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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, January 2019

(released February 2019)

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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, January 2019 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 68,050 59,925 5,415 2,710
Aged 65 or older 48,210 45,942 998 1,270
Disabled, under age 65 a 13,612 7,755 4,417 1,439
Other b 6,228 6,228 . . . . . .
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, January 2019
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 63,044 100.0 84,755 1,344.38
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 52,898 83.9 73,624 1,391.80
Retirement benefits 46,973 74.5 66,563 1,417.03
Retired workers 43,888 69.6 64,250 1,463.97
Spouses of retired workers 2,390 3.8 1,826 764.09
Children of retired workers 696 1.1 486 698.53
Survivor benefits 5,925 9.4 7,061 1,191.82
Children of deceased workers 1,922 3.0 1,703 886.24
Widowed mothers and fathers 113 0.2 113 999.08
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,635 5.8 5,054 1,390.44
Disabled widow(er)s 254 0.4 190 747.28
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,239.35
Disability Insurance 10,145 16.1 11,131 1,097.14
Disabled workers 8,521 13.5 10,514 1,233.98
Spouses of disabled workers 117 0.2 41 350.55
Children of disabled workers 1,508 2.4 576 381.92
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, January 2019
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 8,125 100.0 4,831 565.00
Under 18 1,147 14.1 800 667.02
18–64 4,710 58.0 2,989 591.47
65 or older 2,268 27.9 1,043 458.54
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.