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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, August 2019

(released September 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, August 2019 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 68,684 60,612 5,381 2,692
Aged 65 or older 49,077 46,797 1,000 1,280
Disabled, under age 65 a 13,488 7,696 4,381 1,411
Other b 6,119 6,119 . . . . . .
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, August 2019
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 63,714 100.0 86,326 1,354.91
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 53,724 84.3 75,301 1,401.62
Retirement benefits 47,824 75.1 68,230 1,426.69
Retired workers 44,718 70.2 65,889 1,473.42
Spouses of retired workers 2,417 3.8 1,860 769.52
Children of retired workers 689 1.1 481 698.96
Survivor benefits 5,900 9.3 7,070 1,198.43
Children of deceased workers 1,883 3.0 1,667 885.53
Widowed mothers and fathers 119 0.2 121 1,018.00
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,648 5.7 5,094 1,396.60
Disabled widow(er)s 249 0.4 186 747.83
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,248.79
Disability Insurance 9,989 15.7 11,025 1,103.68
Disabled workers 8,443 13.3 10,438 1,236.33
Spouses of disabled workers 116 0.2 41 354.08
Children of disabled workers 1,431 2.2 547 381.79
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, August 2019
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 8,072 100.0 4,821 567.64
Under 18 1,127 14.0 801 678.89
18–64 4,665 57.8 2,971 593.92
65 or older 2,280 28.2 1,050 459.34
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.