Annual Statistical Supplement, 2021

Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance

Benefits Awarded

Summary

Table 6.A1 Number of awards, by type of benefit, 1940–2020
Year All benefits a Retired workers Disabled workers Wives and husbands of— Children of— Widowed mothers and fathers Widow(er)s Parents
Retired workers Disabled workers Retired workers Deceased workers Disabled workers
Total 280,544,367 122,949,022 34,460,901 24,637,490 4,504,265 9,471,188 26,106,802 21,900,208 5,275,486 29,855,695 115,876
1940 254,984 132,335 . . . 34,555 . . . 8,249 51,133 . . . 23,260 4,600 852
1941 269,286 114,660 . . . 36,213 . . . 6,031 69,588 . . . 30,502 11,020 1,272
1942 258,116 99,622 . . . 33,250 . . . 4,859 72,525 . . . 31,820 14,774 1,266
1943 262,865 89,070 . . . 31,916 . . . 3,652 81,967 . . . 35,420 19,576 1,264
1944 318,949 110,097 . . . 40,349 . . . 4,350 95,326 . . . 42,649 24,759 1,419
1945 462,463 185,174 . . . 63,068 . . . 7,215 120,299 . . . 55,108 29,844 1,755
1946 547,150 258,980 . . . 88,515 . . . 10,736 104,139 . . . 44,190 38,823 1,767
1947 572,909 271,488 . . . 94,189 . . . 12,446 103,308 . . . 42,807 45,249 3,422
1948 596,201 275,903 . . . 98,554 . . . 12,604 106,351 . . . 44,276 55,667 2,846
1949 682,241 337,273 . . . 117,356 . . . 15,854 103,068 . . . 43,087 62,928 2,675
1950 962,628 567,131 . . . 162,768 . . . 25,495 97,146 . . . 41,101 66,735 2,252
1951 1,336,432 702,984 . . . 228,887 . . . 40,958 189,542 . . . 78,323 89,591 6,147
1952 1,053,303 531,206 . . . 177,707 . . . 24,695 158,650 . . . 64,875 92,302 3,868
1953 1,419,462 771,671 . . . 246,856 . . . 33,868 178,310 . . . 71,945 112,866 3,946
1954 1,401,733 749,911 . . . 236,764 . . . 35,938 176,858 . . . 70,775 128,026 3,461
1955 1,657,773 909,883 . . . 288,915 . . . 40,402 198,393 . . . 76,018 140,624 3,538
1956 1,855,296 934,033 . . . 384,562 . . . 37,900 173,883 . . . 67,475 253,524 3,919
1957 2,832,344 1,424,975 178,802 578,012 . . . 81,842 231,321 . . . 88,174 244,633 4,585
1958 b 2,123,465 1,041,668 131,382 366,553 12,920 63,408 205,110 18,264 81,467 199,320 3,373
1959 c 2,501,802 1,089,740 177,811 390,517 54,299 83,157 265,123 78,655 102,020 252,683 7,797
1960 2,336,144 981,717 207,805 339,987 54,187 69,979 241,430 104,310 92,607 239,267 4,855
1961 3,046,653 1,361,505 279,758 394,198 77,588 126,019 264,440 189,283 98,449 251,275 4,138
1962 3,004,501 1,347,268 250,634 393,857 69,212 135,984 266,286 170,354 99,925 267,051 3,930
1963 2,729,559 1,145,602 223,739 345,610 66,543 115,220 281,511 163,967 104,960 278,709 3,698
1964 2,552,063 1,041,807 207,592 316,262 59,706 100,051 288,304 145,439 106,249 283,263 3,390
1965 3,072,426 1,183,133 253,499 321,015 69,183 134,187 451,399 197,616 100,005 359,431 2,958
1966 4,722,483 1,647,524 278,345 396,856 81,238 195,055 584,901 276,093 107,135 403,595 3,202
1967 3,596,770 1,161,130 301,359 319,503 87,296 167,676 534,568 282,662 110,762 355,589 2,658
1968 3,619,927 1,240,098 323,154 329,935 89,603 172,460 593,331 299,016 113,765 375,391 2,144
1969 3,699,633 1,272,784 344,741 335,723 94,690 176,162 622,109 313,629 116,922 375,753 2,093
1970 3,722,433 1,338,107 350,384 339,447 96,304 182,595 591,724 316,546 112,377 363,216 1,852
1971 3,965,157 1,391,403 415,897 338,219 113,222 196,589 613,193 372,224 116,548 381,262 1,635
1972 4,202,607 1,461,399 455,438 353,742 124,366 209,422 643,513 411,766 117,699 402,809 2,086
1973 4,220,493 1,493,194 491,616 349,493 128,198 217,708 618,825 413,751 118,775 372,167 1,655
1974 4,100,809 1,413,145 535,977 319,149 132,042 201,684 574,174 443,909 109,221 363,693 1,155
1975 4,427,138 1,505,750 592,049 350,558 148,741 225,579 591,118 515,216 116,224 377,246 969
1976 4,351,654 1,475,773 551,460 346,623 147,407 236,805 578,905 511,487 113,520 385,373 914
1977 4,610,730 1,593,631 568,874 390,874 151,938 259,447 587,589 518,477 118,821 416,735 870
1978 4,166,571 1,472,786 464,415 346,956 130,161 214,284 566,992 453,382 110,015 403,679 844
