Annual Statistical Supplement, 2019

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 2018
Type of benefit All Male Female
Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Total, OASDI 62,906,222 1,342.00 28,586,176 1,505.07 34,320,046 1,206.17
OASI 52,743,734 1,389.20 23,465,452 1,569.69 29,278,282 1,244.54
Retirement benefits 46,803,244 1,414.37 22,306,401 1,603.72 24,496,843 1,241.95
Retired workers 43,721,450 1,461.31 21,760,418 1,626.92 21,961,032 1,297.22
Spouses of retired workers 2,391,734 763.04 175,776 645.00 2,215,958 772.41
Children of retired workers 690,060 697.31 370,207 694.89 319,853 700.10
Survivor benefits 5,940,490 1,190.93 1,159,051 914.84 4,781,439 1,257.85
Children of deceased workers 1,910,821 884.80 1,006,995 884.18 903,826 885.49
Widowed mothers and fathers 120,640 1,007.17 9,540 874.12 111,100 1,018.60
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,653,385 1,388.00 122,467 1,227.42 3,530,918 1,393.57
Disabled widow(er)s 254,581 747.41 19,915 561.03 234,666 763.22
Parents of deceased workers 1,063 1,232.28 134 1,129.99 929 1,247.03
DI 10,162,488 1,096.99 5,120,724 1,208.94 5,041,764 983.30
Disabled workers 8,537,332 1,233.70 4,330,186 1,359.64 4,207,146 1,104.06
Spouses of disabled workers 118,514 350.37 10,034 380.88 108,480 347.55
Children of disabled workers 1,506,642 381.11 780,504 383.47 726,138 378.57
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 2018
Age All retired workers Men Women
Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Total 43,721,450 1,461.31 21,760,418 1,626.92 21,961,032 1,297.22
62–64 2,727,615 1,168.95 1,299,777 1,308.56 1,427,838 1,041.86
62 655,957 1,113.02 310,850 1,248.35 345,107 991.13
63 950,328 1,171.13 454,950 1,311.09 495,378 1,042.59
64 1,121,330 1,199.81 533,977 1,341.44 587,353 1,071.05
65–69 11,674,229 1,432.02 5,918,747 1,601.58 5,755,482 1,257.65
65 1,370,740 1,231.43 650,450 1,374.76 720,290 1,102.01
66 2,558,225 1,438.67 1,301,550 1,610.24 1,256,675 1,260.98
67 2,626,523 1,456.90 1,343,599 1,627.96 1,282,924 1,277.74
68 2,552,743 1,455.35 1,309,093 1,623.78 1,243,650 1,278.06
69 2,565,998 1,483.88 1,314,055 1,656.21 1,251,943 1,303.00
70–74 11,825,567 1,563.01 6,031,617 1,748.24 5,793,950 1,370.19
70 2,710,869 1,585.22 1,381,737 1,772.05 1,329,132 1,391.00
71 2,782,528 1,566.71 1,420,657 1,751.20 1,361,871 1,374.26
72 2,440,021 1,578.02 1,244,743 1,767.48 1,195,278 1,380.72
73 1,971,915 1,539.10 1,007,488 1,720.70 964,427 1,349.39
74 1,920,234 1,531.80 976,992 1,714.18 943,242 1,342.90
75–79 7,939,133 1,519.91 4,014,543 1,701.67 3,924,590 1,333.98
75 1,926,004 1,528.82 977,901 1,711.77 948,103 1,340.12
76 1,797,096 1,530.74 912,029 1,715.94 885,067 1,339.91
77 1,547,725 1,531.44 781,835 1,718.39 765,890 1,340.60
78 1,396,028 1,514.07 703,797 1,694.92 692,231 1,330.20
79 1,272,280 1,483.51 638,981 1,652.83 633,299 1,312.67
80–84 4,947,958 1,417.23 2,456,749 1,553.23 2,491,209 1,283.12
80 1,202,780 1,467.31 602,051 1,630.79 600,729 1,303.48
