Annual Statistical Supplement, 2013

Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance

Benefits Awarded

Summary

Table 6.A1 Number, by type of benefit, 1940–2012
Year All benefits a Retired workers Disabled workers Wives and husbands of— Children of— Widowed mothers and fathers Widow(er)s Parents
Retired workers Disabled workers Retired workers Deceased workers Disabled workers
Total 236,175,905 99,034,135 28,663,485 21,268,510 4,199,629 8,371,245 23,791,197 19,108,571 5,086,540 25,269,983 115,176
1940 254,984 132,335 . . . 34,555 . . . 8,249 51,133 . . . 23,260 4,600 852
1941 269,286 114,660 . . . 36,213 . . . 6,031 69,588 . . . 30,502 11,020 1,272
1942 258,116 99,622 . . . 33,250 . . . 4,859 72,525 . . . 31,820 14,774 1,266
1943 262,865 89,070 . . . 31,916 . . . 3,652 81,967 . . . 35,420 19,576 1,264
1944 318,949 110,097 . . . 40,349 . . . 4,350 95,326 . . . 42,649 24,759 1,419
1945 462,463 185,174 . . . 63,068 . . . 7,215 120,299 . . . 55,108 29,844 1,755
1946 547,150 258,980 . . . 88,515 . . . 10,736 104,139 . . . 44,190 38,823 1,767
1947 572,909 271,488 . . . 94,189 . . . 12,446 103,308 . . . 42,807 45,249 3,422
1948 596,201 275,903 . . . 98,554 . . . 12,604 106,351 . . . 44,276 55,667 2,846
1949 682,241 337,273 . . . 117,356 . . . 15,854 103,068 . . . 43,087 62,928 2,675
1950 962,628 567,131 . . . 162,768 . . . 25,495 97,146 . . . 41,101 66,735 2,252
1951 1,336,432 702,984 . . . 228,887 . . . 40,958 189,542 . . . 78,323 89,591 6,147
1952 1,053,303 531,206 . . . 177,707 . . . 24,695 158,650 . . . 64,875 92,302 3,868
1953 1,419,462 771,671 . . . 246,856 . . . 33,868 178,310 . . . 71,945 112,866 3,946
1954 1,401,733 749,911 . . . 236,764 . . . 35,938 176,858 . . . 70,775 128,026 3,461
1955 1,657,773 909,883 . . . 288,915 . . . 40,402 198,393 . . . 76,018 140,624 3,538
1956 1,855,296 934,033 . . . 384,562 . . . 37,900 173,883 . . . 67,475 253,524 3,919
1957 2,832,344 1,424,975 178,802 578,012 . . . 81,842 231,321 . . . 88,174 244,633 4,585
1958 b 2,123,465 1,041,668 131,382 366,553 12,920 63,408 205,110 18,264 81,467 199,320 3,373
1959 c 2,501,802 1,089,740 177,811 390,517 54,299 83,157 265,123 78,655 102,020 252,683 7,797
1960 2,336,144 981,717 207,805 339,987 54,187 69,979 241,430 104,310 92,607 239,267 4,855
1961 3,046,653 1,361,505 279,758 394,198 77,588 126,019 264,440 189,283 98,449 251,275 4,138
1962 3,004,501 1,347,268 250,634 393,857 69,212 135,984 266,286 170,354 99,925 267,051 3,930
1963 2,729,559 1,145,602 223,739 345,610 66,543 115,220 281,511 163,967 104,960 278,709 3,698
1964 2,552,063 1,041,807 207,592 316,262 59,706 100,051 288,304 145,439 106,249 283,263 3,390
1965 3,072,426 1,183,133 253,499 321,015 69,183 134,187 451,399 197,616 100,005 359,431 2,958
1966 4,722,483 1,647,524 278,345 396,856 81,238 195,055 584,901 276,093 107,135 403,595 3,202
1967 3,596,770 1,161,130 301,359 319,503 87,296 167,676 534,568 282,662 110,762 355,589 2,658
1968 3,619,927 1,240,098 323,154 329,935 89,603 172,460 593,331 299,016 113,765 375,391 2,144
1969 3,699,633 1,272,784 344,741 335,723 94,690 176,162 622,109 313,629 116,922 375,753 2,093
1970 3,722,433 1,338,107 350,384 339,447 96,304 182,595 591,724 316,546 112,377 363,216 1,852
1971 3,965,157 1,391,403 415,897 338,219 113,222 196,589 613,193 372,224 116,548 381,262 1,635
1972 4,202,607 1,461,399 455,438 353,742 124,366 209,422 643,513 411,766 117,699 402,809 2,086
1973 4,220,493 1,493,194 491,616 349,493 128,198 217,708 618,825 413,751 118,775 372,167 1,655
1974 4,100,809 1,413,145 535,977 319,149 132,042 201,684 574,174 443,909 109,221 363,693 1,155
1975 4,427,138 1,505,750 592,049 350,558 148,741 225,579 591,118 515,216 116,224 377,246 969
1976 4,351,654 1,475,773 551,460 346,623 147,407 236,805 578,905 511,487 113,520 385,373 914
1977 4,610,730 1,593,631 568,874 390,874 151,938 259,447 587,589 518,477 118,821 416,735 870
1978 4,166,571 1,472,786 464,415 346,956 130,161 214,284 566,992 453,382 110,015 403,679 844
1979 4,229,286 1,590,854 416,713 358,163 113,243 247,800 544,549 399,172 110,424 445,555 788
1980 4,214,567 1,612,669 396,559 360,693 108,500 248,658 540,246 385,208 107,809 452,156 724
1981 4,029,827 1,578,990 351,847 338,540 95,575 211,406 535,487 339,654 99,653 477,121 606
1982 3,840,579 1,618,411 297,131 349,967 77,835 182,849 473,396 260,470 86,786 492,451 498
1983 3,755,994 1,669,738 311,549 356,274 80,079 144,945 380,992 226,895 82,464 501,688 431
1984 3,690,103 1,607,370 361,998 342,691 81,834 131,986 351,326 238,252 73,794 499,677 383
1985 3,796,394 1,690,490 377,371 356,558 83,511 128,076 332,531 253,025 72,241 501,673 381
1986 3,853,454 1,734,248 416,865 358,115 82,435 122,652 319,808 258,167 69,340 491,052 344
1987 3,733,853 1,681,716 415,848 333,333 77,316 117,984 310,573 256,742 64,777 475,035 286
1988 3,680,969 1,654,068 409,490 316,929 73,790 116,659 324,346 265,026 62,676 457,574 263
1989 3,646,349 1,656,744 425,582 310,498 69,113 106,491 307,484 261,387 59,525 449,139 281
1990 3,716,924 1,664,754 467,977 308,980 69,667 108,105 303,616 283,586 58,060 451,862 233
1991 3,865,426 1,695,346 536,434 307,000 72,754 107,261 301,459 318,188 57,896 468,788 246
1992 4,050,849 1,707,949 636,637 304,764 78,083 108,686 304,300 381,585 56,402 472,078 298
1993 4,001,201 1,661,281 635,238 290,728 74,605 106,566 311,290 398,598 56,408 466,198 238
1994 3,940,342 1,625,347 631,870 275,025 69,549 102,983 310,051 411,205 54,732 459,340 213
1995 3,882,193 1,609,174 645,832 258,740 63,097 101,239 306,044 401,295 51,645 444,899 200
1996 3,793,238 1,581,452 624,335 244,014 57,528 98,655 302,480 397,350 49,150 438,081 177
1997 3,865,966 1,718,623 587,417 268,012 50,818 97,594 297,204 362,548 43,504 440,076 157
1998 3,800,259 1,631,511 608,131 263,668 47,550 96,893 294,851 371,426 42,395 443,669 152
1999 3,917,099 1,690,024 620,488 275,568 46,164 99,826 295,196 378,144 41,756 469,806 118
2000 4,290,080 1,960,649 621,650 341,503 43,941 115,358 297,686 363,632 40,491 505,021 135
2001 4,161,971 1,779,228 691,309 314,547 43,412 110,680 302,445 383,049 41,323 495,848 129
2002 4,335,714 1,812,551 750,003 317,685 45,600 116,186 310,395 419,780 40,829 522,537 139
2003 4,321,778 1,791,316 777,461 305,831 47,183 111,992 305,409 434,953 39,206 508,306 121
2004 4,458,816 1,883,060 795,775 319,430 48,016 115,391 309,472 433,699 40,030 513,839 104
2005 4,672,152 2,000,157 829,687 329,225 50,187 123,494 314,786 469,267 38,248 516,949 152
2006 4,621,110 1,999,019 798,675 328,430 49,521 126,860 321,155 449,020 35,981 512,320 129
2007 4,710,830 2,035,780 804,787 316,782 47,583 126,678 322,326 453,292 33,597 569,862 143
2008 5,134,644 2,278,997 877,226 344,003 50,756 140,581 329,397 490,895 32,717 589,940 132
2009 5,728,086 2,739,966 970,696 375,123 54,112 156,412 319,127 532,132 32,878 547,495 145
2010 5,697,011 2,634,439 1,026,988 354,947 53,987 155,193 320,293 569,020 31,797 550,223 124
2011 5,567,020 2,577,647 998,979 345,821 53,276 152,427 310,926 553,157 30,117 544,542 128
2012 5,654,668 2,735,007 960,206 369,410 50,165 142,114 304,199 512,706 28,618 552,135 108
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Benefits not necessarily payable at time of award.
Beginning with 2006, individuals whose benefits have been reinstated under the Expedited Reinstatement provisions are no longer included. Therefore, the statistics reported in this publication differ from those reported by the Office of the Chief Actuary.
. . . = not applicable.
a. Annual totals for 1966 through 2002 include special age-72 beneficiaries; for all years combined, these awards number 1,267,434 and are included in the cumulative total.
b. January–November.
c. Includes December 1958.
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Table 6.A2 Average primary insurance amount for retired workers and average monthly benefit for retired and disabled workers, and nondisabled widows, by type of benefit and sex, selected years 1940–2012 (in dollars)
Year a Average primary insurance amount for retired workers (dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Retired workers Disabled workers Non-disabled widows
All Men Women All Men Women All Men Women
1940 22.71 23.26 18.38 22.71 23.26 18.38 . . . . . . . . . 20.36
1945 25.11 25.71 19.99 25.11 25.71 19.99 . . . . . . . . . 20.17
1950 (Jan.–Aug.) 29.03 30.16 22.98 29.03 30.16 22.98 . . . . . . . . . 21.65
1950 (Sept.–Dec.) 33.24 35.32 26.85 33.24 35.32 26.85 . . . . . . . . . 36.89
1955 69.74 75.86 56.05 69.74 75.86 56.05 . . . . . . . . . 49.68
1960 83.87 92.03 69.23 81.73 92.03 63.26 91.16 94.02 78.91 62.12
1965 (Jan.–Aug.) 88.57 96.56 74.99 82.69 90.89 68.78 93.26 97.89 80.27 73.81
1965 (Sept.–Dec.) 99.36 108.79 82.34 89.20 99.90 71.26 101.30 106.51 86.75 75.37
1970 133.94 146.99 113.69 123.82 136.80 103.67 139.79 148.39 115.74 106.95
1975 (Jan.–May) 216.56 242.76 176.76 196.42 220.35 160.50 220.60 241.48 175.27 185.34
1975 (June–Dec.) 235.13 264.67 191.56 213.68 241.05 173.31 243.47 266.08 192.13 198.88
1980 (Jan.–May) 353.80 411.70 270.50 321.10 374.00 244.90 352.10 388.80 269.70 277.50
1980 (June–Dec.) 396.30 465.50 301.00 359.80 422.90 272.90 396.50 437.90 301.00 312.80
1981 (Jan.–May) 400.10 467.50 302.60 363.60 424.20 276.00 389.80 431.40 295.00 313.00
1981 (June–Dec.) 438.80 514.50 332.60 400.10 468.00 304.80 425.60 471.30 320.70 346.30
1982 (Jan.–May) 425.60 504.20 315.10 388.40 457.50 291.40 416.90 462.40 312.70 350.80
1982 (June–Dec.) 447.10 532.70 328.50 408.60 483.00 305.50 441.10 489.50 328.00 375.30
1983 (Jan.–Nov.) 448.00 531.60 330.00 408.20 480.30 306.50 432.40 480.30 317.90 385.10
1983 (Dec.) 451.20 546.40 325.50 410.20 491.80 302.50 445.30 496.80 333.20 400.50
1984 (Jan.–Nov.) 457.10 544.40 335.60 414.70 489.40 310.90 443.00 494.00 332.20 406.80
1984 (Dec.) 471.00 565.70 343.00 429.50 511.30 318.90 461.10 516.50 342.90 428.00
1985 (Jan.–Nov.) 475.70 566.20 348.00 432.00 509.60 322.20 459.20 514.00 345.00 431.10
1985 (Dec.) 487.60 588.30 352.00 443.10 530.00 326.10 477.60 535.90 357.20 436.90
1986 (Jan.–Nov.) 500.30 596.90 363.50 453.10 536.00 335.70 471.50 527.60 358.20 452.10
1986 (Dec.) 504.60 611.00 361.70 456.90 548.40 334.00 489.00 546.90 369.60 446.20
1987 (Jan.–Nov.) 516.80 618.90 374.10 466.10 553.60 343.90 487.00 546.80 368.90 462.00
1987 (Dec.) 536.90 648.80 386.80 484.00 580.00 355.20 517.10 583.40 391.80 477.40
1988 (Jan.–Nov.) 540.70 648.60 390.40 487.80 580.30 359.00 517.20 581.90 392.60 488.80
1988 (Dec.) 560.00 679.50 401.20 504.90 607.00 369.20 543.00 612.70 410.00 499.20
1989 (Jan.–Nov.) 572.80 686.90 412.90 516.60 614.80 379.00 539.90 608.00 414.40 512.90
1989 (Dec.) 597.50 724.90 425.90 538.70 647.50 392.10 571.20 645.90 437.50 525.70
1990 (Jan.–Nov.) 609.00 729.70 438.20 550.50 654.60 403.30 566.90 637.80 438.90 541.10
1990 (Dec.) 626.40 761.00 447.30 559.30 672.10 409.30 600.60 676.90 466.60 566.60
1991 (Jan.–Nov.) 642.80 768.90 460.40 583.50 692.30 426.10 593.00 666.90 464.20 573.70
