SSI Annual Statistical Report, 2021

Noncitizens

Table 29. Recipients, by eligibility category, December 1982–2021
Year Total Aged Blind and disabled
Number Percentage of all SSI recipients Number Percentage of all SSI recipients Number Percentage of all SSI recipients
1982 127,900 3.3 91,900 5.9 36,000 1.6
1983 151,200 3.9 106,600 7.0 44,600 1.9
1984 181,100 4.5 127,600 8.3 53,500 2.1
1985 210,800 5.1 146,500 9.7 64,300 2.4
1986 244,300 5.7 165,300 11.2 79,000 2.8
1987 282,500 6.4 188,000 12.9 94,500 3.2
1988 320,300 7.2 213,900 14.9 106,400 3.5
1989 370,300 8.1 245,700 17.1 124,600 4.0
1990 435,600 9.0 282,400 19.4 153,200 4.6
1991 519,660 10.2 329,690 22.5 189,970 5.2
1992 601,430 10.8 372,930 25.4 228,500 5.6
1993 683,150 11.4 416,420 28.2 266,730 5.9
1994 738,140 11.7 440,000 30.0 298,140 6.2
1995 785,410 12.1 459,220 31.8 326,190 6.3
1996 724,990 11.0 417,360 29.5 307,630 5.9
1997 650,830 10.0 367,200 27.0 283,630 5.5
1998 669,630 10.2 364,980 27.4 304,650 5.8
1999 684,930 10.4 368,330 28.2 316,600 6.0
2000 692,590 10.5 364,470 28.3 328,120 6.2
2001 695,650 10.4 364,550 28.9 331,100 6.1
2002 703,515 10.4 364,827 29.1 338,688 6.1
2003 696,772 10.1 356,298 28.9 340,474 6.0
2004 676,979 9.7 342,220 28.3 334,759 5.8
2005 680,397 9.6 344,166 28.3 336,231 5.7
2006 674,250 9.3 339,073 28.0 335,177 5.6
2007 663,210 9.0 330,665 27.5 332,545 5.4
2008 655,988 8.7 324,271 26.9 331,717 5.3
2009 644,966 8.4 316,216 26.7 328,750 5.1
2010 627,271 7.9 303,457 25.6 323,814 4.8
2011 604,908 7.5 290,275 24.6 314,633 4.5
2012 582,345 7.0 273,500 23.7 308,845 4.3
2013 562,423 6.7 261,280 22.6 301,143 4.2
2014 540,121 6.5 253,104 22.0 287,017 4.0
2015 525,595 6.3 248,119 21.4 277,476 3.9
2016 507,229 6.1 241,383 20.7 265,846 3.8
2017 492,642 6.0 236,010 20.1 256,632 3.6
2018 463,411 5.7 220,798 18.9 242,613 3.5
2019 430,352 5.3 205,351 17.6 225,001 3.3
2020 397,447 5.0 189,539 16.7 207,908 3.0
2021 365,714 4.8 176,625 15.8 189,089 2.9
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 30. Recipients, by selected characteristics and citizenship status, December 2021
Characteristic All recipients Citizens Noncitizens
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total 7,695,900 100.0 7,330,186 100.0 365,714 100.0
Age  
Under 18 1,038,149 13.5 1,036,038 14.1 2,111 0.6
18–21 301,385 3.9 300,634 4.1 751 0.2
22–25 285,345 3.7 284,385 3.9 960 0.3
26–29 290,533 3.8 289,321 3.9 1,212 0.3
30–39 713,729 9.3 707,853 9.7 5,876 1.6
40–49 684,772 8.9 672,483 9.2 12,289 3.4
50–59 1,268,704 16.5 1,235,803 16.9 32,901 9.0
60–64 819,430 10.6 788,228 10.8 31,202 8.5
65–69 693,977 9.0 638,385 8.7 55,592 15.2
70–74 565,071 7.3 499,544 6.8 65,527 17.9
75 or older 1,034,805 13.4 877,512 12.0 157,293 43.0
Sex  
Male 3,692,423 48.0 3,547,359 48.4 145,064 39.7
Female 4,003,477 52.0 3,782,827 51.6 220,650 60.3
Living arrangement  
Own household 6,341,765 82.4 6,005,511 81.9 336,254 91.9
Another's household 363,751 4.7 340,520 4.6 23,231 6.4
Parent's household 880,059 11.4 877,923 12.0 2,136 0.6
Medicaid institution 106,812 1.4 102,811 1.4 4,001 1.1
