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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, January 2018

(released February 2018)

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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 2018 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 67,071 58,841 5,497 2,732
Aged 65 or older 46,822 44,580 990 1,252
Disabled, under age 65 a 13,857 7,869 4,507 1,480
Other b 6,392 6,392 . . . . . .
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 2018
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 61,984 100.0 79,988 1,290.46
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 51,593 83.2 68,975 1,336.90
Retirement benefits 45,630 73.6 62,104 1,361.04
Retired workers 42,581 68.7 59,907 1,406.91
Spouses of retired workers 2,369 3.8 1,737 733.23
Children of retired workers 680 1.1 460 675.98
Survivor benefits 5,964 9.6 6,871 1,152.22
Children of deceased workers 1,915 3.1 1,645 859.37
Widowed mothers and fathers 118 0.2 114 964.12
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,671 5.9 4,922 1,340.73
Disabled widow(er)s 258 0.4 188 729.31
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,192.89
Disability Insurance 10,391 16.8 11,013 1,059.84
Disabled workers 8,677 14.0 10,388 1,197.07
Spouses of disabled workers 124 0.2 42 335.61
Children of disabled workers 1,589 2.6 584 367.22
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 2018
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 8,230 100.0 4,776 551.82
Under 18 1,187 14.4 811 656.62
18–64 4,801 58.3 2,962 575.42
65 or older 2,242 27.2 1,002 446.01
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.