Annual Statistical Supplement, 2009
Supplemental Security Income
Recipient Characteristics
Sex and age | Total | Adults | Blind and disabled children a |
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Aged | Blind | Disabled | |||
All persons | |||||
Number | 919,146 | 106,513 | 3,383 | 621,152 | 188,098 |
Percent | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Percentage distribution by sex | |||||
Male | 52.6 | 39.7 | 54.1 | 51.2 | 64.6 |
Female | 47.4 | 60.3 | 45.9 | 48.8 | 35.4 |
Percentage distribution by age | |||||
Under 5 | 8.6 | . . . | . . . | . . . | 42.1 |
5–9 | 5.5 | . . . | . . . | . . . | 27.0 |
10–14 | 3.8 | . . . | . . . | . . . | 18.5 |
15–17 | 1.8 | . . . | . . . | . . . | 8.8 |
18–21 | 5.5 | . . . | 14.0 | 7.0 | 3.6 |
22–29 | 6.2 | . . . | 9.6 | 9.2 | . . . |
30–39 | 9.4 | . . . | 12.4 | 13.8 | . . . |
40–49 | 17.2 | . . . | 21.1 | 25.4 | . . . |
50–59 | 24.1 | . . . | 31.2 | 35.5 | . . . |
60–64 | 6.1 | . . . | 9.2 | 8.9 | . . . |
65–69 | 6.6 | 55.8 | 0.9 | 0.2 | . . . |
70–74 | 2.4 | 20.4 | 0.4 | b | . . . |
75–79 | 1.4 | 12.1 | 0.5 | b | . . . |
80 or older | 1.4 | 11.7 | 0.7 | b | . . . |
Male | |||||
Number | 483,379 | 42,306 | 1,829 | 317,734 | 121,510 |
Percent | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Under 5 | 9.9 | . . . | . . . | . . . | 39.5 |
5–9 | 7.6 | . . . | . . . | . . . | 30.2 |
10–14 | 4.8 | . . . | . . . | . . . | 19.1 |
15–17 | 2.0 | . . . | . . . | . . . | 7.9 |
18–21 | 6.2 | . . . | 13.0 | 8.0 | 3.3 |
22–29 | 6.3 | . . . | 9.6 | 9.6 | . . . |
30–39 | 8.7 | . . . | 14.5 | 13.1 | . . . |
40–49 | 16.3 | . . . | 22.7 | 24.7 | . . . |
50–59 | 23.6 | . . . | 29.6 | 35.7 | . . . |
60–64 | 5.7 | . . . | 9.0 | 8.7 | . . . |
65–69 | 5.2 | 57.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | . . . |
70–74 | 1.9 | 21.7 | 0.2 | b | . . . |
75–79 | 1.0 | 11.8 | 0.5 | b | . . . |
80 or older | 0.8 | 8.9 | 0.3 | b | . . . |
Female | |||||
Number | 435,767 | 64,207 | 1,554 | 303,418 | 66,588 |
Percent | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Under 5 | 7.2 | . . . | . . . | . . . | 46.8 |
5–9 | 3.2 | . . . | . . . | . . . | 21.2 |
10–14 | 2.7 | . . . | . . . | . . . | 17.4 |
15–17 | 1.6 | . . . | . . . | . . . | 10.3 |
18–21 | 4.9 | . . . | 15.2 | 6.0 | 4.3 |
22–29 | 6.1 | . . . | 9.6 | 8.7 | . . . |
30–39 | 10.1 | . . . | 10.0 | 14.5 | . . . |
40–49 | 18.2 | . . . | 19.2 | 26.1 | . . . |
50–59 | 24.7 | . . . | 33.1 | 35.2 | . . . |
60–64 | 6.5 | . . . | 9.4 | 9.2 | . . . |
65–69 | 8.3 | 54.7 | 1.3 | 0.3 | . . . |
70–74 | 2.9 | 19.5 | 0.6 | b | . . . |
75–79 | 1.8 | 12.3 | 0.5 | b | . . . |
80 or older | 2.0 | 13.5 | 1.1 | b | . . . |
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data. | |||||
NOTES: Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components. | |||||
. . . = not applicable. | |||||
a. Includes students aged 18–21. | |||||
b. Less than 0.05 percent. | |||||
CONTACT: Clark Pickett (410) 965-9016 or supplement@ssa.gov. |
Sex and age | All recipients | Adults | Blind and disabled, under age 18 |
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Aged | Blind | Disabled | |||
All persons | |||||
Number | 7,520,501 | 1,203,256 | 64,420 | 5,098,981 | 1,153,844 |
Percent | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Percentage distribution by sex | |||||
Male | 44.3 | 32.7 | 45.0 | 42.1 | 65.8 |
Female | 55.7 | 67.3 | 55.0 | 57.9 | 34.2 |
Percentage distribution by age | |||||
Under 5 | 2.4 | . . . | . . . | . . . | 15.9 |
5–9 | 4.4 | . . . | . . . | . . . | 28.7 |
10–14 | 5.1 | . . . | . . . | . . . | 33.4 |
15–17 | 3.4 | . . . | . . . | . . . | 22.0 |
18–21 | 4.4 | . . . | 5.5 | 6.4 | . . . |
22–29 | 7.4 | . . . | 13.1 | 10.7 | . . . |
30–39 | 8.6 | . . . | 13.1 | 12.5 | . . . |
40–49 | 13.5 | . . . | 16.4 | 19.7 | . . . |
50–59 | 16.7 | . . . | 19.4 | 24.4 | . . . |
60–64 | 7.0 | . . . | 8.5 | 10.3 | . . . |
65–69 | 7.1 | 15.0 | 6.9 | 6.8 | . . . |
70–74 | 6.6 | 21.8 | 5.6 | 4.5 | . . . |
75–79 | 5.5 | 23.0 | 4.6 | 2.7 | . . . |
80 or older | 7.9 | 40.2 | 7.0 | 2.0 | . . . |
Male | |||||
Number | 3,330,178 | 393,716 | 29,000 | 2,148,350 | 759,112 |
