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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, May 2023

(released June 2023)

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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 2023 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 71,259 63,744 4,991 2,523
Aged 65 or older 53,633 51,264 1,017 1,352
Disabled, under age 65 a 11,867 6,722 3,974 1,171
Other b 5,758 5,758 . . . . . .
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 2023
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 66,665 100.0 113,287 1,699.35
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 57,946 86.9 101,576 1,752.95
Retirement benefits 52,058 78.1 93,043 1,787.31
Retired workers 49,387 74.1 90,678 1,836.06
Spouses of retired workers 1,972 3.0 1,765 894.81
Children of retired workers 698 1.0 601 860.21
Survivor benefits 5,888 8.8 8,532 1,449.20
Children of deceased workers 2,067 3.1 2,213 1,070.70
Widowed mothers and fathers 109 0.2 133 1,224.04
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,502 5.3 5,998 1,712.71
Disabled widow(er)s 209 0.3 187 894.48
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,537.06
Disability Insurance 8,720 13.1 11,711 1,343.09
Disabled workers 7,500 11.2 11,139 1,485.22
Spouses of disabled workers 90 0.1 36 405.81
Children of disabled workers 1,130 1.7 536 474.50
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 2023
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 7,514 100.0 5,339 675.10
Under 18 1,001 13.3 844 788.90
18–64 4,144 55.1 3,173 717.36
65 or older 2,369 31.5 1,322 553.14
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.