Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2022
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 | 244,888 | 244,888 | 1,922.58 | 1,885.18 | 9.4 |
| Women | 213,529 | 213,529 | 1,541.60 | 1,515.91 | 17.1 |
| Worker with children | |||||
| By sex of worker | |||||
| Men | 26,235 | 69,185 | 1,949.71 | 2,814.69 | 89.3 |
| Women | 19,940 | 51,870 | 1,555.51 | 2,140.78 | 90.8 |
| By number of children | |||||
| 1 child | 26,425 | 52,850 | 1,790.87 | 2,512.14 | 87.3 |
| 2 children | 13,423 | 40,271 | 1,799.46 | 2,596.82 | 93.1 |
| 3 or more children | 6,327 | 27,934 | 1,689.51 | 2,416.63 | 94.3 |
| Worker with— | |||||
| Spouse aged 62 or older c | 2,750 | 5,503 | 2,427.90 | 2,967.65 | 12.1 |
| Spouse aged 62 or older and 1 or more children | 63 | 202 | 2,280.21 | 3,729.11 | 74.6 |
| Spouse and 1 child | 714 | 2,142 | 2,182.88 | 3,281.15 | 89.8 |
| Spouse and 2 children | 616 | 2,464 | 2,055.76 | 3,047.17 | 90.4 |
| Spouse and 3 or more children | 478 | 2,672 | 1,964.90 | 2,931.74 | 92.5 |
| 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: 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 | 458,417 | 25,277 | 13,131 | 15,500 | 21,247 | 31,405 | 77,457 | 141,115 | 133,285 |
| Worker with— | |||||||||
| Spouse | |||||||||
| Aged 62 or older a | 2,750 | 0 | (X) | 0 | (X) | (X) | 75 | 432 | 2,235 |
| Child in care | 1,871 | 43 | 128 | 209 | 269 | 289 | 359 | 325 | 249 |
| Children | |||||||||
| 1 child | 26,425 | 1,342 | 1,470 | 2,382 | 3,705 | 4,393 | 6,178 | 4,600 | 2,355 |
| 2 children | 13,423 | 746 | 1,389 | 2,482 | 2,746 | 2,174 | 2,125 | 1,263 | 498 |
| 3 or more children | 6,327 | 449 | 1,049 | 1,577 | 1,354 | 718 | 662 | 371 | 147 |
| Families receiving maximum benefit b | 103,136 | 15,199 | 7,279 | 9,465 | 10,984 | 11,237 | 18,438 | 20,507 | 10,027 |
| Percent | |||||||||
| Worker only | 100.0 | 5.5 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 6.9 | 16.9 | 30.8 | 29.1 |
| Worker with— | |||||||||
| Spouse | |||||||||
| Aged 62 or older a | 100.0 | 0.0 | (X) | 0.0 | (X) | (X) | 2.7 | 15.7 | 81.3 |
| Child in care | 100.0 | 2.3 | 6.8 | 11.2 | 14.4 | 15.4 | 19.2 | 17.4 | 13.3 |
| Children | |||||||||
| 1 child | 100.0 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 9.0 | 14.0 | 16.6 | 23.4 | 17.4 | 8.9 |
| 2 children | 100.0 | 5.6 | 10.3 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 16.2 | 15.8 | 9.4 | 3.7 |
| 3 or more children | 100.0 | 7.1 | 16.6 | 24.9 | 21.4 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 5.9 | 2.3 |
| Families receiving maximum benefit b | 20.3 | 54.6 | 42.4 | 42.7 | 37.5 | 28.8 | 21.2 | 13.8 | 7.2 |
| 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: statistics@ssa.gov. | |||||||||