Percent | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Under 5 | 3.2 | . . . | . . . | . . . | 13.9 |
5–9 | 6.7 | . . . | . . . | . . . | 29.5 |
10–14 | 7.9 | . . . | . . . | . . . | 34.7 |
15–17 | 5.0 | . . . | . . . | . . . | 21.9 |
18–21 | 5.9 | . . . | 6.5 | 9.1 | . . . |
22–29 | 9.0 | . . . | 15.3 | 13.7 | . . . |
30–39 | 9.0 | . . . | 15.0 | 13.8 | . . . |
40–49 | 12.9 | . . . | 18.5 | 19.8 | . . . |
50–59 | 15.3 | . . . | 19.3 | 23.4 | . . . |
60–64 | 5.8 | . . . | 7.8 | 8.8 | . . . |
65–69 | 5.6 | 17.4 | 5.9 | 5.5 | . . . |
70–74 | 5.1 | 24.7 | 4.6 | 3.3 | . . . |
75–79 | 4.0 | 24.3 | 3.2 | 1.7 | . . . |
80 or older | 4.6 | 33.6 | 3.9 | 0.9 | . . . |
Female | |||||
Number | 4,190,323 | 809,540 | 35,420 | 2,950,631 | 394,732 |
Percent | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Under 5 | 1.9 | . . . | . . . | . . . | 19.8 |
5–9 | 2.6 | . . . | . . . | . . . | 27.2 |
10–14 | 2.9 | . . . | . . . | . . . | 30.9 |
15–17 | 2.1 | . . . | . . . | . . . | 22.0 |
18–21 | 3.2 | . . . | 4.6 | 4.5 | . . . |
22–29 | 6.1 | . . . | 11.3 | 8.6 | . . . |
30–39 | 8.3 | . . . | 11.6 | 11.6 | . . . |
40–49 | 14.0 | . . . | 14.8 | 19.7 | . . . |
50–59 | 17.8 | . . . | 19.5 | 25.1 | . . . |
60–64 | 8.0 | . . . | 9.0 | 11.3 | . . . |
65–69 | 8.2 | 13.9 | 7.6 | 7.8 | . . . |
70–74 | 7.8 | 20.3 | 6.5 | 5.4 | . . . |
75–79 | 6.7 | 22.4 | 5.7 | 3.4 | . . . |
80 or older | 10.5 | 43.4 | 9.6 | 2.8 | . . . |
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data. | |||||
NOTES: Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components. | |||||
. . . = not applicable. | |||||
CONTACT: Art Kahn (410) 965-0186 or supplement@ssa.gov. |
Category and age | Number | Percentage distribution | ||||
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Total | With representative payee | Without representative payee | Total | With representative payee | Without representative payee | |
Total | 7,520,501 | 2,804,473 | 4,716,028 | 100.0 | 37.3 | 62.7 |
Category | ||||||
Aged | 1,203,256 | 43,526 | 1,159,730 | 100.0 | 3.6 | 96.4 |
Blind a | 70,325 | 19,290 | 51,035 | 100.0 | 27.4 | 72.6 |
Disabled b | 6,246,920 | 2,741,657 | 3,505,263 | 100.0 | 43.9 | 56.1 |
Age | ||||||
Under 18 | 1,153,844 | 1,152,844 | 1,000 | 100.0 | 99.9 | 0.1 |
18–64 | 4,333,096 | 1,489,885 | 2,843,211 | 100.0 | 34.4 | 65.6 |
65 or older | 2,033,561 | 161,744 | 1,871,817 | 100.0 | 8.0 | 92.0 |
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data. | ||||||
a. Includes approximately 15,500 persons aged 65 or older. | ||||||
b. Includes approximately 814,800 persons aged 65 or older. | ||||||
CONTACT: Art Kahn (410) 965-0186 or supplement@ssa.gov. |
Living arrangement a | Number | Category | Age | ||||
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Aged | Blind b | Disabled c | Under 18 | 18–64 | 65 or older | ||
Total | |||||||
Number | 7,520,501 | 1,203,256 | 70,325 | 6,246,920 | 1,153,844 | 4,333,096 | 2,033,561 |
Percent | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Own household | 93.1 | 89.7 | 91.6 | 93.7 | 94.4 | 93.3 | 91.7 |
Another's household | 5.1 | 8.8 | 6.2 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 5.9 |
Institutional care covered by Medicaid | 1.8 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.3 |
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data. | |||||||
NOTE: Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components. | |||||||
a. As defined for determination of federal SSI payment standards. | |||||||
b. Includes approximately 15,500 persons aged 65 or older. | |||||||
c. Includes approximately 814,800 persons aged 65 or older. | |||||||
CONTACT: Art Kahn (410) 965-0186 or supplement@ssa.gov. |
Year | All noncitizens | Aged | Blind and disabled |
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Number | Percentage of total SSI | Number | Percentage of total SSI | Number | Percentage of total SSI | |
1982 | 127,900 | 3.3 | 91,900 | 5.9 | 36,000 | 1.6 |
1985 | 210,800 | 5.1 | 146,500 | 9.7 | 64,300 | 2.4 |
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 |
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data. | ||||||
CONTACT: Sherry Barber (410) 965-9851 or supplement@ssa.gov. |