SSI Annual Statistical Report, 2011

Awards

Table 63. All awards, by age of awardee, 1974–2011
Year All ages Under 18 18–64 65 or older
Number Percentage of total Number Percentage of total Number Percentage of total
Total 32,055,415 4,487,333 14.0 19,290,739 60.2 8,277,343 25.8
State conversions a 3,155,995 2,748 0.1 1,299,343 41.2 1,853,904 58.7
Federal applications  
1974 1,336,164 66,699 5.0 493,511 36.9 775,954 58.1
1975 929,369 63,060 6.8 509,271 54.8 357,038 38.4
1976 667,994 46,114 6.9 400,314 59.9 221,566 33.2
1977 642,712 50,883 7.9 377,454 58.7 214,375 33.4
1978 563,117 46,520 8.3 321,413 57.1 195,184 34.7
1979 517,446 44,911 8.7 293,910 56.8 178,625 34.5
1980 523,758 45,781 8.7 292,080 55.8 185,897 35.5
1981 409,992 39,106 9.5 248,105 60.5 122,781 29.9
1982 343,928 35,410 10.3 203,335 59.1 105,183 30.6
1983 453,789 42,154 9.3 259,042 57.1 152,593 33.6
1984 585,832 45,766 7.8 322,858 55.1 217,208 37.1
1985 526,418 46,362 8.8 324,933 61.7 155,123 29.5
1986 603,989 50,632 8.4 390,499 64.7 162,858 27.0
1987 589,053 48,292 8.2 372,914 63.3 167,847 28.5
1988 578,748 47,798 8.3 362,903 62.7 168,047 29.0
1989 630,486 50,985 8.1 390,703 62.0 188,798 29.9
1990 718,917 77,923 10.8 447,849 62.3 193,145 26.9
1991 821,396 125,874 15.3 506,177 61.6 189,345 23.1
1992 1,054,441 221,362 21.0 641,750 60.9 191,329 18.1
1993 1,052,415 236,564 22.5 629,246 59.8 186,605 17.7
1994 943,889 203,688 21.6 580,253 61.5 159,948 16.9
1995 888,633 175,784 19.8 568,072 63.9 144,777 16.3
1996 797,137 144,404 18.1 525,350 65.9 127,383 16.0
1997 676,444 117,090 17.3 463,444 68.5 95,910 14.2
1998 743,121 136,383 18.4 490,638 66.0 116,100 15.6
1999 758,076 140,520 18.5 494,609 65.2 122,947 16.2
2000 750,163 144,136 19.2 485,798 64.8 120,229 16.0
2001 772,775 156,844 20.3 504,366 65.3 111,565 14.4
2002 820,992 170,048 20.7 535,507 65.2 115,437 14.1
2003 827,029 179,566 21.7 539,127 65.2 108,336 13.1
2004 852,052 183,152 21.5 561,487 65.9 107,413 12.6
2005 852,222 177,688 20.8 560,960 65.8 113,574 13.3
2006 838,448 170,453 20.3 556,140 66.3 111,855 13.3
2007 836,642 169,375 20.2 563,094 67.3 104,173 12.5
2008 919,146 181,228 19.7 629,697 68.5 108,221 11.8
2009 999,540 196,745 19.7 694,242 69.5 108,553 10.9
2010 1,042,124 204,219 19.6 731,265 70.2 106,640 10.2
2011 1,031,023 201,066 19.5 719,080 69.7 110,877 10.8
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
a. Persons who were converted to the SSI program in 1973 from the state Old-Age Assistance, Aid to the Blind, and Aid to the Permanently and Totally Disabled programs.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 64. Awards for children under age 18, by selected characteristics, 2003–2011
Characteristic 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Total 179,566 183,152 177,688 170,453 169,375 181,228 196,745 204,219 201,066
Age  
