Annual Statistical Supplement, 2017
Supplemental Security Income
Summary
Source of payment | All recipients | Category | Age | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aged | Blind | Disabled | Under 18 | 18–64 | 65 or older a | ||
Number of recipients | |||||||
Total | 8,251,161 | 1,164,589 | 68,344 | 7,018,228 | 1,213,079 | 4,845,735 | 2,192,347 |
Federal payment only | 6,737,571 | 751,465 | 48,078 | 5,938,028 | 1,077,774 | 4,126,187 | 1,533,610 |
Federal payment and state supplementation | 1,350,386 | 357,900 | 17,511 | 974,975 | 134,379 | 644,780 | 571,227 |
State supplementation only | 163,204 | 55,224 | 2,755 | 105,225 | 926 | 74,768 | 87,510 |
Total with— | |||||||
Federal payment | 8,087,957 | 1,109,365 | 65,589 | 6,913,003 | 1,212,153 | 4,770,967 | 2,104,837 |
State supplementation | 1,513,590 | 413,124 | 20,266 | 1,080,200 | 135,305 | 719,548 | 658,737 |
Total payments b (thousands of dollars) | |||||||
Total | 4,740,264 | 501,520 | 39,380 | 4,199,364 | 830,466 | 2,949,364 | 960,434 |
Federal payments | 4,516,177 | 440,008 | 35,441 | 4,040,729 | 821,513 | 2,833,593 | 861,071 |
State supplementation | 224,087 | 61,512 | 3,939 | 158,635 | 8,953 | 115,771 | 99,363 |
Average monthly payment c (dollars) | |||||||
Total | 542.38 | 429.37 | 559.76 | 560.99 | 649.58 | 563.49 | 436.76 |
Federal payments | 526.74 | 395.65 | 524.85 | 547.84 | 643.24 | 549.72 | 408.01 |
State supplementation | 141.99 | 147.42 | 189.10 | 139.02 | 61.59 | 150.21 | 149.44 |
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data. | |||||||
NOTE: Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components. | |||||||
a. Includes blind persons and disabled persons aged 65 or older. | |||||||
b. Includes retroactive payments. | |||||||
c. Excludes retroactive payments. | |||||||
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov. |
Source of payment | Aged | Blind | Disabled | Blind and disabled under age 18 | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Individual | Couple | Individual | Couple | Individual | Couple | ||
Number of recipients | |||||||
Total | 893,403 | 132,438 | 59,262 | 1,995 | 5,552,002 | 132,280 | 1,213,068 |
Federal payment only | 604,413 | 72,231 | 41,555 | 1,031 | 4,680,789 | 93,230 | 1,077,771 |
Federal payment and state supplementation | 254,447 | 50,406 | 15,200 | 816 | 776,030 | 34,176 | 134,371 |
State supplementation only | 34,543 | 9,801 | 2,507 | 148 | 95,183 | 4,874 | 926 |
Total with— | |||||||
Federal payment | 858,860 | 122,637 | 56,755 | 1,847 | 5,456,819 | 127,406 | 1,212,142 |
State supplementation | 288,990 | 60,207 | 17,707 | 964 | 871,213 | 39,050 | 135,297 |
Total payments a (thousands of dollars) | |||||||
Total | 392,154 | 107,841 | 33,832 | 1,857 | 3,260,943 | 110,332 | 829,643 |
Federal payments | 352,468 | 86,683 | 30,449 | 1,420 | 3,124,966 | 95,969 | 820,696 |
State supplementation | 39,686 | 21,158 | 3,383 | 437 | 135,978 | 14,364 | 8,947 |
Average monthly payment b (dollars) | |||||||
Total | 439.36 | 813.03 | 557.34 | 926.21 | 551.07 | 817.44 | 651.21 |
Federal payments | 410.66 | 705.17 | 522.93 | 764.79 | 536.83 | 736.67 | 644.73 |
