SSI Annual Statistical Report, 2021

Federally Administered Payments

Table 4. Recipients, by age, December 1974–2021
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
2019 8,076,867 1,132,080 14.0 4,646,559 57.5 2,298,228 28.5
2020 7,959,766 1,108,612 13.9 4,556,131 57.2 2,295,023 28.8
2021 7,695,900 1,038,149 13.5 4,363,898 56.7 2,293,853 29.8
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 2021
Type of payment and sex Total Category Age
Aged Blind Disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
  Number
All payments 7,695,900 1,115,723 65,587 6,514,590 1,038,149 4,363,898 2,293,853
Male 3,692,423 392,303 33,253 3,266,867 703,099 2,179,970 809,354
Female 4,003,477 723,420 32,334 3,247,723 335,050 2,183,928 1,484,499
Federal SSI 7,563,772 1,069,295 63,438 6,431,039 1,037,295 4,312,162 2,214,315
Male 3,631,756 372,896 32,123 3,226,737 702,519 2,152,988 776,249
Female 3,932,016 696,399 31,315 3,204,302 334,776 2,159,174 1,438,066
State supplementation 1,364,364 386,174 17,325 960,865 111,227 601,544 651,593
Male 625,470 138,681 8,573 478,216 76,347 315,277 233,846
Female 738,894 247,493 8,752 482,649 34,880 286,267 417,747
  Total payments (thousands of dollars)
All payments 4,703,458 521,509 40,636 4,141,312 748,611 2,859,165 1,095,682
Male 2,324,415 173,640 20,700 2,130,075 507,608 1,448,949 367,858
Female 2,379,042 347,869 19,935 2,011,238 241,003 1,410,216 727,824
Federal SSI 4,498,018 462,500 37,238 3,998,279 741,308 2,761,833 994,876
Male 2,229,064 151,443 19,031 2,058,591 502,597 1,396,596 329,872
Female 2,268,954 311,057 18,208 1,939,688 238,711 1,365,237 665,005
State supplementation 205,440 59,009 3,398 143,033 7,303 97,332 100,805
Male 95,351 22,197 1,670 71,484 5,012 52,353 37,986
Female 110,088 36,811 1,728 71,549 2,291 44,978 62,819
  Average monthly payment a (dollars)
All payments 584.11 464.07 600.28 604.53 687.17 617.16 474.79
Male 599.26 438.11 601.73 618.60 688.30 625.87 450.49
Female 570.17 478.13 598.78 590.39 684.81 608.49 488.03
Federal SSI 568.13 429.61 568.14 591.19 681.08 603.40 446.78
Male 584.08 401.97 571.89 605.29 682.13 610.91 421.32
Female 553.42 444.40 564.31 577.02 678.87 595.93 460.52
State supplementation 145.08 150.71 192.30 141.96 62.29 152.04 152.74
Male 146.06 157.68 190.56 141.88 62.21 155.98 160.01
Female 144.25 146.81 193.98 142.03 62.47 147.71 148.68
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 2021
Characteristic Total Category Age
Aged Blind Disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
  Number
All recipients 7,695,900 1,115,723 65,587 6,514,590 1,038,149 4,363,898 2,293,853
Sex  
Male 3,692,423 392,303 33,253 3,266,867 703,099 2,179,970 809,354
Female 4,003,477 723,420 32,334 3,247,723 335,050 2,183,928 1,484,499
Citizenship status  
Citizen 7,330,186 939,098 61,879 6,329,209 1,036,038 4,278,707 2,015,441
Noncitizen 365,714 176,625 3,708 185,381 2,111 85,191 278,412
Living arrangement  
Own household 6,341,765 1,010,520 56,043 5,275,202 133,422 4,064,075 2,144,268
Another's household 363,751 94,368 4,091 265,292 38,095 216,697 108,959
Parent's household 880,059 . . . 4,411 875,648 854,479 25,580 . . .
Medicaid institution 106,812 10,410 1,020 95,382 12,066 54,707 40,039
Unknown 3,513 425 22 3,066 87 2,839 587
  Average monthly payment (dollars)
All recipients 584.11 464.07 600.28 604.53 687.17 617.16 474.79
Sex  
Male 599.26 438.11 601.73 618.60 688.30 625.87 450.49
Female 570.17 478.13 598.78 590.39 684.81 608.49 488.03
Citizenship status  
Citizen 588.13 468.57 601.64 605.75 687.09 617.56 474.97
Noncitizen 503.75 440.18 577.56 562.85 730.42 597.23 473.49
Living arrangement  
Own household 582.72 468.34 607.86 604.37 741.15 629.93 483.47
Another's household 492.51 461.10 516.42 503.39 496.45 510.64 455.41
Parent's household 696.58 . . . 708.70 696.52 696.46 700.47 . . .
Medicaid institution 33.67 38.23 34.58 33.19 33.24 32.84 34.99
Unknown 582.70 507.37 -- 611.35 505.60 624.22 541.48
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 2021
Type of payee Total Category Age
Aged Blind Disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All recipients 7,695,900 1,115,723 65,587 6,514,590 1,038,149 4,363,898 2,293,853
Without payee 4,889,394 1,068,945 45,557 3,774,892 522 2,807,911 2,080,961
With payee 2,806,506 46,778 20,030 2,739,698 1,037,627 1,555,987 212,892
Parent (natural, adoptive, or stepparent) 1,771,977 468 13,109 1,758,400 863,524 904,582 3,871
Spouse 33,196 1,801 182 31,213 3 23,179 10,014
Child (natural, adoptive, or stepchild) 108,044 28,123 609 79,312 44 37,606 70,394
Grandparent 109,767 119 762 108,886 65,235 44,311 221
Other relative 348,567 7,952 2,233 338,382 75,178 216,598 56,791
Nonmental institution 109,848 3,804 935 105,109 2,239 80,021 27,588
Mental institution 51,142 558 408 50,176 763 43,036 7,343
Financial organization 5,274 69 34 5,171 79 4,383 812
Social agency 110,062 1,292 857 107,913 13,024 81,970 15,068
Public official 14,221 494 75 13,652 64 11,246 2,911
Other 144,408 2,098 826 141,484 17,474 109,055 17,879
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 2021
Type of income Total Category Age
Aged Blind Disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All recipients a 7,695,900 1,115,723 65,587 6,514,590 1,038,149 4,363,898 2,293,853
No other income 4,407,591 388,971 37,261 3,981,359 758,579 2,779,638 869,374
Earned income 205,293 14,618 2,130 188,545 2,059 179,198 24,036
Unearned income  
Social Security benefits 2,576,815 639,091 22,769 1,914,955 63,919 1,207,424 1,305,472
Veterans' benefits 39,940 4,540 336 35,064 8,487 20,791 10,662
Income based on need 18,431 223 75 18,133 14,464 3,676 291
Workers' compensation 2,027 269 4 1,754 5 1,106 916
Support from absent parents 151,319 0 707 150,612 146,389 4,930 0
Pensions 48,078 32,257 165 15,656 28 7,933 40,117
Support and maintenance 439,686 119,588 3,569 316,529 64,741 218,274 156,671
Asset income b 21,438 5,094 257 16,087 462 10,370 10,606
Other c 80,421 12,005 649 67,767 5,560 56,132 18,729
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 2021
Type of income Total Category Age
Aged Blind Disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
  Number
All recipients 7,695,900 1,115,723 65,587 6,514,590 1,038,149 4,363,898 2,293,853
With Social Security  
No other income 2,330,175 547,259 20,754 1,762,162 53,947 1,102,850 1,173,378
Earned income only 64,048 8,142 642 55,264 135 49,363 14,550
Unearned income only a 179,025 82,705 1,341 94,979 9,801 52,958 116,266
Both earned and unearned income a 3,567 985 32 2,550 36 2,253 1,278
Without Social Security  
No other income 4,407,591 388,971 37,261 3,981,359 758,579 2,779,638 869,374
Earned income only 125,999 4,405 1,361 120,233 1,439 117,647 6,913
Unearned income only a 573,816 82,170 4,101 487,545 213,763 249,254 110,799
Both earned and unearned income a 11,679 1,086 95 10,498 449 9,935 1,295