Under 5 70,101 72,068 72,214 71,202 73,814 79,134 84,409 85,843 86,847
5–12 77,896 77,903 73,648 69,746 67,383 72,745 80,673 85,772 83,604
13–17 31,569 33,181 31,826 29,505 28,178 29,349 31,663 32,604 30,615
Sex  
Male 116,130 118,679 115,274 109,800 109,543 117,500 128,010 132,905 130,775
Female 63,436 64,473 62,414 60,653 59,832 63,728 68,735 71,314 70,291
Citizenship status  
Citizen 178,905 182,514 177,011 169,881 168,845 180,596 196,023 203,357 200,266
Noncitizen 661 638 677 572 530 632 722 862 800
Diagnostic group  
Congenital anomalies 7,730 8,045 7,891 8,065 8,228 8,625 9,648 9,190 9,537
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 1,113 1,162 1,150 1,144 1,155 1,184 1,275 1,398 1,657
Infectious and parasitic diseases 179 152 150 143 136 137 122 133 134
Injuries 1,048 1,146 1,138 1,061 1,146 1,156 1,246 1,174 1,163
Mental disorders  
Autistic disorders 8,360 9,199 10,052 10,884 12,381 15,172 17,532 19,403 21,300
Developmental disorders 28,852 30,010 28,818 27,631 27,613 29,926 33,988 35,657 34,920
Childhood and adolescent disorders not elsewhere classified 34,016 36,234 35,415 33,331 32,536 35,296 37,692 41,365 39,956
Intellectual disability 27,158 24,209 21,127 18,123 16,095 16,160 16,745 15,940 14,282
Mood disorders 9,543 10,412 10,123 9,489 9,450 9,875 10,516 11,356 10,633
Organic mental disorders 3,948 3,865 3,790 3,338 3,225 3,372 3,687 3,912 3,725
Schizophrenic and other psychotic disorders 1,456 1,470 1,340 1,188 1,120 1,189 1,211 1,278 1,246
Other mental disorders 7,217 6,720 6,187 5,783 5,232 5,541 5,906 6,004 5,448
Neoplasms 2,861 2,979 2,841 2,820 2,950 3,120 3,285 3,362 3,444
Diseases of the—  
Blood and blood-forming organs 1,433 1,473 1,330 1,293 1,323 1,457 1,646 1,686 1,688
Circulatory system 1,013 1,063 1,013 943 902 915 1,017 981 1,009
Digestive system 1,368 1,393 1,341 1,492 1,512 2,496 2,842 3,049 2,986
Genitourinary system 560 641 603 548 554 612 615 621 621
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 1,262 1,219 1,199 1,235 1,148 1,322 1,522 1,683 1,727
Nervous system and sense organs 11,696 11,425 10,445 10,536 10,506 11,430 12,850 12,731 12,741
Respiratory system 4,902 4,560 3,765 3,604 3,583 3,726 3,990 4,309 4,093
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 164 212 251 271 274 315 403 410 340
Other 20,150 22,020 24,339 23,894 24,652 24,626 25,290 25,178 25,366
Unknown 3,537 3,543 3,380 3,637 3,654 3,576 3,717 3,399 3,050
SSA administrative region  
Boston 6,375 6,467 6,517 6,766 6,747 6,863 7,227 8,064 7,735
New York 14,198 15,302 15,140 14,145 14,201 15,865 17,463 18,303 17,314
Philadelphia 19,455 20,534 20,662 19,485 19,432 19,304 19,446 21,367 21,684
Atlanta 45,719 43,032 40,206 38,025 37,468 40,563 46,038 46,533 46,451
Chicago 29,896 29,784 28,871 27,149 26,004 27,911 30,551 31,216 29,505
Dallas 28,346 31,126 31,123 30,603 31,289 32,649 35,728 39,213 37,182
