Annual Statistical Supplement, 2009

Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance

Benefits in Current-Payment Status

Summary

Table 5.A1 Number and average monthly benefit, by type of benefit and race, December 2008
Type of benefit All races a White Black Other b
Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Total, OASDI 50,898,244 1,054.40 40,999,405 1,095.70 5,173,497 903.00 4,524,963 862.70
OASI 41,625,450 1,085.60 34,747,197 1,119.90 3,559,240 936.50 3,216,167 884.50
Retirement benefits 35,169,459 1,104.80 30,313,466 1,131.00 2,865,900 983.60 1,913,803 874.50
Retired workers 32,273,651 1,152.90 27,858,428 1,178.60 2,657,178 1,022.10 1,690,859 938.80
Spouses of retired workers 2,370,611 568.50 2,080,733 589.60 110,010 478.40 172,226 374.50
Children of retired workers 525,197 567.50 374,305 601.40 98,712 511.30 50,718 427.80
Survivor benefits 6,455,991 981.30 4,433,731 1,043.40 693,340 742.00 1,302,364 899.20
Children of deceased workers 1,914,524 745.40 1,037,994 804.40 339,019 625.00 526,391 707.50
Widowed mothers and fathers 159,610 834.90 91,119 898.50 18,552 722.30 49,095 760.70
Nondisabled widow(er)s 4,150,157 1,112.30 3,204,475 1,136.00 307,143 886.30 625,491 1,102.20
Disabled widow(er)s 230,007 683.60 99,356 687.70 28,459 589.60 100,688 707.70
Parents of deceased workers 1,693 978.90 787 1,002.80 167 966.00 699 953.50
DI 9,272,794 914.20 6,252,208 961.50 1,614,257 829.10 1,308,796 809.20
Disabled workers 7,426,691 1,063.10 5,075,626 1,106.70 1,251,173 986.70 1,015,104 964.70
Spouses of disabled workers 154,230 285.50 114,607 299.30 16,167 258.00 22,593 236.80
Children of disabled workers 1,691,873 317.60 1,061,975 339.20 346,917 287.40 271,099 274.80
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: Race and ethnic designations are collected from the form SS-5 (Application for a Social Security Card). For dependents and survivor beneficiaries, race is assumed to be the same as that shown on the SS-5 for the wage earner on whose earnings record the benefit is based.
a. Includes 200,379 persons of unknown race.
b. Includes Asians and Pacific Islanders, American Indians and Alaska Natives, and a subset of the total number of beneficiaries of Hispanic origin. The distribution of beneficiaries among those three groups is not available.
CONTACT: Diane Wallace (410) 965-0165 or supplement@ssa.gov.
Table 5.A1.1 Number and average monthly benefit for retired workers, by sex, age, and race, December 2008
Age All races a White Black Other b
Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars)
All retired workers
Total 32,273,651 1,152.90 27,858,428 1,178.60 2,657,178 1,022.10 1,690,859 938.80
62–64 2,767,840 1,017.00 2,172,107 1,050.50 234,641 955.40 355,250 854.40
62 792,809 1,010.70 553,083 1,062.30 59,032 964.10 177,628 866.80
63 919,700 1,005.30 736,414 1,035.60 82,673 943.80 98,815 833.10
64 1,055,331 1,031.80 882,610 1,055.40 92,936 960.10 78,807 853.10
65–69 8,680,410 1,206.90 7,317,855 1,235.00 770,040 1,091.60 581,307 1,008.80
65 1,305,835 1,070.80 1,101,089 1,094.40 106,696 987.30 96,211 894.90
66 2,072,146 1,226.00 1,711,725 1,251.60 177,183 1,098.60 178,023 1,106.00
67 1,880,401 1,244.00 1,595,985 1,274.00 171,133 1,122.20 111,744 1,005.60
68 1,760,233 1,238.00 1,494,444 1,268.60 162,003 1,117.30 102,482 986.60
69 1,661,795 1,215.20 1,414,612 1,244.70 153,025 1,094.90 92,847 968.80
70–74 7,278,605 1,158.70 6,271,148 1,185.20 648,411 1,034.60 352,133 916.10
70 1,638,477 1,206.00 1,403,971 1,233.80 145,586 1,081.80 86,720 963.10
71 1,530,212 1,186.20 1,312,578 1,214.10 138,323 1,062.90 77,759 934.20
72 1,434,803 1,144.40 1,237,505 1,171.10 126,397 1,024.00 69,954 893.40
73 1,377,036 1,123.70 1,190,274 1,149.40 123,486 997.90 62,235 885.70
74 1,298,077 1,119.40 1,126,820 1,144.50 114,619 991.50 55,465 880.20
75–79 5,588,062 1,128.50 4,924,642 1,152.00 449,224 981.40 205,078 896.80
75 1,192,318 1,123.60 1,037,692 1,149.00 103,123 989.10 50,306 882.90
76 1,178,772 1,139.60 1,030,885 1,164.70 101,239 992.80 45,224 905.70
77 1,119,663 1,128.70 991,783 1,151.30 86,366 981.40 39,703 895.40
78 1,092,363 1,125.70 969,601 1,148.20 83,220 972.10 37,711 895.80
79 1,004,946 1,124.00 894,681 1,145.80 75,276 966.10 32,134 909.30
80–84 4,224,763 1,142.60 3,794,672 1,162.60 298,941 972.60 114,598 942.70
80 967,797 1,139.60 864,819 1,160.80 70,891 974.70 28,767 932.00
81 915,976 1,148.20 821,469 1,169.00 65,715 976.40 25,601 941.80
82 840,779 1,137.20 755,390 1,156.90 59,432 968.10 22,336 936.60
83 778,594 1,151.70 701,134 1,171.30 53,987 977.70 20,127 956.60
84 721,617 1,135.90 651,860 1,154.30 48,916 964.20 17,767 953.10
85–89 2,485,766 1,132.60 2,252,511 1,150.30 164,692 952.70 57,105 964.00
85 637,720 1,127.50 577,180 1,145.20 42,135 955.80 15,654 951.20
86 566,292 1,128.70 512,207 1,146.60 37,903 955.30 13,593 951.10
87 513,063 1,131.20 466,779 1,147.90 32,892 952.30 11,015 968.30
88 429,700 1,132.10 390,008 1,149.80 28,133 942.70 9,486 972.50
89 338,991 1,151.40 306,337 1,170.30 23,629 955.10 7,357 998.00
90–94 982,392 1,243.80 890,885 1,262.90 66,573 1,027.40 19,935 1,106.60
95 or older 265,813 1,175.60 234,608 1,202.00 24,656 945.90 5,453 1,054.20
Men
Subtotal 16,455,822 1,299.10 14,319,236 1,333.80 1,242,466 1,109.30 867,321 1,004.90
62–64 1,366,244 1,188.80 1,107,469 1,237.00 121,067 1,024.10 134,909 943.00
62 385,464 1,186.60 296,613 1,242.50 31,664 1,032.30 55,744 979.90
63 454,710 1,173.20 369,090 1,221.50 42,259 1,011.20 42,480 917.90
64 526,070 1,203.80 441,766 1,246.30 47,144 1,030.20 36,685 916.20
65–69 4,606,628 1,393.80 3,909,324 1,439.30 382,052 1,187.40 310,821 1,078.50
65 656,225 1,245.50 556,937 1,286.70 54,021 1,064.40 44,487 950.70
66 1,106,776 1,416.90 927,378 1,460.90 88,906 1,195.40 88,516 1,180.10
67 1,007,584 1,435.30 858,583 1,482.90 84,547 1,222.10 63,797 1,081.10
68 944,378 1,425.10 804,621 1,473.20 79,516 1,217.80 59,717 1,058.30
69 891,665 1,394.10 761,805 1,439.50 75,062 1,195.20 54,304 1,037.10
70–74 3,883,123 1,311.60 3,361,582 1,350.10 313,945 1,126.00 205,305 969.10
70 874,902 1,379.10 753,497 1,421.60 71,032 1,181.80 49,901 1,019.90
71 816,520 1,349.70 703,595 1,391.10 67,418 1,160.10 45,110 990.60
72 765,510 1,293.20 662,625 1,331.50 61,008 1,113.30 41,461 948.00
73 734,154 1,262.90 637,792 1,298.50 59,495 1,083.10 36,414 936.30
74 692,037 1,253.30 604,073 1,287.80 54,992 1,072.70 32,419 925.00
75–79 2,943,361 1,255.60 2,614,900 1,285.50 209,130 1,060.10 114,839 942.20
75 633,387 1,256.20 554,982 1,290.10 48,915 1,069.00 28,885 928.80
76 622,934 1,275.20 548,766 1,308.40 47,948 1,071.70 25,527 952.80
77 590,923 1,255.00 527,817 1,283.60 39,987 1,057.70 22,163 942.00
78 574,234 1,248.10 514,123 1,275.90 38,306 1,050.20 20,837 939.30
79 521,883 1,240.50 469,212 1,266.10 33,974 1,044.70 17,427 952.50
80–84 2,093,263 1,251.90 1,897,979 1,274.70 128,422 1,047.20 60,251 987.60
80 494,824 1,259.80 446,698 1,284.80 31,413 1,052.80 15,317 979.20
81 461,814 1,265.80 418,254 1,289.90 28,716 1,054.20 13,531 992.20
82 416,717 1,242.30 378,017 1,264.50 25,540 1,039.70 11,714 979.90
83 376,677 1,257.90 342,447 1,279.80 22,651 1,053.80 10,299 999.10
84 343,231 1,226.50 312,563 1,246.70 20,102 1,030.60 9,390 991.50
85–89 1,120,395 1,188.50 1,024,175 1,206.10 62,401 1,003.60 29,597 983.70
85 299,602 1,202.80 273,133 1,221.90 17,051 1,016.00 8,346 978.90
86 260,203 1,192.60 237,281 1,211.20 14,771 1,009.30 7,167 972.40
87 230,428 1,182.70 211,719 1,198.80 12,133 999.70 5,717 990.70
88 187,814 1,165.80 172,148 1,182.10 10,157 980.80 4,758 980.10
89 142,348 1,190.40 129,894 1,207.80 8,289 1,001.40 3,609 1,010.40
90–94 367,777 1,346.00 336,964 1,363.70 19,994 1,129.00 9,207 1,165.30
95 or older 75,031 1,303.70 66,843 1,329.90 5,455 1,054.70 2,392 1,097.30
Women
Subtotal 15,817,829 1,000.70 13,539,192 1,014.50 1,414,712 945.50 823,538 869.10
62–64 1,401,596 849.50 1,064,638 856.40 113,574 882.10 220,341 800.10
62 407,345 844.20 256,470 853.90 27,368 885.10 121,884 815.20
63 464,990 841.00 367,324 848.80 40,414 873.50 56,335 769.10
64 529,261 860.90 440,844 864.20 45,792 888.00 42,122 798.20
65–69 4,073,782 995.60 3,408,531 1,000.70 387,988 997.30 270,486 928.60
65 649,610 894.40 544,152 897.60 52,675 908.10 51,724 846.90
66 965,370 1,007.10 784,347 1,004.10 88,277 1,001.20 89,507 1,032.70
67 872,817 1,023.20 737,402 1,030.80 86,586 1,024.70 47,947 905.10
68 815,855 1,021.50 689,823 1,030.10 82,487 1,020.30 42,765 886.50
69 770,130 1,008.10 652,807 1,017.30 77,963 998.30 38,543 872.50
70–74 3,395,482 983.80 2,909,566 994.80 334,466 948.80 146,828 842.10
70 763,575 1,007.70 650,474 1,016.20 74,554 986.60 36,819 886.20
71 713,692 999.00 608,983 1,009.70 70,905 970.50 32,649 856.30
72 669,293 974.30 574,880 986.20 65,389 940.80 28,493 814.00
73 642,882 964.70 552,482 977.30 63,991 918.80 25,821 814.30
74 606,040 966.50 522,747 978.90 59,627 916.70 23,046 817.10
75–79 2,644,701 987.00 2,309,742 1,000.80 240,094 913.00 90,239 839.10
75 558,931 973.50 482,710 986.80 54,208 917.00 21,421 821.00
76 555,838 987.70 482,119 1,001.10 53,291 921.70 19,697 844.60
77 528,740 987.50 463,966 1,000.80 46,379 915.60 17,540 836.40
78 518,129 989.90 455,478 1,004.10 44,914 905.60 16,874 842.00
79 483,063 998.20 425,469 1,013.00 41,302 901.50 14,707 858.20
80–84 2,131,500 1,035.30 1,896,693 1,050.50 170,519 916.40 54,347 892.90
80 472,973 1,013.90 418,121 1,028.40 39,478 912.60 13,450 878.10
81 454,162 1,028.60 403,215 1,043.70 36,999 916.10 12,070 885.40
82 424,062 1,033.90 377,373 1,049.10 33,892 914.10 10,622 888.80
83 401,917 1,052.10 358,687 1,067.70 31,336 922.70 9,828 912.10
84 378,386 1,053.70 339,297 1,069.10 28,814 917.90 8,377 910.00
85–89 1,365,371 1,086.70 1,228,336 1,103.70 102,291 921.60 27,508 942.90
85 338,118 1,060.70 304,047 1,076.30 25,084 914.80 7,308 919.50
86 306,089 1,074.40 274,926 1,090.90 23,132 920.80 6,426 927.30
87 282,635 1,089.30 255,060 1,105.70 20,759 924.70 5,298 944.20
88 241,886 1,105.90 217,860 1,124.30 17,976 921.20 4,728 964.90
89 196,643 1,123.20 176,443 1,142.70 15,340 930.10 3,748 986.00
90–94 614,615 1,182.60 553,921 1,201.70 46,579 983.80 10,728 1,056.20
95 or older 190,782 1,125.20 167,765 1,151.10 19,201 915.00 3,061 1,020.50
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: Race and ethnic designations are collected from the form SS-5 (Application for a Social Security Card). For dependents and survivor beneficiaries, race is assumed to be the same as that shown on the SS-5 for the wage earner on whose earnings record the benefit is based.
a. Includes 67,186 persons of unknown race.
b. Includes Asians and Pacific Islanders, American Indians and Alaska Natives, and a subset of the total number of beneficiaries of Hispanic origin. The distribution of beneficiaries among those three groups is not available.
CONTACT: Diane Wallace (410) 965-0165 or supplement@ssa.gov.
Table 5.A1.2 Number and average monthly benefit for disabled workers, by sex, age, and race, December 2008
Age All races a White Black Other b
Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars)
All disabled workers
Total 7,426,691 1,063.10 5,075,626 1,106.70 1,251,173 986.70 1,015,104 964.70
Under 20 1,160 411.60 383 415.70 157 404.60 568 409.70
20–24 48,872 567.90 28,422 568.50 9,738 558.20 9,170 586.40
20 2,490 462.30 1,389 459.90 465 462.20 562 469.20
21 5,404 507.80 3,136 510.40 1,060 503.40 1,058 512.70
22 9,143 551.30 5,255 551.00 1,893 536.20 1,744 574.00
23 13,559 575.30 7,919 574.40 2,707 565.40 2,537 598.10
24 18,276 602.90 10,723 603.80 3,613 592.60 3,269 628.00
25–29 162,062 685.20 95,647 697.80 31,387 668.50 27,721 698.20
25 23,195 628.90 13,694 633.80 4,529 618.60 4,072 646.80
26 28,280 652.80 16,548 660.20 5,449 639.80 5,170 667.70
27 32,736 678.80 19,129 689.90 6,285 663.30 5,732 696.30
28 36,889 703.30 21,814 717.70 7,145 687.00 6,164 716.20
29 40,962 728.30 24,462 747.50 7,979 704.10 6,583 738.70
30–34 241,959 779.60 147,490 805.00 45,570 754.00 39,945 764.50
30 42,963 744.80 25,808 765.40 8,405 721.70 6,915 747.50
31 46,078 763.70 27,905 788.50 8,915 736.10 7,394 758.20
32 47,685 776.10 28,984 800.60 8,936 753.10 8,034 760.20
33 50,614 793.10 31,050 819.90 9,289 766.50 8,500 771.00
34 54,619 811.00 33,743 838.80 10,025 786.30 9,102 780.10
35–39 377,465 854.50 240,917 883.00 67,152 820.40 60,418 818.80
35 58,989 820.60 36,746 849.30 10,674 791.80 9,846 788.50
36 66,403 836.80 41,561 864.90 12,122 808.30 11,010 803.40
37 76,186 849.70 48,755 877.80 13,572 819.60 12,137 809.00
38 85,752 867.70 55,390 895.60 15,042 830.40 13,404 832.70
39 90,135 881.20 58,465 909.40 15,742 840.20 14,021 847.20
40–44 597,455 916.90 393,016 948.90 107,903 859.80 86,922 873.60
40 96,118 893.10 62,291 921.30 17,024 847.90 14,886 861.70
41 104,305 902.30 67,716 933.40 18,925 852.00 15,849 860.60
42 115,650 913.50 75,482 945.80 21,191 857.90 17,074 870.30
43 130,717 925.10 86,498 957.80 23,621 863.20 18,634 880.40
44 150,665 937.80 101,029 971.10 27,142 871.10 20,479 889.00
45–49 939,247 980.30 636,151 1,016.60 165,900 899.50 126,975 924.80
45 160,727 949.30 109,114 984.10 28,086 872.60 21,619 897.40
46 173,476 962.10 117,796 996.50 30,580 883.40 23,093 912.70
47 189,500 978.30 128,797 1,013.20 33,354 900.00 25,246 925.90
48 200,741 991.70 135,738 1,029.50 35,599 908.60 27,290 932.30
49 214,803 1,009.20 144,706 1,048.60 38,281 923.00 29,727 946.40
50–54 1,288,060 1,058.20 859,574 1,099.90 229,539 977.40 187,725 980.20
50 227,784 1,025.60 152,596 1,064.70 40,406 940.50 32,681 964.00
51 248,078 1,040.00 165,467 1,081.00 44,269 956.70 36,111 969.50
52 260,928 1,055.40 173,664 1,097.80 47,014 974.00 37,931 976.10
53 268,896 1,072.80 179,064 1,115.30 48,027 994.20 39,514 989.30
54 282,374 1,089.20 188,783 1,132.10 49,823 1,012.90 41,488 997.50
55–59 1,612,745 1,138.80 1,091,883 1,178.80 275,706 1,072.10 231,826 1,039.90
55 293,429 1,106.10 196,773 1,147.70 50,854 1,033.40 43,401 1,014.00
56 310,928 1,122.80 209,274 1,164.10 53,365 1,050.90 45,772 1,028.00
57 323,656 1,139.40 218,719 1,179.00 55,591 1,072.90 46,729 1,043.30
58 331,479 1,153.40 224,371 1,192.90 57,127 1,092.10 47,241 1,049.60
59 353,253 1,165.70 242,746 1,203.30 58,769 1,104.80 48,683 1,061.70
60–65 2,157,666 1,194.30 1,582,143 1,232.80 318,121 1,121.10 243,834 1,049.10
60 371,265 1,180.60 259,360 1,216.60 58,869 1,118.20 49,846 1,075.60
61 400,985 1,196.40 289,630 1,231.90 58,421 1,128.20 49,714 1,079.00
62 378,571 1,201.20 277,252 1,239.20 53,830 1,128.90 44,936 1,062.70
63 331,542 1,193.90 243,400 1,235.70 50,152 1,121.80 36,220 1,022.80
64 335,281 1,195.60 252,277 1,235.70 48,878 1,118.20 32,575 1,011.40
65 340,022 1,198.20 260,224 1,237.90 47,971 1,109.40 30,543 1,008.80
Men
Subtotal 3,924,524 1,190.70 2,757,650 1,250.50 626,236 1,061.20 493,683 1,057.30
Under 20 706 412.10 228 417.20 92 397.20 354 408.80
20–24 28,965 584.70 16,974 589.90 5,427 562.90 5,613 602.60
20 1,452 471.80 847 468.80 245 467.70 320 483.40
21 3,190 522.20 1,867 532.70 594 496.30 636 525.20
22 5,517 571.80 3,211 577.40 1,061 545.90 1,086 588.40
23 8,046 594.30 4,717 598.30 1,516 573.50 1,566 613.30
24 10,760 618.00 6,332 623.00 2,011 595.10 2,005 645.40
25–29 90,268 700.70 53,485 717.00 16,638 673.70 15,842 715.50
25 13,527 645.60 8,032 653.20 2,508 626.50 2,436 665.60
26 16,111 671.00 9,481 683.30 2,985 648.80 2,992 683.60
27 18,349 694.90 10,782 710.50 3,348 667.70 3,286 713.10
28 20,310 718.50 12,067 736.40 3,738 690.00 3,491 734.30
29 21,971 744.90 13,123 767.80 4,059 710.90 3,637 759.40
30–34 125,312 800.40 76,534 832.30 22,371 758.40 21,330 784.50
30 22,949 762.40 13,796 789.10 4,279 724.90 3,792 765.70
31 23,962 783.30 14,532 812.90 4,389 739.20 3,986 782.60
32 24,776 796.30 15,202 829.00 4,295 754.90 4,303 775.30
33 25,938 815.80 15,833 849.60 4,527 769.50 4,588 794.40
34 27,687 836.00 17,171 870.50 4,881 798.00 4,661 800.10
35–39 191,469 887.60 121,746 923.60 32,582 839.70 32,066 846.30
35 29,691 848.70 18,423 885.50 5,186 804.80 5,122 812.00
36 33,515 869.10 20,934 904.40 5,781 829.80 5,863 828.90
37 38,505 881.60 24,438 918.50 6,638 837.20 6,440 832.20
38 43,437 902.20 27,958 937.60 7,313 850.00 7,055 862.50
39 46,321 917.30 29,993 951.40 7,664 863.30 7,586 879.70
40–44 308,761 965.20 202,309 1,004.10 54,338 891.20 46,641 918.40
40 49,530 934.10 31,751 969.70 8,642 871.00 8,034 902.70
41 53,897 946.10 34,912 983.10 9,418 883.70 8,507 899.40
42 60,012 960.20 39,041 998.60 10,629 890.50 9,258 913.30
43 67,435 974.80 44,533 1,014.40 11,924 895.30 9,897 925.20
44 77,887 993.80 52,072 1,034.40 13,725 906.10 10,945 943.00
45–49 488,247 1,053.90 333,736 1,099.00 83,779 942.00 65,024 993.30
45 83,247 1,009.70 56,651 1,051.20 14,132 910.10 11,417 955.10
46 89,926 1,028.70 61,326 1,070.90 15,468 921.90 12,001 976.10
47 98,557 1,049.80 67,429 1,093.80 16,898 941.20 13,029 992.30
48 104,590 1,069.50 71,618 1,116.10 17,932 952.90 13,834 1,005.00
49 111,927 1,096.30 76,712 1,145.20 19,349 972.20 14,743 1,026.80
50–54 671,212 1,168.70 463,222 1,221.30 116,296 1,040.10 85,621 1,079.80
50 119,463 1,118.70 81,825 1,167.10 20,697 994.00 15,791 1,052.90
51 129,797 1,142.90 89,018 1,194.80 22,661 1,013.30 16,911 1,065.10
52 135,816 1,164.60 93,392 1,217.80 23,903 1,035.70 17,305 1,074.80
53 139,623 1,191.10 96,705 1,244.40 24,225 1,063.80 17,464 1,093.60
54 146,513 1,214.90 102,282 1,269.00 24,810 1,084.20 18,150 1,108.50
55–59 851,524 1,290.40 603,453 1,341.60 137,754 1,164.40 103,118 1,175.50
55 152,703 1,241.20 107,185 1,293.00 25,497 1,113.60 18,760 1,135.90
56 162,553 1,266.30 114,795 1,319.30 26,464 1,137.20 19,976 1,148.30
57 170,547 1,290.90 120,947 1,341.40 27,616 1,164.10 20,567 1,179.60
58 176,496 1,310.70 124,996 1,361.20 28,708 1,188.40 21,258 1,194.80
59 189,225 1,331.60 135,530 1,380.90 29,469 1,209.50 22,557 1,210.80
60–65 1,168,060 1,392.20 885,963 1,443.10 156,959 1,256.50 118,074 1,203.90
60 199,065 1,358.30 144,341 1,407.20 29,220 1,231.60 23,736 1,232.40
61 216,981 1,385.20 161,848 1,433.60 29,398 1,250.60 24,017 1,237.70
62 204,681 1,398.80 155,153 1,449.00 26,585 1,261.50 21,635 1,220.00
63 180,111 1,395.30 136,641 1,449.80 24,793 1,265.50 17,772 1,171.10
64 182,147 1,405.20 141,660 1,456.70 23,815 1,268.60 15,944 1,162.60
65 185,075 1,413.80 146,320 1,463.70 23,148 1,267.80 14,970 1,163.80
Women
Subtotal 3,502,167 920.20 2,317,976 935.70 624,937 912.00 521,421 877.00
Under 20 454 410.90 155 413.30 65 415.10 214 411.20
20–24 19,907 543.40 11,448 536.80 4,311 552.20 3,557 561.00
20 1,038 449.10 542 446.00 220 456.00 242 450.50
21 2,214 487.10 1,269 477.80 466 512.50 422 493.70
22 3,626 520.00 2,044 509.50 832 523.80 658 550.30
23 5,513 547.50 3,202 539.10 1,191 555.20 971 573.70
24 7,516 581.30 4,391 576.10 1,602 589.60 1,264 600.50
25–29 71,794 665.70 42,162 673.40 14,749 662.70 11,879 675.10
25 9,668 605.60 5,662 606.20 2,021 608.70 1,636 618.90
26 12,169 628.80 7,067 629.20 2,464 628.80 2,178 645.90
27 14,387 658.30 8,347 663.30 2,937 658.20 2,446 673.80
28 16,579 684.70 9,747 694.50 3,407 683.80 2,673 692.60
29 18,991 709.00 11,339 723.90 3,920 697.00 2,946 713.10
30–34 116,647 757.30 70,956 775.50 23,199 749.80 18,615 741.50
30 20,014 724.60 12,012 738.10 4,126 718.30 3,123 725.40
31 22,116 742.60 13,373 762.10 4,526 733.10 3,408 729.50
32 22,909 754.40 13,782 769.30 4,641 751.40 3,731 742.90
33 24,676 769.10 15,217 789.10 4,762 763.60 3,912 743.50
34 26,932 785.30 16,572 806.00 5,144 775.20 4,441 759.10
35–39 185,996 820.40 119,171 841.50 34,570 802.20 28,352 787.70
35 29,298 792.10 18,323 813.00 5,488 779.50 4,724 763.10
36 32,888 803.90 20,627 824.80 6,341 788.80 5,147 774.20
37 37,681 817.00 24,317 836.80 6,934 802.80 5,697 782.70
38 42,315 832.30 27,432 852.80 7,729 811.80 6,349 799.70
39 43,814 843.10 28,472 865.10 8,078 818.30 6,435 809.00
40–44 288,694 865.30 190,707 890.40 53,565 827.90 40,281 821.80
40 46,588 849.60 30,540 871.00 8,382 824.20 6,852 813.60
41 50,408 855.50 32,804 880.50 9,507 820.70 7,342 815.50
42 55,638 863.20 36,441 889.20 10,562 825.10 7,816 819.40
43 63,282 872.10 41,965 897.70 11,697 830.50 8,737 829.80
44 72,778 877.80 48,957 903.90 13,417 835.30 9,534 827.00
45–49 451,000 900.50 302,415 925.80 82,121 856.00 61,951 853.00
45 77,480 884.50 52,463 911.60 13,954 834.70 10,202 832.90
46 83,550 890.40 56,470 915.70 15,112 844.10 11,092 844.00
47 90,943 900.80 61,368 924.80 16,456 857.70 12,217 855.10
48 96,151 907.10 64,120 932.70 17,667 863.60 13,456 857.60
49 102,876 914.50 67,994 939.60 18,932 872.80 14,984 867.40
50–54 616,848 937.90 396,352 958.10 113,243 913.00 102,104 896.70
50 108,321 922.90 70,771 946.30 19,709 884.30 16,890 880.90
51 118,281 927.20 76,449 948.60 21,608 897.30 19,200 885.30
52 125,112 936.80 80,272 958.20 23,111 910.20 20,626 893.20
53 129,273 945.00 82,359 963.90 23,802 923.50 22,050 906.80
54 135,861 953.60 86,501 970.40 25,013 942.10 23,338 911.20
55–59 761,221 969.20 488,430 977.70 137,952 980.00 128,708 931.30
55 140,726 959.50 89,588 973.90 25,357 952.80 24,641 921.10
56 148,375 965.70 94,479 975.60 26,901 966.00 25,796 934.80
57 153,109 970.70 97,772 978.10 27,975 982.80 26,162 936.20
58 154,983 974.40 99,375 981.20 28,419 994.80 25,983 930.90
59 164,028 974.40 107,216 978.80 29,300 999.50 26,126 932.90
60–65 989,606 960.70 696,180 965.20 161,162 989.10 125,760 903.90
60 172,200 975.10 115,019 977.40 29,649 1,006.40 26,110 933.20
61 184,004 973.70 127,782 976.30 29,023 1,004.20 25,697 930.60
62 173,890 968.70 122,099 972.60 27,245 999.40 23,301 916.70
63 151,431 954.20 106,759 961.70 25,359 981.20 18,448 879.80
64 153,134 946.30 110,617 952.70 25,063 975.20 16,631 866.40
65 154,947 940.70 113,904 947.90 24,823 961.70 15,573 859.80
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: Race and ethnic designations are collected from the form SS-5 (Application for a Social Security Card). For dependents and survivor beneficiaries, race is assumed to be the same as that shown on the SS-5 for the wage earner on whose earnings record the benefit is based.
a. Includes 84,788 persons of unknown race.
b. Includes Asians and Pacific Islanders, American Indians and Alaska Natives, and a subset of the total number of beneficiaries of Hispanic origin. The distribution of beneficiaries among those three groups is not available.
CONTACT: Diane Wallace (410) 965-0165 or supplement@ssa.gov.
