SSI Annual Statistical Report, 2019

Noncitizens

Table 29. Recipients, by eligibility category, December 1982–2019
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
2019 430,352 5.3 205,351 17.6 225,001 3.3
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 2019
Characteristic All recipients Citizens Noncitizens
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total 8,076,867 100.0 7,646,515 100.0 430,352 100.0
Age  
Under 18 1,132,080 14.0 1,129,024 14.8 3,056 0.7
18–21 312,068 3.9 310,998 4.1 1,070 0.2
22–25 293,177 3.6 291,916 3.8 1,261 0.3
26–29 325,825 4.0 324,112 4.2 1,713 0.4
30–39 726,863 9.0 718,628 9.4 8,235 1.9
40–49 741,121 9.2 725,278 9.5 15,843 3.7
50–59 1,430,163 17.7 1,386,394 18.1 43,769 10.2
60–64 817,342 10.1 778,450 10.2 38,892 9.0
65–69 688,441 8.5 621,778 8.1 66,663 15.5
70–74 553,495 6.9 480,626 6.3 72,869 16.9
75 or older 1,056,292 13.1 879,311 11.5 176,981 41.1
Sex  
Male 3,853,382 47.7 3,681,221 48.1 172,161 40.0
Female 4,223,485 52.3 3,965,294 51.9 258,191 60.0
Living arrangement  
Own household 6,631,792 82.1 6,237,682 81.6 394,110 91.6
Another's household 373,217 4.6 346,209 4.5 27,008 6.3
Parent's household 949,117 11.8 946,084 12.4 3,033 0.7
Medicaid institution 117,389 1.5 111,403 1.5 5,986 1.4
Unknown 5,352 0.1 5,137 0.1 215 (L)
Income  
Social Security 2,696,610 33.4 2,478,644 32.4 217,966 50.6
Worker beneficiary 1,936,209 24.0 1,774,786 23.2 161,423 37.5
Auxiliary beneficiary 760,401 9.4 703,858 9.2 56,543 13.1
Earnings 258,613 3.2 253,293 3.3 5,320 1.2
SSI payment  
Federal SSI only 6,622,882 82.0 6,339,388 82.9 283,494 65.9
State supplementation only 148,706 1.8 127,807 1.7 20,899 4.9
Both federal SSI and state supplementation 1,305,279 16.2 1,179,320 15.4 125,959 29.3
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: (L) = less than 0.05 percent.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 31. Recipients, by state or other area, eligibility category, and age, December 2019
State or area Total Category Age
Aged Blind and disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All areas 430,352 205,351 225,001 3,056 110,783 316,513
Alabama 582 279 303 0 162 420
Alaska 511 217 294 5 177 329
Arizona 8,683 4,404 4,279 94 2,239 6,350
Arkansas 735 355 380 5 221 509
California 132,472 66,251 66,221 368 31,141 100,963
Colorado 3,643 1,826 1,817 39 894 2,710
Connecticut 2,629 1,054 1,575 27 846 1,756
Delaware 231 103 128 (X) (X) 171
District of Columbia 536 247 289 3 183 350
Florida 53,291 30,324 22,967 360 12,496 40,435
Georgia 5,344 2,940 2,404 53 1,314 3,977
Hawaii 1,509 885 624 (X) (X) 1,176
Idaho 935 344 591 34 404 497
Illinois 10,716 5,230 5,486 58 2,528 8,130
Indiana 1,204 607 597 49 327 828
Iowa 966 388 578 25 324 617
Kansas 1,120 486 634 24 301 795
Kentucky 1,515 621 894 70 612 833
Louisiana 1,317 580 737 (X) (X) 982
Maine 586 102 484 31 362 193
Maryland 3,586 1,973 1,613 47 798 2,741
Massachusetts 9,261 2,449 6,812 75 3,528 5,658
Michigan 5,516 1,884 3,632 123 1,967 3,426
Minnesota 4,788 1,130 3,658 267 2,152 2,369
Mississippi 389 202 187 0 89 300
Missouri 1,491 565 926 63 554 874
Montana 85 27 58 (X) (X) 53
Nebraska 1,176 499 677 52 430 694
Nevada 3,959 2,918 1,041 11 853 3,095
New Hampshire 327 105 222 4 152 171
New Jersey 10,886 5,477 5,409 33 2,692 8,161
New Mexico 5,139 2,502 2,637 7 1,137 3,995