Kansas City 6,571 7,093 6,627 6,626 6,549 6,876 7,297 8,057 7,703
Denver 3,208 3,230 3,340 3,560 3,485 3,626 3,750 4,323 4,119
San Francisco 20,504 21,015 19,700 18,559 18,956 22,131 22,965 20,968 23,269
Seattle 5,294 5,568 5,499 5,534 5,244 5,438 6,277 6,172 6,102
Unknown 0 1 3 1 0 2 3 3 2
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 65. Awards for adults aged 18–64, by selected characteristics, 2003–2011
Characteristic 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Total 539,127 561,487 560,960 556,140 563,094 629,697 694,242 731,265 719,080
Age  
18–21 44,678 46,187 45,760 44,743 45,853 50,949 55,305 58,815 56,488
22–25 25,844 26,931 26,101 24,846 24,507 27,968 31,117 33,071 31,164
26–29 23,893 24,939 24,919 25,042 25,343 29,219 32,381 33,677 31,780
30–39 89,885 89,554 84,462 80,163 77,996 85,941 94,584 99,376 93,052
40–49 145,735 151,181 149,549 147,433 145,951 158,312 170,444 174,176 163,771
50–59 162,774 174,696 181,797 186,544 193,638 221,442 249,733 270,120 277,658
60–64 46,318 47,999 48,372 47,369 49,806 55,866 60,678 62,030 65,167
Sex  
Men 265,340 278,548 279,984 279,779 286,268 322,829 360,495 382,019 380,637
Women 273,787 282,939 280,976 276,361 276,826 306,868 333,747 349,246 338,443
Citizenship status  
Citizen 507,578 530,962 531,177 527,811 536,196 601,450 664,705 700,549 688,481
Noncitizen 31,549 30,525 29,783 28,329 26,898 28,247 29,537 30,716 30,599
Diagnostic group  
Congenital anomalies 2,033 2,094 2,016 2,164 2,209 2,337 2,521 2,670 2,697
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 15,928 17,340 17,729 18,266 18,592 21,538 24,274 25,374 25,210
Infectious and parasitic diseases 11,044 10,937 10,430 10,036 9,534 10,364 10,747 10,242 9,656
Injuries 17,998 19,054 19,289 19,917 19,755 22,812 25,460 26,271 25,289
Mental disorders  
Autistic disorders 2,384 2,714 3,182 3,698 4,329 5,549 6,394 8,022 8,775
Developmental disorders 809 919 1,015 952 966 1,181 1,348 1,588 1,824
Childhood and adolescent disorders not elsewhere classified 568 724 819 811 902 1,153 1,405 1,701 1,730
Intellectual disability 34,739 34,875 32,787 30,506 30,676 32,790 34,734 36,652 33,570
Mood disorders 91,427 95,165 93,784 90,046 89,330 99,435 109,303 115,127 102,890
Organic mental disorders 21,548 22,979 22,925 22,127 21,957 25,083 26,901 26,633 22,870
Schizophrenic and other psychotic disorders 36,100 36,470 35,756 33,561 33,586 37,311 39,293 40,714 39,903
Other mental disorders 22,778 22,618 22,255 21,177 21,497 24,805 27,950 31,071 30,188
Neoplasms 28,230 30,285 31,520 32,267 33,136 35,565 37,902 38,195 38,393
Diseases of the—  
Blood and blood-forming organs 1,631 1,691 1,704 1,708 1,721 1,979 2,156 2,269 2,270
Circulatory system 46,432 47,897 48,723 48,217 49,326 55,026 59,721 61,990 62,812
Digestive system 11,717 12,394 12,358 12,170 12,479 13,627 15,024 16,025 16,893
