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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, February 2018

(released March 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, February 2018 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 67,189 58,973 5,484 2,731
Aged 65 or older 46,934 44,695 986 1,254
Disabled, under age 65 a 13,835 7,859 4,498 1,478
Other b 6,419 6,419 . . . . . .
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, February 2018
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 62,115 100.0 80,219 1,291.46
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 51,739 83.3 69,222 1,337.91
Retirement benefits 45,764 73.7 62,336 1,362.10
Retired workers 42,710 68.8 60,133 1,407.96
Spouses of retired workers 2,370 3.8 1,739 733.75
Children of retired workers 684 1.1 463 676.58
Survivor benefits 5,975 9.6 6,887 1,152.61
Children of deceased workers 1,922 3.1 1,653 859.90
Widowed mothers and fathers 120 0.2 116 965.34
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,674 5.9 4,929 1,341.52
Disabled widow(er)s 258 0.4 188 728.99
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,188.49
Disability Insurance 10,376 16.7 10,997 1,059.83
Disabled workers 8,663 13.9 10,371 1,197.14
Spouses of disabled workers 124 0.2 42 335.46
Children of disabled workers 1,589 2.6 584 367.73
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, February 2018
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 8,216 100.0 4,761 550.89
Under 18 1,185 14.4 806 651.84
18–64 4,791 58.3 2,954 575.04
65 or older 2,240 27.3 1,001 445.96
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.