SSI Annual Statistical Report, 2011

Federally Administered Payments

Table 4. Recipients, by age, December 1974–2011
Year Total Under age 18 Aged 18–64 Aged 65 or older
Number Percentage of total Number Percentage of total Number Percentage of total
1974 3,996,064 70,900 1.8 1,503,155 37.6 2,422,009 60.6
1975 4,314,275 107,026 2.5 1,699,394 39.4 2,507,855 58.1
1976 4,235,939 125,412 3.0 1,713,594 40.5 2,396,933 56.6
1977 4,237,692 147,355 3.5 1,736,879 41.0 2,353,458 55.5
1978 4,216,925 165,899 3.9 1,747,126 41.4 2,303,900 54.6
1979 4,149,575 177,306 4.3 1,726,553 41.6 2,245,716 54.1
1980 4,142,017 190,394 4.6 1,730,847 41.8 2,220,776 53.6
1981 4,018,875 194,890 4.8 1,702,895 42.4 2,121,090 52.8
1982 3,857,590 191,570 5.0 1,655,279 42.9 2,010,741 52.1
1983 3,901,497 198,323 5.1 1,699,774 43.6 2,003,400 51.3
1984 4,029,333 211,587 5.3 1,780,459 44.2 2,037,287 50.6
1985 4,138,021 227,384 5.5 1,879,168 45.4 2,031,469 49.1
1986 4,269,184 241,198 5.6 2,010,458 47.1 2,017,528 47.3
1987 4,384,999 250,902 5.7 2,118,710 48.3 2,015,387 46.0
1988 4,463,869 255,135 5.7 2,202,714 49.3 2,006,020 44.9
1989 4,593,059 264,890 5.8 2,301,926 50.1 2,026,243 44.1
1990 4,817,127 308,589 6.4 2,449,897 50.9 2,058,641 42.7
1991 5,118,470 397,162 7.8 2,641,524 51.6 2,079,784 40.6
1992 5,566,189 556,470 10.0 2,910,016 52.3 2,099,703 37.7
1993 5,984,330 722,678 12.1 3,148,413 52.6 2,113,239 35.3
1994 6,295,786 841,474 13.4 3,335,255 53.0 2,119,057 33.7
1995 6,514,134 917,048 14.1 3,482,256 53.5 2,114,830 32.5
1996 6,613,718 955,174 14.4 3,568,393 54.0 2,090,151 31.6
1997 6,494,985 879,828 13.5 3,561,625 54.8 2,053,532 31.6
1998 6,566,069 887,066 13.5 3,646,020 55.5 2,032,983 31.0
1999 6,556,634 847,063 12.9 3,690,970 56.3 2,018,601 30.8
2000 6,601,686 846,784 12.8 3,744,022 56.7 2,010,880 30.5
2001 6,688,489 881,836 13.2 3,811,494 57.0 1,995,159 29.8
2002 6,787,857 914,821 13.5 3,877,752 57.1 1,995,284 29.4
2003 6,902,364 959,379 13.9 3,953,248 57.3 1,989,737 28.8
2004 6,987,845 993,127 14.2 4,017,108 57.5 1,977,610 28.3
2005 7,113,879 1,036,498 14.6 4,082,870 57.4 1,994,511 28.0
2006 7,235,583 1,078,977 14.9 4,152,130 57.4 2,004,476 27.7
2007 7,359,525 1,121,017 15.2 4,221,920 57.4 2,016,588 27.4
2008 7,520,501 1,153,844 15.3 4,333,096 57.6 2,033,561 27.0
2009 7,676,686 1,199,788 15.6 4,451,288 58.0 2,025,610 26.4
2010 7,912,266 1,239,269 15.7 4,631,507 58.5 2,041,490 25.8
2011 8,112,773 1,277,122 15.7 4,777,010 58.9 2,058,641 25.4
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 5. By type of payment, sex, eligibility category, and age, December 2011
Type of payment and sex Total Category Age
Aged Blind Disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
  Number
All payments 8,112,773 1,182,106 69,033 6,861,634 1,277,122 4,777,010 2,058,641
Male 3,712,306 399,271 32,667 3,280,368 847,688 2,195,038 669,580
