SSI Annual Statistical Report, 2023

Federally Administered Payments

Table 4. Recipients, by age, December 1974–2023
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
2022 7,542,222 997,109 13.2 4,195,789 55.6 2,349,324 31.1
2023 7,425,331 983,169 13.2 4,039,319 54.4 2,402,843 32.4
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 5. By type of payment, sex, eligibility category, and age, December 2023
Type of payment and sex Total Category Age
Aged Blind Disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
  Number
All payments 7,425,331 1,160,789 63,886 6,200,656 983,169 4,039,319 2,402,843
Male 3,581,688 415,039 32,663 3,133,986 666,182 2,045,864 869,642
Female 3,843,643 745,750 31,223 3,066,670 316,987 1,993,455 1,533,201
Federal SSI 7,292,381 1,110,524 61,852 6,120,005 982,287 3,992,311 2,317,783
Male 3,520,921 394,027 31,613 3,095,281 665,578 2,021,262 834,081
Female 3,771,460 716,497 30,239 3,024,724 316,709 1,971,049 1,483,702
State supplementation 1,326,441 394,846 16,271 915,324 106,239 552,325 667,877
Male 608,855 142,103 8,119 458,633 73,286 294,230 241,339
Female 717,586 252,743 8,152 456,691 32,953 258,095 426,538
  Total payments (thousands of dollars)
All payments 5,292,598 632,748 47,283 4,612,568 843,357 3,110,492 1,338,750
Male 2,630,527 213,189 24,234 2,393,104 571,375 1,598,351 460,801
Female 2,662,071 419,559 23,048 2,219,464 271,982 1,512,141 877,949
Federal SSI 5,022,965 550,999 42,894 4,429,071 834,008 2,990,112 1,198,845
Male 2,505,446 182,414 22,081 2,300,951 564,956 1,532,650 407,840
Female 2,517,519 368,585 20,813 2,128,120 269,052 1,457,462 791,005
State supplementation 269,633 81,748 4,388 183,497 9,349 120,379 139,905
Male 125,081 30,774 2,153 92,153 6,419 65,701 52,961
Female 144,552 50,974 2,235 91,343 2,930 54,678 86,944
  Average monthly payment a (dollars)
All payments 674.50 539.07 700.98 699.60 793.21 718.41 552.29
Male 690.56 506.65 703.31 714.80 794.41 727.84 523.49
Female 659.57 557.09 698.54 684.09 790.71 708.75 568.61
Federal SSI 651.05 490.54 655.49 680.16 785.20 698.50 512.73
Male 668.32 456.30 660.24 695.43 786.28 706.14 482.89
Female 634.96 509.36 650.53 664.57 782.92 690.69 529.49
State supplementation 195.93 204.23 260.13 191.20 80.97 204.81 206.86
Male 196.89 213.43 257.46 190.69 80.75 209.77 216.44
Female 195.11 199.07 262.80 191.72 81.47 199.16 201.45
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: statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 6. Recipients, by selected characteristics, eligibility category, and age, December 2023
Characteristic Total Category Age
Aged Blind Disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
  Number
All recipients 7,425,331 1,160,789 63,886 6,200,656 983,169 4,039,319 2,402,843
Sex  
Male 3,581,688 415,039 32,663 3,133,986 666,182 2,045,864 869,642
Female 3,843,643 745,750 31,223 3,066,670 316,987 1,993,455 1,533,201
Citizenship status  
Citizen 7,100,608 994,275 60,880 6,045,453 981,884 3,974,786 2,143,938
Noncitizen 324,723 166,514 3,006 155,203 1,285 64,533 258,905
Living arrangement  
Own household 6,092,988 1,041,128 54,534 4,997,326 122,954 3,734,810 2,235,224
Another's household 389,280 108,466 4,332 276,482 40,539 224,522 124,219
Parent's household 833,905 . . . 3,990 829,915 809,032 24,873 . . .
Medicaid institution 104,918 10,444 1,009 93,465 10,524 52,056 42,338
Unknown 4,240 751 21 3,468 120 3,058 1,062
  Average monthly payment (dollars)
All recipients 674.50 539.07 700.98 699.60 793.21 718.41 552.29
Sex  
Male 690.56 506.65 703.31 714.80 794.41 727.84 523.49
Female 659.57 557.09 698.54 684.09 790.71 708.75 568.61
Citizenship status  
Citizen 679.71 548.07 703.22 701.14 793.16 718.89 555.29
Noncitizen 560.69 485.32 655.66 639.64 835.48 688.69 527.49
Living arrangement  
Own household 673.72 543.71 711.29 700.41 852.07 734.41 562.62
Another's household 573.17 538.72 604.03 586.28 573.64 595.86 532.37
Parent's household 805.38 . . . 826.96 805.27 805.17 812.00 . . .
