Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2020
Beneficiaries in Current-Payment Status
Disabled-Worker Families
Year | Worker only | Worker, spouse, and— | Worker and aged spouse a | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All | Men | Women | 1 child | 2 or more children | ||
Number (thousands) | ||||||
1960 | 357 | 261 | 96 | 22 | 32 | 22 |
1965 | 714 | 481 | 232 | 54 | 109 | 30 |
1970 | 1,054 | 680 | 374 | 77 | 164 | 43 |
1975 | 1,750 | 1,080 | 671 | 137 | 250 | 66 |
1980 | 2,061 | 1,257 | 804 | 154 | 228 | 80 |
1981 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
1982 | 1,969 | 1,208 | 760 | 124 | 163 | 78 |
1983 | 1,961 | 1,215 | 746 | 85 | 143 | 80 |
1984 | 1,993 | 1,241 | 752 | 83 | 140 | 76 |
1985 | 2,039 | 1,267 | 772 | 84 | 140 | 76 |
1986 | 2,096 | 1,301 | 795 | 82 | 136 | 74 |
1987 | 2,154 | 1,338 | 816 | 79 | 132 | 74 |
1988 | 2,194 | 1,353 | 841 | 77 | 125 | 71 |
1989 | 2,262 | 1,390 | 872 | 75 | 120 | 67 |
1990 | 2,370 | 1,448 | 922 | 75 | 118 | 63 |
1991 | 2,523 | 1,529 | 994 | 76 | 119 | 61 |
1992 | 2,738 | 1,643 | 1,094 | 78 | 125 | 61 |
1993 | 2,935 | 1,743 | 1,192 | 78 | 127 | 59 |
1994 | 3,121 | 1,830 | 1,292 | 76 | 128 | 57 |
1995 | 3,305 | 1,909 | 1,396 | 75 | 124 | 55 |
1996 | 3,473 | 1,973 | 1,500 | 61 | 104 | 53 |
1997 | 3,593 | 2,006 | 1,588 | 57 | 91 | 53 |
1998 | 3,769 | 2,074 | 1,695 | 52 | 80 | 53 |
1999 | 3,924 | 2,131 | 1,793 | 49 | 72 | 52 |
2000 | 4,080 | 2,191 | 1,890 | 45 | 65 | 50 |
2001 | 4,292 | 2,282 | 2,010 | 43 | 60 | 51 |
2002 | 4,536 | 2,391 | 2,145 | 41 | 56 | 50 |
2003 | 4,832 | 2,532 | 2,301 | 40 | 55 | 53 |
2004 | 5,133 | 2,668 | 2,464 | 38 | 53 | 60 |
2005 | 5,423 | 2,797 | 2,626 | 36 | 51 | 67 |
2006 | 5,703 | 2,918 | 2,784 | 36 | 47 | 71 |
2007 | 5,975 | 3,042 | 2,933 | 33 | 43 | 72 |
2008 | 6,279 | 3,181 | 3,098 | 33 | 42 | 78 |
2009 | 6,396 | 3,261 | 3,135 | 31 | 40 | 76 |
2010 | 6,971 | 3,517 | 3,454 | 31 | 41 | 73 |
2011 | 7,054 | 3,581 | 3,472 | 31 | 42 | 87 |
2012 | 7,535 | 3,779 | 3,756 | 31 | 41 | 88 |
2013 | 7,657 | 3,824 | 3,832 | 30 | 40 | 85 |
2014 | 7,706 | 3,835 | 3,871 | 28 | 37 | 83 |
2015 | 7,703 | 3,818 | 3,885 | 26 | 34 | 80 |
2016 | 7,654 | 3,781 | 3,873 | 24 | 30 | 78 |
2017 | 7,588 | 3,735 | 3,853 | 22 | 27 | 75 |
2018 | 7,249 | 3,580 | 3,669 | 20 | 24 | 72 |
2019 | 7,145 | 3,515 | 3,629 | 18 | 21 | 72 |
2020 | 6,977 | 3,423 | 3,554 | 17 | 19 | 66 |
Average monthly family benefit (dollars) | ||||||
1960 | 87.90 | 91.90 | 76.90 | 184.70 | 192.20 | 135.50 |
1965 | 95.40 | 100.70 | 85.00 | 201.00 | 216.30 | 145.90 |
1970 | 128.10 | 136.30 | 113.10 | 264.10 | 273.20 | 199.20 |
1975 | 218.90 | 240.00 | 185.00 | 441.00 | 454.00 | 344.00 |
1980 | 355.40 | 396.20 | 291.70 | 727.00 | 746.10 | 573.00 |
1981 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
1982 | 424.40 | 474.20 | 344.70 | 847.40 | 858.20 | 690.70 |
1983 | 439.40 | 490.90 | 355.40 | 867.90 | 881.80 | 716.20 |
1984 | 454.00 | 507.60 | 365.70 | 881.50 | 885.50 | 740.40 |
1985 | 466.90 | 523.10 | 374.60 | 898.10 | 895.20 | 765.00 |
1986 | 470.70 | 527.80 | 377.40 | 896.90 | 888.30 | 773.30 |
1987 | 491.60 | 552.00 | 392.60 | 929.40 | 918.30 | 815.50 |
1988 | 512.20 | 576.10 | 409.50 | 960.20 | 938.40 | 855.40 |
1989 | 539.30 | 607.10 | 431.20 | 1,009.40 | 971.90 | 903.70 |