1991 (Dec.) 656.20 793.40 467.40 592.80 709.50 432.10 613.20 689.70 481.50 582.10
1992 (Jan.–Nov.) 671.60 803.10 483.40 608.60 721.90 446.50 601.60 677.00 474.70 596.90
1992 (Dec.) 688.30 829.30 493.80 620.70 740.90 454.90 625.70 706.50 490.30 604.00
1993 (Jan.–Nov.) 697.10 831.50 507.10 630.60 746.20 467.00 621.70 699.80 494.70 620.70
1993 (Dec.) 716.20 861.70 519.00 645.90 769.80 477.90 649.90 735.70 512.30 618.90
1994 (Jan.–Nov.) 722.90 862.90 530.30 651.00 771.30 485.40 647.00 731.30 518.50 637.80
1994 (Dec.) 741.90 892.40 541.50 665.70 794.20 494.50 684.80 776.50 549.00 644.60
1995 (Jan.–Nov.) 744.30 887.00 551.40 671.70 794.30 505.80 675.70 767.30 546.00 662.50
1995 (Dec.) 765.30 917.60 563.60 668.40 818.00 516.70 703.40 798.70 568.70 675.40
1996 (Jan.–Nov.) 769.20 916.80 572.40 693.60 820.50 524.50 693.70 788.90 567.80 683.10
1996 (Dec.) 788.90 950.20 582.90 708.70 846.00 533.30 727.70 832.00 590.00 690.30
1997 (Jan.–Nov.) 787.10 951.70 608.50 723.30 854.30 581.30 718.30 820.40 590.70 700.60
1997 (Dec.) 812.80 982.00 610.40 734.50 876.90 564.40 748.40 851.60 615.10 699.90
1998 (Jan.–Nov.) 819.50 983.10 620.00 744.70 882.10 577.10 737.00 841.50 610.60 716.70
1998 (Dec.) 831.10 1,003.20 628.80 754.20 898.40 584.70 762.00 870.30 633.80 711.00
1999 (Jan.–Nov.) 857.60 1,023.20 649.50 777.10 918.40 599.60 763.90 870.60 636.60 713.30
1999 (Dec.) 875.70 1,043.90 663.70 791.20 934.30 610.70 792.60 904.30 660.60 708.20
2000 (Jan.–Nov.) 904.90 1,069.40 685.40 841.60 990.50 643.00 806.40 917.60 673.20 708.70
2000 (Dec.) 930.00 1,111.00 713.00 842.80 996.50 658.50 846.60 960.20 710.00 715.40
2001 (Jan.–Nov.) 953.90 1,134.50 730.80 855.70 1,008.40 667.20 847.00 961.70 711.00 735.80
2001 (Dec.) 982.10 1,168.90 749.90 881.10 1,039.10 684.70 868.40 982.70 734.90 717.10
2002 (Jan.–Nov.) 1,026.30 1,219.00 788.10 914.10 1,076.80 712.90 897.50 1,019.50 753.30 750.50
2002 (Dec.) 1,029.90 1,230.00 788.50 916.90 1,084.50 714.80 906.70 1,028.10 762.50 751.90
2003 (Jan.–Nov.) 1,067.10 1,272.60 824.90 939.70 1,109.40 739.60 935.80 1,061.50 786.90 779.00
2003 (Dec.) 1,083.60 1,297.70 830.40 963.80 1,142.30 752.70 946.80 1,075.80 794.60 780.00
2004 (Jan.–Nov.) 1,072.50 1,277.60 834.20 936.10 1,104.70 740.20 942.60 1,068.40 795.70 768.10
2004 (Dec.) 1,090.70 1,309.70 853.80 961.20 1,136.50 771.50 965.80 1,093.50 819.00 785.90
2005 (Jan.–Nov.) 1,106.10 1,314.10 869.30 960.40 1,130.30 767.00 961.00 1,086.80 815.90 780.50
2005 (Dec.) 1,135.70 1,367.90 899.00 1,011.00 1,189.20 829.40 997.20 1,128.50 846.10 809.40
2006 (Jan.–Nov.) 1,163.30 1,376.70 923.70 1,020.50 1,195.70 823.80 999.00 1,129.00 851.00 818.70
2006 (Dec.) 1,193.60 1,415.30 947.50 1,045.90 1,232.40 838.90 1,020.60 1,148.00 875.60 854.90
2007 (Jan.–Nov.) 1,212.90 1,428.00 972.40 1,069.80 1,249.90 868.30 1,030.50 1,161.90 880.60 861.40
2007 (Dec.) 1,223.60 1,445.40 976.50 1,081.00 1,269.60 870.80 1,045.70 1,174.70 898.20 873.80
2008 (Jan.–Nov.) 1,259.00 1,476.00 1,014.70 1,113.80 1,297.40 907.10 1,053.90 1,184.60 905.10 868.90
2008 (Dec.) 1,297.90 1,552.10 1,066.20 1,083.30 1,256.20 925.70 1,109.10 1,245.30 953.60 891.40
2009 (Jan.–Dec.) 1,339.70 1,563.60 1,087.20 1,181.60 1,365.60 974.10 1,119.90 1,255.00 963.10 916.30
2010 (Jan.–Dec.) 1,350.60 1,563.70 1,113.80 1,193.10 1,370.50 996.00 1,128.80 1,261.80 971.80 913.60
2011 (Jan.–Nov.) 1,347.47 1,553.84 1,123.70 1,198.52 1,372.44 1,009.95 1,148.16 1,280.13 992.75 939.11
2011 (Dec.) 1,383.41 1,595.14 1,158.70 1,240.61 1,417.35 1,053.03 1,215.48 1,351.98 1,055.75 980.68
2012 (Jan.–Nov.) 1,400.39 1,611.70 1,173.37 1,268.83 1,447.85 1,076.50 1,186.07 1,319.45 1,033.37 960.96
2012 (Dec.) 1,418.00 1,623.23 1,189.45 1,311.69 1,487.50 1,115.91 1,183.39 1,317.40 1,037.30 951.42
