U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of Policy.
SSI Annual Statistical Report, 2006
 
Applications
Table 36.
All applicants, by year of first application and age, 1973–2006
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.
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