State supplementation | 136.21 | 349.63 | 187.40 | 450.88 | 147.80 | 364.02 | 61.64 |
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data. | |||||||
NOTE: Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components. | |||||||
a. Includes retroactive payments. | |||||||
b. Excludes retroactive payments. | |||||||
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov. |
Month and year | Total a | Federal SSI | Federally administered state supplementation | State supplementation only |
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All recipients | ||||
January 1974 | 3,215,632 | 2,955,959 | 1,480,309 | 259,673 |
December | ||||
1975 | 4,314,275 | 3,893,419 | 1,684,018 | 420,856 |
1980 | 4,142,017 | 3,682,411 | 1,684,765 | 459,606 |
1985 | 4,138,021 | 3,799,092 | 1,660,847 | 338,929 |
1990 | 4,817,127 | 4,412,131 | 2,058,273 | 404,996 |
1995 | 6,514,134 | 6,194,493 | 2,517,805 | 319,641 |
2000 | 6,601,686 | 6,319,907 | 2,480,637 | 281,779 |
2001 | 6,688,489 | 6,410,138 | 2,520,005 | 278,351 |
2002 | 6,787,857 | 6,505,227 | 2,461,652 | 282,630 |
2003 | 6,902,364 | 6,614,465 | 2,467,116 | 287,899 |
2004 | 6,987,845 | 6,694,577 | 2,497,589 | 293,268 |
2005 | 7,113,879 | 6,818,944 | 2,242,112 | 294,935 |
2006 | 7,235,583 | 6,938,690 | 2,268,579 | 296,893 |
2007 | 7,359,525 | 7,061,234 | 2,302,130 | 298,291 |
2008 | 7,520,501 | 7,219,012 | 2,343,599 | 301,489 |
2009 | 7,676,686 | 7,422,879 | 2,339,346 | 253,807 |
2010 | 7,912,266 | 7,655,667 | 2,385,933 | 256,599 |
2011 | 8,112,773 | 7,866,390 | 2,389,113 | 246,383 |
2012 | 8,262,877 | 8,039,984 | 2,215,840 | 222,893 |
2013 | 8,363,477 | 8,143,829 | 2,228,380 | 219,648 |
2014 | 8,335,704 | 8,161,835 | 1,549,447 | 173,869 |
2015 | 8,309,564 | 8,142,177 | 1,530,785 | 167,387 |
2016 | 8,251,161 | 8,087,957 | 1,513,590 | 163,204 |
Aged | ||||
January 1974 | 1,865,109 | 1,690,496 | 770,318 | 174,613 |
December | ||||
1975 | 2,307,105 | 2,024,765 | 843,917 | 282,340 |
1980 | 1,807,776 | 1,533,366 | 702,763 | 274,410 |
1985 | 1,504,469 | 1,322,292 | 583,913 | 182,177 |
1990 | 1,454,041 | 1,256,623 | 649,530 | 197,418 |
1995 | 1,446,122 | 1,314,720 | 663,390 | 131,402 |
2000 | 1,289,339 | 1,186,309 | 622,668 | 103,030 |
2001 | 1,264,463 | 1,164,825 | 620,952 | 99,638 |
2002 | 1,251,528 | 1,151,652 | 611,395 | 99,876 |
2003 | 1,232,778 | 1,132,947 | 602,807 | 99,831 |
2004 | 1,211,167 | 1,110,757 | 601,078 | 100,410 |
2005 | 1,214,296 | 1,112,779 | 584,787 | 101,517 |
2006 | 1,211,656 | 1,108,925 | 590,575 | 102,731 |
2007 | 1,204,512 | 1,101,440 | 595,555 | 103,072 |
2008 | 1,203,256 | 1,100,188 | 600,909 | 103,068 |
2009 | 1,185,959 | 1,100,626 | 587,766 | 85,333 |
2010 | 1,183,853 | 1,098,752 | 588,307 | 85,101 |
2011 | 1,182,106 | 1,101,427 | 584,518 | 80,679 |
2012 | 1,156,188 | 1,085,443 | 536,471 | 70,745 |
2013 | 1,157,118 | 1,087,496 | 537,641 | 69,622 |
2014 | 1,151,940 | 1,093,647 | 412,626 | 58,293 |
2015 | 1,157,492 | 1,101,064 | 412,951 | 56,428 |
2016 | 1,164,589 | 1,109,365 | 413,124 | 55,224 |
Blind | ||||
January 1974 | 72,390 | 55,680 | 37,326 | 16,710 |
December | ||||
1975 | 74,489 | 68,375 | 31,376 | 6,114 |
