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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, August 2023

(released September 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, August 2023 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 71,276 63,793 4,966 2,517
Aged 65 or older 53,945 51,560 1,024 1,360
Disabled, under age 65 a 11,751 6,653 3,941 1,157
Other b 5,580 5,580 . . . . . .
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, August 2023
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 66,710 100.0 113,794 1,705.79
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 58,085 87.1 102,149 1,758.62
Retirement benefits 52,283 78.4 93,711 1,792.37
Retired workers 49,670 74.5 91,407 1,840.27
Spouses of retired workers 1,940 2.9 1,726 889.61
Children of retired workers 673 1.0 578 859.47
Survivor benefits 5,802 8.7 8,438 1,454.48
Children of deceased workers 2,001 3.0 2,135 1,067.20
Widowed mothers and fathers 104 0.2 129 1,241.27
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,490 5.2 5,988 1,715.77
Disabled widow(er)s 206 0.3 184 895.66
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,538.65
Disability Insurance 8,626 12.9 11,644 1,349.99
Disabled workers 7,468 11.2 11,103 1,486.83
Spouses of disabled workers 89 0.1 36 408.00
Children of disabled workers 1,069 1.6 505 472.28
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, August 2023
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 7,483 100.0 5,316 674.36
Under 18 994 13.3 842 787.68
18–64 4,104 54.8 3,143 717.48
65 or older 2,384 31.9 1,331 553.03
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.