SSI Monthly Statistics, October 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, October 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 7,295,132 1,184,749 6,110,383 1,012,312 3,763,190 2,519,630
Federal payment only 5,995,897 790,407 5,205,490 900,655 3,251,217 1,844,025
Federal payment and state supplementation 1,176,456 348,194 828,262 110,834 470,814 594,808
State supplementation only 122,779 46,148 76,631 823 41,159 80,797
Total with—  
Federal payment 7,172,353 1,138,601 6,033,752 1,011,489 3,722,031 2,438,833
State supplementation 1,299,235 394,342 904,893 111,657 511,973 675,605
Also receiving OASDI benefits 2,533,187 677,848 1,855,339 55,408 1,031,225 1,446,554
  Total payments c (thousands of dollars)
Total 5,700,202 719,686 4,980,515 958,070 3,192,884 1,549,247
Federal payments 5,414,090 630,991 4,783,099 947,643 3,070,841 1,395,606
State supplementation 286,111 88,695 197,416 10,427 122,043 153,641
  Average monthly payment d (dollars)
Total 740.07 605.01 766.31 876.34 789.28 612.39
Federal payments 714.24 552.02 744.93 867.51 767.48 570.11
State supplementation 211.99 222.95 207.21 86.50 221.91 225.14
  Number of awards e
Total 48,871 8,031 40,840 12,764 27,788 8,319
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
a. Includes 6,047,605 disabled and 62,778 blind recipients.
b. Includes 1,321,725 disabled and 13,156 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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