Annual Statistical Supplement, 2014

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 sex, December 2013
Type of benefit All Male Female
Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Total, OASDI 57,978,610 1,182.24 26,249,286 1,338.09 31,729,324 1,053.30
OASI 46,992,611 1,225.75 20,624,280 1,400.56 26,368,331 1,089.02
Retirement benefits 40,803,634 1,247.53 19,515,822 1,433.05 21,287,812 1,077.46
Retired workers 37,892,659 1,293.83 19,099,298 1,451.27 18,793,361 1,133.83
Spouses of retired workers 2,285,636 648.33 84,476 474.22 2,201,160 655.01
Children of retired workers 625,339 632.14 332,048 628.58 293,291 636.17
Survivor benefits 6,188,977 1,082.16 1,108,458 828.69 5,080,519 1,137.46
Children of deceased workers 1,898,904 813.80 996,882 812.56 902,022 815.18
Widowed mothers and fathers 149,778 917.69 11,931 787.66 137,847 928.94
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,881,676 1,244.00 83,568 1,084.19 3,798,108 1,247.51
Disabled widow(er)s 257,248 716.79 15,902 526.48 241,346 729.33
Parents of deceased workers 1,371 1,094.20 175 997.37 1,196 1,108.37
DI 10,985,999 996.09 5,625,006 1,109.05 5,360,993 877.56
Disabled workers 8,940,950 1,146.42 4,642,134 1,271.42 4,298,816 1,011.44
Spouses of disabled workers 156,672 307.90 8,468 282.69 148,204 309.34
Children of disabled workers 1,888,377 341.38 974,404 342.66 913,973 340.02
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 5.A1.1 Number and average monthly benefit for retired workers, by age and sex, December 2013
Age All retired workers Men Women
Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Total 37,892,659 1,293.83 19,099,298 1,451.27 18,793,361 1,133.83
62–64 3,167,203 1,074.45 1,521,372 1,216.30 1,645,831 943.33
62 800,718 1,049.09 379,667 1,191.46 421,051 920.72
63 1,094,551 1,056.57 526,331 1,193.79 568,220 929.48
64 1,271,934 1,105.81 615,374 1,250.89 656,560 969.82
65–69 10,702,256 1,323.39 5,540,799 1,502.09 5,161,457 1,131.56
65 1,513,690 1,173.47 736,402 1,327.82 777,288 1,027.24
66 2,638,932 1,324.07 1,369,811 1,500.81 1,269,121 1,133.31
67 2,450,130 1,365.33 1,281,516 1,548.97 1,168,614 1,163.94
68 2,048,382 1,349.72 1,076,836 1,529.55 971,546 1,150.39
69 2,051,122 1,356.76 1,076,234 1,539.66 974,888 1,154.86
70–74 9,121,777 1,376.91 4,748,451 1,561.88 4,373,326 1,176.08
70 2,151,620 1,382.60 1,121,802 1,568.76 1,029,818 1,179.81
71 2,039,162 1,386.95 1,062,787 1,574.88 976,375 1,182.39
72 1,782,296 1,389.04 927,191 1,578.18 855,105 1,183.96
73 1,633,526 1,373.75 849,689 1,558.00 783,837 1,174.02
74 1,515,173 1,344.45 786,982 1,519.49 728,191 1,155.28
75–79 6,284,254 1,279.10 3,253,768 1,425.91 3,030,486 1,121.48
75 1,459,298 1,328.84 757,751 1,498.98 701,547 1,145.07
76 1,340,865 1,306.37 696,203 1,465.93 644,662 1,134.05
77 1,237,553 1,262.73 641,161 1,404.01 596,392 1,110.84
78 1,166,560 1,241.33 602,223 1,371.30 564,337 1,102.63
79 1,079,978 1,237.62 556,430 1,360.67 523,548 1,106.85
80–84 4,341,614 1,250.94 2,187,487 1,366.46 2,154,127 1,133.63
80 972,596 1,243.43 497,980 1,364.88 474,616 1,115.99
81 939,298 1,261.25 476,415 1,386.78 462,883 1,132.04
82 869,717 1,250.92 439,012 1,365.29 430,705 1,134.34
83 825,215 1,249.47 413,177 1,358.53 412,038 1,140.11
84 734,788 1,249.40 360,903 1,352.33 373,885 1,150.04
85–89 2,748,901 1,268.23 1,267,094 1,365.83 1,481,807 1,184.77
85 682,829 1,265.08 328,072 1,373.21 354,757 1,165.08
86 621,627 1,274.44 292,550 1,380.44 329,077 1,180.21
87 545,330 1,263.01 250,889 1,353.95 294,441 1,185.52
88 479,274 1,277.11 213,303 1,371.82 265,971 1,201.15
89 419,841 1,260.80 182,280 1,338.43 237,561 1,201.25
90–94 1,194,609 1,254.63 480,527 1,298.16 714,082 1,225.34
95 or older 332,045 1,344.09 99,800 1,457.26 232,245 1,295.46
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 5.A1.2 Number and average monthly benefit for disabled workers, by age and sex, December 2013
Age All disabled workers Men Women
Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Total 8,940,950 1,146.42 4,642,134 1,271.42 4,298,816 1,011.44
Under 20 373 438.95 215 453.73 158 418.85
20–24 39,382 589.05 23,426 602.07 15,956 569.93
20 1,095 485.09 663 482.58 432 488.94
21 3,018 519.51 1,732 530.30 1,286 504.96
22 6,572 560.21 3,908 568.10 2,664 548.65
23 11,652 588.30 7,020 600.53 4,632 569.76
24 17,045 619.66 10,103 636.42 6,942 595.28
25–29 167,645 726.77 95,651 745.92 71,994 701.33
25 22,224 653.07 12,965 669.48 9,259 630.08
26 28,264 687.54 16,330 705.14 11,934 663.46
27 33,738 722.67 19,327 741.90 14,411 696.87
28 39,299 750.24 22,246 772.46 17,053 721.26
29 44,120 771.26 24,783 792.09 19,337 744.56
30–34 303,385 839.61 161,933 860.84 141,452 815.32
30 49,241 797.71 27,387 816.97 21,854 773.57
31 55,319 815.77 30,151 837.64 25,168 789.56
32 60,558 838.06 32,401 860.07 28,157 812.74
33 66,740 854.37 35,018 875.15 31,722 831.43
34 71,527 874.45 36,976 899.36 34,551 847.79
35–39 410,641 921.26 206,427 953.71 204,214 888.47
