SSI Monthly Statistics, December 2021
All Federally Administered Payments
| 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 | |||
| 2020 | ||||||
| December | 7,959,766 | 6,541,267 | 1,276,519 | 141,980 | 4,797,688 | 575.73 |
| 2021 | ||||||
| January | 7,926,390 | 6,516,598 | 1,270,362 | 139,430 | 4,783,671 | 585.53 |
| February | 7,928,189 | 6,522,525 | 1,267,427 | 138,237 | 4,854,525 | 584.56 |
| March | 7,886,161 | 6,490,992 | 1,258,312 | 136,857 | 4,815,171 | 585.75 |
| April | 7,850,349 | 6,462,687 | 1,251,733 | 135,929 | 4,784,732 | 586.49 |
| May | 7,834,282 | 6,451,400 | 1,247,692 | 135,190 | 4,766,971 | 585.46 |
| June | 7,818,363 | 6,438,309 | 1,245,416 | 134,638 | 4,775,661 | 584.58 |
| July | 7,777,072 | 6,403,419 | 1,239,704 | 133,949 | 4,708,088 | 585.86 |
| August | 7,792,260 | 6,416,539 | 1,242,211 | 133,510 | 4,788,823 | 585.96 |
| September | 7,772,641 | 6,397,649 | 1,241,899 | 133,093 | 4,773,832 | 584.74 |
| October | 7,737,393 | 6,367,806 | 1,237,068 | 132,519 | 4,701,034 | 587.18 |
| November | 7,729,749 | 6,361,275 | 1,236,143 | 132,331 | 4,694,791 | 585.04 |
| December | 7,695,900 | 6,331,536 | 1,232,236 | 132,128 | 4,703,458 | 584.11 |
| 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. | ||||||
| CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov. | ||||||