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Population in the Social Security Area

Population in the Social Security area at end of year:
Estimated number and percent fully insured, by age and sex, 2008-2012

[Numbers in thousands]
Age 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Population Percent
fully
insured
Population Percent
fully
insured
Population Percent
fully
insured
Population Percent
fully
insured
Population Percent
fully
insured
Total
Total 311,264 a88 314,053 a87 316,334 a87 318,836 a87 321,431 a87
Under 15 62,992 b 63,139 b 63,200 b 63,503 b 63,880 b
15-19 22,131 16 21,957 14 21,689 13 21,441 13 21,257 13
20-24 21,783 76 22,077 74 22,344 72 22,568 71 22,722 69
25-29 21,753 89 21,975 88 22,025 88 22,077 88 22,162 87
30-34 20,075 89 20,545 89 21,005 89 21,464 89 21,848 89
35-39 21,100 91 20,805 90 20,383 90 20,098 90 20,118 89
40-44 21,598 92 21,392 92 21,434 92 21,530 91 21,472 91
45-49 23,235 93 23,154 93 22,856 93 22,430 93 21,974 92
50-54 21,982 92 22,334 93 22,649 93 22,835 93 22,897 93
55-59 19,021 91 19,521 92 20,037 92 20,561 92 21,071 92
60-64 15,736 89 16,475 89 17,292 88 17,737 90 17,934 90
65-69 11,934 86 12,367 87 12,708 87 13,369 87 14,221 87
70-74 9,217 82 9,448 82 9,689 83 10,020 84 10,459 85
75 and over 18,707 77 18,864 77 19,024 78 19,204 79 19,415 79
Male
Subtotal 154,209 a91 155,685 a91 156,815 a91 158,061 a90 159,358 a90
Under 15 32,201 b 32,274 b 32,305 b 32,461 b 32,656 b
15-19 11,356 15 11,255 13 11,101 13 10,963 12 10,859 12
20-24 11,226 75 11,377 73 11,490 71 11,579 70 11,636 68
25-29 11,173 88 11,304 87 11,328 87 11,344 86 11,371 86
30-34 10,239 90 10,485 89 10,713 89 10,944 89 11,144 89
35-39 10,687 93 10,547 91 10,338 91 10,197 90 10,211 90
40-44 10,869 95 10,779 95 10,806 94 10,859 94 10,833 93
45-49 11,571 96 11,542 96 11,406 96 11,208 96 10,995 95
50-54 10,847 96 11,027 96 11,186 96 11,282 96 11,317 96
55-59 9,277 96 9,528 96 9,782 96 10,040 96 10,294 96
60-64 7,574 96 7,935 94 8,332 94 8,546 94 8,639 95
65-69 5,627 94 5,835 94 5,998 94 6,320 94 6,734 93
70-74 4,229 92 4,345 92 4,463 92 4,621 93 4,831 93
75 and over 7,334 90 7,452 91 7,569 91 7,696 91 7,839 91
Female
Subtotal 157,055 a84 158,368 a84 159,519 a84 160,775 a84 162,072 a84
Under 15 30,791 b 30,865 b 30,895 b 31,041 b 31,223 b
15-19 10,774 16 10,702 15 10,588 14 10,479 13 10,399 13
20-24 10,556 77 10,700 75 10,854 73 10,989 72 11,086 70
25-29 10,581 89 10,670 89 10,697 89 10,732 89 10,791 88
30-34 9,836 89 10,059 89 10,292 89 10,519 89 10,704 89
35-39 10,414 89 10,258 89 10,046 89 9,900 89 9,907 89
40-44 10,730 89 10,613 89 10,628 89 10,671 89 10,640 89
45-49 11,664 90 11,612 90 11,450 90 11,222 90 10,979 89
50-54 11,135 89 11,308 89 11,464 89 11,553 90 11,580 90
55-59 9,744 87 9,993 87 10,254 88 10,521 88 10,777 89
60-64 8,162 83 8,539 83 8,960 83 9,192 85 9,295 86
65-69 6,307 79 6,532 80 6,710 80 7,050 81 7,486 82
70-74 4,988 74 5,103 74 5,226 75 5,399 76 5,628 78
75 and over 11,373 68 11,413 69 11,455 70 11,507 70 11,576 71

Note: Population in the Social Security area includes residents of the 50 states and the District of Columbia adjusted for net census undercount; civilian residents of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa and Northern Mariana Islands; federal civilian employees and persons in the Armed Forces abroad and their dependents; crew members of merchant vessels, and all other U.S. citizens abroad. Population estimates are subject to revision.

a Percent of population fully insured aged 20 or older.
b Less than 0.5 percent.

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