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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, October 2024

(released November 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, October 2024 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 72,797 65,384 4,880 2,533
Aged 65 or older 55,858 53,403 1,059 1,397
Disabled, under age 65 a 11,366 6,408 3,821 1,137
Other b 5,573 5,573 . . . . . .
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, October 2024
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 68,319 100.0 122,091 1,787.08
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 59,968 87.8 110,360 1,840.31
Retirement benefits 54,159 79.3 101,592 1,875.82
Retired workers 51,579 75.5 99,255 1,924.35
Spouses of retired workers 1,875 2.7 1,706 910.11
Children of retired workers 706 1.0 631 894.52
Survivor benefits 5,809 8.5 8,768 1,509.29
Children of deceased workers 2,035 3.0 2,248 1,104.49
Widowed mothers and fathers 105 0.2 135 1,287.88
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,471 5.1 6,200 1,786.42
Disabled widow(er)s 197 0.3 183 927.53
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,627.16
Disability Insurance 8,351 12.2 11,731 1,404.75
Disabled workers 7,259 10.6 11,196 1,542.43
Spouses of disabled workers 87 0.1 37 421.81
Children of disabled workers 1,005 1.5 498 495.47
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, October 2024
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 7,413 100.0 5,502 697.50
Under 18 995 13.4 870 803.97
18–64 3,963 53.5 3,208 745.96
65 or older 2,455 33.1 1,425 576.49
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.