Year | All ages a | Under 18 | 18–64 | 65 or older |
---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 40,627,469 | 6,706,066 | 26,336,527 | 7,584,876 |
State conversions b | 3,402,447 | 3,939 | 1,419,029 | 1,979,479 |
Federal applications | ||||
1973 | 279,923 | 4,921 | 81,976 | 193,026 |
1974 | 2,007,786 | 122,958 | 1,064,223 | 820,605 |
1975 | 1,303,896 | 93,684 | 859,790 | 350,422 |
1976 | 971,621 | 75,158 | 686,086 | 210,377 |
1977 | 943,084 | 81,750 | 661,112 | 200,222 |
1978 | 899,731 | 84,845 | 629,784 | 185,102 |
1979 | 912,850 | 89,054 | 637,521 | 186,275 |
1980 | 936,442 | 93,059 | 652,690 | 190,693 |
1981 | 721,999 | 74,306 | 529,231 | 118,462 |
1982 | 604,008 | 72,480 | 448,905 | 82,623 |
1983 | 645,244 | 78,616 | 467,151 | 99,477 |
1984 | 736,509 | 81,634 | 486,922 | 167,953 |
1985 | 857,757 | 91,242 | 628,241 | 138,274 |
1986 | 933,045 | 97,656 | 689,437 | 145,952 |
1987 | 892,945 | 98,174 | 653,728 | 141,043 |
1988 | 839,066 | 96,325 | 608,131 | 134,610 |
1989 | 852,453 | 98,931 | 605,939 | 147,583 |
1990 | 978,993 | 129,266 | 695,281 | 154,446 |
1991 | 1,198,677 | 208,822 | 835,058 | 154,797 |
1992 | 1,451,391 | 336,632 | 955,060 | 159,699 |
1993 | 1,624,332 | 440,585 | 1,030,912 | 152,835 |
1994 | 1,571,525 | 459,531 | 982,275 | 129,719 |
1995 | 1,381,111 | 406,498 | 860,162 | 114,451 |
1996 | 1,246,066 | 361,211 | 780,058 | 104,797 |
1997 | 981,841 | 256,888 | 644,982 | 79,971 |
1998 | 984,062 | 251,074 | 640,585 | 92,403 |
1999 | 996,186 | 256,120 | 641,973 | 98,093 |
2000 | 1,038,677 | 259,137 | 680,397 | 99,143 |
2001 | 1,127,672 | 272,977 | 753,650 | 101,045 |
2002 | 1,278,653 | 302,682 | 862,899 | 113,072 |
2003 | 1,367,391 | 320,201 | 938,352 | 108,838 |
2004 | 1,489,330 | 336,735 | 1,038,077 | 114,518 |
2005 | 1,559,272 | 335,539 | 1,079,252 | 144,481 |
2006 | 1,611,484 | 333,436 | 1,107,658 | 170,390 |
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data. | ||||
NOTE: Data include only the first application for each person. | ||||
a. Totals include applications taken under the abbreviated application process, which was used from 1987 to 1999. Totals do not include reapplications as a result of the Sullivan v. Zebley decision. These reapplications were received from 1991 to 1995. | ||||
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: Clark Pickett (410) 965-9016 or ssi.asr@ssa.gov. |