SSI Annual Statistical Report, 2007

Children Under Age 18

Table 16. Recipients and average monthly payment, by SSA administrative region and state or other area, December 2007
Region and state or area Number Average monthly
payment a (dollars)
All areas 1,121,017 555.28
Boston 39,098 565.00
Connecticut 7,099 540.75
Maine 3,707 526.50
Massachusetts 20,247 579.82
New Hampshire 2,089 505.56
Rhode Island 4,224 593.28
Vermont 1,732 575.59
New York 98,626 565.89
New Jersey 23,239 545.43
New York 75,387 572.19
Philadelphia 120,575 537.62
Delaware 3,441 523.00
District of Columbia 4,490 550.57
Maryland 15,816 527.93
Pennsylvania 64,360 543.33
Virginia 23,272 525.21
West Virginia 9,196 544.97
Atlanta 282,590 540.89
Alabama 29,090 549.39
Florida 82,435 537.67
Georgia 36,259 540.25
Kentucky 29,096 553.47
Mississippi 22,987 549.62
North Carolina 39,919 530.08
South Carolina 19,139 533.50
Tennessee 23,665 542.90
Chicago 181,678 550.97
Illinois 44,997 553.61
Indiana 22,781 543.66
Michigan 39,043 556.54
Minnesota 12,027 531.22
Ohio 44,872 555.84
Wisconsin 17,958 542.44
Dallas 181,218 542.74
Arkansas 21,145 547.33
Louisiana 31,491 554.50
New Mexico 8,117 549.81
Oklahoma 15,381 541.83
Texas 105,084 537.88
Kansas City 39,894 536.94
Iowa 7,502 521.99
Kansas 7,685 530.02
Missouri 20,992 547.22
Nebraska 3,715 522.81
Denver 18,387 509.05
Colorado 7,495 514.75
Montana 2,238 533.16
North Dakota 1,040 499.38
South Dakota 2,144 507.39
Utah 4,625 490.72
Wyoming 845 510.56
San Francisco 129,020 633.78
Arizona 18,449 544.70
California 102,144 658.76
Hawaii 1,606 515.31
Nevada 6,570 527.11
Northern Mariana Islands 251 588.09
Seattle 29,931 530.58
Alaska 1,165 501.44
Idaho 4,444 519.32
Oregon 8,606 534.71
Washington 15,716 533.62
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
a. Includes federally administered state supplementation payments.
CONTACT: Clark Pickett (410) 965-9016 or ssi.asr@ssa.gov.
Table 17. Percentage distribution of recipients, by monthly payment, December 2007
Payment (dollars) Percentage of total
Total
Number 1,121,017
Percent 100.0
None a 0.2
Under 50 2.1
50–99 0.9
100–199 2.4
200–299 3.1
300–399 4.5
400–499 11.5
500–599 11.1
600–622 2.4
623 61.8
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
a. Persons receiving only a federally administered state supplementary payment on December 1, 2007.
CONTACT: Clark Pickett (410) 965-9016 or ssi.asr@ssa.gov.
Table 18. Recipients, by selected characteristics, December 2007
Characteristic Number Percentage of total
Total 1,121,017 100.0
Age
Under 1 year 19,953 1.8
1 29,836 2.7
2 35,529 3.2
3 41,331 3.7
4 47,631 4.2
5 53,655 4.8
6 60,294 5.4
7 65,457 5.8
8 67,711 6.0
9 70,767 6.3
10 71,277 6.4
11 72,345 6.5
12 74,154 6.6
13 78,022 7.0
14 81,289 7.3
15 84,044 7.5
16 84,957 7.6
17 82,765 7.4
Sex
Male 736,294 65.7
Female 384,723 34.3
Citizenship status
Citizen 1,118,319 99.8
Noncitizen 2,698 0.2
Living arrangements
Own household 140,434 12.5
Another's household 46,126 4.1
Parent's household 918,521 81.9
Medicaid institution 15,462 1.4
Unknown 474 0
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
CONTACT: Clark Pickett (410) 965-9016 or ssi.asr@ssa.gov.
