SSI Annual Statistical Report, 2025

Noncitizens

Table 29. Recipients, by eligibility category, December 1982–2025
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
2022 342,890 4.5 169,443 14.9 173,447 2.7
2023 324,723 4.4 166,514 14.3 158,209 2.5
2024 319,391 4.3 169,351 14.2 150,040 2.4
2025 310,067 4.2 166,121 13.9 143,946 2.3
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 30. Recipients, by selected characteristics and citizenship status, December 2025
Characteristic All recipients Citizens Noncitizens
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total 7,392,201 100.0 7,082,134 100.0 310,067 100.0
Age  
Under 18 1,016,027 13.7 1,013,719 14.3 2,308 0.7
18–21 292,925 4.0 292,229 4.1 696 0.2
22–25 273,937 3.7 273,217 3.9 720 0.2
26–29 255,405 3.5 254,666 3.6 739 0.2
30–39 655,726 8.9 652,502 9.2 3,224 1.0
40–49 630,369 8.5 622,622 8.8 7,747 2.5
50–59 994,643 13.5 973,893 13.8 20,750 6.7
60–64 760,770 10.3 738,480 10.4 22,290 7.2
65–69 766,496 10.4 718,142 10.1 48,354 15.6
70–74 619,312 8.4 560,128 7.9 59,184 19.1
75 or older 1,126,591 15.2 982,536 13.9 144,055 46.5
Sex  
Male 3,603,461 48.7 3,479,498 49.1 123,963 40.0
Female 3,788,740 51.3 3,602,636 50.9 186,104 60.0
Living arrangement  
Own household 6,137,592 83.0 5,849,045 82.6 288,547 93.1
Another's household 262,324 3.5 246,562 3.5 15,762 5.1
Parent's household 879,685 11.9 877,389 12.4 2,296 0.7
Medicaid institution 106,214 1.4 102,931 1.5 3,283 1.1
Unknown 6,386 0.1 6,207 0.1 179 0.1
Income  
Social Security 2,551,137 34.5 2,365,464 33.4 185,673 59.9
Worker beneficiary 1,849,558 25.0 1,708,673 24.1 140,885 45.4
Auxiliary beneficiary 701,579 9.5 656,791 9.3 44,788 14.4
Earnings 236,514 3.2 233,152 3.3 3,362 1.1
SSI payment  
Federal SSI only 6,072,798 82.2 5,869,523 82.9 203,275 65.6
State supplementation only 127,467 1.7 111,102 1.6 16,365 5.3
Both federal SSI and state supplementation 1,191,936 16.1 1,101,509 15.6 90,427 29.2
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 31. Recipients, by state or other area, eligibility category, and age, December 2025
State or area Total Category Age
Aged Blind and disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All areas 310,067 166,121 143,946 2,308 56,166 251,593
Alabama 515 276 239 (X) (X) 397
Alaska 324 174 150 (X) (X) 245
Arizona 6,284 3,487 2,797 60 1,180 5,044
Arkansas 634 340 294 (X) (X) 488
California 96,270 53,024 43,246 349 15,967 79,954
Colorado 2,770 1,614 1,156 37 451 2,282
Connecticut 2,098 966 1,132 23 524 1,551
Delaware 181 92 89 (X) (X) 143
District of Columbia 430 218 212 (X) (X) 317
Florida 39,416 24,892 14,524 227 6,202 32,987
Georgia 4,189 2,607 1,582 34 721 3,434
Hawaii 1,339 813 526 13 286 1,040
Idaho 600 286 314 17 182 401
Illinois 7,855 4,567 3,288 71 1,307 6,477
Indiana 1,042 592 450 29 230 783
Iowa 765 396 369 22 195 548
Kansas 833 414 419 5 195 633
Kentucky 1,542 965 577 60 358 1,124
Louisiana 953 433 520 5 210 738
Maine 316 91 225 12 152 152
Maryland 2,493 1,441 1,052 38 447 2,008
Massachusetts 5,609 1,676 3,933 39 1,634 3,936
Michigan 2,978 1,290 1,688 77 697 2,204
Minnesota 2,380 725 1,655 83 837 1,460
Mississippi 277 161 116 (X) (X) 230
Missouri 1,130 536 594 62 302 766
Montana 68 30 38 3 17 48
Nebraska 810 454 356 44 205 561
Nevada 2,800 2,226 574 3 478 2,319
New Hampshire 178 73 105 (X) (X) 124
New Jersey 8,023 4,454 3,569 26 1,483 6,514
New Mexico 3,522 1,785 1,737 5 578 2,939
New York 37,120 15,133 21,987 162 7,643 29,315
North Carolina 2,808 1,540 1,268 50 595 2,163
North Dakota 63 24 39 (X) (X) (X)
Ohio 1,915 962 953 88 447 1,380
