Annual Statistical Supplement, 2018
Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance
Benefits Awarded
Dependents and Survivors
Year | Total | Wives with entitlement based on— | Husbands | |
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Care of children | Age | |||
Wives and husbands of retired workers | ||||
1950 | 162,768 | 9,646 | 152,310 | 812 |
1955 | 288,915 | 21,692 | 263,816 | 3,407 |
1960 | 339,987 | 32,254 | 305,713 | 2,020 |
1965 | 321,015 | 44,087 | 275,717 | 1,211 |
1970 | 339,447 | 51,378 | 286,867 | 1,202 |
1975 | 350,558 | 60,184 | 289,600 | 774 |
1980 | 360,693 | 55,401 | 294,892 | 10,400 |
1981 | 338,540 | 50,993 | 277,641 | 9,906 |
1982 | 349,967 | 36,229 | 302,739 | 10,999 |
1983 | 356,274 | 35,309 | 308,922 | 12,043 |
1984 | 342,691 | 30,972 | 298,855 | 12,864 |
1985 | 356,558 | 30,454 | 312,849 | 13,255 |
1986 | 358,115 | 28,925 | 315,427 | 13,763 |
1987 | 333,333 | 26,099 | 294,499 | 12,735 |
1988 | 316,929 | 23,045 | 281,760 | 12,124 |
1989 | 310,498 | 21,285 | 278,655 | 10,558 |
1990 | 308,980 | 21,395 | 277,238 | 10,347 |
1991 | 307,000 | 21,154 | 276,236 | 9,610 |
1992 | 304,764 | 21,057 | 274,670 | 9,037 |
1993 | 290,728 | 19,945 | 262,240 | 8,543 |
1994 | 275,025 | 18,431 | 248,430 | 8,164 |
1995 | 258,740 | 17,214 | 233,731 | 7,795 |
1996 | 244,014 | 15,466 | 221,059 | 7,489 |
1997 | 268,012 | 14,040 | 246,229 | 7,743 |
1998 | 263,668 | 13,472 | 242,390 | 7,806 |
1999 | 275,568 | 13,521 | 253,559 | 8,488 |
2000 | 341,503 | 15,625 | 315,148 | 10,730 |
2001 | 314,547 | 13,743 | 289,757 | 11,047 |
2002 | 317,685 | 14,011 | 291,377 | 12,297 |
2003 | 305,831 | 12,832 | 280,883 | 12,116 |
2004 | 319,430 | 12,219 | 294,133 | 13,078 |
2005 | 329,225 | 11,630 | 303,976 | 13,619 |
2006 | 328,430 | 11,160 | 301,614 | 15,656 |
2007 | 316,782 | 10,471 | 291,985 | 14,326 |
2008 | 344,003 | 11,283 | 316,119 | 16,601 |
2009 | 375,123 | 12,530 | 343,296 | 19,297 |
2010 | 354,947 | 11,710 | 321,826 | 21,411 |
2011 | 345,821 | 10,736 | 311,826 | 23,259 |
2012 | 369,410 | 9,202 | 332,495 | 27,713 |
2013 | 373,933 | 8,775 | 332,529 | 32,629 |
2014 | 385,394 | 8,221 | 338,500 | 38,673 |
2015 | 422,185 | 8,524 | 366,718 | 46,943 |
2016 | 436,229 | 8,481 | 373,024 | 54,724 |
2017 | 415,969 | 7,891 | 351,013 | 57,065 |
Wives and husbands of disabled workers | ||||
1958 a | 12,920 | 7,869 | 5,035 | 16 |
1959 b | 54,299 | 32,844 | 21,301 | 154 |
1960 | 54,187 | 38,326 | 15,756 | 105 |
1965 | 69,183 | 55,230 | 13,813 | 140 |
1970 | 96,304 | 74,913 | 21,227 | 164 |
1975 | 148,741 | 116,624 | 31,942 | 175 |
1980 | 108,500 | 74,922 | 32,616 | 962 |
1981 | 95,575 | 64,333 | 30,360 | 882 |
1982 | 77,835 | 45,463 | 31,540 | 832 |
1983 | 80,079 | 43,820 | 35,369 | 890 |
1984 | 81,834 | 46,433 | 34,470 | 931 |
1985 | 83,511 | 48,522 | 34,101 | 888 |
1986 | 82,435 | 47,711 | 33,797 | 927 |
1987 | 77,316 | 43,881 | 31,652 | 1,783 |
1988 | 73,790 | 41,627 | 29,634 | 2,529 |
1989 | 69,113 | 39,212 | 27,750 | 2,151 |
1990 | 69,667 | 40,458 | 27,023 | 2,186 |
1991 | 72,754 | 43,543 | 26,747 | 2,464 |
1992 | 78,083 | 47,841 | 27,502 | 2,740 |
1993 | 74,605 | 45,602 | 26,276 | 2,727 |
1994 | 69,549 | 42,824 | 24,240 | 2,485 |
1995 | 63,097 | 37,972 | 22,833 | 2,292 |
1996 | 57,528 | 33,638 | 21,775 | 2,115 |
1997 | 50,818 | 25,779 | 23,329 | 1,710 |
1998 | 47,550 | 23,190 | 22,693 | 1,667 |
1999 | 46,164 | 21,949 | 22,557 | 1,658 |
2000 | 43,941 | 19,801 | 22,399 | 1,741 |
2001 | 43,412 | 19,535 | 21,979 | 1,898 |
2002 | 45,600 | 20,621 | 22,863 | 2,116 |
2003 | 47,183 | 20,580 | 24,269 | 2,334 |
2004 | 48,016 | 19,423 | 26,070 | 2,523 |
2005 | 50,187 | 18,877 | 28,679 | 2,631 |
2006 | 49,521 | 16,837 | 30,270 | 2,414 |
2007 | 47,583 | 15,529 | 29,539 | 2,515 |
2008 | 50,756 | 15,899 | 32,033 | 2,824 |
2009 | 54,112 | 16,963 | 33,980 | 3,169 |
2010 | 53,987 | 17,445 | 32,960 | 3,582 |
2011 | 53,276 | 15,754 | 33,769 | 3,753 |
2012 | 50,165 | 13,625 | 32,689 | 3,851 |
2013 | 46,183 | 11,759 | 30,748 | 3,676 |
2014 | 42,609 | 9,491 | 29,451 | 3,667 |
2015 | 40,957 | 8,429 | 28,359 | 4,169 |
2016 | 39,698 | 7,657 | 27,575 | 4,466 |
2017 | 36,095 | 6,734 | 25,276 | 4,085 |
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data. | ||||
NOTES: Benefits not necessarily payable at time of award. | ||||
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. | ||||
a. January–November. | ||||
b. Includes December 1958. | ||||
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov. |
Basis of entitlement and age | Wives | Husbands | ||||||
