Annual Statistical Supplement, 2020

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 2019
Type of benefit All Male Female
Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Total, OASDI 64,064,496 1,381.79 29,123,662 1,547.14 34,940,834 1,243.97
OASI 54,139,028 1,429.37 24,138,341 1,611.72 30,000,687 1,282.66
Retirement benefits 48,227,020 1,455.22 22,967,174 1,646.18 25,259,846 1,281.60
Retired workers 45,094,245 1,502.85 22,385,009 1,670.85 22,709,236 1,337.24
Spouses of retired workers 2,430,526 786.07 204,550 673.25 2,225,976 796.44
Children of retired workers 702,249 712.77 377,615 710.30 324,634 715.65
Survivor benefits 5,912,008 1,218.51 1,171,167 936.00 4,740,841 1,288.30
Children of deceased workers 1,915,560 901.56 1,010,043 900.84 905,517 902.37
Widowed mothers and fathers 117,412 1,034.33 9,253 907.34 108,159 1,045.19
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,631,870 1,422.69 131,853 1,261.49 3,500,017 1,428.76
Disabled widow(er)s 246,142 760.03 19,883 575.45 226,259 776.24
Parents of deceased workers 1,024 1,270.51 135 1,188.51 889 1,282.96
DI 9,925,468 1,122.23 4,985,321 1,234.43 4,940,147 1,008.99
Disabled workers 8,378,374 1,257.65 4,231,238 1,384.35 4,147,136 1,128.39
Spouses of disabled workers 113,435 362.14 10,310 396.23 103,125 358.73
Children of disabled workers 1,433,659 390.92 743,773 393.21 689,886 388.45
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 2019
Age All retired workers Men Women
Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Total 45,094,245 1,502.85 22,385,009 1,670.85 22,709,236 1,337.24
62–64 2,649,792 1,180.27 1,259,126 1,318.36 1,390,666 1,055.23
62 628,622 1,118.94 297,157 1,251.80 331,465 999.84
63 928,099 1,158.43 441,266 1,292.30 486,833 1,037.10
64 1,093,071 1,234.07 520,703 1,378.44 572,368 1,102.73
65–69 11,855,357 1,468.73 5,996,986 1,640.62 5,858,371 1,292.77
65 1,388,592 1,291.78 656,480 1,441.37 732,112 1,157.64
66 2,561,979 1,457.69 1,299,838 1,628.68 1,262,141 1,281.59
67 2,685,553 1,499.91 1,371,529 1,674.18 1,314,024 1,318.01
68 2,660,800 1,507.30 1,360,050 1,681.72 1,300,750 1,324.92
69 2,558,433 1,502.99 1,309,089 1,674.53 1,249,344 1,323.24
70–74 12,465,228 1,606.56 6,330,876 1,792.22 6,134,352 1,414.95
70 2,735,942 1,608.60 1,390,580 1,791.73 1,345,362 1,419.32
71 2,684,243 1,626.88 1,360,614 1,814.88 1,323,629 1,433.63
72 2,731,777 1,602.08 1,388,489 1,786.96 1,343,288 1,410.98
73 2,388,453 1,613.12 1,212,610 1,803.25 1,175,843 1,417.05
74 1,924,813 1,573.52 978,583 1,755.19 946,230 1,385.63
75–79 8,307,031 1,562.56 4,183,572 1,745.65 4,123,459 1,376.81
75 1,868,610 1,566.43 945,395 1,748.52 923,215 1,379.97
76 1,868,886 1,563.59 943,231 1,746.03 925,655 1,377.69
77 1,738,285 1,565.27 876,529 1,749.79 861,756 1,377.59
78 1,491,567 1,566.00 748,153 1,752.23 743,414 1,378.58
79 1,339,683 1,548.39 670,264 1,728.31 669,419 1,368.25
80–84 5,122,181 1,472.77 2,530,784 1,618.82 2,591,397 1,330.13
80 1,215,155 1,517.34 605,230 1,684.87 609,925 1,351.09
81 1,142,738 1,501.26 566,970 1,662.70 575,768 1,342.28
82 1,021,312 1,476.33 504,959 1,625.45 516,353 1,330.50
83 912,630 1,431.05 448,278 1,556.11 464,352 1,310.31
84 830,346 1,409.82 405,347 1,519.92 424,999 1,304.80
85–89 2,919,101 1,419.39 1,378,846 1,518.28 1,540,255 1,330.87
85 737,268 1,407.51 356,777 1,509.30 380,491 1,312.06
86 633,633 1,413.50 302,959 1,513.76 330,674 1,321.66
87 583,676 1,434.32 274,373 1,540.68 309,303 1,339.98
88 510,842 1,423.92 237,430 1,518.17 273,412 1,342.07
89 453,682 1,422.63 207,307 1,510.81 246,375 1,348.44
90–94 1,350,239 1,433.56 564,304 1,519.76 785,935 1,371.66
95 or older 425,316 1,413.03 140,515 1,466.04 284,801 1,386.88
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 2019
Age All disabled workers Men Women
Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Total 8,378,374 1,257.65 4,231,238 1,384.35 4,147,136 1,128.39
Under 20 526 511.08 300 505.20 226 518.88
20–24 25,654 676.55 15,439 683.22 10,215 666.47
20 1,111 566.12 661 574.36 450 554.02
21 2,620 607.27 1,553 618.92 1,067 590.30
22 4,644 651.05 2,804 657.14 1,840 641.77
23 7,342 686.93 4,429 691.53 2,913 679.95
24 9,937 711.41 5,992 717.95 3,945 701.47
25–29 101,000 780.36 58,681 787.14 42,319 770.97
25 13,403 733.45 8,039 738.07 5,364 726.54
26 16,738 751.15 9,938 753.66 6,800 747.49
27 20,063 771.95 11,686 774.88 8,377 767.86
28 23,613 795.60 13,613 804.60 10,000 783.35
29 27,183 814.45 15,405 828.20 11,778 796.46
30–34 204,567 889.06 112,021 910.11 92,546 863.57
30 31,155 838.17 17,472 854.26 13,683 817.64
31 35,110 860.22 19,527 880.31 15,583 835.04
32 40,221 882.90 21,922 903.30 18,299 858.46
33 45,940 905.41 25,067 928.21 20,873 878.03
34 52,141 929.22 28,033 954.81 24,108 899.46
35–39 355,016 988.41 185,204 1,015.57 169,812 958.78