Table 5.A1.3 Number and average monthly benefit for spouses, by marital status, basis of entitlement, age, and race, December 2008
Basis of entitlement and age All races a White Black Other b
Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars)
All spouses
Total 2,524,841 551.20 2,195,340 574.50 126,177 450.20 194,819 358.50
Wives
Subtotal 2,472,285 556.10 2,166,413 577.70 120,100 454.10 177,737 365.50
By basis of entitlement
Care of children 113,552 320.50 79,151 348.50 14,048 285.60 19,734 235.60
Under 35 14,847 177.70 9,942 188.70 1,868 155.50 2,902 156.60
35–39 16,219 216.10 10,998 231.50 1,958 196.70 3,167 175.30
40–44 20,522 270.30 13,919 291.40 2,455 245.80 4,030 214.20
45–49 22,140 330.70 15,124 358.90 2,868 297.90 4,043 251.20
50–54 17,757 387.60 12,457 420.60 2,296 350.70 2,925 278.40
55–59 11,579 441.90 8,419 473.10 1,434 390.60 1,679 331.30
60–61 4,560 497.70 3,504 523.20 562 436.20 475 387.10
62–64 5,928 524.40 4,788 548.40 607 440.90 513 402.20
Age 2,358,733 567.40 2,087,262 586.30 106,052 476.40 158,003 381.80
62–64 242,387 482.30 200,510 505.50 12,919 406.00 27,252 349.30
62 62,250 469.50 51,414 488.20 3,250 400.90 6,855 359.80
63 81,161 474.40 66,686 498.50 4,379 399.90 9,520 342.80
64 98,976 496.90 82,410 522.00 5,290 414.30 10,877 348.30
65–69 635,294 575.10 543,165 601.80 31,884 480.10 58,620 380.60
65 128,148 532.60 108,653 556.80 6,467 438.70 12,482 370.10
66 133,713 588.00 113,916 616.40 6,433 484.50 12,948 387.10
67 127,587 588.30 109,023 616.50 6,541 490.90 11,765 382.30
68 124,747 584.70 106,995 611.30 6,348 494.00 11,191 383.80
69 121,099 582.10 104,578 607.40 6,095 493.00 10,234 379.80
70–74 567,862 579.20 501,108 599.20 27,333 495.50 38,435 381.70
70 120,141 583.20 104,855 606.00 5,970 496.30 9,163 382.00
71 117,249 582.30 102,648 604.50 5,730 498.20 8,691 379.10
72 112,747 577.10 99,479 597.20 5,374 496.40 7,677 378.50
73 110,969 576.30 98,485 594.90 5,377 492.30 6,903 382.40
74 106,756 576.50 95,641 592.90 4,882 493.80 6,001 388.60
75–79 467,619 575.40 427,138 588.60 18,715 484.20 20,477 392.90
75 99,626 574.90 89,739 590.90 4,413 481.90 5,266 385.70
76 99,283 573.60 90,043 587.80 4,288 487.60 4,683 386.80
77 95,199 576.20 87,320 588.70 3,721 483.40 3,885 392.20
78 91,618 576.30 84,396 587.80 3,307 488.60 3,636 397.70
79 81,893 576.50 75,640 587.30 2,986 479.20 3,007 410.00
80–84 299,480 573.60 278,325 582.40 10,526 481.30 9,471 427.80
85–89 121,668 581.60 114,236 588.10 3,794 489.10 3,105 451.30
90–94 22,360 636.30 20,918 644.50 757 505.20 576 494.60
95 or older 2,063 635.10 1,862 648.40 124 486.50 67 518.80
Husbands
Subtotal 52,556 323.50 28,927 335.70 6,077 373.90 17,082 285.30
Under 62 1,719 184.90 1,122 188.20 209 190.70 372 172.40
62–64 2,806 273.30 1,600 273.80 418 297.10 750 258.60
65–69 12,332 354.40 7,149 367.00 1,442 391.60 3,566 313.30
70–74 13,840 336.50 7,340 344.70 1,544 427.60 4,868 297.10
75–79 11,261 319.50 5,815 339.80 1,259 373.10 4,131 274.80
80–84 6,792 309.30 3,757 327.00 753 345.00 2,237 268.50
85–89 2,855 310.60 1,585 326.10 351 340.40 881 271.70
90 or older 951 316.80 559 332.40 101 340.90 277 276.70
Spouses of retired workers
Total 2,370,611 568.50 2,080,733 589.60 110,010 478.40 172,226 374.50
Wives
Subtotal 2,323,582 573.20 2,055,166 592.60 104,854 482.50 156,355 383.10
By basis of entitlement
Care of children 40,884 492.30 30,761 523.30 4,753 438.90 5,261 360.10
Under 35 1,319 414.70 960 436.50 158 375.50 196 337.80
35–39 2,462 419.00 1,781 447.40 305 376.70 368 317.30
40–44 4,869 442.20 3,531 472.30 601 392.10 727 337.20
45–49 7,839 475.40 5,753 505.80 954 439.20 1,114 350.20
50–54 8,711 495.00 6,497 528.40 1,038 448.80 1,149 350.30
55–59 7,159 513.50 5,398 546.80 797 456.40 949 372.20
60–61 3,471 545.00 2,703 571.20 416 481.20 340 419.50
62–64 5,054 551.90 4,138 574.20 484 469.30 418 426.20
Age 2,282,698 574.70 2,024,405 593.70 100,101 484.60 151,094 383.90
62–64 200,690 513.00 165,347 541.10 10,168 430.70 23,629 354.10
62 47,185 512.90 38,618 538.50 2,311 436.00 5,582 368.60
63 66,739 505.00 54,555 534.20 3,420 427.20 8,244 348.20
64 86,766 519.10 72,174 547.60 4,437 430.60 9,803 350.80
65–69 607,996 584.90 520,914 612.10 29,472 490.80 56,102 382.20
65 117,892 548.20 100,069 574.10 5,695 452.80 11,621 371.90
66 126,566 601.70 108,106 630.70 5,817 501.00 12,256 390.40
67 123,179 596.20 105,515 624.70 6,090 499.70 11,331 384.50
68 121,576 590.30 104,487 617.10 6,011 501.30 10,883 383.80
69 118,783 586.10 102,737 611.50 5,859 497.50 10,011 379.90
70–74 562,434 581.00 496,887 601.00 26,756 497.90 37,837 381.70
70 118,411 586.30 103,499 609.10 5,780 500.30 8,987 382.40
71 115,933 584.50 101,622 606.60 5,596 501.30 8,537 378.70
72 111,742 578.80 98,689 598.80 5,277 498.60 7,568 378.30
73 110,167 577.60 97,878 596.00 5,287 493.50 6,805 382.90
74 106,181 577.40 95,199 593.80 4,816 495.10 5,940 388.00
75–79 466,305 575.90 426,135 589.00 18,541 484.90 20,347 392.60
75 99,203 575.50 89,412 591.50 4,354 482.50 5,232 385.10
76 98,941 574.20 89,773 588.30 4,247 489.00 4,652 387.30
77 94,952 576.60 87,134 589.00 3,682 483.90 3,866 392.40
78 91,447 576.60 84,272 588.10 3,284 488.80 3,613 396.70
79 81,762 576.80 75,544 587.60 2,974 479.80 2,984 409.80
80–84 299,225 573.70 278,139 582.50 10,495 481.50 9,435 427.80
85–89 121,631 581.60 114,206 588.10 3,790 489.00 3,102 451.30
90–94 22,356 636.40 20,916 644.60 756 505.70 575 494.90
95 or older 2,061 635.40 1,861 648.40 123 490.40 67 518.80
By marital status
Nondivorced wives 2,190,173 573.30 1,944,435 592.80 91,686 481.00 149,023 379.60
Divorced wives 133,409 572.50 110,731 589.50 13,168 493.10 7,332 453.60
Husbands
Subtotal 47,029 334.50 25,567 350.40 5,156 396.20 15,871 289.70
Spouses of disabled workers
Total 154,230 285.50 114,607 299.30 16,167 258.00 22,593 236.80
Wives
Subtotal 148,703 287.60 111,247 301.60 15,246 258.50 21,382 237.30
By basis of entitlement
Care of children 72,668 223.80 48,390 237.40 9,295 207.20 14,473 190.30
Under 35 13,528 154.60 8,982 162.20 1,710 135.10 2,706 143.50
35–39 13,757 179.80 9,217 189.80 1,653 163.50 2,799 156.60
40–44 15,653 216.80 10,388 230.00 1,854 198.40 3,303 187.10
45–49 14,301 251.40 9,371 268.70 1,914 227.40 2,929 213.60
50–54 9,046 284.10 5,960 303.10 1,258 269.80 1,776 231.90
55–59 4,420 325.80 3,021 341.60 637 308.20 730 278.00
60–61 1,089 346.90 801 361.30 146 307.80 135 305.30
62–64 874 365.30 650 384.00 123 329.10 95 296.70
Age 76,035 348.50 62,857 351.00 5,951 338.80 6,909 335.70
62–64 41,697 334.80 35,163 338.30 2,751 314.90 3,623 317.80
62 15,065 333.50 12,796 336.50 939 314.40 1,273 321.00
63 14,422 332.80 12,131 337.90 959 302.40 1,276 307.80
64 12,210 338.80 10,236 341.20 853 329.50 1,074 325.90
65–69 27,298 357.70 22,251 360.10 2,412 348.80 2,518 344.00
65 10,256 353.00 8,584 355.40 772 334.20 861 345.20
66 7,147 346.60 5,810 350.40 616 328.80 692 327.50
67 4,408 367.50 3,508 372.10 451 371.90 434 326.90
68 3,171 370.60 2,508 370.00 337 365.00 308 382.20
69 2,316 376.30 1,841 376.20 236 381.50 223 371.50
70–74 5,428 388.00 4,221 389.60 577 383.10 598 383.20
70 1,730 369.70 1,356 369.70 190 373.20 176 361.90
71 1,316 391.70 1,026 393.60 134 369.70 154 401.20
72 1,005 396.10 790 398.80 97 377.70 109 393.60
73 802 400.60 607 408.00 90 422.30 98 344.00
74 575 402.80 442 399.90 66 393.30 61 443.50
75 or older 1,612 416.30 1,222 415.10 211 414.30 170 425.40
By marital status
Nondivorced wives 140,527 285.30 104,851 300.30 14,284 252.60 20,618 234.00
Divorced wives 8,176 325.80 6,396 322.30 962 346.50 764 326.60
Husbands
Subtotal 5,527 229.40 3,360 224.20 921 249.40 1,211 228.00
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: Race and ethnic designations are collected from the form SS-5 (Application for a Social Security Card). For dependents and survivor beneficiaries, race is assumed to be the same as that shown on the SS-5 for the wage earner on whose earnings record the benefit is based.
a. Includes 8,505 persons of unknown race.
b. Includes Asians and Pacific Islanders, American Indians and Alaska Natives, and a subset of the total number of beneficiaries of Hispanic origin. The distribution of beneficiaries among those three groups is not available.
CONTACT: Diane Wallace (410) 965-0165 or supplement@ssa.gov.
