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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, July 2024

(released August 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, July 2024 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 72,452 65,043 4,902 2,507
Aged 65 or older 55,479 53,041 1,052 1,386
Disabled, under age 65 a 11,414 6,442 3,851 1,121
Other b 5,560 5,560 . . . . . .
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, July 2024
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 67,945 100.0 121,129 1,782.74
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 59,615 87.7 109,456 1,836.04
Retirement benefits 53,837 79.2 100,733 1,871.09
Retired workers 51,271 75.5 98,410 1,919.40
Spouses of retired workers 1,878 2.8 1,710 910.42
Children of retired workers 687 1.0 614 892.39
Survivor benefits 5,779 8.5 8,723 1,509.50
Children of deceased workers 2,009 3.0 2,217 1,103.54
Widowed mothers and fathers 103 0.2 132 1,284.42
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,469 5.1 6,189 1,784.31
Disabled widow(er)s 197 0.3 183 928.25
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,612.94
Disability Insurance 8,330 12.3 11,673 1,401.30
Disabled workers 7,242 10.7 11,144 1,538.85
Spouses of disabled workers 86 0.1 36 421.34
Children of disabled workers 1,003 1.5 493 491.41
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, July 2024
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 7,410 100.0 5,461 695.84
Under 18 992 13.4 877 805.39
18–64 3,979 53.7 3,172 742.70
65 or older 2,438 32.9 1,412 574.90
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.