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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, July 2021

(released August 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, July 2021 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 69,828 62,051 5,196 2,581
Aged 65 or older 51,257 48,983 991 1,283
Disabled, under age 65 a 12,804 7,302 4,205 1,297
Other b 5,766 5,766 . . . . . .
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, July 2021
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 65,036 100.0 93,372 1,435.68
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 55,616 85.5 82,522 1,483.77
Retirement benefits 49,779 76.5 75,231 1,511.29
Retired workers 46,865 72.1 72,956 1,556.72
Spouses of retired workers 2,231 3.4 1,774 795.02
Children of retired workers 683 1.0 501 733.94
Survivor benefits 5,837 9.0 7,291 1,249.05
Children of deceased workers 1,920 3.0 1,767 920.01
Widowed mothers and fathers 113 0.2 120 1,061.84
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,573 5.5 5,226 1,462.62
Disabled widow(er)s 230 0.4 178 771.04
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,316.04
Disability Insurance 9,420 14.5 10,850 1,151.79
Disabled workers 8,047 12.4 10,305 1,280.62
Spouses of disabled workers 101 0.2 36 358.98
Children of disabled workers 1,272 2.0 509 399.95
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, July 2021
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 7,777 100.0 4,708 585.86
Under 18 1,061 13.6 757 693.01
18–64 4,441 57.1 2,865 616.63
65 or older 2,275 29.2 1,085 476.04
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.