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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, October 2020

(released November 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, October 2020 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 69,773 61,765 5,345 2,663
Aged 65 or older 50,614 48,315 1,004 1,295
Disabled, under age 65 a 13,221 7,512 4,341 1,368
Other b 5,937 5,937 . . . . . .
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, October 2020
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 64,833 100.0 90,810 1,400.66
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 55,138 85.0 79,875 1,448.63
Retirement benefits 49,263 76.0 72,669 1,475.13
Retired workers 46,211 71.3 70,314 1,521.59
Spouses of retired workers 2,350 3.6 1,850 787.20
Children of retired workers 701 1.1 504 719.20
Survivor benefits 5,876 9.1 7,206 1,226.49
Children of deceased workers 1,920 3.0 1,737 904.79
Widowed mothers and fathers 115 0.2 120 1,044.07
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,601 5.6 5,166 1,434.75
Disabled widow(er)s 239 0.4 182 760.36
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,278.76
Disability Insurance 9,695 15.0 10,934 1,127.81
Disabled workers 8,217 12.7 10,357 1,260.55
Spouses of disabled workers 106 0.2 38 357.05
Children of disabled workers 1,373 2.1 539 392.73
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, October 2020
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 8,008 100.0 4,808 579.56
Under 18 1,117 13.9 790 686.04
18–64 4,592 57.3 2,941 609.07
65 or older 2,299 28.7 1,078 469.31
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.