Annual Statistical Supplement, 2022

Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance

Benefits in Current-Payment Status

Summary

Related Content: Statistics by Race

In earlier years, 12 of this section's 20 tables included breakdowns by race. Concerns about data quality and consistency led to the removal of race breakdowns from this section beginning in the 2011 Supplement.

Although the data quality issues are not yet resolved, those 12 tables are available in Appendix E. Users are advised to interpret statistics by race with caution.

For more information, see "Why Researchers Now Rely on Surveys for Race Data on OASDI and SSI Programs: A Comparison of Four Major Surveys."

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A note about benefit and beneficiary types

Beneficiary-type category names reflect Social Security Act language. Although some are unambiguous, please note the following clarifications:

  • Unless otherwise specified, the “wives,” “husbands,” and “spouses” categories include divorced ex-spouses, who may qualify for benefits if the marriage lasted 10 or more years.
  • The “widow(er)s,” “nondisabled widow(er)s,” and “disabled widow(er)s” categories likewise include qualifying surviving divorced ex-spouses.
  • “Widowed mothers and fathers” are entitled to benefits because they care for a deceased worker's child (if the child is younger than 16 or disabled), whereas “parents” are entitled because they are the dependent survivors of a deceased worker.
  • Unless otherwise specified, the “widowed mothers and fathers” category includes surviving divorced ex-spouses caring for the deceased worker's child.
  • “Children” refers to the offspring of beneficiaries or deceased workers; it does not necessarily mean minors. (Children's benefits may be paid to students aged 18–19 or to disabled adult children as well as to minors.)
Benefit types 
Table 5.A1 All beneficiaries: Number and average monthly benefit, by type of benefit and sex, December 2021
Type of benefit All Male Female
Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Total, OASDI 65,228,238 1,530.09 29,629,064 1,707.33 35,599,174 1,382.57
OASI 56,010,158 1,580.72 25,021,556 1,774.86 30,988,602 1,423.96
Retirement benefits 50,146,111 1,610.69 23,805,156 1,813.36 26,340,955 1,427.53
Retired workers 47,292,977 1,658.03 23,261,401 1,838.08 24,031,576 1,483.75
Spouses of retired workers 2,165,865 839.80 171,590 702.88 1,994,275 851.58
Children of retired workers 687,269 782.25 372,165 780.06 315,104 784.84
Survivor benefits 5,864,047 1,324.42 1,216,400 1,021.37 4,647,647 1,403.73
Children of deceased workers 1,975,881 978.48 1,042,462 978.64 933,419 978.30
Widowed mothers and fathers 113,837 1,126.49 8,922 993.39 104,915 1,137.81
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,549,241 1,555.33 145,942 1,379.41 3,403,299 1,562.87
Disabled widow(er)s 224,171 817.88 18,958 626.51 205,213 835.56
Parents of deceased workers 917 1,392.55 116 1,302.96 801 1,405.52
DI 9,218,080 1,222.45 4,607,508 1,340.62 4,610,572 1,104.35
Disabled workers 7,877,129 1,358.30 3,951,068 1,491.95 3,926,061 1,223.79
Spouses of disabled workers 96,063 377.63 8,883 382.78 87,180 377.11
Children of disabled workers 1,244,888 428.04 647,557 430.47 597,331 425.40
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: DI = Disability Insurance; OASDI = Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance; OASI = Old-Age and Survivors Insurance.
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 2021
Age All retired workers Men Women
Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Total 47,292,977 1,658.03 23,261,401 1,838.08 24,031,576 1,483.75
62–64 2,494,222 1,259.85 1,188,959 1,402.02 1,305,263 1,130.34
62 574,418 1,226.29 274,131 1,370.10 300,287 1,095.01
63 863,580 1,247.81 412,653 1,387.88 450,927 1,119.64
64 1,056,224 1,287.94 502,175 1,431.08 554,049 1,158.20
65–69 12,106,604 1,622.63 6,037,808 1,808.58 6,068,796 1,437.64
65 1,365,686 1,389.51 645,255 1,546.26 720,431 1,249.12
66 2,450,109 1,626.89 1,208,626 1,816.99 1,241,483 1,441.82
67 2,845,660 1,665.17 1,417,681 1,853.68 1,427,979 1,478.02
68 2,727,222 1,642.25 1,385,761 1,826.01 1,341,461 1,452.42
69 2,717,927 1,671.73 1,380,485 1,860.00 1,337,442 1,477.39
70–74 13,360,139 1,758.60 6,718,176 1,952.39 6,641,963 1,562.58
70 2,860,486 1,768.94 1,444,253 1,965.31 1,416,233 1,568.68
71 2,705,170 1,749.57 1,362,951 1,939.71 1,342,219 1,556.50
72 2,642,768 1,759.60 1,326,649 1,951.87 1,316,119 1,565.79
73 2,560,351 1,770.79 1,282,769 1,968.18 1,277,582 1,572.59
74 2,591,364 1,743.53 1,301,554 1,936.28 1,289,810 1,549.02
75–79 9,097,015 1,719.43 4,538,235 1,910.12 4,558,780 1,529.61
75 2,251,147 1,755.68 1,128,827 1,953.87 1,122,320 1,556.34
76 1,801,055 1,713.48 902,962 1,901.90 898,093 1,524.03
77 1,735,096 1,706.45 864,887 1,894.12 870,209 1,519.92
78 1,721,656 1,703.79 854,843 1,891.10 866,813 1,519.07
79 1,588,061 1,705.96 786,716 1,895.01 801,345 1,520.35
80–84 5,490,367 1,663.55 2,676,502 1,837.44 2,813,865 1,498.15
80 1,348,369 1,705.85 663,060 1,896.97 685,309 1,520.94
81 1,197,547 1,686.91 586,943 1,870.51 610,604 1,510.42
82 1,072,687 1,653.71 522,296 1,823.54 550,391 1,492.55
83 995,856 1,636.42 482,225 1,799.51 513,631 1,483.31
84 875,908 1,609.40 421,978 1,758.46 453,930 1,470.83
85–89 2,987,396 1,549.19 1,397,071 1,655.19 1,590,325 1,456.08
85 767,787 1,561.57 366,126 1,684.01 401,661 1,449.97
86 684,688 1,540.23 324,076 1,644.78 360,612 1,446.28
87 593,209 1,537.49 277,252 1,633.96 315,957 1,452.83
88 496,614 1,542.74 228,924 1,638.14 267,690 1,461.15
89 445,098 1,564.43 200,693 1,668.18 244,405 1,479.23