Genitourinary system 10,289 10,761 10,987 11,539 12,016 12,518 12,535 12,821 13,117
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 87,628 95,560 98,672 101,922 109,725 128,434 149,813 166,531 173,597
Nervous system and sense organs 34,829 36,677 36,408 36,520 37,027 42,121 46,007 48,991 48,436
Respiratory system 19,230 19,838 19,715 19,204 19,629 21,909 24,398 26,757 27,699
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 1,002 1,097 1,131 1,224 1,208 1,355 1,587 1,760 1,787
Other 1,045 1,105 1,073 1,057 1,299 1,328 1,421 1,291 1,216
Unknown 39,738 38,293 36,682 37,051 32,195 31,477 33,348 28,570 28,258
SSA administrative region  
Boston 25,572 26,740 27,558 28,593 30,402 30,470 30,269 34,170 33,176
New York 43,394 48,699 48,458 47,419 48,088 54,581 57,947 58,896 57,309
Philadelphia 54,633 57,146 57,654 58,530 56,605 60,678 63,516 71,425 68,988
Atlanta 128,596 127,302 126,280 125,147 123,867 143,048 170,982 179,035 177,687
Chicago 78,576 82,084 82,844 84,075 84,206 101,650 115,467 123,720 120,215
Dallas 77,367 80,786 82,819 82,337 86,155 94,096 99,884 100,837 95,714
Kansas City 20,881 24,005 22,795 22,570 22,361 26,431 30,392 32,260 30,194
Denver 10,100 10,578 11,708 12,239 12,837 14,232 15,110 17,258 17,534
San Francisco 79,937 83,848 79,844 74,359 77,070 81,878 83,311 83,812 89,720
Seattle 20,069 20,291 20,996 20,868 21,500 22,631 27,364 29,852 28,541
Unknown 2 8 4 3 3 2 0 0 2
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 66. Awards for adults aged 65 or older, by selected characteristics, 2003–2011
Characteristic 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Total 108,336 107,413 113,574 111,855 104,173 108,221 108,553 106,640 110,877
Age  
65 31,843 31,007 32,142 31,471 31,584 32,537 32,564 33,285 34,936
66–69 29,126 28,998 30,659 29,814 27,176 28,513 29,797 29,050 30,496
70–74 21,297 21,613 22,993 23,008 20,405 21,739 21,594 20,400 20,758
75–79 12,583 12,652 13,703 13,559 12,574 12,932 12,547 12,050 12,596
80 or older 13,487 13,143 14,077 14,003 12,434 12,500 12,051 11,855 12,091
Sex  
Men 40,621 40,810 43,220 42,782 40,704 43,050 43,511 42,980 44,615
Women 67,715 66,603 70,354 69,073 63,469 65,171 65,042 63,660 66,262
Citizenship status  
Citizen 80,397 81,053 83,704 85,241 79,865 84,058 83,380 82,206 85,994
Noncitizen 27,939 26,360 29,870 26,614 24,308 24,163 25,173 24,434 24,883
SSA administrative region  
Boston 4,134 4,033 4,225 4,228 4,020 4,041 4,088 4,082 4,147
New York 14,321 14,379 18,060 17,072 14,712 14,627 14,373 13,775 15,026
Philadelphia 7,474 7,365 6,941 6,877 6,151 6,478 6,334 6,267 6,482
Atlanta 19,664 18,353 21,873 20,354 18,057 20,074 20,582 21,652 22,397
Chicago 8,050 8,429 8,544 8,868 8,282 8,375 8,550 8,620 8,741
Dallas 13,238 12,871 12,149 12,064 11,160 11,294 11,839 12,397 12,348
Kansas City 1,868 1,917 1,920 1,961 1,780 1,796 1,746 1,868 1,778
