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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, October 2022

(released November 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, October 2022 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 70,521 62,949 5,038 2,535
Aged 65 or older 52,745 50,410 1,004 1,331
Disabled, under age 65 a 12,122 6,884 4,034 1,203
Other b 5,655 5,655 . . . . . .
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, October 2022
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 65,883 100.0 102,151 1,550.48
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 56,966 86.5 91,149 1,600.07
Retirement benefits 51,108 77.6 83,353 1,630.93
Retired workers 48,385 73.4 81,119 1,676.53
Spouses of retired workers 2,045 3.1 1,701 831.54
Children of retired workers 677 1.0 533 787.29
Survivor benefits 5,858 8.9 7,796 1,330.87
Children of deceased workers 2,002 3.0 1,964 981.01
Widowed mothers and fathers 112 0.2 128 1,136.13
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,529 5.4 5,528 1,566.44
Disabled widow(er)s 214 0.3 175 820.59
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,407.49
Disability Insurance 8,918 13.5 11,002 1,233.70
Disabled workers 7,673 11.6 10,470 1,364.41
Spouses of disabled workers 93 0.1 35 376.44
Children of disabled workers 1,152 1.7 497 431.70
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, October 2022
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 7,573 100.0 4,887 623.94
Under 18 1,009 13.3 766 730.87
18–64 4,228 55.8 2,924 661.35
65 or older 2,335 30.8 1,197 510.19
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.