1980 | 78,401 | 68,945 | 36,214 | 9,456 |
1985 | 82,220 | 73,817 | 38,291 | 8,403 |
1990 | 83,686 | 74,781 | 40,334 | 8,905 |
1995 | 83,545 | 77,064 | 38,695 | 6,481 |
2000 | 78,511 | 72,931 | 35,940 | 5,580 |
2001 | 78,255 | 72,811 | 35,708 | 5,444 |
2002 | 77,658 | 72,189 | 34,596 | 5,469 |
2003 | 77,082 | 71,621 | 34,142 | 5,461 |
2004 | 75,924 | 70,469 | 33,765 | 5,455 |
2005 | 75,039 | 69,637 | 31,346 | 5,402 |
2006 | 73,418 | 68,165 | 30,657 | 5,253 |
2007 | 71,727 | 66,611 | 30,048 | 5,116 |
2008 | 70,325 | 65,330 | 29,535 | 4,995 |
2009 | 69,302 | 65,093 | 28,533 | 4,209 |
2010 | 69,289 | 65,081 | 28,437 | 4,208 |
2011 | 69,033 | 65,090 | 27,988 | 3,943 |
2012 | 67,725 | 64,371 | 24,210 | 3,354 |
2013 | 67,671 | 64,389 | 24,089 | 3,282 |
2014 | 67,383 | 64,404 | 20,937 | 2,979 |
2015 | 67,851 | 64,991 | 20,562 | 2,860 |
2016 | 68,344 | 65,589 | 20,266 | 2,755 |
Disabled | ||||
January 1974 | 1,278,122 | 1,209,783 | 672,575 | 68,350 |
December | ||||
1975 | 1,932,681 | 1,800,279 | 808,725 | 132,402 |
1980 | 2,255,840 | 2,080,100 | 945,788 | 175,740 |
1985 | 2,551,332 | 2,402,983 | 1,038,643 | 148,349 |
1990 | 3,279,400 | 3,080,727 | 1,368,409 | 198,673 |
1995 | 4,984,467 | 4,802,709 | 1,815,720 | 181,758 |
2000 | 5,233,836 | 5,060,667 | 1,822,029 | 173,169 |
2001 | 5,345,771 | 5,172,502 | 1,863,345 | 173,269 |
2002 | 5,458,671 | 5,281,386 | 1,815,661 | 177,285 |
2003 | 5,592,504 | 5,409,897 | 1,830,167 | 182,607 |
2004 | 5,700,754 | 5,513,351 | 1,862,746 | 187,403 |
2005 | 5,824,544 | 5,636,528 | 1,625,979 | 188,016 |
2006 | 5,950,509 | 5,761,600 | 1,647,347 | 188,909 |
2007 | 6,083,286 | 5,893,183 | 1,676,527 | 190,103 |
2008 | 6,246,920 | 6,053,494 | 1,713,155 | 193,426 |
2009 | 6,421,425 | 6,257,160 | 1,723,047 | 164,265 |
2010 | 6,659,124 | 6,491,834 | 1,769,189 | 167,290 |
2011 | 6,861,634 | 6,699,873 | 1,776,607 | 161,761 |
2012 | 7,038,964 | 6,890,170 | 1,655,159 | 148,794 |
2013 | 7,138,688 | 6,991,944 | 1,666,650 | 146,744 |
2014 | 7,116,381 | 7,003,784 | 1,115,884 | 112,597 |
2015 | 7,084,221 | 6,976,122 | 1,097,272 | 108,099 |
2016 | 7,018,228 | 6,913,003 | 1,080,200 | 105,225 |
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data. | ||||
a. Total equals the sum of "Federal SSI" and "State supplementation only." | ||||
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov. |
Year | Total | Federal SSI | Federally administered state supplementation |
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All recipients | |||
1974 | 5,096,813 | 3,833,161 | 1,263,652 |
1975 | 5,716,072 | 4,313,538 | 1,402,534 |
1980 | 7,714,640 | 5,866,354 | 1,848,286 |
1985 | 10,749,938 | 8,777,341 | 1,972,597 |
1990 | 16,132,959 | 12,893,805 | 3,239,154 |
1995 | 27,037,280 | 23,919,430 | 3,117,850 |
1996 | 28,252,474 | 25,264,878 | 2,987,596 |
1997 | 28,370,568 | 25,457,387 | 2,913,181 |
1998 | 29,408,208 | 26,404,793 | 3,003,415 |
1999 | 30,106,132 | 26,805,156 | 3,300,976 |
2000 | 30,671,699 | 27,290,248 | 3,381,451 |
2001 | 32,165,856 | 28,705,503 | 3,460,353 |
2002 | 33,718,999 | 29,898,765 | 3,820,234 |
2003 | 34,693,278 | 30,688,029 | 4,005,249 |