Table 19. Recipients, by diagnostic group and age, December 2007
Diagnostic group All ages Under 3 3–5 6–12 13–17
Number
All recipients under age 18 1,121,017 85,318 142,617 482,005 411,077
Congenital anomalies 57,998 13,415 13,719 20,551 10,313
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 7,289 802 1,319 2,801 2,367
Infectious and parasitic diseases 2,129 83 163 715 1,168
Injuries 5,969 614 1,016 2,295 2,044
Mental disorders
Retardation 178,283 994 8,221 64,121 104,947
Other 561,569 6,680 59,148 275,619 220,122
Neoplasms 12,051 819 2,633 5,569 3,030
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 12,711 746 2,002 5,630 4,333
Circulatory system 5,653 1,191 1,446 1,839 1,177
Digestive system 7,471 2,218 2,286 2,039 928
Genitourinary system 3,092 333 465 1,185 1,109
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 7,887 646 1,123 3,027 3,091
Nervous system and sense organs 93,363 6,531 14,622 40,157 32,053
Respiratory system 29,726 2,802 7,601 13,486 5,837
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 1,468 148 337 652 331
Other 107,287 43,582 22,123 31,747 9,835
Unknown 27,071 3,714 4,393 10,572 8,392
Percent
All recipients under age 18 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Congenital anomalies 5.2 15.7 9.6 4.3 2.5
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.6 0.6
Infectious and parasitic diseases 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3
Injuries 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.5
Mental disorders
Retardation 15.9 1.2 5.8 13.3 25.5
Other 50.1 7.8 41.5 57.2 53.5
Neoplasms 1.1 1.0 1.8 1.2 0.7
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 1.1 0.9 1.4 1.2 1.1
Circulatory system 0.5 1.4 1.0 0.4 0.3
Digestive system 0.7 2.6 1.6 0.4 0.2
Genitourinary system 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.3
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.8
Nervous system and sense organs 8.3 7.7 10.3 8.3 7.8
Respiratory system 2.7 3.3 5.3 2.8 1.4
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1
Other 9.6 51.1 15.5 6.6 2.4
Unknown 2.4 4.4 3.1 2.2 2.0
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
CONTACT: Clark Pickett (410) 965-9016 or ssi.asr@ssa.gov.
Table 20. Recipients, by diagnostic group and sex, December 2007
Diagnostic group Total Male Female
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
All recipients under age 18 1,121,017 100.0 736,294 100.0 384,723 100.0
Congenital anomalies 57,998 5.2 31,171 4.2 26,827 7.0
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 7,289 0.7 3,777 0.5 3,512 0.9
Infectious and parasitic diseases 2,129 0.2 1,077 0.1 1,052 0.3
Injuries 5,969 0.5 3,490 0.5 2,479 0.6
Mental disorders
Retardation 178,283 15.9 110,566 15.0 67,717 17.6
Other 561,569 50.1 412,496 56.0 149,073 38.7
Neoplasms 12,051 1.1 6,641 0.9 5,410 1.4
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 12,711 1.1 7,186 1.0 5,525 1.4
Circulatory system 5,653 0.5 3,071 0.4 2,582 0.7
Digestive system 7,471 0.7 4,046 0.5 3,425 0.9
Genitourinary system 3,092 0.3 1,848 0.3 1,244 0.3
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 7,887 0.7 3,855 0.5 4,032 1.0
Nervous system and sense organs 93,363 8.3 52,189 7.1 41,174 10.7
Respiratory system 29,726 2.7 19,030 2.6 10,696 2.8
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 1,468 0.1 754 0.1 714 0.2
Other 107,287 9.6 58,729 8.0 48,558 12.6
Unknown 27,071 2.4 16,368 2.2 10,703 2.8
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
CONTACT: Clark Pickett (410) 965-9016 or ssi.asr@ssa.gov.
Table 21. Adult recipients who first became eligible for SSI before age 18, by year of first eligibility and age in December 2007
Year of first eligibility All ages Age in December 2007
18–21 22–29 30–39 40–49 50 or older a
Total
Number 766,129 232,879 280,922 163,133 84,717 4,478
Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1974–1976 9.0 . . . . . . 11.3 54.7 100.0
1977–1980 9.4 . . . 1.8 23.1 34.4 . . .
1981–1984 8.9 . . . 10.3 18.5 10.4 . . .
1985–1989 14.7 8.2 20.5 21.6 0.5 . . .
1990–1994 32.5 36.9 43.7 24.8 . . . . . .
1995–1999 14.9 25.5 19.0 0.7 . . . . . .
2000–2004 8.9 23.7 4.6 . . . . . . . . .
2005–2007 1.7 5.7 . . . . . . . . . . . .
