Annual Statistical Supplement, 2017

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 2016
Type of benefit All Male Female
Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Total, OASDI 60,907,307 1,246.45 27,624,279 1,402.46 33,283,028 1,116.97
OASI 50,297,237 1,291.64 22,241,656 1,465.57 28,055,581 1,153.75
Retirement benefits 44,266,144 1,314.68 21,108,774 1,498.03 23,157,370 1,147.54
Retired workers 41,233,126 1,360.13 20,616,209 1,518.64 20,616,917 1,201.64
Spouses of retired workers 2,371,074 707.85 138,487 590.46 2,232,587 715.13
Children of retired workers 661,944 656.82 354,078 653.47 307,866 660.68
Survivor benefits 6,031,093 1,122.52 1,132,882 860.61 4,898,211 1,183.10
Children of deceased workers 1,892,959 837.44 996,135 836.73 896,824 838.23
Widowed mothers and fathers 132,757 946.93 10,574 814.77 122,183 958.37
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,744,962 1,300.86 107,272 1,143.44 3,637,690 1,305.50
Disabled widow(er)s 259,207 717.65 18,749 535.23 240,458 731.88
Parents of deceased workers 1,208 1,154.19 152 1,068.41 1,056 1,166.54
DI 10,610,070 1,032.25 5,382,623 1,141.68 5,227,447 919.57
Disabled workers 8,808,736 1,171.15 4,510,579 1,293.38 4,298,157 1,042.87
Spouses of disabled workers 134,680 323.98 9,941 337.67 124,739 322.89
Children of disabled workers 1,666,654 355.35 862,103 357.19 804,551 353.38
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 2016
Age All retired workers Men Women
Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Total 41,233,126 1,360.13 20,616,209 1,518.64 20,616,917 1,201.64
62–64 2,893,597 1,094.36 1,378,153 1,228.49 1,515,444 972.39
62 716,676 1,076.70 341,261 1,211.88 375,415 953.82
63 1,001,979 1,073.73 477,679 1,204.25 524,300 954.81
64 1,174,942 1,122.73 559,213 1,259.32 615,729 998.68
65–69 11,672,271 1,356.80 5,951,060 1,523.83 5,721,211 1,183.07
65 1,418,604 1,172.28 675,910 1,313.04 742,694 1,044.18
66 2,434,139 1,332.70 1,245,087 1,494.44 1,189,052 1,163.34
67 2,545,984 1,371.92 1,309,181 1,536.73 1,236,803 1,197.46
68 2,575,774 1,409.43 1,325,940 1,581.49 1,249,834 1,226.89
69 2,697,770 1,411.07 1,394,942 1,585.26 1,302,828 1,224.56
70–74 10,522,926 1,452.68 5,413,255 1,634.28 5,109,671 1,260.29
70 2,517,479 1,482.40 1,297,386 1,667.68 1,220,093 1,285.38
71 2,055,462 1,449.58 1,060,085 1,627.92 995,377 1,259.65
72 2,013,810 1,442.69 1,035,072 1,622.12 978,738 1,252.93
73 2,030,795 1,439.69 1,042,461 1,620.69 988,334 1,248.78
74 1,905,380 1,441.17 978,251 1,624.26 927,129 1,248.00
75–79 7,039,877 1,404.22 3,590,454 1,575.32 3,449,423 1,226.12
75 1,651,318 1,442.68 844,886 1,627.21 806,432 1,249.36
76 1,500,634 1,426.29 767,205 1,605.42 733,429 1,238.91
77 1,378,276 1,396.57 702,279 1,565.59 675,997 1,220.98
78 1,315,281 1,380.93 669,211 1,544.66 646,070 1,211.33
79 1,194,368 1,357.77 606,873 1,510.09 587,495 1,200.43
80–84 4,598,088 1,302.12 2,300,661 1,420.23 2,297,427 1,183.84
80 1,087,604 1,314.56 550,363 1,446.17 537,241 1,179.74
81 1,010,154 1,293.65 508,824 1,412.66 501,330 1,172.86
82 919,459 1,290.55 460,735 1,401.99 458,724 1,178.62
83 811,966 1,296.60 403,342 1,406.28 408,624 1,188.34
84 768,905 1,315.31 377,397 1,429.79 391,508 1,204.97
85–89 2,831,374 1,311.67 1,332,245 1,408.65 1,499,129 1,225.48
85 695,599 1,305.98 338,780 1,408.87 356,819 1,208.30
86 642,535 1,305.12 309,157 1,402.33 333,378 1,214.97
87 556,003 1,305.88 261,283 1,395.94 294,720 1,226.04
88 499,377 1,319.39 228,126 1,417.44 271,251 1,236.93
89 437,860 1,328.86 194,899 1,425.04 242,961 1,251.70
90–94 1,291,508 1,314.34 528,077 1,387.87 763,431 1,263.48
95 or older 383,485 1,325.66 122,304 1,366.73 261,181 1,306.43
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 2016
Age All disabled workers Men Women
Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Total 8,808,736 1,171.15 4,510,579 1,293.38 4,298,157 1,042.87
Under 20 351 458.47 196 461.78 155 454.28
20–24 25,860 605.24 15,621 613.01 10,239 593.40
20 924 497.04 550 501.77 374 490.09
21 2,135 537.87 1,302 542.95 833 529.93
22 4,402 584.91 2,687 595.58 1,715 568.18
23 7,334 607.12 4,419 612.68 2,915 598.67
24 11,065 634.13 6,663 643.12 4,402 620.51
25–29 125,164 720.33 72,108 735.86 53,056 699.22
25 15,407 661.67 9,230 671.04 6,177 647.66
26 20,572 683.66 12,111 698.64 8,461 662.22
27 24,977 705.89 14,479 722.37 10,498 683.15
28 29,546 738.12 16,787 755.20 12,759 715.65
29 34,662 763.42 19,501 783.04 15,161 738.19
