Annual Statistical Supplement, 2015

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 2014
Type of benefit All Male Female
Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Total, OASDI 59,007,158 1,214.99 26,732,874 1,372.34 32,274,284 1,084.67
OASI 48,076,066 1,259.94 21,152,690 1,436.34 26,923,376 1,121.35
Retirement benefits 41,947,747 1,282.27 20,039,453 1,469.02 21,908,294 1,111.46
Retired workers 39,008,771 1,328.58 19,601,843 1,488.07 19,406,928 1,167.49
Spouses of retired workers 2,303,480 673.26 99,521 519.76 2,203,959 680.19
Children of retired workers 635,496 647.38 338,089 644.01 297,407 651.21
Survivor benefits 6,128,319 1,107.09 1,113,237 848.12 5,015,082 1,164.58
Children of deceased workers 1,892,099 830.73 993,815 829.64 898,284 831.94
Widowed mothers and fathers 142,509 934.90 11,547 802.54 130,962 946.57
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,834,531 1,275.61 90,743 1,114.36 3,743,788 1,279.52
Disabled widow(er)s 257,871 724.07 16,962 535.69 240,909 737.33
Parents of deceased workers 1,309 1,120.76 170 1,042.39 1,139 1,132.46
DI 10,931,092 1,017.30 5,580,184 1,129.70 5,350,908 900.09
Disabled workers 8,954,518 1,165.39 4,627,675 1,290.20 4,326,843 1,031.91
Spouses of disabled workers 148,955 314.53 8,809 298.73 140,146 315.53
Children of disabled workers 1,827,619 349.01 943,700 350.43 883,919 347.49
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
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 2014
Age All retired workers Men Women
Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Total 39,008,771 1,328.58 19,601,843 1,488.07 19,406,928 1,167.49
62–64 3,065,297 1,085.78 1,462,283 1,223.48 1,603,014 960.17
62 772,836 1,061.41 365,796 1,199.14 407,040 937.64
63 1,081,334 1,082.43 516,303 1,219.57 565,031 957.13
64 1,211,127 1,104.33 580,184 1,242.32 630,943 977.44
65–69 11,148,442 1,351.36 5,737,560 1,528.14 5,410,882 1,163.91
65 1,470,923 1,169.73 708,664 1,316.56 762,259 1,033.21
66 2,492,976 1,356.30 1,282,704 1,530.36 1,210,272 1,171.83
67 2,701,749 1,371.93 1,403,956 1,548.86 1,297,793 1,180.54
68 2,449,770 1,404.10 1,277,760 1,588.47 1,172,010 1,203.09
69 2,033,024 1,385.84 1,064,476 1,566.60 968,548 1,187.18
70–74 9,533,686 1,416.21 4,943,035 1,602.95 4,590,651 1,215.14
70 2,082,143 1,417.29 1,082,310 1,601.86 999,833 1,217.49
71 2,119,091 1,416.88 1,098,785 1,603.25 1,020,306 1,216.19
72 1,998,180 1,419.08 1,036,501 1,607.52 961,679 1,215.98
73 1,741,874 1,421.04 901,506 1,610.74 840,368 1,217.55
74 1,592,398 1,405.03 823,933 1,589.71 768,465 1,207.02
75–79 6,490,582 1,330.88 3,343,213 1,487.17 3,147,369 1,164.86
75 1,472,824 1,375.13 760,514 1,550.06 712,310 1,188.37
76 1,414,651 1,359.39 729,972 1,529.18 684,679 1,178.37
77 1,294,632 1,336.38 667,630 1,495.56 627,002 1,166.89
78 1,190,757 1,292.43 612,397 1,432.33 578,360 1,144.30
79 1,117,718 1,271.06 572,700 1,398.95 545,018 1,136.68
80–84 4,415,357 1,278.61 2,222,761 1,395.28 2,192,596 1,160.33
80 1,029,275 1,267.75 525,895 1,388.46 503,380 1,141.65
81 921,594 1,273.63 467,592 1,392.49 454,002 1,151.21
82 884,731 1,291.78 444,373 1,414.97 440,358 1,167.47
83 813,802 1,281.84 406,151 1,393.70 407,651 1,170.39
84 765,955 1,280.54 378,750 1,386.77 387,205 1,176.62
85–89 2,766,695 1,295.59 1,284,535 1,394.48 1,482,160 1,209.89
85 676,258 1,280.87 327,680 1,380.80 348,578 1,186.92
86 622,740 1,295.97 294,795 1,401.72 327,945 1,200.90
87 560,833 1,305.43 259,495 1,408.98 301,338 1,216.26
88 486,011 1,293.79 219,269 1,382.50 266,742 1,220.86
89 420,853 1,307.66 183,296 1,401.05 237,557 1,235.60
90–94 1,244,125 1,284.00 503,406 1,338.08 740,719 1,247.24
95 or older 344,587 1,349.62 105,050 1,432.35 239,537 1,313.33
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
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 2014
Age All disabled workers Men Women
Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Total 8,954,518 1,165.39 4,627,675 1,290.20 4,326,843 1,031.91
Under 20 343 433.84 220 439.60 123 423.53
20–24 33,495 593.34 19,977 602.62 13,518 579.64
20 964 485.74 564 486.56 400 484.58
21 2,553 525.90 1,554 528.59 999 521.72
22 5,465 557.13 3,213 563.97 2,252 547.38
23 9,576 595.94 5,751 603.14 3,825 585.11
24 14,937 623.40 8,895 636.53 6,042 604.07
25–29 155,379 728.89 88,847 747.21 66,532 704.43
25 20,448 651.23 12,031 665.05 8,417 631.48
26 25,396 687.17 14,690 703.85 10,706 664.28
27 30,938 717.48 17,746 735.20 13,192 693.65
28 36,533 753.12 20,740 772.86 15,793 727.20
