SSI Monthly Statistics, May 2022

All Federally Administered Payments

Table 2. Number of recipients by type of payment, total payments, and average monthly payment, May 2021–May 2022
Month Number of recipients Total payments a (thousands of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Total Federal payment only Federal payment and state supplementation State supplementation only
2021  
May 7,834,282 6,451,400 1,247,692 135,190 4,766,971 585.46
June 7,818,363 6,438,309 1,245,416 134,638 4,775,661 584.58
July 7,777,072 6,403,419 1,239,704 133,949 4,708,088 585.86
August 7,792,260 6,416,539 1,242,211 133,510 4,788,823 585.96
September 7,772,641 6,397,649 1,241,899 133,093 4,773,832 584.74
October 7,737,393 6,367,806 1,237,068 132,519 4,701,034 587.18
November 7,729,749 6,361,275 1,236,143 132,331 4,694,791 585.04
December 7,695,900 6,331,536 1,232,236 132,128 4,703,458 584.11
2022  
January 7,689,679 6,324,482 1,231,386 133,811 4,943,878 624.51
February 7,692,426 6,326,957 1,231,450 134,019 5,025,506 623.06
March 7,649,355 6,290,371 1,225,681 133,303 4,962,732 625.50
April 7,625,077 6,269,340 1,222,384 133,353 4,943,735 625.39
May 7,638,391 6,280,406 1,224,327 133,658 4,998,191 623.93
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: Data are for the end of the specified month.
a. Includes retroactive payments.
b. Excludes retroactive payments.
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