Medicaid institution 34.70 40.39 35.50 34.09 33.75 33.68 36.24
Unknown 627.86 660.94 -- 605.66 525.86 655.63 624.99
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: . . . = not applicable; -- = not available.
CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 7. Recipients, by type of representative payee, eligibility category, and age, December 2023
Type of payee Total Category Age
Aged Blind Disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All recipients 7,425,331 1,160,789 63,886 6,200,656 983,169 4,039,319 2,402,843
Without payee 4,716,593 1,114,569 44,280 3,557,744 565 2,532,756 2,183,272
With payee 2,708,738 46,220 19,606 2,642,912 982,604 1,506,563 219,571
Parent (natural, adoptive, or stepparent) 1,737,755 225 12,993 1,724,537 822,209 911,708 3,838
Spouse 28,367 1,692 166 26,509 0 18,803 9,564
Child (natural, adoptive, or stepchild) 102,343 28,200 568 73,575 32 30,606 71,705
Grandparent 105,340 43 752 104,545 61,228 44,011 101
Other relative 331,108 7,840 2,163 321,105 68,013 202,805 60,290
Nonmental institution 104,566 3,690 895 99,981 1,804 74,331 28,431
Mental institution 45,470 530 380 44,560 642 37,511 7,317
Financial organization 4,712 61 37 4,614 45 3,814 853
Social agency 101,520 1,324 795 99,401 11,539 74,312 15,669
Public official 14,186 547 74 13,565 26 11,116 3,044
Other 133,371 2,068 783 130,520 17,066 97,546 18,759
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 8. Recipients, by type of income, eligibility category, and age, December 2023
Type of income Total Category Age
Aged Blind Disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All recipients a 7,425,331 1,160,789 63,886 6,200,656 983,169 4,039,319 2,402,843
No other income 4,195,328 394,546 36,103 3,764,679 719,062 2,580,287 895,979
Earned income 215,165 16,208 2,238 196,719 2,639 186,728 25,798
Unearned income  
Social Security benefits 2,519,623 669,069 22,058 1,828,496 57,063 1,085,309 1,377,251
Veterans' benefits 37,326 3,914 315 33,097 8,349 18,957 10,020
Income based on need 16,443 511 96 15,836 12,997 2,867 579
Workers' compensation 1,842 281 4 1,557 6 862 974
Support from absent parents 139,516 0 629 138,887 135,046 4,470 0
Pensions 47,525 32,908 165 14,452 39 6,639 40,847
Support and maintenance 452,482 134,301 3,812 314,369 67,326 210,713 174,443
Asset income b 18,859 4,665 184 14,010 497 8,800 9,562
Other c 78,652 13,903 653 64,096 5,479 52,171 21,002
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: statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 9. Recipients, by receipt of Social Security, type of income, eligibility category, and age, December 2023
Type of income Total Category Age
Aged Blind Disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
  Number
All recipients 7,425,331 1,160,789 63,886 6,200,656 983,169 4,039,319 2,402,843
With Social Security  
No other income 2,272,430 569,959 20,037 1,682,434 48,455 988,053 1,235,922
Earned income only 60,825 8,761 587 51,477 173 45,415 15,237
Unearned income only a 182,803 89,232 1,412 92,159 8,393 49,716 124,694
Both earned and unearned income a 3,565 1,117 22 2,426 42 2,125 1,398
Without Social Security  
No other income 4,195,328 394,546 36,103 3,764,679 719,062 2,580,287 895,979
Earned income only 138,038 5,063 1,504 131,471 1,789 128,550 7,699
Unearned income only a 559,605 90,844 4,096 464,665 204,620 234,535 120,450
Both earned and unearned income a 12,737 1,267 125 11,345 635 10,638 1,464
  Average monthly payment (dollars)
All recipients 674.50 539.07 700.98 699.60 793.21 718.41 552.29
With Social Security  
No other income 342.51 348.16 369.66 340.27 541.64 332.36 342.85
Earned income only 285.21 289.78 295.83 284.27 480.35 286.49 279.39
Unearned income only a 291.90 277.80 336.75 305.36 484.08 300.98 275.73
Both earned and unearned income a 250.75 236.40 290.40 258.12 524.67 256.66 235.80
Without Social Security  
No other income 875.84 849.01 904.76 878.36 843.33 888.08 866.61
Earned income only 611.19 595.61 609.60 611.81 653.21 609.65 627.25
Unearned income only a 700.72 679.04 739.10 704.61 691.48 712.63 693.15
Both earned and unearned income a 500.99 467.54 471.86 505.12 561.07 500.97 476.29
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
a. Includes recipients with in-kind unearned income.
CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 10. Recipients, by state or other area, eligibility category, and age, December 2023
State or area Total Category Age
Aged Blind Disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All areas 7,425,331 1,160,789 63,886 6,200,656 983,169 4,039,319 2,402,843
Alabama 142,650 7,556 979 134,115 17,844 93,341 31,465
Alaska 10,758 1,570 69 9,119 852 6,623 3,283
Arizona 111,780 18,185 1,106 92,489 14,655 61,808 35,317
Arkansas 95,811 4,503 687 90,621 21,759 57,920 16,132
California 1,114,946 341,913 14,164 758,869 82,509 451,313 581,124
Colorado 66,772 11,171 537 55,064 6,819 38,797 21,156
Connecticut 65,337 7,889 434 57,014 8,530 37,773 19,034
Delaware 16,015 1,446 122 14,447 2,856 9,579 3,580
District of Columbia 22,939 2,447 145 20,347 3,202 12,813 6,924
Florida 539,255 151,875 3,569 383,811 81,343 227,101 230,811
Georgia 245,978 27,618 2,189 216,171 42,656 138,300 65,022
Hawaii 21,009 5,170 184 15,655 1,064 10,719 9,226
Idaho 27,763 1,696 234 25,833 3,613 18,995 5,155
Illinois 240,653 30,814 2,231 207,608 30,275 137,440 72,938
Indiana 119,965 6,603 945 112,417 19,091 80,005 20,869
Iowa 48,890 2,989 594 45,307 7,784 32,468 8,638
Kansas 44,685 2,897 369 41,419 7,547 28,840 8,298
Kentucky 153,857 8,647 1,000 144,210 21,724 98,086 34,047
Louisiana 157,219 10,390 1,326 145,503 27,905 92,406 36,908
Maine 33,050 1,719 193 31,138 3,194 23,386 6,470
Maryland 113,354 15,788 780 96,786 16,318 65,508 31,528
Massachusetts 164,783 25,757 1,883 137,143 17,815 88,806 58,162
Michigan 248,307 20,541 1,697 226,069 31,571 155,783 60,953
Minnesota 88,376 11,761 727 75,888 10,003 51,923 26,450
Mississippi 105,342 6,951 930 97,461 16,266 64,505 24,571
Missouri 126,973 6,960 971 119,042 18,203 84,417 24,353
Montana 15,923 1,574 136 14,213 1,683 10,100 4,140
Nebraska 27,855 2,457 251 25,147 3,826 18,216 5,813
Nevada 52,976 15,795 695 36,486 8,112 27,669 17,195
New Hampshire 15,852 866 116 14,870 1,571 11,720 2,561
New Jersey 163,661 34,970 884 127,807 22,469 79,752 61,440
New Mexico 55,294 7,223 477 47,594 6,582 31,593 17,119
New York 562,755 112,111 2,924 447,720 68,541 263,064 231,150
North Carolina 214,549 17,365 1,843 195,341 32,141 133,342 49,066
North Dakota 7,865 605 70 7,190 1,044 5,183 1,638
Ohio 288,748 18,448 2,013 268,287 40,551 184,676 63,521
Oklahoma 92,237 6,027 770 85,440 13,759 60,508 17,970
Oregon 81,715 9,509 559 71,647 8,197 50,946 22,572
Pennsylvania 324,958 26,819 2,117 296,022 51,324 190,175 83,459
Rhode Island 30,283 3,286 158 26,839 3,344 18,377 8,562
South Carolina 104,801 8,148 1,181 95,472 15,127 64,285 25,389
South Dakota 13,799 1,590 137 12,072 2,003 8,346 3,450
Tennessee 160,167 10,499 1,483 148,185 21,842 102,975 35,350
Texas 582,001 98,977 6,411 476,613 102,891 294,416 184,694
Utah 29,948 2,838 282 26,828 3,873 19,859 6,216
Vermont 13,709 849 80 12,780 1,145 9,620 2,944
Virginia 146,622 17,906 1,076 127,640 19,815 88,794 38,013
Washington 134,979 18,359 864 115,756 13,189 79,911 41,879
West Virginia 63,130 2,340 414 60,376 5,995 43,612 13,523
Wisconsin 107,428 6,827 811 99,790 17,786 68,288 21,354
Wyoming 6,580 364 60 6,156 742 4,681 1,157
Outlying area  
Northern Mariana Islands 1,029 181 9 839 219 556 254
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 11. Average monthly payment, by state or other area, eligibility category, and age, December 2023 (in dollars)
State or area Total Category Age
