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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, March 2023

(released April 2023)

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Table 1. Number of people receiving Social Security, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), or both, March 2023 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 70,992 63,482 4,989 2,520
Aged 65 or older 53,366 51,008 1,011 1,346
Disabled, under age 65 a 11,917 6,765 3,978 1,174
Other b 5,709 5,709 . . . . . .
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, March 2023
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 66,398 100.0 112,634 1,696.35
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 57,662 86.8 100,918 1,750.18
Retirement benefits 51,797 78.0 92,421 1,784.29
Retired workers 49,115 74.0 90,039 1,833.23
Spouses of retired workers 1,989 3.0 1,787 898.13
Children of retired workers 693 1.0 596 859.61
Survivor benefits 5,864 8.8 8,496 1,448.88
Children of deceased workers 2,051 3.1 2,195 1,070.35
Widowed mothers and fathers 107 0.2 130 1,221.19
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,495 5.3 5,981 1,711.49
Disabled widow(er)s 211 0.3 189 893.99
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,541.27
Disability Insurance 8,736 13.2 11,716 1,341.11
Disabled workers 7,510 11.3 11,142 1,483.68
Spouses of disabled workers 89 0.1 36 405.91
Children of disabled workers 1,138 1.7 538 473.07
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, March 2023
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 7,510 100.0 5,290 678.47
Under 18 995 13.3 834 803.87
18–64 4,157 55.4 3,142 719.38
65 or older 2,358 31.4 1,313 553.57
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.