Oklahoma 1,072 592 480 16 236 820
Oregon 2,060 977 1,083 37 501 1,522
Pennsylvania 6,201 2,528 3,673 127 1,482 4,592
Rhode Island 1,811 586 1,225 12 525 1,274
South Carolina 868 511 357 15 141 712
South Dakota 125 69 56 (X) (X) 90
Tennessee 1,044 607 437 21 208 815
Texas 45,548 26,083 19,465 157 6,447 38,944
Utah 849 441 408 26 199 624
Vermont 79 28 51 3 25 51
Virginia 2,896 1,754 1,142 74 573 2,249
Washington 5,217 2,491 2,726 132 1,158 3,927
West Virginia 64 25 39 (X) (X) 40
Wisconsin 1,646 641 1,005 18 478 1,150
Wyoming 48 (X) (X) 0 12 36
Outlying area  
Northern Mariana Islands 9 (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: statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 32. Recipients, by region and country of origin, eligibility category, and age, December 2025
Region and country of origin Total Category Age
Aged Blind and disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All areas 310,067 166,121 143,946 2,308 56,166 251,593
Latin America 211,184 115,318 95,866 432 36,507 174,245
Mexico 115,912 66,280 49,632 41 17,889 97,982
Cuba 31,802 20,432 11,370 207 4,359 27,236
Dominican Republic 22,973 7,835 15,138 23 5,419 17,531
El Salvador 7,895 4,529 3,366 21 1,334 6,540
Haiti 5,253 2,771 2,482 12 1,129 4,112
Other 27,349 13,471 13,878 128 6,377 20,844
Africa 6,366 2,971 3,395 272 2,065 4,029
Somalia 631 227 404 30 295 306
Ethiopia 704 248 456 19 244 441
Nigeria 450 190 260 5 108 337
Cape Verde 259 82 177 0 109 150
Liberia 271 88 183 0 113 158
Other 4,051 2,136 1,915 218 1,196 2,637
Asia 57,294 31,482 25,812 727 10,029 46,538
Vietnam 10,861 4,263 6,598 8 2,414 8,439
China 13,352 11,587 1,765 8 383 12,961
South Korea 5,999 4,480 1,519 0 467 5,532
Laos 4,714 437 4,277 0 1,803 2,911
Philippines 4,660 2,974 1,686 3 988 3,669
Other 17,708 7,741 9,967 708 3,974 13,026
Middle East 8,605 3,082 5,523 612 2,475 5,518
Iraq 1,763 635 1,128 52 569 1,142
Iran 2,122 923 1,199 9 356 1,757
Syria 1,940 508 1,432 330 888 722
Egypt 638 309 329 25 117 496
Lebanon 432 147 285 (X) (X) 322
Other 1,710 560 1,150 178 453 1,079
Former Soviet Republics 14,842 8,901 5,941 206 1,742 12,894
Europe 8,700 3,167 5,533 9 2,349 6,342
Former Yugoslavia 1,282 384 898 0 315 967
United Kingdom 1,183 312 871 (X) (X) 670
Poland 1,135 576 559 0 218 917
Portugal 938 259 679 (X) (X) 598
Italy 730 228 502 0 198 532
Other 3,432 1,408 2,024 6 768 2,658
Oceania 1,470 784 686 30 399 1,041
Other areas 1,606 416 1,190 20 600 986
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: (X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals.
CONTACT: 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 2025
Months Total Category Age
Aged Blind and disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All recipients 310,067 166,121 143,946 2,308 56,166 251,593
0 a 1,118 728 390 45 196 877
1–11 22,712 12,635 10,077 1,456 5,297 15,959
12–23 12,609 8,572 4,037 380 1,894 10,335
24–35 6,493 3,576 2,917 133 1,280 5,080
36–47 5,540 1,663 3,877 56 1,543 3,941
48–59 4,490 1,207 3,283 27 1,175 3,288
60–71 10,093 4,813 5,280 47 2,294 7,752
72–83 7,129 3,052 4,077 19 1,436 5,674
84–119 21,958 10,230 11,728 48 3,954 17,956
120 and over 215,560 118,395 97,165 19 36,569 178,972
State conversions b 73 0 73 . . . (X) (X)
Unknown 2,292 1,250 1,042 78 (X) (X)
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: . . . = 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 1974 from the state Old-Age Assistance, Aid to the Blind, and Aid to the Permanently and Totally Disabled programs.
CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov.