21.8 Million US Seniors Paying for Expenses With Only Social Security Income: Survey

An estimated 7.3 million seniors are living on less than $1,000 a month, below the 2025 federal poverty line for a one-person household.

The Social Security Administration office building in Waycross, Ga., on Aug. 28, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

An estimated 21.8 million senior citizens in the United States make ends meet solely using their Social Security funds, advocacy group The Senior Citizens League (TSCL) said in a June 20 statement.

There were more than 68 million Social Security beneficiaries as of 2024, according to data from the Social Security Administration (SSA).