Single-Year Tables Consistent With the 2026 SSI Annual Report

Single-Year Tables Historical data Projected
Table IV.B6.—SSI Recipients with Federal Payments in Current-Payment Status
as of December, 1974-2050
[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
2012a 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
2018 1,147 1,316 1,099 2,231 739 324 429 688 6,857 1,117 7,974
2019 1,131 1,301 1,075 2,208 768 330 428 687 6,813 1,115 7,928
2020 1,108 1,294 1,049 2,155 794 330 411 676 6,731 1,087 7,818
2021 1,037 1,247 1,009 2,056 814 331 403 666 6,494 1,069 7,564
2022 996 1,211 982 1,954 839 338 414 675 6,319 1,089 7,408
2023 982 1,178 960 1,854 862 345 423 687 6,182 1,111 7,292
2024 1,002 1,165 952 1,789 888 355 434 705 6,151 1,139 7,290
2025 1,015 1,145 946 1,730 913 366 430 721 6,114 1,150 7,265

Projected:
2026 1,026 1,111 952 1,677 933 374 419 723 6,075 1,141 7,216
2027 1,041 1,101 972 1,657 952 387 407 729 6,111 1,136 7,247
2028 1,048 1,087 985 1,633 964 401 398 736 6,118 1,133 7,251
2029 1,056 1,079 998 1,609 973 415 390 743 6,131 1,133 7,264
2030 1,060 1,077 1,009 1,597 972 430 385 751 6,146 1,137 7,282
2031 1,066 1,078 1,019 1,593 961 446 378 762 6,164 1,140 7,304
2032 1,071 1,083 1,031 1,596 946 463 371 773 6,189 1,145 7,334
2033 1,072 1,088 1,043 1,599 930 479 367 785 6,211 1,151 7,363
2034 1,071 1,093 1,053 1,601 916 495 363 796 6,228 1,159 7,387
2035 1,068 1,096 1,061 1,602 906 510 361 808 6,242 1,170 7,412
2036 1,066 1,104 1,068 1,615 889 524 362 821 6,266 1,183 7,448
2037 1,058 1,113 1,072 1,633 868 536 359 832 6,279 1,191 7,470
2038 1,050 1,122 1,073 1,657 844 546 353 843 6,293 1,196 7,490
2039 1,044 1,130 1,071 1,683 823 556 347 853 6,307 1,200 7,507
2040 1,042 1,132 1,067 1,712 807 560 341 860 6,321 1,201 7,522
2041 1,047 1,125 1,072 1,743 796 561 337 866 6,344 1,203 7,547
2042 1,047 1,129 1,065 1,764 792 560 331 870 6,357 1,201 7,558
2043 1,047 1,126 1,067 1,781 789 559 325 873 6,369 1,198 7,567
2044 1,048 1,122 1,070 1,793 790 558 318 876 6,380 1,194 7,574
2045 1,050 1,117 1,072 1,799 793 559 309 881 6,391 1,190 7,580
2046 1,053 1,113 1,075 1,807 798 556 302 882 6,402 1,184 7,587
2047 1,059 1,111 1,079 1,815 808 551 300 881 6,423 1,181 7,604
2048 1,061 1,107 1,080 1,822 819 543 298 876 6,432 1,174 7,607
2049 1,063 1,102 1,082 1,828 829 537 297 871 6,441 1,168 7,608
2050 1,065 1,097 1,082 1,833 841 531 296 865 6,447 1,161 7,608
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: Components may not sum to totals because of rounding. The historical split among age groups is estimated on a calendar year of age basis.