Female 4,400,467 782,835 36,366 3,581,266 429,434 2,581,972 1,389,061
Federal SSI 7,866,390 1,101,427 65,090 6,699,873 1,275,545 4,652,114 1,938,731
Male 3,598,617 367,012 30,677 3,200,928 846,617 2,130,016 621,984
Female 4,267,773 734,415 34,413 3,498,945 428,928 2,522,098 1,316,747
State supplementation 2,389,113 584,518 27,988 1,776,607 252,002 1,230,763 906,348
Male 1,068,394 210,929 13,190 844,275 168,423 583,922 316,049
Female 1,320,719 373,589 14,798 932,332 83,579 646,841 590,299
  Total payments (thousands of dollars)
All payments 4,389,872 471,847 36,718 3,881,307 812,295 2,744,100 833,478
Male 2,087,315 156,536 17,426 1,913,353 539,602 1,283,698 264,015
Female 2,302,557 315,311 19,291 1,967,955 272,693 1,460,401 569,462
Federal SSI 4,090,280 396,173 31,608 3,662,500 798,660 2,577,066 714,555
Male 1,949,489 127,982 14,993 1,806,514 530,512 1,198,843 220,135
Female 2,140,791 268,191 16,614 1,855,986 268,148 1,378,223 494,420
State supplementation 299,591 75,674 5,110 218,808 13,635 167,034 118,923
Male 137,825 28,554 2,433 106,838 9,090 84,855 43,880
Female 161,766 47,120 2,677 111,969 4,545 82,178 75,043
  Average monthly payment a (dollars)
All payments 501.64 397.62 520.29 519.38 601.38 517.45 403.23
Male 516.92 390.47 518.74 532.31 601.90 522.09 392.44
Female 488.78 401.26 521.69 507.58 600.35 513.52 408.43
Federal SSI 481.31 358.51 475.87 501.58 592.26 498.50 367.34
Male 497.31 347.46 476.55 514.74 592.75 501.72 352.50
Female 467.86 364.04 475.27 489.59 591.29 495.79 374.35
State supplementation 118.57 128.03 175.87 114.55 50.26 124.32 129.74
Male 120.92 133.82 176.03 116.83 50.10 132.59 137.13
Female 116.67 124.76 175.73 112.49 50.58 116.87 125.79
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
a. Averages are not obtained simply by dividing the total dollars by the number of recipients. Averages exclude payments made in the current month for prior-month eligibility, such as back pay for new awards, so that large retroactive payments do not distort the averages.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 6. Recipients, by selected characteristics, eligibility category, and age, December 2011
Characteristic Total Category Age
Aged Blind Disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
  Number
All recipients 8,112,773 1,182,106 69,033 6,861,634 1,277,122 4,777,010 2,058,641
Sex  
Male 3,712,306 399,271 32,667 3,280,368 847,688 2,195,038 669,580
Female 4,400,467 782,835 36,366 3,581,266 429,434 2,581,972 1,389,061
Citizenship status  
Citizen 7,507,865 891,831 62,623 6,553,411 1,274,508 4,589,085 1,644,272
Noncitizen 604,908 290,275 6,410 308,223 2,614 187,925 414,369
Living arrangement  
Own household 6,536,720 1,065,589 58,867 5,412,264 161,680 4,476,086 1,898,954
Another's household 372,229 98,591 3,853 269,785 43,569 215,747 112,913
Parent's household 1,068,024 . . . 4,918 1,063,106 1,057,692 10,332 . . .