Unknown 3,513 (L) 3,421 (L) 92 (L)
Income  
Social Security 2,576,815 33.5 2,377,230 32.4 199,585 54.6
Worker beneficiary 1,862,676 24.2 1,714,000 23.4 148,676 40.7
Auxiliary beneficiary 714,139 9.3 663,230 9.0 50,909 13.9
Earnings 205,293 2.7 201,650 2.8 3,643 1.0
SSI payment  
Federal SSI only 6,331,536 82.3 6,091,323 83.1 240,213 65.7
State supplementation only 132,128 1.7 114,065 1.6 18,063 4.9
Both federal SSI and state supplementation 1,232,236 16.0 1,124,798 15.3 107,438 29.4
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: (L) = less than 0.05 percent.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 31. Recipients, by state or other area, eligibility category, and age, December 2021
State or area Total Category Age
Aged Blind and disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All areas 365,714 176,625 189,089 2,111 85,191 278,412
Alabama 529 253 276 0 135 394
Alaska 428 183 245 3 141 284
Arizona 7,354 3,818 3,536 60 1,697 5,597
Arkansas 675 325 350 4 182 489
California 113,369 57,406 55,963 310 24,040 89,019
Colorado 3,095 1,566 1,529 33 662 2,400
Connecticut 2,336 940 1,396 20 721 1,595
Delaware 197 84 113 0 48 149
District of Columbia 478 220 258 (X) (X) 320
Florida 45,504 26,029 19,475 212 9,747 35,545
Georgia 4,628 2,550 2,078 38 1,048 3,542
Hawaii 1,343 787 556 0 271 1,072
Idaho 742 284 458 24 298 420
Illinois 8,937 4,435 4,502 39 1,964 6,934
Indiana 1,042 516 526 33 267 742
Iowa 773 304 469 26 238 509
Kansas 967 439 528 15 246 706
Kentucky 1,190 514 676 49 425 716
Louisiana 1,155 494 661 (X) (X) 872
Maine 461 84 377 25 272 164
Maryland 3,064 1,686 1,378 34 622 2,408
Massachusetts 7,662 2,000 5,662 44 2,664 4,954
Michigan 4,197 1,439 2,758 100 1,335 2,762
Minnesota 3,556 839 2,717 143 1,480 1,933
Mississippi 332 167 165 0 71 261
Missouri 1,222 485 737 44 404 774
Montana 79 28 51 (X) (X) 53
Nebraska 906 395 511 22 326 558
Nevada 3,279 2,432 847 6 680 2,593
New Hampshire 245 77 168 (X) (X) 142
New Jersey 9,293 4,696 4,597 29 2,132 7,132
New Mexico 4,454 2,210 2,244 6 867 3,581
New York 46,052 17,892 28,160 126 11,954 33,972
North Carolina 3,033 1,428 1,605 28 813 2,192
North Dakota 127 45 82 3 52 72
Ohio 2,518 905 1,613 76 895 1,547
Oklahoma 1,232 656 576 7 283 942
Oregon 2,530 1,070 1,460 38 726 1,766
Pennsylvania 7,152 2,292 4,860 70 2,208 4,874
Rhode Island 2,150 622 1,528 4 741 1,405
South Carolina 785 392 393 5 163 617
South Dakota 139 60 79 (X) (X) 90
Tennessee 1,200 594 606 20 329 851
Texas 53,413 28,329 25,084 191 10,067 43,155
Utah 1,021 461 560 19 303 699
Vermont 161 40 121 (X) (X) 80
Virginia 2,952 1,554 1,398 46 681 2,225
Washington 5,658 1,969 3,689 108 1,548 4,002
West Virginia 72 25 47 (X) (X) (X)
Wisconsin 1,962 574 1,388 35 719 1,208
Wyoming 54 (X) (X) 0 16 38
Outlying area  
Northern Mariana Islands 11 (X) (X) 0 (X) (X)
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: (X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 32. Recipients, by region and country of origin, eligibility category, and age, December 2021
