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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, November 2022

(released December 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, November 2022 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 70,579 63,013 5,029 2,537
Aged 65 or older 52,867 50,523 1,005 1,339
Disabled, under age 65 a 12,077 6,856 4,023 1,198
Other b 5,635 5,635 . . . . . .
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, November 2022
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 65,948 100.0 102,329 1,551.66
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 57,071 86.5 91,378 1,601.13
Retirement benefits 51,214 77.7 83,583 1,632.04
Retired workers 48,499 73.5 81,358 1,677.52
Spouses of retired workers 2,036 3.1 1,690 830.29
Children of retired workers 679 1.0 535 787.61
Survivor benefits 5,857 8.9 7,795 1,330.89
Children of deceased workers 2,009 3.0 1,971 981.33
Widowed mothers and fathers 112 0.2 128 1,135.79
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,523 5.3 5,520 1,567.19
Disabled widow(er)s 213 0.3 174 820.87
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,408.87
Disability Insurance 8,877 13.5 10,951 1,233.60
Disabled workers 7,638 11.6 10,420 1,364.28
Spouses of disabled workers 92 0.1 34 375.97
Children of disabled workers 1,147 1.7 496 432.34
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, November 2022
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 7,566 100.0 4,888 620.90
Under 18 1,005 13.3 760 722.48
18–64 4,216 55.7 2,927 659.03
65 or older 2,344 31.0 1,201 508.84
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.