90–94 1,336,074 1,556.14 564,820 1,643.80 771,254 1,491.95
95–99 369,012 1,543.58 126,750 1,621.84 242,262 1,502.64
100 or older 52,148 1,521.17 13,080 1,549.17 39,068 1,511.79
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 2021
Age All disabled workers Men Women
Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Total 7,877,129 1,358.30 3,951,068 1,491.95 3,926,061 1,223.79
Under 20 396 578.47 226 562.23 170 600.06
20–24 24,376 745.75 14,569 754.45 9,807 732.84
20 985 631.97 598 642.85 387 615.16
21 2,540 677.54 1,454 683.33 1,086 669.79
22 4,475 721.19 2,729 729.40 1,746 708.37
23 6,976 750.53 4,144 760.40 2,832 736.08
24 9,400 784.26 5,644 792.34 3,756 772.12
25–29 90,808 857.53 53,294 860.43 37,514 853.42
25 12,336 809.88 7,430 810.75 4,906 808.56
26 14,980 831.35 8,938 836.55 6,042 823.67
27 18,282 851.49 10,763 853.29 7,519 848.92
28 21,180 873.44 12,342 878.39 8,838 866.53
29 24,030 888.90 13,821 892.11 10,209 884.56
30–34 175,311 954.74 96,295 971.04 79,016 934.88
30 27,353 910.25 15,444 915.34 11,909 903.65
31 30,900 927.49 17,140 941.58 13,760 909.93
32 34,585 947.45 19,001 964.32 15,584 926.88
33 38,753 971.02 21,187 992.51 17,566 945.09
34 43,720 993.18 23,523 1,015.15 20,197 967.58
35–39 309,074 1,056.83 163,308 1,085.52 145,766 1,024.69
35 49,508 1,013.49 26,635 1,037.54 22,873 985.47
36 55,725 1,035.04 29,610 1,062.99 26,115 1,003.34
37 61,146 1,051.84 32,571 1,081.13 28,575 1,018.46
38 67,497 1,074.53 35,489 1,103.99 32,008 1,041.88
39 75,198 1,089.68 39,003 1,122.23 36,195 1,054.60
40–44 471,863 1,148.82 235,320 1,189.45 236,543 1,108.40
40 81,934 1,111.32 41,951 1,143.66 39,983 1,077.38
41 89,825 1,131.14 45,091 1,164.67 44,734 1,097.34
42 95,252 1,147.91 47,421 1,189.94 47,831 1,106.25
43 99,214 1,160.61 49,168 1,205.24 50,046 1,116.75
44 105,638 1,182.69 51,689 1,232.76 53,949 1,134.71
45–49 629,968 1,228.79 303,786 1,299.58 326,182 1,162.86
45 108,163 1,197.27 52,610 1,251.61 55,553 1,145.81
46 114,817 1,210.62 55,397 1,273.13 59,420 1,152.34
47 123,980 1,229.93 59,706 1,298.98 64,274 1,165.78
48 133,570 1,239.61 64,024 1,318.04 69,546 1,167.41
49 149,438 1,254.95 72,049 1,339.06 77,389 1,176.65
50–54 1,055,135 1,305.98 513,537 1,413.61 541,598 1,203.92
50 174,779 1,272.67 84,373 1,364.29 90,406 1,187.17
51 198,560 1,292.66 95,912 1,391.34 102,648 1,200.46
52 209,863 1,307.73 102,508 1,414.44 107,355 1,205.85
53 225,431 1,316.53 110,061 1,430.67 115,370 1,207.63
54 246,502 1,329.18 120,683 1,449.53 125,819 1,213.74
55–59 1,820,628 1,380.90 897,835 1,525.78 922,793 1,239.95
55 278,116 1,346.70 137,094 1,472.21 141,022 1,224.67
56 322,708 1,358.33 158,291 1,494.80 164,417 1,226.93
57 373,363 1,376.22 183,839 1,520.10 189,524 1,236.67
58 405,548 1,392.54 200,092 1,543.62 205,456 1,245.40
59 440,893 1,412.27 218,519 1,570.25 222,374 1,257.03
60–64 2,648,551 1,476.00 1,340,908 1,658.73 1,307,643 1,288.63
60 480,056 1,433.31 240,019 1,600.19 240,037 1,266.45
61 510,806 1,453.42 256,923 1,629.50 253,883 1,275.23
62 537,915 1,477.35 272,692 1,658.79 265,223 1,290.80
63 551,126 1,497.33 281,217 1,686.17 269,909 1,300.58
64 568,648 1,510.37 290,057 1,706.39 278,591 1,306.29
65–66 651,019 1,523.20 331,990 1,723.84 319,029 1,314.41
65 560,318 1,523.40 285,968 1,723.73 274,350 1,314.59
66 90,701 1,521.95 46,022 1,724.49 44,679 1,313.33
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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Table 5.A1.3 Spousal beneficiaries: Number and average monthly benefit, by basis of entitlement, age, marital status, sex, and type of benefit, December 2021
Basis of entitlement, age, and marital status All spouses Wives Husbands
Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars)
  All spouses
Total 2,261,928 820.17 2,081,455 831.70 180,473 687.13
By basis of entitlement  
Care of children 62,539 500.22 61,391 503.57 1,148 320.98
Under 35 4,839 304.51 4,772 306.15 67 187.66
35–39 7,927 331.41 7,797 333.81 130 187.82
40–44 10,572 395.93 10,369 399.00 203 238.95
45–49 11,044 479.88 10,845 483.41 199 287.47
50–54 10,628 552.74 10,438 557.15 190 310.83
55–59 8,072 623.11 7,889 628.86 183 375.45
60–61 2,985 688.99 2,917 693.01 68 516.69
62–64 4,670 730.35 4,581 732.95 89 596.63
65–FRA 1,802 735.50 1,783 737.85 19 514.59
Age 2,199,389 829.27 2,020,064 841.68 179,325 689.47
62–64 119,095 528.54 114,880 534.16 4,215 375.33
62 24,013 509.34 23,228 514.22 785 364.86
63 40,822 521.70 39,421 527.23 1,401 365.96
64 54,260 542.19 52,231 548.26 2,029 385.85
65–69 698,953 891.16 605,025 900.21 93,928 832.86
65 74,898 610.40 71,877 617.33 3,021 445.52
66 84,530 710.55 80,772 719.74 3,758 512.99
67 94,757 762.31 89,891 773.41 4,866 557.27
68 227,424 1,005.37 185,029 1,032.87 42,395 885.34
69 217,344 994.82 177,456 1,022.83 39,888 870.18
70–74 577,829 874.49 543,480 890.10 34,349 627.45
70 126,406 901.70 117,755 915.45 8,651 714.54
71 116,268 878.99 109,476 893.86 6,792 639.27
72 114,363 873.03 107,902 888.70 6,461 611.27
73 109,550 860.56 103,347 877.57 6,203 577.11
74 111,242 854.09 105,000 871.54 6,242 560.66
75–79 403,469 812.83 381,154 830.07 22,315 518.36
75 97,029 837.69 91,555 855.36 5,474 542.09
76 80,873 811.66 76,202 829.17 4,671 526.05
77 78,535 805.87 74,157 822.65 4,378 521.72
78 76,235 802.97 72,130 819.99 4,105 503.89
79 70,797 798.44 67,110 815.63 3,687 485.49
80–84 248,087 770.23 233,761 789.85 14,326 450.04
85–89 115,449 749.46 108,170 771.12 7,279 427.54
90–94 32,490 746.47 30,037 775.07 2,453 396.36
95–99 3,827 731.98 3,410 774.57 417 383.70
100 or older 190 691.79 147 776.24 43 403.11
By marital status  
Nondivorced 2,051,000 811.56 1,888,038 822.78 162,962 681.57