1979 4,229,286 1,590,854 416,713 358,163 113,243 247,800 544,549 399,172 110,424 445,555 788
1980 4,214,567 1,612,669 396,559 360,693 108,500 248,658 540,246 385,208 107,809 452,156 724
1981 4,029,827 1,578,990 351,847 338,540 95,575 211,406 535,487 339,654 99,653 477,121 606
1982 3,840,579 1,618,411 297,131 349,967 77,835 182,849 473,396 260,470 86,786 492,451 498
1983 3,755,994 1,669,738 311,549 356,274 80,079 144,945 380,992 226,895 82,464 501,688 431
1984 3,690,103 1,607,370 361,998 342,691 81,834 131,986 351,326 238,252 73,794 499,677 383
1985 3,796,394 1,690,490 377,371 356,558 83,511 128,076 332,531 253,025 72,241 501,673 381
1986 3,853,454 1,734,248 416,865 358,115 82,435 122,652 319,808 258,167 69,340 491,052 344
1987 3,733,853 1,681,716 415,848 333,333 77,316 117,984 310,573 256,742 64,777 475,035 286
1988 3,680,969 1,654,068 409,490 316,929 73,790 116,659 324,346 265,026 62,676 457,574 263
1989 3,646,349 1,656,744 425,582 310,498 69,113 106,491 307,484 261,387 59,525 449,139 281
1990 3,716,924 1,664,754 467,977 308,980 69,667 108,105 303,616 283,586 58,060 451,862 233
1991 3,865,426 1,695,346 536,434 307,000 72,754 107,261 301,459 318,188 57,896 468,788 246
1992 4,050,849 1,707,949 636,637 304,764 78,083 108,686 304,300 381,585 56,402 472,078 298
1993 4,001,201 1,661,281 635,238 290,728 74,605 106,566 311,290 398,598 56,408 466,198 238
1994 3,940,342 1,625,347 631,870 275,025 69,549 102,983 310,051 411,205 54,732 459,340 213
1995 3,882,193 1,609,174 645,832 258,740 63,097 101,239 306,044 401,295 51,645 444,899 200
1996 3,793,238 1,581,452 624,335 244,014 57,528 98,655 302,480 397,350 49,150 438,081 177
1997 3,865,966 1,718,623 587,417 268,012 50,818 97,594 297,204 362,548 43,504 440,076 157
1998 3,800,259 1,631,511 608,131 263,668 47,550 96,893 294,851 371,426 42,395 443,669 152
1999 3,917,099 1,690,024 620,488 275,568 46,164 99,826 295,196 378,144 41,756 469,806 118
2000 4,290,080 1,960,649 621,650 341,503 43,941 115,358 297,686 363,632 40,491 505,021 135
2001 4,161,971 1,779,228 691,309 314,547 43,412 110,680 302,445 383,049 41,323 495,848 129
2002 4,335,714 1,812,551 750,003 317,685 45,600 116,186 310,395 419,780 40,829 522,537 139
2003 4,321,778 1,791,316 777,461 305,831 47,183 111,992 305,409 434,953 39,206 508,306 121
2004 4,458,816 1,883,060 795,775 319,430 48,016 115,391 309,472 433,699 40,030 513,839 104
2005 4,672,152 2,000,157 829,687 329,225 50,187 123,494 314,786 469,267 38,248 516,949 152
2006 4,621,110 1,999,019 798,675 328,430 49,521 126,860 321,155 449,020 35,981 512,320 129
2007 4,710,830 2,035,780 804,787 316,782 47,583 126,678 322,326 453,292 33,597 569,862 143
2008 5,134,644 2,278,997 877,226 344,003 50,756 140,581 329,397 490,895 32,717 589,940 132
2009 5,728,086 2,739,966 970,696 375,123 54,112 156,412 319,127 532,132 32,878 547,495 145
2010 5,697,011 2,634,439 1,026,988 354,947 53,987 155,193 320,293 569,020 31,797 550,223 124
2011 5,567,020 2,577,647 998,979 345,821 53,276 152,427 310,926 553,157 30,117 544,542 128
2012 5,654,668 2,735,007 960,206 369,410 50,165 142,114 304,199 512,706 28,618 552,135 108
2013 5,533,395 2,794,285 868,965 373,933 46,183 136,934 288,474 451,427 26,669 546,435 90
2014 5,361,293 2,771,933 778,796 385,394 42,609 134,070 282,492 393,513 25,319 547,090 77
2015 5,440,023 2,838,988 741,478 422,185 40,957 139,379 288,629 369,733 25,121 573,460 93
2016 5,455,639 2,910,752 706,448 436,229 39,698 139,331 290,198 346,367 23,863 562,653 100
2017 5,520,169 2,974,639 715,921 415,969 36,095 139,468 296,747 341,134 23,118 576,984 94
2018 5,597,369 3,082,080 686,723 441,481 34,810 143,697 292,115 318,048 21,521 576,827 67
2019 5,699,565 3,174,673 679,449 487,613 35,084 137,139 283,379 300,107 20,988 581,039 94
2020 5,761,009 3,367,537 619,636 406,176 29,200 129,925 293,571 271,308 22,347 621,224 85
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Benefits not necessarily payable at time of award.