2004 | 36,065,358 | 31,886,509 | 4,178,849 |
2005 | 37,235,843 | 33,058,056 | 4,177,787 |
2006 | 38,888,961 | 34,736,088 | 4,152,873 |
2007 | 41,204,645 | 36,884,066 | 4,320,579 |
2008 | 43,040,481 | 38,655,780 | 4,384,701 |
2009 | 46,592,308 | 42,628,709 | 3,963,606 |
2010 | 48,194,514 | 44,605,122 | 3,589,392 |
2011 | 49,520,299 | 45,999,647 | 3,520,652 |
2012 | 52,074,525 | 48,769,579 | 3,304,947 |
2013 | 53,899,898 | 50,624,771 | 3,275,127 |
2014 | 54,693,013 | 51,574,587 | 3,118,426 |
2015 | 54,966,168 | 52,335,253 | 2,630,915 |
2016 | 54,799,215 | 52,183,510 | 2,615,704 |
Aged | |||
1974 | 2,414,034 | 1,782,742 | 631,292 |
1975 | 2,516,515 | 1,842,980 | 673,535 |
1980 | 2,617,023 | 1,860,194 | 756,829 |
1985 | 2,896,671 | 2,202,557 | 694,114 |
1990 | 3,559,388 | 2,521,382 | 1,038,006 |
1995 | 4,239,222 | 3,374,772 | 864,450 |
1996 | 4,282,498 | 3,449,407 | 833,091 |
1997 | 4,303,529 | 3,479,948 | 823,581 |
1998 | 4,166,231 | 3,327,856 | 838,375 |
1999 | 4,445,687 | 3,524,355 | 921,332 |
2000 | 4,540,046 | 3,597,516 | 942,530 |
2001 | 4,664,076 | 3,708,527 | 955,549 |
2002 | 4,802,792 | 3,751,491 | 1,051,301 |
2003 | 4,856,875 | 3,758,070 | 1,098,805 |
2004 | 4,907,225 | 3,773,901 | 1,133,324 |
2005 | 4,964,627 | 3,836,625 | 1,128,002 |
2006 | 5,115,911 | 3,953,106 | 1,162,804 |
2007 | 5,301,277 | 4,113,424 | 1,187,853 |
2008 | 5,378,921 | 4,180,786 | 1,198,135 |
2009 | 5,569,078 | 4,499,045 | 1,070,033 |
2010 | 5,453,906 | 4,529,485 | 924,422 |
2011 | 5,430,932 | 4,535,873 | 895,059 |
2012 | 5,485,775 | 4,658,671 | 827,103 |
2013 | 5,592,479 | 4,771,120 | 821,360 |
2014 | 5,688,075 | 4,891,328 | 796,747 |
2015 | 5,729,434 | 5,014,405 | 715,029 |
2016 | 5,797,149 | 5,080,112 | 717,037 |
Blind | |||
1974 | 125,791 | 91,308 | 34,483 |
1975 | 127,240 | 92,427 | 34,813 |
1980 | 185,827 | 131,506 | 54,321 |
1985 | 259,840 | 195,183 | 64,657 |
1990 | 328,949 | 238,415 | 90,534 |
1995 | 367,441 | 298,238 | 69,203 |
1996 | 364,791 | 298,897 | 65,894 |
1997 | 367,845 | 302,656 | 65,189 |
1998 | 358,187 | 291,050 | 67,137 |
1999 | 382,323 | 309,295 | 73,028 |
2000 | 385,926 | 312,238 | 73,688 |
2001 | 398,624 | 323,895 | 74,729 |
2002 | 416,454 | 335,405 | 81,049 |
2003 | 409,293 | 325,878 | 83,415 |
2004 | 412,810 | 327,446 | 85,364 |
2005 | 414,147 | 330,591 | 83,556 |
2006 | 409,287 | 326,230 | 83,057 |
2007 | 418,835 | 336,789 | 82,046 |
2008 | 416,017 | 335,179 | 80,838 |
2009 | 426,533 | 354,817 | 71,716 |
2010 | 423,215 | 359,096 | 64,119 |
2011 | 421,994 | 360,789 | 61,205 |
2012 | 426,507 | 373,912 | 52,595 |
2013 | 432,397 | 381,863 | 50,534 |
2014 | 439,849 | 390,144 | 49,705 |
2015 | 448,407 | 401,516 | 46,891 |
2016 | 455,407 | 409,056 | 46,351 |
Disabled | |||
1974 | 2,556,988 | 1,959,112 | 597,876 |
1975 | 3,072,317 | 2,378,131 | 694,186 |
1980 | 4,911,792 | 3,874,655 | 1,037,137 |
1985 | 7,593,427 | 6,379,601 | 1,213,826 |
1990 | 12,244,622 | 10,134,007 | 2,110,615 |
1995 | 22,430,612 | 20,246,415 | 2,184,197 |
1996 | 23,605,189 | 21,516,579 | 2,088,610 |
1997 | 23,709,831 | 21,685,421 | 2,024,410 |
1998 | 24,883,782 | 22,785,879 | 2,097,903 |
1999 | 25,278,121 | 22,971,506 | 2,306,615 |
