Annual Statistical Supplement, 2021

Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance

Benefits in Current-Payment Status

Disabled Workers and Dependents

Table 5.E1 Number and percentage distribution of disabled-worker and dependent beneficiaries by primary insurance amount; and average primary insurance amount; by type of benefit, December 2020
Primary insurance amount (dollars) Disabled workers Spouses Children
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total 8,151,016 100.0 104,014 100.0 1,363,357 100.0
Less than 300.00 72,161 0.9 19 (L) 60 (L)
300.00–349.90 62,344 0.8 17 (L) 65 (L)
350.00–399.90 76,957 0.9 31 (L) 100 (L)
400.00–449.90 89,694 1.1 31 (L) 118 (L)
450.00–499.90 100,160 1.2 57 0.1 227 (L)
500.00–549.90 107,972 1.3 50 (L) 252 (L)
550.00–599.90 115,044 1.4 46 (L) 291 (L)
600.00–649.90 124,120 1.5 49 (L) 451 (L)
650.00–699.90 154,631 1.9 154 0.1 1,582 0.1
700.00–749.90 173,278 2.1 311 0.3 4,617 0.3
750.00–799.90 226,090 2.8 459 0.4 7,413 0.5
800.00–849.90 345,573 4.2 1,152 1.1 36,968 2.7
850.00–899.90 396,582 4.9 2,069 2.0 72,946 5.4
900.00–949.90 398,498 4.9 2,460 2.4 89,808 6.6
950.00–999.90 389,240 4.8 2,822 2.7 91,244 6.7
1,000.00–1,049.90 372,448 4.6 3,054 2.9 85,703 6.3
1,050.00–1,099.90 357,049 4.4 3,260 3.1 79,902 5.9
1,100.00–1,149.90 338,218 4.1 3,290 3.2 75,855 5.6
1,150.00–1,199.90 320,680 3.9 3,583 3.4 71,167 5.2
1,200.00–1,249.90 302,809 3.7 3,325 3.2 67,173 4.9
1,250.00–1,299.90 283,596 3.5 3,330 3.2 61,943 4.5
1,300.00–1,349.90 265,386 3.3 3,339 3.2 57,627 4.2
1,350.00–1,399.90 247,945 3.0 3,138 3.0 52,163 3.8
1,400.00–1,449.90 230,150 2.8 3,111 3.0 48,081 3.5
1,450.00–1,499.90 214,166 2.6 3,000 2.9 44,276 3.2
1,500.00–1,549.90 197,296 2.4 2,849 2.7 39,203 2.9
1,550.00–1,599.90 183,521 2.3 2,778 2.7 35,483 2.6
1,600.00–1,649.90 169,587 2.1 2,646 2.5 32,298 2.4
1,650.00–1,699.90 155,694 1.9 2,636 2.5 29,237 2.1
1,700.00–1,749.90 143,755 1.8 2,336 2.2 26,002 1.9
1,750.00–1,799.90 131,871 1.6 2,356 2.3 23,644 1.7
1,800.00–1,849.90 122,049 1.5 2,363 2.3 21,007 1.5
1,850.00–1,899.90 113,562 1.4 2,258 2.2 19,088 1.4
1,900.00–1,949.90 103,619 1.3 2,171 2.1 17,172 1.3
1,950.00–1,999.90 94,673 1.2 2,165 2.1 15,408 1.1
2,000.00–2,049.90 85,849 1.1 2,139 2.1 13,756 1.0
2,050.00–2,099.90 79,637 1.0 1,994 1.9 12,485 0.9
2,100.00–2,149.90 73,531 0.9 1,948 1.9 11,647 0.9
2,150.00–2,199.90 73,310 0.9 2,072 2.0 11,503 0.8
2,200.00–2,249.90 78,770 1.0 2,533 2.4 12,319 0.9
2,250.00–2,299.90 80,703 1.0 2,785 2.7 12,466 0.9
2,300.00–2,349.90 71,129 0.9 2,636 2.5 10,826 0.8
2,350.00–2,399.90 64,518 0.8 2,456 2.4 9,758 0.7
2,400.00–2,449.90 63,860 0.8 2,598 2.5 9,945 0.7
2,450.00–2,499.90 53,688 0.7 2,317 2.2 8,369 0.6
2,500.00–2,549.90 44,930 0.6 2,167 2.1 7,063 0.5
2,550.00–2,599.90 38,302 0.5 1,954 1.9 6,058 0.4
2,600.00 or more 162,371 2.0 9,700 9.3 28,588 2.1
Average primary insurance amount (dollars) 1,281.24 1,752.93 1,371.94
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.
(L) = Less than 0.05 percent.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 5.E2 Average monthly disabled-worker or dependent benefit, by type of benefit, sex, and basis of entitlement, December 1957–2020, selected years (in dollars)
