You are here: Social Security Administration > Research, Statistics & Policy Analysis > Statistics Archive > Monthly Statistical Snapshot, September 2019
Monthly Statistical Snapshot, September 2019
(released October 2019)
Download snapshot (0.8 MB)
Download all tables (0.2 MB)
Table of Contents
Type of beneficiary | Total | Social Security only | SSI only | Both Social Security and SSI |
---|---|---|---|---|
All beneficiaries | 68,785 | 60,684 | 5,401 | 2,699 |
Aged 65 or older | 49,193 | 46,906 | 1,003 | 1,285 |
Disabled, under age 65 a | 13,497 | 7,684 | 4,399 | 1,415 |
Other b | 6,095 | 6,095 | . . . | . . . |
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.
Type of beneficiary | Beneficiaries | Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) | Average monthly benefit (dollars) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Number (thousands) | Percent | |||
Total | 63,793 | 100.0 | 86,507 | 1,356.05 |
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance | 53,813 | 84.4 | 75,491 | 1,402.83 |
Retirement benefits | 47,915 | 75.1 | 68,421 | 1,427.97 |
Retired workers | 44,801 | 70.2 | 66,071 | 1,474.77 |
Spouses of retired workers | 2,422 | 3.8 | 1,866 | 770.40 |
Children of retired workers | 691 | 1.1 | 484 | 699.44 |
Survivor benefits | 5,898 | 9.2 | 7,070 | 1,198.62 |
Children of deceased workers | 1,893 | 3.0 | 1,677 | 885.76 |
Widowed mothers and fathers | 116 | 0.2 | 118 | 1,019.81 |
Nondisabled widow(er)s | 3,640 | 5.7 | 5,088 | 1,397.76 |
Disabled widow(er)s | 249 | 0.4 | 186 | 747.84 |
Parents of deceased workers | 1 | (L) | 1 | 1,248.49 |
Disability Insurance | 9,980 | 15.6 | 11,016 | 1,103.77 |
Disabled workers | 8,433 | 13.2 | 10,427 | 1,236.50 |
Spouses of disabled workers | 115 | 0.2 | 41 | 355.51 |
Children of disabled workers | 1,433 | 2.2 | 548 | 382.38 |
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.
Age | Recipients | Total payments a (millions of dollars) | Average monthly payment b (dollars) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Number (thousands) | Percent | |||
All recipients | 8,101 | 100.0 | 4,873 | 566.71 |
Under 18 | 1,138 | 14.0 | 811 | 673.63 |
18–64 | 4,676 | 57.7 | 3,008 | 593.49 |
65 or older | 2,287 | 28.2 | 1,055 | 459.13 |
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.