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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, February 2017

(released March 2017)

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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, February 2017 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 66,273 57,997 5,534 2,742
Aged 65 or older 45,627 43,425 977 1,224
Disabled, under age 65 a 14,023 7,948 4,557 1,518
Other b 6,624 6,624 . . . . . .
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, February 2017
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 61,152 100.0 76,412 1,249.55
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 50,562 82.7 65,481 1,295.06
Retirement benefits 44,543 72.8 58,721 1,318.29
Retired workers 41,506 67.9 56,600 1,363.66
Spouses of retired workers 2,365 3.9 1,677 709.42
Children of retired workers 672 1.1 443 658.77
Survivor benefits 6,019 9.8 6,760 1,123.12
Children of deceased workers 1,914 3.1 1,607 839.52
Widowed mothers and fathers 126 0.2 118 937.40
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,719 6.1 4,848 1,303.66
Disabled widow(er)s 259 0.4 186 716.83
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,159.11
Disability Insurance 10,590 17.3 10,931 1,032.25
Disabled workers 8,788 14.4 10,293 1,171.27
Spouses of disabled workers 133 0.2 43 324.04
Children of disabled workers 1,669 2.7 595 356.60
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, February 2017
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 8,276 100.0 4,713 540.18
Under 18 1,219 14.7 814 638.81
18–64 4,856 58.7 2,933 562.08
65 or older 2,201 26.6 966 437.41
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.