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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, June 2018

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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, June 2018 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 67,494 59,326 5,442 2,726
Aged 65 or older 47,336 45,091 987 1,258
Disabled, under age 65 a 13,757 7,833 4,455 1,468
Other b 6,401 6,401 . . . . . .
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, June 2018
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 62,465 100.0 81,026 1,297.15
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 52,169 83.5 70,079 1,343.31
Retirement benefits 46,196 74.0 63,177 1,367.58
Retired workers 43,130 69.0 60,959 1,413.37
Spouses of retired workers 2,377 3.8 1,752 737.08
Children of retired workers 689 1.1 466 676.76
Survivor benefits 5,973 9.6 6,902 1,155.55
Children of deceased workers 1,911 3.1 1,644 860.39
Widowed mothers and fathers 125 0.2 121 974.58
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,679 5.9 4,948 1,344.94
Disabled widow(er)s 257 0.4 187 727.84
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,193.66
Disability Insurance 10,296 16.5 10,947 1,063.25
Disabled workers 8,623 13.8 10,334 1,198.44
Spouses of disabled workers 123 0.2 42 337.23
Children of disabled workers 1,550 2.5 572 368.78
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, June 2018
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 8,168 100.0 4,761 552.87
Under 18 1,164 14.2 806 661.91
18–64 4,760 58.3 2,949 576.51
65 or older 2,245 27.5 1,006 446.67
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.