Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2013

Beneficiaries in Current-Payment Status

Disabled Beneficiaries and Nondisabled Dependents

Table 1. Number, December 1960–2013, selected years
Year Total Workers and nondisabled dependents Widow(er)s Adult children of—
Workers Spouses Children under age 18 Students aged 18–19 Retired workers Deceased workers Disabled workers
1960 788,543 455,371 76,599 152,519 . . . . . . 53,825 47,267 2,962
1965 1,928,460 988,074 193,362 532,197 16,437 . . . 87,122 102,287 8,981
1970 2,970,538 1,492,948 283,447 799,111 75,194 49,281 101,341 154,921 14,295
1975 4,799,853 2,488,774 452,922 1,239,058 147,253 109,511 118,802 219,340 24,193
1980 5,223,311 2,858,680 461,878 1,184,846 140,157 127,580 140,548 276,739 32,883
1981 5,008,221 2,776,519 428,212 1,070,000 148,879 121,590 143,633 286,724 32,664
1982 4,532,014 2,603,599 365,862 894,440 79,333 116,372 144,464 297,917 30,027
1983 4,382,745 2,569,029 308,059 855,560 50,134 111,591 148,464 309,699 30,209
1984 4,406,140 2,596,516 303,982 858,243 31,875 109,151 152,667 322,541 31,165
1985 4,507,083 2,656,638 305,532 889,730 22,336 107,005 157,011 335,753 33,078
1986 4,613,249 2,728,463 300,826 911,698 20,245 106,974 161,755 348,647 34,641
1987 4,676,852 2,785,859 290,888 912,367 20,183 106,282 165,675 360,220 35,378
1988 4,709,360 2,821,070 280,780 898,980 24,370 105,810 170,940 371,890 35,520
1989 4,774,160 2,886,590 269,830 901,400 23,330 102,650 172,650 381,760 35,950
1990 4,934,370 3,011,130 264,230 929,720 23,960 101,780 174,560 392,000 36,990
1991 5,209,600 3,198,610 263,780 986,710 26,380 115,010 177,740 402,920 38,450
1992 5,633,130 3,473,330 271,510 1,090,920 25,930 131,620 181,860 416,240 41,720
1993 6,026,460 3,729,330 272,190 1,188,330 29,660 148,070 185,270 428,690 44,920
1994 6,381,470 3,966,590 270,220 1,276,740 29,910 161,650 187,630 440,080 48,650
1995 6,674,450 4,186,720 263,130 1,331,110 29,550 173,240 188,940 449,970 51,790
1996 6,906,420 4,386,040 223,300 1,381,200 32,820 182,020 190,050 457,520 53,470
1997 6,998,210 4,505,760 207,290 1,357,340 31,440 187,220 190,410 464,990 53,760
1998 7,192,370 4,697,010 190,120 1,363,910 30,780 192,400 189,930 472,530 55,690
1999 7,391,920 4,873,560 176,370 1,381,200 37,020 197,520 189,820 479,070 57,360
2000 7,550,930 5,035,840 164,850 1,381,500 35,000 200,130 191,950 483,570 58,090
2001 7,790,038 5,268,039 156,978 1,385,374 38,839 204,255 191,817 486,816 57,920
2002 8,109,332 5,539,597 151,626 1,422,296 43,916 207,365 192,087 492,985 59,460
2003 8,490,007 5,868,541 150,889 1,461,635 46,769 209,360 191,704 498,659 62,450
2004 8,854,343 6,197,385 152,995 1,486,422 47,551 210,736 191,274 503,241 64,739
2005 9,224,458 6,519,001 156,552 1,516,519 47,982 215,866 191,872 507,961 68,705
2006 9,536,997 6,806,918 153,456 1,530,254 49,595 220,178 192,122 512,596 71,878
2007 9,858,520 7,098,723 152,796 1,535,009 52,333 224,982 196,038 521,293 77,346
2008 10,289,474 7,426,691 154,225 1,552,104 54,981 230,007 221,946 564,735 84,785
2009 10,760,672 7,788,013 157,584 1,598,189 59,523 236,480 241,043 589,575 90,265
2010 11,280,792 8,203,951 160,300 1,660,196 62,192 244,953 250,262 601,420 97,518
2011 11,736,104 8,575,544 164,030 1,706,029 62,464 251,011 259,073 612,686 105,267
2012 12,038,936 8,826,591 162,550 1,723,728 63,919 255,472 269,799 624,472 112,405
2013 12,156,191 8,940,950 156,672 1,710,618 60,537 257,248 279,053 633,891 117,222