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. Annual totals for 1966 through 2002 include special age-72 beneficiaries; for all years combined, these awards number 1,267,434 and are included in the cumulative total.
b. January–November.
c. Includes December 1958.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 6.A2 Average primary insurance amount for retired-worker awards and average monthly benefit for retired-worker and disabled-worker awards, by sex; and average monthly benefit for nondisabled widow awards; selected years 1940–2020
Year a Average primary insurance amount for retired workers (dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Retired workers Disabled workers Non-disabled widows
All Men Women All Men Women All Men Women
1940 22.71 23.26 18.38 22.71 23.26 18.38 . . . . . . . . . 20.36
1945 25.11 25.71 19.99 25.11 25.71 19.99 . . . . . . . . . 20.17
1950 (Jan.–Aug.) 29.03 30.16 22.98 29.03 30.16 22.98 . . . . . . . . . 21.65
1950 (Sept.–Dec.) 33.24 35.32 26.85 33.24 35.32 26.85 . . . . . . . . . 36.89
1955 69.74 75.86 56.05 69.74 75.86 56.05 . . . . . . . . . 49.68
1960 83.87 92.03 69.23 81.73 92.03 63.26 91.16 94.02 78.91 62.12
1965 (Jan.–Aug.) 88.57 96.56 74.99 82.69 90.89 68.78 93.26 97.89 80.27 73.81
1965 (Sept.–Dec.) 99.36 108.79 82.34 89.20 99.90 71.26 101.30 106.51 86.75 75.37
1970 133.94 146.99 113.69 123.82 136.80 103.67 139.79 148.39 115.74 106.95
1975 (Jan.–May) 216.56 242.76 176.76 196.42 220.35 160.50 220.60 241.48 175.27 185.34
1975 (June–Dec.) 235.13 264.67 191.56 213.68 241.05 173.31 243.47 266.08 192.13 198.88
1980 (Jan.–May) 353.80 411.70 270.50 321.10 374.00 244.90 352.10 388.80 269.70 277.50
1980 (June–Dec.) 396.30 465.50 301.00 359.80 422.90 272.90 396.50 437.90 301.00 312.80
1981 (Jan.–May) 400.10 467.50 302.60 363.60 424.20 276.00 389.80 431.40 295.00 313.00
1981 (June–Dec.) 438.80 514.50 332.60 400.10 468.00 304.80 425.60 471.30 320.70 346.30
1982 (Jan.–May) 425.60 504.20 315.10 388.40 457.50 291.40 416.90 462.40 312.70 350.80
1982 (June–Dec.) 447.10 532.70 328.50 408.60 483.00 305.50 441.10 489.50 328.00 375.30
1983 (Jan.–Nov.) 448.00 531.60 330.00 408.20 480.30 306.50 432.40 480.30 317.90 385.10
1983 (Dec.) 451.20 546.40 325.50 410.20 491.80 302.50 445.30 496.80 333.20 400.50
1984 (Jan.–Nov.) 457.10 544.40 335.60 414.70 489.40 310.90 443.00 494.00 332.20 406.80
1984 (Dec.) 471.00 565.70 343.00 429.50 511.30 318.90 461.10 516.50 342.90 428.00
1985 (Jan.–Nov.) 475.70 566.20 348.00 432.00 509.60 322.20 459.20 514.00 345.00 431.10
1985 (Dec.) 487.60 588.30 352.00 443.10 530.00 326.10 477.60 535.90 357.20 436.90
1986 (Jan.–Nov.) 500.30 596.90 363.50 453.10 536.00 335.70 471.50 527.60 358.20 452.10
1986 (Dec.) 504.60 611.00 361.70 456.90 548.40 334.00 489.00 546.90 369.60 446.20
1987 (Jan.–Nov.) 516.80 618.90 374.10 466.10 553.60 343.90 487.00 546.80 368.90 462.00
1987 (Dec.) 536.90 648.80 386.80 484.00 580.00 355.20 517.10 583.40 391.80 477.40
1988 (Jan.–Nov.) 540.70 648.60 390.40 487.80 580.30 359.00 517.20 581.90 392.60 488.80