35 74,595 889.97 38,308 915.20 36,287 863.33
36 78,621 906.55 39,720 936.96 38,901 875.51
37 80,676 920.15 40,627 952.25 40,049 887.60
38 85,279 931.88 42,543 966.52 42,736 897.40
39 91,470 950.51 45,229 990.29 46,241 911.59
40–44 620,021 988.88 308,773 1,043.54 311,248 934.66
40 98,745 959.69 48,952 1,005.85 49,793 914.30
41 109,754 972.37 54,256 1,023.09 55,498 922.78
42 126,239 985.50 62,597 1,038.56 63,642 933.32
43 139,890 1,001.26 69,602 1,058.80 70,288 944.29
44 145,393 1,012.19 73,366 1,073.56 72,027 949.68
45–49 937,099 1,043.93 475,772 1,118.89 461,327 966.63
45 153,673 1,021.50 77,906 1,086.97 75,767 954.19
46 165,520 1,029.50 84,017 1,099.56 81,503 957.27
47 182,071 1,042.09 93,039 1,115.23 89,032 965.65
48 203,704 1,050.91 103,184 1,128.43 100,520 971.33
49 232,131 1,064.41 117,626 1,148.37 114,505 978.16
50–54 1,525,562 1,113.52 777,957 1,219.82 747,605 1,002.91
50 253,134 1,079.16 128,457 1,170.16 124,677 985.39
51 279,737 1,092.40 142,062 1,189.91 137,675 991.78
52 308,663 1,111.20 157,376 1,215.26 151,287 1,002.95
53 330,423 1,127.68 168,846 1,239.88 161,577 1,010.43
54 353,605 1,143.62 181,216 1,263.72 172,389 1,017.37
55–59 2,121,096 1,201.88 1,097,757 1,345.58 1,023,339 1,047.74
55 378,266 1,163.90 194,960 1,291.45 183,306 1,028.25
56 412,825 1,180.05 213,223 1,316.36 199,602 1,034.44
57 431,367 1,200.07 223,412 1,343.06 207,955 1,046.46
58 440,979 1,220.41 228,601 1,371.40 212,378 1,057.88
59 457,659 1,236.83 237,561 1,393.76 220,098 1,067.45
60–65 2,815,746 1,290.03 1,494,223 1,472.10 1,321,523 1,084.17
60 463,878 1,254.06 241,643 1,420.53 222,235 1,073.04
61 476,959 1,271.12 250,011 1,444.05 226,948 1,080.63
62 482,646 1,290.06 255,781 1,468.25 226,865 1,089.16
63 469,523 1,299.45 250,874 1,482.06 218,649 1,089.92
64 467,564 1,308.43 250,999 1,498.77 216,565 1,087.82
65 455,176 1,317.89 244,915 1,518.13 210,261 1,084.64
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 5.A1.3 Number and average monthly benefit for spouses, by marital status, basis of entitlement, age, and sex, December 2013
Basis of entitlement and age All spouses Wives Husbands
Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars)
  All spouses
Total 2,442,308 626.49 2,349,364 633.20 92,944 456.77
By basis of entitlement  
Care of children 109,100 357.34 107,044 360.28 2,056 204.31
Under 35 14,979 197.98 14,743 198.95 236 137.59
35–39 15,243 236.22 14,911 238.16 332 149.16
40–44 18,788 295.54 18,408 297.99 380 176.98
45–49 19,659 361.95 19,253 365.27 406 204.49
50–54 17,334 432.01 17,000 435.93 334 232.57
55–59 11,559 489.97 11,315 494.82 244 265.16
60–61 4,054 541.01 4,002 543.66 52 337.08
62–FRA 7,484 588.67 7,412 590.62 72 387.44
Age 2,333,208 639.07 2,242,320 646.23 90,888 462.48
62–64 204,001 482.28 199,702 486.21 4,299 299.72
62 48,340 464.88 47,457 468.20 883 286.37
63 69,833 472.79 68,352 476.65 1,481 294.58
64 85,828 499.79 83,893 504.18 1,935 309.74
65–69 697,419 693.60 660,387 698.75 37,032 601.86
65 110,326 548.56 107,511 553.70 2,815 352.61
66 168,483 738.16 158,060 743.93 10,423 650.73
67 156,349 733.56 146,493 739.86 9,856 639.99
68 132,190 708.58 124,743 714.80 7,447 604.46
69 130,071 695.64 123,580 702.21 6,491 570.58
70–74 551,995 651.14 533,137 659.94 18,858 402.23
70 122,423 668.14 118,329 676.15 4,094 436.59
71 118,482 660.16 114,732 668.32 3,750 410.60
72 108,848 650.03 105,190 658.77 3,658 398.73
73 103,853 638.28 100,145 647.64 3,708 385.56
74 98,389 633.90 94,741 643.85 3,648 375.53
75–79 427,803 626.14 412,639 635.73 15,164 365.28
75 96,185 631.25 92,757 640.91 3,428 370.02
76 91,457 627.84 88,242 637.23 3,215 370.07
77 84,735 623.50 81,685 633.25 3,050 362.26
78 80,744 623.95 77,877 633.60 2,867 361.85
79 74,682 622.85 72,078 632.33 2,604 360.45
80–84 286,432 622.41 276,744 631.98 9,688 348.91
85–89 131,438 623.55 127,083 633.45 4,355 334.53
90–94 31,264 625.15 29,989 637.57 1,275 332.97
95 or older 2,856 666.68 2,639 694.53 217 327.95
By marital status  
Nondivorced 2,258,250 621.50 2,174,349 628.08 83,901 451.04
Divorced 184,058 687.68 175,015 696.86 9,043 509.92
  Spouses of retired workers
Total 2,285,636 648.33 2,201,160 655.01 84,476 474.22
By basis of entitlement  
Care of children 40,860 557.52 40,756 557.66 104 500.53
Under 35 1,371 482.04 1,371 482.04 0 . . .
35–39 2,467 463.91 2,466 463.84 1 637.00
40–44 4,505 503.31 4,505 503.31 0 . . .
45–49 7,173 527.32 7,169 527.27 4 609.00
50–54 8,712 564.44 8,698 564.61 14 458.71
55–59 7,254 582.73 7,214 583.49 40 446.85
60–61 3,037 595.47 3,019 595.79 18 541.61
62–FRA 6,341 626.38 6,314 626.69 27 553.24
Age 2,244,776 649.98 2,160,404 656.84 84,372 474.18
62–64 159,722 521.59 157,113 524.51 2,609 345.77
62 34,031 517.65 33,586 519.90 445 347.77
63 53,788 513.66 52,933 516.30 855 350.09
64 71,903 529.39 70,594 532.86 1,309 342.26
65–69 662,520 709.98 628,941 714.38 33,579 627.58
65 98,895 569.23 96,819 573.41 2,076 374.03
66 158,555 759.80 149,157 764.81 9,398 680.31