81 1,081,069 1,443.25 539,681 1,594.57 541,388 1,292.41
82 972,896 1,398.33 482,901 1,526.39 489,995 1,272.13
83 892,109 1,377.14 440,406 1,491.03 451,703 1,266.10
84 799,104 1,374.43 391,710 1,480.05 407,394 1,272.87
85–89 2,861,112 1,390.48 1,351,464 1,489.45 1,509,648 1,301.88
85 693,487 1,380.92 336,097 1,484.98 357,390 1,283.05
86 645,879 1,400.86 308,429 1,510.73 337,450 1,300.43
87 572,126 1,390.80 270,542 1,488.48 301,584 1,303.17
88 515,563 1,389.62 239,995 1,481.18 275,568 1,309.87
89 434,057 1,390.95 196,401 1,475.15 237,656 1,321.37
90–94 1,336,891 1,404.02 553,607 1,491.88 783,284 1,341.92
95 or older 408,945 1,385.32 133,914 1,429.64 275,031 1,363.74
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 2018
Age All disabled workers Men Women
Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Total 8,537,332 1,233.70 4,330,186 1,359.64 4,207,146 1,104.06
Under 20 517 504.04 294 516.73 223 487.31
20–24 26,760 649.99 16,210 656.83 10,550 639.49
20 1,267 541.11 737 550.03 530 528.71
21 2,599 591.03 1,542 598.82 1,057 579.67
22 4,872 631.50 2,953 636.58 1,919 623.68
23 7,322 654.36 4,468 660.55 2,854 644.65
24 10,700 682.65 6,510 689.29 4,190 672.32
25–29 106,893 757.36 62,026 767.52 44,867 743.31
25 14,021 701.62 8,403 705.66 5,618 695.59
26 17,538 726.15 10,346 730.66 7,192 719.66
27 21,159 749.04 12,372 758.74 8,787 735.39
28 25,174 772.11 14,483 786.28 10,691 752.93
29 29,001 796.44 16,422 812.48 12,579 775.50
30–34 219,873 874.51 120,598 897.25 99,275 846.90
30 33,171 823.45 18,577 842.55 14,594 799.14
31 38,070 846.16 20,927 866.40 17,143 821.46
32 43,800 869.50 24,170 892.49 19,630 841.20
33 49,664 893.74 26,983 918.68 22,681 864.08
34 55,168 911.45 29,941 937.28 25,227 880.80
35–39 372,706 973.12 192,866 1,000.79 179,840 943.45
35 60,840 935.24 32,627 959.39 28,213 907.31
36 68,316 950.15 35,956 978.09 32,360 919.10
37 74,725 971.85 38,811 999.86 35,914 941.58
38 81,830 987.10 41,629 1,013.79 40,201 959.47
39 86,995 1,005.60 43,843 1,038.69 43,152 971.99
40–44 501,870 1,052.36 246,894 1,096.55 254,976 1,009.58
40 90,544 1,018.59 45,396 1,052.04 45,148 984.95
41 96,055 1,037.94 47,485 1,077.92 48,570 998.86
42 98,437 1,051.18 48,524 1,093.85 49,913 1,009.69
43 104,360 1,063.51 50,901 1,111.96 53,459 1,017.37
44 112,474 1,082.56 54,588 1,137.78 57,886 1,030.48
45–49 763,958 1,121.55 373,744 1,195.07 390,214 1,051.13
45 121,463 1,091.31 59,035 1,154.82 62,428 1,031.25
46 135,486 1,104.69 65,857 1,172.60 69,629 1,040.47
47 155,580 1,117.96 75,931 1,189.63 79,649 1,049.63
48 172,474 1,133.92 84,333 1,211.15 88,141 1,060.03
49 178,955 1,146.02 88,588 1,227.95 90,367 1,065.71
50–54 1,227,955 1,183.47 609,416 1,285.59 618,539 1,082.85
50 191,916 1,156.17 95,092 1,244.69 96,824 1,069.24
51 212,627 1,168.42 105,592 1,262.17 107,035 1,075.94
52 238,178 1,182.24 118,823 1,281.32 119,355 1,083.60
53 271,703 1,190.45 134,505 1,297.86 137,198 1,085.16
54 313,531 1,205.25 155,404 1,319.17 158,127 1,093.29
55–59 2,091,780 1,263.82 1,050,343 1,402.75 1,041,437 1,123.69
55 345,014 1,222.31 171,145 1,343.76 173,869 1,102.75
56 384,378 1,241.72 191,457 1,371.24 192,921 1,113.19
57 424,099 1,261.47 212,899 1,398.74 211,200 1,123.08
58 454,633 1,279.00 229,367 1,424.98 225,266 1,130.36
59 483,656 1,298.78 245,475 1,451.16 238,181 1,141.73
60–65 3,225,020 1,363.42 1,657,795 1,540.41 1,567,225 1,176.21
60 506,257 1,318.28 258,120 1,478.55 248,137 1,151.58
61 538,744 1,337.73 275,584 1,506.01 263,160 1,161.51
62 554,064 1,360.20 284,595 1,534.85 269,469 1,175.75
63 552,011 1,378.03 284,219 1,559.43 267,792 1,185.49
64 548,781 1,389.22 283,797 1,573.44 264,984 1,191.93
65 525,163 1,394.37 271,480 1,585.51 253,683 1,189.81
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 2018
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 2,510,248 743.56 2,324,438 752.58 185,810 630.74
By basis of entitlement  
Care of children 79,388 423.78 77,929 426.97 1,459 253.20
Under 35 7,892 248.23 7,786 249.71 106 139.43
35–39 10,967 278.20 10,775 280.01 192 176.24
40–44 12,995 342.81 12,726 345.79 269 201.53
45–49 14,161 414.22 13,896 417.28 265 253.69
50–54 13,186 483.13 12,932 487.52 254 259.48
55–59 9,823 551.01 9,624 555.67 199 325.78
60–61 3,531 607.63 3,449 612.88 82 386.62
62–FRA 6,833 641.56 6,741 644.83 92 401.34
Age 2,430,860 754.00 2,246,509 763.87 184,351 633.73
62–64 151,215 494.77 146,709 499.68 4,506 334.70
62 33,727 472.77 32,862 477.00 865 312.30
63 52,367 487.12 50,848 491.90 1,519 327.00
64 65,121 512.31 62,999 517.80 2,122 349.34
65–69 879,356 850.18 768,507 863.27 110,849 759.43
65 86,755 565.93 83,560 572.39 3,195 397.08
66 187,121 866.77 162,314 881.15 24,807 772.71
67 205,726 881.54 175,015 902.25 30,711 763.49
68 204,314 886.51 175,265 906.26 29,049 767.38
69 195,440 889.47 172,353 904.15 23,087 779.90
70–74 565,745 759.39 537,695 772.13 28,050 515.17
70 130,335 792.97 123,325 804.69 7,010 586.68
71 128,740 773.12 122,573 786.18 6,167 513.64
72 114,084 755.93 108,563 769.33 5,521 492.41
73 96,664 731.33 91,877 744.61 4,787 476.28
74 95,922 727.72 91,357 740.31 4,565 475.75
75–79 409,981 710.76 390,524 724.66 19,457 431.64
75 95,145 725.99 90,729 738.85 4,416 461.81
76 90,751 720.36 86,682 733.40 4,069 442.61
77 80,846 710.16 77,079 724.02 3,767 426.57
78 75,115 697.66 71,363 712.32 3,752 418.83
79 68,124 691.83 64,671 707.43 3,453 399.59
80–84 261,620 683.48 248,795 698.31 12,825 395.80
85–89 125,334 678.90 119,041 694.95 6,293 375.34
90–94 33,686 680.62 31,694 700.81 1,992 359.44
95 or older 3,923 664.08 3,544 697.14 379 354.95
By marital status  
Nondivorced 2,275,072 733.45 2,107,058 742.17 168,014 624.17
Divorced 235,176 841.33 217,380 853.50 17,796 692.75
  Spouses of retired workers
Total 2,391,734 763.04 2,215,958 772.41 175,776 645.00
By basis of entitlement  
Care of children 36,407 613.39 36,266 613.64 141 549.65
Under 35 1,288 533.20 1,288 533.20 0 . . .
35–39 2,359 531.47 (X) (X) (X) (X)
40–44 4,072 548.01 4,072 548.01 0 . . .
