SSI Monthly Statistics, August 2026

All Federally Administered Payments

Table 1. Number of recipients, total payments, average monthly payment, and number of awards, by type of payment, eligibility category, and age, August 2026
Type of payment All recipients Eligibility category Age
Aged Blind and disabled a Under 18 18–64 65 or older b
  Number of recipients c
Total 7,306,182 1,184,878 6,121,304 1,013,444 3,779,176 2,513,562
Federal payment only 6,004,969 790,194 5,214,775 901,631 3,265,231 1,838,107
Federal payment and state supplementation 1,178,151 348,513 829,638 110,986 472,585 594,580
State supplementation only 123,062 46,171 76,891 827 41,360 80,875
Total with—  
Federal payment 7,183,120 1,138,707 6,044,413 1,012,617 3,737,816 2,432,687
State supplementation 1,301,213 394,684 906,529 111,813 513,945 675,455
Also receiving OASDI benefits 2,530,841 676,270 1,854,571 54,971 1,035,038 1,440,832
  Total payments c (thousands of dollars)
Total 5,722,269 721,157 5,001,112 965,571 3,208,716 1,547,982
Federal payments 5,435,180 632,213 4,802,967 955,042 3,086,040 1,394,099
State supplementation 287,089 88,945 198,145 10,529 122,676 153,884
  Average monthly payment d (dollars)
Total 738.73 603.89 764.95 878.67 786.79 611.26
Federal payments 712.88 550.71 743.60 869.85 765.08 568.82
State supplementation 211.91 222.87 207.12 86.64 221.54 225.05
  Number of awards e
Total 48,253 7,663 40,590 12,282 28,039 7,932
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
a. Includes 6,058,352 disabled and 62,952 blind recipients.
b. Includes 1,315,484 disabled and 13,200 blind recipients aged 65 or older.
c. Includes retroactive payments.
d. Excludes retroactive payments.
e. Preliminary statistics. In the first 2 months after their release, numbers may be adjusted downward to reflect returned checks.
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