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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, December 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, December 2023 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 71,603 64,177 4,921 2,505
Aged 65 or older 54,426 52,023 1,033 1,370
Disabled, under age 65 a 11,587 6,565 3,887 1,135
Other b 5,589 5,589 . . . . . .
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, December 2023
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 67,077 100.0 118,527 1,767.03
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 58,563 87.3 106,646 1,821.04
Retirement benefits 52,730 78.6 97,887 1,856.38
Retired workers 50,148 74.8 95,547 1,905.31
Spouses of retired workers 1,896 2.8 1,730 912.03
Children of retired workers 686 1.0 610 890.11
Survivor benefits 5,833 8.7 8,759 1,501.60
Children of deceased workers 2,037 3.0 2,247 1,103.06
Widowed mothers and fathers 108 0.2 138 1,278.40
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,488 5.2 6,188 1,774.33
Disabled widow(er)s 201 0.3 186 925.78
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,589.77
Disability Insurance 8,514 12.7 11,881 1,395.49
Disabled workers 7,366 11.0 11,322 1,537.13
Spouses of disabled workers 88 0.1 37 420.07
Children of disabled workers 1,060 1.6 521 491.99
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, December 2023
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 7,425 100.0 5,293 674.50
Under 18 983 13.2 843 793.21
18–64 4,039 54.4 3,110 718.41
65 or older 2,403 32.4 1,339 552.29
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.