1988 (Dec.) 560.00 679.50 401.20 504.90 607.00 369.20 543.00 612.70 410.00 499.20
1989 (Jan.–Nov.) 572.80 686.90 412.90 516.60 614.80 379.00 539.90 608.00 414.40 512.90
1989 (Dec.) 597.50 724.90 425.90 538.70 647.50 392.10 571.20 645.90 437.50 525.70
1990 (Jan.–Nov.) 609.00 729.70 438.20 550.50 654.60 403.30 566.90 637.80 438.90 541.10
1990 (Dec.) 626.40 761.00 447.30 559.30 672.10 409.30 600.60 676.90 466.60 566.60
1991 (Jan.–Nov.) 642.80 768.90 460.40 583.50 692.30 426.10 593.00 666.90 464.20 573.70
1991 (Dec.) 656.20 793.40 467.40 592.80 709.50 432.10 613.20 689.70 481.50 582.10
1992 (Jan.–Nov.) 671.60 803.10 483.40 608.60 721.90 446.50 601.60 677.00 474.70 596.90
1992 (Dec.) 688.30 829.30 493.80 620.70 740.90 454.90 625.70 706.50 490.30 604.00
1993 (Jan.–Nov.) 697.10 831.50 507.10 630.60 746.20 467.00 621.70 699.80 494.70 620.70
1993 (Dec.) 716.20 861.70 519.00 645.90 769.80 477.90 649.90 735.70 512.30 618.90
1994 (Jan.–Nov.) 722.90 862.90 530.30 651.00 771.30 485.40 647.00 731.30 518.50 637.80
1994 (Dec.) 741.90 892.40 541.50 665.70 794.20 494.50 684.80 776.50 549.00 644.60
1995 (Jan.–Nov.) 744.30 887.00 551.40 671.70 794.30 505.80 675.70 767.30 546.00 662.50
1995 (Dec.) 765.30 917.60 563.60 668.40 818.00 516.70 703.40 798.70 568.70 675.40
1996 (Jan.–Nov.) 769.20 916.80 572.40 693.60 820.50 524.50 693.70 788.90 567.80 683.10
1996 (Dec.) 788.90 950.20 582.90 708.70 846.00 533.30 727.70 832.00 590.00 690.30
1997 (Jan.–Nov.) 787.10 951.70 608.50 723.30 854.30 581.30 718.30 820.40 590.70 700.60
1997 (Dec.) 812.80 982.00 610.40 734.50 876.90 564.40 748.40 851.60 615.10 699.90
1998 (Jan.–Nov.) 819.50 983.10 620.00 744.70 882.10 577.10 737.00 841.50 610.60 716.70
1998 (Dec.) 831.10 1,003.20 628.80 754.20 898.40 584.70 762.00 870.30 633.80 711.00
1999 (Jan.–Nov.) 857.60 1,023.20 649.50 777.10 918.40 599.60 763.90 870.60 636.60 713.30
1999 (Dec.) 875.70 1,043.90 663.70 791.20 934.30 610.70 792.60 904.30 660.60 708.20
2000 (Jan.–Nov.) 904.90 1,069.40 685.40 841.60 990.50 643.00 806.40 917.60 673.20 708.70
2000 (Dec.) 930.00 1,111.00 713.00 842.80 996.50 658.50 846.60 960.20 710.00 715.40
2001 (Jan.–Nov.) 953.90 1,134.50 730.80 855.70 1,008.40 667.20 847.00 961.70 711.00 735.80
2001 (Dec.) 982.10 1,168.90 749.90 881.10 1,039.10 684.70 868.40 982.70 734.90 717.10
2002 (Jan.–Nov.) 1,026.30 1,219.00 788.10 914.10 1,076.80 712.90 897.50 1,019.50 753.30 750.50
2002 (Dec.) 1,029.90 1,230.00 788.50 916.90 1,084.50 714.80 906.70 1,028.10 762.50 751.90
2003 (Jan.–Nov.) 1,067.10 1,272.60 824.90 939.70 1,109.40 739.60 935.80 1,061.50 786.90 779.00
2003 (Dec.) 1,083.60 1,297.70 830.40 963.80 1,142.30 752.70 946.80 1,075.80 794.60 780.00
2004 (Jan.–Nov.) 1,072.50 1,277.60 834.20 936.10 1,104.70 740.20 942.60 1,068.40 795.70 768.10
2004 (Dec.) 1,090.70 1,309.70 853.80 961.20 1,136.50 771.50 965.80 1,093.50 819.00 785.90
2005 (Jan.–Nov.) 1,106.10 1,314.10 869.30 960.40 1,130.30 767.00 961.00 1,086.80 815.90 780.50
2005 (Dec.) 1,135.70 1,367.90 899.00 1,011.00 1,189.20 829.40 997.20 1,128.50 846.10 809.40