  Average monthly payment (dollars)
All recipients 584.11 464.07 600.28 604.53 687.17 617.16 474.79
With Social Security  
No other income 289.67 293.04 307.79 288.41 490.94 280.57 289.01
Earned income only 243.76 245.56 264.33 243.25 389.96 244.52 239.97
Unearned income only a 240.97 224.34 267.70 255.58 430.25 247.24 222.55
Both earned and unearned income a 210.81 186.87 299.71 220.73 356.16 220.69 192.45
Without Social Security  
No other income 758.52 736.30 780.53 760.48 730.71 769.08 748.94
Earned income only 533.01 519.87 526.02 533.58 552.80 531.80 549.52
Unearned income only a 602.37 585.95 630.73 604.90 595.55 610.76 596.59
Both earned and unearned income a 430.91 397.36 459.54 434.27 461.94 432.55 408.40
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 2021
State or area Total Category Age
Aged Blind Disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All areas 7,695,900 1,115,723 65,587 6,514,590 1,038,149 4,363,898 2,293,853
Alabama 150,729 7,132 945 142,652 19,353 101,935 29,441
Alaska 11,787 1,686 78 10,023 1,050 7,365 3,372
Arizona 114,713 17,252 1,136 96,325 15,475 65,872 33,366
Arkansas 98,935 4,351 669 93,915 22,026 61,780 15,129
California 1,147,421 334,858 15,223 797,340 87,595 492,033 567,793
Colorado 69,898 10,772 542 58,584 7,644 42,165 20,089
Connecticut 65,924 7,406 441 58,077 8,261 39,835 17,828
Delaware 16,311 1,291 110 14,910 2,905 10,209 3,197
District of Columbia 24,227 2,248 143 21,836 3,315 14,649 6,263
Florida 559,653 143,666 3,642 412,345 91,090 250,301 218,262
Georgia 252,274 25,450 2,183 224,641 41,982 149,850 60,442
Hawaii 21,867 5,155 184 16,528 1,121 11,644 9,102
Idaho 29,425 1,644 246 27,535 4,210 20,313 4,902
Illinois 251,720 29,099 2,317 220,304 31,981 150,588 69,151
Indiana 124,002 5,794 949 117,259 20,324 85,144 18,534
Iowa 50,157 2,967 597 46,593 7,822 34,115 8,220
Kansas 46,419 2,785 364 43,270 8,168 30,459 7,792
Kentucky 161,145 8,353 1,052 151,740 22,355 105,909 32,881
Louisiana 164,118 10,036 1,309 152,773 29,477 100,118 34,523
Maine 34,894 1,733 205 32,956 3,464 25,248 6,182
Maryland 117,168 15,106 783 101,279 17,484 70,291 29,393
Massachusetts 172,755 24,412 1,989 146,354 19,308 97,775 55,672
Michigan 256,734 18,915 1,684 236,135 31,810 169,090 55,834
Minnesota 89,382 10,963 708 77,711 10,381 54,351 24,650
Mississippi 110,308 6,890 957 102,461 17,447 69,370 23,491
Missouri 131,072 6,766 988 123,318 18,431 90,038 22,603
Montana 16,931 1,454 138 15,339 1,886 11,186 3,859
Nebraska 28,749 2,420 250 26,079 3,914 19,273 5,562
Nevada 54,642 14,654 675 39,313 8,628 29,854 16,160
New Hampshire 17,333 831 128 16,374 1,857 13,029 2,447
New Jersey 167,806 34,270 854 132,682 22,176 86,152 59,478
New Mexico 58,427 7,397 477 50,553 6,992 34,237 17,198
New York 583,874 109,508 2,966 471,400 71,999 286,311 225,564
North Carolina 221,312 16,299 1,871 203,142 32,933 142,311 46,068
North Dakota 8,017 595 71 7,351 1,067 5,369 1,581
Ohio 297,315 16,519 2,049 278,747 41,113 198,966 57,236
Oklahoma 94,123 5,838 722 87,563 14,092 63,264 16,767
Oregon 85,288 9,289 584 75,415 9,232 54,710 21,346
Pennsylvania 335,421 24,562 2,074 308,785 53,192 205,453 76,776
Rhode Island 31,216 3,211 170 27,835 3,332 19,725 8,159
South Carolina 109,717 7,262 1,225 101,230 16,358 69,903 23,456
South Dakota 14,079 1,515 141 12,423 2,138 8,663 3,278
Tennessee 166,732 10,096 1,503 155,133 21,789 111,394 33,549
Texas 607,456 96,466 6,548 504,442 113,967 314,420 179,069
Utah 30,602 2,704 277 27,621 4,369 20,424 5,809
Vermont 14,573 882 70 13,621 1,240 10,518 2,815
Virginia 151,138 16,928 1,147 133,063 20,612 94,608 35,918
Washington 141,350 17,256 865 123,229 14,435 87,286 39,629
West Virginia 66,493 2,164 422 63,907 6,345 47,250 12,898
