SSI Annual Statistical Report, 2018

Federally Administered Payments

Table 4. Recipients, by age, December 1974–2018
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
2018 8,128,652 1,148,038 14.1 4,714,234 58.0 2,266,380 27.9
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 2018
Type of payment and sex Total Category Age
Aged Blind Disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
  Number
All payments 8,128,652 1,169,087 68,654 6,890,911 1,148,038 4,714,234 2,266,380
Male 3,856,135 411,380 34,283 3,410,472 774,930 2,298,522 782,683
Female 4,272,517 757,707 34,371 3,480,439 373,108 2,415,712 1,483,697
Federal SSI 7,973,746 1,116,545 66,016 6,791,185 1,147,144 4,646,405 2,180,197
Male 3,784,473 389,149 32,921 3,362,403 774,329 2,263,286 746,858
Female 4,189,273 727,396 33,095 3,428,782 372,815 2,383,119 1,433,339
State supplementation 1,472,724 410,034 19,457 1,043,233 126,532 678,361 667,831
Male 674,200 150,312 9,519 514,369 86,121 346,739 241,340
Female 798,524 259,722 9,938 528,864 40,411 331,622 426,491
  Total payments (thousands of dollars)
All payments 4,772,179 512,711 40,240 4,219,228 796,754 2,959,724 1,015,701
Male 2,338,303 172,256 20,284 2,145,763 538,250 1,465,041 335,012
Female 2,433,876 340,455 19,956 2,073,465 258,504 1,494,683 680,689
Federal SSI 4,548,074 450,241 36,389 4,061,444 788,311 2,847,285 912,478
Male 2,234,180 148,279 18,391 2,067,510 532,516 1,405,820 295,843
Female 2,313,895 301,963 17,998 1,993,934 255,795 1,441,464 616,635
State supplementation 224,105 62,469 3,852 157,784 8,443 112,439 103,223
Male 104,124 23,977 1,893 78,253 5,734 59,221 39,169
Female 119,981 38,492 1,959 79,530 2,709 53,219 64,054
  Average monthly payment a (dollars)
All payments 550.86 436.87 568.62 570.03 655.49 575.75 446.28
Male 566.63 416.43 570.77 584.74 656.43 584.51 425.53
Female 536.64 447.96 566.47 555.65 653.54 567.44 457.22
Federal SSI 534.67 401.79 534.31 556.55 649.16 561.80 416.90
Male 551.21 378.88 538.83 571.33 650.04 569.46 393.88
Female 519.75 414.04 529.82 542.09 647.32 554.54 428.89
State supplementation 145.53 150.90 193.31 142.52 62.60 153.55 153.07
Male 146.68 157.93 192.42 142.54 62.42 158.00 160.46
Female 144.56 146.84 194.17 142.50 62.99 148.90 148.89
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 2018
Characteristic Total Category Age
Aged Blind Disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
  Number
All recipients 8,128,652 1,169,087 68,654 6,890,911 1,148,038 4,714,234 2,266,380
Sex  
Male 3,856,135 411,380 34,283 3,410,472 774,930 2,298,522 782,683
Female 4,272,517 757,707 34,371 3,480,439 373,108 2,415,712 1,483,697
Citizenship status  
Citizen 7,665,241 948,289 63,779 6,653,173 1,144,758 4,590,394 1,930,089
Noncitizen 463,411 220,798 4,875 237,738 3,280 123,840 336,291
Living arrangement  
Own household 6,682,756 1,058,113 58,487 5,566,156 151,459 4,421,534 2,109,763
Another's household 362,696 95,600 4,034 263,062 39,172 213,514 110,010
Parent's household 960,476 . . . 4,947 955,529 945,220 15,256 . . .
Medicaid institution 117,136 14,650 1,154 101,332 12,043 59,434 45,659
Unknown 5,588 724 32 4,832 144 4,496 948
  Average monthly payment (dollars)
All recipients 550.86 436.87 568.62 570.03 655.49 575.75 446.28
Sex  
Male 566.63 416.43 570.77 584.74 656.43 584.51 425.53
Female 536.64 447.96 566.47 555.65 653.54 567.44 457.22
Citizenship status  
Citizen 554.10 435.07 568.15 570.95 655.36 576.07 442.02
Noncitizen 497.28 444.60 574.64 544.55 701.25 563.96 470.74
Living arrangement  
Own household 548.05 441.56 574.70 568.02 704.36 587.06 455.20
Another's household 467.81 442.06 495.97 476.81 473.71 482.51 437.47
Parent's household 663.02 . . . 676.40 662.95 663.08 659.00 . . .
Medicaid institution 33.57 37.97 34.11 32.95 33.24 32.48 35.11
Unknown 536.00 513.76 -- 549.30 680.11 516.53 535.85
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 2018
Type of payee Total Category Age
Aged Blind Disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All recipients 8,128,652 1,169,087 68,654 6,890,911 1,148,038 4,714,234 2,266,380
Without payee 5,154,997 1,112,945 47,999 3,994,053 843 3,104,928 2,049,226
With payee 2,973,655 56,142 20,655 2,896,858 1,147,195 1,609,306 217,154
Parent (natural, adoptive, or stepparent) 1,825,577 725 13,147 1,811,705 948,917 872,627 4,033
Spouse 42,597 2,391 215 39,991 6 31,370 11,221
Child (natural, adoptive, or stepchild) 120,145 32,693 733 86,719 297 45,718 74,130
Grandparent 114,378 132 735 113,511 71,227 42,939 212
Other relative 380,311 9,898 2,361 368,052 87,864 237,094 55,353
Nonmental institution 125,538 5,178 1,075 119,285 4,984 90,497 30,057
Mental institution 60,064 680 454 58,930 1,119 51,554 7,391
Financial organization 6,177 80 41 6,056 129 5,269 779
Social agency 121,408 1,500 912 118,996 13,508 93,540 14,360
Public official 14,445 471 74 13,900 226 11,414 2,805
Other 163,015 2,394 908 159,713 18,918 127,284 16,813
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 2018
Type of income Total Category Age
Aged Blind Disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All recipients a 8,128,652 1,169,087 68,654 6,890,911 1,148,038 4,714,234 2,266,380
No other income 4,629,697 416,019 38,456 4,175,222 834,049 2,927,404 868,244
Earned income 260,349 18,279 2,849 239,221 2,568 228,803 28,978
Unearned income  
Social Security benefits 2,730,802 663,985 23,971 2,042,846 75,993 1,376,895 1,277,914
Veterans' benefits 43,543 6,016 348 37,179 8,629 22,410 12,504
Income based on need 20,743 422 106 20,215 15,732 4,529 482
Workers' compensation 2,625 307 6 2,312 7 1,632 986
Support from absent parents 170,620 0 849 169,770 166,827 3,791 0
Pensions 52,562 33,988 191 18,383 34 10,454 42,074
Support and maintenance 444,386 118,848 3,571 321,967 68,347 223,824 152,215
Asset income b 31,136 7,481 393 23,262 349 14,810 15,977
Other c 85,760 13,298 706 71,756 6,103 59,771 19,886
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 2018
Type of income Total Category Age
Aged Blind Disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
  Number
All recipients 8,128,652 1,169,087 68,654 6,890,911 1,148,038 4,714,234 2,266,380
With Social Security  
No other income 2,442,280 564,409 21,563 1,856,308 63,452 1,241,840 1,136,988
Earned income only 86,809 10,466 927 75,416 186 68,996 17,627
Unearned income only a 196,807 87,809 1,443 107,555 12,300 62,840 121,667
Both earned and unearned income a 4,906 1,301 38 3,567 55 3,219 1,632
Without Social Security  
No other income 4,629,697 416,019 38,456 4,175,222 834,049 2,927,404 868,244
Earned income only 154,937 5,293 1,761 147,883 1,742 144,925 8,270
Unearned income only a 599,519 82,571 4,343 512,605 235,669 253,347 110,503
Both earned and unearned income a 13,697 1,219 123 12,355 585 11,663 1,449
  Average monthly payment (dollars)
All recipients 550.86 436.87 568.62 570.03 655.49 575.75 446.28
With Social Security  
No other income 270.13 270.73 293.10 269.68 475.86 261.48 268.14
Earned income only 236.74 235.85 241.60 236.81 391.18 237.88 230.89
Unearned income only a 229.66 208.08 255.85 247.75 417.80 238.76 206.65
Both earned and unearned income a 207.87 187.80 264.47 215.37 393.00 214.27 190.34
Without Social Security  
No other income 717.11 692.99 740.86 719.29 698.10 726.67 703.12
Earned income only 536.68 493.67 543.28 538.14 559.90 536.70 531.67
Unearned income only a 572.10 560.54 601.04 573.71 566.91 578.04 569.49
Both earned and unearned income a 432.82 388.85 475.93 436.82 459.22 436.34 394.94
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 2018
State or area Total Category Age
Aged Blind Disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All areas 8,128,652 1,169,087 68,654 6,890,911 1,148,038 4,714,234 2,266,380
Alabama 161,587 8,088 903 152,596 21,477 111,278 28,832
Alaska 12,528 1,752 88 10,688 1,168 8,008 3,352
Arizona 118,534 17,393 1,143 99,998 16,964 69,155 32,415
Arkansas 105,231 4,858 681 99,692 24,606 65,744 14,881
California 1,239,522 355,577 17,277 866,668 100,595 557,208 581,719
Colorado 72,990 10,712 553 61,725 8,642 45,199 19,149
Connecticut 66,432 7,251 459 58,722 8,452 41,448 16,532
Delaware 17,026 1,287 96 15,643 3,315 10,730 2,981
District of Columbia 25,816 2,107 140 23,569 3,756 16,579 5,481
Florida 576,287 144,299 3,532 428,456 97,884 266,441 211,962
Georgia 259,357 25,515 2,141 231,701 42,529 159,591 57,237
Hawaii 23,157 5,457 173 17,527 1,263 12,833 9,061
Idaho 30,870 1,784 249 28,837 5,012 21,229 4,629
Illinois 267,091 30,929 2,451 233,711 35,560 163,468 68,063
Indiana 127,356 5,835 917 120,604 21,853 88,977 16,526
Iowa 51,105 3,187 657 47,261 7,996 35,258 7,851
Kansas 47,705 2,929 393 44,383 8,490 31,802 7,413
Kentucky 174,203 9,250 1,067 163,886 24,579 116,886 32,738
Louisiana 175,215 11,222 1,390 162,603 32,273 109,451 33,491
Maine 36,875 1,740 212 34,923 3,879 27,180 5,816
Maryland 120,976 15,344 768 104,864 18,872 74,011 28,093
Massachusetts 183,889 24,530 2,178 157,181 21,190 108,973 53,726
Michigan 271,856 19,475 1,706 250,675 35,556 185,068 51,232
Minnesota 93,491 11,098 763 81,630 12,546 57,680 23,265
Mississippi 117,108 7,776 982 108,350 19,133 74,595 23,380
Missouri 136,317 6,943 943 128,431 19,592 95,722 21,003
Montana 17,893 1,422 131 16,340 2,201 12,188 3,504
Nebraska 28,262 2,340 246 25,676 3,762 19,438 5,062
Nevada 56,441 14,343 723 41,375 9,690 31,088 15,663
New Hampshire 18,579 861 134 17,584 2,160 14,124 2,295
New Jersey 180,121 37,088 842 142,191 24,256 94,567 61,298
New Mexico 62,929 8,275 504 54,150 7,874 37,196 17,859
New York 629,203 117,252 3,076 508,875 82,324 315,067 231,812
North Carolina 228,762 17,346 1,863 209,553 36,201 147,779 44,782
North Dakota 8,411 661 70 7,680 1,123 5,721 1,567
Ohio 308,224 16,618 2,052 289,554 43,501 213,388 51,335
Oklahoma 96,201 6,088 681 89,432 15,440 64,979 15,782
Oregon 88,149 9,609 621 77,919 10,299 57,694 20,156
Pennsylvania 355,511 24,537 2,090 328,884 60,892 223,086 71,533
Rhode Island 32,946 3,371 167 29,408 3,837 21,250 7,859
South Carolina 115,152 7,721 1,282 106,149 17,819 74,670 22,663
South Dakota 14,639 1,487 133 13,019 2,341 9,129 3,169
Tennessee 176,336 10,980 1,499 163,857 21,995 121,383 32,958
Texas 649,561 104,305 6,900 538,356 131,065 335,841 182,655
Utah 31,489 2,852 257 28,380 4,987 20,808 5,694
Vermont 15,237 925 80 14,232 1,382 11,188 2,667
Virginia 155,879 17,639 1,151 137,089 21,947 98,877 35,055
Washington 149,201 17,479 910 130,812 16,433 94,908 37,860
West Virginia 72,326 2,325 447 69,554 7,422 52,390 12,514
Wisconsin 116,776 6,734 885 109,157 20,738 77,469 18,569
Wyoming 6,880 344 43 6,493 910 4,933 1,037
Outlying area  
Northern Mariana Islands 1,020 147 5 868 257 559 204
