SSI Annual Statistical Report, 2021

Recipients of Social Security, SSI, or Both

Table 15. Persons aged 18–64 receiving benefits on the basis of disability and their total and average monthly payments, by type of beneficiary, December 1996–2021
Year Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
  Number
1996 7,689,664 4,122,152 -- -- -- 2,559,750 1,007,762 -- -- --
1997 7,811,748 4,250,155 -- -- -- 2,550,105 1,011,488 -- -- --
1998 8,086,259 4,440,264 -- -- -- 2,618,615 1,027,380 -- -- --
1999 8,399,309 4,703,774 -- -- -- 2,650,586 1,044,949 -- -- --
2000 8,599,465 4,850,835 -- -- -- 2,690,446 1,058,184 -- -- --
2001 8,791,338 4,979,844 4,495,477 87,833 396,534 2,732,020 1,079,474 772,562 35,222 271,690
2002 9,106,014 5,228,262 4,738,246 87,900 402,116 2,768,782 1,108,970 801,351 34,671 272,948
2003 9,445,573 5,492,325 4,997,137 87,203 407,985 2,811,647 1,141,601 833,269 34,101 274,231
2004 9,773,201 5,756,093 5,257,314 89,874 408,905 2,850,815 1,166,293 858,850 33,072 274,371
2005 10,081,625 5,998,755 5,491,980 86,422 420,353 2,880,931 1,201,939 893,437 32,302 276,200
2006 10,362,419 6,210,289 5,698,494 85,259 426,536 2,928,034 1,224,096 915,832 31,443 276,821
2007 10,627,905 6,405,985 5,888,133 83,481 434,371 2,966,648 1,255,272 942,011 30,876 282,385
2008 10,974,914 6,641,818 6,115,214 82,100 444,504 3,040,764 1,292,332 971,455 30,608 290,269
2009 11,451,980 7,000,692 6,462,635 82,167 455,890 3,138,143 1,313,145 989,094 29,991 294,060
2010 11,988,072 7,356,565 6,810,060 82,369 464,136 3,262,055 1,369,452 1,035,969 30,216 303,267
2011 12,373,698 7,596,688 7,092,419 81,922 422,347 3,395,233 1,381,777 1,060,694 30,173 290,910
2012 12,734,301 7,864,664 7,292,752 82,181 489,731 3,459,188 1,410,449 1,060,201 30,280 319,968
2013 12,956,156 8,021,728 7,435,292 82,173 504,263 3,527,788 1,406,640 1,050,469 30,222 325,949
2014 12,982,160 8,068,997 7,468,094 81,284 519,619 3,540,152 1,373,011 1,019,599 29,914 323,498
2015 12,951,414 8,062,731 7,451,425 80,910 530,396 3,545,422 1,343,261 985,913 29,974 327,374
2016 12,827,804 7,981,949 7,362,028 79,702 540,219 3,535,396 1,310,459 951,118 29,784 329,557
2017 12,688,504 7,883,266 7,254,741 78,749 549,776 3,511,636 1,293,602 929,103 29,718 334,781
2018 12,481,819 7,767,476 7,128,499 77,269 561,708 3,461,818 1,252,525 883,650 28,842 340,033
2019 12,292,267 7,645,606 6,999,238 75,134 571,234 3,446,335 1,200,326 832,779 27,564 339,983
2020 12,017,952 7,461,727 6,810,007 72,181 579,539 3,401,998 1,154,227 789,417 26,271 338,539
2021 11,517,140 7,153,148 6,500,688 68,576 583,884 3,288,349 1,075,643 725,409 24,251 325,983
  Total payments (millions of dollars)
1996 4,878 3,072 -- -- -- 1,222 584 -- -- --
1997 5,106 3,245 -- -- -- 1,257 604 -- -- --
1998 5,379 3,444 -- -- -- 1,313 622 -- -- --
1999 5,680 3,691 -- -- -- 1,346 643 -- -- --
2000 6,058 3,975 -- -- -- 1,408 675 -- -- --
2001 6,509 4,299 3,976 65 258 1,491 719 530 22 167
2002 6,920 4,629 4,294 67 268 1,544 747 554 22 171
2003 7,416 5,024 4,674 69 281 1,603 790 592 22 176
2004 7,980 5,464 5,096 72 296 1,686 829 626 22 180
2005 8,604 5,974 5,584 75 315 1,724 906 696 22 187
