Table 1
Social Security and SSI beneficiaries by race and ethnicity, 2011
| White* | Black or African American* | |||||||
| Beneficiaries (000) | By age (%) | Avg. annual benefit ($) | Total benefits ($M) | Beneficiaries (000) | By age (%) | Avg. annual benefit ($) | Total benefits ($M) | |
| Social Security | 38,073 | $13,105 | $498,947 | 4,540 | $11,367 | $51,606.18 | ||
| Age 15-54 | 3,654 | 10% | 1,026 | 23% | ||||
| Age 55 and older | 34,418 | 90% | 3,514 | 77% | ||||
| Supplemental Security Income | 3,644 | $7,147 | $26,044 | 1,480 | $7,158 | $10,593.84 | ||
| Age 15-54 | 2,066 | 57% | 896 | 61% | ||||
| Age 55 and older | 1,579 | 43% | 584 | 39% | ||||
| Percent SSI: | 5% | |||||||
| Hispanic | Black and Hispanic | ||||
| Beneficiaries (000) | By age (%) | Avg. annual benefit ($) | Total benefits ($M) | Total benefits($M) | |
| Social Security | 3,087 | $10,629 | $32,811.72 | $84,417.90 | |
| Age 15-54 | 516 | 17% | |||
| Age 55 and older | 2,571 | 83% | |||
| Supplemental Security Income | 868 | $7,147 | $6,203.60 | $16,797.44 | |
| Age 15-54 | 490 | 56% | |||
| Age 55 and older | 379 | 44% | |||
| Percent SSI: | 17% | ||||
Source: Social Security Annual Statistical Supplement, 2011, Tables 3.7CA and 3.8.
*Excludes persons reporting more than one race
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