SSI Annual Statistical Report, 2017

Recipients of Social Security, SSI, or Both

Table 15. Persons aged 18–64 receiving benefits on the basis of disability and their total and average monthly payments, by type of beneficiary, December 1996–2017
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
  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
2009 11,451,980 7,000,692 6,462,635 82,167 455,890 3,138,143 1,313,145 989,094 29,991 294,060
2010 11,988,072 7,356,565 6,810,060 82,369 464,136 3,262,055 1,369,452 1,035,969 30,216 303,267
2011 12,373,698 7,596,688 7,092,419 81,922 422,347 3,395,233 1,381,777 1,060,694 30,173 290,910
2012 12,734,301 7,864,664 7,292,752 82,181 489,731 3,459,188 1,410,449 1,060,201 30,280 319,968
2013 12,956,156 8,021,728 7,435,292 82,173 504,263 3,527,788 1,406,640 1,050,469 30,222 325,949
2014 12,982,160 8,068,997 7,468,094 81,284 519,619 3,540,152 1,373,011 1,019,599 29,914 323,498
2015 12,951,414 8,062,731 7,451,425 80,910 530,396 3,545,422 1,343,261 985,913 29,974 327,374
2016 12,827,804 7,981,949 7,362,028 79,702 540,219 3,535,396 1,310,459 951,118 29,784 329,557
2017 12,688,504 7,883,266 7,254,741 78,749 549,776 3,511,636 1,293,602 929,103 29,718 334,781
  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
2009 11,155 7,924 7,447 82 396 2,122 1,108 863 24 221
2010 11,765 8,392 7,902 83 407 2,219 1,154 902 24 229
2011 12,526 9,037 8,562 86 390 2,299 1,189 941 24 224
2012 13,133 9,494 8,938 88 468 2,407 1,232 955 25 252
2013 13,420 9,747 9,176 89 482 2,474 1,200 918 25 257
2014 13,617 9,953 9,355 89 508 2,494 1,170 892 25 254
2015 13,596 9,936 9,325 89 521 2,520 1,140 857 25 258
2016 13,525 9,865 9,242 88 535 2,531 1,128 844 25 260
2017 13,626 9,953 9,305 89 559 2,536 1,138 845 26 267
  Average monthly payments 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
2009 952.10 1,131.30 1,151.70 996.80 867.20 635.30 744.90 745.70 736.20 742.80
2010 959.00 1,140.80 1,160.40 1,005.20 877.00 636.90 744.20 745.00 737.00 742.20
2011 990.30 1,189.60 1,207.20 1,047.30 922.60 633.70 762.50 764.00 753.10 758.10
2012 1,010.85 1,207.16 1,225.63 1,069.08 955.26 657.17 776.17 776.83 771.12 774.48
2013 1,019.55 1,214.76 1,233.82 1,081.25 955.55 668.11 778.59 779.09 777.29 777.11
2014 1,033.08 1,233.18 1,252.43 1,099.94 977.32 671.28 780.63 782.82 785.57 773.33
2015 1,035.58 1,232.14 1,251.36 1,099.29 982.42 681.39 782.80 784.15 788.56 778.25
2016 1,037.54 1,235.70 1,255.19 1,101.49 989.95 681.24 782.76 784.48 787.40 777.44
2017 1,054.77 1,262.45 1,282.58 1,124.65 1,016.52 681.90 792.35 794.09 799.18 786.95
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record and Supplemental Security Record, 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.
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Table 16. Persons aged 18–64 receiving both Social Security and SSI on the basis of disability and their average monthly Social Security benefit and SSI payment, by state or other area and type of beneficiary, December 2017
State or area Number of SSI recipients with Social Security disability Average monthly Social Security benefit (dollars) Average monthly SSI payment (dollars)
Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
All areas a 1,293,602 929,103 29,718 334,781 547.53 570.21 553.23 484.53 244.83 223.89 245.95 302.42
Alabama 34,110 23,688 939 9,483 546.29 573.75 561.86 476.46 225.95 202.46 225.14 284.48
Alaska 2,003 1,469 46 488 534.05 552.78 538.61 477.72 222.56 205.48 264.93 269.55
Arizona 17,123 12,059 356 4,708 529.77 554.02 541.32 467.47 234.77 211.81 230.75 293.21
Arkansas 21,226 14,975 550 5,701 547.54 574.70 561.08 475.10 224.55 200.76 226.08 286.70
California 167,454 122,164 3,100 42,190 631.00 653.24 596.33 569.51 312.67 283.73 333.67 394.50
Colorado 12,085 9,216 188 2,681 541.20 559.79 535.63 478.63 225.35 208.61 250.77 280.30
Connecticut 10,680 7,846 218 2,616 522.90 546.60 522.80 452.65 240.03 219.54 257.20 299.34
Delaware 2,804 2,041 75 688 536.93 552.04 569.99 488.69 238.21 217.51 232.03 300.08
District of Columbia 3,137 2,475 63 599 535.00 549.99 518.16 475.79 271.28 254.66 304.20 335.45
Florida 69,984 50,265 1,621 18,098 535.37 558.59 559.00 469.39 231.89 212.08 221.91 287.29
Georgia 40,573 27,963 1,198 11,412 550.25 575.35 555.86 488.99 222.86 202.34 223.55 272.39