30–34 257,393 839.78 140,964 862.19 116,429 812.64
30 40,185 791.94 22,579 814.48 17,606 763.03
31 45,820 814.45 25,374 836.90 20,446 786.60
32 51,065 834.83 28,132 858.09 22,933 806.30
33 56,744 859.39 30,918 880.42 25,826 834.20
34 63,579 874.74 33,961 899.62 29,618 846.23
35–39 401,190 929.79 204,986 957.49 196,204 900.86
35 69,511 896.01 36,588 920.63 32,923 868.66
36 76,418 911.27 39,331 935.11 37,087 885.99
37 81,244 928.54 41,477 957.54 39,767 898.30
38 84,623 942.99 42,951 970.63 41,672 914.50
39 89,394 960.54 44,639 994.72 44,755 926.44
40–44 531,315 1,002.75 261,282 1,051.00 270,033 956.06
40 91,658 975.57 45,661 1,012.64 45,997 938.76
41 97,160 985.43 47,871 1,026.17 49,289 945.86
42 104,281 1,003.27 51,037 1,050.04 53,244 958.44
43 112,539 1,012.45 55,061 1,066.25 57,478 960.92
44 125,677 1,026.85 61,652 1,085.89 64,025 970.01
45–49 831,965 1,064.41 413,982 1,136.17 417,983 993.34
45 144,063 1,039.46 70,857 1,101.34 73,206 979.56
46 159,394 1,054.37 78,603 1,121.61 80,791 988.95
47 165,539 1,065.49 82,725 1,136.25 82,814 994.80
48 174,995 1,074.45 87,557 1,150.24 87,438 998.55
49 187,974 1,081.75 94,240 1,161.34 93,734 1,001.72
50–54 1,371,926 1,124.51 687,273 1,224.91 684,653 1,023.73
50 209,809 1,095.99 105,659 1,179.85 104,150 1,010.90
51 242,394 1,107.43 121,349 1,199.80 121,045 1,014.83
52 280,964 1,120.97 140,460 1,221.53 140,504 1,020.45
53 305,599 1,135.02 153,038 1,240.93 152,561 1,028.77
54 333,160 1,148.26 166,767 1,259.87 166,393 1,036.39
55–59 2,168,687 1,209.10 1,105,255 1,346.32 1,063,432 1,066.49
55 371,045 1,168.58 186,924 1,287.97 184,121 1,047.37
56 407,077 1,187.93 206,440 1,316.91 200,637 1,055.22
57 438,190 1,207.95 223,626 1,344.08 214,564 1,066.06
58 460,230 1,226.26 235,862 1,369.54 224,368 1,075.64
59 492,145 1,242.14 252,403 1,393.85 239,742 1,082.42
60–65 3,094,885 1,304.72 1,608,912 1,478.36 1,485,973 1,116.72
60 509,613 1,263.15 262,052 1,420.99 247,561 1,096.06
61 518,946 1,284.05 268,049 1,449.62 250,897 1,107.16
62 532,732 1,302.66 276,742 1,472.81 255,990 1,118.71
63 523,689 1,315.45 272,408 1,493.16 251,281 1,122.80
64 514,332 1,327.81 268,976 1,510.66 245,356 1,127.36
65 495,573 1,336.02 260,685 1,522.67 234,888 1,128.88
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 2016
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 2,505,754 687.22 2,357,326 694.38 148,428 573.53
By basis of entitlement  
Care of children 91,767 385.47 89,906 388.84 1,861 222.36
Under 35 10,699 217.18 10,522 218.43 177 142.92
35–39 12,983 255.11 12,697 257.22 286 161.57
40–44 14,866 312.51 14,560 315.30 306 179.58
45–49 16,366 382.51 16,034 385.93 332 217.32
50–54 15,184 449.17 14,853 454.13 331 226.53
55–59 10,682 513.80 10,434 519.51 248 273.62
60–61 3,840 569.00 3,732 575.28 108 352.12
62–FRA 7,147 606.97 7,074 608.38 73 470.45
Age 2,413,987 698.69 2,267,420 706.49 146,567 577.99
62–64 171,489 477.39 166,796 482.04 4,693 312.17
62 39,284 461.96 38,321 465.95 963 302.98
63 59,471 467.71 57,869 472.18 1,602 306.36
64 72,734 493.64 70,606 498.86 2,128 320.71
65–69 855,330 792.64 773,282 800.57 82,048 717.87
65 93,532 547.85 90,440 553.69 3,092 377.27
66 186,917 820.25 166,383 831.50 20,534 729.05
67 203,772 840.67 181,491 851.90 22,281 749.20
68 188,282 823.19 169,122 833.25 19,160 734.33
69 182,827 804.63 165,846 814.66 16,981 706.69
70–74 545,199 695.52 521,987 706.12 23,212 457.02
70 126,267 724.60 120,470 735.03 5,797 507.86
71 105,271 692.17 100,736 702.83 4,535 455.38
72 105,611 688.08 101,194 698.40 4,417 451.65
73 105,933 686.05 101,556 696.92 4,377 433.83
74 102,117 680.51 98,031 691.48 4,086 417.37
75–79 407,976 657.67 390,299 669.74 17,677 391.28
75 92,202 671.49 88,328 682.94 3,874 410.44
76 86,744 659.45 82,900 671.66 3,844 396.06
77 80,262 654.75 76,673 667.37 3,589 385.08
78 77,137 651.80 73,806 664.00 3,331 381.60
79 71,631 647.35 68,592 659.25 3,039 378.71
80–84 266,619 643.13 255,173 655.45 11,446 368.39
85–89 130,377 644.76 124,805 657.91 5,572 350.26
90–94 33,373 642.22 31,742 657.67 1,631 341.64
95 or older 3,624 640.09 3,336 665.73 288 343.03
By marital status  
Nondivorced 2,287,168 679.23 2,153,432 686.12 133,736 568.27
Divorced 218,586 770.78 203,894 781.54 14,692 621.39
  Spouses of retired workers
Total 2,371,074 707.85 2,232,587 715.13 138,487 590.46
By basis of entitlement  
Care of children 38,647 578.60 38,495 578.78 152 532.57
Under 35 1,350 499.62 (X) (X) (X) (X)
35–39 2,468 503.35 2,468 503.35 0 . . .
