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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, July 2016
(released August 2016)
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Type of beneficiary | Total | Social Security only | SSI only | Both Social Security and SSI |
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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.
Type of beneficiary | Beneficiaries | Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) | Average monthly benefit (dollars) | |
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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.
Age | Recipients | Total payments a (millions of dollars) | Average monthly payment b (dollars) | |
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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.