Annual Statistical Supplement, 2018

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 2017
Type of benefit All Male Female
Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Total, OASDI 61,903,360 1,288.02 28,104,249 1,446.77 33,799,111 1,156.02
OASI 51,492,108 1,334.19 22,839,203 1,510.62 28,652,905 1,193.56
Retirement benefits 45,497,828 1,358.24 21,691,520 1,543.78 23,806,308 1,189.17
Retired workers 42,446,992 1,404.15 21,175,568 1,565.45 21,271,424 1,243.58
Spouses of retired workers 2,375,575 732.13 154,477 614.24 2,221,098 740.33
Children of retired workers 675,261 674.56 361,475 671.49 313,786 678.10
Survivor benefits 5,994,280 1,151.71 1,147,683 883.94 4,846,597 1,215.12
Children of deceased workers 1,903,757 857.59 1,002,433 856.97 901,324 858.28
Widowed mothers and fathers 128,264 975.34 10,202 840.62 118,062 986.98
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,702,828 1,338.48 115,320 1,179.43 3,587,508 1,343.59
Disabled widow(er)s 258,286 729.44 19,575 545.11 238,711 744.56
Parents of deceased workers 1,145 1,186.43 153 1,085.61 992 1,201.98
DI 10,411,252 1,059.63 5,265,046 1,169.77 5,146,206 946.96
Disabled workers 8,695,475 1,196.87 4,432,330 1,320.30 4,263,145 1,068.54
Spouses of disabled workers 126,154 335.42 10,063 360.08 116,091 333.28
Children of disabled workers 1,589,623 366.40 822,653 368.61 766,970 364.04
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 2017
Age All retired workers Men Women
Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Total 42,446,992 1,404.15 21,175,568 1,565.45 21,271,424 1,243.58
62–64 2,797,593 1,125.41 1,334,330 1,261.61 1,463,263 1,001.20
62 678,794 1,112.30 323,446 1,251.52 355,348 985.57
63 988,126 1,125.59 472,852 1,261.26 515,274 1,001.09
64 1,130,673 1,133.11 538,032 1,267.98 592,641 1,010.67
65–69 11,584,759 1,388.38 5,884,606 1,555.49 5,700,153 1,215.87
65 1,405,020 1,205.79 668,187 1,348.70 736,833 1,076.19
66 2,517,695 1,382.78 1,283,475 1,549.54 1,234,220 1,209.36
67 2,525,646 1,391.48 1,296,233 1,555.27 1,229,413 1,218.80
68 2,564,615 1,421.77 1,316,778 1,589.50 1,247,837 1,244.78
69 2,571,783 1,457.27 1,319,933 1,632.23 1,251,850 1,272.80
70–74 11,267,808 1,498.82 5,773,434 1,680.96 5,494,374 1,307.43
70 2,816,070 1,510.49 1,445,511 1,692.48 1,370,559 1,318.54
71 2,486,942 1,525.55 1,274,761 1,712.20 1,212,181 1,329.27
72 2,015,506 1,487.98 1,034,864 1,667.27 980,642 1,298.77
73 1,968,824 1,480.74 1,007,032 1,660.93 961,792 1,292.07
74 1,980,466 1,477.68 1,011,266 1,659.08 969,200 1,288.41
75–79 7,491,895 1,458.14 3,804,409 1,635.25 3,687,486 1,275.42
75 1,853,323 1,479.34 946,091 1,662.90 907,232 1,287.93
76 1,601,317 1,480.57 814,404 1,665.66 786,913 1,289.01
77 1,449,837 1,463.69 736,236 1,643.00 713,601 1,278.69
78 1,326,878 1,433.70 671,410 1,602.30 655,468 1,261.00
79 1,260,540 1,417.81 636,268 1,580.99 624,272 1,251.50
80–84 4,736,223 1,349.72 2,362,146 1,474.59 2,374,077 1,225.48
80 1,138,838 1,394.29 573,709 1,545.71 565,129 1,240.58
81 1,031,486 1,350.53 517,037 1,479.96 514,449 1,220.45
82 952,320 1,329.60 475,104 1,445.79 477,216 1,213.92
83 860,096 1,326.70 426,478 1,434.86 433,618 1,220.32
84 753,483 1,332.96 369,818 1,439.57 383,665 1,230.20
85–89 2,854,313 1,346.86 1,346,082 1,445.65 1,508,231 1,258.69
85 708,324 1,352.16 343,129 1,463.76 365,195 1,247.30
86 634,161 1,342.81 304,562 1,442.80 329,599 1,250.42
87 578,962 1,341.66 274,191 1,435.80 304,771 1,256.97
88 494,588 1,342.51 228,271 1,429.04 266,317 1,268.35
89 438,278 1,355.91 195,929 1,451.50 242,349 1,278.63
90–94 1,317,971 1,354.88 542,688 1,436.91 775,283 1,297.47
95 or older 396,430 1,347.71 127,873 1,387.75 268,557 1,328.65
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 2017
Age All disabled workers Men Women
Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Total 8,695,475 1,196.87 4,432,330 1,320.30 4,263,145 1,068.54
Under 20 530 475.61 297 483.78 233 465.19
20–24 27,032 618.56 16,383 624.08 10,649 610.08
20 1,121 527.12 649 529.13 472 524.35
21 2,675 566.23 1,595 569.89 1,080 560.82
22 4,660 593.68 2,822 600.45 1,838 583.27
23 7,624 626.16 4,699 632.89 2,925 615.36
24 10,952 646.00 6,618 650.26 4,334 639.51
25–29 115,617 734.94 66,863 748.14 48,754 716.82
25 14,910 675.59 8,895 680.83 6,015 667.85
26 18,787 698.62 11,104 707.25 7,683 686.16
27 23,215 724.75 13,525 739.90 9,690 703.61
28 27,122 749.90 15,566 766.95 11,556 726.93
29 31,583 779.19 17,773 797.18 13,810 756.03
30–34 239,064 854.15 131,346 876.73 107,718 826.61
30 36,550 801.98 20,367 822.29 16,183 776.41
31 42,146 827.26 23,462 850.50 18,684 798.08
32 47,911 850.88 26,299 874.37 21,612 822.31
33 53,342 869.89 29,221 894.52 24,121 840.06