29 42,064 779.18 23,640 802.47 18,424 749.31
30–34 292,985 847.29 157,903 868.22 135,082 822.81
30 47,098 799.69 26,231 820.75 20,867 773.22
31 52,189 825.43 28,766 845.01 23,423 801.38
32 58,875 843.70 31,878 866.78 26,997 816.44
33 64,170 865.08 34,172 887.46 29,998 839.59
34 70,653 881.98 36,856 903.54 33,797 858.47
35–39 411,740 932.92 207,815 963.80 203,925 901.44
35 75,393 900.75 38,748 926.70 36,645 873.30
36 78,567 916.20 40,160 941.64 38,407 889.59
37 82,922 933.72 41,700 965.54 41,222 901.53
38 84,981 948.42 42,652 982.82 42,329 913.77
39 89,877 959.11 44,555 996.22 45,322 922.63
40–44 596,248 1,004.28 294,581 1,058.08 301,667 951.74
40 96,315 977.47 47,356 1,019.48 48,959 936.84
41 103,906 987.39 51,228 1,036.14 52,678 939.98
42 115,713 999.31 57,080 1,053.58 58,633 946.48
43 133,178 1,013.81 65,891 1,070.49 67,287 958.30
44 147,136 1,029.03 73,026 1,090.82 74,110 968.15
45–49 893,303 1,060.77 451,294 1,135.15 442,009 984.82
45 152,863 1,040.20 76,838 1,105.09 76,025 974.61
46 161,536 1,048.63 81,488 1,118.00 80,048 978.01
47 173,604 1,056.79 87,832 1,130.92 85,772 980.89
48 191,065 1,069.87 97,114 1,147.00 93,951 990.14
49 214,235 1,079.70 108,022 1,162.26 106,213 995.74
50–54 1,499,066 1,126.90 759,308 1,231.80 739,758 1,019.22
50 248,088 1,093.29 125,115 1,182.76 122,973 1,002.26
51 272,922 1,108.83 138,008 1,206.24 134,914 1,009.18
52 298,815 1,121.51 151,097 1,224.62 147,718 1,016.05
53 328,193 1,140.46 166,521 1,250.57 161,672 1,027.04
54 351,048 1,156.60 178,567 1,274.48 172,481 1,034.55
55–59 2,162,548 1,216.19 1,114,755 1,359.08 1,047,793 1,064.15
55 382,589 1,176.39 195,842 1,303.27 186,747 1,043.34
56 410,110 1,196.38 211,286 1,329.95 198,824 1,054.45
57 441,644 1,212.77 227,726 1,355.55 213,918 1,060.79
58 459,765 1,232.74 237,521 1,382.19 222,244 1,073.03
59 468,440 1,252.99 242,380 1,410.27 226,060 1,084.35
60–65 2,909,411 1,307.53 1,532,975 1,487.54 1,376,436 1,107.05
60 485,856 1,270.26 252,262 1,433.35 233,594 1,094.13
61 490,086 1,287.27 255,256 1,459.23 234,830 1,100.36
62 498,887 1,305.86 261,639 1,483.81 237,248 1,109.61
63 494,157 1,320.23 261,509 1,503.01 232,648 1,114.77
64 473,611 1,326.75 252,289 1,514.30 221,322 1,112.96
65 466,814 1,336.45 250,020 1,531.84 216,794 1,111.12
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
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 2014
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 2,452,435 651.47 2,344,105 658.39 108,330 501.79
By basis of entitlement  
Care of children 102,974 368.16 101,000 371.18 1,974 213.66
Under 35 13,543 205.28 13,338 206.23 205 143.36
35–39 14,605 242.66 14,280 244.41 325 165.59
40–44 17,493 301.14 17,129 303.72 364 179.98
45–49 18,327 369.85 17,937 373.60 390 197.38
50–54 16,609 440.90 16,289 444.77 320 243.88
55–59 11,151 504.35 10,902 509.53 249 277.81
60–61 3,969 560.12 3,901 563.54 68 363.85
62–FRA 7,277 600.65 7,224 601.71 53 454.96
Age 2,349,461 663.89 2,243,105 671.32 106,356 507.13
62–64 190,250 483.62 185,856 487.82 4,394 305.96
62 44,640 465.30 43,763 468.93 877 284.52
63 66,297 477.08 64,813 481.20 1,484 297.18
64 79,313 499.38 77,280 504.06 2,033 321.62
65–69 740,689 732.99 691,498 738.57 49,191 654.43
65 103,439 549.91 100,513 555.35 2,926 363.16
66 166,560 772.64 154,054 778.72 12,506 697.80
67 182,453 781.47 168,118 789.47 14,335 687.60
68 157,660 759.34 146,361 766.67 11,299 664.28
69 130,577 727.86 122,452 735.00 8,125 620.36
70–74 550,205 672.95 530,222 682.34 19,983 423.93
70 117,027 689.19 112,673 697.85 4,354 465.06
71 117,326 681.33 113,180 690.39 4,146 433.87
72 113,664 674.08 109,741 683.29 3,923 416.33
73 103,748 663.87 99,975 673.56 3,773 407.15
74 98,440 651.94 94,653 662.40 3,787 390.35
75–79 420,073 641.43 403,938 652.08 16,135 374.96
75 92,567 647.39 88,891 658.34 3,676 382.42
76 90,186 644.55 86,767 655.05 3,419 378.05
77 85,125 640.63 81,920 650.96 3,205 376.47
78 78,233 636.64 75,218 647.31 3,015 370.30
79 73,962 636.19 71,142 646.95 2,820 364.75
80–84 281,154 635.42 270,857 645.97 10,297 357.78
85–89 131,461 637.43 126,749 648.19 4,712 348.19
90–94 32,616 634.60 31,199 648.09 1,417 337.61
95 or older 3,013 663.89 2,786 690.89 227 332.50
By marital status  
Nondivorced 2,257,550 645.19 2,159,773 651.92 97,777 496.59
Divorced 194,885 724.26 184,332 734.24 10,553 549.88
  Spouses of retired workers
Total 2,303,480 673.26 2,203,959 680.19 99,521 519.76
By basis of entitlement  
Care of children 39,769 570.33 39,654 570.44 115 534.79
Under 35 1,368 492.23 1,368 492.23 0 . . .
