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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, February 2023

(released March 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, February 2023 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 70,862 63,324 5,015 2,523
Aged 65 or older 53,214 50,859 1,010 1,345
Disabled, under age 65 a 11,968 6,784 4,005 1,179
Other b 5,680 5,680 . . . . . .
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, February 2023
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 66,243 100.0 112,207 1,693.88
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 57,480 86.8 100,458 1,747.72
Retirement benefits 51,630 77.9 91,986 1,781.63
Retired workers 48,943 73.9 89,597 1,830.66
Spouses of retired workers 1,998 3.0 1,797 899.20
Children of retired workers 689 1.0 592 858.79
Survivor benefits 5,849 8.8 8,472 1,448.38
Children of deceased workers 2,040 3.1 2,182 1,069.48
Widowed mothers and fathers 105 0.2 128 1,218.60
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,491 5.3 5,971 1,710.46
Disabled widow(er)s 212 0.3 190 893.54
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,538.25
Disability Insurance 8,763 13.2 11,749 1,340.70
Disabled workers 7,534 11.4 11,174 1,483.17
Spouses of disabled workers 89 0.1 36 406.31
Children of disabled workers 1,140 1.7 539 472.28
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, February 2023
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 7,538 100.0 5,293 675.37
Under 18 1,007 13.4 827 785.13
18–64 4,177 55.4 3,155 717.63
65 or older 2,355 31.2 1,312 553.59
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.