SSI Monthly Statistics, September 2026
All Federally Administered Payments
| 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 | |||
| 2025 | ||||||
| September | 7,436,689 | 6,113,912 | 1,195,086 | 127,691 | 5,751,111 | 717.20 |
| October | 7,393,406 | 6,074,337 | 1,191,498 | 127,571 | 5,617,241 | 717.51 |
| November | 7,391,176 | 6,072,390 | 1,191,245 | 127,541 | 5,624,776 | 717.90 |
| December | 7,392,201 | 6,072,798 | 1,191,936 | 127,467 | 5,649,867 | 714.53 |
| 2026 | ||||||
| January | 7,369,510 | 6,055,272 | 1,188,812 | 125,426 | 5,694,988 | 737.00 |
| February | 7,358,913 | 6,047,309 | 1,186,794 | 124,810 | 5,719,165 | 735.91 |
| March | 7,351,825 | 6,042,488 | 1,185,220 | 124,117 | 5,826,890 | 736.28 |
| April | 7,338,132 | 6,031,546 | 1,182,924 | 123,662 | 5,760,134 | 738.22 |
| May | 7,322,937 | 6,018,514 | 1,181,054 | 123,369 | 5,735,779 | 738.13 |
| June | 7,323,731 | 6,019,479 | 1,181,080 | 123,172 | 5,779,504 | 738.10 |
| July | 7,300,297 | 5,998,973 | 1,178,070 | 123,254 | 5,680,419 | 736.54 |
| August | 7,306,182 | 6,004,969 | 1,178,151 | 123,062 | 5,722,269 | 738.73 |
| September | 7,314,683 | 6,012,640 | 1,178,907 | 123,136 | 5,808,382 | 735.86 |
| SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data. | ||||||
| NOTE: Statistics are for the end of the specified month. | ||||||
| a. Includes retroactive payments. | ||||||
| b. Excludes retroactive payments. | ||||||
| CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov. | ||||||