Table 5.A1.4 Number and average monthly benefit for children, by type of benefit, age, and race, December 2008
Age All races a White Black Other b
Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars)
All children
Total 4,131,594 547.60 2,474,274 574.00 784,648 461.40 848,208 552.50
Under age 18 3,118,230 505.60 1,770,005 524.90 608,965 425.80 719,395 528.00
Under 1 11,982 338.70 6,086 292.50 2,170 262.30 3,566 465.50
1 28,380 358.90 13,976 327.60 5,325 273.10 8,686 463.90
2 40,760 380.30 20,692 366.40 7,951 299.30 11,641 464.60
3 53,435 398.50 27,683 391.10 10,340 317.90 14,896 471.70
4 67,387 408.30 35,698 405.80 12,867 326.50 18,204 474.10
5 82,834 424.10 44,614 427.50 15,832 346.40 21,698 477.50
6 98,870 432.30 53,767 439.30 19,005 352.70 25,339 480.80
7 118,985 439.80 65,280 449.30 23,119 360.50 29,749 483.70
8 139,842 450.20 77,635 459.90 27,275 375.70 33,974 490.50
9 159,747 462.50 89,316 474.80 30,726 386.00 38,758 497.40
10 183,432 470.50 103,865 484.60 35,850 394.50 42,714 502.40
11 205,472 483.00 117,054 499.00 39,836 405.80 47,500 510.20
12 230,649 495.20 132,922 512.20 44,367 420.40 52,111 517.50
13 258,679 508.80 149,714 527.90 49,640 431.30 57,980 527.90
14 296,076 522.70 171,006 543.40 58,369 445.70 65,055 538.80
15 336,285 537.70 193,402 561.50 67,500 458.30 73,364 548.70
16 379,852 568.10 220,019 595.90 75,136 480.10 82,294 575.10
17 425,563 583.60 247,276 611.10 83,657 494.50 91,866 590.90
Disabled adult children 871,466 681.70 621,172 700.90 146,035 592.40 100,559 694.80
18–19 15,723 560.40 8,917 564.60 3,075 492.50 3,610 608.80
20–24 78,044 583.70 43,827 594.50 16,454 509.60 17,138 628.30
25–29 79,708 621.40 46,901 635.50 17,140 559.40 15,045 648.90
30–34 78,120 655.30 50,238 669.10 15,415 597.10 11,891 672.40
35–39 93,869 680.20 64,997 691.70 16,700 623.40 11,654 698.00
40–44 111,598 696.40 80,125 710.70 19,405 620.90 11,674 725.70
45–49 118,945 714.20 87,906 731.20 20,081 622.20 10,617 747.90
50–54 99,171 729.00 75,354 747.10 15,549 621.20 8,061 767.90
55–59 72,377 734.10 57,563 750.40 9,415 612.80 5,261 772.00
60–64 49,958 728.90 41,360 741.90 5,568 594.90 2,941 798.90
65–69 31,876 731.20 26,953 744.60 3,293 594.60 1,581 786.70
70–74 19,729 685.80 17,109 695.90 1,947 577.40 660 740.70
75–79 12,147 640.60 10,791 649.60 1,083 544.80 269 672.10
80 or older 10,201 594.30 9,131 604.70 910 499.80 157 541.80
Students, aged 18–19 141,898 646.00 83,097 672.60 29,648 548.40 28,254 670.30
18 132,823 646.80 78,568 673.60 27,012 546.20 26,406 670.20
19 9,075 634.10 4,529 655.20 2,636 570.40 1,848 671.50
Children of retired workers
Subtotal 525,197 567.50 374,305 601.40 98,712 511.30 50,718 427.80
Under age 18 285,944 548.10 182,881 592.70 65,540 503.70 36,670 405.80
Under 1 596 481.00 345 529.20 130 462.00 121 363.90
1 1,391 499.80 805 540.10 338 508.60 241 356.90
2 2,075 491.90 1,215 530.30 531 479.90 324 366.70
3 3,019 506.30 1,830 540.20 699 500.40 476 381.50
4 3,974 493.20 2,431 526.70 934 481.20 592 374.30
5 5,189 504.10 3,249 542.00 1,199 479.90 720 373.90
6 6,405 504.80 4,019 538.80 1,478 486.00 892 381.80
7 8,038 504.70 5,034 539.70 1,935 484.90 1,046 372.60
8 9,844 507.20 6,236 543.40 2,280 484.70 1,295 372.40
9 11,926 508.50 7,609 546.00 2,775 477.40 1,509 377.60
10 14,316 508.20 9,086 547.00 3,450 473.80 1,735 373.10
11 17,302 516.80 11,062 553.40 4,025 487.80 2,169 384.40
12 20,668 520.70 13,100 561.70 4,900 485.30 2,604 380.20
13 24,457 529.30 15,615 570.60 5,680 493.80 3,079 385.40
14 29,700 538.80 18,953 581.30 6,962 501.00 3,706 392.50
15 35,295 548.80 22,416 593.60 8,283 507.10 4,485 403.00
16 42,202 591.10 27,466 642.80 9,281 523.90 5,319 442.50
17 49,547 606.30 32,410 658.10 10,660 538.10 6,357 456.80
Disabled adult children 221,943 586.60 179,702 604.60 29,260 520.60 12,415 484.50
18–19 2,469 570.40 1,723 592.40 535 538.70 205 468.90
20–24 13,398 573.90 9,338 605.30 2,792 518.60 1,228 461.10
25–29 18,980 573.90 13,841 597.60 3,231 523.50 1,837 485.80
30–34 24,811 588.40 19,293 608.80 3,300 527.60 2,143 497.70
35–39 37,099 596.00 30,201 614.50 4,310 526.70 2,474 492.80
40–44 44,780 598.60 37,215 614.50 5,372 528.50 2,100 496.50
45–49 41,365 592.30 34,674 608.00 5,220 522.50 1,407 470.90
50–54 23,724 575.50 20,201 590.00 2,857 499.10 617 461.10
55–59 10,435 561.10 9,054 572.40 1,070 494.00 277 458.50
60–64 3,642 549.90 3,131 562.30 400 475.90 95 443.70
65–69 958 558.70 791 576.30 136 476.00 27 490.10
70 or older 282 531.60 240 546.00 37 463.70 5 339.50
Students, aged 18–19 17,310 643.40 11,722 690.10 3,912 569.20 1,633 489.20
18 16,296 645.10 11,129 691.60 3,586 568.00 1,542 490.80
19 1,014 616.80 593 660.50 326 582.80 91 462.40
Children of deceased workers
Subtotal 1,914,524 745.40 1,037,994 804.40 339,019 625.00 526,391 707.50
Under age 18 1,280,182 737.40 616,355 815.60 227,526 609.90 428,161 693.70
Under 1 2,175 667.80 174 692.70 142 507.90 1,825 675.80
1 6,997 658.80 1,440 738.20 675 520.90 4,772 655.50
2 12,306 651.00 3,852 722.80 1,713 527.20 6,629 642.70
3 17,953 657.30 6,417 733.70 2,698 532.90 8,679 641.70
4 23,984 661.00 9,347 736.20 3,704 533.20 10,745 640.80
5 30,364 678.90 12,596 759.50 4,802 552.30 12,750 648.70
6 37,402 684.60 16,053 767.40 6,133 552.40 14,960 651.80
7 45,785 692.10 20,334 774.90 7,626 560.50 17,542 655.20
8 54,891 699.60 24,960 779.50 9,397 579.00 20,198 658.10
9 63,907 709.40 29,691 788.70 10,938 583.30 22,979 668.00
10 74,019 716.20 35,341 794.20 13,037 588.10 25,304 674.30
11 83,517 726.40 40,508 804.70 14,574 594.60 28,069 682.50
12 94,865 733.60 47,012 809.60 16,675 602.40 30,704 689.30
13 108,636 739.30 54,412 813.70 19,301 605.80 34,416 697.40
14 125,462 748.50 62,868 822.90 23,086 618.90 38,821 705.70
15 145,080 753.60 72,869 828.40 27,141 626.00 44,095 709.30
16 165,434 771.50 83,330 847.60 31,003 638.80 49,848 727.70
17 187,405 780.20 95,151 850.10 34,881 651.70 55,825 742.30
Disabled adult children 564,735 755.20 386,066 779.60 97,667 652.20 78,582 763.60
18–19 6,638 744.00 2,880 810.60 1,163 651.30 2,537 711.40
20–24 35,261 736.40 15,561 791.00 7,051 647.60 12,329 718.40
25–29 39,044 742.30 19,172 783.40 8,912 662.70 10,604 735.00
30–34 39,085 762.70 21,425 798.40 8,998 681.60 8,285 758.70
35–39 47,976 776.80 28,746 807.40 10,444 692.90 8,434 778.60
40–44 63,256 774.90 40,504 808.30 13,160 667.10 9,310 784.80
45–49 77,082 780.90 52,950 812.90 14,682 659.30 9,175 791.60
50–54 75,427 777.30 55,141 804.70 12,685 648.80 7,443 793.40
55–59 61,939 763.20 48,506 783.70 8,345 628.00 4,984 789.40
60–64 46,314 743.00 38,228 756.70 5,167 604.10 2,846 810.80
65–69 30,918 736.50 26,162 749.70 3,157 599.80 1,554 791.90
70–74 19,533 687.40 16,940 697.50 1,923 578.90 657 742.30
75–79 12,085 641.20 10,741 650.00 1,073 545.80 267 675.10
80 or older 10,177 594.40 9,110 604.80 907 499.50 157 541.80
Students, aged 18–19 69,607 812.50 35,573 879.00 13,826 681.20 19,648 785.10
18 64,701 816.40 33,465 883.20 12,466 680.80 18,254 787.10
19 4,906 762.00 2,108 813.40 1,360 684.60 1,394 758.30
Children of disabled workers
Subtotal 1,691,873 317.60 1,061,975 339.20 346,917 287.40 271,099 274.80
Under age 18 1,552,104 306.60 970,769 327.50 315,899 277.00 254,564 266.90
Under 1 9,211 251.80 5,567 265.30 1,898 230.30 1,620 236.20
1 19,992 244.10 11,731 262.60 4,312 215.90 3,673 221.90
2 26,379 245.20 15,625 265.90 5,707 214.10 4,688 219.50
3 32,463 245.40 19,436 264.00 6,943 216.00 5,741 222.20
4 39,429 246.00 23,920 264.40 8,229 215.90 6,867 222.00
5 47,281 251.70 28,769 269.20 9,831 229.60 8,228 221.20
6 55,063 252.50 33,695 271.10 11,394 227.90 9,487 220.50
7 65,162 254.60 39,912 272.00 13,558 230.20 11,161 224.60
8 75,107 260.60 46,439 277.00 15,598 237.40 12,481 231.60
9 83,914 267.90 52,016 285.20 17,013 244.30 14,270 235.30
10 95,097 273.50 59,438 290.90 19,363 250.10 15,675 239.20
11 104,653 283.20 65,484 300.80 21,237 260.70 17,262 245.90
12 115,116 294.20 72,810 311.40 22,792 273.30 18,803 255.90
13 125,586 305.50 79,687 324.30 24,659 280.30 20,485 264.60
14 140,914 318.30 89,185 338.30 28,321 290.90 22,528 275.30
15 155,910 334.20 98,117 356.00 32,076 303.90 24,784 289.40
16 172,216 367.10 109,223 392.00 34,852 327.40 27,127 320.70
17 188,611 382.20 119,715 408.40 38,116 338.50 29,684 334.90
Disabled adult children 84,788 441.50 55,404 464.60 19,108 397.00 9,562 402.40
18–19 6,616 372.50 4,314 389.30 1,377 340.50 868 341.80
20–24 29,385 404.80 18,928 427.70 6,611 358.50 3,581 375.50
25–29 21,684 445.30 13,888 469.10 4,997 398.50 2,604 413.50
30–34 14,224 477.10 9,520 500.40 3,117 426.80 1,463 439.00
35–39 8,794 507.90 6,050 527.30 1,946 464.50 746 467.50
40 or older 4,085 529.90 2,704 553.20 1,060 491.00 300 461.60
Students, aged 18–19 54,981 436.00 35,802 461.80 11,910 387.40 6,973 389.30
18 51,826 435.70 33,974 461.30 10,960 386.10 6,610 389.30
19 3,155 440.90 1,828 471.20 950 402.60 363 390.60
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: Race and ethnic designations are collected from the form SS-5 (Application for a Social Security Card). For dependents and survivor beneficiaries, race is assumed to be the same as that shown on the SS-5 for the wage earner on whose earnings record the benefit is based.
a. Includes 24,464 persons of unknown race.
b. Includes Asians and Pacific Islanders, American Indians and Alaska Natives, and a subset of the total number of beneficiaries of Hispanic origin. The distribution of beneficiaries among those three groups is not available.
CONTACT: Diane Wallace (410) 965-0165 or supplement@ssa.gov.
Table 5.A1.5 Number and average monthly benefit for widowed mothers and fathers, by age, sex, marital status, and race, December 2008
Age, sex, and marital status All races a White Black Other b
Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars)
All widowed mothers and fathers 159,610 834.90 91,119 898.50 18,552 722.30 49,095 760.70
By age
Under 25 2,026 616.10 811 633.70 126 494.40 1,081 616.20
25–29 8,577 672.00 4,137 711.20 749 542.00 3,661 653.60
25 1,016 654.00 462 690.10 65 526.90 485 636.40
26 1,394 655.70 653 702.90 104 514.90 631 630.90
27 1,679 666.50 801 696.70 144 533.40 728 658.50
28 2,081 684.20 1,009 721.50 183 540.20 881 669.30
29 2,407 682.40 1,212 724.80 253 563.30 936 659.00
30–34 17,088 699.60 9,049 749.30 1,992 570.10 5,981 668.30
30 2,802 676.70 1,435 721.60 322 536.40 1,036 658.10
31 3,102 688.30 1,676 731.20 333 554.40 1,079 663.20
32 3,365 698.80 1,757 755.90 390 575.50 1,206 655.20
33 3,703 707.30 1,954 759.50 442 574.60 1,297 675.40
34 4,116 717.20 2,227 766.70 505 593.60 1,363 684.70
35–39 26,839 761.20 14,688 820.90 3,132 643.40 8,894 705.80
35 4,606 721.60 2,464 777.00 592 602.20 1,526 681.70
36 4,992 739.10 2,672 795.70 572 624.80 1,726 689.90
37 5,531 757.00 3,022 815.10 624 645.30 1,859 702.90
38 5,789 784.80 3,207 844.90 681 684.20 1,874 720.00
39 5,921 791.30 3,323 855.80 663 652.80 1,909 728.20
40–44 31,910 843.30 18,319 907.80 3,460 728.00 9,956 767.40
40 5,784 813.30 3,215 872.20 700 699.60 1,833 758.00
41 6,192 826.00 3,573 894.70 678 708.10 1,918 741.30
42 6,170 840.60 3,466 903.80 653 731.00 2,023 769.60
43 6,761 852.20 4,007 915.70 714 736.70 1,997 769.40
44 7,003 877.10 4,058 943.30 715 763.10 2,185 794.30
45–49 32,491 905.60 19,214 969.70 3,548 788.10 9,557 822.60
45 6,973 884.90 4,069 945.90 745 763.40 2,129 811.10
46 6,872 900.20 4,051 972.60 744 783.60 2,040 802.90
47 6,625 910.20 3,962 968.70 680 785.40 1,945 836.50
48 6,221 915.10 3,707 988.40 733 785.30 1,752 818.50
49 5,800 921.70 3,425 975.50 646 827.60 1,691 849.30
50–54 20,957 931.70 12,363 997.10 2,493 808.70 5,972 849.50
50 5,282 929.60 3,141 994.40 602 802.00 1,509 847.40
51 4,808 934.90 2,861 1,000.20 562 805.30 1,354 854.80
52 4,186 940.90 2,424 1,007.30 503 819.80 1,234 859.10
53 3,634 926.70 2,158 988.60 417 799.00 1,038 849.50
54 3,047 923.80 1,779 993.10 409 819.40 837 830.80
55–59 10,512 925.00 6,229 973.00 1,560 820.40 2,641 873.40
55 2,675 916.50 1,545 976.90 399 789.90 711 857.30
56 2,277 933.10 1,354 983.60 310 807.50 589 883.40
57 1,963 921.70 1,169 963.80 273 847.40 509 867.00
58 1,871 940.20 1,108 983.40 302 867.00 443 878.90
59 1,726 914.60 1,053 952.90 276 801.30 389 889.80
60–61 3,463 915.10 2,268 955.50 505 805.50 663 864.40
60 1,728 914.30 1,130 958.40 241 763.00 344 877.60
61 1,735 915.80 1,138 952.60 264 844.30 319 850.20
62 or older 5,747 889.70 4,041 931.20 987 773.20 689 812.50
By sex and marital status
Women 149,175 843.00 85,646 907.50 17,160 723.70 45,586 767.90
Mothers 135,905 843.20 77,701 910.50 16,096 722.70 41,409 764.80
Surviving divorced mothers 13,270 840.90 7,945 878.90 1,064 738.20 4,177 799.00
Men 10,435 719.80 5,473 758.00 1,392 705.20 3,509 667.60
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: Race and ethnic designations are collected from the form SS-5 (Application for a Social Security Card). For dependents and survivor beneficiaries, race is assumed to be the same as that shown on the SS-5 for the wage earner on whose earnings record the benefit is based.
a. Includes 844 persons of unknown race.
b. Includes Asians and Pacific Islanders, American Indians and Alaska Natives, and a subset of the total number of beneficiaries of Hispanic origin. The distribution of beneficiaries among those three groups is not available.
CONTACT: Diane Wallace (410) 965-0165 or supplement@ssa.gov.
Table 5.A1.6 Number and average monthly benefit for nondisabled widow(er)s, by sex, age, marital status, and race, December 2008
Age, sex, and marital status All races a White Black Other b
Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars)
All nondisabled widow(er)s 4,150,157 1,112.30 3,204,475 1,136.00 307,143 886.30 625,491 1,102.20
Women
Subtotal 4,094,903 1,114.70 3,182,844 1,137.30 302,130 886.40 597,196 1,109.30
By age
60–61 122,253 1,095.30 19,167 1,121.70 3,410 889.80 99,443 1,097.70
60 46,635 1,096.80 3,029 986.00 908 842.20 42,592 1,110.60
61 75,618 1,094.30 16,138 1,147.10 2,502 907.00 56,851 1,088.00
62–64 283,483 1,115.90 82,070 1,169.00 11,515 930.30 189,393 1,104.50
62 89,074 1,113.70 22,538 1,155.70 3,251 926.30 63,106 1,108.70
63 90,482 1,112.30 26,072 1,171.30 3,766 933.40 60,495 1,098.40
64 103,927 1,120.70 33,460 1,176.20 4,498 930.50 65,792 1,105.90
65–69 613,272 1,171.90 373,375 1,183.70 45,914 941.50 192,060 1,203.00
65 131,241 1,123.60 49,287 1,150.70 6,765 894.10 74,824 1,126.40
66 132,584 1,218.10 76,200 1,220.80 9,322 967.00 46,226 1,259.70
67 120,490 1,192.80 79,091 1,195.60 9,431 954.40 31,706 1,256.50
68 115,693 1,172.00 83,358 1,179.00 10,195 946.20 21,903 1,251.90
69 113,264 1,151.30 85,439 1,163.40 10,201 932.90 17,401 1,222.40
70–74 557,524 1,102.50 462,542 1,134.60 54,419 901.50 39,066 1,008.00
70 106,306 1,121.10 83,745 1,143.80 9,986 910.30 12,341 1,140.80
71 103,008 1,103.00 85,276 1,140.20 10,137 900.30 7,342 958.00
72 109,497 1,097.40 91,595 1,131.70 10,916 905.60 6,677 947.30
73 116,299 1,093.80 98,081 1,128.10 11,369 889.90 6,506 939.40
74 122,414 1,098.80 103,845 1,131.20 12,011 902.30 6,200 940.00
75–79 688,403 1,099.20 596,618 1,129.50 60,517 883.00 28,932 934.60
75 121,214 1,095.80 103,231 1,128.70 11,609 889.80 5,973 935.60
76 131,158 1,094.20 112,405 1,126.40 12,283 885.10 6,038 926.80
77 137,137 1,099.50 119,301 1,128.80 11,756 881.90 5,609 940.10
78 149,071 1,103.30 129,995 1,133.00 12,636 880.70 5,906 934.00
79 149,823 1,102.20 131,686 1,130.20 12,233 877.80 5,406 937.00
80–84 778,565 1,093.80 692,763 1,118.10 58,967 867.60 24,250 953.00
80 153,854 1,098.00 135,949 1,124.20 12,235 875.50 5,179 944.00
81 158,959 1,096.30 140,669 1,121.10 12,539 874.30 5,190 964.40
82 157,116 1,091.30 139,746 1,115.00 11,917 873.30 4,929 951.60
83 154,027 1,093.30 137,609 1,117.50 11,340 858.40 4,584 951.10
84 154,609 1,089.80 138,790 1,112.60 10,936 854.60 4,368 953.60
85–89 638,549 1,112.70 578,936 1,134.00 41,374 859.60 15,851 985.50
85 146,586 1,095.20 132,187 1,117.20 9,888 851.20 3,948 967.60
86 139,688 1,102.70 126,156 1,124.00 9,373 860.60 3,671 984.60
87 135,756 1,114.80 123,632 1,134.60 8,428 865.60 3,184 988.60
88 119,984 1,126.40 109,235 1,147.50 7,472 859.40 2,827 991.40
89 96,535 1,134.10 87,726 1,156.40 6,213 863.30 2,221 1,006.70
90–94 304,164 1,139.80 278,718 1,161.50 18,172 845.30 6,256 993.70
95 or older 108,690 1,061.40 98,655 1,084.60 7,842 795.90 1,945 903.00
By marital status
Widows 3,745,056 1,111.30 2,961,818 1,135.80 271,754 879.20 500,237 1,092.50
Surviving divorced wives (nondisabled) 349,847 1,151.00 221,026 1,158.10 30,376 950.50 96,959 1,196.50
Men
Subtotal 55,254 937.90 21,631 933.40 5,013 882.00 28,295 950.90
60–61 9,944 853.40 1,476 868.40 286 813.30 8,161 852.60
62–64 16,396 998.10 4,764 1,012.60 844 944.50 10,746 996.40
65–69 15,317 1,087.50 6,764 1,096.20 1,498 1,010.80 6,901 1,092.60
70–74 4,108 862.20 2,432 887.90 779 888.60 873 771.50
75–79 3,429 766.20 2,146 788.00 658 789.80 599 667.50
80–84 2,830 705.80 1,876 728.70 458 726.20 477 598.50
85–89 1,869 661.00 1,214 674.40 305 667.50 333 608.20
90 or older 1,361 667.90 959 659.90 185 699.20 205 683.50
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: Race and ethnic designations are collected from the form SS-5 (Application for a Social Security Card). For dependents and survivor beneficiaries, race is assumed to be the same as that shown on the SS-5 for the wage earner on whose earnings record the benefit is based.
a. Includes 13,048 persons of unknown race.
b. Includes Asians and Pacific Islanders, American Indians and Alaska Natives, and a subset of the total number of beneficiaries of Hispanic origin. The distribution of beneficiaries among those three groups is not available.
CONTACT: Diane Wallace (410) 965-0165 or supplement@ssa.gov.
Table 5.A1.7 Number and average monthly benefit for disabled widow(er)s, by age, sex, marital status, and race, December 2008
Age, sex, and marital status All races a White Black Other b
Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars)
All disabled widow(er)s 230,007 683.60 99,356 687.70 28,459 589.60 100,688 707.70
By age
50–54 30,488 670.20 7,967 641.20 2,887 548.00 19,277 702.40
50 2,789 679.90 578 632.30 216 538.30 1,944 711.20
51 4,685 658.70 1,160 633.00 441 535.20 3,013 687.90
52 6,045 661.80 1,602 638.50 580 540.40 3,801 691.90
53 7,487 667.30 1,985 640.40 730 550.50 4,694 698.90
54 9,482 680.70 2,642 648.90 920 559.10 5,825 716.70
55–59 78,377 686.40 27,098 681.10 8,802 591.20 41,895 711.30
55 11,136 677.90 3,086 659.70 1,090 562.00 6,873 706.30
56 13,433 691.20 4,275 678.40 1,443 588.70 7,603 718.90
57 15,648 689.50 5,472 681.50 1,730 593.90 8,338 716.00
58 17,533 683.10 6,361 687.00 2,091 586.30 8,957 704.60
59 20,627 688.20 7,904 686.00 2,448 608.10 10,124 710.90
60–65 121,142 685.30 64,291 696.20 16,770 595.90 39,516 706.50
60 22,707 688.80 9,341 687.40 2,737 597.50 10,523 714.20
61 23,714 684.80 11,116 689.40 2,911 587.70 9,564 709.70
62 21,920 688.10 11,359 695.60 2,774 602.80 7,679 708.70
63 19,443 681.40 10,943 700.10 2,947 591.30 5,474 693.70
64 20,001 683.30 12,446 700.20 3,228 595.50 4,243 702.00
65 13,357 684.30 9,086 704.20 2,173 602.70 2,033 686.30
By sex and marital status
Women 220,296 691.80 96,093 695.50 27,061 593.90 95,727 717.20
Widows 188,747 689.60 81,088 694.60 23,453 591.00 83,282 713.50
Surviving divorced wives 31,549 705.20 15,005 700.30 3,608 612.80 12,445 742.10
Men 9,711 498.00 3,263 458.40 1,398 506.40 4,961 523.60
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: Race and ethnic designations are collected from the form SS-5 (Application for a Social Security Card). For dependents and survivor beneficiaries, race is assumed to be the same as that shown on the SS-5 for the wage earner on whose earnings record the benefit is based.
a. Includes 1,504 persons of unknown race.
b. Includes Asians and Pacific Islanders, American Indians and Alaska Natives, and a subset of the total number of beneficiaries of Hispanic origin. The distribution of beneficiaries among those three groups is not available.
CONTACT: Diane Wallace (410) 965-0165 or supplement@ssa.gov.
Table 5.A1.8 Number and average monthly benefit for parents, by age, sex, and race, December 2008
Age and sex All races a White Black Other b
Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars)
All parents 1,693 978.90 787 1,002.80 167 966.00 699 953.50
By age
62–69 125 1,074.20 31 1,123.50 14 1,175.50 77 1,054.20
70–74 191 995.10 57 1,064.70 23 1,005.30 104 952.40
75–79 334 984.00 133 1,031.90 38 987.80 151 944.10
80–84 373 987.40 167 1,023.00 33 983.00 162 938.60
85–89 329 976.60 184 1,022.00 26 880.30 116 927.90
90 or older 341 922.60 215 919.00 33 875.10 89 943.90
By sex
Women 1,494 988.10 741 1,008.20 155 971.30 565 964.50
Men 199 909.70 46 915.90 12 897.40 134 906.90
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Race and ethnic designations are collected from the form SS-5 (Application for a Social Security Card). For dependents and survivor beneficiaries, race is assumed to be the same as that shown on the SS-5 for the wage earner on whose earnings record the benefit is based.
a. Includes 40 persons of unknown race.
b. Includes Asians and Pacific Islanders, American Indians and Alaska Natives, and a subset of the total number of beneficiaries of Hispanic origin. The distribution of beneficiaries among those three groups is not available.
CONTACT: Diane Wallace (410) 965-0165 or supplement@ssa.gov.
Table 5.A3 Number and average monthly benefit, with reduction for early retirement, by type of benefit, sex, age, and race, December 2008
Age and type of benefit All races a White Black Other b
Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Retired workers
Total 23,775,246 1,080.80 20,743,975 1,101.80 1,836,780 971.60 1,154,986 882.30
62–64 2,767,840 1,017.00 2,172,107 1,050.50 234,641 955.40 355,250 854.40
62 792,809 1,010.70 553,083 1,062.30 59,032 964.10 177,628 866.80
63 919,700 1,005.30 736,414 1,035.60 82,673 943.80 98,815 833.10
64 1,055,331 1,031.80 882,610 1,055.40 92,936 960.10 78,807 853.10
65–69 6,653,709 1,139.30 5,698,638 1,163.70 555,862 1,044.50 394,924 922.80
65 1,305,604 1,070.80 1,100,896 1,094.30 106,676 987.20 96,194 894.90
66 1,520,839 1,147.50 1,292,610 1,171.10 123,127 1,045.70 103,582 975.70
67 1,364,576 1,168.00 1,176,387 1,193.60 115,554 1,071.80 72,295 907.70
68 1,266,798 1,163.10 1,092,508 1,187.80 108,627 1,068.40 65,333 910.80
69 1,195,892 1,145.60 1,036,237 1,168.70 101,878 1,046.50 57,520 906.70
70–74 5,021,410 1,085.60 4,413,991 1,105.30 411,853 979.00 193,764 864.80
70 1,170,482 1,137.40 1,022,075 1,159.10 96,492 1,035.40 51,480 898.30
71 1,067,388 1,117.50 935,201 1,138.20 88,638 1,013.90 43,259 884.60
72 992,962 1,073.80 873,814 1,093.60 80,244 968.00 38,663 847.00
73 930,796 1,046.00 821,476 1,064.70 76,643 933.00 32,377 840.80
74 859,782 1,032.00 761,425 1,050.10 69,836 919.70 27,985 825.00
75–79 3,802,965 1,040.00 3,411,110 1,056.80 280,427 915.10 105,583 839.20
75 796,611 1,033.50 706,884 1,051.70 63,864 916.40 25,268 828.50
76 800,082 1,052.00 712,832 1,069.60 63,212 928.70 23,268 855.60
77 763,525 1,038.80 687,621 1,055.00 53,908 915.60 20,904 832.90
78 749,892 1,037.80 676,947 1,053.80 52,069 908.50 19,684 836.90
79 692,855 1,037.10 626,826 1,053.00 47,374 901.90 16,459 843.30
80–84 2,944,682 1,057.60 2,682,056 1,072.90 191,093 907.60 60,096 873.40
80 669,759 1,054.10 607,564 1,069.80 44,868 911.50 14,775 863.20
81 639,478 1,061.30 581,522 1,077.20 42,281 911.50 13,296 866.10
82 582,490 1,050.80 530,763 1,066.00 37,735 900.00 11,609 866.40
83 550,395 1,069.10 502,276 1,084.20 34,937 913.90 10,972 891.70
84 502,560 1,052.70 459,931 1,066.90 31,272 898.70 9,444 887.20
85–89 1,729,162 1,053.50 1,586,707 1,067.50 104,493 888.90 31,025 903.70
85 444,185 1,045.80 407,252 1,059.60 26,833 889.40 8,425 889.10
86 394,979 1,049.90 361,923 1,063.90 24,113 891.40 7,403 890.00
87 357,496 1,052.50 329,192 1,065.70 20,880 888.80 5,978 906.70
88 296,792 1,055.50 272,663 1,069.60 17,751 882.60 5,129 911.50
89 235,710 1,073.00 215,677 1,088.00 14,916 891.50 4,090 944.40
90–94 676,234 1,135.80 620,032 1,151.30 42,141 940.90 11,204 1,012.60
95 or older 179,244 1,065.10 159,334 1,088.10 16,270 862.40 3,140 950.50
Men
Subtotal 11,708,571 1,209.80 10,270,881 1,238.10 869,554 1,046.70 552,732 948.20
62–64 1,366,244 1,188.80 1,107,469 1,237.00 121,067 1,024.10 134,909 943.00
62 385,464 1,186.60 296,613 1,242.50 31,664 1,032.30 55,744 979.90
63 454,710 1,173.20 369,090 1,221.50 42,259 1,011.20 42,480 917.90
64 526,070 1,203.80 441,766 1,246.30 47,144 1,030.20 36,685 916.20
65–69 3,426,617 1,317.50 2,937,944 1,358.70 280,032 1,130.70 206,902 987.50
65 656,080 1,245.50 556,812 1,286.70 54,009 1,064.30 44,480 950.60
66 781,376 1,328.30 666,296 1,370.30 62,279 1,129.70 52,182 1,031.30
67 706,374 1,350.10 607,465 1,393.00 58,130 1,160.80 40,646 981.50
68 658,801 1,341.40 567,105 1,382.60 54,543 1,158.50 37,032 982.60
69 623,986 1,317.70 540,266 1,355.10 51,071 1,137.90 32,562 980.50
70–74 2,611,550 1,229.80 2,298,599 1,259.40 204,369 1,058.40 107,905 928.30
70 612,103 1,304.90 534,494 1,339.40 48,459 1,125.00 29,090 973.30
71 557,586 1,275.00 488,796 1,307.00 44,504 1,100.80 24,223 952.00
72 515,996 1,214.60 454,513 1,244.10 39,748 1,046.00 21,621 906.10
73 481,024 1,173.50 425,653 1,200.10 37,553 1,003.80 17,671 896.80
74 444,841 1,148.50 395,143 1,173.70 34,105 983.10 15,300 872.70
75–79 1,943,555 1,139.30 1,754,480 1,160.00 131,783 973.60 54,340 885.20
75 410,413 1,144.20 366,005 1,168.20 30,714 977.10 13,349 879.90
76 411,362 1,163.80 368,524 1,186.80 30,254 990.50 12,174 908.70
77 391,210 1,136.30 354,754 1,156.20 25,152 971.40 10,707 878.00
78 382,413 1,128.70 347,500 1,147.80 24,269 964.80 9,998 876.60
79 348,157 1,119.50 317,697 1,137.20 21,394 957.40 8,112 878.80
