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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, May 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, May 2018 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 67,499 59,312 5,457 2,730
Aged 65 or older 47,226 44,984 985 1,257
Disabled, under age 65 a 13,786 7,841 4,473 1,473
Other b 6,487 6,487 . . . . . .
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 2018
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 62,454 100.0 80,883 1,295.08
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 52,109 83.4 69,910 1,341.61
Retirement benefits 46,100 73.8 62,979 1,366.15
Retired workers 43,024 68.9 60,756 1,412.14
Spouses of retired workers 2,377 3.8 1,750 736.15
Children of retired workers 699 1.1 474 677.59
Survivor benefits 6,010 9.6 6,931 1,153.33
Children of deceased workers 1,949 3.1 1,679 861.34
Widowed mothers and fathers 123 0.2 120 969.02
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,678 5.9 4,944 1,344.01
Disabled widow(er)s 258 0.4 188 728.06
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,193.48
Disability Insurance 10,345 16.6 10,973 1,060.72
Disabled workers 8,634 13.8 10,345 1,198.16
Spouses of disabled workers 123 0.2 42 336.35
Children of disabled workers 1,587 2.5 587 369.56
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 2018
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 8,187 100.0 4,767 551.20
Under 18 1,174 14.3 803 652.76
18–64 4,772 58.3 2,961 575.67
65 or older 2,242 27.4 1,003 446.35
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.