Annual Statistical Supplement, 2021

Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance

Benefits in Current-Payment Status

Summary

Table 5.A1 All beneficiaries: Number and average monthly benefit, by type of benefit and sex, December 2020
Type of benefit All Male Female
Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Total, OASDI 64,850,867 1,421.68 29,490,516 1,588.93 35,360,351 1,282.19
OASI 55,232,480 1,470.26 24,672,599 1,654.27 30,559,881 1,321.71
Retirement benefits 49,357,832 1,497.35 23,482,947 1,689.65 25,874,885 1,322.83
Retired workers 46,329,595 1,544.15 22,904,941 1,714.33 23,424,654 1,377.75
Spouses of retired workers 2,324,030 796.87 198,150 680.79 2,125,880 807.69
Children of retired workers 704,207 729.89 379,856 727.60 324,351 732.57
Survivor benefits 5,874,648 1,242.71 1,189,652 955.88 4,684,996 1,315.54
Children of deceased workers 1,936,071 917.61 1,021,452 917.20 914,619 918.07
Widowed mothers and fathers 114,886 1,054.04 9,053 930.26 105,833 1,064.63
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,585,807 1,455.46 139,430 1,292.34 3,446,377 1,462.06
Disabled widow(er)s 236,923 770.57 19,589 588.24 217,334 787.01
Parents of deceased workers 961 1,299.22 128 1,203.16 833 1,313.98
DI 9,618,387 1,142.68 4,817,917 1,254.33 4,800,470 1,030.62
Disabled workers 8,151,016 1,277.05 4,100,636 1,403.62 4,050,380 1,148.90
Spouses of disabled workers 104,014 360.51 9,545 381.12 94,469 358.43
Children of disabled workers 1,363,357 399.00 707,736 401.08 655,621 396.75
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 5.A1.1 Retired-worker beneficiaries: Number and average monthly benefit, by age and sex, December 2020
Age All retired workers Men Women
Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Total 46,329,595 1,544.15 22,904,941 1,714.33 23,424,654 1,377.75
62–64 2,575,976 1,185.92 1,224,173 1,321.43 1,351,803 1,063.20
62 591,749 1,148.19 280,969 1,283.70 310,780 1,025.67
63 907,261 1,165.62 432,015 1,297.32 475,246 1,045.90
64 1,076,966 1,223.75 511,189 1,362.55 565,777 1,098.34
65–69 12,151,425 1,515.24 6,109,469 1,690.88 6,041,956 1,337.64
65 1,373,478 1,334.68 649,954 1,488.75 723,524 1,196.28
66 2,694,005 1,527.70 1,340,289 1,705.72 1,353,716 1,351.45
67 2,696,628 1,519.65 1,373,147 1,693.09 1,323,481 1,339.71
68 2,721,133 1,550.65 1,387,512 1,728.19 1,333,621 1,365.94
69 2,666,181 1,555.07 1,358,567 1,732.61 1,307,614 1,370.61
70–74 13,062,778 1,644.14 6,600,636 1,829.62 6,462,142 1,454.68
70 2,741,316 1,632.82 1,390,120 1,814.22 1,351,196 1,446.20
71 2,703,741 1,648.68 1,365,371 1,832.23 1,338,370 1,461.42
72 2,627,272 1,659.92 1,324,388 1,848.34 1,302,884 1,468.39
73 2,666,651 1,634.27 1,347,915 1,819.17 1,318,736 1,445.29
74 2,323,798 1,645.67 1,172,842 1,835.70 1,150,956 1,452.03
75–79 8,559,043 1,599.32 4,290,269 1,781.40 4,268,774 1,416.32
75 1,866,490 1,605.54 942,739 1,786.64 923,751 1,420.71
76 1,805,163 1,598.45 906,785 1,779.56 898,378 1,415.63
77 1,798,475 1,596.01 900,579 1,777.09 897,896 1,414.39
78 1,666,325 1,597.78 833,199 1,780.84 833,126 1,414.71
79 1,422,590 1,598.28 706,967 1,782.96 715,623 1,415.83
80–84 5,277,894 1,531.84 2,590,877 1,688.61 2,687,017 1,380.68
80 1,271,006 1,580.31 629,820 1,757.99 641,186 1,405.78
81 1,145,806 1,548.95 564,618 1,714.17 581,188 1,388.44
82 1,070,721 1,532.79 525,322 1,691.60 545,399 1,379.82
83 949,636 1,507.34 463,830 1,653.18 485,806 1,368.10
84 840,725 1,461.72 407,287 1,582.41 433,438 1,348.31
85–89 2,941,151 1,447.52 1,384,431 1,546.22 1,556,720 1,359.73
85 757,618 1,440.93 364,523 1,546.08 393,095 1,343.42
86 664,998 1,438.80 316,719 1,535.77 348,279 1,350.63
87 564,320 1,444.63 265,454 1,540.29 298,866 1,359.67
88 512,668 1,465.18 236,596 1,567.87 276,072 1,377.18
89 441,547 1,455.12 201,139 1,545.33 240,408 1,379.64
90–94 1,341,727 1,459.34 565,985 1,542.75 775,742 1,398.48
95 or older 419,601 1,445.94 139,101 1,512.55 280,500 1,412.91
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 5.A1.2 Disabled-worker beneficiaries: Number and average monthly benefit, by age and sex, December 2020
Age All disabled workers Men Women
Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Total 8,151,016 1,277.05 4,100,636 1,403.62 4,050,380 1,148.90
Under 20 482 538.45 282 548.58 200 524.17
20–24 26,440 696.04 15,927 703.71 10,513 684.41
20 1,303 579.90 732 582.69 571 576.32
21 2,740 632.28 1,658 638.14 1,082 623.31
22 4,881 668.75 2,915 681.22 1,966 650.25
23 7,288 705.15 4,424 712.47 2,864 693.85
24 10,228 734.44 6,198 739.88 4,030 726.09
25–29 98,032 804.29 57,221 807.84 40,811 799.32
25 12,987 757.63 7,774 761.45 5,213 751.94
26 16,535 780.26 9,834 782.48 6,701 777.01
27 19,631 798.17 11,543 802.34 8,088 792.21
28 22,697 813.95 13,151 816.19 9,546 810.85
29 26,182 838.84 14,919 845.62 11,263 829.85
30–34 192,415 902.78 105,694 921.92 86,721 879.46
30 29,817 855.82 16,729 869.37 13,088 838.50
31 33,577 874.92 18,656 891.73 14,921 853.91