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Total | Of retired workers | Of disabled workers | ||||||
Number | Average monthly benefit a (dollars) | Number | Average monthly benefit a (dollars) | Number | Average monthly benefit a (dollars) | Number | Average monthly benefit a (dollars) | |
All wives and husbands | 390,914 | 609.25 | 358,904 | 629.94 | 32,010 | 377.23 | 61,150 | 592.69 |
By age | ||||||||
By basis of entitlement | ||||||||
Care of children | 14,625 | 440.33 | 7,891 | 591.78 | 6,734 | 262.85 | 405 | 274.45 |
Under 35 | 2,307 | 253.53 | 407 | 517.42 | 1,900 | 197.01 | 55 | 159.27 |
35–39 | 1,856 | 322.43 | 570 | 520.49 | 1,286 | 234.65 | 62 | 179.84 |
40–44 | 2,073 | 371.61 | 834 | 530.95 | 1,239 | 264.35 | 70 | 220.66 |
45–49 | 2,424 | 449.27 | 1,332 | 565.66 | 1,092 | 307.29 | 76 | 250.66 |
50–54 | 2,395 | 527.63 | 1,668 | 609.56 | 727 | 339.65 | 45 | 288.96 |
55–59 | 1,828 | 606.25 | 1,513 | 652.32 | 315 | 384.98 | 49 | 446.81 |
60–61 | 776 | 655.91 | 700 | 685.80 | 76 | 380.65 | 25 | 481.19 |
62–64 | 966 | 534.35 | 867 | 556.43 | 99 | 341.00 | 23 | 426.92 |
Age | 376,289 | 615.81 | 351,013 | 630.80 | 25,276 | 407.70 | 60,745 | 594.81 |
62–64 | 158,974 | 407.54 | 138,823 | 414.99 | 20,151 | 356.22 | 7,546 | 309.80 |
62 | 89,373 | 375.85 | 73,859 | 384.13 | 15,514 | 336.39 | 3,361 | 256.01 |
63 | 29,204 | 394.13 | 26,929 | 395.64 | 2,275 | 376.17 | 1,485 | 302.46 |
64 | 40,397 | 487.36 | 38,035 | 488.61 | 2,362 | 467.27 | 2,700 | 380.79 |
65–69 | 201,059 | 795.05 | 196,289 | 799.28 | 4,770 | 620.94 | 46,973 | 672.51 |
65 | 39,827 | 513.32 | 38,027 | 515.83 | 1,800 | 460.43 | 3,178 | 402.11 |
66 | 122,931 | 934.50 | 120,742 | 937.32 | 2,189 | 778.65 | 29,859 | 733.89 |
67 | 16,781 | 647.66 | 16,417 | 648.75 | 364 | 598.32 | 5,662 | 608.81 |
68 | 10,746 | 600.12 | 10,510 | 601.75 | 236 | 527.59 | 3,663 | 583.86 |
69 | 10,774 | 669.32 | 10,593 | 672.60 | 181 | 477.03 | 4,611 | 610.07 |
70–74 | 12,868 | 446.87 | 12,575 | 446.59 | 293 | 458.76 | 4,140 | 363.33 |
75 or older | 3,388 | 393.39 | 3,326 | 391.55 | 62 | 492.17 | 2,086 | 335.64 |
By sex | ||||||||
Wives | ||||||||
Not divorced | 331,583 | 595.20 | 303,862 | 615.85 | 27,721 | 368.80 | . . . | . . . |
Divorced | 59,331 | 687.77 | 55,042 | 707.72 | 4,289 | 431.72 | . . . | . . . |
Husbands of— | ||||||||
Retired workers | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | 57,065 | 605.31 |
Disabled workers | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | 4,085 | 416.38 |
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data. | ||||||||
NOTES: Effective 2006, age is based on date of entitlement and not date of award. Entitlement can be retroactive and thus precede the date of award. | ||||||||
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. Benefits awarded before the December cost-of-living increase are converted to the December rates before averages are computed. | ||||||||
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov. |
Year | All children | Children of— | ||
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Retired workers | Deceased workers | Disabled workers | ||
Total | ||||
1957 | 313,163 | 81,842 | 231,321 | . . . |
1960 | 415,719 | 69,979 | 241,430 | 104,310 |
1965 | 783,202 | 134,187 | 451,399 | 197,616 |
1970 | 1,090,865 | 182,595 | 591,724 | 316,546 |
1975 | 1,331,913 | 225,579 | 591,118 | 515,216 |
1976 | 1,327,197 | 236,805 | 578,905 | 511,487 |
1977 | 1,365,513 | 259,447 | 587,589 | 518,477 |
1978 | 1,234,658 | 214,284 | 566,992 | 453,382 |
1979 | 1,191,521 | 247,800 | 544,549 | 399,172 |
1980 | 1,174,112 | 248,658 | 540,246 | 385,208 |
1981 | 1,086,547 | 211,406 | 535,487 | 339,654 |
1982 | 916,715 | 182,849 | 473,396 | 260,470 |
1983 | 752,839 | 144,945 | 380,992 | 226,895 |
1984 | 721,564 | 131,986 | 351,326 | 238,252 |
1985 | 713,632 | 128,076 | 332,531 | 253,025 |
1986 | 700,627 | 122,652 | 319,800 | 258,167 |
1987 | 685,299 | 117,984 | 310,573 | 256,742 |
1988 | 706,031 | 116,659 | 324,346 | 265,026 |
1989 | 675,362 | 106,491 | 307,484 | 261,387 |
1990 | 695,307 | 108,105 | 303,616 | 283,586 |
1991 | 726,908 | 107,261 | 301,459 | 318,188 |
1992 | 794,571 | 108,686 | 304,300 | 381,585 |
1993 | 816,454 | 106,566 | 311,290 | 398,598 |
1994 | 824,239 | 102,983 | 310,051 | 411,205 |
1995 | 808,578 | 101,239 | 306,044 | 401,295 |
1996 | 798,485 | 98,655 | 302,480 | 397,350 |
1997 | 757,346 | 97,594 | 297,204 | 362,548 |
1998 | 763,170 | 96,893 | 294,851 | 371,426 |
1999 | 773,166 | 99,826 | 295,196 | 378,144 |
2000 | 776,676 | 115,358 | 297,686 | 363,632 |
2001 | 796,174 | 110,680 | 302,445 | 383,049 |
