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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, June 2023

(released July 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, June 2023 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 71,197 63,721 4,964 2,511
Aged 65 or older 53,716 51,348 1,016 1,352
Disabled, under age 65 a 11,811 6,705 3,948 1,159
Other b 5,669 5,669 . . . . . .
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, June 2023
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 66,633 100.0 113,384 1,701.62
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 57,926 86.9 101,654 1,754.89
Retirement benefits 52,084 78.2 93,172 1,788.89
Retired workers 49,438 74.2 90,832 1,837.29
Spouses of retired workers 1,961 2.9 1,751 893.01
Children of retired workers 685 1.0 589 859.79
Survivor benefits 5,842 8.8 8,482 1,451.85
Children of deceased workers 2,027 3.0 2,167 1,069.16
Widowed mothers and fathers 107 0.2 132 1,231.83
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,499 5.3 5,995 1,713.36
Disabled widow(er)s 208 0.3 186 894.78
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,538.47
Disability Insurance 8,707 13.1 11,730 1,347.18
Disabled workers 7,516 11.3 11,172 1,486.42
Spouses of disabled workers 90 0.1 37 407.63
Children of disabled workers 1,101 1.7 521 473.57
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, June 2023
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 7,475 100.0 5,247 677.26
Under 18 991 13.3 830 801.19
18–64 4,116 55.1 3,101 718.87
65 or older 2,369 31.7 1,317 553.35
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.