SSI Annual Statistical Report, 2017

Noncitizens

Table 29. Recipients, by eligibility category, December 1982–2017
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
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 2017
Characteristic All recipients Citizens Noncitizens
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total 8,227,676 100.0 7,735,034 100.0 492,642 100.0
Age  
Under 18 1,182,593 14.4 1,179,242 15.2 3,351 0.7
18–21 317,219 3.9 315,959 4.1 1,260 0.3
22–25 321,573 3.9 319,905 4.1 1,668 0.3
26–29 340,151 4.1 337,850 4.4 2,301 0.5
30–39 734,008 8.9 723,262 9.4 10,746 2.2
40–49 793,633 9.6 773,872 10.0 19,761 4.0
50–59 1,526,033 18.5 1,471,869 19.0 54,164 11.0
60–64 772,495 9.4 726,853 9.4 45,642 9.3
65–69 663,571 8.1 585,948 7.6 77,623 15.8
70–74 526,410 6.4 446,872 5.8 79,538 16.1
75 or older 1,049,990 12.8 853,402 11.0 196,588 39.9
Sex  
Male 3,888,533 47.3 3,692,355 47.7 196,178 39.8
Female 4,339,143 52.7 4,042,679 52.3 296,464 60.2
Living arrangement  
Own household 6,752,363 82.1 6,301,860 81.5 450,503 91.4
Another's household 360,640 4.4 329,158 4.3 31,482 6.4
Parent's household 988,158 12.0 984,820 12.7 3,338 0.7
Medicaid institution 120,976 1.5 113,891 1.5 7,085 1.4
Unknown 5,539 0.1 5,305 0.1 234 0.0
Income  
Social Security 2,754,709 33.5 2,523,268 32.6 231,441 47.0
Worker beneficiary 1,978,350 24.0 1,807,226 23.4 171,124 34.7
Auxiliary beneficiary 776,359 9.4 716,042 9.3 60,317 12.2
Earnings 267,434 3.3 261,419 3.4 6,015 1.2
SSI payment  
Federal SSI only 6,729,415 81.8 6,405,113 82.8 324,302 65.8
State supplementation only 160,653 2.0 137,404 1.8 23,249 4.7
Both federal SSI and state supplementation 1,337,608 16.3 1,192,517 15.4 145,091 29.5
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 31. Recipients, by state or other area, eligibility category, and age, December 2017
State or area Total Category Age
Aged Blind and disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All areas 492,642 236,010 256,632 3,351 135,542 353,749
Alabama 613 275 338 (X) (X) 428
Alaska 543 228 315 (X) (X) 341
Arizona 9,438 4,700 4,738 116 2,615 6,707
Arkansas 770 363 407 5 257 508
California 151,893 75,134 76,759 373 38,970 112,550
Colorado 4,155 2,037 2,118 33 1,141 2,981
Connecticut 2,887 1,225 1,662 20 929 1,938
Delaware 246 117 129 (X) (X) 180
District of Columbia 608 286 322 4 210 394
Florida 63,659 37,251 26,408 463 15,342 47,854
Georgia 5,866 3,245 2,621 56 1,486 4,324
Hawaii 1,815 1,098 717 (X) (X) 1,408
Idaho 1,137 401 736 45 524 568
Illinois 12,329 6,056 6,273 63 3,049 9,217
Indiana 1,318 625 693 42 415 861
Iowa 1,036 412 624 22 356 658
Kansas 1,257 556 701 18 354 885
Kentucky 1,739 727 1,012 77 721 941
Louisiana 1,537 689 848 (X) (X) 1,139
Maine 657 126 531 38 393 226
Maryland 4,211 2,373 1,838 51 951 3,209
Massachusetts 11,088 3,152 7,936 85 4,436 6,567
Michigan 7,175 2,574 4,601 134 2,743 4,298
Minnesota 5,534 1,347 4,187 295 2,580 2,659
Mississippi 413 213 200 0 97 316
Missouri 1,711 643 1,068 64 654 993
Montana 93 31 62 (X) (X) 60
Nebraska 1,320 580 740 57 489 774
Nevada 4,409 3,221 1,188 10 988 3,411
New Hampshire 429 142 287 7 217 205
New Jersey 12,595 6,356 6,239 48 3,318 9,229
New Mexico 5,556 2,640 2,916 5 1,368 4,183
New York 61,928 24,709 37,219 196 18,459 43,273
North Carolina 3,939 1,837 2,102 60 1,191 2,688
