SSI Annual Statistical Report, 2008

Table 14.
Foreign-born recipients, by region, country of origin, eligibility category, and age, December 2008
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	1,631,053	791,288	839,765	18,763	514,055	1,098,235

North America	194,740	26,994	167,746	12,105	117,471	65,164
U.S. territories	186,630	24,954	161,676	11,859	112,793	61,978
Puerto Rico	181,415	24,379	157,036	11,143	109,468	60,804
Other ^a	5,215	575	4,640	716	3,325	1,174
Other	8,110	2,040	6,070	246	4,678	3,186

Latin America	627,709	320,626	307,083	2,420	190,972	434,317
Mexico	281,478	142,188	139,290	786	85,209	195,483
Cuba	99,601	55,529	44,072	387	24,123	75,091
Dominican Republic	73,235	26,332	46,903	463	31,163	41,609
El Salvador	24,113	14,694	10,419	42	6,710	18,361
Haiti	20,781	12,578	8,203	153	5,446	15,182
Other	127,501	69,305	58,196	589	38,321	88,591

Africa	27,393	11,760	15,633	747	11,761	14,885
Somalia	6,983	2,736	4,247	165	3,255	3,563
Ethiopia	3,617	1,318	2,299	43	1,756	1,818
Nigeria	2,583	1,383	1,200	28	926	1,629
Liberia	2,129	1,113	1,016	50	725	1,354
Cape Verde	1,636	1,056	570	6	458	1,172
Other	10,445	4,144	6,301	455	4,641	5,349

Asia	467,786	286,510	181,276	1,232	106,443	360,111
Vietnam	112,480	51,079	61,401	141	32,765	79,574
China	85,158	72,921	12,237	100	5,650	79,408
Philippines	70,937	57,476	13,461	117	9,067	61,753
South Korea	46,973	34,198	12,775	68	6,739	40,166
India	39,791	28,886	10,905	79	4,745	34,967
Other	112,447	41,950	70,497	727	47,477	64,243

Middle East	95,902	47,732	48,170	645	24,461	70,796
Iran	43,665	25,190	18,475	73	8,579	35,013
Iraq	12,545	4,293	8,252	145	4,916	7,484
Lebanon	9,672	4,700	4,972	30	2,193	7,449
Syria	7,214	3,338	3,876	28	1,502	5,684
Egypt	6,194	2,939	3,255	58	1,778	4,358
Other	16,612	7,272	9,340	311	5,493	10,808

Former Soviet Republics	129,517	63,971	65,546	557	25,453	103,507

Europe	81,698	31,330	50,368	986	34,909	45,803
Germany	12,877	1,314	11,563	506	10,084	2,287
Former Yugoslavia	11,602	4,144	7,458	102	4,805	6,695
Poland	8,168	4,734	3,434	21	2,043	6,104
United Kingdom	8,159	2,452	5,707	104	4,335	3,720
Portugal	7,288	4,011	3,277	12	2,184	5,092
Other	33,604	14,675	18,929	241	11,458	21,905

Oceania	5,191	1,988	3,203	52	2,075	3,064

Other areas	1,117	377	740	19	510	588
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 U.S. Virgin Islands.
CONTACT: Alfreda Brooks (410) 965-9849 or ssi.asr@ssa.gov.

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