Medicaid institution 129,245 17,138 1,373 110,734 13,927 69,507 45,811
Unknown 6,555 788 22 5,745 254 5,338 963
  Average monthly payment (dollars)
All recipients 501.64 397.62 520.29 519.38 601.38 517.45 403.23
Sex  
Male 516.92 390.47 518.74 532.31 601.90 522.09 392.44
Female 488.78 401.26 521.69 507.58 600.35 513.52 408.43
Citizenship status  
Citizen 501.52 374.87 514.16 518.64 601.31 516.57 382.36
Noncitizen 503.15 467.49 580.31 535.09 635.28 539.02 486.07
Living arrangement  
Own household 496.90 401.13 523.26 515.49 644.49 528.15 410.87
Another's household 433.33 416.49 496.30 438.64 437.29 442.90 413.79
Parent's household 608.80 . . . 634.50 608.68 608.93 596.18 . . .
Medicaid institution 34.28 38.05 36.18 33.72 35.61 33.20 35.58
Unknown 532.11 541.97 . . . 527.18 573.70 494.02 557.81
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
NOTE: . . . = not applicable.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 7. Recipients, by type of representative payee, eligibility category, and age, December 2011
Type of payee Total Category Age
Aged Blind Disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All recipients 8,112,773 1,182,106 69,033 6,861,634 1,277,122 4,777,010 2,058,641
Without payee 5,037,643 1,132,919 49,136 3,855,588 1,179 3,154,812 1,881,652
With payee 3,075,130 49,187 19,897 3,006,046 1,275,943 1,622,198 176,989
Natural or adoptive parents 1,838,996 517 12,043 1,826,436 1,052,714 783,796 2,486
Spouse 55,522 2,220 217 53,085 18 45,502 10,002
Natural, adoptive, or stepchild 108,922 22,858 728 85,336 508 52,495 55,919
Grandparent 117,625 37 636 116,952 78,277 39,275 73
Other relative 411,932 11,143 2,455 398,334 98,082 266,950 46,900
Nonmental institution 138,637 6,298 1,246 131,093 6,162 105,020 27,455
Mental institution 74,895 1,021 619 73,255 1,914 65,916 7,065
Financial organization 6,286 81 30 6,175 204 5,653 429
Social agency 130,266 2,029 1,031 127,206 16,704 102,160 11,402
Public official 15,025 471 72 14,482 1,260 11,526 2,239
Other 177,024 2,512 820 173,692 20,100 143,905 13,019
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 8. Recipients, by type of income, eligibility category, and age, December 2011
Type of income Total Category Age
Aged Blind Disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All recipients a 8,112,773 1,182,106 69,033 6,861,634 1,277,122 4,777,010 2,058,641
No other income 4,626,559 432,850 37,869 4,155,840 937,998 2,898,681 789,880
Earned income 259,492 16,524 3,328 239,640 2,235 230,665 26,592
Unearned income  
Social Security benefits 2,752,037 669,088 25,212 2,057,737 96,707 1,495,476 1,159,854
Veterans' benefits 36,032 12,966 222 22,844 860 13,775 21,397
Income based on need 27,442 446 90 26,906 19,415 7,537 490
Workers' compensation 4,304 377 7 3,920 24 3,278 1,002
Support from absent parents 179,441 1 790 178,650 175,888 3,552 1
Pensions 57,238 36,755 265 20,218 27 12,667 44,544
Support and maintenance 373,050 92,936 2,621 277,493 65,033 192,815 115,202
Asset income b 99,705 31,483 1,300 66,922 3,381 46,777 49,547
Other c 87,047 12,667 684 73,696 4,563 63,908 18,576
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
a. The sum of the entries may be greater than the total because some recipients may receive more than one type of unearned income or both earned and unearned income.
b. Includes income received as rent, interest, dividends, and royalties.
