Annual Statistical Supplement, 2016

Supplemental Security Income

Benefit Distributions

Table 7.C1 Number and percentage distribution of adult individuals and persons under age 18 receiving federal SSI payments, by monthly payment and eligibility category, December 2015
Monthly payment (dollars) All recipients Adults Blind and disabled, under age 18
Aged Blind Disabled
Total  
Number 7,630,323 851,201 56,069 5,456,840 1,266,213
Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Less than 50 5.5 8.5 6.3 6.0 1.5
50–99 3.9 7.4 4.3 4.1 0.7
100–149 4.0 7.6 4.2 4.1 0.9
150–199 3.6 7.1 3.6 3.6 1.0
200–249 3.1 5.5 3.3 3.2 1.1
250–299 2.9 4.5 3.0 3.0 1.3
300–349 2.8 4.1 3.5 2.9 1.5
350–399 2.5 3.8 2.6 2.5 1.8
400–449 2.3 3.4 2.5 2.2 2.1
450–499 7.5 12.0 8.9 6.9 6.7
500–549 1.9 2.4 2.0 1.6 2.9
550–599 1.8 1.9 1.7 1.3 4.0
600–649 1.7 1.1 1.2 1.1 4.9
650–699 1.8 0.8 1.2 1.1 5.3
700–732 1.2 0.5 0.8 0.8 3.4
733 a 53.4 29.4 50.9 55.5 61.0
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.
a. Individuals living in their own household with no countable income were eligible for a federal SSI payment of $733 in calendar year 2015.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 7.C2 Number and percentage distribution of couples receiving federal SSI payments, by monthly payment and eligibility category, December 2015
Monthly payment (dollars) All recipients Aged Blind Disabled
Total  
Number 256,106 122,732 1,911 131,463
Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Less than 50 2.7 2.9 2.1 2.5
50–99 3.3 3.6 2.3 3.1
100–149 3.5 3.8 3.1 3.4
150–199 3.6 3.8 3.1 3.5
200–249 3.7 3.8 3.4 3.6
250–299 3.6 3.6 3.4 3.6
300–349 3.4 3.2 3.3 3.6
350–399 3.5 3.0 2.9 3.9
400–449 3.2 2.9 3.8 3.4
450–499 3.0 2.9 3.2 3.2
500–549 2.8 2.7 2.2 2.9
550–599 2.5 2.6 2.3 2.5
600–649 2.3 2.4 2.2 2.3
650–699 2.3 2.3 2.7 2.3
700–749 6.8 10.6 4.5 3.3
750–799 1.9 1.8 1.6 2.0
800–849 1.7 1.5 1.9 1.8
850–899 1.4 1.2 1.7 1.5
900–949 1.1 1.1 0.9 1.1
950–999 0.7 0.8 1.0 0.7
1,000–1,049 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.5
1,050–1,099 0.6 0.7 0.4 0.5
1,100 a 41.7 38.1 47.3 44.9
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.
a. Couples living in their own household with no countable income were eligible for a federal SSI payment of $1,100 in calendar year 2015.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.