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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, March 2026

(released April 2026)

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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, March 2026 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 75,342 67,990 4,830 2,521
Aged 65 or older 58,715 56,213 1,081 1,421
Disabled, under age 65 a 11,040 6,190 3,749 1,100
Other b 5,587 5,587 . . . . . .
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, March 2026
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 70,923 100.0 136,957 1,931.05
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 62,820 88.6 124,857 1,987.55
Retirement benefits 56,979 80.3 115,370 2,024.77
Retired workers 54,147 76.3 112,599 2,079.49
Spouses of retired workers 2,085 2.9 2,055 985.80
Children of retired workers 747 1.1 716 958.64
Survivor benefits 5,840 8.2 9,487 1,624.37
Children of deceased workers 2,053 2.9 2,420 1,178.66
Widowed mothers and fathers 93 0.1 127 1,362.20
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,506 4.9 6,755 1,926.55
Disabled widow(er)s 188 0.3 185 983.95
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,743.43
Disability Insurance 8,104 11.4 12,100 1,493.07
Disabled workers 7,070 10.0 11,555 1,634.51
Spouses of disabled workers 88 0.1 41 461.57
Children of disabled workers 946 1.3 504 532.32
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, March 2026
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 7,352 100.0 5,827 736.28
Under 18 1,017 13.8 973 863.47
18–64 3,833 52.1 3,309 784.74
65 or older 2,502 34.0 1,545 610.54
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.