Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2023

Beneficiaries in Current-Payment Status

Disabled Beneficiaries and Nondisabled Dependents

Table 1. Number, December 1960–2023, 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
2018 11,420,528 8,537,332 118,514 1,337,019 45,901 254,581 331,504 671,955 123,722
2019 11,189,718 8,378,374 113,435 1,269,566 41,621 246,142 340,683 677,425 122,472
2020 10,884,268 8,151,016 104,014 1,207,900 34,448 236,923 346,867 682,091 121,009
2021 10,470,307 7,877,129 96,063 1,099,178 31,067 224,171 344,714 683,342 114,643
2022 10,082,479 7,604,098 90,972 1,006,838 29,495 211,301 344,717 685,728 109,330
2023 9,751,430 7,365,987 87,898 926,780 27,746 200,644 348,913 688,149 105,313
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: statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 2. Number and average monthly benefit, by basis of entitlement, age, and sex, December 2023
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 7,365,987 1,537.13 3,685,919 1,685.96 3,680,068 1,388.07
Under 25 21,620 876.48 12,944 883.70 8,676 865.70
25–29 78,581 1,000.88 45,867 1,003.54 32,714 997.14
30–34 150,633 1,088.97 83,422 1,100.39 67,211 1,074.78
35–39 260,668 1,186.70 138,648 1,216.57 122,020 1,152.77
40–44 424,424 1,288.07 215,311 1,330.29 209,113 1,244.60
45–49 572,545 1,378.78 277,524 1,448.74 295,021 1,312.96
50–54 934,558 1,472.95 450,478 1,590.12 484,080 1,363.91
55–59 1,579,750 1,557.29 776,787 1,717.20 802,963 1,402.60
60–64 2,505,713 1,654.94 1,258,582 1,854.80 1,247,131 1,453.24
65–FRA 837,495 1,709.79 426,356 1,930.92 411,139 1,480.48
  Spouses of disabled workers
Total 87,898 420.07 8,123 380.57 79,775 424.09
Entitlement based on care of children 23,261 344.85 761 297.09 22,500 346.46
Under 35 2,357 250.76 45 245.44 2,312 250.87
35–39 4,195 268.22 88 193.85 4,107 269.82
40–44 5,417 314.22 150 256.16 5,267 315.87
45–49 4,670 363.86 167 283.46 4,503 366.84
50–54 3,440 414.96 139 340.42 3,301 418.10
55–59 1,878 441.10 98 339.97 1,780 446.66
60–61 574 496.32 33 388.52 541 502.89
62–64 580 497.03 33 481.98 547 497.93
65–FRA 150 499.50 8 357.09 142 507.52
Entitlement based on age 64,637 447.14 7,362 389.20 57,275 454.59
62–64 24,078 403.63 1,531 289.14 22,547 411.40
65 or older 40,559 472.97 5,831 415.47 34,728 482.62
  Children of disabled workers
Total 1,059,839 491.99 552,811 495.65 507,028 488.00
Under 18 926,780 470.02 473,428 470.06 453,352 469.98
Under 5 52,395 375.77 26,760 375.68 25,635 375.86
5–9 174,339 394.27 89,105 395.28 85,234 393.23
10–14 353,734 450.49 180,773 450.66 172,961 450.31
15–17 346,312 542.36 176,790 541.87 169,522 542.86
Students 18–19 27,746 673.81 15,479 677.04 12,267 669.73
Disabled 18 or older 105,313 637.48 63,904 641.34 41,409 631.53
  Widow(er)s
Total 200,644 925.78 17,390 720.63 183,254 945.25
50–54 12,553 936.37 1,202 761.47 11,351 954.89
55–59 56,953 933.53 5,349 730.41 51,604 954.59
60–64 106,624 921.24 9,098 714.34 97,526 940.54
65–FRA 24,514 922.14 1,741 695.26 22,773 939.49
  Adult children
Total 1,142,375 1,035.35 651,978 1,028.21 490,397 1,044.85
Children of—  
Retired workers 348,913 931.40 202,409 926.50 146,504 938.17
Deceased workers 688,149 1,148.95 385,665 1,145.70 302,484 1,153.10
Disabled workers 105,313 637.48 63,904 641.34 41,409 631.53
Under 25 85,352 937.22 53,358 939.28 31,994 933.78
25–29 109,343 973.25 66,783 975.04 42,560 970.42
30–34 145,805 1,001.88 87,231 1,005.45 58,574 996.56
35–39 145,350 1,020.19 84,219 1,019.18 61,131 1,021.57
40–44 134,770 1,022.23 76,634 1,016.79 58,136 1,029.39
45–49 113,854 1,038.87 63,655 1,030.89 50,199 1,049.00
50–54 108,032 1,069.75 59,768 1,059.24 48,264 1,082.77
55–59 99,409 1,089.45 55,888 1,076.49 43,521 1,106.09
60–64 86,780 1,098.15 48,435 1,080.83 38,345 1,120.02
65 or older 113,680 1,115.22 56,007 1,111.17 57,673 1,119.15
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: FRA = full retirement age.
CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov.