SSI Annual Statistical Report, 2006

Federally Administered Payments
Table 13.
Foreign-born recipients, by region, country of origin, eligibility category, and age, December 2006
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	1,568,503	759,018	809,485	17,875	507,823	1,042,805

North America	189,357	27,112	162,245	10,942	116,345	62,070
U.S. territories	181,062	24,866	156,196	10,701	111,691	58,670
Puerto Rico	175,869	24,223	151,646	10,066	108,384	57,419
Other ^a	5,193	643	4,550	635	3,307	1,251
Other	8,295	2,246	6,049	241	4,654	3,400

Latin America	595,258	302,909	292,349	2,585	186,332	406,341
Mexico	263,435	131,899	131,536	807	83,132	179,496
Cuba	98,345	54,412	43,933	396	24,415	73,534
Dominican Republic	68,981	25,013	43,968	568	29,923	38,490
Other	164,497	91,585	72,912	814	48,862	114,821

Africa	23,841	10,202	13,639	602	10,448	12,791
Somalia	5,636	2,383	3,253	153	2,497	2,986
Cape Verde Islands	1,468	940	528	6	424	1,038
Ethiopia	3,156	1,101	2,055	36	1,647	1,473
Other	13,581	5,778	7,803	407	5,880	7,294

Asia	498,796	298,559	200,237	1,464	120,310	377,022
Vietnam	105,078	46,067	59,011	178	34,105	70,795
China	79,439	67,963	11,476	87	5,274	74,078
Laos	34,086	7,070	27,016	86	19,118	14,882
Philippines	70,552	57,446	13,106	154	8,702	61,696
Other	209,641	120,013	89,628	959	53,111	155,571

Middle East	38,138	17,472	20,666	351	10,880	26,907
Lebanon	9,309	4,427	4,882	22	2,271	7,016
Syria	6,895	3,125	3,770	16	1,608	5,271
Turkey	3,579	2,207	1,372	19	580	2,980
Other	18,355	7,713	10,642	294	6,421	11,640

Former Soviet Republics	130,932	66,447	64,485	568	25,131	105,233

Europe	84,750	33,399	51,351	1,187	35,381	48,182
Portugal	7,656	4,290	3,366	13	2,204	5,439
Italy	6,559	2,826	3,733	49	2,316	4,194
United Kingdom	8,269	2,623	5,646	116	4,294	3,859
Poland	8,048	4,739	3,309	22	1,946	6,080
Former Yugoslavia	11,315	4,077	7,238	119	4,826	6,370
Other	42,903	14,844	28,059	868	19,795	22,240

Other or unknown areas	7,431	2,918	4,513	176	2,996	4,259
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: Alfreda Brooks (410) 965-9849 or ssi.asr@ssa.gov.