2000 | 25,745,710 | 23,380,477 | 2,365,233 |
2001 | 27,125,707 | 24,695,630 | 2,430,077 |
2002 | 28,531,939 | 25,844,055 | 2,687,884 |
2003 | 29,453,803 | 26,630,775 | 2,823,028 |
2004 | 30,745,406 | 27,785,246 | 2,960,160 |
2005 | 31,857,069 | 28,890,840 | 2,966,229 |
2006 | 33,363,762 | 30,456,751 | 2,907,011 |
2007 | 35,484,533 | 32,433,853 | 3,050,680 |
2008 | 37,245,543 | 34,139,814 | 3,105,728 |
2009 | 40,596,703 | 37,774,847 | 2,821,857 |
2010 | 42,317,393 | 39,716,541 | 2,600,852 |
2011 | 43,667,372 | 41,102,985 | 2,564,388 |
2012 | 46,162,243 | 43,736,995 | 2,425,248 |
2013 | 47,875,022 | 45,471,788 | 2,403,234 |
2014 | 48,565,089 | 46,293,115 | 2,271,974 |
2015 | 48,788,327 | 46,919,333 | 1,868,995 |
2016 | 48,546,658 | 46,694,342 | 1,852,317 |
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Office of Financial Policy and Operations. | |||
NOTE: Totals for "Aged," "Blind," and "Disabled" are derived. The derivation creates slight discrepancies between the sum of the group totals and the "All recipients" total. | |||
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov. |
Year | Total | Federal SSI | Federally administered state supplementation |
---|---|---|---|
All recipients | |||
1975 | 106.33 | 90.59 | 61.72 |
1980 | 161.92 | 138.14 | 95.17 |
1985 | 218.09 | 193.77 | 99.39 |
1990 | 276.45 | 241.52 | 127.83 |
1995 | 335.45 | 312.83 | 98.66 |
2000 | 378.82 | 351.48 | 112.50 |
2001 | 393.96 | 366.31 | 113.65 |
2002 | 407.42 | 376.76 | 127.53 |
2003 | 417.16 | 383.59 | 138.38 |
2004 | 428.29 | 395.36 | 138.07 |
2005 | 439.09 | 406.50 | 156.30 |
2006 | 454.75 | 423.05 | 156.24 |
2007 | 468.36 | 437.05 | 156.56 |
2008 | 477.79 | 447.00 | 156.23 |
2009 | 498.75 | 476.33 | 124.96 |
2010 | 500.69 | 478.73 | 124.29 |
2011 | 501.64 | 481.31 | 118.57 |
2012 | 519.43 | 500.29 | 121.79 |
2013 | 529.15 | 510.21 | 121.48 |
2014 | 532.08 | 516.62 | 141.55 |
2015 | 541.28 | 525.72 | 141.80 |
2016 | 542.38 | 526.74 | 141.99 |
Aged | |||
1975 | 86.72 | 73.77 | 57.38 |
1980 | 126.66 | 105.69 | 95.60 |
1985 | 164.01 | 141.41 | 103.58 |
1990 | 208.26 | 170.74 | 136.31 |
1995 | 250.27 | 220.15 | 109.62 |
2000 | 299.69 | 258.12 | 128.46 |
2001 | 314.22 | 271.13 | 130.89 |
2002 | 330.04 | 280.86 | 146.17 |
2003 | 342.28 | 287.10 | 160.02 |
2004 | 350.53 | 295.13 | 160.44 |
2005 | 360.25 | 303.29 | 170.39 |
2006 | 373.05 | 316.48 | 170.64 |
2007 | 384.15 | 327.06 | 171.69 |
2008 | 393.46 | 336.03 | 172.29 |
2009 | 399.14 | 357.86 | 134.96 |
2010 | 399.75 | 358.32 | 134.95 |
2011 | 397.62 | 358.51 | 128.03 |
2012 | 409.31 | 371.17 | 130.66 |
2013 | 417.44 | 379.37 | 130.61 |
2014 | 419.80 | 386.32 | 147.53 |
2015 | 428.10 | 394.48 | 147.55 |
2016 | 429.37 | 395.65 | 147.42 |
Blind | |||
1975 | 137.58 | 112.69 | 78.57 |
1980 | 192.51 | 163.36 | 111.41 |
1985 | 260.25 | 224.31 | 122.15 |
1990 | 319.03 | 267.34 | 167.29 |
1995 | 355.24 | 317.06 | 138.31 |
2000 | 413.22 | 360.51 | 171.01 |
2001 | 428.04 | 374.72 | 173.98 |
2002 | 444.54 | 384.79 | 194.31 |
2003 | 454.85 | 389.20 | 210.51 |
2004 | 463.44 | 398.15 | 210.69 |
2005 | 474.62 | 407.87 | 229.41 |
2006 | 488.42 | 423.15 | 228.97 |