Divorced 210,928 903.83 193,417 918.76 17,511 738.89
  Spouses of retired workers
Total 2,165,865 839.80 1,994,275 851.58 171,590 702.88
By basis of entitlement  
Care of children 32,004 691.78 31,825 691.81 179 686.34
Under 35 1,060 608.02 (X) (X) (X) (X)
35–39 2,027 608.07 (X) (X) (X) (X)
40–44 3,660 622.66 3,654 622.60 6 656.67
45–49 5,337 650.26 5,331 650.20 6 703.50
50–54 6,273 684.93 6,253 685.13 20 622.70
55–59 5,639 720.90 5,595 721.35 44 663.41
60–61 2,342 759.75 2,309 760.72 33 692.00
62–64 4,008 776.22 3,956 776.40 52 762.68
65–FRA 1,658 760.57 1,645 761.80 13 604.48
Age 2,133,861 842.02 1,962,450 854.17 171,411 702.90
62–64 94,095 571.66 91,474 575.39 2,621 441.39
62 17,407 568.12 16,998 570.57 409 466.21
63 31,776 565.83 30,913 569.60 863 430.56
64 44,912 577.16 43,563 581.38 1,349 440.79
65–69 668,422 911.70 578,821 921.00 89,601 851.62
65 66,172 637.41 63,914 642.79 2,258 485.31
66 77,221 738.52 74,303 745.45 2,918 562.03
67 88,969 784.78 84,923 793.70 4,046 597.50
68 222,421 1,016.29 181,100 1,044.38 41,321 893.20
69 213,639 1,003.21 174,581 1,031.50 39,058 876.78
70–74 569,924 880.41 537,097 895.21 32,827 638.20
70 123,803 911.38 115,634 923.92 8,169 733.78
71 114,428 885.89 108,005 899.72 6,423 653.29
72 112,942 878.50 106,742 893.48 6,200 620.65
73 108,401 864.82 102,426 881.25 5,975 583.19
74 110,350 857.25 104,290 874.20 6,060 565.52
75–79 401,759 814.34 379,813 831.36 21,946 519.72
75 96,431 840.14 91,081 857.51 5,350 544.50
76 80,482 813.32 75,892 830.57 4,590 528.13
77 78,234 807.14 73,930 823.70 4,304 522.79
78 75,995 804.05 71,935 820.93 4,060 504.82
79 70,617 799.31 66,975 816.37 3,642 485.72
80–84 247,762 770.64 233,518 790.18 14,244 450.30
85–89 115,398 749.59 108,136 771.23 7,262 427.26
90–94 32,484 746.54 30,034 775.09 2,450 396.51
95–99 3,827 731.98 3,410 774.57 417 383.70
100 or older 190 691.79 147 776.24 43 403.11
By marital status  
Nondivorced 1,965,945 830.53 1,810,052 842.19 155,893 695.06
Divorced 199,920 930.95 184,223 943.76 15,697 780.56
  Spouses of disabled workers
Total 96,063 377.63 87,180 377.11 8,883 382.78
By basis of entitlement  
Care of children 30,535 299.45 29,566 300.96 969 253.48
Under 35 3,779 219.37 (X) (X) (X) (X)
35–39 5,900 236.36 (X) (X) (X) (X)
40–44 6,912 275.87 6,715 277.33 197 226.22
45–49 5,707 320.55 5,514 322.16 193 274.53
50–54 4,355 362.34 4,185 365.92 170 274.14
55–59 2,433 396.48 2,294 403.28 139 284.30
60–61 643 431.28 608 435.88 35 351.40
62–64 662 452.67 625 457.96 37 363.27
65–FRA 144 446.81 138 452.33 6 319.85
Age 65,528 414.07 57,614 416.19 7,914 398.62
62–64 25,000 366.24 23,406 373.02 1,594 266.71
62 6,606 354.44 6,230 360.46 376 254.62
63 9,046 366.69 8,508 373.29 538 262.35
64 9,348 374.15 8,668 381.78 680 276.85
65–69 30,531 441.51 26,204 441.05 4,327 444.33
65 8,726 405.51 7,963 412.96 763 327.78
66 7,309 415.04 6,469 424.44 840 342.63
67 5,788 417.07 4,968 426.69 820 358.77
68 5,003 519.95 3,929 502.73 1,074 582.97
69 3,705 510.79 2,875 496.73 830 559.51
70–74 7,905 447.75 6,383 460.16 1,522 395.73
70 2,603 441.44 2,121 453.49 482 388.43
71 1,840 450.05 1,471 463.81 369 395.22
72 1,421 437.99 1,160 449.10 261 388.62
73 1,149 458.18 921 468.24 228 417.56
74 892 463.56 710 480.12 182 398.93
75 or older 2,092 457.75 1,621 464.54 471 434.41
By marital status  
Nondivorced 85,055 373.27 77,986 372.30 7,069 383.94
Divorced 11,008 411.39 9,194 417.93 1,814 378.27
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.
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Table 5.A1.4 Child beneficiaries: Number and average monthly benefit, by basis of entitlement, age, and type of benefit, December 2021
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 3,908,038 768.63 687,269 782.25 1,975,881 978.48 1,244,888 428.04
Under age 18 2,671,774 705.95 327,091 746.43 1,245,505 957.05 1,099,178 409.36
Under 1 5,527 550.03 379 648.63 1,665 965.67 3,483 340.61
1 16,357 563.73 1,144 647.30 6,265 888.29 8,948 325.79
2 27,081 583.69 2,016 670.99 11,471 876.28 13,594 323.85
3 38,811 598.84 3,056 658.25 17,341 879.18 18,414 324.98
4 51,549 610.11 4,285 673.53 23,967 873.68 23,297 327.30
5 66,280 621.10 5,790 681.77 31,233 880.33 29,257 332.36
6 81,786 626.64 7,366 681.71 39,046 880.24 35,374 335.25
7 98,294 633.53 9,231 684.54 46,983 884.82 42,080 341.77
8 113,450 642.20 11,038 682.46 54,202 893.75 48,210 350.18
9 131,818 649.17 13,604 682.74 62,569 902.50 55,645 356.11
10 152,267 660.53 16,181 690.94 72,161 914.25 63,925 366.42
11 176,030 669.31 19,522 694.56 83,002 924.42 73,506 374.53
12 206,929 681.33 24,227 710.38 97,485 931.90 85,217 386.43
13 239,551 697.69 29,236 719.81 112,447 950.03 97,868 401.15
14 273,028 716.04 35,125 737.25 127,300 968.18 110,603 419.11
15 303,210 739.48 41,032 756.34 140,900 989.52 121,278 443.27
16 328,763 778.44 48,227 806.44 151,545 1,022.62 128,991 481.09
17 361,043 797.95 55,632 826.67 165,923 1,038.01 139,488 500.95
Disabled adult children 1,142,699 904.36 344,714 810.89 683,342 1,009.16 114,643 560.76
18–19 10,790 823.43 2,284 826.21 4,474 1,082.46 4,032 534.43
20–24 83,789 807.06 19,533 832.39 34,055 1,031.78 30,201 537.28
25–29 118,166 843.08 35,607 842.21 50,271 1,023.26 32,288 563.50
30–34 144,498 869.97 53,052 847.57 64,812 1,010.92 26,634 571.56
35–39 140,384 887.47 60,951 831.43 64,727 1,009.14 14,706 584.24
40–44 126,952 891.59 58,975 797.96 62,285 1,009.18 5,692 575.08
45–49 111,871 916.70 47,744 780.91 63,083 1,025.18 1,044 572.56
50–54 110,513 942.01 35,651 779.60 74,822 1,019.60 40 557.53
55–59 104,838 965.21 20,049 774.32 84,783 1,010.37 6 632.67
60–64 84,909 966.06 8,460 744.72 76,449 990.55 0 . . .