35 57,639 946.39 31,024 973.27 26,615 915.06
36 63,555 968.66 33,845 994.16 29,710 939.62
37 71,262 983.10 37,397 1,012.44 33,865 950.69
38 77,500 1,004.76 39,983 1,033.72 37,517 973.89
39 85,060 1,021.18 42,955 1,048.83 42,105 992.96
40–44 495,208 1,070.24 244,382 1,112.74 250,826 1,028.83
40 90,258 1,039.80 45,267 1,075.19 44,991 1,004.19
41 94,015 1,050.85 46,875 1,086.78 47,140 1,015.12
42 99,903 1,070.99 49,235 1,113.66 50,668 1,029.53
43 102,317 1,084.73 50,179 1,130.10 52,138 1,041.07
44 108,715 1,097.96 52,826 1,150.62 55,889 1,048.20
45–49 727,247 1,143.00 352,662 1,215.65 374,585 1,074.59
45 117,325 1,116.14 56,686 1,174.43 60,639 1,061.65
46 126,464 1,125.37 61,159 1,193.25 65,305 1,061.81
47 141,083 1,137.96 68,330 1,209.79 72,753 1,070.48
48 162,276 1,152.28 78,781 1,229.20 83,495 1,079.70
49 180,099 1,168.45 87,706 1,250.30 92,393 1,090.75
50–54 1,162,202 1,207.48 573,453 1,309.96 588,749 1,107.67
50 189,703 1,182.32 93,449 1,270.43 96,254 1,096.79
51 206,015 1,193.53 101,574 1,289.79 104,441 1,099.90
52 226,186 1,204.95 111,641 1,306.80 114,545 1,105.69
53 252,619 1,218.15 125,161 1,323.69 127,458 1,114.51
54 287,679 1,226.68 141,628 1,340.86 146,051 1,115.97
55–59 2,040,476 1,283.40 1,016,972 1,422.33 1,023,504 1,145.36
55 336,008 1,243.86 166,008 1,365.80 170,000 1,124.79
56 372,271 1,261.76 184,223 1,391.72 188,048 1,134.44
57 407,842 1,279.44 202,442 1,416.32 205,400 1,144.53
58 447,017 1,299.30 224,062 1,443.96 222,955 1,153.92
59 477,338 1,316.61 240,237 1,469.77 237,101 1,161.42
60–65 3,266,478 1,385.15 1,672,124 1,562.24 1,594,354 1,199.43
60 506,992 1,337.92 256,942 1,497.47 250,050 1,173.98
61 528,573 1,358.56 269,431 1,525.56 259,142 1,184.93
62 560,539 1,378.82 286,781 1,553.98 273,758 1,195.31
63 567,168 1,397.61 291,095 1,578.18 276,073 1,207.22
64 556,863 1,413.08 286,301 1,600.46 270,562 1,214.80
65 546,343 1,419.80 281,574 1,609.48 264,769 1,218.08
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 2019
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 2,543,961 767.17 2,329,101 777.06 214,860 659.96
By basis of entitlement  
Care of children 74,409 443.02 73,065 446.18 1,344 270.83
Under 35 6,789 263.05 6,700 264.84 89 128.16
35–39 10,007 292.70 9,827 294.86 180 175.02
40–44 12,275 356.67 12,050 359.29 225 216.32
45–49 13,257 428.67 13,005 432.12 252 250.88
50–54 12,403 497.91 12,186 502.01 217 267.66
55–59 9,430 568.96 9,231 573.96 199 336.86
60–61 3,438 631.38 3,352 636.44 86 434.14
62–FRA 6,810 657.40 6,714 659.84 96 486.86
Age 2,469,552 776.94 2,256,036 787.78 213,516 662.41
62–64 145,223 496.49 140,679 501.40 4,544 344.34
62 32,408 474.77 31,464 479.12 944 329.95
63 50,465 486.40 48,911 491.28 1,554 332.79
64 62,350 515.94 60,304 521.24 2,046 359.75
65–69 915,573 872.21 780,595 888.58 134,978 777.58
65 85,009 576.26 81,660 583.10 3,349 409.46
66 197,763 894.94 168,193 912.17 29,570 796.93
67 219,003 906.25 182,257 929.27 36,746 792.11
68 212,102 904.09 176,905 929.03 35,197 778.74
69 201,696 904.18 171,580 925.91 30,116 780.43
70–74 578,121 786.98 547,445 800.75 30,676 541.33
70 131,341 821.21 123,654 833.58 7,687 622.23
71 121,324 795.09 115,112 808.63 6,212 544.19
72 123,745 787.07 117,429 801.42 6,316 520.29
73 109,308 771.25 103,694 785.89 5,614 500.81
74 92,403 746.18 87,556 760.71 4,847 483.70
75–79 410,477 731.57 390,023 746.13 20,454 453.98
75 91,218 741.49 86,600 755.28 4,618 483.05
76 89,790 740.32 85,351 754.50 4,439 467.50
77 85,084 734.52 81,050 748.73 4,034 449.07
78 75,070 724.39 71,395 739.29 3,675 435.02
79 69,315 711.36 65,627 727.42 3,688 425.57
80–84 258,144 699.87 244,661 716.15 13,483 404.61
85–89 124,090 691.77 117,284 709.63 6,806 384.03
90–94 33,813 694.38 31,662 716.21 2,151 372.97
95 or older 4,111 671.10 3,687 707.25 424 356.77
By marital status  
Nondivorced 2,295,786 756.08 2,100,788 765.60 194,998 653.56
Divorced 248,175 869.76 228,313 882.55 19,862 722.79
  Spouses of retired workers
Total 2,430,526 786.07 2,225,976 796.44 204,550 673.25
By basis of entitlement  
Care of children 35,703 629.56 35,538 629.70 165 600.09
Under 35 1,224 553.39 (X) (X) (X) (X)
35–39 2,345 550.16 (X) (X) (X) (X)
40–44 4,058 564.65 (X) (X) (X) (X)
45–49 5,940 590.83 5,932 590.60 8 758.63
50–54 6,981 629.44 6,969 629.73 12 461.50
55–59 6,495 660.49 6,451 661.05 44 578.89
60–61 2,695 697.16 2,663 697.55 32 664.88
62–FRA 5,965 695.05 5,902 696.19 63 588.38
Age 2,394,823 788.41 2,190,438 799.15 204,385 673.31
62–64 114,698 534.71 111,886 538.00 2,812 404.06
62 23,196 526.57 22,686 529.25 510 407.48
63 39,267 525.96 38,340 529.12 927 395.59
64 52,235 544.90 50,860 548.59 1,375 408.50
65–69 881,267 888.35 751,853 905.27 129,414 790.05
65 75,534 598.72 73,047 603.92 2,487 445.70
66 188,417 915.31 160,387 933.41 28,030 811.75
