SSI Annual Statistical Report, 2008

Table 32.
Recipients, by region and 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	655,988	324,271	331,717	2,584	203,234	450,170

Latin America	362,058	179,249	182,809	989	119,044	242,025
Mexico	185,995	94,721	91,274	255	57,388	128,352
Cuba	49,840	24,830	25,010	326	16,038	33,476
Dominican Republic	44,761	15,972	28,789	199	20,088	24,474
El Salvador	14,239	8,292	5,947	13	3,885	10,341
Haiti	12,890	7,830	5,060	71	3,327	9,492
Other	54,333	27,604	26,729	125	18,318	35,890

Africa	13,889	5,615	8,273	526	6,110	7,253
Somalia	4,336	1,648	2,688	151	2,075	2,110
Ethiopia	2,012	728	1,284	21	950	1,041
Liberia	1,411	701	710	46	514	851
Nigeria	997	457	540	7	411	579
Cape Verde	858	539	319	2	263	593
Other	4,275	1,543	2,732	299	1,897	2,079

Asia	170,508	88,013	82,495	466	48,054	121,988
Vietnam	40,301	15,748	24,553	47	13,385	26,869
China	27,693	22,917	4,776	11	2,035	25,647
Laos	21,216	4,192	17,024	67	11,610	9,539
Philippines	16,908	12,399	4,509	24	3,006	13,878
South Korea	16,695	11,906	4,789	9	2,184	14,502
Other	47,695	20,851	26,844	308	15,834	31,553

Middle East	33,541	16,467	17,074	232	8,362	24,947
Iran	17,122	9,569	7,553	52	3,517	13,553
Iraq	5,313	1,794	3,519	105	2,105	3,103
Lebanon	2,584	1,261	1,323	7	523	2,054
Syria	2,049	934	1,115	7	406	1,636
Egypt	1,677	755	922	16	440	1,221
Other	4,796	2,154	2,642	45	1,371	3,380

Former Soviet Republics	43,265	21,287	21,978	233	9,457	33,575

Europe	26,653	11,673	14,980	90	9,357	17,206
Former Yugoslavia	4,433	1,700	2,733	42	1,617	2,774
Portugal	3,734	2,058	1,676	5	1,172	2,557
Poland	3,036	1,612	1,424	3	910	2,123
United Kingdom	2,945	982	1,963	10	1,391	1,544
Italy	2,567	1,140	1,427	3	834	1,730
Other	9,938	4,181	5,757	27	3,433	6,478

Oceania	2,123	878	1,245	6	742	1,375

Other areas	3,951	1,088	2,863	42	2,108	1,801
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
CONTACT: Alfreda Brooks (410) 965-9849 or ssi.asr@ssa.gov.

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