Characteristic | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total a | 157,616 | 159,231 | 161,064 | 180,029 | 178,856 | 188,857 | 236,489 | 265,477 | 296,615 |
Age | |||||||||
65–69 | 86,379 | 87,055 | 88,070 | 96,288 | 96,301 | 100,905 | 123,000 | 143,383 | 176,803 |
70–74 | 31,225 | 32,288 | 33,179 | 38,941 | 38,142 | 40,849 | 50,805 | 54,000 | 52,985 |
75 or older | 40,012 | 39,888 | 39,815 | 44,800 | 44,413 | 47,103 | 62,684 | 68,094 | 66,827 |
Sex | |||||||||
Men | 58,001 | 59,877 | 60,772 | 69,067 | 69,664 | 74,377 | 92,907 | 107,695 | 126,424 |
Women | 99,615 | 99,354 | 100,292 | 110,962 | 109,192 | 114,480 | 143,582 | 157,782 | 170,191 |
Citizenship status | |||||||||
Citizen | 107,201 | 110,197 | 110,164 | 117,383 | 119,793 | 126,554 | 161,489 | 192,123 | 223,117 |
Noncitizen | 50,415 | 49,034 | 50,900 | 62,646 | 59,063 | 62,303 | 75,000 | 73,354 | 73,498 |
SSA administrative region | |||||||||
Boston | 6,226 | 6,120 | 5,869 | 6,053 | 6,764 | 7,083 | 12,694 | 18,979 | 24,758 |
New York | 21,620 | 22,302 | 23,917 | 26,697 | 24,676 | 26,164 | 46,708 | 44,841 | 37,453 |
Philadelphia | 11,830 | 11,372 | 10,900 | 11,102 | 11,029 | 11,137 | 11,876 | 12,288 | 13,975 |
Atlanta | 31,633 | 31,330 | 31,555 | 35,529 | 33,119 | 34,616 | 41,269 | 44,856 | 47,682 |
Chicago | 11,877 | 12,469 | 12,097 | 12,414 | 12,855 | 13,932 | 17,491 | 23,408 | 37,270 |
Dallas | 19,413 | 20,067 | 21,392 | 22,864 | 22,919 | 24,108 | 26,000 | 27,266 | 28,023 |
Kansas City | 3,189 | 3,420 | 2,971 | 2,919 | 2,854 | 2,976 | 3,439 | 5,077 | 5,638 |
Denver | 2,289 | 2,744 | 2,553 | 2,701 | 2,831 | 3,088 | 3,556 | 3,961 | 5,254 |
San Francisco | 45,480 | 45,402 | 45,712 | 55,706 | 56,935 | 61,107 | 67,661 | 77,219 | 88,139 |
Seattle | 4,041 | 3,991 | 4,086 | 4,037 | 4,867 | 4,641 | 5,780 | 7,569 | 8,408 |
Unknown | 18 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 15 |
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. |