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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, October 2019

(released November 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, October 2019 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 68,900 60,817 5,388 2,695
Aged 65 or older 49,330 47,041 1,003 1,287
Disabled, under age 65 a 13,466 7,673 4,385 1,408
Other b 6,104 6,104 . . . . . .
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, October 2019
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 63,921 100.0 86,806 1,358.03
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 53,953 84.4 75,796 1,404.84
Retirement benefits 48,042 75.2 68,708 1,430.16
Retired workers 44,920 70.3 66,347 1,477.01
Spouses of retired workers 2,427 3.8 1,874 772.08
Children of retired workers 696 1.1 488 700.76
Survivor benefits 5,911 9.2 7,087 1,199.01
Children of deceased workers 1,902 3.0 1,686 886.49
Widowed mothers and fathers 118 0.2 120 1,020.53
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,642 5.7 5,094 1,398.70
Disabled widow(er)s 248 0.4 185 748.08
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,245.05
Disability Insurance 9,967 15.6 11,011 1,104.67
Disabled workers 8,418 13.2 10,419 1,237.74
Spouses of disabled workers 114 0.2 41 355.55
Children of disabled workers 1,435 2.2 550 383.68
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, October 2019
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 8,082 100.0 4,809 566.99
Under 18 1,131 14.0 788 667.56
18–64 4,661 57.7 2,967 595.35
65 or older 2,290 28.3 1,053 460.01
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.