67 212,108 919.80 176,744 943.31 35,364 802.29
68 207,093 914.50 172,912 939.79 34,181 786.56
69 198,115 912.12 168,763 933.74 29,352 787.80
70–74 570,366 792.05 541,063 805.19 29,303 549.59
70 128,765 829.36 121,522 840.76 7,243 638.00
71 119,451 801.07 113,562 813.87 5,889 554.19
72 122,229 791.67 116,191 805.41 6,038 527.38
73 108,197 774.93 102,786 789.12 5,411 505.30
74 91,724 748.65 87,002 762.83 4,722 487.41
75–79 408,737 732.90 388,622 747.28 20,115 455.07
75 90,654 743.51 86,144 757.05 4,510 485.04
76 89,341 741.95 84,985 755.94 4,356 469.05
77 84,749 735.75 80,775 749.81 3,974 449.91
78 74,834 725.34 71,213 740.07 3,621 435.75
79 69,159 711.97 65,505 727.91 3,654 426.18
80–84 257,810 700.22 244,421 716.41 13,389 404.66
85–89 124,031 691.90 117,249 709.69 6,782 384.29
90–94 33,804 694.45 31,657 716.22 2,147 373.41
95 or older 4,110 671.23 3,687 707.25 423 357.24
By marital status  
Nondivorced 2,194,526 774.57 2,007,900 784.76 186,626 664.95
Divorced 236,000 893.05 218,076 904.01 17,924 759.68
  Spouses of disabled workers
Total 113,435 362.14 103,125 358.73 10,310 396.23
By basis of entitlement  
Care of children 38,706 270.95 37,527 272.40 1,179 224.75
Under 35 5,565 199.20 (X) (X) (X) (X)
35–39 7,662 213.90 (X) (X) (X) (X)
40–44 8,217 253.97 (X) (X) (X) (X)
45–49 7,317 297.03 7,073 299.20 244 234.23
50–54 5,422 328.56 5,217 331.40 205 256.31
55–59 2,935 366.40 2,780 371.87 155 268.16
60–61 743 392.77 689 400.24 54 297.41
62–FRA 845 391.62 812 395.62 33 293.03
Age 74,729 409.37 65,598 408.12 9,131 418.37
62–64 30,525 352.85 28,793 359.20 1,732 247.38
62 9,212 344.33 8,778 349.55 434 238.84
63 11,198 347.64 10,571 354.03 627 239.94
64 10,115 366.38 9,444 373.94 671 259.86
65–69 34,306 457.83 28,742 452.06 5,564 487.61
65 9,475 397.28 8,613 406.52 862 304.93
66 9,346 484.28 7,806 475.80 1,540 527.23
67 6,895 489.67 5,513 479.20 1,382 531.44
68 5,009 473.78 3,993 463.09 1,016 515.83
69 3,581 465.37 2,817 456.77 764 497.06
70–74 7,755 413.89 6,382 424.41 1,373 365.00
70 2,576 413.86 2,132 424.04 444 365.00
71 1,873 413.51 1,550 424.28 323 361.79
72 1,516 415.91 1,238 427.04 278 366.37
73 1,111 413.16 908 420.29 203 381.29
74 679 411.71 554 427.04 125 343.78
75 or older 2,143 422.42 1,681 432.95 462 384.10
By marital status  
Nondivorced 101,260 355.37 92,888 351.39 8,372 399.61
Divorced 12,175 418.40 10,237 425.37 1,938 381.60
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: FRA = full retirement age; (X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals.
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 2019
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 4,051,468 688.14 702,249 712.77 1,915,560 901.56 1,433,659 390.92
Under age 18 2,797,634 627.52 343,125 683.05 1,184,943 883.12 1,269,566 373.95
Under 1 6,516 460.99 551 606.93 1,450 841.43 4,515 321.00
1 19,045 477.63 1,499 595.84 5,663 811.36 11,883 303.68
2 29,970 501.22 2,307 605.53 10,602 804.30 17,061 298.78
3 42,747 516.22 3,534 621.07 16,349 798.00 22,864 298.53
4 55,893 526.63 4,755 621.60 22,504 794.20 28,634 300.57
5 70,275 535.87 6,107 623.16 29,049 798.03 35,119 303.85
6 84,161 544.07 7,606 619.58 35,261 803.24 41,294 308.85
7 100,714 553.00 9,696 617.56 42,473 812.04 48,545 313.47
8 119,010 563.39 11,648 622.62 50,718 820.68 56,644 320.85
9 139,493 569.49 14,175 626.42 59,268 828.03 66,050 325.29
10 166,788 578.19 17,842 635.66 71,267 832.14 77,679 332.01
11 195,443 591.21 21,633 639.16 83,909 846.43 89,901 341.47
12 224,875 605.26 26,219 648.03 96,307 861.22 102,349 353.46
13 251,897 621.87 30,683 660.21 108,137 877.71 113,077 366.81
14 275,214 643.72 36,084 674.31 117,842 900.22 121,288 385.41
15 305,550 667.07 42,086 693.91 131,501 919.27 131,963 407.19
16 338,489 702.69 49,321 742.44 144,253 948.80 144,915 444.17
17 371,554 720.60 57,379 756.20 158,390 962.63 155,785 461.41
Disabled adult children 1,140,580 826.24 340,683 737.63 677,425 926.56 122,472 517.85
18–19 14,576 711.81 3,002 743.72 5,725 950.05 5,849 462.24
20–24 87,934 725.84 20,121 754.80 34,373 938.27 33,440 490.07
25–29 127,868 764.68 37,452 763.36 53,933 931.28 36,483 519.75
30–34 136,657 792.38 50,482 763.77 60,349 925.31 25,826 537.67
35–39 132,639 806.83 58,574 749.63 59,786 924.41 14,279 549.19
40–44 119,471 818.92 56,133 727.52 57,772 933.26 5,566 553.91
45–49 116,598 846.73 49,744 721.66 65,862 945.79 992 540.81
50–54 112,052 866.90 34,564 715.06 77,454 934.79 34 573.49
55–59 108,726 888.33 20,541 707.94 88,182 930.36 3 653.87
60–64 81,204 892.30 7,911 680.88 73,293 915.12 0 . . .
65–69 47,375 923.25 1,776 671.07 45,599 933.07 0 . . .
70–74 28,371 908.64 305 669.80 28,066 911.24 0 . . .
75–79 15,684 878.39 57 576.59 15,627 879.49 0 . . .
80 or older 11,425 794.38 21 628.03 11,404 794.69 0 . . .
