SSI Annual Statistical Report, 2024

Federally Administered Payments

Table 4. Recipients, by age, December 1974–2024
Year Total Under age 18 Aged 18–64 Aged 65 or older
Number Percentage of total Number Percentage of total Number Percentage of total
1974 3,996,064 70,900 1.8 1,503,155 37.6 2,422,009 60.6
1975 4,314,275 107,026 2.5 1,699,394 39.4 2,507,855 58.1
1976 4,235,939 125,412 3.0 1,713,594 40.5 2,396,933 56.6
1977 4,237,692 147,355 3.5 1,736,879 41.0 2,353,458 55.5
1978 4,216,925 165,899 3.9 1,747,126 41.4 2,303,900 54.6
1979 4,149,575 177,306 4.3 1,726,553 41.6 2,245,716 54.1
1980 4,142,017 190,394 4.6 1,730,847 41.8 2,220,776 53.6
1981 4,018,875 194,890 4.8 1,702,895 42.4 2,121,090 52.8
1982 3,857,590 191,570 5.0 1,655,279 42.9 2,010,741 52.1
1983 3,901,497 198,323 5.1 1,699,774 43.6 2,003,400 51.3
1984 4,029,333 211,587 5.3 1,780,459 44.2 2,037,287 50.6
1985 4,138,021 227,384 5.5 1,879,168 45.4 2,031,469 49.1
1986 4,269,184 241,198 5.6 2,010,458 47.1 2,017,528 47.3
1987 4,384,999 250,902 5.7 2,118,710 48.3 2,015,387 46.0
1988 4,463,869 255,135 5.7 2,202,714 49.3 2,006,020 44.9
1989 4,593,059 264,890 5.8 2,301,926 50.1 2,026,243 44.1
1990 4,817,127 308,589 6.4 2,449,897 50.9 2,058,641 42.7
1991 5,118,470 397,162 7.8 2,641,524 51.6 2,079,784 40.6
1992 5,566,189 556,470 10.0 2,910,016 52.3 2,099,703 37.7
1993 5,984,330 722,678 12.1 3,148,413 52.6 2,113,239 35.3
1994 6,295,786 841,474 13.4 3,335,255 53.0 2,119,057 33.7
1995 6,514,134 917,048 14.1 3,482,256 53.5 2,114,830 32.5
1996 6,613,718 955,174 14.4 3,568,393 54.0 2,090,151 31.6
1997 6,494,985 879,828 13.5 3,561,625 54.8 2,053,532 31.6
1998 6,566,069 887,066 13.5 3,646,020 55.5 2,032,983 31.0
1999 6,556,634 847,063 12.9 3,690,970 56.3 2,018,601 30.8
2000 6,601,686 846,784 12.8 3,744,022 56.7 2,010,880 30.5
2001 6,688,489 881,836 13.2 3,811,494 57.0 1,995,159 29.8
2002 6,787,857 914,821 13.5 3,877,752 57.1 1,995,284 29.4
2003 6,902,364 959,379 13.9 3,953,248 57.3 1,989,737 28.8
2004 6,987,845 993,127 14.2 4,017,108 57.5 1,977,610 28.3
2005 7,113,879 1,036,498 14.6 4,082,870 57.4 1,994,511 28.0
2006 7,235,583 1,078,977 14.9 4,152,130 57.4 2,004,476 27.7
2007 7,359,525 1,121,017 15.2 4,221,920 57.4 2,016,588 27.4
2008 7,520,501 1,153,844 15.3 4,333,096 57.6 2,033,561 27.0
2009 7,676,686 1,199,788 15.6 4,451,288 58.0 2,025,610 26.4
2010 7,912,266 1,239,269 15.7 4,631,507 58.5 2,041,490 25.8
2011 8,112,773 1,277,122 15.7 4,777,010 58.9 2,058,641 25.4
2012 8,262,877 1,311,861 15.9 4,869,484 58.9 2,081,532 25.2
2013 8,363,477 1,321,681 15.8 4,934,272 59.0 2,107,524 25.2
2014 8,335,704 1,299,761 15.6 4,913,072 58.9 2,122,871 25.5
2015 8,309,564 1,267,160 15.2 4,888,555 58.8 2,153,849 25.9
2016 8,251,161 1,213,079 14.7 4,845,735 58.7 2,192,347 26.6
2017 8,227,676 1,182,593 14.4 4,805,112 58.4 2,239,971 27.2
2018 8,128,652 1,148,038 14.1 4,714,234 58.0 2,266,380 27.9
2019 8,076,867 1,132,080 14.0 4,646,559 57.5 2,298,228 28.5
2020 7,959,766 1,108,612 13.9 4,556,131 57.2 2,295,023 28.8
2021 7,695,900 1,038,149 13.5 4,363,898 56.7 2,293,853 29.8
2022 7,542,222 997,109 13.2 4,195,789 55.6 2,349,324 31.1
2023 7,425,331 983,169 13.2 4,039,319 54.4 2,402,843 32.4
2024 7,423,856 1,002,887 13.5 3,951,866 53.2 2,469,103 33.3
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 5. Recipients and their total and average monthly payments, by type of payment, sex, eligibility category, and age, December 2024
Type of payment and sex Total Category Age
Aged Blind Disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
  Number
All payments 7,423,856 1,190,660 63,747 6,169,449 1,002,887 3,951,866 2,469,103
Male 3,599,794 427,529 32,689 3,139,576 679,231 2,018,515 902,048
Female 3,824,062 763,131 31,058 3,029,873 323,656 1,933,351 1,567,055
Federal SSI 7,289,843 1,139,184 61,690 6,088,969 1,001,922 3,905,779 2,382,142
Male 3,538,506 405,918 31,649 3,100,939 678,567 1,994,336 865,603
Female 3,751,337 733,266 30,041 2,988,030 323,355 1,911,443 1,516,539
State supplementation 1,327,153 402,063 15,951 909,139 108,948 539,089 679,116
Male 611,437 144,768 7,974 458,695 75,259 289,992 246,186
Female 715,716 257,295 7,977 450,444 33,689 249,097 432,930
  Total payments (thousands of dollars)
All payments 5,528,062 677,097 48,833 4,802,132 895,681 3,200,945 1,431,436
Male 2,759,706 229,276 25,160 2,505,270 606,412 1,655,663 497,631
Female 2,768,357 447,821 23,674 2,296,862 289,269 1,545,283 933,806
Federal SSI 5,233,633 586,397 44,137 4,603,098 885,088 3,072,111 1,276,435
Male 2,622,570 195,095 22,828 2,404,647 599,118 1,584,722 438,730
Female 2,611,063 391,302 21,309 2,198,451 285,970 1,487,389 837,704
State supplementation 294,430 90,700 4,696 199,034 10,593 128,835 155,002
Male 137,136 34,181 2,332 100,622 7,294 70,941 58,900
Female 157,294 56,519 2,364 98,411 3,299 57,894 96,101
  Average monthly payment a (dollars)
All payments 696.70 564.14 724.61 722.03 812.54 743.12 575.59
Male 712.35 530.80 727.71 736.95 813.51 752.66 546.22
Female 681.99 582.79 721.35 706.59 810.49 733.17 592.47
Federal SSI 670.65 510.61 675.53 700.60 803.90 721.22 532.04
Male 687.71 475.52 681.09 715.63 804.74 728.75 501.81
Female 654.58 530.03 669.68 685.04 802.14 713.38 549.27
State supplementation 212.86 222.87 282.91 207.21 87.19 222.14 225.65
Male 213.50 232.98 280.50 206.19 87.01 227.22 236.03
Female 212.32 217.19 285.31 208.24 87.58 216.23 219.76
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
a. Averages are not obtained simply by dividing the total payments 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.
CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 6. Recipients and their average monthly payment, by selected characteristics, eligibility category, and age, December 2024
Characteristic Total Category Age
Aged Blind Disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
  Number
All recipients 7,423,856 1,190,660 63,747 6,169,449 1,002,887 3,951,866 2,469,103
Sex  
Male 3,599,794 427,529 32,689 3,139,576 679,231 2,018,515 902,048
Female 3,824,062 763,131 31,058 3,029,873 323,656 1,933,351 1,567,055
Citizenship status  
Citizen 7,104,465 1,021,309 60,842 6,022,314 1,001,274 3,892,218 2,210,973
Noncitizen 319,391 169,351 2,905 147,135 1,613 59,648 258,130
Living arrangement  
Own household 6,074,279 1,069,434 54,610 4,950,235 122,727 3,651,726 2,299,826
Another's household 383,015 110,192 4,272 268,551 39,288 217,928 125,799
Parent's household 859,777 . . . 3,861 855,916 830,479 29,298 . . .
Medicaid institution 102,538 10,239 985 91,314 10,262 49,904 42,372
Unknown 4,247 795 19 3,433 131 3,010 1,106
  Average monthly payment (dollars)
All recipients 696.70 564.14 724.61 722.03 812.54 743.12 575.59
Sex  
Male 712.35 530.80 727.71 736.95 813.51 752.66 546.22
Female 681.99 582.79 721.35 706.59 810.49 733.17 592.47
Citizenship status  
Citizen 701.97 573.31 726.94 723.57 812.48 743.59 578.89
Noncitizen 579.59 508.90 675.73 659.20 850.85 712.35 547.36
Living arrangement  
Own household 696.15 569.32 735.78 723.15 876.17 759.41 586.35
Another's household 590.61 559.14 625.35 603.13 589.03 613.86 551.47
Parent's household 823.89 . . . 844.83 823.79 823.28 841.03 . . .
Medicaid institution 35.14 41.01 36.81 34.50 34.33 34.03 36.69
Unknown 647.85 633.69 -- 657.53 890.75 711.25 612.86
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: . . . = not applicable; -- = not available.
CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 7. Recipients, by type of representative payee, eligibility category, and age, December 2024
Type of payee Total Category Age
Aged Blind Disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All recipients 7,423,856 1,190,660 63,747 6,169,449 1,002,887 3,951,866 2,469,103
Without payee 4,698,419 1,142,309 44,263 3,511,847 677 2,454,926 2,242,816
With payee 2,725,437 48,351 19,484 2,657,602 1,002,210 1,496,940 226,287
Parent (natural, adoptive, or stepparent) 1,769,347 304 12,983 1,756,060 843,961 921,246 4,140
Spouse 26,784 1,712 165 24,907 0 17,281 9,503
Child (natural, adoptive, or stepchild) 103,014 29,654 565 72,795 34 29,046 73,934
Grandparent 105,398 55 750 104,593 60,781 44,497 120
Other relative 327,409 8,071 2,120 317,218 66,468 198,339 62,602
Nonmental institution 101,677 3,811 843 97,023 1,641 71,041 28,995
Mental institution 42,950 551 368 42,031 603 35,060 7,287
Financial organization 4,562 58 39 4,465 38 3,638 886
Social agency 98,708 1,370 778 96,560 11,310 71,324 16,074
Public official 14,277 588 72 13,617 29 11,100 3,148
Other 131,311 2,177 801 128,333 17,345 94,368 19,598
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 8. Recipients, by type of income, eligibility category, and age, December 2024
Type of income Total Category Age
Aged Blind Disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All recipients a 7,423,856 1,190,660 63,747 6,169,449 1,002,887 3,951,866 2,469,103
No other income 4,172,221 408,166 35,950 3,728,105 736,012 2,512,352 923,857
Earned income 199,763 16,472 2,000 181,291 2,489 172,117 25,157
Unearned income  
Social Security benefits 2,548,159 679,531 22,250 1,846,378 56,705 1,080,790 1,410,664
Veterans' benefits 36,716 3,748 305 32,663 8,538 18,351 9,827
Income based on need 17,987 741 85 17,161 14,202 2,986 799
Workers' compensation 1,727 296 4 1,427 5 763 959
Support from absent parents 140,743 0 631 140,112 136,139 4,604 0
Pensions 47,030 33,104 175 13,751 35 6,142 40,853
Support and maintenance 454,843 138,274 3,801 312,768 67,473 209,564 177,806
Asset income b 17,730 4,365 182 13,183 536 8,238 8,956
Other c 82,075 15,090 685 66,300 5,619 53,811 22,645
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
a. The sum of the entries may be greater than the total because some recipients may receive more than one type of unearned income or both earned and unearned income.
b. Includes income received as rent, interest, dividends, and royalties.
c. Does not include income deemed from a spouse or parent.
CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 9. Recipients and their average monthly payment, by receipt of Social Security, type of income, eligibility category, and age, December 2024
Type of income Total Category Age
Aged Blind Disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
  Number
All recipients 7,423,856 1,190,660 63,747 6,169,449 1,002,887 3,951,866 2,469,103
With Social Security  
No other income 2,303,766 581,076 20,306 1,702,384 48,473 984,554 1,270,739
Earned income only 56,936 8,626 516 47,794 163 42,344 14,429
Unearned income only a 183,829 88,722 1,404 93,703 8,031 51,677 124,121
Both earned and unearned income a 3,628 1,107 24 2,497 38 2,215 1,375
Without Social Security  
No other income 4,172,221 408,166 35,950 3,728,105 736,012 2,512,352 923,857
Earned income only 126,759 5,423 1,338 119,998 1,710 117,179 7,870
Unearned income only a 564,277 96,224 4,087 463,966 207,882 231,166 125,229
Both earned and unearned income a 12,440 1,316 122 11,002 578 10,379 1,483
  Average monthly payment (dollars)
All recipients 696.70 564.14 724.61 722.03 812.54 743.12 575.59
With Social Security  
No other income 360.75 367.00 385.37 358.32 553.46 352.54 359.74
Earned income only 293.43 302.41 298.57 291.66 501.09 294.10 289.17
Unearned income only a 305.43 292.95 347.76 317.31 490.18 314.85 290.11
Both earned and unearned income a 263.40 249.35 302.58 270.57 457.00 273.94 244.34
Without Social Security  
No other income 904.51 879.75 936.43 906.90 864.13 918.63 898.27
Earned income only 623.86 612.27 623.58 624.39 677.91 622.30 635.58
Unearned income only a 718.24 699.27 756.16 721.83 704.92 733.00 713.12
Both earned and unearned income a 504.13 479.16 525.98 506.95 562.35 503.73 485.00
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
a. Includes recipients with in-kind unearned income.
CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 10. Recipients, by state or other area, eligibility category, and age, December 2024
State or area Total Category Age
Aged Blind Disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All areas 7,423,856 1,190,660 63,747 6,169,449 1,002,887 3,951,866 2,469,103
Alabama 140,804 7,685 1,030 132,089 18,263 90,191 32,350
Alaska 10,351 1,541 69 8,741 776 6,331 3,244
Arizona 112,402 18,647 1,064 92,691 15,240 60,883 36,279
Arkansas 95,893 4,456 696 90,741 22,117 57,317 16,459
California 1,114,706 347,643 13,857 753,206 84,110 440,414 590,182
Colorado 67,555 12,155 525 54,875 7,017 37,977 22,561
Connecticut 65,910 8,146 445 57,319 8,879 37,249 19,782
Delaware 16,443 1,529 121 14,793 3,084 9,590 3,769
District of Columbia 23,136 2,542 147 20,447 3,333 12,498 7,305
Florida 541,385 158,584 3,586 379,215 80,869 220,865 239,651
Georgia 243,013 28,637 2,139 212,237 42,088 133,354 67,571
Hawaii 20,863 5,140 181 15,542 1,134 10,433 9,296
Idaho 27,821 1,719 225 25,877 3,657 18,887 5,277
Illinois 242,385 31,872 2,223 208,290 32,657 134,376 75,352
Indiana 120,961 6,949 966 113,046 19,470 79,351 22,140
Iowa 49,050 3,055 560 45,435 7,920 32,075 9,055
