Annual Statistical Supplement, 2024

Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance

Benefits in Current-Payment Status

Retired Workers with Dual Entitlement

Table 5.G1 Number and percentage distribution of persons receiving both a retired-worker and a secondary benefit, by primary insurance amount: With and without reduction for early retirement, by sex, December 2023
Sex and primary insurance amount (dollars) Total With reduction for early retirement Without reduction for early retirement
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
All dually entitled retired workers 7,625,431 100.0 6,101,552 100.0 1,523,879 100.0
Less than 500.00 752,240 9.9 621,358 10.2 130,882 8.6
500.00–549.90 173,387 2.3 143,972 2.4 29,415 1.9
550.00–599.90 175,473 2.3 144,669 2.4 30,804 2.0
600.00–649.90 176,390 2.3 145,478 2.4 30,912 2.0
650.00–699.90 177,762 2.3 146,583 2.4 31,179 2.0
700.00–749.90 177,117 2.3 145,163 2.4 31,954 2.1
750.00–799.90 193,141 2.5 155,676 2.6 37,465 2.5
800.00–849.90 222,557 2.9 177,747 2.9 44,810 2.9
850.00–899.90 232,138 3.0 185,151 3.0 46,987 3.1
900.00–949.90 286,355 3.8 228,443 3.7 57,912 3.8
950.00–999.90 376,489 4.9 302,874 5.0 73,615 4.8
1,000.00–1,049.90 398,042 5.2 319,897 5.2 78,145 5.1
1,050.00–1,099.90 394,777 5.2 318,422 5.2 76,355 5.0
1,100.00–1,149.90 378,930 5.0 305,167 5.0 73,763 4.8
1,150.00–1,199.90 353,375 4.6 283,287 4.6 70,088 4.6
1,200.00–1,249.90 332,284 4.4 265,832 4.4 66,452 4.4
1,250.00–1,299.90 309,387 4.1 246,572 4.0 62,815 4.1
1,300.00–1,349.90 281,546 3.7 223,370 3.7 58,176 3.8
1,350.00–1,399.90 251,893 3.3 199,058 3.3 52,835 3.5
1,400.00–1,449.90 224,035 2.9 176,415 2.9 47,620 3.1
1,450.00–1,499.90 195,755 2.6 152,467 2.5 43,288 2.8
1,500.00–1,549.90 173,260 2.3 134,045 2.2 39,215 2.6
1,550.00–1,599.90 151,020 2.0 116,086 1.9 34,934 2.3
1,600.00–1,649.90 132,881 1.7 101,825 1.7 31,056 2.0
1,650.00–1,699.90 115,150 1.5 88,086 1.4 27,064 1.8
1,700.00 or more 990,047 13.0 773,909 12.7 216,138 14.2
Women 7,288,298 100.0 5,846,986 100.0 1,441,312 100.0
Less than 500.00 721,104 9.9 599,635 10.3 121,469 8.4
500.00–549.90 166,949 2.3 139,164 2.4 27,785 1.9
550.00–599.90 169,225 2.3 140,074 2.4 29,151 2.0
600.00–649.90 170,456 2.3 141,028 2.4 29,428 2.0
650.00–699.90 171,897 2.4 142,219 2.4 29,678 2.1
700.00–749.90 171,461 2.4 140,904 2.4 30,557 2.1
750.00–799.90 187,441 2.6 151,509 2.6 35,932 2.5
800.00–849.90 216,414 3.0 173,376 3.0 43,038 3.0
850.00–899.90 225,972 3.1 180,795 3.1 45,177 3.1
900.00–949.90 278,980 3.8 223,301 3.8 55,679 3.9
950.00–999.90 365,695 5.0 295,086 5.0 70,609 4.9
1,000.00–1,049.90 385,831 5.3 311,027 5.3 74,804 5.2
1,050.00–1,099.90 382,071 5.2 309,063 5.3 73,008 5.1
1,100.00–1,149.90 366,397 5.0 295,956 5.1 70,441 4.9
1,150.00–1,199.90 341,406 4.7 274,519 4.7 66,887 4.6
1,200.00–1,249.90 320,736 4.4 257,372 4.4 63,364 4.4
1,250.00–1,299.90 298,426 4.1 238,621 4.1 59,805 4.1
1,300.00–1,349.90 271,326 3.7 215,883 3.7 55,443 3.8
1,350.00–1,399.90 242,390 3.3 192,040 3.3 50,350 3.5
1,400.00–1,449.90 215,252 3.0 169,954 2.9 45,298 3.1
1,450.00–1,499.90 187,748 2.6 146,612 2.5 41,136 2.9
1,500.00–1,549.90 165,773 2.3 128,509 2.2 37,264 2.6
1,550.00–1,599.90 144,107 2.0 110,967 1.9 33,140 2.3
1,600.00–1,649.90 126,481 1.7 97,060 1.7 29,421 2.0
1,650.00–1,699.90 109,083 1.5 83,491 1.4 25,592 1.8
1,700.00 or more 885,677 12.2 688,821 11.8 196,856 13.7
Men 337,133 100.0 254,566 100.0 82,567 100.0
Less than 500.00 31,136 9.2 21,723 8.5 9,413 11.4
500.00–549.90 6,438 1.9 4,808 1.9 1,630 2.0
550.00–599.90 6,248 1.9 4,595 1.8 1,653 2.0
600.00–649.90 5,934 1.8 4,450 1.7 1,484 1.8
650.00–699.90 5,865 1.7 4,364 1.7 1,501 1.8
700.00–749.90 5,656 1.7 4,259 1.7 1,397 1.7
750.00–799.90 5,700 1.7 4,167 1.6 1,533 1.9
800.00–849.90 6,143 1.8 4,371 1.7 1,772 2.1
850.00–899.90 6,166 1.8 4,356 1.7 1,810 2.2
900.00–949.90 7,375 2.2 5,142 2.0 2,233 2.7
950.00–999.90 10,794 3.2 7,788 3.1 3,006 3.6
1,000.00–1,049.90 12,211 3.6 8,870 3.5 3,341 4.0
1,050.00–1,099.90 12,706 3.8 9,359 3.7 3,347 4.1
1,100.00–1,149.90 12,533 3.7 9,211 3.6 3,322 4.0
1,150.00–1,199.90 11,969 3.6 8,768 3.4 3,201 3.9
1,200.00–1,249.90 11,548 3.4 8,460 3.3 3,088 3.7
1,250.00–1,299.90 10,961 3.3 7,951 3.1 3,010 3.6
1,300.00–1,349.90 10,220 3.0 7,487 2.9 2,733 3.3
1,350.00–1,399.90 9,503 2.8 7,018 2.8 2,485 3.0
1,400.00–1,449.90 8,783 2.6 6,461 2.5 2,322 2.8
1,450.00–1,499.90 8,007 2.4 5,855 2.3 2,152 2.6
1,500.00–1,549.90 7,487 2.2 5,536 2.2 1,951 2.4
1,550.00–1,599.90 6,913 2.1 5,119 2.0 1,794 2.2
1,600.00–1,649.90 6,400 1.9 4,765 1.9 1,635 2.0
1,650.00–1,699.90 6,067 1.8 4,595 1.8 1,472 1.8
1,700.00 or more 104,370 31.0 85,088 33.4 19,282 23.4
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.
CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 5.G2 Number of beneficiaries receiving both a retired-worker and a secondary benefit, by sex and type of secondary benefit, December 1952–2023
Year Total Women Men
Subtotal Wife's benefit Nondisabled widow's benefit Parent's benefit Subtotal Husband's benefit Nondisabled widower's benefit Parent's benefit
Number Percentage of all women retired workers Number Percentage of all women entitled to wife's benefit because of age Number Percentage of all women entitled to nondisabled widow's benefit
1952 36,132 35,402 6.0 14,131 6.0 20,850 4.4 421 730 258 83 389
1953 54,798 53,631 6.8 23,355 2.7 29,668 5.2 608 1,167 529 148 490
1954 79,689 77,978 8.0 34,225 3.4 42,899 6.3 854 1,711 827 257 627
1955 108,551 106,320 8.7 49,637 4.2 55,664 7.4 1,019 2,231 1,224 342 665
1956 143,284 140,603 9.1 68,766 4.8 70,601 7.2 1,236 2,681 1,542 426 713
1957 194,501 190,951 9.6 102,522 5.6 86,951 7.4 1,478 3,550 2,152 578 820
1958 229,599 225,790 9.8 124,504 6.1 99,669 7.5 1,617 3,809 2,421 634 754
1959 268,900 264,434 10.2 141,831 6.4 120,458 8.0 2,145 4,466 2,794 772 900
1960 307,736 302,646 10.6 159,032 6.8 141,218 8.4 2,396 5,090 3,197 911 982
1961 335,243 330,727 10.5 159,587 6.6 169,264 9.1 1,876 4,516 2,652 1,090 774
1962 427,085 421,535 12.1 204,445 7.9 214,371 10.4 2,719 5,550 3,229 1,330 991
1963 502,839 496,639 13.2 138,081 8.9 255,408 11.3 3,150 6,200 3,597 1,543 1,060
1964 577,954 571,144 14.2 269,657 9.9 297,929 12.1 3,558 6,810 3,940 1,752 1,118
1965 618,730 611,610 14.3 a 282,940 a 10.3 a 324,930 a 12.3 a 3,740 a 7,120 a 4,110 a 1,910 a 1,100
1966 706,860 699,080 15.1 a 315,550 a 11.2 a 379,440 a 13.2 a 4,090 a 7,780 a 4,470 a 2,260 a 1,050
1967 770,190 760,950 15.7 a 334,200 a 11.8 a 422,480 a 13.8 a 4,270 a 9,240 a 5,190 a 3,070 a 980
1968 842,560 831,760 16.3 a 354,750 a 12.4 a 472,590 a 14.5 a 4,420 a 10,800 a 5,810 a 4,110 a 880
1969 920,250 909,720 17.0 a 376,520 a 13.0 a 528,660 a 15.3 a 4,540 a 10,530 a 5,620 a 4,160 a 750
1970 977,340 966,780 17.1 a 388,210 a 13.3 a 573,950 a 15.9 a 4,620 a 10,560 a 5,530 a 4,400 a 630
1971 1,069,940 1,060,120 17.7 a 411,710 a 13.8 a 643,730 a 16.9 a 4,680 a 9,820 a 5,130 a 4,170 a 520
1972 1,183,369 1,170,286 18.5 a 477,333 a 15.5 a 688,087 a 17.3 a 4,866 a 13,083 a 6,797 a 5,442 a 844
1973 1,377,080 1,361,360 20.2 562,111 17.7 794,001 22.2 5,248 15,710 7,966 6,986 758
1974 1,534,583 1,516,326 21.3 a 554,844 a 17.1 a 956,662 a 21.4 a 4,820 a 18,257 a 6,592 a 11,080 a 585
1975 1,679,825 1,660,451 22.4 616,669 18.4 1,038,992 22.3 4,790 19,374 9,920 8,690 764
1976 1,827,928 1,812,008 23.4 a 669,792 a 19.5 a 1,137,251 a 23.4 a 4,965 a 15,920 a 7,497 a 7,779 a 644
1977 2,026,534 1,991,915 24.6 762,250 21.4 1,225,344 24.3 4,321 34,619 14,557 19,544 518
1978 2,208,490 2,163,011 25.7 836,004 22.8 1,322,897 25.3 4,110 45,479 17,832 27,192 455
1979 2,435,848 2,380,260 27.1 917,747 24.4 1,458,611 26.6 3,902 55,588 20,179 35,004 405
1980 2,660,037 2,594,467 28.5 1,015,672 26.2 1,575,085 27.8 3,710 65,570 22,597 42,580 393
1981 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
1982 3,109,239 3,031,518 31.1 1,239,736 29.8 1,788,556 29.5 3,226 77,721 24,787 52,604 330
1983 3,355,148 3,267,890 32.5 1,369,396 31.6 1,895,579 30.3 2,915 87,258 27,449 59,518 291
1984 3,568,639 3,479,191 33.7 1,479,756 33.2 1,996,805 31.0 2,630 89,448 27,189 62,011 248
1985 3,801,183 3,708,856 34.9 1,594,226 34.7 2,112,245 31.8 2,385 92,327 26,912 65,202 213
1986 4,032,760 3,934,811 36.1 1,719,449 36.2 2,213,225 32.5 2,137 97,949 27,693 70,064 192
