Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2021

Beneficiaries in Current-Payment Status

Disabled-Worker Families

Table 28. Number and average monthly family benefit, by selected family composition, December 1960–2021, selected years
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
2021 6,792 3,326 3,466 15 17 63
  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
2021 1,351.63 1,484.77 1,223.89 2,482.83 2,354.73 2,409.94
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.
Table 29. Number, average primary insurance amount, and average monthly family benefit, by family composition, December 2021
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
Worker only  
Men 3,325,650 3,325,650 1,490.15 1,484.77 12.3
Women 3,466,229 3,466,229 1,226.96 1,223.89 21.0
Worker with children  
By sex of worker  
Men 461,489 1,153,966 1,551.39 2,261.41 94.2
Women 325,077 795,977 1,342.41 1,895.90 96.0
By number of children  
1 child 516,565 1,033,130 1,469.73 2,106.09 95.3
2 children 192,341 577,023 1,471.53 2,136.78 94.1
3 or more children 77,660 339,790 1,417.57 2,073.25 94.8
Worker with—  
Spouse aged 62 or older b 62,787 125,809 1,998.26 2,409.94 8.3
Spouse aged 62 or older and 1 or more children 1,986 6,378 1,799.33 2,887.39 56.0
Spouse and 1 child 13,195 39,586 1,655.52 2,435.30 95.2
Spouse and 2 children 9,609 38,436 1,612.86 2,373.19 96.1
Spouse and 3 or more children 6,628 36,687 1,554.36 2,295.69 96.6
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.
Table 30. Distribution, by family composition and age of worker, December 2021
Family composition Total, all ages Under 30 30–34 35–39 40–44 45–49 50–54 55–59 60–FRA
  Number
Worker only 6,791,879 102,892 128,077 189,498 290,782 451,010 876,311 1,662,584 3,090,725
Worker with—  
Spouse  
Aged 62 or older a 62,787 0 0 6 13 127 831 5,358 56,452
Child in care 31,418 191 1,081 3,417 4,919 4,995 5,256 4,984 6,575
Children  
1 child 516,565 4,297 14,540 39,553 78,963 95,558 105,996 93,170 84,488
2 children 192,341 2,178 10,806 32,005 46,300 38,566 29,655 19,076 13,755
3 or more children 77,660 1,114 7,467 19,093 20,285 12,422 8,140 5,389 3,750
Families receiving maximum benefit b 1,919,908 72,871 95,316 165,136 231,900 244,912 293,310 357,097 459,366
  Percent
Worker only 100.0 1.5 1.9 2.8 4.3 6.6 12.9 24.5 45.5
Worker with—  
Spouse  
Aged 62 or older a 100.0 0.0 0.0 (L) (L) 0.2 1.3 8.5 89.9
Child in care 100.0 0.6 3.4 10.9 15.7 15.9 16.7 15.9 20.9
Children  
1 child 100.0 0.8 2.8 7.7 15.3 18.5 20.5 18.0 16.4
2 children 100.0 1.1 5.6 16.6 24.1 20.1 15.4 9.9 7.2
3 or more children 100.0 1.4 9.6 24.6 26.1 16.0 10.5 6.9 4.8
Families receiving maximum benefit b 100.0 3.8 5.0 8.6 12.1 12.8 15.3 18.6 23.9
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.
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.