35–39 2,387 481.60 2,386 481.53 1 648.00
40–44 4,384 508.33 4,383 508.29 1 688.00
45–49 6,775 541.83 6,771 541.79 4 600.75
50–54 8,468 572.48 8,453 572.66 15 471.87
55–59 7,197 597.64 7,148 598.58 49 461.41
60–61 3,015 616.71 2,991 616.78 24 607.29
62–FRA 6,175 639.83 6,154 639.82 21 642.84
Age 2,263,711 675.07 2,164,305 682.20 99,406 519.74
62–64 148,386 523.41 145,760 526.39 2,626 358.17
62 31,407 518.92 30,982 521.17 425 354.82
63 50,944 517.67 50,070 520.60 874 349.97
64 66,035 529.97 64,708 533.36 1,327 364.65
65–69 705,932 749.72 660,509 754.67 45,423 677.74
65 92,464 571.22 90,292 575.41 2,172 396.86
66 157,335 793.96 145,829 799.58 11,506 722.64
67 175,560 796.24 162,174 803.56 13,386 707.49
68 152,998 770.32 142,334 777.06 10,664 680.40
69 127,575 735.80 119,880 742.30 7,695 634.46
70–74 543,155 676.61 524,168 685.57 18,987 429.13
70 114,774 695.11 110,733 703.12 4,041 475.64
71 115,547 685.81 111,642 694.33 3,905 442.24
72 112,303 677.55 108,576 686.38 3,727 420.22
73 102,809 666.28 99,184 675.67 3,625 409.35
74 97,722 653.77 94,033 664.02 3,689 392.73
75–79 418,422 642.34 402,583 652.82 15,839 375.84
75 92,050 648.67 88,459 659.45 3,591 383.02
76 89,787 645.60 86,442 655.89 3,345 379.70
77 84,811 641.50 81,663 651.68 3,148 377.49
78 77,987 637.34 75,022 647.88 2,965 370.68
79 73,787 636.71 70,997 647.36 2,790 365.62
80–84 280,803 635.70 270,593 646.18 10,210 358.04
85–89 131,394 637.55 126,713 648.23 4,681 348.39
90–94 32,606 634.71 31,193 648.17 1,413 337.58
95 or older 3,013 663.89 2,786 690.89 227 332.50
By marital status  
Nondivorced 2,120,301 666.85 2,029,856 673.71 90,445 512.78
Divorced 183,179 747.46 174,103 755.71 9,076 589.26
  Spouses of disabled workers
Total 148,955 314.53 140,146 315.53 8,809 298.73
By basis of entitlement  
Care of children 63,205 240.95 61,346 242.38 1,859 193.80
Under 35 12,175 173.04 11,970 173.55 205 143.36
35–39 12,218 195.98 11,894 196.84 324 164.10
40–44 13,109 231.85 12,746 233.37 363 178.58
45–49 11,552 268.99 11,166 271.61 386 193.20
50–54 8,141 304.03 7,836 306.81 305 232.67
55–59 3,954 334.55 3,754 339.97 200 232.83
60–61 954 381.28 910 388.55 44 231.07
62–FRA 1,102 381.09 1,070 382.57 32 331.66
Age 85,750 368.77 78,800 372.47 6,950 326.80
62–64 41,864 342.57 40,096 347.60 1,768 228.41
62 13,233 338.06 12,781 342.29 452 218.42
63 15,353 342.41 14,743 347.41 610 221.53
64 13,278 347.26 12,572 353.24 706 240.75
65–69 34,757 393.19 30,989 395.59 3,768 373.43
65 10,975 370.38 10,221 378.08 754 266.08
66 9,225 409.15 8,225 408.81 1,000 411.99
67 6,893 405.43 5,944 405.16 949 407.09
68 4,662 398.86 4,027 399.70 635 393.49
69 3,002 390.65 2,572 394.42 430 368.09
70–74 7,050 391.46 6,054 402.42 996 324.85
70 2,253 387.56 1,940 397.10 313 328.43
71 1,779 390.32 1,538 404.73 241 298.35
72 1,361 387.87 1,165 395.51 196 342.48
73 939 400.05 791 408.83 148 353.11
74 718 402.05 620 418.08 98 300.62
75 or older 2,079 411.11 1,661 432.23 418 327.19
By marital status  
Nondivorced 137,249 310.56 129,917 311.33 7,332 296.88
Divorced 11,706 361.11 10,229 368.79 1,477 307.91
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: FRA = full retirement age; . . . = not applicable.
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 2014
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 4,355,214 601.82 635,496 647.38 1,892,099 830.73 1,827,619 349.01
Under age 18 3,166,362 547.91 327,665 628.23 1,188,333 821.39 1,650,364 335.04
Under 1 11,036 362.37 587 543.59 1,705 735.03 8,744 277.54
1 25,750 378.39 1,381 559.31 5,482 714.18 18,887 267.70
2 38,075 400.09 2,239 561.89 9,815 720.69 26,021 265.23
3 51,425 416.76 3,298 563.36 14,954 716.84 33,173 266.91
4 67,086 429.67 4,388 568.66 20,865 724.40 41,833 268.10
5 85,889 441.47 5,968 570.58 28,294 728.73 51,627 269.12
6 106,396 453.39 7,735 572.94 36,459 735.02 62,202 273.46
7 128,103 465.39 9,694 565.86 45,362 747.46 73,047 276.90
8 148,758 476.88 11,944 572.59 53,738 755.30 83,076 283.02
9 166,766 492.47 14,310 579.62 61,576 768.98 90,880 291.40
10 188,808 505.20 17,006 583.04 70,938 779.97 100,864 298.82
11 213,285 521.65 20,177 591.51 80,562 799.94 112,546 309.93
12 238,345 535.65 23,973 595.12 91,199 810.72 123,173 320.41
13 271,270 551.26 28,531 607.81 104,691 822.52 138,048 333.86
14 306,443 571.74 34,176 621.39 120,071 839.98 152,196 348.97
15 336,492 593.61 39,844 636.18 132,499 857.47 164,149 370.28
16 374,649 627.26 46,830 683.12 148,505 878.00 179,314 405.00
17 407,786 644.94 55,584 695.48 161,618 891.43 190,584 421.18
Disabled adult children 1,048,879 751.12 287,762 663.75 641,497 840.85 119,620 480.12
18–19 16,526 615.37 2,913 664.47 5,936 849.78 7,677 415.49
20–24 103,687 643.47 20,427 675.87 41,393 829.89 41,867 443.34
25–29 114,645 691.57 30,581 678.89 50,965 832.78 33,099 485.87
30–34 109,803 718.62 38,787 674.70 50,440 835.28 20,576 515.43
35–39 104,204 738.68 44,294 670.48 48,800 845.68 11,110 540.62
40–44 111,717 764.24 49,929 668.59 57,215 863.48 4,573 567.08
45–49 116,982 778.66 45,007 659.88 71,284 855.90 691 547.05
50–54 120,746 800.62 32,934 649.78 87,787 857.28 25 580.11
55–59 96,279 812.06 15,817 624.65 80,460 848.91 2 601.00
60–64 65,972 815.39 5,354 603.30 60,618 834.12 0 . . .
65–69 40,014 829.68 1,379 607.38 38,635 837.61 0 . . .
70–74 24,049 819.42 266 590.24 23,783 821.99 0 . . .
75–79 13,153 765.91 51 598.75 13,102 766.56 0 . . .
80 or older 11,102 692.39 23 622.03 11,079 692.54 0 . . .
Students, aged 18–19 139,973 702.68 20,069 725.23 62,269 904.56 57,635 476.71
18 131,374 704.98 18,963 728.51 58,115 909.70 54,296 477.64
19 8,599 667.63 1,106 668.98 4,154 832.77 3,339 461.74
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: . . . = not applicable.