Denver 1,726 1,653 1,745 1,761 1,685 1,686 1,750 1,917 1,772
San Francisco 34,429 35,393 35,086 35,676 35,517 36,983 36,096 33,036 35,025
Seattle 3,430 3,020 3,029 2,993 2,809 2,867 3,195 3,026 3,161
Unknown 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 67. All awards, by state or other area and age of awardee, 2011
State or area Total Under 18 18–64 65 or older
Number Percentage of total Number Percentage of total Number Percentage of total
All areas 1,031,023 201,066 19.5 719,080 69.7 110,877 10.8
Alabama 23,267 3,929 16.9 18,580 79.9 758 3.3
Alaska 2,193 322 14.7 1,657 75.6 214 9.8
Arizona 13,780 2,635 19.1 9,557 69.4 1,588 11.5
Arkansas 15,342 4,520 29.5 10,287 67.1 535 3.5
California 123,473 18,678 15.1 73,157 59.2 31,638 25.6
Colorado 11,354 1,853 16.3 8,549 75.3 952 8.4
Connecticut 7,725 1,475 19.1 5,575 72.2 675 8.7
Delaware 2,253 563 25.0 1,566 69.5 124 5.5
District of Columbia 4,067 777 19.1 3,044 74.8 246 6.0
Florida 75,023 16,153 21.5 45,882 61.2 12,988 17.3
Georgia 36,703 6,357 17.3 27,706 75.5 2,640 7.2
Hawaii 3,257 315 9.7 2,264 69.5 678 20.8
Idaho 4,000 869 21.7 2,920 73.0 211 5.3
Illinois 29,728 6,024 20.3 20,789 69.9 2,915 9.8
Indiana 19,834 3,710 18.7 15,447 77.9 677 3.4
Iowa 6,938 1,401 20.2 5,140 74.1 397 5.7
Kansas 8,170 1,802 22.1 6,032 73.8 336 4.1
Kentucky 20,197 3,726 18.4 15,418 76.3 1,053 5.2
Louisiana 22,263 5,363 24.1 15,846 71.2 1,054 4.7
Maine 4,442 678 15.3 3,531 79.5 233 5.2
Maryland 16,464 3,242 19.7 11,809 71.7 1,413 8.6
Massachusetts 23,047 4,077 17.7 16,315 70.8 2,655 11.5
Michigan 39,957 6,779 17.0 31,234 78.2 1,944 4.9
Minnesota 11,848 2,202 18.6 8,707 73.5 939 7.9
Mississippi 15,622 3,276 21.0 11,488 73.5 858 5.5
Missouri 20,364 3,733 18.3 15,872 77.9 759 3.7
Montana 2,716 416 15.3 2,153 79.3 147 5.4
Nebraska 4,203 767 18.2 3,150 74.9 286 6.8
Nevada 7,361 1,581 21.5 4,686 63.7 1,094 14.9
New Hampshire 3,879 476 12.3 3,290 84.8 113 2.9
New Jersey 23,993 4,310 18.0 15,719 65.5 3,964 16.5
New Mexico 7,275 1,319 18.1 4,833 66.4 1,123 15.4
New York 65,656 13,004 19.8 41,590 63.3 11,062 16.8
North Carolina 31,705 6,401 20.2 23,239 73.3 2,065 6.5
North Dakota 1,219 224 18.4 903 74.1 92 7.5
Ohio 42,194 7,295 17.3 33,300 78.9 1,599 3.8
Oklahoma 12,145 2,729 22.5 8,713 71.7 703 5.8
Oregon 10,555 1,758 16.7 7,742 73.3 1,055 10.0
Pennsylvania 46,068 12,243 26.6 31,120 67.6 2,705 5.9
Rhode Island 3,916 697 17.8 2,887 73.7 332 8.5
South Carolina 16,995 2,931 17.2 13,298 78.2 766 4.5
South Dakota 1,959 416 21.2 1,364 69.6 179 9.1
Tennessee 27,023 3,678 13.6 22,076 81.7 1,269 4.7
Texas 88,219 23,251 26.4 56,035 63.5 8,933 10.1
Utah 4,978 1,041 20.9 3,595 72.2 342 6.9
Vermont 2,049 332 16.2 1,578 77.0 139 6.8
Virginia 20,369 3,648 17.9 15,006 73.7 1,715 8.4
Washington 21,056 3,153 15.0 16,222 77.0 1,681 8.0
West Virginia 7,933 1,211 15.3 6,443 81.2 279 3.5
