Annual Statistical Supplement, 2022

Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance

Table 5.L1 Number of all beneficiaries, and number and percentage of beneficiaries who have a representative payee, by type of beneficiary and age, December 2021
Type of beneficiary and age	All beneficiaries	Beneficiaries with representative payee
Type of beneficiary and age	All beneficiaries	Number	Percentage of all beneficiaries
Total	65,228,238	4,864,325	7.5
Adults	61,320,200	1,364,773	2.2
Retired workers	47,292,977	508,839	1.1
Under 65	2,494,222	8,757	0.4
65–74	25,466,743	241,701	0.9
75–84	14,587,382	150,360	1.0
85 or older	4,744,630	108,021	2.3
Disabled workers	7,877,129	758,043	9.6
Under 35	290,891	94,911	32.6
35–44	780,937	151,067	19.3
45–54	1,685,103	185,800	11.0
55–FRA	5,120,198	326,265	6.4
Wives and husbands	2,261,928	16,944	0.7
Under 65	179,832	1,341	0.7
65–74	1,278,584	7,635	0.6
75–84	651,556	5,839	0.9
85 or older	151,956	2,129	1.4
Widowed mothers and fathers	113,837	275	0.2
Under 65	111,805	252	0.2
65 or older	2,032	23	1.1
Nondisabled widow(er)s	3,549,241	70,535	2.0
Under 65	416,051	1,585	0.4
65–74	1,273,993	13,872	1.1
75–84	983,869	21,769	2.2
85 or older	875,328	33,309	3.8
Disabled widow(er)s	224,171	10,088	4.5
Under 55	15,866	672	4.2
55–FRA	208,305	9,416	4.5
Parents of deceased workers	917	49	5.3
Children	3,908,038	3,499,552	89.5
Under age 18	2,671,774	2,670,628	100.0
In custody of parent payee	2,369,672	2,369,672	100.0
Not in custody of parent payee	302,102	300,956	99.6
Disabled adult children	1,142,699	825,408	72.2
Under 35	357,243	257,580	72.1
35–44	267,336	182,347	68.2
45–54	222,384	153,520	69.0
55 or older	295,736	231,961	78.4
Students, aged 18–19	93,565	3,516	3.8
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: FRA = full retirement age.
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