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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, January 2022

(released February 2022)

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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, January 2022 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 70,047 62,357 5,139 2,551
Aged 65 or older 51,800 49,503 1,000 1,297
Disabled, under age 65 a 12,519 7,126 4,139 1,254
Other b 5,728 5,728 . . . . . .
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, January 2022
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 65,306 100.0 100,110 1,532.94
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 56,127 85.9 88,886 1,583.67
Retirement benefits 50,278 77.0 81,137 1,613.77
Retired workers 47,440 72.6 78,794 1,660.90
Spouses of retired workers 2,148 3.3 1,803 839.35
Children of retired workers 689 1.1 540 783.79
Survivor benefits 5,849 9.0 7,749 1,324.93
Children of deceased workers 1,990 3.0 1,951 980.51
Widowed mothers and fathers 106 0.2 119 1,115.65
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,529 5.4 5,496 1,557.42
Disabled widow(er)s 223 0.3 182 817.89
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,392.29
Disability Insurance 9,179 14.1 11,224 1,222.75
Disabled workers 7,844 12.0 10,656 1,358.50
Spouses of disabled workers 94 0.1 36 376.51
Children of disabled workers 1,241 1.9 532 428.84
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, January 2022
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 7,690 100.0 4,944 624.51
Under 18 1,043 13.6 787 732.72
18–64 4,350 56.6 2,979 658.27
65 or older 2,297 29.9 1,178 511.44
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.