Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2023
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 | 252,459 | 252,459 | 1,951.77 | 1,913.77 | 10.0 |
| Women | 220,558 | 220,558 | 1,576.54 | 1,550.88 | 17.6 |
| Worker with children | |||||
| By sex of worker | |||||
| Men | 26,380 | 69,383 | 1,982.43 | 2,860.53 | 89.0 |
| Women | 19,772 | 51,465 | 1,588.25 | 2,182.86 | 90.1 |
| By number of children | |||||
| 1 child | 26,661 | 53,324 | 1,828.77 | 2,563.25 | 86.6 |
| 2 children | 13,193 | 39,579 | 1,826.68 | 2,632.70 | 93.0 |
| 3 or more children | 6,298 | 27,945 | 1,721.65 | 2,468.74 | 94.4 |
| Worker with— | |||||
| Spouse aged 62 or older c | 2,878 | 5,759 | 2,483.25 | 3,005.25 | 10.9 |
| Spouse aged 62 or older and 1 or more children | 57 | 183 | 2,451.87 | 3,789.22 | 70.2 |
| Spouse and 1 child | 696 | 2,088 | 2,157.74 | 3,206.36 | 89.2 |
| Spouse and 2 children | 552 | 2,208 | 2,139.52 | 3,181.14 | 92.9 |
| Spouse and 3 or more children | 414 | 2,310 | 2,041.58 | 3,012.69 | 92.3 |
| 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: 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 | 473,017 | 29,303 | 14,475 | 17,124 | 23,212 | 31,998 | 78,110 | 141,273 | 137,522 |
| Worker with— | |||||||||
| Spouse | |||||||||
| Aged 62 or older a | 2,878 | (X) | 0 | 0 | (X) | (X) | 59 | 480 | 2,327 |
| Child in care | 1,719 | 56 | 105 | 178 | 249 | 246 | 349 | 303 | 233 |
| Children | |||||||||
| 1 child | 26,661 | 1,387 | 1,567 | 2,396 | 3,800 | 4,242 | 6,070 | 4,716 | 2,483 |
| 2 children | 13,193 | 816 | 1,380 | 2,253 | 2,729 | 2,088 | 2,079 | 1,284 | 564 |
| 3 or more children | 6,298 | 443 | 1,065 | 1,566 | 1,400 | 705 | 609 | 353 | 157 |
| Families receiving maximum benefit b | 107,304 | 16,654 | 7,763 | 9,703 | 11,683 | 11,200 | 18,411 | 21,301 | 10,589 |
| Percent | |||||||||
| Worker only | 100.0 | 6.2 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 6.8 | 16.5 | 29.9 | 29.1 |
| Worker with— | |||||||||
| Spouse | |||||||||
| Aged 62 or older a | 100.0 | (X) | 0.0 | 0.0 | (X) | (X) | 2.1 | 16.7 | 80.9 |
| Child in care | 100.0 | 3.3 | 6.1 | 10.4 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 20.3 | 17.6 | 13.6 |
| Children | |||||||||
| 1 child | 100.0 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 9.0 | 14.3 | 15.9 | 22.8 | 17.7 | 9.3 |
| 2 children | 100.0 | 6.2 | 10.5 | 17.1 | 20.7 | 15.8 | 15.8 | 9.7 | 4.3 |
| 3 or more children | 100.0 | 7.0 | 16.9 | 24.9 | 22.2 | 11.2 | 9.7 | 5.6 | 2.5 |
| Families receiving maximum benefit b | 20.5 | 52.0 | 41.8 | 41.3 | 37.2 | 28.5 | 21.1 | 14.4 | 7.4 |
| 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. | |||||||||