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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, June 2016

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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, June 2016 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 65,682 57,376 5,554 2,752
Aged 65 or older 44,771 42,595 966 1,210
Disabled, under age 65 a 14,143 8,013 4,587 1,542
Other b 6,768 6,768 . . . . . .
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, June 2016
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 60,541 100.0 74,767 1,234.98
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 49,814 82.3 63,769 1,280.16
Retirement benefits 43,754 72.3 57,005 1,302.86
Retired workers 40,724 67.3 54,916 1,348.49
Spouses of retired workers 2,367 3.9 1,656 699.77
Children of retired workers 663 1.1 433 652.96
Survivor benefits 6,060 10.0 6,764 1,116.25
Children of deceased workers 1,898 3.1 1,584 834.59
Widowed mothers and fathers 135 0.2 126 936.24
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,766 6.2 4,866 1,292.25
Disabled widow(er)s 260 0.4 186 716.87
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,139.70
Disability Insurance 10,728 17.7 10,998 1,025.20
Disabled workers 8,872 14.7 10,348 1,166.33
Spouses of disabled workers 139 0.2 45 321.26
Children of disabled workers 1,716 2.8 605 352.67
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, June 2016
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 8,305 100.0 4,707 539.93
Under 18 1,245 15.0 836 643.35
18–64 4,884 58.8 2,923 560.35
65 or older 2,176 26.2 949 435.24
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.