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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, January 2025

(released February 2025)

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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, January 2025 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 73,036 65,644 4,871 2,522
Aged 65 or older 56,208 53,738 1,067 1,403
Disabled, under age 65 a 11,296 6,374 3,804 1,119
Other b 5,532 5,532 . . . . . .
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, January 2025
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 68,566 100.0 126,018 1,837.91
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 60,272 87.9 114,078 1,892.73
Retirement benefits 54,527 79.5 105,193 1,929.20
Retired workers 51,955 75.8 102,807 1,978.77
Spouses of retired workers 1,855 2.7 1,728 931.28
Children of retired workers 717 1.0 659 919.02
Survivor benefits 5,745 8.4 8,885 1,546.57
Children of deceased workers 2,054 3.0 2,332 1,135.54
Widowed mothers and fathers 95 0.1 124 1,302.44
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,400 5.0 6,242 1,835.82
Disabled widow(er)s 195 0.3 185 951.26
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,684.81
Disability Insurance 8,294 12.1 11,940 1,439.53
Disabled workers 7,207 10.5 11,392 1,580.67
Spouses of disabled workers 85 0.1 37 431.53
Children of disabled workers 1,002 1.5 511 510.02
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, January 2025
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 7,393 100.0 5,537 714.37
Under 18 992 13.4 884 834.72
18–64 3,930 53.2 3,186 762.14
65 or older 2,470 33.4 1,467 590.16
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.