Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2021
Benefits Awarded, Withheld, and Terminated
Awards to Disabled-Worker Families
| Family composition | Number of families | Number of beneficiaries | Average primary insurance amount (dollars) | Average monthly family benefit a (dollars) | Percentage of families receiving maximum family benefit b |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worker only | |||||
| Men | 254,839 | 254,839 | 1,756.24 | 1,720.41 | 9.5 |
| Women | 228,258 | 228,258 | 1,409.07 | 1,383.46 | 16.9 |
| Worker with children | |||||
| By sex of worker | |||||
| Men | 29,114 | 76,621 | 1,780.31 | 2,566.43 | 89.5 |
| Women | 23,103 | 60,059 | 1,418.64 | 1,952.11 | 91.1 |
| By number of children | |||||
| 1 child | 30,026 | 60,052 | 1,631.63 | 2,284.64 | 87.7 |
| 2 children | 15,098 | 45,296 | 1,638.91 | 2,361.04 | 93.2 |
| 3 or more children | 7,093 | 31,332 | 1,532.68 | 2,195.56 | 94.3 |
| Worker with— | |||||
| Spouse aged 62 or older c | 2,823 | 5,651 | 2,269.50 | 2,757.08 | 12.4 |
| Spouse aged 62 or older and 1 or more children | 57 | 181 | 2,244.96 | 3,599.23 | 75.4 |
| Spouse and 1 child | 881 | 2,643 | 1,927.37 | 2,861.15 | 89.8 |
| Spouse and 2 children | 696 | 2,784 | 1,906.49 | 2,826.22 | 91.2 |
| Spouse and 3 or more children | 526 | 2,922 | 1,837.39 | 2,736.04 | 94.3 |
| SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data. | |||||
| NOTES: Because of differences in data sources and calculation methods, statistics reported in this table may differ from those reported by the Office of the Chief Actuary. | |||||
| A "family" means beneficiaries entitled on one worker's account. The data may understate the number of families with dependents because records of awards to dependents made in a different calendar year are not available for inclusion. | |||||
| Data include beneficiaries whose benefits are being withheld. | |||||
| a. Benefits awarded before the December cost-of-living increase are converted to the December rates before averages are computed. | |||||
| b. Includes families and worker-only beneficiaries for whom the primary insurance amount is equal to the family maximum amount. | |||||
| c. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | |||||||||
| Worker only | 483,097 | 27,371 | 13,562 | 16,037 | 22,287 | 35,003 | 82,922 | 151,737 | 134,178 |
| Worker with— | |||||||||
| Spouse | |||||||||
| Aged 62 or older a | 2,823 | 0 | 0 | (X) | (X) | 11 | 72 | 488 | 2,246 |
| Child in care | 2,160 | 70 | 139 | 246 | 344 | 324 | 402 | 366 | 269 |
| Children | |||||||||
| 1 child | 30,026 | 1,550 | 1,721 | 2,733 | 4,424 | 5,187 | 6,630 | 5,268 | 2,513 |
| 2 children | 15,098 | 917 | 1,543 | 2,780 | 3,251 | 2,458 | 2,265 | 1,352 | 532 |
| 3 or more children | 7,093 | 537 | 1,158 | 1,856 | 1,493 | 804 | 686 | 434 | 125 |
| Families receiving maximum benefit b | 112,138 | 17,544 | 8,021 | 10,468 | 12,578 | 12,673 | 19,306 | 21,818 | 9,730 |
| Percent | |||||||||
| Worker only | 100.0 | 5.7 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 7.2 | 17.2 | 31.4 | 27.8 |
| Worker with— | |||||||||
| Spouse | |||||||||
| Aged 62 or older a | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | (X) | (X) | 0.4 | 2.6 | 17.3 | 79.6 |
| Child in care | 100.0 | 3.2 | 6.4 | 11.4 | 15.9 | 15.0 | 18.6 | 16.9 | 12.5 |
| Children | |||||||||
| 1 child | 100.0 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 9.1 | 14.7 | 17.3 | 22.1 | 17.5 | 8.4 |
| 2 children | 100.0 | 6.1 | 10.2 | 18.4 | 21.5 | 16.3 | 15.0 | 9.0 | 3.5 |
| 3 or more children | 100.0 | 7.6 | 16.3 | 26.2 | 21.0 | 11.3 | 9.7 | 6.1 | 1.8 |
| Families receiving maximum benefit b | 20.8 | 57.6 | 44.3 | 44.3 | 39.5 | 28.9 | 20.8 | 13.7 | 7.0 |
| SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data. | |||||||||
| NOTES: Because of differences in data sources and calculation methods, statistics reported in this table may differ from those reported by the Office of the Chief Actuary. | |||||||||
| A "family" means beneficiaries entitled on one worker's account. The data may understate the number of families with dependents because records of awards to dependents made in a different calendar year are not available for inclusion. | |||||||||
| Data include beneficiaries whose benefits are being withheld. | |||||||||
| Starting with 2007, age is based on date of entitlement and not date of award. Entitlement can be retroactive and thus precede the date of award. | |||||||||
| FRA = full retirement age; (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. | |||||||||