Wisconsin 112,411 6,364 853 105,194 18,963 73,644 19,804
Wyoming 6,830 350 53 6,427 816 4,932 1,082
Outlying area  
Northern Mariana Islands 1,027 159 10 858 225 569 233
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 2021 (in dollars)
State or area Total Category Age
Aged Blind Disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All areas 584.11 464.07 600.28 604.53 687.17 617.16 474.79
Alabama 558.17 314.90 542.83 570.36 685.94 587.11 374.03
Alaska 546.50 337.79 514.92 582.02 649.67 600.36 396.97
Arizona 574.76 420.63 596.79 602.16 683.95 618.84 437.48
Arkansas 571.43 284.97 551.74 584.78 698.89 580.20 350.28
California 652.32 546.03 710.24 695.89 743.99 728.38 572.38
Colorado 563.14 438.18 575.58 586.09 659.19 607.18 434.46
Connecticut 574.38 430.01 582.25 592.69 680.01 605.26 456.45
Delaware 588.18 428.57 591.75 601.96 665.08 615.31 431.98
District of Columbia 617.51 435.89 572.55 636.47 694.87 657.43 483.16
Florida 567.70 489.27 569.90 595.08 676.66 604.49 480.34
Georgia 565.54 366.60 562.78 588.09 684.11 602.95 390.50
Hawaii 581.21 447.37 582.07 623.19 662.47 647.76 486.52
Idaho 564.19 361.30 577.90 576.21 641.12 590.24 391.39
Illinois 586.11 449.98 588.47 604.07 693.72 612.94 478.14
Indiana 580.91 393.92 553.46 590.37 679.64 595.01 408.17
Iowa 558.96 365.72 533.30 571.64 670.64 573.41 393.21
Kansas 568.08 391.51 569.40 579.45 669.19 584.35 399.47
Kentucky 569.38 340.99 563.99 582.00 694.12 595.62 400.40
Louisiana 577.24 331.79 545.12 593.58 698.80 603.96 395.70
Maine 551.64 317.11 562.04 563.85 666.28 579.79 372.55
Maryland 594.15 461.84 585.70 613.89 667.66 629.85 464.88
Massachusetts 570.89 479.98 543.67 586.43 672.65 597.53 488.96
Michigan 593.02 463.72 583.37 603.44 689.31 614.68 472.70
Minnesota 590.18 526.24 604.52 599.08 667.90 601.27 533.25
Mississippi 553.17 274.13 545.18 571.95 686.27 586.42 356.13
Missouri 559.71 375.43 554.64 569.88 673.45 577.76 395.58
Montana 538.33 344.26 577.20 556.31 677.89 571.56 374.21
Nebraska 553.03 394.67 574.35 567.54 651.38 577.77 398.64
Nevada 587.10 460.61 652.56 633.35 691.18 626.62 458.65
New Hampshire 544.45 399.37 519.21 552.01 638.71 558.44 399.15
New Jersey 566.72 450.35 554.74 596.82 682.04 611.88 458.39
New Mexico 548.29 344.07 555.58 578.13 691.25 598.09 391.24
New York 575.48 444.67 574.31 605.89 696.62 616.26 485.16
North Carolina 556.50 336.17 558.59 574.11 672.29 589.51 371.73
North Dakota 530.70 431.12 510.58 538.98 625.91 546.67 412.65
Ohio 590.39 437.25 584.04 599.51 685.68 608.20 460.17
Oklahoma 571.53 317.67 561.91 588.51 689.71 597.47 373.90
Oregon 576.09 428.62 568.57 594.33 668.22 615.94 434.66
Pennsylvania 597.86 443.98 569.39 610.31 689.71 616.85 483.77
Rhode Island 573.09 411.13 535.65 592.05 685.40 606.60 446.95
South Carolina 557.47 321.16 556.65 574.41 674.33 590.52 377.76
South Dakota 542.74 404.06 558.41 559.56 647.35 566.04 413.57
Tennessee 565.70 337.20 571.54 580.50 673.51 597.07 391.66
Texas 550.84 374.33 559.45 584.50 679.44 597.72 386.87
Utah 566.99 444.08 550.05 579.15 632.79 589.59 437.87
Vermont 572.97 394.14 542.52 584.65 731.15 596.15 417.12
Virginia 569.91 440.58 560.33 586.42 672.92 598.38 435.79
Washington 591.24 500.39 585.46 604.00 661.56 623.19 495.40
West Virginia 574.91 326.41 551.46 583.47 683.05 603.83 415.42
Wisconsin 578.77 380.71 556.09 590.92 682.66 592.67 427.82
Wyoming 548.08 293.12 538.35 561.97 655.92 574.64 345.45
Outlying area  
Northern Mariana Islands 657.62 490.17 681.20 688.47 736.49 687.94 508.45
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 2021
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 7,695,900 . . . 7,033,201 . . . 224,813 . . . 224,813 . . . 213,073 . . . 213,073 . . .
