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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, July 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, July 2016 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 65,636 57,345 5,544 2,747
Aged 65 or older 44,888 42,707 968 1,212
Disabled, under age 65 a 14,116 8,005 4,575 1,535
Other b 6,633 6,633 . . . . . .
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, July 2016
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 60,505 100.0 74,854 1,237.15
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 49,841 82.4 63,890 1,281.87
Retirement benefits 43,831 72.4 57,167 1,304.25
Retired workers 40,817 67.5 55,086 1,349.59
Spouses of retired workers 2,369 3.9 1,660 700.82
Children of retired workers 645 1.1 421 652.00
Survivor benefits 6,010 9.9 6,722 1,118.59
Children of deceased workers 1,852 3.1 1,542 832.78
Widowed mothers and fathers 134 0.2 126 942.62
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,763 6.2 4,866 1,293.24
Disabled widow(er)s 260 0.4 186 716.95
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,141.58
Disability Insurance 10,664 17.6 10,965 1,028.17
Disabled workers 8,861 14.6 10,335 1,166.41
Spouses of disabled workers 138 0.2 44 322.56
Children of disabled workers 1,666 2.8 585 351.29
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, July 2016
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 8,291 100.0 4,688 540.99
Under 18 1,234 14.9 833 649.51
18–64 4,877 58.8 2,904 560.99
65 or older 2,180 26.3 951 435.29
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.