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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, March 2019

(released April 2019)

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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, March 2019 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 68,310 60,211 5,395 2,704
Aged 65 or older 48,440 46,174 995 1,270
Disabled, under age 65 a 13,576 7,743 4,399 1,433
Other b 6,294 6,294 . . . . . .
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, March 2019
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 63,325 100.0 85,303 1,347.06
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 53,191 84.0 74,182 1,394.63
Retirement benefits 47,236 74.6 67,080 1,420.10
Retired workers 44,132 69.7 64,750 1,467.17
Spouses of retired workers 2,397 3.8 1,836 765.86
Children of retired workers 706 1.1 494 699.59
Survivor benefits 5,955 9.4 7,102 1,192.59
Children of deceased workers 1,942 3.1 1,723 887.53
Widowed mothers and fathers 116 0.2 116 1,002.04
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,644 5.8 5,072 1,392.14
Disabled widow(er)s 253 0.4 189 747.02
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,239.38
Disability Insurance 10,134 16.0 11,121 1,097.39
Disabled workers 8,505 13.4 10,501 1,234.74
Spouses of disabled workers 117 0.2 41 351.09
Children of disabled workers 1,513 2.4 579 382.89
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, March 2019
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 8,098 100.0 4,842 567.49
Under 18 1,140 14.1 805 677.68
18–64 4,693 57.9 2,993 593.20
65 or older 2,266 28.0 1,043 459.16
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.