SSI Annual Statistical Report, 2005

Applications

Table 31. Recipients benefiting from specified work incentives, by state or other area, December 2005
State or area Plans for
achieving
self-support
(PASS) a		 Impairment-
related work
expenses
(IRWE)		 Blind work
expenses
(BWE)
All areas 1,582 6,310 2,552
Alabama 25 159 26
Alaska 7 4 b
Arizona 15 72 29
Arkansas 27 58 20
California 414 475 397
Colorado 17 27 30
Connecticut 9 130 23
Delaware 0 29 9
District of Columbia 0 b 4
Florida 35 352 99
Georgia 27 206 50
Hawaii 9 10 10
Idaho 28 10 b
Illinois 31 210 55
Indiana 16 105 44
Iowa 33 51 58
Kansas 20 329 28
Kentucky 63 89 38
Louisiana b 110 34
Maine 38 30 12
Maryland 26 181 38
Massachusetts 80 168 212
Michigan 41 113 87
Minnesota 35 106 49
Mississippi 8 30 32
Missouri 20 134 38
Montana 24 8 9
Nebraska 20 22 10
Nevada 6 24 14
New Hampshire 10 22 8
New Jersey 3 198 47
New Mexico 4 61 13
New York 80 479 202
North Carolina 69 329 111
North Dakota 3 8 3
Ohio 35 110 89
Oklahoma 7 79 20
Oregon 27 36 30
Pennsylvania 19 289 103
Rhode Island 8 11 9
South Carolina 16 66 30
South Dakota 12 13 5
Tennessee 19 121 36
Texas 24 306 177
Utah 3 46 13
Vermont 27 7 4
Virginia 14 482 62
Washington 41 104 42
West Virginia 8 31 16
Wisconsin 75 265 72
Wyoming b 4 b
Outlying area
Northern Mariana Islands b b b
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
a. Includes 400 persons with a PASS that excludes only resources.
b. Data are not shown to avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals.
CONTACT: Clark Pickett (410) 965-9016 or ssi.asr@ssa.gov.
Table 33. Applications for children under age 18, by selected characteristics, 1997–2005
Characteristic 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Total a 332,940 337,300 350,070 358,800 376,170 413,330 436,230 455,080 459,850
Age
Under 5 122,280 121,410 124,030 124,520 131,730 141,190 145,730 148,800 154,600
5–12 154,110 159,630 166,880 172,420 178,790 195,760 208,490 214,580 212,380
13–17 56,550 56,260 59,160 61,860 65,650 76,380 82,010 91,700 92,870
Sex
Male 207,840 209,590 219,700 224,270 233,730 257,880 273,230 287,220 289,520
Female 125,100 127,710 130,370 134,530 142,440 155,450 163,000 167,860 170,330
Citizenship status
Citizen 331,530 335,140 347,760 356,730 374,060 411,120 434,370 452,920 457,790
Noncitizen 1,410 2,160 2,310 2,070 2,110 2,210 1,860 2,160 2,060
SSA administrative region
Boston 11,450 11,800 11,630 12,510 11,810 13,010 13,200 14,380 15,560
New York 35,500 35,110 33,640 33,270 33,980 35,430 36,070 38,620 38,220
Philadelphia 33,140 33,830 35,560 34,860 37,720 41,100 43,130 44,770 47,400
Atlanta 85,550 86,950 91,330 98,260 105,210 115,970 119,010 119,890 119,560
Chicago 62,870 63,310 64,880 67,130 69,550 76,090 83,350 84,100 83,570
Dallas 46,030 44,500 48,470 48,950 50,900 58,660 66,000 74,770 74,660
Kansas City 15,000 14,890 16,040 14,280 15,570 16,930 16,180 17,000 17,550
Denver 6,660 5,980 5,950 6,110 6,190 6,660 7,220 7,420 7,390
San Francisco 29,950 33,050 34,120 34,270 35,720 39,140 41,740 43,570 44,750
Seattle 6,540 7,650 8,300 9,040 9,380 10,260 10,240 10,480 11,070
Unknown 250 230 150 120 140 80 90 80 120
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 10 percent sample.
a. Totals include applications taken under the abbreviated application process, which was used from 1987 to 1999.
CONTACT: Clark Pickett (410) 965-9016 or ssi.asr@ssa.gov.
