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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, February 2019

(released March 2019)

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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 2019 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 68,186 60,075 5,407 2,705
Aged 65 or older 48,327 46,063 995 1,270
Disabled, under age 65 a 13,596 7,749 4,412 1,435
Other b 6,263 6,263 . . . . . .
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 2019
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 63,190 100.0 85,018 1,345.45
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 53,052 84.0 73,896 1,392.90
Retirement benefits 47,113 74.6 66,816 1,418.21
Retired workers 44,019 69.7 64,496 1,465.19
Spouses of retired workers 2,393 3.8 1,830 764.70
Children of retired workers 701 1.1 490 699.01
Survivor benefits 5,939 9.4 7,080 1,192.14
Children of deceased workers 1,930 3.1 1,711 886.66
Widowed mothers and fathers 115 0.2 115 1,000.85
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,640 5.8 5,064 1,391.20
Disabled widow(er)s 254 0.4 190 746.89
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,238.45
Disability Insurance 10,137 16.0 11,122 1,097.10
Disabled workers 8,511 13.5 10,504 1,234.13
Spouses of disabled workers 117 0.2 41 350.72
Children of disabled workers 1,510 2.4 577 382.39
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 2019
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 8,112 100.0 4,820 566.40
Under 18 1,148 14.2 805 673.71
18–64 4,699 57.9 2,973 592.08
65 or older 2,264 27.9 1,042 458.82
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.