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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, July 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, July 2020 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 69,613 61,585 5,355 2,674
Aged 65 or older 50,320 48,025 1,003 1,292
Disabled, under age 65 a 13,312 7,579 4,352 1,381
Other b 5,981 5,981 . . . . . .
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 2020
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 64,668 100.0 90,205 1,394.89
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 54,880 84.9 79,185 1,442.86
Retirement benefits 49,015 75.8 71,999 1,468.91
Retired workers 45,935 71.0 69,625 1,515.75
Spouses of retired workers 2,384 3.7 1,875 786.47
Children of retired workers 697 1.1 499 715.84
Survivor benefits 5,865 9.1 7,186 1,225.16
Children of deceased workers 1,896 2.9 1,712 903.19
Widowed mothers and fathers 115 0.2 119 1,039.74
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,611 5.6 5,169 1,431.23
Disabled widow(er)s 242 0.4 184 760.14
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,279.07
Disability Insurance 9,788 15.1 11,020 1,125.92
Disabled workers 8,294 12.8 10,441 1,258.91
Spouses of disabled workers 109 0.2 39 358.49
Children of disabled workers 1,385 2.1 540 389.93
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 2020
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 8,028 100.0 4,808 577.35
Under 18 1,121 14.0 788 682.24
18–64 4,612 57.5 2,946 606.45
65 or older 2,295 28.6 1,074 467.80
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.