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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, November 2016

(released December 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, November 2016 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 65,990 57,700 5,538 2,752
Aged 65 or older 45,323 43,125 975 1,223
Disabled, under age 65 a 14,065 7,973 4,563 1,529
Other b 6,602 6,602 . . . . . .
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, November 2016
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 60,863 100.0 75,571 1,241.66
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 50,240 82.5 64,638 1,286.58
Retirement benefits 44,209 72.6 57,888 1,309.42
Retired workers 41,174 67.7 55,782 1,354.78
Spouses of retired workers 2,376 3.9 1,675 705.05
Children of retired workers 659 1.1 431 654.13
Survivor benefits 6,031 9.9 6,750 1,119.15
Children of deceased workers 1,885 3.1 1,572 834.36
Widowed mothers and fathers 134 0.2 126 945.89
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,753 6.2 4,864 1,296.24
Disabled widow(er)s 260 0.4 186 715.62
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,148.60
Disability Insurance 10,623 17.5 10,933 1,029.20
Disabled workers 8,821 14.5 10,300 1,167.63
Spouses of disabled workers 135 0.2 44 323.02
Children of disabled workers 1,666 2.7 589 353.67
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, November 2016
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 8,290 100.0 4,698 539.02
Under 18 1,223 14.7 818 639.22
18–64 4,869 58.7 2,921 560.63
65 or older 2,198 26.5 960 435.58
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.