| Type of income | Total | Category | Age | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aged | Blind | Disabled | Under 18 | 18–64 | 65 or older | ||
| All recipients a | 7,359,525 | 1,204,512 | 71,727 | 6,083,286 | 1,121,017 | 4,221,920 | 2,016,588 |
| No other income | 4,096,403 | 425,321 | 37,959 | 3,633,123 | 834,311 | 2,515,291 | 746,801 |
| Earned income | 276,640 | 18,008 | 4,176 | 254,456 | 3,021 | 245,689 | 27,930 |
| Unearned income | |||||||
| Social Security benefits | 2,568,637 | 689,877 | 26,681 | 1,852,079 | 80,539 | 1,339,554 | 1,148,544 |
| Veterans' benefits | 56,884 | 22,871 | 415 | 33,598 | 1,155 | 20,003 | 35,726 |
| Income based on need | 22,422 | 288 | 51 | 22,083 | 15,097 | 7,008 | 317 |
| Workers' compensation | 4,828 | 413 | 14 | 4,401 | 14 | 3,817 | 997 |
| Support from absent parents | 146,499 | 1 | 830 | 145,668 | 142,411 | 4,087 | 1 |
| Pensions | 59,814 | 39,958 | 360 | 19,496 | 42 | 12,001 | 47,771 |
| Support and maintenance | 316,538 | 89,017 | 2,526 | 224,995 | 53,010 | 152,944 | 110,584 |
| Asset income b | 176,142 | 63,442 | 2,380 | 110,320 | 8,415 | 78,411 | 89,316 |
| Other c | 75,416 | 12,629 | 685 | 62,102 | 3,641 | 53,638 | 18,137 |
| 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 recipients may receive more than one type of unearned income or both earned and unearned income. | |||||||
| b. Includes income received as rent, interest, dividends, and royalties. | |||||||
| c. Does not include income deemed from a spouse or parent. | |||||||
| CONTACT: Alfreda Brooks (410) 965-9849 or ssi.asr@ssa.gov. | |||||||