40–44 4,135 516.21 (X) (X) (X) (X)
45–49 6,467 551.35 6,460 551.34 7 557.57
50–54 8,008 577.96 7,987 578.24 21 471.76
55–59 7,088 604.08 7,051 604.65 37 494.08
60–61 2,995 626.76 2,952 628.80 43 486.53
62–FRA 6,136 644.91 6,094 645.06 42 623.67
Age 2,332,427 709.99 2,194,092 717.53 138,335 590.52
62–64 134,444 515.44 131,623 518.61 2,821 367.58
62 28,025 511.22 27,525 513.64 500 378.28
63 45,964 506.46 45,037 509.29 927 369.33
64 60,455 524.23 59,061 528.04 1,394 362.58
65–69 820,199 809.06 742,941 816.70 77,258 735.64
65 83,001 570.95 80,760 575.29 2,241 414.57
66 177,566 840.56 158,386 851.87 19,180 747.15
67 197,072 854.46 175,905 865.47 21,167 762.97
68 183,481 833.68 165,139 843.37 18,342 746.47
69 179,079 813.01 162,751 822.48 16,328 718.61
70–74 537,864 699.76 515,809 709.86 22,055 463.45
70 123,723 731.63 118,310 741.36 5,413 519.08
71 103,610 697.28 99,343 707.34 4,267 463.07
72 104,319 691.77 100,104 701.63 4,215 457.63
73 104,894 689.02 100,683 699.47 4,211 439.20
74 101,318 682.69 97,369 693.36 3,949 419.68
75–79 406,341 658.65 388,968 670.56 17,373 392.03
75 91,642 673.08 87,863 684.35 3,779 411.19
76 86,352 660.60 82,583 672.63 3,769 397.07
77 79,976 655.63 76,440 668.10 3,536 385.88
78 76,930 652.37 73,646 664.40 3,284 382.60
79 71,441 647.94 68,436 659.74 3,005 379.14
80–84 266,281 643.40 254,917 655.65 11,364 368.52
85–89 130,310 644.87 124,760 657.97 5,550 350.40
90–94 33,364 642.29 31,738 657.70 1,626 341.57
95 or older 3,624 640.09 3,336 665.73 288 343.03
By marital status  
Nondivorced 2,164,399 699.66 2,038,916 706.80 125,483 583.58
Divorced 206,675 793.65 193,671 802.83 13,004 656.83
  Spouses of disabled workers
Total 134,680 323.98 124,739 322.89 9,941 337.67
By basis of entitlement  
Care of children 53,120 244.96 51,411 246.62 1,709 194.77
Under 35 9,349 176.39 (X) (X) (X) (X)
35–39 10,515 196.85 10,229 197.83 286 161.57
40–44 10,731 234.01 (X) (X) (X) (X)
45–49 9,899 272.21 9,574 274.32 325 209.99
50–54 7,176 305.45 6,866 309.76 310 209.92
55–59 3,594 335.75 3,383 342.03 211 234.96
60–61 845 364.30 780 372.72 65 263.20
62–FRA 1,011 376.68 980 380.28 31 262.87
Age 81,560 375.44 73,328 376.35 8,232 367.33
62–64 37,045 339.29 35,173 345.18 1,872 228.68
62 11,259 339.32 10,796 344.37 463 221.65
63 13,507 335.83 12,832 341.93 675 219.89
64 12,279 343.06 11,545 349.54 734 241.20
65–69 35,131 409.17 30,341 405.69 4,790 431.19
65 10,531 365.85 9,680 373.48 851 279.05
66 9,351 434.56 7,997 428.13 1,354 472.57
67 6,700 435.04 5,586 424.56 1,114 487.59
68 4,801 422.20 3,983 414.01 818 462.08
69 3,748 404.58 3,095 403.69 653 408.79
70–74 7,335 384.62 6,178 394.02 1,157 334.46
70 2,544 382.72 2,160 388.60 384 349.64
71 1,661 373.33 1,393 381.08 268 333.06
72 1,292 389.93 1,090 401.63 202 326.74
73 1,039 385.81 873 402.62 166 297.43
74 799 404.02 662 415.01 137 350.90
75 or older 2,049 418.01 1,636 435.89 413 347.17
By marital status  
Nondivorced 122,769 319.12 114,516 317.94 8,253 335.48
Divorced 11,911 374.03 10,223 378.27 1,688 348.33
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: FRA = full retirement age; (X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals; . . . = 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 2016
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 4,221,557 618.79 661,944 656.82 1,892,959 837.44 1,666,654 355.35
Under age 18 3,006,839 562.73 333,993 633.59 1,179,370 824.22 1,493,476 340.38
Under 1 9,451 390.05 611 552.24 1,728 773.23 7,112 283.01
1 23,315 403.89 1,435 559.42 5,816 727.94 16,064 272.68
2 34,951 427.89 2,358 562.92 10,539 724.73 22,054 271.60
3 46,655 439.57 3,283 570.52 15,211 721.85 28,161 271.83
4 60,449 454.47 4,433 570.83 20,950 731.82 35,066 274.06
5 75,247 464.48 5,828 570.82 27,041 735.45 42,378 276.96
6 92,841 472.77 7,389 578.09 34,066 741.71 51,386 279.33
7 114,796 482.29 9,647 578.23 43,244 747.02 61,905 282.42
8 138,161 492.35 11,995 577.93 52,959 755.11 73,207 288.25
9 162,614 503.12 14,627 578.89 63,079 767.64 84,908 293.55
10 185,291 516.45 17,840 588.07 72,639 778.43 94,812 302.26
11 205,415 532.34 21,051 595.78 81,195 795.04 103,169 312.65
12 230,381 547.50 24,815 602.18 92,188 808.52 113,378 323.31
13 258,145 565.96 29,095 615.29 103,374 829.59 125,676 337.69
14 286,449 583.56 34,257 624.89 115,286 843.18 136,906 354.59
15 323,521 604.37 40,736 642.59 130,511 859.99 152,274 375.06
16 363,560 638.29 48,551 685.73 148,037 884.21 166,972 406.46
17 395,597 657.05 56,042 703.30 161,507 897.45 178,048 424.42
Disabled adult children 1,085,262 761.87 308,529 676.67 654,531 854.08 122,202 483.08
18–19 15,738 638.85 2,965 667.61 5,812 878.66 6,961 426.36
20–24 95,341 658.62 20,142 690.50 37,478 851.50 37,721 449.97
25–29 125,059 700.99 34,437 698.01 54,216 848.03 36,406 484.83
30–34 121,513 728.80 43,954 692.18 54,498 850.62 23,061 510.73
35–39 114,605 743.73 49,715 680.66 52,523 854.25 12,367 527.88
40–44 109,553 767.80 50,125 676.14 54,588 871.28 4,840 549.90
45–49 116,899 787.89 47,668 670.67 68,405 872.33 826 559.82
50–54 118,190 810.53 (X) (X) 84,676 868.34 (X) (X)
55–59 103,093 820.50 (X) (X) 85,147 858.54 (X) (X)
60–64 71,677 825.56 (X) (X) 65,463 845.41 (X) (X)
65–69 42,805 848.64 1,500 619.54 41,305 856.96 0 . . .
70–74 25,609 832.62 292 602.30 25,317 835.28 0 . . .
75–79 13,920 795.96 56 563.96 13,864 796.90 0 . . .
80 or older 11,260 712.00 21 573.81 11,239 712.26 0 . . .
