Annual Statistical Supplement, 2011

Supplemental Security Income

Benefit Distributions

Table 7.C1 Number and percentage distribution of adult individuals and persons under age 18 receiving federal SSI payments, by monthly payment and eligibility category, December 2010
Monthly payment (dollars) All recipients Adults Blind and disabled, under age 18
Aged Blind Disabled
Total
Number 7,134,082 856,504 55,721 4,984,220 1,237,637
Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Less than 50 6.7 10.8 7.9 7.2 1.8
50–99 4.5 8.6 5.0 4.8 0.8
100–149 4.3 8.4 4.7 4.5 0.9
150–199 3.7 7.3 3.8 3.7 1.1
200–249 3.3 5.7 3.6 3.3 1.3
250–299 3.2 4.5 3.9 3.3 1.5
300–349 2.7 3.9 2.8 2.7 1.7
350–399 2.5 3.5 2.6 2.5 2.0
400–449 7.8 11.8 9.0 7.3 6.8
450–499 2.0 2.3 1.9 1.7 3.2
500–549 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.3 4.0
550–599 1.9 1.1 1.3 1.2 5.4
600–649 1.8 0.7 1.0 1.1 5.3
650–673 0.9 0.3 0.5 0.6 2.4
674 a 52.9 29.4 50.2 54.7 61.8
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
NOTE: Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.
a. Individuals living in their own household with no countable income were eligible for a federal SSI payment of $674 in calendar year 2010.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 7.C2 Number and percentage distribution of couples receiving federal SSI payments, by monthly payment and eligibility category, December 2010
Monthly payment (dollars) All recipients Aged Blind Disabled
Total
Number 261,048 121,616 2,257 137,175
Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Less than 50 3.3 3.4 2.8 3.2
50–99 3.8 4.0 2.6 3.7
100–149 3.9 4.0 3.2 3.9
150–199 4.0 4.1 3.5 4.0
200–249 3.8 3.9 3.2 3.8
250–299 3.7 3.6 3.2 3.8
300–349 3.6 3.1 2.8 4.0
350–399 3.4 2.9 3.2 4.0
400–449 3.1 2.7 3.5 3.5
450–499 2.8 2.5 2.8 3.1
500–549 2.4 2.4 2.6 2.5
550–599 2.2 2.2 2.4 2.2
600–649 2.2 2.0 2.5 2.3
650–699 6.3 9.9 4.0 3.1
700–749 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.8
750–799 1.5 1.3 1.6 1.6
800–849 1.2 1.0 1.8 1.2
850–899 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8
900–949 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.5
950–999 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.5
1,000–1,010 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1
1,011 a 44.7 42.7 50.3 46.4
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
NOTE: Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.
a. Couples living in their own household with no countable income were eligible for a federal SSI payment of $1,011 in calendar year 2010.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.