67 149,959 748.33 140,859 753.91 9,100 661.90
68 128,109 718.80 121,189 724.23 6,920 623.74
69 127,002 703.21 120,917 709.13 6,085 585.70
70–74 544,860 654.60 526,957 663.01 17,903 407.05
70 120,049 673.84 116,262 681.21 3,787 447.48
71 116,672 664.42 113,161 672.10 3,511 416.71
72 107,587 653.13 104,107 661.51 3,480 402.50
73 102,891 640.51 99,299 649.63 3,592 388.43
74 97,661 635.67 94,128 645.36 3,533 377.51
75–79 426,121 627.04 411,248 636.46 14,873 366.58
75 95,633 632.68 92,299 642.06 3,334 372.79
76 91,037 628.87 87,888 638.10 3,149 371.53
77 84,423 624.33 81,433 633.91 2,990 363.17
78 80,505 624.55 77,670 634.13 2,835 362.14
79 74,523 623.34 71,958 632.69 2,565 361.31
80–84 286,075 622.68 276,478 632.17 9,597 349.18
85–89 131,368 623.68 127,044 633.51 4,324 334.73
90–94 31,254 625.24 29,984 637.62 1,270 333.05
95 or older 2,856 666.68 2,639 694.53 217 327.95
By marital status  
Nondivorced 2,113,238 643.26 2,036,463 649.91 76,775 466.96
Divorced 172,398 710.40 164,697 718.06 7,701 546.58
  Spouses of disabled workers
Total 156,672 307.90 148,204 309.34 8,468 282.69
By basis of entitlement  
Care of children 68,240 237.48 66,288 238.92 1,952 188.53
Under 35 13,608 169.36 13,372 169.93 236 137.59
35–39 12,776 192.26 12,445 193.44 331 147.69
40–44 14,283 230.01 13,903 231.46 380 176.98
45–49 12,486 266.95 12,084 269.16 402 200.46
50–54 8,622 298.19 8,302 301.10 320 222.67
55–59 4,305 333.67 4,101 338.85 204 229.53
60–61 1,017 378.37 983 383.54 34 228.79
62–FRA 1,143 379.46 1,098 383.21 45 287.95
Age 88,432 362.24 81,916 366.33 6,516 310.90
62–64 44,279 340.46 42,589 344.90 1,690 228.62
62 14,309 339.38 13,871 343.02 438 223.98
63 16,045 335.78 15,419 340.54 626 218.77
64 13,925 346.96 13,299 351.91 626 241.73
65–69 34,899 382.64 31,446 386.04 3,453 351.67
65 11,431 369.81 10,692 375.16 739 292.43
66 9,928 392.60 8,903 394.11 1,025 379.51
67 6,390 386.99 5,634 388.43 756 376.28
68 4,081 387.67 3,554 393.06 527 351.30
69 3,069 382.44 2,663 388.32 406 343.88
70–74 7,135 387.04 6,180 398.65 955 311.91
70 2,374 379.89 2,067 391.44 307 302.18
71 1,810 385.93 1,571 395.83 239 320.87
72 1,261 385.77 1,083 395.77 178 324.93
73 962 400.39 846 414.63 116 296.52
74 728 397.70 613 413.27 115 314.67
75 or older 2,119 398.06 1,701 421.06 418 304.46
By marital status  
Nondivorced 145,012 304.37 137,886 305.66 7,126 279.51
Divorced 11,660 351.76 10,318 358.55 1,342 299.57
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: FRA = full retirement age; . . . = not applicable.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 5.A1.4 Number and average monthly benefit for children, by age and type of benefit, December 2013
Age All children Children of retired workers Children of deceased workers Children of disabled workers
Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Total 4,412,620 585.89 625,339 632.14 1,898,904 813.80 1,888,377 341.38
Under age 18 3,236,746 534.11 325,846 614.78 1,200,282 805.87 1,710,618 328.05
Under 1 12,164 344.71 605 546.54 1,673 714.91 9,886 269.71
1 27,715 364.57 1,457 545.89 5,604 703.04 20,654 259.94
2 40,586 387.40 2,328 553.95 10,249 694.89 28,009 261.05
3 54,943 403.39 3,254 556.59 15,441 705.52 36,248 260.94
4 72,676 416.09 4,562 556.40 22,206 708.40 45,908 260.76
5 91,548 428.97 6,040 559.46 29,649 713.31 55,859 263.93
6 111,793 441.74 7,796 552.37 37,668 727.06 66,329 266.72
7 131,582 453.63 9,760 559.32 45,873 732.37 75,949 271.70
8 148,959 468.44 11,786 564.98 53,231 745.18 83,942 279.40
9 169,526 480.58 14,118 565.81 61,891 755.70 93,517 285.64
10 192,638 495.88 16,841 573.86 71,117 773.62 104,680 294.64
11 216,082 508.11 19,916 574.37 80,858 783.91 115,308 303.26
12 246,709 521.82 23,851 584.84 93,413 794.16 129,445 313.67
13 279,868 539.78 28,677 595.58 107,742 809.61 143,449 325.96
14 307,823 559.04 33,353 606.68 119,396 825.58 155,074 343.57
15 344,133 579.04 39,433 623.56 134,376 838.70 170,324 363.89
16 375,521 612.97 46,973 667.85 147,060 862.31 181,488 396.73
17 412,480 630.55 55,096 679.56 162,835 871.55 194,549 414.96
Disabled adult children 1,030,166 734.68 279,053 646.67 633,891 822.02 117,222 471.85
18–19 17,528 597.26 2,968 645.55 6,309 828.47 8,251 403.10
20–24 105,201 628.05 20,124 655.42 42,585 807.54 42,492 435.21
25–29 108,833 678.14 28,614 660.26 49,130 814.23 31,089 479.53
30–34 104,805 701.73 36,694 654.01 48,581 815.11 19,530 509.34
35–39 100,637 727.54 42,406 655.90 47,566 834.05 10,665 537.33
40–44 113,104 747.03 50,375 652.26 58,244 843.30 4,485 561.40
45–49 119,966 765.11 44,627 646.06 74,661 838.25 678 547.65
50–54 118,622 782.49 31,765 628.56 86,829 838.89 28 497.60
55–59 92,665 794.31 14,782 609.42 77,879 829.41 4 628.50
60–64 63,166 798.34 5,075 594.65 58,091 816.14 0 . . .
65–69 38,380 808.50 1,287 593.16 37,093 815.97 0 . . .
70–74 23,239 798.03 269 594.92 22,970 800.41 0 . . .
75–79 13,108 739.12 44 571.34 13,064 739.69 0 . . .
80 or older 10,912 672.23 23 597.77 10,889 672.39 0 . . .
