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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, June 2019

(released July 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, June 2019 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 68,557 60,466 5,396 2,696
Aged 65 or older 48,783 46,512 997 1,274
Disabled, under age 65 a 13,542 7,722 4,398 1,421
Other b 6,232 6,232 . . . . . .
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, June 2019
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 63,572 100.0 85,918 1,351.51
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 53,509 84.2 74,839 1,398.62
Retirement benefits 47,578 74.8 67,747 1,423.90
Retired workers 44,470 70.0 65,407 1,470.83
Spouses of retired workers 2,408 3.8 1,849 767.90
Children of retired workers 701 1.1 490 699.53
Survivor benefits 5,931 9.3 7,092 1,195.82
Children of deceased workers 1,913 3.0 1,697 887.03
Widowed mothers and fathers 119 0.2 120 1,010.63
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,647 5.7 5,086 1,394.62
Disabled widow(er)s 251 0.4 187 747.63
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,245.86
Disability Insurance 10,063 15.8 11,079 1,100.98
Disabled workers 8,475 13.3 10,475 1,235.90
Spouses of disabled workers 117 0.2 41 352.42
Children of disabled workers 1,470 2.3 563 382.82
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, June 2019
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 8,091 100.0 4,833 566.88
Under 18 1,141 14.1 807 675.83
18–64 4,679 57.8 2,980 592.74
65 or older 2,272 28.1 1,046 459.21
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.