Kansas 44,507 3,009 370 41,128 7,466 28,373 8,668
Kentucky 153,020 8,978 1,011 143,031 22,280 95,787 34,953
Louisiana 155,482 10,564 1,316 143,602 27,421 90,024 38,037
Maine 32,233 1,728 198 30,307 3,034 22,552 6,647
Maryland 114,237 16,353 807 97,077 17,262 64,126 32,849
Massachusetts 163,339 26,777 1,821 134,741 17,985 85,688 59,666
Michigan 248,847 21,513 1,692 225,642 32,931 151,895 64,021
Minnesota 89,860 12,326 732 76,802 10,250 51,925 27,685
Mississippi 104,559 6,870 908 96,781 16,321 63,131 25,107
Missouri 127,180 7,146 989 119,045 18,780 82,863 25,537
Montana 15,697 1,649 137 13,911 1,633 9,756 4,308
Nebraska 28,075 2,553 259 25,263 4,102 17,901 6,072
Nevada 53,258 16,389 699 36,170 8,093 27,399 17,766
New Hampshire 15,758 871 106 14,781 1,649 11,479 2,630
New Jersey 164,578 35,872 907 127,799 23,601 78,055 62,922
New Mexico 55,120 7,122 468 47,530 6,886 30,993 17,241
New York 559,827 113,379 2,997 443,451 69,765 255,846 234,216
North Carolina 217,098 17,822 1,867 197,409 34,152 132,339 50,607
North Dakota 8,074 609 71 7,394 1,158 5,214 1,702
Ohio 289,629 19,217 2,008 268,404 42,490 180,330 66,809
Oklahoma 92,586 6,142 757 85,687 13,905 60,121 18,560
Oregon 81,423 9,586 565 71,272 8,045 50,171 23,207
Pennsylvania 326,455 27,903 2,144 296,408 53,148 186,335 86,972
Rhode Island 30,393 3,356 155 26,882 3,458 18,077 8,858
South Carolina 104,080 8,322 1,180 94,578 15,429 62,468 26,183
South Dakota 13,884 1,664 148 12,072 2,014 8,238 3,632
Tennessee 160,061 10,566 1,520 147,975 23,244 100,694 36,123
Texas 576,409 100,859 6,441 469,109 101,078 287,089 188,242
Utah 30,066 2,918 280 26,868 3,788 19,847 6,431
Vermont 13,519 839 78 12,602 1,154 9,389 2,976
Virginia 148,756 18,279 1,096 129,381 21,135 88,477 39,144
Washington 134,723 19,262 879 114,582 12,990 78,406 43,327
West Virginia 62,398 2,413 424 59,561 6,095 42,303 14,000
Wisconsin 108,280 6,933 817 100,530 18,546 67,471 22,263
Wyoming 6,665 362 58 6,245 742 4,738 1,185
Outlying area  
Northern Mariana Islands 1,102 209 8 885 243 575 284
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 11. Average monthly payment, by state or other area, eligibility category, and age, December 2024 (in dollars)
State or area Total Category Age
Aged Blind Disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All areas 696.70 564.14 724.61 722.03 812.54 743.12 575.59
Alabama 659.80 386.35 666.99 675.70 811.23 701.79 457.73
Alaska 639.97 396.66 669.16 682.81 762.22 715.20 464.22
Arizona 675.78 498.58 711.36 711.11 804.89 736.98 519.39
Arkansas 680.54 355.45 647.15 696.71 819.30 697.67 433.80
California 813.82 687.80 901.98 870.36 897.03 919.67 723.01
Colorado 657.18 501.95 673.19 691.60 768.34 727.45 505.16
Connecticut 680.50 513.80 690.40 704.17 801.77 725.07 542.52
Delaware 697.73 509.20 685.34 717.40 793.49 738.63 516.39
District of Columbia 725.10 532.68 733.88 748.94 818.11 783.78 582.39
Florida 664.72 582.73 674.20 699.02 790.13 720.73 571.07
Georgia 666.42 440.69 669.37 696.90 805.20 722.75 469.04
Hawaii 679.42 521.69 694.92 731.55 785.55 765.19 570.82
Idaho 671.73 453.36 686.34 686.23 773.50 707.25 476.15