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 2014
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 142,509 934.90 11,547 802.54 130,962 946.57
By age  
Under 25 1,057 688.89 17 415.53 1,040 693.36
25–29 6,003 727.63 258 568.50 5,745 734.77
25 683 704.86 20 569.65 663 708.94
26 923 708.33 35 480.26 888 717.31
27 1,181 724.85 51 566.55 1,130 732.00
28 1,419 732.65 64 582.30 1,355 739.75
29 1,797 744.05 88 594.43 1,709 751.75
30–34 15,468 767.95 844 640.37 14,624 775.32
30 2,241 753.48 119 636.29 2,122 760.05
31 2,657 753.27 133 605.93 2,524 761.03
32 3,183 764.61 169 623.66 3,014 772.51
33 3,456 767.51 177 622.35 3,279 775.35
34 3,931 789.22 246 685.41 3,685 796.15
35–39 23,418 829.22 1,627 710.85 21,791 838.05
35 4,382 795.29 305 663.07 4,077 805.19
36 4,473 799.48 304 697.73 4,169 806.90
37 4,889 823.32 351 731.13 4,538 830.45
38 4,655 846.39 303 726.79 4,352 854.72
39 5,019 875.16 364 729.02 4,655 886.58
40–44 28,085 931.58 2,280 794.44 25,805 943.70
40 5,217 895.15 410 786.86 4,807 904.39
41 5,289 908.64 415 748.82 4,874 922.25
42 5,539 924.62 441 801.74 5,098 935.25
43 5,938 950.43 513 789.76 5,425 965.62
44 6,102 970.59 501 836.77 5,601 982.56
45–49 27,514 1,004.66 2,375 836.28 25,139 1,020.57
45 5,887 981.06 477 822.36 5,410 995.05
46 5,517 1,005.64 483 838.93 5,034 1,021.64
47 5,505 1,006.01 446 828.99 5,059 1,021.61
48 5,362 1,013.72 466 846.29 4,896 1,029.66
49 5,243 1,019.47 503 844.11 4,740 1,038.08
50–54 20,842 1,051.71 2,192 854.22 18,650 1,074.92
50 5,077 1,039.23 481 824.84 4,596 1,061.67
51 4,524 1,050.54 479 856.72 4,045 1,073.49
52 4,169 1,051.72 422 855.72 3,747 1,073.80
53 3,767 1,062.14 423 865.10 3,344 1,087.06
54 3,305 1,060.56 387 874.12 2,918 1,085.29
55–59 10,986 1,055.52 1,315 892.33 9,671 1,077.70
55 2,805 1,051.82 338 878.39 2,467 1,075.58
56 2,316 1,074.44 281 931.78 2,035 1,094.14
57 2,147 1,064.13 268 898.76 1,879 1,087.72
58 1,896 1,035.11 220 838.74 1,676 1,060.89
59 1,822 1,048.23 208 910.07 1,614 1,066.03
60–61 3,356 1,032.66 354 854.34 3,002 1,053.69
60 1,735 1,029.40 199 814.61 1,536 1,057.23
61 1,621 1,036.15 155 905.35 1,466 1,049.98
62 or older 5,780 1,046.95 285 948.61 5,495 1,052.05
By marital status  
Nondivorced 130,121 935.48 10,785 805.20 119,336 947.26
Divorced 12,388 928.77 762 764.89 11,626 939.51
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
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 2014
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 3,834,531 1,275.61 90,743 1,114.36 3,743,788 1,279.52
By age  
60–61 120,340 1,157.38 11,743 930.77 108,597 1,181.88
60 47,807 1,164.87 4,492 939.08 43,315 1,188.29
61 72,533 1,152.44 7,251 925.63 65,282 1,177.63
62–64 312,340 1,227.94 27,022 1,092.70 285,318 1,240.74
62 93,483 1,201.12 8,755 1,036.24 84,728 1,218.16
63 105,678 1,231.48 8,991 1,109.16 96,687 1,242.85
64 113,179 1,246.77 9,276 1,130.03 103,903 1,257.20
65–69 668,873 1,383.17 33,379 1,288.33 635,494 1,388.15
65 127,184 1,271.79 8,883 1,163.36 118,301 1,279.94
66 140,494 1,404.31 7,986 1,322.79 132,508 1,409.22
67 149,595 1,423.13 7,164 1,336.09 142,431 1,427.50
68 134,527 1,416.12 5,486 1,342.36 129,041 1,419.26
69 117,073 1,389.88 3,860 1,339.19 113,213 1,391.60
70–74 514,641 1,336.31 7,418 1,139.08 507,223 1,339.20
70 101,868 1,364.30 2,026 1,194.37 99,842 1,367.74
71 106,159 1,365.35 1,647 1,173.84 104,512 1,368.37
72 106,807 1,346.87 1,501 1,130.27 105,306 1,349.95
73 99,319 1,312.50 1,116 1,101.58 98,203 1,314.89
74 100,488 1,289.59 1,128 1,037.86 99,360 1,292.45
75–79 537,942 1,245.85 4,136 918.07 533,806 1,248.39
75 101,452 1,271.20 982 994.31 100,470 1,273.91
76 105,234 1,251.71 877 951.18 104,357 1,254.24
77 105,460 1,240.62 793 876.55 104,667 1,243.38
78 110,633 1,235.34 783 894.57 109,850 1,237.77
79 115,163 1,233.05 701 843.08 114,462 1,235.44
80–84 612,695 1,239.12 3,208 802.35 609,487 1,241.42
80 118,742 1,238.68 696 834.05 118,046 1,241.07
81 116,015 1,236.72 639 798.21 115,376 1,239.14
82 122,529 1,234.78 662 817.35 121,867 1,237.05
83 125,003 1,240.49 578 741.94 124,425 1,242.81
84 130,406 1,244.41 633 811.16 129,773 1,246.52
85–89 584,380 1,237.52 2,378 758.09 582,002 1,239.48
85 126,178 1,243.89 575 770.54 125,603 1,246.06
86 123,301 1,239.43 547 772.18 122,754 1,241.51
87 120,426 1,239.16 461 755.52 119,965 1,241.02
88 111,923 1,230.63 411 729.42 111,512 1,232.47
89 102,552 1,232.99 384 753.14 102,168 1,234.80
90–94 361,058 1,240.94 1,115 715.04 359,943 1,242.57
95 or older 122,262 1,268.19 344 695.68 121,918 1,269.81
By marital status  
Nondivorced 3,438,959 1,268.18 81,747 1,105.64 3,357,212 1,272.14
Divorced 395,572 1,340.22 8,996 1,193.57 386,576 1,343.63
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
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 2014
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 257,871 724.07 16,962 535.69 240,909 737.33
By age  
50–54 32,778 695.30 2,502 507.35 30,276 710.83
50 2,726 697.32 204 525.06 2,522 711.26
51 4,534 679.04 354 502.88 4,180 693.96
52 6,500 695.15 450 500.10 6,050 709.66
53 8,469 696.88 631 507.86 7,838 712.09
54 10,549 700.58 863 508.41 9,686 717.70
55–59 92,370 714.04 6,867 528.01 85,503 728.98
55 13,213 701.21 997 521.91 12,216 715.85