Students, aged 18–19 145,708 684.13 20,440 710.44 64,731 880.44 60,537 465.34
18 135,846 686.40 19,189 714.27 59,904 886.21 56,753 466.07
19 9,862 652.91 1,251 651.72 4,827 808.79 3,784 454.45
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: . . . = not applicable.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 5.A1.5 Number and average monthly benefit for widowed mothers and fathers, by age, marital status, and sex, December 2013
Age and marital status All widowed mothers and fathers Men Women
Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Total 149,778 917.69 11,931 787.66 137,847 928.94
By age  
Under 25 1,190 668.75 27 498.78 1,163 672.69
25–29 6,600 712.04 287 571.13 6,313 718.45
25 768 680.29 29 487.52 739 687.85
26 982 693.70 38 561.79 944 699.01
27 1,228 704.14 48 593.65 1,180 708.63
28 1,602 722.89 73 573.92 1,529 730.00
29 2,020 729.22 99 586.24 1,921 736.59
30–34 16,547 753.83 939 632.85 15,608 761.11
30 2,433 734.35 124 600.54 2,309 741.54
31 2,921 741.84 140 646.37 2,781 746.64
32 3,271 747.79 169 605.25 3,102 755.56
33 3,702 768.06 217 676.25 3,485 773.78
34 4,220 765.56 289 623.72 3,931 775.99
35–39 24,284 818.00 1,632 703.15 22,652 826.28
35 4,367 770.67 283 666.15 4,084 777.91
36 4,893 792.11 330 688.89 4,563 799.57
37 4,628 813.59 289 683.52 4,339 822.26
38 5,097 843.12 357 714.80 4,740 852.78
39 5,299 860.61 373 747.88 4,926 869.14
40–44 29,982 918.24 2,360 778.63 27,622 930.17
40 5,461 878.38 398 736.94 5,063 889.50
41 5,695 895.10 424 766.45 5,271 905.45
42 6,223 922.19 518 768.59 5,705 936.14
43 6,413 936.75 520 799.57 5,893 948.86
44 6,190 951.56 500 810.78 5,690 963.93
45–49 29,003 988.42 2,460 819.74 26,543 1,004.05
45 5,856 973.61 487 830.11 5,369 986.62
46 5,869 978.54 463 801.73 5,406 993.69
47 5,792 985.24 461 832.02 5,331 998.49
48 5,755 989.25 532 816.72 5,223 1,006.82
49 5,731 1,016.06 517 818.28 5,214 1,035.67
50–54 21,704 1,030.20 2,305 839.02 19,399 1,052.92
50 5,156 1,021.34 524 816.18 4,632 1,044.55
51 4,892 1,030.37 496 842.93 4,396 1,051.52
52 4,397 1,039.05 477 858.73 3,920 1,060.99
53 3,891 1,030.53 422 820.40 3,469 1,056.09
54 3,368 1,031.62 386 861.02 2,982 1,053.70
55–59 11,309 1,036.33 1,313 869.68 9,996 1,058.23
55 2,766 1,058.68 306 900.25 2,460 1,078.39
56 2,494 1,050.30 305 872.41 2,189 1,075.09
57 2,219 1,016.85 254 834.20 1,965 1,040.46
58 1,997 1,034.02 227 913.74 1,770 1,049.45
59 1,833 1,009.72 221 819.12 1,612 1,035.85
60–61 3,318 1,021.97 332 868.01 2,986 1,039.09
60 1,731 1,025.47 177 882.58 1,554 1,041.74
61 1,587 1,018.16 155 851.38 1,432 1,036.22
62 or older 5,841 1,018.35 276 943.04 5,565 1,022.08
By marital status  
Nondivorced 136,713 918.84 11,143 789.92 125,570 930.28
Divorced 13,065 905.70 788 755.77 12,277 915.33
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 5.A1.6 Number and average monthly benefit for nondisabled widow(er)s, by age, marital status, and sex, December 2013
Age and marital status All nondisabled widow(er)s Men Women
Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Total 3,881,676 1,244.00 83,568 1,084.19 3,798,108 1,247.51
By age  
60–61 122,133 1,135.07 11,915 908.49 110,218 1,159.56
60 48,127 1,135.89 4,460 913.90 43,667 1,158.57
61 74,006 1,134.53 7,455 905.25 66,551 1,160.22
62–64 314,178 1,209.29 25,213 1,083.75 288,965 1,220.25
62 93,780 1,188.96 8,159 1,046.53 85,621 1,202.53
63 104,719 1,212.92 8,667 1,092.83 96,052 1,223.76
64 115,679 1,222.49 8,387 1,110.58 107,292 1,231.24
65–69 657,525 1,348.10 29,208 1,255.56 628,317 1,352.40
65 129,820 1,256.48 8,303 1,151.22 121,517 1,263.68
66 150,842 1,375.73 7,615 1,283.46 143,227 1,380.64
67 136,188 1,383.34 5,727 1,309.15 130,461 1,386.59
68 119,062 1,361.28 4,018 1,312.11 115,044 1,363.00
69 121,613 1,359.27 3,545 1,289.30 118,068 1,361.37
70–74 516,298 1,291.87 6,649 1,104.66 509,649 1,294.31
70 109,225 1,341.22 1,885 1,182.08 107,340 1,344.01
71 106,714 1,320.00 1,517 1,127.56 105,197 1,322.78
72 99,079 1,285.04 1,145 1,098.76 97,934 1,287.22
73 100,190 1,263.07 1,126 1,042.44 99,064 1,265.58
74 101,090 1,244.08 976 998.28 100,114 1,246.48
75–79 558,344 1,211.89 3,860 876.63 554,484 1,214.22
75 105,319 1,224.29 884 938.21 104,435 1,226.71
76 105,438 1,212.92 799 875.28 104,639 1,215.50
77 111,072 1,207.11 795 878.69 110,277 1,209.47
78 116,106 1,204.97 695 837.94 115,411 1,207.18
79 120,409 1,211.22 687 835.73 119,722 1,213.37
80–84 639,598 1,212.14 3,135 784.25 636,463 1,214.25
80 118,054 1,208.13 627 809.05 117,427 1,210.26
81 125,423 1,207.04 681 795.81 124,742 1,209.29
82 128,692 1,212.44 591 736.31 128,101 1,214.63
83 135,312 1,216.74 643 807.32 134,669 1,218.70
84 132,117 1,215.58 593 767.53 131,524 1,217.60
85–89 599,602 1,206.96 2,187 740.60 597,415 1,208.67
85 130,470 1,211.18 560 765.90 129,910 1,213.10
86 129,005 1,211.31 479 741.82 128,526 1,213.06
87 121,389 1,203.57 432 722.52 120,957 1,205.29
88 112,828 1,205.15 410 742.86 112,418 1,206.84
89 105,910 1,202.27 306 714.85 105,604 1,203.68
90–94 355,330 1,221.96 1,056 692.18 354,274 1,223.53
95 or older 118,668 1,238.76 345 707.34 118,323 1,240.31
By marital status  
Nondivorced 3,491,169 1,237.24 75,249 1,075.13 3,415,920 1,240.81
Divorced 390,507 1,304.41 8,319 1,166.10 382,188 1,307.42
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 5.A1.7 Number and average monthly benefit for disabled widow(er)s, by age, marital status, and sex, December 2013
Age and marital status All disabled widow(er)s Men Women
Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Total 257,248 716.79 15,902 526.48 241,346 729.33
By age  
50–54 34,444 687.77 2,450 499.22 31,994 702.21
50 2,896 668.65 195 478.04 2,701 682.41
51 4,978 684.89 312 478.09 4,666 698.72
52 6,872 688.91 497 511.28 6,375 702.76
53 8,733 695.65 672 502.14 8,061 711.78
54 10,965 687.13 774 502.81 10,191 701.13
55–59 91,945 709.13 6,517 522.38 85,428 723.38
55 13,162 703.34 937 526.67 12,225 716.89
56 16,352 703.31 1,229 518.50 15,123 718.33
57 18,367 702.27 1,347 503.34 17,020 718.01
58 20,686 714.66 1,350 521.18 19,336 728.17
59 23,378 716.97 1,654 539.31 21,724 730.50
60–65 130,859 729.80 6,935 539.96 123,924 740.43
60 24,173 714.83 1,616 534.94 22,557 727.72
61 23,455 724.88 1,512 521.42 21,943 738.90
62 22,252 733.66 1,207 552.07 21,045 744.07
63 20,776 727.79 1,055 547.36 19,721 737.44
64 20,326 738.03 817 559.54 19,509 745.51
65 19,877 743.18 728 536.84 19,149 751.03
By marital status  
Nondivorced 220,941 712.14 14,599 518.65 206,342 725.83
Divorced 36,307 745.05 1,303 614.24 35,004 749.92
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 5.A1.8 Number and average monthly benefit for parents, by age and sex, December 2013
Age All parents Men Women
Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Total 1,371 1,094.20 175 997.37 1,196 1,108.37
62–69 74 1,103.49 7 866.67 67 1,128.23
70–74 147 1,173.26 25 1,069.18 122 1,194.59
75–79 239 1,120.47 24 1,011.59 215 1,132.62
80–84 325 1,082.88 57 1,043.43 268 1,091.27
85–89 303 1,094.73 34 989.78 269 1,107.99
