Annual Statistical Supplement, 2023

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 2022
Type of beneficiary and age	All beneficiaries	Beneficiaries with representative payee
Type of beneficiary and age	All beneficiaries	Number	Percentage of all beneficiaries
Total	65,994,457	4,764,463	7.2
Adults	62,146,672	1,324,101	2.1
Retired workers	48,587,883	506,238	1.0
Under 65	2,473,971	8,620	0.3
65–74	25,686,564	240,255	0.9
75–84	15,589,083	154,628	1.0
85 or older	4,838,265	102,735	2.1
Disabled workers	7,604,098	726,028	9.5
Under 35	266,468	88,321	33.1
35–44	729,097	143,541	19.7
45–54	1,587,894	177,101	11.2
55–FRA	5,020,639	317,065	6.3
Wives and husbands	2,113,864	16,409	0.8
Under 65	168,001	1,286	0.8
65–74	1,132,767	7,450	0.7
75–84	663,307	5,665	0.9
85 or older	149,789	2,008	1.3
Widowed mothers and fathers	111,784	264	0.2
Under 65	109,780	238	0.2
65 or older	2,004	26	1.3
Nondisabled widow(er)s	3,516,872	65,957	1.9
Under 65	411,401	1,538	0.4
65–74	1,273,767	13,371	1.0
75–84	990,838	20,968	2.1
85 or older	840,866	30,080	3.6
Disabled widow(er)s	211,301	9,162	4.3
Under 55	13,966	558	4.0
55–FRA	197,335	8,604	4.4
Parents of deceased workers	870	43	4.9
Children	3,847,785	3,440,362	89.4
Under age 18	2,613,665	2,612,475	100.0
In custody of parent payee	2,309,211	2,309,211	100.0
Not in custody of parent payee	304,454	303,264	99.6
Disabled adult children	1,139,775	824,154	72.3
Under 35	347,541	254,014	73.1
35–44	273,073	186,696	68.4
45–54	221,649	152,178	68.7
55 or older	297,512	231,266	77.7
Students, aged 18–19	94,345	3,733	4.0
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: FRA = full retirement age.
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