56 15,673 712.76 1,201 539.02 14,472 727.18
57 19,002 712.22 1,481 521.42 17,521 728.35
58 21,025 712.60 1,614 517.70 19,411 728.81
59 23,457 724.87 1,574 540.25 21,883 738.15
60–65 132,723 738.16 7,593 551.98 125,130 749.46
60 25,016 726.19 1,817 545.50 23,199 740.34
61 23,892 728.18 1,593 545.46 22,299 741.24
62 22,758 739.16 1,373 538.92 21,385 752.02
63 21,386 748.04 1,065 568.16 20,321 757.47
64 20,028 741.43 985 562.57 19,043 750.68
65 19,643 750.28 760 568.32 18,883 757.61
By marital status  
Nondivorced 221,271 719.01 15,536 528.07 205,735 733.43
Divorced 36,600 754.65 1,426 618.75 35,174 760.15
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 5.A1.8 Number and average monthly benefit for parents, by age and sex, December 2014
Age All parents Men Women
Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Total 1,309 1,120.76 170 1,042.39 1,139 1,132.46
62–69 67 1,150.16 8 878.73 59 1,186.96
70–74 129 1,170.72 21 1,110.81 108 1,182.37
75–79 238 1,147.25 26 1,097.97 212 1,153.29
80–84 296 1,109.81 52 1,089.10 244 1,114.23
85–89 302 1,135.02 27 1,098.99 275 1,138.56
90 or older 277 1,063.77 36 888.79 241 1,089.90
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
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 2014
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 28,164,909 1,229.91 13,644,248 1,366.30 14,520,661 1,101.75
62–64 3,065,297 1,085.78 1,462,283 1,223.48 1,603,014 960.17
62 772,836 1,061.41 365,796 1,199.14 407,040 937.64
63 1,081,334 1,082.43 516,303 1,219.57 565,031 957.13
64 1,211,127 1,104.33 580,184 1,242.32 630,943 977.44
65–69 7,946,306 1,240.87 3,930,501 1,399.36 4,015,805 1,085.75
65 1,470,923 1,169.73 708,664 1,316.56 762,259 1,033.21
66 1,703,749 1,245.51 838,078 1,402.25 865,671 1,093.77
67 1,804,224 1,249.24 895,373 1,408.19 908,851 1,092.64
68 1,624,426 1,276.37 812,265 1,441.43 812,161 1,111.29
69 1,342,984 1,258.72 676,121 1,420.31 666,863 1,094.89
70–74 6,525,329 1,297.53 3,287,832 1,466.78 3,237,497 1,125.64
70 1,361,713 1,270.45 685,385 1,435.45 676,328 1,103.24
71 1,421,536 1,281.75 715,442 1,448.81 706,094 1,112.48
72 1,385,470 1,304.89 697,279 1,475.26 688,191 1,132.27
73 1,227,812 1,321.60 619,618 1,495.70 608,194 1,144.23
74 1,128,798 1,314.82 570,108 1,485.17 558,690 1,140.99
75–79 4,570,112 1,255.78 2,290,186 1,397.85 2,279,926 1,113.08
75 1,051,759 1,294.79 531,057 1,457.55 520,702 1,128.80
76 1,014,438 1,286.27 512,182 1,444.12 502,256 1,125.31
77 910,215 1,264.25 457,153 1,409.74 453,062 1,117.44
78 831,358 1,219.16 413,967 1,342.46 417,391 1,096.87
79 762,342 1,191.23 375,827 1,296.97 386,515 1,088.41
80–84 3,001,549 1,186.02 1,451,923 1,263.42 1,549,626 1,113.50
80 687,468 1,176.58 337,854 1,267.34 349,614 1,088.88
81 620,968 1,179.82 302,700 1,262.64 318,268 1,101.05
82 605,330 1,199.78 293,028 1,284.13 312,302 1,120.63
83 558,877 1,187.23 267,699 1,253.26 291,178 1,126.53
84 528,906 1,188.55 250,642 1,245.72 278,264 1,137.05
85–89 1,939,146 1,204.41 843,760 1,245.69 1,095,386 1,172.61
85 469,119 1,189.05 216,777 1,236.15 252,342 1,148.58
86 432,998 1,205.51 194,732 1,256.71 238,266 1,163.66
87 395,670 1,212.53 170,624 1,258.43 225,046 1,177.73
88 340,489 1,202.36 141,208 1,228.09 199,281 1,184.12
89 300,870 1,218.40 120,419 1,247.60 180,451 1,198.91
90–94 875,749 1,198.43 316,183 1,169.78 559,566 1,214.62
95 or older 241,421 1,246.88 61,580 1,198.02 179,841 1,263.61
  Disabled workers
Total 85,247 1,393.86 49,955 1,564.26 35,292 1,152.67
62 4,429 1,423.09 2,626 1,596.98 1,803 1,169.84
63 16,169 1,416.70 9,543 1,578.07 6,626 1,184.29
64 27,310 1,380.21 15,934 1,548.28 11,376 1,144.79
65 37,339 1,390.48 21,852 1,565.93 15,487 1,142.92
  Spouses
Total 1,764,044 610.81 28,377 364.36 1,735,667 614.84
By age  
62–64 190,250 483.62 4,394 305.96 185,856 487.82
62 44,640 465.30 877 284.52 43,763 468.93
63 66,297 477.08 1,484 297.18 64,813 481.20
64 79,313 499.38 2,033 321.62 77,280 504.06
65–69 495,999 610.55 13,335 382.63 482,664 616.85
65 103,439 549.91 2,926 363.16 100,513 555.35
66 100,243 610.23 3,041 387.25 97,202 617.21
67 106,101 628.22 2,987 390.65 103,114 635.10
68 98,423 634.55 2,436 390.81 95,987 640.74
69 87,793 634.12 1,945 382.10 85,848 639.83
70–74 437,111 650.91 6,403 384.61 430,708 654.87
70 90,343 645.29 1,648 397.84 88,695 649.89
71 93,347 652.77 1,493 389.69 91,854 657.04
72 91,288 655.50 1,215 379.06 90,073 659.22
73 83,449 652.51 1,087 373.81 82,362 656.19
74 78,684 648.15 960 373.26 77,724 651.55
75–79 323,332 637.22 2,728 346.53 320,604 639.69
75 73,104 645.14 814 356.37 72,290 648.39
76 70,830 642.21 661 350.95 70,169 644.96
77 64,918 637.64 491 346.97 64,427 639.86
78 59,365 632.58 441 328.26 58,924 634.86
79 55,115 624.80 321 336.92 54,794 626.49
80–84 204,196 608.64 1,078 323.81 203,118 610.16
85–89 91,908 602.28 371 308.50 91,537 603.47
90–94 19,900 584.14 67 311.59 19,833 585.06
95 or older 1,348 617.12 1 207.90 1,347 617.43
By type of benefit  
Spouses of retired workers 1,687,535 622.56 23,399 386.36 1,664,136 625.88
Spouses of disabled workers 76,509 351.60 4,978 260.92 71,531 357.91
  Nondisabled widow(er)s
Total 2,313,585 1,218.51 73,673 1,124.60 2,239,912 1,221.60
60–64 432,680 1,208.31 38,765 1,043.65 393,915 1,224.52
