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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, October 2018

(released November 2018)

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Errata

Most of the data in the original versions of Table 1 and Table 2 were incorrect. The correct data now appear in those tables.

[Posted: December 10, 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, October 2018 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 67,804 59,644 5,428 2,732
Aged 65 or older 47,847 45,584 994 1,270
Disabled, under age 65 a 13,687 7,790 4,434 1,462
Other b 6,270 6,270 . . . . . .
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, October 2018
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 62,786 100.0 81,841 1,303.49
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 52,585 83.8 70,956 1,349.35
Retirement benefits 46,637 74.3 64,064 1,373.69
Retired workers 43,563 69.4 61,830 1,419.34
Spouses of retired workers 2,390 3.8 1,771 740.90
Children of retired workers 684 1.1 463 677.34
Survivor benefits 5,948 9.5 6,891 1,158.53
Children of deceased workers 1,896 3.0 1,630 859.61
Widowed mothers and fathers 123 0.2 121 984.63
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,672 5.8 4,953 1,348.77
Disabled widow(er)s 256 0.4 186 726.95
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,200.52
Disability Insurance 10,201 16.2 10,886 1,067.10
Disabled workers 8,574 13.7 10,287 1,199.88
Spouses of disabled workers 120 0.2 41 340.85
Children of disabled workers 1,508 2.4 557 369.62
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, October 2018
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 8,160 100.0 4,784 551.37
Under 18 1,155 14.2 796 649.60
18–64 4,742 58.1 2,974 577.26
65 or older 2,263 27.7 1,015 447.36
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.