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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, October 2016

(released November 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, October 2016 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 65,903 57,609 5,541 2,752
Aged 65 or older 45,210 43,017 974 1,220
Disabled, under age 65 a 14,083 7,982 4,568 1,533
Other b 6,609 6,609 . . . . . .
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, October 2016
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 60,773 100.0 75,417 1,240.95
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 50,139 82.5 64,472 1,285.87
Retirement benefits 44,112 72.6 57,728 1,308.67
Retired workers 41,082 67.6 55,627 1,354.04
Spouses of retired workers 2,375 3.9 1,673 704.52
Children of retired workers 656 1.1 429 653.73
Survivor benefits 6,026 9.9 6,743 1,118.99
Children of deceased workers 1,878 3.1 1,566 833.90
Widowed mothers and fathers 134 0.2 126 945.72
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,754 6.2 4,864 1,295.65
Disabled widow(er)s 260 0.4 186 716.02
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,146.59
Disability Insurance 10,635 17.5 10,945 1,029.20
Disabled workers 8,834 14.5 10,313 1,167.44
Spouses of disabled workers 136 0.2 44 322.90
Children of disabled workers 1,665 2.7 588 353.39
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, October 2016
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 8,294 100.0 4,702 540.66
Under 18 1,227 14.8 825 645.63
18–64 4,874 58.8 2,919 561.45
65 or older 2,193 26.4 957 435.79
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.