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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, December 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, December 2018 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 67,911 59,783 5,413 2,715
Aged 65 or older 48,071 45,804 995 1,272
Disabled, under age 65 a 13,630 7,767 4,419 1,444
Other b 6,211 6,211 . . . . . .
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, December 2018
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 62,906 100.0 84,420 1,342.00
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 52,744 83.8 73,272 1,389.20
Retirement benefits 46,803 74.4 66,197 1,414.37
Retired workers 43,721 69.5 63,891 1,461.31
Spouses of retired workers 2,392 3.8 1,825 763.04
Children of retired workers 690 1.1 481 697.31
Survivor benefits 5,940 9.4 7,075 1,190.93
Children of deceased workers 1,911 3.0 1,691 884.80
Widowed mothers and fathers 121 0.2 122 1,007.17
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,653 5.8 5,071 1,388.00
Disabled widow(er)s 255 0.4 190 747.41
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,232.28
Disability Insurance 10,162 16.2 11,148 1,096.99
Disabled workers 8,537 13.6 10,532 1,233.70
Spouses of disabled workers 119 0.2 42 350.37
Children of disabled workers 1,507 2.4 574 381.11
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, December 2018
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 8,129 100.0 4,772 550.86
Under 18 1,148 14.1 797 655.49
18–64 4,714 58.0 2,960 575.75
65 or older 2,266 27.9 1,016 446.28
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.