34 59,115 894.00 31,997 916.31 27,118 867.69
35–39 389,833 947.03 200,638 974.31 189,195 918.10
35 66,162 909.16 35,113 935.79 31,049 879.04
36 72,302 929.36 37,826 954.80 34,476 901.44
37 79,262 945.16 40,587 970.14 38,675 918.95
38 84,299 963.00 42,870 993.93 41,429 931.01
39 87,808 976.48 44,242 1,006.39 43,566 946.11
40–44 514,789 1,023.16 252,890 1,069.50 261,899 978.40
40 92,978 994.07 46,249 1,031.40 46,729 957.13
41 95,216 1,008.99 47,196 1,048.57 48,020 970.10
42 100,957 1,019.89 49,539 1,064.00 51,418 977.39
43 108,486 1,038.09 52,868 1,088.92 55,618 989.77
44 117,152 1,046.74 57,038 1,104.50 60,114 991.93
45–49 801,083 1,088.65 395,286 1,161.13 405,797 1,018.04
45 130,613 1,060.89 63,750 1,123.52 66,863 1,001.17
46 150,020 1,073.72 73,525 1,140.26 76,495 1,009.76
47 165,971 1,088.66 81,439 1,160.54 84,532 1,019.42
48 172,232 1,101.06 85,777 1,176.33 86,455 1,026.38
49 182,247 1,109.09 90,795 1,190.63 91,452 1,028.14
50–54 1,300,621 1,148.26 648,549 1,248.97 652,072 1,048.08
50 198,628 1,118.71 99,111 1,204.16 99,517 1,033.61
51 224,746 1,134.33 112,800 1,225.72 111,946 1,042.23
52 257,480 1,143.36 128,220 1,242.88 129,260 1,044.65
53 297,208 1,157.33 147,916 1,264.07 149,292 1,051.57
54 322,559 1,171.70 160,502 1,283.93 162,057 1,060.54
55–59 2,133,767 1,230.76 1,080,159 1,368.00 1,053,608 1,090.07
55 356,639 1,188.28 178,070 1,307.80 178,569 1,069.10
56 400,355 1,210.27 201,570 1,338.14 198,785 1,080.60
57 431,786 1,227.76 218,462 1,365.06 213,324 1,087.16
58 461,555 1,247.37 234,958 1,390.64 226,597 1,098.81
59 483,432 1,265.91 247,099 1,416.80 236,333 1,108.14
60–65 3,173,139 1,327.90 1,639,919 1,502.43 1,533,220 1,141.23
60 515,831 1,283.74 264,096 1,443.13 251,735 1,116.52
61 533,265 1,304.85 274,145 1,470.53 259,120 1,129.56
62 539,977 1,326.54 278,725 1,499.09 261,252 1,142.44
63 544,689 1,341.46 282,437 1,517.91 262,252 1,151.44
64 527,766 1,350.17 273,882 1,533.68 253,884 1,152.21
65 511,611 1,360.49 266,634 1,548.97 244,977 1,155.35
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 2017
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 2,501,729 712.12 2,337,189 720.11 164,540 598.70
By basis of entitlement  
Care of children 85,506 402.18 83,858 405.49 1,648 233.41
Under 35 9,250 232.47 9,120 233.55 130 157.02
35–39 12,146 266.51 11,908 268.62 238 161.09
40–44 13,770 324.31 13,457 327.54 313 185.46
45–49 15,344 394.99 15,054 398.13 290 231.66
50–54 14,171 466.72 13,887 471.29 284 243.23
55–59 10,099 528.43 9,877 533.74 222 292.22
60–61 3,729 582.96 3,639 587.76 90 388.93
62–FRA 6,997 621.75 6,916 624.45 81 391.56
Age 2,416,223 723.09 2,253,331 731.82 162,892 602.39
62–64 160,431 484.35 155,823 489.00 4,608 327.07
62 35,692 467.99 34,820 472.07 872 305.42
63 56,135 477.36 54,514 481.87 1,621 325.59
64 68,604 498.58 66,489 503.72 2,115 337.12
65–69 859,643 818.33 765,605 828.47 94,038 735.84
65 90,478 553.63 87,261 559.76 3,217 387.34
66 182,370 834.48 160,482 847.60 21,888 738.24
67 203,135 855.89 176,487 872.59 26,648 745.30
68 200,905 862.77 177,834 875.84 23,071 761.96
69 182,755 842.68 163,541 853.92 19,214 747.00
70–74 558,140 724.54 532,532 736.13 25,608 483.48
70 136,883 758.65 130,224 769.84 6,659 539.74
71 118,850 733.39 113,450 745.47 5,400 479.52
72 100,940 708.69 96,286 720.53 4,654 463.56
73 100,757 704.84 96,266 716.16 4,491 462.06
74 100,710 703.35 96,306 715.11 4,404 446.18
75–79 409,059 681.18 390,557 694.14 18,502 407.66
75 96,501 697.79 92,398 709.68 4,103 429.99
76 86,630 688.04 82,809 700.55 3,821 417.00
77 81,037 675.83 77,238 689.18 3,799 404.29
78 74,186 670.34 70,641 684.34 3,545 391.32
79 70,705 667.64 67,471 680.94 3,234 390.18
80–84 262,997 660.00 250,939 673.33 12,058 382.69
85–89 128,762 659.16 122,801 673.75 5,961 358.54
90–94 33,477 658.97 31,691 676.27 1,786 352.03
95 or older 3,714 650.02 3,383 679.14 331 352.45
By marital status  
Nondivorced 2,275,896 703.22 2,127,513 710.92 148,383 592.72
Divorced 225,833 801.88 209,676 813.31 16,157 653.60
  Spouses of retired workers
Total 2,375,575 732.13 2,221,098 740.33 154,477 614.24
By basis of entitlement  
Care of children 37,564 592.64 37,435 592.79 129 547.90
Under 35 1,316 513.27 (X) (X) (X) (X)
35–39 2,507 513.34 (X) (X) (X) (X)
40–44 4,021 527.48 (X) (X) (X) (X)
45–49 6,289 563.89 (X) (X) (X) (X)
50–54 7,755 593.73 (X) (X) (X) (X)
55–59 6,756 620.21 6,726 620.75 30 499.80
60–61 2,880 646.82 2,839 647.99 41 566.10
62–FRA 6,040 658.08 6,005 658.60 35 569.94
Age 2,338,011 734.37 2,183,663 742.86 154,348 614.30
62–64 126,498 521.66 123,695 524.72 2,803 386.53
62 25,860 517.68 25,403 520.15 457 380.13
63 43,533 515.02 42,559 518.17 974 377.49