60 47,807 1,164.87 4,492 939.08 43,315 1,188.29
61 72,533 1,152.44 7,251 925.63 65,282 1,177.63
62 93,483 1,201.12 8,755 1,036.24 84,728 1,218.16
63 105,678 1,231.48 8,991 1,109.16 96,687 1,242.85
64 113,179 1,246.77 9,276 1,130.03 103,903 1,257.20
65–69 590,099 1,348.28 27,224 1,251.98 562,875 1,352.94
65 127,184 1,271.79 8,883 1,163.36 118,301 1,279.94
66 126,295 1,369.40 6,550 1,286.28 119,745 1,373.94
67 128,149 1,380.56 5,271 1,288.82 122,878 1,384.50
68 112,738 1,372.94 3,894 1,308.36 108,844 1,375.25
69 95,733 1,349.78 2,626 1,308.62 93,107 1,350.94
70–74 372,472 1,291.73 4,717 1,160.58 367,755 1,293.41
70 80,650 1,323.25 1,449 1,181.15 79,201 1,325.85
71 80,675 1,321.53 1,100 1,174.15 79,575 1,323.56
72 77,516 1,303.89 955 1,149.89 76,561 1,305.81
73 68,279 1,261.29 630 1,143.09 67,649 1,262.40
74 65,352 1,233.44 583 1,120.26 64,769 1,234.46
75–79 299,768 1,169.05 1,623 1,011.12 298,145 1,169.91
75 61,312 1,206.22 434 1,083.06 60,878 1,207.10
76 61,619 1,180.82 370 1,051.69 61,249 1,181.60
77 58,946 1,161.69 310 987.44 58,636 1,162.61
78 59,154 1,153.33 277 940.84 58,877 1,154.33
79 58,737 1,141.14 232 927.41 58,505 1,141.99
80–84 266,132 1,116.77 804 908.28 265,328 1,117.40
85–89 208,732 1,077.80 382 883.29 208,350 1,078.15
90–94 111,625 1,033.98 129 836.62 111,496 1,034.20
95 or older 32,077 982.56 29 715.79 32,048 982.80
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 5.A4 Number and total monthly benefits, by trust fund and type of benefit, December 1940–2014, 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 --
2011 55,404,480 44,791,146 10,613,334 35,599,569 8,575,544 2,455,822 4,375,451 156,721 4,239,873 1,500 0
2012 56,758,185 45,868,992 10,889,193 36,720,492 8,826,591 2,443,212 4,419,404 153,628 4,193,431 1,427 0
2013 57,978,610 46,992,611 10,985,999 37,892,659 8,940,950 2,442,308 4,412,620 149,778 4,138,924 1,371 0
2014 59,007,158 48,076,066 10,931,092 39,008,771 8,954,518 2,452,435 4,355,214 142,509 4,092,402 1,309 0
  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 --
2011 62,213,382 52,022,544 10,190,838 43,736,668 9,523,184 1,441,063 2,470,586 138,495 4,901,819 1,567 0
2012 65,430,104 54,765,045 10,665,058 46,327,075 9,977,027 1,478,070 2,540,605 138,315 4,967,481 1,531 0
2013 68,544,382 57,601,391 10,942,991 49,026,786 10,250,098 1,530,076 2,585,288 137,450 5,013,184 1,500 0
2014 71,693,353 60,573,128 11,120,224 51,826,267 10,435,524 1,597,691 2,621,075 133,232 5,078,097 1,467 0
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 2014
Type of benefit Number (thousands) Average age
Total, OASDI 59,007 67
OASI 48,076 71
Retired workers 39,009 74
Spouses of retired workers 2,303 73
Children of retired workers 635 25
Under age 18 328 13
Disabled adult children 288 40
Students, aged 18–19 20 18
Children of deceased workers 1,892 25
Under age 18 1,188 12
Disabled adult children 641 48
Students, aged 18–19 62 18
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,835 77
Widowed mothers and fathers 143 44
Disabled widow(er)s 258 59
Parents of deceased workers 1 83
DI 10,931 47
Disabled workers 8,955 54
Spouses of disabled workers 149 56
Children of disabled workers 1,828 13
Under age 18 1,650 12
Disabled adult children 120 27
Students, aged 18–19 58 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 2014
Type of benefit All Male Female
  Number (thousands)
Total, OASDI 59,007 26,733 32,274
Adults 54,652 24,457 30,195
Children 4,355 2,276 2,080
Under age 18 3,166 1,610 1,557
Disabled adult children 1,049 588 461
Students, aged 18–19 140 78 62
Retired workers and their spouses and children 41,948 20,039 21,908
Retired workers 39,009 19,602 19,407
Spouses 2,303 100 2,204
Children 635 338 297
Disabled workers and their spouses and children 10,931 5,580 5,351
Disabled workers 8,955 4,628 4,327
Spouses 149 9 140
Children 1,828 944 884
Survivors of deceased workers 6,128 1,113 5,015
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,835 91 3,744
Disabled widow(er)s 258 17 241
Widowed mothers and fathers 143 12 131
Children 1,892 994 898
Parents 1 (F) 1
  Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Retired workers 1,328.58 1,488.07 1,167.49
Disabled workers 1,165.39 1,290.20 1,031.91
Widowed mothers and fathers 934.90 802.54 946.57
Nondisabled widow(er)s 1,275.61 1,114.36 1,279.52
Surviving children 830.73 829.64 831.94
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.
(F) = 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 2014
Type of benefit and basis of entitlement Number (thousands) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Total a 30,194 1,118.04
Workers 23,734 1,142.77
Retired 19,407 1,167.49
Full benefit 4,886 1,362.83
Reduced benefit 14,521 1,101.75
Disabled 4,327 1,031.91
Wives of retired and disabled workers 2,344 658.39
Entitlement based on care of children 101 371.18
Husband retired 40 570.44
Husband disabled 61 242.38
Entitlement based on age 2,243 671.32
Husband retired 2,164 682.20
Full benefit 500 869.59
Reduced benefit 1,664 625.88
Husband disabled 79 372.47
Widows 4,116 1,237.19
Entitlement based on care of children 131 946.57
Nondisabled, aged 60 or older 3,744 1,279.52
Disabled, aged 50 to FRA 241 737.33
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.
