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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, September 2022

(released October 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, September 2022 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 70,426 62,859 5,035 2,532
Aged 65 or older 52,625 50,299 1,001 1,324
Disabled, under age 65 a 12,156 6,913 4,034 1,208
Other b 5,646 5,646 . . . . . .
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, September 2022
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 65,793 100.0 101,839 1,547.87
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 56,844 86.4 90,812 1,597.58
Retirement benefits 50,997 77.5 83,032 1,628.17
Retired workers 48,266 73.4 80,791 1,673.88
Spouses of retired workers 2,057 3.1 1,711 831.81
Children of retired workers 674 1.0 530 785.75
Survivor benefits 5,846 8.9 7,780 1,330.77
Children of deceased workers 1,989 3.0 1,950 980.37
Widowed mothers and fathers 112 0.2 127 1,137.16
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,530 5.4 5,525 1,565.41
Disabled widow(er)s 215 0.3 176 820.46
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,406.98
Disability Insurance 8,949 13.6 11,026 1,232.11
Disabled workers 7,703 11.7 10,495 1,362.58
Spouses of disabled workers 93 0.1 35 376.85
Children of disabled workers 1,154 1.8 496 429.96
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, September 2022
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 7,567 100.0 4,886 622.76
Under 18 1,004 13.3 762 730.30
18–64 4,238 56.0 2,932 659.36
65 or older 2,325 30.7 1,191 509.80
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.