Table 34. Applications for adults aged 18–64, by selected characteristics, 1997–2005
Characteristic 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Total a 1,130,410 1,141,180 1,148,740 1,224,540 1,323,020 1,492,740 1,616,440 1,769,740 1,844,140
Age
18–21 80,090 80,920 84,520 88,570 100,860 110,930 116,220 124,200 122,070
22–29 137,950 135,000 130,390 136,900 147,580 169,870 182,500 198,950 203,660
30–39 279,870 272,260 265,820 271,980 282,170 308,820 317,400 330,910 320,360
40–49 312,200 318,350 327,880 356,800 387,270 439,250 474,740 519,500 532,220
50–59 252,320 259,970 264,660 290,360 320,390 367,860 416,860 468,870 516,120
60–64 67,980 74,680 75,470 79,930 84,750 96,010 108,720 127,310 149,710
Sex
Men 550,960 550,360 551,620 591,580 643,540 733,980 797,690 870,330 908,850
Women 579,450 590,820 597,120 632,960 679,480 758,760 818,750 899,410 935,290
Citizenship status
Citizen 1,088,560 1,071,380 1,077,840 1,155,200 1,252,960 1,419,220 1,542,720 1,695,150 1,768,250
Noncitizen 41,850 69,800 70,900 69,340 70,060 73,520 73,720 74,590 75,890
SSA administrative region
Boston 51,440 49,710 48,660 48,640 52,510 56,290 64,840 70,680 85,150
New York 113,410 113,010 109,720 108,600 118,010 122,190 122,470 127,750 128,980
Philadelphia 109,790 109,940 111,800 115,410 125,330 141,400 155,980 171,640 179,630
Atlanta 283,700 283,130 284,450 315,360 341,060 378,350 398,060 424,460 441,240
Chicago 169,170 169,140 168,610 188,600 208,580 243,720 272,570 299,480 311,780
Dallas 140,000 141,490 146,920 158,610 172,400 203,390 225,520 256,580 258,850
Kansas City 55,450 52,280 54,230 59,350 64,640 73,510 77,320 83,980 84,470
Denver 25,110 24,890 25,000 27,020 28,670 32,580 35,960 42,790 45,610
San Francisco 146,370 159,830 158,750 157,690 163,670 188,260 206,850 226,750 238,260
Seattle 35,050 36,800 39,850 44,420 47,170 51,860 55,500 63,920 68,850
Unknown 920 960 750 840 980 1,190 1,370 1,710 1,320
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 10 percent sample.
a. Totals include applications taken under the abbreviated application process, which was used from 1987 to 1999.
CONTACT: Clark Pickett (410) 965-9016 or ssi.asr@ssa.gov.
Table 35. Applications for adults aged 65 or older, by selected characteristics, 1997–2005
Characteristic 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Total a 131,280 147,730 159,590 159,290 160,800 178,660 177,870 189,900 235,820
Age
65–69 74,540 81,600 87,720 87,310 88,290 95,280 95,970 100,660 121,990
70–74 23,900 28,860 31,820 32,040 33,070 39,080 37,890 41,940 51,010
75 or older 32,840 37,270 40,050 39,940 39,440 44,300 44,010 47,300 62,820
Sex
Men 47,300 54,420 59,870 60,070 60,800 69,090 69,380 74,900 91,590
Women 83,980 93,310 99,720 99,220 100,000 109,570 108,490 115,000 144,230
Citizenship status
Citizen 104,950 98,940 106,730 109,440 109,010 116,770 118,630 127,040 162,030
Noncitizen 26,330 48,790 52,860 49,850 51,790 61,890 59,240 62,860 73,790
SSA administrative region
Boston 5,480 6,250 6,280 6,090 5,940 6,090 6,910 7,330 12,650
New York 17,740 21,320 22,300 22,720 24,200 25,800 25,300 26,100 46,930
Philadelphia 9,310 10,510 11,890 11,620 11,010 11,280 11,290 11,060 12,040
Atlanta 29,800 30,340 32,130 31,580 31,100 35,680 32,660 34,330 41,170
Chicago 10,030 11,190 12,260 12,690 12,380 12,120 13,050 14,000 17,610
Dallas 17,110 18,220 19,830 19,520 21,250 23,400 22,770 24,290 25,220
Kansas City 3,140 2,990 2,880 3,380 2,990 2,940 2,950 3,010 3,250
Denver 2,060 2,080 2,370 2,550 2,360 2,620 2,780 3,050 3,400
San Francisco 33,810 41,450 45,550 45,090 45,760 54,880 55,710 62,050 68,100
Seattle 2,760 3,330 4,090 4,040 3,800 3,840 4,450 4,680 5,450
Unknown 40 50 10 10 10 10 0 0 0
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 10 percent sample.
a. Totals include applications taken under the abbreviated application process, which was used from 1987 to 1999.
CONTACT: Clark Pickett (410) 965-9016 or ssi.asr@ssa.gov.