Students, aged 18–19 129,456 721.52 19,422 740.87 59,058 916.98 50,976 487.71
18 121,798 724.43 18,378 743.49 55,350 922.82 48,070 488.71
19 7,658 675.29 1,044 694.83 3,708 829.75 2,906 471.18
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: (X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals; . . . = 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 2016
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 132,757 946.93 10,574 814.77 122,183 958.37
By age  
Under 25 822 697.56 14 491.43 808 701.13
25–29 5,280 742.43 190 567.18 5,090 748.97
25 561 719.32 17 443.94 544 727.93
26 764 741.44 23 540.09 741 747.69
27 1,016 745.98 38 583.37 978 752.30
28 1,316 746.13 48 557.13 1,268 753.29
29 1,623 745.64 64 607.59 1,559 751.31
30–34 13,853 773.88 732 652.55 13,121 780.65
30 1,934 760.70 105 659.30 1,829 766.52
31 2,361 761.87 113 632.09 2,248 768.39
32 2,735 770.94 170 661.26 2,565 778.20
33 3,140 775.90 163 630.65 2,977 783.85
34 3,683 788.97 181 672.95 3,502 794.96
35–39 22,303 835.38 1,489 710.16 20,814 844.34
35 3,919 796.04 211 621.08 3,708 806.00
36 4,362 819.63 281 705.80 4,081 827.46
37 4,485 831.26 310 680.54 4,175 842.45
38 4,645 845.10 332 748.27 4,313 852.55
39 4,892 875.49 355 756.79 4,537 884.78
40–44 24,771 931.14 1,938 788.06 22,833 943.28
40 4,670 895.56 333 773.35 4,337 904.94
41 4,882 914.67 389 769.26 4,493 927.26
42 4,998 935.92 410 819.69 4,588 946.31
43 5,049 940.67 393 760.71 4,656 955.86
44 5,172 964.90 413 812.26 4,759 978.14
45–49 25,789 1,016.72 2,285 849.35 23,504 1,032.99
45 5,531 992.83 498 828.15 5,033 1,009.12
46 5,568 1,005.04 464 861.91 5,104 1,018.06
47 5,228 1,016.83 451 847.84 4,777 1,032.79
48 4,829 1,040.62 460 844.95 4,369 1,061.22
49 4,633 1,034.25 412 867.40 4,221 1,050.53
50–54 19,630 1,062.58 1,977 877.20 17,653 1,083.34
50 4,551 1,056.12 418 883.35 4,133 1,073.59
51 4,281 1,051.15 409 874.48 3,872 1,069.81
52 4,068 1,072.12 416 912.15 3,652 1,090.34
53 3,540 1,063.99 383 864.93 3,157 1,088.14
54 3,190 1,073.40 351 845.03 2,839 1,101.63
55–59 10,885 1,079.56 1,301 898.80 9,584 1,104.10
55 2,733 1,085.44 344 909.48 2,389 1,110.78
56 2,404 1,075.50 272 865.47 2,132 1,102.29
57 2,129 1,062.99 268 902.57 1,861 1,086.10
58 1,836 1,102.79 206 946.64 1,630 1,122.52
59 1,783 1,071.89 211 872.83 1,572 1,098.61
60–61 3,427 1,067.17 329 917.05 3,098 1,083.11
60 1,713 1,068.69 174 910.56 1,539 1,086.57
61 1,714 1,065.65 155 924.35 1,559 1,079.70
62 or older 5,997 1,052.84 319 916.50 5,678 1,060.50
By marital status  
Nondivorced 121,291 947.02 9,892 817.71 111,399 958.51
Divorced 11,466 945.93 682 772.15 10,784 956.92
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 2016
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 3,744,962 1,300.86 107,272 1,143.44 3,637,690 1,305.50
By age  
60–61 118,042 1,163.24 12,038 953.61 106,004 1,187.04
60 46,311 1,174.73 4,506 963.05 41,805 1,197.54
61 71,731 1,155.82 7,532 947.96 64,199 1,180.21
62–64 316,089 1,227.66 29,734 1,082.44 286,355 1,242.74
62 93,150 1,206.02 9,257 1,045.74 83,893 1,223.71
63 106,455 1,225.37 10,085 1,087.50 96,370 1,239.80
64 116,484 1,247.06 10,392 1,110.23 106,092 1,260.47
65–69 692,300 1,408.70 43,807 1,306.02 648,493 1,415.63
65 128,355 1,282.77 10,613 1,173.26 117,742 1,292.64
66 140,455 1,413.50 10,382 1,321.59 130,073 1,420.84
67 140,001 1,438.10 8,784 1,343.81 131,217 1,444.41
68 138,069 1,450.30 7,491 1,377.25 130,578 1,454.49
69 145,420 1,447.39 6,537 1,364.45 138,883 1,451.29
70–74 513,026 1,378.79 9,336 1,190.86 503,690 1,382.27
70 106,993 1,405.20 2,762 1,258.19 104,231 1,409.10
71 93,757 1,374.34 1,813 1,203.59 91,944 1,377.71
72 98,757 1,373.17 1,720 1,150.24 97,037 1,377.12
73 106,395 1,378.82 1,557 1,161.86 104,838 1,382.05
74 107,124 1,361.45 1,484 1,127.47 105,640 1,364.73
75–79 510,390 1,289.75 4,803 985.61 505,587 1,292.64
75 99,618 1,328.26 1,103 1,088.42 98,515 1,330.94
76 100,493 1,305.86 1,089 1,028.23 99,404 1,308.90
77 101,293 1,287.85 963 964.67 100,330 1,290.96
78 104,627 1,270.31 867 936.31 103,760 1,273.10
79 104,359 1,258.80 781 861.57 103,578 1,261.80
80–84 558,335 1,254.93 3,432 831.34 554,903 1,257.55
80 108,432 1,253.19 793 885.81 107,639 1,255.90
81 111,889 1,252.60 706 818.89 111,183 1,255.35
82 113,616 1,258.15 683 808.76 112,933 1,260.87
83 110,054 1,255.22 619 809.74 109,435 1,257.74
84 114,344 1,255.37 631 822.43 113,713 1,257.78
85–89 550,688 1,260.60 2,504 764.71 548,184 1,262.87
85 115,138 1,261.37 564 735.60 114,574 1,263.96
86 117,823 1,263.42 592 803.29 117,231 1,265.74
87 111,248 1,262.67 515 751.44 110,733 1,265.05
88 106,050 1,257.98 456 768.73 105,594 1,260.10
89 100,429 1,256.91 377 760.93 100,052 1,258.78
90–94 350,932 1,248.36 1,236 724.91 349,696 1,250.21
95 or older 135,160 1,276.16 382 696.81 134,778 1,277.80
By marital status  
Nondivorced 3,338,939 1,292.53 96,440 1,134.81 3,242,499 1,297.22
Divorced 406,023 1,369.40 10,832 1,220.29 395,191 1,373.49
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 2016
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 259,207 717.65 18,749 535.23 240,458 731.88
By age  
50–54 29,315 686.99 2,405 515.65 26,910 702.30
50 2,147 694.37 180 540.93 1,967 708.41
51 3,917 680.75 309 500.99 3,608 696.15
52 5,808 691.03 467 538.34 5,341 704.38
53 7,620 681.97 668 512.58 6,952 698.24
54 9,823 689.37 781 504.67 9,042 705.32
55–59 91,991 707.74 7,624 530.19 84,367 723.79
55 12,354 696.63 1,003 512.34 11,351 712.92
56 15,567 707.16 1,350 531.73 14,217 723.82
57 18,439 704.44 1,500 528.07 16,939 720.06
58 21,033 711.85 1,774 541.92 19,259 727.50
59 24,598 712.66 1,997 529.28 22,601 728.86
60–65 137,901 730.78 8,720 545.04 129,181 743.32
60 25,596 710.52 2,033 527.36 23,563 726.32
61 24,859 722.18 1,674 540.95 23,185 735.26
62 23,860 730.09 1,587 551.65 22,273 742.81
63 22,383 734.02 1,290 561.61 21,093 744.56
64 21,228 744.00 1,183 536.32 20,045 756.26
65 19,975 750.58 953 567.29 19,022 759.76
By marital status  
Nondivorced 221,769 712.35 17,154 527.01 204,615 727.89
Divorced 37,438 749.04 1,595 623.61 35,843 754.62
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 2016
Age All parents Men Women
Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Total 1,208 1,154.19 152 1,068.41 1,056 1,166.54
62–69 70 1,280.60 13 1,070.62 57 1,328.49
70–74 97 1,176.41 17 1,066.76 80 1,199.71
75–79 191 1,173.46 20 1,088.52 171 1,183.40
80–84 283 1,132.86 34 1,098.12 249 1,137.61
85–89 284 1,154.37 37 1,107.36 247 1,161.41
90 or older 283 1,123.44 31 976.34 252 1,141.54
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 2016
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 29,130,726 1,247.51 13,994,972 1,380.26 15,135,754 1,124.78
62–64 2,893,597 1,094.36 1,378,153 1,228.49 1,515,444 972.39
62 716,676 1,076.70 341,261 1,211.88 375,415 953.82
63 1,001,979 1,073.73 477,679 1,204.25 524,300 954.81
64 1,174,942 1,122.73 559,213 1,259.32 615,729 998.68
65–69 8,049,837 1,233.94 3,911,302 1,379.84 4,138,535 1,096.05
65 1,418,604 1,172.28 675,910 1,313.04 742,694 1,044.18
66 1,579,734 1,205.76 765,201 1,345.44 814,533 1,074.54
67 1,633,107 1,237.80 793,768 1,381.36 839,339 1,102.03
68 1,663,224 1,271.27 812,368 1,421.66 850,856 1,127.69
69 1,755,168 1,270.17 864,055 1,421.84 891,113 1,123.10
70–74 6,882,184 1,299.25 3,419,848 1,457.48 3,462,336 1,142.96
70 1,577,761 1,296.99 781,045 1,455.30 796,716 1,141.79
71 1,300,542 1,279.53 647,760 1,433.63 652,782 1,126.61
72 1,312,932 1,290.90 653,256 1,448.21 659,676 1,135.11
73 1,365,488 1,302.78 678,926 1,461.89 686,562 1,145.44
74 1,325,461 1,325.91 658,861 1,488.14 666,600 1,165.56
75–79 5,013,208 1,319.96 2,491,483 1,474.69 2,521,725 1,167.08
75 1,168,402 1,342.44 581,906 1,508.96 586,496 1,177.23
76 1,067,877 1,335.83 531,872 1,498.07 536,005 1,174.84
77 987,836 1,316.29 491,350 1,470.33 496,486 1,163.85
78 946,442 1,308.14 470,229 1,457.27 476,213 1,160.89
79 842,651 1,286.25 416,126 1,421.74 426,525 1,154.06
80–84 3,145,337 1,218.60 1,510,938 1,304.99 1,634,399 1,138.74
80 762,244 1,242.25 372,404 1,353.58 389,840 1,135.90
81 691,320 1,215.30 334,038 1,307.91 357,282 1,128.72
82 616,119 1,201.00 295,576 1,277.74 320,543 1,130.24
83 548,354 1,204.11 260,647 1,272.65 287,707 1,142.01
84 527,300 1,224.38 248,273 1,294.54 279,027 1,161.95
85–89 1,965,357 1,220.37 875,218 1,259.66 1,090,139 1,188.83
85 478,758 1,212.47 222,651 1,263.65 256,107 1,167.97
86 444,287 1,213.99 203,822 1,255.85 240,465 1,178.51
87 385,840 1,215.33 171,857 1,245.87 213,983 1,190.80
88 347,535 1,230.16 149,820 1,266.77 197,715 1,202.42
89 308,937 1,237.08 127,068 1,269.08 181,869 1,214.73
90–94 911,782 1,226.05 335,251 1,221.99 576,531 1,228.41
95 or older 269,424 1,236.74 72,779 1,157.36 196,645 1,266.12
  Disabled workers
Total 78,230 1,420.65 46,347 1,584.46 31,883 1,182.53
62 4,436 1,467.58 2,643 1,630.40 1,793 1,227.57
63 15,264 1,435.41 9,287 1,593.94 5,977 1,189.07
64 25,106 1,429.47 14,891 1,595.59 10,215 1,187.31
65 33,424 1,401.06 19,526 1,565.24 13,898 1,170.39
  Spouses
Total 1,666,938 617.22 32,251 377.70 1,634,687 621.95
By age  
62–64 171,489 477.39 4,693 312.17 166,796 482.04
62 39,284 461.96 963 302.98 38,321 465.95
63 59,471 467.71 1,602 306.36 57,869 472.18
64 72,734 493.64 2,128 320.71 70,606 498.86
65–69 458,285 607.23 14,710 399.51 443,575 614.11
65 93,532 547.85 3,092 377.27 90,440 553.69
66 88,890 601.66 3,283 409.21 85,607 609.05
67 89,044 614.86 2,981 405.35 86,063 622.12
68 90,494 629.08 2,688 401.81 87,806 636.04
69 96,325 642.42 2,666 404.52 93,659 649.19
70–74 413,622 654.71 7,701 394.91 405,921 659.64
70 89,125 646.29 2,141 395.73 86,984 652.46
71 79,200 644.67 1,707 387.43 77,493 650.34
72 81,358 654.92 1,462 407.99 79,896 659.43
73 83,183 662.72 1,316 401.02 81,867 666.92
74 80,756 665.41 1,075 379.86 79,681 669.26
75–79 317,349 655.15 3,434 362.25 313,915 658.35
75 73,013 662.49 939 371.98 72,074 666.27
76 68,259 658.04 841 373.24 67,418 661.59
77 62,440 654.81 690 356.47 61,750 658.14
78 59,740 651.17 562 352.44 59,178 654.01
79 53,897 646.35 402 340.18 53,495 648.65
80–84 192,968 626.29 1,193 327.97 191,775 628.15
85–89 91,044 614.21 436 314.79 90,608 615.65
90–94 20,468 597.01 (X) (X) (X) (X)
95 or older 1,713 593.76 (X) (X) (X) (X)
By type of benefit  
Spouses of retired workers 1,596,035 629.18 26,775 401.01 1,569,260 633.07
Spouses of disabled workers 70,903 348.11 5,476 263.75 65,427 355.17
  Nondisabled widow(er)s
Total 2,283,937 1,245.57 85,772 1,142.91 2,198,165 1,249.57
60–64 434,131 1,210.15 41,772 1,045.31 392,359 1,227.70
60 46,311 1,174.73 4,506 963.05 41,805 1,197.54
61 71,731 1,155.82 7,532 947.96 64,199 1,180.21
62 93,150 1,206.02 9,257 1,045.74 83,893 1,223.71
63 106,455 1,225.37 10,085 1,087.50 96,370 1,239.80
64 116,484 1,247.06 10,392 1,110.23 106,092 1,260.47
65–69 598,324 1,365.49 34,472 1,262.34 563,852 1,371.80
65 128,355 1,282.77 10,613 1,173.26 117,742 1,292.64
66 124,316 1,373.09 8,406 1,281.56 115,910 1,379.73
67 117,189 1,387.88 6,174 1,301.95 111,015 1,392.66
68 112,601 1,398.16 5,014 1,331.28 107,587 1,401.28
69 115,863 1,394.58 4,265 1,307.74 111,598 1,397.90
70–74 377,174 1,334.70 6,120 1,204.03 371,054 1,336.85
70 84,945 1,360.28 1,979 1,244.99 82,966 1,363.03