2007 | 500.22 | 435.15 | 229.27 |
2008 | 507.66 | 442.42 | 229.60 |
2009 | 520.30 | 470.63 | 189.20 |
2010 | 521.62 | 472.95 | 188.84 |
2011 | 520.29 | 475.87 | 175.87 |
2012 | 532.41 | 494.06 | 175.72 |
2013 | 542.13 | 504.26 | 175.44 |
2014 | 548.08 | 511.82 | 189.43 |
2015 | 558.02 | 522.59 | 189.36 |
2016 | 559.76 | 524.85 | 189.10 |
Disabled | |||
1975 | 128.49 | 108.55 | 65.68 |
1980 | 188.70 | 160.78 | 94.38 |
1985 | 246.50 | 219.61 | 96.63 |
1990 | 302.78 | 266.84 | 123.36 |
1995 | 358.18 | 336.39 | 94.26 |
2000 | 397.92 | 373.41 | 105.86 |
2001 | 412.46 | 387.80 | 106.72 |
2002 | 424.75 | 397.71 | 119.94 |
2003 | 433.16 | 403.76 | 129.89 |
2004 | 444.40 | 415.59 | 129.51 |
2005 | 455.13 | 426.95 | 149.80 |
2006 | 471.00 | 443.61 | 149.71 |
2007 | 484.67 | 457.67 | 149.87 |
2008 | 493.70 | 467.24 | 149.33 |
2009 | 516.93 | 497.26 | 120.48 |
2010 | 518.44 | 499.20 | 119.71 |
2011 | 519.38 | 501.58 | 114.55 |
2012 | 537.41 | 520.73 | 118.12 |
2013 | 547.15 | 530.65 | 117.75 |
2014 | 550.11 | 537.04 | 138.43 |
2015 | 559.63 | 546.49 | 138.74 |
2016 | 560.99 | 547.84 | 139.02 |
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data. | |||
NOTE: Excludes retroactive payments. | |||
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov. |
Year | Total | Category | Age | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aged | Blind | Disabled | Under 18 | 18–64 | 65 or older a | ||
All awards | 36,293,872 | 8,663,030 | 352,374 | 27,278,468 | 5,342,471 | 22,118,457 | 8,832,944 |
State conversions b | 3,155,995 | 1,765,946 | 76,560 | 1,313,489 | 2,748 | 1,299,343 | 1,853,904 |
Federal applications | |||||||
1974 | 1,336,164 | 771,459 | 8,072 | 556,633 | 66,699 | 493,511 | 775,954 |
1975 | 929,369 | 350,918 | 8,656 | 569,795 | 63,060 | 509,271 | 357,038 |
1976 | 667,994 | 217,852 | 7,197 | 442,945 | 46,114 | 400,314 | 221,566 |
1977 | 642,712 | 211,716 | 7,919 | 423,077 | 50,883 | 377,454 | 214,375 |
1978 | 563,117 | 192,927 | 7,696 | 362,494 | 46,520 | 321,413 | 195,184 |
1979 | 517,446 | 176,739 | 7,784 | 332,923 | 44,911 | 293,910 | 178,625 |
1980 | 523,758 | 184,399 | 8,819 | 330,540 | 45,781 | 292,080 | 185,897 |
1981 | 409,992 | 121,655 | 8,017 | 280,320 | 39,106 | 248,105 | 122,781 |
1982 | 343,928 | 104,207 | 6,733 | 232,988 | 35,410 | 203,335 | 105,183 |
1983 | 453,789 | 151,406 | 7,985 | 294,398 | 42,154 | 259,042 | 152,593 |
1984 | 585,832 | 215,898 | 8,390 | 361,544 | 45,766 | 322,858 | 217,208 |
1985 | 526,418 | 153,962 | 8,176 | 364,280 | 46,362 | 324,933 | 155,123 |
1986 | 603,989 | 161,781 | 7,850 | 434,358 | 50,632 | 390,499 | 162,858 |
1987 | 589,053 | 166,775 | 7,468 | 414,810 | 48,292 | 372,914 | 167,847 |
1988 | 578,748 | 167,051 | 7,027 | 404,670 | 47,798 | 362,903 | 168,047 |
1989 | 630,486 | 187,594 | 7,026 | 435,866 | 50,985 | 390,703 | 188,798 |
1990 | 718,917 | 191,809 | 7,458 | 519,650 | 77,923 | 447,849 | 193,145 |
1991 | 821,396 | 188,014 | 7,592 | 625,790 | 125,874 | 506,177 | 189,345 |
1992 | 1,054,441 | 190,190 | 7,925 | 856,326 | 221,362 | 641,750 | 191,329 |
1993 | 1,052,415 | 185,546 | 7,106 | 859,763 | 236,564 | 629,246 | 186,605 |