64 57,105 528.53 55,733 531.81 1,372 395.07
65–69 825,027 834.95 736,052 844.99 88,975 751.92
65 80,274 576.56 77,940 581.09 2,334 425.13
66 173,066 855.55 152,574 869.00 20,492 755.40
67 196,500 869.64 171,069 886.31 25,431 757.48
68 195,934 873.41 173,786 886.21 22,148 773.02
69 179,253 850.72 160,683 861.62 18,570 756.38
70–74 550,561 729.10 526,200 740.15 24,361 490.42
70 134,245 765.87 128,030 776.16 6,215 553.91
71 116,926 739.05 111,826 750.54 5,100 487.07
72 99,679 712.78 95,232 724.17 4,447 468.77
73 99,790 707.70 95,465 718.66 4,325 465.69
74 99,921 705.71 95,647 717.15 4,274 449.67
75–79 407,406 682.25 389,224 695.05 18,182 408.30
75 95,913 699.50 91,911 711.19 4,002 431.15
76 86,212 689.37 82,473 701.71 3,739 417.25
77 80,744 676.79 77,002 689.98 3,742 405.22
78 73,978 671.08 70,478 684.95 3,500 391.77
79 70,559 668.06 67,360 681.23 3,199 390.91
80–84 262,630 660.34 250,661 673.60 11,969 382.80
85–89 128,711 659.22 122,762 673.78 5,949 358.77
90–94 33,465 659.10 31,686 676.31 1,779 352.56
95 or older 3,713 650.06 3,383 679.14 330 351.94
By marital status  
Nondivorced 2,161,526 722.95 2,021,423 731.02 140,103 606.51
Divorced 214,049 824.76 199,675 834.50 14,374 689.57
  Spouses of disabled workers
Total 126,154 335.42 116,091 333.28 10,063 360.08
By basis of entitlement  
Care of children 47,942 252.94 46,423 254.46 1,519 206.70
Under 35 7,934 185.90 (X) (X) (X) (X)
35–39 9,639 202.32 (X) (X) (X) (X)
40–44 9,749 240.52 (X) (X) (X) (X)
45–49 9,055 277.68 (X) (X) (X) (X)
50–54 6,416 313.19 (X) (X) (X) (X)
55–59 3,343 342.94 3,151 348.01 192 259.79
60–61 849 366.33 800 374.03 49 240.69
62–FRA 957 392.46 911 399.36 46 255.83
Age 78,212 385.97 69,668 385.80 8,544 387.35
62–64 33,933 345.27 32,128 351.48 1,805 234.73
62 9,832 337.31 9,417 342.35 415 223.15
63 12,602 347.26 11,955 352.66 647 247.47
64 11,499 349.88 10,756 358.15 743 230.10
65–69 34,616 422.20 29,553 416.86 5,063 453.34
65 10,204 373.24 9,321 381.36 883 287.44
66 9,304 442.47 7,908 434.72 1,396 486.38
67 6,635 448.81 5,418 439.40 1,217 490.72
68 4,971 443.06 4,048 430.86 923 496.56
69 3,502 430.96 2,858 420.67 644 476.58
70–74 7,579 393.60 6,332 402.59 1,247 347.94
70 2,638 391.29 2,194 401.38 444 341.44
71 1,924 389.32 1,624 396.35 300 351.23
72 1,261 385.38 1,054 391.98 207 351.78
73 967 410.00 801 418.83 166 367.38
74 789 404.82 659 419.26 130 331.62
75 or older 2,084 419.21 1,655 433.19 429 365.28
By marital status  
Nondivorced 114,370 330.18 106,090 327.91 8,280 359.31
Divorced 11,784 386.24 10,001 390.27 1,783 363.65
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: FRA = full retirement age; (X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals.
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 2017
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 4,168,641 640.64 675,261 674.56 1,903,757 857.59 1,589,623 366.40
Under age 18 2,937,845 582.99 336,703 649.10 1,182,696 842.51 1,418,446 350.92
Under 1 8,669 400.24 540 565.70 1,694 768.30 6,435 289.46
1 22,507 430.74 1,482 569.12 6,152 760.13 14,873 280.70
2 33,797 451.14 2,275 586.86 10,905 746.19 20,617 280.11
3 46,061 466.48 3,333 584.91 16,146 747.27 26,582 281.08
4 58,428 476.92 4,475 586.20 21,363 750.71 32,590 282.44
5 73,018 488.64 5,874 587.11 27,635 758.06 39,509 285.54
6 88,945 497.92 7,414 586.05 34,458 763.07 47,073 289.94
7 107,558 503.94 9,196 592.28 41,957 767.73 56,405 293.31
8 130,908 513.01 11,952 594.70 51,952 772.38 67,004 297.33
9 156,130 523.76 14,711 594.72 62,763 783.02 78,656 303.61
10 181,999 534.90 17,819 599.15 73,445 795.99 90,735 310.94
11 205,949 549.26 21,403 609.47 83,758 808.64 100,788 320.93
12 227,028 566.41 25,278 618.54 92,606 826.98 109,144 333.25
13 253,672 583.32 29,631 628.06 104,448 842.59 119,593 345.80
14 283,265 603.80 34,849 643.22 116,220 864.86 132,196 363.89
15 313,523 623.85 40,845 656.66 129,199 879.15 143,479 384.62
16 352,232 657.95 48,239 705.34 144,809 903.58 159,184 420.14
17 394,156 676.05 57,387 717.42 163,186 917.74 173,583 435.17
Disabled adult children 1,105,405 782.03 319,162 696.37 662,986 876.97 123,257 493.13
18–19 15,926 669.35 3,143 698.40 6,019 908.58 6,764 442.98
20–24 92,588 677.70 20,058 709.97 36,139 878.57 36,391 460.45
25–29 129,200 720.34 36,157 718.14 55,481 874.73 37,562 494.40
30–34 126,585 749.24 46,435 715.99 56,285 874.26 23,865 519.09
35–39 120,839 761.70 52,824 700.91 55,212 872.96 12,803 532.75
40–44 111,520 785.97 51,420 693.45 55,108 893.50 4,992 551.92
45–49 116,548 806.94 48,305 687.07 67,394 895.92 849 563.21
50–54 115,741 829.33 (X) (X) 82,405 888.60 (X) (X)
55–59 105,002 842.29 (X) (X) 86,199 881.65 (X) (X)
60–64 74,752 845.98 6,759 636.10 67,993 866.84 0 . . .