1987 4,214,214 4,116,759 36.9 1,804,946 37.3 2,309,899 33.1 1,914 97,455 26,928 70,359 168
1988 4,403,012 4,302,714 37.9 1,892,763 38.5 2,408,232 33.8 1,719 100,298 27,210 72,942 146
1989 4,590,475 4,487,314 38.7 1,982,095 39.5 2,503,679 34.4 1,540 103,161 27,484 75,543 134
1990 4,783,122 4,677,680 39.5 2,076,737 40.5 2,599,560 35.1 1,383 105,442 27,463 77,862 117
1991 4,959,610 4,852,656 40.2 2,158,022 41.5 2,693,388 35.7 1,246 106,954 27,195 79,654 105
1992 5,140,627 5,032,206 41.0 2,242,029 42.3 2,789,029 36.3 1,148 108,421 26,849 81,475 97
1993 5,285,960 5,176,650 41.6 2,312,000 43.1 2,863,510 37.0 1,140 109,310 26,330 82,920 60
1994 5,419,910 5,308,300 42.1 2,359,470 43.9 2,947,820 37.6 1,010 111,610 26,920 84,660 30
1995 5,533,200 5,420,320 42.5 2,397,710 44.5 3,021,720 38.0 890 112,880 26,660 86,190 30
1996 5,629,780 5,517,510 42.8 2,429,520 45.3 3,087,130 38.3 860 112,270 25,750 86,480 40
1997 5,729,620 5,617,590 42.7 2,461,060 46.0 3,155,760 39.6 770 112,030 24,540 87,460 30
1998 5,810,410 5,699,080 42.8 2,482,950 46.7 3,215,380 40.4 750 111,330 23,740 87,560 30
1999 5,883,950 5,772,260 42.9 2,499,200 47.3 3,272,420 41.0 640 111,690 23,560 88,100 30
2000 6,009,800 5,896,390 42.9 2,568,470 48.2 3,327,360 41.6 560 113,410 24,660 88,720 30
2001 6,076,350 5,961,580 42.9 2,583,730 48.9 3,377,330 42.4 520 114,770 25,570 89,170 30
2002 6,134,800 6,016,680 42.7 2,591,820 49.5 3,424,390 43.0 470 118,120 27,090 91,000 30
2003 6,183,070 6,063,250 42.4 2,602,590 50.1 3,460,280 43.7 380 119,820 28,160 91,640 20
2004 6,229,670 6,107,410 42.0 2,618,980 50.7 3,488,020 44.3 410 122,260 29,070 93,170 20
2005 6,289,650 6,164,730 41.6 2,650,260 51.4 3,514,100 44.9 370 124,920 30,070 94,810 40
2006 6,347,442 6,216,955 41.2 2,676,186 52.1 3,540,363 45.6 406 130,487 31,650 98,794 43
2007 6,406,313 6,271,488 40.7 2,706,165 52.8 3,564,946 46.1 377 134,825 33,613 101,168 44
2008 6,474,588 6,334,322 40.0 2,745,455 53.8 3,588,472 46.7 395 140,266 36,136 104,085 45
2009 6,589,036 6,442,116 39.2 2,822,655 54.8 3,619,057 47.3 404 146,920 39,640 107,239 41
2010 6,679,529 6,524,650 38.4 2,874,713 55.6 3,649,546 47.3 391 154,879 43,569 111,267 43
2011 6,753,427 6,589,996 37.5 2,914,913 56.2 3,674,690 48.4 393 163,431 47,857 115,529 45
2012 6,834,461 6,661,358 36.7 2,958,387 56.8 3,702,591 49.0 380 173,103 52,800 120,251 52
2013 6,910,051 6,726,312 35.8 2,994,570 57.2 3,731,365 49.6 377 183,739 58,212 125,478 49
2014 6,976,357 6,781,271 34.9 3,018,695 57.4 3,762,211 50.1 365 195,086 64,019 131,019 48
2015 7,040,278 6,832,565 34.2 3,035,977 57.4 3,796,226 50.7 362 207,713 70,122 137,542 49
2016 7,105,492 6,884,105 33.4 3,050,314 57.4 3,833,443 51.3 348 221,387 76,590 144,750 47
2017 7,163,736 6,928,155 32.6 3,052,136 57.5 3,875,672 51.9 347 235,581 82,904 152,629 48
2018 7,221,015 6,970,705 31.7 3,053,796 57.6 3,916,576 52.6 333 250,310 89,640 160,621 49
2019 7,294,649 7,027,825 30.9 3,063,125 57.6 3,964,373 53.1 327 266,824 97,436 169,340 48
2020 7,355,201 7,071,962 30.2 3,066,288 58.8 4,005,348 53.8 326 283,239 105,222 177,981 36
2021 7,410,061 7,111,284 29.6 3,044,498 60.1 4,066,459 54.4 327 298,777 111,474 187,262 41
2022 7,504,221 7,187,452 29.0 3,058,687 61.6 4,128,446 55.1 319 316,769 119,214 197,511 44
2023 7,625,431 7,288,298 28.4 3,102,149 63.1 4,185,825 55.7 324 337,133 128,209 208,879 45
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record. Data for 1993–2005 are based on a 10 percent sample. All other years are 100 percent data.