71 72,116 1,335.02 1,228 1,210.07 70,888 1,337.18
72 72,879 1,330.25 1,130 1,177.93 71,749 1,332.65
73 75,125 1,330.75 951 1,175.34 74,174 1,332.74
74 72,109 1,312.83 832 1,165.91 71,277 1,314.55
75–79 288,918 1,218.98 1,984 1,099.94 286,934 1,219.80
75 63,117 1,270.82 553 1,152.36 62,564 1,271.86
76 60,294 1,241.70 489 1,133.97 59,805 1,242.58
77 56,155 1,214.06 368 1,081.18 55,787 1,214.94
78 56,116 1,188.09 322 1,052.12 55,794 1,188.87
79 53,236 1,169.52 252 1,007.38 52,984 1,170.29
80–84 246,444 1,140.86 853 937.49 245,591 1,141.56
85–89 195,033 1,104.20 413 897.00 194,620 1,104.64
90–94 107,533 1,055.70 134 811.90 107,399 1,056.01
95 or older 36,380 1,011.45 24 823.92 36,356 1,011.58
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: (X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 5.A4 Number and total monthly benefits, by trust fund and type of benefit, December 1940–2016, 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
2014 59,007,158 48,076,066 10,931,092 39,008,771 8,954,518 2,452,435 4,355,214 142,509 4,092,402 1,309 0
2015 59,963,425 49,156,959 10,806,466 40,089,061 8,909,430 2,477,567 4,296,691 139,719 4,049,705 1,252 0
2016 60,907,307 50,297,237 10,610,070 41,233,126 8,808,736 2,505,754 4,221,557 132,757 4,004,169 1,208 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
2014 71,693,353 60,573,128 11,120,224 51,826,267 10,435,524 1,597,691 2,621,075 133,232 5,078,097 1,467 0
2015 73,642,029 62,594,690 11,047,339 53,790,278 10,386,494 1,657,556 2,613,041 131,328 5,061,912 1,419 0
2016 75,917,962 64,965,742 10,952,220 56,082,551 10,316,342 1,722,001 2,612,266 125,711 5,057,697 1,394 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 2016
Type of benefit Number Average age
Total, OASDI 60,907,307 67
OASI 50,297,237 71
Retired workers 41,233,126 74
Spouses of retired workers 2,371,074 73
Children of retired workers 661,944 26
Under age 18 333,993 13
Disabled adult children 308,529 40
Students, aged 18–19 19,422 18
Children of deceased workers 1,892,959 25
Under age 18 1,179,370 12
Disabled adult children 654,531 48
Students, aged 18–19 59,058 18
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,744,962 77
Widowed mothers and fathers 132,757 45
Disabled widow(er)s 259,207 59
Parents of deceased workers 1,208 83
DI 10,610,070 48
Disabled workers 8,808,736 54
Spouses of disabled workers 134,680 57
Children of disabled workers 1,666,654 13
Under age 18 1,493,476 12
Disabled adult children 122,202 28
Students, aged 18–19 50,976 18
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 5.A6 Number and average monthly benefit, by age, type of benefit, and sex, December 2016
Type of benefit All Male Female
  Number
Total, OASDI 60,907,307 27,624,279 33,283,028
Adults 56,685,750 25,411,963 31,273,787
Children 4,221,557 2,212,316 2,009,241
Under age 18 3,006,839 1,529,348 1,477,491
Disabled adult children 1,085,262 611,033 474,229
Students, aged 18–19 129,456 71,935 57,521
Retired workers and their spouses and children 44,266,144 21,108,774 23,157,370
Retired workers 41,233,126 20,616,209 20,616,917
Spouses 2,371,074 138,487 2,232,587
Children 661,944 354,078 307,866
Disabled workers and their spouses and children 10,610,070 5,382,623 5,227,447
Disabled workers 8,808,736 4,510,579 4,298,157
Spouses 134,680 9,941 124,739
Children 1,666,654 862,103 804,551
Survivors of deceased workers 6,031,093 1,132,882 4,898,211
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,744,962 107,272 3,637,690
Disabled widow(er)s 259,207 18,749 240,458
Widowed mothers and fathers 132,757 10,574 122,183
Children 1,892,959 996,135 896,824
Parents 1,208 152 1,056
  Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Retired workers 1,360.13 1,518.64 1,201.64
Disabled workers 1,171.15 1,293.38 1,042.87
Widowed mothers and fathers 946.93 814.77 958.37
Nondisabled widow(er)s 1,300.86 1,143.44 1,305.50
Surviving children 837.44 836.73 838.23
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
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 2016
Type of benefit and basis of entitlement Number Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Total a 31,272,731 1,149.10
Workers 24,915,074 1,174.25
Retired 20,616,917 1,201.64
Full benefit 5,481,163 1,413.88
Reduced benefit 15,135,754 1,124.78
Disabled 4,298,157 1,042.87
Wives of retired and disabled workers 2,357,326 694.38
Entitlement based on care of children 89,906 388.84
Husband retired 38,495 578.78
Husband disabled 51,411 246.62
Entitlement based on age 2,267,420 706.49
Husband retired 2,194,092 717.53
Full benefit 624,832 929.63
Reduced benefit 1,569,260 633.07
Husband disabled 73,328 376.35
Widows 4,000,331 1,260.42
Entitlement based on care of children 122,183 958.37
Nondisabled, aged 60 or older 3,637,690 1,305.50
Disabled, aged 50 to FRA 240,458 731.88
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: 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 2016
Type of benefit and sex Number Average primary insurance amount (dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
All beneficiaries 43,557 683.32 893.53
  Retirement benefits
Total 39,931 676.09 919.14
Retired workers 38,811 676.70 937.84
Men 11,903 650.91 581.47
Women 26,908 688.10 1,095.48
Wives and husbands of retired workers 973 650.44 266.35
Children of retired workers 147 687.32 303.86
  Disability benefits
Total 44 707.29 691.62
  Survivor benefits
Total 3,582 763.56 610.53
Nondisabled widow(er)s 2,557 756.33 635.81
Disabled widow(er)s 32 767.09 441.66
Widowed mothers and fathers 3 721.00 540.33
Children of deceased workers 990 782.24 550.91
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 2016
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
  All beneficiaries
Total 50,811,750 1,236,377 5,068,656 13,781,556 11,607,050 7,972,398 5,430,336 3,515,864 2,135,801 63,712
Retired workers 41,233,126 . . . 2,893,597 11,672,271 10,522,926 7,039,877 4,598,088 2,831,374 1,629,843 45,150
Widow(er)s, parents, and mothers and fathers 3,893,494 171,924 387,753 713,871 513,316 510,625 558,645 550,979 467,965 18,416
Wives and husbands 2,424,974 3,840 176,930 857,036 545,199 407,976 266,619 130,377 36,865 132
Disabled workers 3,094,885 1,028,559 1,570,753 495,573 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Disabled adult children 165,271 32,054 39,623 42,805 25,609 13,920 6,984 3,134 1,128 14
  Men
Subtotal 22,571,747 563,957 2,256,334 6,360,270 5,457,886 3,619,253 2,318,371 1,341,442 643,878 10,356
Retired workers 20,616,209 . . . 1,378,153 5,951,060 5,413,255 3,590,454 2,300,661 1,332,245 640,111 10,270
Widowers, parents, and fathers 116,791 16,074 34,065 44,817 9,355 4,824 3,466 2,541 1,585 64
Husbands 146,748 108 4,750 82,064 23,212 17,677 11,446 5,572 1,899 20
Disabled workers 1,608,912 530,101 818,126 260,685 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Disabled adult children 83,087 17,674 21,240 21,644 12,064 6,298 2,798 1,084 (X) (X)
  Women
Subtotal 28,240,003 672,420 2,812,322 7,421,286 6,149,164 4,353,145 3,111,965 2,174,422 1,491,923 53,356
Retired workers 20,616,917 . . . 1,515,444 5,721,211 5,109,671 3,449,423 2,297,427 1,499,129 989,732 34,880
Widows, parents, and mothers 3,776,703 155,850 353,688 669,054 503,961 505,801 555,179 548,438 466,380 18,352
Wives 2,278,226 3,732 172,180 774,972 521,987 390,299 255,173 124,805 34,966 112
Disabled workers 1,485,973 498,458 752,627 234,888 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Disabled adult children 82,184 14,380 18,383 21,161 13,545 7,622 4,186 2,050 (X) (X)
  Average monthly benefit (dollars)
  All beneficiaries
Total 1,317.28 1,226.01 1,142.80 1,321.07 1,412.47 1,357.61 1,264.17 1,278.37 1,289.80 1,357.58
Retired workers 1,360.13 . . . 1,094.36 1,356.80 1,452.68 1,404.22 1,302.12 1,311.67 1,314.56 1,402.66
Widow(er)s, parents, and mothers and fathers 1,280.04 1,030.15 1,140.33 1,389.49 1,378.58 1,289.66 1,254.84 1,260.55 1,256.14 1,252.74
Wives and husbands 698.21 569.00 481.17 792.31 695.52 657.67 643.13 644.76 641.98 651.18
Disabled workers 1,304.72 1,273.69 1,315.16 1,336.02 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Disabled adult children 822.40 825.20 825.86 848.64 832.62 795.96 733.22 689.23 646.07 536.43
  Men
Subtotal 1,504.88 1,399.22 1,315.05 1,509.41 1,626.72 1,567.39 1,413.32 1,402.46 1,375.54 1,584.41
Retired workers 1,518.64 . . . 1,228.49 1,523.83 1,634.28 1,575.32 1,420.23 1,408.65 1,380.55 1,592.34
Widowers, parents, and fathers 1,097.41 855.97 1,017.57 1,289.96 1,190.62 985.86 833.96 769.70 722.95 727.46
Husbands 577.77 352.12 313.93 717.83 457.02 391.28 368.39 350.26 341.55 370.53
Disabled workers 1,478.36 1,435.47 1,492.03 1,522.67 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Disabled adult children 815.89 812.49 815.46 843.16 823.05 792.37 722.12 685.16 (X) (X)
  Women
Subtotal 1,167.34 1,080.74 1,004.61 1,159.65 1,222.31 1,183.21 1,153.06 1,201.82 1,252.79 1,313.56
Retired workers 1,201.64 . . . 972.39 1,183.07 1,260.29 1,226.12 1,183.84 1,225.48 1,271.88 1,346.82
Widows, parents, and mothers 1,285.68 1,048.11 1,152.15 1,396.16 1,382.07 1,292.55 1,257.47 1,262.82 1,257.95 1,254.57
Wives 705.97 575.28 485.79 800.20 706.12 669.74 655.45 657.91 658.30 701.29
Disabled workers 1,116.72 1,101.65 1,122.90 1,128.88 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Disabled adult children 828.99 840.83 837.87 854.24 841.15 798.94 740.64 691.38 (X) (X)
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: . . . = not applicable; (X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals.
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 1960–2016, 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
1991 20,207 12,251 7,398 4,853 2,158 2,695 7,956 3,062 4,889
1992 20,476 12,478 7,446 5,032 2,242 2,790 7,998 3,070 4,923
1993 20,647 12,656 7,479 5,177 2,312 2,864 7,991 3,053 4,934
1994 20,792 12,823 7,515 5,308 2,359 2,948 7,969 3,026 4,939
1995 20,888 12,974 7,554 5,420 2,398 3,022 7,914 2,985 4,926
1996 20,966 13,115 7,597 5,518 2,430 3,087 7,851 2,937 4,911
1997 21,049 13,396 7,779 5,617 2,461 3,156 7,653 2,892 4,758
1998 21,091 13,562 7,863 5,699 2,483 3,215 7,530 2,836 4,691
1999 21,147 13,719 7,947 5,772 2,499 3,272 7,429 2,784 4,642
2000 21,381 14,013 8,117 5,896 2,568 3,327 7,368 2,768 4,598
2001 21,442 14,205 8,244 5,962 2,584 3,377 7,237 2,711 4,524
2002 21,520 14,409 8,392 6,016 2,592 3,424 7,111 2,650 4,459
2003 21,627 14,643 8,579 6,063 2,603 3,460 6,985 2,593 4,389
2004 21,820 14,942 8,835 6,107 2,619 3,488 6,878 2,549 4,327
2005 22,066 15,291 9,126 6,165 2,650 3,514 6,775 2,511 4,264
2006 22,286 15,631 9,415 6,217 2,676 3,540 6,654 2,466 4,187
2007 22,526 15,987 9,716 6,271 2,706 3,565 6,539 2,423 4,115
2008 22,868 16,451 10,117 6,334 2,745 3,588 6,417 2,365 4,051
2009 23,466 17,131 10,584 6,442 2,823 3,619 6,334 2,337 3,996
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
2014 26,282 20,310 13,419 6,891 3,051 3,840 5,972 2,250 3,721
2015 26,870 20,939 13,997 6,942 3,067 3,875 5,931 2,261 3,670
2016 27,494 21,599 14,604 6,995 3,081 3,915 5,895 2,274 3,621
  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
1991 100.0 60.6 36.6 24.0 10.7 13.3 39.4 15.2 24.2
