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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, May 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, May 2020 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 69,655 61,607 5,368 2,679
Aged 65 or older 50,119 47,820 1,009 1,290
Disabled, under age 65 a 13,359 7,609 4,360 1,389
Other b 6,177 6,177 . . . . . .
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, May 2020
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 64,697 100.0 89,936 1,390.12
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 54,802 84.7 78,837 1,438.58
Retirement benefits 48,862 75.5 71,587 1,465.10
Retired workers 45,733 70.7 69,177 1,512.63
Spouses of retired workers 2,404 3.7 1,891 786.43
Children of retired workers 725 1.1 520 716.77
Survivor benefits 5,940 9.2 7,249 1,220.48
Children of deceased workers 1,966 3.0 1,780 905.60
Widowed mothers and fathers 114 0.2 118 1,027.40
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,614 5.6 5,165 1,428.93
Disabled widow(er)s 244 0.4 185 759.85
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,279.08
Disability Insurance 9,895 15.3 11,099 1,121.69
Disabled workers 8,331 12.9 10,489 1,258.98
Spouses of disabled workers 111 0.2 40 359.08
Children of disabled workers 1,452 2.2 570 392.69
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, May 2020
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 8,048 100.0 4,869 577.07
Under 18 1,124 14.0 802 686.41
18–64 4,625 57.5 2,991 605.08
65 or older 2,299 28.6 1,076 467.15
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.