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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, May 2016

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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, May 2016 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 65,697 57,363 5,574 2,759
Aged 65 or older 44,664 42,489 967 1,208
Disabled, under age 65 a 14,177 8,018 4,607 1,552
Other b 6,856 6,856 . . . . . .
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, May 2016
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 60,535 100.0 74,651 1,233.18
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 49,755 82.2 63,626 1,278.77
Retirement benefits 43,658 72.1 56,831 1,301.74
Retired workers 40,621 67.1 54,740 1,347.59
Spouses of retired workers 2,364 3.9 1,652 698.59
Children of retired workers 673 1.1 440 653.60
Survivor benefits 6,097 10.1 6,794 1,114.27
Children of deceased workers 1,935 3.2 1,616 835.21
Widowed mothers and fathers 134 0.2 125 931.39
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,768 6.2 4,866 1,291.48
Disabled widow(er)s 260 0.4 186 717.18
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,140.61
Disability Insurance 10,780 17.8 11,025 1,022.75
Disabled workers 8,884 14.7 10,360 1,166.18
Spouses of disabled workers 139 0.2 45 320.47
Children of disabled workers 1,757 2.9 621 353.24
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, May 2016
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 8,334 100.0 4,787 540.58
Under 18 1,256 15.1 859 645.72
18–64 4,903 58.8 2,978 560.53
65 or older 2,175 26.1 950 435.18
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.