SSI Monthly Statistics, 2020

SSI Federally Administered Payments

Table 1. Recipients (by type of payment), total payments, and average monthly payment, January 2020–December 2020
Month Number of recipients Total payments a (thousands of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Total Federal payment only Federal payment and state supplementation State supplementation only
January 8,039,312 6,592,965 1,299,922 146,425 4,818,669 574.83
February 8,059,114 6,611,611 1,301,487 146,016 4,868,653 575.14
March 8,074,868 6,625,379 1,303,813 145,676 4,946,599 574.72
April 8,053,280 6,609,179 1,298,936 145,165 4,898,403 576.47
May 8,047,662 6,603,969 1,298,688 145,005 4,868,681 577.07
June 8,055,593 6,612,190 1,298,748 144,655 4,880,630 577.40
July 8,028,020 6,589,193 1,294,575 144,252 4,807,628 577.35
August 8,041,824 6,603,262 1,294,784 143,778 4,830,585 577.78
September 8,051,680 6,612,756 1,295,421 143,503 4,885,925 576.38
October 8,007,647 6,576,780 1,287,797 143,070 4,808,354 579.56
November 7,993,867 6,568,365 1,283,058 142,444 4,786,759 577.32
December 7,959,766 6,541,267 1,276,519 141,980 4,797,688 575.73
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: Data are for the end of the specified month.
a. Includes retroactive payments.
b. Excludes retroactive payments.
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