Illinois 690.45 522.53 692.69 716.14 819.81 731.76 560.93
Indiana 687.46 474.27 666.94 700.76 803.91 713.37 492.68
Iowa 668.82 452.90 652.55 683.59 797.23 691.67 477.11
Kansas 672.97 462.56 670.97 688.42 789.58 702.54 476.30
Kentucky 677.64 450.18 675.27 691.95 817.51 712.35 493.68
Louisiana 683.22 411.39 648.47 703.56 825.39 723.27 485.51
Maine 657.78 403.24 649.90 672.37 787.49 697.76 463.40
Maryland 700.27 544.46 684.77 726.63 785.74 753.23 551.95
Massachusetts 677.74 578.16 655.33 697.85 801.87 716.82 584.26
Michigan 699.10 548.71 696.43 713.46 814.04 732.27 561.59
Minnesota 705.41 636.04 710.54 716.56 794.97 725.76 634.52
Mississippi 654.25 348.39 645.09 676.11 808.39 700.34 438.94
Missouri 665.58 453.35 656.86 678.42 803.34 692.52 477.09
Montana 634.51 417.67 628.16 660.36 791.22 686.82 457.17
Nebraska 656.37 491.46 671.22 672.95 761.72 690.67 485.24
Nevada 684.49 547.22 751.86 745.97 794.26 743.23 544.73
New Hampshire 643.09 473.75 581.24 653.59 752.58 665.09 479.90
New Jersey 664.10 526.93 661.52 702.59 800.74 723.05 539.75
New Mexico 652.83 415.83 695.79 687.99 814.51 718.52 470.45
New York 678.06 525.58 682.38 717.06 823.89 733.62 574.13
North Carolina 660.51 417.04 657.38 682.53 795.56 705.63 451.91
North Dakota 633.36 524.85 582.37 642.87 751.74 653.93 490.97
Ohio 697.75 518.39 691.57 710.64 815.55 725.69 547.76
Oklahoma 678.44 398.89 680.33 698.46 818.03 714.58 456.83
Oregon 682.86 515.37 689.15 705.42 799.36 739.40 520.83
Pennsylvania 708.50 543.25 689.30 724.21 810.95 737.41 584.24
Rhode Island 680.87 499.04 694.66 703.49 804.84 726.53 539.73
South Carolina 652.91 391.37 654.70 675.96 792.97 702.02 454.03
South Dakota 649.53 489.59 682.97 671.30 767.25 684.95 505.43
Tennessee 670.89 411.70 670.04 689.42 795.10 712.17 476.30
Texas 650.70 449.39 664.19 693.86 802.68 718.03 466.59
Utah 674.22 511.62 667.32 691.97 763.95 709.71 512.26
Vermont 683.64 460.69 683.14 698.45 858.34 719.52 503.07
Virginia 675.14 520.68 673.78 697.03 789.42 718.02 517.04
Washington 699.99 597.84 707.07 717.12 788.75 746.55 589.40
West Virginia 684.59 405.18 674.79 695.95 811.95 725.02 507.05
Wisconsin 684.47 459.90 678.47 700.02 806.20 706.90 515.53
Wyoming 647.43 345.46 650.28 664.94 797.76 680.74 421.54
Outlying area  
Northern Mariana Islands 753.16 558.50 881.75 797.80 860.52 789.10 586.88
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 12. Recipients and their average income, by type of income and marital status, December 2024
Type of income All recipients a Eligible individual with no spouse Eligible individual with eligible spouse Eligible individual with ineligible spouse
Individual Spouse Individual Spouse
Number Average income (dollars) Number Average income (dollars) Number Average income (dollars) Number Average income (dollars) Number Average income (dollars) Number Average income (dollars)
Total b 7,423,856 . . . 6,817,742 . . . 212,498 . . . 212,498 . . . 181,118 . . . 181,118 . . .
No other income 4,172,223 . . . 3,878,958 . . . 93,056 . . . 93,556 . . . 106,653 . . . 85,500 . . .
