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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, March 2016

(released April 2016)

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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, March 2016 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 65,488 57,153 5,575 2,760
Aged 65 or older 44,477 42,309 963 1,206
Disabled, under age 65 a 14,191 8,024 4,612 1,554
Other b 6,820 6,820 . . . . . .
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, March 2016
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 60,324 100.0 74,285 1,231.42
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 49,540 82.1 63,259 1,276.94
Retirement benefits 43,463 72.0 56,490 1,299.74
Retired workers 40,449 67.1 54,423 1,345.49
Spouses of retired workers 2,350 3.9 1,633 695.02
Children of retired workers 664 1.1 434 653.10
Survivor benefits 6,077 10.1 6,769 1,113.88
Children of deceased workers 1,918 3.2 1,601 834.45
Widowed mothers and fathers 131 0.2 122 929.41
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,767 6.2 4,859 1,289.83
Disabled widow(er)s 259 0.4 186 717.99
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,138.39
Disability Insurance 10,785 17.9 11,026 1,022.33
Disabled workers 8,889 14.7 10,362 1,165.74
Spouses of disabled workers 139 0.2 44 319.47
Children of disabled workers 1,757 2.9 619 352.50
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, March 2016
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 8,335 100.0 4,752 540.81
Under 18 1,261 15.1 850 646.69
18–64 4,906 58.9 2,956 560.55
65 or older 2,168 26.0 945 434.85
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.