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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, November 2021

(released December 2021)

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Table 1. Number of people receiving Social Security, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), or both, November 2021 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 69,993 62,263 5,160 2,570
Aged 65 or older 51,650 49,356 997 1,297
Disabled, under age 65 a 12,613 7,177 4,163 1,273
Other b 5,730 5,730 . . . . . .
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: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.

For detailed annual and time series program data, see our Annual Statistical Supplement.

Table 2. Social Security benefits, November 2021
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 65,232 100.0 94,135 1,443.08
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 55,978 85.8 83,456 1,490.85
Retirement benefits 50,117 76.8 76,126 1,518.97
Retired workers 47,248 72.4 73,887 1,563.82
Spouses of retired workers 2,183 3.3 1,732 793.59
Children of retired workers 686 1.1 506 737.91
Survivor benefits 5,862 9.0 7,330 1,250.46
Children of deceased workers 1,962 3.0 1,811 923.05
Widowed mothers and fathers 114 0.2 122 1,066.31
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,559 5.5 5,222 1,467.14
Disabled widow(er)s 225 0.3 174 772.05
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,311.45
Disability Insurance 9,254 14.2 10,679 1,154.07
Disabled workers 7,908 12.1 10,141 1,282.39
Spouses of disabled workers 97 0.1 35 357.24
Children of disabled workers 1,249 1.9 504 403.37
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: (L) = less than 0.05 percent.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.

For more detailed monthly OASDI information, visit the Actuary's website for Beneficiary Data.

Table 3. Supplemental Security Income recipients, November 2021
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 7,730 100.0 4,695 585.04
Under 18 1,050 13.6 752 689.40
18–64 4,387 56.7 2,848 617.37
65 or older 2,294 29.7 1,095 475.49
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
a. Includes retroactive payments.
b. Excludes retroactive payments.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.

For more detailed monthly SSI information, see SSI Monthly Statistics.