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
NOTE: . . . = not applicable.
a. Those under the age of 18 in 1974 would be no older than 51 in 2007.
CONTACT: Clark Pickett (410) 965-9016 or ssi.asr@ssa.gov.
Table 22. Recipients and average monthly amount of child's income, by type of income, December 2007
Type of income Number Percent Average monthly
amount (dollars)
Total 1,121,017 100.0 . . .
No earned or unearned income a 797,417 71.1 . . .
With income b 323,600 28.9 217
Earned income only 1,982 0.2 400
Unearned income only 320,579 28.6 214
Both earned and unearned income 1,039 0.1 591
With unearned income c 321,618 28.7 214
Social Security 80,539 7.2 209
Veterans' 1,155 0.1 86
Income based on need 17,462 1.6 212
Support from absent parents 142,411 12.7 209
Asset income 8,415 0.8 3
Other 3,697 0.3 404
In-kind income 99,328 8.9 172
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
NOTE: . . . = not applicable.
a. The percentage of children receiving the full federal benefit rate, as shown in Table 17, is smaller than the percentage of those with no income, as shown here, because of the effect of parental deemed income in the payment computation.
b. Does not include income deemed from parents in the household.
c. The sum of the entries may be greater than the total because some recipients may receive more than one type of unearned income.
CONTACT: Clark Pickett (410) 965-9016 or ssi.asr@ssa.gov.
Table 23. Recipients, by number of parents in the household, December 2007
Parents in household Number Percentage of total
Total 1,121,017 100.0
No parents a 137,500 12.3
One parent 745,121 66.5
Two parents 238,396 21.3
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
NOTE: The total of children with one or two parents in the household differs slightly from the number of children living in a parent's household in Table 18. This is because the data in Table 18 represent only households in which a parent is the head of the household, whereas the data in this table include children living with parents who are not the head of the household.
a. Children with no parents in the household reside independently, with other relatives or nonrelatives, or in institutions or in foster care. Deeming does not apply in these situations.
CONTACT: Clark Pickett (410) 965-9016 or ssi.asr@ssa.gov.
Table 24. Recipients with one parent in the household, by type and monthly amount of parental income, December 2007
Parental income All children living
with one parent		 Children living with—
Mother only Father only
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total 745,121 100.0 701,614 100.0 43,507 100.0
No parental income 341,170 45.8 324,750 46.3 16,420 37.7
Parental income a 403,951 54.2 376,864 53.7 27,087 62.3
Earned income 263,324 35.3 244,427 34.8 18,897 43.4
Unearned income 163,835 22.0 154,521 22.0 9,314 21.4
Total income (dollars)
None 341,170 45.8 324,750 46.3 16,420 37.7
Under 200 68,859 9.2 66,855 9.5 2,004 4.6
200–399 32,614 4.4 31,070 4.4 1,544 3.5
400–599 35,979 4.8 33,986 4.8 1,993 4.6
600–999 82,968 11.1 77,803 11.1 5,165 11.9
1,000 or more 183,531 24.6 167,150 23.8 16,381 37.7
Earned income (dollars)
None 481,797 64.7 457,187 65.2 24,610 56.6
Under 200 4,951 0.7 4,670 0.7 281 0.6
200–399 10,235 1.4 9,806 1.4 429 1.0
400–599 18,619 2.5 17,866 2.5 753 1.7
600–999 55,311 7.4 53,057 7.6 2,254 5.2
1,000 or more 174,208 23.4 159,028 22.7 15,180 34.9
Unearned income (dollars)
None 581,286 78.0 547,093 78.0 34,193 78.6
Under 200 79,754 10.7 77,407 11.0 2,347 5.4
200–399 27,083 3.6 25,731 3.7 1,352 3.1
400–599 20,369 2.7 18,957 2.7 1,412 3.2
600–999 30,277 4.1 27,159 3.9 3,118 7.2
1,000 or more 6,352 0.9 5,267 0.8 1,085 2.5
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
a. The sum of the entries may be greater than the total because some parents may receive both earned and unearned income.
CONTACT: Clark Pickett (410) 965-9016 or ssi.asr@ssa.gov.
Table 25. Recipients with two parents in the household, by type and monthly amount of parental income, December 2007
Parental income All children living
with two parents		 Mother Father
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total 238,396 100.0 238,396 100.0 238,396 100.0
No parental income 42,099 17.7 153,335 64.3 72,961 30.6
Parental income a 196,297 82.3 85,061 35.7 165,435 69.4
Earned income 163,012 68.4 58,425 24.5 133,648 56.1
Unearned income 54,392 22.8 30,466 12.8 40,159 16.8
Total income (dollars)
None 42,099 17.7 153,335 64.3 72,961 30.6
Under 200 7,232 3.0 16,281 6.8 7,750 3.3
200–399 6,455 2.7 7,625 3.2 5,208 2.2
400–599 7,836 3.3 8,526 3.6 8,022 3.4
600–999 22,420 9.4 17,000 7.1 22,575 9.5
1,000 or more 152,354 63.9 35,629 14.9 121,880 51.1
Earned income (dollars)
None 75,384 31.6 179,971 75.5 104,748 43.9
Under 200 1,602 0.7 2,418 1.0 1,624 0.7
200–399 2,542 1.1 3,807 1.6 2,206 0.9
400–599 4,437 1.9 5,399 2.3 3,751 1.6
600–999 13,625 5.7 12,495 5.2 11,163 4.7
1,000 or more 140,806 59.1 34,306 14.4 114,904 48.2
Unearned income (dollars)
None 184,004 77.2 207,930 87.2 198,237 83.2
Under 200 12,640 5.3 16,639 7.0 10,533 4.4
200–399 8,381 3.5 4,454 1.9 4,886 2.0
400–599 7,443 3.1 3,553 1.5 5,250 2.2
600–999 15,850 6.6 4,882 2.0 12,862 5.4
1,000 or more 10,078 4.2 938 0.4 6,628 2.8
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
a. The sum of the entries may be greater than the total because some parents may receive both earned and unearned income.
CONTACT: Clark Pickett (410) 965-9016 or ssi.asr@ssa.gov.
Table 26. Recipients with one or more parents who have income and average monthly amount of parental income, by type of income, December 2007
Type of income All children with
parental income		 Children with parental income from—
Mother Father
Number Average
monthly
amount
(dollars)		 Number Average
monthly
amount
(dollars)		 Number Average
monthly
amount
(dollars)
Total a 600,248 1,292 461,925 974 192,522 1,689
Earned income 426,336 1,611 302,852 1,289 152,545 1,943
Unearned income b 218,227 406 184,987 323 49,473 583
Social Security 79,736 616 62,342 516 24,298 696
Other pensions 4,986 403 2,943 312 2,626 415
Public income-maintenance 92,683 142 87,871 130 10,551 162
Asset income 13,723 48 10,595 34 4,345 68
Other 38,215 622 28,262 527 10,339 857
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
a. The sum of the entries may be greater than the total because some parents may receive more than one type of earned or unearned income or both earned and unearned income.
b. The sum of the entries may be greater than the total because some parents may receive more than one type of unearned income.
CONTACT: Clark Pickett (410) 965-9016 or ssi.asr@ssa.gov.
Table 27. Recipients subject to deeming, by factors affecting parental deemed income, December 2007
Deeming factors All children living
with parent(s)		 Children living with—
One parent Two parents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total 983,517 100.0 745,121 75.8 238,396 24.2
No deemed income used in child's payment computation
Subtotal 812,733 100.0 643,453 100.0 169,280 100.0
No parental income 383,269 47.2 341,170 53.0 42,099 24.9
Parent(s) receive public income- maintenance payments 92,683 11.4 79,924 12.4 12,759 7.5
Income less than deeming allocations a 33,246 4.1 25,167 3.9 8,079 4.8
Income less than exclusions b 303,535 37.3 197,192 30.6 106,343 62.8
Deemed income used in child's payment computation
Subtotal 170,784 100.0 101,668 100.0 69,116 100.0
Parent(s) with—
Earned income only 130,534 76.4 76,302 75.1 54,232 78.5
Unearned income only 22,381 13.1 17,649 17.4 4,732 6.8
Both earned and unearned income 15,075 8.8 5,555 5.5 9,520 13.8
Manually computed deemed income 2,794 1.6 2,162 2.1 632 0.9
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
a. Includes allocations for ineligible children and SSI-eligible aliens sponsored by parents.
b. Includes the general income exclusion ($20), the earned income exclusion ($65 plus one-half of the remaining earned income), and the parental living allowance.
CONTACT: Clark Pickett (410) 965-9016 or ssi.asr@ssa.gov.