Year Disabled workers Spouses Children
All Men Women Wives Husbands All Under age 18 Disabled adult children Students
1957 72.80 73.50 69.80 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1958 82.10 85.00 70.60 34.00 33.90 27.30 27.30 38.50 . . .
1959 89.00 92.40 76.10 36.10 34.70 31.00 30.80 39.40 . . .
1960 89.30 92.70 77.00 34.40 34.70 30.20 30.00 39.00 . . .
1965 97.80 102.10 85.30 35.00 32.60 31.60 30.90 41.60 49.30
1970 131.30 138.60 112.80 42.60 42.40 38.60 36.90 53.30 54.10
1975 225.90 244.30 185.30 67.40 61.70 62.00 58.60 84.10 86.90
1980 370.70 406.80 296.10 110.60 91.80 110.30 104.60 136.00 152.40
1985 483.80 534.10 381.00 132.70 102.70 141.80 138.90 183.80 196.90
1990 587.20 652.40 464.40 151.30 96.90 163.80 158.80 231.40 250.00
1991 609.40 677.50 484.20 154.60 101.70 167.90 162.70 240.90 253.20
1992 626.10 696.90 500.10 156.40 106.00 170.20 165.10 246.80 262.00
1993 641.70 714.80 515.70 157.50 108.60 173.10 167.70 253.30 265.90
1994 661.40 731.60 534.80 161.00 112.60 177.70 172.20 261.50 273.80
1995 681.80 761.60 554.90 165.00 116.60 183.50 177.90 270.10 284.10
1996 703.90 787.70 576.70 172.60 124.50 193.50 187.70 281.70 295.00
1997 721.60 809.30 594.50 178.00 129.10 201.20 195.20 292.20 306.30
1998 733.10 822.80 607.90 183.00 136.50 207.50 201.40 300.20 313.10
1999 754.10 846.50 629.60 190.20 145.40 216.10 209.50 310.70 319.80
2000 786.40 882.70 660.60 199.50 155.90 227.60 220.80 325.60 336.00
2001 814.50 913.70 688.30 208.20 164.50 237.90 230.70 339.90 343.50
2002 834.30 935.60 708.60 213.70 168.50 245.00 237.40 349.10 350.10
2003 861.60 965.90 734.50 222.70 176.90 253.90 245.90 360.90 359.10
2004 894.10 1,002.20 765.00 232.90 186.10 264.90 256.90 376.10 367.80
2005 938.00 1,051.20 805.30 247.70 197.70 278.90 270.20 394.60 387.10
2006 977.70 1,097.40 839.80 259.40 208.40 290.40 281.30 410.10 400.50
2007 1,004.00 1,125.90 865.60 268.80 215.00 299.00 289.10 419.90 410.60
2008 1,063.10 1,190.70 920.20 287.60 229.40 317.60 306.60 441.50 436.00
2009 1,064.30 1,189.40 925.20 288.60 234.60 317.90 306.80 441.80 428.70
2010 1,067.80 1,191.10 931.30 288.40 241.70 318.40 306.80 443.00 432.20
2011 1,110.50 1,236.72 971.54 300.46 257.27 330.18 317.89 459.34 448.32
2012 1,130.34 1,256.20 992.98 305.74 266.55 336.12 323.19 465.60 457.16
2013 1,146.42 1,271.42 1,011.44 309.34 282.69 341.38 328.05 471.85 465.34
2014 1,165.39 1,290.20 1,031.91 315.53 298.73 349.01 335.04 480.12 476.71
2015 1,165.79 1,288.71 1,035.67 318.13 322.69 350.77 336.42 480.07 480.01
2016 1,171.15 1,293.38 1,042.87 322.89 337.67 355.35 340.38 483.08 487.71
2017 1,196.87 1,320.30 1,068.54 333.28 360.08 366.40 350.92 493.13 498.71
2018 1,233.70 1,359.64 1,104.06 347.55 380.88 381.11 364.71 507.76 517.42
2019 1,257.65 1,384.35 1,128.39 358.73 396.23 390.92 373.95 517.85 534.92
2020 1,277.05 1,403.62 1,148.90 358.43 381.12 399.00 381.92 524.55 556.68
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: . . . = not applicable.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.