SSI Annual Statistical Report, 2004

Noncitizens

Table 19. By eligibility category, December 1982–2004
Year Total Aged Blind and disabled
Number Percentage
of all SSI
recipients		 Number Percentage
of all SSI
recipients		 Number Percentage
of all SSI
recipients
1982 127,900 3.3 91,900 5.9 36,000 1.6
1983 151,200 3.9 106,600 7.0 44,600 1.9
1984 181,100 4.5 127,600 8.3 53,500 2.1
1985 210,800 5.1 146,500 9.7 64,300 2.4
1986 244,300 5.7 165,300 11.2 79,000 2.8
1987 282,500 6.4 188,000 12.9 94,500 3.2
1988 320,300 7.2 213,900 14.9 106,400 3.5
1989 370,300 8.1 245,700 17.1 124,600 4.0
1990 435,600 9.0 282,400 19.4 153,200 4.6
1991 519,660 10.2 329,690 22.5 189,970 5.2
1992 601,430 10.8 372,930 25.4 228,500 5.6
1993 683,150 11.4 416,420 28.2 266,730 5.9
1994 738,140 11.7 440,000 30.0 298,140 6.2
1995 785,410 12.1 459,220 31.8 326,190 6.3
1996 724,990 11.0 417,360 29.5 307,630 5.9
1997 650,830 10.0 367,200 27.0 283,630 5.5
1998 669,630 10.2 364,980 27.4 304,650 5.8
1999 684,930 10.4 368,330 28.2 316,600 6.0
2000 692,590 10.5 364,470 28.3 328,120 6.2
2001 695,650 10.4 364,550 28.9 331,100 6.1
2002 703,515 10.4 364,827 29.1 338,688 6.1
2003 696,772 10.1 356,298 28.9 340,474 6.0
2004 676,979 9.7 342,220 28.3 334,759 5.8
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.
Table 20. Distribution of recipients, by selected characteristics and citizenship status, December 2004
Characteristic Citizens Noncitizens
Number Percent Number Percent
Total 6,310,866 100.0 676,979 100.0
Age
Under 18 989,401 15.7 3,726 0.6
18–29 740,589 11.7 15,428 2.3
30–39 653,701 10.4 22,655 3.3
40–49 994,424 15.8 43,829 6.5
50–59 984,560 15.6 80,651 11.9
60–64 425,284 6.7 55,987 8.3
65–74 785,413 12.4 215,226 31.8
75 or older 737,494 11.7 239,477 35.4
Sex
Male 2,734,428 43.3 251,006 37.1
Female 3,576,438 56.7 425,973 62.9
Living arrangement
Own household 5,124,803 81.2 598,676 88.4
Another's household 231,132 3.7 63,719 9.4
Parent's household 826,084 13.1 3,609 0.5
Medicaid institution 128,847 2.0 10,975 1.6
Income
Social Security 2,262,288 35.8 179,086 26.5
Worker beneficiary 1,536,307 24.3 132,236 19.5
Auxiliary beneficiary 725,981 11.5 46,850 6.9
Earnings 259,590 4.1 8,743 1.3
SSI payment
Federal SSI only 4,223,176 66.9 267,080 39.5
State supplementation only 260,246 4.1 33,022 4.9
Both federal SSI and state supplementation 1,827,444 29.0 376,877 55.7
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
CONTACT: Paul Davies (410) 966-0299 or ssi.asr@ssa.gov.