32 37,698 896.94 20,786 917.66 16,912 871.47
33 42,704 919.88 23,136 941.05 19,568 894.85
34 48,619 940.33 26,387 963.15 22,232 913.25
35–39 337,302 1,001.47 177,356 1,029.56 159,946 970.31
35 54,916 961.73 29,391 987.91 25,525 931.59
36 60,454 977.59 32,312 1,005.19 28,142 945.90
37 66,600 999.44 35,282 1,026.68 31,318 968.75
38 74,433 1,014.20 38,879 1,045.10 35,554 980.40
39 80,899 1,036.24 41,492 1,065.94 39,407 1,004.97
40–44 491,138 1,085.80 243,234 1,126.09 247,904 1,046.28
40 88,717 1,053.48 44,686 1,083.62 44,031 1,022.90
41 94,012 1,069.91 46,957 1,107.59 47,055 1,032.31
42 97,832 1,081.09 48,575 1,119.96 49,257 1,042.75
43 104,067 1,101.72 51,061 1,147.06 53,006 1,058.04
44 106,510 1,115.54 51,955 1,164.47 54,555 1,068.94
45–49 682,618 1,160.11 329,954 1,230.75 352,664 1,094.02
45 113,172 1,129.68 54,816 1,185.54 58,356 1,077.20
46 121,949 1,147.08 58,854 1,209.62 63,095 1,088.75
47 131,480 1,155.97 63,336 1,227.29 68,144 1,089.67
48 146,823 1,170.00 71,032 1,245.66 75,791 1,099.10
49 169,194 1,184.49 81,916 1,265.93 87,278 1,108.05
50–54 1,114,881 1,229.67 546,900 1,331.98 567,981 1,131.15
50 189,950 1,202.36 92,143 1,289.12 97,807 1,120.63
51 202,450 1,217.50 99,327 1,313.37 103,123 1,125.16
52 218,271 1,227.72 107,099 1,330.86 111,172 1,128.37
53 238,648 1,238.59 117,192 1,346.74 121,456 1,134.24
54 265,562 1,252.06 131,139 1,363.92 134,423 1,142.93
55–59 1,949,659 1,300.74 965,245 1,439.34 984,414 1,164.84
55 306,294 1,262.36 150,335 1,384.57 155,959 1,144.55
56 358,760 1,280.18 176,856 1,410.03 181,904 1,153.94
57 391,670 1,296.37 193,351 1,433.31 198,319 1,162.85
58 427,151 1,314.09 211,790 1,458.09 215,361 1,172.48
59 465,784 1,333.24 232,913 1,484.89 232,871 1,181.56
60–65 3,258,049 1,402.10 1,658,823 1,579.64 1,599,226 1,217.93
60 496,481 1,351.89 249,585 1,512.22 246,896 1,189.81
61 525,510 1,374.25 266,109 1,540.33 259,401 1,203.87
62 545,123 1,395.91 277,973 1,569.89 267,150 1,214.88
63 570,746 1,413.32 291,648 1,594.96 279,098 1,223.51
64 568,611 1,428.35 291,112 1,614.44 277,499 1,233.13
65 551,578 1,441.26 282,396 1,634.19 269,182 1,238.86
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 5.A1.3 Spousal beneficiaries: Number and average monthly benefit, by basis of entitlement, age, marital status, sex, and type of benefit, December 2020
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 2,428,044 778.18 2,220,349 788.58 207,695 667.01
By basis of entitlement  
Care of children 68,917 461.13 67,660 464.28 1,257 291.98
Under 35 5,887 275.04 5,818 276.85 69 122.42
35–39 8,984 304.94 8,825 307.17 159 180.84
40–44 11,450 366.98 11,228 369.93 222 218.08
45–49 12,200 443.42 11,970 446.93 230 260.53
50–54 11,728 515.76 11,519 519.69 209 299.06
55–59 8,883 586.50 8,695 590.99 188 378.69
60–61 3,273 646.78 3,185 652.04 88 456.24
62–FRA 6,512 680.89 6,420 683.23 92 517.75
Age 2,359,127 787.44 2,152,689 798.77 206,438 669.30
62–64 132,296 500.56 127,868 505.71 4,428 351.67
62 26,902 484.90 26,082 489.60 820 335.40
63 46,838 490.82 45,245 495.96 1,593 344.65
64 58,556 515.54 56,541 520.94 2,015 363.85
65–69 831,568 870.74 707,202 884.78 124,366 790.92
65 79,906 583.31 76,838 589.62 3,068 425.33
66 92,447 695.00 88,129 704.55 4,318 500.08
67 227,225 936.50 186,627 961.08 40,598 823.48
68 222,903 929.99 182,669 955.86 40,234 812.54
69 209,087 923.65 172,939 950.33 36,148 796.05
70–74 583,912 811.70 551,097 826.21 32,815 567.92
70 126,793 837.05 118,562 850.10 8,231 648.97
71 120,295 820.69 113,772 834.72 6,523 575.85
72 115,573 808.32 109,364 823.23 6,209 545.70
73 117,885 800.98 111,592 816.42 6,293 527.22
74 103,366 786.15 97,807 801.87 5,559 509.46
75–79 401,702 751.96 380,684 767.33 21,018 473.64
75 86,898 760.46 82,057 776.24 4,841 493.09
76 85,019 755.99 80,519 770.79 4,500 491.04
77 83,295 753.69 78,998 768.89 4,297 474.22
78 78,114 748.69 74,243 763.90 3,871 456.94
79 68,376 737.77 64,867 753.75 3,509 442.24
80–84 252,693 716.35 238,631 734.05 14,062 415.99
85–89 119,505 703.66 112,552 722.60 6,953 396.98
90–94 33,364 702.39 31,005 727.16 2,359 376.70
95 or older 4,087 687.56 3,650 726.56 437 361.83
By marital status  
Nondivorced 2,195,033 768.16 2,006,582 778.17 188,451 661.48
Divorced 233,011 872.62 213,767 886.25 19,244 721.23
  Spouses of retired workers
Total 2,324,030 796.87 2,125,880 807.69 198,150 680.79
By basis of entitlement  
Care of children 34,243 646.73 34,066 646.74 177 643.74
Under 35 1,195 560.23 (X) (X) (X) (X)
35–39 2,136 572.90 (X) (X) (X) (X)
40–44 3,883 579.33 (X) (X) (X) (X)
45–49 5,708 606.50 5,702 606.48 6 626.83
50–54 6,813 644.28 6,792 644.42 21 599.05
55–59 6,233 676.72 6,184 676.45 49 710.22
60–61 2,565 713.82 2,529 715.39 36 603.75
62–FRA 5,710 718.56 5,656 719.05 54 667.27
Age 2,289,787 799.12 2,091,814 810.31 197,973 680.82
62–64 104,707 540.01 101,932 543.48 2,775 412.46
62 19,477 537.14 19,007 540.32 470 408.51
63 36,325 532.19 35,379 535.45 946 410.46