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Beginning with 2006, individuals whose benefits have been reinstated under the Expedited Reinstatement provisions are no longer included. Therefore, the statistics reported in this publication differ from those reported by the Office of the Chief Actuary.
. . . = not applicable.
a. Some years are shown in several parts to reflect changes in benefit rates during the year.
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Table 6.A3 Number and average monthly benefit, by type of benefit, sex, age, and basis of entitlement, 2012
Age and basis of entitlement Total Male Female
Number Average monthly benefit a (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit a (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit a (dollars)
  Retired workers b
Total 2,735,007 1,292.17 1,418,571 1,473.73 1,316,436 1,096.52
62–64 1,462,012 1,075.06 715,310 1,225.91 746,702 930.56
65–69 1,224,678 1,536.02 683,756 1,722.11 540,922 1,300.79
70 or older 48,317 1,680.92 19,505 1,855.40 28,812 1,562.80
  Disabled workers
Total 960,206 1,203.97 511,370 1,339.50 448,836 1,049.56
Under 30 58,287 769.62 32,185 784.95 26,102 750.70
30–39 95,779 1,015.89 47,355 1,072.35 48,424 960.68
40–49 192,889 1,134.15 96,787 1,245.28 96,102 1,022.22
50–54 194,857 1,209.08 100,907 1,356.33 93,950 1,050.93
55–59 248,128 1,302.51 135,935 1,462.64 112,193 1,108.49
60 or older 170,266 1,388.12 98,201 1,555.20 72,065 1,160.45
  Spouses
Total 419,575 465.77 31,564 416.97 388,011 469.74
  Spouses of retired workers
Subtotal 369,410 485.30 27,713 437.40 341,697 489.19
Entitlement based on care of children 9,257 539.22 55 399.08 9,202 540.06
Entitlement based on age 360,153 483.92 27,658 437.47 332,495 487.78
62–64 195,736 389.63 6,291 294.52 189,445 392.79
65–69 147,229 621.98 16,274 530.41 130,955 633.36
70 or older 17,188 374.96 5,093 317.09 12,095 399.32
  Spouses of disabled workers
Subtotal 50,165 321.97 3,851 269.94 46,314 326.29
Entitlement based on care of children 14,562 224.40 937 173.53 13,625 227.89
Entitlement based on age 35,603 361.87 2,914 300.95 32,689 367.31
  Children
Total 959,019 504.76 497,498 507.03 461,521 502.32
By age  
Under age 18 595,911 445.47 302,095 445.35 293,816 445.60
Disabled, aged 18 or older 69,642 511.95 40,424 507.48 29,218 518.14
Students aged 18–19 293,466 623.45 154,979 627.16 138,487 619.31
By basis of entitlement  
Children of retired workers 142,114 580.56 74,246 578.84 67,868 582.45
Children of deceased workers 304,199 790.35 157,909 794.21 146,290 786.19
Children of disabled workers 512,706 314.31 265,343 316.04 247,363 312.45
  Widowed mothers and fathers
Total 28,618 865.57 3,598 729.18 25,020 885.18
By age  
Under 30 2,879 697.17 200 574.63 2,679 706.31
30–39 8,349 768.94 906 656.74 7,443 782.59
40–49 11,668 917.84 1,492 745.11 10,176 943.17
50–59 5,112 990.37 898 806.28 4,214 1,029.60
60 or older 610 937.15 102 764.00 508 971.92
  Nondisabled widow(er)s
Total 518,938 974.88 41,876 732.67 477,062 996.14
By age  
60–64 166,882 1,120.00 19,036 920.21 147,846 1,145.72
65–69 113,775 1,041.22 8,808 839.57 104,967 1,058.14
70–74 66,621 779.34 3,695 450.37 62,926 798.66
75 or older 171,660 865.72 10,337 397.12 161,323 895.74
  Disabled widow(er)s
Total 33,197 684.63 2,975 520.76 30,222 700.76
By age  
50–54 15,657 677.02 1,311 522.44 14,346 691.15
55–59 17,348 689.79 1,645 518.25 15,703 707.76
60 or older 192 839.11 19 622.48 173 862.90
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Effective 2006, individuals whose benefits have been reinstated under the Expedited Reinstatement provisions are no longer included. Therefore, the statistics reported in this publication differ from those reported by the Office of the Chief Actuary.
