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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, April 2020

(released May 2020)

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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, April 2020 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 69,588 61,534 5,373 2,680
Aged 65 or older 50,046 47,748 1,008 1,290
Disabled, under age 65 a 13,370 7,614 4,365 1,390
Other b 6,172 6,172 . . . . . .
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, April 2020
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 64,625 100.0 89,735 1,388.56
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 54,723 84.7 78,627 1,436.84
Retirement benefits 48,787 75.5 71,385 1,463.19
Retired workers 45,649 70.6 68,967 1,510.83
Spouses of retired workers 2,415 3.7 1,900 786.63
Children of retired workers 723 1.1 518 715.99
Survivor benefits 5,936 9.2 7,243 1,220.21
Children of deceased workers 1,959 3.0 1,773 905.14
Widowed mothers and fathers 113 0.2 116 1,025.36
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,618 5.6 5,167 1,427.94
Disabled widow(er)s 244 0.4 186 759.97
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,277.58
Disability Insurance 9,902 15.3 11,108 1,121.75
Disabled workers 8,340 12.9 10,498 1,258.78
Spouses of disabled workers 112 0.2 40 359.73
Children of disabled workers 1,450 2.2 569 392.44
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, April 2020
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 8,053 100.0 4,898 576.47
Under 18 1,127 14.0 807 685.57
18–64 4,628 57.5 3,016 604.48
65 or older 2,298 28.5 1,075 466.70
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.