2002 | 846,361 | 116,186 | 310,395 | 419,780 |
2003 | 852,354 | 111,992 | 305,409 | 434,953 |
2004 | 858,562 | 115,391 | 309,472 | 433,699 |
2005 | 907,547 | 123,494 | 314,786 | 469,267 |
2006 | 897,035 | 126,860 | 321,155 | 449,020 |
2007 | 902,296 | 126,678 | 322,326 | 453,292 |
2008 | 960,873 | 140,581 | 329,397 | 490,895 |
2009 | 1,007,671 | 156,412 | 319,127 | 532,132 |
2010 | 1,044,506 | 155,193 | 320,293 | 569,020 |
2011 | 1,016,510 | 152,427 | 310,926 | 553,157 |
2012 | 959,019 | 142,114 | 304,199 | 512,706 |
2013 | 876,835 | 136,934 | 288,474 | 451,427 |
2014 | 810,075 | 134,070 | 282,492 | 393,513 |
2015 | 797,741 | 139,379 | 288,629 | 369,733 |
2016 | 775,896 | 139,331 | 290,198 | 346,367 |
2017 | 777,349 | 139,468 | 296,747 | 341,134 |
Children under age 18 | ||||
1940 | 59,382 | 8,249 | 51,133 | . . . |
1945 | 127,514 | 7,215 | 120,299 | . . . |
1950 | 122,641 | 25,495 | 97,146 | . . . |
1955 | 238,795 | 40,402 | 198,393 | . . . |
1960 | 391,366 | 57,239 | 231,611 | 102,516 |
1965 | 523,453 | 84,707 | 263,637 | 175,109 |
1970 | 678,940 | 99,353 | 337,960 | 241,627 |
1975 | 806,770 | 115,347 | 300,139 | 391,284 |
1980 | 573,828 | 111,610 | 227,139 | 235,079 |
1981 | 512,939 | 84,793 | 228,317 | 199,829 |
1982 | 457,445 | 81,502 | 222,738 | 153,205 |
1983 | 444,467 | 80,117 | 211,396 | 152,954 |
1984 | 449,242 | 74,328 | 202,163 | 172,721 |
1985 | 464,908 | 74,128 | 200,576 | 190,204 |
1986 | 465,115 | 70,915 | 196,008 | 198,192 |
1987 | 451,370 | 66,672 | 184,668 | 195,030 |
1988 | 452,519 | 63,586 | 192,278 | 196,655 |
1989 | 446,308 | 59,073 | 189,285 | 197,950 |
1990 | 468,439 | 60,588 | 189,792 | 218,059 |
1991 | 502,442 | 60,618 | 191,537 | 250,287 |
1992 | 559,725 | 61,034 | 192,689 | 306,002 |
1993 | 575,247 | 59,515 | 198,469 | 317,263 |
1994 | 586,342 | 57,677 | 201,598 | 327,067 |
1995 | 571,650 | 57,215 | 198,848 | 315,587 |
1996 | 561,687 | 56,126 | 194,333 | 311,228 |
1997 | 517,118 | 54,841 | 184,237 | 278,040 |
1998 | 516,100 | 54,218 | 182,118 | 279,764 |
1999 | 522,946 | 57,019 | 182,159 | 283,768 |
2000 | 525,390 | 68,440 | 184,762 | 272,188 |
2001 | 542,147 | 64,207 | 188,300 | 289,640 |
2002 | 578,906 | 66,992 | 192,226 | 319,688 |
2003 | 580,166 | 63,793 | 187,060 | 329,313 |
2004 | 578,844 | 65,490 | 188,435 | 324,919 |
2005 | 609,993 | 69,008 | 189,509 | 351,476 |
2006 | 585,334 | 69,819 | 189,654 | 325,861 |
2007 | 573,067 | 65,783 | 184,922 | 322,362 |
2008 | 605,931 | 73,528 | 183,754 | 348,649 |
2009 | 645,853 | 84,590 | 179,477 | 381,786 |
2010 | 662,361 | 79,649 | 173,723 | 408,989 |
2011 | 639,273 | 76,748 | 169,625 | 392,900 |
2012 | 595,911 | 72,389 | 169,249 | 354,273 |
2013 | 534,385 | 68,847 | 161,643 | 303,895 |
2014 | 479,380 | 66,860 | 159,324 | 253,196 |
2015 | 472,055 | 69,017 | 167,694 | 235,344 |
2016 | 456,422 | 69,360 | 168,737 | 218,325 |
2017 | 462,251 | 69,275 | 175,108 | 217,868 |
Disabled adult children | ||||
1957 | 29,507 | 17,249 | 12,258 | . . . |
1960 | 24,353 | 12,740 | 9,819 | 1,794 |
1965 | 21,398 | 10,017 | 8,668 | 2,713 |
1970 | 24,547 | 11,348 | 9,425 | 3,774 |
1975 | 32,707 | 14,636 | 11,182 | 6,889 |
1976 | 34,517 | 15,602 | 11,546 | 7,369 |
1977 | 36,210 | -- | -- | 7,885 |
1978 | 33,611 | 15,378 | 11,013 | 7,220 |
1979 | 33,419 | 15,967 | 10,999 | 6,453 |
1980 | 33,470 | 16,650 | 10,626 | 6,194 |
1981 | 30,545 | 15,365 | 9,745 | 5,435 |
1982 | 28,707 | 14,772 | 9,685 | 4,250 |
1983 | 33,639 | 17,309 | 11,223 | 5,107 |
1984 | 36,427 | 18,330 | 12,556 | 5,541 |
1985 | 39,083 | 19,661 | 12,709 | 6,713 |
1986 | 40,525 | 20,295 | 13,244 | 6,986 |
1987 | 39,665 | 20,761 | 12,117 | 6,787 |
1988 | 38,702 | 20,544 | 11,512 | 6,646 |
1989 | 37,001 | 19,668 | 10,975 | 6,358 |
1990 | 38,772 | 20,862 | 11,277 | 6,633 |
1991 | 41,086 | 21,850 | 11,684 | 7,552 |
1992 | 47,009 | 23,615 | 13,846 | 9,548 |
1993 | 47,246 | 23,173 | 13,819 | 10,254 |
1994 | 44,483 | 22,119 | 12,590 | 9,774 |
1995 | 43,275 | 21,566 | 11,930 | 9,779 |
1996 | 40,583 | 20,169 | 11,061 | 9,353 |
1997 | 38,701 | 19,611 | 10,616 | 8,474 |
1998 | 39,941 | 19,932 | 10,914 | 9,095 |
1999 | 41,748 | 20,467 | 11,430 | 9,851 |
2000 | 43,845 | 22,567 | 11,621 | 9,657 |
2001 | 43,042 | 21,307 | 11,872 | 9,863 |
2002 | 46,636 | 22,881 | 12,685 | 11,070 |
2003 | 47,235 | 22,024 | 12,920 | 12,291 |
2004 | 48,772 | 22,531 | 13,999 | 12,242 |
2005 | 53,807 | 25,154 | 14,982 | 13,671 |
2006 | 58,519 | 25,679 | 17,467 | 15,373 |
2007 | 67,517 | 28,359 | 20,368 | 18,790 |
2008 | 79,694 | 32,712 | 24,369 | 22,613 |
2009 | 79,769 | 35,734 | 22,821 | 21,214 |