Hawaii 2,967 1,958 73 936 601.82 588.56 549.79 633.33 301.87 265.78 245.94 381.06
Idaho 6,375 4,581 96 1,698 531.09 554.99 567.35 464.77 234.91 210.97 249.80 298.39
Illinois 39,498 28,069 852 10,577 521.56 540.86 529.07 469.99 245.00 227.86 248.55 290.00
Indiana 25,367 18,609 558 6,200 531.29 552.41 540.69 467.59 239.15 221.03 239.02 293.11
Iowa 11,856 8,919 187 2,750 539.42 560.26 554.38 471.16 240.04 224.08 252.97 290.63
Kansas 10,123 7,412 205 2,506 537.14 557.51 565.86 475.07 230.37 212.20 222.06 284.27
Kentucky 34,024 23,925 1,272 8,827 538.62 567.17 537.81 461.64 231.91 206.84 249.59 297.05
Louisiana 29,468 19,957 930 8,581 527.83 554.37 548.42 463.88 239.58 216.86 232.18 293.19
Maine 9,502 6,709 152 2,641 534.36 567.03 553.75 451.41 231.80 203.58 215.15 303.45
Maryland 16,628 12,546 286 3,796 537.61 553.48 551.75 484.77 232.11 218.84 218.24 276.42
Massachusetts 29,281 20,955 526 7,800 527.40 562.09 542.96 433.62 230.87 202.97 226.40 305.73
Michigan 51,960 37,488 980 13,492 535.65 554.79 541.65 482.35 245.34 222.86 248.87 307.20
Minnesota 16,460 12,500 190 3,770 532.58 549.47 535.29 476.89 226.82 212.43 239.94 273.49
Mississippi 22,477 14,547 753 7,177 545.94 578.07 575.00 478.22 229.95 204.41 210.98 283.32
Missouri 29,389 21,309 795 7,285 534.00 553.00 559.17 476.12 232.04 215.60 230.10 279.98
Montana 4,265 3,208 77 980 539.95 554.17 491.86 497.34 236.76 222.19 301.05 279.23
Nebraska 6,432 4,692 92 1,648 544.92 564.37 571.24 488.03 224.38 208.72 230.29 268.69
Nevada 6,892 5,250 132 1,510 543.35 561.98 548.92 478.57 225.45 208.62 241.87 282.13
New Hampshire 4,281 3,000 54 1,227 524.35 555.46 560.04 447.64 231.91 207.14 200.56 293.13
New Jersey 25,103 18,127 457 6,519 554.31 576.56 557.30 492.81 240.88 218.86 238.90 301.65
New Mexico 10,691 8,095 183 2,413 537.09 557.44 549.20 468.26 228.47 210.30 227.77 289.15
New York 78,662 56,703 1,533 20,426 523.65 544.05 530.46 466.60 239.72 222.24 247.47 287.58
North Carolina 41,753 28,986 1,018 11,749 544.70 568.74 564.79 484.41 224.33 204.39 221.32 273.19
North Dakota 2,018 1,496 23 499 525.92 539.72 523.73 485.60 235.33 221.43 281.36 273.97
Ohio 55,520 41,819 1,480 12,221 524.50 544.64 525.20 455.71 241.68 224.61 257.26 298.03
Oklahoma 17,935 13,264 500 4,171 530.53 548.04 539.75 474.38 236.37 220.69 247.74 284.32
Oregon 15,152 11,083 327 3,742 540.22 561.02 540.78 478.93 226.26 208.02 244.14 278.37
Pennsylvania 58,019 42,142 1,231 14,646 531.57 551.55 546.65 473.09 247.37 227.97 247.36 302.91
Rhode Island 5,997 4,382 100 1,515 539.58 570.31 525.96 451.72 234.35 209.12 234.22 307.25
South Carolina 20,247 13,570 651 6,026 536.57 558.61 563.98 484.63 230.81 213.35 227.71 269.96
South Dakota 3,090 2,181 46 863 519.78 544.99 483.28 459.02 236.53 215.76 289.78 285.36
Tennessee 34,256 23,741 1,265 9,250 542.04 565.80 546.80 481.06 230.03 209.74 238.02 280.46
Texas 85,758 60,973 2,229 22,556 533.13 557.13 558.41 466.18 231.05 211.12 218.99 285.75
Utah 5,497 3,988 86 1,423 519.73 543.39 584.10 451.11 239.91 217.50 249.63 300.93
Vermont 4,275 3,174 60 1,041 577.31 600.19 584.47 507.57 244.08 221.11 232.55 314.36
Virginia 26,984 18,998 633 7,353 533.41 554.70 550.45 477.38 234.39 216.43 233.77 280.49
Washington 23,251 17,181 435 5,635 537.41 561.05 537.45 465.70 229.03 207.44 245.81 293.22
West Virginia 14,352 9,857 541 3,954 527.72 551.95 546.54 465.41 241.98 220.96 231.20 295.31
Wisconsin 24,927 18,281 326 6,320 534.18 554.69 542.10 475.15 229.84 210.28 245.18 284.93
Wyoming 1,612 1,228 25 359 534.27 550.00 502.36 482.10 237.42 224.25 306.16 278.16
Outlying area  
Northern Mariana Islands 79 39 5 35 424.08 484.05 360.00 368.11 324.49 237.21 442.80 402.34
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record and Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: SSI counts include recipients of federal SSI, federally administered state supplementation, or both. They do not include beneficiaries whose own Social Security number is not on the Master Beneficiary Record. Social Security beneficiaries who are entitled to both a primary and a secondary benefit are counted only once in this table.
a. Includes persons not distributed by state or area.
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