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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, August 2022

(released September 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, August 2022 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 70,341 62,733 5,069 2,538
Aged 65 or older 52,483 50,161 1,002 1,319
Disabled, under age 65 a 12,224 6,937 4,067 1,219
Other b 5,635 5,635 . . . . . .
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, August 2022
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 65,673 100.0 101,570 1,546.59
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 56,694 86.3 90,509 1,596.44
Retirement benefits 50,861 77.4 82,747 1,626.92
Retired workers 48,123 73.3 80,499 1,672.76
Spouses of retired workers 2,067 3.1 1,722 833.02
Children of retired workers 672 1.0 527 785.35
Survivor benefits 5,833 8.9 7,762 1,330.66
Children of deceased workers 1,981 3.0 1,942 980.34
Widowed mothers and fathers 110 0.2 125 1,136.41
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,526 5.4 5,517 1,564.76
Disabled widow(er)s 216 0.3 177 819.97
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,404.52
Disability Insurance 8,979 13.7 11,060 1,231.80
Disabled workers 7,728 11.8 10,528 1,362.34
Spouses of disabled workers 93 0.1 35 377.35
Children of disabled workers 1,158 1.8 497 429.45
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, August 2022
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 7,608 100.0 4,982 623.09
Under 18 1,019 13.4 790 731.71
18–64 4,267 56.1 2,998 658.65
65 or older 2,321 30.5 1,194 510.15
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.