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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, August 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, August 2016 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 65,764 57,445 5,560 2,759
Aged 65 or older 45,011 42,823 972 1,216
Disabled, under age 65 a 14,121 7,989 4,589 1,543
Other b 6,632 6,632 . . . . . .
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, August 2016
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 60,617 100.0 75,051 1,238.12
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 49,965 82.4 64,097 1,282.84
Retirement benefits 43,947 72.5 57,364 1,305.30
Retired workers 40,926 67.5 55,276 1,350.64
Spouses of retired workers 2,372 3.9 1,665 701.67
Children of retired workers 648 1.1 423 652.21
Survivor benefits 6,018 9.9 6,733 1,118.86
Children of deceased workers 1,858 3.1 1,548 832.97
Widowed mothers and fathers 135 0.2 127 943.83
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,764 6.2 4,871 1,294.04
Disabled widow(er)s 260 0.4 186 716.58
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,142.53
Disability Insurance 10,652 17.6 10,953 1,028.32
Disabled workers 8,851 14.6 10,324 1,166.46
Spouses of disabled workers 137 0.2 44 322.25
Children of disabled workers 1,664 2.7 585 351.70
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, August 2016
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 8,319 100.0 4,783 540.16
Under 18 1,238 14.9 849 645.09
18–64 4,893 58.8 2,977 560.58
65 or older 2,188 26.3 957 435.44
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.