Annual Statistical Supplement, 2011

Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance

Benefits in Current-Payment Status

Summary

Table 5.A1 Number and average monthly benefit, by type of benefit and sex, December 2010
Type of benefit All Male Female
Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Total, OASDI 54,031,968 1,074.30 24,293,682 1,223.60 29,738,286 952.40
OASI 43,847,811 1,109.80 19,038,691 1,275.90 24,809,120 982.40
Retirement benefits 37,489,475 1,129.40 17,946,596 1,307.20 19,542,879 966.10
Retired workers 34,593,080 1,175.50 17,582,235 1,323.10 17,010,845 1,022.90
Spouses of retired workers 2,316,536 580.00 57,004 366.00 2,259,532 585.40
Children of retired workers 579,859 576.70 307,357 573.80 272,502 580.00
Survivor benefits 6,358,336 994.40 1,092,095 761.20 5,266,241 1,042.70
Children of deceased workers 1,912,789 751.80 1,002,255 750.60 910,534 753.00
Widowed mothers and fathers 158,061 848.90 11,891 729.90 146,170 858.60
Nondisabled widow(er)s 4,040,960 1,133.90 65,538 977.90 3,975,422 1,136.40
Disabled widow(er)s 244,953 681.30 12,220 498.70 232,733 690.90
Parents of deceased workers 1,573 998.20 191 916.80 1,382 1,009.40
DI 10,184,157 921.60 5,254,991 1,034.20 4,929,166 801.50
Disabled workers 8,203,951 1,067.80 4,309,685 1,191.10 3,894,266 931.30
Spouses of disabled workers 160,300 286.50 6,612 241.70 153,688 288.40
Children of disabled workers 1,819,906 318.40 938,694 319.60 881,212 317.10
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: Beginning with this year's edition we have removed the race breakdown because the quality of the data has become too inconsistent.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 5.A1.1 Number and average monthly benefit for retired workers, by age and sex, December 2010
Age All retired workers Men Women
Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Total 34,593,080 1,175.50 17,582,235 1,323.10 17,010,845 1,022.90
62–64 3,432,082 1,035.00 1,697,581 1,193.70 1,734,501 879.70
62 897,043 1,013.90 437,796 1,168.10 459,247 866.80
63 1,270,808 1,021.20 628,522 1,177.30 642,286 868.40
64 1,264,231 1,063.90 631,263 1,227.80 632,968 900.40
65–69 9,360,092 1,224.50 4,929,924 1,405.40 4,430,168 1,023.10
65 1,223,544 1,080.10 614,556 1,242.40 608,988 916.20
66 2,036,656 1,224.00 1,077,331 1,403.00 959,325 1,023.00
67 2,161,043 1,241.40 1,146,165 1,422.70 1,014,878 1,036.60
68 2,086,522 1,256.00 1,108,580 1,440.40 977,942 1,047.00
69 1,852,327 1,265.10 983,292 1,450.60 869,035 1,055.40
70–74 7,765,705 1,218.60 4,100,481 1,383.80 3,665,224 1,033.80
70 1,735,164 1,262.00 916,607 1,442.50 818,557 1,059.80
71 1,625,639 1,236.00 858,019 1,408.00 767,620 1,043.80
72 1,578,023 1,221.50 832,926 1,389.00 745,097 1,034.30
73 1,462,719 1,200.40 772,809 1,358.50 689,910 1,023.40
74 1,364,160 1,158.80 720,120 1,301.30 644,040 999.50
75–79 5,749,083 1,142.00 3,011,115 1,268.90 2,737,968 1,002.50
75 1,300,731 1,138.40 685,173 1,271.10 615,558 990.70
76 1,218,655 1,134.50 641,839 1,261.20 576,816 993.50
77 1,111,929 1,139.10 582,694 1,264.70 529,235 1,000.80
78 1,090,818 1,155.00 567,992 1,283.80 522,826 1,015.20
79 1,026,950 1,144.80 533,417 1,263.90 493,533 1,016.00
80–84 4,290,180 1,151.30 2,150,633 1,260.70 2,139,547 1,041.40
80 993,392 1,142.20 513,109 1,257.00 480,283 1,019.60
81 903,896 1,141.20 460,227 1,250.30 443,669 1,028.00
82 860,640 1,156.60 430,377 1,269.50 430,263 1,043.60
83 804,430 1,165.30 395,644 1,275.90 408,786 1,058.40
84 727,822 1,154.60 351,276 1,251.80 376,546 1,064.00
85–89 2,636,274 1,153.20 1,195,596 1,227.80 1,440,678 1,091.40
85 661,640 1,168.40 310,618 1,267.60 351,022 1,080.70
86 602,295 1,153.00 277,358 1,236.60 324,937 1,081.60
87 521,475 1,144.70 236,531 1,212.70 284,944 1,088.30
88 451,759 1,145.70 199,220 1,202.20 252,539 1,101.10
89 399,105 1,148.10 171,869 1,192.00 227,236 1,114.90
90–94 1,063,180 1,199.30 411,420 1,251.00 651,760 1,166.70
95 or older 296,484 1,232.80 85,485 1,382.40 210,999 1,172.20
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: Beginning with this year's edition we have removed the race breakdown because the quality of the data has become too inconsistent.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 5.A1.2 Number and average monthly benefit for disabled workers, by age and sex, December 2010
Age All disabled workers Men Women
Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Total 8,203,951 1,067.80 4,309,685 1,191.10 3,894,266 931.30
Under 20 1,119 410.10 665 414.70 454 403.40
20–24 55,857 563.90 33,206 579.50 22,651 541.10
20 2,796 449.20 1,681 456.50 1,115 438.20
21 6,202 492.90 3,670 502.60 2,532 478.90
22 10,545 532.30 6,290 544.40 4,255 514.30
23 15,658 573.30 9,285 588.70 6,373 550.80
24 20,656 609.90 12,280 630.40 8,376 579.80
25–29 176,891 691.60 100,188 709.80 76,703 667.80
25 25,936 640.40 15,070 661.20 10,866 611.70
26 30,612 662.80 17,732 680.40 12,880 638.50
27 35,117 685.00 20,182 703.00 14,935 660.60
28 40,212 707.80 22,500 728.50 17,712 681.60
29 45,014 731.20 24,704 749.00 20,310 709.60
30–34 282,951 787.20 147,694 808.40 135,257 764.10
30 49,971 752.10 26,850 768.20 23,121 733.30
31 54,391 770.30 28,683 791.20 25,708 746.90