Aged Blind Disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All areas 674.50 539.07 700.98 699.60 793.21 718.41 552.29
Alabama 640.72 365.38 634.03 656.28 792.08 680.18 438.12
Alaska 623.01 382.42 630.43 664.45 755.23 692.20 448.86
Arizona 656.21 478.52 691.27 690.80 786.20 714.33 500.83
Arkansas 657.74 335.93 634.95 673.90 802.56 671.71 412.77
California 778.33 653.03 863.31 833.15 869.90 878.97 687.12
Colorado 642.63 494.47 651.94 672.68 752.19 704.70 494.01
Connecticut 659.80 496.60 679.11 682.23 781.86 700.23 524.86
Delaware 673.87 486.35 631.41 693.11 771.11 712.00 495.00
District of Columbia 702.74 511.43 685.62 725.81 796.93 756.31 559.79
Florida 646.07 558.61 658.14 680.61 776.22 698.28 549.01
Georgia 648.68 421.17 644.24 677.80 785.04 700.04 450.26
Hawaii 653.98 498.55 661.83 705.29 772.28 735.61 545.54
Idaho 650.86 422.96 662.69 665.82 753.06 685.92 451.92
Illinois 670.11 503.45 673.49 694.82 799.43 709.05 543.16
Indiana 667.86 447.91 646.68 680.97 786.46 691.03 471.32
Iowa 647.68 425.96 619.83 662.69 780.53 666.61 457.92
Kansas 655.13 446.48 672.62 669.59 775.80 680.01 459.95
Kentucky 656.11 411.55 650.78 670.83 797.93 690.03 468.41
Louisiana 663.61 390.58 626.66 683.40 805.86 699.74 465.32
Maine 637.99 383.96 624.44 652.12 778.05 673.15 442.39
Maryland 681.51 526.02 674.50 706.87 771.80 730.81 532.14
Massachusetts 655.87 556.56 628.13 674.88 777.80 691.75 563.69
Michigan 679.74 526.05 672.98 693.74 795.95 710.50 541.21
Minnesota 683.01 612.07 686.03 694.01 772.04 701.15 613.96
Mississippi 636.53 328.00 629.67 658.58 792.29 680.18 419.09
Missouri 644.84 433.82 638.23 657.22 780.71 669.52 458.07
Montana 615.26 402.78 604.33 638.92 768.00 662.54 438.50
Nebraska 636.96 461.04 637.99 654.11 750.76 668.99 462.27
Nevada 667.52 527.16 738.54 727.34 785.10 722.65 524.00
New Hampshire 624.73 449.74 582.00 635.35 743.64 645.53 457.99
New Jersey 646.41 509.22 642.35 683.89 784.93 703.03 522.19
New Mexico 631.13 399.24 675.08 665.77 787.51 694.36 454.17
New York 658.95 506.89 667.17 696.99 803.81 712.62 555.02
North Carolina 639.26 390.84 644.82 661.30 776.29 683.11 430.66
North Dakota 610.19 493.64 567.43 620.45 724.34 630.15 474.41
Ohio 677.79 496.93 672.82 690.25 795.91 703.63 527.71
Oklahoma 657.16 372.59 648.16 677.29 796.58 691.09 436.27
Oregon 661.10 491.78 662.27 683.54 774.82 714.50 499.64
Pennsylvania 687.16 517.33 665.18 702.71 792.98 713.70 562.03
Rhode Island 658.23 475.18 659.86 680.68 782.59 701.22 518.06
South Carolina 635.84 369.33 635.93 658.59 775.93 682.14 435.44
South Dakota 628.74 467.07 653.66 649.90 746.40 660.52 484.73
Tennessee 650.45 389.38 650.66 668.99 777.41 690.81 455.12
Texas 631.96 431.26 645.61 673.44 783.28 694.35 448.24
Utah 651.08 499.46 636.80 667.21 730.89 683.65 497.10
Vermont 659.17 444.10 660.82 673.37 842.19 691.82 480.55
Virginia 654.22 499.39 655.67 675.94 772.29 694.86 497.84
Washington 677.57 572.22 676.66 694.29 766.40 720.49 567.92
West Virginia 664.47 381.72 645.15 675.58 790.19 702.61 485.72
Wisconsin 664.44 436.90 654.69 680.10 787.75 685.38 495.45
Wyoming 632.36 338.38 618.76 649.78 772.64 663.94 415.11
Outlying area  
Northern Mariana Islands 742.83 534.27 827.22 787.39 862.53 777.72 563.79
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 12. Recipients and their average income, by type of income and marital status, December 2023
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 7,425,331 . . . 6,808,159 . . . 214,372 . . . 214,372 . . . 188,428 . . . 188,428 . . .
