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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, August 2020

(released September 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, August 2020 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 69,704 61,662 5,367 2,675
Aged 65 or older 50,428 48,128 1,006 1,294
Disabled, under age 65 a 13,301 7,559 4,361 1,381
Other b 5,976 5,976 . . . . . .
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, August 2020
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 64,747 100.0 90,420 1,396.53
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 54,984 84.9 79,427 1,444.56
Retirement benefits 49,111 75.9 72,229 1,470.74
Retired workers 46,040 71.1 69,863 1,517.44
Spouses of retired workers 2,373 3.7 1,866 786.47
Children of retired workers 698 1.1 500 716.68
Survivor benefits 5,873 9.1 7,198 1,225.59
Children of deceased workers 1,903 2.9 1,719 903.53
Widowed mothers and fathers 116 0.2 121 1,041.20
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,611 5.6 5,173 1,432.31
Disabled widow(er)s 241 0.4 183 760.25
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,277.13
Disability Insurance 9,763 15.1 10,993 1,126.02
Disabled workers 8,273 12.8 10,415 1,258.96
Spouses of disabled workers 108 0.2 39 357.58
Children of disabled workers 1,382 2.1 539 390.30
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, August 2020
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 8,042 100.0 4,831 577.78
Under 18 1,128 14.0 798 684.47
18–64 4,614 57.4 2,955 606.40
65 or older 2,300 28.6 1,078 468.02
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.