North Dakota 382 158 224 15 167 200
Ohio 4,405 1,658 2,747 143 1,775 2,487
Oklahoma 1,456 760 696 17 390 1,049
Oregon 3,405 1,432 1,973 74 1,085 2,246
Pennsylvania 9,390 3,045 6,345 93 3,317 5,980
Rhode Island 2,772 793 1,979 8 1,098 1,666
South Carolina 866 424 442 4 220 642
South Dakota 315 119 196 (X) (X) 160
Tennessee 1,567 799 768 36 449 1,082
Texas 67,270 34,810 32,460 282 15,864 51,124
Utah 1,452 627 825 36 494 922
Vermont 360 116 244 8 182 170
Virginia 4,227 2,309 1,918 52 1,071 3,104
Washington 7,991 2,703 5,288 130 2,579 5,282
West Virginia 95 33 62 0 43 52
Wisconsin 2,728 828 1,900 48 1,110 1,570
Wyoming 45 (X) (X) 0 (X) (X)
Outlying area  
Northern Mariana Islands 12 (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 2017
Region and country of origin Total Category Age
Aged Blind and disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All areas 492,642 236,010 256,632 3,351 135,542 353,749
Latin America 313,399 159,375 154,024 624 82,990 229,785
Mexico 167,311 89,256 78,055 88 39,794 127,429
Cuba 50,892 29,963 20,929 386 11,985 38,521
Dominican Republic 34,244 10,709 23,535 37 12,519 21,688
El Salvador 11,607 6,331 5,276 10 2,919 8,678
Haiti 9,463 5,106 4,357 31 2,529 6,903
Other 39,882 18,010 21,872 72 13,244 26,566
Africa 10,514 3,251 7,263 796 5,058 4,660
Somalia 2,906 635 2,271 313 1,690 903
Ethiopia 1,421 459 962 66 632 723
Nigeria 798 340 458 6 298 494
Cape Verde 469 178 291 0 201 268
Liberia 453 169 284 3 181 269
Other 4,467 1,470 2,997 408 2,056 2,003
Asia 102,073 49,113 52,960 596 25,933 75,544
Vietnam 20,827 7,236 13,591 11 5,420 15,396
China 16,642 13,528 3,114 10 1,083 15,549
South Korea 9,970 6,997 2,973 0 1,217 8,753
Laos 9,623 (X) 8,403 (X) 4,350 5,271
Philippines 8,599 5,645 2,954 8 1,939 6,652
Other 36,412 14,487 21,925 565 11,924 23,923
Middle East 28,628 10,914 17,714 1,192 10,792 16,644
Iraq 12,914 4,245 8,669 631 6,402 5,881
Iran 7,988 3,919 4,069 46 2,006 5,936
Syria 2,168 653 1,515 333 758 1,077
Egypt 1,424 619 805 70 396 958
Lebanon 1,164 452 712 8 234 922
Other 2,970 1,026 1,944 104 996 1,870
Former Soviet Republics 17,446 6,294 11,152 70 3,109 14,267
Europe 16,116 5,818 10,298 22 5,565 10,529
Former Yugoslavia 2,429 762 1,667 0 840 1,589
United Kingdom 2,056 (X) 1,482 (X) 996 1,058
Poland 2,000 942 1,058 (X) (X) 1,426
Portugal 1,924 662 1,262 0 737 1,187
Italy 1,456 489 967 (X) (X) 981
Other 6,251 2,389 3,862 17 1,946 4,288
Oceania 1,547 613 934 4 537 1,006
Other areas 2,919 632 2,287 47 1,558 1,314
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 2017
Months Total Category Age
Aged Blind and disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
All recipients 492,642 236,010 256,632 3,351 135,542 353,749
0 a 1,848 999 849 58 512 1,278
1–11 55,000 25,699 29,301 2,308 17,803 34,889
12–23 16,801 7,467 9,334 370 4,756 11,675
24–35 13,080 5,941 7,139 153 3,521 9,406
36–47 16,539 7,227 9,312 104 4,167 12,268
48–59 12,216 4,516 7,700 52 3,186 8,978
60–71 22,782 12,114 10,668 117 4,981 17,684
72–83 15,734 7,392 8,342 40 3,512 12,182
84–119 45,195 21,940 23,255 72 9,774 35,349
120 and over 291,253 141,889 149,364 29 82,688 208,536
State conversions b 282 (X) (X) . . . 42 240
Unknown 1,912 (X) (X) 48 600 1,264
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.