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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, August 2018

(released September 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, August 2018 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 67,609 59,454 5,427 2,728
Aged 65 or older 47,618 45,364 989 1,265
Disabled, under age 65 a 13,711 7,810 4,438 1,463
Other b 6,280 6,280 . . . . . .
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, August 2018
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 62,594 100.0 81,403 1,300.49
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 52,369 83.7 70,505 1,346.30
Retirement benefits 46,432 74.2 63,629 1,370.37
Retired workers 43,371 69.3 61,411 1,415.94
Spouses of retired workers 2,384 3.8 1,761 738.54
Children of retired workers 677 1.1 457 675.87
Survivor benefits 5,937 9.5 6,876 1,158.10
Children of deceased workers 1,877 3.0 1,612 858.61
Widowed mothers and fathers 124 0.2 122 982.28
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,678 5.9 4,954 1,346.91
Disabled widow(er)s 257 0.4 187 727.44
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,191.77
Disability Insurance 10,225 16.3 10,898 1,065.84
Disabled workers 8,597 13.7 10,303 1,198.49
Spouses of disabled workers 121 0.2 41 339.29
Children of disabled workers 1,507 2.4 554 367.74
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, August 2018
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 8,155 100.0 4,753 551.35
Under 18 1,154 14.1 793 655.59
18–64 4,748 58.2 2,952 576.02
65 or older 2,254 27.6 1,009 446.54
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.