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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, October 2021

(released November 2021)

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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, October 2021 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 69,945 62,208 5,165 2,572
Aged 65 or older 51,551 49,262 997 1,293
Disabled, under age 65 a 12,653 7,205 4,169 1,279
Other b 5,741 5,741 . . . . . .
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: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.

For detailed annual and time series program data, see our Annual Statistical Supplement.

Table 2. Social Security benefits, October 2021
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 65,180 100.0 93,978 1,441.81
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 55,886 85.7 83,252 1,489.67
Retirement benefits 50,030 76.8 75,930 1,517.67
Retired workers 47,152 72.3 73,682 1,562.66
Spouses of retired workers 2,194 3.4 1,743 794.23
Children of retired workers 684 1.0 505 737.44
Survivor benefits 5,856 9.0 7,322 1,250.39
Children of deceased workers 1,951 3.0 1,799 922.38
Widowed mothers and fathers 114 0.2 121 1,066.06
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,564 5.5 5,226 1,466.19
Disabled widow(er)s 227 0.3 175 771.85
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,312.47
Disability Insurance 9,294 14.3 10,726 1,154.05
Disabled workers 7,943 12.2 10,186 1,282.37
Spouses of disabled workers 98 0.2 35 358.00
Children of disabled workers 1,253 1.9 505 402.74
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: (L) = less than 0.05 percent.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.

For more detailed monthly OASDI information, visit the Actuary's website for Beneficiary Data.

Table 3. Supplemental Security Income recipients, October 2021
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 7,737 100.0 4,701 587.18
Under 18 1,048 13.5 753 694.13
18–64 4,400 56.9 2,855 619.31
65 or older 2,289 29.6 1,093 476.58
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
a. Includes retroactive payments.
b. Excludes retroactive payments.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.

For more detailed monthly SSI information, see SSI Monthly Statistics.