Annual Statistical Supplement, 2017
Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance
Benefits Terminated
Year | Total, all benefits a | Retired workers | Disabled workers | Wives and husbands | Children | Widowed mothers and fathers | Widow(er)s | Parents | |||
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Total | Under age 18 | Disabled adult children | Students | ||||||||
Total | 186,365,338 | 68,701,283 | 23,066,070 | 20,670,378 | 50,023,203 | 31,673,577 | 1,298,350 | 17,051,276 | 5,014,864 | 17,547,128 | 109,628 |
1940–1944 | 246,534 | 84,737 | . . . | 40,811 | 73,394 | 73,394 | . . . | . . . | 40,868 | 5,680 | 1,044 |
1945–1949 | 896,041 | 304,902 | . . . | 154,261 | 250,835 | 250,835 | . . . | . . . | 145,998 | 36,144 | 3,901 |
1950 | 266,615 | 98,280 | . . . | 51,200 | 69,062 | 69,062 | . . . | . . . | 33,313 | 13,642 | 1,118 |
1951 | 354,282 | 141,665 | . . . | 73,706 | 82,516 | 82,516 | . . . | . . . | 37,016 | 17,999 | 1,380 |
1952 | 383,780 | 160,284 | . . . | 85,349 | 75,352 | 75,352 | . . . | . . . | 40,085 | 20,978 | 1,732 |
1953 | 455,652 | 193,688 | . . . | 99,409 | 89,292 | 89,292 | . . . | . . . | 44,331 | 27,006 | 1,926 |
1954 | 501,694 | 212,894 | . . . | 111,788 | 99,375 | 99,375 | . . . | . . . | 45,870 | 29,871 | 1,896 |
1955 | 579,229 | 247,998 | . . . | 125,880 | 117,443 | 117,443 | . . . | . . . | 49,330 | 36,488 | 2,090 |
1956 | 624,981 | 269,006 | . . . | 134,700 | 128,391 | 128,391 | . . . | . . . | 51,874 | 38,849 | 2,161 |
1957 | 789,331 | 334,710 | 16,131 | 178,464 | 146,828 | 146,540 | 288 | . . . | 54,715 | 56,022 | 2,461 |
1958 | 817,512 | 322,279 | 52,949 | 173,608 | 156,944 | 156,348 | 596 | . . . | 52,088 | 57,422 | 2,222 |
1959 | 1,163,018 | 458,175 | 81,982 | 255,169 | 211,711 | 209,948 | 1,763 | . . . | 67,346 | 85,401 | 3,234 |
1960 | 1,170,612 | 440,555 | 89,090 | 249,792 | 235,965 | 233,512 | 2,453 | . . . | 67,555 | 84,396 | 3,259 |
1961 | 1,327,950 | 471,552 | 115,546 | 276,437 | 290,895 | 287,599 | 3,296 | . . . | 77,778 | 92,322 | 3,420 |
1962 | 1,410,718 | 507,807 | 128,299 | 282,569 | 311,045 | 307,200 | 3,845 | . . . | 78,261 | 99,332 | 3,405 |
1963 | 1,672,045 | 591,951 | 137,850 | 330,576 | 397,764 | 392,606 | 5,158 | . . . | 92,246 | 117,743 | 3,915 |
1964 | 1,739,693 | 616,124 | 138,576 | 333,969 | 424,680 | 418,834 | 5,846 | . . . | 96,116 | 126,328 | 3,900 |
1965 | 1,868,804 | 646,734 | 156,648 | 345,229 | 481,215 | 448,344 | 6,628 | 26,243 | 98,058 | 137,031 | 3,889 |
1966 | 2,178,105 | 696,038 | 168,630 | 351,877 | 704,131 | 457,688 | 7,329 | 239,114 | 92,054 | 158,302 | 3,749 |
1967 | 2,545,076 | 748,184 | 208,899 | 373,803 | 820,610 | 503,110 | 9,178 | 308,322 | 102,004 | 172,411 | 3,789 |
1968 | 2,654,191 | 789,586 | 222,197 | 386,245 | 837,390 | 514,363 | 10,620 | 312,407 | 100,344 | 188,844 | 4,004 |
1969 | 2,860,287 | 827,151 | 251,269 | 399,689 | 946,481 | 564,725 | 11,922 | 369,834 | 107,119 | 205,188 | 3,525 |
1970 | 2,841,523 | 817,129 | 260,444 | 388,574 | 956,566 | 582,918 | 11,795 | 361,853 | 102,578 | 208,843 | 3,313 |
1971 | 2,944,134 | 846,103 | 266,471 | 394,422 | 1,011,381 | 607,138 | 11,621 | 392,622 | 104,577 | 223,988 | 3,162 |
1972 | 2,949,327 | 839,018 | 261,739 | 384,297 | 1,037,251 | 605,569 | 13,924 | 417,758 | 108,995 | 232,375 | 2,950 |
1973 | 3,132,957 | 873,593 | 304,792 | 396,828 | 1,137,641 | 637,851 | 12,445 | 487,345 | 103,056 | 234,039 | 2,955 |
1974 | 3,296,247 | 921,897 | 320,958 | 416,891 | 1,205,329 | 699,400 | 15,288 | 490,641 | 116,061 | 243,139 | 2,886 |
1975 | 3,313,151 | 931,953 | 329,532 | 421,973 | 1,209,574 | 695,082 | 15,195 | 499,297 | 110,493 | 249,274 | 2,574 |
1976 | 3,405,273 | 941,162 | 351,504 | 424,417 | 1,262,306 | 711,425 | 16,104 | 534,777 | 114,823 | 256,020 | 2,412 |
1977 | 3,551,125 | 955,114 | 401,334 | 430,431 | 1,331,923 | 740,822 | 17,060 | 574,041 | 114,605 | 265,721 | 2,285 |
1978 | 3,589,849 | 977,703 | 413,571 | 428,498 | 1,342,365 | 736,536 | 17,496 | 588,333 | 112,491 | 271,102 | 2,106 |
1979 | 3,568,400 | 953,520 | 422,503 | 426,014 | 1,346,176 | 726,910 | 18,598 | 600,668 | 111,604 | 272,422 | 1,831 |
1980 | 3,538,615 | 1,009,542 | 408,051 | 420,313 | 1,259,831 | 636,825 | 14,561 | 608,445 | 118,300 | 289,326 | 1,705 |
1981 | 3,596,613 | 1,006,756 | 434,187 | 419,331 | 1,305,554 | 664,436 | 15,482 | 625,636 | 111,025 | 291,081 | 1,649 |
1982 | 3,869,989 | 1,032,327 | 483,847 | 437,104 | 1,485,066 | 677,326 | 16,435 | 791,305 | 109,210 | 298,435 | 1,521 |
1983 | 3,788,835 | 1,068,963 | 453,621 | 492,524 | 1,223,789 | 584,312 | 19,706 | 619,771 | 214,361 | 309,168 | 1,448 |
1984 | 3,230,134 | 1,102,737 | 371,913 | 373,796 | 954,150 | 498,199 | 19,277 | 436,674 | 88,342 | 319,858 | 1,283 |
1985 | 3,109,569 | 1,150,236 | 339,984 | 367,257 | 820,641 | 446,106 | 17,022 | 357,513 | 84,165 | 331,090 | 1,228 |
1986 | 2,996,494 | 1,152,844 | 341,276 | 362,966 | 703,293 | 474,999 | 17,013 | 211,281 | 90,071 | 329,855 | 1,110 |
1987 | 2,967,965 | 1,163,655 | 347,948 | 354,240 | 681,275 | 457,523 | 17,056 | 206,696 | 80,131 | 328,008 | 1,041 |
1988 | 3,087,126 | 1,227,357 | 356,143 | 354,250 | 723,385 | 484,001 | 19,478 | 219,906 | 73,473 | 341,432 | 922 |
1989 | 2,977,413 | 1,202,430 | 351,402 | 339,550 | 678,094 | 454,048 | 19,726 | 204,320 | 66,527 | 332,040 | 856 |
1990 | 2,958,646 | 1,222,810 | 348,194 | 337,006 | 646,343 | 415,616 | 20,014 | 210,713 | 64,260 | 334,293 | 769 |
1991 | 2,943,272 | 1,237,517 | 351,303 | 332,892 | 619,977 | 401,092 | 17,723 | 201,162 | 61,383 | 335,740 | 646 |
1992 | 2,969,109 | 1,252,171 | 361,796 | 329,102 | 616,771 | 397,723 | 17,857 | 201,191 | 65,852 | 339,827 | 617 |
1993 | 3,075,227 | 1,313,867 | 372,317 | 336,335 | 632,585 | 408,497 | 18,842 | 205,246 | 62,436 | 354,833 | 578 |
1994 | 3,124,009 | 1,329,241 | 384,590 | 331,416 | 647,848 | 421,730 | 20,034 | 206,084 | 72,662 | 356,097 | 529 |
1995 | 3,161,744 | 1,334,027 | 399,475 | 327,233 | 678,821 | 451,375 | 22,639 | 204,807 | 61,813 | 358,691 | 493 |
1996 | 3,187,291 | 1,352,339 | 396,980 | 321,703 | 690,618 | 459,254 | 23,776 | 207,588 | 61,618 | 362,751 | 444 |
1997 | 3,413,296 | 1,370,596 | 464,984 | 319,172 | 777,803 | 537,259 | 26,210 | 214,334 | 60,342 | 419,105 | 376 |
1998 | 3,307,618 | 1,405,342 | 409,489 | 313,423 | 741,412 | 495,678 | 26,755 | 218,979 | 54,551 | 382,619 | 346 |
1999 | 3,366,363 | 1,436,865 | 433,950 | 312,867 | 748,950 | 490,634 | 29,444 | 228,872 | 51,341 | 381,791 | 361 |
2000 | 3,404,466 | 1,447,269 | 460,351 | 310,703 | 753,430 | 502,351 | 33,300 | 217,779 | 50,925 | 381,341 | 282 |
2001 | 3,440,679 | 1,460,763 | 459,073 | 304,413 | 775,873 | 515,300 | 32,988 | 227,585 | 49,838 | 390,315 | 289 |
2002 | 3,494,924 | 1,465,869 | 478,098 | 306,796 | 807,955 | 534,181 | 34,722 | 239,052 | 49,919 | 385,945 | 265 |
2003 | 3,411,500 | 1,447,461 | 447,485 | 292,156 | 796,560 | 526,475 | 33,030 | 237,055 | 47,418 | 380,155 | 226 |
2004 | 3,480,809 | 1,453,625 | 458,359 | 292,183 | 849,643 | 555,137 | 32,802 | 261,704 | 48,610 | 378,153 | 208 |
2005 | 3,522,025 | 1,479,956 | 485,715 | 285,609 | 845,835 | 566,052 | 35,018 | 244,765 | 46,275 | 378,403 | 209 |
2006 | 3,607,381 | 1,473,218 | 506,663 | 292,969 | 912,478 | 616,362 | 44,575 | 251,541 | 47,326 | 374,512 | 178 |
2007 | 3,483,878 | 1,475,216 | 510,645 | 251,573 | 841,266 | 553,094 | 32,031 | 256,141 | 41,264 | 363,725 | 189 |
2008 | 3,622,908 | 1,521,555 | 550,593 | 252,485 | 871,484 | 568,468 | 35,093 | 267,923 | 39,200 | 387,406 | 185 |
2009 | 3,621,331 | 1,489,329 | 617,587 | 240,867 | 864,091 | 543,314 | 36,421 | 284,356 | 36,842 | 372,476 | 139 |
2010 | 3,725,278 | 1,538,386 | 631,063 | 239,168 | 906,191 | 567,996 | 37,613 | 300,582 | 36,067 | 374,236 | 167 |
2011 | 3,790,030 | 1,580,682 | 648,481 | 238,607 | 916,410 | 573,271 | 39,888 | 303,251 | 35,000 | 370,690 | 160 |
2012 | 3,922,509 | 1,609,455 | 728,320 | 243,006 | 915,308 | 575,638 | 48,033 | 291,637 | 33,793 | 392,487 | 140 |
2013 | 3,990,917 | 1,629,995 | 769,171 | 242,932 | 899,184 | 561,745 | 50,081 | 287,358 | 32,692 | 416,752 | 191 |
2014 | 3,975,592 | 1,629,622 | 779,229 | 244,328 | 889,026 | 562,530 | 51,049 | 275,447 | 32,198 | 401,035 | 154 |
2015 | 4,041,644 | 1,703,826 | 802,501 | 256,155 | 876,851 | 561,225 | 50,596 | 265,030 | 31,067 | 371,130 | 114 |
2016 | 4,062,003 | 1,701,942 | 820,372 | 267,072 | 873,581 | 563,677 | 53,612 | 256,292 | 30,915 | 368,005 | 116 |
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data. | |||||||||||
NOTES: Because of differences in data sources and calculation methods, statistics reported in this table may differ from those reported by the Office of the Chief Actuary. | |||||||||||
. . . = not applicable. | |||||||||||
a. Annual totals for 1966 through 2006 include special age-72 beneficiaries; for all years combined, these terminations number 1,232,784 and are included in the cumulative total. | |||||||||||
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov. |
Reason for termination | All benefits | Retired workers | Disabled workers | Wives and husbands | Children | Widowed mothers and fathers | Widow(er)s and parents |
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Total | 4,062,003 | 1,701,942 | 820,372 | 267,072 | 873,581 | 30,915 | 368,121 |
Death of beneficiary | 2,268,738 | 1,621,589 | 251,492 | 69,871 | 28,689 | 701 | 296,396 |
Death of worker | 151,111 | . . . | . . . | 112,696 | 38,415 | . . . | . . . |
Attainment of— | |||||||
Age 16 by child | 36,686 | . . . | . . . | 14,007 | . . . | 22,679 | . . . |
Age 18 by child | 471,640 | . . . | . . . | . . . | 471,640 | . . . | . . . |
Maximum age as a student | 51,848 | . . . | . . . | . . . | 51,848 | . . . | . . . |
FRA by disabled worker | 503,465 | . . . | 470,320 | 14,205 | 18,940 | . . . | . . . |
FRA by disabled widow(er) | 9,909 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | 9,909 |
Marriage, remarriage, or divorce of beneficiary | 10,730 | . . . | . . . | 1,698 | 4,176 | 4,856 | 0 |
Entitlement to an equal or larger Social Security benefit | 176,647 | 60,673 | 1,764 | 49,794 | 2,680 | 1,895 | 59,841 |
Does not meet medical standards a | |||||||
Disabled worker or widow(er) | 140,452 | . . . | 93,340 | 1,597 | 45,165 | . . . | 350 |