32 56,602 785.50 29,759 807.10 26,843 761.50
33 60,029 802.90 30,736 826.50 29,293 778.10
34 61,958 816.80 31,666 841.60 30,292 790.90
35–39 393,707 858.70 197,445 893.60 196,262 823.70
35 65,418 829.40 33,165 856.30 32,253 801.70
36 70,512 847.00 35,275 878.40 35,237 815.70
37 75,836 855.10 37,888 889.40 37,948 820.90
38 84,591 867.70 42,329 906.00 42,262 829.30
39 97,350 882.00 48,788 922.30 48,562 841.40
40–44 615,799 920.60 314,907 971.40 300,892 867.40
40 108,421 899.20 54,607 942.90 53,814 854.80
41 113,495 909.40 57,838 956.00 55,657 861.00
42 120,163 920.00 61,621 969.70 58,542 867.70
43 130,142 927.40 66,706 981.20 63,436 870.90
44 143,578 939.70 74,135 996.80 69,443 878.80
45–49 986,803 976.60 506,533 1,049.10 480,270 900.10
45 161,541 949.70 82,711 1,010.90 78,830 885.50
46 184,926 961.70 94,930 1,027.50 89,996 892.30
47 197,072 972.80 101,105 1,044.40 95,967 897.50
48 212,183 985.30 108,813 1,062.20 103,370 904.40
49 231,081 1,002.40 118,974 1,084.80 112,107 914.90
50–54 1,437,766 1,052.70 745,740 1,159.50 692,026 937.60
50 248,874 1,017.20 128,790 1,106.40 120,084 921.60
51 271,949 1,035.10 141,031 1,133.80 130,918 928.70
52 287,256 1,052.30 149,481 1,158.30 137,775 937.30
53 307,978 1,066.20 159,895 1,180.10 148,083 943.20
54 321,709 1,082.50 166,543 1,203.70 155,166 952.40
55–59 1,823,237 1,136.60 953,061 1,282.00 870,176 977.30
55 335,075 1,101.40 173,789 1,230.40 161,286 962.40
56 356,039 1,120.50 185,574 1,256.50 170,465 972.50
57 364,727 1,136.20 190,298 1,281.90 174,429 977.10
58 378,178 1,151.70 197,849 1,304.70 180,329 983.90
59 389,218 1,167.40 205,551 1,327.00 183,667 988.80
60–65 2,429,821 1,205.20 1,310,246 1,391.30 1,119,575 987.40
60 395,304 1,181.40 210,942 1,346.70 184,362 992.20
61 416,513 1,194.40 224,083 1,366.50 192,430 994.00
62 430,764 1,210.70 232,459 1,393.60 198,305 996.40
63 446,177 1,220.60 241,933 1,413.40 204,244 992.10
64 401,844 1,218.00 216,896 1,419.30 184,948 981.90
65 339,219 1,203.70 183,933 1,407.50 155,286 962.40
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: Beginning with this year's edition we have removed the race breakdown because the quality of the data has become too inconsistent.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 5.A1.3 Number and average monthly benefit for spouses, by marital status, basis of entitlement, age, and sex, December 2010
Basis of entitlement and age All spouses Wives Husbands
Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars)
All spouses
Total 2,476,836 561.00 2,413,220 566.50 63,616 353.10
By basis of entitlement
Care of children 117,325 328.70 115,303 331.10 2,022 191.60
Under 35 16,356 183.20 16,102 183.80 254 142.40
35–39 16,286 218.60 16,005 219.90 281 146.10
40–44 20,131 275.80 19,748 277.80 383 172.80
45–49 21,965 334.70 21,522 337.80 443 183.60
50–54 18,289 395.10 17,950 398.70 339 205.50
55–59 11,971 448.10 11,791 451.30 180 236.20
60–61 4,321 511.20 4,242 514.00 79 359.40
62–FRA 8,006 537.80 7,943 539.20 63 350.10
Age 2,359,511 572.60 2,297,917 578.30 61,594 358.40
62–64 253,474 473.60 249,766 476.50 3,708 282.80
62 60,079 454.90 59,292 457.30 787 272.30
63 92,690 469.20 91,326 472.10 1,364 275.70
64 100,705 488.90 99,148 492.00 1,557 294.40
65–69 631,765 597.30 614,454 601.80 17,311 436.70
65 110,131 521.10 108,079 524.90 2,052 319.80
66 129,842 620.70 125,829 624.60 4,013 497.50
67 135,374 620.20 131,196 625.00 4,178 471.20
68 133,093 611.10 129,390 616.10 3,703 435.70
69 123,325 600.70 119,960 606.50 3,365 393.60
70–74 558,338 583.60 542,650 590.40 15,688 347.70
70 118,476 589.40 115,269 595.70 3,207 362.00
71 114,037 585.10 110,792 591.90 3,245 350.30
72 112,887 583.60 109,736 590.50 3,151 341.90
73 109,121 581.80 106,052 588.70 3,069 344.80
74 103,817 577.00 100,801 584.20 3,016 338.70
75–79 452,429 575.30 439,928 582.20 12,501 330.40
75 100,770 576.80 97,886 583.90 2,884 336.90
76 95,560 576.10 92,886 583.10 2,674 332.40
77 88,137 574.40 85,728 581.20 2,409 333.70
78 86,371 572.80 83,996 579.90 2,375 323.80
79 81,591 575.90 79,432 582.80 2,159 322.60
80–84 303,536 575.20 295,617 582.20 7,919 315.70
85–89 130,868 574.20 127,485 581.30 3,383 305.70
90–94 26,593 608.10 25,690 618.10 903 323.60
95 or older 2,508 634.70 2,327 659.10 181 320.40
By marital status
Nondivorced 2,320,993 559.50 2,263,092 565.00 57,901 346.10
Divorced 155,843 583.20 150,128 589.30 5,715 424.00
Spouses of retired workers
Total 2,316,536 580.00 2,259,532 585.40 57,004 366.00
By basis of entitlement
Care of children 43,194 509.00 43,102 509.10 92 458.20
Under 35 1,503 429.50 1,503 429.50 0 0
35–39 2,479 431.10 2,479 431.10 0 0
40–44 4,754 462.30 4,754 462.30 0 0
45–49 7,863 482.60 7,859 482.60 4 481.30
50–54 8,968 514.10 8,956 514.40 12 323.80
55–59 7,500 524.70 7,476 525.00 24 425.30
60–61 3,246 561.10 3,219 561.40 27 524.30
62–FRA 6,881 568.30 6,856 568.60 25 479.20
Age 2,273,342 581.40 2,216,430 586.90 56,912 365.90
62–64 205,224 507.80 202,810 510.10 2,414 317.40
62 44,257 501.70 43,805 503.60 452 317.40
63 74,114 504.30 73,265 506.50 849 312.00
64 86,853 514.00 85,740 516.50 1,113 321.50
65–69 602,379 609.30 587,298 613.20 15,081 458.10
65 100,454 537.70 98,894 540.90 1,560 337.40
66 122,264 637.40 118,808 640.50 3,456 529.80
67 129,806 631.80 126,134 635.80 3,672 494.50
68 129,241 618.80 125,912 623.20 3,329 451.70
69 120,614 606.10 117,550 611.40 3,064 401.90
70–74 551,866 586.10 536,946 592.60 14,920 351.90
70 116,386 593.50 113,395 599.40 2,991 369.10
71 112,492 588.00 109,419 594.50 3,073 353.80
72 111,710 585.90 108,714 592.50 2,996 347.30
73 108,188 583.60 105,245 590.20 2,943 347.60
74 103,090 578.40 100,173 585.40 2,917 341.10
75–79 450,803 575.90 438,578 582.80 12,225 331.10
75 100,204 577.90 97,407 584.80 2,797 337.40
76 95,184 576.90 92,582 583.70 2,602 334.10
77 87,860 574.90 85,492 581.60 2,368 333.90
78 86,135 573.40 83,800 580.30 2,335 325.00
79 81,420 576.30 79,297 583.10 2,123 322.70
80–84 303,184 575.50 295,356 582.40 7,828 316.10
85–89 130,794 574.20 127,431 581.30 3,363 305.80
90–94 26,587 608.10 25,686 618.10 901 323.00
95 or older 2,505 635.00 2,325 659.40 180 319.30
By marital status
Nondivorced 2,170,726 578.60 2,118,602 584.00 52,124 358.20
Divorced 145,810 601.10 140,930 606.40 4,880 449.80
Spouses of disabled workers
Total 160,300 286.50 153,688 288.40 6,612 241.70
By basis of entitlement
Care of children 74,131 223.70 72,201 224.80 1,930 178.90
Under 35 14,853 158.20 14,599 158.50 254 142.40
35–39 13,807 180.50 13,526 181.20 281 146.10
40–44 15,377 218.20 14,994 219.30 383 172.80
45–49 14,102 252.20 13,663 254.40 439 180.90
50–54 9,321 280.60 8,994 283.50 327 201.10
55–59 4,471 319.60 4,315 323.60 156 207.10
60–61 1,075 360.50 1,023 364.90 52 273.80
62–FRA 1,125 350.80 1,087 353.80 38 265.20
Age 86,169 340.60 81,487 344.80 4,682 267.60
62–64 48,250 328.30 46,956 331.30 1,294 218.30
62 15,822 324.10 15,487 326.50 335 211.60
63 18,576 329.20 18,061 332.40 515 215.80
64 13,852 331.90 13,408 335.40 444 226.40
65–69 29,386 351.60 27,156 356.50 2,230 291.90
65 9,677 347.80 9,185 352.30 492 263.70
66 7,578 351.60 7,021 355.90 557 297.50
67 5,568 350.90 5,062 355.80 506 301.90
68 3,852 354.00 3,478 360.60 374 293.00
69 2,711 362.60 2,410 369.20 301 309.40
70–74 6,472 368.80 5,704 382.50 768 266.60
70 2,090 363.80 1,874 375.30 216 263.30
71 1,545 374.70 1,373 385.60 172 287.50
72 1,177 360.40 1,022 378.90 155 238.10
73 933 375.00 807 390.00 126 278.70
74 727 376.20 628 393.40 99 267.00
75 or older 2,061 382.20 1,671 402.80 390 294.20
By marital status
Nondivorced 150,267 284.10 144,490 286.00 5,777 237.10
Divorced 10,033 322.60 9,198 327.10 835 273.50
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: FRA = full retirement age.
Beginning with this year's edition we have removed the race breakdown because the quality of the data has become too inconsistent.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 5.A1.4 Number and average monthly benefit for children, by age and type of benefit, December 2010
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 4,312,554 545.30 579,859 576.70 1,912,789 751.80 1,819,906 318.40
Under age 18 3,208,791 501.50 309,512 563.40 1,239,083 747.00 1,660,196 306.80
Under 1 12,751 325.70 617 526.60 1,879 675.80 10,255 249.50
1 30,420 343.20 1,477 511.80 6,517 662.00 22,426 239.50
2 44,255 366.10 2,332 499.60 11,841 656.10 30,082 241.70
3 60,023 383.20 3,367 504.00 18,044 665.00 38,612 241.00
4 75,016 397.30 4,514 507.50 24,263 667.40 46,239 244.80
5 89,583 410.30 5,774 519.90 30,489 672.60 53,320 248.50
6 106,217 421.60 7,211 509.40 37,770 680.20 61,236 251.70
7 124,378 434.70 8,906 515.20 44,969 695.70 70,503 258.10
8 143,443 444.00 10,640 515.40 53,168 702.50 79,635 261.80
9 167,499 453.40 13,074 519.70 63,011 710.80 91,414 266.60
10 192,856 465.80 15,935 526.60 73,890 720.50 103,031 273.80
11 215,765 479.90 18,737 530.10 84,085 732.30 112,943 283.70
12 244,048 491.20 22,382 534.30 95,919 740.80 125,747 293.20
13 269,457 507.20 26,847 545.30 106,735 753.30 135,875 306.40
14 299,845 523.30 31,775 554.00 119,883 764.00 148,187 322.00
15 332,928 542.10 37,431 569.00 135,587 772.60 159,910 340.40
16 377,118 571.20 45,099 609.80 154,802 789.30 177,217 370.90
17 423,189 585.30 53,394 623.30 176,231 792.20 193,564 386.40
Disabled adult children 949,200 678.80 250,262 587.20 601,420 755.10 97,518 443.00
18–19 17,911 560.20 2,836 582.80 7,156 757.10 7,919 374.20
20–24 89,369 587.10 16,433 592.10 38,571 745.60 34,365 406.80
25–29 92,143 626.00 23,013 591.70 43,641 746.80 25,489 450.10
30–34 87,300 653.30 29,365 595.80 42,202 757.60 15,733 480.60
35–39 95,704 674.60 39,064 597.70 47,200 771.50 9,440 508.30
40–44 113,136 688.10 47,937 594.60 61,250 771.20 3,949 533.70
45–49 127,123 705.00 45,806 587.70 80,713 773.20 604 500.10
50–54 111,301 719.60 28,005 567.90 83,280 770.60 16 496.50
55–59 81,686 730.50 12,176 551.60 69,507 761.80 3 659.30
60–64 55,997 731.20 4,319 540.50 51,678 747.20 0 0
65–69 33,902 740.70 1,026 550.30 32,876 746.70 0 0
70–74 20,380 710.80 194 552.10 20,186 712.30 0 0
75–79 12,486 656.80 60 520.50 12,426 657.40 0 0
80 or older 10,762 607.70 28 533.00 10,734 607.90 0 0
Students, aged 18–19 154,563 635.20 20,085 651.00 72,286 805.40 62,192 432.20
18 143,495 636.30 18,826 653.80 66,390 809.90 58,279 432.70
19 11,068 621.10 1,259 609.40 5,896 754.20 3,913 424.30
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: Beginning with this year's edition we have removed the race breakdown because the quality of the data has become too inconsistent.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 5.A1.5 Number and average monthly benefit for widowed mothers and fathers, by age, marital status, and sex, December 2010
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 158,061 848.90 11,891 729.90 146,170 858.60
By age
Under 25 1,690 622.10 32 471.80 1,658 625.00
25–29 8,052 670.10 326 545.50 7,726 675.40
25 933 650.90 30 564.00 903 653.80
26 1,253 667.60 51 550.30 1,202 672.60
27 1,576 656.00 65 493.50 1,511 663.00
28 1,991 679.70 76 546.00 1,915 685.10
29 2,299 680.60 104 569.90 2,195 685.80
30–34 17,509 703.20 969 610.80 16,540 708.60
30 2,816 690.50 152 606.40 2,664 695.30
31 3,166 701.30 169 591.10 2,997 707.50
32 3,499 695.30 187 608.10 3,312 700.20
33 3,980 708.30 237 615.70 3,743 714.20
34 4,048 715.30 224 625.80 3,824 720.60
35–39 25,974 770.50 1,694 661.60 24,280 778.10
35 4,518 735.30 285 625.00 4,233 742.70
36 4,768 746.10 319 648.20 4,449 753.10
37 5,187 761.00 308 636.60 4,879 768.90
38 5,466 791.20 350 669.40 5,116 799.60
39 6,035 805.50 432 707.30 5,603 813.00
40–44 31,234 854.40 2,292 715.50 28,942 865.40
40 6,348 826.00 439 703.40 5,909 835.10
41 6,223 838.70 466 698.50 5,757 850.10
42 5,992 857.60 435 715.50 5,557 868.70
43 6,383 867.90 492 720.00 5,891 880.20
44 6,288 881.60 460 739.50 5,828 892.80
45–49 32,107 918.60 2,760 756.50 29,347 933.80
45 6,688 887.40 561 714.20 6,127 903.20
46 6,787 914.00 559 746.90 6,228 929.00
47 6,392 922.70 534 757.80 5,858 937.70
48 6,320 933.80 548 777.90 5,772 948.60
49 5,920 938.50 558 786.50 5,362 954.40
50–54 21,604 952.00 2,093 790.90 19,511 969.30
50 5,538 949.40 514 767.80 5,024 968.00
51 4,764 944.50 433 772.70 4,331 961.70
52 4,252 957.60 421 823.70 3,831 972.30
53 3,841 961.30 393 808.10 3,448 978.70
54 3,209 949.00 332 788.40 2,877 967.60
55–59 10,921 944.60 1,210 805.90 9,711 961.90
55 2,882 945.70 314 831.60 2,568 959.70
56 2,394 939.10 283 781.30 2,111 960.30
57 2,119 945.70 251 773.10 1,868 968.90
58 1,826 946.30 191 823.30 1,635 960.70
59 1,700 947.20 171 827.60 1,529 960.50
60–61 3,267 942.10 299 785.60 2,968 957.80
60 1,685 953.60 182 806.20 1,503 971.50
61 1,582 929.80 117 753.50 1,465 943.80
62 or older 5,703 923.70 216 834.70 5,487 927.20
By marital status
Nondivorced 144,365 849.50 11,115 732.20 133,250 859.30
Divorced 13,696 842.60 776 696.20 12,920 851.40
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: Beginning with this year's edition we have removed the race breakdown because the quality of the data has become too inconsistent.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 5.A1.6 Number and average monthly benefit for nondisabled widow(er)s, by age, marital status, and sex, December 2010
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 4,040,960 1,133.90 65,538 977.90 3,975,422 1,136.40
By age
60–61 124,848 1,072.40 10,873 853.80 113,975 1,093.30
60 49,028 1,080.60 4,146 862.20 44,882 1,100.70
61 75,820 1,067.20 6,727 848.70 69,093 1,088.50
62–64 331,102 1,132.00 21,369 1,018.40 309,733 1,139.80
62 97,019 1,118.50 7,090 986.00 89,929 1,128.90
63 116,687 1,136.50 7,449 1,030.00 109,238 1,143.80
64 117,396 1,138.60 6,830 1,039.20 110,566 1,144.80
65–69 622,658 1,219.40 18,876 1,147.70 603,782 1,221.70
65 114,695 1,143.90 5,645 1,056.80 109,050 1,148.40
66 127,777 1,240.10 4,574 1,177.30 123,203 1,242.40
67 134,832 1,256.50 3,820 1,220.10 131,012 1,257.50
68 129,393 1,240.70 2,913 1,183.90 126,480 1,242.00
69 115,961 1,204.60 1,924 1,145.50 114,037 1,205.60
70–74 521,258 1,132.40 4,728 925.60 516,530 1,134.30
70 101,520 1,168.60 1,241 1,014.10 100,279 1,170.50
71 100,102 1,146.80 1,009 971.80 99,093 1,148.60
72 104,174 1,127.70 891 897.30 103,283 1,129.70
73 104,566 1,113.80 796 839.60 103,770 1,115.90
74 110,896 1,108.30 791 846.40 110,105 1,110.20
75–79 627,631 1,109.10 3,420 775.30 624,211 1,110.90
75 117,258 1,106.30 699 802.20 116,559 1,108.20
76 122,881 1,111.80 737 815.80 122,144 1,113.60
77 121,288 1,108.40 670 785.10 120,618 1,110.20
78 130,536 1,106.70 696 758.10 129,840 1,108.60
79 135,668 1,111.70 618 705.10 135,050 1,113.50
80–84 734,212 1,111.40 2,992 728.40 731,220 1,112.90
80 146,123 1,116.20 687 777.30 145,436 1,117.80
81 145,248 1,115.30 649 737.20 144,599 1,117.00
82 147,500 1,110.80 607 737.20 146,893 1,112.30
83 149,729 1,110.20 545 685.90 149,184 1,111.80
84 145,612 1,104.50 504 685.90 145,108 1,106.00
85–89 638,851 1,111.50 1,983 669.20 636,868 1,112.90
85 140,501 1,107.10 484 692.50 140,017 1,108.50
86 138,009 1,103.40 432 669.60 137,577 1,104.80
87 128,416 1,107.90 391 667.70 128,025 1,109.30
88 119,282 1,115.20 368 650.50 118,914 1,116.60
89 112,643 1,127.40 308 656.50 112,335 1,128.70
90–94 325,785 1,151.80 902 645.90 324,883 1,153.20
95 or older 114,615 1,101.00 395 662.90 114,220 1,102.60
By marital status
Nondivorced 3,669,453 1,129.10 59,214 967.80 3,610,239 1,131.80
Divorced 371,507 1,180.80 6,324 1,071.90 365,183 1,182.70
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: Beginning with this year's edition we have removed the race breakdown because the quality of the data has become too inconsistent.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 5.A1.7 Number and average monthly benefit for disabled widow(er)s, by age, marital status, and sex, December 2010
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 244,953 681.30 12,220 498.70 232,733 690.90
By age
50–54 33,837 663.20 2,092 479.60 31,745 675.30
50 3,022 675.80 173 472.60 2,849 688.10
51 5,117 654.60 304 471.00 4,813 666.20
52 6,745 668.80 400 493.80 6,345 679.80
53 8,674 662.50 582 475.00 8,092 676.00
54 10,279 660.60 633 481.10 9,646 672.40
55–59 83,479 681.00 4,892 499.30 78,587 692.30
55 12,236 672.20 671 487.50 11,565 682.90
56 14,605 680.20 867 508.60 13,738 691.00
57 16,491 678.60 998 508.00 15,493 689.60
58 18,913 684.20 1,144 485.80 17,769 697.00
59 21,234 685.80 1,212 504.80 20,022 696.70
60–65 127,637 686.30 5,236 505.80 122,401 694.00
60 22,237 678.20 1,289 501.90 20,948 689.00
61 22,259 686.40 1,099 509.20 21,160 695.60
62 22,014 690.70 947 496.80 21,067 699.40
63 22,440 689.40 799 514.80 21,641 695.80
64 20,466 690.40 620 504.80 19,846 696.20
65 18,221 682.40 482 511.80 17,739 687.10
By marital status
Nondivorced 210,707 677.60 11,322 491.30 199,385 688.20
Divorced 34,246 704.00 898 592.40 33,348 707.10
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: Beginning with this year's edition we have removed the race breakdown because the quality of the data has become too inconsistent.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 5.A1.8 Number and average monthly benefit for parents, by age and sex, December 2010
Age All parents Men Women
Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Total 1,573 998.20 191 916.80 1,382 1,009.40
62–69 90 1,065.10 14 951.70 76 1,086.00
70–74 190 1,016.40 22 920.50 168 1,028.90
75–79 293 997.30 47 962.80 246 1,003.90
80–84 351 1,034.40 38 943.10 313 1,045.50
85–89 319 984.30 40 857.70 279 1,002.40
90 or older 330 945.10 30 871.20 300 952.50
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: Beginning with this year's edition we have removed the race breakdown because the quality of the data has become too inconsistent.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 5.A3 Number and average monthly benefit, with reduction for early retirement, by type of benefit, age, and sex, December 2010
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 25,555,808 1,100.70 12,556,581 1,231.10 12,999,227 974.80
62–64 3,432,082 1,035.00 1,697,581 1,193.70 1,734,501 879.70
62 897,043 1,013.90 437,796 1,168.10 459,247 866.80
63 1,270,808 1,021.20 628,522 1,177.30 642,286 868.40
64 1,264,231 1,063.90 631,263 1,227.80 632,968 900.40
65–69 6,989,870 1,144.00 3,564,574 1,313.50 3,425,296 967.50
65 1,223,544 1,080.10 614,556 1,242.40 608,988 916.20
66 1,441,074 1,132.50 734,338 1,300.00 706,736 958.50
67 1,516,638 1,146.60 774,080 1,316.00 742,558 970.10
68 1,483,528 1,168.80 759,510 1,340.80 724,018 988.40
69 1,325,086 1,184.60 682,090 1,359.00 642,996 999.60
70–74 5,478,891 1,145.30 2,827,427 1,302.70 2,651,464 977.50
70 1,228,489 1,178.90 633,604 1,350.30 594,885 996.40
71 1,155,116 1,160.50 597,312 1,325.60 557,804 983.80
72 1,125,758 1,152.50 582,749 1,313.30 543,009 979.90
73 1,022,494 1,132.20 527,934 1,282.60 494,560 971.60
74 947,034 1,088.90 485,828 1,221.70 461,206 949.00
75–79 3,880,390 1,056.40 1,967,354 1,160.20 1,913,036 949.80
75 881,619 1,061.70 449,192 1,180.50 432,427 938.30
76 809,424 1,047.60 412,557 1,154.20 396,867 936.70
77 745,076 1,049.70 377,661 1,150.40 367,415 946.10
78 742,453 1,067.80 375,118 1,169.60 367,335 963.90
79 701,818 1,055.30 352,826 1,141.80 348,992 967.80
80–84 2,976,176 1,064.90 1,425,824 1,134.40 1,550,352 1,001.00
80 683,502 1,054.80 341,397 1,134.20 342,105 975.60
81 624,433 1,054.50 306,277 1,125.30 318,156 986.40
82 596,691 1,071.40 286,657 1,144.80 310,034 1,003.60
83 564,381 1,078.40 262,504 1,147.00 301,877 1,018.80
84 507,169 1,068.60 228,989 1,119.10 278,180 1,027.00
85–89 1,854,571 1,071.90 774,294 1,089.40 1,080,277 1,059.40
85 470,701 1,085.50 206,548 1,137.30 264,153 1,045.00
86 421,876 1,069.70 179,344 1,099.00 242,532 1,048.10
87 365,267 1,063.20 152,098 1,071.70 213,169 1,057.10
88 316,815 1,066.80 127,454 1,059.90 189,361 1,071.40
89 279,912 1,069.70 108,850 1,042.30 171,062 1,087.10
90–94 742,419 1,112.70 252,217 1,072.70 490,202 1,133.30
95 or older 201,409 1,109.70 47,310 1,118.80 154,099 1,107.00
Disabled workers
Total 79,944 1,293.00 48,511 1,464.80 31,433 1,027.90
62 5,012 1,334.40 3,010 1,498.70 2,002 1,087.50
63 18,338 1,315.50 11,239 1,482.90 7,099 1,050.40
64 26,907 1,306.70 16,277 1,483.60 10,630 1,035.80
65 29,687 1,259.80 17,985 1,430.80 11,702 996.90
Spouses
Total 1,927,968 551.20 20,009 316.70 1,907,959 553.70
By age
62–64 253,411 473.60 3,708 282.80 249,703 476.50
62 60,054 454.90 787 272.30 59,267 457.40
63 92,666 469.20 1,364 275.70 91,302 472.10
64 100,691 488.90 1,557 294.40 99,134 492.00
65–69 546,704 569.20 8,898 335.60 537,806 573.10
65 110,115 521.10 2,051 319.80 108,064 524.90
66 108,695 572.60 2,070 346.40 106,625 577.00
67 112,717 582.90 1,890 341.40 110,827 587.00
68 111,708 585.80 1,539 334.70 110,169 589.30
69 103,469 584.20 1,348 336.20 102,121 587.50
70–74 451,896 577.00 4,343 319.50 447,553 579.50
70 98,978 581.10 1,193 328.20 97,785 584.20
71 93,771 578.80 1,061 321.90 92,710 581.70
72 91,840 578.20 822 317.30 91,018 580.60
73 85,909 575.30 667 320.00 85,242 577.30
74 81,398 570.10 600 300.90 80,798 572.10
75–79 342,911 554.10 1,808 301.20 341,103 555.50
75 77,485 563.60 462 315.20 77,023 565.10
76 71,635 552.80 399 298.20 71,236 554.30
77 66,351 551.30 337 301.70 66,014 552.60
78 65,452 549.90 320 295.20 65,132 551.10
79 61,988 551.20 290 288.80 61,698 552.40
80–84 226,789 546.80 919 293.10 225,870 547.80
85–89 89,660 531.00 266 286.80 89,394 531.80
90–94 15,563 554.30 46 373.10 15,517 554.90
95 or older 1,034 546.50 21 322.80 1,013 551.10
By type of benefit
Spouses of retired workers 1,849,617 560.50 16,617 332.50 1,833,000 562.60
Spouses of disabled workers 78,351 332.50 3,392 239.20 74,959 336.70
Nondisabled widow(er)s
Total 2,382,809 1,070.10 53,147 999.20 2,329,662 1,071.80
60–64 455,678 1,115.80 32,227 962.90 423,451 1,127.40
60 48,995 1,080.80 4,144 862.00 44,851 1,101.00
61 75,771 1,067.30 6,724 848.80 69,047 1,088.50
62 96,966 1,118.60 7,087 986.20 89,879 1,129.00
63 116,619 1,136.60 7,443 1,030.00 109,176 1,143.90
64 117,327 1,138.80 6,829 1,039.20 110,498 1,145.00
65–69 545,035 1,189.10 15,642 1,112.40 529,393 1,191.30
65 114,615 1,144.00 5,644 1,056.80 108,971 1,148.50
66 115,415 1,211.30 3,796 1,139.80 111,619 1,213.70
67 115,110 1,218.00 2,767 1,162.60 112,343 1,219.40
68 107,308 1,203.10 2,095 1,139.60 105,213 1,204.40
69 92,587 1,164.80 1,340 1,122.30 91,247 1,165.40
70–74 360,995 1,084.90 2,699 959.10 358,296 1,085.80
70 77,207 1,127.60 811 1,029.70 76,396 1,128.70
71 71,377 1,100.50 593 971.50 70,784 1,101.60
72 72,123 1,078.50 488 957.50 71,635 1,079.30
73 69,555 1,060.70 422 891.20 69,133 1,061.70
74 70,733 1,052.90 385 867.80 70,348 1,053.90
75–79 341,225 1,025.40 1,301 844.30 339,924 1,026.10
75 71,049 1,040.70 311 853.50 70,738 1,041.50
76 70,485 1,035.30 303 880.50 70,182 1,035.90
77 65,776 1,022.30 261 828.10 65,515 1,023.10
78 67,213 1,014.70 233 846.70 66,980 1,015.30
79 66,702 1,012.30 193 791.50 66,509 1,012.90
80–84 320,201 990.80 781 806.40 319,420 991.30
85–89 231,705 947.90 360 726.70 231,345 948.20
90–94 98,581 915.80 106 727.70 98,475 916.00
95 or older 29,389 841.40 31 565.90 29,358 841.70
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: Beginning with this year's edition we have removed the race breakdown because the quality of the data has become too inconsistent.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 5.A4 Number and total monthly benefits, by trust fund and type of benefit, December 1940–2010, selected years
Year OASDI Retired workers Disabled workers Wives and husbands Children Widowed mothers and fathers Widow(er)s Parents 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 --
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 --
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.
. . . = not applicable; -- = not available.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 5.A5 Number and average age, by type of benefit, December 2010
Type of benefit Number (thousands) Average age
Total, OASDI 54,032 66
OASI 43,848 71
Retired workers 34,593 74
Spouses of retired workers 2,317 73
Children of retired workers 580 25
Under age 18 310 13
Disabled adult children 250 40
Students, aged 18–19 20 18
Children of deceased workers 1,913 24
Under age 18 1,239 12
Disabled adult children 601 48
Students, aged 18–19 72 18
Nondisabled widow(er)s 4,041 77
Widowed mothers and fathers 158 44
Disabled widow(er)s 245 59
Parents of deceased workers 2 82
DI 10,184 46
Disabled workers 8,204 53
Spouses of disabled workers 160 55
Children of disabled workers 1,820 13
Under age 18 1,660 12
Disabled adult children 98 27
Students, aged 18–19 62 18
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 5.A6 Number and average monthly benefit, by age, type of benefit, and sex, December 2010
Type of benefit All Male Female
Number (thousands)
Total, OASDI 54,032 24,294 29,738
By age
Adults 49,719 22,045 27,674
Children 4,313 2,248 2,064
Under age 18 3,209 1,635 1,574
Disabled adult children 949 527 422
Students, aged 18–19 155 87 68
Retired workers and their spouses and children 37,489 17,947 19,543
Retired workers 34,593 17,582 17,011
Spouses 2,317 57 2,260
Children 580 307 273
Disabled workers and their spouses and children 10,184 5,255 4,929
Disabled workers 8,204 4,310 3,894
Spouses 160 7 154
Children 1,820 939 881
Survivors of deceased workers 6,358 1,092 5,266
Nondisabled widow(er)s 4,041 66 3,975
Disabled widow(er)s 245 12 233
Widowed mothers and fathers 158 12 146
Children 1,913 1,002 911
Parents 2 a 1
Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Retired workers 1,175.50 1,323.10 1,022.90
Disabled workers 1,067.80 1,191.10 931.30
Widowed mothers and fathers 848.90 729.90 858.60
Nondisabled widow(er)s 1,133.90 977.90 1,136.40
Surviving children 751.80 750.60 753.00
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.
Beginning with this year's edition we have removed the race breakdown because the quality of the data has become too inconsistent.
a. Fewer than 500.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 5.A7 Number and average monthly benefit for women, by type of benefit and basis of entitlement, December 2010
Type of benefit and basis of entitlement Number (thousands) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
All women
Total a 27,673 982.90
Workers 20,905 1,005.80
Retired 17,011 1,022.90
Full benefit 4,012 1,178.90
Reduced benefit 12,999 974.80
Disabled 3,894 931.30
Wives of retired and disabled workers 2,413 566.50
Entitlement based on care of children 115 331.10
Husband retired 43 509.10
Husband disabled 72 224.80
Entitlement based on age 2,298 578.30
Husband retired 2,216 586.90
Full benefit 383 703.20
Reduced benefit 1,833 562.60
Husband disabled 81 344.80
Widows 4,354 1,103.30
Entitlement based on care of children 146 858.60
Nondisabled, aged 60 or older 3,975 1,136.40
Disabled, aged 50 to FRA 233 690.90
Women aged 65 or older
Total a 21,048 1,011.20
Entitled as worker 15,429 1,038.40
Worker only 9,251 1,017.60
Dually entitled 6,179 1,069.50
Wife's benefit 2,534 719.90
Widow's benefit 3,645 1,312.50
Entitled as wife or widow only 5,619 936.60
Wife's benefit 2,050 590.70
Widow's benefit 3,569 1,135.30
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.
FRA = full retirement age.
Beginning with this year's edition we have removed the race breakdown because the quality of the data has become too inconsistent.
a. Excludes parents and disabled adult children receiving benefits because of a childhood disability.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 5.A8 Number, average primary insurance amount, and average monthly benefit for persons with benefits based on special minimum primary insurance amount, by type of benefit and sex, December 2010
Type of benefit and sex Number Average primary insurance amount (dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
All beneficiaries 76,129 639.30 830.40
Retirement benefits
Total 70,236 633.80 852.00
Retired workers 68,283 634.70 869.30
Men 15,175 595.00 529.10
Women 53,108 646.10 966.60
Wives and husbands of retired workers 1,746 597.80 244.20
Children of retired workers 207 636.20 259.40
Disability benefits
Total 37 604.20 554.70
Survivor benefits
Total 5,856 706.00 572.60
Nondisabled widow(er)s 4,623 703.00 592.30
Disabled widow(er)s 73 701.40 423.80
Widowed mothers and fathers 11 679.80 481.80
Children of deceased workers 1,149 718.70 503.60
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 5.A10 Number and average monthly benefit for beneficiaries aged 60 or older, by sex, type of benefit, and age, December 2010
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 (thousands)
All beneficiaries
Total 43,707 1,013 5,403 11,009 8,866 6,842 5,335 3,409 1,779 51
Retired workers 34,593 . . . 3,432 9,360 7,766 5,749 4,290 2,636 1,325 35
Widow(er)s, parents, and mothers and fathers 4,179 173 400 642 521 628 735 639 424 16
Wives and husbands 2,372 4 260 633 558 452 304 131 29 a
Disabled workers 2,430 812 1,279 339 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Disabled adult children 134 24 32 34 20 12 7 3 1 a
Men
Subtotal 19,090 462 2,433 5,167 4,131 3,032 2,164 1,202 492 8
Retired workers 17,582 . . . 1,698 4,930 4,100 3,011 2,151 1,196 489 7
Widowers, parents, and fathers 71 14 24 19 5 3 3 2 1 a
Husbands 62 a 4 17 16 13 8 3 1 a
Disabled workers 1,310 435 691 184 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Disabled adult children 65 13 16 17 10 5 3 1 a a
Women
Subtotal 24,617 552 2,970 5,842 4,735 3,810 3,171 2,207 1,287 44
Retired workers 17,011 . . . 1,735 4,430 3,665 2,738 2,140 1,441 836 27
Widows, parents, and mothers 4,108 159 377 623 517 624 732 637 423 16
Wives 2,310 4 256 616 543 440 296 127 28 a
Disabled workers 1,120 377 587 155 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Disabled adult children 69 12 15 17 11 7 4 2 1 a
Average monthly benefit (dollars)
All beneficiaries
Total 1,137.60 1,136.90 1,051.00 1,185.00 1,172.40 1,100.60 1,112.30 1,122.70 1,183.10 1,088.50
Retired workers 1,175.50 . . . 1,035.00 1,224.50 1,218.60 1,142.00 1,151.30 1,153.20 1,208.90 1,120.50
Widow(er)s, parents, and mothers and fathers 1,119.70 969.40 1,058.10 1,203.60 1,132.40 1,109.00 1,111.30 1,111.50 1,142.90 1,024.30
Wives and husbands 572.30 511.20 475.10 597.20 583.60 575.30 575.20 574.20 610.50 a
Disabled workers 1,205.20 1,188.10 1,216.50 1,203.70 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Disabled adult children 713.60 730.80 731.50 740.70 710.80 656.80 620.50 591.30 560.90 a
Men
Subtotal 1,321.10 1,322.40 1,248.00 1,399.10 1,377.70 1,263.40 1,255.70 1,223.80 1,270.30 1,225.00
Retired workers 1,323.10 . . . 1,193.70 1,405.40 1,383.80 1,268.90 1,260.70 1,227.80 1,274.30 1,231.50
Widowers, parents, and fathers 941.90 790.90 966.10 1,131.30 925.60 777.80 731.10 673.10 652.90 a
Husbands 358.40 a 283.60 436.60 347.70 330.40 315.70 305.70 323.20 a
Disabled workers 1,391.30 1,356.90 1,408.60 1,407.50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Disabled adult children 708.80 721.70 723.50 731.10 703.90 648.10 617.70 578.80 a a
Women
Subtotal 995.40 981.70 889.60 995.70 993.20 971.10 1,014.50 1,067.70 1,149.70 1,065.00
Retired workers 1,022.90 . . . 879.70 1,023.10 1,033.80 1,002.50 1,041.40 1,091.40 1,170.60 1,090.20
Widows, parents, and mothers 1,122.80 984.60 1,063.90 1,205.80 1,134.30 1,110.80 1,112.90 1,112.90 1,144.30 1,025.40
Wives 578.10 514.00 477.90 601.70 590.40 582.20 582.20 581.30 621.40 a
Disabled workers 987.40 993.10 990.40 962.40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Disabled adult children 718.10 740.90 740.10 750.00 717.00 663.20 622.30 596.90 566.90 a
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.
. . . = not applicable.
a. Fewer than 500 beneficiaries.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 5.A14 Number and percentage distribution of women aged 62 or older, by basis of entitlement, type of benefit, and dual entitlement status, December 1960–2010, selected years
Entitlement 1960 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010
Number (thousands)
All women 62 or older a 6,619 11,374 14,010 16,350 18,412 19,954 20,888 21,381 22,066 24,004
Entitled as worker b 2,866 5,753 7,586 9,304 10,805 12,037 12,974 14,013 15,291 17,750
Worker only 2,563 4,786 5,926 6,710 7,096 7,359 7,554 8,117 9,126 11,118
Dually entitled c 303 967 1,660 2,594 3,709 4,678 5,420 5,896 6,165 6,632
Wife's benefit 159 388 617 1,016 1,594 2,077 2,398 2,568 2,650 2,911
Widow's benefit 141 574 1,039 1,575 2,112 2,600 3,022 3,327 3,514 3,721
Entitled as wife or widow only c 3,753 5,621 6,424 7,046 7,607 7,917 7,914 7,368 6,775 6,254
Wife's benefit 2,174 2,546 2,745 2,884 3,018 3,059 2,985 2,768 2,511 2,306
Widow's benefit d 1,546 3,048 3,659 4,148 4,580 4,853 4,926 4,598 4,264 3,948
Percentage distribution
All women 62 or older a 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Entitled as worker b 43.3 50.6 54.1 56.9 58.7 60.3 62.1 65.5 69.3 73.9
Worker only 38.7 42.1 42.3 41.0 38.5 36.9 36.2 38.0 41.4 46.3
Dually entitled c 4.6 8.5 11.8 15.9 20.1 23.4 25.9 27.6 28.0 27.6
Wife's benefit 2.4 3.4 4.4 6.2 8.7 10.4 11.5 12.0 12.0 12.1
Widow's benefit 2.1 5.0 7.4 9.6 11.5 13.0 14.4 15.6 16.0 15.5
Entitled as wife or widow only c 56.7 49.4 45.9 43.1 41.3 39.7 37.9 34.5 30.7 26.1
Wife's benefit 32.8 22.4 19.6 17.6 16.4 15.3 14.3 12.9 11.4 9.6
Widow's benefit d 23.4 26.8 26.1 25.4 24.9 24.3 23.6 21.5 19.3 16.4
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record. All data for 2005 and dual entitlement data for 1995 and 2000 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. Includes parents.
d. Includes disabled widows and mothers.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 5.A15 Number and average monthly benefit for women aged 65 or older, by basis of entitlement, type of benefit, and dual entitlement status, December 2010
Entitlement Total, 65 or older 65–69 70–74 75–79 80–84 85–89 90 or older
Number
All women 65 or older 21,048,404 5,821,671 4,723,809 3,801,832 3,166,244 2,204,982 1,329,866
Entitled as worker a 15,429,278 4,584,066 3,664,682 2,737,724 2,139,426 1,440,632 862,748
Worker only 9,250,778 3,358,471 2,446,872 1,528,802 993,492 576,491 346,650
Dually entitled b 6,178,500 1,225,595 1,217,810 1,208,922 1,145,934 864,141 516,098
Wife's benefit 2,533,703 916,432 689,207 490,158 296,520 116,989 24,397
Widow's benefit 3,644,797 309,163 528,603 718,764 849,414 747,152 491,701
Entitled as wife or widow only 5,619,126 1,237,605 1,059,127 1,064,108 1,026,818 764,350 467,118
Wife's benefit 2,049,832 616,142 542,647 439,926 295,615 127,485 28,017
Widow's benefit 3,569,294 621,463 516,480 624,182 731,203 636,865 439,101
Average monthly benefit (dollars)
All women 65 or older 1,011.20 996.50 993.90 971.60 1,015.10 1,068.10 1,147.30
Entitled as worker a 1,038.40 1,021.10 1,033.80 1,002.50 1,041.40 1,091.40 1,168.00
Worker only 1,017.60 1,058.10 1,045.40 957.00 943.50 943.70 1,032.80
Dually entitled b 1,069.50 919.70 1,010.50 1,060.00 1,126.30 1,189.90 1,258.90
Wife's benefit 719.90 757.90 731.20 686.40 663.50 649.10 674.90
Widow's benefit 1,312.50 1,399.10 1,374.70 1,314.90 1,287.90 1,274.60 1,287.90
Entitled as wife or widow only 936.60 905.40 855.60 892.30 960.10 1,024.30 1,108.90
Wife's benefit 590.70 601.70 590.40 582.20 582.20 581.30 621.50
Widow's benefit 1,135.30 1,206.50 1,134.30 1,110.90 1,112.90 1,112.90 1,140.00
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
a. Includes disabled workers.
b. Excludes parents and disabled adult children.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 5.A16 Number and average monthly benefit for adult beneficiaries, by sex, type of benefit, and age, December 2010
Type of benefit Number (thousands) 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 49,719 7,134 5,371 37,214 1,120.20 1,009.60 1,052.90 1,151.10
Retired workers 34,593 . . . 3,432 31,161 1,175.50 . . . 1,035.00 1,190.90
Disabled workers 8,204 6,586 1,279 339 1,067.80 1,031.90 1,216.50 1,203.70
Wives and husbands of retired workers 2,317 36 211 2,070 580.00   497.70   509.40   588.70
Wives and husbands of disabled workers 160 73 49 38 286.50   221.70   328.80   356.10
Nondisabled widow(er)s 4,041 125 331 3,585 1,133.90 1,072.40 1,132.00 1,136.20
Disabled widow(er)s 245 162 65 18 681.30   677.60   690.10   682.40
Mothers and fathers 158 152 4 1 848.90   846.10   926.60   913.80
Men
Subtotal 22,045 3,468 2,417 16,160 1,292.60 1,131.20 1,251.50 1,333.50
Retired workers 17,582 . . . 1,698 15,885 1,323.10 . . . 1,193.70 1,336.90
Disabled workers 4,310 3,434 691 184 1,191.10 1,135.70 1,408.60 1,407.50
Husbands of retired workers 57 b 2 55 366.00   450.40   318.40   368.10
Husbands of disabled workers 7 2 1 3 241.70   177.10   219.60   286.30
Nondisabled widowers 66 11 21 33 977.90   853.80 1,018.40   992.40
Disabled widowers 12 9 2 b 498.70   496.40   505.00   511.80
Fathers 12 12 b b 729.90   728.00   831.60   855.60
Women
Subtotal 27,674 3,666 2,955 21,054 982.90   894.60   890.40 1,011.20
Retired workers 17,011 . . . 1,735 15,276 1,022.90 . . .   879.70 1,039.20
Disabled workers 3,894 3,151 587 155 931.30   918.80   990.40   962.40
Wives of retired workers 2,260 36 208 2,015 585.40   497.80   511.60   594.60
Wives of disabled workers 154 71 48 35 288.40   222.90   331.80   363.00
Nondisabled widows 3,975 114 310 3,552 1,136.40 1,093.30 1,139.80 1,137.50
Disabled widows 233 152 63 18 690.90   688.80   697.10   687.10
Mothers 146 141 4 1 858.60   855.90   930.80   915.10
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.
. . . = not applicable.
a. Includes parents. Excludes student beneficiaries aged 18–19 and disabled adult children.
b. Fewer than 500 beneficiaries.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 5.A17 Number and average monthly benefit for disabled beneficiaries, by type of benefit, December 1957–2010
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
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: . . . = not applicable.
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