Table 36. All applications, by state or other area and age of applicant, 2005
State or area Total Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All areas 2,539,810 459,850 1,844,140 235,820
Alabama 53,770 12,980 38,720 2,070
Alaska 5,470 460 4,350 660
Arizona 37,890 6,330 29,410 2,150
Arkansas 40,360 9,190 29,940 1,230
California 289,720 35,290 191,580 62,850
Colorado 24,670 3,060 19,620 1,990
Connecticut 24,540 3,140 18,640 2,760
Delaware 6,110 1,340 4,470 300
District of Columbia 7,230 1,620 5,270 340
Florida 160,020 32,630 105,420 21,970
Georgia 83,060 16,450 62,030 4,580
Hawaii 6,500 700 4,780 1,020
Idaho 10,630 1,800 8,470 360
Illinois 92,230 21,010 65,460 5,760
Indiana 50,310 10,200 38,890 1,220
Iowa 20,070 3,320 15,920 830
Kansas 20,160 3,360 16,350 450
Kentucky 58,920 10,630 46,110 2,180
Louisiana 56,420 13,880 40,140 2,400
Maine 12,860 1,540 10,630 690
Maryland 41,220 6,010 33,010 2,200
Massachusetts 55,470 7,810 39,730 7,930
Michigan 88,870 18,050 67,590 3,230
Minnesota 28,260 4,950 21,780 1,530
Mississippi 46,250 11,030 33,660 1,560
Missouri 53,020 9,120 42,550 1,350
Montana 6,960 950 5,840 170
Nebraska 12,020 1,750 9,650 620
Nevada 16,750 2,340 12,390 2,020
New Hampshire 6,840 860 5,780 200
New Jersey 48,740 9,600 32,400 6,740
New Mexico 19,150 2,930 14,890 1,330
New York 165,390 28,620 96,580 40,190
North Carolina 88,430 15,900 68,430 4,100
North Dakota 3,980 420 3,370 190
Ohio 112,910 21,000 87,160 4,750
Oklahoma 34,960 6,590 27,330 1,040
Oregon 25,930 2,770 21,400 1,760
Pennsylvania 113,260 25,550 82,140 5,570
Rhode Island 9,410 1,540 6,930 940
South Carolina 47,100 9,520 35,670 1,910
South Dakota 5,770 930 4,420 420
Tennessee 64,420 10,420 51,200 2,800
Texas 207,840 42,070 146,550 19,220
Utah 12,050 1,760 9,810 480
Vermont 4,240 670 3,440 130
Virginia 47,190 9,430 34,760 3,000
Washington 43,340 6,040 34,630 2,670
West Virginia 24,060 3,450 19,980 630
Wisconsin 40,380 8,360 30,900 1,120
Wyoming 2,970 270 2,550 150
Outlying area
Northern Mariana Islands 250 90 100 60
Unknown 1,440 120 1,320 0
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 10 percent sample.
CONTACT: Clark Pickett (410) 965-9016 or ssi.asr@ssa.gov.
Table 37. All applicants, by year of first application and age, 1973–2005
Year All ages a Under 18 18–64 65 or older
Total 38,977,810 6,368,130 25,198,320 7,411,360
State conversions b 3,406,600 3,650 1,424,010 1,978,940
Federal applications
1973 282,270 4,970 81,850 195,450
1974 1,997,130 122,170 1,061,670 813,290
1975 1,300,670 93,480 859,400 347,790
1976 973,420 75,950 684,750 212,720
1977 941,300 82,180 658,930 200,190
1978 896,610 84,360 629,240 183,010
1979 914,350 90,170 639,040 185,140
1980 936,350 91,700 654,580 190,070
1981 722,170 75,390 528,580 118,200
1982 604,290 72,760 449,350 82,180
1983 643,870 78,830 465,190 99,850
1984 735,850 81,580 485,400 168,870
1985 859,290 92,560 627,390 139,340
1986 930,260 98,590 687,520 144,150
1987 891,320 96,940 652,920 141,460
1988 835,650 95,380 603,060 137,210
1989 855,140 100,470 606,990 147,680
1990 981,590 127,430 696,700 157,460
1991 1,199,860 207,940 835,810 156,110
1992 1,455,720 339,210 954,900 161,610
1993 1,620,200 439,860 1,027,300 153,040
1994 1,568,700 460,050 979,480 129,170
1995 1,385,000 407,220 863,230 114,550
1996 1,242,710 359,030 778,990 104,690
1997 980,380 254,320 645,750 80,310
1998 982,570 249,810 642,260 90,500
1999 993,590 256,080 638,450 99,060
2000 1,034,360 258,000 677,230 99,130
2001 1,125,740 273,350 751,380 101,010
2002 1,275,550 301,690 861,610 112,250
2003 1,371,600 320,790 942,340 108,470
2004 1,484,090 335,720 1,033,580 114,790
2005 1,549,610 336,500 1,069,440 143,670
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 10 percent sample.
NOTE: Data include only the first application for each person.
a. Totals include applications taken under the abbreviated application process, which was used from 1987 to 1999. Totals do not include reapplications as a result of the Sullivan v. Zebley decision. These reapplications were received from 1991 to 1995.
b. Persons who were converted in 1973 from the state Old-Age Assistance, Aid to the Blind, and Aid to the Permanently and Totally Disabled programs to the SSI program.
CONTACT: Clark Pickett (410) 965-9016 or ssi.asr@ssa.gov.