Region and country of origin Total Category Age
Aged Blind and disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All areas 365,714 176,625 189,089 2,111 85,191 278,412
Latin America 243,886 124,442 119,444 346 53,934 189,606
Mexico 134,091 73,096 60,995 44 25,785 108,262
Cuba 35,121 19,966 15,155 167 7,125 27,829
Dominican Republic 27,108 8,505 18,603 27 8,192 18,889
El Salvador 9,146 5,040 4,106 15 1,886 7,245
Haiti 6,757 3,486 3,271 20 1,696 5,041
Other 31,663 14,349 17,314 73 9,250 22,340
Africa 7,988 2,758 5,230 449 3,469 4,070
Somalia 1,486 332 1,154 102 844 540
Ethiopia 1,007 318 689 43 429 535
Nigeria 559 205 354 (X) (X) 364
Cape Verde 340 109 231 0 163 177
Liberia 325 108 217 (X) (X) 189
Other 4,271 1,686 2,585 296 1,710 2,265
Asia 71,278 34,970 36,308 437 15,452 55,389
Vietnam 14,862 5,120 9,742 6 3,655 11,201
China 13,602 11,320 2,282 (X) (X) 12,985
South Korea 7,366 5,240 2,126 (X) (X) 6,639
Laos 6,697 649 6,048 0 2,829 3,868
Philippines 6,007 3,787 2,220 (X) (X) 4,613
Other 22,744 8,854 13,890 424 6,237 16,083
Middle East 15,538 5,425 10,113 774 5,179 9,585
Iraq 4,938 1,551 3,387 259 2,077 2,602
Iran 4,527 2,000 2,527 16 995 3,516
Syria 2,345 521 1,824 343 1,104 898
Egypt 931 418 513 (X) (X) 673
Lebanon 710 253 457 (X) (X) 557
Other 2,087 682 1,405 109 639 1,339
Former Soviet Republics 11,918 3,972 7,946 76 2,111 9,731
Europe 11,875 4,116 7,759 10 3,715 8,150
Former Yugoslavia 1,719 490 1,229 0 517 1,202
United Kingdom 1,605 393 1,212 (X) (X) 845
Poland 1,509 717 792 0 364 1,145
Portugal 1,386 440 946 0 510 876
Italy 1,044 337 707 (X) (X) 724
Other 4,612 1,739 2,873 (X) (X) 3,358
Oceania 1,175 477 698 (X) (X) 794
Other areas 2,056 465 1,591 (X) (X) 1,087
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: (X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 33. Recipients, by number of months between date of U.S. residency and date of SSI application, eligibility category, and age, December 2021
Months Total Category Age
Aged Blind and disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All recipients 365,714 176,625 189,089 2,111 85,191 278,412
0 a 1,068 511 557 38 293 737
1–11 29,242 13,071 16,171 1,264 8,723 19,255
12–23 9,979 4,202 5,777 278 2,714 6,987
24–35 7,418 2,902 4,516 167 2,054 5,197
36–47 9,369 3,083 6,286 111 2,709 6,549
48–59 7,342 2,278 5,064 61 1,991 5,290
60–71 14,880 7,410 7,470 79 3,385 11,416
72–83 10,499 4,658 5,841 25 2,267 8,207
84–119 30,916 14,352 16,564 31 6,151 24,734
120 and over 242,580 123,108 119,472 14 54,219 188,347
State conversions b 148 0 148 . . . (X) (X)
Unknown 2,273 1,050 1,223 43 (X) (X)
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: . . . = not applicable; (X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals.
a. Persons whose records indicate that they applied in the same month that their residence began.
b. Persons who were converted to the SSI program in 1973 from the state Old-Age Assistance, Aid to the Blind, and Aid to the Permanently and Totally Disabled programs.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.