In 2021 there were approximately 3.29 million blind or disabled SSI recipients, a decrease from the previous year.
Number of blind or disabled recipients of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in the United States from 1995 to 2021 (in millions)
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US Social Security Administration. (December 1, 2022). Number of blind or disabled recipients of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in the United States from 1995 to 2021 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/195368/number-of-blind-or-disabled-recipients-of-ssi-payments/
US Social Security Administration. "Number of blind or disabled recipients of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in the United States from 1995 to 2021 (in millions)." Chart. December 1, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/195368/number-of-blind-or-disabled-recipients-of-ssi-payments/
US Social Security Administration. (2022). Number of blind or disabled recipients of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in the United States from 1995 to 2021 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/195368/number-of-blind-or-disabled-recipients-of-ssi-payments/
US Social Security Administration. "Number of Blind or Disabled Recipients of Supplemental Security Income (Ssi) in The United States from 1995 to 2021 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/195368/number-of-blind-or-disabled-recipients-of-ssi-payments/
US Social Security Administration, Number of blind or disabled recipients of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in the United States from 1995 to 2021 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/195368/number-of-blind-or-disabled-recipients-of-ssi-payments/ (last visited December 03, 2023)
Number of blind or disabled recipients of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in the United States from 1995 to 2021 (in millions) [Graph], US Social Security Administration, December 1, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/195368/number-of-blind-or-disabled-recipients-of-ssi-payments/