65–69 44,051 872.63 1,548 648.01 42,503 880.81 0 . . .
70–74 26,754 855.91 328 603.01 26,426 859.04 0 . . .
75–79 14,542 825.45 58 599.05 14,484 826.35 0 . . .
80 or older 11,357 738.62 19 530.21 11,338 738.97 0 . . .
Students, aged 18–19 125,391 744.73 19,396 757.74 58,075 943.40 47,920 498.71
18 118,078 747.18 18,320 760.80 54,452 948.68 45,306 499.50
19 7,313 705.21 1,076 705.51 3,623 864.02 2,614 484.98
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 2017
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 128,264 975.34 10,202 840.62 118,062 986.98
By age  
Under 25 793 722.30 10 546.10 783 724.55
25–29 4,921 773.71 170 586.20 4,751 780.42
25 494 752.05 14 560.07 480 757.65
26 710 764.10 19 473.05 691 772.10
27 931 779.36 31 561.68 900 786.85
28 1,241 788.42 47 620.94 1,194 795.01
29 1,545 769.83 59 614.05 1,486 776.01
30–34 13,153 796.67 673 678.49 12,480 803.04
30 1,889 778.42 85 658.79 1,804 784.06
31 2,192 793.53 127 713.16 2,065 798.47
32 2,670 788.51 115 644.03 2,555 795.01
33 2,950 796.76 165 684.22 2,785 803.43
34 3,452 814.87 181 680.10 3,271 822.33
35–39 21,577 860.94 1,406 724.71 20,171 870.43
35 3,836 828.38 197 694.93 3,639 835.61
36 4,097 836.99 237 666.94 3,860 847.43
37 4,444 859.27 307 737.51 4,137 868.31
38 4,584 878.61 334 704.87 4,250 892.26
39 4,616 893.31 331 791.94 4,285 901.14
40–44 24,092 960.48 1,959 808.35 22,133 973.95
40 4,889 919.70 383 764.41 4,506 932.90
41 4,602 946.93 361 829.27 4,241 956.95
42 4,815 962.51 397 792.19 4,418 977.81
43 4,917 982.86 418 844.69 4,499 995.70
44 4,869 989.63 400 809.61 4,469 1,005.75
45–49 24,826 1,042.58 2,219 870.57 22,607 1,059.47
45 4,979 1,010.22 401 840.02 4,578 1,025.13
46 5,254 1,032.31 490 858.52 4,764 1,050.18
47 5,264 1,037.02 443 900.76 4,821 1,049.54
48 4,865 1,060.48 435 879.64 4,430 1,078.24
49 4,464 1,077.83 450 872.40 4,014 1,100.86
50–54 18,565 1,091.21 1,845 913.58 16,720 1,110.81
50 4,230 1,078.07 388 905.50 3,842 1,095.50
51 4,070 1,091.41 372 930.40 3,698 1,107.61
52 3,751 1,089.55 383 899.03 3,368 1,111.22
53 3,512 1,103.99 379 932.92 3,133 1,124.69
54 3,002 1,096.55 323 898.49 2,679 1,120.42
55–59 10,797 1,112.13 1,230 929.51 9,567 1,135.60
55 2,747 1,102.34 311 899.79 2,436 1,128.20
56 2,376 1,115.02 273 945.79 2,103 1,136.99
57 2,116 1,113.52 233 917.48 1,883 1,137.78
58 1,891 1,100.94 242 929.55 1,649 1,126.09
59 1,667 1,135.05 171 973.92 1,496 1,153.47
60–61 3,386 1,098.96 352 921.28 3,034 1,119.57
60 1,728 1,100.42 192 925.59 1,536 1,122.27
61 1,658 1,097.44 160 916.11 1,498 1,116.81
62 or older 6,154 1,081.50 338 966.89 5,816 1,088.16
By marital status  
Nondivorced 117,269 975.13 9,558 842.88 107,711 986.87
Divorced 10,995 977.53 644 807.02 10,351 988.13
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 2017
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 3,702,828 1,338.48 115,320 1,179.43 3,587,508 1,343.59
By age  
60–61 117,440 1,200.80 12,199 997.39 105,241 1,224.38
60 46,234 1,211.57 4,614 1,019.86 41,620 1,232.82
61 71,206 1,193.82 7,585 983.72 63,621 1,218.87
62–64 315,162 1,251.58 30,730 1,108.93 284,432 1,266.99
62 91,667 1,224.23 9,336 1,071.72 82,331 1,241.52
63 106,531 1,256.64 10,357 1,112.51 96,174 1,272.16
64 116,964 1,268.41 11,037 1,137.04 105,927 1,282.09
65–69 689,886 1,441.85 48,342 1,334.70 641,544 1,449.92
65 129,060 1,304.35 11,153 1,175.49 117,907 1,316.54
66 144,391 1,449.62 11,503 1,346.62 132,888 1,458.54
67 141,222 1,475.81 10,200 1,390.54 131,022 1,482.45
68 138,929 1,480.89 8,342 1,389.91 130,587 1,486.70
69 136,284 1,488.83 7,144 1,419.85 129,140 1,492.65
70–74 521,445 1,424.32 10,729 1,231.38 510,716 1,428.38
70 118,271 1,455.32 3,333 1,287.47 114,938 1,460.19
71 104,103 1,434.35 2,414 1,254.73 101,689 1,438.61
72 93,927 1,406.47 1,767 1,209.02 92,160 1,410.26
73 98,825 1,406.95 1,684 1,165.52 97,141 1,411.13
74 106,319 1,411.94 1,531 1,170.71 104,788 1,415.46
75–79 511,695 1,344.31 5,477 1,049.56 506,218 1,347.50
75 107,050 1,394.01 1,449 1,144.08 105,601 1,397.44
76 99,584 1,361.94 1,104 1,093.54 98,480 1,364.95
77 100,164 1,339.08 1,076 1,037.55 99,088 1,342.35
78 100,910 1,321.35 982 969.61 99,928 1,324.80
79 103,987 1,303.59 866 940.91 103,121 1,306.64
80–84 535,703 1,288.71 3,530 847.82 532,173 1,291.63
80 103,234 1,291.48 767 886.79 102,467 1,294.51
81 106,629 1,286.18 777 890.10 105,852 1,289.09
82 109,402 1,285.76 706 820.49 108,696 1,288.78
83 110,205 1,291.64 660 807.79 109,545 1,294.56
84 106,233 1,288.54 620 820.38 105,613 1,291.29
85–89 527,109 1,293.39 2,620 784.04 524,489 1,295.93
85 109,049 1,288.71 602 828.06 108,447 1,291.27
86 108,996 1,294.29 548 737.56 108,448 1,297.10
87 110,021 1,296.92 556 819.52 109,465 1,299.35
88 102,761 1,296.10 484 756.39 102,277 1,298.66
89 96,282 1,290.74 430 766.90 95,852 1,293.09
90–94 346,232 1,281.88 1,280 744.21 344,952 1,283.87
95 or older 138,156 1,298.86 413 692.14 137,743 1,300.68
By marital status  
Nondivorced 3,292,560 1,329.55 103,737 1,170.58 3,188,823 1,334.72
Divorced 410,268 1,410.17 11,583 1,258.73 398,685 1,414.57
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 2017
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 258,286 729.44 19,575 545.11 238,711 744.56
By age  
50–54 27,200 702.36 2,352 529.71 24,848 718.70
50 1,950 724.59 149 551.98 1,801 738.87
51 3,535 705.62 309 549.50 3,226 720.57
52 5,184 695.44 448 509.73 4,736 713.01
53 7,299 708.24 630 543.13 6,669 723.84
54 9,232 695.64 816 518.75 8,416 712.79
55–59 90,090 721.76 7,784 542.25 82,306 738.74
55 12,032 711.57 1,021 528.04 11,011 728.59
56 14,955 717.65 1,273 533.81 13,682 734.76
57 18,142 725.64 1,622 548.96 16,520 742.99
58 21,127 721.92 1,802 542.22 19,325 738.68
59 23,834 726.40 2,066 549.22 21,768 743.21
60–65 140,996 739.57 9,439 551.30 131,557 753.08
60 26,479 726.21 2,224 538.73 24,255 743.40
61 25,324 724.36 1,996 542.96 23,328 739.88
62 24,031 738.39 1,515 555.23 22,516 750.72
63 23,031 745.72 1,428 562.17 21,603 757.86
64 21,646 749.54 1,195 573.31 20,451 759.84
65 20,485 759.58 1,081 548.35 19,404 771.34
By marital status  
Nondivorced 220,377 723.61 17,867 536.19 202,510 740.14
Divorced 37,909 763.36 1,708 638.33 36,201 769.26
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 2017
Age All parents Men Women
Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Total 1,145 1,186.43 153 1,085.61 992 1,201.98
62–69 63 1,345.79 12 1,087.17 51 1,406.65
70–74 88 1,218.07 15 1,109.93 73 1,240.29
75–79 183 1,198.37 26 1,111.82 157 1,212.70
80–84 251 1,200.20 31 1,078.45 220 1,217.35
85–89 288 1,154.87 39 1,129.66 249 1,158.82
90 or older 272 1,151.98 30 1,000.27 242 1,170.79
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 2017
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 29,561,858 1,280.55 14,141,387 1,413.90 15,420,471 1,158.27
62–64 2,797,593 1,125.41 1,334,330 1,261.61 1,463,263 1,001.20
62 678,794 1,112.30 323,446 1,251.52 355,348 985.57
63 988,126 1,125.59 472,852 1,261.26 515,274 1,001.09
64 1,130,673 1,133.11 538,032 1,267.98 592,641 1,010.67
65–69 7,814,629 1,256.09 3,769,635 1,400.18 4,044,994 1,121.82
65 1,405,020 1,205.79 668,187 1,348.70 736,833 1,076.19
66 1,591,507 1,247.64 768,413 1,392.05 823,094 1,112.81
67 1,566,233 1,243.08 755,801 1,381.85 810,432 1,113.66
68 1,612,000 1,271.18 780,045 1,413.98 831,955 1,137.28
69 1,639,869 1,305.01 797,189 1,455.01 842,680 1,163.10
70–74 7,176,153 1,321.80 3,537,078 1,476.75 3,639,075 1,171.20
70 1,729,726 1,304.49 847,117 1,455.25 882,609 1,159.79
71 1,551,044 1,331.04 763,646 1,488.81 787,398 1,178.04
72 1,275,784 1,313.63 631,789 1,466.83 643,995 1,163.33
73 1,285,544 1,325.48 635,676 1,481.65 649,868 1,172.73
74 1,334,055 1,337.77 658,850 1,495.19 675,205 1,184.15
75–79 5,323,425 1,362.49 2,627,204 1,520.24 2,696,221 1,208.77
75 1,291,917 1,361.65 637,521 1,522.50 654,396 1,204.94
76 1,135,538 1,378.37 561,446 1,543.56 574,092 1,216.81
77 1,033,950 1,371.74 510,825 1,532.39 523,125 1,214.86
78 952,952 1,352.35 469,995 1,504.18 482,957 1,204.59
79 909,068 1,343.95 447,417 1,490.74 461,651 1,201.68
80–84 3,268,597 1,269.89 1,566,978 1,366.34 1,701,619 1,181.08
80 804,936 1,321.66 393,437 1,454.11 411,499 1,195.02
81 724,294 1,277.66 349,812 1,384.37 374,482 1,177.98
82 652,712 1,250.66 311,762 1,337.46 340,950 1,171.30
83 577,116 1,236.42 273,243 1,306.48 303,873 1,173.43
84 509,539 1,239.62 238,724 1,301.49 270,815 1,185.07
85–89 1,971,759 1,254.64 883,196 1,295.81 1,088,563 1,221.23
85 486,108 1,260.44 225,229 1,323.93 260,879 1,205.63
86 436,810 1,248.01 199,737 1,292.09 237,073 1,210.87
87 400,627 1,249.67 180,405 1,284.11 220,222 1,221.45
88 343,203 1,250.95 149,664 1,273.25 193,539 1,233.70
89 305,011 1,265.55 128,161 1,295.02 176,850 1,244.20
90–94 930,550 1,263.87 346,311 1,268.60 584,239 1,261.06
95 or older 279,152 1,260.70 76,655 1,184.20 202,497 1,289.66
  Disabled workers
Total 76,098 1,466.00 45,324 1,630.28 30,774 1,224.06
62 4,272 1,523.36 2,537 1,699.74 1,735 1,265.44
63 15,072 1,505.51 9,027 1,664.42 6,045 1,268.20
64 24,443 1,455.93 14,725 1,616.72 9,718 1,212.29
65 32,311 1,447.62 19,035 1,615.31 13,276 1,207.18
  Spouses
Total 1,617,663 631.60 33,958 391.98 1,583,705 636.73
By age  
62–64 160,431 484.35 4,608 327.07 155,823 489.00
62 35,692 467.99 872 305.42 34,820 472.07
63 56,135 477.36 1,621 325.59 54,514 481.87
64 68,604 498.58 2,115 337.12 66,489 503.72
65–69 430,403 613.82 14,980 412.94 415,423 621.06
65 90,478 553.63 3,217 387.34 87,261 559.76
66 85,148 612.88 3,288 419.12 81,860 620.66
67 83,991 624.80 3,102 421.09 80,889 632.61
68 84,646 634.02 2,846 422.01 81,800 641.40
69 86,140 647.42 2,527 417.29 83,613 654.37
70–74 405,877 666.85 8,704 409.62 397,173 672.49
70 91,256 659.65 2,471 413.44 88,785 666.50
71 84,641 663.30 2,013 407.73 82,628 669.53