NOTE: -- = not available.
a. Distributions by type of secondary benefit are estimated.
CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 5.G3 Number of beneficiaries receiving both a retired-worker and a secondary benefit and average monthly benefit, by type of secondary benefit, December 2023
Type of secondary benefit Number Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Total Retired-worker benefit Reduced secondary benefit
All dually entitled retired workers 7,625,431 1,718.62 982.63 735.99
Wives and husbands 3,230,358 1,168.76 792.68 376.09
Wives of— 3,102,149 1,172.19 793.09 379.10
Retired workers 3,066,409 1,174.46 794.62 379.85
Disabled workers 35,740 977.09 662.51 314.58
Husbands of— 128,209 1,085.87 782.57 303.30
Retired workers 124,299 1,092.62 787.83 304.79
Disabled workers 3,910 871.39 615.40 255.99
Nondisabled widow(er)s 4,394,704 2,122.78 1,122.26 1,000.52
Widows 4,185,825 2,126.74 1,105.33 1,021.40
Widowers 208,879 2,043.52 1,461.49 582.03
Parents of deceased workers 369 1,896.88 860.66 1,036.22
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.
CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 5.G4 Number of beneficiaries receiving both a retired-worker and a secondary benefit, average combined monthly benefit, and retired-worker benefit as a percentage of combined benefit, by sex and total combined benefit, December 2023
Total combined monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average combined monthly benefit (dollars) Retired-worker benefit as a percentage of combined monthly benefit
Total Women Men Total Women Men Total Women Men
  Dually entitled wives and husbands
All 3,230,358 3,102,149 128,209 1,162.99 1,166.34 1,082.02 68 68 72
Less than 500.00 68,963 59,912 9,051 399.08 399.21 398.25 71 70 73
500.00–549.90 28,163 24,713 3,450 525.44 525.51 524.91 68 68 70
550.00–599.90 32,465 29,035 3,430 575.41 575.49 574.71 67 66 69
600.00–649.90 37,625 34,243 3,382 625.49 625.59 624.46 66 66 69
650.00–699.90 44,341 40,967 3,374 675.53 675.61 674.45 65 65 69
700.00–749.90 51,748 48,339 3,409 725.85 725.93 724.82 65 65 69
750.00–799.90 65,354 61,655 3,699 775.96 776.00 775.31 67 67 70
800.00–849.90 81,885 77,876 4,009 826.07 826.09 825.64 69 68 71
850.00–899.90 108,038 103,574 4,464 876.18 876.22 875.40 69 69 72
900.00–949.90 140,690 135,809 4,881 926.28 926.31 925.22 70 69 74
950.00–999.90 193,218 187,732 5,486 976.40 976.41 976.03 70 69 74
1,000.00–1,049.90 238,631 232,094 6,537 1,025.61 1,025.62 1,025.45 71 71 75
1,050.00–1,099.90 260,213 252,975 7,238 1,075.24 1,075.25 1,075.04 71 70 76
1,100.00–1,149.90 263,283 255,918 7,365 1,124.92 1,124.92 1,125.12 70 70 75
1,150.00–1,199.90 241,575 234,461 7,114 1,174.62 1,174.62 1,174.57 70 70 75
1,200.00–1,249.90 211,991 205,064 6,927 1,224.55 1,224.54 1,224.83 70 70 74
1,250.00–1,299.90 183,817 177,286 6,531 1,274.49 1,274.47 1,274.96 69 69 73
1,300.00–1,349.90 161,191 154,974 6,217 1,324.58 1,324.57 1,324.79 68 68 72
1,350.00–1,399.90 141,487 135,537 5,950 1,374.54 1,374.54 1,374.60 68 67 72
1,400.00–1,449.90 124,021 118,798 5,223 1,424.60 1,424.60 1,424.62 67 66 71
1,450.00–1,499.90 107,859 103,307 4,552 1,474.48 1,474.49 1,474.29 66 66 71
1,500.00–1,549.90 93,789 89,923 3,866 1,524.37 1,524.40 1,523.77 65 65 70
1,550.00–1,599.90 80,735 77,570 3,165 1,574.50 1,574.50 1,574.47 65 65 71
1,600.00–1,649.90 69,548 66,949 2,599 1,624.47 1,624.48 1,624.29 64 64 69
1,650.00–1,699.90 62,040 59,893 2,147 1,674.74 1,674.75 1,674.31 64 64 71
1,700.00 or more 137,688 133,545 4,143 1,770.91 1,770.97 1,768.86 64 64 70
  Dually entitled nondisabled widow(er)s
All 4,394,704 4,185,825 208,879 2,117.62 2,121.84 2,033.10 55 54 73
Less than 500.00 13,818 12,610 1,208 372.12 371.81 375.31 68 68 74
500.00–599.90 8,407 7,669 738 552.32 552.33 552.22 63 62 69
600.00–699.90 12,402 11,399 1,003 654.60 654.83 652.02 61 61 67
700.00–799.90 20,684 19,067 1,617 754.99 755.04 754.42 62 61 67
800.00–899.90 33,633 30,813 2,820 852.81 852.89 851.99 63 63 70
900.00–999.90 45,971 41,862 4,109 952.33 952.38 951.84 64 64 72
1,000.00–1,099.90 60,111 54,703 5,408 1,051.84 1,051.93 1,050.91 65 64 72
1,100.00–1,199.90 75,606 69,248 6,358 1,151.36 1,151.45 1,150.43 65 64 73
1,200.00–1,299.90 94,276 86,951 7,325 1,251.61 1,251.73 1,250.26 64 63 74
1,300.00–1,399.90 115,666 107,614 8,052 1,351.59 1,351.70 1,350.08 63 63 74
