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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, February 2022

(released March 2022)

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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, February 2022 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 70,127 62,434 5,140 2,552
Aged 65 or older 51,876 49,577 1,002 1,297
Disabled, under age 65 a 12,488 7,095 4,139 1,255
Other b 5,762 5,762 . . . . . .
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, February 2022
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 65,384 100.0 100,351 1,534.81
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 56,242 86.0 89,173 1,585.53
Retirement benefits 50,378 77.1 81,402 1,615.81
Retired workers 47,551 72.7 79,068 1,662.79
Spouses of retired workers 2,135 3.3 1,791 838.88
Children of retired workers 692 1.1 543 784.57
Survivor benefits 5,863 9.0 7,771 1,325.38
Children of deceased workers 2,002 3.1 1,965 981.44
Widowed mothers and fathers 108 0.2 121 1,117.31
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,530 5.4 5,503 1,558.68
Disabled widow(er)s 222 0.3 181 817.85
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,394.19
Disability Insurance 9,142 14.0 11,178 1,222.77
Disabled workers 7,810 11.9 10,612 1,358.70
Spouses of disabled workers 94 0.1 35 375.72
Children of disabled workers 1,238 1.9 532 429.34
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, February 2022
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 7,692 100.0 5,026 623.06
Under 18 1,044 13.6 797 724.89
18–64 4,349 56.5 3,044 657.64
65 or older 2,299 29.9 1,184 511.31
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.