Wisconsin 14,900 3,495 23.5 10,738 72.1 667 4.5
Wyoming 1,199 169 14.1 970 80.9 60 5.0
Outlying area  
Northern Mariana Islands 143 60 42.0 56 39.2 27 18.9
Unknown 4 2 50.0 2 50.0 0 0.0
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 68. All persons awarded SSI, by year of first award and age, 1974–2011
Year All ages Under 18 18–64 65 or older
Number Percentage of total Number Percentage of total Number Percentage of total
Total 28,790,194 4,226,988 14.7 17,167,856 59.6 7,395,350 25.7
State conversions a 3,155,607 2,738 0.1 1,299,165 41.2 1,853,704 58.7
Federal applications  
1974 1,324,931 66,062 5.0 488,386 36.9 770,483 58.2
1975 916,824 62,545 6.8 503,780 54.9 350,499 38.2
1976 638,206 45,118 7.1 385,832 60.5 207,256 32.5
1977 580,829 47,675 8.2 347,409 59.8 185,745 32.0
1978 494,509 43,348 8.8 287,797 58.2 163,364 33.0
1979 448,824 41,464 9.2 259,149 57.7 148,211 33.0
1980 449,437 42,142 9.4 253,629 56.4 153,666 34.2
1981 348,666 35,365 10.1 214,339 61.5 98,962 28.4
1982 285,142 31,495 11.0 172,443 60.5 81,204 28.5
1983 357,797 37,757 10.6 214,397 59.9 105,643 29.5
1984 481,215 41,506 8.6 272,933 56.7 166,776 34.7
1985 445,951 41,950 9.4 279,275 62.6 124,726 28.0
1986 520,771 45,864 8.8 342,655 65.8 132,252 25.4
1987 508,760 43,918 8.6 327,890 64.4 136,952 26.9
1988 501,869 43,596 8.7 319,120 63.6 139,153 27.7
1989 549,240 46,472 8.5 344,526 62.7 158,242 28.8
1990 634,462 72,072 11.4 398,648 62.8 163,742 25.8
1991 737,339 118,676 16.1 455,676 61.8 162,987 22.1
1992 966,873 214,273 22.2 586,317 60.6 166,283 17.2
1993 968,268 229,701 23.7 576,355 59.5 162,212 16.8
1994 862,977 197,343 22.9 528,799 61.3 136,835 15.9
1995 810,367 169,897 21.0 516,967 63.8 123,503 15.2
1996 723,977 138,753 19.2 476,698 65.8 108,526 15.0
1997 602,946 111,728 18.5 411,199 68.2 80,019 13.3
1998 660,324 129,876 19.7 431,784 65.4 98,664 14.9
1999 667,305 132,280 19.8 430,624 64.5 104,401 15.6
2000 653,066 133,967 20.5 417,225 63.9 101,874 15.6
2001 670,146 144,852 21.6 430,838 64.3 94,456 14.1
2002 711,763 157,313 22.1 456,779 64.2 97,671 13.7
2003 713,787 166,188 23.3 457,638 64.1 89,961 12.6
2004 734,909 169,985 23.1 476,287 64.8 88,637 12.1
2005 735,530 165,380 22.5 475,538 64.7 94,612 12.9
2006 723,604 158,982 22.0 471,305 65.1 93,317 12.9
2007 723,427 158,678 21.9 477,889 66.1 86,860 12.0
2008 798,049 170,336 21.3 537,061 67.3 90,652 11.4
2009 869,792 184,528 21.2 593,849 68.3 91,415 10.5
2010 909,898 192,878 21.2 628,093 69.0 88,927 9.8
2011 902,807 190,287 21.1 619,562 68.6 92,958 10.3
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
NOTE: Data include only the first award for each person.
a. Persons who were converted to the SSI program in 1973 from the state Old-Age Assistance, Aid to the Blind, and Aid to the Permanently and Totally Disabled programs.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.