1990 | 570.40 | 642.80 | 456.80 | 1,062.10 | 1,016.00 | 960.80 |
1991 | 592.30 | 668.40 | 475.50 | 1,098.00 | 1,043.30 | 1,004.70 |
1992 | 609.50 | 688.70 | 490.70 | 1,122.10 | 1,057.40 | 1,045.00 |
1993 | 625.50 | 707.20 | 506.00 | 1,143.00 | 1,074.20 | 1,078.20 |
1994 | 646.20 | 731.80 | 525.00 | 1,177.60 | 1,100.00 | 1,118.60 |
1995 | 667.60 | 757.40 | 544.80 | 1,205.50 | 1,130.90 | 1,159.90 |
1996 | 690.60 | 785.30 | 566.00 | 1,245.90 | 1,148.50 | 1,200.60 |
1997 | 708.00 | 806.60 | 583.60 | 1,280.20 | 1,165.90 | 1,238.50 |
1998 | 720.00 | 820.20 | 597.40 | 1,300.40 | 1,189.40 | 1,261.90 |
1999 | 741.20 | 844.50 | 618.50 | 1,344.90 | 1,224.20 | 1,295.30 |
2000 | 773.60 | 880.70 | 649.40 | 1,394.20 | 1,274.30 | 1,355.50 |
2001 | 801.20 | 911.00 | 676.60 | 1,440.70 | 1,317.90 | 1,405.70 |
2002 | 820.50 | 931.90 | 696.40 | 1,468.10 | 1,352.50 | 1,449.20 |
2003 | 848.00 | 962.50 | 722.00 | 1,517.70 | 1,409.60 | 1,497.50 |
2004 | 880.20 | 998.00 | 752.50 | 1,572.90 | 1,463.30 | 1,566.50 |
2005 | 923.20 | 1,045.60 | 792.80 | 1,652.00 | 1,540.90 | 1,668.50 |
2006 | 961.10 | 1,089.10 | 827.00 | 1,722.20 | 1,599.90 | 1,743.80 |
2007 | 987.40 | 1,116.90 | 853.10 | 1,775.80 | 1,655.60 | 1,796.60 |
2008 | 1,045.20 | 1,179.70 | 907.20 | 1,879.20 | 1,752.60 | 1,911.80 |
2009 | 1,058.40 | 1,187.80 | 923.80 | 1,908.80 | 1,778.40 | 1,953.50 |
2010 | 1,049.70 | 1,178.10 | 918.80 | 1,906.30 | 1,787.00 | 1,960.70 |
2011 | 1,104.77 | 1,233.93 | 971.56 | 1,972.65 | 1,842.37 | 2,014.12 |
2012 | 1,111.78 | 1,242.00 | 980.77 | 2,007.33 | 1,880.52 | 2,051.01 |
2013 | 1,128.22 | 1,257.28 | 999.44 | 2,035.60 | 1,908.76 | 2,074.92 |
2014 | 1,147.48 | 1,275.98 | 1,020.16 | 2,066.82 | 1,946.53 | 2,103.50 |
2015 | 1,148.40 | 1,274.67 | 1,024.31 | 2,073.09 | 1,952.35 | 2,102.32 |
2016 | 1,154.08 | 1,279.28 | 1,031.84 | 2,088.26 | 1,968.02 | 2,108.90 |
2017 | 1,179.65 | 1,305.72 | 1,057.44 | 2,140.58 | 2,028.40 | 2,151.16 |
2018 | 1,228.18 | 1,354.86 | 1,104.56 | 2,222.94 | 2,103.67 | 2,214.45 |
2019 | 1,251.69 | 1,378.74 | 1,128.63 | 2,273.49 | 2,156.08 | 2,257.03 |
2020 | 1,270.70 | 1,397.16 | 1,148.89 | 2,317.84 | 2,207.22 | 2,279.77 |
SOURCES: Social Security Administration. For years before 2001, Annual Statistical Supplement to the Social Security Bulletin, based on the Master Beneficiary Record (from 1960 through 1984, various sampling rates; from 1985 through 2000, 10 percent sample); beginning with 2001, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data. | ||||||
NOTES: A "family" means beneficiaries entitled on one worker's account. | ||||||
-- = not available. | ||||||
a. Spouse's entitlement based on age. | ||||||
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov. |
Family composition | Number of families | Number of beneficiaries | Average primary insurance amount (dollars) | Average monthly family benefit (dollars) | Percentage of families receiving maximum family benefit a |
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Worker only | |||||
Men | 3,423,150 | 3,423,150 | 1,402.61 | 1,397.16 | 12.2 |
Women | 3,553,940 | 3,553,940 | 1,152.03 | 1,148.89 | 21.1 |
Worker with children | |||||
By sex of worker | |||||
Men | 500,825 | 1,258,744 | 1,457.68 | 2,124.93 | 94.1 |
Women | 351,888 | 865,374 | 1,261.35 | 1,781.92 | 96.0 |
