Single-Year Tables Historical data Projected

Table IV.B6.—SSI Recipients with Federal Payments in Current-Payment Status
as of December, 1974-2042
[In thousands]
    Blind or disabled, by age group   Aged, by age group   Totals
Year   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 70 338 321 756 109 13 1,010 1,019 1,606 2,029 3,635
1975 106 395 352 838 164 14 963 1,062 1,869 2,025 3,893
1976 124 420 352 813 208 14 864 1,003 1,932 1,867 3,799
1977 147 442 358 800 249 16 785 980 2,013 1,765 3,778
1978 165 460 361 791 277 16 728 958 2,069 1,686 3,755
1979 176 472 359 764 307 16 656 938 2,094 1,593 3,687
1980 188 500 351 750 342 17 609 925 2,149 1,533 3,682
1981 194 514 349 720 366 17 541 888 2,160 1,430 3,590
1982 191 517 346 683 386 21 459 871 2,144 1,329 3,473
1983 198 555 366 692 412 28 449 890 2,250 1,339 3,590
1984 210 595 393 700 406 48 463 884 2,352 1,347 3,699
1985 226 634 426 717 402 72 462 860 2,477 1,322 3,799
1986 240 688 475 739 397 91 465 827 2,630 1,291 3,922
1987 249 717 524 756 392 113 464 804 2,751 1,268 4,019
1988 254 738 564 774 387 127 468 777 2,844 1,245 4,089
1989 263 757 613 799 382 145 488 760 2,959 1,247 4,206
1990 306 788 677 840 389 156 508 749 3,156 1,257 4,412
1991 395 833 769 897 390 166 542 736 3,451 1,279 4,730
1992 555 920 877 970 402 173 577 727 3,898 1,304 5,202
1993 721 990 979 1,034 410 179 604 720 4,312 1,324 5,636
1994 839 1,032 1,071 1,089 425 182 610 716 4,638 1,326 5,965
1995 915 1,058 1,150 1,134 435 188 601 713 4,880 1,315 6,194
1996 954 1,066 1,198 1,176 444 192 586 711 5,029 1,296 6,326
1997 878 1,039 1,196 1,198 457 193 547 704 4,960 1,251 6,212
1998 885 1,038 1,238 1,243 464 197 521 705 5,063 1,226 6,289
1999 845 1,005 1,274 1,278 474 195 499 704 5,072 1,203 6,275
2000 844 994 1,303 1,313 484 196 483 703 5,134 1,186 6,320
2001 879 995 1,329 1,353 493 196 461 703 5,245 1,165 6,410
2002 912 1,002 1,344 1,394 502 200 447 705 5,354 1,152 6,505
2003 956 1,023 1,353 1,436 511 204 430 703 5,482 1,133 6,614
2004 990 1,044 1,350 1,476 515 208 412 699 5,584 1,111 6,695
2005 1,034 1,065 1,347 1,523 522 215 408 705 5,706 1,113 6,819
2006 1,076 1,095 1,334 1,575 529 220 405 704 5,830 1,109 6,939
2007 1,119 1,124 1,316 1,634 540 228 397 704 5,960 1,101 7,061
2008 1,151 1,173 1,306 1,704 550 234 396 704 6,119 1,100 7,219
2009 1,198 1,229 1,302 1,793 559 241 396 704 6,322 1,101 7,423
2010 1,238 1,294 1,307 1,900 566 251 394 704 6,557 1,099 7,656
2011 1,276 1,345 1,305 2,002 577 260 398 703 6,765 1,101 7,866
2012 a 1,311 1,381 1,287 2,089 608 278 391 694 6,955 1,085 8,040
2013 1,321 1,400 1,263 2,161 624 287 398 689 7,056 1,087 8,144
2014 1,299 1,398 1,226 2,206 643 296 404 690 7,068 1,094 8,162
2015 1,266 1,386 1,191 2,234 661 303 412 689 7,041 1,101 8,142
2016 1,212 1,367 1,158 2,247 684 311 421 688 6,979 1,109 8,088
2017 1,182 1,347 1,133 2,253 712 319 431 691 6,945 1,122 8,067

Projected:
2018 1,164 1,324 1,102 2,218 738 324 432 687 6,869 1,118 7,987
2019 1,176 1,314 1,091 2,184 766 331 439 688 6,862 1,127 7,989
2020 1,188 1,317 1,097 2,148 796 338 445 691 6,885 1,136 8,021
2021 1,198 1,332 1,114 2,100 832 346 450 697 6,923 1,147 8,070
2022 1,207 1,349 1,135 2,044 867 357 452 708 6,959 1,160 8,119
2023 1,214 1,370 1,161 1,988 899 367 458 717 6,998 1,175 8,173
2024 1,215 1,397 1,192 1,935 930 378 466 728 7,046 1,194 8,240
2025 1,212 1,419 1,221 1,878 957 389 473 740 7,076 1,213 8,289
2026 1,208 1,437 1,248 1,830 979 401 480 752 7,104 1,232 8,335
2027 1,208 1,453 1,269 1,793 993 414 485 765 7,130 1,251 8,381
2028 1,212 1,466 1,285 1,766 998 428 490 780 7,156 1,269 8,425
2029 1,221 1,477 1,297 1,746 999 443 490 797 7,183 1,287 8,470
2030 1,236 1,490 1,307 1,743 990 460 490 816 7,225 1,306 8,531
2031 1,250 1,497 1,314 1,740 971 480 486 834 7,253 1,320 8,573
2032 1,264 1,503 1,320 1,742 949 501 478 854 7,278 1,332 8,611
2033 1,280 1,504 1,329 1,741 928 521 471 872 7,303 1,343 8,646
2034 1,296 1,503 1,337 1,740 910 541 462 891 7,327 1,353 8,680
2035 1,312 1,500 1,344 1,739 896 560 453 909 7,351 1,362 8,713
2036 1,330 1,501 1,354 1,749 878 575 446 925 7,386 1,371 8,758
2037 1,341 1,499 1,359 1,761 858 588 436 940 7,406 1,375 8,781
2038 1,350 1,497 1,363 1,782 837 596 425 952 7,425 1,376 8,802
2039 1,357 1,496 1,366 1,803 820 601 413 962 7,444 1,376 8,819
2040 1,362 1,495 1,366 1,828 808 603 405 968 7,462 1,373 8,835
2041 1,367 1,496 1,373 1,856 800 601 400 972 7,492 1,371 8,863
2042 1,367 1,495 1,378 1,873 797 598 394 972 7,508 1,367 8,875
a Number of recipients in 2012 reflects the reclassification of around 23,000 Federal recipients from the aged to the blind or disabled category because the State of Massachusetts took over administration of its State Supplementation program.
 
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.