No other income 4,195,328 . . . 3,894,937 . . . 94,183 . . . 94,608 . . . 111,600 . . . 90,247 . . .
With income 3,230,003 593 2,913,222 601 120,189 534 119,764 488 76,828 575 98,181 1,171
Earned income only 138,038 747 132,608 738 1,142 1,054 1,361 1,039 2,927 915 47,695 1,577
Unearned income only 3,014,838 575 2,707,972 583 117,734 522 116,486 470 72,646 551 46,841 725
Both earned and unearned income 77,127 1,025 72,642 1,015 1,313 1,170 1,917 1,187 1,255 1,162 3,645 1,588
With earned income b 215,165 648 205,250 638 2,455 845 3,278 854 4,182 836 51,340 1,538
Wages 186,217 685 179,715 672 1,626 1,033 2,236 1,046 2,640 1,035 37,093 1,752
Self-employment income 29,880 396 26,390 387 851 462 1,065 432 1,574 485 14,950 935
With unearned income b 3,091,965 574 2,780,614 582 119,047 522 118,403 470 73,901 550 50,486 713
Social Security benefits 2,519,624 632 2,250,452 644 104,047 546 104,406 486 60,719 596 42,053 764
Veterans' benefits 37,326 189 35,978 187 196 256 245 249 907 240 1,247 659
Income based on need 16,443 244 15,838 246 89 234 132 212 384 183 3,847 182
Workers' compensation 1,842 416 1,655 410 66 465 56 433 65 501 157 983
Support from absent parents 136,692 262 136,692 262 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pensions 47,525 210 36,837 213 4,943 206 4,317 182 1,428 222 1,678 347
Support and maintenance 452,483 234 394,959 241 21,979 178 21,073 178 14,472 227 902 214
Asset income c 18,859 38 17,148 37 687 46 491 28 533 80 474 137
Other d 81,466 240 76,513 241 1,586 177 1,356 160 2,011 271 2,423 553
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: statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 13. Recipients as a percentage of resident population, by state, December 2023
State Resident population a Recipients
Number Percentage of resident population
United States 334,914,895 b 7,424,302 2.2
Alabama 5,108,468 142,650 2.8
Alaska 733,406 10,758 1.5
Arizona 7,431,344 111,780 1.5
Arkansas 3,067,732 95,811 3.1
California 38,965,193 1,114,946 2.9
Colorado 5,877,610 66,772 1.1
Connecticut 3,617,176 65,337 1.8
Delaware 1,031,890 16,015 1.6
District of Columbia 678,972 22,939 3.4
Florida 22,610,726 539,255 2.4
Georgia 11,029,227 245,978 2.2
Hawaii 1,435,138 21,009 1.5
Idaho 1,964,726 27,763 1.4
Illinois 12,549,689 240,653 1.9
Indiana 6,862,199 119,965 1.7
Iowa 3,207,004 48,890 1.5
Kansas 2,940,546 44,685 1.5
Kentucky 4,526,154 153,857 3.4
Louisiana 4,573,749 157,219 3.4
Maine 1,395,722 33,050 2.4
Maryland 6,180,253 113,354 1.8
Massachusetts 7,001,399 164,783 2.4
Michigan 10,037,261 248,307 2.5
Minnesota 5,737,915 88,376 1.5
Mississippi 2,939,690 105,342 3.6
Missouri 6,196,156 126,973 2.0
Montana 1,132,812 15,923 1.4
Nebraska 1,978,379 27,855 1.4
Nevada 3,194,176 52,976 1.7
New Hampshire 1,402,054 15,852 1.1
New Jersey 9,290,841 163,661 1.8
New Mexico 2,114,371 55,294 2.6
New York 19,571,216 562,755 2.9
North Carolina 10,835,491 214,549 2.0
North Dakota 783,926 7,865 1.0
Ohio 11,785,935 288,748 2.4
Oklahoma 4,053,824 92,237 2.3
Oregon 4,233,358 81,715 1.9
Pennsylvania 12,961,683 324,958 2.5
Rhode Island 1,095,962 30,283 2.8
South Carolina 5,373,555 104,801 2.0
South Dakota 919,318 13,799 1.5
Tennessee 7,126,489 160,167 2.2
Texas 30,503,301 582,001 1.9
Utah 3,417,734 29,948 0.9
Vermont 647,464 13,709 2.1
Virginia 8,715,698 146,622 1.7
Washington 7,812,880 134,979 1.7
West Virginia 1,770,071 63,130 3.6
Wisconsin 5,910,955 107,428 1.8
Wyoming 584,057 6,580 1.1
SOURCES: Census Bureau; and Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
a. Population estimates for the United States as of July 1, 2023, as reported by the Census Bureau.
