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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, July 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, July 2015 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 64,649 56,326 5,561 2,762
Aged 65 or older 43,601 41,458 950 1,193
Disabled, under age 65 a 14,231 8,051 4,611 1,568
Other b 6,817 6,817 . . . . . .
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, July 2015
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 59,497 100.0 72,791 1,223.45
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 48,676 81.8 61,730 1,268.20
Retirement benefits 42,626 71.6 55,001 1,290.33
Retired workers 39,683 66.7 53,016 1,335.97
Spouses of retired workers 2,313 3.9 1,578 682.04
Children of retired workers 629 1.1 408 648.38
Survivor benefits 6,050 10.2 6,729 1,112.29
Children of deceased workers 1,850 3.1 1,537 830.73
Widowed mothers and fathers 138 0.2 130 939.97
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,801 6.4 4,874 1,282.25
Disabled widow(er)s 259 0.4 187 720.89
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,129.03
Disability Insurance 10,821 18.2 11,061 1,022.16
Disabled workers 8,931 15.0 10,406 1,165.18
Spouses of disabled workers 144 0.2 46 317.87
Children of disabled workers 1,746 2.9 609 348.72
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 2015
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 8,323 100.0 4,701 540.48
Under 18 1,274 15.3 857 648.33
18–64 4,906 58.9 2,914 559.45
65 or older 2,143 25.7 929 433.34
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.