SSI Annual Statistical Report, 2020

Noncitizens

Table 29. Recipients, by eligibility category, December 1982–2020
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
2020 397,447 5.0 189,539 16.7 207,908 3.0
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 2020
Characteristic All recipients Citizens Noncitizens
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total 7,959,766 100.0 7,562,319 100.0 397,447 100.0
Age  
Under 18 1,108,612 13.9 1,105,933 14.6 2,679 0.7
18–21 316,496 4.0 315,593 4.2 903 0.2
22–25 290,978 3.7 289,860 3.8 1,118 0.3
26–29 311,992 3.9 310,531 4.1 1,461 0.4
30–39 728,749 9.2 721,666 9.5 7,083 1.8
40–49 716,613 9.0 702,508 9.3 14,105 3.5
50–59 1,363,166 17.1 1,324,929 17.5 38,237 9.6
60–64 828,137 10.4 792,893 10.5 35,244 8.9
65–69 687,699 8.6 627,655 8.3 60,044 15.1
70–74 562,135 7.1 492,923 6.5 69,212 17.4
75 or older 1,045,189 13.1 877,828 11.6 167,361 42.1
Sex  
Male 3,816,591 47.9 3,658,381 48.4 158,210 39.8
Female 4,143,175 52.1 3,903,938 51.6 239,237 60.2
Living arrangement  
Own household 6,540,537 82.2 6,174,675 81.7 365,862 92.1
Another's household 367,211 4.6 342,816 4.5 24,395 6.1
Parent's household 941,887 11.8 939,177 12.4 2,710 0.7
Medicaid institution 106,330 1.3 102,010 1.3 4,320 1.1
Unknown 3,801 (L) 3,641 (L) 160 (L)
Income  
Social Security 2,655,382 33.4 2,447,276 32.4 208,106 52.4
Worker beneficiary 1,909,801 24.0 1,755,480 23.2 154,321 38.8
Auxiliary beneficiary 745,581 9.4 691,796 9.1 53,785 13.5
Earnings 213,618 2.7 209,320 2.8 4,298 1.1
SSI payment  
Federal SSI only 6,541,267 82.2 6,280,206 83.0 261,061 65.7
State supplementation only 141,980 1.8 122,426 1.6 19,554 4.9
Both federal SSI and state supplementation 1,276,519 16.0 1,159,687 15.3 116,832 29.4
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 2020
State or area Total Category Age
Aged Blind and disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All areas 397,447 189,539 207,908 2,679 98,151 296,617
Alabama 565 273 292 (X) (X) 421
Alaska 483 205 278 5 166 312
Arizona 8,058 4,130 3,928 79 1,987 5,992
Arkansas 700 332 368 3 209 488
California 123,281 61,762 61,519 353 27,630 95,298
Colorado 3,369 1,689 1,680 44 773 2,552
Connecticut 2,467 968 1,499 23 792 1,652
Delaware 218 95 123 0 57 161
District of Columbia 500 219 281 3 168 329
Florida 49,186 27,886 21,300 287 11,155 37,744
Georgia 5,033 2,765 2,268 41 1,198 3,794
Hawaii 1,445 838 607 (X) (X) 1,127
Idaho 857 322 535 31 363 463
Illinois 9,792 4,798 4,994 52 2,210 7,530
Indiana 1,169 577 592 45 320 804
Iowa 897 354 543 27 292 578
Kansas 1,038 454 584 21 273 744
Kentucky 1,349 565 784 57 523 769
Louisiana 1,233 522 711 (X) (X) 915
Maine 534 90 444 28 330 176
Maryland 3,314 1,814 1,500 41 712 2,561
Massachusetts 8,443 2,190 6,253 67 3,103 5,273
Michigan 4,853 1,650 3,203 124 1,640 3,089
Minnesota 4,226 974 3,252 205 1,878 2,143
Mississippi 368 190 178 0 82 286
Missouri 1,344 515 829 56 464 824
Montana 76 24 52 (X) (X) 51
Nebraska 1,050 438 612 36 390 624
Nevada 3,623 2,657 966 9 779 2,835
New Hampshire 287 89 198 (X) (X) 157
New Jersey 9,926 4,990 4,936 30 2,369 7,527
New Mexico 4,818 2,358 2,460 5 990 3,823
New York 49,287 18,814 30,473 142 13,539 35,606
North Carolina 3,275 1,528 1,747 40 917 2,318