b. Excludes recipients in the Northern Mariana Islands.
CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 14. Foreign-born recipients, by region, country of origin, eligibility category, and age, December 2023
Region and country of origin Total Category Age
Aged Blind and disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All areas 1,638,018 873,747 764,271 15,042 340,063 1,282,913
North America 172,252 21,326 150,926 9,101 83,807 79,344
U.S. territories 166,408 20,072 146,336 9,006 80,716 76,686
Puerto Rico 160,686 19,513 141,173 8,446 76,878 75,362
Other a 5,722 559 5,163 560 3,838 1,324
Other 5,844 1,254 4,590 95 3,091 2,658
Latin America 632,190 365,978 266,212 1,857 113,217 517,116
Mexico 244,815 137,590 107,225 567 43,546 200,702
Cuba 124,800 84,537 40,263 191 15,801 108,808
Dominican Republic 76,011 30,440 45,571 503 17,644 57,864
El Salvador 29,092 18,567 10,525 45 4,208 24,839
Haiti 20,870 13,268 7,602 105 3,933 16,832
Other 136,602 81,576 55,026 446 28,085 108,071
Africa 52,229 28,350 23,879 727 14,325 37,177
Somalia 10,942 3,815 7,127 71 4,087 6,784
Nigeria 8,265 6,619 1,646 41 935 7,289
Ethiopia 6,928 3,779 3,149 78 1,698 5,152
Liberia 2,559 1,444 1,115 10 635 1,914
Cape Verde 2,172 1,251 921 7 522 1,643
Other 21,363 11,442 9,921 520 6,448 14,395
Asia 483,611 323,277 160,334 1,300 63,826 418,485
Vietnam 117,408 69,179 48,229 115 12,855 104,438
China 95,848 83,407 12,441 143 4,371 91,334
Philippines 52,785 42,145 10,640 104 6,863 45,818
India 52,759 43,220 9,539 27 3,491 49,241
South Korea 40,914 31,803 9,111 32 4,141 36,741
Other 123,897 53,523 70,374 879 32,105 90,913
Middle East 123,472 58,298 65,174 1,338 27,184 94,950
Iran 45,341 25,307 20,034 26 5,136 40,179
Iraq 32,592 9,982 22,610 373 12,159 20,060
Syria 10,528 5,500 5,028 272 2,006 8,250
Egypt 10,171 6,183 3,988 147 1,645 8,379
Lebanon 8,408 4,220 4,188 30 1,373 7,005
Other 16,432 7,106 9,326 490 4,865 11,077
Former Soviet Republics 107,484 51,848 55,636 336 13,672 93,476
Europe 61,817 22,546 39,271 348 22,461 39,008
Germany 12,160 1,194 10,966 100 8,653 3,407
Former Yugoslavia 9,500 2,997 6,503 (X) (X) 7,129
United Kingdom 5,855 1,329 4,526 76 2,912 2,867
Poland 5,242 2,937 2,305 3 1,017 4,222
Portugal 2,861 931 1,930 (X) (X) 1,880
Other 26,199 13,158 13,041 166 6,530 19,503
Oceania 4,464 1,986 2,478 27 1,354 3,083
Other areas 499 138 361 (X) (X) 274
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Foreign-born means born in an area not served by the Supplemental Security Income program.
(X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals.
a. Includes American Samoa, Guam, and U.S. Virgin Islands.
CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov.