SSI Annual Statistical Report, 2005

Federally Administered Payments
Table 13.
Foreign-born recipients, by region, country of origin, eligibility category, and age, December 2005
Region and country of origin	Total	Category		Age
Region and country of origin	Total	Aged	Blind and disabled	Under 18	18–64	65 or older
All areas	1,535,404	740,697	794,707	17,454	505,028	1,012,922

North America	187,037	27,035	160,002	10,266	116,302	60,469
U.S. territories	178,500	24,649	153,851	10,006	111,591	56,903
Puerto Rico	173,432	24,001	149,431	9,427	108,349	55,656
Other ^a	5,068	648	4,420	579	3,242	1,247
Other	8,537	2,386	6,151	260	4,711	3,566

Latin America	577,684	292,857	284,827	2,703	182,718	392,263
Mexico	254,567	126,967	127,600	853	81,594	172,120
Cuba	96,244	52,446	43,798	412	24,272	71,560
Dominican Republic	66,724	24,365	42,359	601	28,972	37,151
Other	160,149	89,079	71,070	837	47,880	111,432

Africa	21,898	9,221	12,677	567	9,763	11,568
Somalia	4,768	2,026	2,742	139	2,112	2,517
Cape Verde Islands	1,400	888	512	7	402	991
Ethiopia	3,012	1,016	1,996	34	1,615	1,363
Other	12,718	5,291	7,427	387	5,634	6,697

Asia	488,108	291,062	197,046	1,549	120,686	365,873
Vietnam	103,133	44,677	58,456	226	35,043	67,864
China	76,530	65,489	11,041	83	5,016	71,431
Laos	33,761	7,117	26,644	84	19,043	14,634
Philippines	70,720	57,709	13,011	164	8,650	61,906
Other	203,964	116,070	87,894	992	52,934	150,038

Middle East	37,207	17,021	20,186	348	10,780	26,079
Lebanon	9,095	4,307	4,788	17	2,323	6,755
Syria	6,717	3,020	3,697	13	1,643	5,061
Turkey	3,693	2,318	1,375	20	561	3,112
Other	17,702	7,376	10,326	298	6,253	11,151

Former Soviet Republics	130,665	66,801	63,864	569	26,093	104,003

Europe	85,411	33,782	51,629	1,281	35,716	48,414
Portugal	7,894	4,438	3,456	13	2,286	5,595
Italy	6,737	2,917	3,820	44	2,369	4,324
United Kingdom	8,398	2,722	5,676	137	4,345	3,916
Poland	7,983	4,671	3,312	20	1,948	6,015
Former Yugoslavia	11,465	4,111	7,354	148	5,034	6,283
Other	42,934	14,923	28,011	919	19,734	22,281

Other or unknown areas	7,394	2,918	4,476	171	2,970	4,253
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
NOTE: Foreign-born means born in an area not served by the Supplemental Security Income program.
a. Includes American Samoa, Guam, and Virgin Islands.
CONTACT: Paul Davies (202) 358-6277 or ssi.asr@ssa.gov.