Disabled adult child | 7,235 | . . . | . . . | . . . | 7,235 | . . . | . . . |
Student no longer attending school | 201,882 | . . . | . . . | . . . | 201,882 | . . . | . . . |
Other | 31,660 | 19,680 | 3,456 | 3,204 | 2,911 | 784 | 1,625 |
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data. | |||||||
NOTES: Because of differences in data sources and calculation methods, statistics reported in this table may differ from those reported by the Office of the Chief Actuary. | |||||||
. . . = not applicable; FRA = full retirement age. | |||||||
a. Excludes disabled beneficiaries whose monthly benefits have been suspended because of their ability to engage in substantial gainful activity. These persons continue to be eligible for Medicare for a 3-year period. | |||||||
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov. |
Reason for termination | Wives and husbands of— | Children under age 18 of— | Disabled adult children of— | Students aged 18–19 of— | |||||||
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Retired workers | Disabled workers | Retired workers | Deceased workers | Disabled workers | Retired workers | Deceased workers | Disabled workers | Retired workers | Deceased workers | Disabled workers | |
Total | 234,564 | 32,508 | 67,277 | 179,468 | 316,932 | 8,930 | 25,614 | 19,068 | 39,864 | 108,876 | 107,552 |
Death of beneficiary | 67,895 | 1,976 | 143 | 589 | 672 | 5,769 | 20,263 | 1,143 | 14 | 52 | 44 |
Death of worker | 108,740 | 3,956 | 44 | . . . | 33,156 | . . . | . . . | 4,129 | . . . | . . . | 1,086 |
Attainment of— | |||||||||||
Age 16 by child | 5,712 | 8,295 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . |
Age 18 by child | . . . | . . . | 65,175 | 178,320 | 228,145 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . |
Maximum age as a student | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | 7,376 | 23,418 | 21,054 |
FRA by disabled worker | . . . | 14,205 | . . . | . . . | 9,901 | . . . | . . . | 8,574 | . . . | . . . | 465 |
Marriage, remarriage, or divorce of beneficiary | 817 | 881 | 109 | 129 | 685 | 732 | 1,351 | 1,000 | 25 | 75 | 70 |
Entitlement to an equal or larger Social Security benefit | 48,480 | 1,314 | 1,504 | 94 | 116 | 684 | 130 | 56 | 90 | (X) | (X) |
Does not meet medical standards a | |||||||||||
Disabled worker | . . . | 1,597 | . . . | . . . | 42,750 | . . . | . . . | 1,815 | . . . | . . . | 600 |
Disabled adult child | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | 1,516 | 3,548 | 2,171 | . . . | . . . | . . . |
Student no longer attending school | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | 32,355 | 85,318 | 84,209 |
Other | 2,920 | 284 | 302 | 336 | 1,507 | 229 | 322 | 180 | 4 | (X) | (X) |
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data. | |||||||||||
NOTES: Because of differences in data sources and calculation methods, statistics reported in this table may differ from those reported by the Office of the Chief Actuary. | |||||||||||
. . . = not applicable; FRA = full retirement age; (X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals. | |||||||||||
a. Excludes disabled beneficiaries whose monthly benefits have been suspended because of their ability to engage in substantial gainful activity. These persons continue to be eligible for Medicare for a 3-year period. | |||||||||||
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov. |