Benefits in current payment status
The graph below shows the number of people receiving Social Security benefits at the end of calendar quarters, beginning with data for March 1970.
| All beneficiaries | 70,451,490 |
| Retired workers and dependents | 56,441,332 |
| Survivors | 5,846,427 |
| Disabled workers and dependents | 8,163,731 |
Counting dual-entitled beneficiaries
If a beneficiary is entitled to both a primary benefit (as a retired or disabled worker) and another benefit (say a spousal benefit) payable from the same trust fund, then he or she is counted only once in our statistics as a primary beneficiary.
If a beneficiary is entitled to both a primary benefit (as a retired or disabled worker) and another benefit (say a spousal benefit) payable from the same trust fund, then he or she is counted only once in our statistics as a primary beneficiary.