Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2017

Beneficiaries in Current-Payment Status

Disabled Beneficiaries and Nondisabled Dependents

Table 1. Number, December 1960–2017, 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
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.
Table 2. Number and average monthly benefit, by basis of entitlement, age, and sex, December 2017
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 8,695,475 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.