SSI Annual Statistical Report, 2018

Noncitizens

Table 29. Recipients, by eligibility category, December 1982–2018
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
2017 492,642 6.0 236,010 20.1 256,632 3.6
2018 463,411 5.7 220,798 18.9 242,613 3.5
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 2018
Characteristic All recipients Citizens Noncitizens
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total 8,128,652 100.0 7,665,241 100.0 463,411 100.0
Age  
Under 18 1,148,038 14.1 1,144,758 14.9 3,280 0.7
18–21 311,483 3.8 310,306 4.0 1,177 0.3
22–25 303,034 3.7 301,564 3.9 1,470 0.3
26–29 335,198 4.1 333,184 4.3 2,014 0.4
30–39 726,969 8.9 717,422 9.4 9,547 2.1
40–49 763,677 9.4 745,848 9.7 17,829 3.8
50–59 1,478,222 18.2 1,429,016 18.6 49,206 10.6
60–64 795,651 9.8 753,054 9.8 42,597 9.2
65–69 676,369 8.3 603,735 7.9 72,634 15.7
70–74 538,081 6.6 461,432 6.0 76,649 16.5
75 or older 1,051,930 12.9 864,922 11.3 187,008 40.4
Sex  
Male 3,856,135 47.4 3,671,142 47.9 184,993 39.9
Female 4,272,517 52.6 3,994,099 52.1 278,418 60.1
Living arrangement  
Own household 6,682,756 82.2 6,258,780 81.7 423,976 91.5
Another's household 362,696 4.5 333,263 4.3 29,433 6.4
Parent's household 960,476 11.8 957,199 12.5 3,277 0.7
Medicaid institution 117,136 1.4 110,633 1.4 6,503 1.4
Unknown 5,588 0.1 5,366 0.1 222 0.0
Income  
Social Security 2,730,802 33.6 2,505,086 32.7 225,716 48.7
Worker beneficiary 1,960,663 24.1 1,793,693 23.4 166,970 36.0
Auxiliary beneficiary 770,139 9.5 711,393 9.3 58,746 12.7
Earnings 260,349 3.2 254,734 3.3 5,615 1.2
SSI payment  
Federal SSI only 6,655,928 81.9 6,350,303 82.8 305,625 66.0
State supplementation only 154,906 1.9 132,688 1.7 22,218 4.8
Both federal SSI and state supplementation 1,317,818 16.2 1,182,250 15.4 135,568 29.3
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 2018
State or area Total Category Age
Aged Blind and disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All areas 463,411 220,798 242,613 3,280 123,840 336,291
Alabama 592 280 312 0 172 420
Alaska 513 211 302 (X) (X) 321
Arizona 9,073 4,545 4,528 112 2,416 6,545
Arkansas 748 355 393 5 246 497
California 142,371 70,634 71,737 370 35,011 106,990
Colorado 3,957 1,957 2,000 43 1,039 2,875
Connecticut 2,759 1,122 1,637 23 912 1,824
Delaware 234 104 130 (X) (X) 173
District of Columbia 568 269 299 4 185 379
Florida 58,883 34,013 24,870 426 13,959 44,498
Georgia 5,662 3,094 2,568 59 1,431 4,172
Hawaii 1,641 977 664 (X) (X) 1,279
Idaho 1,020 375 645 36 458 526
Illinois 11,565 5,640 5,925 61 2,821 8,683
Indiana 1,220 589 631 40 355 825
Iowa 1,012 406 606 27 337 648
Kansas 1,208 528 680 26 337 845
Kentucky 1,634 673 961 73 674 887
Louisiana 1,444 633 811 (X) (X) 1,069
Maine 646 113 533 34 408 204
Maryland 3,875 2,150 1,725 51 880 2,944
Massachusetts 10,184 2,763 7,421 82 3,979 6,123
Michigan 6,447 2,209 4,238 129 2,424 3,894
Minnesota 5,281 1,237 4,044 296 2,452 2,533
Mississippi 396 206 190 0 87 309
Missouri 1,630 620 1,010 64 616 950
Montana 96 30 66 (X) (X) 57
Nebraska 1,274 541 733 52 479 743
Nevada 4,228 3,097 1,131 12 930 3,286
New Hampshire 379 119 260 6 193 180
New Jersey 11,728 5,895 5,833 38 2,976 8,714
New Mexico 5,390 2,586 2,804 5 1,269 4,116
New York 58,357 22,885 35,472 184 16,959 41,214