1994 | 943,889 | 158,603 | 6,379 | 778,907 | 203,688 | 580,253 | 159,948 |
1995 | 888,633 | 143,099 | 5,480 | 740,054 | 175,784 | 568,072 | 144,777 |
1996 | 797,137 | 125,660 | 5,293 | 666,184 | 144,404 | 525,350 | 127,383 |
1997 | 676,444 | 94,764 | 5,078 | 576,602 | 117,090 | 463,444 | 95,910 |
1998 | 743,121 | 111,325 | 6,330 | 625,466 | 136,383 | 490,638 | 116,100 |
1999 | 758,076 | 120,403 | 5,906 | 631,767 | 140,520 | 494,609 | 122,947 |
2000 | 750,163 | 117,567 | 5,879 | 626,717 | 144,136 | 485,798 | 120,229 |
2001 | 772,775 | 108,877 | 5,946 | 657,952 | 156,844 | 504,366 | 111,565 |
2002 | 820,992 | 113,286 | 5,753 | 701,953 | 170,048 | 535,507 | 115,437 |
2003 | 827,029 | 106,484 | 5,317 | 715,228 | 179,566 | 539,127 | 108,336 |
2004 | 852,052 | 105,605 | 5,213 | 741,234 | 183,152 | 561,487 | 107,413 |
2005 | 852,222 | 111,940 | 4,881 | 735,401 | 177,688 | 560,960 | 113,574 |
2006 | 838,448 | 110,264 | 4,151 | 724,033 | 170,453 | 556,140 | 111,855 |
2007 | 836,642 | 102,581 | 3,492 | 730,569 | 169,375 | 563,094 | 104,173 |
2008 | 919,146 | 106,513 | 3,987 | 808,646 | 181,228 | 629,697 | 108,221 |
2009 | 999,540 | 106,917 | 4,815 | 887,808 | 196,745 | 694,242 | 108,553 |
2010 | 1,042,124 | 104,902 | 4,855 | 932,367 | 204,219 | 731,265 | 106,640 |
2011 | 1,031,023 | 109,153 | 4,911 | 916,959 | 201,066 | 719,080 | 110,877 |
2012 | 963,630 | 110,505 | 4,398 | 848,727 | 190,192 | 661,265 | 112,173 |
2013 | 912,243 | 112,203 | 4,722 | 795,318 | 175,000 | 623,389 | 113,854 |
2014 | 805,643 | 108,440 | 5,207 | 691,996 | 157,310 | 538,268 | 110,065 |
2015 | 792,725 | 108,501 | 6,422 | 677,802 | 167,955 | 514,676 | 110,094 |
2016 | 764,216 | 107,594 | 6,503 | 650,119 | 164,681 | 490,120 | 109,415 |
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data. | |||||||
NOTE: Represents period in which first payment was made, not date of entitlement to payments. | |||||||
a. Includes blind persons and disabled persons aged 65 or older. | |||||||
b. Persons who were converted in 1973 from the state Old-Age Assistance, Aid to the Blind, and Aid to the Permanently and Totally Disabled programs to the SSI program. | |||||||
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov. |
Year | Total | Category | Age | ||||
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Aged | Blind | Disabled | Under 18 | 18–64 | 65 or older a | ||
1974 | 3,996,064 | 2,285,909 | 74,616 | 1,635,539 | 70,900 | 1,503,155 | 2,422,009 |
1975 | 4,314,275 | 2,307,105 | 74,489 | 1,932,681 | 107,026 | 1,699,394 | 2,507,855 |
1976 | 4,235,939 | 2,147,697 | 76,366 | 2,011,876 | 125,412 | 1,713,594 | 2,396,933 |
1977 | 4,237,692 | 2,050,921 | 77,362 | 2,109,409 | 147,355 | 1,736,879 | 2,353,458 |
1978 | 4,216,925 | 1,967,900 | 76,895 | 2,171,890 | 165,899 | 1,747,126 | 2,303,900 |
1979 | 4,149,575 | 1,871,716 | 77,250 | 2,200,609 | 177,306 | 1,726,553 | 2,245,716 |
1980 | 4,142,017 | 1,807,776 | 78,401 | 2,255,840 | 190,394 | 1,730,847 | 2,220,776 |
1981 | 4,018,875 | 1,678,090 | 78,570 | 2,262,215 | 194,890 | 1,702,895 | 2,121,090 |
1982 | 3,857,590 | 1,548,741 | 77,356 | 2,231,493 | 191,570 | 1,655,279 | 2,010,741 |
