SSI Monthly Statistics, May 2021
All Federally Administered Payments
| Month | Total | Eligibility category | Age | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aged | Blind and disabled | Under 18 | 18–64 | 65 or older | ||
| 2020 | ||||||
| May | 50,756 | 4,874 | 45,882 | 11,019 | 34,699 | 5,038 |
| June | 49,105 | 4,432 | 44,673 | 10,634 | 33,901 | 4,570 |
| July | 38,318 | 4,965 | 33,353 | 8,299 | 24,948 | 5,071 |
| August | 40,691 | 5,501 | 35,190 | 8,890 | 26,158 | 5,643 |
| September | 49,196 | 5,858 | 43,338 | 10,708 | 32,466 | 6,022 |
| October | 41,240 | 5,631 | 35,609 | 8,604 | 26,878 | 5,758 |
| November | 40,045 | 5,527 | 34,518 | 8,428 | 25,967 | 5,650 |
| December | 46,125 | 5,713 | 40,412 | 9,792 | 30,487 | 5,846 |
| 2021 | ||||||
| January | 37,224 | 5,214 | 32,010 | 7,995 | 23,892 | 5,337 |
| February | 49,932 | 6,487 | 43,445 | 10,273 | 33,004 | 6,655 |
| March | 43,848 | 6,414 | 37,434 | 9,074 | 28,195 | 6,579 |
| April a | 43,684 | 7,315 | 36,369 | 9,079 | 27,133 | 7,472 |
| May a | 43,381 | 6,809 | 36,572 | 9,168 | 27,247 | 6,966 |
| SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data. | ||||||
| NOTE: Data are for all awards made during the specified month. | ||||||
| a. Preliminary data. In the first 2 months after their release, numbers may be adjusted to reflect returned checks. | ||||||
| CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov. | ||||||