Annual Statistical Supplement, 2018

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 2017
Monthly payment (dollars) All recipients Adults Blind and disabled, under age 18
Aged Blind Disabled
Total  
Number 7,568,969 869,929 57,404 5,459,949 1,181,687
Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Less than 50 5.5 8.4 6.2 5.9 1.4
50–99 3.9 7.5 4.2 4.1 0.6
100–149 4.0 7.7 4.2 4.2 0.8
150–199 3.6 7.1 3.7 3.7 0.9
200–249 3.1 5.4 3.3 3.2 1.0
250–299 2.9 4.5 3.1 3.0 1.2
300–349 2.8 4.2 3.4 2.9 1.5
350–399 2.5 3.8 2.5 2.5 1.7
400–449 2.3 3.4 2.5 2.2 2.0
450–499 7.7 12.1 9.3 7.1 6.9
500–549 1.9 2.4 1.9 1.6 2.9
550–599 1.8 2.0 1.7 1.3 4.0
600–649 1.7 1.1 1.2 1.1 4.9
650–699 1.7 0.8 1.1 1.1 5.4
700–734 1.2 0.5 0.8 0.8 3.6
735 a 53.1 29.0 50.9 55.2 61.1
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 $735 in calendar year 2017.
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 2017
Monthly payment (dollars) All recipients Aged Blind Disabled
Total  
Number 249,238 122,970 1,765 124,503
Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Less than 50 2.8 3.1 2.3 2.6
50–99 3.4 3.8 2.5 3.1
100–149 3.6 3.9 3.3 3.3
150–199 3.7 3.9 3.0 3.5
200–249 3.7 3.9 3.5 3.5
250–299 3.6 3.7 2.9 3.6
300–349 3.4 3.3 3.0 3.5
350–399 3.5 3.1 2.2 3.8
400–449 3.2 2.9 3.0 3.4
450–499 3.1 3.0 3.4 3.2
500–549 2.9 2.8 2.3 2.9
550–599 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.5
600–649 2.4 2.5 2.2 2.4
650–699 2.4 2.3 2.1 2.4
700–749 7.0 10.6 4.5 3.4
750–799 2.0 1.8 2.0 2.1
800–849 1.7 1.6 2.4 1.9
850–899 1.4 1.3 1.7 1.5
900–949 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.1
950–999 0.7 0.7 1.0 0.7
1,000–1,049 0.6 0.8 0.9 0.5
1,050–1,102 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.5
1,103 a 40.7 36.6 47.5 44.8
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 $1,103 in calendar year 2017.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.