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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, February 2015

(released March 2015)

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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 2015 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 64,384 56,045 5,575 2,765
Aged 65 or older 43,155 41,026 944 1,185
Disabled, under age 65 a 14,257 8,046 4,631 1,580
Other b 6,972 6,972 . . . . . .
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, February 2015
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 59,215 100.0 72,097 1,217.54
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 48,299 81.6 60,994 1,262.85
Retirement benefits 42,192 71.3 54,230 1,285.30
Retired workers 39,251 66.3 52,260 1,331.44
Spouses of retired workers 2,297 3.9 1,551 675.29
Children of retired workers 644 1.1 418 649.03
Survivor benefits 6,106 10.3 6,764 1,107.72
Children of deceased workers 1,907 3.2 1,588 832.58
Widowed mothers and fathers 135 0.2 125 926.68
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,805 6.4 4,863 1,278.08
Disabled widow(er)s 258 0.4 186 723.54
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,126.86
Disability Insurance 10,916 18.4 11,103 1,017.08
Disabled workers 8,941 15.1 10,417 1,165.11
Spouses of disabled workers 146 0.2 46 315.22
Children of disabled workers 1,830 3.1 640 349.84
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 2015
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 8,340 100.0 4,713 539.61
Under 18 1,295 15.5 869 647.56
18–64 4,916 58.9 2,923 557.97
65 or older 2,129 25.5 920 431.37
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.