2010 | 81,681 | 35,533 | 21,942 | 24,206 |
2011 | 81,895 | 35,610 | 21,575 | 24,710 |
2012 | 69,642 | 29,283 | 18,236 | 22,123 |
2013 | 64,626 | 27,998 | 16,638 | 19,990 |
2014 | 60,902 | 27,241 | 15,705 | 17,956 |
2015 | 67,554 | 31,175 | 16,350 | 20,029 |
2016 | 64,368 | 30,264 | 16,244 | 17,860 |
2017 | 67,649 | 30,854 | 18,616 | 18,179 |
Students | ||||
1965 | 238,351 | 39,463 | 179,094 | 19,794 |
1970 | 387,378 | 71,894 | 244,339 | 71,145 |
1975 | 492,436 | 95,596 | 279,797 | 117,043 |
1976 | 544,739 | 108,197 | 295,058 | 141,484 |
1977 | 574,760 | -- | -- | 148,227 |
1978 | 544,396 | 105,719 | 291,434 | 147,243 |
1979 | 553,889 | 117,118 | 292,766 | 144,005 |
1980 | 566,814 | 120,398 | 302,481 | 143,935 |
1981 | 543,063 | 111,248 | 297,425 | 134,390 |
1982 | 430,563 | 86,575 | 240,973 | 103,015 |
1983 | 274,726 | 47,519 | 158,373 | 68,834 |
1984 | 235,895 | 39,328 | 136,577 | 59,990 |
1985 | 209,641 | 34,287 | 119,246 | 56,108 |
1986 | 194,987 | 31,442 | 110,556 | 52,989 |
1987 | 194,264 | 30,551 | 108,788 | 54,925 |
1988 | 214,810 | 32,529 | 120,556 | 61,725 |
1989 | 192,053 | 27,750 | 107,224 | 57,079 |
1990 | 188,096 | 26,655 | 102,547 | 58,894 |
1991 | 183,380 | 24,793 | 98,238 | 60,349 |
1992 | 187,837 | 24,037 | 97,765 | 66,035 |
1993 | 193,961 | 23,878 | 99,002 | 71,081 |
1994 | 193,414 | 23,187 | 95,863 | 74,364 |
1995 | 193,653 | 22,458 | 95,266 | 75,929 |
1996 | 196,215 | 22,360 | 97,086 | 76,769 |
1997 | 201,527 | 23,142 | 102,351 | 76,034 |
1998 | 207,129 | 22,743 | 101,819 | 82,567 |
1999 | 208,472 | 22,340 | 101,607 | 84,525 |
2000 | 207,441 | 24,351 | 101,303 | 81,787 |
2001 | 210,985 | 25,166 | 102,273 | 83,546 |
2002 | 220,819 | 26,313 | 105,484 | 89,022 |
2003 | 224,953 | 26,175 | 105,429 | 93,349 |
2004 | 230,946 | 27,370 | 107,038 | 96,538 |
2005 | 243,747 | 29,332 | 110,295 | 104,120 |
2006 | 253,182 | 31,362 | 114,034 | 107,786 |
2007 | 261,712 | 32,536 | 117,036 | 112,140 |
2008 | 275,248 | 34,341 | 121,274 | 119,633 |
2009 | 282,049 | 36,088 | 116,829 | 129,132 |
2010 | 300,464 | 40,011 | 124,628 | 135,825 |
2011 | 295,342 | 40,069 | 119,726 | 135,547 |
2012 | 293,466 | 40,442 | 116,714 | 136,310 |
2013 | 277,824 | 40,089 | 110,193 | 127,542 |
2014 | 269,793 | 39,969 | 107,463 | 122,361 |
2015 | 258,132 | 39,187 | 104,585 | 114,360 |
2016 | 255,106 | 39,707 | 105,217 | 110,182 |
2017 | 247,449 | 39,339 | 103,023 | 105,087 |
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data. | ||||
NOTES: Data for 2006–2011 omit individuals whose benefits were reinstated under the Expedited Reinstatement provisions. For that reason, as well as for 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; -- = not available. | ||||
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov. |
Age | Total children | Children of— | ||||||
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Retired workers | Deceased workers | Disabled workers | ||||||
Total number | Average monthly benefit a (dollars) | Number | Average monthly benefit a (dollars) | Number | Average monthly benefit a (dollars) | Number | Average monthly benefit a (dollars) | |
All children | ||||||||
Total | 777,349 | 599.84 | 139,468 | 633.71 | 296,747 | 856.58 | 341,134 | 362.66 |
Children under age 18 | ||||||||
Subtotal | 462,251 | 552.69 | 69,275 | 613.61 | 175,108 | 820.15 | 217,868 | 318.35 |
Under 1 | 31,522 | 387.42 | 1,350 | 556.86 | 8,835 | 723.84 | 21,337 | 237.40 |
1 | 14,619 | 469.01 | 821 | 575.70 | 6,249 | 734.44 | 7,549 | 237.69 |
2 | 15,635 | 483.87 | 991 | 561.49 | 6,783 | 750.22 | 7,861 | 244.27 |
3 | 16,505 | 497.64 | 1,247 | 555.24 | 7,348 | 754.65 | 7,910 | 249.81 |
4 | 17,876 | 504.34 | 1,560 | 550.18 | 7,902 | 760.31 | 8,414 | 255.46 |
5 | 19,477 | 505.38 | 1,710 | 552.44 | 8,252 | 769.69 | 9,515 | 267.70 |
6 | 20,823 | 512.21 | 1,812 | 535.76 | 8,961 | 780.35 | 10,050 | 268.87 |
7 | 22,433 | 516.97 | 2,286 | 545.31 | 9,481 | 776.18 | 10,666 | 280.49 |
8 | 24,346 | 518.55 | 2,848 | 551.53 | 9,940 | 777.57 | 11,558 | 287.66 |
9 | 26,233 | 531.66 | 3,238 | 553.01 | 10,712 | 792.78 | 12,283 | 298.32 |
10 | 27,914 | 544.13 | 3,880 | 556.33 | 11,042 | 815.65 | 12,992 | 309.72 |
11 | 29,262 | 554.19 | 4,231 | 574.86 | 11,159 | 828.96 | 13,872 | 326.84 |
12 | 31,054 | 568.47 | 5,019 | 591.12 | 11,571 | 842.80 | 14,464 | 341.16 |
13 | 32,988 | 580.46 | 5,824 | 600.25 | 11,733 | 863.52 | 15,431 | 357.76 |
14 | 34,356 | 599.98 | 6,814 | 621.63 | 11,897 | 876.80 | 15,645 | 380.04 |
15 | 35,386 | 630.16 | 7,819 | 645.23 | 12,258 | 902.20 | 15,309 | 404.64 |