Students, aged 18–19 113,254 794.76 18,441 806.56 53,192 993.99 41,621 534.92
18 106,852 797.82 17,522 809.61 49,970 999.97 39,360 535.95
19 6,402 743.66 919 748.48 3,222 901.38 2,261 516.94
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 2019
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 117,412 1,034.33 9,253 907.34 108,159 1,045.19
By age  
Under 25 603 779.45 9 740.33 594 780.04
25–29 4,181 827.65 123 615.28 4,058 834.09
25 436 821.36 12 432.67 424 832.37
26 571 794.97 14 632.36 557 799.06
27 776 806.17 16 686.25 760 808.69
28 1,040 826.73 36 577.11 1,004 835.69
29 1,358 856.39 45 663.98 1,313 862.99
30–34 11,734 850.31 557 706.69 11,177 857.46
30 1,635 854.19 64 699.95 1,571 860.48
31 1,942 852.06 80 688.73 1,862 859.08
32 2,363 835.38 115 658.16 2,248 844.45
33 2,665 856.33 149 759.02 2,516 862.09
34 3,129 853.33 149 704.34 2,980 860.78
35–39 19,921 914.52 1,236 786.29 18,685 923.01
35 3,363 862.35 179 752.21 3,184 868.54
36 3,752 886.19 215 767.34 3,537 893.41
37 4,058 916.67 240 777.00 3,818 925.45
38 4,216 930.25 290 774.51 3,926 941.76
39 4,532 960.14 312 836.99 4,220 969.25
40–44 22,408 1,010.20 1,767 869.53 20,641 1,022.24
40 4,549 963.29 360 815.04 4,189 976.03
41 4,435 986.96 342 861.41 4,093 997.45
42 4,573 1,011.61 341 870.09 4,232 1,023.01
43 4,364 1,034.37 349 941.49 4,015 1,042.44
44 4,487 1,055.79 375 861.77 4,112 1,073.49
45–49 22,160 1,100.72 1,934 945.22 20,226 1,115.59
45 4,425 1,077.27 381 925.18 4,044 1,091.60
46 4,367 1,074.77 356 947.77 4,011 1,086.04
47 4,392 1,105.69 346 963.81 4,046 1,117.83
48 4,516 1,114.20 443 911.92 4,073 1,136.20
49 4,460 1,130.86 408 982.12 4,052 1,145.84
50–54 16,724 1,159.14 1,723 976.16 15,001 1,180.16
50 4,063 1,143.69 378 973.46 3,685 1,161.16
51 3,612 1,157.55 396 946.66 3,216 1,183.52
52 3,318 1,157.35 325 1,000.59 2,993 1,174.37
53 3,000 1,176.73 321 1,005.68 2,679 1,197.23
54 2,731 1,167.08 303 960.62 2,428 1,192.85
55–59 10,246 1,170.49 1,213 984.65 9,033 1,195.44
55 2,601 1,160.67 307 969.87 2,294 1,186.21
56 2,144 1,181.20 243 996.03 1,901 1,204.87
57 1,949 1,173.17 243 982.21 1,706 1,200.37
58 1,861 1,172.53 222 1,006.01 1,639 1,195.08
59 1,691 1,166.67 198 972.67 1,493 1,192.39
60–61 3,120 1,165.81 333 989.54 2,787 1,186.87
60 1,621 1,149.36 189 984.47 1,432 1,171.12
61 1,499 1,183.61 144 996.18 1,355 1,203.52
62 or older 6,315 1,151.54 358 1,054.25 5,957 1,157.38
By marital status  
Nondivorced 107,428 1,033.66 8,684 910.93 98,744 1,044.45
Divorced 9,984 1,041.55 569 852.47 9,415 1,052.98
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 2019
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 3,631,870 1,422.69 131,853 1,261.49 3,500,017 1,428.76
By age  
60–61 109,754 1,264.04 12,163 1,055.70 97,591 1,290.00
60 42,593 1,264.77 4,513 1,057.82 38,080 1,289.29
61 67,161 1,263.58 7,650 1,054.45 59,511 1,290.46
62–64 313,006 1,317.65 32,498 1,181.03 280,508 1,333.48
62 91,437 1,303.49 10,000 1,156.75 81,437 1,321.51
63 105,943 1,318.19 11,071 1,177.70 94,872 1,334.59
64 115,626 1,328.36 11,427 1,205.50 104,199 1,341.83
65–69 711,955 1,516.97 57,968 1,404.29 653,987 1,526.96
65 130,563 1,370.53 12,318 1,237.20 118,245 1,384.42
66 149,081 1,516.70 13,309 1,407.79 135,772 1,527.38
67 148,120 1,549.66 12,063 1,447.57 136,057 1,558.71
68 145,116 1,565.32 10,919 1,473.42 134,197 1,572.80
69 139,075 1,569.49 9,359 1,482.81 129,716 1,575.74
70–74 527,968 1,517.09 13,920 1,333.85 514,048 1,522.06
70 109,506 1,535.89 3,999 1,387.20 105,507 1,541.52
71 106,006 1,528.98 3,215 1,364.73 102,791 1,534.12
72 114,373 1,526.98 2,788 1,304.32 111,585 1,532.54
73 103,833 1,508.44 2,226 1,297.19 101,607 1,513.07
74 94,250 1,479.44 1,692 1,245.98 92,558 1,483.70
75–79 509,377 1,458.07 6,648 1,159.35 502,729 1,462.02
75 98,895 1,480.76 1,634 1,197.28 97,261 1,485.52
76 106,188 1,486.80 1,475 1,201.93 104,713 1,490.81
77 106,429 1,469.20 1,390 1,164.29 105,039 1,473.24
78 98,817 1,437.91 1,092 1,125.46 97,725 1,441.41
79 99,048 1,412.76 1,057 1,069.80 97,991 1,416.46
80–84 504,179 1,371.24 3,997 924.28 500,182 1,374.81
80 98,886 1,393.48 960 1,003.23 97,926 1,397.30
81 101,492 1,377.84 843 952.02 100,649 1,381.41
82 99,665 1,365.51 737 900.87 98,928 1,368.97
83 101,465 1,359.86 766 894.20 100,699 1,363.40
84 102,671 1,360.11 691 839.07 101,980 1,363.64
85–89 481,675 1,365.54 2,731 830.47 478,944 1,368.59
85 101,800 1,364.80 632 826.18 101,168 1,368.17
86 96,145 1,361.52 572 854.25 95,573 1,364.56
87 96,497 1,363.51 552 854.31 95,945 1,366.44
88 94,411 1,368.53 486 782.93 93,925 1,371.56
89 92,822 1,369.55 489 828.52 92,333 1,372.42
90–94 332,046 1,359.30 1,451 777.74 330,595 1,361.85
95 or older 141,910 1,350.83 477 713.45 141,433 1,352.98
By marital status  
Nondivorced 3,211,551 1,412.68 118,451 1,253.45 3,093,100 1,418.78
Divorced 420,319 1,499.13 13,402 1,332.59 406,917 1,504.62
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 2019
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 246,142 760.03 19,883 575.45 226,259 776.24
By age  
50–54 20,933 747.00 1,866 575.24 19,067 763.81
50 994 765.13 83 603.90 911 779.81
51 2,691 732.08 215 603.37 2,476 743.26
52 4,018 759.61 372 593.17 3,646 776.59
53 5,641 755.45 513 589.95 5,128 772.01
54 7,589 736.96 683 542.08 6,906 756.23
55–59 82,262 756.50 7,476 574.08 74,786 774.73
55 10,358 748.74 921 562.64 9,437 766.90
56 13,185 748.41 1,200 568.31 11,985 766.44
57 16,419 759.85 1,498 572.16 14,921 778.69
58 19,491 757.03 1,734 571.39 17,757 775.16
59 22,809 761.84 2,123 585.86 20,686 779.90
60–65 142,947 763.96 10,541 576.47 132,406 778.89
60 24,990 755.00 2,219 581.99 22,771 771.86
61 25,188 757.14 2,179 571.73 23,009 774.69
62 25,367 761.53 1,976 568.59 23,391 777.83
