What percentage of social security recipients receive maximum benefit

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

Table 2. Social Security benefits, August 2024
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 68,072 100.0 121,410 1,783.55
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 59,706 87.7 109,675 1,836.92
Retirement benefits 53,915 79.2 100,935 1,872.09
Retired workers 51,346 75.4 98,609 1,920.48
Spouses of retired workers 1,877 2.8 1,708 909.78
Children of retired workers 692 1.0 618 892.68
Survivor benefits 5,790 8.5 8,740 1,509.36
Children of deceased workers 2,015 3.0 2,224 1,103.59
Widowed mothers and fathers r2 r7 r9 c2 c5">104 r2 r7 r9 c2 c6">0.2 r2 r7 r9 c3">134 r2 r7 r9 c4">1,286.16
Nondisabled widow(er)s r2 r7 r10 c2 c5">3,473 r2 r7 r10 c2 c6">5.1 r2 r7 r10 c3">6,197 r2 r7 r10 c4">1,784.56
Disabled widow(er)s 197 0.3 183 927.71
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,619.59
Disability Insurance 8,366 12.3 11,736 1,402.69
Disabled workers 7,277 10.7 11,205 1,539.92
Spouses of disabled workers 87 0.1 37 421.58
Children of disabled workers 1,003 1.5 493 r13 r16 c4">492.03
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, August 2024
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 7,400 100.0 5,461 698.51
Under 18 985 13.3 877 820.70
18–64 3,971 53.7 3,171 744.41
65 or older 2,444 33.0 1,414 575.07
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.