90 or older 283 1,040.97 28 869.19 255 1,059.84
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 5.A3 Number and average monthly benefit, with reduction for early retirement, by type of benefit, age, and sex, December 2013
Age and type of benefit All Men Women
Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars)
  Retired workers
Total 27,599,461 1,202.12 13,420,757 1,338.17 14,178,704 1,073.35
62–64 3,167,203 1,074.45 1,521,372 1,216.30 1,645,831 943.33
62 800,718 1,049.09 379,667 1,191.46 421,051 920.72
63 1,094,551 1,056.57 526,331 1,193.79 568,220 929.48
64 1,271,934 1,105.81 615,374 1,250.89 656,560 969.82
65–69 7,735,123 1,220.65 3,857,632 1,383.03 3,877,491 1,059.10
65 1,513,690 1,173.47 736,402 1,327.82 777,288 1,027.24
66 1,824,481 1,215.00 907,019 1,375.27 917,462 1,056.55
67 1,648,314 1,246.28 825,643 1,412.88 822,671 1,079.07
68 1,364,345 1,229.53 689,016 1,392.22 675,329 1,063.55
69 1,384,293 1,240.41 699,552 1,406.91 684,741 1,070.30
70–74 6,354,743 1,272.82 3,220,140 1,443.12 3,134,603 1,097.86
70 1,448,277 1,251.79 731,812 1,420.12 716,465 1,079.85
71 1,413,372 1,274.61 714,726 1,446.14 698,646 1,099.13
72 1,255,271 1,291.03 636,865 1,466.19 618,406 1,110.63
73 1,157,063 1,284.56 587,591 1,456.01 569,472 1,107.66
74 1,080,760 1,264.92 549,146 1,429.31 531,614 1,095.12
75–79 4,365,245 1,203.30 2,193,868 1,334.92 2,171,377 1,070.31
75 1,045,398 1,256.33 531,345 1,416.13 514,053 1,091.16
76 941,489 1,234.80 476,424 1,382.43 465,065 1,083.57
77 862,945 1,189.89 433,103 1,316.56 429,842 1,062.26
78 794,722 1,161.76 395,235 1,271.91 399,487 1,052.79
79 720,691 1,147.06 357,761 1,242.89 362,930 1,052.59
80–84 2,972,555 1,158.77 1,439,787 1,233.80 1,532,768 1,088.30
80 654,542 1,150.13 322,482 1,238.56 332,060 1,064.26
81 642,003 1,170.01 314,383 1,259.81 327,620 1,083.84
82 596,803 1,157.09 289,769 1,229.21 307,034 1,089.02
83 569,672 1,158.14 273,916 1,221.87 295,756 1,099.11
84 509,535 1,158.40 239,237 1,212.41 270,298 1,110.59
85–89 1,932,349 1,178.48 829,354 1,219.41 1,102,995 1,147.71
85 474,712 1,175.51 217,273 1,233.10 257,439 1,126.89
86 438,266 1,182.52 192,829 1,235.24 245,437 1,141.10
87 381,670 1,172.41 162,090 1,204.92 219,580 1,148.41
88 342,410 1,188.92 140,664 1,223.78 201,746 1,164.61
89 295,291 1,173.00 116,498 1,182.52 178,793 1,166.80
90–94 840,800 1,171.30 300,744 1,130.35 540,056 1,194.11
95 or older 231,443 1,233.02 57,860 1,213.16 173,583 1,239.63
  Disabled workers
Total 91,466 1,380.31 53,840 1,552.62 37,626 1,133.74
62 4,896 1,383.07 2,841 1,551.22 2,055 1,150.61
63 17,077 1,368.27 10,061 1,532.62 7,016 1,132.60
64 29,663 1,373.83 17,409 1,545.09 12,254 1,130.52
65 39,830 1,389.96 23,529 1,566.92 16,301 1,134.53
  Spouses
Total 1,809,341 598.16 26,364 353.08 1,782,977 601.78
By age  
62–64 204,001 482.28 4,299 299.72 199,702 486.21
62 48,340 464.88 883 286.37 47,457 468.20
63 69,833 472.79 1,481 294.58 68,352 476.65
64 85,828 499.79 1,935 309.74 83,893 504.18
65–69 511,907 603.01 12,367 372.27 499,540 608.72
65 110,326 548.56 2,815 352.61 107,511 553.70
66 111,691 607.68 3,130 377.09 108,561 614.33
67 103,152 617.47 2,572 379.13 100,580 623.57
68 91,940 618.43 2,080 371.21 89,860 624.15
69 94,798 630.19 1,770 386.31 93,028 634.83
70–74 444,869 636.36 5,884 368.61 438,985 639.95
70 98,139 637.82 1,563 381.82 96,576 641.96
71 96,217 640.59 1,282 370.92 94,935 644.23
72 88,372 637.84 1,148 365.33 87,224 641.43
73 83,755 633.53 1,018 363.94 82,737 636.85
74 78,386 630.70 873 351.34 77,513 633.84
75–79 326,299 617.34 2,365 334.45 323,934 619.41
75 76,074 628.28 699 341.70 75,375 630.94
76 70,281 623.89 529 342.54 69,752 626.02
77 64,838 618.75 480 321.91 64,358 620.96
78 60,625 611.79 351 334.41 60,274 613.40
79 54,481 598.13 306 323.61 54,175 599.68
80–84 210,498 595.48 1,055 317.84 209,443 596.88
85–89 91,468 586.08 332 308.17 91,136 587.09
90–94 19,019 574.13 57 302.72 18,962 574.95
95 or older 1,280 620.31 5 315.78 1,275 621.50
By type of benefit  
Spouses of retired workers 1,729,901 609.63 21,658 373.72 1,708,243 612.62
Spouses of disabled workers 79,440 348.30 4,706 258.12 74,734 353.98
  Nondisabled widow(er)s
Total 2,330,866 1,185.90 68,298 1,098.44 2,262,568 1,188.54
60–64 436,311 1,188.52 37,128 1,027.51 399,183 1,203.49
60 48,127 1,135.89 4,460 913.90 43,667 1,158.57
61 74,006 1,134.53 7,455 905.25 66,551 1,160.22
62 93,780 1,188.96 8,159 1,046.53 85,621 1,202.53
63 104,719 1,212.92 8,667 1,092.83 96,052 1,223.76
64 115,679 1,222.49 8,387 1,110.58 107,292 1,231.24
65–69 583,278 1,316.29 24,265 1,223.36 559,013 1,320.32
65 129,820 1,256.48 8,303 1,151.22 121,517 1,263.68
66 136,021 1,343.18 6,301 1,246.73 129,720 1,347.86
67 118,180 1,344.70 4,322 1,274.01 113,858 1,347.39
68 100,568 1,324.39 2,880 1,278.07 97,688 1,325.76
69 98,689 1,315.61 2,459 1,253.94 96,230 1,317.19
70–74 368,649 1,246.94 4,073 1,130.38 364,576 1,248.25
70 85,950 1,298.56 1,295 1,166.48 84,655 1,300.58
71 80,291 1,280.03 1,009 1,136.21 79,282 1,281.86
72 70,779 1,238.22 683 1,125.80 70,096 1,239.31
73 67,795 1,210.62 618 1,106.74 67,177 1,211.57
74 63,834 1,184.09 468 1,055.88 63,366 1,185.04
75–79 310,642 1,133.37 1,524 955.24 309,118 1,134.25
75 64,309 1,159.47 407 1,025.83 63,902 1,160.32
76 61,616 1,140.14 339 958.81 61,277 1,141.14
77 62,112 1,132.25 301 915.20 61,811 1,133.31
78 61,856 1,120.32 246 921.92 61,610 1,121.11
79 60,749 1,113.32 231 913.30 60,518 1,114.08
80–84 276,471 1,089.21 778 880.53 275,693 1,089.80
85–89 214,798 1,046.40 378 848.34 214,420 1,046.75
90–94 110,349 1,009.29 119 841.88 110,230 1,009.47
95 or older 30,368 949.09 33 652.11 30,335 949.42
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 5.A4 Number and total monthly benefits, by trust fund and type of benefit, December 1940–2013, 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 --
2009 52,522,819 42,828,705 9,694,114 33,514,013 7,788,013 2,501,723 4,230,578 159,870 4,326,976 1,646 --
2010 54,031,968 43,847,811 10,184,157 34,593,080 8,203,951 2,476,836 4,312,554 158,061 4,285,913 1,573 --
2011 55,404,480 44,791,146 10,613,334 35,599,569 8,575,544 2,455,822 4,375,451 156,721 4,239,873 1,500 0
2012 56,758,185 45,868,992 10,889,193 36,720,492 8,826,591 2,443,212 4,419,404 153,628 4,193,431 1,427 0
2013 57,978,610 46,992,611 10,985,999 37,892,659 8,940,950 2,442,308 4,412,620 149,778 4,138,924 1,371 0
  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 --
2009 55,905,731 47,015,977 8,889,754 39,020,920 8,288,762 1,390,950 2,311,770 134,547 4,757,157 1,626 --
2010 58,048,295 48,663,019 9,385,276 40,662,492 8,759,959 1,389,565 2,351,759 134,179 4,748,771 1,570 --
2011 62,213,382 52,022,544 10,190,838 43,736,668 9,523,184 1,441,063 2,470,586 138,495 4,901,819 1,567 0
2012 65,430,104 54,765,045 10,665,058 46,327,075 9,977,027 1,478,070 2,540,605 138,315 4,967,481 1,531 0
2013 68,544,382 57,601,391 10,942,991 49,026,786 10,250,098 1,530,076 2,585,288 137,450 5,013,184 1,500 0
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.
