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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, July 2014

(released August 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, July 2014 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 63,739 55,350 5,579 2,811
Aged 65 or older 42,451 40,322 935 1,194
Disabled, under age 65 a 14,279 8,019 4,644 1,616
Other b 7,009 7,009 . . . . . .
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, July 2014
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 58,565 100.0 69,709 1,190.28
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 47,652 81.4 58,791 1,233.76
Retirement benefits 41,543 70.9 52,145 1,255.21
Retired workers 38,628 66.0 50,247 1,300.82
Spouses of retired workers 2,296 3.9 1,506 655.76
Children of retired workers 619 1.1 392 633.19
Survivor benefits 6,108 10.4 6,645 1,087.90
Children of deceased workers 1,851 3.2 1,508 814.59
Widowed mothers and fathers 145 0.2 133 920.82
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,853 6.6 4,819 1,250.55
Disabled widow(er)s 258 0.4 184 713.72
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,100.17
Disability Insurance 10,914 18.6 10,919 1,000.45
Disabled workers 8,952 15.3 10,254 1,145.52
Spouses of disabled workers 152 0.3 47 308.89
Children of disabled workers 1,810 3.1 617 341.13
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, July 2014
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 8,389 100.0 4,704 534.49
Under 18 1,311 15.6 866 637.43
18–64 4,949 59.0 2,919 552.21
65 or older 2,129 25.4 919 430.22
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.