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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, January 2023

(released February 2023)

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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, January 2023 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 70,765 63,212 5,029 2,525
Aged 65 or older 53,113 50,758 1,012 1,343
Disabled, under age 65 a 12,006 6,806 4,017 1,182
Other b 5,647 5,647 . . . . . .
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, January 2023
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 66,133 100.0 111,866 1,691.53
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 57,334 86.7 100,068 1,745.35
Retirement benefits 51,491 77.9 91,611 1,779.16
Retired workers 48,796 73.8 89,214 1,828.30
Spouses of retired workers 2,010 3.0 1,808 899.92
Children of retired workers 685 1.0 588 858.13
Survivor benefits 5,843 8.8 8,458 1,447.44
Children of deceased workers 2,030 3.1 2,170 1,068.90
Widowed mothers and fathers 104 0.2 127 1,216.36
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,496 5.3 5,970 1,707.69
Disabled widow(er)s 212 0.3 189 893.20
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,533.83
Disability Insurance 8,799 13.3 11,797 1,340.82
Disabled workers 7,566 11.4 11,222 1,483.11
Spouses of disabled workers 90 0.1 37 407.28
Children of disabled workers 1,142 1.7 539 471.73
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, January 2023
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 7,554 100.0 5,303 677.16
Under 18 1,008 13.3 835 793.99
18–64 4,191 55.5 3,155 718.28
65 or older 2,355 31.2 1,313 553.94
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.