80–84 1,384,604 1,126.10 1,271,262 1,142.20 80,434 958.70 28,634 904.30
80 330,453 1,139.10 302,253 1,156.80 19,964 967.10 7,188 901.10
81 307,289 1,141.50 281,996 1,158.60 18,011 966.60 6,351 901.70
82 272,549 1,113.90 250,428 1,129.60 15,735 947.70 5,539 898.00
83 251,243 1,132.00 231,062 1,147.50 14,319 965.90 5,080 919.90
84 223,070 1,093.90 205,523 1,107.90 12,405 939.20 4,476 903.40
85–89 714,298 1,045.10 660,401 1,057.20 37,374 900.80 14,378 885.60
85 193,700 1,066.90 178,661 1,080.10 10,420 916.70 4,058 892.90
86 167,537 1,055.80 154,648 1,068.50 8,874 911.60 3,510 879.40
87 146,860 1,038.00 136,401 1,049.40 7,223 889.60 2,810 888.50
88 117,336 1,013.40 108,711 1,024.20 6,023 878.60 2,229 865.50
89 88,865 1,030.90 81,980 1,042.20 4,834 891.10 1,771 902.30
90–94 220,492 1,137.40 203,902 1,148.40 11,441 994.30 4,425 1,016.60
95 or older 41,211 1,060.00 36,824 1,076.90 3,054 902.70 1,239 952.50
Women
Subtotal 12,066,675 955.60 10,473,094 968.10 967,226 904.10 602,254 821.70
62–64 1,401,596 849.50 1,064,638 856.40 113,574 882.10 220,341 800.10
62 407,345 844.20 256,470 853.90 27,368 885.10 121,884 815.20
63 464,990 841.00 367,324 848.80 40,414 873.50 56,335 769.10
64 529,261 860.90 440,844 864.20 45,792 888.00 42,122 798.20
65–69 3,227,092 950.00 2,760,694 956.10 275,830 957.00 188,022 851.60
65 649,524 894.40 544,084 897.50 52,667 908.10 51,714 846.90
66 739,463 956.40 626,314 959.10 60,848 959.80 51,400 919.30
67 658,202 972.60 568,922 980.60 57,424 981.80 31,649 813.00
68 607,997 970.00 525,403 977.50 54,084 977.60 28,301 816.80
69 571,906 957.80 495,971 965.60 50,807 954.60 24,958 810.40
70–74 2,409,860 929.30 2,115,392 937.90 207,484 900.70 85,859 785.10
70 558,379 953.70 487,581 961.40 48,033 945.10 22,390 800.90
71 509,802 945.30 446,405 953.30 44,134 926.20 19,036 798.90
72 476,966 921.40 419,301 930.50 40,496 891.50 17,042 772.00
73 449,772 909.70 395,823 919.20 39,090 865.00 14,706 773.60
74 414,941 907.00 366,282 916.60 35,731 859.10 12,685 767.60
75–79 1,859,410 936.20 1,656,630 947.40 148,644 863.20 51,243 790.40
75 386,198 915.90 340,879 926.50 33,150 860.20 11,919 771.00
76 388,720 933.80 344,308 944.30 32,958 871.90 11,094 797.30
77 372,315 936.40 332,867 947.30 28,756 866.80 10,197 785.50
78 367,479 943.10 329,447 954.70 27,800 859.30 9,686 795.90
79 344,698 953.90 309,129 966.50 25,980 856.20 8,347 808.70
80–84 1,560,078 996.80 1,410,794 1,010.40 110,659 870.40 31,462 845.30
80 339,306 971.30 305,311 983.80 24,904 866.90 7,587 827.40
81 332,189 987.20 299,526 1,000.60 24,270 870.60 6,945 833.60
82 309,941 995.30 280,335 1,009.20 22,000 865.90 6,070 837.40
83 299,152 1,016.20 271,214 1,030.30 20,618 877.70 5,892 867.30
84 279,490 1,019.90 254,408 1,033.90 18,867 872.10 4,968 872.70
85–89 1,014,864 1,059.40 926,306 1,074.80 67,119 882.30 16,647 919.20
85 250,485 1,029.50 228,591 1,043.60 16,413 872.00 4,367 885.50
86 227,442 1,045.50 207,275 1,060.50 15,239 879.60 3,893 899.50
87 210,636 1,062.60 192,791 1,077.30 13,657 888.50 3,168 922.80
88 179,456 1,083.10 163,952 1,099.70 11,728 884.70 2,900 946.80
89 146,845 1,098.50 133,697 1,116.10 10,082 891.70 2,319 976.60
90–94 455,742 1,135.00 416,130 1,152.70 30,700 921.10 6,779 1,010.10
95 or older 138,033 1,066.60 122,510 1,091.50 13,216 853.10 1,901 949.10
Disabled workers
Total 66,578 1,273.70 50,562 1,330.50 9,182 1,169.30 6,652 988.10
62 3,836 1,309.20 2,507 1,402.10 452 1,199.30 841 1,093.90
63 12,907 1,280.30 9,340 1,346.20 1,746 1,193.20 1,764 1,024.10
64 21,280 1,273.60 16,268 1,327.80 3,041 1,168.00 1,917 981.50
65 28,555 1,266.00 22,447 1,318.00 3,943 1,156.30 2,130 922.20
Men
Subtotal 40,020 1,455.10 31,469 1,521.70 4,797 1,310.60 3,655 1,072.80
62 2,317 1,490.00 1,668 1,578.10 232 1,340.10 395 1,211.20
63 7,882 1,451.30 5,952 1,529.10 956 1,316.80 943 1,103.00
64 12,679 1,458.30 10,001 1,523.10 1,578 1,308.40 1,070 1,075.60
65 17,142 1,449.70 13,848 1,510.70 2,031 1,306.00 1,247 1,003.70
Women
Subtotal 26,558 1,000.40 19,093 1,015.50 4,385 1,014.70 2,997 884.70
62 1,519 1,033.40 839 1,052.40 220 1,050.80 446 990.10
63 5,025 1,012.20 3,388 1,024.80 790 1,043.60 821 933.60
64 8,601 1,001.20 6,267 1,016.20 1,463 1,016.60 847 862.70
65 11,413 990.20 8,599 1,007.70 1,912 997.20 883 807.30
Spouses
Total 1,984,149 543.60 1,773,429 559.50 86,020 453.70 118,813 375.80
Wives
Subtotal 1,967,603 545.60 1,762,977 561.00 83,836 456.60 115,033 379.00
By age
62–64 242,313 482.30 200,450 505.50 12,913 406.10 27,246 349.30
62 62,217 469.50 51,389 488.30 3,247 400.90 6,851 359.90
63 81,138 474.50 66,665 498.50 4,378 399.90 9,519 342.80
64 98,958 496.90 82,396 522.00 5,288 414.30 10,876 348.30
65–69 575,018 562.70 496,721 586.60 28,390 468.80 48,763 376.30
65 126,232 532.40 107,073 556.60 6,270 438.90 12,346 369.70
66 122,743 570.20 104,872 597.50 5,958 477.20 11,668 372.50
67 113,658 572.00 98,188 597.60 5,758 476.30 9,585 370.80
68 108,866 572.10 95,057 593.80 5,434 479.90 8,262 386.80
69 103,519 570.90 91,531 590.00 4,970 475.40 6,902 389.40
70–74 459,738 563.50 416,528 577.10 20,296 472.70 22,199 397.20
70 101,338 573.00 90,638 589.50 4,706 480.50 5,899 396.20
71 95,655 570.50 86,136 585.80 4,305 477.10 5,088 394.10
72 91,406 564.80 82,962 578.10 3,919 472.90 4,360 399.30
73 88,483 557.90 80,670 570.00 3,913 466.50 3,756 399.60
74 82,856 548.60 76,122 558.90 3,453 463.60 3,096 398.50
75–79 366,233 546.90 341,844 554.90 13,033 459.60 10,310 400.70
75 77,548 547.30 71,613 557.20 3,164 453.00 2,614 395.70
76 77,870 546.50 72,284 555.20 3,043 461.80 2,318 395.90
77 74,824 547.50 70,004 555.00 2,587 467.20 2,006 402.20
78 71,925 546.90 67,599 553.80 2,235 464.60 1,865 405.10
79 64,066 545.90 60,344 552.90 2,004 451.10 1,507 409.50
80–84 226,046 536.10 213,692 541.60 6,705 451.80 4,824 420.20
85–89 84,208 530.70 80,347 534.50 2,119 445.20 1,460 441.80
90–94 13,170 563.50 12,566 568.10 351 463.50 213 470.80
95 or older 877 521.00 829 526.40 29 347.50 18 534.80
By type of benefit
Wives of retired workers 1,897,902 553.20 1,704,983 568.40 78,607 465.30 108,845 382.00
Wives of disabled workers 69,701 340.50 57,994 343.40 5,229 326.70 6,188 326.30
Husbands
Subtotal 16,546 303.90 10,452 305.30 2,184 341.70 3,780 278.60
Nondisabled widow(er)s
Total 2,428,042 1,040.70 1,694,943 1,046.30 202,082 840.40 524,872 1,100.50
60–64 432,076 1,099.50 107,477 1,149.50 16,055 920.30 307,743 1,091.80
60 50,288 1,079.90 3,168 980.30 975 840.10 46,031 1,092.30
61 81,909 1,075.30 17,475 1,125.90 2,721 899.50 61,573 1,069.20
62 95,027 1,105.00 23,910 1,144.50 3,479 925.40 67,441 1,100.70
63 95,561 1,106.70 27,669 1,163.00 4,042 935.20 63,690 1,093.50
64 109,291 1,115.60 35,255 1,169.30 4,838 932.10 69,008 1,101.40
65–69 546,337 1,140.90 329,376 1,150.70 42,171 925.40 173,631 1,175.10
65 135,617 1,118.90 50,437 1,144.60 7,003 896.50 77,821 1,122.30
66 121,479 1,184.90 69,897 1,189.00 8,900 953.00 42,315 1,226.20
67 104,668 1,155.80 68,913 1,156.20 8,634 934.80 26,983 1,226.40
68 96,014 1,132.30 70,702 1,139.90 8,955 926.30 16,210 1,214.90
69 88,559 1,105.90 69,427 1,122.00 8,679 910.00 10,302 1,166.00
70–74 385,362 1,049.70 323,943 1,079.60 41,147 864.70 19,264 949.70
70 80,576 1,077.10 65,449 1,100.90 8,210 882.40 6,762 1,087.40
71 74,782 1,057.00 62,985 1,091.00 7,956 870.10 3,679 888.20
72 76,239 1,048.40 64,645 1,079.50 8,233 870.00 3,135 886.40
73 76,946 1,034.70 65,420 1,067.20 8,320 845.10 2,979 856.90
74 76,819 1,030.40 65,444 1,059.80 8,428 856.50 2,709 864.60
75–79 371,490 1,008.20 321,038 1,036.70 38,478 823.80 10,704 823.10
75 71,932 1,018.10 61,496 1,048.30 7,725 836.10 2,461 840.50
76 74,108 1,010.30 63,579 1,040.10 7,959 827.90 2,308 825.30
77 73,969 1,007.90 64,176 1,035.50 7,471 823.10 2,060 827.80
78 77,210 1,005.40 66,983 1,033.60 7,880 818.30 2,082 817.50
79 74,271 999.60 64,804 1,026.90 7,443 813.20 1,793 797.40
80–84 342,757 965.50 301,366 989.50 33,006 785.90 7,385 796.50
85–89 233,468 931.10 207,878 952.40 20,733 749.80 4,176 769.30
90–94 88,230 879.50 78,888 899.90 7,667 699.80 1,483 719.20
95 or older 28,322 827.00 24,977 846.70 2,825 675.10 486 695.50
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Race and ethnic designations are collected from the form SS-5 (Application for a Social Security Card). For dependents and survivor beneficiaries, race is assumed to be the same as that shown on the SS-5 for the wage earner on whose earnings record the benefit is based.
a. Includes 39,505 persons of unknown race.
b. Includes Asians and Pacific Islanders, American Indians and Alaska Natives, and a subset of the total number of beneficiaries of Hispanic origin. The distribution of beneficiaries among those three groups is not available.
CONTACT: Diane Wallace (410) 965-0165 or supplement@ssa.gov.
Table 5.A4 Number and total monthly benefits, by trust fund and type of benefit, December 1940–2008, selected years
Year OASDI Retired workers Disabled workers Wives and husbands Children Widowed mothers and fathers Widow(er)s Parents Special age-72 beneficiaries
Total OASI trust fund DI trust fund
Number
1940 222,488 222,488 . . . 112,331 . . . 29,749 54,648 20,499 4,437 824 . . .
1945 1,288,107 1,288,107 . . . 518,234 . . . 159,168 390,134 120,581 93,781 6,209 . . .
1950 3,477,243 3,477,243 . . . 1,770,984 . . . 508,350 699,703 169,438 314,189 14,579 . . .
1955 7,960,616 7,960,616 . . . 4,473,971 . . . 1,191,963 1,276,240 291,916 701,360 25,166 . . .
1957 11,128,897 10,979,047 149,850 6,197,532 149,850 1,827,048 1,502,077 328,309 1,095,137 28,944 . . .
1960 14,844,589 14,157,138 687,451 8,061,469 455,371 2,345,983 2,000,451 401,358 1,543,843 36,114 . . .
1965 20,866,767 19,127,716 1,739,051 11,100,584 988,074 2,806,912 3,092,659 471,816 2,371,433 35,289 . . .
1966 22,767,252 20,796,930 1,970,322 11,658,443 1,097,190 2,860,026 3,392,970 487,755 2,602,015 34,540 634,313
1970 26,228,629 23,563,634 2,664,995 13,349,175 1,492,948 2,951,552 4,122,305 523,136 3,227,160 28,729 533,624
1975 32,084,511 27,732,311 4,352,200 16,588,001 2,488,774 3,320,310 4,972,008 581,845 3,888,705 21,444 223,424
1980 35,584,955 30,906,511 4,678,444 19,562,085 2,858,680 3,477,427 4,606,517 562,316 4,410,515 14,779 92,636
1985 37,058,317 33,151,003 3,907,314 22,431,930 2,656,638 3,374,599 3,319,490 371,659 4,862,805 9,541 31,655
1990 39,832,125 35,566,144 4,265,981 24,838,100 3,011,294 3,366,975 3,187,010 303,923 5,111,482 5,908 7,433
1991 40,592,173 36,079,133 4,513,040 25,288,719 3,194,938 3,370,454 3,268,252 300,661 5,158,383 5,467 5,299
1992 41,507,188 36,617,492 4,889,696 25,757,727 3,467,783 3,382,189 3,391,173 294,176 5,205,375 5,083 3,682
1993 42,245,719 36,992,153 5,253,566 26,104,305 3,725,966 3,367,206 3,527,483 289,350 5,224,279 4,673 2,457
1994 42,883,470 37,299,951 5,583,519 26,407,756 3,962,954 3,337,484 3,653,887 283,072 5,232,379 4,318 1,620
1995 43,387,259 37,529,603 5,857,656 26,672,806 4,185,263 3,289,551 3,734,097 275,020 5,225,519 3,976 1,027
1996 43,736,836 37,664,802 6,072,034 26,898,072 4,385,623 3,194,080 3,802,791 242,135 5,209,812 3,670 653
1997 43,971,086 37,818,047 6,153,039 27,274,572 4,508,134 3,129,129 3,771,774 230,222 5,053,442 3,419 394
1998 44,245,731 37,911,161 6,334,570 27,510,535 4,698,319 3,054,073 3,768,928 220,610 4,989,855 3,186 225
1999 44,595,624 38,071,894 6,523,730 27,774,677 4,879,455 2,987,307 3,794,795 212,401 4,943,915 2,931 143
2000 45,414,794 38,741,432 6,673,362 28,498,945 5,042,334 2,963,326 3,802,863 203,052 4,901,437 2,748 89
2001 45,877,506 38,964,263 6,913,243 28,836,774 5,274,183 2,898,861 3,839,381 197,375 4,828,327 2,564 41
2002 46,444,317 39,233,049 7,221,268 29,190,137 5,543,981 2,832,767 3,910,256 194,117 4,770,638 2,400 21
2003 47,038,486 39,443,034 7,595,452 29,531,611 5,873,673 2,772,577 3,960,909 190,252 4,707,215 2,238 21
2004 47,687,693 39,737,824 7,949,869 29,952,465 6,198,271 2,721,657 3,986,319 183,829 4,643,035 2,108 9
2005 48,434,281 40,128,579 8,305,702 30,460,836 6,518,989 2,680,259 4,024,815 178,396 4,568,991 1,992 3
2006 49,122,624 40,510,508 8,612,116 30,976,143 6,806,918 2,632,069 4,040,530 171,453 4,493,620 1,889 2
2007 49,864,838 40,948,624 8,916,214 31,527,728 7,098,723 2,584,884 4,050,691 164,665 4,436,338 1,809 --
2008 50,898,244 41,625,450 9,272,794 32,273,651 7,426,691 2,524,841 4,131,594 159,610 4,380,164 1,693 --
Total monthly benefits (thousands of dollars)
1940 4,070 4,070 . . . 2,539 . . . 361 668 402 90 11 . . .
1945 23,801 23,801 . . . 12,538 . . . 2,040 4,858 2,391 1,893 81 . . .
1950 126,857 126,857 . . . 77,678 . . . 11,995 19,366 5,801 11,481 535 . . .
1955 411,613 411,613 . . . 276,942 . . . 39,416 46,444 13,403 34,152 1,256 . . .
1957 605,455 594,552 10,904 400,250 10,904 62,802 57,952 16,102 55,944 1,501 . . .
1960 936,321 888,320 48,000 596,849 40,668 90,503 93,275 23,795 89,054 2,178 . . .
1965 1,516,802 1,395,817 120,986 931,532 96,599 120,796 159,428 30,882 174,883 2,683 . . .
1966 1,638,548 1,502,863 135,685 983,338 107,627 123,262 175,100 31,983 192,821 2,642 21,777
1970 2,628,326 2,385,926 242,400 1,576,551 196,010 175,323 279,845 45,258 328,245 2,965 24,128
1975 5,727,758 5,047,656 680,102 3,436,752 562,180 332,159 544,048 85,676 747,903 3,685 15,354
1980 10,682,791 9,422,206 1,260,585 6,678,216 1,059,792 569,528 864,242 138,426 1,358,836 4,080 9,672
1985 15,901,579 14,441,682 1,459,896 10,736,304 1,285,375 796,351 858,006 123,557 2,094,003 3,609 4,373
1990 21,686,763 19,716,655 1,970,108 14,966,531 1,768,313 1,004,852 991,628 124,340 2,827,012 2,849 1,238
1991 23,076,535 20,912,298 2,164,237 15,914,665 1,946,823 1,049,463 1,045,006 127,510 2,989,385 2,767 915
1992 24,442,156 22,033,164 2,408,992 16,810,432 2,171,080 1,089,504 1,100,812 128,748 3,138,250 2,676 655
1993 25,662,445 23,011,870 2,650,575 17,595,964 2,390,829 1,117,643 1,160,403 129,752 3,264,849 2,557 448
1994 26,936,223 24,032,186 2,904,037 18,415,099 2,620,982 1,144,466 1,226,468 131,463 3,394,982 2,459 303
1995 28,148,078 24,993,131 3,154,947 19,199,157 2,853,365 1,164,029 1,283,288 131,430 3,514,262 2,349 197
1996 29,426,079 26,017,474 3,408,605 20,038,023 3,087,223 1,177,458 1,356,685 124,678 3,639,632 2,252 129
1997 30,463,716 26,884,933 3,578,782 20,864,462 3,252,919 1,185,143 1,389,552 122,488 3,646,898 2,173 79
1998 31,298,873 27,519,891 3,778,982 21,449,654 3,444,259 1,179,882 1,417,362 120,247 3,685,349 2,074 46
1999 32,578,327 28,548,030 4,030,297 22,339,070 3,679,691 1,188,814 1,473,988 120,157 3,774,601 1,975 30
2000 34,848,920 30,517,277 4,331,642 24,066,918 3,965,304 1,233,598 1,547,808 120,812 3,912,527 1,934 19
2001 36,504,206 31,823,443 4,680,763 25,215,898 4,295,600 1,246,333 1,624,285 122,526 3,997,687 1,868 9
2002 37,854,453 32,823,008 5,031,445 26,125,090 4,625,445 1,242,317 1,692,471 124,267 4,043,051 1,806 5
2003 39,541,528 34,048,860 5,492,667 27,230,634 5,060,493 1,247,504 1,763,910 126,278 4,110,963 1,744 3
2004 41,574,348 35,573,407 6,000,941 28,601,329 5,542,045 1,262,709 1,838,926 126,734 4,200,895 1,707 2
2005 44,351,668 37,743,696 6,607,972 30,521,815 6,114,705 1,298,722 1,945,508 129,246 4,339,977 1,694 1
2006 46,938,032 39,763,705 7,174,327 32,351,856 6,655,048 1,322,423 2,031,723 129,721 4,445,575 1,685 1
2007 49,218,145 41,552,564 7,665,581 34,004,494 7,127,082 1,333,410 2,095,892 128,742 4,526,864 1,661 --
2008 53,666,109 45,189,225 8,476,883 37,207,910 7,895,536 1,391,746 2,262,489 133,261 4,773,510 1,657 --
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: . . . = not applicable; -- = not available.
CONTACT: Diane Wallace (410) 965-0165 or supplement@ssa.gov.
Table 5.A5 Number and average age, by type of benefit, December 2008
Type of benefit Number (thousands) Average age
Total, OASDI 50,898 66
OASI 41,625 71
Retired workers 32,274 74
Spouses of retired workers 2,371 73
Children of retired workers 525 25
Under age 18 286 13
Disabled adult children 222 40
Students, aged 18–19 17 18
Children of deceased workers 1,915 23
Under age 18 1,280 12
Disabled adult children 565 48
Students, aged 18–19 70 18
Nondisabled widow(er)s 4,150 77
Widowed mothers and fathers 160 44
Disabled widow(er)s 230 59
Parents of deceased workers 2 82
DI 9,273 45
Disabled workers 7,427 53
Spouses of disabled workers 154 54
Children of disabled workers 1,692 13
Under age 18 1,552 12
Disabled adult children 85 27
Students, aged 18–19 55 18
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.
CONTACT: Diane Wallace (410) 965-0165 or supplement@ssa.gov.
Table 5.A6 Number and average monthly benefit, by age, sex, type of benefit, and race, December 2008
Type of benefit All races a White Black Other b
Number (thousands)
Total, OASDI 50,898 40,999 5,173 4,525
By age and sex
Adults 46,767 38,525 4,389 3,677
Men 20,509 17,136 1,883 1,415
Women 26,258 21,389 2,506 2,262
Children 4,132 2,474 785 848
Under age 18 3,118 1,770 609 719
Disabled adult children 871 621 146 101
Students, aged 18–19 142 83 30 28
Retired workers and their spouses and children 35,169 30,313 2,866 1,914
Retired workers 32,274 27,858 2,657 1,691
Spouses 2,371 2,081 110 172
Children 525 374 99 51
Disabled workers and their spouses and children 9,273 6,252 1,614 1,309
Disabled workers 7,427 5,076 1,251 1,015
Spouses 154 115 16 23
Children 1,692 1,062 347 271
Survivors of deceased workers 6,456 4,434 693 1,302
Nondisabled widow(er)s 4,150 3,204 307 625
Disabled widow(er)s 230 99 28 101
Widowed mothers and fathers 160 91 19 49
Children 1,915 1,038 339 526
Parents 2 1 c 1
Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Retired workers 1,152.90 1,178.60 1,022.10 938.80
Men 1,299.10 1,333.80 1,109.30 1,004.90
Women 1,000.70 1,014.50 945.50 869.10
Disabled workers 1,063.10 1,106.70 986.70 964.70
Men 1,190.70 1,250.50 1,061.20 1,057.30
Women 920.20 935.70 912.00 877.00
Widowed mothers and fathers 834.90 898.50 722.30 760.70
Nondisabled widow(er)s 1,112.30 1,136.00 886.30 1,102.20
Surviving children 745.40 804.40 625.00 707.50
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Race and ethnic designations are collected from the form SS-5 (Application for a Social Security Card). For dependents and survivor beneficiaries, race is assumed to be the same as that shown on the SS-5 for the wage earner on whose earnings record the benefit is based.
Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.
a. Includes 200,379 persons of unknown race.
b. Includes Asians and Pacific Islanders, American Indians and Alaska Natives, and a subset of the total number of beneficiaries of Hispanic origin. The distribution of beneficiaries among those three groups is not available.
c. Fewer than 500.
CONTACT: Diane Wallace (410) 965-0165 or supplement@ssa.gov.
Table 5.A7 Number and average monthly benefit for women, by type of benefit, basis of entitlement, and race, December 2008
Type of benefit and basis of entitlement All races a White Black Other b
Number (thousands) Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number (thousands) Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number (thousands) Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number (thousands) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
All women
Total c 26,257 962.40 21,388 978.10 2,506 901.10 2,261 886.30
Workers 19,320 986.10 15,857 1,003.00 2,040 935.20 1,345 872.20
Retired 15,818 1,000.70 13,539 1,014.50 1,415 945.50 824 869.10
Full benefit 3,751 1,145.80 3,066 1,172.90 448 1,035.00 221 998.10
Reduced benefit 12,066 955.60 10,473 968.10 967 904.10 602 821.70
Disabled 3,502 920.20 2,318 935.70 625 912.00 521 877.00
Wives of retired and disabled workers 2,472 556.10 2,166 577.70 120 454.10 178 365.50
Entitlement based on care of children 114 320.50 79 348.50 14 285.60 20 235.60
Husband retired 41 492.30 31 523.30 5 438.90 5 360.10
Husband disabled 73 223.80 48 237.40 9 207.20 14 190.30
Entitlement based on age 2,359 567.40 2,087 586.30 106 476.40 158 381.80
Husband retired 2,283 574.70 2,024 593.70 100 484.60 151 383.90
Full benefit 385 681.00 319 728.50 21 555.20 42 388.70
Reduced benefit 1,898 553.20 1,705 568.40 79 465.30 109 382.00
Husband disabled 76 348.50 63 351.00 6 338.80 7 335.70
Widows 4,464 1,084.70 3,365 1,118.90 346 855.40 739 1,037.40
Entitlement based on care of children 149 843.00 86 907.50 17 723.70 46 767.90
Nondisabled, aged 60 or older 4,095 1,114.70 3,183 1,137.30 302 886.40 597 1,109.30
Disabled, aged 50 to FRA 220 691.80 96 695.50 27 593.90 96 717.20
Women aged 65 or older
Total c 20,390 987.20 17,566 999.90 1,708 914.20 1,060 895.60
Entitled as worker 14,571 1,014.60 12,588 1,027.30 1,326 951.20 619 893.50
Worker only 8,546 988.20 7,060 1,003.90 978 927.80 485 883.80
Dually entitled 6,025 1,052.10 5,529 1,057.10 348 1,017.00 134 928.50
Wife's benefit 2,438 699.80 2,291 702.90 79 632.90 64 672.10
Widow's benefit 3,587 1,291.50 3,238 1,307.70 268 1,130.50 70 1,162.60
Entitled as wife or widow only 5,819 918.60 4,977 930.50 382 786.00 441 898.50
Wife's benefit 2,116 577.10 1,887 594.90 93 486.10 131 388.50
Widow's benefit 3,702 1,113.70 3,091 1,135.30 289 882.50 310 1,113.40
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Race and ethnic designations are collected from the form SS-5 (Application for a Social Security Card). For dependents and survivor beneficiaries, race is assumed to be the same as that shown on the SS-5 for the wage earner on whose earnings record the benefit is based.
Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.
FRA = full retirement age
a. Includes 101,186 persons of unknown race.
b. Includes Asians and Pacific Islanders, American Indians and Alaska Natives, and a subset of the total number of beneficiaries of Hispanic origin. The distribution of beneficiaries among those three groups is not available.
c. Excludes parents and disabled adult children receiving benefits because of a childhood disability.
CONTACT: Diane Wallace (410) 965-0165 or supplement@ssa.gov.
Table 5.A8 Number, average primary insurance amount, and average monthly benefit for persons with benefits based on special minimum primary insurance amount, by type of benefit and sex, December 2008
Type of benefit and sex Number Average primary insurance amount (dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
All beneficiaries 88,719 644.00 816.60
Retirement benefits
Total 82,053 638.90 836.20
Retired workers 79,630 639.80 854.10
Men 17,056 602.60 536.30
Women 62,574 649.90 940.70
Wives and husbands of retired workers 2,154 604.60 246.50
Children of retired workers 269 643.30 260.30
Disability benefits
Total 20 629.50 608.60
Survivor benefits
Total 6,646 707.60 576.10
Nondisabled widow(er)s 5,351 705.70 593.90
Disabled widow(er)s 90 709.30 444.70
Widowed mothers and fathers 18 674.00 445.90
Children of deceased workers 1,187 716.50 507.90
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
CONTACT: Sheron M. Matthews (410) 966-4750 or supplement@ssa.gov.
Table 5.A10 Number and average monthly benefit for beneficiaries aged 60 or older, by sex, type of benefit, and age, December 2008
Type of benefit Total, 60 or older 60–61 62–64 65–69 70–74 75–79 80–84 85–89 90–99 100 or older
Number (thousands)
All beneficiaries
Total 41,258 982 4,457 10,343 8,442 6,771 5,320 3,254 1,643 46
Retired workers 32,274 . . . 2,768 8,680 7,279 5,588 4,225 2,486 1,217 31
Widow(er)s, parents, and mothers and fathers 4,282 182 366 643 562 692 782 641 399 15
Wives and husbands 2,420 5 251 648 582 479 306 125 25 a
Disabled workers 2,158 772 1,045 340 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Disabled adult children 124 23 27 32 20 12 7 3 1 a
Men
Subtotal 17,794 440 1,968 4,835 3,910 2,963 2,105 1,126 439 7
Retired workers 16,456 . . . 1,366 4,607 3,883 2,943 2,093 1,120 436 7
Widowers, parents, and fathers 60 12 18 16 4 3 3 2 1 a
Husbands 51 a 3 12 14 11 7 3 1 a
Disabled workers 1,168 416 567 185 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Disabled adult children 59 12 14 16 9 5 3 1 a a
Women
Subtotal 23,464 542 2,489 5,508 4,532 3,808 3,214 2,128 1,204 40
Retired workers 15,818 . . . 1,402 4,074 3,395 2,645 2,132 1,365 781 24
Widows, parents, and mothers 4,222 170 347 628 558 689 779 639 398 15
Wives 2,369 5 248 635 568 468 299 122 24 a
Disabled workers 990 356 478 155 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Disabled adult children 65 11 13 16 11 7 4 2 1 a
Average monthly benefit (dollars)
All beneficiaries
Total 1,113.50 1,135.10 1,028.80 1,162.40 1,113.40 1,084.90 1,101.40 1,106.60 1,196.40 1,053.30
Retired workers 1,152.90 . . . 1,017.00 1,206.90 1,158.70 1,128.50 1,142.60 1,132.60 1,233.00 1,083.60
Widow(er)s, parents, and mothers and fathers 1,099.70 974.50 1,035.70 1,159.10 1,100.70 1,097.50 1,092.30 1,111.30 1,122.20 995.50
Wives and husbands 562.10 494.60 481.00 570.90 573.40 569.40 567.70 575.40 624.50 a
Disabled workers 1,194.30 1,188.80 1,197.10 1,198.20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Disabled adult children 702.90 734.50 724.00 731.20 685.80 640.60 606.40 577.80 545.50 a
Men
Subtotal 1,299.20 1,338.40 1,242.70 1,388.70 1,306.20 1,250.40 1,247.30 1,185.00 1,336.50 1,184.30
Retired workers 1,299.10 . . . 1,188.80 1,393.80 1,311.60 1,255.60 1,251.90 1,188.50 1,341.10 1,190.00
Widowers, parents, and fathers 907.00 793.10 949.00 1,076.20 862.30 769.30 708.40 665.40 672.80 a
Husbands 328.10 a 273.30 354.40 336.50 319.50 309.30 310.60 317.90 a
Disabled workers 1,392.20 1,372.30 1,399.80 1,413.80 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Disabled adult children 699.50 729.80 711.40 723.70 678.20 635.70 598.30 572.50 a a
Women
Subtotal 972.80 969.70 859.60 963.70 947.00 956.10 1,005.90 1,065.20 1,145.30 1,031.20
Retired workers 1,000.70 . . . 849.50 995.60 983.80 987.00 1,035.30 1,086.70 1,172.60 1,054.50
Widows, parents, and mothers 1,102.50 987.50 1,040.20 1,161.10 1,102.40 1,099.20 1,093.70 1,112.70 1,123.70 996.60
Wives 567.20 497.70 483.30 575.10 579.20 575.40 573.60 581.60 636.30 a
Disabled workers 960.70 974.40 957.00 940.70 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Disabled adult children 706.00 739.60 736.90 738.50 692.30 644.20 611.20 580.20 547.10 a
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.
. . . = not applicable.
a. Fewer than 500 beneficiaries.
CONTACT: Diane Wallace (410) 965-0165 or supplement@ssa.gov.
Table 5.A14 Number and percentage distribution of women aged 62 or older, by basis of entitlement, type of benefit, and dual entitlement status, December 1960–2008, selected years
Entitlement 1960 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2008
Number (thousands)
All women 62 or older a 6,619 11,374 14,010 16,350 18,412 19,954 20,888 21,381 22,066 22,868
Entitled as worker b 2,866 5,753 7,586 9,304 10,805 12,037 12,974 14,013 15,291 16,451
Worker only 2,563 4,786 5,926 6,710 7,096 7,359 7,554 8,117 9,126 10,117
Dually entitled c 303 967 1,660 2,594 3,709 4,678 5,420 5,896 6,165 6,334
Wife's benefit 159 388 617 1,016 1,594 2,077 2,398 2,568 2,650 2,745
Widow's benefit 141 574 1,039 1,575 2,112 2,600 3,022 3,327 3,514 3,588
Entitled as wife or widow only c 3,753 5,621 6,424 7,046 7,607 7,917 7,914 7,368 6,775 6,417
Wife's benefit 2,174 2,546 2,745 2,884 3,018 3,059 2,985 2,768 2,511 2,365
Widow's benefit d 1,546 3,048 3,659 4,148 4,580 4,853 4,926 4,598 4,264 4,051
Percentage distribution
All women 62 or older a 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Entitled as worker b 43.3 50.6 54.1 56.9 58.7 60.3 62.1 65.5 69.3 71.9
Worker only 38.7 42.1 42.3 41.0 38.5 36.9 36.2 38.0 41.4 44.2
Dually entitled c 4.6 8.5 11.8 15.9 20.1 23.4 25.9 27.6 28.0 27.7
Wife's benefit 2.4 3.4 4.4 6.2 8.7 10.4 11.5 12.0 12.0 12.0
Widow's benefit 2.1 5.0 7.4 9.6 11.5 13.0 14.4 15.6 16.0 15.7
Entitled as wife or widow only c 56.7 49.4 45.9 43.1 41.3 39.7 37.9 34.5 30.7 28.1
Wife's benefit 32.8 22.4 19.6 17.6 16.4 15.3 14.3 12.9 11.4 10.3
Widow's benefit d 23.4 26.8 26.1 25.4 24.9 24.3 23.6 21.5 19.3 17.7
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record. All data for 2005 and dual entitlement data for 1995 and 2000 are based on a 10 percent sample. All other years are 100 percent data.
NOTE: Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.
a. Excludes disabled adult children.
b. Includes disabled workers.
c. Includes parents. Excludes dually entitled disabled workers.
d. Includes disabled widows and mothers.
CONTACT: Diane Wallace (410) 965-0165 or supplement@ssa.gov.
Table 5.A15 Number and average monthly benefit for women aged 65 or older, by basis of entitlement, type of benefit, and dual entitlement status, December 2008
Entitlement Total, 65 or older 65–69 70–74 75–79 80–84 85–89 90 or older
Number
All women 65 or older a 20,389,748 5,490,350 4,520,868 3,800,723 3,209,545 2,125,588 1,242,674
Entitled as worker b 14,571,180 4,228,729 3,395,482 2,644,701 2,131,500 1,365,371 805,397
Worker only 8,545,697 3,062,358 2,178,216 1,433,334 983,370 532,860 355,559
Dually entitled 6,025,483 1,166,371 1,217,266 1,211,367 1,148,130 832,511 449,838
Wife's benefit 2,438,059 864,359 681,434 481,150 284,066 108,331 18,719
Widow's benefit 3,587,424 302,012 535,832 730,217 864,064 724,180 431,119
Entitled as wife or widow only 5,818,568 1,261,621 1,125,386 1,156,022 1,078,045 760,217 437,277
Wife's benefit 2,116,346 635,294 567,862 467,619 299,480 121,668 24,423
Widow's benefit 3,702,222 626,327 557,524 688,403 778,565 638,549 412,854
Average monthly benefit (dollars)
All women 65 or older a 987.20 964.40 947.60 956.70 1,006.40 1,065.60 1,142.00
Entitled as worker b 1,014.60 993.60 983.80 987.00 1,035.30 1,086.70 1,169.00
Worker only 988.20 1,030.50 986.20 938.20 938.30 925.40 1,070.60
Dually entitled 1,052.10 896.70 979.60 1,044.80 1,118.30 1,190.00 1,246.90
Wife's benefit 699.80 736.50 703.70 669.30 651.40 645.30 694.40
Widow's benefit 1,291.50 1,355.10 1,330.40 1,292.10 1,271.80 1,271.50 1,270.80
Entitled as wife or widow only 918.60 866.40 838.50 887.40 949.30 1,027.70 1,092.20
Wife's benefit 577.10 575.10 579.20 575.40 573.60 581.60 636.20
Widow's benefit 1,113.70 1,161.80 1,102.50 1,099.20 1,093.80 1,112.70 1,119.10
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
a. Excludes parents and disabled adult children.
b. Includes disabled workers.
CONTACT: Diane Wallace (410) 965-0165 or supplement@ssa.gov.
Table 5.A16 Number and average monthly benefit for adult beneficiaries, by sex, type of benefit, and age, December 2008
Type of benefit Number (thousands) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
All ages Under 62 62–64 65 or older All ages Under 62 62–64 65 or older
All adult beneficiaries
Total a 46,767 6,592 4,430 35,745 1,099.20 1,008.30 1,030.60 1,124.40
Retired workers 32,274 . . . 2,768 29,506 1,152.90 . . . 1,017.00 1,165.60
Disabled workers 7,427 6,041 1,045 340 1,063.10 1,032.40 1,197.10 1,198.20
Wives and husbands of retired workers 2,371 36 208 2,127 568.50 483.90 512.10 575.40
Wives and husbands of disabled workers 154 73 44 37 285.50 221.00 332.50 357.70
Nondisabled widow(er)s 4,150 132 300 3,718 1,112.30 1,077.10 1,109.40 1,113.80
Disabled widow(er)s 230 155 61 13 683.60 683.30 684.40 684.30
Mothers and fathers 160 154 4 1 834.90 832.90 903.80 849.10
Men
Subtotal 20,509 3,202 1,954 15,352 1,274.20 1,136.00 1,246.40 1,306.60
Retired workers 16,456 . . . 1,366 15,090 1,299.20 . . . 1,188.80 1,309.10
Disabled workers 3,925 3,173 567 185 1,190.70 1,140.30 1,399.80 1,413.80
Husbands of retired workers 47 b 2 45 334.50 449.60 310.10 335.40
Husbands of disabled workers 6 2 1 3 229.40 176.30 204.30 268.50
Nondisabled widowers 55 10 16 29 937.90 853.40 998.10 932.70
Disabled widowers 10 8 2 b 498.00 494.50 510.60 510.10
Fathers 10 10 b b 719.80 717.80 840.50 812.50
Women
Subtotal 26,258 3,390 2,476 20,393 962.40 887.80 860.30 987.20
Retired workers 15,818 . . . 1,402 14,416 1,000.70 . . . 849.50 1,015.40
Disabled workers 3,502 2,869 478 155 920.20 913.00 957.00 940.70
Wives of retired workers 2,324 36 206 2,082 573.30 483.90 513.90 580.70
Wives of disabled workers 149 72 43 34 287.60 222.10 335.40 365.20
Nondisabled widows 4,095 122 283 3,689 1,114.70 1,095.30 1,115.90 1,115.20
Disabled widows 220 148 60 13 691.80 693.00 689.60 688.40
Mothers 149 144 4 1 843.00 841.10 906.20 849.50
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.
. . . = not applicable.
a. Includes parents. Excludes student beneficiaries aged 18–19 and disabled adult children.
b. Fewer than 500 beneficiaries.
CONTACT: Diane Wallace (410) 965-0165 or supplement@ssa.gov.
Table 5.A17 Number and average monthly benefit for disabled beneficiaries, by type of benefit, December 1957–2008
Year Number Average monthly benefit (dollars)
All disabled beneficiaries Workers Disabled adult children Widow(er)s Workers Disabled adult children Widow(er)s
1957 178,719 149,850 28,869 . . . 72.76 38.62 . . .
1958 284,744 237,719 47,025 . . . 82.10 39.62 . . .
1959 416,896 334,443 82,453 . . . 89.00 42.96 . . .
1960 559,425 455,371 104,054 . . . 89.31 44.15 . . .
1961 742,296 618,075 124,221 . . . 89.59 45.28 . . .
1962 888,131 740,867 147,264 . . . 89.99 45.67 . . .
1963 993,656 827,014 166,642 . . . 90.59 46.45 . . .
1964 1,077,695 894,173 183,522 . . . 91.12 47.35 . . .
1965 1,186,464 988,074 198,390 . . . 97.76 51.77 . . .
1966 1,310,911 1,097,190 213,721 . . . 98.09 52.42 . . .
1967 1,422,778 1,193,120 229,658 . . . 98.43 53.41 . . .
1968 1,560,517 1,295,300 243,654 21,563 111.86 61.83 72.25
1969 1,690,982 1,394,291 257,222 39,469 112.74 62.79 71.02
1970 1,812,786 1,492,948 270,557 49,281 131.26 73.21 82.00
1971 1,990,098 1,647,684 285,671 56,743 146.52 81.37 90.11
1972 2,202,090 1,832,916 305,007 64,167 179.32 98.81 109.54
1973 2,415,383 2,016,626 319,988 78,769 183.00 100.14 111.14
1974 2,670,092 2,236,882 341,082 92,128 205.70 112.45 125.87
1975 2,960,620 2,488,774 362,335 109,511 225.90 122.80 137.70
1976 3,171,198 2,670,208 381,563 119,427 245.17 132.32 147.01
1977 3,368,954 2,837,432 404,246 127,276 265.30 142.12 156.11
1978 3,429,421 2,879,774 419,896 129,751 288.30 153.66 165.46
1979 3,435,761 2,870,590 435,338 129,833 322.00 171.55 180.52
1980 3,436,429 2,858,680 450,169 127,580 370.70 198.95 205.02
1981 3,361,130 2,776,519 463,021 121,590 413.20 224.51 226.58
1982 3,192,379 2,603,599 472,408 116,372 440.60 245.07 242.11
1983 3,168,992 2,569,029 488,372 111,591 456.20 257.78 250.33
1984 3,212,040 2,596,516 506,373 109,151 470.70 270.28 306.24
1985 3,289,485 2,656,638 525,842 107,005 483.80 281.92 315.26
1986 3,380,480 2,728,463 545,043 106,974 487.90 288.79 319.74
1987 3,453,414 2,785,859 561,273 106,282 508.20 304.32 333.89
1988 3,507,707 2,830,284 574,300 103,123 529.50 320.21 348.05
1989 3,583,451 2,895,364 586,457 101,630 556.00 339.47 366.72
1990 3,712,763 3,011,294 600,480 100,989 587.20 361.71 388.93
1991 3,925,472 3,194,938 616,045 114,489 609.40 378.86 406.96
1992 4,236,080 3,467,783 636,973 131,324 626.10 393.61 422.65
1993 4,529,466 3,725,966 656,485 147,015 641.70 407.20 434.20
1994 4,796,313 3,962,954 672,683 160,676 661.40 422.40 446.30
1995 5,044,388 4,185,263 686,101 173,024 681.80 437.30 458.30
1996 5,264,321 4,385,623 696,787 181,911 703.90 454.30 471.00
1997 5,400,781 4,508,134 704,709 187,938 721.60 468.60 480.40
1998 5,605,272 4,698,319 712,772 194,181 733.10 479.40 487.30
1999 5,798,776 4,879,455 720,526 198,795 754.10 495.60 499.90
2000 5,972,450 5,042,334 728,689 201,427 786.40 518.30 519.70
2001 6,214,972 5,274,183 736,546 204,243 814.50 537.60 536.70
2002 6,495,868 5,543,981 744,529 207,358 834.30 550.40 548.10
2003 6,835,846 5,873,673 752,814 209,359 861.60 567.00 563.80
2004 7,168,270 6,198,271 759,264 210,735 894.10 587.60 582.70
2005 7,500,525 6,518,989 768,535 213,001 938.00 616.30 609.40
2006 7,803,692 6,806,918 776,596 220,178 977.70 642.40 630.70
2007 8,118,382 7,098,723 794,677 224,982 1,004.00 660.30 645.50
2008 8,528,164 7,426,691 871,466 230,007 1,063.10 681.70 683.60
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: . . . = not applicable.
CONTACT: Sheron M. Matthews (410) 966-4750 or supplement@ssa.gov.