1,522 1,683 1,727 1,633 1,533 1,391 1,419 1,453 1,311
Nervous system and sense organs 12,850 12,731 12,741 11,820 11,024 9,870 10,160 9,395 8,913
Respiratory system 3,990 4,309 4,093 3,913 3,671 3,038 2,949 2,377 1,702
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 403 410 340 384 324 303 273 251 236
Other 25,290 25,178 25,366 24,704 23,526 22,232 23,044 21,502 21,774
Unknown 3,717 3,399 3,050 2,162 1,521 1,399 1,486 1,327 1,994
SSA administrative region  
Boston 7,227 8,064 7,735 7,149 6,775 6,328 6,269 6,063 6,280
New York 17,463 18,303 17,314 16,980 16,171 14,995 16,017 15,418 14,286
Philadelphia 19,446 21,367 21,684 20,805 17,527 14,169 16,769 17,264 17,319
Atlanta 46,038 46,533 46,451 45,293 41,747 38,321 41,221 39,763 40,803
Chicago 30,551 31,216 29,505 28,620 26,804 23,156 25,301 24,194 24,230
Dallas 35,728 39,213 37,182 33,667 30,432 27,202 29,098 28,516 28,442
Kansas City 7,297 8,057 7,703 7,204 6,689 5,990 6,330 6,485 6,148
Denver 3,750 4,323 4,119 3,854 3,701 3,374 3,346 3,308 3,509
San Francisco 22,965 20,968 23,269 20,723 19,696 18,402 18,025 18,148 17,384
Seattle 6,277 6,172 6,102 5,894 5,458 5,373 5,576 5,501 5,197
Unknown 3 3 2 3 0 0 3 21 15
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 65. Awards for adults aged 18–64, by selected characteristics, 2009–2017
Characteristic 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Total 694,242 731,265 719,080 661,265 623,389 538,268 514,676 490,120 491,703
Age  
18–21 55,305 58,815 56,488 51,660 48,395 43,228 43,581 42,988 43,369
22–25 31,117 33,071 31,164 28,139 26,001 22,177 21,098 19,806 19,844
26–29 32,381 33,677 31,780 27,780 25,239 20,813 19,638 18,900 19,270
30–39 94,584 99,376 93,052 81,745 74,805 62,266 56,812 52,940 53,525
40–49 170,444 174,176 163,771 141,505 126,061 100,744 90,551 81,789 81,018
50–59 249,733 270,120 277,658 266,856 259,105 229,858 223,607 214,346 213,736
60–64 60,678 62,030 65,167 63,580 63,783 59,182 59,389 59,351 60,941
Sex  
Men 360,495 382,019 380,637 352,350 332,605 288,514 276,585 264,447 265,674
Women 333,747 349,246 338,443 308,915 290,784 249,754 238,091 225,673 226,029
Citizenship status  
Citizen 664,705 700,549 688,481 634,179 597,817 516,066 494,037 471,232 474,086
Noncitizen 29,537 30,716 30,599 27,086 25,572 22,202 20,639 18,888 17,617
Diagnostic group  
Congenital anomalies 2,521 2,670 2,697 2,594 2,760 2,678 2,783 2,835 2,822
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 24,274 25,374 25,210 22,809 21,250 17,256 15,348 13,826 12,990
Infectious and parasitic diseases 10,747 10,242 9,656 8,461 7,973 6,764 5,916 5,488 5,075
Injuries 25,460 26,271 25,289 22,927 20,710 17,614 16,194 15,352 16,122
Mental disorders  
Autistic disorders 6,394 8,022 8,775 9,336 9,803 9,735 10,912 11,254 12,367
Developmental disorders 1,348 1,588 1,824 1,658 1,685 1,424 1,323 1,225 1,590
Childhood and adolescent disorders not elsewhere classified 1,405 1,701 1,730 1,646 1,439 1,108 983 972 2,091
Intellectual disability 34,734 36,652 33,570 29,252 25,809 23,137 22,952 22,236 20,870
Mood disorders 109,303 115,127 102,890 86,519 76,811 60,672 53,512 48,591 45,580
