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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, May 2022

(released June 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, May 2022 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 70,344 62,706 5,097 2,541
Aged 65 or older 52,150 49,851 996 1,303
Disabled, under age 65 a 12,362 7,022 4,101 1,239
Other b 5,832 5,832 . . . . . .
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, May 2022
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 65,650 100.0 101,081 1,539.68
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 56,516 86.1 89,879 1,590.33
Retirement benefits 50,600 77.1 82,037 1,621.27
Retired workers 47,801 72.8 79,731 1,667.96
Spouses of retired workers 2,103 3.2 1,758 836.19
Children of retired workers 697 1.1 548 786.70
Survivor benefits 5,915 9.0 7,842 1,325.67
Children of deceased workers 2,041 3.1 2,007 983.39
Widowed mothers and fathers 113 0.2 126 1,121.64
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,542 5.4 5,528 1,560.74
Disabled widow(er)s 219 0.3 179 818.86
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,398.08
Disability Insurance 9,135 13.9 11,202 1,226.34
Disabled workers 7,811 11.9 10,636 1,361.67
Spouses of disabled workers 96 0.1 36 376.33
Children of disabled workers 1,228 1.9 530 431.73
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, May 2022
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 7,638 100.0 4,998 623.93
Under 18 1,032 13.5 797 732.48
18–64 4,307 56.4 3,017 658.21
65 or older 2,299 30.1 1,185 511.13
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.