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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, June 2015

(released July 2015)

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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 2015 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 64,719 56,365 5,583 2,771
Aged 65 or older 43,503 41,362 949 1,191
Disabled, under age 65 a 14,263 8,049 4,633 1,580
Other b 6,953 6,953 . . . . . .
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 based on 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 2015
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 59,545 100.0 72,730 1,221.42
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 48,665 81.7 61,640 1,266.62
Retirement benefits 42,562 71.5 54,865 1,289.06
Retired workers 39,605 66.5 52,873 1,335.00
Spouses of retired workers 2,309 3.9 1,572 680.58
Children of retired workers 648 1.1 420 649.29
Survivor benefits 6,103 10.2 6,775 1,110.09
Children of deceased workers 1,898 3.2 1,580 832.66
Widowed mothers and fathers 139 0.2 130 934.09
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,805 6.4 4,876 1,281.39
Disabled widow(er)s 259 0.4 187 721.06
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,129.24
Disability Insurance 10,881 18.3 11,090 1,019.25
Disabled workers 8,938 15.0 10,415 1,165.25
Spouses of disabled workers 145 0.2 46 316.66
Children of disabled workers 1,797 3.0 629 350.01
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 2015
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 8,354 100.0 4,794 540.79
Under 18 1,290 15.4 881 649.47
18–64 4,924 58.9 2,983 559.19
65 or older 2,141 25.6 930 433.19
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.