SOURCES: Social Security Administration. For years before 2001, Annual Statistical Supplement to the Social Security Bulletin, based on the Master Beneficiary Record, various sampling rates; beginning with 2001, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: . . . = not applicable.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 2. Number and average monthly benefit, by basis of entitlement, age, and sex, December 2013
Basis of entitlement and age Total Male Female
Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars)
  Workers
Total 8,940,950 1,146.42 4,642,134 1,271.42 4,298,816 1,011.44
Under 25 39,755 587.64 23,641 600.72 16,114 568.45
25–29 167,645 726.77 95,651 745.92 71,994 701.33
30–34 303,385 839.61 161,933 860.84 141,452 815.32
35–39 410,641 921.26 206,427 953.71 204,214 888.47
40–44 620,021 988.88 308,773 1,043.54 311,248 934.66
45–49 937,099 1,043.93 475,772 1,118.89 461,327 966.63
50–54 1,525,562 1,113.52 777,957 1,219.82 747,605 1,002.91
55–59 2,121,096 1,201.88 1,097,757 1,345.58 1,023,339 1,047.74
60–64 2,360,570 1,284.66 1,249,308 1,463.08 1,111,262 1,084.08
65–FRA 455,176 1,317.89 244,915 1,518.13 210,261 1,084.64
  Spouses of disabled workers
Total 156,672 307.90 8,468 282.69 148,204 309.34
Entitlement based on care of children 68,240 237.48 1,952 188.53 66,288 238.92
Under 30 4,619 168.90 66 119.08 4,553 169.62
30–34 8,989 169.60 170 144.78 8,819 170.08
35–39 12,776 192.26 331 147.69 12,445 193.44
40–44 14,283 230.01 380 176.98 13,903 231.46
45–49 12,486 266.95 402 200.46 12,084 269.16
50–54 8,622 298.19 320 222.67 8,302 301.10
55–FRA 6,465 348.80 283 238.73 6,182 353.84
Entitlement based on age 88,432 362.24 6,516 310.90 81,916 366.33
62–64 44,279 340.46 1,690 228.62 42,589 344.90
65 or older 44,153 384.09 4,826 339.71 39,327 389.54
  Children of disabled workers
Total 1,888,377 341.38 974,404 342.66 913,973 340.02
Under age 18 1,710,618 328.05 872,150 327.53 838,468 328.59
Under 5 140,705 261.37 71,695 260.33 69,010 262.45
5–9 375,596 274.85 191,455 274.21 184,141 275.53
10–14 647,956 318.62 330,816 318.22 317,140 319.03
15–17 546,361 392.98 278,184 392.63 268,177 393.35
Students aged 18–19 60,537 465.34 34,082 468.83 26,455 460.84
Disabled aged 18 or older 117,222 471.85 68,172 473.07 49,050 470.15
  Widow(er)s
Total 257,248 716.79 15,902 526.48 241,346 729.33
50–54 34,444 687.77 2,450 499.22 31,994 702.21
55–59 91,945 709.13 6,517 522.38 85,428 723.38
60–64 110,982 727.40 6,207 540.33 104,775 738.49
65–FRA 19,877 743.18 728 536.84 19,149 751.03
  Adult children
Total 1,030,166 734.68 576,166 727.90 454,000 743.27
Children of—  
Retired workers 279,053 646.67 158,169 640.54 120,884 654.69
Deceased workers 633,891 822.02 349,825 817.06 284,066 828.13
Disabled workers 117,222 471.85 68,172 473.07 49,050 470.15
Under 25 122,729 623.66 73,589 626.79 49,140 618.96
25–29 108,833 678.14 62,691 679.81 46,142 675.86
30–34 104,805 701.73 59,620 701.17 45,185 702.47
35–39 100,637 727.54 56,639 723.12 43,998 733.23
40–44 113,104 747.03 63,208 738.85 49,896 757.40
45–49 119,966 765.11 68,152 756.66 51,814 776.24
50–54 118,622 782.49 67,503 771.36 51,119 797.18
55–59 92,665 794.31 51,402 783.21 41,263 808.15
60–64 63,166 798.34 33,540 787.98 29,626 810.08
65 or older 85,639 777.67 39,822 775.07 45,817 779.94
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: FRA = full retirement age.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.