a. Benefits awarded before the December cost-of-living increase are converted to the December rates before averages are computed.
b. Includes conversions from nondisabled widow(er)'s benefits to higher retired-worker benefits.
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Table 6.A4 Number and average monthly benefit for retired and disabled workers, by age and sex, 2012
Age Total Men Women
Number Average monthly benefit a (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit a (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit a (dollars)
  Retired workers
Total b 2,735,007 1,292.17 1,418,571 1,473.73 1,316,436 1,096.52
62–64 1,462,012 1,075.06 715,310 1,225.91 746,702 930.56
62 1,086,120 1,024.35 528,047 1,166.92 558,073 889.45
63 182,363 1,188.15 91,952 1,347.20 90,411 1,026.39
64 193,529 1,253.13 95,311 1,435.71 98,218 1,075.95
65–69 1,224,678 1,536.02 683,756 1,722.11 540,922 1,300.79
65 312,821 1,458.86 163,126 1,643.57 149,695 1,257.58
66 841,434 1,549.92 483,331 1,733.09 358,103 1,302.70
Disability conversions 401,871 1,333.42 216,890 1,504.45 184,981 1,132.88
New entitlements 439,563 1,747.86 266,441 1,919.21 173,122 1,484.15
67 34,164 1,679.13 19,256 1,869.52 14,908 1,433.21
68 19,822 1,695.68 10,107 1,922.73 9,715 1,459.46
69 16,437 1,802.69 7,936 2,054.16 8,501 1,567.94
70–74 42,810 1,806.00 16,998 2,039.04 25,812 1,652.55
75 or older 5,507 708.54 2,507 610.27 3,000 790.67
  Disabled workers
Total 960,206 1,203.97 511,370 1,339.50 448,836 1,049.56
Under 25 26,041 644.91 15,124 656.81 10,917 628.41
25–29 32,246 870.33 17,061 898.54 15,185 838.63
30–34 41,530 978.38 20,655 1,021.39 20,875 935.83
35–39 54,249 1,044.61 26,700 1,111.78 27,549 979.51
40–44 78,816 1,098.90 39,323 1,194.29 39,493 1,003.92
45–49 114,073 1,158.50 57,464 1,280.18 56,609 1,034.98
50–54 194,857 1,209.08 100,907 1,356.33 93,950 1,050.93
50 46,566 1,158.63 24,240 1,296.46 22,326 1,008.98
51 36,013 1,201.01 18,509 1,346.44 17,504 1,047.23
52 37,025 1,214.83 19,076 1,366.23 17,949 1,053.92
53 37,012 1,234.43 19,208 1,380.62 17,804 1,076.70
54 38,241 1,248.04 19,874 1,405.60 18,367 1,077.54
55–59 248,128 1,302.51 135,935 1,462.64 112,193 1,108.49
55 59,261 1,255.29 32,468 1,406.29 26,793 1,072.32
56 47,213 1,291.96 25,543 1,451.71 21,670 1,103.66
57 47,134 1,306.57 25,610 1,469.83 21,524 1,112.32
58 47,084 1,323.81 25,763 1,488.27 21,321 1,125.09
59 47,436 1,346.81 26,551 1,510.27 20,885 1,139.01
60–65 170,266 1,388.12 98,201 1,555.20 72,065 1,160.45
60 48,264 1,373.17 27,524 1,536.06 20,740 1,157.02
61 40,303 1,386.26 23,154 1,553.21 17,149 1,160.87
62 32,712 1,399.74 18,804 1,576.56 13,908 1,160.68
63 24,337 1,404.49 14,123 1,575.92 10,214 1,167.46
64 16,818 1,393.36 9,799 1,556.01 7,019 1,166.30
65 7,832 1,379.14 4,797 1,528.24 3,035 1,143.46
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Effective 2006, individuals whose benefits have been reinstated under the Expedited Reinstatement provisions are no longer included. Therefore, the statistics reported in this publication differ from those reported by the Office of the Chief Actuary.
