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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, July 2022

(released August 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, July 2022 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 70,300 62,709 5,061 2,529
Aged 65 or older 52,383 50,073 998 1,312
Disabled, under age 65 a 12,251 6,970 4,063 1,218
Other b 5,666 5,666 . . . . . .
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, July 2022
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 65,640 100.0 101,394 1,544.70
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 56,632 86.3 90,304 1,594.58
Retirement benefits 50,790 77.4 82,532 1,624.98
Retired workers 48,039 73.2 80,271 1,670.95
Spouses of retired workers 2,079 3.2 1,734 834.18
Children of retired workers 672 1.0 527 784.79
Survivor benefits 5,842 8.9 7,771 1,330.27
Children of deceased workers 1,974 3.0 1,935 980.24
Widowed mothers and fathers 113 0.2 128 1,133.87
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,537 5.4 5,529 1,563.20
Disabled widow(er)s 217 0.3 178 819.49
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,400.66
Disability Insurance 9,009 13.7 11,091 1,231.13
Disabled workers 7,750 11.8 10,556 1,362.03
Spouses of disabled workers 94 0.1 35 376.80
Children of disabled workers 1,164 1.8 499 428.80
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, July 2022
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 7,590 100.0 4,905 624.24
Under 18 1,016 13.4 777 736.44
18–64 4,265 56.2 2,942 659.14
65 or older 2,310 30.4 1,185 510.64
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.