Single-Year Tables Historical data Projected
Table IV.B2.—SSI Federally Administered New Recipients
Calendar Years 1974-2042
[In thousands]
    Blind or disabled, by age group   Aged, by age group   Totalsb
Calendar yeara   0-17   18-34   35-49   50-64   65-74   75 or older   65-74   75 or older   Blind or disabled   Aged   All

Historical data:
1974 c 63 390 381 925 141 18 1,211 1,268 1,919 2,479 4,398
1975 58 133 105 272 16 d 216 131 584 347 931
1976 43 105 88 207 9 d 147 70 452 218 669
1977 48 104 84 184 8 1 140 69 429 209 637
1978 43 92 76 154 6 d 127 66 370 193 563
1979 44 87 62 133 4 d 116 53 330 169 499
1980 41 92 61 142 4 d 125 59 341 184 524
1981 37 77 49 106 3 d 80 37 272 117 389
1982 38 63 51 90 4 d 72 31 245 103 348
1983 47 88 62 117 3 d 95 51 317 146 463
1984 47 109 78 142 4 d 131 78 380 209 589
1985 48 104 80 148 4 d 106 46 384 152 536
1986 55 127 109 153 5 d 110 51 449 161 610
1987 49 120 107 157 6 1 116 53 439 169 608
1988 50 101 108 146 5 1 112 56 412 167 579
1989 48 113 115 155 5 d 127 62 436 189 625
1990 76 136 134 182 5 d 149 66 533 215 748
1991 126 146 172 200 6 d 139 54 650 193 844
1992 221 199 221 233 6 d 133 48 881 181 1,062
1993 234 193 221 226 6 d 136 49 881 185 1,066
1994 205 164 208 216 6 d 116 42 798 158 956
1995 178 148 208 218 5 d 105 36 757 141 899
1996 145 134 194 203 6 1 93 35 683 128 811
1997 116 111 172 179 4 d 69 25 583 93 676
1998 135 117 181 194 7 1 78 30 636 108 744
1999 140 115 187 195 5 d 88 33 642 120 763
2000 146 112 181 192 5 d 84 31 635 115 751
2001 158 121 186 198 4 d 79 28 667 107 774
2002 171 128 196 212 4 d 83 29 712 112 824
2003 181 132 194 214 4 d 77 27 726 104 830
2004 183 138 202 231 4 d 78 27 758 105 863
2005 178 131 193 239 4 d 81 29 744 111 855
2006 175 129 190 244 3 d 81 28 741 109 850
2007 171 130 189 254 4 d 76 27 749 103 851
2008 183 147 204 289 4 d 79 27 826 106 932
2009 197 161 217 321 4 d 80 27 900 107 1,007
2010 206 172 222 346 4 d 79 25 950 104 1,054
2011 202 164 207 356 4 d 83 26 933 109 1,041
2012 190 147 178 341 4 d 84 26 861 110 971
2013 175 135 160 333 4 d 86 26 808 112 920
2014 157 115 129 297 4 d 83 25 703 108 811
2015 168 111 117 289 4 d 83 25 689 108 797
2016 164 106 107 278 4 d 83 24 659 107 767
2017 163 106 107 279 4 d 85 24 660 109 768

Projected:
2018 156 103 103 265 5 d 78 22 632 100 732
2019 165 111 116 268 5 d 88 25 665 112 777
2020 166 119 133 272 5 d 88 25 695 113 807
2021 166 125 144 274 6 d 90 26 715 116 831
2022 168 127 146 273 6 d 92 28 720 119 839
2023 171 128 149 271 6 d 93 29 725 123 848
2024 176 131 154 273 6 d 97 32 740 129 869
2025 173 129 153 262 6 d 97 32 723 129 852
2026 173 128 155 258 6 d 97 33 720 130 850
2027 174 128 156 254 6 d 97 34 717 131 848
2028 175 127 156 250 6 d 96 35 714 131 845
2029 175 126 157 248 6 d 95 36 712 132 843
2030 181 127 160 253 5 d 95 38 727 133 860
2031 179 124 158 247 5 d 91 38 713 129 842
2032 179 124 157 246 5 d 89 39 711 128 840
2033 180 123 158 245 5 d 88 40 711 128 838
2034 180 122 158 245 5 d 87 41 711 127 838
2035 181 122 158 245 5 d 87 41 711 128 840
2036 185 124 161 251 5 d 87 43 726 130 856
2037 181 121 158 247 5 d 82 43 712 125 837
2038 182 121 158 250 4 d 79 43 714 122 836
2039 182 120 157 252 4 d 77 43 716 121 836
2040 182 121 156 255 4 d 76 43 718 119 837
2041 185 123 159 262 5 d 77 44 734 120 854
2042 181 121 156 259 5 d 75 43 722 118 839
a Represents period in which first payment was made, not date of first eligibility for payments.
b Historical totals estimated based on 1-percent sample data prior to 1993, 10-percent sample data for 1993-2006, and 100-percent sample data after 2006.
c Totals for 1974 include recipients converted from previous State programs as well as new recipients to the SSI program during 1974.
d Fewer than 500.
 
Note: Totals do not necessarily equal the sums of rounded components. The historical split among age groups is estimated on a calendar year of age basis.