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 2014
Type of benefit and sex Number Average primary insurance amount (dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
All beneficiaries 53,093 685.30 907.05
  Retirement benefits
Total 48,760 678.56 933.11
Retired workers 47,420 679.42 952.00
Men 12,641 644.75 574.02
Women 34,779 692.03 1,089.38
Wives and husbands of retired workers 1,173 641.68 260.55
Children of retired workers 167 691.93 293.88
  Disability benefits
Total 48 667.99 655.73
  Survivor benefits
Total 4,285 762.20 613.30
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,188 756.67 637.06
Disabled widow(er)s 46 752.12 450.32
Widowed mothers and fathers 5 730.12 547.20
Children of deceased workers 1,046 779.67 548.36
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 2014
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 48,411 1,182 5,145 13,088 10,623 7,462 5,316 3,486 2,049 60
Retired workers 39,009 . . . 3,065 11,148 9,534 6,491 4,415 2,767 1,547 42
Widow(er)s, parents, and mothers and fathers 3,978 173 381 690 515 538 613 585 466 18
Wives and husbands 2,361 4 196 742 550 420 281 131 36 (F)
Disabled workers 2,909 976 1,467 467 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Disabled adult children 154 30 36 40 24 13 7 3 1 (F)
  Men
Subtotal 21,417 539 2,292 6,091 4,982 3,369 2,239 1,293 603 9
Retired workers 19,602 . . . 1,462 5,738 4,943 3,343 2,223 1,285 599 9
Widowers, parents, and fathers 99 16 31 34 7 4 3 2 1 (F)
Husbands 106 (F) 4 49 20 16 10 5 2 (F)
Disabled workers 1,533 508 775 250 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Disabled adult children 77 16 19 20 11 6 3 1 (F) (F)
  Women
Subtotal 26,994 643 2,853 6,997 5,641 4,093 3,077 2,193 1,446 51
Retired workers 19,407 . . . 1,603 5,411 4,591 3,147 2,193 1,482 947 33
Widows, parents, and mothers 3,879 157 350 656 507 534 610 582 464 18
Wives 2,254 4 191 693 530 404 271 127 34 (F)
Disabled workers 1,376 468 691 217 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Disabled adult children 78 14 17 20 13 7 4 2 1 (F)
  Average monthly benefit (dollars)
  All beneficiaries
Total 1,287.35 1,228.83 1,131.47 1,314.83 1,372.48 1,284.93 1,239.29 1,260.47 1,274.54 1,295.19
Retired workers 1,328.58 . . . 1,085.78 1,351.36 1,416.21 1,330.88 1,278.61 1,295.59 1,297.23 1,334.72
Widow(er)s, parents, and mothers and fathers 1,257.09 1,033.05 1,144.37 1,364.35 1,336.16 1,245.78 1,239.04 1,237.46 1,249.29 1,206.91
Wives and husbands 663.52 560.12 486.73 732.72 672.95 641.43 635.42 637.43 637.04 648.97
Disabled workers 1,307.53 1,278.80 1,317.45 1,336.45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Disabled adult children 806.66 814.96 815.74 829.68 819.42 765.91 713.03 666.65 635.85 526.75
  Men
Subtotal 1,478.76 1,409.68 1,309.27 1,517.49 1,595.73 1,479.86 1,388.81 1,388.89 1,347.30 1,505.66
Retired workers 1,488.07 . . . 1,223.48 1,528.14 1,602.95 1,487.17 1,395.28 1,394.48 1,351.88 1,514.65
Widowers, parents, and fathers 1,069.76 844.30 1,031.60 1,271.77 1,139.00 919.20 806.92 761.91 716.03 687.57
Husbands 507.02 363.85 307.62 654.40 423.93 374.96 357.78 348.19 336.62 358.91
Disabled workers 1,487.54 1,446.37 1,500.21 1,531.84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Disabled adult children 800.59 804.39 804.52 821.47 813.01 759.59 705.90 664.69 625.53 520.80
  Women
Subtotal 1,135.48 1,077.17 988.60 1,138.41 1,175.33 1,124.45 1,130.51 1,184.77 1,244.23 1,256.61
Retired workers 1,167.49 . . . 960.17 1,163.91 1,215.14 1,164.86 1,160.33 1,209.89 1,262.67 1,284.27
Widows, parents, and mothers 1,261.88 1,051.68 1,154.26 1,369.17 1,339.05 1,248.33 1,241.35 1,239.42 1,250.93 1,208.83
Wives 670.91 563.54 490.89 738.28 682.34 652.08 645.97 648.19 651.42 715.90
Disabled workers 1,107.05 1,097.25 1,112.42 1,111.12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Disabled adult children 812.62 827.50 828.33 837.82 825.15 771.05 717.62 667.68 639.42 529.23
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.
. . . = not applicable; (F) = fewer than 500.
