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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, May 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, May 2017 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 66,581 58,312 5,525 2,744
Aged 65 or older 45,920 43,711 980 1,229
Disabled, under age 65 a 13,992 7,932 4,545 1,515
Other b 6,669 6,669 . . . . . .
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, May 2017
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 61,469 100.0 77,010 1,252.84
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 50,904 82.8 66,103 1,298.57
Retirement benefits 44,855 73.0 59,304 1,322.13
Retired workers 41,801 68.0 57,166 1,367.58
Spouses of retired workers 2,368 3.9 1,685 711.68
Children of retired workers 686 1.1 453 660.07
Survivor benefits 6,049 9.8 6,799 1,123.89
Children of deceased workers 1,940 3.2 1,631 840.97
Widowed mothers and fathers 129 0.2 121 940.79
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,720 6.1 4,859 1,306.17
Disabled widow(er)s 259 0.4 186 715.89
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,155.79
Disability Insurance 10,564 17.2 10,907 1,032.47
Disabled workers 8,762 14.3 10,266 1,171.65
Spouses of disabled workers 132 0.2 43 324.67
Children of disabled workers 1,670 2.7 598 358.02
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, May 2017
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 8,269 100.0 4,785 540.97
Under 18 1,210 14.6 824 639.76
18–64 4,850 58.7 2,987 563.09
65 or older 2,209 26.7 974 438.57
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.