U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of Policy.
SSI Annual Statistical Report, 2006
 
Applications
Table 31.
All applications, by age of applicant, 1973–2006
Year All ages a Under 18 18–64 65 or older
Total 59,723,740 8,548,333 41,089,040 10,086,367
State conversions b 3,402,474 3,939 1,419,041 1,979,494
Federal applications
1973 282,472 5,007 82,993 194,472
1974 2,069,452 125,028 1,098,373 846,051
1975 1,468,610 99,996 977,209 391,405
1976 1,207,448 83,960 865,790 257,698
1977 1,268,462 95,314 903,618 269,530
1978 1,265,436 99,610 902,756 263,070
1979 1,323,113 106,828 949,087 267,198
1980 1,408,034 114,508 1,013,221 280,305
1981 1,148,844 94,246 864,481 190,117
1982 1,015,848 93,872 775,491 146,485
1983 1,131,890 101,087 834,190 196,613
1984 1,264,820 104,748 868,375 291,697
1985 1,399,869 119,021 1,049,758 231,090
1986 1,467,326 124,938 1,098,832 243,556
1987 1,435,024 126,575 1,069,285 239,164
1988 1,365,117 125,953 1,013,316 225,848
1989 1,388,545 130,307 1,015,483 242,755
1990 1,547,230 166,416 1,133,564 247,250
1991 1,807,821 248,325 1,315,918 243,578
1992 2,087,788 378,808 1,465,039 243,941
1993 2,310,005 503,486 1,571,203 235,316
1994 2,260,271 540,124 1,517,140 203,007
1995 2,055,907 500,333 1,375,696 179,878
1996 1,922,472 465,685 1,289,985 166,802
1997 1,601,970 336,074 1,133,623 132,273
1998 1,629,223 339,243 1,139,825 150,155
1999 1,661,448 350,382 1,153,450 157,616
2000 1,744,386 360,329 1,224,826 159,231
2001 1,861,123 376,002 1,324,057 161,064
2002 2,084,828 414,068 1,490,731 180,029
2003 2,224,739 437,492 1,608,391 178,856
2004 2,418,096 458,236 1,771,003 188,857
2005 2,545,079 458,588 1,850,002 236,489
2006 2,648,570 459,805 1,923,288 265,477
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
a. Totals include applications taken under the abbreviated application process, which was used from 1987 to 1999. Totals do not include reapplications as a result of the Sullivan v. Zebley decision. These reapplications were received from 1991 to 1995.
b. Persons who were converted in 1973 from the state Old-Age Assistance, Aid to the Blind, and Aid to the Permanently and Totally Disabled programs to the SSI program.
CONTACT: Clark Pickett (410) 965-9016 or ssi.asr@ssa.gov.
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