64 48,905 546.95 47,546 550.72 1,359 415.23
65–69 799,533 888.00 680,097 902.65 119,436 804.59
65 71,179 606.26 68,876 610.98 2,303 465.21
66 84,573 723.04 81,212 730.34 3,361 546.64
67 220,463 949.92 181,220 975.30 39,243 832.68
68 217,906 940.14 178,756 966.35 39,150 820.47
69 205,412 931.77 170,033 958.68 35,379 802.47
70–74 576,240 816.92 544,871 830.73 31,369 577.01
70 124,405 845.02 116,646 856.96 7,759 665.57
71 118,406 827.13 112,215 840.33 6,191 587.91
72 114,144 813.16 108,196 827.46 5,948 553.13
73 116,731 804.74 110,664 819.62 6,067 533.31
74 102,554 789.09 97,150 804.46 5,404 512.70
75–79 400,049 753.31 379,363 768.49 20,686 474.87
75 86,376 762.47 81,633 777.98 4,743 495.42
76 84,618 757.52 80,199 772.15 4,419 492.02
77 82,967 755.04 78,734 770.05 4,233 475.93
78 77,878 749.64 74,056 764.70 3,822 457.75
79 68,210 738.55 64,741 754.42 3,469 442.48
80–84 252,372 716.71 238,387 734.35 13,985 416.12
85–89 119,441 703.81 112,511 722.70 6,930 397.18
90–94 33,358 702.44 31,003 727.14 2,355 377.14
95 or older 4,087 687.56 3,650 726.56 437 361.83
By marital status  
Nondivorced 2,102,585 786.31 1,921,768 796.96 180,817 673.15
Divorced 221,445 897.13 204,112 908.74 17,333 760.44
  Spouses of disabled workers
Total 104,014 360.51 94,469 358.43 9,545 381.12
By basis of entitlement  
Care of children 34,674 277.84 33,594 279.24 1,080 234.33
Under 35 4,692 202.41 (X) (X) (X) (X)
35–39 6,848 221.35 (X) (X) (X) (X)
40–44 7,567 258.01 (X) (X) (X) (X)
45–49 6,492 300.04 6,268 301.80 224 250.72
50–54 4,915 337.61 4,727 340.48 188 265.55
55–59 2,650 374.31 2,511 380.53 139 261.82
60–61 708 403.89 656 407.83 52 354.12
62–FRA 802 412.70 764 418.05 38 305.28
Age 69,340 401.85 60,875 402.12 8,465 399.85
62–64 27,589 350.83 25,936 357.28 1,653 249.62
62 7,425 347.87 7,075 353.34 350 237.22
63 10,513 347.86 9,866 354.38 647 248.43
64 9,651 356.35 8,995 363.57 656 257.41
65–69 32,035 439.98 27,105 436.41 4,930 459.59
65 8,727 396.10 7,962 404.83 765 305.26
66 7,874 393.82 6,917 401.74 957 336.55
67 6,762 498.97 5,407 484.45 1,355 556.92
68 4,997 487.56 3,913 476.88 1,084 526.10
69 3,675 469.83 2,906 461.58 769 500.99
70–74 7,672 419.49 6,226 430.83 1,446 370.66
70 2,388 421.68 1,916 432.93 472 376.02
71 1,889 416.47 1,557 430.43 332 351.01
72 1,429 421.51 1,168 431.59 261 376.44
73 1,154 420.69 928 434.54 226 363.86
74 812 414.77 657 419.04 155 396.64
75 or older 2,044 426.60 1,608 436.34 436 390.68
By marital status  
Nondivorced 92,448 355.15 84,814 352.46 7,634 385.02
Divorced 11,566 403.34 9,655 410.82 1,911 365.55
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 Child beneficiaries: Number and average monthly benefit, by basis of entitlement, age, and type of benefit, December 2020
Basis of entitlement and 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 4,003,635 707.99 704,207 729.89 1,936,071 917.61 1,363,357 399.00
Under age 18 2,754,693 646.80 340,539 698.07 1,206,254 897.56 1,207,900 381.92
Under 1 6,515 467.07 436 613.75 1,605 859.11 4,474 312.14
1 18,174 494.33 1,326 619.62 5,796 827.91 11,052 304.37
2 29,132 521.97 2,249 617.98 10,893 823.10 15,990 303.32
3 40,785 538.91 3,301 627.24 16,581 817.88 20,903 303.68
4 54,754 549.38 4,701 631.94 23,134 815.99 26,919 305.84
5 68,887 558.65 6,048 633.54 30,031 815.57 32,808 309.68
6 84,676 566.42 7,713 637.09 37,238 820.42 39,725 314.61
7 98,906 574.67 9,307 635.64 43,834 827.46 45,765 320.14
8 116,622 582.83 11,664 635.04 51,717 835.36 53,241 326.08
9 136,101 592.56 13,925 641.00 60,398 845.70 61,778 334.16
10 158,216 599.82 16,900 643.10 70,005 853.78 71,311 340.27
11 187,186 609.46 21,116 656.26 82,960 858.63 83,110 348.85
12 218,137 623.85 25,574 661.95 96,758 874.31 95,805 360.72
13 249,942 639.60 30,800 673.30 110,491 890.75 108,651 374.64
14 278,618 659.16 36,149 688.75 123,049 909.90 119,420 391.85
15 303,228 684.14 42,454 706.91 133,366 933.98 127,408 415.02
16 335,008 719.81 49,234 756.78 147,440 958.98 138,334 451.75
17 369,806 739.19 57,642 774.55 160,958 978.99 151,206 470.45
Disabled adult children 1,149,967 843.90 346,867 756.14 682,091 945.18 121,009 524.55
18–19 13,056 748.97 2,772 773.39 5,122 992.03 5,162 494.68
20–24 87,746 743.97 20,237 775.96 34,637 959.34 32,872 497.34
25–29 124,809 782.96 37,312 783.41 52,396 954.55 35,101 526.36
30–34 142,182 810.51 52,619 785.52 63,080 945.45 26,483 538.75
35–39 138,097 825.83 60,900 771.63 62,482 942.76 14,715 553.62
40–44 123,665 835.01 57,830 743.99 60,232 948.76 5,603 551.64
45–49 114,204 859.51 49,029 733.49 64,142 960.78 1,033 552.37
50–54 111,309 883.97 35,219 732.26 76,054 954.38 36 549.96
55–59 107,630 904.76 20,551 722.68 87,075 947.75 4 608.50
60–64 83,515 908.96 8,150 698.84 75,365 931.68 0 . . .
65–69 48,617 941.25 1,869 694.14 46,748 951.13 0 . . .
70–74 28,725 930.10 313 694.04 28,412 932.70 0 . . .
75–79 15,490 893.83 47 564.04 15,443 894.84 0 . . .
80 or older 10,922 820.40 19 598.68 10,903 820.79 0 . . .
