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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, April 2017

(released May 2017)

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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, April 2017 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 66,483 58,222 5,519 2,742
Aged 65 or older 45,821 43,615 979 1,227
Disabled, under age 65 a 13,995 7,940 4,540 1,515
Other b 6,666 6,666 . . . . . .
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, April 2017
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 61,377 100.0 76,835 1,251.85
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 50,800 82.8 65,915 1,297.53
Retirement benefits 44,757 72.9 59,124 1,321.01
Retired workers 41,707 68.0 56,990 1,366.46
Spouses of retired workers 2,367 3.9 1,683 711.07
Children of retired workers 683 1.1 451 659.84
Survivor benefits 6,044 9.8 6,791 1,123.65
Children of deceased workers 1,934 3.2 1,626 840.74
Widowed mothers and fathers 128 0.2 120 939.84
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,721 6.1 4,858 1,305.38
Disabled widow(er)s 259 0.4 186 716.18
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,156.59
Disability Insurance 10,576 17.2 10,920 1,032.46
Disabled workers 8,773 14.3 10,279 1,171.64
Spouses of disabled workers 132 0.2 43 324.44
Children of disabled workers 1,671 2.7 598 357.70
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, April 2017
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 8,261 100.0 4,717 542.75
Under 18 1,211 14.7 819 648.29
18–64 4,844 58.6 2,927 563.90
65 or older 2,206 26.7 970 438.63
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.