No other income 4,407,590 . . . 4,069,990 . . . 103,390 . . . 103,523 . . . 130,687 . . . 104,953 . . .
With income 3,288,310 531 2,963,211 537 121,423 485 121,290 441 82,386 523 108,120 1,060
Earned income only 126,000 634 120,739 625 1,040 919 1,351 873 2,870 812 54,430 1,397
Unearned income only 3,083,016 517 2,767,518 523 119,233 476 118,092 426 78,173 503 49,728 663
Both earned and unearned income 79,294 891 74,954 883 1,150 992 1,847 1,047 1,343 1,033 3,962 1,426
With earned income b 205,294 538 195,693 529 2,190 716 3,198 725 4,213 735 58,392 1,366
Wages 176,897 575 170,690 562 1,414 905 2,164 899 2,629 939 42,014 1,553
Self-employment income 29,214 302 25,771 293 789 366 1,048 357 1,606 390 17,063 852
With unearned income b 3,162,310 517 2,842,472 523 120,383 476 119,939 426 79,516 503 53,690 650
Social Security benefits 2,576,817 569 2,298,394 579 106,116 497 106,629 441 65,678 545 42,223 702
Veterans' benefits 39,940 175 38,220 173 236 216 267 236 1,217 217 1,670 580
Income based on need 18,431 212 17,830 215 56 156 147 127 398 131 4,924 161
Workers' compensation 2,027 415 1,794 404 73 422 65 451 95 584 190 857
Support from absent parents 148,516 241 148,516 241 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pensions 48,078 199 37,229 202 5,008 197 4,394 171 1,447 210 1,780 331
Support and maintenance 439,684 207 384,914 213 20,386 155 19,593 155 14,791 199 818 186
Asset income c 21,438 29 19,553 28 734 31 581 30 570 62 479 111
Other d 83,219 223 78,284 224 1,553 185 1,339 157 2,043 261 4,159 605
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: . . . = not applicable.
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.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 13. Recipients as a percentage of resident population, by state, December 2021
State Resident population a Recipients
Number Percentage of resident population
United States 331,893,745 b 7,694,873 2.3
Alabama 5,039,877 150,729 3.0
Alaska 732,673 11,787 1.6
Arizona 7,276,316 114,713 1.6
Arkansas 3,025,891 98,935 3.3
California 39,237,836 1,147,421 2.9
Colorado 5,812,069 69,898 1.2
Connecticut 3,605,597 65,924 1.8
Delaware 1,003,384 16,311 1.6
District of Columbia 670,050 24,227 3.6
Florida 21,781,128 559,653 2.6
Georgia 10,799,566 252,274 2.3
Hawaii 1,441,553 21,867 1.5
Idaho 1,900,923 29,425 1.5
Illinois 12,671,469 251,720 2.0
Indiana 6,805,985 124,002 1.8
Iowa 3,193,079 50,157 1.6
Kansas 2,934,582 46,419 1.6
Kentucky 4,509,394 161,145 3.6
Louisiana 4,624,047 164,118 3.5
Maine 1,372,247 34,894 2.5
Maryland 6,165,129 117,168 1.9
Massachusetts 6,984,723 172,755 2.5
Michigan 10,050,811 256,734 2.6
Minnesota 5,707,390 89,382 1.6
Mississippi 2,949,965 110,308 3.7
Missouri 6,168,187 131,072 2.1
Montana 1,104,271 16,931 1.5
Nebraska 1,963,692 28,749 1.5
Nevada 3,143,991 54,642 1.7
New Hampshire 1,388,992 17,333 1.2
New Jersey 9,267,130 167,806 1.8
New Mexico 2,115,877 58,427 2.8
New York 19,835,913 583,874 2.9
North Carolina 10,551,162 221,312 2.1
North Dakota 774,948 8,017 1.0
Ohio 11,780,017 297,315 2.5
Oklahoma 3,986,639 94,123 2.4
Oregon 4,246,155 85,288 2.0
Pennsylvania 12,964,056 335,421 2.6
Rhode Island 1,095,610 31,216 2.8
South Carolina 5,190,705 109,717 2.1
South Dakota 895,376 14,079 1.6
Tennessee 6,975,218 166,732 2.4
Texas 29,527,941 607,456 2.1
Utah 3,337,975 30,602 0.9
Vermont 645,570 14,573 2.3
Virginia 8,642,274 151,138 1.7
Washington 7,738,692 141,350 1.8
West Virginia 1,782,959 66,493 3.7
Wisconsin 5,895,908 112,411 1.9
Wyoming 578,803 6,830 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, 2021, as reported by the Census Bureau.