Table 21. By state or other area and eligibility category, December 2004
State or area Total Aged Blind and
disabled
All areas 676,979 342,220 334,759
Alabama 752 410 342
Alaska 866 360 506
Arizona 9,531 4,344 5,187
Arkansas 569 279 290
California 249,682 124,333 125,349
Colorado 4,816 2,502 2,314
Connecticut 4,266 2,188 2,078
Delaware 365 238 127
District of Columbia 698 332 366
Florida 68,308 37,044 31,264
Georgia 6,046 3,628 2,418
Hawaii 3,016 2,001 1,015
Idaho 796 345 451
Illinois 19,371 10,088 9,283
Indiana 1,216 687 529
Iowa 1,147 449 698
Kansas 1,377 630 747
Kentucky 1,224 587 637
Louisiana 2,286 1,143 1,143
Maine 584 152 432
Maryland 6,499 4,448 2,051
Massachusetts 21,666 12,359 9,307
Michigan 9,183 3,866 5,317
Minnesota 8,432 2,975 5,457
Mississippi 398 190 208
Missouri 2,398 1,090 1,308
Montana 138 46 92
Nebraska 950 374 576
Nevada 3,674 2,527 1,147
New Hampshire 470 217 253
New Jersey 20,669 12,162 8,507
New Mexico 4,542 1,992 2,550
New York 101,327 48,414 52,913
North Carolina 3,414 1,792 1,622
North Dakota 178 59 119
Ohio 4,516 2,419 2,097
Oklahoma 1,432 847 585
Oregon 4,765 2,316 2,449
Pennsylvania 11,808 5,058 6,750
Rhode Island 3,629 1,348 2,281
South Carolina 750 402 348
South Dakota 193 63 130
Tennessee 1,557 814 743
Texas 60,716 32,201 28,515
Utah 1,488 689 799
Vermont 198 65 133
Virginia 6,531 4,144 2,387
Washington 14,053 5,950 8,103
West Virginia 137 76 61
Wisconsin 4,268 1,535 2,733
Wyoming 59 26 33
Outlying area
Northern Mariana Islands 25 16 9
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
CONTACT: Paul Davies (410) 966-0299 or ssi.asr@ssa.gov.
Table 22. By region and country of origin, December 2004
Region and country of origin Total Aged Blind and
disabled
All areas 676,979 342,220 334,759
Latin America 330,077 164,518 165,559
Mexico 159,516 80,345 79,171
Cuba 49,625 24,496 25,129
Dominican Republic 40,581 14,981 25,600
Other 80,355 44,696 35,659
Africa 12,260 5,333 6,927
Somalia 3,398 1,473 1,925
Cape Verde Islands 922 592 330
Ethiopia 1,898 686 1,212
Other 6,042 2,582 3,460
Asia 212,393 112,116 100,277
Vietnam 45,731 18,135 27,596
China 29,761 24,892 4,869
Laos 22,145 4,613 17,532
Philippines 19,244 14,659 4,585
Other 95,512 49,817 45,695
Middle East 12,584 6,097 6,487
Lebanon 3,032 1,490 1,542
Syria 2,333 1,096 1,237
Turkey 1,419 961 458
Other 5,800 2,550 3,250
Former Soviet Republics 60,978 32,681 28,297
Europe 34,713 15,433 19,280
Portugal 4,286 2,508 1,778
Former Yugoslavia 8,590 3,045 5,545
Great Britain 3,529 1,398 2,131
Poland 3,213 1,758 1,455
Other 15,095 6,724 8,371
Other areas 6,505 2,385 4,120
Unknown 7,469 3,657 3,812
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
CONTACT: Paul Davies (410) 966-0299 or ssi.asr@ssa.gov.
Table 23. By number of months between date of U.S. residency and date of SSI application and eligibility category, December 2004
Months Total Aged Blind and
disabled
All recipients 676,979 342,220 334,759
0–11 a 94,382 51,773 42,609
12–23 31,191 12,645 18,546
24–35 26,857 11,215 15,642
36–47 63,134 40,891 22,243
48–59 35,832 18,070 17,762
60–71 50,747 30,860 19,887
72–83 35,587 18,876 16,711
84–119 87,292 43,846 43,446
120 and over 247,891 112,710 135,181
State conversions b 1,955 382 1,573
Unknown 2,111 952 1,159
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
a. Includes an estimated 3,331 persons whose records indicate that they applied in the same month that their residence began.
b. Persons who were converted in 1973 from the state Old-Age Assistance, Aid to the Blind, and Aid to the Permanently and Totally Disabled programs to the SSI program.
CONTACT: Paul Davies (410) 966-0299 or ssi.asr@ssa.gov.