Table 1.
Recipients (by type of payment), total payments, and average monthly payment, January 2002–December 2002
Month Number of recipients Total
payments
 a
(thousands
of dollars)
Average
monthly
payment

(dollars)
Total Federal
payment
only
Federal
payment
and state
supplementation
State
supplementation
only
January 6,716,644 4,185,660 2,250,079 280,905 2,877,202 404.90
February 6,729,431 4,193,953 2,255,026 280,452 2,894,055 405.50
March 6,728,174 4,191,954 2,255,909 280,311 2,913,195 406.50
April 6,761,861 4,214,047 2,267,594 280,220 2,970,078 406.90
May 6,732,788 4,192,137 2,259,529 281,122 2,905,709 406.30
June 6,753,287 4,205,661 2,266,088 281,538 2,908,431 406.40
July 6,773,125 4,312,042 2,180,689 280,394 2,940,094 404.70
August 6,756,575 4,300,330 2,175,612 280,633 2,914,493 407.00
September 6,797,461 4,329,298 2,187,311 280,852 2,970,552 406.20
October 6,781,168 4,322,527 2,177,617 281,024 2,909,866 405.40
November 6,784,919 4,324,469 2,179,530 280,920 2,924,875 407.30
December 6,787,857 4,326,205 2,179,022 282,630 2,951,425 407.40
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: Data are for the end of the specified month.
a. Total includes retroactive payments.
CONTACT: Art Kahn (410) 965-0186 for further information.