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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, February 2018
(released March 2018)
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Type of beneficiary | Total | Social Security only | SSI only | Both Social Security and SSI |
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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.
Type of beneficiary | Beneficiaries | Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) | Average monthly benefit (dollars) | |
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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.
Age | Recipients | Total payments a (millions of dollars) | Average monthly payment b (dollars) | |
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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.