By number of children | |||||
1 child | 554,250 | 1,108,500 | 1,382.23 | 1,980.39 | 95.2 |
2 children | 211,461 | 634,383 | 1,381.78 | 2,007.27 | 93.9 |
3 or more children | 87,002 | 381,235 | 1,328.75 | 1,944.30 | 94.8 |
Worker with— | |||||
Spouse aged 62 or older b | 66,341 | 132,921 | 1,880.66 | 2,279.77 | 9.6 |
Spouse aged 62 or older and 1 or more children | 2,147 | 6,895 | 1,697.92 | 2,736.98 | 55.0 |
Spouse and 1 child | 14,756 | 44,270 | 1,545.78 | 2,270.08 | 95.2 |
Spouse and 2 children | 10,946 | 43,784 | 1,512.62 | 2,226.10 | 96.3 |
Spouse and 3 or more children | 7,773 | 43,062 | 1,455.72 | 2,151.07 | 96.4 |
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data. | |||||
NOTE: A "family" means beneficiaries entitled on one worker's account. | |||||
a. Includes families and worker-only beneficiaries for whom the primary insurance amount is equal to the family maximum amount. | |||||
b. If the spouse is also entitled to a retired-worker benefit, only the benefit amount received as a spouse is included. | |||||
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov. |
Family composition | Total, all ages | Under 30 | 30–34 | 35–39 | 40–44 | 45–49 | 50–54 | 55–59 | 60–FRA |
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Number | |||||||||
Worker only | 6,977,090 | 109,580 | 136,189 | 200,844 | 296,966 | 485,563 | 923,637 | 1,779,204 | 3,045,107 |
Worker with— | |||||||||
Spouse | |||||||||
Aged 62 or older a | 66,341 | (X) | 0 | (X) | 23 | 153 | 957 | 6,258 | 58,943 |
Child in care | 35,622 | 248 | 1,484 | 4,064 | 5,482 | 5,749 | 5,893 | 5,737 | 6,965 |
Children | |||||||||
1 child | 554,250 | 5,032 | 17,197 | 44,931 | 84,381 | 104,877 | 113,071 | 99,676 | 85,085 |
2 children | 211,461 | 2,640 | 12,996 | 36,846 | 49,911 | 42,423 | 31,633 | 20,961 | 14,051 |
3 or more children | 87,002 | 1,468 | 8,938 | 22,092 | 22,067 | 13,915 | 8,824 | 5,779 | 3,919 |
Families receiving maximum benefit b | 2,016,666 | 78,956 | 104,788 | 181,341 | 242,898 | 265,846 | 311,012 | 380,601 | 451,224 |
Percent | |||||||||
Worker only | 100.0 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 7.0 | 13.2 | 25.5 | 43.6 |
Worker with— | |||||||||
Spouse | |||||||||
Aged 62 or older a | 100.0 | (X) | 0.0 | (X) | (L) | 0.2 | 1.4 | 9.4 | 88.8 |
Child in care | 100.0 | 0.7 | 4.2 | 11.4 | 15.4 | 16.1 | 16.5 | 16.1 | 19.6 |
Children | |||||||||
1 child | 100.0 | 0.9 | 3.1 | 8.1 | 15.2 | 18.9 | 20.4 | 18.0 | 15.4 |
2 children | 100.0 | 1.2 | 6.1 | 17.4 | 23.6 | 20.1 | 15.0 | 9.9 | 6.6 |
3 or more children | 100.0 | 1.7 | 10.3 | 25.4 | 25.4 | 16.0 | 10.1 | 6.6 | 4.5 |
Families receiving maximum benefit b | 100.0 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 9.0 | 12.0 | 13.2 | 15.4 | 18.9 | 22.4 |
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data. | |||||||||
NOTES: A "family" means beneficiaries entitled on one worker's account. | |||||||||
FRA = full retirement age; (L) = less than 0.05 percent; (X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals. | |||||||||
a. Includes spouses aged 62 or older with children. | |||||||||
b. Includes families and worker-only beneficiaries for whom the primary insurance amount is equal to the family maximum amount. | |||||||||
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov. |