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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, January 2026

(released February 2026)

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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, January 2026 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 75,060 67,691 4,848 2,521
Aged 65 or older 58,445 55,936 1,086 1,423
Disabled, under age 65 a 11,081 6,221 3,762 1,098
Other b 5,534 5,534 . . . . . .
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, January 2026
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 70,624 100.0 136,048 1,926.37
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 62,489 88.5 123,908 1,982.87
Retirement benefits 56,666 80.2 114,461 2,019.92
Retired workers 53,846 76.2 111,705 2,074.53
Spouses of retired workers 2,082 2.9 2,050 984.71
Children of retired workers 738 1.0 706 956.37
Survivor benefits 5,823 8.2 9,447 1,622.32
Children of deceased workers 2,040 2.9 2,399 1,176.08
Widowed mothers and fathers 91 0.1 124 1,354.60
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,501 5.0 6,736 1,923.91
Disabled widow(er)s 190 0.3 186 982.89
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,737.89
Disability Insurance 8,135 11.5 12,140 1,492.39
Disabled workers 7,099 10.1 11,597 1,633.48
Spouses of disabled workers 89 0.1 41 461.40
Children of disabled workers 947 1.3 502 530.85
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, January 2026
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 7,370 100.0 5,695 737.00
Under 18 1,015 13.8 944 872.09
18–64 3,845 52.2 3,213 784.71
65 or older 2,509 34.0 1,538 609.96
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.