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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, 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, July 2019 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 68,573 60,474 5,402 2,698
Aged 65 or older 48,924 46,646 1,000 1,278
Disabled, under age 65 a 13,526 7,704 4,402 1,420
Other b 6,123 6,123 . . . . . .
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, July 2019
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 63,581 100.0 86,069 1,353.68
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 53,574 84.3 75,026 1,400.43
Retirement benefits 47,681 75.0 67,967 1,425.46
Retired workers 44,583 70.1 65,634 1,472.16
Spouses of retired workers 2,412 3.8 1,854 768.74
Children of retired workers 686 1.1 479 698.57
Survivor benefits 5,893 9.3 7,059 1,197.90
Children of deceased workers 1,878 3.0 1,663 885.22
Widowed mothers and fathers 118 0.2 120 1,016.61
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,646 5.7 5,088 1,395.68
Disabled widow(er)s 250 0.4 187 747.66
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,250.38
Disability Insurance 10,007 15.7 11,042 1,103.43
Disabled workers 8,458 13.3 10,454 1,236.12
Spouses of disabled workers 116 0.2 41 353.87
Children of disabled workers 1,434 2.3 547 381.38
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, July 2019
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 8,100 100.0 4,874 565.12
Under 18 1,139 14.1 806 666.45
18–64 4,683 57.8 3,017 592.21
65 or older 2,278 28.1 1,051 459.10
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.