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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, March 2022

(released April 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, March 2022 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 70,155 62,506 5,107 2,543
Aged 65 or older 51,944 49,653 994 1,297
Disabled, under age 65 a 12,427 7,069 4,113 1,246
Other b 5,784 5,784 . . . . . .
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, March 2022
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 65,449 100.0 100,591 1,536.94
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 56,297 86.0 89,384 1,587.72
Retirement benefits 50,416 77.0 81,588 1,618.29
Retired workers 47,601 72.7 79,264 1,665.18
Spouses of retired workers 2,123 3.2 1,780 838.41
Children of retired workers 693 1.1 544 785.81
Survivor benefits 5,881 9.0 7,797 1,325.68
Children of deceased workers 2,016 3.1 1,981 982.66
Widowed mothers and fathers 110 0.2 123 1,119.48
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,534 5.4 5,511 1,559.42
Disabled widow(er)s 221 0.3 181 818.26
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,390.74
Disability Insurance 9,151 14.0 11,206 1,224.53
Disabled workers 7,822 12.0 10,639 1,360.16
Spouses of disabled workers 95 0.1 36 375.98
Children of disabled workers 1,235 1.9 531 430.43
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, March 2022
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 7,649 100.0 4,963 625.50
Under 18 1,035 13.5 793 737.99
18–64 4,323 56.5 2,992 659.06
65 or older 2,291 29.9 1,177 511.47
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.