SSI Recipients by State and County, 2024

California

Table 4. Number of persons receiving federally administered optional state supplementation, December 2024
Living arrangement State code Total Aged Blind Disabled
Adult Child
All recipients, California   1,109,451 346,636 13,786 665,548 83,481
Living independently with cooking facilities A 871,895 299,643 12,325 559,281 646
Nonmedical out-of-home care B 37,952 4,279 387 32,745 541
Living independently without cooking facilities C 30,027 4,196 (X) 25,807 (X)
Living in the household of another D 76,732 35,928 900 39,389 515
Disabled minor in home of parent or relative by blood or marriage E 78,872 . . . . . . . . . 78,872
Nonmedical out-of-home care, living in the household of another F 215 26 (X) 180 (X)
Disabled minor in the household of another G 2,560 . . . . . . . . . 2,560
Medicaid facility J 11,198 2,564 165 8,146 323
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: The Social Security Administration reported expenditures of $3,255,939,000 for calendar year 2024 in federally administered payments to SSI recipients.
Living arrangements are as of payment date. Retroactive payments for recipients whose living arrangements are unknown on the payment date are not included.
(X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals; . . . = not applicable.
DEFINITIONS:
A: Living independently with cooking facilities.
Includes recipients who:
  • Live in their own household with cooking and food storage facilities or receive meals as part of their living arrangement;
  • Are patients in state-licensed private medical facilities not certified under Title XIX or where Title XIX pays 50 percent or less of the cost of care;
  • Are blind and live independently, with or without cooking and food storage facilities;
  • Are blind children under age 18 living with parents; or
  • Are disabled children age 18 or older living with parents or meeting shared living criteria.
B: Nonmedical out-of-home care (NMOHC).
Includes adult recipients residing in a federal Code A living arrangement who receive care and supervision while residing in the home of a relative, legal guardian, or conservator; a state-licensed NMOHC facility; or a certified family home. Also includes children under age 18 who are:
  • Blind or disabled and residing in a state-licensed NMOHC facility,
  • Blind and residing in the home of a relative who is not a parent or legal guardian,
  • Disabled and residing in the home of a legal guardian who is not a relative,
  • Disabled and residing in the home of a relative who is not a parent, or
  • Blind or disabled and residing in a "certified family home" approved by a licensed home-finding agency ("certified family home placement").
C: Living independently without cooking facilities (aged and disabled).
Includes aged or disabled recipients who are not provided with meals and do not have access to adequate cooking and food storage facilities as part of their living arrangement, including transients.
D: Living in the household of another.
Includes recipients residing in a federal Code B living arrangement who do not qualify for any other state living arrangement.
E: Disabled minor in home of parent or relative by blood or marriage.
Includes disabled children under age 18 residing with a parent or relative by blood or marriage.
F: Nonmedical out-of-home care, living in the household of another.
Includes recipients meeting state criteria for nonmedical out-of-home care payments and residing in a federal Code B living arrangement.
G: Disabled minor in the household of another.
Includes disabled children under age 18 residing with a parent or relative by blood or marriage but classified under a federal Code B living arrangement.
J: Medicaid facility.
Includes recipients residing in a federal Code D living arrangement; also used to supplement Section 1619 cases.
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