c. Does not include income deemed from a spouse or parent.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 9. Recipients, by receipt of Social Security, type of income, eligibility category, and age, December 2011
Type of income Total Category Age
Aged Blind Disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
  Number
All recipients 8,112,773 1,182,106 69,033 6,861,634 1,277,122 4,777,010 2,058,641
With Social Security  
No other income 2,417,833 556,933 22,309 1,838,591 82,385 1,329,614 1,005,834
Earned income only 99,231 9,599 1,217 88,415 184 82,967 16,080
Unearned income only a 228,373 101,393 1,596 125,384 14,098 78,009 136,266
Both earned and unearned income a 6,600 1,163 90 5,347 40 4,886 1,674
Without Social Security  
No other income 4,626,559 432,850 37,869 4,155,840 937,998 2,898,681 789,880
Earned income only 141,462 4,732 1,882 134,848 1,495 132,394 7,573
Unearned income only a 580,516 74,406 3,931 502,179 240,406 240,041 100,069
Both earned and unearned income a 12,199 1,030 139 11,030 516 10,418 1,265
  Average monthly payment (dollars)
All recipients 501.64 397.62 520.29 519.38 601.38 517.45 403.23
With Social Security  
No other income 243.40 235.82 265.66 245.42 452.73 235.84 236.30
Earned income only 246.21 232.32 263.23 247.52 415.50 248.51 232.85
Unearned income only a 208.48 180.33 232.38 232.27 394.03 224.83 181.05
Both earned and unearned income a 221.55 189.23 235.22 228.87 397.75 229.77 195.59
Without Social Security  
No other income 652.67 639.63 685.56 653.72 638.77 659.89 642.64
Earned income only 541.26 463.89 557.94 543.74 550.99 543.97 492.06
Unearned income only a 525.14 530.08 565.21 524.10 519.19 526.89 535.25
Both earned and unearned income a 444.58 368.34 473.61 451.40 454.24 451.96 380.37
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
a. Includes recipients with in-kind unearned income.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 10. Recipients, by state or other area, eligibility category, and age, December 2011
State or area Total Category Age
Aged Blind Disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All areas 8,112,773 1,182,106 69,033 6,861,634 1,277,122 4,777,010 2,058,641
Alabama 174,917 11,618 814 162,485 30,016 115,614 29,287
Alaska 12,675 1,858 86 10,731 1,266 8,360 3,049
Arizona 112,757 14,703 907 97,147 20,838 65,359 26,560
Arkansas 109,881 6,503 675 102,703 28,755 65,669 15,457
California 1,286,271 358,627 19,324 908,320 115,597 623,257 547,417
Colorado 68,725 9,084 524 59,117 9,148 44,112 15,465
Connecticut 59,731 6,578 430 52,723 8,256 37,844 13,631
Delaware 16,155 1,255 108 14,792 3,639 9,963 2,553
District of Columbia 25,748 1,912 133 23,703 4,483 17,033 4,232
Florida 505,807 112,952 2,802 390,053 97,438 244,956 163,413
Georgia 238,751 24,765 1,889 212,097 43,491 145,255 50,005
Hawaii 25,330 5,975 191 19,164 1,746 15,037 8,547
Idaho 28,202 1,870 210 26,122 5,387 19,011 3,804
Illinois 276,332 30,432 2,368 243,532 44,685 171,017 60,630
Indiana 122,084 5,470 874 115,740 26,040 83,055 12,989
Iowa 48,903 3,209 711 44,983 8,057 33,955 6,891
Kansas 47,372 3,111 331 43,930 9,126 31,480 6,766
Kentucky 193,023 10,605 1,203 181,215 29,961 130,977 32,085
Louisiana 178,727 13,481 1,433 163,813 36,526 110,280 31,921
Maine 36,316 1,965 217 34,134 4,000 26,966 5,350
Maryland 111,275 14,925 605 95,745 17,616 68,692 24,967
Massachusetts 197,503 47,926 3,616 145,961 23,966 122,206 51,331
Michigan 264,699 16,684 1,590 246,425 42,392 183,086 39,221
Minnesota 88,731 10,344 684 77,703 13,113 56,718 18,900
Mississippi 126,307 10,419 879 115,009 24,144 77,205 24,958
Missouri 137,169 7,678 870 128,621 23,417 94,784 18,968
Montana 18,167 1,267 119 16,781 2,569 12,759 2,839
Nebraska 26,530 2,025 244 24,261 4,172 18,312 4,046
Nevada 43,713 10,557 647 32,509 8,361 24,137 11,215
New Hampshire 18,693 941 153 17,599 2,476 14,151 2,066
New Jersey 173,143 34,504 825 137,814 25,574 93,316 54,253
New Mexico 61,838 8,550 440 52,848 9,218 36,000 16,620
New York 690,258 130,469 2,904 556,885 85,701 368,001 236,556
North Carolina 224,780 20,182 1,751 202,847 42,646 138,101 44,033
North Dakota 8,361 734 56 7,571 1,058 5,726 1,577
Ohio 294,920 14,694 1,767 278,459 49,318 205,942 39,660
Oklahoma 95,510 6,494 654 88,362 18,243 62,729 14,538
Oregon 77,980 8,796 622 68,562 10,268 52,021 15,691
Pennsylvania 367,274 25,258 1,957 340,059 72,848 232,432 61,994
Rhode Island 32,114 3,187 162 28,765 4,722 20,706 6,686
South Carolina 114,819 9,298 1,252 104,269 20,741 72,023 22,055
South Dakota 14,154 1,476 93 12,585 2,486 8,696 2,972
Tennessee 179,350 13,197 1,475 164,678 25,359 121,866 32,125
Texas 639,869 106,981 6,695 526,193 137,521 332,219 170,129
Utah 29,412 2,599 236 26,577 5,511 19,198 4,703
Vermont 15,684 1,051 73 14,560 1,899 11,272 2,513
Virginia 150,804 18,844 1,147 130,813 24,020 92,841 33,943
Washington 142,848 16,498 884 125,466 17,726 93,763 31,359
West Virginia 80,734 2,982 497 77,255 9,083 60,029 11,622
Wisconsin 110,881 7,099 866 102,916 21,191 73,638 16,052
Wyoming 6,534 337 33 6,164 964 4,756 814
Outlying area  
Northern Mariana Islands 1,012 137 7 868 344 485 183
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 11. Average monthly payment, by state or other area, eligibility category, and age, December 2011 (in dollars)
State or area Total Category Age
Aged Blind Disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All areas 501.64 397.62 520.29 519.38 601.38 517.45 403.23
Alabama 466.60 221.47 438.60 484.28 597.91 481.75 272.45
Alaska 464.29 318.84 418.91 489.96 529.60 498.77 343.23
Arizona 492.17 355.73 487.02 512.91 600.60 509.09 365.84
Arkansas 472.96 199.87 439.23 490.49 602.62 469.87 244.80
California 572.69 492.27 624.52 603.31 658.82 614.59 506.88
Colorado 471.80 372.77 470.59 487.07 578.06 488.08 363.22
Connecticut 486.07 380.34 486.90 499.26 586.82 499.36 388.55
Delaware 484.55 317.52 449.92 499.00 582.02 487.96 332.86
District of Columbia 533.39 338.52 475.84 549.47 596.29 556.95 372.41
Florida 480.15 390.52 461.85 506.28 593.29 495.41 389.90
Georgia 469.97 278.28 464.89 492.45 592.33 492.41 298.68
Hawaii 520.53 418.16 529.59 552.42 566.57 561.97 438.55