63 23,540 760.54 1,612 572.87 21,928 774.33
64 22,462 773.37 1,301 586.81 21,161 784.84
65 21,400 779.23 1,254 581.21 20,146 791.55
By marital status  
Nondivorced 209,370 753.46 18,124 565.94 191,246 771.23
Divorced 36,772 797.40 1,759 673.47 35,013 803.62
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 2019
Age All parents Men Women
Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Total 1,024 1,270.51 135 1,188.51 889 1,282.96
62–69 55 1,301.75 8 1,338.25 47 1,295.53
70–74 84 1,361.30 14 1,137.55 70 1,406.05
75–79 141 1,315.86 18 1,207.36 123 1,331.74
80–84 221 1,266.31 23 1,189.38 198 1,275.25
85–89 247 1,250.59 43 1,235.05 204 1,253.86
90 or older 276 1,234.66 29 1,090.42 247 1,251.60
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 2019
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 30,362,666 1,352.89 14,393,923 1,487.35 15,968,743 1,231.69
62–64 2,649,792 1,180.27 1,259,126 1,318.36 1,390,666 1,055.23
62 628,622 1,118.94 297,157 1,251.80 331,465 999.84
63 928,099 1,158.43 441,266 1,292.30 486,833 1,037.10
64 1,093,071 1,234.07 520,703 1,378.44 572,368 1,102.73
65–69 7,583,866 1,314.62 3,627,954 1,459.36 3,955,912 1,181.87
65 1,388,592 1,291.78 656,480 1,441.37 732,112 1,157.64
66 1,549,986 1,308.17 746,151 1,454.59 803,835 1,172.25
67 1,565,342 1,328.44 751,725 1,475.44 813,617 1,192.61
68 1,556,453 1,325.59 745,090 1,469.07 811,363 1,193.84
69 1,523,493 1,316.58 728,508 1,453.93 794,985 1,190.71
70–74 7,529,987 1,380.40 3,644,768 1,529.78 3,885,219 1,240.27
70 1,565,175 1,346.01 750,215 1,487.59 814,960 1,215.68
71 1,587,552 1,380.64 764,188 1,529.85 823,364 1,242.16
72 1,667,225 1,380.23 808,361 1,529.34 858,864 1,239.89
73 1,490,016 1,408.12 725,241 1,564.47 764,775 1,259.86
74 1,220,019 1,390.60 596,763 1,541.18 623,256 1,246.41
75–79 5,722,484 1,433.66 2,784,621 1,589.85 2,937,863 1,285.61
75 1,222,953 1,403.90 596,663 1,556.97 626,290 1,258.06
76 1,262,656 1,417.30 614,783 1,570.68 647,873 1,271.76
77 1,216,129 1,442.50 591,206 1,599.47 624,923 1,294.01
78 1,061,901 1,459.78 516,529 1,621.74 545,372 1,306.38
79 958,845 1,453.00 465,440 1,609.72 493,405 1,305.17
80–84 3,640,676 1,395.40 1,737,800 1,517.07 1,902,876 1,284.28
80 875,999 1,433.22 424,047 1,579.44 451,952 1,296.03
81 827,067 1,425.13 398,865 1,565.63 428,202 1,294.25
82 723,917 1,401.65 346,051 1,526.85 377,866 1,286.99
83 643,026 1,356.86 303,282 1,453.66 339,744 1,270.44
84 570,667 1,329.73 265,555 1,404.17 305,112 1,264.93
85–89 1,992,097 1,325.30 892,343 1,367.58 1,099,754 1,290.99
85 495,741 1,315.86 227,782 1,371.71 267,959 1,268.39
86 429,627 1,318.59 195,074 1,366.33 234,553 1,278.88
87 400,865 1,340.35 179,196 1,389.65 221,669 1,300.50
88 351,988 1,326.59 154,806 1,354.95 197,182 1,304.32
89 313,876 1,328.73 135,485 1,347.70 178,391 1,314.32
90–94 945,090 1,339.70 362,777 1,345.73 582,313 1,335.94
95 or older 298,674 1,322.89 84,534 1,261.21 214,140 1,347.24
  Disabled workers
Total 73,645 1,576.64 43,585 1,743.55 30,060 1,334.63
62 3,896 1,577.58 2,329 1,741.02 1,567 1,334.66
63 14,424 1,598.43 8,605 1,758.96 5,819 1,361.04
64 23,940 1,595.37 14,146 1,768.43 9,794 1,345.41
65 31,385 1,552.22 18,505 1,717.68 12,880 1,314.50
  Spouses
Total 1,531,762 661.58 37,363 419.39 1,494,399 667.63
By age  
62–64 145,223 496.49 4,544 344.34 140,679 501.40
62 32,408 474.77 944 329.95 31,464 479.12
63 50,465 486.40 1,554 332.79 48,911 491.28
64 62,350 515.94 2,046 359.75 60,304 521.24
65–69 396,550 634.04 15,755 439.85 380,795 642.07
65 85,009 576.26 3,349 409.46 81,660 583.10
66 80,034 633.67 3,459 447.09 76,575 642.09
67 78,279 644.21 3,251 441.27 75,028 653.00
68 76,974 657.11 2,931 452.03 74,043 665.23
69 76,254 665.10 2,765 453.01 73,489 673.08
70–74 379,646 690.17 10,093 435.94 369,553 697.11
70 76,668 671.03 2,499 444.61 74,169 678.66
71 77,782 684.74 2,190 440.10 75,592 691.83
72 82,333 696.85 2,186 438.17 80,147 703.90
73 75,957 700.72 1,790 429.44 74,167 707.26
74 66,906 698.23 1,428 419.16 65,478 704.31
75–79 312,956 714.60 4,627 416.66 308,329 719.07
75 68,010 707.25 1,233 438.16 66,777 712.22
76 68,337 716.49 1,079 433.12 67,258 721.04
77 65,569 719.72 873 404.70 64,696 723.97
78 57,971 716.87 760 386.80 57,211 721.25
79 53,069 712.76 682 400.31 52,387 716.83
80–84 190,505 700.35 1,701 372.86 188,804 703.30
85–89 83,963 663.48 532 333.02 83,431 665.58
90–94 20,987 659.75 105 321.22 20,882 661.45
95 or older 1,932 631.07 6 391.93 1,926 631.82
By type of benefit  
Spouses of retired workers 1,468,988 674.21 31,581 444.07 1,437,407 679.27
Spouses of disabled workers 62,774 365.94 5,782 284.60 56,992 374.19
  Nondisabled widow(er)s
Total 2,251,090 1,364.48 103,464 1,251.05 2,147,626 1,369.95
60–64 422,760 1,303.73 44,661 1,146.90 378,099 1,322.26
60 42,593 1,264.77 4,513 1,057.82 38,080 1,289.29
61 67,161 1,263.58 7,650 1,054.45 59,511 1,290.46
62 91,437 1,303.49 10,000 1,156.75 81,437 1,321.51
63 105,943 1,318.19 11,071 1,177.70 94,872 1,334.59
64 115,626 1,328.36 11,427 1,205.50 104,199 1,341.83
65–69 603,553 1,461.41 44,774 1,347.78 558,779 1,470.51
65 130,563 1,370.53 12,318 1,237.20 118,245 1,384.42
66 129,599 1,466.34 10,611 1,359.31 118,988 1,475.88
67 121,154 1,486.36 8,495 1,387.11 112,659 1,493.85
68 115,082 1,498.14 7,334 1,412.31 107,748 1,503.98
69 107,155 1,498.52 6,016 1,419.68 101,139 1,503.21
70–74 388,384 1,461.77 9,252 1,323.39 379,132 1,465.15
70 84,566 1,470.45 2,693 1,332.79 81,873 1,474.98
71 80,366 1,472.04 2,237 1,342.56 78,129 1,475.75
72 84,308 1,470.99 1,866 1,297.60 82,442 1,474.92
73 74,272 1,456.38 1,453 1,332.28 72,819 1,458.86
74 64,872 1,431.94 1,003 1,290.49 63,869 1,434.16
75–79 302,978 1,395.41 3,149 1,253.99 299,829 1,396.90
75 65,213 1,427.10 926 1,259.79 64,287 1,429.51