72 74,971 661.45 1,624 396.15 73,347 667.32
73 76,787 671.33 1,376 420.10 75,411 675.91
74 78,222 679.88 1,220 411.15 77,002 684.14
75–79 318,513 676.05 3,828 375.87 314,685 679.70
75 75,604 682.73 1,003 388.77 74,601 686.68
76 68,068 679.44 879 375.13 67,189 683.42
77 63,244 675.28 781 379.57 62,463 678.98
78 57,221 671.76 645 366.08 56,576 675.25
79 54,376 667.92 520 358.80 53,856 670.91
80–84 190,724 649.06 1,307 339.90 189,417 651.19
85–89 89,361 629.43 451 316.40 88,910 631.02
90–94 20,624 618.03 (X) (X) (X) (X)
95 or older 1,730 601.96 (X) (X) (X) (X)
By type of benefit  
Spouses of retired workers 1,550,417 643.65 28,343 415.45 1,522,074 647.90
Spouses of disabled workers 67,246 353.76 5,615 273.53 61,631 361.07
  Nondisabled widow(er)s
Total 2,271,959 1,282.75 91,738 1,176.51 2,180,221 1,287.22
60–64 432,602 1,237.80 42,929 1,077.23 389,673 1,255.48
60 46,234 1,211.57 4,614 1,019.86 41,620 1,232.82
61 71,206 1,193.82 7,585 983.72 63,621 1,218.87
62 91,667 1,224.23 9,336 1,071.72 82,331 1,241.52
63 106,531 1,256.64 10,357 1,112.51 96,174 1,272.16
64 116,964 1,268.41 11,037 1,137.04 105,927 1,282.09
65–69 592,937 1,395.05 37,836 1,287.81 555,101 1,402.36
65 129,060 1,304.35 11,153 1,175.49 117,907 1,316.54
66 127,213 1,406.82 9,287 1,307.81 117,926 1,414.61
67 117,566 1,422.15 7,340 1,339.32 110,226 1,427.67
68 111,863 1,423.59 5,510 1,343.18 106,353 1,427.76
69 107,235 1,430.79 4,546 1,372.22 102,689 1,433.38
70–74 385,493 1,377.55 7,139 1,239.40 378,354 1,380.15
70 93,087 1,403.44 2,352 1,246.96 90,735 1,407.50
71 80,106 1,388.43 1,715 1,269.25 78,391 1,391.04
72 69,664 1,365.15 1,140 1,238.21 68,524 1,367.27
73 70,318 1,360.22 1,049 1,202.57 69,269 1,362.61
74 72,318 1,360.94 883 1,206.54 71,435 1,362.85
75–79 294,232 1,277.55 2,380 1,152.21 291,852 1,278.58
75 69,346 1,341.93 782 1,186.89 68,564 1,343.70
76 60,504 1,299.29 504 1,178.55 60,000 1,300.31
77 57,605 1,269.31 448 1,157.27 57,157 1,270.19
78 53,444 1,241.29 351 1,097.47 53,093 1,242.24
79 53,333 1,214.42 295 1,072.70 53,038 1,215.21
80–84 237,968 1,176.31 877 971.01 237,091 1,177.07
85–89 185,613 1,135.27 419 934.90 185,194 1,135.72
90–94 105,604 1,088.93 130 807.67 105,474 1,089.28
95 or older 37,510 1,043.14 28 798.63 37,482 1,043.33
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 1940–2017, 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
2017 61,903,360 51,492,108 10,411,252 42,446,992 8,695,475 2,501,729 4,168,641 128,264 3,961,114 1,145 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
2017 79,732,580 68,700,465 11,032,116 59,602,066 10,407,363 1,781,537 2,670,587 125,101 5,144,568 1,358 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 2017
Type of benefit Number Average age
Total, OASDI 61,903,360 68
OASI 51,492,108 71
Retired workers 42,446,992 74
Spouses of retired workers 2,375,575 73
Children of retired workers 675,261 26
Under age 18 336,703 13
Disabled adult children 319,162 40
Students, aged 18–19 19,396 18
Children of deceased workers 1,903,757 25
Under age 18 1,182,696 12
Disabled adult children 662,986 48
Students, aged 18–19 58,075 18
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,702,828 77
Widowed mothers and fathers 128,264 45
Disabled widow(er)s 258,286 60
Parents of deceased workers 1,145 84
DI 10,411,252 48
Disabled workers 8,695,475 54
Spouses of disabled workers 126,154 57
Children of disabled workers 1,589,623 13
Under age 18 1,418,446 12
Disabled adult children 123,257 28
Students, aged 18–19 47,920 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 2017
Type of benefit All Male Female
  Number
Total, OASDI 61,903,360 28,104,249 33,799,111
Adults 57,734,719 25,917,688 31,817,031
Children 4,168,641 2,186,561 1,982,080
Under age 18 2,937,845 1,493,160 1,444,685
Disabled adult children 1,105,405 623,553 481,852
Students, aged 18–19 125,391 69,848 55,543
Retired workers and their spouses and children 45,497,828 21,691,520 23,806,308
Retired workers 42,446,992 21,175,568 21,271,424
Spouses 2,375,575 154,477 2,221,098
Children 675,261 361,475 313,786
Disabled workers and their spouses and children 10,411,252 5,265,046 5,146,206
Disabled workers 8,695,475 4,432,330 4,263,145
Spouses 126,154 10,063 116,091
Children 1,589,623 822,653 766,970
Survivors of deceased workers 5,994,280 1,147,683 4,846,597
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,702,828 115,320 3,587,508
Disabled widow(er)s 258,286 19,575 238,711
Widowed mothers and fathers 128,264 10,202 118,062
Children 1,903,757 1,002,433 901,324
Parents 1,145 153 992
  Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Retired workers 1,404.15 1,565.45 1,243.58
Disabled workers 1,196.87 1,320.30 1,068.54
Widowed mothers and fathers 975.34 840.62 986.98
Nondisabled widow(er)s 1,338.48 1,179.43 1,343.59
Surviving children 857.59 856.97 858.28