Idaho 472.14 275.00 474.58 486.23 577.13 476.73 301.49
Illinois 504.96 395.23 496.55 518.72 603.21 515.57 402.68
Indiana 490.90 290.50 450.84 500.67 595.24 486.45 310.72
Iowa 462.66 273.04 447.71 476.47 580.59 468.49 297.27
Kansas 473.15 308.53 474.87 484.86 583.87 473.90 322.10
Kentucky 478.10 234.96 462.37 492.40 601.28 494.96 294.44
Louisiana 483.88 242.27 457.69 503.99 606.34 499.42 290.17
Maine 451.96 230.38 443.83 464.69 578.99 468.75 272.18
Maryland 499.96 389.07 472.95 517.41 578.02 520.23 389.16
Massachusetts 522.50 455.64 573.33 543.30 629.00 530.86 452.91
Michigan 507.26 370.10 494.77 516.61 602.57 513.11 377.10
Minnesota 491.31 414.15 487.35 501.64 584.58 491.35 426.71
Mississippi 460.42 203.15 429.05 484.02 599.30 481.03 262.55
Missouri 473.09 287.80 462.04 484.24 594.05 476.56 307.00
Montana 460.99 261.23 481.21 475.94 586.30 474.79 286.19
Nebraska 457.62 293.58 496.11 471.02 576.49 464.76 303.71
Nevada 488.46 374.67 542.98 524.54 589.18 506.64 374.48
New Hampshire 464.94 343.87 450.78 471.57 553.42 469.31 330.30
New Jersey 488.15 400.15 449.39 510.38 594.21 509.37 401.71
New Mexico 461.07 286.57 472.68 489.31 597.76 492.53 317.99
New York 536.48 433.41 509.87 560.73 619.86 565.60 460.94
North Carolina 456.40 239.52 454.15 477.98 581.89 473.80 280.09
North Dakota 430.57 286.20 433.29 444.52 545.90 445.55 298.45
Ohio 501.32 338.11 471.86 510.13 603.83 504.78 356.31
Oklahoma 477.78 256.20 469.61 494.15 589.60 489.51 286.85
Oregon 482.85 350.93 481.35 499.84 581.10 501.57 357.07
Pennsylvania 511.24 348.32 471.72 523.56 595.51 519.53 381.59
Rhode Island 484.87 345.24 439.11 500.57 595.63 498.27 365.23
South Carolina 462.93 235.33 457.04 483.34 585.63 483.09 282.15
South Dakota 447.17 277.60 519.64 466.59 567.33 461.58 305.16
Tennessee 466.58 239.39 476.17 484.78 593.09 487.51 288.18
Texas 461.75 301.49 473.92 494.20 590.51 486.23 309.94
Utah 476.15 384.28 458.68 485.35 552.00 477.62 381.71
Vermont 473.97 268.35 440.85 488.90 628.06 486.59 300.42
Virginia 468.94 348.81 463.50 486.29 578.42 484.69 348.42
Washington 507.05 440.00 490.49 516.00 584.55 516.26 436.00
West Virginia 483.45 225.10 457.13 493.54 590.35 501.68 305.93
Wisconsin 483.22 304.64 467.96 495.65 589.74 485.06 334.45
Wyoming 449.81 210.41 483.48 462.81 560.85 461.91 250.20
Outlying area  
Northern Mariana Islands 562.38 390.85 447.86 589.85 632.02 568.97 410.98
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 12. Recipients and their average income, by type of income and marital status, December 2011
Type of income All recipients a Eligible individual with no spouse Eligible individual with eligible spouse Eligible individual with ineligible spouse
Individual Spouse Individual Spouse
Number Average income (dollars) Number Average income (dollars) Number Average income (dollars) Number Average income (dollars) Number Average income (dollars) Number Average income (dollars)
Total b 8,112,773 . . . 7,234,594 . . . 281,081 . . . 281,081 . . . 316,017 . . . 316,017 . . .
No other income 4,626,559 . . . 4,146,489 . . . 143,435 . . . 145,496 . . . 191,139 . . . 151,096 . . .
With income 3,486,214 465 3,088,105 467 137,646 456 135,585 401 124,878 496 164,921 921
Earned income only 141,462 351 134,248 336 1,452 647 1,948 592 3,814 633 91,469 1,183
Unearned income only 3,226,722 461 2,842,713 464 134,421 449 130,795 389 118,793 483 66,759 532
Both earned and unearned income 118,030 707 111,144 697 1,773 850 2,842 837 2,271 923 6,693 1,204
With earned income b 259,492 299 245,392 286 3,225 515 4,790 498 6,085 571 98,159 1,161
Wages 231,330 307 222,050 292 2,175 627 3,217 608 3,888 706 72,867 1,299
Self-employment income 29,067 228 24,162 214 1,061 280 1,610 266 2,234 327 26,508 729
With unearned income b 3,344,752 461 2,953,857 464 136,194 449 133,637 389 121,064 483 73,452 515
Social Security benefits 2,752,037 507 2,409,391 512 120,980 475 120,008 406 101,658 525 40,289 584
Veterans' benefits 36,032 237 32,148 240 363 260 314 283 3,207 205 4,537 630
Income based on need 27,442 204 25,607 211 119 134 340 134 1,376 112 16,649 139
Workers' compensation 4,304 429 3,693 418 174 423 175 460 262 580 533 803
Support from absent parents 178,900 220 178,899 220 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 100 . . . . . .
Pensions 57,238 179 44,965 186 5,805 157 4,563 140 1,905 187 2,289 322
Support and maintenance 373,050 168 320,809 173 17,610 126 16,703 126 17,928 153 917 148
Asset income c 99,705 9 89,656 9 4,648 9 3,265 13 2,136 37 1,482 72
Other d 87,587 223 80,266 223 1,936 169 1,880 159 3,505 277 11,947 648
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
NOTE: . . . = not applicable.
a. Does not include ineligible spouses.
b. The sum of the entries may be greater than the total because some recipients may receive more than one type of earned or unearned income or both earned and unearned income.
c. Includes income received as rent, interest, dividends, and royalties.
d. Does not include income deemed from a spouse or parent.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 13. Recipients as a percentage of resident population, by state, December 2011
State Resident population a Recipients
Number Percentage of resident population
United States 311,591,917 b 8,111,761 2.6
Alabama 4,802,740 174,917 3.6
Alaska 722,718 12,675 1.8
Arizona 6,482,505 112,757 1.7
Arkansas 2,937,979 109,881 3.7
California 37,691,912 1,286,271 3.4
Colorado 5,116,796 68,725 1.3
Connecticut 3,580,709 59,731 1.7
Delaware 907,135 16,155 1.8
District of Columbia 617,996 25,748 4.2
Florida 19,057,542 505,807 2.7
Georgia 9,815,210 238,751 2.4
Hawaii 1,374,810 25,330 1.8
Idaho 1,584,985 28,202 1.8
Illinois 12,869,257 276,332 2.1
Indiana 6,516,922 122,084 1.9
Iowa 3,062,309 48,903 1.6
Kansas 2,871,238 47,372 1.6
Kentucky 4,369,356 193,023 4.4
Louisiana 4,574,836 178,727 3.9
Maine 1,328,188 36,316 2.7
Maryland 5,828,289 111,275 1.9
Massachusetts 6,587,536 197,503 3.0
Michigan 9,876,187 264,699 2.7
Minnesota 5,344,861 88,731 1.7
Mississippi 2,978,512 126,307 4.2
Missouri 6,010,688 137,169 2.3
Montana 998,199 18,167 1.8
Nebraska 1,842,641 26,530 1.4
Nevada 2,723,322 43,713 1.6
New Hampshire 1,318,194 18,693 1.4
New Jersey 8,821,155 173,143 2.0
New Mexico 2,082,224 61,838 3.0
New York 19,465,197 690,258 3.5
North Carolina 9,656,401 224,780 2.3
North Dakota 683,932 8,361 1.2
Ohio 11,544,951 294,920 2.6
Oklahoma 3,791,508 95,510 2.5
Oregon 3,871,859 77,980 2.0
Pennsylvania 12,742,886 367,274 2.9
Rhode Island 1,051,302 32,114 3.1
South Carolina 4,679,230 114,819 2.5
South Dakota 824,082 14,154 1.7
Tennessee 6,403,353 179,350 2.8
Texas 25,674,681 639,869 2.5
Utah 2,817,222 29,412 1.0
Vermont 626,431 15,684 2.5
Virginia 8,096,604 150,804 1.9
Washington 6,830,038 142,848 2.1
West Virginia 1,855,364 80,734 4.4
Wisconsin 5,711,767 110,881 1.9
Wyoming 568,158 6,534 1.2
SOURCES: Census Bureau; and Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
a. Population estimates for the United States as of July 1, 2011, as reported by the Census Bureau.