65–69 50,304 1,000.95 2,031 743.32 48,273 1,011.79 0 . . .
70–74 28,896 997.38 309 750.00 28,587 1,000.05 0 . . .
75–79 15,931 951.77 49 642.58 15,882 952.72 0 . . .
80–84 7,089 909.71 15 734.73 7,074 910.08 0 . . .
85–89 2,719 847.69 4 429.50 2,715 848.31 0 . . .
90–94 867 801.20 0 . . . 867 801.20 0 . . .
95–99 160 746.14 0 . . . 160 746.14 0 . . .
100 or older 23 694.18 0 . . . 23 694.18 0 . . .
Students, aged 18–19 93,565 900.93 15,464 901.77 47,034 1,100.19 31,067 598.84
18 89,075 904.17 14,792 904.19 44,630 1,106.46 29,653 599.70
19 4,490 836.57 672 848.42 2,404 983.73 1,414 580.75
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: . . . = not applicable.
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Table 5.A1.5 Widowed mother and father beneficiaries: Number and average monthly benefit, by age, marital status, and sex, December 2021
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 113,837 1,126.49 8,922 993.39 104,915 1,137.81
By age  
Under 25 509 874.72 8 633.88 501 878.56
25–29 3,783 911.70 117 776.32 3,666 916.02
25 354 877.93 15 764.53 339 882.95
26 537 908.19 12 849.42 525 909.53
27 728 922.84 22 734.05 706 928.73
28 956 898.31 37 828.89 919 901.11
29 1,208 927.04 31 720.97 1,177 932.46
30–34 11,035 938.44 501 793.45 10,534 945.34
30 1,469 920.64 53 831.17 1,416 923.99
31 1,934 948.86 76 774.72 1,858 955.98
32 2,222 944.13 94 816.20 2,128 949.78
33 2,510 939.56 137 796.01 2,373 947.84
34 2,900 935.18 141 771.71 2,759 943.54
35–39 19,286 989.78 1,158 845.71 18,128 998.99
35 3,245 958.79 181 825.34 3,064 966.67
36 3,706 955.77 191 793.70 3,515 964.57
37 3,813 971.46 236 852.22 3,577 979.33
38 4,140 1,009.41 276 834.87 3,864 1,021.88
39 4,382 1,038.90 274 900.73 4,108 1,048.11
40–44 22,816 1,094.58 1,744 939.55 21,072 1,107.41
40 4,470 1,055.66 320 891.72 4,150 1,068.30
41 4,729 1,074.96 335 911.41 4,394 1,087.43
42 4,653 1,092.98 383 934.03 4,270 1,107.23
43 4,451 1,115.36 343 987.25 4,108 1,126.06
44 4,513 1,134.81 363 968.43 4,150 1,149.37
45–49 20,891 1,199.57 1,827 1,036.49 19,064 1,215.20
45 4,392 1,168.06 396 1,042.53 3,996 1,180.50
46 4,277 1,193.44 356 1,004.67 3,921 1,210.58
47 4,173 1,203.05 378 1,023.00 3,795 1,220.98
48 4,088 1,207.83 346 1,051.78 3,742 1,222.26
49 3,961 1,228.94 351 1,061.43 3,610 1,245.23
50–54 16,477 1,253.06 1,690 1,073.36 14,787 1,273.60
50 3,915 1,239.59 395 1,060.67 3,520 1,259.66
51 3,755 1,244.75 372 1,064.16 3,383 1,264.61
52 3,332 1,265.66 313 1,074.71 3,019 1,285.46
53 2,896 1,253.23 329 1,070.28 2,567 1,276.67
54 2,579 1,269.17 281 1,105.49 2,298 1,289.19
55–59 9,675 1,280.79 1,144 1,089.60 8,531 1,306.43
55 2,302 1,285.16 283 1,125.29 2,019 1,307.57
56 2,179 1,264.75 266 1,039.76 1,913 1,296.04
57 1,910 1,280.62 218 1,078.69 1,692 1,306.63
58 1,689 1,279.19 191 1,066.23 1,498 1,306.35
59 1,595 1,298.29 186 1,143.38 1,409 1,318.74
60–64 7,333 1,274.62 669 1,081.16 6,664 1,294.04
60 1,660 1,266.85 202 1,070.63 1,458 1,294.04
61 1,569 1,273.59 177 1,055.80 1,392 1,301.29
62 1,441 1,253.28 120 1,078.37 1,321 1,269.17
63 1,328 1,304.73 88 1,105.05 1,240 1,318.90
64 1,335 1,278.55 82 1,140.27 1,253 1,287.59
65 or older 2,032 1,219.73 64 1,160.40 1,968 1,221.66
By marital status  
Nondivorced 104,620 1,125.51 8,386 996.78 96,234 1,136.73
Divorced 9,217 1,137.62 536 940.31 8,681 1,149.81
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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Table 5.A1.6 Nondisabled widow(er) beneficiaries: Number and average monthly benefit, by age, marital status, and sex, December 2021
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 3,549,241 1,555.33 145,942 1,379.41 3,403,299 1,562.87
By age  
60–61 105,521 1,376.34 11,980 1,167.02 93,541 1,403.15
60 40,139 1,389.22 4,350 1,185.64 35,789 1,413.96
61 65,382 1,368.44 7,630 1,156.41 57,752 1,396.45
62–64 310,530 1,431.29 34,099 1,283.66 276,431 1,449.50
62 87,544 1,399.52 9,849 1,227.71 77,695 1,421.29
63 103,218 1,429.74 11,410 1,284.47 91,808 1,447.80
64 119,768 1,455.86 12,840 1,325.86 106,928 1,471.47
65–69 728,385 1,635.76 63,807 1,514.69 664,578 1,647.38
65 133,531 1,490.78 13,480 1,358.91 120,051 1,505.59
66 149,539 1,600.56 13,620 1,481.06 135,919 1,612.53
67 148,699 1,678.97 13,038 1,567.50 135,661 1,689.69
68 150,489 1,692.77 12,623 1,587.66 137,866 1,702.39
69 146,127 1,701.58 11,046 1,600.54 135,081 1,709.84
70–74 545,608 1,660.36 18,360 1,476.60 527,248 1,666.76
70 113,654 1,675.64 5,411 1,536.27 108,243 1,682.61
71 107,013 1,666.68 4,118 1,492.86 102,895 1,673.64
72 105,219 1,655.11 3,238 1,458.20 101,981 1,661.36
73 105,490 1,652.45 2,969 1,445.85 102,521 1,658.43
74 114,232 1,651.37 2,624 1,385.51 111,608 1,657.62
75–79 506,856 1,608.74 8,151 1,296.49 498,705 1,613.84
