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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, February 2020

(released March 2020)

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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, February 2020 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 69,333 61,274 5,384 2,676
Aged 65 or older 49,836 47,537 1,009 1,289
Disabled, under age 65 a 13,386 7,625 4,374 1,386
Other b 6,111 6,111 . . . . . .
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, February 2020
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 64,358 100.0 89,166 1,385.47
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 54,455 84.6 78,053 1,433.34
Retirement benefits 48,546 75.4 70,849 1,459.41
Retired workers 45,410 70.6 68,434 1,507.01
Spouses of retired workers 2,423 3.8 1,906 786.58
Children of retired workers 713 1.1 509 714.34
Survivor benefits 5,909 9.2 7,204 1,219.22
Children of deceased workers 1,940 3.0 1,753 903.73
Widowed mothers and fathers 110 0.2 113 1,022.38
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,613 5.6 5,151 1,425.72
Disabled widow(er)s 245 0.4 186 760.10
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,275.05
Disability Insurance 9,902 15.4 11,113 1,122.20
Disabled workers 8,352 13.0 10,508 1,258.15
Spouses of disabled workers 112 0.2 40 361.32
Children of disabled workers 1,439 2.2 564 392.12
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, February 2020
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 8,059 100.0 4,869 575.14
Under 18 1,130 14.0 806 681.64
18–64 4,631 57.5 2,988 603.38
65 or older 2,298 28.5 1,074 466.04
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.