North Carolina 3,749 1,748 2,001 57 1,104 2,588
North Dakota 317 131 186 14 137 166
Ohio 4,037 1,507 2,530 128 1,615 2,294
Oklahoma 1,411 739 672 15 362 1,034
Oregon 3,188 1,327 1,861 64 985 2,139
Pennsylvania 8,877 2,829 6,048 84 3,090 5,703
Rhode Island 2,617 727 1,890 8 1,020 1,589
South Carolina 834 394 440 5 210 619
South Dakota 288 108 180 (X) (X) 149
Tennessee 1,484 736 748 37 431 1,016
Texas 64,806 33,651 31,155 295 14,608 49,903
Utah 1,417 592 825 33 490 894
Vermont 291 85 206 8 152 131
Virginia 3,857 2,059 1,798 57 989 2,811
Washington 7,511 2,496 5,015 149 2,410 4,952
West Virginia 94 34 60 0 35 59
Wisconsin 2,562 751 1,811 54 1,028 1,480
Wyoming 44 19 25 0 (X) (X)
Outlying area  
Northern Mariana Islands 12 9 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 2018
Region and country of origin Total Category Age
Aged Blind and disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All areas 463,411 220,798 242,613 3,280 123,840 336,291
Latin America 297,856 151,144 146,712 578 75,937 221,341
Mexico 160,845 86,220 74,625 83 36,470 124,292
Cuba 47,065 27,414 19,651 347 10,789 35,929
Dominican Republic 32,597 10,066 22,531 38 11,487 21,072
El Salvador 11,078 6,052 5,026 11 2,645 8,422
Haiti 8,695 4,616 4,079 24 2,311 6,360
Other 37,576 16,776 20,800 75 12,235 25,266
Africa 10,347 3,202 7,145 792 4,953 4,602
Somalia 2,782 577 2,205 293 1,633 856
Ethiopia 1,337 430 907 59 591 687
Nigeria 741 297 444 6 272 463
Cape Verde 420 150 270 0 191 229
Liberia 420 153 267 4 169 247
Other 4,647 1,595 3,052 430 2,097 2,120
Asia 93,682 44,822 48,860 579 23,244 69,859
Vietnam 19,222 6,606 12,616 6 4,914 14,302
China 15,660 12,782 2,878 7 907 14,746
South Korea 9,221 6,445 2,776 0 1,098 8,123
Laos 8,779 1,050 7,729 0 3,919 4,860
Philippines 7,842 5,048 2,794 10 1,815 6,017
Other 32,958 12,891 20,067 556 10,591 21,811
Middle East 26,377 9,673 16,704 1,197 9,888 15,292
Iraq 11,667 3,707 7,960 595 5,692 5,380
Iran 7,190 3,383 3,807 50 1,796 5,344
Syria 2,311 626 1,685 357 904 1,050
Egypt 1,381 627 754 70 355 956
Lebanon 1,030 387 643 (X) (X) 814
Other 2,798 943 1,855 118 932 1,748
Former Soviet Republics 15,989 5,490 10,499 73 2,814 13,102
Europe 14,998 5,315 9,683 21 5,090 9,887
Former Yugoslavia 2,250 699 1,551 0 750 1,500
United Kingdom 1,961 527 1,434 (X) (X) 1,012
Poland 1,851 856 995 0 529 1,322
Portugal 1,785 593 1,192 (X) (X) 1,120
Italy 1,347 444 903 (X) (X) 902
Other 5,804 2,196 3,608 17 1,756 4,031
Oceania 1,455 582 873 5 483 967
Other areas 2,707 570 2,137 35 1,431 1,241
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 2018
Months Total Category Age
Aged Blind and disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All recipients 463,411 220,798 242,613 3,280 123,840 336,291
0 a 1,669 877 792 56 463 1,150
1–11 49,521 22,615 26,906 2,179 15,933 31,409
12–23 15,284 6,417 8,867 408 4,520 10,356
24–35 11,709 5,154 6,555 169 3,209 8,331
36–47 14,418 5,768 8,650 116 3,850 10,452
48–59 10,917 3,855 7,062 72 2,889 7,956
60–71 20,758 10,790 9,968 118 4,625 16,015
72–83 14,261 6,566 7,695 33 3,182 11,046
84–119 41,314 19,756 21,558 63 8,771 32,480
120 and over 281,084 138,009 143,075 20 75,649 205,415
State conversions b 251 (X) (X) . . . 24 227
Unknown 2,225 (X) (X) 46 725 1,454
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.