b. Excludes recipients in the Northern Mariana Islands.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 14. Foreign-born recipients, by region, country of origin, eligibility category, and age, December 2021
Region and country of origin Total Category Age
Aged Blind and disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All areas 1,659,124 844,294 814,830 18,452 384,553 1,256,119
North America 184,701 22,188 162,513 11,392 93,685 79,624
U.S. territories 178,453 20,903 157,550 11,289 90,192 76,972
Puerto Rico 172,586 20,382 152,204 10,701 86,184 75,701
Other a 5,867 521 5,346 588 4,008 1,271
Other 6,248 1,285 4,963 103 3,493 2,652
Latin America 642,983 358,170 284,813 2,077 131,072 509,834
Mexico 255,467 139,290 116,177 588 50,975 203,904
Cuba 124,468 81,123 43,345 299 18,705 105,464
Dominican Republic 76,446 28,887 47,559 502 20,411 55,533
El Salvador 29,459 18,236 11,223 52 4,927 24,480
Haiti 21,335 13,023 8,312 141 4,618 16,576
Other 135,808 77,611 58,197 495 31,436 103,877
Africa 48,755 23,989 24,766 982 15,494 32,279
Somalia 10,928 3,620 7,308 157 4,351 6,420
Nigeria 7,138 5,378 1,760 47 1,082 6,009
Ethiopia 6,358 3,102 3,256 96 1,875 4,387
Liberia 2,450 1,310 1,140 10 690 1,750
Cape Verde 2,082 1,160 922 6 557 1,519
Other 19,799 9,419 10,380 666 6,939 12,194
Asia 481,910 312,312 169,598 1,445 70,825 409,640
Vietnam 118,151 66,089 52,062 127 14,806 103,218
China 94,402 81,505 12,897 215 4,582 89,605
Philippines 54,077 42,790 11,287 105 7,371 46,601
India 50,845 40,655 10,190 40 3,728 47,077
South Korea 42,171 32,195 9,976 40 4,629 37,502
Other 122,264 49,078 73,186 918 35,709 85,637
Middle East 123,344 55,702 67,642 1,774 30,344 91,226
Iran 45,892 24,993 20,899 44 6,089 39,759
Iraq 32,872 9,806 23,066 585 13,522 18,765
Syria 10,103 4,854 5,249 384 2,092 7,627
Egypt 9,432 5,293 4,139 185 1,790 7,457
Lebanon 8,544 4,050 4,494 34 1,562 6,948
Other 16,501 6,706 9,795 542 5,289 10,670
Former Soviet Republics 106,386 47,085 59,301 333 15,433 90,620
Europe 65,783 22,709 43,074 406 25,867 39,510
Germany 12,919 1,094 11,825 138 9,707 3,074
Former Yugoslavia 10,196 3,132 7,064 6 2,880 7,310
United Kingdom 6,356 1,391 4,965 75 3,353 2,928
Poland 5,612 3,032 2,580 2 1,205 4,405
Portugal 3,296 1,076 2,220 1 1,181 2,114
Other 27,404 12,984 14,420 184 7,541 19,679
Oceania 4,676 1,984 2,692 30 1,542 3,104
Other areas 586 155 431 13 291 282
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.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.