. . . = not applicable; -- = not available.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 5.A5 Number and average age, by type of benefit, December 2013
Type of benefit Number (thousands) Average age
Total, OASDI 57,979 66
OASI 46,993 71
Retired workers 37,893 74
Spouses of retired workers 2,286 73
Children of retired workers 625 25
Under age 18 326 13
Disabled adult children 279 40
Students, aged 18–19 20 18
Children of deceased workers 1,899 24
Under age 18 1,200 12
Disabled adult children 634 48
Students, aged 18–19 65 18
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,882 77
Widowed mothers and fathers 150 44
Disabled widow(er)s 257 59
Parents of deceased workers 1 83
DI 10,986 46
Disabled workers 8,941 53
Spouses of disabled workers 157 55
Children of disabled workers 1,888 13
Under age 18 1,711 12
Disabled adult children 117 27
Students, aged 18–19 61 18
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 5.A6 Number and average monthly benefit, by age, type of benefit, and sex, December 2013
Type of benefit All Male Female
  Number (thousands)
Total, OASDI 57,979 26,249 31,729
Adults 53,566 23,946 29,620
Children 4,413 2,303 2,109
Under age 18 3,237 1,646 1,591
Disabled adult children 1,030 576 454
Students, aged 18–19 146 81 64
Retired workers and their spouses and children 40,804 19,516 21,288
Retired workers 37,893 19,099 18,793
Spouses 2,286 84 2,201
Children 625 332 293
Disabled workers and their spouses and children 10,986 5,625 5,361
Disabled workers 8,941 4,642 4,299
Spouses 157 8 148
Children 1,888 974 914
Survivors of deceased workers 6,189 1,108 5,081
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,882 84 3,798
Disabled widow(er)s 257 16 241
Widowed mothers and fathers 150 12 138
Children 1,899 997 902
Parents 1 (F) 1
  Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Retired workers 1,293.83 1,451.27 1,133.83
Disabled workers 1,146.42 1,271.42 1,011.44
Widowed mothers and fathers 917.69 787.66 928.94
Nondisabled widow(er)s 1,244.00 1,084.19 1,247.51
Surviving children 813.80 812.56 815.18
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.
(F) = fewer than 500.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 5.A7 Number and average monthly benefit for women, by type of benefit and basis of entitlement, December 2013
Type of benefit and basis of entitlement Number (thousands) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Total a 29,619 1,086.69
Workers 23,092 1,111.05
Retired 18,793 1,133.83
Full benefit 4,615 1,319.66
Reduced benefit 14,179 1,073.35
Disabled 4,299 1,011.44
Wives of retired and disabled workers 2,349 633.20
Entitlement based on care of children 107 360.28
Husband retired 41 557.66
Husband disabled 66 238.92
Entitlement based on age 2,242 646.23
Husband retired 2,160 656.84
Full benefit 452 823.90
Reduced benefit 1,708 612.62
Husband disabled 82 366.33
Widows 4,177 1,207.06
Entitlement based on care of children 138 928.94
Nondisabled, aged 60 or older 3,798 1,247.51
Disabled, aged 50 to FRA 241 729.33
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.
FRA = full retirement age.
