Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2017
Beneficiaries in Current-Payment Status
Disabled Beneficiaries and Nondisabled Dependents
Year | Total | Workers and nondisabled dependents | Widow(er)s | Adult children of— | |||||
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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 |
2014 | 12,118,222 | 8,954,518 | 148,955 | 1,650,364 | 57,635 | 257,871 | 287,762 | 641,497 | 119,620 |
2015 | 12,012,834 | 8,909,430 | 141,760 | 1,579,890 | 53,980 | 259,331 | 298,666 | 648,371 | 121,406 |
2016 | 11,832,337 | 8,808,736 | 134,680 | 1,493,476 | 50,976 | 259,207 | 308,529 | 654,531 | 122,202 |
2017 | 11,651,686 | 8,695,475 | 126,154 | 1,418,446 | 47,920 | 258,286 | 319,162 | 662,986 | 123,257 |
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. |
Basis of entitlement and age | Total | Male | Female | |||
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Number | Average monthly benefit (dollars) | Number | Average monthly benefit (dollars) | Number | Average monthly benefit (dollars) | |
Workers | ||||||
Total | 8,695,475 | 1,196.87 | 4,432,330 | 1,320.30 | 4,263,145 | 1,068.54 |
Under 25 | 27,562 | 615.81 | 16,680 | 621.58 | 10,882 | 606.98 |
25–29 | 115,617 | 734.94 | 66,863 | 748.14 | 48,754 | 716.82 |
30–34 | 239,064 | 854.15 | 131,346 | 876.73 | 107,718 | 826.61 |
35–39 | 389,833 | 947.03 | 200,638 | 974.31 | 189,195 | 918.10 |
40–44 | 514,789 | 1,023.16 | 252,890 | 1,069.50 | 261,899 | 978.40 |
45–49 | 801,083 | 1,088.65 | 395,286 | 1,161.13 | 405,797 | 1,018.04 |
50–54 | 1,300,621 | 1,148.26 | 648,549 | 1,248.97 | 652,072 | 1,048.08 |
55–59 | 2,133,767 | 1,230.76 | 1,080,159 | 1,368.00 | 1,053,608 | 1,090.07 |
60–64 | 2,661,528 | 1,321.64 | 1,373,285 | 1,493.40 | 1,288,243 | 1,138.54 |
65–FRA | 511,611 | 1,360.49 | 266,634 | 1,548.97 | 244,977 | 1,155.35 |
Spouses of disabled workers | ||||||
Total | 126,154 | 335.42 | 10,063 | 360.08 | 116,091 | 333.28 |
Entitlement based on care of children | 47,942 | 252.94 | 1,519 | 206.70 | 46,423 | 254.46 |
Under 30 | 2,144 | 184.27 | 28 | 136.54 | 2,116 | 184.90 |
30–34 | 5,790 | 186.50 | 101 | 154.84 | 5,689 | 187.06 |
35–39 | 9,639 | 202.32 | 237 | 159.56 | 9,402 | 203.39 |
40–44 | 9,749 | 240.52 | 312 | 183.38 | 9,437 | 242.41 |
45–49 | 9,055 | 277.68 | 288 | 228.70 | 8,767 | 279.28 |
50–54 | 6,416 | 313.19 | 266 | 226.22 | 6,150 | 316.95 |
55–FRA | 5,149 | 356.00 | 287 | 255.89 | 4,862 | 361.91 |
Entitlement based on age | 78,212 | 385.97 | 8,544 | 387.35 | 69,668 | 385.80 |
62–64 | 33,933 | 345.27 | 1,805 | 234.73 | 32,128 | 351.48 |
65 or older | 44,279 | 417.16 | 6,739 | 428.23 | 37,540 | 415.17 |
Children of disabled workers | ||||||
Total | 1,589,623 | 366.40 | 822,653 | 368.61 | 766,970 | 364.04 |
Under 18 | 1,418,446 | 350.92 | 722,989 | 350.80 | 695,457 | 351.04 |
Under 5 | 101,097 | 281.80 | 51,320 | 283.49 | 49,777 | 280.05 |
5–9 | 288,647 | 295.44 | 147,376 | 294.75 | 141,271 | 296.16 |
10–14 | 552,456 | 337.39 | 281,231 | 336.55 | 271,225 | 338.25 |
15–17 | 476,246 | 414.92 | 243,062 | 415.49 | 233,184 | 414.32 |
Students 18–19 | 47,920 | 498.71 | 26,969 | 504.22 | 20,951 | 491.60 |
Disabled 18 or older | 123,257 | 493.13 | 72,695 | 495.38 | 50,562 | 489.91 |
Widow(er)s | ||||||
Total | 258,286 | 729.44 | 19,575 | 545.11 | 238,711 | 744.56 |
50–54 | 27,200 | 702.36 | 2,352 | 529.71 | 24,848 | 718.70 |
55–59 | 90,090 | 721.76 | 7,784 | 542.25 | 82,306 | 738.74 |
60–64 | 120,511 | 736.17 | 8,358 | 551.68 | 112,153 | 749.92 |
65–FRA | 20,485 | 759.58 | 1,081 | 548.35 | 19,404 | 771.34 |
Adult children | ||||||
Total | 1,105,405 | 782.03 | 623,553 | 775.29 | 481,852 | 790.75 |
Children of— | ||||||
Retired workers | 319,162 | 696.37 | 182,586 | 690.55 | 136,576 | 704.15 |
Deceased workers | 662,986 | 876.97 | 368,272 | 872.56 | 294,714 | 882.49 |
Disabled workers | 123,257 | 493.13 | 72,695 | 495.38 | 50,562 | 489.91 |
Under 25 | 108,514 | 676.48 | 66,135 | 677.73 | 42,379 | 674.53 |
25–29 | 129,200 | 720.34 | 76,428 | 723.42 | 52,772 | 715.88 |
30–34 | 126,585 | 749.24 | 72,864 | 749.26 | 53,721 | 749.22 |
35–39 | 120,839 | 761.70 | 68,905 | 757.98 | 51,934 | 766.65 |
40–44 | 111,520 | 785.97 | 62,333 | 780.60 | 49,187 | 792.77 |
45–49 | 116,548 | 806.94 | 65,027 | 798.12 | 51,521 | 818.07 |
50–54 | 115,741 | 829.33 | 65,927 | 819.84 | 49,814 | 841.88 |
55–59 | 105,002 | 842.29 | 59,138 | 829.60 | 45,864 | 858.66 |
60–64 | 74,752 | 845.98 | 40,880 | 834.79 | 33,872 | 859.48 |
65 or older | 96,704 | 845.17 | 45,916 | 843.05 | 50,788 | 847.08 |
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data. | ||||||
NOTE: FRA = full retirement age. | ||||||
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov. |