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 1960–2014, selected years
Year Total a Entitled as worker b Entitled as wife, widow, or parent only
Subtotal Worker only Dually entitled
Subtotal Wife's benefit Widow's or parent's benefit c Subtotal Wife's benefit Widow's or parent's benefit c
  Number (thousands)
1960 6,619 2,866 2,563 303 159 141 3,753 2,174 1,546
1970 11,374 5,753 4,786 967 388 574 5,621 2,546 3,048
1975 14,010 7,586 5,926 1,660 617 1,039 6,424 2,745 3,659
1980 16,350 9,304 6,710 2,594 1,016 1,575 7,046 2,884 4,148
1985 18,412 10,805 7,096 3,709 1,594 2,112 7,607 3,018 4,580
1990 19,954 12,037 7,359 4,678 2,077 2,600 7,917 3,059 4,853
1995 20,888 12,974 7,554 5,420 2,398 3,022 7,914 2,985 4,926
2000 21,381 14,013 8,117 5,896 2,568 3,327 7,368 2,768 4,598
2005 22,066 15,291 9,126 6,165 2,650 3,514 6,775 2,511 4,264
2010 24,004 17,750 11,118 6,632 2,911 3,721 6,254 2,306 3,948
2011 24,533 18,360 11,657 6,702 2,952 3,750 6,173 2,279 3,894
2012 25,097 19,001 12,227 6,775 2,995 3,779 6,095 2,260 3,836
2013 25,685 19,662 12,825 6,837 3,029 3,808 6,024 2,250 3,774
2014 26,282 20,310 13,419 6,891 3,051 3,840 5,972 2,250 3,721
  Percentage distribution
1960 100.0 43.3 38.7 4.6 2.4 2.1 56.7 32.8 23.4
1970 100.0 50.6 42.1 8.5 3.4 5.0 49.4 22.4 26.8
1975 100.0 54.1 42.3 11.8 4.4 7.4 45.9 19.6 26.1
1980 100.0 56.9 41.0 15.9 6.2 9.6 43.1 17.6 25.4
1985 100.0 58.7 38.5 20.1 8.7 11.5 41.3 16.4 24.9
1990 100.0 60.3 36.9 23.4 10.4 13.0 39.7 15.3 24.3
1995 100.0 62.1 36.2 25.9 11.5 14.4 37.9 14.3 23.6
2000 100.0 65.5 38.0 27.6 12.0 15.6 34.5 12.9 21.5
2005 100.0 69.3 41.4 28.0 12.0 16.0 30.7 11.4 19.3
2010 100.0 73.9 46.3 27.6 12.1 15.5 26.1 9.6 16.4
2011 100.0 74.8 47.5 27.3 12.0 15.3 25.2 9.3 15.9
2012 100.0 75.7 48.7 27.0 11.9 15.1 24.3 9.0 15.3
2013 100.0 76.5 49.9 26.6 11.8 14.8 23.5 8.8 14.7
2014 100.0 77.3 51.1 26.2 11.6 14.6 22.7 8.6 14.2
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 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 2014
Entitlement Total, 65 or older 65–69 70–74 75–79 80–84 85–89 90 or older
  Number
All women 65 or older a 23,448,398 6,975,162 5,627,602 4,085,060 3,073,090 2,191,150 1,496,334
Entitled as worker b 18,017,835 5,625,984 4,589,932 3,147,083 2,192,483 1,482,113 980,240
Worker only 11,502,901 4,354,815 3,200,911 1,899,155 1,081,302 608,600 358,118
Dually entitled 6,514,934 1,271,169 1,389,021 1,247,928 1,111,181 873,513 622,122
Wife's benefit 2,750,551 946,008 825,344 518,353 299,131 128,918 32,797
Widow's or parent's benefit 3,764,383 325,161 563,677 729,575 812,050 744,595 589,325
Entitled as wife, widow, or parent only 5,430,563 1,349,178 1,037,670 937,977 880,607 709,037 516,094
Wife's benefit 2,058,993 693,242 530,222 403,938 270,857 126,749 33,985
Widow's or parent's benefit 3,371,570 655,936 507,448 534,039 609,750 582,288 482,109
  Average monthly benefit (dollars)
All women 65 or older a 1,155.64 1,139.33 1,176.14 1,125.09 1,131.08 1,185.25 1,244.99
Entitled as worker b 1,185.29 1,161.96 1,215.18 1,164.89 1,160.35 1,209.90 1,263.40
Worker only 1,175.26 1,198.94 1,240.37 1,134.51 1,058.55 1,057.23 1,074.54
Dually entitled 1,203.00 1,035.25 1,157.13 1,211.11 1,259.41 1,316.27 1,372.12
Wife's benefit 822.67 850.10 850.08 797.70 753.08 732.64 724.58
Widow's or parent's benefit 1,480.91 1,573.94 1,606.71 1,504.84 1,445.93 1,417.33 1,408.15
Entitled as wife, widow, or parent only 1,057.25 1,045.00 1,003.49 991.55 1,058.23 1,133.73 1,210.01
Wife's benefit 687.84 738.28 682.34 652.08 645.97 648.19 651.60
Widow's or parent's benefit 1,282.84 1,369.17 1,339.05 1,248.33 1,241.35 1,239.42 1,249.37
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
a. Excludes disabled adult children.
b. Includes disabled workers.
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 2014
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 54,652 7,548 5,108 41,996 1,263.86 1,100.14 1,133.70 1,309.11
Retired workers 39,009 . . . 3,065 35,943 1,328.58 . . . 1,085.78 1,349.29
Disabled workers 8,955 7,021 1,467 467 1,165.39 1,122.26 1,317.45 1,336.45
Wives and husbands of retired workers 2,303 34 153 2,117 673.26 557.56 526.82 685.68
Wives and husbands of disabled workers 149 62 43 44 314.53 238.47 343.43 393.69
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,835 120 312 3,402 1,275.61 1,157.38 1,227.94 1,284.17
Disabled widow(er)s 258 174 64 20 724.07 714.20 742.83 750.28
Mothers and fathers 143 137 4 2 934.90 930.16 1,062.11 1,011.62
  Men
Subtotal 24,457 3,640 2,273 18,544 1,443.89 1,222.93 1,313.51 1,503.24
Retired workers 19,602 . . . 1,462 18,140 1,488.07 . . . 1,223.48 1,509.40
Disabled workers 4,628 3,602 775 250 1,290.20 1,228.22 1,500.21 1,531.84
Husbands of retired workers 100 (F) 3 97 519.76 510.65 360.21 524.12
Husbands of disabled workers 9 2 2 5 298.73 191.38 230.27 360.28
Nondisabled widowers 91 12 27 52 1,114.36 930.77 1,092.70 1,167.09
Disabled widowers 17 13 3 1 535.69 528.63 554.82 568.32
Fathers 12 11 (F) (F) 802.54 798.84 949.71 942.72
  Women
Subtotal 30,195 3,908 2,835 23,451 1,118.04 985.77 989.57 1,155.61
Retired workers 19,407 . . . 1,603 17,804 1,167.49 . . . 960.17 1,186.15
Disabled workers 4,327 3,419 691 217 1,031.91 1,010.61 1,112.42 1,111.12
Wives of retired workers 2,204 34 150 2,020 680.19 557.69 529.75 693.42
Wives of disabled workers 140 60 41 39 315.53 239.89 348.39 398.14
Nondisabled widows 3,744 109 285 3,350 1,279.52 1,181.88 1,240.74 1,285.99
Disabled widows 241 161 61 19 737.33 728.90 753.42 757.61
Mothers 131 125 4 2 946.57 941.95 1,069.20 1,013.45
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.
. . . = not applicable; (F) = fewer than 500.
a. Includes parents. Excludes student beneficiaries aged 18–19 and disabled adult children.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 5.A17 Number and average monthly benefit for disabled beneficiaries, by type of benefit, December 1957–2014
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
2011 9,803,581 8,575,544 251,011 977,026 1,110.50 703.54 705.84
2012 10,088,739 8,826,591 255,472 1,006,676 1,130.34 711.47 720.47
2013 10,228,364 8,940,950 257,248 1,030,166 1,146.42 716.79 734.68
2014 10,261,268 8,954,518 257,871 1,048,879 1,165.39 724.07 751.12
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: . . . = not applicable.
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