16 | 35,438 | 665.35 | 9,260 | 680.65 | 12,286 | 915.51 | 13,892 | 433.89 |
17 | 26,384 | 691.41 | 8,565 | 702.33 | 8,699 | 940.94 | 9,120 | 443.13 |
Disabled adult children | ||||||||
Subtotal | 67,649 | 580.45 | 30,854 | 586.96 | 18,616 | 771.16 | 18,179 | 374.10 |
Under 20 | 16,429 | 516.46 | 2,379 | 548.73 | 6,519 | 738.73 | 7,531 | 313.86 |
20–24 | 13,629 | 600.76 | 4,301 | 625.61 | 4,489 | 800.87 | 4,839 | 393.04 |
25–29 | 11,311 | 623.77 | 6,046 | 623.64 | 2,571 | 820.22 | 2,694 | 436.58 |
30–34 | 10,660 | 620.06 | 7,032 | 618.23 | 1,806 | 812.64 | 1,822 | 436.22 |
35–39 | 8,328 | 584.69 | 6,113 | 566.24 | 1,262 | 787.38 | 953 | 434.64 |
40 or older | 7,292 | 556.71 | 4,983 | 508.64 | 1,969 | 698.29 | 340 | 441.30 |
Students aged 18–19 | ||||||||
Subtotal | 247,449 | 693.24 | 39,339 | 705.79 | 103,023 | 933.94 | 105,087 | 452.56 |
18 | 247,209 | 693.32 | 39,269 | 705.75 | 102,951 | 934.03 | 104,989 | 452.64 |
19 | 240 | 607.07 | 70 | 732.22 | 72 | 804.04 | 98 | 372.96 |
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. | ||||||||
Effective 2006, age is based on date of entitlement and not date of award. Entitlement can be retroactive and thus precede the date of award. | ||||||||
a. Benefits awarded before the December cost-of-living increase are converted to the December rates before averages are computed. | ||||||||
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Year | Total | Mothers | Fathers | Widowed | Surviving divorced mothers and fathers | ||
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Subtotal | With at least 1 child under age 16 a | Entitled solely because of at least 1 disabled child b | |||||
1950 | 41,101 | 41,101 | . . . | 41,089 | 41,089 | . . . | 12 |
1951 | 78,323 | 78,323 | . . . | 78,181 | 78,181 | . . . | 142 |
1952 | 64,875 | 64,875 | . . . | 64,776 | 64,776 | . . . | 99 |
1953 | 71,945 | 71,945 | . . . | 71,861 | 71,861 | . . . | 84 |
1954 | 70,775 | 70,775 | . . . | 70,699 | 70,699 | . . . | 76 |
1955 | 76,018 | 76,018 | . . . | 75,927 | 75,927 | . . . | 91 |
1956 | 67,475 | 67,475 | . . . | 67,410 | 67,410 | . . . | 65 |
1957 | 88,174 | 88,174 | . . . | 88,102 | 86,088 | 2,014 | 72 |
1958 c | 81,467 | 81,467 | . . . | 81,392 | 80,130 | 1,262 | 75 |
1959 d | 102,020 | 102,020 | . . . | 101,933 | 100,234 | 1,699 | 87 |
1960 | 92,607 | 92,607 | . . . | 92,507 | 90,939 | 1,568 | 100 |
1961 | 98,449 | 98,449 | . . . | 98,374 | 96,778 | 1,596 | 75 |
1962 | 99,925 | 99,925 | . . . | 99,835 | 98,099 | 1,736 | 90 |
1963 | 104,960 | 104,960 | . . . | 104,866 | 102,828 | 2,038 | 94 |
1964 | 106,249 | 106,249 | . . . | 106,137 | 103,778 | 2,359 | 112 |
1965 | 100,005 | 100,005 | . . . | 99,804 | 97,972 | 1,832 | 201 |
1966 | 107,135 | 107,135 | . . . | 106,677 | 105,270 | 1,407 | 458 |
1967 | 110,762 | 110,762 | . . . | 110,283 | 108,842 | 1,441 | 479 |
1968 | 113,765 | 113,765 | . . . | 113,323 | 111,869 | 1,454 | 442 |
1969 | 116,922 | 116,922 | . . . | 116,434 | 115,035 | 1,399 | 488 |
1970 | 112,377 | 112,377 | . . . | 111,887 | 110,459 | 1,428 | 490 |
1971 | 116,548 | 116,548 | . . . | 115,996 | 114,266 | 1,730 | 552 |
1972 | 117,699 | 117,699 | . . . | 117,034 | 113,822 | 3,212 | 665 |
1973 | 118,775 | 118,775 | . . . | 112,511 | 109,574 | 2,937 | 6,264 |
1974 | 109,221 | 109,221 | . . . | 102,584 | 99,705 | 2,879 | 6,637 |
1975 | 116,224 | 111,372 | 4,852 | 108,002 | 103,597 | 4,405 | 8,222 |
1976 | 113,520 | 107,339 | 6,181 | 105,158 | 99,781 | 5,377 | 8,362 |
1977 | 118,821 | 111,473 | 7,348 | 109,050 | 103,492 | 5,558 | 9,771 |
1978 | 110,015 | 103,391 | 6,624 | 100,247 | 96,834 | 3,413 | 9,768 |
1979 | 110,424 | 103,805 | 6,619 | 99,413 | 96,249 | 3,164 | 11,011 |
1980 | 107,809 | 99,922 | 7,887 | 96,005 | 92,768 | 3,237 | 11,804 |
1981 | 99,653 | 92,138 | 7,515 | 81,079 | 78,069 | 3,010 | 11,059 |
1982 | 86,786 | 80,198 | 6,588 | 70,019 | 67,301 | 2,718 | 10,179 |
1983 | 82,464 | 76,271 | 6,193 | 66,711 | 63,304 | 3,407 | 9,560 |
1984 | 73,794 | 68,164 | 5,630 | 59,256 | 54,962 | 4,294 | 8,908 |
1985 | 72,241 | 66,992 | 5,249 | 62,881 | 58,507 | 4,374 | 9,360 |
1986 | 69,340 | 64,147 | 5,193 | 60,200 | 55,639 | 4,561 | 9,140 |
1987 | 64,777 | 59,626 | 5,151 | 56,329 | 52,051 | 4,278 | 8,448 |
1988 | 62,676 | 57,859 | 4,817 | 54,833 | 50,655 | 4,178 | 7,843 |
1989 | 59,525 | 54,916 | 4,609 | 51,992 | 48,226 | 3,766 | 7,533 |
1990 | 58,060 | 53,346 | 4,714 | 50,879 | 47,673 | 3,206 | 7,181 |
1991 | 57,896 | 52,889 | 5,007 | 50,787 | 47,695 | 3,092 | 7,109 |
1992 | 56,402 | 51,273 | 5,129 | 49,341 | 46,302 | 3,039 | 7,061 |
1993 | 56,408 | 51,358 | 5,050 | 49,465 | 46,420 | 3,045 | 6,943 |
1994 | 54,732 | 49,825 | 4,907 | 48,217 | 45,346 | 2,871 | 6,515 |
1995 | 51,645 | 46,874 | 4,771 | 45,368 | 42,817 | 2,551 | 6,277 |
1996 | 49,150 | 44,732 | 4,418 | 43,538 | 41,192 | 2,346 | 5,612 |
1997 | 43,504 | 39,805 | 3,699 | 38,565 | 36,396 | 2,169 | 4,939 |
1998 | 42,395 | 38,533 | 3,862 | 37,739 | 35,577 | 2,162 | 4,656 |
1999 | 41,756 | 37,926 | 3,830 | 37,271 | 35,092 | 2,179 | 4,485 |
2000 | 40,491 | 36,521 | 3,970 | 36,197 | 34,241 | 1,956 | 4,294 |
2001 | 41,323 | 37,106 | 4,217 | 36,728 | 34,753 | 1,975 | 4,595 |
2002 | 40,829 | 36,534 | 4,295 | 36,186 | 34,264 | 1,922 | 4,643 |
2003 | 39,206 | 34,712 | 4,494 | 34,797 | 32,979 | 1,818 | 4,409 |
2004 | 40,030 | 35,499 | 4,531 | 35,876 | 34,176 | 1,700 | 4,154 |
2005 | 38,248 | 34,036 | 4,212 | 34,256 | 32,872 | 1,384 | 3,992 |
2006 | 35,981 | 31,995 | 3,986 | 32,216 | 30,954 | 1,262 | 3,765 |
2007 | 33,597 | 29,869 | 3,728 | 29,954 | 28,691 | 1,263 | 3,643 |
2008 | 32,717 | 28,831 | 3,886 | 29,215 | 28,003 | 1,212 | 3,502 |
2009 | 32,878 | 28,612 | 4,266 | 29,262 | 27,992 | 1,270 | 3,616 |
2010 | 31,797 | 27,528 | 4,269 | 28,330 | 27,056 | 1,274 | 3,467 |
2011 | 30,117 | 26,216 | 3,901 | 26,733 | 25,452 | 1,281 | 3,384 |
2012 | 28,618 | 25,020 | 3,598 | 25,607 | 24,426 | 1,181 | 3,011 |
2013 | 26,669 | 23,414 | 3,255 | 23,886 | 22,654 | 1,232 | 2,783 |
2014 | 25,319 | 22,188 | 3,131 | 22,636 | 21,566 | 1,070 | 2,683 |
2015 | 25,121 | 22,136 | 2,985 | 22,495 | 21,386 | 1,109 | 2,626 |
2016 | 23,863 | 21,174 | 2,689 | 21,384 | 20,307 | 1,077 | 2,479 |
2017 | 23,118 | 20,442 | 2,676 | 20,733 | 19,647 | 1,086 | 2,385 |
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. Prior to August 1981, benefits were payable to mothers and fathers caring for a child under age 18. For mothers and fathers caring for a child who was at least age 14 and who were entitled in August 1981, benefits were continued until the child attained age 18 or September 1983, whichever came earlier. | |||||||
b. Excludes mothers and fathers who had both disabled and nondisabled entitled children in their care. | |||||||
c. January–November. | |||||||
d. Includes December 1958. | |||||||
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Age, sex, and type of benefit | Nondisabled | Disabled widow(er)s | Widowed mothers and fathers | |||||
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Widows | Widowers | |||||||
Number | Average monthly benefit a (dollars) | Number | Average monthly benefit a (dollars) | Number | Average monthly benefit a (dollars) | Number | Average monthly benefit a (dollars) | |
All widow(er)s | 496,286 | 1,058.67 | 52,248 | 835.34 | 28,450 | 725.45 | 23,118 | 962.96 |
By age | ||||||||
Under 25 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | 508 | 764.70 |
25–29 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | 1,549 | 810.83 |
30–34 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | 2,923 | 814.58 |
35–39 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | 4,135 | 868.56 |
40–44 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | 4,430 | 969.61 |
45–49 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | 4,412 | 1,052.35 |
50–54 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | 11,711 | 711.98 | 3,073 | 1,106.85 |
55–59 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | 16,609 | 735.11 | 1,493 | 1,129.47 |
60–64 | 139,760 | 1,226.91 | 20,629 | 1,018.12 | 125 | 716.55 | 541 | 1,053.12 |
60 | 60,665 | 1,215.78 | 7,502 | 986.20 | 61 | 679.35 | 169 | 1,153.08 |
61 | 22,029 | 1,256.95 | 4,587 | 994.21 | 30 | 806.01 | 138 | 1,072.64 |
62 | 21,063 | 1,236.95 | 3,369 | 1,073.48 | 13 | 788.94 | 82 | 929.52 |
63 | 16,355 | 1,210.32 | 2,403 | 1,046.61 | 10 | 743.07 | 74 | 1,010.48 |
64 | 19,648 | 1,230.63 | 2,768 | 1,052.16 | 11 | 569.21 | 78 | 972.38 |
65–69 | 114,248 | 1,175.90 | 14,379 | 1,004.89 | 5 | 436.56 | 54 | 906.43 |
65 | 26,363 | 1,346.39 | 4,074 | 1,117.79 | 5 | 436.56 | 54 | 906.43 |
66 | 42,879 | 1,297.67 | 5,339 | 1,152.05 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . |
67 | 14,485 | 988.70 | 1,699 | 805.93 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . |
68 | 14,710 | 947.51 | 1,545 | 705.61 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . |
69 | 15,811 | 945.36 | 1,722 | 746.34 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . |
70–74 | 70,234 | 864.41 | 5,424 | 516.99 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . |
70 | 15,326 | 875.64 | 1,243 | 526.81 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . |
71 | 12,758 | 853.08 | 1,030 | 541.56 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . |
72 | 13,085 | 865.04 | 1,106 | 491.93 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . |
73 | 14,131 | 860.34 | 1,007 | 499.30 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . |
74 | 14,934 | 865.87 | 1,038 | 524.73 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . |
75–79 | 67,223 | 862.20 | 4,292 | 483.94 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . |
75 | 13,979 | 856.05 | 883 | 502.91 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . |
76 | 13,506 | 858.04 | 926 | 497.44 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . |
77 | 13,221 | 865.06 | 850 | 491.89 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . |
78 | 13,580 | 868.25 | 842 | 460.74 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . |
79 | 12,937 | 863.92 | 791 | 463.10 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . |
80 or older | 104,821 | 962.73 | 7,524 | 440.09 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . |
By sex | ||||||||
Men | . . . | . . . | 52,248 | 835.34 | 3,188 | 548.53 | 2,676 | 818.60 |
Women | 496,286 | 1,058.67 | . . . | . . . | 25,262 | 747.78 | 20,442 | 981.86 |
Widow or mother | 425,160 | 1,051.63 | . . . | . . . | 20,997 | 741.74 | 18,260 | 982.29 |
Surviving divorced wife or mother | 71,126 | 1,100.70 | . . . | . . . | 4,265 | 777.53 | 2,182 | 978.26 |
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. | ||||||||
Effective 2006, age is based on date of entitlement and not date of award. Entitlement can be retroactive and thus precede the date of award. | ||||||||
. . . = not applicable. | ||||||||
a. Benefits awarded before the December cost-of-living increase are converted to the December rates before averages are computed. | ||||||||
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov. |
Year | Total | Entitled because of age | Entitled because of disability | ||
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Widows | Widowers | Widows | Widowers | ||
1950 | 66,735 | 66,672 | 63 | . . . | . . . |
1951 | 89,591 | 89,324 | 267 | . . . | . . . |
1952 | 92,302 | 91,992 | 310 | . . . | . . . |
1953 | 112,866 | 112,467 | 399 | . . . | . . . |
1954 | 128,026 | 127,626 | 400 | . . . | . . . |
1955 | 140,624 | 140,273 | 351 | . . . | . . . |
1956 | 253,524 | 253,191 | 333 | . . . | . . . |
1957 | 244,633 | 244,172 | 461 | . . . | . . . |
1958 a | 199,320 | 198,948 | 372 | . . . | . . . |
1959 b | 252,683 | 252,100 | 583 | . . . | . . . |
1960 | 239,267 | 238,813 | 454 | . . . | . . . |
1961 | 251,275 | 250,606 | 669 | . . . | . . . |
1962 | 267,051 | 266,465 | 586 | . . . | . . . |
1963 | 278,709 | 278,138 | 571 | . . . | . . . |
1964 | 283,263 | 282,689 | 574 | . . . | . . . |
1965 | 359,431 | 358,875 | 556 | . . . | . . . |
1966 | 403,595 | 403,035 | 560 | . . . | . . . |
1967 | 355,589 | 355,032 | 557 | . . . | . . . |
1968 | 375,391 | 352,280 | 604 | 22,438 | 69 |
1969 | 375,753 | 353,928 | 625 | 21,127 | 73 |
1970 | 363,216 | 347,031 | 576 | 15,546 | 63 |
1971 | 381,262 | 363,689 | 551 | 16,960 | 62 |
1972 | 402,809 | 382,452 | 544 | 19,739 | 74 |
1973 | 372,167 | 351,793 | 651 | 19,660 | 63 |
1974 | 363,693 | 343,317 | 550 | 19,793 | 33 |
1975 | 377,246 | 353,249 | 476 | 23,476 | 45 |
1976 | 385,373 | 362,229 | 489 | 22,603 | 52 |
1977 | 416,735 | 383,057 | 10,416 | 22,981 | 281 |
1978 | 403,679 | 375,750 | 9,022 | 18,553 | 354 |
1979 | 445,555 | 418,883 | 9,272 | 17,136 | 264 |
1980 | 452,156 | 424,690 | 11,412 | 15,789 | 265 |
1981 | 480,772 | 453,307 | 13,311 | 13,868 | 286 |
1982 | 492,451 | 465,070 | 14,941 | 12,222 | 218 |
1983 | 501,688 | 470,764 | 16,512 | 14,144 | 268 |
1984 | 499,677 | 464,979 | 17,533 | 16,847 | 318 |
1985 | 501,673 | 467,197 | 17,390 | 16,759 | 327 |
1986 | 491,052 | 454,903 | 17,731 | 18,033 | 385 |
1987 | 475,035 | 440,803 | 17,836 | 16,062 | 334 |
1988 | 457,574 | 424,107 | 18,139 | 14,979 | 349 |
1989 | 449,139 | 416,154 | 17,817 | 14,830 | 338 |
1990 | 451,862 | 417,925 | 18,513 | 15,058 | 366 |
1991 | 468,788 | 420,190 | 19,008 | 28,951 | 639 |
1992 | 472,078 | 419,413 | 19,430 | 32,477 | 758 |
1993 | 466,198 | 414,941 | 19,422 | 31,036 | 799 |
1994 | 459,340 | 410,323 | 19,114 | 29,075 | 828 |
1995 | 444,899 | 396,725 | 18,577 | 28,762 | 835 |
1996 | 438,081 | 390,962 | 18,508 | 27,783 | 828 |
1997 | 440,076 | 393,014 | 18,516 | 27,691 | 855 |
1998 | 443,669 | 395,231 | 19,039 | 28,494 | 905 |
1999 | 469,806 | 419,205 | 20,951 | 28,654 | 996 |
2000 | 505,021 | 453,334 | 23,645 | 26,997 | 1,045 |