2006 9,172 6,439 6,029 77 334 1,778 955 739 23 193
2007 9,734 6,817 6,389 77 351 1,886 1,031 805 23 203
2008 10,566 7,499 7,035 81 383 1,973 1,094 853 24 217
2009 11,155 7,924 7,447 82 396 2,122 1,108 863 24 221
2010 11,765 8,392 7,902 83 407 2,219 1,154 902 24 229
2011 12,526 9,037 8,562 86 390 2,299 1,189 941 24 224
2012 13,133 9,494 8,938 88 468 2,407 1,232 955 25 252
2013 13,420 9,747 9,176 89 482 2,474 1,200 918 25 257
2014 13,617 9,953 9,355 89 508 2,494 1,170 892 25 254
2015 13,596 9,936 9,325 89 521 2,520 1,140 857 25 258
2016 13,525 9,865 9,242 88 535 2,531 1,128 844 25 260
2017 13,626 9,953 9,305 89 559 2,536 1,138 845 26 267
2018 13,758 10,091 9,412 89 590 2,544 1,122 820 25 277
2019 13,745 10,098 9,398 88 612 2,578 1,069 763 24 281
2020 13,594 9,991 9,272 86 633 2,564 1,038 731 24 283
2021 13,662 10,150 9,385 87 679 2,508 1,004 697 23 284
  Average monthly payments a (dollars)
1996 624.80 744.60 -- -- -- 456.00 546.90 -- -- --
1997 637.80 762.80 -- -- -- 458.10 557.10 -- -- --
1998 649.90 775.00 -- -- -- 467.90 564.30 -- -- --
1999 662.50 784.10 -- -- -- 477.60 576.70 -- -- --
2000 689.30 818.80 -- -- -- 489.00 594.90 -- -- --
2001 722.84 862.60 883.70 744.80 650.00 506.80 615.20 618.40 595.10 608.70
2002 744.40 884.60 905.40 764.40 666.00 522.50 625.20 626.90 608.30 622.20
2003 768.50 914.10 934.80 790.80 687.30 533.50 638.20 639.90 620.90 635.10
2004 796.80 947.80 967.80 804.80 722.50 545.90 655.20 657.10 639.10 651.40
2005 832.80 993.70 1,014.50 863.10 748.10 558.20 675.90 677.70 659.90 672.30
2006 867.90 1,036.50 1,057.60 900.00 781.70 578.30 697.40 699.20 680.70 693.20
2007 892.70 1,063.67 1,084.50 928.75 806.96 595.75 713.90 715.15 700.48 709.89
2008 940.40 1,128.50 1,149.80 991.10 860.60 607.70 746.80 749.70 733.70 738.60
2009 952.10 1,131.30 1,151.70 996.80 867.20 635.30 744.90 745.70 736.20 742.80
2010 959.00 1,140.80 1,160.40 1,005.20 877.00 636.90 744.20 745.00 737.00 742.20
2011 990.30 1,189.60 1,207.20 1,047.30 922.60 633.70 762.50 764.00 753.10 758.10
2012 1,010.85 1,207.16 1,225.63 1,069.08 955.26 657.17 776.17 776.83 771.12 774.48
2013 1,019.55 1,214.76 1,233.82 1,081.25 955.55 668.11 778.59 779.09 777.29 777.11
2014 1,033.08 1,233.18 1,252.43 1,099.94 977.32 671.28 780.63 782.82 785.57 773.33
2015 1,035.58 1,232.14 1,251.36 1,099.29 982.42 681.39 782.80 784.15 788.56 778.25
2016 1,037.54 1,235.70 1,255.19 1,101.49 989.95 681.24 782.76 784.48 787.40 777.44
2017 1,054.77 1,262.45 1,282.58 1,124.65 1,016.52 681.90 792.35 794.09 799.18 786.95
2018 1,082.97 1,299.31 1,320.47 1,156.20 1,050.30 693.67 809.39 811.11 814.77 804.51
2019 1,101.86 1,320.90 1,342.81 1,173.84 1,071.67 710.57 821.53 823.17 827.36 817.07
2020 1,116.57 1,339.07 1,361.64 1,191.54 1,092.01 722.53 831.28 832.92 838.39 826.93
2021 1,172.36 1,419.17 1,443.88 1,264.10 1,162.13 732.23 868.00 870.49 875.70 861.93
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record and Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Social Security counts include disabled workers, disabled widow(er)s, and disabled adult children. SSI counts include recipients of federal SSI, federally administered state supplementation, or both.
