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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, February 2014

(released March 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, February 2014 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 63,382 55,002 5,583 2,797
Aged 65 or older 41,960 39,844 931 1,185
Disabled, under age 65 a 14,261 7,997 4,652 1,612
Other b 7,161 7,161 . . . . . .
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 2014
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 58,201 100.0 68,954 1,184.76
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 47,228 81.1 58,028 1,228.67
Retirement benefits 41,065 70.6 51,354 1,250.56
Retired workers 38,145 65.5 49,465 1,296.76
Spouses of retired workers 2,285 3.9 1,487 650.53
Children of retired workers 634 1.1 402 633.94
Survivor benefits 6,164 10.6 6,674 1,082.83
Children of deceased workers 1,913 3.3 1,561 815.67
Widowed mothers and fathers 140 0.2 127 906.98
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,853 6.6 4,802 1,246.33
Disabled widow(er)s 257 0.4 184 716.04
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,095.54
Disability Insurance 10,973 18.9 10,926 995.74
Disabled workers 8,929 15.3 10,232 1,145.91
Spouses of disabled workers 153 0.3 47 308.04
Children of disabled workers 1,890 3.2 647 342.21
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 2014
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 8,380 100.0 4,702 535.10
Under 18 1,320 15.8 874 640.61
18–64 4,944 59.0 2,918 552.35
65 or older 2,116 25.2 910 429.05
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.