a. Excludes parents and disabled adult children receiving benefits because of a childhood disability.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@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 2013
Type of benefit and sex Number Average primary insurance amount (dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
All beneficiaries 58,419 676.12 895.13
  Retirement benefits
Total 53,726 669.61 920.39
Retired workers 52,243 670.54 939.11
Men 13,182 633.35 563.73
Women 39,061 683.09 1,065.79
Wives and husbands of retired workers 1,297 631.41 256.90
Children of retired workers 186 676.48 289.27
  Disability benefits
Total 53 658.74 592.45
  Survivor benefits
Total 4,640 751.65 606.15
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,512 746.78 628.80
Disabled widow(er)s 54 746.39 458.09
Widowed mothers and fathers 6 734.32 550.50
Children of deceased workers 1,068 768.02 539.45
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 5.A10 Number and average monthly benefit for beneficiaries aged 60 or older, by sex, type of benefit, and age, December 2013
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 47,225 1,147 5,213 12,574 10,214 7,284 5,275 3,483 1,979 57
Retired workers 37,893 . . . 3,167 10,702 9,122 6,284 4,342 2,749 1,487 40
Widow(er)s, parents, and mothers and fathers 4,023 173 382 679 517 559 640 600 457 17
Wives and husbands 2,345 4 210 699 552 428 286 131 34 (F)
Disabled workers 2,816 941 1,420 455 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Disabled adult children 149 29 34 38 23 13 7 3 1 (F)
  Men
Subtotal 20,849 523 2,330 5,872 4,785 3,279 2,203 1,275 575 9
Retired workers 19,099 . . . 1,521 5,541 4,748 3,254 2,187 1,267 572 9
Widowers, parents, and fathers 91 15 29 30 7 4 3 2 1 (F)
Husbands 91 (F) 4 37 19 15 10 4 1 (F)
Disabled workers 1,494 492 758 245 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Disabled adult children 73 16 18 19 11 6 3 1 (F) (F)
  Women
Subtotal 26,376 624 2,883 6,702 5,429 4,005 3,072 2,209 1,404 48
Retired workers 18,793 . . . 1,646 5,161 4,373 3,030 2,154 1,482 915 31
Widows, parents, and mothers 3,932 158 353 649 510 555 637 598 456 17
Wives 2,254 4 205 662 533 413 277 127 33 (F)
Disabled workers 1,322 449 662 210 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Disabled adult children 75 13 16 19 12 7 4 2 1 (F)
  Average monthly benefit (dollars)
  All beneficiaries
Total 1,253.76 1,211.68 1,114.08 1,286.92 1,332.06 1,234.62 1,211.37 1,232.79 1,251.92 1,245.96
Retired workers 1,293.83 . . . 1,074.45 1,323.39 1,376.91 1,279.10 1,250.94 1,268.23 1,273.89 1,281.67
Widow(er)s, parents, and mothers and fathers 1,226.71 1,018.62 1,128.37 1,329.58 1,291.73 1,211.83 1,212.07 1,206.89 1,228.18 1,169.31
Wives and husbands 638.74 541.01 485.10 693.37 651.14 626.14 622.41 623.55 628.82 572.07
Disabled workers 1,290.03 1,262.71 1,299.21 1,317.89 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Disabled adult children 786.45 800.24 796.75 808.50 798.03 739.12 691.08 648.11 619.92 518.63
  Men
Subtotal 1,444.30 1,395.61 1,295.62 1,493.45 1,554.90 1,419.12 1,360.34 1,360.63 1,319.33 1,438.89
Retired workers 1,451.27 . . . 1,216.30 1,502.09 1,561.88 1,425.91 1,366.46 1,365.83 1,323.67 1,447.75
Widowers, parents, and fathers 1,041.46 830.29 1,025.22 1,237.64 1,104.53 877.47 788.88 744.41 697.59 735.87
Husbands 462.35 337.08 300.88 601.75 402.23 365.28 348.91 334.53 332.16 336.33
Disabled workers 1,472.10 1,432.49 1,482.93 1,518.13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Disabled adult children 780.97 791.70 784.77 800.69 791.80 731.98 686.17 639.74 602.51 456.30
  Women
Subtotal 1,103.16 1,057.68 967.35 1,105.98 1,135.64 1,083.59 1,104.54 1,159.01 1,224.34 1,210.89
Retired workers 1,133.83 . . . 943.33 1,131.56 1,176.08 1,121.48 1,133.63 1,184.77 1,242.80 1,235.12
Widows, parents, and mothers 1,231.01 1,036.98 1,136.70 1,333.83 1,294.18 1,214.17 1,214.19 1,208.61 1,229.77 1,170.93
Wives 645.87 543.66 489.00 698.49 659.94 635.73 631.98 633.45 642.19 639.43
Disabled workers 1,084.17 1,076.87 1,088.97 1,084.64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Disabled adult children 791.77 810.19 809.99 816.17 803.64 744.85 694.17 652.39 625.97 529.63
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.
. . . = not applicable; (F) = fewer than 500.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@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 1960–2013, selected years
Year Total a Entitled as worker b Entitled as wife, widow, or parent only
Subtotal Worker only Dually entitled
Subtotal Wife's benefit Widow's or parent's benefit c Subtotal Wife's benefit Widow's or parent's benefit c
  Number (thousands)
1960 6,619 2,866 2,563 303 159 141 3,753 2,174 1,546
1970 11,374 5,753 4,786 967 388 574 5,621 2,546 3,048
1975 14,010 7,586 5,926 1,660 617 1,039 6,424 2,745 3,659
1980 16,350 9,304 6,710 2,594 1,016 1,575 7,046 2,884 4,148
1985 18,412 10,805 7,096 3,709 1,594 2,112 7,607 3,018 4,580
1990 19,954 12,037 7,359 4,678 2,077 2,600 7,917 3,059 4,853
1995 20,888 12,974 7,554 5,420 2,398 3,022 7,914 2,985 4,926
2000 21,381 14,013 8,117 5,896 2,568 3,327 7,368 2,768 4,598
2005 22,066 15,291 9,126 6,165 2,650 3,514 6,775 2,511 4,264
2010 24,004 17,750 11,118 6,632 2,911 3,721 6,254 2,306 3,948
2011 24,533 18,360 11,657 6,702 2,952 3,750 6,173 2,279 3,894
2012 25,097 19,001 12,227 6,775 2,995 3,779 6,095 2,260 3,836
2013 25,685 19,662 12,825 6,837 3,029 3,808 6,024 2,250 3,774
  Percentage distribution
1960 100.0 43.3 38.7 4.6 2.4 2.1 56.7 32.8 23.4
1970 100.0 50.6 42.1 8.5 3.4 5.0 49.4 22.4 26.8
1975 100.0 54.1 42.3 11.8 4.4 7.4 45.9 19.6 26.1
1980 100.0 56.9 41.0 15.9 6.2 9.6 43.1 17.6 25.4
1985 100.0 58.7 38.5 20.1 8.7 11.5 41.3 16.4 24.9
1990 100.0 60.3 36.9 23.4 10.4 13.0 39.7 15.3 24.3
1995 100.0 62.1 36.2 25.9 11.5 14.4 37.9 14.3 23.6
2000 100.0 65.5 38.0 27.6 12.0 15.6 34.5 12.9 21.5
2005 100.0 69.3 41.4 28.0 12.0 16.0 30.7 11.4 19.3
2010 100.0 73.9 46.3 27.6 12.1 15.5 26.1 9.6 16.4
2011 100.0 74.8 47.5 27.3 12.0 15.3 25.2 9.3 15.9
2012 100.0 75.7 48.7 27.0 11.9 15.1 24.3 9.0 15.3
2013 100.0 76.5 49.9 26.6 11.8 14.8 23.5 8.8 14.7
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 disabled widows and mothers.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@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 2013
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 22,820,480 6,681,362 5,415,674 3,997,587 3,067,512 2,206,541 1,451,804
Entitled as worker b 17,355,230 5,370,239 4,372,661 3,030,232 2,154,019 1,481,761 946,318
Worker only 10,915,538 4,103,111 3,023,796 1,787,014 1,045,278 606,973 349,366
Dually entitled 6,439,692 1,267,128 1,348,865 1,243,218 1,108,741 874,788 596,952
Wife's benefit 2,707,370 947,780 794,772 513,379 295,125 125,575 30,739
Widow's or parent's benefit 3,732,322 319,348 554,093 729,839 813,616 749,213 566,213
Entitled as wife, widow, or parent only 5,465,250 1,311,123 1,043,013 967,355 913,493 724,780 505,486
Wife's benefit 2,044,353 662,122 533,137 412,639 276,744 127,083 32,628
Widow's or parent's benefit 3,420,897 649,001 509,876 554,716 636,749 597,697 472,858
  Average monthly benefit (dollars)
All women 65 or older a 1,122.23 1,106.87 1,136.41 1,084.22 1,105.11 1,159.49 1,224.20
Entitled as worker b 1,151.34 1,129.79 1,176.11 1,121.50 1,133.65 1,184.79 1,242.55
Worker only 1,139.14 1,167.57 1,198.73 1,085.59 1,032.40 1,036.26 1,061.52
Dually entitled 1,172.01 1,007.46 1,125.40 1,173.13 1,229.10 1,287.84 1,348.51
Wife's benefit 799.84 829.88 825.54 770.29 731.56 713.84 709.67
Widow's or parent's benefit 1,441.98 1,534.50 1,555.52 1,456.50 1,409.58 1,384.05 1,383.19
Entitled as wife, widow, or parent only 1,029.79 1,012.98 969.99 967.43 1,037.81 1,107.76 1,189.85
Wife's benefit 661.82 698.49 659.94 635.73 631.98 633.45 642.18
Widow's or parent's benefit 1,249.69 1,333.83 1,294.18 1,214.17 1,214.19 1,208.61 1,227.64
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
a. Excludes disabled adult children.
