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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, July 2023

(released August 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, July 2023 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 71,242 63,767 4,965 2,509
Aged 65 or older 53,848 51,473 1,020 1,355
Disabled, under age 65 a 11,781 6,681 3,946 1,154
Other b 5,613 5,613 . . . . . .
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: statistics@ssa.gov.

For detailed annual and time series program data, see our Annual Statistical Supplement.

Table 2. Social Security benefits, July 2023
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 66,677 100.0 113,616 1,703.98
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 58,024 87.0 101,939 1,756.85
Retirement benefits 52,211 78.3 93,487 1,790.56
Retired workers 49,587 74.4 91,170 1,838.58
Spouses of retired workers 1,951 2.9 1,739 891.32
Children of retired workers 673 1.0 578 858.97
Survivor benefits 5,813 8.7 8,452 1,454.08
Children of deceased workers 1,996 3.0 2,130 1,067.28
Widowed mothers and fathers 108 0.2 134 1,238.03
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,501 5.3 6,002 1,714.28
Disabled widow(er)s 207 0.3 185 895.30
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,538.82
Disability Insurance 8,653 13.0 11,676 1,349.44
Disabled workers 7,489 11.2 11,133 1,486.60
Spouses of disabled workers 90 0.1 37 407.10
Children of disabled workers 1,074 1.6 506 471.66
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: (L) = less than 0.05 percent.
CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov.

For more detailed monthly OASDI information, visit the Actuary's website for Beneficiary Data.

Table 3. Supplemental Security Income recipients, July 2023
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 7,475 100.0 5,249 675.88
Under 18 995 13.3 832 795.27
18–64 4,105 54.9 3,096 717.97
65 or older 2,374 31.8 1,320 553.16
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
a. Includes retroactive payments.
b. Excludes retroactive payments.
CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov.

For more detailed monthly SSI information, see SSI Monthly Statistics.