2001 | 495,848 | 443,267 | 24,309 | 27,179 | 1,093 |
2002 | 522,537 | 465,627 | 27,306 | 28,211 | 1,393 |
2003 | 508,306 | 451,583 | 28,209 | 27,130 | 1,384 |
2004 | 513,839 | 456,732 | 29,033 | 26,621 | 1,453 |
2005 | 516,949 | 457,549 | 29,579 | 28,127 | 1,694 |
2006 | 512,320 | 453,754 | 29,884 | 27,067 | 1,615 |
2007 | 569,862 | 509,524 | 31,528 | 27,066 | 1,744 |
2008 | 589,940 | 524,757 | 34,578 | 28,500 | 2,105 |
2009 | 547,495 | 478,914 | 37,063 | 29,174 | 2,344 |
2010 | 550,223 | 478,434 | 38,530 | 30,519 | 2,740 |
2011 | 544,542 | 472,209 | 39,150 | 30,306 | 2,877 |
2012 | 552,135 | 477,062 | 41,876 | 30,222 | 2,975 |
2013 | 546,435 | 471,744 | 43,092 | 28,688 | 2,911 |
2014 | 547,090 | 472,689 | 44,728 | 26,655 | 3,018 |
2015 | 573,460 | 494,264 | 48,799 | 27,273 | 3,124 |
2016 | 562,653 | 484,454 | 49,685 | 25,474 | 3,040 |
2017 | 576,984 | 496,286 | 52,248 | 25,262 | 3,188 |
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data. | |||||
NOTES: Data for 2006–2011 omit individuals whose benefits were reinstated under the Expedited Reinstatement provisions. For that reason, as well as for 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. January–November. | |||||
b. Includes December 1958. | |||||
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Year | Number of— | Average lump sum per worker (dollars) | |
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Deceased workers | Lump-sum payments | ||
1940 | 61,080 | 75,095 | 145.79 |
1941 | 90,941 | 117,303 | 144.58 |
1942 | 103,322 | 134,991 | 144.77 |
1943 | 122,185 | 163,011 | 145.66 |
1944 | 151,869 | 205,117 | 145.68 |
1945 | 178,813 | 247,012 | 146.05 |
1946 | 179,588 | 250,706 | 151.74 |
1947 | 181,992 | 218,787 | 162.16 |
1948 | 200,090 | 213,096 | 161.50 |
1949 | 202,154 | 212,614 | 164.02 |
1950 | 200,411 | 209,960 | 147.81 |
1951 | 414,470 | 431,229 | 138.24 |
1952 | 437,896 | 456,531 | 178.20 |
1953 | 511,986 | 532,846 | 174.16 |
1954 | 516,158 | 536,341 | 207.86 |
1955 | 566,830 | 589,612 | 202.72 |
1956 | 546,984 | 572,291 | 200.80 |
1957 | 689,282 | 718,672 | 201.63 |
1958 a | 656,825 | 683,964 | 202.52 |
1959 b | 822,413 | 855,032 | 212.67 |
1960 | 778,660 | 809,194 | 211.55 |
1961 | 813,464 | 843,308 | 210.46 |
1962 | 865,217 | 892,261 | 212.02 |
1963 | 968,651 | 1,015,536 | 212.61 |
1964 | 1,011,414 | 1,073,044 | 213.94 |
1965 | 989,848 | 1,046,874 | 226.01 |
1966 | 1,060,335 | 1,138,317 | 224.00 |
1967 | 1,133,787 | 1,217,980 | 222.51 |
1968 | 1,158,666 | 1,216,910 | 236.30 |
1969 | 1,253,467 | 1,295,897 | 232.60 |
1970 | 1,220,248 | 1,257,687 | 243.90 |
1971 | 1,251,831 | 1,283,924 | 244.20 |
1972 | 1,290,133 | 1,320,637 | 247.90 |
1973 | 1,299,223 | 1,325,833 | 253.10 |
1974 | 1,285,221 | 1,307,890 | 254.64 |
1975 | 1,334,914 | 1,344,095 | 252.47 |
1976 | 1,321,516 | 1,328,008 | 251.60 |
1977 | 1,227,390 | 1,240,304 | 254.17 |
1978 | 1,437,275 | 1,451,140 | 254.65 |
1979 | 1,500,944 | 1,515,614 | 254.68 |
1980 | 1,552,617 | 1,566,330 | 254.70 |
1981 | 1,305,261 | 1,321,565 | 254.72 |
1982 | 797,096 | 808,041 | 255.00 |
1983 | 805,524 | 807,537 | 255.00 |
1984 | 825,494 | 831,761 | 255.00 |
1985 | 823,053 | 825,395 | 255.00 |
1986 | 809,487 | 811,946 | 255.00 |
1987 | 810,066 | 812,814 | 255.00 |
1988 | 839,802 | 842,037 | 255.00 |
1989 | 829,682 | 831,825 | 255.00 |
1990 | 830,799 | 832,900 | 255.00 |
1991 | 847,838 | 850,100 | 255.00 |
1992 | 855,073 | 857,614 | 255.00 |
1993 | 860,861 | 863,492 | 255.00 |
1994 | 852,289 | 855,278 | 255.00 |
1995 | 835,360 | 838,015 | 255.00 |
1996 | 832,304 | 835,277 | 255.00 |
1997 | 825,176 | 828,072 | 255.00 |
1998 | 833,770 | 836,468 | 255.00 |
1999 | 873,890 | 876,878 | 255.00 |
2000 | 845,135 | 850,411 | 255.00 |
2001 | 843,983 | 849,102 | 255.00 |
2002 | 837,338 | 842,060 | 255.00 |
2003 | 817,591 | 821,613 | 255.00 |
2004 | 821,491 | 826,408 | 255.00 |
2005 | 827,492 | 830,912 | 255.00 |
2006 | 817,859 | 821,581 | 255.00 |
2007 | 801,546 | 806,447 | 255.00 |
2008 | 814,112 | 816,878 | 255.00 |
2009 | 775,580 | 807,601 | 255.00 |
2010 | 782,649 | 816,767 | 255.00 |
2011 | 787,135 | 821,457 | 255.00 |
2012 | 769,988 | 805,911 | 255.00 |
2013 | 772,097 | 806,933 | 255.00 |
2014 | 755,297 | 797,686 | 255.00 |
2015 | 800,904 | 840,149 | 255.00 |
2016 | 782,300 | 821,575 | 255.00 |
2017 | 807,099 | 845,927 | 255.00 |
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data. | |||
NOTE: 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. | |||
a. January–November. | |||
b. Includes December 1958. | |||
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