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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, September 2023

(released October 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, September 2023 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 71,382 63,932 4,940 2,510
Aged 65 or older 54,087 51,701 1,024 1,362
Disabled, under age 65 a 11,697 6,632 3,915 1,149
Other b 5,599 5,599 . . . . . .
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, September 2023
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 66,842 100.0 114,098 1,706.98
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 58,245 87.1 102,492 1,759.67
Retirement benefits 52,428 78.4 94,031 1,793.51
Retired workers 49,822 74.5 91,735 1,841.27
Spouses of retired workers 1,930 2.9 1,714 888.03
Children of retired workers 677 1.0 582 859.75
Survivor benefits 5,816 8.7 8,461 1,454.63
Children of deceased workers 2,009 3.0 2,145 1,067.33
Widowed mothers and fathers 106 0.2 132 1,241.75
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,495 5.2 5,999 1,716.41
Disabled widow(er)s 204 0.3 183 896.05
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,538.68
Disability Insurance 8,598 12.9 11,607 1,350.00
Disabled workers 7,443 11.1 11,066 1,486.89
Spouses of disabled workers 89 0.1 36 407.72
Children of disabled workers 1,066 1.6 504 472.89
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, September 2023
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 7,450 100.0 5,237 676.06
Under 18 986 13.2 827 797.43
18–64 4,078 54.7 3,081 718.87
65 or older 2,386 32.0 1,328 552.99
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.