New York 54,092 21,045 33,047 152 15,195 38,745
North Carolina 3,513 1,650 1,863 52 1,000 2,461
North Dakota 256 96 160 10 118 128
Ohio 3,484 1,277 2,207 120 1,353 2,011
Oklahoma 1,382 725 657 13 344 1,025
Oregon 3,025 1,282 1,743 59 923 2,043
Pennsylvania 8,399 2,658 5,741 88 2,835 5,476
Rhode Island 2,463 702 1,761 8 917 1,538
South Carolina 813 400 413 4 194 615
South Dakota 202 75 127 (X) (X) 109
Tennessee 1,409 687 722 29 409 971
Texas 61,647 32,220 29,427 287 13,205 48,155
Utah 1,249 531 718 29 416 804
Vermont 232 65 167 8 118 106
Virginia 3,581 1,897 1,684 60 904 2,617
Washington 6,977 2,322 4,655 148 2,154 4,675
West Virginia 90 33 57 0 32 58
Wisconsin 2,350 683 1,667 50 925 1,375
Wyoming 45 18 27 0 14 31
Outlying area  
Northern Mariana Islands 15 11 4 0 3 12
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 2019
Region and country of origin Total Category Age
Aged Blind and disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All areas 430,352 205,351 225,001 3,056 110,783 316,513
Latin America 280,027 141,978 138,049 511 68,620 210,896
Mexico 153,295 82,733 70,562 65 33,089 120,141
Cuba 42,150 24,111 18,039 293 9,464 32,393
Dominican Republic 30,564 9,395 21,169 31 10,283 20,250
El Salvador 10,444 5,693 4,751 17 2,423 8,004
Haiti 8,094 4,237 3,857 24 2,145 5,925
Other 35,480 15,809 19,671 81 11,216 24,183
Africa 9,894 3,186 6,708 727 4,591 4,576
Somalia 2,418 498 1,920 242 1,407 769
Ethiopia 1,208 384 824 47 535 626
Nigeria 676 257 419 (X) (X) 425
Cape Verde 398 138 260 0 184 214
Liberia 389 132 257 (X) (X) 220
Other 4,805 1,777 3,028 428 2,055 2,322
Asia 85,085 40,936 44,149 581 20,209 64,295
Vietnam 17,505 5,986 11,519 4 4,400 13,101
China 14,830 12,171 2,659 4 798 14,028
South Korea 8,524 5,992 2,532 0 967 7,557
Laos 8,010 914 7,096 0 3,500 4,510
Philippines 7,120 4,542 2,578 10 1,646 5,464
Other 29,096 11,331 17,765 563 8,898 19,635
Middle East 22,845 8,194 14,651 1,113 8,403 13,329
Iraq 9,363 2,935 6,428 490 4,453 4,420
Iran 6,335 2,921 3,414 33 1,573 4,729
Syria 2,433 603 1,830 390 1,047 996
Egypt 1,278 587 691 63 322 893
Lebanon 894 326 568 3 184 707
Other 2,542 822 1,720 134 824 1,584
Former Soviet Republics 14,678 5,030 9,648 77 2,599 12,002
Europe 13,944 4,933 9,011 12 4,625 9,307
Former Yugoslavia 2,033 614 1,419 0 668 1,365
United Kingdom 1,820 479 1,341 (X) (X) 943
Poland 1,745 812 933 0 471 1,274
Portugal 1,642 537 1,105 0 610 1,032
Italy 1,248 406 842 (X) (X) 845
Other 5,456 2,085 3,371 9 1,599 3,848
Oceania 1,351 546 805 5 447 899
Other areas 2,528 548 1,980 30 1,289 1,209
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 2019
Months Total Category Age
Aged Blind and disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All recipients 430,352 205,351 225,001 3,056 110,783 316,513
0 a 1,492 775 717 48 414 1,030
1–11 42,804 19,507 23,297 1,945 13,383 27,476
12–23 13,072 5,253 7,819 406 3,904 8,762
24–35 10,057 4,140 5,917 203 2,875 6,979
36–47 12,544 4,739 7,805 129 3,448 8,967
48–59 9,592 3,227 6,365 66 2,580 6,946
60–71 18,669 9,629 9,040 109 4,146 14,414
72–83 12,917 5,890 7,027 34 2,828 10,055
84–119 37,612 17,877 19,735 48 7,816 29,748
120 and over 268,943 133,217 135,726 18 68,593 200,332
State conversions b 214 (X) (X) . . . 9 205
Unknown 2,436 (X) (X) 50 787 1,599
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.