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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, April 2021

(released May 2021)

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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 2021 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 69,836 61,986 5,244 2,606
Aged 65 or older 50,945 48,668 992 1,284
Disabled, under age 65 a 12,943 7,369 4,252 1,322
Other b 5,948 5,948 . . . . . .
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 2021
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 64,998 100.0 92,891 1,429.13
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 55,418 85.3 81,909 1,478.01
Retirement benefits 49,519 76.2 74,568 1,505.85
Retired workers 46,545 71.6 72,243 1,552.12
Spouses of retired workers 2,265 3.5 1,804 796.47
Children of retired workers 709 1.1 521 734.25
Survivor benefits 5,899 9.1 7,341 1,244.31
Children of deceased workers 1,979 3.0 1,825 922.20
Widowed mothers and fathers 112 0.2 117 1,048.57
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,575 5.5 5,218 1,459.63
Disabled widow(er)s 233 0.4 180 770.80
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,307.88
Disability Insurance 9,580 14.7 10,982 1,146.40
Disabled workers 8,128 12.5 10,403 1,279.97
Spouses of disabled workers 104 0.2 37 359.69
Children of disabled workers 1,349 2.1 542 401.93
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, April 2021
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 7,850 100.0 4,785 586.49
Under 18 1,082 13.8 773 694.80
18–64 4,492 57.2 2,925 616.61
65 or older 2,276 29.0 1,086 475.85
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.