Students, aged 18–19 98,975 831.99 16,801 832.91 47,726 1,030.39 34,448 556.68
18 93,830 835.87 16,027 835.72 45,117 1,037.09 32,686 558.20
19 5,145 761.26 774 774.77 2,609 914.52 1,762 528.39
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: . . . = not applicable.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 5.A1.5 Widowed mother and father beneficiaries: Number and average monthly benefit, by age, marital status, and sex, December 2020
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 114,886 1,054.04 9,053 930.26 105,833 1,064.63
By age  
Under 25 534 801.57 12 568.58 522 806.93
25–29 3,935 848.22 108 656.31 3,827 853.64
25 402 826.40 5 862.00 397 825.95
26 565 865.31 13 534.46 552 873.10
27 760 831.42 21 699.67 739 835.17
28 959 853.20 25 657.60 934 858.43
29 1,249 853.92 44 647.50 1,205 861.45
30–34 11,348 874.81 533 739.77 10,815 881.47
30 1,609 882.89 65 697.97 1,544 890.68
31 1,890 870.36 67 733.72 1,823 875.39
32 2,249 875.12 116 779.61 2,133 880.31
33 2,651 865.97 122 700.52 2,529 873.95
34 2,949 880.98 163 759.93 2,786 888.06
35–39 19,370 927.90 1,172 785.49 18,198 937.07
35 3,360 881.49 168 751.86 3,192 888.31
36 3,592 892.23 207 782.11 3,385 898.97
37 3,907 924.37 251 788.92 3,656 933.67
38 4,182 955.75 241 813.70 3,941 964.44
39 4,329 969.78 305 781.19 4,024 984.07
40–44 22,519 1,028.35 1,785 907.25 20,734 1,038.77
40 4,663 995.91 334 864.54 4,329 1,006.04
41 4,560 1,002.14 391 859.07 4,169 1,015.56
42 4,400 1,023.06 352 920.28 4,048 1,031.99
43 4,504 1,050.52 352 903.53 4,152 1,062.98
44 4,392 1,072.57 356 991.06 4,036 1,079.76
45–49 21,225 1,116.17 1,897 951.98 19,328 1,132.28
45 4,361 1,089.75 381 904.46 3,980 1,107.49
46 4,297 1,104.91 388 940.32 3,909 1,121.25
47 4,228 1,106.07 357 968.95 3,871 1,118.71
48 4,127 1,134.67 350 990.70 3,777 1,148.02
49 4,212 1,147.01 421 959.14 3,791 1,167.87
50–54 16,590 1,178.19 1,701 1,011.41 14,889 1,197.25
50 4,093 1,162.45 397 997.99 3,696 1,180.11
51 3,681 1,174.26 350 1,007.89 3,331 1,191.74
52 3,323 1,180.02 355 987.00 2,968 1,203.11
53 2,907 1,186.67 297 1,035.84 2,610 1,203.84
54 2,586 1,196.83 302 1,037.77 2,284 1,217.86
55–59 9,931 1,196.03 1,158 1,005.03 8,773 1,221.24
55 2,422 1,196.68 281 989.73 2,141 1,223.84
56 2,186 1,203.79 248 1,016.71 1,938 1,227.73
57 1,888 1,203.52 207 1,016.86 1,681 1,226.51
58 1,703 1,188.48 213 1,016.17 1,490 1,213.11
59 1,732 1,184.59 209 988.65 1,523 1,211.48
60–61 3,195 1,181.37 347 1,013.17 2,848 1,201.86
60 1,657 1,192.11 186 1,004.77 1,471 1,215.80
61 1,538 1,169.80 161 1,022.88 1,377 1,186.98
62 or older 6,239 1,183.17 340 1,081.95 5,899 1,189.01
By marital status  
Nondivorced 105,215 1,053.32 8,476 933.67 96,739 1,063.80
Divorced 9,671 1,061.97 577 880.03 9,094 1,073.51
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 5.A1.6 Nondisabled widow(er) beneficiaries: Number and average monthly benefit, by age, marital status, and sex, December 2020
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 3,585,807 1,455.46 139,430 1,292.34 3,446,377 1,462.06
By age  
60–61 107,977 1,284.51 12,030 1,079.41 95,947 1,310.23
60 41,251 1,295.56 4,426 1,095.20 36,825 1,319.65
61 66,726 1,277.68 7,604 1,070.21 59,122 1,304.36
62–64 313,096 1,346.82 33,802 1,207.01 279,294 1,363.74
62 88,050 1,322.43 9,882 1,163.95 78,168 1,342.47
63 107,064 1,350.54 11,637 1,221.71 95,427 1,366.25
64 117,982 1,361.63 12,283 1,227.72 105,699 1,377.20
65–69 720,642 1,544.34 61,138 1,431.08 659,504 1,554.84
65 130,519 1,390.10 12,621 1,271.31 117,898 1,402.81
66 147,991 1,547.51 13,315 1,427.98 134,676 1,559.33
67 151,148 1,577.28 13,186 1,474.55 137,962 1,587.10
68 147,374 1,589.52 11,611 1,493.01 135,763 1,597.78
69 143,610 1,600.22 10,405 1,504.67 133,205 1,607.69
70–74 540,340 1,553.27 16,193 1,371.09 524,147 1,558.90
70 110,586 1,571.10 4,779 1,430.15 105,807 1,577.46
71 105,731 1,556.97 3,410 1,382.41 102,321 1,562.79
72 105,681 1,552.90 3,061 1,373.62 102,620 1,558.25
73 114,232 1,551.60 2,702 1,315.97 111,530 1,557.31
74 104,110 1,532.77 2,241 1,290.90 101,869 1,538.09
75–79 502,862 1,497.68 7,179 1,197.60 495,683 1,502.02
75 94,475 1,504.48 1,646 1,267.12 92,829 1,508.68
76 98,990 1,507.47 1,637 1,207.10 97,353 1,512.52
77 105,713 1,514.40 1,444 1,199.74 104,269 1,518.76
78 105,725 1,496.08 1,363 1,163.90 104,362 1,500.42
79 97,959 1,464.91 1,089 1,117.59 96,870 1,468.82
80–84 488,293 1,408.29 4,309 980.11 483,984 1,412.10
80 97,814 1,438.79 1,050 1,083.31 96,764 1,442.65
81 97,138 1,419.64 949 1,012.24 96,189 1,423.65
82 99,165 1,404.09 834 943.90 98,331 1,407.99
83 96,723 1,392.51 740 899.87 95,983 1,396.31
84 97,453 1,386.28 736 913.15 96,717 1,389.88
85–89 455,957 1,390.21 2,756 836.83 453,201 1,393.57
85 97,539 1,387.62 658 843.18 96,881 1,391.32
86 95,687 1,391.61 586 831.93 95,101 1,395.05
87 89,330 1,388.26 536 875.79 88,794 1,391.35
88 88,475 1,389.86 513 851.42 87,962 1,393.00
89 84,926 1,394.03 463 772.72 84,463 1,397.43
90–94 319,782 1,388.52 1,526 799.74 318,256 1,391.34
95 or older 136,858 1,371.63 497 730.60 136,361 1,373.97
By marital status  
Nondivorced 3,162,915 1,444.93 125,403 1,284.25 3,037,512 1,451.56
Divorced 422,892 1,534.22 14,027 1,364.63 408,865 1,540.03
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 5.A1.7 Disabled widow(er) beneficiaries: Number and average monthly benefit, by age, marital status, and sex, December 2020