With income 3,251,633 610 2,938,784 618 119,442 543 118,942 497 74,465 592 95,618 1,252
Earned income only 126,759 812 121,549 801 1,118 1,129 1,370 1,094 2,722 994 45,267 1,740
Unearned income only 3,051,870 590 2,748,582 598 117,019 530 115,743 478 70,526 566 46,840 750
Both earned and unearned income 73,004 1,090 68,653 1,081 1,305 1,211 1,829 1,239 1,217 1,208 3,511 1,655
With earned income b 199,763 706 190,202 696 2,423 895 3,199 903 3,939 896 48,778 1,692
Wages 171,233 753 165,089 739 1,543 1,122 2,167 1,110 2,434 1,137 35,187 1,948
Self-employment income 29,438 409 25,953 398 894 491 1,051 460 1,540 495 14,270 979
With unearned income b 3,124,874 590 2,817,235 598 118,324 530 117,572 478 71,743 565 50,351 738
Social Security benefits 2,548,158 647 2,282,102 659 103,212 555 103,478 495 59,366 608 42,582 786
Veterans' benefits 36,715 193 35,478 191 207 274 233 238 797 248 1,105 682
Income based on need 17,987 247 17,257 249 105 200 140 195 485 198 3,577 195
Workers' compensation 1,727 431 1,562 428 58 455 51 445 56 461 148 1,031
Support from absent parents 137,784 273 137,784 273 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pensions 47,030 217 36,512 221 4,876 211 4,278 186 1,364 231 1,610 359
Support and maintenance 454,843 247 399,416 254 21,400 186 20,525 186 13,502 242 876 231
Asset income c 17,730 42 16,049 41 682 49 503 29 496 81 455 159
Other d 85,020 244 79,737 247 1,752 186 1,486 176 2,045 257 2,133 580
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: . . . = not applicable.
a. Does not include ineligible spouses.
b. The sum of the entries may be greater than the total because some recipients may receive more than one type of earned or unearned income or both earned and unearned income.
c. Includes income received as rent, interest, dividends, and royalties.
d. Does not include income deemed from a spouse or parent.
CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 13. Recipients as a percentage of resident population, by state, December 2024
State Resident population a Recipients
Number Percentage of resident population
United States 340,110,988 b 7,422,754 2.2
Alabama 5,157,699 140,804 2.7
Alaska 740,133 10,351 1.4
Arizona 7,582,384 112,402 1.5
Arkansas 3,088,354 95,893 3.1
California 39,431,263 1,114,706 2.8
Colorado 5,957,493 67,555 1.1
Connecticut 3,675,069 65,910 1.8
Delaware 1,051,917 16,443 1.6
District of Columbia 702,250 23,136 3.3
Florida 23,372,215 541,385 2.3
Georgia 11,180,878 243,013 2.2
Hawaii 1,446,146 20,863 1.4
Idaho 2,001,619 27,821 1.4
Illinois 12,710,158 242,385 1.9
Indiana 6,924,275 120,961 1.7
Iowa 3,241,488 49,050 1.5
Kansas 2,970,606 44,507 1.5
Kentucky 4,588,372 153,020 3.3
Louisiana 4,597,740 155,482 3.4
Maine 1,405,012 32,233 2.3
Maryland 6,263,220 114,237 1.8
Massachusetts 7,136,171 163,339 2.3
Michigan 10,140,459 248,847 2.5
Minnesota 5,793,151 89,860 1.6
Mississippi 2,943,045 104,559 3.6
Missouri 6,245,466 127,180 2.0
Montana 1,137,233 15,697 1.4
Nebraska 2,005,465 28,075 1.4
Nevada 3,267,467 53,258 1.6
New Hampshire 1,409,032 15,758 1.1
New Jersey 9,500,851 164,578 1.7
New Mexico 2,130,256 55,120 2.6
New York 19,867,248 559,827 2.8
North Carolina 11,046,024 217,098 2.0
North Dakota 796,568 8,074 1.0
Ohio 11,883,304 289,629 2.4
Oklahoma 4,095,393 92,586 2.3
Oregon 4,272,371 81,423 1.9
Pennsylvania 13,078,751 326,455 2.5
Rhode Island 1,112,308 30,393 2.7
South Carolina 5,478,831 104,080 1.9
South Dakota 924,669 13,884 1.5
Tennessee 7,227,750 160,061 2.2
Texas 31,290,831 576,409 1.8
Utah 3,503,613 30,066 0.9
Vermont 648,493 13,519 2.1
Virginia 8,811,195 148,756 1.7
Washington 7,958,180 134,723 1.7
West Virginia 1,769,979 62,398 3.5
Wisconsin 5,960,975 108,280 1.8
Wyoming 587,618 6,665 1.1
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data; and Census Bureau, Population Division, 2024 estimates of resident population.
