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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, October 2023

(released November 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, October 2023 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 71,483 64,019 4,948 2,516
Aged 65 or older 54,206 51,811 1,029 1,365
Disabled, under age 65 a 11,674 6,605 3,919 1,150
Other b 5,603 5,603 . . . . . .
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: statistics@ssa.gov.

For detailed annual and time series program data, see our Annual Statistical Supplement.

Table 2. Social Security benefits, October 2023
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 66,932 100.0 114,435 1,709.70
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 58,359 87.2 102,841 1,762.21
Retirement benefits 52,535 78.5 94,369 1,796.31
Retired workers 49,937 74.6 92,081 1,843.96
Spouses of retired workers 1,919 2.9 1,702 887.27
Children of retired workers 680 1.0 586 861.48
Survivor benefits 5,824 8.7 8,471 1,454.56
Children of deceased workers 2,021 3.0 2,159 1,067.99
Widowed mothers and fathers 107 0.2 133 1,239.59
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,492 5.2 5,997 1,717.41
Disabled widow(er)s 203 0.3 182 896.04
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,540.07
Disability Insurance 8,574 12.8 11,594 1,352.32
Disabled workers 7,420 11.1 11,051 1,489.47
Spouses of disabled workers 89 0.1 36 407.55
Children of disabled workers 1,065 1.6 507 475.53
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: (L) = less than 0.05 percent.
CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov.

For more detailed monthly OASDI information, visit the Actuary's website for Beneficiary Data.

Table 3. Supplemental Security Income recipients, October 2023
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 7,464 100.0 5,283 676.60
Under 18 993 13.3 836 790.41
18–64 4,076 54.6 3,113 720.97
65 or older 2,395 32.1 1,333 554.10
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
a. Includes retroactive payments.
b. Excludes retroactive payments.
CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov.

For more detailed monthly SSI information, see SSI Monthly Statistics.