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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, January 2017

(released February 2017)

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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, January 2017 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 66,151 57,865 5,545 2,741
Aged 65 or older 45,519 43,317 980 1,222
Disabled, under age 65 a 14,041 7,957 4,565 1,519
Other b 6,591 6,591 . . . . . .
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, January 2017
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 61,017 100.0 76,190 1,248.67
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 50,422 82.6 65,251 1,294.12
Retirement benefits 44,416 72.8 58,508 1,317.27
Retired workers 41,386 67.8 56,394 1,362.64
Spouses of retired workers 2,364 3.9 1,676 708.86
Children of retired workers 667 1.1 439 658.21
Survivor benefits 6,005 9.8 6,743 1,122.89
Children of deceased workers 1,905 3.1 1,598 838.92
Widowed mothers and fathers 124 0.2 116 936.13
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,716 6.1 4,842 1,302.94
Disabled widow(er)s 259 0.4 186 717.35
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,157.21
Disability Insurance 10,596 17.4 10,939 1,032.39
Disabled workers 8,796 14.4 10,302 1,171.25
Spouses of disabled workers 133 0.2 43 324.10
Children of disabled workers 1,667 2.7 594 356.12
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, January 2017
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 8,286 100.0 4,723 542.46
Under 18 1,221 14.7 825 647.58
18–64 4,863 58.7 2,931 563.34
65 or older 2,202 26.6 967 438.26
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.