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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, June 2014

(released July 2014)

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Table 1. Number of people receiving Social Security, Supplemental Security Income, or both
Table 2. Social Security benefits
Table 3. Supplemental Security Income recipients
Table 1. Number of people receiving Social Security, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), or both, June 2014 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 63,763 55,352 5,593 2,818
Aged 65 or older 42,330 40,202 935 1,193
Disabled, under age 65 a 14,298 8,016 4,657 1,625
Other b 7,134 7,134 . . . . . .
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record and Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Social Security beneficiaries who are entitled to a primary and a secondary benefit (dual entitlement) are counted only once in this table. SSI counts include recipients of federal SSI, federally administered state supplementation, or both.
. . . = not applicable.
a. Includes children receiving SSI on the basis of their own disability.
b. Social Security beneficiaries who are neither aged nor disabled (for example, early retirees, young survivors).
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.

For detailed annual and time series program data, see our Annual Statistical Supplement.

Table 2. Social Security benefits, June 2014
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 58,575 100.0 69,605 1,188.31
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 47,604 81.3 58,662 1,232.30
Retirement benefits 41,446 70.8 51,977 1,254.09
Retired workers 38,515 65.8 50,071 1,300.04
Spouses of retired workers 2,294 3.9 1,502 654.67
Children of retired workers 637 1.1 404 634.23
Survivor benefits 6,158 10.5 6,685 1,085.59
Children of deceased workers 1,901 3.2 1,552 816.16
Widowed mothers and fathers 144 0.2 131 914.50
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,853 6.6 4,816 1,249.77
Disabled widow(er)s 258 0.4 184 714.11
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,100.18
Disability Insurance 10,971 18.7 10,943 997.45
Disabled workers 8,954 15.3 10,258 1,145.61
Spouses of disabled workers 153 0.3 47 308.49
Children of disabled workers 1,865 3.2 639 342.43
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: (L) = less than 0.05 percent.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.

For more detailed monthly OASDI information, visit the Actuary's website for Beneficiary Data.

Table 3. Supplemental Security Income recipients, June 2014
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 8,410 100.0 4,785 535.88
Under 18 1,320 15.7 891 642.77
18–64 4,962 59.0 2,974 552.77
65 or older 2,128 25.3 920 430.34
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
a. Includes retroactive payments.
b. Excludes retroactive payments.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.

For more detailed monthly SSI information, see SSI Monthly Statistics.