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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, November 2017

(released December 2017)

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Table 1. Number of people receiving Social Security, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), or both, November 2017 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 66,932 58,711 5,483 2,738
Aged 65 or older 46,627 44,392 984 1,251
Disabled, under age 65 a 13,885 7,899 4,499 1,487
Other b 6,420 6,420 . . . . . .
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, November 2017
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 61,859 100.0 78,044 1,261.64
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 51,433 83.1 67,214 1,306.83
Retirement benefits 45,440 73.5 60,448 1,330.28
Retired workers 42,390 68.5 58,299 1,375.29
Spouses of retired workers 2,377 3.8 1,704 716.90
Children of retired workers 672 1.1 444 660.84
Survivor benefits 5,993 9.7 6,766 1,128.99
Children of deceased workers 1,894 3.1 1,591 840.04
Widowed mothers and fathers 129 0.2 123 957.69
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,710 6.0 4,865 1,311.29
Disabled widow(er)s 259 0.4 185 715.22
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,163.98
Disability Insurance 10,427 16.9 10,830 1,038.73
Disabled workers 8,711 14.1 10,219 1,173.15
Spouses of disabled workers 127 0.2 42 328.67
Children of disabled workers 1,589 2.6 570 358.53
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, November 2017
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 8,222 100.0 4,632 540.88
Under 18 1,185 14.4 785 640.94
18–64 4,801 58.4 2,867 564.18
65 or older 2,235 27.2 980 437.97
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.