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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, November 2023

(released December 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, November 2023 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 71,546 64,115 4,922 2,508
Aged 65 or older 54,336 51,940 1,027 1,368
Disabled, under age 65 a 11,619 6,584 3,895 1,140
Other b 5,592 5,592 . . . . . .
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, November 2023
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 67,020 100.0 114,656 1,710.78
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 58,481 87.3 103,110 1,763.13
Retirement benefits 52,653 78.6 94,629 1,797.23
Retired workers 50,061 74.7 92,350 1,844.76
Spouses of retired workers 1,910 2.8 1,691 885.52
Children of retired workers 682 1.0 588 862.03
Survivor benefits 5,829 8.7 8,481 1,455.04
Children of deceased workers 2,025 3.0 2,164 1,068.44
Widowed mothers and fathers 108 0.2 134 1,241.39
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,493 5.2 6,001 1,718.07
Disabled widow(er)s 202 0.3 181 896.37
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,542.30
Disability Insurance 8,539 12.7 11,546 1,352.25
Disabled workers 7,390 11.0 11,005 1,489.26
Spouses of disabled workers 88 0.1 36 407.60
Children of disabled workers 1,060 1.6 505 476.11
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, November 2023
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 7,431 100.0 5,178 673.86
Under 18 985 13.3 808 785.28
18–64 4,049 54.5 3,041 718.33
65 or older 2,396 32.2 1,329 552.97
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.