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 236,923 770.57 19,589 588.24 217,334 787.01
By age  
50–54 18,385 773.12 1,697 614.51 16,688 789.25
50 868 802.57 81 704.10 787 812.70
51 2,254 788.84 202 607.14 2,052 806.73
52 3,576 758.95 298 623.82 3,278 771.24
53 5,011 776.78 482 613.81 4,529 794.12
54 6,676 768.82 634 601.56 6,042 786.37
55–59 76,919 766.68 7,114 581.82 69,805 785.52
55 9,083 755.77 845 559.09 8,238 775.94
56 12,406 767.78 1,120 582.58 11,286 786.16
57 15,180 764.67 1,432 586.15 13,748 783.26
58 18,586 770.71 1,756 587.63 16,830 789.81
59 21,664 768.57 1,961 582.81 19,703 787.06
60–65 141,619 772.36 10,778 588.34 130,841 787.51
60 24,226 772.05 2,256 592.46 21,970 790.50
61 24,683 765.03 2,149 594.71 22,534 781.27
62 24,125 769.79 1,925 583.43 22,200 785.95
63 24,349 773.89 1,767 583.89 22,582 788.75
64 22,688 770.03 1,482 578.49 21,206 783.42
65 21,548 784.68 1,199 595.77 20,349 795.81
By marital status  
Nondivorced 201,301 763.78 17,841 579.03 183,460 781.75
Divorced 35,622 808.95 1,748 682.18 33,874 815.50
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 5.A1.8 Parental beneficiaries: Number and average monthly benefit, by age and sex, December 2020
Age All parents Men Women
Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Total 961 1,299.22 128 1,203.16 833 1,313.98
62–69 62 1,319.70 10 1,311.70 52 1,321.24
70–74 71 1,418.20 8 1,161.44 63 1,450.80
75–79 123 1,325.69 22 1,142.09 101 1,365.69
80–84 212 1,298.83 22 1,289.71 190 1,299.88
85–89 225 1,295.95 35 1,216.22 190 1,310.64
90 or older 268 1,253.86 31 1,146.09 237 1,267.95
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 5.A3 Beneficiaries with benefits reduced for early retirement: Number and average monthly benefit, by type of benefit, age, and sex, December 2020
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 30,578,635 1,380.14 14,420,756 1,513.73 16,157,879 1,260.91
62–64 2,575,976 1,185.92 1,224,173 1,321.43 1,351,803 1,063.20
62 591,749 1,148.19 280,969 1,283.70 310,780 1,025.67
63 907,261 1,165.62 432,015 1,297.32 475,246 1,045.90
64 1,076,966 1,223.75 511,189 1,362.55 565,777 1,098.34
65–69 7,551,367 1,351.09 3,601,716 1,498.54 3,949,651 1,216.62
65 1,373,478 1,334.68 649,954 1,488.75 723,524 1,196.28
66 1,572,807 1,370.04 752,701 1,522.65 820,106 1,229.98
67 1,532,795 1,339.75 734,199 1,483.97 798,596 1,207.16
68 1,541,529 1,356.01 736,240 1,501.29 805,289 1,223.18
69 1,530,758 1,352.73 728,622 1,494.30 802,136 1,224.13
70–74 7,662,504 1,394.45 3,670,462 1,538.83 3,992,042 1,261.71
70 1,497,054 1,344.51 711,474 1,479.68 785,580 1,222.09
71 1,533,688 1,373.49 730,860 1,512.91 802,828 1,246.57
72 1,553,149 1,408.61 742,961 1,555.45 810,188 1,273.95
73 1,627,911 1,408.56 784,103 1,554.72 843,808 1,272.74
74 1,450,702 1,437.17 701,064 1,590.48 749,638 1,293.79
75–79 5,768,368 1,451.97 2,784,697 1,602.66 2,983,671 1,311.32
75 1,184,324 1,419.84 574,634 1,566.76 609,690 1,281.36
76 1,183,252 1,433.57 572,277 1,582.59 610,975 1,293.98
77 1,217,594 1,447.88 587,257 1,596.77 630,337 1,309.16
78 1,168,090 1,473.60 562,160 1,626.03 605,930 1,332.17
79 1,015,108 1,490.92 488,369 1,648.60 526,739 1,344.73
80–84 3,783,298 1,449.77 1,795,841 1,580.89 1,987,457 1,331.28
80 911,518 1,484.14 437,478 1,636.16 474,040 1,343.85
81 827,591 1,464.25 395,613 1,605.71 431,978 1,334.69
82 776,412 1,456.25 369,486 1,591.44 406,926 1,333.49
83 674,410 1,432.47 317,831 1,551.39 356,579 1,326.47
84 593,367 1,387.95 275,433 1,477.35 317,934 1,310.49
85–89 2,008,108 1,357.21 895,230 1,402.36 1,112,878 1,320.90
85 521,145 1,361.46 238,352 1,427.21 282,793 1,306.04
86 447,538 1,347.55 201,771 1,394.03 245,767 1,309.39
87 383,020 1,349.87 170,556 1,388.67 212,464 1,318.72
88 352,154 1,370.83 153,958 1,411.62 198,196 1,339.15
89 304,251 1,357.65 130,593 1,376.86 173,658 1,343.21
90–94 933,180 1,365.16 364,159 1,367.56 569,021 1,363.62
95 or older 295,834 1,353.73 84,478 1,308.18 211,356 1,371.94
  Disabled workers
Total 70,155 1,610.68 41,374 1,779.87 28,781 1,367.45
62 2,950 1,629.77 1,772 1,786.28 1,178 1,394.33
63 13,407 1,612.14 7,980 1,775.18 5,427 1,372.40
64 23,235 1,607.38 13,693 1,773.61 9,542 1,368.85
65 30,563 1,610.70 17,929 1,786.10 12,634 1,361.77
  Spouses
Total 1,468,522 672.28 38,190 430.33 1,430,332 678.74
By age  
62–64 132,296 500.56 4,428 351.67 127,868 505.71
62 26,902 484.90 820 335.40 26,082 489.60
63 46,838 490.82 1,593 344.65 45,245 495.96
64 58,556 515.54 2,015 363.85 56,541 520.94
65–69 380,053 641.38 15,566 451.14 364,487 649.51
65 79,906 583.31 3,068 425.33 76,838 589.62
66 77,795 642.99 3,479 451.21 74,316 651.97
67 75,421 653.14 3,233 461.15 72,188 661.74
68 74,028 660.22 3,037 453.71 70,991 669.05
69 72,903 672.03 2,749 465.25 70,154 680.13
70–74 365,784 697.20 10,629 448.82 355,155 704.63
70 71,832 678.44 2,532 457.45 69,300 686.52
71 72,323 684.24 2,344 452.91 69,979 691.99
72 73,301 698.44 2,062 446.94 71,239 705.72
73 77,426 709.76 2,030 444.91 75,396 716.89
74 70,902 714.40 1,661 436.97 69,241 721.06
75–79 299,885 725.05 4,945 424.87 294,940 730.08
75 62,162 711.81 1,335 425.89 60,827 718.09
76 62,753 720.89 1,115 444.53 61,638 725.89
77 62,824 729.62 991 438.16 61,833 734.29
78 59,726 733.33 805 407.57 58,921 737.78
79 52,420 730.78 699 392.62 51,721 735.35
80–84 187,387 719.34 1,983 384.78 185,404 722.92
85–89 80,605 681.40 511 347.87 80,094 683.53
90–94 20,609 672.68 121 327.10 20,488 674.72