2006 (Jan.–Nov.) 1,163.30 1,376.70 923.70 1,020.50 1,195.70 823.80 999.00 1,129.00 851.00 818.70
2006 (Dec.) 1,193.60 1,415.30 947.50 1,045.90 1,232.40 838.90 1,020.60 1,148.00 875.60 854.90
2007 (Jan.–Nov.) 1,212.90 1,428.00 972.40 1,069.80 1,249.90 868.30 1,030.50 1,161.90 880.60 861.40
2007 (Dec.) 1,223.60 1,445.40 976.50 1,081.00 1,269.60 870.80 1,045.70 1,174.70 898.20 873.80
2008 (Jan.–Nov.) 1,259.00 1,476.00 1,014.70 1,113.80 1,297.40 907.10 1,053.90 1,184.60 905.10 868.90
2008 (Dec.) 1,297.90 1,552.10 1,066.20 1,083.30 1,256.20 925.70 1,109.10 1,245.30 953.60 891.40
2009 (Jan.–Dec.) 1,339.70 1,563.60 1,087.20 1,181.60 1,365.60 974.10 1,119.90 1,255.00 963.10 916.30
2010 (Jan.–Dec.) 1,350.60 1,563.70 1,113.80 1,193.10 1,370.50 996.00 1,128.80 1,261.80 971.80 913.60
2011 (Jan.–Nov.) 1,347.47 1,553.84 1,123.70 1,198.52 1,372.44 1,009.95 1,148.16 1,280.13 992.75 939.11
2011 (Dec.) 1,383.41 1,595.14 1,158.70 1,240.61 1,417.35 1,053.03 1,215.48 1,351.98 1,055.75 980.68
2012 (Jan.–Nov.) 1,400.39 1,611.70 1,173.37 1,268.83 1,447.85 1,076.50 1,186.07 1,319.45 1,033.37 960.96
2012 (Dec.) 1,418.00 1,623.23 1,189.45 1,311.69 1,487.50 1,115.91 1,183.39 1,317.40 1,037.30 951.42
2013 (Jan.–Nov.) 1,434.04 1,642.38 1,210.29 1,315.48 1,493.39 1,124.41 1,203.98 1,339.18 1,052.20 977.80
2013 (Dec.) 1,432.15 1,634.90 1,213.94 1,324.53 1,497.77 1,138.08 1,226.25 1,364.14 1,070.13 978.45
2014 (Jan.–Nov.) 1,456.52 1,660.10 1,238.55 1,339.91 1,516.12 1,151.24 1,235.04 1,372.57 1,079.55 995.30
2014 (Dec.) 1,469.49 1,681.35 1,245.53 1,371.34 1,555.03 1,177.17 1,263.63 1,401.62 1,111.85 995.40
2015 (Jan.–Nov.) 1,479.13 1,684.07 1,257.78 1,375.80 1,555.19 1,182.05 1,270.20 1,410.75 1,113.84 1,006.90
2015 (Dec.) 1,481.73 1,687.84 1,254.17 1,400.21 1,586.34 1,194.70 1,269.76 1,413.08 1,112.82 994.84
2016 (Jan.–Nov.) 1,500.15 1,704.22 1,276.71 1,408.72 1,589.23 1,211.07 1,288.51 1,431.91 1,127.29 1,015.87
2016 (Dec.) 1,484.32 1,675.50 1,283.66 1,410.29 1,571.86 1,240.70 1,299.57 1,440.84 1,141.64 1,006.00
2017 (Jan.–Nov.) 1,518.30 1,714.33 1,310.30 1,430.98 1,600.60 1,251.00 1,300.15 1,441.35 1,144.59 1,017.95
2017 (Dec.) 1,536.84 1,733.02 1,330.41 1,463.97 1,633.32 1,285.77 1,345.89 1,494.67 1,186.22 1,025.69
2018 (Jan.–Nov.) 1,563.73 1,761.84 1,354.66 1,480.80 1,653.92 1,298.11 1,347.59 1,494.46 1,188.33 1,046.90
2018 (Dec.) 1,592.71 1,795.61 1,382.90 1,527.25 1,702.98 1,345.55 1,397.67 1,544.53 1,235.68 1,071.98
2019 (Jan.–Nov.) 1,613.97 1,815.88 1,403.37 1,538.12 1,716.05 1,352.53 1,400.83 1,549.15 1,240.56 1,082.54
2019 (Dec.) 1,627.36 1,830.93 1,417.35 1,564.91 1,742.57 1,381.62 1,433.12 1,580.49 1,269.84 1,098.46
2020 (Jan.–Nov.) 1,682.94 1,894.28 1,465.62 1,615.35 1,803.63 1,421.75 1,434.72 1,581.63 1,272.42 1,098.46
2020 (Dec.) 1,684.52 1,901.55 1,467.13 1,630.94 1,824.14 1,437.41 1,466.19 1,618.91 1,297.44 1,107.88
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. Some years are shown in several parts to reflect changes in benefit rates during the year.