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 2017
Type of benefit and basis of entitlement Number Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Total a 31,816,039 1,188.25
Workers 25,534,569 1,214.36
Retired 21,271,424 1,243.58
Full benefit 5,850,953 1,468.43
Reduced benefit 15,420,471 1,158.27
Disabled 4,263,145 1,068.54
Wives of retired and disabled workers 2,337,189 720.11
Entitlement based on care of children 83,858 405.49
Husband retired 37,435 592.79
Husband disabled 46,423 254.46
Entitlement based on age 2,253,331 731.82
Husband retired 2,183,663 742.86
Full benefit 661,589 961.32
Reduced benefit 1,522,074 647.90
Husband disabled 69,668 385.80
Widows 3,944,281 1,296.66
Entitlement based on care of children 118,062 986.98
Nondisabled, aged 60 or older 3,587,508 1,343.59
Disabled, aged 50 to FRA 238,711 744.56
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 2017
Type of benefit and sex Number Average primary insurance amount (dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
All beneficiaries 39,347 695.75 898.50
  Retirement benefits
Total 36,090 688.37 923.58
Retired workers 35,038 688.84 942.97
Men 11,621 668.65 598.85
Women 23,417 698.86 1,113.74
Wives and husbands of retired workers 899 665.54 272.15
Children of retired workers 153 715.16 310.48
  Disability benefits
Total 43 744.13 689.55
  Survivor benefits
Total 3,214 777.98 619.64
Nondisabled widow(er)s 2,240 769.50 646.55
Disabled widow(er)s 26 783.39 449.35
Widowed mothers and fathers 3 735.37 551.00
Children of deceased workers 945 798.07 560.75
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 2017
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 52,073,045 1,259,302 5,004,967 13,713,609 12,374,443 8,427,436 5,542,281 3,513,574 2,171,904 65,529
Retired workers 42,446,992 . . . 2,797,593 11,584,759 11,267,808 7,491,895 4,736,223 2,854,313 1,667,555 46,846
Widow(er)s, parents, and mothers and fathers 3,854,509 172,629 388,268 711,887 521,741 511,940 535,975 527,405 466,133 18,531
Wives and husbands 2,426,949 3,729 165,770 861,301 558,140 409,059 262,997 128,762 37,060 131
Disabled workers 3,173,139 1,049,096 1,612,432 511,611 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Disabled adult children 171,456 33,848 40,904 44,051 26,754 14,542 7,086 3,094 1,156 21
  Men
Subtotal 23,190,948 573,813 2,231,385 6,317,181 5,822,433 3,835,026 2,380,627 1,355,778 663,882 10,823
Retired workers 21,175,568 . . . 1,334,330 5,884,606 5,773,434 3,804,409 2,362,146 1,346,082 659,812 10,749
Widowers, parents, and fathers 125,602 16,771 35,163 49,476 10,745 5,504 3,561 2,659 1,673 50
Husbands 163,063 90 4,679 94,048 25,608 18,502 12,058 5,961 (X) (X)
Disabled workers 1,639,919 538,241 835,044 266,634 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Disabled adult children 86,796 18,711 22,169 22,417 12,646 6,611 2,862 1,076 (X) (X)
  Women
Subtotal 28,882,097 685,489 2,773,582 7,396,428 6,552,010 4,592,410 3,161,654 2,157,796 1,508,022 54,706
Retired workers 21,271,424 . . . 1,463,263 5,700,153 5,494,374 3,687,486 2,374,077 1,508,231 1,007,743 36,097
Widows, parents, and mothers 3,728,907 155,858 353,105 662,411 510,996 506,436 532,414 524,746 464,460 18,481
Wives 2,263,886 3,639 161,091 767,253 532,532 390,557 250,939 122,801 (X) (X)
Disabled workers 1,533,220 510,855 777,388 244,977 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Disabled adult children 84,660 15,137 18,735 21,634 14,108 7,931 4,224 2,018 (X) (X)
  Average monthly benefit (dollars)
  All beneficiaries
Total 1,359.37 1,247.67 1,173.62 1,351.58 1,459.36 1,412.41 1,310.33 1,313.07 1,325.14 1,384.56
Retired workers 1,404.15 . . . 1,125.41 1,388.38 1,498.82 1,458.14 1,349.72 1,346.86 1,351.31 1,421.29
Widow(er)s, parents, and mothers and fathers 1,315.91 1,056.12 1,160.06 1,421.46 1,424.09 1,344.20 1,288.65 1,293.31 1,286.19 1,298.04
Wives and husbands 722.58 582.96 488.60 817.99 724.54 681.18 660.00 659.16 658.22 617.33
Disabled workers 1,327.90 1,294.47 1,339.31 1,360.49 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Disabled adult children 845.52 847.45 844.76 872.63 855.91 825.45 761.00 717.90 659.59 588.81
  Men
Subtotal 1,549.15 1,419.93 1,347.44 1,538.70 1,673.05 1,627.08 1,467.26 1,439.01 1,419.65 1,568.97
Retired workers 1,565.45 . . . 1,261.61 1,555.49 1,680.96 1,635.25 1,474.59 1,445.65 1,425.13 1,575.50
Widowers, parents, and fathers 1,130.82 880.89 1,043.49 1,317.14 1,231.18 1,049.83 849.83 789.11 736.34 730.87
Husbands 602.17 388.93 327.82 735.82 483.48 407.66 382.69 358.54 (X) (X)
Disabled workers 1,502.43 1,457.09 1,516.80 1,548.97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Disabled adult children 839.16 839.06 831.19 867.87 846.51 820.75 754.29 715.94 (X) (X)
  Women
Subtotal 1,206.98 1,103.48 1,033.79 1,191.76 1,269.46 1,233.15 1,192.17 1,233.93 1,283.54 1,348.08
