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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, September 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, September 2020 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 69,716 61,664 5,373 2,679
Aged 65 or older 50,504 48,201 1,007 1,297
Disabled, under age 65 a 13,281 7,532 4,367 1,382
Other b 5,931 5,931 . . . . . .
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, September 2020
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 64,750 100.0 90,531 1,398.15
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 55,018 85.0 79,569 1,446.22
Retirement benefits 49,153 75.9 72,378 1,472.50
Retired workers 46,094 71.2 70,020 1,519.07
Spouses of retired workers 2,361 3.6 1,857 786.46
Children of retired workers 698 1.1 501 717.52
Survivor benefits 5,865 9.1 7,191 1,225.96
Children of deceased workers 1,910 3.0 1,727 903.79
Widowed mothers and fathers 113 0.2 118 1,043.58
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,601 5.6 5,162 1,433.69
Disabled widow(er)s 240 0.4 183 760.30
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,277.64
Disability Insurance 9,732 15.0 10,962 1,126.41
Disabled workers 8,248 12.7 10,386 1,259.12
Spouses of disabled workers 107 0.2 38 357.57
Children of disabled workers 1,377 2.1 538 390.96
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, September 2020
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 8,052 100.0 4,886 576.38
Under 18 1,130 14.0 803 676.97
18–64 4,619 57.4 3,001 605.88
65 or older 2,303 28.6 1,083 468.11
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.