76 66,859 1,427.80 751 1,277.32 66,108 1,429.51
77 63,692 1,408.20 672 1,241.62 63,020 1,409.97
78 55,036 1,364.29 432 1,236.72 54,604 1,365.30
79 52,178 1,331.53 368 1,234.65 51,810 1,332.21
80–84 224,737 1,262.49 1,015 1,082.18 223,722 1,263.31
85–89 169,789 1,205.05 429 970.22 169,360 1,205.64
90–94 100,225 1,164.47 146 895.19 100,079 1,164.87
95 or older 38,664 1,107.44 38 884.57 38,626 1,107.66
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 1940–2019, 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
2015 59,963,425 49,156,959 10,806,466 40,089,061 8,909,430 2,477,567 4,296,691 139,719 4,049,705 1,252 0
2016 60,907,307 50,297,237 10,610,070 41,233,126 8,808,736 2,505,754 4,221,557 132,757 4,004,169 1,208 0
2017 61,903,360 51,492,108 10,411,252 42,446,992 8,695,475 2,501,729 4,168,641 128,264 3,961,114 1,145 0
2018 62,906,222 52,743,734 10,162,488 43,721,450 8,537,332 2,510,248 4,107,523 120,640 3,907,966 1,063 0
2019 64,064,496 54,139,028 9,925,468 45,094,245 8,378,374 2,543,961 4,051,468 117,412 3,878,012 1,024 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
2015 73,642,029 62,594,690 11,047,339 53,790,278 10,386,494 1,657,556 2,613,041 131,328 5,061,912 1,419 0
2016 75,917,962 64,965,742 10,952,220 56,082,551 10,316,342 1,722,001 2,612,266 125,711 5,057,697 1,394 0
2017 79,732,580 68,700,465 11,032,116 59,602,066 10,407,363 1,781,537 2,670,587 125,101 5,144,568 1,358 0
2018 84,419,840 73,271,648 11,148,192 63,890,793 10,532,470 1,866,519 2,746,077 121,505 5,261,166 1,310 0
2019 88,523,452 77,384,831 11,138,621 67,769,892 10,537,097 1,951,654 2,787,982 121,442 5,354,084 1,301 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 2019
Type of benefit Number Average age
Total, OASDI 64,064,496 68
OASI 54,139,028 72
Retired workers 45,094,245 74
Spouses of retired workers 2,430,526 72
Children of retired workers 702,249 26
Under age 18 343,125 13
Disabled adult children 340,683 40
Students, aged 18–19 18,441 18
Children of deceased workers 1,915,560 25
Under age 18 1,184,943 12
Disabled adult children 677,425 48
Students, aged 18–19 53,192 18
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,631,870 77
Widowed mothers and fathers 117,412 45
Disabled widow(er)s 246,142 60
Parents of deceased workers 1,024 84
DI 9,925,468 49
Disabled workers 8,378,374 55
Spouses of disabled workers 113,435 58
Children of disabled workers 1,433,659 14
Under age 18 1,269,566 12
Disabled adult children 122,472 28
Students, aged 18–19 41,621 18
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 5.A6 Number and average monthly benefit, by age, type of benefit, and sex, December 2019
Type of benefit All Male Female
  Number
Total, OASDI 64,064,496 29,123,662 34,940,834
Adults 60,013,028 26,992,231 33,020,797
Children 4,051,468 2,131,431 1,920,037
Under age 18 2,797,634 1,423,445 1,374,189
Disabled adult children 1,140,580 645,217 495,363
Students, aged 18–19 113,254 62,769 50,485
Retired workers and their spouses and children 48,227,020 22,967,174 25,259,846
Retired workers 45,094,245 22,385,009 22,709,236
Spouses 2,430,526 204,550 2,225,976
Children 702,249 377,615 324,634
Disabled workers and their spouses and children 9,925,468 4,985,321 4,940,147
Disabled workers 8,378,374 4,231,238 4,147,136
Spouses 113,435 10,310 103,125
Children 1,433,659 743,773 689,886
Survivors of deceased workers 5,912,008 1,171,167 4,740,841
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,631,870 131,853 3,500,017
Disabled widow(er)s 246,142 19,883 226,259
Widowed mothers and fathers 117,412 9,253 108,159
Children 1,915,560 1,010,043 905,517
Parents 1,024 135 889
  Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Retired workers 1,502.85 1,670.85 1,337.24
Disabled workers 1,257.65 1,384.35 1,128.39
Widowed mothers and fathers 1,034.33 907.34 1,045.19
Nondisabled widow(er)s 1,422.69 1,261.49 1,428.76
Surviving children 901.56 900.84 902.37
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
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 2019
Type of benefit and basis of entitlement Number Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Total a 33,019,908 1,276.40
Workers 26,856,372 1,304.99
Retired 22,709,236 1,337.24
Full benefit 6,740,493 1,587.31
Reduced benefit 15,968,743 1,231.69
Disabled 4,147,136 1,128.39
Wives of retired and disabled workers 2,329,101 777.06
Entitlement based on care of children 73,065 446.18
Husband retired 35,538 629.70
Husband disabled 37,527 272.40
Entitlement based on age 2,256,036 787.78
Husband retired 2,190,438 799.15
Full benefit 753,031 1,027.98
Reduced benefit 1,437,407 679.27
Husband disabled 65,598 408.12
Widows 3,834,435 1,379.44
Entitlement based on care of children 108,159 1,045.19
Nondisabled, aged 60 or older 3,500,017 1,428.76
Disabled, aged 50 to FRA 226,259 776.24
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: 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 2019
Type of benefit and sex Number Average primary insurance amount (dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
All beneficiaries 32,092 724.79 902.35
  Retirement benefits
Total 29,434 717.10 925.67
Retired workers 28,542 717.21 945.33
Men 11,047 707.68 636.39
Women 17,495 723.22 1,140.41
Wives and husbands of retired workers 770 708.75 292.84
Children of retired workers 122 744.50 320.05
  Disability benefits
Total 44 771.43 731.44
  Survivor benefits
Total 2,614 810.60 642.64
Nondisabled widow(er)s 1,715 798.55 670.12
Disabled widow(er)s (X) (X) (X)
Widowed mothers and fathers (X) (X) (X)
Children of deceased workers 877 833.71 592.46
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: (X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals.