Retired workers 1,243.58 . . . 1,001.20 1,215.87 1,307.43 1,275.42 1,225.48 1,258.69 1,302.99 1,375.37
Widows, parents, and mothers 1,322.14 1,074.97 1,171.67 1,429.25 1,428.15 1,347.40 1,291.59 1,295.86 1,288.17 1,299.57
Wives 731.26 587.76 493.28 828.06 736.13 694.14 673.33 673.75 (X) (X)
Disabled workers 1,141.23 1,123.13 1,148.66 1,155.35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Disabled adult children 852.04 857.81 860.82 877.56 864.32 829.36 765.54 718.95 (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 1960–2017, 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
2017 28,121 22,288 15,248 7,040 3,081 3,958 5,833 2,260 3,573
  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
2017 100.0 79.3 54.2 25.0 11.0 14.1 20.7 8.0 12.7
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 2017
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 25,368,246 7,372,516 6,536,833 4,584,057 3,157,280 2,155,721 1,561,839
Entitled as worker b 20,049,146 5,942,852 5,493,305 3,687,064 2,373,927 1,508,174 1,043,824
Worker only 13,328,595 4,744,176 3,990,961 2,343,042 1,232,949 639,363 378,104
Dually entitled 6,720,551 1,198,676 1,502,344 1,344,022 1,140,978 868,811 665,720
Wife's benefit 2,839,077 871,402 901,493 579,787 316,778 133,230 36,387
Widow's or parent's benefit 3,881,474 327,274 600,851 764,235 824,200 735,581 629,333
Entitled as wife, widow, or parent only 5,319,100 1,429,664 1,043,528 896,993 783,353 647,547 518,015
Wife's benefit 2,099,156 767,253 532,532 390,557 250,939 122,801 35,074
Widow's or parent's benefit 3,219,944 662,411 510,996 506,436 532,414 524,746 482,941
  Average monthly benefit (dollars)
All women 65 or older a 1,229.48 1,192.76 1,270.37 1,233.87 1,192.76 1,234.43 1,286.15
Entitled as worker b 1,260.25 1,213.48 1,307.48 1,275.45 1,225.50 1,258.70 1,305.50
Worker only 1,255.22 1,245.34 1,340.75 1,260.30 1,131.50 1,100.64 1,109.52
Dually entitled 1,270.23 1,087.38 1,219.09 1,301.87 1,327.08 1,375.02 1,416.80
Wife's benefit 867.50 882.07 894.98 865.10 806.08 772.07 759.73
Widow's or parent's benefit 1,564.81 1,634.04 1,705.38 1,633.22 1,527.33 1,484.23 1,454.80
Entitled as wife, widow, or parent only 1,113.49 1,106.61 1,075.00 1,062.97 1,093.53 1,177.89 1,247.16
Wife's benefit 749.77 828.06 736.13 694.14 673.33 673.75 676.55
Widow's or parent's benefit 1,350.61 1,429.25 1,428.15 1,347.40 1,291.59 1,295.86 1,288.60
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 2017
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 57,734,719 7,058,584 4,964,063 45,712,072 1,334.76 1,128.13 1,176.33 1,383.87
Retired workers 42,446,992 . . . 2,797,593 39,649,399 1,404.15 . . . 1,125.41 1,423.82
Disabled workers 8,695,475 6,571,432 1,612,432 511,611 1,196.87 1,149.18 1,339.31 1,360.49
Wives and husbands of retired workers 2,375,575 31,524 131,039 2,213,012 732.13 580.10 526.31 746.48
Wives and husbands of disabled workers 126,154 46,985 34,731 44,438 335.42 250.10 346.34 417.08
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,702,828 117,440 315,162 3,270,226 1,338.48 1,200.80 1,251.58 1,351.80
Disabled widow(er)s 258,286 169,093 68,708 20,485 729.44 719.73 744.36 759.58
Mothers and fathers 128,264 122,110 4,390 1,764 975.34 969.99 1,095.32 1,047.10
  Men
Subtotal a 25,917,688 3,368,638 2,209,216 20,339,834 1,514.61 1,247.07 1,352.62 1,576.52
Retired workers 21,175,568 . . . 1,334,330 19,841,238 1,565.45 . . . 1,261.61 1,585.88
Disabled workers 4,432,330 3,330,652 835,044 266,634 1,320.30 1,252.73 1,516.80 1,548.97
Husbands of retired workers 154,477 94 2,833 151,550 614.24 539.69 388.31 618.51
Husbands of disabled workers 10,063 1,473 1,846 6,744 360.08 205.16 234.97 428.16
Nondisabled widowers 115,320 12,199 30,730 72,391 1,179.43 997.39 1,108.93 1,240.03
Disabled widowers 19,575 14,356 4,138 1,081 545.11 539.75 562.85 548.35
Fathers 10,202 9,864 292 46 840.62 836.29 967.67 961.91
  Women
Subtotal a 31,817,031 3,689,946 2,754,847 25,372,238 1,188.25 1,019.54 1,034.96 1,229.43
Retired workers 21,271,424 . . . 1,463,263 19,808,161 1,243.58 . . . 1,001.20 1,261.49
Disabled workers 4,263,145 3,240,780 777,388 244,977 1,068.54 1,042.76 1,148.66 1,155.35
Wives of retired workers 2,221,098 31,430 128,206 2,061,462 740.33 580.22 529.36 755.89
Wives of disabled workers 116,091 45,512 32,885 37,694 333.28 251.56 352.59 415.10
Nondisabled widows 3,587,508 105,241 284,432 3,197,835 1,343.59 1,224.38 1,266.99 1,354.33
Disabled widows 238,711 154,737 64,570 19,404 744.56 736.43 756.00 771.34
Mothers 118,062 112,246 4,098 1,718 986.98 981.74 1,104.42 1,049.38
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 1957–2017
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
2017 10,059,166 8,695,475 258,286 1,105,405 1,196.87 729.44 782.03
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: . . . = not applicable.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.