b. Includes disabled workers.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 5.A16 Number and average monthly benefit for adult beneficiaries, by sex, type of benefit, and age, December 2013
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 53,566 7,608 5,178 40,780 1,231.36 1,082.26 1,116.18 1,273.80
Retired workers 37,893 . . . 3,167 34,725 1,293.83 . . . 1,074.45 1,313.84
Disabled workers 8,941 7,066 1,420 455 1,146.42 1,104.68 1,299.21 1,317.89
Wives and husbands of retired workers 2,286 35 164 2,087 648.33 544.87 524.64 659.79
Wives and husbands of disabled workers 157 67 45 44 307.90 235.06 341.35 384.02
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,882 122 314 3,445 1,244.00 1,135.07 1,209.29 1,251.02
Disabled widow(er)s 257 174 63 20 716.79 707.82 733.14 743.18
Mothers and fathers 150 144 4 2 917.69 913.61 1,036.13 974.42
  Men
Subtotal 23,946 3,677 2,312 17,957 1,410.32 1,205.64 1,299.60 1,466.49
Retired workers 19,099 . . . 1,521 17,578 1,451.27 . . . 1,216.30 1,471.61
Disabled workers 4,642 3,640 758 245 1,271.42 1,210.79 1,482.93 1,518.13
Husbands of retired workers 84 (F) 3 82 474.22 482.05 347.38 478.29
Husbands of disabled workers 8 2 2 5 282.69 186.18 230.02 339.54
Nondisabled widowers 84 12 25 46 1,084.19 908.49 1,083.75 1,129.51
Disabled widowers 16 12 3 1 526.48 519.25 552.44 536.84
Fathers 12 12 (F) (F) 787.66 783.98 942.72 944.95
  Women
Subtotal 29,620 3,931 2,866 22,823 1,086.69 966.84 968.24 1,122.20
Retired workers 18,793 . . . 1,646 17,148 1,133.83 . . . 943.33 1,152.12
Disabled workers 4,299 3,426 662 210 1,011.44 991.97 1,088.97 1,084.64
Wives of retired workers 2,201 34 162 2,005 655.01 545.01 527.52 667.19
Wives of disabled workers 148 65 44 39 309.34 236.49 345.76 389.47
Nondisabled widows 3,798 110 289 3,399 1,247.51 1,159.56 1,220.25 1,252.68
Disabled widows 241 162 60 19 729.33 721.90 742.37 751.03
Mothers 138 132 4 2 928.94 925.03 1,041.75 975.13
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.
. . . = not applicable; (F) = fewer than 500.
a. Includes parents. Excludes student beneficiaries aged 18–19 and disabled adult children.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 5.A17 Number and average monthly benefit for disabled beneficiaries, by type of benefit, December 1957–2013
Year Number Average monthly benefit (dollars)
All disabled beneficiaries Workers Widow(er)s Disabled adult children Workers Widow(er)s Disabled adult children
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 21,563 243,654 111.86 72.25 61.83
1969 1,690,982 1,394,291 39,469 257,222 112.74 71.02 62.79
1970 1,812,786 1,492,948 49,281 270,557 131.26 82.00 73.21
1971 1,990,098 1,647,684 56,743 285,671 146.52 90.11 81.37
1972 2,202,090 1,832,916 64,167 305,007 179.32 109.54 98.81
1973 2,415,383 2,016,626 78,769 319,988 183.00 111.14 100.14
1974 2,670,092 2,236,882 92,128 341,082 205.70 125.87 112.45
1975 2,960,620 2,488,774 109,511 362,335 225.90 137.70 122.80
1976 3,171,198 2,670,208 119,427 381,563 245.17 147.01 132.32
1977 3,368,954 2,837,432 127,276 404,246 265.30 156.11 142.12
1978 3,429,421 2,879,774 129,751 419,896 288.30 165.46 153.66
1979 3,435,761 2,870,590 129,833 435,338 322.00 180.52 171.55
1980 3,436,429 2,858,680 127,580 450,169 370.70 205.02 198.95
1981 3,361,130 2,776,519 121,590 463,021 413.20 226.58 224.51
1982 3,192,379 2,603,599 116,372 472,408 440.60 242.11 245.07
1983 3,168,992 2,569,029 111,591 488,372 456.20 250.33 257.78
1984 3,212,040 2,596,516 109,151 506,373 470.70 306.24 270.28
1985 3,289,485 2,656,638 107,005 525,842 483.80 315.26 281.92
1986 3,380,480 2,728,463 106,974 545,043 487.90 319.74 288.79
1987 3,453,414 2,785,859 106,282 561,273 508.20 333.89 304.32
1988 3,507,707 2,830,284 103,123 574,300 529.50 348.05 320.21
1989 3,583,451 2,895,364 101,630 586,457 556.00 366.72 339.47
1990 3,712,763 3,011,294 100,989 600,480 587.20 388.93 361.71
1991 3,925,472 3,194,938 114,489 616,045 609.40 406.96 378.86
1992 4,236,080 3,467,783 131,324 636,973 626.10 422.65 393.61
1993 4,529,466 3,725,966 147,015 656,485 641.70 434.20 407.20
1994 4,796,313 3,962,954 160,676 672,683 661.40 446.30 422.40
1995 5,044,388 4,185,263 173,024 686,101 681.80 458.30 437.30
1996 5,264,321 4,385,623 181,911 696,787 703.90 471.00 454.30
1997 5,400,781 4,508,134 187,938 704,709 721.60 480.40 468.60
1998 5,605,272 4,698,319 194,181 712,772 733.10 487.30 479.40
1999 5,798,776 4,879,455 198,795 720,526 754.10 499.90 495.60
2000 5,972,450 5,042,334 201,427 728,689 786.40 519.70 518.30
2001 6,214,972 5,274,183 204,243 736,546 814.50 536.70 537.60
2002 6,495,868 5,543,981 207,358 744,529 834.30 548.10 550.40
2003 6,835,846 5,873,673 209,359 752,814 861.60 563.80 567.00
2004 7,168,270 6,198,271 210,735 759,264 894.10 582.70 587.60
2005 7,500,525 6,518,989 213,001 768,535 938.00 609.40 616.30
2006 7,803,692 6,806,918 220,178 776,596 977.70 630.70 642.40
2007 8,118,382 7,098,723 224,982 794,677 1,004.00 645.50 660.30
2008 8,528,164 7,426,691 230,007 871,466 1,063.10 683.60 681.70
2009 8,945,376 7,788,013 236,480 920,883 1,064.30 682.70 676.30
2010 9,398,104 8,203,951 244,953 949,200 1,067.80 681.30 678.80
2011 9,803,581 8,575,544 251,011 977,026 1,110.50 703.54 705.84
2012 10,088,739 8,826,591 255,472 1,006,676 1,130.34 711.47 720.47
2013 10,228,364 8,940,950 257,248 1,030,166 1,146.42 716.79 734.68
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: . . . = not applicable.
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