Effective 2006, age is based on date of entitlement and not date of award. Entitlement can be retroactive and thus precede the date of award.
a. Benefits awarded before the December cost-of-living increase are converted to the December rates before averages are computed.
b. Includes conversions from nondisabled widow(er)'s benefits to higher retired-worker benefits.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 6.A5 Number and average monthly benefit with reduction for early retirement, by type of benefit, age, and sex, 2012
Age Total Men Women
Number Average monthly benefit a (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit a (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit a (dollars)
  Retired workers
Total 1,814,947 1,147.78 901,966 1,309.78 912,981 987.74
62 1,086,120 1,024.35 528,047 1,166.92 558,073 889.45
63 182,363 1,188.15 91,952 1,347.20 90,411 1,026.39
64 193,529 1,253.13 95,311 1,435.71 98,218 1,075.95
65 312,764 1,459.02 163,098 1,643.75 149,666 1,257.71
66 38,967 1,372.82 23,463 1,543.50 15,504 1,114.52
Disability conversions 38,799 1,374.17 23,431 1,544.10 15,368 1,115.07
New entitlements 168 1,060.96 32 1,098.13 136 1,052.22
67 or older 1,204 1,317.32 95 1,712.10 1,109 1,283.50
  Disabled workers
Total 52,305 1,341.50 30,802 1,510.53 21,503 1,099.37
62 20,060 1,351.84 11,661 1,528.88 8,399 1,106.04
63 15,842 1,346.62 9,372 1,516.20 6,470 1,100.97
64 11,289 1,318.64 6,680 1,481.82 4,609 1,082.12
65 5,114 1,335.54 3,089 1,486.11 2,025 1,105.87
  Wives and husbands
Total 279,308 399.32 11,789 305.63 267,519 403.45
  By basis of entitlement
Wives and husbands of retired workers 246,773 406.22 9,647 317.21 237,126 409.85
Wives and husbands of disabled workers 32,535 346.92 2,142 253.45 30,393 353.51
  By sex
Wives 267,519 403.45 . . . . . . 267,519 403.45
62 131,217 357.38 . . . . . . 131,217 357.38
63 36,264 380.12 . . . . . . 36,264 380.12
64 50,289 469.18 . . . . . . 50,289 469.18
65 46,773 484.45 . . . . . . 46,773 484.45
66 1,063 366.03 . . . . . . 1,063 366.03
67 or older 1,913 317.75 . . . . . . 1,913 317.75
Husbands 11,789 305.63 11,789 305.63 . . . . . .
  Nondisabled widow(er)s
Total 213,928 1,114.76 22,521 928.15 191,407 1,136.72
Nondisabled widows 191,407 1,136.72 . . . . . . 191,407 1,136.72
60 63,932 1,139.67 . . . . . . 63,932 1,139.67
61 23,940 1,187.14 . . . . . . 23,940 1,187.14
62 21,486 1,139.09 . . . . . . 21,486 1,139.09
63 17,022 1,112.41 . . . . . . 17,022 1,112.41
64 21,466 1,150.63 . . . . . . 21,466 1,150.63
65 29,676 1,243.48 . . . . . . 29,676 1,243.48
66 10,149 911.67 . . . . . . 10,149 911.67
67–69 573 530.15 . . . . . . 573 530.15
70 or older 3,163 546.09 . . . . . . 3,163 546.09
Nondisabled widowers 22,521 928.15 22,521 928.15 . . . . . .
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Effective 2006, individuals whose benefits have been reinstated under the Expedited Reinstatement provisions are no longer included. Therefore, the statistics reported in this publication differ from those reported by the Office of the Chief Actuary.
Effective 2006, age is based on date of entitlement and not date of award. Entitlement can be retroactive and thus precede the date of award.
. . . = not applicable.
a. Benefits awarded before the December cost-of-living increase are converted to the December rates before averages are computed.
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Table 6.A6 Number, percentage distribution, and average monthly benefit for retired and disabled workers, by state or other area, 2012
State or area Retired workers Disabled workers
Number Percent Average monthly benefit a (dollars) Number Percent Average monthly benefit a (dollars)
All areas 2,735,007 100.0 1,292.17 960,206 100.0 1,203.97
Alabama 45,205 1.7 1,267.02 25,594 2.7 1,181.67
Alaska 5,477 0.2 1,244.09 1,381 0.1 1,246.52
Arizona 55,957 2.0 1,298.73 15,615 1.6 1,245.75
Arkansas 28,051 1.0 1,226.07 13,829 1.4 1,140.48
California 282,844 10.3 1,261.22 75,964 7.9 1,170.16
Colorado 42,444 1.6 1,292.97 11,464 1.2 1,255.15
Connecticut 31,867 1.2 1,456.26 8,421 0.9 1,317.99
Delaware 8,716 0.3 1,398.61 2,648 0.3 1,323.46
District of Columbia 3,978 0.1 1,243.21 1,928 0.2 1,035.19
Florida 183,273 6.7 1,256.11 59,443 6.2 1,197.71
Georgia 81,792 3.0 1,264.53 34,247 3.6 1,204.19
Hawaii 13,167 0.5 1,277.06 2,207 0.2 1,247.02
Idaho 14,069 0.5 1,239.58 4,827 0.5 1,173.51
Illinois 104,564 3.8 1,317.58 32,436 3.4 1,248.67
Indiana 57,533 2.1 1,342.62 22,677 2.4 1,245.12
Iowa 28,160 1.0 1,303.86 8,098 0.8 1,173.58
Kansas 23,914 0.9 1,343.46 8,649 0.9 1,198.36
Kentucky 39,487 1.4 1,221.96 19,246 2.0 1,176.98
Louisiana 35,719 1.3 1,196.79 16,470 1.7 1,134.83
Maine 14,587 0.5 1,200.52 5,490 0.6 1,143.35
Maryland 47,824 1.7 1,400.95 15,465 1.6 1,265.99
Massachusetts 55,956 2.0 1,362.86 21,063 2.2 1,231.70
Michigan 93,780 3.4 1,366.41 37,905 3.9 1,264.58
Minnesota 46,440 1.7 1,371.10 13,604 1.4 1,244.57
Mississippi 27,651 1.0 1,211.82 12,606 1.3 1,148.24
Missouri 53,948 2.0 1,260.44 23,863 2.5 1,194.42
Montana 10,236 0.4 1,199.95 2,838 0.3 1,115.69
Nebraska 15,091 0.6 1,308.25 4,289 0.4 1,174.61
Nevada 24,841 0.9 1,239.82 6,698 0.7 1,259.98
New Hampshire 13,582 0.5 1,411.77 5,481 0.6 1,230.17
New Jersey 76,463 2.8 1,452.00 23,665 2.5 1,332.73
New Mexico 19,333 0.7 1,219.25 7,502 0.8 1,118.74
New York 163,509 6.0 1,353.14 55,791 5.8 1,234.30
North Carolina 89,992 3.3 1,290.17 33,940 3.5 1,214.16
North Dakota 5,609 0.2 1,247.78 1,456 0.2 1,135.21
Ohio 99,789 3.6 1,259.84 40,358 4.2 1,178.62
Oklahoma 33,202 1.2 1,250.65 13,064 1.4 1,145.19
Oregon 39,824 1.5 1,279.57 11,546 1.2 1,218.45
Pennsylvania 120,738 4.4 1,358.62 45,058 4.7 1,211.27
Rhode Island 9,962 0.4 1,338.21 3,814 0.4 1,196.13
South Carolina 47,221 1.7 1,291.05 18,393 1.9 1,208.61
South Dakota 7,858 0.3 1,224.09 2,121 0.2 1,110.80
Tennessee 61,206 2.2 1,277.30 28,698 3.0 1,172.51
Texas 182,072 6.7 1,258.91 62,589 6.5 1,177.94
Utah 16,974 0.6 1,306.52 5,742 0.6 1,209.32
Vermont 6,733 0.2 1,310.14 2,302 0.2 1,149.48
Virginia 69,752 2.6 1,356.18 22,178 2.3 1,215.04
Washington 62,051 2.3 1,361.41 20,993 2.2 1,240.75
West Virginia 18,971 0.7 1,279.41 7,884 0.8 1,194.76
Wisconsin 54,153 2.0 1,341.14 16,964 1.8 1,242.70
Wyoming 5,215 0.2 1,320.44 1,444 0.2 1,182.68
Outlying areas  
Puerto Rico 28,174 1.0 870.31 18,644 1.9 1,043.39
Other b 26,053 1.0 693.92 1,614 0.2 971.60
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Effective 2006, individuals whose benefits have been reinstated under the Expedited Reinstatement provisions are no longer included. Therefore, the statistics reported in this publication differ from those reported by the Office of the Chief Actuary.
Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.
a. Benefits awarded before the December cost-of-living increase are converted to the December rates before averages are computed.
b. Includes American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands, and foreign countries.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.