a. Population estimates for the United States as of July 1, 2024, as reported by the Census Bureau.
b. Excludes recipients in the Northern Mariana Islands.
CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 14. Foreign-born recipients, by region, country of origin, eligibility category, and age, December 2024
Region and country of origin Total Category Age
Aged Blind and disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All areas 1,648,801 896,844 751,957 15,070 328,618 1,305,113
North America 168,575 21,128 147,447 8,501 80,385 79,689
U.S. territories 162,900 19,907 142,993 8,400 77,459 77,041
Puerto Rico 157,104 19,312 137,792 7,823 73,655 75,626
Other a 5,796 595 5,201 577 3,804 1,415
Other 5,675 1,221 4,454 101 2,926 2,648
Latin America 636,385 374,738 261,647 2,052 108,701 525,632
Mexico 241,424 136,932 104,492 599 41,512 199,313
Cuba 130,150 90,431 39,719 250 15,153 114,747
Dominican Republic 76,644 31,430 45,214 576 16,860 59,208
El Salvador 29,059 18,668 10,391 54 4,072 24,933
Haiti 20,836 13,392 7,444 97 3,813 16,926
Other 138,272 83,885 54,387 476 27,291 110,505
Africa 55,814 31,461 24,353 777 14,264 40,773
Somalia 11,282 4,048 7,234 71 3,968 7,243
Nigeria 8,899 7,248 1,651 41 913 7,945
Ethiopia 7,399 4,193 3,206 86 1,709 5,604
Liberia 2,608 1,513 1,095 9 616 1,983
Cape Verde 2,262 1,341 921 8 506 1,748
Other 23,364 13,118 10,246 562 6,552 16,250
Asia 488,768 330,713 158,055 1,444 62,511 424,813
Vietnam 118,106 71,367 46,739 118 12,307 105,681
China 96,635 84,369 12,266 131 4,388 92,116
Philippines 52,547 42,064 10,483 112 6,739 45,696
India 54,313 45,013 9,300 35 3,427 50,851
South Korea 40,034 31,301 8,733 35 3,965 36,034
Other 127,133 56,599 70,534 1,013 31,685 94,435
Middle East 125,584 59,977 65,607 1,539 26,943 97,102
Iran 45,124 25,405 19,719 28 4,824 40,272
Iraq 33,292 10,438 22,854 347 11,891 21,054
Syria 11,456 5,956 5,500 406 2,362 8,688
Egypt 10,597 6,584 4,013 150 1,652 8,795
Lebanon 8,419 4,315 4,104 43 1,320 7,056
Other 16,696 7,279 9,417 565 4,894 11,237
Former Soviet Republics 108,693 54,362 54,331 369 13,166 95,158
Europe 60,065 22,279 37,786 350 21,167 38,548
Germany 11,831 1,200 10,631 90 8,224 3,517
Former Yugoslavia 9,166 2,895 6,271 (X) (X) 6,978
United Kingdom 5,699 1,307 4,392 83 2,777 2,839
Poland 4,976 2,782 2,194 3 948 4,025
Portugal 2,674 855 1,819 (X) (X) 1,780
Other 25,719 13,240 12,479 172 6,138 19,409
Oceania 4,466 2,066 2,400 29 1,289 3,148
Other areas 451 120 331 (X) (X) 250
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Foreign-born means born in an area not served by the SSI program.
(X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals.
a. Includes American Samoa, Guam, and U.S. Virgin Islands.
CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov.