SSI Annual Statistical Report, 2006

Applications
Table 32.
Applications for children under age 18, by selected characteristics, 1998–2006
Characteristic	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Total ^a	339,243	350,382	360,329	376,002	414,068	437,492	458,236	458,588	459,805

Age
Under 5	122,635	124,374	125,428	131,613	140,610	145,506	150,283	154,450	156,241
5–12	159,945	167,169	172,275	177,909	197,425	208,354	217,010	210,763	209,901
13–17	56,663	58,839	62,626	66,480	76,033	83,632	90,943	93,375	93,663

Sex
Male	212,619	219,807	225,626	235,121	258,940	274,605	287,629	287,157	286,975
Female	126,624	130,575	134,703	140,881	155,128	162,887	170,607	171,431	172,830

Citizenship status
Citizen	337,041	348,131	358,265	373,855	411,812	435,385	456,020	456,326	457,610
Noncitizen	2,202	2,251	2,064	2,147	2,256	2,107	2,216	2,262	2,195

SSA administrative region
Boston	11,706	11,668	11,764	11,824	12,984	13,651	14,300	15,902	16,282
New York	34,727	33,222	33,667	33,691	35,414	35,721	38,223	37,451	37,052
Philadelphia	33,738	35,743	35,528	37,162	41,441	43,289	45,582	47,489	48,628
Atlanta	87,320	92,440	99,280	105,465	115,207	120,265	122,287	119,201	118,180
Chicago	64,057	65,659	66,177	70,370	77,096	82,158	84,100	83,524	83,619
Dallas	45,380	47,999	49,626	50,551	58,794	67,139	74,880	74,199	76,527
Kansas City	15,318	15,371	15,038	15,530	16,440	16,695	17,332	17,620	17,560
Denver	6,061	6,042	6,123	6,339	6,725	7,188	7,542	7,601	7,869
San Francisco	33,186	33,523	34,104	35,647	39,724	41,385	43,201	44,392	43,015
Seattle	7,524	8,531	8,870	9,276	10,130	9,925	10,721	11,134	11,009
Unknown	226	184	152	147	113	76	68	75	64
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
a. Totals include applications taken under the abbreviated application process, which was used from 1987 to 1999.
CONTACT: Clark Pickett (410) 965-9016 or ssi.asr@ssa.gov.