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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, February 2024

(released March 2024)

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Table 1. Number of people receiving Social Security, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), or both, February 2024 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 71,885 64,467 4,919 2,499
Aged 65 or older 54,725 52,317 1,038 1,371
Disabled, under age 65 a 11,531 6,522 3,881 1,128
Other b 5,629 5,629 . . . . . .
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: statistics@ssa.gov.

For detailed annual and time series program data, see our Annual Statistical Supplement.

Table 2. Social Security benefits, February 2024
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 67,359 100.0 119,395 1,772.51
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 58,915 87.5 107,614 1,826.60
Retirement benefits 53,098 78.8 98,870 1,862.03
Retired workers 50,520 75.0 96,533 1,910.79
Spouses of retired workers 1,884 2.8 1,718 911.82
Children of retired workers 694 1.0 619 892.04
Survivor benefits 5,817 8.6 8,744 1,503.25
Children of deceased workers 2,053 3.0 2,270 1,105.35
Widowed mothers and fathers 101 0.1 127 1,263.73
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,464 5.1 6,162 1,779.05
Disabled widow(er)s 198 0.3 184 926.55
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,601.05
Disability Insurance 8,445 12.5 11,781 1,395.09
Disabled workers 7,303 10.8 11,224 1,536.95
Spouses of disabled workers 86 0.1 36 418.90
Children of disabled workers 1,056 1.6 521 493.38
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: (L) = less than 0.05 percent.
CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov.

For more detailed monthly OASDI information, visit the Actuary's website for Beneficiary Data.

Table 3. Supplemental Security Income recipients, February 2024
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 7,418 100.0 5,414 696.80
Under 18 990 13.3 856 808.02
18–64 4,019 54.2 3,165 742.67
65 or older 2,409 32.5 1,393 574.62
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
a. Includes retroactive payments.
b. Excludes retroactive payments.
CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov.

For more detailed monthly SSI information, see SSI Monthly Statistics.