SSI Annual Statistical Report, 2008

Table 58.
Applications for children under age 18, by selected characteristics, 2000–2008
Characteristic	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Total	360,329	376,002	414,068	437,492	458,236	458,588	459,805	460,925	476,251

Age
Under 5	125,428	131,613	140,610	145,506	150,283	154,450	156,241	160,139	166,884
5–12	172,275	177,909	197,425	208,354	217,010	210,763	209,901	208,760	215,910
13–17	62,626	66,480	76,033	83,632	90,943	93,375	93,663	92,026	93,457

Sex
Male	225,626	235,121	258,940	274,605	287,629	287,157	286,975	288,647	297,772
Female	134,703	140,881	155,128	162,887	170,607	171,431	172,830	172,278	178,479

Citizenship
Citizen	358,265	373,855	411,812	435,385	456,020	456,326	457,610	458,831	473,818
Noncitizen	2,064	2,147	2,256	2,107	2,216	2,262	2,195	2,094	2,433

SSA administrative region
Boston	11,764	11,824	12,984	13,651	14,300	15,902	16,282	16,190	16,361
New York	33,667	33,691	35,414	35,721	38,223	37,451	37,052	35,235	36,321
Philadelphia	35,528	37,162	41,441	43,289	45,582	47,489	48,628	48,125	49,485
Atlanta	99,280	105,465	115,207	120,265	122,287	119,201	118,180	120,292	126,618
Chicago	66,177	70,370	77,096	82,158	84,100	83,524	83,619	81,965	80,956
Dallas	49,626	50,551	58,794	67,139	74,880	74,199	76,527	77,603	80,612
Kansas City	15,038	15,530	16,440	16,695	17,332	17,620	17,560	17,398	17,174
Denver	6,123	6,339	6,725	7,188	7,542	7,601	7,869	8,257	8,050
San Francisco	34,104	35,647	39,724	41,385	43,201	44,392	43,015	44,989	49,742
Seattle	8,870	9,276	10,130	9,925	10,721	11,134	11,009	10,787	10,885
Unknown	152	147	113	76	68	75	64	84	47
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
CONTACT: Clark Pickett (410) 965-9016 or ssi.asr@ssa.gov.

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