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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, July 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, July 2018 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 67,510 59,322 5,457 2,731
Aged 65 or older 47,470 45,218 990 1,262
Disabled, under age 65 a 13,755 7,820 4,466 1,469
Other b 6,284 6,284 . . . . . .
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, July 2018
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 62,466 100.0 81,165 1,299.34
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 52,222 83.6 70,247 1,345.16
Retirement benefits 46,292 74.1 63,382 1,369.18
Retired workers 43,239 69.2 61,171 1,414.73
Spouses of retired workers 2,380 3.8 1,756 737.85
Children of retired workers 673 1.1 455 675.62
Survivor benefits 5,930 9.5 6,865 1,157.65
Children of deceased workers 1,872 3.0 1,607 858.39
Widowed mothers and fathers 123 0.2 121 981.01
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,676 5.9 4,949 1,346.02
Disabled widow(er)s 257 0.4 187 727.71
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,192.81
Disability Insurance 10,244 16.4 10,917 1,065.73
Disabled workers 8,612 13.8 10,321 1,198.54
Spouses of disabled workers 122 0.2 41 339.07
Children of disabled workers 1,511 2.4 555 367.27
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, July 2018
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 8,188 100.0 4,799 551.52
Under 18 1,169 14.3 812 655.98
18–64 4,766 58.2 2,977 575.68
65 or older 2,252 27.5 1,010 446.54
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.