1,400.00–1,499.90 141,757 132,690 9,067 1,451.67 1,451.76 1,450.42 63 62 74
1,500.00–1,599.90 173,325 163,414 9,911 1,551.60 1,551.66 1,550.52 61 61 75
1,600.00–1,699.90 208,619 198,301 10,318 1,651.54 1,651.60 1,650.39 60 59 75
1,700.00–1,799.90 245,204 234,449 10,755 1,751.87 1,751.94 1,750.33 58 58 75
1,800.00–1,899.90 319,731 308,219 11,512 1,851.19 1,851.23 1,850.22 56 56 75
1,900.00–1,999.90 317,395 306,077 11,318 1,949.27 1,949.25 1,949.76 55 55 75
2,000.00–2,099.90 293,728 282,597 11,131 2,049.35 2,049.32 2,050.01 55 54 74
2,100.00–2,199.90 302,191 290,243 11,948 2,151.27 2,151.28 2,151.05 54 53 75
2,200.00–2,299.90 316,305 304,318 11,987 2,249.45 2,249.46 2,249.16 53 52 74
2,300.00–2,399.90 279,473 268,675 10,798 2,349.10 2,349.10 2,349.29 52 51 73
2,400.00–2,499.90 243,698 233,917 9,781 2,448.95 2,448.95 2,449.15 51 50 72
2,500.00–2,599.90 211,372 202,315 9,057 2,549.12 2,549.08 2,549.97 50 49 71
2,600.00–2,699.90 184,536 175,707 8,829 2,648.85 2,648.83 2,649.14 49 48 70
2,700.00–2,799.90 150,287 142,771 7,516 2,748.16 2,748.14 2,748.50 49 48 69
2,800.00–2,899.90 120,425 114,307 6,118 2,848.55 2,848.50 2,849.48 48 47 68
2,900.00–2,999.90 97,991 93,097 4,894 2,948.15 2,948.17 2,947.79 47 46 67
3,000.00–3,099.90 78,590 74,707 3,883 3,048.31 3,048.30 3,048.39 46 45 66
3,100.00–3,199.90 61,972 59,028 2,944 3,148.26 3,148.30 3,147.35 45 44 66
3,200.00–3,299.90 48,400 46,162 2,238 3,247.71 3,247.68 3,248.44 45 44 65
3,300.00–3,399.90 35,235 33,548 1,687 3,347.26 3,347.29 3,346.62 44 43 65
3,400.00–3,499.90 23,938 22,722 1,216 3,445.90 3,445.85 3,447.01 43 42 64
3,500.00 or more 59,958 56,625 3,333 3,912.74 3,916.22 3,853.61 42 41 62
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 5.G5a Percentage distribution of persons receiving both a retired-worker and a spousal secondary benefit, by monthly retired-worker benefit: By sex and total combined monthly benefit, December 2023
Total combined monthly benefit (dollars) Number Percentage distribution by dollar amount of retired-worker benefit
Total Less than 500.00 500.00–699.90 700.00–899.90 900.00–1,099.90 1,100.00–1,299.90 1,300.00–1,499.90 1,500.00–1,699.90 1,700.00 or more
  All dually entitled wives and husbands
All 3,230,358 100.0 20.8 15.4 26.3 21.7 10.5 4.0 1.2 0.1
Less than 500.00 68,963 100.0 100.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
500.00–549.90 28,163 100.0 92.1 7.9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
550.00–599.90 32,465 100.0 81.1 18.9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
600.00–649.90 37,625 100.0 70.6 29.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
650.00–699.90 44,341 100.0 62.1 37.9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
700.00–749.90 51,748 100.0 53.5 39.4 7.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
750.00–799.90 65,354 100.0 43.9 34.7 21.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
800.00–849.90 81,885 100.0 36.7 29.6 33.7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
850.00–899.90 108,038 100.0 30.8 26.0 43.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
900.00–949.90 140,690 100.0 26.8 22.7 44.6 5.8 . . . . . . . . . . . .
950.00–999.90 193,218 100.0 23.1 20.2 41.8 14.9 . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,000.00–1,049.90 238,631 100.0 18.7 17.1 39.6 24.5 . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,050.00–1,099.90 260,213 100.0 16.4 15.4 36.5 31.7 . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,100.00–1,149.90 263,283 100.0 14.0 14.4 33.9 34.2 3.6 . . . . . . . . .
1,150.00–1,199.90 241,575 100.0 12.5 13.1 30.8 33.2 10.3 . . . . . . . . .
1,200.00–1,249.90 211,991 100.0 11.4 12.2 27.6 31.9 16.9 . . . . . . . . .
1,250.00–1,299.90 183,817 100.0 11.0 11.4 24.5 30.2 23.0 . . . . . . . . .
1,300.00–1,349.90 161,191 100.0 10.7 11.0 21.5 28.6 25.7 2.5 . . . . . .
1,350.00–1,399.90 141,487 100.0 10.3 10.7 19.9 27.0 24.7 7.4 . . . . . .
1,400.00–1,449.90 124,021 100.0 10.1 10.5 18.5 25.5 23.2 12.1 . . . . . .
1,450.00–1,499.90 107,859 100.0 10.0 10.4 17.4 23.4 22.3 16.5 . . . . . .
1,500.00–1,549.90 93,789 100.0 10.2 10.7 15.1 22.2 21.5 18.5 1.8 . . .
1,550.00–1,599.90 80,735 100.0 9.8 10.4 12.7 21.3 21.6 18.7 5.4 . . .
1,600.00–1,649.90 69,548 100.0 9.6 9.5 11.0 21.0 21.7 18.5 8.6 . . .
1,650.00–1,699.90 62,040 100.0 8.5 9.1 10.3 20.1 21.9 18.2 12.1 . . .