95 or older 1,903 651.17 7 411.79 1,896 652.05
By type of benefit  
Spouses of retired workers 1,409,779 685.04 32,566 454.51 1,377,213 690.49
Spouses of disabled workers 58,743 366.05 5,624 290.34 53,119 374.07
  Nondisabled widow(er)s
Total 2,232,023 1,396.38 108,941 1,279.75 2,123,082 1,402.36
60–64 421,073 1,330.84 45,832 1,173.51 375,241 1,350.05
60 41,251 1,295.56 4,426 1,095.20 36,825 1,319.65
61 66,726 1,277.68 7,604 1,070.21 59,122 1,304.36
62 88,050 1,322.43 9,882 1,163.95 78,168 1,342.47
63 107,064 1,350.54 11,637 1,221.71 95,427 1,366.25
64 117,982 1,361.63 12,283 1,227.72 105,699 1,377.20
65–69 606,763 1,485.21 47,093 1,372.73 559,670 1,494.68
65 130,519 1,390.10 12,621 1,271.31 117,898 1,402.81
66 129,592 1,498.39 10,939 1,378.87 118,653 1,509.41
67 122,145 1,508.93 9,305 1,413.18 112,840 1,516.83
68 115,175 1,515.66 7,609 1,424.07 107,566 1,522.14
69 109,332 1,524.56 6,619 1,440.08 102,713 1,530.01
70–74 392,805 1,492.15 10,792 1,353.79 382,013 1,496.06
70 84,728 1,500.47 3,387 1,371.67 81,341 1,505.84
71 78,998 1,490.57 2,305 1,344.17 76,693 1,494.97
72 76,921 1,495.15 2,039 1,364.07 74,882 1,498.72
73 80,954 1,494.10 1,707 1,320.90 79,247 1,497.83
74 71,204 1,478.52 1,354 1,351.40 69,850 1,480.99
75–79 300,306 1,436.05 3,489 1,286.02 296,817 1,437.81
75 62,256 1,454.07 927 1,320.63 61,329 1,456.09
76 62,237 1,450.10 860 1,278.77 61,377 1,452.50
77 63,537 1,450.96 692 1,293.30 62,845 1,452.69
78 60,387 1,430.66 604 1,259.64 59,783 1,432.39
79 51,889 1,385.60 406 1,249.20 51,483 1,386.67
80–84 218,055 1,303.54 1,119 1,161.49 216,936 1,304.28
85–89 160,488 1,231.61 420 974.53 160,068 1,232.29
90–94 95,661 1,193.06 154 952.70 95,507 1,193.45
95 or older 36,872 1,133.32 42 807.57 36,830 1,133.69
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 5.A4 Number of beneficiaries and total monthly benefits, by trust fund and type of benefit, December 1940–2020, 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
2018 62,906,222 52,743,734 10,162,488 43,721,450 8,537,332 2,510,248 4,107,523 120,640 3,907,966 1,063 0
2019 64,064,496 54,139,028 9,925,468 45,094,245 8,378,374 2,543,961 4,051,468 117,412 3,878,012 1,024 0
2020 64,850,867 55,232,480 9,618,387 46,329,595 8,151,016 2,428,044 4,003,635 114,886 3,822,730 961 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
2018 84,419,840 73,271,648 11,148,192 63,890,793 10,532,470 1,866,519 2,746,077 121,505 5,261,166 1,310 0
2019 88,523,452 77,384,831 11,138,621 67,769,892 10,537,097 1,951,654 2,787,982 121,442 5,354,084 1,301 0
2020 92,197,039 81,206,329 10,990,710 71,539,916 10,409,235 1,889,456 2,834,533 121,095 5,401,556 1,249 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 of beneficiaries and average age, by type of benefit, December 2020
Type of benefit Number Average age
Total, OASDI 64,850,867 68
OASI 55,232,480 72
Retired workers 46,329,595 74
Spouses of retired workers 2,324,030 73
Children of retired workers 704,207 26
Under age 18 340,539 13
Disabled adult children 346,867 40
Students, aged 18–19 16,801 18
Children of deceased workers 1,936,071 25
Under age 18 1,206,254 12
Disabled adult children 682,091 48
Students, aged 18–19 47,726 18
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,585,807 77
Widowed mothers and fathers 114,886 45
Disabled widow(er)s 236,923 60
Parents of deceased workers 961 84
DI 9,618,387 49
Disabled workers 8,151,016 55
Spouses of disabled workers 104,014 59
Children of disabled workers 1,363,357 14
Under age 18 1,207,900 12
Disabled adult children 121,009 28
Students, aged 18–19 34,448 18
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 5.A6 Number of beneficiaries and average monthly benefit, by type of benefit and sex, December 2020
Type of benefit All Male Female
  Number
Total, OASDI 64,850,867 29,490,516 35,360,351
Adults 60,847,232 27,381,472 33,465,760
Children 4,003,635 2,109,044 1,894,591
Under age 18 2,754,693 1,401,949 1,352,744
Disabled adult children 1,149,967 652,328 497,639
Students, aged 18–19 98,975 54,767 44,208
Retired workers and their spouses and children 49,357,832 23,482,947 25,874,885
Retired workers 46,329,595 22,904,941 23,424,654
Spouses 2,324,030 198,150 2,125,880
Children 704,207 379,856 324,351
Disabled workers and their spouses and children 9,618,387 4,817,917 4,800,470
Disabled workers 8,151,016 4,100,636 4,050,380
Spouses 104,014 9,545 94,469
Children 1,363,357 707,736 655,621
Survivors of deceased workers 5,874,648 1,189,652 4,684,996
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,585,807 139,430 3,446,377
Disabled widow(er)s 236,923 19,589 217,334
Widowed mothers and fathers 114,886 9,053 105,833
Children 1,936,071 1,021,452 914,619
Parents 961 128 833
  Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Retired workers 1,544.15 1,714.33 1,377.75
Disabled workers 1,277.05 1,403.62 1,148.90
Widowed mothers and fathers 1,054.04 930.26 1,064.63
Nondisabled widow(er)s 1,455.46 1,292.34 1,462.06
Surviving children 917.61 917.20 918.07
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 5.A7 Women: Number of beneficiaries and average monthly benefit, by type of benefit and basis of entitlement, December 2020
Type of benefit and basis of entitlement Number Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Total a 33,464,927 1,314.82
Workers 27,475,034 1,344.01
Retired 23,424,654 1,377.75
Full benefit 7,266,775 1,637.56
Reduced benefit 16,157,879 1,260.91