Organic mental disorders 26,901 26,633 22,870 18,263 16,006 13,430 13,321 12,596 10,786
Schizophrenic and other psychotic disorders 39,293 40,714 39,903 36,900 35,089 30,685 29,306 28,257 29,896
Other mental disorders 27,950 31,071 30,188 27,969 26,203 21,959 20,421 19,070 19,889
Neoplasms 37,902 38,195 38,393 38,234 37,683 33,854 33,476 31,577 30,705
Diseases of the—  
Blood and blood-forming organs 2,156 2,269 2,270 2,145 2,055 1,716 1,577 1,359 1,386
Circulatory system 59,721 61,990 62,812 60,517 58,279 51,786 50,144 47,647 44,878
Digestive system 15,024 16,025 16,893 15,681 14,651 12,582 11,842 10,777 10,970
Genitourinary system 12,535 12,821 13,117 12,286 12,422 11,761 11,884 11,710 11,474
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 149,813 166,531 173,597 168,616 163,404 142,776 138,998 134,741 136,156
Nervous system and sense organs 46,007 48,991 48,436 44,870 43,176 38,200 37,339 36,252 37,147
Respiratory system 24,398 26,757 27,699 25,196 24,671 21,583 20,945 20,400 20,366
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 1,587 1,760 1,787 1,615 1,576 1,262 1,220 1,164 1,143
Other 1,421 1,291 1,216 1,202 999 898 814 758 693
Unknown 33,348 28,570 28,258 22,569 18,935 15,388 13,466 12,033 16,707
SSA administrative region  
Boston 30,269 34,170 33,176 30,987 28,894 25,624 23,875 22,561 22,602
New York 57,947 58,896 57,309 51,962 49,166 41,984 38,880 36,902 36,873
Philadelphia 63,516 71,425 68,988 64,334 58,747 51,094 49,009 48,075 49,915
Atlanta 170,982 179,035 177,687 166,306 154,569 133,460 129,563 124,415 122,889
Chicago 115,467 123,720 120,215 109,162 105,228 88,712 86,804 80,900 81,505
Dallas 99,884 100,837 95,714 87,168 81,433 71,309 69,168 66,094 67,870
Kansas City 30,392 32,260 30,194 28,230 27,473 23,198 21,854 20,579 20,723
Denver 15,110 17,258 17,534 15,898 14,741 12,660 11,457 11,187 11,871
San Francisco 83,311 83,812 89,720 80,406 78,528 68,667 63,862 59,751 58,173
Seattle 27,364 29,852 28,541 26,811 24,609 21,560 20,173 19,542 19,173
Unknown 0 0 2 1 1 0 31 114 109
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 66. Awards for adults aged 65 or older, by selected characteristics, 2009–2017
Characteristic 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Total 108,553 106,640 110,877 112,173 113,854 110,065 110,094 109,415 110,728
Age  
65 32,564 33,285 34,936 37,169 36,763 35,728 35,940 35,161 34,840
66–69 29,797 29,050 30,496 29,853 31,067 30,664 30,706 31,641 33,192
70–74 21,594 20,400 20,758 20,880 21,148 19,922 19,923 19,540 20,175
75–79 12,547 12,050 12,596 12,466 12,815 12,090 12,160 11,618 11,889
80 or older 12,051 11,855 12,091 11,805 12,061 11,661 11,365 11,455 10,632
Sex  
Men 43,511 42,980 44,615 44,796 45,204 44,076 44,026 43,682 44,558
Women 65,042 63,660 66,262 67,377 68,650 65,989 66,068 65,733 66,170
Citizenship status  
Citizen 83,380 82,206 85,994 89,120 90,724 86,703 86,815 87,611 90,954
Noncitizen 25,173 24,434 24,883 23,053 23,130 23,362 23,279 21,804 19,774
SSA administrative region  
Boston 4,088 4,082 4,147 3,891 3,580 3,570 3,812 4,042 4,282
New York 14,373 13,775 15,026 15,178 15,534 14,715 13,691 13,322 13,214
Philadelphia 6,334 6,267 6,482 6,382 6,670 6,397 6,370 6,311 6,868
Atlanta 20,582 21,652 22,397 22,382 23,089 23,398 25,052 24,263 23,847
Chicago 8,550 8,620 8,741 9,429 9,535 9,499 9,437 9,613 10,210
Dallas 11,839 12,397 12,348 12,197 12,586 11,919 11,678 11,569 12,078
Kansas City 1,746 1,868 1,778 1,761 1,804 1,702 1,750 1,791 1,960
Denver 1,750 1,917 1,772 1,720 1,631 1,696 1,833 2,229 2,361
San Francisco 36,096 33,036 35,025 36,061 36,274 34,318 33,503 32,946 32,591
Seattle 3,195 3,026 3,161 3,172 3,151 2,851 2,931 3,198 3,208
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 131 109
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 67. All awards, by state or other area and age of awardee, 2017
State or area Total Under 18 18–64 65 or older
Number Percentage of total Number Percentage of total Number Percentage of total
All areas 766,044 163,613 21.4 491,703 64.2 110,728 14.5
Alabama 14,976 2,830 18.9 11,242 75.1 904 6.0
Alaska 1,421 219 15.4 967 68.1 235 16.5
Arizona 12,133 2,388 19.7 7,652 63.1 2,093 17.3
Arkansas 11,042 3,374 30.6 7,137 64.6 531 4.8
California 87,918 13,666 15.5 45,631 51.9 28,621 32.6
Colorado 8,145 1,410 17.3 5,257 64.5 1,478 18.1
Connecticut 7,129 1,219 17.1 5,041 70.7 869 12.2
Delaware 1,932 432 22.4 1,315 68.1 185 9.6
District of Columbia 2,597 561 21.6 1,727 66.5 309 11.9
Florida 61,264 14,831 24.2 32,706 53.4 13,727 22.4
Georgia 29,595 6,421 21.7 20,275 68.5 2,899 9.8
Hawaii 2,275 193 8.5 1,410 62.0 672 29.5
Idaho 3,258 747 22.9 2,306 70.8 205 6.3
Illinois 24,890 5,155 20.7 16,463 66.1 3,272 13.1
Indiana 14,121 2,845 20.1 10,386 73.6 890 6.3
Iowa 5,640 1,343 23.8 3,909 69.3 388 6.9
Kansas 5,482 1,330 24.3 3,778 68.9 374 6.8
Kentucky 14,285 3,475 24.3 9,637 67.5 1,173 8.2
Louisiana 16,581 4,360 26.3 11,120 67.1 1,101 6.6
Maine 3,226 595 18.4 2,419 75.0 212 6.6
Maryland 14,302 3,093 21.6 9,637 67.4 1,572 11.0
Massachusetts 16,155 3,364 20.8 10,236 63.4 2,555 15.8
Michigan 26,303 5,197 19.8 18,816 71.5 2,290 8.7
Minnesota 8,675 1,897 21.9 5,773 66.5 1,005 11.6
Mississippi 11,983 2,442 20.4 8,674 72.4 867 7.2
Missouri 14,381 2,857 19.9 10,640 74.0 884 6.1
Montana 1,946 357 18.3 1,390 71.4 199 10.2
Nebraska 3,328 618 18.6 2,396 72.0 314 9.4
Nevada 5,746 1,110 19.3 3,455 60.1 1,181 20.6
New Hampshire 2,420 362 15.0 1,915 79.1 143 5.9
New Jersey 17,563 3,541 20.2 10,455 59.5 3,567 20.3
New Mexico 6,030 1,033 17.1 4,262 70.7 735 12.2
New York 46,810 10,745 23.0 26,418 56.4 9,647 20.6
North Carolina 24,441 5,063 20.7 17,410 71.2 1,968 8.1
North Dakota 1,192 246 20.6 834 70.0 112 9.4
Ohio 29,340 6,070 20.7 21,258 72.5 2,012 6.9
Oklahoma 10,205 2,115 20.7 7,262 71.2 828 8.1
Oregon 8,983 1,652 18.4 6,250 69.6 1,081 12.0
Pennsylvania 31,787 8,708 27.4 20,292 63.8 2,787 8.8
Rhode Island 2,909 542 18.6 1,964 67.5 403 13.9
South Carolina 12,446 2,419 19.4 9,154 73.5 873 7.0
South Dakota 1,771 403 22.8 1,192 67.3 176 9.9
Tennessee 18,549 3,322 17.9 13,791 74.3 1,436 7.7
Texas 64,532 17,560 27.2 38,089 59.0 8,883 13.8
Utah 3,802 950 25.0 2,521 66.3 331 8.7
Vermont 1,325 198 14.9 1,027 77.5 100 7.5
Virginia 17,926 3,502 19.5 12,734 71.0 1,690 9.4
Washington 13,916 2,579 18.5 9,650 69.3 1,687 12.1
West Virginia 5,558 1,023 18.4 4,210 75.7 325 5.8
Wisconsin 12,616 3,066 24.3 8,809 69.8 741 5.9
Wyoming 885 143 16.2 677 76.5 65 7.3
Outlying area  
Northern Mariana Islands 76 27 35.5 25 32.9 24 31.6
Unknown 233 15 6.4 109 46.8 109 46.8
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 68. All persons awarded SSI, by year of first award and age, 1974–2017
Year All ages Under 18 18–64 65 or older
Number Percentage of total Number Percentage of total Number Percentage of total
Total 33,166,395 5,190,239 15.6 20,020,828 60.4 7,955,328 24.0
State conversions a 3,155,607 2,738 0.1 1,299,165 41.2 1,853,704 58.7
Federal applications  
1974 1,324,931 66,062 5.0 488,386 36.9 770,483 58.2
1975 916,824 62,545 6.8 503,780 54.9 350,499 38.2
1976 638,206 45,118 7.1 385,832 60.5 207,256 32.5
1977 580,829 47,675 8.2 347,409 59.8 185,745 32.0
1978 494,509 43,348 8.8 287,797 58.2 163,364 33.0
1979 448,824 41,464 9.2 259,149 57.7 148,211 33.0
1980 449,437 42,142 9.4 253,629 56.4 153,666 34.2
1981 348,666 35,365 10.1 214,339 61.5 98,962 28.4
1982 285,142 31,495 11.0 172,443 60.5 81,204 28.5
1983 357,797 37,757 10.6 214,397 59.9 105,643 29.5
1984 481,215 41,506 8.6 272,933 56.7 166,776 34.7
1985 445,951 41,950 9.4 279,275 62.6 124,726 28.0
1986 520,771 45,864 8.8 342,655 65.8 132,252 25.4
1987 508,760 43,918 8.6 327,890 64.4 136,952 26.9
1988 501,869 43,596 8.7 319,120 63.6 139,153 27.7
1989 549,240 46,472 8.5 344,526 62.7 158,242 28.8
1990 634,462 72,072 11.4 398,648 62.8 163,742 25.8
1991 737,339 118,676 16.1 455,676 61.8 162,987 22.1
1992 966,873 214,273 22.2 586,317 60.6 166,283 17.2
1993 968,268 229,701 23.7 576,355 59.5 162,212 16.8
1994 862,977 197,343 22.9 528,799 61.3 136,835 15.9
1995 810,367 169,897 21.0 516,967 63.8 123,503 15.2
1996 723,977 138,753 19.2 476,698 65.8 108,526 15.0
1997 602,946 111,728 18.5 411,199 68.2 80,019 13.3
1998 660,324 129,876 19.7 431,784 65.4 98,664 14.9
1999 667,305 132,280 19.8 430,624 64.5 104,401 15.6
2000 653,066 133,967 20.5 417,225 63.9 101,874 15.6
2001 670,146 144,852 21.6 430,838 64.3 94,456 14.1
2002 711,763 157,313 22.1 456,779 64.2 97,671 13.7
2003 713,787 166,188 23.3 457,638 64.1 89,961 12.6
2004 734,909 169,985 23.1 476,287 64.8 88,637 12.1
2005 735,530 165,380 22.5 475,538 64.7 94,612 12.9
2006 723,604 158,982 22.0 471,305 65.1 93,317 12.9
2007 723,427 158,678 21.9 477,889 66.1 86,860 12.0
2008 798,049 170,336 21.3 537,061 67.3 90,652 11.4
2009 869,792 184,528 21.2 593,849 68.3 91,415 10.5
2010 909,898 192,878 21.2 628,093 69.0 88,927 9.8
2011 902,807 190,287 21.1 619,562 68.6 92,958 10.3
2012 844,500 180,317 21.4 570,427 67.5 93,756 11.1
2013 799,421 165,654 20.7 538,132 67.3 95,635 12.0
2014 704,093 149,026 21.2 462,801 65.7 92,266 13.1
2015 694,292 159,133 22.9 441,997 63.7 93,162 13.4
2016 667,253 155,342 23.3 419,623 62.9 92,288 13.8
2017 666,642 153,779 23.1 419,992 63.0 92,871 13.9
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: Data include only the first award for each person.
a. Persons who were converted to the SSI program in 1973 from the state Old-Age Assistance, Aid to the Blind, and Aid to the Permanently and Totally Disabled programs.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.