1,700.00 or more 137,688 100.0 7.0 8.2 9.4 17.8 22.1 18.3 14.0 3.3
  Dually entitled wives
All 3,102,149 100.0 20.6 15.5 26.5 21.8 10.4 4.0 1.2 0.1
Less than 500.00 59,912 100.0 100.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
500.00–549.90 24,713 100.0 92.1 7.9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
550.00–599.90 29,035 100.0 81.2 18.8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
600.00–649.90 34,243 100.0 71.0 29.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
650.00–699.90 40,967 100.0 62.7 37.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
700.00–749.90 48,339 100.0 53.9 38.9 7.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
750.00–799.90 61,655 100.0 44.3 34.3 21.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
800.00–849.90 77,876 100.0 37.1 29.3 33.6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
850.00–899.90 103,574 100.0 31.0 25.9 43.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
900.00–949.90 135,809 100.0 27.1 22.8 44.4 5.8 . . . . . . . . . . . .
950.00–999.90 187,732 100.0 23.3 20.2 41.7 14.8 . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,000.00–1,049.90 232,094 100.0 18.9 17.2 39.6 24.3 . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,050.00–1,099.90 252,975 100.0 16.5 15.5 36.6 31.4 . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,100.00–1,149.90 255,918 100.0 14.2 14.4 34.0 33.9 3.5 . . . . . . . . .
1,150.00–1,199.90 234,461 100.0 12.7 13.2 30.9 32.9 10.3 . . . . . . . . .
1,200.00–1,249.90 205,064 100.0 11.6 12.3 27.7 31.7 16.7 . . . . . . . . .
1,250.00–1,299.90 177,286 100.0 11.1 11.4 24.6 30.1 22.8 . . . . . . . . .
1,300.00–1,349.90 154,974 100.0 10.8 11.1 21.7 28.5 25.5 2.5 . . . . . .
1,350.00–1,399.90 135,537 100.0 10.5 10.8 20.1 26.9 24.4 7.4 . . . . . .
1,400.00–1,449.90 118,798 100.0 10.3 10.6 18.7 25.5 22.9 12.0 . . . . . .
1,450.00–1,499.90 103,307 100.0 10.1 10.6 17.5 23.4 22.1 16.3 . . . . . .
1,500.00–1,549.90 89,923 100.0 10.3 10.8 15.2 22.2 21.4 18.3 1.8 . . .
1,550.00–1,599.90 77,570 100.0 10.0 10.6 12.8 21.4 21.5 18.4 5.3 . . .
1,600.00–1,649.90 66,949 100.0 9.7 9.6 11.1 21.1 21.7 18.3 8.4 . . .
1,650.00–1,699.90 59,893 100.0 8.6 9.2 10.4 20.2 21.8 17.9 11.8 . . .
1,700.00 or more 133,545 100.0 7.1 8.3 9.5 17.9 22.1 18.2 13.7 3.2
  Dually entitled husbands
All 128,209 100.0 25.4 14.7 21.1 20.5 11.5 5.0 1.5 0.2
Less than 500.00 9,051 100.0 100.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
500.00–549.90 3,450 100.0 92.5 7.5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
550.00–599.90 3,430 100.0 79.6 20.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
600.00–649.90 3,382 100.0 66.6 33.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
650.00–699.90 3,374 100.0 55.1 44.9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
700.00–749.90 3,409 100.0 47.7 45.9 6.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
750.00–799.90 3,699 100.0 38.6 40.7 20.7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
800.00–849.90 4,009 100.0 29.9 35.2 34.9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
850.00–899.90 4,464 100.0 25.9 26.9 47.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
900.00–949.90 4,881 100.0 19.6 22.2 51.1 7.2 . . . . . . . . . . . .
950.00–999.90 5,486 100.0 16.3 19.0 44.6 20.1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,000.00–1,049.90 6,537 100.0 12.8 14.7 40.2 32.2 . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,050.00–1,099.90 7,238 100.0 10.3 12.5 35.0 42.1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,100.00–1,149.90 7,365 100.0 8.7 11.5 30.1 45.0 4.7 . . . . . . . . .
1,150.00–1,199.90 7,114 100.0 7.6 10.2 28.4 40.7 13.0 . . . . . . . . .
1,200.00–1,249.90 6,927 100.0 7.4 9.5 24.9 37.5 20.8 . . . . . . . . .
1,250.00–1,299.90 6,531 100.0 7.5 9.3 21.5 33.2 28.5 . . . . . . . . .
1,300.00–1,349.90 6,217 100.0 7.6 8.5 18.2 30.7 32.1 2.9 . . . . . .
1,350.00–1,399.90 5,950 100.0 6.2 8.3 16.6 28.6 31.3 9.0 . . . . . .
1,400.00–1,449.90 5,223 100.0 7.0 8.3 15.4 25.5 28.4 15.4 . . . . . .
1,450.00–1,499.90 4,552 100.0 5.7 6.9 14.8 23.4 27.0 22.3 . . . . . .
1,500.00–1,549.90 3,866 100.0 6.9 7.4 13.1 20.4 25.3 24.4 2.5 . . .
1,550.00–1,599.90 3,165 100.0 6.5 6.9 10.3 18.5 23.7 26.2 8.0 . . .
1,600.00–1,649.90 2,599 100.0 7.0 6.6 9.5 17.7 21.9 24.9 12.4 . . .
1,650.00–1,699.90 2,147 100.0 4.9 5.8 6.2 16.7 22.2 25.3 18.9 . . .
1,700.00 or more 4,143 100.0 4.6 5.2 7.0 13.3 20.8 22.3 21.6 5.3
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.
. . . = not applicable.
CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 5.G5b Percentage distribution of persons receiving both a retired-worker and a nondisabled widow(er) secondary benefit, by monthly retired-worker benefit: By sex and total combined monthly benefit, December 2023
Total combined monthly benefit (dollars) Number Percentage distribution by dollar amount of retired-worker benefit
Total Less than 500.00 500.00–749.90 750.00–999.90 1,000.00–1,249.90 1,250.00–1,499.90 1,500.00–1,749.90 1,750.00–1,999.90 2,000.00 or more
  All dually entitled nondisabled widow(er)s
All 4,394,704 100.0 10.5 13.2 21.6 18.8 14.2 9.7 6.0 6.0
Less than 500.00 13,818 100.0 100.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
500.00–599.90 8,407 100.0 85.5 14.5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
600.00–699.90 12,402 100.0 70.0 30.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
700.00–799.90 20,684 100.0 55.4 40.2 4.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
800.00–899.90 33,633 100.0 43.1 37.0 19.9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
900.00–999.90 45,971 100.0 33.3 31.8 34.9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,000.00–1,099.90 60,111 100.0 26.8 26.8 38.6 7.8 . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,100.00–1,199.90 75,606 100.0 21.5 23.0 36.6 18.8 . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,200.00–1,299.90 94,276 100.0 17.8 20.3 33.8 26.6 1.5 . . . . . . . . .
1,300.00–1,399.90 115,666 100.0 15.1 18.2 30.7 27.4 8.5 . . . . . . . . .
1,400.00–1,499.90 141,757 100.0 13.1 16.3 28.2 26.6 15.7 . . . . . . . . .
1,500.00–1,599.90 173,325 100.0 11.8 15.2 26.0 25.2 18.7 3.1 . . . . . .
1,600.00–1,699.90 208,619 100.0 10.9 14.5 24.5 23.4 18.7 8.0 . . . . . .
1,700.00–1,799.90 245,204 100.0 10.3 14.1 23.2 22.0 18.1 11.8 0.6 . . .
1,800.00–1,899.90 319,731 100.0 10.1 14.4 22.7 20.5 16.8 12.0 3.4 . . .
1,900.00–1,999.90 317,395 100.0 9.2 13.8 22.1 19.8 16.4 12.1 6.6 . . .
2,000.00–2,099.90 293,728 100.0 8.5 12.4 21.2 19.4 16.4 12.5 8.4 1.2
2,100.00–2,199.90 302,191 100.0 7.9 11.4 20.3 18.9 16.3 12.7 9.0 3.7
2,200.00–2,299.90 316,305 100.0 7.6 11.0 19.8 18.2 15.7 12.5 9.2 5.9
2,300.00–2,399.90 279,473 100.0 7.4 10.8 19.6 17.7 15.0 12.3 9.1 8.1
2,400.00–2,499.90 243,698 100.0 7.2 10.6 19.1 17.3 14.6 12.1 9.2 9.9
2,500.00–2,599.90 211,372 100.0 6.9 10.0 18.7 16.9 14.4 12.0 9.4 11.7
2,600.00–2,699.90 184,536 100.0 6.3 9.3 17.7 16.8 14.4 12.0 9.7 13.6
2,700.00–2,799.90 150,287 100.0 6.1 9.1 17.3 16.4 14.1 12.0 9.6 15.5
2,800.00–2,899.90 120,425 100.0 6.2 8.9 16.9 15.8 13.6 11.8 9.7 17.2
2,900.00–2,999.90 97,991 100.0 6.0 8.8 16.7 15.9 13.1 11.3 9.4 18.7
3,000.00–3,099.90 78,590 100.0 5.8 8.8 16.9 15.5 12.8 10.8 9.2 20.2
3,100.00–3,199.90 61,972 100.0 5.7 9.0 16.8 15.5 12.4 10.5 8.9 21.3
3,200.00–3,299.90 48,400 100.0 5.8 8.9 16.5 15.0 12.3 9.8 8.8 22.9
3,300.00–3,399.90 35,235 100.0 5.4 8.9 16.9 15.2 11.7 9.5 8.4 24.0
3,400.00–3,499.90 23,938 100.0 5.7 8.7 16.3 15.1 11.7 9.3 8.1 25.1
3,500.00 or more 59,958 100.0 4.9 7.7 14.0 13.9 10.9 9.1 8.2 31.3
  Dually entitled nondisabled widows
All 4,185,825 100.0 10.8 13.5 22.1 18.9 14.1 9.5 5.6 5.4
Less than 500.00 12,610 100.0 100.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
500.00–599.90 7,669 100.0 86.0 14.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
600.00–699.90 11,399 100.0 70.6 29.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
700.00–799.90 19,067 100.0 56.2 39.5 4.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
800.00–899.90 30,813 100.0 44.2 36.6 19.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
900.00–999.90 41,862 100.0 34.5 31.9 33.6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,000.00–1,099.90 54,703 100.0 27.9 27.2 37.3 7.6 . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,100.00–1,199.90 69,248 100.0 22.6 23.6 36.0 17.8 . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,200.00–1,299.90 86,951 100.0 18.7 21.0 33.7 25.2 1.5 . . . . . . . . .
1,300.00–1,399.90 107,614 100.0 15.8 18.8 31.0 26.4 7.9 . . . . . . . . .
1,400.00–1,499.90 132,690 100.0 13.7 16.9 28.7 26.1 14.6 . . . . . . . . .
1,500.00–1,599.90 163,414 100.0 12.3 15.8 26.5 25.0 17.5 2.9 . . . . . .
1,600.00–1,699.90 198,301 100.0 11.3 15.1 25.1 23.4 17.8 7.3 . . . . . .
1,700.00–1,799.90 234,449 100.0 10.7 14.5 23.8 22.1 17.5 10.9 0.5 . . .
1,800.00–1,899.90 308,219 100.0 10.4 14.8 23.2 20.7 16.5 11.3 3.1 . . .
1,900.00–1,999.90 306,077 100.0 9.5 14.2 22.7 20.0 16.2 11.5 5.9 . . .