North Dakota 195 76 119 6 86 103
Ohio 3,023 1,086 1,937 104 1,134 1,785
Oklahoma 1,303 687 616 6 323 974
Oregon 2,794 1,196 1,598 50 804 1,940
Pennsylvania 7,836 2,459 5,377 80 2,540 5,216
Rhode Island 2,302 651 1,651 7 830 1,465
South Carolina 787 384 403 4 171 612
South Dakota 181 76 105 5 69 107
Tennessee 1,328 646 682 28 376 924
Texas 57,353 30,136 27,217 245 11,599 45,509
Utah 1,121 489 632 22 351 748
Vermont 219 58 161 (X) 109 (X)
Virginia 3,243 1,687 1,556 62 786 2,395
Washington 6,402 2,164 4,238 140 1,873 4,389
West Virginia 82 28 54 (X) (X) 54
Wisconsin 2,152 611 1,541 50 818 1,284
Wyoming 50 (X) (X) 0 16 34
Outlying area  
Northern Mariana Islands 12 (X) (X) 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 2020
Region and country of origin Total Category Age
Aged Blind and disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All areas 397,447 189,539 207,908 2,679 98,151 296,617
Latin America 261,068 132,091 128,977 439 61,276 199,353
Mexico 143,821 77,749 66,072 64 29,505 114,252
Cuba 38,327 21,680 16,647 231 8,275 29,821
Dominican Republic 28,468 8,703 19,765 26 9,195 19,247
El Salvador 9,767 5,325 4,442 14 2,156 7,597
Haiti 7,346 3,790 3,556 21 1,923 5,402
Other 33,339 14,844 18,495 83 10,222 23,034
Africa 9,126 3,000 6,126 607 4,155 4,364
Somalia 1,997 420 1,577 166 1,179 652
Ethiopia 1,133 352 781 50 495 588
Nigeria 621 229 392 (X) (X) 393
Cape Verde 366 121 245 0 176 190
Liberia 358 125 233 (X) (X) 210
Other 4,651 1,753 2,898 381 1,939 2,331
Asia 77,881 37,578 40,303 545 17,707 59,629
Vietnam 16,212 5,559 10,653 6 4,033 12,173
China 13,951 11,498 2,453 5 681 13,265
South Korea 7,865 5,539 2,326 (X) (X) 7,037
Laos 7,342 772 6,570 0 3,125 4,217
Philippines 6,545 4,135 2,410 6 1,515 5,024
Other 25,966 10,075 15,891 527 7,526 17,913
Middle East 19,539 6,872 12,667 975 6,888 11,676
Iraq 7,289 2,251 5,038 390 3,305 3,594
Iran 5,554 2,510 3,044 30 1,291 4,233
Syria 2,436 573 1,863 364 1,105 967
Egypt 1,111 502 609 60 273 778
Lebanon 808 283 525 (X) (X) 636
Other 2,341 753 1,588 130 743 1,468
Former Soviet Republics 13,349 4,505 8,844 77 2,388 10,884
Europe 12,907 4,478 8,429 11 4,182 8,714
Former Yugoslavia 1,870 546 1,324 0 601 1,269
United Kingdom 1,707 429 1,278 (X) (X) 888
Poland 1,608 756 852 0 402 1,206
Portugal 1,520 487 1,033 0 559 961
Italy 1,124 346 778 (X) (X) 767
Other 5,078 1,914 3,164 8 1,447 3,623
Oceania 1,289 514 775 4 430 855
Other areas 2,288 501 1,787 21 1,125 1,142
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 2020
Months Total Category Age
Aged Blind and disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All recipients 397,447 189,539 207,908 2,679 98,151 296,617
0 a 1,301 651 650 43 367 891
1–11 36,674 16,682 19,992 1,641 11,132 23,901
12–23 11,462 4,615 6,847 362 3,359 7,741
24–35 8,306 3,068 5,238 192 2,482 5,632
36–47 10,901 3,811 7,090 138 3,100 7,663
48–59 8,440 2,726 5,714 63 2,300 6,077
60–71 16,607 8,430 8,177 101 3,720 12,786
72–83 11,592 5,206 6,386 31 2,520 9,041
84–119 34,135 15,996 18,139 38 6,940 27,157
120 and over 255,421 127,253 128,168 19 61,466 193,936
State conversions b 180 . 180 . . . (X) (X)
Unknown 2,428 1,101 1,327 51 (X) (X)
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.