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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, December 2024

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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, December 2024 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 72,946 65,522 4,891 2,533
Aged 65 or older 56,064 53,595 1,067 1,403
Disabled, under age 65 a 11,342 6,387 3,824 1,130
Other b 5,540 5,540 . . . . . .
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, December 2024
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 68,456 100.0 125,578 1,834.43
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 60,134 87.8 113,598 1,889.09
Retirement benefits 54,348 79.4 104,656 1,925.66
Retired workers 51,773 75.6 102,268 1,975.34
Spouses of retired workers 1,862 2.7 1,733 930.60
Children of retired workers 714 1.0 655 917.78
Survivor benefits 5,786 8.5 8,942 1,545.57
Children of deceased workers 2,051 3.0 2,325 1,133.60
Widowed mothers and fathers 104 0.2 137 1,316.11
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,434 5.0 6,293 1,832.47
Disabled widow(er)s 196 0.3 187 951.06
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,675.42
Disability Insurance 8,322 12.2 11,980 1,439.50
Disabled workers 7,231 10.6 11,431 1,580.79
Spouses of disabled workers 86 0.1 37 431.66
Children of disabled workers 1,005 1.5 512 509.19
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, December 2024
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 7,424 100.0 5,528 696.70
Under 18 1,003 13.5 896 812.54
18–64 3,952 53.2 3,201 743.12
65 or older 2,469 33.3 1,431 575.59
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.