2,000.00–2,099.90 282,597 100.0 8.8 12.8 21.7 19.7 16.3 12.1 7.5 1.1
2,100.00–2,199.90 290,243 100.0 8.1 11.8 20.9 19.2 16.3 12.3 8.2 3.1
2,200.00–2,299.90 304,318 100.0 7.9 11.4 20.4 18.6 15.8 12.2 8.6 5.1
2,300.00–2,399.90 268,675 100.0 7.6 11.1 20.2 18.1 15.2 12.1 8.6 7.1
2,400.00–2,499.90 233,917 100.0 7.5 11.0 19.6 17.7 14.8 11.9 8.8 8.7
2,500.00–2,599.90 202,315 100.0 7.1 10.4 19.3 17.4 14.6 11.9 9.0 10.3
2,600.00–2,699.90 175,707 100.0 6.6 9.7 18.4 17.3 14.7 12.0 9.3 12.0
2,700.00–2,799.90 142,771 100.0 6.3 9.5 17.9 16.9 14.3 12.0 9.3 13.7
2,800.00–2,899.90 114,307 100.0 6.5 9.3 17.6 16.3 13.9 11.8 9.4 15.3
2,900.00–2,999.90 93,097 100.0 6.3 9.2 17.3 16.4 13.3 11.4 9.2 16.8
3,000.00–3,099.90 74,707 100.0 6.1 9.2 17.6 16.0 13.0 10.9 9.0 18.3
3,100.00–3,199.90 59,028 100.0 6.0 9.4 17.5 16.0 12.6 10.5 8.7 19.4
3,200.00–3,299.90 46,162 100.0 6.1 9.3 17.1 15.5 12.5 9.8 8.7 21.1
3,300.00–3,399.90 33,548 100.0 5.7 9.3 17.5 15.7 12.0 9.6 8.2 22.1
3,400.00–3,499.90 22,722 100.0 5.9 9.1 17.0 15.6 11.9 9.3 8.0 23.1
3,500.00 or more 56,625 100.0 5.2 8.0 14.6 14.4 11.3 9.3 8.2 28.9
  Dually entitled nondisabled widowers
All 208,879 100.0 4.7 5.9 12.7 15.0 15.5 14.3 12.5 19.3
Less than 500.00 1,208 100.0 100.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
500.00–599.90 738 100.0 79.7 20.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
600.00–699.90 1,003 100.0 62.2 37.8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
700.00–799.90 1,617 100.0 46.1 49.2 4.7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
800.00–899.90 2,820 100.0 30.7 42.2 27.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
900.00–999.90 4,109 100.0 20.8 31.0 48.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,000.00–1,099.90 5,408 100.0 15.5 22.7 51.4 10.4 . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,100.00–1,199.90 6,358 100.0 10.6 17.0 43.1 29.3 . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,200.00–1,299.90 7,325 100.0 7.4 12.3 34.8 43.1 2.4 . . . . . . . . .
1,300.00–1,399.90 8,052 100.0 5.9 10.2 26.6 40.5 16.8 . . . . . . . . .
1,400.00–1,499.90 9,067 100.0 4.4 7.3 22.0 35.0 31.3 . . . . . . . . .
1,500.00–1,599.90 9,911 100.0 3.5 5.5 16.8 29.4 38.0 6.7 . . . . . .
1,600.00–1,699.90 10,318 100.0 2.6 4.4 13.3 23.6 34.8 21.3 . . . . . .
1,700.00–1,799.90 10,755 100.0 1.8 4.2 11.0 19.8 30.0 31.5 1.6 . . .
1,800.00–1,899.90 11,512 100.0 1.7 3.1 9.4 16.2 24.8 31.8 12.9 . . .
1,900.00–1,999.90 11,318 100.0 1.5 2.8 7.4 13.7 21.3 28.0 25.4 . . .
2,000.00–2,099.90 11,131 100.0 1.3 2.8 6.9 11.1 18.8 24.6 29.1 5.4
2,100.00–2,199.90 11,948 100.0 1.0 2.1 6.0 10.2 14.7 21.7 27.6 16.6
2,200.00–2,299.90 11,987 100.0 1.2 1.7 5.9 8.8 13.0 18.1 24.6 26.6
2,300.00–2,399.90 10,798 100.0 0.9 1.8 5.4 8.1 11.8 16.5 21.8 33.6
2,400.00–2,499.90 9,781 100.0 0.8 1.6 4.9 8.0 10.3 15.3 20.2 38.9
2,500.00–2,599.90 9,057 100.0 0.7 1.7 4.6 7.0 9.8 14.6 18.0 43.6
2,600.00–2,699.90 8,829 100.0 0.6 1.2 4.3 7.3 9.8 12.7 17.8 46.4
2,700.00–2,799.90 7,516 100.0 0.6 1.2 4.3 6.6 9.5 12.1 16.4 49.3
2,800.00–2,899.90 6,118 100.0 0.6 1.2 4.0 6.8 8.4 11.5 14.6 53.0
2,900.00–2,999.90 4,894 100.0 0.9 1.2 3.6 6.7 8.0 10.3 14.1 55.2
3,000.00–3,099.90 3,883 100.0 0.7 1.6 3.9 5.8 8.6 9.5 13.0 56.9
3,100.00–3,199.90 2,944 100.0 0.6 0.9 3.6 6.1 8.1 10.5 11.9 58.3
3,200.00–3,299.90 2,238 100.0 0.8 1.1 3.4 5.1 8.1 10.5 11.3 59.7
3,300.00–3,399.90 1,687 100.0 0.4 1.3 3.9 5.9 6.5 7.4 12.1 62.5
3,400.00–3,499.90 1,216 100.0 0.5 1.3 3.1 5.6 6.8 9.3 9.5 63.9
3,500.00 or more 3,333 100.0 0.3 1.2 2.8 4.4 5.3 6.8 7.6 71.6
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.
. . . = not applicable.
CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov.