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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, August 2014

(released September 2014)

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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 2014 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 63,808 55,421 5,572 2,814
Aged 65 or older 42,557 40,423 937 1,198
Disabled, under age 65 a 14,272 8,020 4,636 1,617
Other b 6,978 6,978 . . . . . .
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 on the basis of 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 2014
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 58,640 100.0 69,850 1,191.17
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 47,727 81.4 58,931 1,234.75
Retirement benefits 41,620 71.0 52,285 1,256.25
Retired workers 38,701 66.0 50,382 1,301.84
Spouses of retired workers 2,299 3.9 1,510 656.83
Children of retired workers 621 1.1 394 633.71
Survivor benefits 6,107 10.4 6,646 1,088.23
Children of deceased workers 1,856 3.2 1,512 814.65
Widowed mothers and fathers 142 0.2 131 921.87
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,849 6.6 4,817 1,251.45
Disabled widow(er)s 258 0.4 184 713.33
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,103.17
Disability Insurance 10,913 18.6 10,919 1,000.55
Disabled workers 8,953 15.3 10,254 1,145.37
Spouses of disabled workers 151 0.3 47 309.60
Children of disabled workers 1,809 3.1 618 341.58
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 2014
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 8,387 100.0 4,724 536.14
Under 18 1,303 15.5 873 645.00
18–64 4,949 59.0 2,930 553.12
65 or older 2,135 25.5 921 430.60
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.