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 2019
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
  All beneficiaries
Total 54,809,858 1,238,482 4,918,340 14,101,230 13,599,992 9,242,801 5,891,950 3,528,180 2,218,939 69,944
Retired workers 45,094,245 . . . 2,649,792 11,855,357 12,465,228 8,307,031 5,122,181 2,919,101 1,725,050 50,505
Widow(er)s, parents, and mothers and fathers 3,785,276 163,052 388,779 734,971 528,272 509,609 504,419 481,940 454,975 19,259
Wives and husbands 2,479,800 3,438 150,422 917,184 578,121 410,477 258,144 124,090 37,767 157
Disabled workers 3,266,478 1,035,565 1,684,570 546,343 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Disabled adult children 184,059 36,427 44,777 47,375 28,371 15,684 7,206 3,049 1,147 23
  Men
Subtotal 24,508,198 563,507 2,190,187 6,497,304 6,389,082 4,217,681 2,551,276 1,389,502 697,371 12,288
Retired workers 22,385,009 . . . 1,259,126 5,996,986 6,330,876 4,183,572 2,530,784 1,378,846 692,641 12,178
Widowers, parents, and fathers 143,220 16,894 37,677 59,296 13,935 6,667 4,020 2,774 1,892 65
Husbands 213,698 86 4,614 135,004 30,676 20,454 13,483 6,806 2,537 38
Disabled workers 1,672,124 526,373 864,177 281,574 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Disabled adult children 94,147 20,154 24,593 24,444 13,595 6,988 2,989 1,076 301 7
  Women
Subtotal 30,301,660 674,975 2,728,153 7,603,926 7,210,910 5,025,120 3,340,674 2,138,678 1,521,568 57,656
Retired workers 22,709,236 . . . 1,390,666 5,858,371 6,134,352 4,123,459 2,591,397 1,540,255 1,032,409 38,327
Widows, parents, and mothers 3,642,056 146,158 351,102 675,675 514,337 502,942 500,399 479,166 453,083 19,194
Wives 2,266,102 3,352 145,808 782,180 547,445 390,023 244,661 117,284 35,230 119
Disabled workers 1,594,354 509,192 820,393 264,769 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Disabled adult children 89,912 16,273 20,184 22,931 14,776 8,696 4,217 1,973 846 16
  Average monthly benefit (dollars)
  All beneficiaries
Total 1,453.63 1,301.13 1,233.65 1,427.53 1,566.78 1,518.73 1,429.41 1,385.87 1,400.46 1,423.04
Retired workers 1,502.85 . . . 1,180.27 1,468.73 1,606.56 1,562.56 1,472.77 1,419.39 1,428.17 1,444.60
Widow(er)s, parents, and mothers and fathers 1,397.10 1,105.84 1,214.58 1,494.65 1,516.84 1,457.94 1,371.17 1,365.46 1,355.96 1,373.91
Wives and husbands 776.41 631.38 501.91 871.86 786.98 731.57 699.87 691.77 692.11 630.04
Disabled workers 1,385.15 1,348.46 1,396.47 1,419.80 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Disabled adult children 895.52 893.22 891.55 923.25 908.64 878.39 820.58 768.32 702.19 638.17
  Men
Subtotal 1,648.95 1,471.57 1,409.94 1,616.29 1,783.32 1,737.01 1,610.37 1,510.77 1,502.41 1,508.76
Retired workers 1,670.85 . . . 1,318.36 1,640.62 1,792.22 1,745.65 1,618.82 1,518.28 1,508.91 1,517.05
Widowers, parents, and fathers 1,209.85 929.75 1,101.63 1,386.34 1,333.63 1,159.44 925.80 836.74 767.43 745.47
Husbands 662.24 434.14 346.63 777.52 541.33 453.98 404.61 384.03 371.20 310.64
Disabled workers 1,562.24 1,511.85 1,577.53 1,609.48 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Disabled adult children 887.80 878.06 880.96 916.41 901.63 871.02 816.61 761.04 705.08 666.89
  Women
Subtotal 1,295.65 1,158.85 1,092.13 1,266.24 1,374.92 1,335.52 1,291.21 1,304.72 1,353.74 1,404.77
Retired workers 1,337.24 . . . 1,055.23 1,292.77 1,414.95 1,376.81 1,330.13 1,330.87 1,374.01 1,421.58
Widows, parents, and mothers 1,404.47 1,126.19 1,226.70 1,504.16 1,521.81 1,461.90 1,374.75 1,368.52 1,358.42 1,376.04
Wives 787.17 636.44 506.83 888.14 800.75 746.13 716.15 709.63 715.22 732.04
Disabled workers 1,199.43 1,179.55 1,205.74 1,218.08 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Disabled adult children 903.61 912.00 904.46 930.54 915.10 884.31 823.39 772.29 701.16 625.60
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: . . . = not applicable.
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 1960–2019, 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
1991 20,207 12,251 7,398 4,853 2,158 2,695 7,956 3,062 4,889
1992 20,476 12,478 7,446 5,032 2,242 2,790 7,998 3,070 4,923
1993 20,647 12,656 7,479 5,177 2,312 2,864 7,991 3,053 4,934
1994 20,792 12,823 7,515 5,308 2,359 2,948 7,969 3,026 4,939
1995 20,888 12,974 7,554 5,420 2,398 3,022 7,914 2,985 4,926
1996 20,966 13,115 7,597 5,518 2,430 3,087 7,851 2,937 4,911
1997 21,049 13,396 7,779 5,617 2,461 3,156 7,653 2,892 4,758
1998 21,091 13,562 7,863 5,699 2,483 3,215 7,530 2,836 4,691
1999 21,147 13,719 7,947 5,772 2,499 3,272 7,429 2,784 4,642
2000 21,381 14,013 8,117 5,896 2,568 3,327 7,368 2,768 4,598
2001 21,442 14,205 8,244 5,962 2,584 3,377 7,237 2,711 4,524
2002 21,520 14,409 8,392 6,016 2,592 3,424 7,111 2,650 4,459
2003 21,627 14,643 8,579 6,063 2,603 3,460 6,985 2,593 4,389
2004 21,820 14,942 8,835 6,107 2,619 3,488 6,878 2,549 4,327
2005 22,066 15,291 9,126 6,165 2,650 3,514 6,775 2,511 4,264
2006 22,286 15,631 9,415 6,217 2,676 3,540 6,654 2,466 4,187
2007 22,526 15,987 9,716 6,271 2,706 3,565 6,539 2,423 4,115
2008 22,868 16,451 10,117 6,334 2,745 3,588 6,417 2,365 4,051
2009 23,466 17,131 10,584 6,442 2,823 3,619 6,334 2,337 3,996
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
2015 26,870 20,939 13,997 6,942 3,067 3,875 5,931 2,261 3,670
2016 27,494 21,599 14,604 6,995 3,081 3,915 5,895 2,274 3,621
2017 28,121 22,288 15,248 7,040 3,081 3,958 5,833 2,260 3,573
2018 28,787 23,010 15,927 7,083 3,082 4,001 5,777 2,253 3,524
2019 29,546 23,787 16,646 7,141 3,091 4,050 5,759 2,263 3,496
  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
1991 100.0 60.6 36.6 24.0 10.7 13.3 39.4 15.2 24.2
1992 100.0 60.9 36.4 24.6 10.9 13.6 39.1 15.0 24.0
1993 100.0 61.3 36.2 25.1 11.2 13.9 38.7 14.8 23.9
