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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, August 2017

(released September 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, August 2017 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 66,693 58,434 5,514 2,745
Aged 65 or older 46,291 44,069 984 1,238
Disabled, under age 65 a 13,951 7,914 4,530 1,507
Other b 6,451 6,451 . . . . . .
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 2017
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 61,591 100.0 77,483 1,258.02
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 51,134 83.0 66,631 1,303.08
Retirement benefits 45,158 73.3 59,888 1,326.18
Retired workers 42,124 68.4 57,758 1,371.14
Spouses of retired workers 2,372 3.9 1,694 714.00
Children of retired workers 662 1.1 436 658.88
Survivor benefits 5,976 9.7 6,744 1,128.47
Children of deceased workers 1,867 3.0 1,565 838.56
Widowed mothers and fathers 130 0.2 124 954.51
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,719 6.0 4,868 1,308.83
Disabled widow(er)s 259 0.4 185 715.28
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,162.07
Disability Insurance 10,457 17.0 10,851 1,037.68
Disabled workers 8,742 14.2 10,244 1,171.84
Spouses of disabled workers 129 0.2 42 326.76
Children of disabled workers 1,586 2.6 565 356.16
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 2017
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 8,259 100.0 4,778 540.72
Under 18 1,199 14.5 816 639.33
18–64 4,837 58.6 2,983 563.33
65 or older 2,222 26.9 979 438.64
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.