1992 100.0 60.9 36.4 24.6 10.9 13.6 39.1 15.0 24.0
1993 100.0 61.3 36.2 25.1 11.2 13.9 38.7 14.8 23.9
1994 100.0 61.7 36.1 25.5 11.3 14.2 38.3 14.6 23.8
1995 100.0 62.1 36.2 25.9 11.5 14.4 37.9 14.3 23.6
1996 100.0 62.6 36.2 26.3 11.6 14.7 37.4 14.0 23.4
1997 100.0 63.6 36.9 26.7 11.7 15.0 36.4 13.7 22.6
1998 100.0 64.3 37.3 27.0 11.8 15.2 35.7 13.4 22.2
1999 100.0 64.9 37.6 27.3 11.8 15.5 35.1 13.2 22.0
2000 100.0 65.5 38.0 27.6 12.0 15.6 34.5 12.9 21.5
2001 100.0 66.2 38.4 27.8 12.0 15.8 33.8 12.6 21.1
2002 100.0 67.0 39.0 28.0 12.0 15.9 33.0 12.3 20.7
2003 100.0 67.7 39.7 28.0 12.0 16.0 32.3 12.0 20.3
2004 100.0 68.5 40.5 28.0 12.0 16.0 31.5 11.7 19.8
2005 100.0 69.3 41.4 28.0 12.0 16.0 30.7 11.4 19.3
2006 100.0 70.1 42.3 27.9 12.0 15.9 29.9 11.1 18.8
2007 100.0 70.1 43.1 27.8 12.0 15.8 29.0 10.8 18.3
2008 100.0 71.9 44.2 27.7 12.0 15.7 28.1 10.3 17.7
2009 100.0 73.0 45.1 27.5 12.0 15.4 27.0 10.0 17.0
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
2014 100.0 77.3 51.1 26.2 11.6 14.6 22.7 8.6 14.2
2015 100.0 77.9 52.1 25.8 11.4 14.4 22.1 8.4 13.7
2016 100.0 78.6 53.1 25.4 11.2 14.2 21.4 8.3 13.2
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record. Dual entitlement data for 1993–2003 and all data for 2004 and 2005 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 2016
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 24,702,241 7,398,029 6,134,690 4,345,159 3,107,643 2,172,320 1,544,400
Entitled as worker b 19,332,762 5,954,003 5,108,742 3,449,059 2,297,291 1,499,077 1,024,590
Worker only 12,677,901 4,694,500 3,650,123 2,167,362 1,169,680 624,787 371,449
Dually entitled 6,654,861 1,259,503 1,458,619 1,281,697 1,127,611 874,290 653,141
Wife's benefit 2,817,078 922,875 872,426 541,431 311,026 134,094 35,226
Widow's or parent's benefit 3,837,782 336,628 586,192 740,266 816,585 740,196 617,915
Entitled as wife, widow, or parent only 5,369,479 1,444,026 1,025,948 896,100 810,352 673,243 519,810
Wife's benefit 2,102,314 774,972 521,987 390,299 255,173 124,805 35,078
Widow's or parent's benefit 3,267,165 669,054 503,961 505,801 555,179 548,438 484,732
  Average monthly benefit (dollars)
All women 65 or older a 1,188.94 1,160.59 1,223.18 1,183.90 1,153.62 1,202.31 1,255.23
Entitled as worker b 1,218.77 1,181.03 1,260.33 1,226.15 1,183.86 1,225.50 1,274.44
Worker only 1,212.04 1,213.74 1,290.47 1,207.59 1,086.08 1,069.66 1,081.95
Dually entitled 1,231.60 1,059.12 1,184.91 1,257.55 1,285.29 1,336.87 1,383.91
Wife's benefit 842.42 862.04 869.82 832.55 776.63 749.08 737.76
Widow's or parent's benefit 1,517.27 1,599.44 1,653.86 1,568.39 1,479.03 1,443.35 1,420.75
Entitled as wife, widow, or parent only 1,081.55 1,076.32 1,038.16 1,021.29 1,067.90 1,150.68 1,217.37
Wife's benefit 724.24 800.20 706.12 669.74 655.45 657.91 658.44
Widow's or parent's benefit 1,311.47 1,396.16 1,382.07 1,292.55 1,257.47 1,262.82 1,257.82
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 2016
Type of benefit Number 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 56,685,750 7,243,594 5,029,033 44,413,123 1,293.19 1,104.09 1,145.30 1,340.78
Retired workers 41,233,126 . . . 2,893,597 38,339,529 1,360.13 . . . 1,094.36 1,380.19
Disabled workers 8,808,736 6,742,410 1,570,753 495,573 1,171.15 1,125.48 1,315.16 1,336.02
Wives and husbands of retired workers 2,371,074 32,511 139,039 2,199,524 707.85 566.08 519.56 721.85
Wives and husbands of disabled workers 134,680 52,109 37,891 44,680 323.98 242.40 340.29 405.29
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,744,962 118,042 316,089 3,310,831 1,300.86 1,163.24 1,227.66 1,312.76
Disabled widow(er)s 259,207 171,761 67,471 19,975 717.65 706.70 735.77 750.58
Mothers and fathers 132,757 126,760 4,178 1,819 946.93 941.92 1,065.46 1,023.85
  Men
Subtotal 25,411,963 3,469,586 2,235,094 19,707,283 1,470.53 1,223.13 1,319.80 1,531.18
Retired workers 20,616,209 . . . 1,378,153 19,238,056 1,518.64 . . . 1,228.49 1,539.42
Disabled workers 4,510,579 3,431,768 818,126 260,685 1,293.38 1,228.61 1,492.03 1,522.67
Husbands of retired workers 138,487 110 2,855 135,522 590.46 497.78 370.57 595.17
Husbands of disabled workers 9,941 1,678 1,895 6,368 337.67 193.52 228.58 408.11
Nondisabled widowers 107,272 12,038 29,734 65,500 1,143.44 953.61 1,082.44 1,206.03
Disabled widowers 18,749 13,736 4,060 953 535.23 528.54 550.35 567.29
Fathers 10,574 10,255 267 52 814.77 811.61 900.11 1,000.65
  Women
Subtotal 31,273,787 3,774,008 2,793,939 24,705,840 1,149.10 994.65 1,005.70 1,188.91
Retired workers 20,616,917 . . . 1,515,444 19,101,473 1,201.64 . . . 972.39 1,219.82
Disabled workers 4,298,157 3,310,642 752,627 234,888 1,042.87 1,018.58 1,122.90 1,128.88
Wives of retired workers 2,232,587 32,401 136,184 2,064,002 715.13 566.32 522.69 730.17
Wives of disabled workers 124,739 50,431 35,996 38,312 322.89 244.03 346.17 404.82
Nondisabled widows 3,637,690 106,004 286,355 3,245,331 1,305.50 1,187.04 1,242.74 1,314.91
Disabled widows 240,458 158,025 63,411 19,022 731.88 722.19 747.64 759.76
Mothers 122,183 116,505 3,911 1,767 958.37 953.39 1,076.75 1,024.53
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: . . . = not applicable.
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 1957–2016
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
2014 10,261,268 8,954,518 257,871 1,048,879 1,165.39 724.07 751.12
2015 10,237,204 8,909,430 259,331 1,068,443 1,165.79 719.11 754.96
2016 10,153,205 8,808,736 259,207 1,085,262 1,171.15 717.65 761.87
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: . . . = not applicable.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.