1994 100.0 61.7 36.1 25.5 11.3 14.2 38.3 14.6 23.8
1995 100.0 62.1 36.2 25.9 11.5 14.4 37.9 14.3 23.6
1996 100.0 62.6 36.2 26.3 11.6 14.7 37.4 14.0 23.4
1997 100.0 63.6 36.9 26.7 11.7 15.0 36.4 13.7 22.6
1998 100.0 64.3 37.3 27.0 11.8 15.2 35.7 13.4 22.2
1999 100.0 64.9 37.6 27.3 11.8 15.5 35.1 13.2 22.0
2000 100.0 65.5 38.0 27.6 12.0 15.6 34.5 12.9 21.5
2001 100.0 66.2 38.4 27.8 12.0 15.8 33.8 12.6 21.1
2002 100.0 67.0 39.0 28.0 12.0 15.9 33.0 12.3 20.7
2003 100.0 67.7 39.7 28.0 12.0 16.0 32.3 12.0 20.3
2004 100.0 68.5 40.5 28.0 12.0 16.0 31.5 11.7 19.8
2005 100.0 69.3 41.4 28.0 12.0 16.0 30.7 11.4 19.3
2006 100.0 70.1 42.3 27.9 12.0 15.9 29.9 11.1 18.8
2007 100.0 70.1 43.1 27.8 12.0 15.8 29.0 10.8 18.3
2008 100.0 71.9 44.2 27.7 12.0 15.7 28.1 10.3 17.7
2009 100.0 73.0 45.1 27.5 12.0 15.4 27.0 10.0 17.0
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
2015 100.0 77.9 52.1 25.8 11.4 14.4 22.1 8.4 13.7
2016 100.0 78.6 53.1 25.4 11.2 14.2 21.4 8.3 13.2
2017 100.0 79.3 54.2 25.0 11.0 14.1 20.7 8.0 12.7
2018 100.0 79.9 55.3 24.6 10.7 13.9 20.1 7.8 12.2
2019 100.0 80.5 56.3 24.2 10.5 13.7 19.5 7.7 11.8
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record. Dual entitlement data for 1993–2003 and all data for 2004 and 2005 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 2019
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 26,840,195 7,578,250 7,194,798 5,015,881 3,336,273 2,136,645 1,578,348
Entitled as worker b 21,578,457 6,120,395 6,133,016 4,122,916 2,591,213 1,540,195 1,070,722
Worker only 14,727,308 4,975,756 4,607,846 2,671,216 1,412,090 672,340 388,060
Dually entitled 6,851,149 1,144,639 1,525,170 1,451,700 1,179,123 867,855 682,662
Wife's benefit 2,878,044 822,101 906,783 643,606 330,710 136,360 38,484
Widow's or parent's benefit 3,973,105 322,538 618,387 808,094 848,413 731,495 644,178
Entitled as wife, widow, or parent only 5,261,738 1,457,855 1,061,782 892,965 745,060 596,450 507,626
Wife's benefit 2,116,942 782,180 547,445 390,023 244,661 117,284 35,349
Widow's or parent's benefit 3,144,796 675,675 514,337 502,942 500,399 479,166 472,277
  Average monthly benefit (dollars)
All women 65 or older a 1,320.61 1,267.36 1,375.91 1,336.33 1,291.82 1,305.23 1,355.97
Entitled as worker b 1,354.03 1,289.68 1,415.02 1,376.85 1,330.16 1,330.89 1,375.72
Worker only 1,352.38 1,320.63 1,453.49 1,366.68 1,247.72 1,165.47 1,165.01
Dually entitled 1,357.58 1,155.11 1,298.78 1,395.56 1,428.88 1,459.04 1,495.50
Wife's benefit 923.57 934.28 949.26 927.42 872.92 825.52 807.91
Widow's or parent's benefit 1,671.96 1,717.99 1,811.30 1,768.41 1,645.59 1,577.14 1,536.58
Entitled as wife, widow, or parent only 1,183.57 1,173.65 1,150.03 1,149.27 1,158.48 1,238.96 1,314.30
Wife's benefit 806.72 888.14 800.75 746.13 716.15 709.63 715.28
Widow's or parent's benefit 1,437.25 1,504.16 1,521.81 1,461.90 1,374.75 1,368.52 1,359.14
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 2019
Type of benefit Number 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 60,013,028 6,589,284 4,873,563 48,550,181 1,428.61 1,184.67 1,236.80 1,480.98
Retired workers 45,094,245 . . . 2,649,792 42,444,453 1,502.85 . . . 1,180.27 1,522.99
Disabled workers 8,378,374 6,147,461 1,684,570 546,343 1,257.65 1,205.20 1,396.47 1,419.80
Wives and husbands of retired workers 2,430,526 29,738 119,177 2,281,611 786.07 616.42 540.77 801.10
Wives and husbands of disabled workers 113,435 37,861 31,245 44,329 362.14 268.25 353.69 448.28
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,631,870 109,754 313,006 3,209,110 1,422.69 1,264.04 1,317.65 1,438.36
Disabled widow(er)s 246,142 153,373 71,369 21,400 760.03 755.06 764.93 779.23
Mothers and fathers 117,412 111,097 4,395 1,920 1,034.33 1,027.66 1,175.02 1,097.78
  Men
Subtotal a 26,992,231 3,121,533 2,165,594 21,705,104 1,614.82 1,303.89 1,415.94 1,679.39
Retired workers 22,385,009 . . . 1,259,126 21,125,883 1,670.85 . . . 1,318.36 1,691.86
Disabled workers 4,231,238 3,085,487 864,177 281,574 1,384.35 1,309.69 1,577.53 1,609.48
Husbands of retired workers 204,550 102 2,855 201,593 673.25 607.31 407.29 677.05
Husbands of disabled workers 10,310 1,146 1,759 7,405 396.23 222.79 248.17 458.24
Nondisabled widowers 131,853 12,163 32,498 87,192 1,261.49 1,055.70 1,181.03 1,320.19
Disabled widowers 19,883 13,740 4,889 1,254 575.45 575.14 574.85 581.21
Fathers 9,253 8,895 290 68 907.34 901.42 1,085.51 920.92
  Women
Subtotal a 33,020,797 3,467,751 2,707,969 26,845,077 1,276.40 1,077.36 1,093.53 1,320.56
Retired workers 22,709,236 . . . 1,390,666 21,318,570 1,337.24 . . . 1,055.23 1,355.64
Disabled workers 4,147,136 3,061,974 820,393 264,769 1,128.39 1,099.91 1,205.74 1,218.08
Wives of retired workers 2,225,976 29,636 116,322 2,080,018 796.44 616.45 544.05 813.12
Wives of disabled workers 103,125 36,715 29,486 36,924 358.73 269.67 359.99 446.28
Nondisabled widows 3,500,017 97,591 280,508 3,121,918 1,428.76 1,290.00 1,333.48 1,441.66
Disabled widows 226,259 139,633 66,480 20,146 776.24 772.77 778.91 791.55
Mothers 108,159 102,202 4,105 1,852 1,045.19 1,038.65 1,181.35 1,104.27
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: . . . = not applicable.
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 1957–2019
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
2015 10,237,204 8,909,430 259,331 1,068,443 1,165.79 719.11 754.96
2016 10,153,205 8,808,736 259,207 1,085,262 1,171.15 717.65 761.87
2017 10,059,166 8,695,475 258,286 1,105,405 1,196.87 729.44 782.03
2018 9,919,094 8,537,332 254,581 1,127,181 1,233.70 747.41 808.18
2019 9,765,096 8,378,374 246,142 1,140,580 1,257.65 760.03 826.24
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: . . . = not applicable.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.