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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, May 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, May 2024 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 72,352 64,958 4,894 2,501
Aged 65 or older 55,203 52,780 1,044 1,379
Disabled, under age 65 a 11,442 6,470 3,850 1,122
Other b 5,707 5,707 . . . . . .
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, May 2024
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 67,851 100.0 120,655 1,778.24
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 59,487 87.7 108,985 1,832.07
Retirement benefits 53,635 79.0 100,182 1,867.83
Retired workers 51,045 75.2 97,834 1,916.63
Spouses of retired workers 1,882 2.8 1,714 910.97
Children of retired workers 709 1.0 634 893.89
Survivor benefits 5,852 8.6 8,803 1,504.28
Children of deceased workers 2,080 3.1 2,302 1,106.79
Widowed mothers and fathers 104 0.2 132 1,270.63
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,469 5.1 6,184 1,782.54
Disabled widow(er)s 199 0.3 184 927.26
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,616.20
Disability Insurance 8,364 12.3 11,670 1,395.35
Disabled workers 7,229 10.7 11,115 1,537.64
Spouses of disabled workers 85 0.1 36 418.66
Children of disabled workers 1,049 1.5 519 494.75
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, May 2024
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 7,395 100.0 5,417 697.47
Under 18 983 13.3 860 813.29
18–64 3,989 53.9 3,156 743.58
65 or older 2,422 32.8 1,402 574.88
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.