-- = not available.
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.
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Table 16. Persons aged 18–64 receiving both Social Security and SSI on the basis of disability and their average monthly Social Security benefit and SSI payment, by state or other area and type of beneficiary, December 2021
State or area Number of SSI recipients with Social Security disability Average monthly Social Security benefit (dollars) Average monthly SSI payment (dollars)
Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
All areas a 1,075,643 725,409 24,251 325,983 602.38 629.14 614.28 542.32 265.62 241.35 261.42 319.61
Alabama 28,117 18,435 793 8,889 603.10 632.39 630.71 540.22 245.75 220.03 235.14 299.73
Alaska 1,731 1,188 31 512 590.75 623.14 569.81 517.70 246.25 223.11 275.55 297.57
Arizona 14,345 9,342 287 4,716 585.93 613.93 617.44 528.73 255.15 230.07 247.67 305.14
Arkansas 17,803 11,978 487 5,338 605.95 635.20 635.28 537.75 242.73 218.11 237.19 298.37
California 130,479 87,848 2,269 40,362 689.58 720.29 660.38 624.66 335.22 300.46 350.21 409.71
Colorado 9,868 7,022 196 2,650 591.95 615.18 600.06 530.32 249.96 230.36 251.52 301.31
Connecticut 9,212 6,460 170 2,582 579.34 605.43 603.05 512.71 261.39 239.09 258.81 317.20
Delaware 2,240 1,573 52 615 588.86 606.78 632.12 539.45 262.22 244.36 216.17 311.76
District of Columbia 2,405 1,813 47 545 593.74 614.03 579.91 527.75 282.54 264.44 304.17 340.58
Florida 57,922 38,599 1,327 17,996 589.17 616.73 620.13 528.53 253.92 230.51 242.62 304.34
Georgia 34,569 22,280 997 11,292 604.21 632.53 622.31 547.47 245.27 222.26 247.99 289.83
Hawaii 2,392 1,497 51 844 657.51 645.33 605.34 681.66 311.92 274.93 283.98 377.50
Idaho 5,636 3,674 76 1,886 586.17 618.27 634.41 522.54 260.53 233.00 229.44 314.70
Illinois 32,973 22,155 642 10,176 578.91 598.74 593.55 534.94 263.58 245.14 264.93 303.57
Indiana 21,622 15,094 494 6,034 590.91 615.56 605.64 528.99 259.27 238.96 252.51 309.86
Iowa 10,310 7,350 176 2,784 595.71 617.96 600.18 537.25 257.63 239.63 292.70 302.49
Kansas 8,618 5,874 201 2,543 594.10 617.01 607.15 540.51 251.48 232.99 235.05 295.19
Kentucky 27,950 18,489 1,095 8,366 596.27 628.78 596.15 524.72 253.09 225.74 259.53 312.48
Louisiana 24,551 15,730 671 8,150 581.15 609.84 600.25 524.21 261.26 235.26 256.72 311.82
Maine 7,895 5,166 136 2,593 588.89 628.55 642.17 506.97 257.39 222.91 227.17 327.72
Maryland 13,921 10,004 225 3,692 593.73 610.93 617.31 546.05 252.86 238.13 260.89 291.96
Massachusetts 23,489 15,754 385 7,350 577.33 618.14 599.01 488.51 253.65 220.97 257.94 323.62
Michigan 43,300 29,376 862 13,062 589.20 614.01 599.33 532.97 266.09 238.56 264.48 327.86
Minnesota 13,997 10,144 164 3,689 590.77 611.74 599.85 533.03 250.61 233.77 249.01 296.71
Mississippi 18,859 11,414 588 6,857 600.56 634.69 621.62 542.44 251.11 223.74 243.85 296.89
Missouri 25,069 17,043 731 7,295 586.21 609.63 622.23 528.62 256.24 235.68 249.59 304.32
