SSI Annual Statistical Report, 2008
| Type of payment and sex | Total | Category | Age | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aged | Blind | Disabled | Under 18 | 18–64 | 65 or older | ||
| Number | |||||||
| All payments | 7,520,501 | 1,203,256 | 70,325 | 6,246,920 | 1,153,844 | 4,333,096 | 2,033,561 |
| Male | 3,330,178 | 393,716 | 32,251 | 2,904,211 | 759,112 | 1,927,408 | 643,658 |
| Female | 4,190,323 | 809,540 | 38,074 | 3,342,709 | 394,732 | 2,405,688 | 1,389,903 |
| Federal SSI | 7,219,012 | 1,100,188 | 65,330 | 6,053,494 | 1,151,294 | 4,183,199 | 1,884,519 |
| Male | 3,193,234 | 353,694 | 29,774 | 2,809,766 | 757,410 | 1,849,554 | 586,270 |
| Female | 4,025,778 | 746,494 | 35,556 | 3,243,728 | 393,884 | 2,333,645 | 1,298,249 |
| State supplementation | 2,343,599 | 600,909 | 29,535 | 1,713,155 | 233,008 | 1,197,974 | 912,617 |
| Male | 1,023,714 | 215,139 | 13,547 | 795,028 | 154,134 | 554,443 | 315,137 |
| Female | 1,319,885 | 385,770 | 15,988 | 918,127 | 78,874 | 643,531 | 597,480 |
| Total payments (thousands of dollars) | |||||||
| All payments | 3,880,433 | 475,880 | 36,381 | 3,368,172 | 684,552 | 2,386,554 | 809,328 |
| Male | 1,774,640 | 157,839 | 16,613 | 1,600,189 | 451,188 | 1,067,956 | 255,497 |
| Female | 2,105,793 | 318,041 | 19,769 | 1,767,983 | 233,365 | 1,318,598 | 553,830 |
| Federal SSI | 3,497,759 | 371,512 | 29,440 | 3,096,807 | 665,678 | 2,181,608 | 650,473 |
| Male | 1,603,700 | 118,173 | 13,424 | 1,472,102 | 438,798 | 967,923 | 196,978 |
| Female | 1,894,059 | 253,339 | 16,016 | 1,624,705 | 226,879 | 1,213,685 | 453,495 |
| State supplementation | 382,674 | 104,368 | 6,941 | 271,365 | 18,875 | 204,946 | 158,854 |
| Male | 170,941 | 39,666 | 3,188 | 128,087 | 12,389 | 100,032 | 58,519 |
| Female | 211,733 | 64,702 | 3,753 | 143,278 | 6,485 | 104,913 | 100,335 |
| Average monthly payment a (dollars) | |||||||
| All payments | 477.79 | 393.46 | 507.66 | 493.70 | 561.25 | 493.95 | 396.02 |
| Male | 490.15 | 398.49 | 502.86 | 502.45 | 562.05 | 493.74 | 394.47 |
| Female | 468.00 | 391.02 | 511.73 | 486.13 | 559.71 | 494.12 | 396.74 |
| Federal SSI | 447.00 | 336.03 | 442.42 | 467.24 | 547.14 | 466.05 | 343.60 |
| Male | 460.21 | 332.05 | 440.80 | 476.59 | 547.99 | 464.28 | 333.91 |
| Female | 436.54 | 337.92 | 443.77 | 459.16 | 545.52 | 467.44 | 347.97 |
| State supplementation | 156.23 | 172.29 | 229.60 | 149.33 | 76.08 | 159.29 | 172.68 |
| Male | 158.81 | 182.93 | 228.51 | 151.09 | 75.48 | 167.63 | 184.13 |
| Female | 154.23 | 166.36 | 230.52 | 147.80 | 77.27 | 152.13 | 166.65 |
| SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data. | |||||||
| a. Averages are not obtained simply by dividing the total dollars by the number of recipients. Averages exclude payments made in the current month for prior-month eligibility, such as back pay for new awards, so that large retroactive payments do not distort the averages. | |||||||
| CONTACT: Art Kahn (410) 965-0186 or ssi.asr@ssa.gov | |||||||