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 2018 (in dollars)
State or area Total Category Age
Aged Blind Disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All areas 550.86 436.87 568.62 570.03 655.49 575.75 446.28
Alabama 522.19 275.16 502.19 535.39 654.69 544.81 336.59
Alaska 516.41 327.41 508.13 547.60 608.98 561.84 376.08
Arizona 540.99 392.81 556.75 566.61 657.31 574.63 408.73
Arkansas 534.13 250.74 514.50 548.03 662.50 536.68 310.97
California 622.63 524.80 677.15 661.69 715.80 684.29 547.57
Colorado 529.49 416.13 542.34 549.08 629.75 561.00 410.16
Connecticut 542.61 412.98 549.09 558.54 651.60 564.80 431.51
Delaware 549.56 392.57 521.75 562.61 632.07 566.12 398.32
District of Columbia 585.64 402.50 536.75 602.26 658.00 614.77 447.70
Florida 534.43 456.66 534.38 560.70 646.98 560.60 449.90
Georgia 530.44 333.14 528.07 552.25 653.75 559.81 357.77
Hawaii 556.53 428.29 568.33 596.45 642.15 613.77 463.89
Idaho 531.76 336.08 548.21 543.71 617.48 548.46 363.00
Illinois 553.08 424.96 553.78 570.00 662.30 572.60 449.29
Indiana 546.66 351.45 509.74 556.39 649.53 554.11 370.75
Iowa 521.64 330.50 503.02 534.80 634.91 532.55 357.86
Kansas 533.35 356.82 536.16 545.03 640.02 542.67 372.05
Kentucky 533.49 296.15 537.20 546.86 661.43 555.32 359.90
Louisiana 539.32 291.06 514.38 556.66 665.76 559.01 353.48
Maine 516.77 296.04 513.31 527.77 636.17 536.51 344.86
Maryland 561.29 438.03 552.20 579.33 637.79 588.73 437.53
Massachusetts 537.07 452.01 506.78 550.76 635.87 556.35 459.07
Michigan 560.09 434.53 562.16 569.81 655.58 574.86 440.59
Minnesota 553.89 491.15 572.62 562.24 634.59 557.77 500.80
Mississippi 517.05 240.30 503.97 537.00 657.89 542.78 320.49
Missouri 525.79 343.25 507.55 535.79 645.32 536.95 363.73
Montana 509.59 308.49 526.12 526.91 651.33 533.29 338.73
Nebraska 516.83 369.74 520.11 530.29 623.56 533.52 373.75
Nevada 553.16 430.89 615.97 594.62 660.46 582.77 428.30
New Hampshire 515.46 392.07 488.63 521.73 607.30 522.91 383.19
New Jersey 534.05 425.65 513.26 562.38 653.74 569.54 431.89
New Mexico 514.67 316.77 517.47 544.91 662.07 557.13 361.83
New York 542.32 423.90 540.19 569.59 658.56 574.66 457.07
North Carolina 522.11 301.10 524.51 540.38 644.86 547.70 338.61
North Dakota 497.63 409.96 464.31 505.63 588.79 509.73 389.83
Ohio 557.90 402.36 542.98 566.94 656.11 570.11 424.37
Oklahoma 533.37 292.59 535.28 549.76 648.93 553.35 338.11
Oregon 541.64 399.30 530.43 559.33 632.52 572.67 406.85
Pennsylvania 564.50 409.77 544.96 576.19 655.93 576.82 448.70
Rhode Island 539.63 387.42 504.72 557.28 652.53 564.61 417.37
South Carolina 523.13 281.18 527.02 540.68 644.05 549.66 341.05
South Dakota 508.12 380.41 529.90 522.56 617.69 524.52 380.36
Tennessee 529.36 303.20 537.11 544.43 645.43 556.03 354.08
Texas 516.31 345.18 523.07 549.40 646.07 553.04 355.80
Utah 534.18 419.42 528.57 545.81 606.53 549.04 417.03
Vermont 536.41 373.72 437.24 547.49 682.18 554.63 384.17
Virginia 533.03 405.62 518.37 549.58 637.70 556.29 402.29
Washington 558.12 474.22 546.97 569.41 623.38 581.12 472.22
West Virginia 539.74 281.55 516.82 548.50 644.74 564.83 372.13
Wisconsin 543.26 350.69 538.20 555.16 647.77 550.05 398.47
Wyoming 510.20 254.18 500.56 523.83 627.48 529.16 316.77
Outlying area  
Northern Mariana Islands 607.11 448.49 601.60 634.19 692.39 621.21 462.51
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 2018
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 8,128,652 . . . 7,348,996 . . . 257,239 . . . 257,239 . . . 265,178 . . . 265,178 . . .