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Table 6.A3 Number of awards and average monthly benefit, by sex and type of benefit: By age and basis of entitlement, 2020
Age and basis of entitlement Total Male Female
Number Average monthly benefit a (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit a (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit a (dollars)
  Retired workers b
Total 3,367,537 1,635.95 1,705,641 1,826.86 1,661,896 1,440.02
62–64 1,245,557 1,234.71 603,071 1,383.69 642,486 1,094.88
65–69 1,893,106 1,790.68 1,000,196 1,987.78 892,910 1,569.90
70 or older 228,874 2,539.74 102,374 2,865.36 126,500 2,276.22
  Disabled workers
Total 619,636 1,454.33 325,228 1,603.45 294,408 1,289.60
Under 30 38,193 856.58 21,496 855.09 16,697 858.50
30–39 51,214 1,189.44 24,937 1,245.17 26,277 1,136.55
40–49 92,955 1,375.23 44,765 1,493.38 48,190 1,265.47
50–54 109,701 1,434.51 54,004 1,600.49 55,697 1,273.57
55–59 179,220 1,521.48 94,307 1,698.27 84,913 1,325.14
60 or older 148,353 1,682.75 85,719 1,850.37 62,634 1,453.36
  Spouses
Total 435,376 573.61 65,409 615.25 369,967 566.25
  Spouses of retired workers
Subtotal 406,176 586.77 61,798 627.37 344,378 579.48
Entitlement based on care of children 6,740 655.49 94 614.54 6,646 656.07
Entitlement based on age 399,436 585.61 61,704 627.39 337,732 577.97
62–64 136,938 417.13 5,954 338.76 130,984 420.70
65–69 234,072 698.81 48,313 698.81 185,759 698.81
70 or older 28,426 465.02 7,437 394.52 20,989 490.00
  Spouses of disabled workers
Subtotal 29,200 390.66 3,611 407.83 25,589 388.24
Entitlement based on care of children 4,880 296.50 283 264.06 4,597 298.50
Entitlement based on age 24,320 409.56 3,328 420.05 20,992 407.89
  Children
Total 694,804 675.64 361,774 677.01 333,030 674.14
Basis of entitlement  
Under age 18 432,806 632.04 219,722 631.72 213,084 632.37
Disabled, aged 18 or older 57,988 670.40 34,602 667.87 23,386 674.15
Students aged 18–19 204,010 769.62 107,450 772.57 96,560 766.33
Type of benefit  
Children of retired workers 129,925 704.23 68,297 702.53 61,628 706.12
Children of deceased workers 293,571 921.08 152,357 923.89 141,214 918.06
Children of disabled workers 271,308 396.36 141,120 398.14 130,188 394.43
  Widowed mothers and fathers
Total 22,347 1,029.38 2,451 904.54 19,896 1,044.76
By age  
Under 30 1,740 883.38 82 706.18 1,658 892.14
30–39 6,723 910.88 611 780.31 6,112 923.94
40–49 8,793 1,065.63 969 922.20 7,824 1,083.39
50–59 4,481 1,186.04 694 1,015.03 3,787 1,217.38
60 or older 610 1,078.58 95 887.52 515 1,113.82
  Nondisabled widow(er)s
Total 599,748 1,112.35 60,350 913.50 539,398 1,134.60
By age  
60–64 161,019 1,298.47 21,588 1,118.75 139,431 1,326.29
65–69 141,096 1,270.67 17,220 1,121.20 123,876 1,291.45
70–74 88,703 900.18 7,141 594.50 81,562 926.94
75 or older 208,930 952.08 14,401 515.65 194,529 984.39
  Disabled widow(er)s
Total 21,476 792.39 2,581 633.42 18,895 814.11
By age  
50–54 7,877 789.66 879 626.95 6,998 810.09
55–59 13,464 794.17 1,684 635.84 11,780 816.81
60 or older 135 774.51 18 722.71 117 782.47
  Parents
All ages 85 1,225.34 14 978.56 71 1,274.00
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.
b. Includes conversions from nondisabled widow(er) benefits to higher retired-worker benefits.
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Table 6.A4 Number of awards and average monthly benefit for retired and disabled workers, by sex: By age, 2020
Age Total Men Women
Number Average monthly benefit a (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit a (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit a (dollars)
  Retired workers
Total b 3,367,537 1,635.95 1,705,641 1,826.86 1,661,896 1,440.02
62–64 1,245,557 1,234.71 603,071 1,383.69 642,486 1,094.88
62 827,904 1,146.46 400,255 1,280.71 427,649 1,020.81
63 198,937 1,339.39 98,684 1,496.25 100,253 1,184.98
64 218,716 1,473.56 104,132 1,672.84 114,584 1,292.47
65–69 1,893,106 1,790.68 1,000,196 1,987.78 892,910 1,569.90
65 358,480 1,675.97 179,999 1,867.20 178,481 1,483.11
66 1,314,873 1,746.72 699,048 1,935.68 615,825 1,532.22
Disability conversions 543,570 1,483.72 279,962 1,640.04 263,608 1,317.70
New entitlements 771,303 1,932.06 419,086 2,133.18 352,217 1,692.77
67 98,519 2,092.97 55,119 2,300.34 43,400 1,829.61
68 63,039 2,287.46 35,103 2,522.97 27,936 1,991.54
69 58,195 2,440.69 30,927 2,702.61 27,268 2,143.62
70–74 224,044 2,571.63 99,988 2,909.43 124,056 2,299.37
75 or older 4,830 1,060.28 2,386 1,018.44 2,444 1,101.12
  Disabled workers
Total 619,636 1,454.33 325,228 1,603.45 294,408 1,289.60
Under 25 19,238 746.72 11,424 748.21 7,814 744.55
25–29 18,955 968.08 10,072 976.33 8,883 958.74
30–34 22,067 1,120.18 10,902 1,161.82 11,165 1,079.51
35–39 29,147 1,241.88 14,035 1,309.92 15,112 1,178.69
40–44 38,398 1,326.62 18,376 1,427.13 20,022 1,234.36
45–49 54,557 1,409.44 26,389 1,539.51 28,168 1,287.59
50–54 109,701 1,434.51 54,004 1,600.49 55,697 1,273.57
50 27,730 1,386.47 13,426 1,555.96 14,304 1,227.38
51 19,061 1,433.23 9,379 1,593.61 9,682 1,277.88
52 19,992 1,447.62 9,892 1,610.89 10,100 1,287.71
53 21,158 1,452.61 10,380 1,618.43 10,778 1,292.90
54 21,760 1,467.22 10,927 1,634.68 10,833 1,298.31
55–59 179,220 1,521.48 94,307 1,698.27 84,913 1,325.14
55 43,975 1,454.58 22,429 1,632.78 21,546 1,269.09
56 31,675 1,506.04 16,562 1,676.35 15,113 1,319.40
57 33,105 1,526.65 17,370 1,701.96 15,735 1,333.12
58 34,340 1,549.74 18,246 1,727.53 16,094 1,348.17
59 36,125 1,584.88 19,700 1,760.90 16,425 1,373.75
60–65 148,353 1,682.75 85,719 1,850.37 62,634 1,453.36
60 38,346 1,636.88 21,516 1,806.98 16,830 1,419.42
61 34,738 1,664.39 19,659 1,837.06 15,079 1,439.26
62 30,908 1,705.42 18,115 1,872.32 12,793 1,469.08
63 22,970 1,712.25 13,435 1,880.90 9,535 1,474.62
64 15,275 1,731.02 9,196 1,884.23 6,079 1,499.24
65 6,116 1,728.80 3,798 1,870.34 2,318 1,496.88
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.
b. Includes conversions from nondisabled widow(er) benefits to higher retired-worker benefits.
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Table 6.A5 Number of awards with reduction for early retirement, and average monthly benefit, by sex and type of benefit: By age, 2020
Age Total Men Women
Number Average monthly benefit a (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit a (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit a (dollars)
  Retired workers
Total 1,639,335 1,339.11 803,203 1,501.46 836,132 1,183.14
62 827,904 1,146.46 400,255 1,280.71 427,649 1,020.81
63 198,937 1,339.39 98,684 1,496.25 100,253 1,184.98
64 218,716 1,473.56 104,132 1,672.84 114,584 1,292.47
65 358,471 1,676.00 179,992 1,867.27 178,479 1,483.12
66 33,533 1,574.03 19,699 1,733.84 13,834 1,346.47
Disability conversions 33,368 1,574.77 19,651 1,733.17 13,717 1,347.83
New entitlements 165 1,424.75 48 2,004.77 117 1,186.79
67 or older 1,774 2,117.57 441 2,875.03 1,333 1,866.98
  Disabled workers
Total 41,160 1,588.07 23,959 1,756.35 17,201 1,353.67
62 17,571 1,588.00 9,904 1,768.52 7,667 1,354.80
63 11,570 1,578.21 6,755 1,747.24 4,815 1,341.07
64 8,126 1,593.13 4,894 1,748.21 3,232 1,358.29
65 3,893 1,607.16 2,406 1,748.39 1,487 1,378.64
  Wives and husbands
Total 206,028 434.55 11,581 350.33 194,447 439.57
  By basis of entitlement
Wives and husbands of retired workers 185,767 441.72 9,700 362.97 176,067 446.06
Wives and husbands of disabled workers 20,261 368.84 1,881 285.12 18,380 377.41
  By sex
Wives 194,447 439.57 . . . . . . 194,447 439.57
62 80,297 375.79 . . . . . . 80,297 375.79
63 27,635 402.63 . . . . . . 27,635 402.63
64 39,586 502.24 . . . . . . 39,586 502.24
65 42,545 528.11 . . . . . . 42,545 528.11
66 1,228 426.22 . . . . . . 1,228 426.22
67 or older 3,156 411.37 . . . . . . 3,156 411.37
Husbands 11,581 350.33 11,581 350.33 . . . . . .
  Nondisabled widow(er)s
Total 209,584 1,284.61 27,032 1,132.73 182,552 1,307.10
Nondisabled widows 182,552 1,307.10 . . . . . . 182,552 1,307.10
60 55,726 1,299.29 . . . . . . 55,726 1,299.29
61 21,270 1,341.24 . . . . . . 21,270 1,341.24
62 22,569 1,341.46 . . . . . . 22,569 1,341.46
63 18,408 1,324.66 . . . . . . 18,408 1,324.66
64 21,458 1,367.05 . . . . . . 21,458 1,367.05
65 28,772 1,453.86 . . . . . . 28,772 1,453.86
66 9,126 1,064.86 . . . . . . 9,126 1,064.86
67–69 441 430.83 . . . . . . 441 430.83
70 or older 4,782 407.43 . . . . . . 4,782 407.43
Nondisabled widowers 27,032 1,132.73 27,032 1,132.73 . . . . . .
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.
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Table 6.A6 Number, percentage distribution, and average monthly benefit for retired-worker and disabled-worker awards, by state or other area, 2020
State or area Retired workers Disabled workers
Number Percent Average monthly benefit a (dollars) Number Percent Average monthly benefit a (dollars)
All areas 3,367,537 100.0 1,635.95 619,636 100.0 1,454.33
Alabama 54,152 1.6 1,541.97 14,865 2.4 1,444.96
Alaska 7,440 0.2 1,593.72 1,035 0.2 1,514.00
Arizona 71,364 2.1 1,662.94 11,748 1.9 1,499.32
Arkansas 32,223 1.0 1,490.58 9,172 1.5 1,386.29
California 340,296 10.1 1,632.05 49,593 8.0 1,376.24
Colorado 55,656 1.7 1,709.04 6,015 1.0 1,528.51
Connecticut 38,172 1.1 1,841.43 6,080 1.0 1,562.73
Delaware 11,461 0.3 1,789.55 1,895 0.3 1,566.60
District of Columbia 4,839 0.1 1,655.27 931 0.2 1,320.76
Florida 236,653 7.0 1,580.57 41,665 6.7 1,447.01
Georgia 99,207 2.9 1,564.54 21,888 3.5 1,433.80
Hawaii 15,910 0.5 1,668.55 1,817 0.3 1,497.31
Idaho 18,879 0.6 1,598.52 3,043 0.5 1,408.40
Illinois 122,283 3.6 1,661.87 20,913 3.4 1,491.35
Indiana 71,378 2.1 1,664.93 15,169 2.4 1,470.15
Iowa 35,515 1.1 1,659.09 6,833 1.1 1,397.40
Kansas 31,983 0.9 1,704.69 5,148 0.8 1,435.31
Kentucky 48,707 1.4 1,513.21 12,439 2.0 1,430.77
Louisiana 45,532 1.4 1,485.18 11,305 1.8 1,360.10
Maine 18,300 0.5 1,558.00 2,828 0.5 1,424.46
Maryland 58,238 1.7 1,795.20 9,931 1.6 1,539.00
Massachusetts 68,284 2.0 1,749.14 12,258 2.0 1,514.27
Michigan 112,872 3.4 1,701.91 23,045 3.7 1,501.80
Minnesota 59,548 1.8 1,774.76 10,487 1.7 1,495.02
Mississippi 33,398 1.0 1,452.91 8,899 1.4 1,372.31
Missouri 67,573 2.0 1,586.39 14,213 2.3 1,427.88
Montana 13,160 0.4 1,550.20 2,044 0.3 1,349.78
Nebraska 19,674 0.6 1,665.11 3,465 0.6 1,394.28
Nevada 30,923 0.9 1,545.57 4,710 0.8 1,485.24
New Hampshire 17,269 0.5 1,839.50 2,864 0.5 1,510.44
New Jersey 88,690 2.6 1,841.51 14,582 2.4 1,646.98
New Mexico 23,274 0.7 1,550.83 3,950 0.6 1,357.55
New York 194,632 5.8 1,685.40 37,357 6.0 1,522.72
North Carolina 110,428 3.3 1,616.57 24,334 3.9 1,442.21
North Dakota 8,133 0.2 1,621.07 1,349 0.2 1,381.59
Ohio 123,666 3.7 1,568.42 26,325 4.2 1,411.44
Oklahoma 41,146 1.2 1,583.43 9,153 1.5 1,406.54
Oregon 46,919 1.4 1,653.66 6,828 1.1 1,451.19
Pennsylvania 145,825 4.3 1,703.43 27,835 4.5 1,501.24
Rhode Island 12,045 0.4 1,720.16 2,571 0.4 1,456.87
South Carolina 58,948 1.8 1,616.21 11,968 1.9 1,449.35
South Dakota 10,618 0.3 1,592.09 1,481 0.2 1,377.75
Tennessee 73,675 2.2 1,582.74 16,865 2.7 1,422.20
Texas 240,991 7.2 1,599.35 42,803 6.9 1,441.41
Utah 23,589 0.7 1,703.44 3,620 0.6 1,449.02
Vermont 8,598 0.3 1,711.57 1,354 0.2 1,397.91
Virginia 85,628 2.5 1,711.69 15,939 2.6 1,481.09
Washington 78,896 2.3 1,767.99 10,643 1.7 1,512.75
West Virginia 21,266 0.6 1,541.85 5,087 0.8 1,454.96
Wisconsin 68,598 2.0 1,690.64 11,508 1.9 1,470.02
Wyoming 7,108 0.2 1,687.61 1,141 0.2 1,455.03
Outlying areas  
Puerto Rico 28,661 0.9 1,048.70 5,815 0.9 1,235.35
Other b 25,314 0.8 998.31 830 0.1 1,212.86
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.
Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.
a. Benefits awarded before the December cost-of-living increase are converted to the December rates before averages are computed.
b. Includes American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands, and foreign countries.
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