That is a very good question and thanks to Ms.
Cherice Jefferies at the Office of Statistical Analysis and support, I have an
answer for you. In fact, the Social Security Administration released the 2018 statistics
in a report last month outlining both national
and state data. Here are 4 facts that might be interesting to my clients:
1. In 2018, there were 62,906,222 recipients receiving
benefits through the Social Security Administration. Out of this total,
43,721,450 were retired workers. Disabled workers comprised 8,537,332 of the
recipients.
2. California had a total of 5,962,804 receiving
benefits in 2018. Out of this total, 4,310,091 were retired workers, while disabled
workers accounted for 641,737 of the recipients.
3. Total monthly benefits paid on a national scale were
84,419,840 (thousands of dollars)
4. Total monthly benefits paid in California were 7,934,876
(thousands of dollars)