1983 | 3,901,497 | 1,515,400 | 78,960 | 2,307,137 | 198,323 | 1,699,774 | 2,003,400 |
1984 | 4,029,333 | 1,530,287 | 80,524 | 2,418,522 | 211,587 | 1,780,459 | 2,037,287 |
1985 | 4,138,021 | 1,504,469 | 82,220 | 2,551,332 | 227,384 | 1,879,168 | 2,031,469 |
1986 | 4,269,184 | 1,473,428 | 83,115 | 2,712,641 | 241,198 | 2,010,458 | 2,017,528 |
1987 | 4,384,999 | 1,455,387 | 83,421 | 2,846,191 | 250,902 | 2,118,710 | 2,015,387 |
1988 | 4,463,869 | 1,433,420 | 82,864 | 2,947,585 | 255,135 | 2,202,714 | 2,006,020 |
1989 | 4,593,059 | 1,439,043 | 82,765 | 3,071,251 | 264,890 | 2,301,926 | 2,026,243 |
1990 | 4,817,127 | 1,454,041 | 83,686 | 3,279,400 | 308,589 | 2,449,897 | 2,058,641 |
1991 | 5,118,470 | 1,464,684 | 84,549 | 3,569,237 | 397,162 | 2,641,524 | 2,079,784 |
1992 | 5,566,189 | 1,471,022 | 85,400 | 4,009,767 | 556,470 | 2,910,016 | 2,099,703 |
1993 | 5,984,330 | 1,474,852 | 85,456 | 4,424,022 | 722,678 | 3,148,413 | 2,113,239 |
1994 | 6,295,786 | 1,465,905 | 84,911 | 4,744,970 | 841,474 | 3,335,255 | 2,119,057 |
1995 | 6,514,134 | 1,446,122 | 83,545 | 4,984,467 | 917,048 | 3,482,256 | 2,114,830 |
1996 | 6,613,718 | 1,412,632 | 82,137 | 5,118,949 | 955,174 | 3,568,393 | 2,090,151 |
1997 | 6,494,985 | 1,362,350 | 80,778 | 5,051,857 | 879,828 | 3,561,625 | 2,053,532 |
1998 | 6,566,069 | 1,331,782 | 80,243 | 5,154,044 | 887,066 | 3,646,020 | 2,032,983 |
1999 | 6,556,634 | 1,308,062 | 79,291 | 5,169,281 | 847,063 | 3,690,970 | 2,018,601 |
2000 | 6,601,686 | 1,289,339 | 78,511 | 5,233,836 | 846,784 | 3,744,022 | 2,010,880 |
2001 | 6,688,489 | 1,264,463 | 78,255 | 5,345,771 | 881,836 | 3,811,494 | 1,995,159 |
2002 | 6,787,857 | 1,251,528 | 77,658 | 5,458,671 | 914,821 | 3,877,752 | 1,995,284 |
2003 | 6,902,364 | 1,232,778 | 77,082 | 5,592,504 | 959,379 | 3,953,248 | 1,989,737 |
2004 | 6,987,845 | 1,211,167 | 75,924 | 5,700,754 | 993,127 | 4,017,108 | 1,977,610 |
2005 | 7,113,879 | 1,214,296 | 75,039 | 5,824,544 | 1,036,498 | 4,082,870 | 1,994,511 |
2006 | 7,235,583 | 1,211,656 | 73,418 | 5,950,509 | 1,078,977 | 4,152,130 | 2,004,476 |
2007 | 7,359,525 | 1,204,512 | 71,727 | 6,083,286 | 1,121,017 | 4,221,920 | 2,016,588 |
2008 | 7,520,501 | 1,203,256 | 70,325 | 6,246,920 | 1,153,844 | 4,333,096 | 2,033,561 |
2009 | 7,676,686 | 1,185,959 | 69,302 | 6,421,425 | 1,199,788 | 4,451,288 | 2,025,610 |
2010 | 7,912,266 | 1,183,853 | 69,289 | 6,659,124 | 1,239,269 | 4,631,507 | 2,041,490 |
2011 | 8,112,773 | 1,182,106 | 69,033 | 6,861,634 | 1,277,122 | 4,777,010 | 2,058,641 |
2012 | 8,262,877 | 1,156,188 | 67,725 | 7,038,964 | 1,311,861 | 4,869,484 | 2,081,532 |
2013 | 8,363,477 | 1,157,118 | 67,671 | 7,138,688 | 1,321,681 | 4,934,272 | 2,107,524 |
2014 | 8,335,704 | 1,151,940 | 67,383 | 7,116,381 | 1,299,761 | 4,913,072 | 2,122,871 |
2015 | 8,309,564 | 1,157,492 | 67,851 | 7,084,221 | 1,267,160 | 4,888,555 | 2,153,849 |
2016 | 8,251,161 | 1,164,589 | 68,344 | 7,018,228 | 1,213,079 | 4,845,735 | 2,192,347 |
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data. | |||||||
a. Includes blind persons and disabled persons aged 65 or older. | |||||||
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov. |