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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, October 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, October 2017 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 66,860 58,600 5,511 2,749
Aged 65 or older 46,503 44,269 987 1,247
Disabled, under age 65 a 13,929 7,903 4,525 1,502
Other b 6,428 6,428 . . . . . .
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, October 2017
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 61,759 100.0 77,873 1,260.91
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 51,316 83.1 67,025 1,306.12
Retirement benefits 45,331 73.4 60,269 1,329.54
Retired workers 42,287 68.5 58,126 1,374.55
Spouses of retired workers 2,375 3.8 1,701 716.39
Children of retired workers 668 1.1 441 660.47
Survivor benefits 5,985 9.7 6,756 1,128.76
Children of deceased workers 1,888 3.1 1,585 839.70
Widowed mothers and fathers 128 0.2 122 955.96
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,709 6.0 4,862 1,310.70
Disabled widow(er)s 259 0.4 185 715.23
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,165.64
Disability Insurance 10,444 16.9 10,848 1,038.74
Disabled workers 8,726 14.1 10,237 1,173.16
Spouses of disabled workers 128 0.2 42 328.87
Children of disabled workers 1,590 2.6 569 358.06
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, October 2017
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 8,260 100.0 4,760 542.95
Under 18 1,196 14.5 813 644.19
18–64 4,830 58.5 2,965 566.10
65 or older 2,234 27.0 983 439.03
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.