Disabled 4,050,380 1,148.90
Wives of retired and disabled workers 2,220,349 788.58
Entitlement based on care of children 67,660 464.28
Husband retired 34,066 646.74
Husband disabled 33,594 279.24
Entitlement based on age 2,152,689 798.77
Husband retired 2,091,814 810.31
Full benefit 714,601 1,041.25
Reduced benefit 1,377,213 690.49
Husband disabled 60,875 402.12
Widows 3,769,544 1,411.98
Entitlement based on care of children 105,833 1,064.63
Nondisabled, aged 60 or older 3,446,377 1,462.06
Disabled, aged 50 to FRA 217,334 787.01
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 Beneficiaries with benefits based on special minimum primary insurance amount: Number, average primary insurance amount, and average monthly benefit, by type of benefit and sex, December 2020
Type of benefit and sex Number Average primary insurance amount (dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
All beneficiaries 28,456 733.72 885.76
  Retirement benefits
Total 26,119 726.00 907.09
Retired workers 25,303 725.89 926.52
Men 10,731 721.40 650.64
Women 14,572 729.20 1,129.69
Wives and husbands of retired workers 706 724.42 300.80
Children of retired workers 110 760.12 329.21
  Disability benefits
Total 47 775.43 743.69
  Survivor benefits
Total 2,290 820.97 645.39
Nondisabled widow(er)s 1,442 807.92 674.37
Disabled widow(er)s 16 833.19 486.25
Widowed mothers and fathers 0 . . . . . .
Children of deceased workers 832 843.35 598.22
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: . . . = not applicable.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 5.A10 Beneficiaries aged 60 or older: Number and average monthly benefit, by age, sex, and type of benefit, December 2020
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 55,881,646 1,222,375 4,832,616 14,328,702 14,216,038 9,479,329 6,026,109 3,519,689 2,187,217 69,571
Retired workers 46,329,595 . . . 2,575,976 12,151,425 13,062,778 8,559,043 5,277,894 2,941,151 1,711,138 50,190
Widow(er)s, parents, and mothers and fathers 3,737,821 160,081 388,450 743,931 540,623 503,094 488,531 456,199 437,713 19,199
Wives and husbands 2,368,912 3,273 137,225 833,151 583,912 401,702 252,693 119,505 37,285 166
Disabled workers 3,258,049 1,021,991 1,684,480 551,578 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Disabled adult children 187,269 37,030 46,485 48,617 28,725 15,490 6,991 2,834 1,081 16
  Men
Subtotal 25,017,690 553,260 2,154,166 6,603,972 6,663,369 4,325,366 2,612,169 1,395,154 697,767 12,467
Retired workers 22,904,941 . . . 1,224,173 6,109,469 6,600,636 4,290,269 2,590,877 1,384,431 692,727 12,359
Widowers, parents, and fathers 151,023 16,782 39,245 62,415 16,203 7,201 4,332 2,791 1,987 67
Husbands 206,618 88 4,498 124,388 32,815 21,018 14,062 6,953 2,758 38
Disabled workers 1,658,823 515,694 860,733 282,396 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Disabled adult children 96,285 20,696 25,517 25,304 13,715 6,878 2,898 979 295 3
  Women
Subtotal 30,863,956 669,115 2,678,450 7,724,730 7,552,669 5,153,963 3,413,940 2,124,535 1,489,450 57,104
Retired workers 23,424,654 . . . 1,351,803 6,041,956 6,462,142 4,268,774 2,687,017 1,556,720 1,018,411 37,831
Widows, parents, and mothers 3,586,798 143,299 349,205 681,516 524,420 495,893 484,199 453,408 435,726 19,132
Wives 2,162,294 3,185 132,727 708,763 551,097 380,684 238,631 112,552 34,527 128
Disabled workers 1,599,226 506,297 823,747 269,182 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Disabled adult children 90,984 16,334 20,968 23,313 15,010 8,612 4,093 1,855 786 13
  Average monthly benefit (dollars)
  All beneficiaries
Total 1,493.95 1,316.41 1,247.39 1,473.28 1,605.04 1,556.86 1,486.83 1,414.29 1,428.47 1,430.42
Retired workers 1,544.15 . . . 1,185.92 1,515.24 1,644.14 1,599.32 1,531.84 1,447.52 1,456.43 1,446.58
Widow(er)s, parents, and mothers and fathers 1,428.85 1,124.80 1,239.90 1,521.46 1,553.03 1,497.53 1,408.21 1,390.14 1,382.85 1,395.50
Wives and husbands 786.95 646.78 506.85 870.41 811.70 751.96 716.35 703.66 700.95 658.72
Disabled workers 1,402.10 1,363.39 1,412.76 1,441.26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Disabled adult children 914.17 907.42 910.18 941.25 930.10 893.83 846.76 790.09 731.50 676.94
  Men
Subtotal 1,690.80 1,485.36 1,419.50 1,665.99 1,820.43 1,772.65 1,679.65 1,538.55 1,530.60 1,480.14
Retired workers 1,714.33 . . . 1,321.43 1,690.88 1,829.62 1,781.40 1,688.61 1,546.22 1,537.67 1,487.58
Widowers, parents, and fathers 1,240.91 950.51 1,123.77 1,414.65 1,370.92 1,197.43 981.67 841.58 788.84 770.47
Husbands 669.14 456.24 354.55 790.86 567.92 473.64 415.99 396.98 374.38 373.87
Disabled workers 1,579.64 1,526.73 1,593.45 1,634.19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Disabled adult children 905.83 892.77 899.44 933.15 925.06 882.09 844.02 781.00 714.43 707.50
  Women
Subtotal 1,334.38 1,176.71 1,108.97 1,308.52 1,415.01 1,375.76 1,339.29 1,332.70 1,380.62 1,419.57
Retired workers 1,377.75 . . . 1,063.20 1,337.64 1,454.68 1,416.32 1,380.68 1,359.73 1,401.16 1,433.18
Widows, parents, and mothers 1,436.76 1,145.21 1,252.95 1,531.24 1,558.65 1,501.89 1,412.02 1,393.52 1,385.56 1,397.69
Wives 798.21 652.04 512.01 884.37 826.21 767.33 734.05 722.60 727.04 743.29
Disabled workers 1,217.93 1,197.02 1,223.95 1,238.86 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Disabled adult children 922.99 925.99 923.26 950.04 934.71 903.21 848.70 794.89 737.91 669.88
