Annual Statistical Supplement, 2024

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 2023
Type of beneficiary and age	All beneficiaries	Beneficiaries with representative payee
Type of beneficiary and age	All beneficiaries	Number	Percentage of all beneficiaries
Total	67,076,966	4,682,089	7.0
Adults	63,294,577	1,305,955	2.1
Retired workers	50,147,679	517,244	1.0
Under 65	2,518,674	9,070	0.4
65–74	26,156,098	242,261	0.9
75–84	16,470,130	162,712	1.0
85 or older	5,002,777	103,201	2.1
Disabled workers	7,365,987	699,915	9.5
Under 35	250,834	83,458	33.3
35–44	685,092	136,108	19.9
45–54	1,507,103	170,970	11.3
55–FRA	4,922,958	309,379	6.3
Wives and husbands	1,984,227	16,496	0.8
Under 65	163,185	1,263	0.8
65–74	996,907	7,411	0.7
75–84	674,576	5,694	0.8
85 or older	149,559	2,128	1.4
Widowed mothers and fathers	107,591	258	0.2
Under 65	105,416	225	0.2
65 or older	2,175	33	1.5
Nondisabled widow(er)s	3,487,630	63,539	1.8
Under 65	408,334	1,601	0.4
65–74	1,274,119	12,987	1.0
75–84	989,920	20,583	2.1
85 or older	815,257	28,368	3.5
Disabled widow(er)s	200,644	8,465	4.2
Under 55	12,553	484	3.9
55–FRA	188,091	7,981	4.2
Parents of deceased workers	819	38	4.6
Children	3,782,389	3,376,134	89.3
Under age 18	2,547,804	2,546,371	99.9
In custody of parent payee	2,244,143	2,244,143	100.0
Not in custody of parent payee	303,661	302,228	99.5
Disabled adult children	1,142,375	826,032	72.3
Under 35	340,500	251,166	73.8
35–44	280,120	192,145	68.6
45–54	221,886	151,621	68.3
55 or older	299,869	231,100	77.1
Students, aged 18–19	92,210	3,731	4.0
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: FRA = full retirement age.
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