75 103,995 1,631.52 2,163 1,360.75 101,832 1,637.27
76 94,420 1,601.27 1,617 1,337.23 92,803 1,605.87
77 98,551 1,604.71 1,606 1,266.04 96,945 1,610.32
78 105,051 1,612.57 1,424 1,258.91 103,627 1,617.43
79 104,839 1,592.81 1,341 1,220.11 103,498 1,597.64
80–84 477,013 1,518.41 4,547 1,074.94 472,466 1,522.68
80 96,747 1,561.28 1,069 1,171.11 95,678 1,565.64
81 96,159 1,532.90 1,023 1,145.35 95,136 1,537.07
82 94,776 1,514.43 928 1,051.20 93,848 1,519.01
83 96,230 1,496.58 811 992.12 95,419 1,500.86
84 93,101 1,485.50 716 955.32 92,385 1,489.61
85–89 435,368 1,480.41 2,896 902.08 432,472 1,484.28
85 92,754 1,478.44 707 966.50 92,047 1,482.37
86 91,723 1,479.38 636 873.16 91,087 1,483.62
87 89,050 1,483.95 555 873.16 88,495 1,487.78
88 81,920 1,479.27 512 916.13 81,408 1,482.81
89 79,921 1,481.09 486 864.45 79,435 1,484.86
90–94 305,607 1,482.95 1,551 845.42 304,056 1,486.20
95–99 114,635 1,453.59 477 769.44 114,158 1,456.44
100 or older 19,718 1,476.80 74 778.14 19,644 1,479.43
By marital status  
Nondivorced 3,124,996 1,543.91 131,487 1,371.10 2,993,509 1,551.50
Divorced 424,245 1,639.41 14,455 1,455.01 409,790 1,645.91
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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Table 5.A1.7 Disabled widow(er) beneficiaries: Number and average monthly benefit, by age, marital status, and sex, December 2021
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 224,171 817.88 18,958 626.51 205,213 835.56
By age  
50–54 15,866 824.48 1,485 663.42 14,381 841.11
50 678 854.15 70 710.19 608 870.72
51 1,955 833.17 180 708.78 1,775 845.79
52 3,030 835.42 285 661.01 2,745 853.53
53 4,328 810.35 383 646.00 3,945 826.31
54 5,875 822.94 567 656.22 5,308 840.75
55–59 70,360 818.40 6,590 623.65 63,770 838.53
55 7,935 824.73 768 641.35 7,167 844.38
56 10,740 812.70 1,004 606.09 9,736 834.00
57 14,177 820.63 1,274 628.59 12,903 839.59
58 17,083 817.11 1,613 626.59 15,470 836.98
59 20,425 818.47 1,931 620.03 18,494 839.19
60–65 137,945 816.86 10,883 623.21 127,062 833.44
60 22,741 813.75 2,086 618.59 20,655 833.46
61 23,791 817.95 2,195 627.04 21,596 837.35
62 23,549 813.62 1,901 636.90 21,648 829.14
63 23,024 817.74 1,730 620.49 21,294 833.77
64 23,258 820.81 1,617 625.16 21,641 835.43
65 21,582 817.27 1,354 606.02 20,228 831.41
By marital status  
Nondivorced 190,341 810.21 17,284 616.75 173,057 829.54
Divorced 33,830 861.02 1,674 727.27 32,156 867.99
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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Table 5.A1.8 Parental beneficiaries: Number and average monthly benefit, by age and sex, December 2021
Age All parents Men Women
Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Total 917 1,392.55 116 1,302.96 801 1,405.52
62–69 49 1,469.22 9 1,471.04 40 1,468.81
70–74 78 1,474.16 12 1,246.36 66 1,515.58
75–79 126 1,416.75 19 1,225.62 107 1,450.69
80–84 189 1,424.60 18 1,482.26 171 1,418.53
85–89 205 1,349.38 22 1,213.65 183 1,365.70
90–99 257 1,368.06 (X) (X) (X) (X)
100 or older 13 1,078.28 (X) (X) (X) (X)
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: (X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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Table 5.A3 Beneficiaries with benefits reduced for early retirement: Number and average monthly benefit, by type of benefit, age, and sex, December 2021
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 30,736,278 1,472.16 14,409,205 1,610.50 16,327,073 1,350.06
62–64 2,494,222 1,259.85 1,188,959 1,402.02 1,305,263 1,130.34
62 574,418 1,226.29 274,131 1,370.10 300,287 1,095.01
63 863,580 1,247.81 412,653 1,387.88 450,927 1,119.64
64 1,056,224 1,287.94 502,175 1,431.08 554,049 1,158.20
65–69 7,488,124 1,444.52 3,560,204 1,599.87 3,927,920 1,303.71
65 1,365,686 1,389.51 645,255 1,546.26 720,431 1,249.12
66 1,551,588 1,480.89 741,279 1,645.57 810,309 1,330.25
67 1,551,987 1,467.07 738,680 1,624.19 813,307 1,324.37
68 1,506,283 1,430.58 717,243 1,578.71 789,040 1,295.94
69 1,512,580 1,447.60 717,747 1,596.96 794,833 1,312.73
70–74 7,557,928 1,471.22 3,583,951 1,616.44 3,973,977 1,340.25
70 1,500,831 1,444.87 709,621 1,589.90 791,210 1,314.79
71 1,464,097 1,435.19 691,120 1,573.39 772,977 1,311.63
72 1,497,192 1,465.98 708,431 1,608.70 788,761 1,337.80
73 1,513,318 1,503.35 718,527 1,653.72 794,791 1,367.41
74 1,582,490 1,503.76 756,252 1,652.49 826,238 1,367.63
75–79 5,972,324 1,540.46 2,857,811 1,692.44 3,114,513 1,401.01
75 1,406,237 1,534.09 674,015 1,690.30 732,222 1,390.29
76 1,144,099 1,516.62 550,023 1,665.68 594,076 1,378.62
77 1,138,755 1,531.73 545,537 1,682.35 593,218 1,393.22
78 1,167,703 1,547.26 557,415 1,697.27 610,288 1,410.25
79 1,115,530 1,574.75 530,821 1,728.18 584,709 1,435.45
80–84 3,946,539 1,569.10 1,859,126 1,713.15 2,087,413 1,440.81
80 964,154 1,592.46 458,113 1,752.13 506,041 1,447.92
81 860,032 1,585.34 407,357 1,738.84 452,675 1,447.21
82 776,156 1,564.67 365,860 1,706.52 410,296 1,438.19
83 723,311 1,556.08 338,978 1,691.41 384,333 1,436.72
84 622,886 1,531.17 288,818 1,648.98 334,068 1,429.31
85–89 2,055,746 1,460.51 910,976 1,515.04 1,144,770 1,417.11
85 542,487 1,484.30 247,021 1,570.22 295,466 1,412.47
86 471,259 1,457.47 211,335 1,516.85 259,924 1,409.20
87 399,250 1,442.20 176,039 1,480.94 223,211 1,411.65
88 337,141 1,443.64 146,672 1,474.48 190,469 1,419.90
89 305,609 1,465.48 129,909 1,499.20 175,700 1,440.55
90–94 925,517 1,456.43 363,156 1,457.03 562,361 1,456.05
95 or older 295,878 1,443.50 85,022 1,400.97 210,856 1,460.65
  Disabled workers
Total 67,557 1,706.32 40,185 1,880.70 27,372 1,450.30
62 2,436 1,759.40 1,466 1,952.12 970 1,468.14
63 10,495 1,735.60 6,377 1,905.45 4,118 1,472.58
64 20,640 1,702.55 12,358 1,873.46 8,282 1,447.52
65 28,758 1,695.27 16,919 1,869.43 11,839 1,446.37
66 5,228 1,698.47 3,065 1,886.50 2,163 1,432.03
  Spouses
Total 1,402,108 713.63 38,869 461.19 1,363,239 720.83
By age  
62–64 119,095 528.54 4,215 375.33 114,880 534.16
62 24,013 509.34 785 364.86 23,228 514.22
63 40,822 521.70 1,401 365.96 39,421 527.23
64 54,260 542.19 2,029 385.85 52,231 548.26
65–69 363,772 676.07 15,491 480.40 348,281 684.78
65 74,898 610.40 3,021 445.52 71,877 617.33
66 75,371 675.36 3,350 485.69 72,021 684.18
67 72,971 692.15 3,288 485.02 69,683 701.92
68 70,930 700.67 2,993 497.43 67,937 709.62
69 69,602 705.60 2,839 487.96 66,763 714.86
70–74 344,036 734.43 10,898 484.23 333,138 742.62
70 68,365 716.60 2,545 495.18 65,820 725.16
71 67,458 723.98 2,360 489.09 65,098 732.49
72 67,741 729.69 2,180 485.00 65,561 737.82
73 68,459 744.09 1,925 475.42 66,534 751.86
74 72,013 756.45 1,888 471.48 70,125 764.12
75–79 290,941 769.12 5,384 460.22 285,557 774.94
75 65,767 761.25 1,529 465.28 64,238 768.30
76 57,185 758.96 1,222 454.76 55,963 765.61
77 57,385 767.96 1,028 472.70 56,357 773.35
78 56,959 777.38 879 466.20 56,080 782.26
79 53,645 782.05 726 433.81 52,919 786.83
80–84 184,504 771.75 2,190 407.18 182,314 776.13
85–89 77,957 734.66 551 375.00 77,406 737.22
90–94 19,955 717.60 130 338.18 19,825 720.09
95 or older 1,848 693.83 10 491.54 1,838 694.93
By type of benefit  
Spouses of retired workers 1,345,900 727.36 33,290 486.25 1,312,610 733.48
Spouses of disabled workers 56,208 384.88 5,579 311.68 50,629 392.95
  Nondisabled widow(er)s
Total 2,217,988 1,491.30 113,980 1,363.89 2,104,008 1,498.20
60–64 416,051 1,417.36 46,079 1,253.34 369,972 1,437.78
60 40,139 1,389.22 4,350 1,185.64 35,789 1,413.96
61 65,382 1,368.44 7,630 1,156.41 57,752 1,396.45
62 87,544 1,399.52 9,849 1,227.71 77,695 1,421.29
63 103,218 1,429.74 11,410 1,284.47 91,808 1,447.80
64 119,768 1,455.86 12,840 1,325.86 106,928 1,471.47
65–69 612,903 1,571.57 49,716 1,451.19 563,187 1,582.20
65 133,531 1,490.78 13,480 1,358.91 120,051 1,505.59
66 132,605 1,548.83 11,455 1,432.29 121,150 1,559.84
67 121,660 1,612.22 9,565 1,498.16 112,095 1,621.96
68 115,884 1,608.79 8,336 1,514.87 107,548 1,616.06
69 109,223 1,613.19 6,880 1,521.02 102,343 1,619.39
70–74 391,737 1,589.00 12,242 1,442.50 379,495 1,593.73
70 85,984 1,593.98 3,763 1,457.23 82,221 1,600.24
71 79,209 1,591.82 2,925 1,444.86 76,284 1,597.45
72 75,427 1,583.31 2,100 1,432.05 73,327 1,587.65
73 73,633 1,588.09 1,885 1,454.61 71,748 1,591.60
74 77,484 1,587.00 1,569 1,402.25 75,915 1,590.81
75–79 303,768 1,544.44 4,075 1,390.33 299,693 1,546.53
75 68,058 1,570.24 1,243 1,431.29 66,815 1,572.82
76 59,363 1,545.50 854 1,405.12 58,509 1,547.55
77 59,134 1,540.84 792 1,357.48 58,342 1,543.33
78 60,208 1,540.79 639 1,378.88 59,569 1,542.52
79 57,005 1,520.11 547 1,335.07 56,458 1,521.90
80–84 213,740 1,412.07 1,247 1,276.90 212,493 1,412.86
85–89 153,553 1,318.55 431 1,069.27 153,122 1,319.26
90–94 90,229 1,277.15 153 971.69 90,076 1,277.66
95 or older 36,007 1,211.66 37 808.99 35,970 1,212.07
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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Table 5.A4 Number of beneficiaries and total monthly benefits, by trust fund and type of benefit, December 1940–2021, selected years
Year OASDI Retired workers Disabled workers Wives and husbands Children Widowed mothers and fathers Widow(er)s Parents of deceased workers 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
2021 65,228,238 56,010,158 9,218,080 47,292,977 7,877,129 2,261,928 3,908,038 113,837 3,773,412 917 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
2021 99,804,910 88,536,308 11,268,602 78,413,357 10,699,469 1,855,160 3,003,832 128,236 5,703,579 1,277 0
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.
DI = Disability Insurance; OASDI = Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance; OASI = Old-Age and Survivors Insurance; . . . = not applicable; -- = not available.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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Table 5.A5 Number of beneficiaries and average age, by type of benefit, December 2021
Type of benefit Number Average age
Total, OASDI 65,228,238 69
OASI 56,010,158 72
Retired workers 47,292,977 74
Spouses of retired workers 2,165,865 73
Children of retired workers 687,269 27
Under age 18 327,091 13
Disabled adult children 344,714 40
Students, aged 18–19 15,464 18
Children of deceased workers 1,975,881 25
Under age 18 1,245,505 12
Disabled adult children 683,342 48
Students, aged 18–19 47,034 18
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,549,241 76
Widowed mothers and fathers 113,837 45
Disabled widow(er)s 224,171 60
Parents of deceased workers 917 84
DI 9,218,080 50
Disabled workers 7,877,129 55
Spouses of disabled workers 96,063 59
Children of disabled workers 1,244,888 14
Under age 18 1,099,178 12
Disabled adult children 114,643 29
Students, aged 18–19 31,067 18
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: DI = Disability Insurance; OASDI = Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance; OASI = Old-Age and Survivors Insurance.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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Table 5.A6 Number of beneficiaries and average monthly benefit, by type of benefit and sex, December 2021
Type of benefit All Male Female
  Number
Total, OASDI 65,228,238 29,629,064 35,599,174
Adults 61,320,200 27,566,880 33,753,320
Children 3,908,038 2,062,184 1,845,854
Under age 18 2,671,774 1,360,862 1,310,912
Disabled adult children 1,142,699 649,544 493,155
Students, aged 18–19 93,565 51,778 41,787
Retired workers and their spouses and children 50,146,111 23,805,156 26,340,955
Retired workers 47,292,977 23,261,401 24,031,576
Spouses 2,165,865 171,590 1,994,275
Children 687,269 372,165 315,104
Disabled workers and their spouses and children 9,218,080 4,607,508 4,610,572
Disabled workers 7,877,129 3,951,068 3,926,061
Spouses 96,063 8,883 87,180
Children 1,244,888 647,557 597,331
Survivors of deceased workers 5,864,047 1,216,400 4,647,647
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,549,241 145,942 3,403,299
Disabled widow(er)s 224,171 18,958 205,213
Widowed mothers and fathers 113,837 8,922 104,915
Children 1,975,881 1,042,462 933,419
Parents 917 116 801
  Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Retired workers 1,658.03 1,838.08 1,483.75
Disabled workers 1,358.30 1,491.95 1,223.79
Widowed mothers and fathers 1,126.49 993.39 1,137.81
Nondisabled widow(er)s 1,555.33 1,379.41 1,562.87
Surviving children 978.48 978.64 978.30
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: OASDI = Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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Table 5.A7 Women: Number of beneficiaries and average monthly benefit, by type of benefit and basis of entitlement, December 2021
Type of benefit and basis of entitlement Number Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Total a 33,752,519 1,416.27
Workers 27,957,637 1,447.25
Retired 24,031,576 1,483.75
Full benefit 7,704,503 1,767.07
Reduced benefit 16,327,073 1,350.06
Disabled 3,926,061 1,223.79
Wives of retired and disabled workers 2,081,455 831.70
Entitlement based on care of children 61,391 503.57
Husband retired 31,825 691.81
Husband disabled 29,566 300.96
Entitlement based on age 2,020,064 841.68
Husband retired 1,962,450 854.17
Full benefit 649,840 1,097.95
Reduced benefit 1,312,610 733.48
Husband disabled 57,614 416.19
Widows 3,713,427 1,510.67
Entitlement based on care of children 104,915 1,137.81
Nondisabled, aged 60 or older 3,403,299 1,562.87
Disabled, aged 50 to FRA 205,213 835.56
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: FRA = full retirement age.
a. Excludes parents of deceased workers and disabled adult children receiving benefits because of a childhood disability.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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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 2021
Type of benefit and sex Number Average primary insurance amount (dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
All beneficiaries 25,391 778.57 910.89
  Retirement benefits
Total 23,322 770.66 931.19
Retired workers 22,591 770.56 950.80
Men 10,286 770.19 695.82
Women 12,305 770.87 1,163.93
Wives and husbands of retired workers 634 768.78 320.35
Children of retired workers 97 806.98 358.15
  Disability benefits
Total 61 761.03 657.97
  Survivor benefits
Total 2,008 870.96 682.83
Nondisabled widow(er)s 1,206 856.68 716.13
Disabled widow(er)s 13 866.47 477.02
Widowed mothers and fathers 0 . . . . . .
Children of deceased workers 789 892.86 635.32
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: . . . = not applicable.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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Table 5.A10 Beneficiaries aged 60 or older: Number and average monthly benefit, by age, sex, and type of benefit, December 2021
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 56,689,759 1,186,532 4,707,661 14,260,336 14,512,725 10,023,536 6,222,784 3,541,155 2,162,938 72,092
Retired workers 47,292,977 . . . 2,494,222 12,106,604 13,360,139 9,097,015 5,490,367 2,987,396 1,705,086 52,148
Disabled workers 3,299,570 990,862 1,657,689 651,019 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wives and husbands 2,208,846 2,985 123,765 700,755 577,829 403,469 248,087 115,449 36,317 190
Survivors a 3,697,468 155,282 384,479 751,654 545,861 507,121 477,241 435,591 420,508 19,731
Disabled adult children 190,898 37,403 47,506 50,304 28,896 15,931 7,089 2,719 1,027 23
  Men
Subtotal 25,370,157 534,678 2,103,011 6,555,308 6,784,805 4,575,831 2,698,313 1,408,230 696,780 13,201
Retired workers 23,261,401 . . . 1,188,959 6,037,808 6,718,176 4,538,235 2,676,502 1,397,071 691,570 13,080
Disabled workers 1,672,898 496,942 843,966 331,990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Husbands 179,501 68 4,304 93,947 34,349 22,315 14,326 7,279 2,870 43
Survivors a 157,674 16,640 39,639 65,230 18,372 8,171 4,566 2,918 2,063 75
Disabled adult children 98,683 21,028 26,143 26,333 13,908 7,110 2,919 962 277 3
  Women
Subtotal 31,319,602 651,854 2,604,650 7,705,028 7,727,920 5,447,705 3,524,471 2,132,925 1,466,158 58,891
Retired workers 24,031,576 . . . 1,305,263 6,068,796 6,641,963 4,558,780 2,813,865 1,590,325 1,013,516 39,068
Disabled workers 1,626,672 493,920 813,723 319,029 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wives 2,029,345 2,917 119,461 606,808 543,480 381,154 233,761 108,170 33,447 147
Survivors a 3,539,794 138,642 344,840 686,424 527,489 498,950 472,675 432,673 418,445 19,656
Disabled adult children 92,215 16,375 21,363 23,971 14,988 8,821 4,170 1,757 750 20
  Average monthly benefit (dollars)
  All beneficiaries
Total 1,604.82 1,395.56 1,325.56 1,579.35 1,718.18 1,676.11 1,615.94 1,514.11 1,524.22 1,506.50
Retired workers 1,658.03 . . . 1,259.85 1,622.63 1,758.60 1,719.43 1,663.55 1,549.19 1,553.43 1,521.17
Disabled workers 1,485.31 1,443.68 1,495.32 1,523.20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wives and husbands 828.79 688.99 536.16 890.76 874.49 812.83 770.23 749.46 744.95 691.79
Survivors a 1,527.00 1,206.19 1,318.15 1,611.44 1,660.13 1,608.54 1,518.32 1,480.32 1,474.87 1,476.54
Disabled adult children 974.06 963.35 968.19 1,000.95 997.38 951.77 909.71 847.69 792.62 694.18
  Men
Subtotal 1,812.40 1,570.63 1,503.74 1,783.91 1,942.42 1,900.72 1,827.78 1,646.72 1,631.92 1,540.87
Retired workers 1,838.08 . . . 1,402.02 1,808.58 1,952.39 1,910.12 1,837.44 1,655.19 1,639.78 1,549.17
Disabled workers 1,671.65 1,615.34 1,684.27 1,723.84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Husbands 689.34 516.69 379.91 832.80 627.45 518.36 450.04 427.54 394.52 403.11
Survivors a 1,325.81 1,024.69 1,195.53 1,495.49 1,476.45 1,296.30 1,076.53 904.43 835.36 783.95
Disabled adult children 964.88 949.45 953.89 994.07 992.78 938.39 904.15 834.92 772.75 583.03
  Women
Subtotal 1,436.67 1,251.96 1,181.69 1,405.31 1,521.30 1,487.45 1,453.76 1,426.55 1,473.03 1,498.80
Retired workers 1,483.75 . . . 1,130.34 1,437.64 1,562.58 1,529.61 1,498.15 1,456.08 1,494.50 1,511.79
Disabled workers 1,293.68 1,270.96 1,299.35 1,314.41 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wives 841.12 693.01 541.78 899.73 890.10 830.07 789.85 771.12 775.02 776.24
Survivors a 1,535.96 1,227.97 1,332.25 1,622.46 1,666.52 1,613.66 1,522.59 1,484.21 1,478.02 1,479.18
Disabled adult children 983.88 981.20 985.68 1,008.51 1,001.65 962.56 913.60 854.68 799.96 710.86
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: . . . = not applicable.
a. Comprises disabled widow(er)s, nondisabled widow(er)s, widowed mothers and fathers caring for a deceased worker's child, and parents of deceased workers.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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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 1960–2021, selected years
Year Total a Entitled as worker b Entitled as wife or survivor only
Subtotal Worker only Dually entitled
Subtotal Wife's benefit Survivor's benefit c Subtotal Wife's benefit Survivor'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
2021 30,584 25,156 17,930 7,226 3,071 4,156 5,428 2,026 3,401
  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
2021 100.0 82.3 58.6 23.6 10.0 13.6 17.7 6.6 11.1
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. Comprises disabled widows, nondisabled widows, widowed mothers caring for a deceased worker's child, and mothers of deceased workers.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Benefit types 
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 2021
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 28,003,056 7,678,064 7,711,311 5,438,240 3,520,079 2,131,100 1,524,262
Entitled as worker b 23,039,777 6,384,832 6,640,342 4,558,136 2,813,643 1,590,257 1,052,567
Worker only 16,077,332 5,256,392 5,093,060 3,029,105 1,600,181 714,035 384,559
Dually entitled 6,962,445 1,128,440 1,547,282 1,529,031 1,213,462 876,222 668,008
Wife's benefit 2,883,959 796,543 897,204 672,062 341,421 139,102 37,627
Survivor's benefit 4,078,486 331,897 650,078 856,969 872,041 737,120 630,381
Entitled as wife or survivor only 4,963,279 1,293,232 1,070,969 880,104 706,436 540,843 471,695
Wife's benefit 1,906,967 606,808 543,480 381,154 233,761 108,170 33,594
Survivor's benefit 3,056,312 686,424 527,489 498,950 472,675 432,673 438,101
  Average monthly benefit (dollars)
All women 65 or older a 1,465.63 1,406.68 1,522.37 1,488.34 1,454.42 1,427.04 1,474.37
Entitled as worker b 1,501.52 1,431.66 1,562.67 1,529.66 1,498.19 1,456.10 1,495.16
Worker only 1,502.28 1,463.89 1,602.95 1,524.18 1,423.21 1,279.97 1,262.99
Dually entitled 1,499.78 1,281.56 1,430.10 1,540.52 1,597.06 1,599.62 1,628.81
Wife's benefit 1,017.84 1,041.00 1,036.49 1,015.97 975.44 913.52 886.21
Survivor's benefit 1,840.56 1,858.90 1,973.34 1,951.89 1,840.44 1,729.10 1,673.14
Entitled as wife or survivor only 1,299.04 1,283.34 1,272.52 1,274.30 1,280.12 1,341.59 1,428.00
Wife's benefit 860.10 899.73 890.10 830.07 789.85 771.12 775.02
Survivor's benefit 1,572.91 1,622.46 1,666.52 1,613.66 1,522.59 1,484.21 1,478.07
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: “Survivors” comprise disabled widows, nondisabled widows, widowed mothers caring for a deceased worker's child, and mothers of deceased workers.
a. Excludes disabled adult children.
b. Includes disabled workers.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Benefit types 
Table 5.A16 Adult beneficiaries: Number and average monthly benefit, by age, sex, and type of benefit, December 2021
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 61,320,200 5,970,468 4,660,155 50,689,577 1,578.62 1,277.95 1,329.20 1,636.96
Retired workers 47,292,977 . . . 2,494,222 44,798,755 1,658.03 . . . 1,259.85 1,680.20
Disabled workers 7,877,129 5,568,421 1,657,689 651,019 1,358.30 1,298.22 1,495.32 1,523.20
Wives and husbands of retired workers 2,165,865 26,338 98,103 2,041,424 839.80 674.59 580.02 854.41
Wives and husbands of disabled workers 96,063 29,729 25,662 40,672 377.63 295.32 368.47 443.58
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,549,241 105,521 310,530 3,133,190 1,555.33 1,376.34 1,431.29 1,573.65
Disabled widow(er)s 224,171 132,758 69,831 21,582 817.88 818.25 817.37 817.27
Widowed mothers and fathers 113,837 107,701 4,104 2,032 1,126.49 1,118.95 1,278.15 1,219.73
  Men
Subtotal a 27,566,880 2,809,056 2,076,868 22,680,956 1,777.40 1,399.59 1,510.66 1,848.62
Retired workers 23,261,401 . . . 1,188,959 22,072,442 1,838.08 . . . 1,402.02 1,861.57
Disabled workers 3,951,068 2,775,112 843,966 331,990 1,491.95 1,405.72 1,684.27 1,723.84
Husbands of retired workers 171,590 114 2,673 168,803 702.88 660.85 447.64 706.95
Husbands of disabled workers 8,883 926 1,631 6,326 382.78 248.67 268.90 431.78
Nondisabled widowers 145,942 11,980 34,099 99,863 1,379.41 1,167.02 1,283.66 1,437.59
Disabled widowers 18,958 12,356 5,248 1,354 626.51 628.18 627.87 606.02
Widowed fathers 8,922 8,568 290 64 993.39 988.40 1,103.97 1,160.40
  Women
Subtotal a 33,753,320 3,161,412 2,583,287 28,008,621 1,416.27 1,169.87 1,183.31 1,465.56
Retired workers 24,031,576 . . . 1,305,263 22,726,313 1,483.75 . . . 1,130.34 1,504.05
Disabled workers 3,926,061 2,793,309 813,723 319,029 1,223.79 1,191.43 1,299.35 1,314.41
Wives of retired workers 1,994,275 26,224 95,430 1,872,621 851.58 674.65 583.73 867.70
Wives of disabled workers 87,180 28,803 24,031 34,346 377.11 296.82 375.23 445.75
Nondisabled widows 3,403,299 93,541 276,431 3,033,327 1,562.87 1,403.15 1,449.50 1,578.13
Disabled widows 205,213 120,402 64,583 20,228 835.56 837.76 832.77 831.41
Widowed mothers 104,915 99,133 3,814 1,968 1,137.81 1,130.24 1,291.39 1,221.66
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: . . . = not applicable.
a. Includes parents of deceased workers. Excludes student beneficiaries aged 18–19 and disabled adult children.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Benefit types 
Table 5.A17 Disabled beneficiaries: Number and average monthly benefit, by type of benefit, December 1957–2021
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
2021 9,243,999 7,877,129 224,171 1,142,699 1,358.30 817.88 904.36
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: . . . = not applicable.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.