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: . . . = not applicable.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 5.A14 Women aged 62 or older: Number of beneficiaries and percentage distribution, by basis of entitlement, type of benefit, and dual entitlement status, December 1960–2020, 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
2018 28,787 23,010 15,927 7,083 3,082 4,001 5,777 2,253 3,524
2019 29,546 23,787 16,646 7,141 3,091 4,050 5,759 2,263 3,496
2020 30,113 24,510 17,326 7,184 3,093 4,091 5,603 2,159 3,443
  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
2018 100.0 79.9 55.3 24.6 10.7 13.9 20.1 7.8 12.2
2019 100.0 80.5 56.3 24.2 10.5 13.7 19.5 7.7 11.8
2020 100.0 81.4 57.5 23.9 10.3 13.6 18.6 7.2 11.4
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 Women aged 65 or older: Number of beneficiaries and average monthly benefit, by basis of entitlement, type of benefit, and dual entitlement status, December 2020
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 27,457,510 7,698,588 7,536,154 5,144,763 3,409,654 2,122,613 1,545,738
Entitled as worker b 22,336,834 6,308,309 6,460,637 4,268,186 2,686,824 1,556,653 1,056,225
Worker only 15,434,898 5,169,724 4,905,347 2,790,533 1,498,180 687,873 383,241
Dually entitled 6,901,936 1,138,585 1,555,290 1,477,653 1,188,644 868,780 672,984
Wife's benefit 2,888,001 812,645 913,625 653,307 332,799 137,769 37,856
Widow's or parent's benefit 4,013,935 325,940 641,665 824,346 855,845 731,011 635,128
Entitled as wife, widow, or parent only 5,120,676 1,390,279 1,075,517 876,577 722,830 565,960 489,513
Wife's benefit 2,026,382 708,763 551,097 380,684 238,631 112,552 34,655
Widow's or parent's benefit 3,094,294 681,516 524,420 495,893 484,199 453,408 454,858
  Average monthly benefit (dollars)
All women 65 or older a 1,361.08 1,309.72 1,416.02 1,376.59 1,339.90 1,333.18 1,382.40
Entitled as worker b 1,395.19 1,333.58 1,454.76 1,416.37 1,380.71 1,359.75 1,402.32
Worker only 1,395.32 1,364.97 1,493.27 1,407.32 1,304.26 1,191.56 1,185.38
Dually entitled 1,394.89 1,191.04 1,333.27 1,433.46 1,477.06 1,492.92 1,525.86
Wife's benefit 948.61 966.06 969.59 949.15 902.50 848.99 826.53
Widow's or parent's benefit 1,715.99 1,751.99 1,851.10 1,817.28 1,700.48 1,614.27 1,567.54
Entitled as wife, widow, or parent only 1,212.27 1,201.46 1,183.35 1,182.88 1,188.20 1,260.09 1,339.42
Wife's benefit 817.19 884.37 826.21 767.33 734.05 722.60 727.10
Widow's or parent's benefit 1,471.01 1,531.24 1,558.65 1,501.89 1,412.02 1,393.52 1,386.07
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 Adult beneficiaries: Number and average monthly benefit, by age, sex, and type of benefit, December 2020
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 60,847,232 6,338,200 4,786,131 49,722,901 1,468.64 1,203.03 1,250.67 1,523.48
Retired workers 46,329,595 . . . 2,575,976 43,753,619 1,544.15 . . . 1,185.92 1,565.24
Disabled workers 8,151,016 5,914,958 1,684,480 551,578 1,277.05 1,223.09 1,412.76 1,441.26
Wives and husbands of retired workers 2,324,030 28,533 108,967 2,186,530 796.87 632.36 546.93 811.48
Wives and husbands of disabled workers 104,014 33,872 28,258 41,884 360.51 274.65 352.30 435.48
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,585,807 107,977 313,096 3,164,734 1,455.46 1,284.51 1,346.82 1,472.04
Disabled widow(er)s 236,923 144,213 71,162 21,548 770.57 768.12 771.27 784.68
Mothers and fathers 114,886 108,647 4,180 2,059 1,054.04 1,046.63 1,210.12 1,128.47
  Men
Subtotal a 27,381,472 2,992,631 2,128,649 22,260,192 1,656.64 1,320.54 1,425.74 1,723.90
Retired workers 22,904,941 . . . 1,224,173 21,680,768 1,714.33 . . . 1,321.43 1,736.51
Disabled workers 4,100,636 2,957,507 860,733 282,396 1,403.62 1,326.36 1,593.45 1,634.19
Husbands of retired workers 198,150 123 2,816 195,211 680.79 633.41 416.57 684.63
Husbands of disabled workers 9,545 1,042 1,682 6,821 381.12 231.74 250.72 436.10
Nondisabled widowers 139,430 12,030 33,802 93,598 1,292.34 1,079.41 1,207.01 1,350.52
Disabled widowers 19,589 13,216 5,174 1,199 588.24 589.93 582.17 595.77
Fathers 9,053 8,713 267 73 930.26 924.34 1,083.35 1,076.86
  Women
Subtotal a 33,465,760 3,345,569 2,657,482 27,462,709 1,314.82 1,097.92 1,110.43 1,361.02
Retired workers 23,424,654 . . . 1,351,803 22,072,851 1,377.75 . . . 1,063.20 1,397.01
Disabled workers 4,050,380 2,957,451 823,747 269,182 1,148.90 1,119.81 1,223.95 1,238.86
Wives of retired workers 2,125,880 28,410 106,151 1,991,319 807.69 632.35 550.39 823.91
Wives of disabled workers 94,469 32,830 26,576 35,063 358.43 276.01 358.73 435.36
Nondisabled widows 3,446,377 95,947 279,294 3,071,136 1,462.06 1,310.23 1,363.74 1,475.74
Disabled widows 217,334 130,997 65,988 20,349 787.01 786.10 786.09 795.81
Mothers 105,833 99,934 3,913 1,986 1,064.63 1,057.29 1,218.77 1,130.37
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 Disabled beneficiaries: Number and average monthly benefit, by type of benefit, December 1957–2020
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
2018 9,919,094 8,537,332 254,581 1,127,181 1,233.70 747.41 808.18
2019 9,765,096 8,378,374 246,142 1,140,580 1,257.65 760.03 826.24
2020 9,537,906 8,151,016 236,923 1,149,967 1,277.05 770.57 843.90
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: . . . = not applicable.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.