SSI Annual Statistical Report, 2008
| Year | Total | Social Security only | SSI only | Both Social Security and SSI | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Workers | Widow(er)s | Adult children |
Total | Workers | Widow(er)s | Adult children |
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| Number | ||||||||||
| 1996 | 7,689,664 | 4,122,152 | -- | -- | -- | 2,559,750 | 1,007,762 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1997 | 7,811,748 | 4,250,155 | -- | -- | -- | 2,550,105 | 1,011,488 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1998 | 8,086,259 | 4,440,264 | -- | -- | -- | 2,618,615 | 1,027,380 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1999 | 8,399,309 | 4,703,774 | -- | -- | -- | 2,650,586 | 1,044,949 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2000 | 8,599,465 | 4,850,835 | -- | -- | -- | 2,690,446 | 1,058,184 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2001 | 8,791,338 | 4,979,844 | 4,495,477 | 87,833 | 396,534 | 2,732,020 | 1,079,474 | 772,562 | 35,222 | 271,690 |
| 2002 | 9,106,014 | 5,228,262 | 4,738,246 | 87,900 | 402,116 | 2,768,782 | 1,108,970 | 801,351 | 34,671 | 272,948 |
| 2003 | 9,445,573 | 5,492,325 | 4,997,137 | 87,203 | 407,985 | 2,811,647 | 1,141,601 | 833,269 | 34,101 | 274,231 |
| 2004 | 9,773,201 | 5,756,093 | 5,257,314 | 89,874 | 408,905 | 2,850,815 | 1,166,293 | 858,850 | 33,072 | 274,371 |
| 2005 | 10,081,625 | 5,998,755 | 5,491,980 | 86,422 | 420,353 | 2,880,931 | 1,201,939 | 893,437 | 32,302 | 276,200 |
| 2006 | 10,362,419 | 6,210,289 | 5,698,494 | 85,259 | 426,536 | 2,928,034 | 1,224,096 | 915,832 | 31,443 | 276,821 |
| 2007 | 10,627,905 | 6,405,985 | 5,888,133 | 83,481 | 434,371 | 2,966,648 | 1,255,272 | 942,011 | 30,876 | 282,385 |
| 2008 | 10,974,914 | 6,641,818 | 6,115,214 | 82,100 | 444,504 | 3,040,764 | 1,292,332 | 971,455 | 30,608 | 290,269 |
| Total payments (millions of dollars) | ||||||||||
| 1996 | 4,878 | 3,072 | -- | -- | -- | 1,222 | 584 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1997 | 5,106 | 3,245 | -- | -- | -- | 1,257 | 604 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1998 | 5,379 | 3,444 | -- | -- | -- | 1,313 | 622 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1999 | 5,680 | 3,691 | -- | -- | -- | 1,346 | 643 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2000 | 6,058 | 3,975 | -- | -- | -- | 1,408 | 675 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2001 | 6,509 | 4,299 | 3,976 | 65 | 258 | 1,491 | 719 | 530 | 22 | 167 |
| 2002 | 6,920 | 4,629 | 4,294 | 67 | 268 | 1,544 | 747 | 554 | 22 | 171 |
| 2003 | 7,416 | 5,024 | 4,674 | 69 | 281 | 1,603 | 790 | 592 | 22 | 176 |
| 2004 | 7,980 | 5,464 | 5,096 | 72 | 296 | 1,686 | 829 | 626 | 22 | 180 |
| 2005 | 8,604 | 5,974 | 5,584 | 75 | 315 | 1,724 | 906 | 696 | 22 | 187 |
| 2006 | 9,172 | 6,439 | 6,029 | 77 | 334 | 1,778 | 955 | 739 | 23 | 193 |
| 2007 | 9,734 | 6,817 | 6,389 | 77 | 351 | 1,886 | 1,031 | 805 | 23 | 203 |
| 2008 | 10,566 | 7,499 | 7,035 | 81 | 383 | 1,973 | 1,094 | 853 | 24 | 217 |
| Average monthly payment a (dollars) | ||||||||||
| 1996 | 624.80 | 744.60 | -- | -- | -- | 456.00 | 546.90 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1997 | 637.80 | 762.80 | -- | -- | -- | 458.10 | 557.10 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1998 | 649.90 | 775.00 | -- | -- | -- | 467.90 | 564.30 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1999 | 662.50 | 784.10 | -- | -- | -- | 477.60 | 576.70 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2000 | 689.30 | 818.80 | -- | -- | -- | 489.00 | 594.90 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2001 | 722.84 | 862.60 | 883.70 | 744.80 | 650.00 | 506.80 | 615.20 | 618.40 | 595.10 | 608.70 |
| 2002 | 744.40 | 884.60 | 905.40 | 764.40 | 666.00 | 522.50 | 625.20 | 626.90 | 608.30 | 622.20 |
| 2003 | 768.50 | 914.10 | 934.80 | 790.80 | 687.30 | 533.50 | 638.20 | 639.90 | 620.90 | 635.10 |
| 2004 | 796.80 | 947.80 | 967.80 | 804.80 | 722.50 | 545.90 | 655.20 | 657.10 | 639.10 | 651.40 |
| 2005 | 832.80 | 993.70 | 1,014.50 | 863.10 | 748.10 | 558.20 | 675.90 | 677.70 | 659.90 | 672.30 |
| 2006 | 867.90 | 1,036.50 | 1,057.60 | 900.00 | 781.70 | 578.30 | 697.40 | 699.20 | 680.70 | 693.20 |
| 2007 | 892.70 | 1,063.67 | 1,084.50 | 928.75 | 806.96 | 595.75 | 713.90 | 715.15 | 700.48 | 709.89 |
| 2008 | 940.40 | 1,128.50 | 1,149.80 | 991.10 | 860.60 | 607.70 | 746.80 | 749.70 | 733.70 | 738.60 |
| SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file and the Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data. | ||||||||||
| NOTES: Social Security counts include disabled workers, disabled widow(er)s, and disabled adult children. SSI counts include recipients of federal SSI, federally administered state supplementation, or both. | ||||||||||
| -- = not available. | ||||||||||
| 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. | ||||||||||