No other income 4,629,701 . . . 4,223,331 . . . 121,746 . . . 122,323 . . . 162,301 . . . 126,003 . . .
With income 3,498,951 497 3,125,665 501 135,493 465 134,916 418 102,877 506 139,175 1,061
Earned income only 154,936 537 147,783 526 1,407 801 1,708 780 4,038 769 80,046 1,359
Unearned income only 3,238,603 484 2,878,779 489 132,378 455 130,539 402 96,907 486 54,063 596
Both earned and unearned income 105,412 815 99,103 806 1,708 962 2,669 947 1,932 968 5,066 1,317
With earned income b 260,347 457 246,885 446 3,115 644 4,377 640 5,970 690 85,112 1,332
Wages 228,493 480 219,594 467 2,056 802 3,010 775 3,833 851 63,322 1,492
Self-employment income 32,995 281 28,316 269 1,079 331 1,404 332 2,196 390 22,933 825
With unearned income b 3,344,015 484 2,977,882 489 134,086 455 133,208 402 98,839 485 59,129 580
Social Security benefits 2,730,802 532 2,411,067 541 118,808 476 118,931 417 81,996 527 44,237 648
Veterans' benefits 43,542 181 41,183 178 279 258 313 222 1,767 216 2,388 560
Income based on need 20,743 210 19,785 214 82 99 226 124 650 120 7,908 150
Workers' compensation 2,625 431 2,302 423 107 405 87 467 129 555 305 886
Support from absent parents 169,576 234 (X) (X) . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) (X) . . . . . .
Pensions 52,563 196 40,579 200 5,458 187 4,670 161 1,856 219 2,129 341
Support and maintenance 444,383 187 384,713 193 21,537 139 20,665 139 17,468 179 955 174
Asset income c 31,136 22 28,692 20 1,077 28 797 36 570 114 494 188
Other d 86,796 205 80,713 207 1,757 164 1,596 134 2,730 232 3,811 481
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 2018
State Resident population a Recipients
Number Percentage of resident population
United States 327,167,434 b 8,127,632 2.5
Alabama 4,887,871 161,587 3.3
Alaska 737,438 12,528 1.7
Arizona 7,171,646 118,534 1.7
Arkansas 3,013,825 105,231 3.5
California 39,557,045 1,239,522 3.1
Colorado 5,695,564 72,990 1.3
Connecticut 3,572,665 66,432 1.9
Delaware 967,171 17,026 1.8
District of Columbia 702,455 25,816 3.7
Florida 21,299,325 576,287 2.7
Georgia 10,519,475 259,357 2.5
Hawaii 1,420,491 23,157 1.6
Idaho 1,754,208 30,870 1.8
Illinois 12,741,080 267,091 2.1
Indiana 6,691,878 127,356 1.9
Iowa 3,156,145 51,105 1.6
Kansas 2,911,505 47,705 1.6
Kentucky 4,468,402 174,203 3.9
Louisiana 4,659,978 175,215 3.8
Maine 1,338,404 36,875 2.8
Maryland 6,042,718 120,976 2.0
Massachusetts 6,902,149 183,889 2.7
Michigan 9,995,915 271,856 2.7
Minnesota 5,611,179 93,491 1.7
Mississippi 2,986,530 117,108 3.9
Missouri 6,126,452 136,317 2.2
Montana 1,062,305 17,893 1.7
Nebraska 1,929,268 28,262 1.5
Nevada 3,034,392 56,441 1.9
New Hampshire 1,356,458 18,579 1.4
New Jersey 8,908,520 180,121 2.0
New Mexico 2,095,428 62,929 3.0
New York 19,542,209 629,203 3.2
North Carolina 10,383,620 228,762 2.2
North Dakota 760,077 8,411 1.1
Ohio 11,689,442 308,224 2.6
Oklahoma 3,943,079 96,201 2.4
Oregon 4,190,713 88,149 2.1
Pennsylvania 12,807,060 355,511 2.8
Rhode Island 1,057,315 32,946 3.1
South Carolina 5,084,127 115,152 2.3
South Dakota 882,235 14,639 1.7
Tennessee 6,770,010 176,336 2.6
Texas 28,701,845 649,561 2.3
Utah 3,161,105 31,489 1.0
Vermont 626,299 15,237 2.4
Virginia 8,517,685 155,879 1.8
Washington 7,535,591 149,201 2.0
West Virginia 1,805,832 72,326 4.0
Wisconsin 5,813,568 116,776 2.0
Wyoming 577,737 6,880 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, 2018, as reported by the Census Bureau.
b. Excludes recipients in the Northern Mariana Islands.
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Table 14. Foreign-born recipients, by region, country of origin, eligibility category, and age, December 2018
Region and country of origin Total Category Age
Aged Blind and disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All areas 1,774,734 881,450 893,284 22,666 458,438 1,293,630
North America 200,181 24,291 175,890 13,623 106,270 80,288
U.S. territories 193,193 22,848 170,345 13,487 102,145 77,561
Puerto Rico 187,087 22,301 164,786 12,815 97,965 76,307
Other a 6,106 547 5,559 672 4,180 1,254
Other 6,988 1,443 5,545 136 4,125 2,727
Latin America 699,512 380,805 318,707 2,626 163,247 533,639
Mexico 288,941 155,358 133,583 685 65,473 222,783
Cuba 130,710 82,792 47,918 499 23,439 106,772
Dominican Republic 81,123 29,335 51,788 595 25,652 54,876
El Salvador 31,765 19,280 12,485 52 6,220 25,493
Haiti 24,004 14,561 9,443 187 5,601 18,216
Other 142,969 79,479 63,490 608 36,862 105,499
Africa 47,827 21,938 25,889 1,377 17,238 29,212
Somalia 11,652 3,699 7,953 337 5,100 6,215
Nigeria 6,474 4,653 1,821 52 1,204 5,218
Ethiopia 6,173 2,816 3,357 126 2,098 3,949
Liberia 2,569 1,366 1,203 20 752 1,797
Cape Verde 2,100 1,153 947 9 633 1,458
Other 18,859 8,251 10,608 833 7,451 10,575
Asia 503,106 318,237 184,869 1,778 84,964 416,364
Vietnam 122,483 65,063 57,420 145 18,701 103,637
China 96,452 82,704 13,748 244 5,166 91,042
Philippines 59,314 46,897 12,417 124 8,213 50,977
India 50,729 39,410 11,319 55 4,492 46,182
South Korea 45,999 34,681 11,318 51 5,547 40,401
Other 128,129 49,482 78,647 1,159 42,845 84,125
Middle East 128,090 57,193 70,897 2,191 35,092 90,807
Iran 48,185 25,954 22,231 82 7,761 40,342
Iraq 34,182 10,448 23,734 832 15,680 17,670
Syria 9,739 4,502 5,237 398 2,001 7,340
Lebanon 9,228 4,220 5,008 34 1,870 7,324
Egypt 9,165 4,842 4,323 224 2,058 6,883
Other 17,591 7,227 10,364 621 5,722 11,248
Former Soviet Republics 116,675 51,475 65,200 466 18,602 97,607
Europe 73,354 25,186 48,168 540 30,761 42,053
Germany 13,773 1,117 12,656 211 10,809 2,753
Former Yugoslavia 11,538 3,668 7,870 7 3,913 7,618
United Kingdom 7,120 1,683 5,437 80 3,907 3,133
Poland 6,502 3,486 3,016 10 1,564 4,928
Portugal 4,023 1,357 2,666 3 1,465 2,555
Other 30,398 13,875 16,523 229 9,103 21,066
Oceania 5,204 2,128 3,076 40 1,830 3,334
Other areas 785 197 588 25 434 326
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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