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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, May 2025

(released June 2025)

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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, May 2025 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 74,090 66,681 4,871 2,538
Aged 65 or older 57,164 54,682 1,073 1,409
Disabled, under age 65 a 11,251 6,324 3,798 1,129
Other b 5,676 5,676 . . . . . .
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, May 2025
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 69,628 100.0 129,351 1,857.75
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 61,405 88.2 117,511 1,913.70
Retirement benefits 55,551 79.8 108,339 1,950.27
Retired workers 52,817 75.9 105,760 2,002.39
Spouses of retired workers 1,995 2.9 1,895 950.20
Children of retired workers 739 1.1 684 925.14
Survivor benefits 5,854 8.4 9,172 1,566.66
Children of deceased workers 2,081 3.0 2,371 1,139.18
Widowed mothers and fathers 99 0.1 130 1,314.10
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,479 5.0 6,485 1,863.71
Disabled widow(er)s 194 0.3 185 953.73
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,697.90
Disability Insurance 8,223 11.8 11,841 1,439.97
Disabled workers 7,137 10.3 11,291 1,581.97
Spouses of disabled workers 87 0.1 38 440.46
Children of disabled workers 999 1.4 512 512.13
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, May 2025
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 7,409 100.0 5,779 718.30
Under 18 1,008 13.6 963 847.36
18–64 3,919 52.9 3,305 764.57
65 or older 2,483 33.5 1,512 593.24
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.