b. Excludes recipients in the Northern Mariana Islands.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 14. Foreign-born recipients, by region, country of origin, eligibility category, and age, December 2011
Region and country of origin Total Category Age
Aged Blind and disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All areas 1,711,014 824,150 886,864 21,016 528,369 1,161,629
North America 204,344 27,751 176,593 13,470 120,034 70,840
U.S. territories 196,105 25,717 170,388 13,255 115,166 67,684
Puerto Rico 190,416 25,171 165,245 12,461 111,422 66,533
Other a 5,689 546 5,143 794 3,744 1,151
Other 8,239 2,034 6,205 215 4,868 3,156
Latin America 663,674 340,018 323,656 2,585 196,009 465,080
Mexico 290,836 148,424 142,412 802 83,137 206,897
Cuba 108,240 61,363 46,877 480 25,992 81,768
Dominican Republic 78,305 27,520 50,785 415 32,669 45,221
El Salvador 27,849 16,112 11,737 50 7,360 20,439
Haiti 22,943 13,743 9,200 200 6,161 16,582
Other 135,501 72,856 62,645 638 40,690 94,173
Africa 32,942 13,858 19,084 908 14,064 17,970
Somalia 8,528 3,017 5,511 174 4,028 4,326
Ethiopia 4,334 1,642 2,692 65 1,978 2,291
Nigeria 3,529 2,081 1,448 39 1,085 2,405
Liberia 2,166 1,087 1,079 33 768 1,365
Cape Verde 1,718 1,114 604 5 500 1,213
Other 12,667 4,917 7,750 592 5,705 6,370
Asia 485,053 298,008 187,045 1,502 104,199 379,352
Vietnam 117,646 55,948 61,698 172 29,548 87,926
China 90,223 76,980 13,243 146 6,154 83,923
Philippines 66,698 53,364 13,334 127 9,023 57,548
South Korea 47,869 34,985 12,884 65 6,801 41,003
India 43,370 31,852 11,518 90 4,943 38,337
Other 119,247 44,879 74,368 902 47,730 70,615
Middle East 108,961 51,742 57,219 1,051 29,943 77,967
Iran 47,656 26,626 21,030 76 9,571 38,009
Iraq 19,772 6,349 13,423 411 9,214 10,147
Lebanon 9,877 4,686 5,191 37 2,112 7,728
Syria 7,511 3,485 4,026 37 1,346 6,128
Egypt 6,843 3,263 3,580 96 1,906 4,841
Other 17,302 7,333 9,969 394 5,794 11,114
Former Soviet Republics 128,070 60,723 67,347 563 25,555 101,952
Europe 81,703 29,787 51,916 857 35,950 44,896
Germany 13,838 1,241 12,597 411 11,098 2,329
Former Yugoslavia 12,107 3,988 8,119 77 5,115 6,915
Poland 7,995 4,502 3,493 14 2,111 5,870
United Kingdom 7,966 2,238 5,728 100 4,238 3,628
Portugal 6,286 3,316 2,970 7 2,002 4,277
Other 33,511 14,502 19,009 248 11,386 21,877
Oceania 5,337 2,004 3,333 55 2,128 3,154
Other areas 930 259 671 25 487 418
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
NOTE: Foreign-born means born in an area not served by the Supplemental Security Income program.
a. Includes American Samoa, Guam, and U.S. Virgin Islands.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.