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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, June 2021

(released July 2021)

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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 2021 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 69,853 62,035 5,226 2,593
Aged 65 or older 51,130 48,854 993 1,283
Disabled, under age 65 a 12,869 7,327 4,233 1,310
Other b 5,854 5,854 . . . . . .
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 2021
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 65,033 100.0 93,207 1,433.23
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 55,547 85.4 82,304 1,481.72
Retirement benefits 49,677 76.4 74,985 1,509.45
Retired workers 46,738 71.9 72,689 1,555.25
Spouses of retired workers 2,241 3.4 1,783 795.57
Children of retired workers 698 1.1 513 734.74
Survivor benefits 5,870 9.0 7,319 1,246.99
Children of deceased workers 1,954 3.0 1,801 921.80
Widowed mothers and fathers 112 0.2 118 1,056.10
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,572 5.5 5,221 1,461.72
Disabled widow(er)s 232 0.4 179 770.98
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,314.91
Disability Insurance 9,486 14.6 10,903 1,149.29
Disabled workers 8,076 12.4 10,341 1,280.42
Spouses of disabled workers 102 0.2 37 359.08
Children of disabled workers 1,309 2.0 525 401.51
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 2021
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 7,818 100.0 4,776 584.58
Under 18 1,075 13.8 768 685.08
18–64 4,467 57.1 2,920 615.79
65 or older 2,276 29.1 1,088 475.98
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.