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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, August 2021

(released September 2021)

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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 2021 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 69,861 62,069 5,205 2,588
Aged 65 or older 51,352 49,069 995 1,289
Disabled, under age 65 a 12,776 7,268 4,210 1,299
Other b 5,732 5,732 . . . . . .
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 2021
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 65,061 100.0 93,528 1,437.55
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 55,674 85.6 82,711 1,485.63
Retirement benefits 49,841 76.6 75,423 1,513.26
Retired workers 46,941 72.1 73,159 1,558.54
Spouses of retired workers 2,219 3.4 1,762 794.41
Children of retired workers 682 1.0 501 734.77
Survivor benefits 5,833 9.0 7,289 1,249.53
Children of deceased workers 1,928 3.0 1,775 920.48
Widowed mothers and fathers 110 0.2 117 1,063.25
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,565 5.5 5,219 1,464.01
Disabled widow(er)s 229 0.4 177 771.42
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,313.23
Disability Insurance 9,386 14.4 10,816 1,152.37
Disabled workers 8,021 12.3 10,274 1,280.84
Spouses of disabled workers 100 0.2 36 359.30
Children of disabled workers 1,265 1.9 507 400.54
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 2021
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 7,792 100.0 4,789 585.96
Under 18 1,065 13.7 775 692.89
18–64 4,443 57.0 2,919 616.87
65 or older 2,284 29.3 1,094 476.00
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.