Montana 3,528 2,515 54 959 597.58 612.97 575.28 558.86 252.89 237.86 302.13 289.15
Nebraska 5,797 4,030 71 1,696 601.74 625.01 643.51 544.36 246.38 228.19 235.01 290.31
Nevada 5,849 4,131 112 1,606 598.02 620.32 620.92 539.60 250.21 232.85 234.96 295.52
New Hampshire 3,625 2,384 51 1,190 578.07 613.71 661.82 503.18 250.71 220.82 221.71 311.66
New Jersey 19,950 13,480 362 6,108 607.08 633.45 617.12 548.47 262.21 235.87 251.74 320.78
New Mexico 8,853 6,328 127 2,398 590.87 615.05 586.37 527.35 249.37 228.31 266.65 303.96
New York 65,658 44,790 1,192 19,676 580.92 605.79 585.06 524.13 260.31 239.20 263.82 308.08
North Carolina 35,953 23,434 966 11,553 599.30 625.84 613.56 544.66 245.71 223.85 236.95 290.46
North Dakota 1,763 1,246 28 489 577.27 596.16 604.71 527.89 255.80 238.01 241.41 301.68
Ohio 47,240 33,659 1,269 12,312 579.57 605.78 594.23 506.92 264.68 242.21 265.12 325.61
Oklahoma 15,825 11,186 434 4,205 587.53 608.19 592.98 532.28 256.20 237.95 266.48 303.45
Oregon 12,830 8,857 265 3,708 595.61 621.05 581.01 536.17 250.78 228.58 266.94 302.41
Pennsylvania 48,827 33,531 1,035 14,261 585.63 609.96 603.00 527.51 268.58 247.11 266.09 318.96
Rhode Island 5,009 3,503 61 1,445 593.22 626.92 623.26 510.68 251.04 222.18 219.48 321.98
South Carolina 17,164 10,836 553 5,775 594.10 617.43 637.18 546.75 250.38 231.29 235.40 287.20
South Dakota 2,629 1,780 34 815 581.62 609.55 582.26 521.27 254.17 231.53 251.41 303.21
Tennessee 28,204 18,540 1,072 8,592 597.61 625.32 612.12 536.49 250.54 227.97 246.10 299.39
Texas 71,899 47,620 1,603 22,676 588.08 615.87 618.63 527.82 252.88 229.92 241.27 301.72
Utah 4,865 3,263 81 1,521 567.39 593.19 630.47 509.97 267.82 244.54 250.62 317.47
Vermont 3,639 2,579 45 1,015 634.91 664.23 654.07 559.60 266.92 239.76 254.13 336.43
Virginia 22,982 15,274 570 7,138 589.41 612.82 619.81 537.30 254.69 234.95 241.63 297.64
Washington 19,156 13,196 347 5,613 593.33 622.59 598.54 524.92 251.26 224.93 274.60 311.10
West Virginia 11,994 7,803 463 3,728 584.26 609.66 616.55 527.27 262.93 240.17 251.37 311.87
Wisconsin 21,586 15,038 283 6,265 590.22 614.43 588.79 532.43 250.21 227.93 259.99 303.04
Wyoming 1,465 1,069 16 380 584.59 604.21 475.88 534.04 264.93 249.39 387.06 303.43
Outlying area  
Northern Mariana Islands 80 35 4 41 451.87 509.53 331.00 415.84 352.24 309.47 340.75 388.83
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record and Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: SSI counts include recipients of federal SSI, federally administered state supplementation, or both. They do not include beneficiaries whose own Social Security number is not on the Master Beneficiary Record. Social Security beneficiaries who are entitled to both a primary and a secondary benefit are counted only once in this table.
a. Includes persons not distributed by state or area.
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