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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, May 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, May 2019 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 68,535 60,452 5,386 2,697
Aged 65 or older 48,666 46,398 995 1,273
Disabled, under age 65 a 13,546 7,731 4,391 1,425
Other b 6,323 6,323 . . . . . .
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 2019
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 63,560 100.0 85,758 1,349.25
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 53,447 84.1 74,653 1,396.77
Retirement benefits 47,474 74.7 67,525 1,422.37
Retired workers 44,355 69.8 65,181 1,469.52
Spouses of retired workers 2,405 3.8 1,845 767.10
Children of retired workers 713 1.1 499 700.24
Survivor benefits 5,973 9.4 7,127 1,193.31
Children of deceased workers 1,955 3.1 1,736 888.03
Widowed mothers and fathers 118 0.2 119 1,005.01
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,647 5.7 5,083 1,393.76
Disabled widow(er)s 251 0.4 188 747.38
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,240.89
Disability Insurance 10,113 15.9 11,105 1,098.09
Disabled workers 8,486 13.4 10,485 1,235.49
Spouses of disabled workers 117 0.2 41 351.68
Children of disabled workers 1,510 2.4 579 383.77
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 2019
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 8,083 100.0 4,822 566.57
Under 18 1,134 14.0 798 673.89
18–64 4,682 57.9 2,979 592.86
65 or older 2,268 28.1 1,044 459.09
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.