45–49 6,025 582.80 (X) (X) (X) (X)
50–54 7,298 613.81 7,286 613.95 12 530.42
55–59 6,645 643.53 6,607 644.17 38 532.58
60–61 2,772 670.24 2,739 671.29 33 582.58
62–FRA 5,948 678.32 5,897 679.86 51 500.51
Age 2,355,327 765.36 2,179,692 775.05 175,635 645.08
62–64 119,425 532.31 116,619 535.72 2,806 390.54
62 24,178 522.94 23,721 525.60 457 384.68
63 40,877 525.63 39,968 528.72 909 389.72
64 54,370 541.51 52,930 545.55 1,440 392.92
65–69 845,282 866.72 739,714 879.96 105,568 773.96
65 77,084 589.19 74,783 593.74 2,301 441.17
66 177,906 887.29 154,575 902.01 23,331 789.78
67 198,950 895.75 169,510 916.95 29,440 773.71
68 199,541 896.72 171,437 916.45 28,104 776.41
69 191,801 897.84 169,409 912.24 22,392 788.91
70–74 558,180 764.16 531,418 776.34 26,762 522.36
70 127,845 800.29 121,242 811.22 6,603 599.54
71 126,752 778.88 120,927 791.22 5,825 522.66
72 112,631 760.47 107,362 773.34 5,269 498.26
73 95,740 734.65 91,114 747.53 4,626 480.96
74 95,212 730.08 90,773 742.37 4,439 478.91
75–79 408,298 711.94 389,169 725.68 19,129 432.41
75 94,560 727.90 90,251 740.50 4,309 463.81
76 90,320 721.75 86,328 734.64 3,992 442.95
77 80,546 711.18 76,842 724.88 3,704 427.00
78 74,899 698.47 71,193 712.97 3,706 419.76
79 67,973 692.46 64,555 707.94 3,418 400.07
80–84 261,270 683.81 248,537 698.55 12,733 395.92
85–89 125,277 679.00 119,004 695.00 6,273 375.60
90–94 33,674 680.71 31,687 700.82 1,987 359.93
95 or older 3,921 664.24 3,544 697.14 377 355.00
By marital status  
Nondivorced 2,168,195 752.64 2,008,406 761.87 159,789 636.65
Divorced 223,539 863.96 207,552 874.40 15,987 728.44
  Spouses of disabled workers
Total 118,514 350.37 108,480 347.55 10,034 380.88
By basis of entitlement  
Care of children 42,981 263.17 41,663 264.48 1,318 221.49
Under 35 6,604 192.65 6,498 193.52 106 139.43
35–39 8,608 208.79 (X) (X) (X) (X)
40–44 8,923 249.16 8,654 250.64 269 201.53
45–49 8,136 289.37 (X) (X) (X) (X)
50–54 5,888 321.16 5,646 324.38 242 246.05
55–59 3,178 357.55 3,017 361.85 161 276.97
60–61 759 378.97 710 387.55 49 254.65
62–FRA 885 394.44 844 400.10 41 277.98
Age 75,533 400.00 66,817 399.35 8,716 404.99
62–64 31,790 353.71 30,090 360.00 1,700 242.52
62 9,549 345.76 9,141 350.87 408 231.23
63 11,490 350.10 10,880 356.63 610 233.53
64 10,751 364.64 10,069 371.91 682 257.32
65–69 34,074 439.89 28,793 434.54 5,281 469.08
65 9,671 380.61 8,777 390.49 894 283.61
66 9,215 470.66 7,739 464.49 1,476 503.00
67 6,776 464.23 5,505 449.79 1,271 526.77
68 4,773 459.63 3,828 449.95 945 498.86
69 3,639 448.33 2,944 438.59 695 489.61
70–74 7,565 407.30 6,277 415.82 1,288 365.77
70 2,490 416.92 2,083 424.53 407 378.00
71 1,988 406.12 1,646 415.72 342 359.90
72 1,453 403.66 1,201 410.71 252 370.09
73 924 386.77 763 396.30 161 341.62
74 710 411.05 584 421.11 126 364.44
75 or older 2,104 426.94 1,657 439.96 447 378.68
By marital status  
Nondivorced 106,877 344.25 98,652 341.13 8,225 381.67
Divorced 11,637 406.61 9,828 412.00 1,809 377.32
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 2018
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 4,107,523 668.55 690,060 697.31 1,910,821 884.80 1,506,642 381.11
Under age 18 2,858,301 609.11 339,202 669.60 1,182,080 868.18 1,337,019 364.71
Under 1 7,537 437.99 587 573.08 1,571 826.64 5,379 309.74
1 20,220 454.94 1,410 592.76 5,744 792.75 13,066 291.56
2 32,053 480.05 2,382 603.99 10,832 781.36 18,839 291.13
3 44,382 495.25 3,431 605.60 16,431 775.57 24,520 291.96
4 57,723 505.14 4,641 610.54 22,318 775.89 30,764 292.83
5 70,514 514.39 5,920 604.41 27,943 781.40 36,651 296.27
6 86,243 525.41 7,602 605.86 34,827 790.36 43,814 300.85
7 103,180 534.34 9,376 606.04 42,275 796.45 51,529 306.26
8 122,823 541.17 11,481 611.31 50,392 804.01 60,950 310.65
9 148,020 549.15 14,772 617.15 61,214 807.67 72,034 315.51
10 174,854 560.70 17,916 618.42 72,976 819.34 83,962 323.58
11 202,135 573.64 21,740 626.02 84,502 833.47 95,893 332.79
12 227,803 588.28 25,634 636.70 95,487 847.60 106,682 344.54
13 250,044 607.95 30,322 648.49 104,797 868.49 114,925 359.69
14 278,119 627.28 35,339 661.58 117,422 885.28 125,358 375.95
15 309,547 650.51 41,368 681.51 129,936 908.04 138,243 399.18
16 341,246 684.63 48,473 726.16 143,365 931.81 149,408 433.97
17 381,858 701.96 56,808 742.17 160,048 944.70 165,002 452.67
Disabled adult children 1,127,181 808.18 331,504 720.59 671,955 906.71 123,722 507.76
18–19 15,182 692.67 2,957 728.30 5,901 933.76 6,324 451.05
20–24 90,112 704.29 20,080 732.19 35,089 915.62 34,943 476.05
25–29 130,342 746.55 37,339 745.73 55,471 906.81 37,532 510.52
30–34 131,851 775.73 48,530 743.66 58,505 906.37 24,816 530.44
35–39 127,817 787.62 56,253 728.56 57,827 902.83 13,737 544.50
40–44 115,856 806.15 54,027 713.50 56,413 919.03 5,416 554.75
45–49 117,476 830.26 49,605 708.44 66,953 924.38 918 548.44
50–54 114,203 853.43 (X) (X) 80,441 916.43 (X) (X)
55–59 106,562 869.52 (X) (X) 86,886 910.64 (X) (X)
60–64 78,015 874.08 7,251 661.90 70,764 895.82 0 . . .
65–69 45,803 904.40 1,666 667.58 44,137 913.34 0 . . .
70–74 27,337 884.35 310 632.32 27,027 887.24 0 . . .
75–79 15,213 859.66 63 562.87 15,150 860.89 0 . . .
80 or older 11,412 771.37 21 600.74 11,391 771.68 0 . . .
Students, aged 18–19 122,041 771.00 19,354 784.00 56,786 971.55 45,901 517.42
18 115,239 773.97 18,419 786.41 53,394 977.31 43,426 518.67
19 6,802 720.78 935 736.44 3,392 880.97 2,475 495.32
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: (X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals; . . . = 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 2018
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 120,640 1,007.17 9,540 874.12 111,100 1,018.60
By age  
Under 25 712 765.67 12 533.08 700 769.66
25–29 4,457 807.38 150 628.16 4,307 813.62
25 454 767.37 14 661.50 440 770.74
26 610 782.84 11 533.00 599 787.43
27 861 803.61 31 547.16 830 813.19
28 1,120 816.73 38 648.55 1,082 822.63
29 1,412 825.73 56 669.52 1,356 832.18
30–34 12,245 821.87 599 696.13 11,646 828.34
30 1,705 814.22 67 662.48 1,638 820.42
31 2,099 808.63 97 636.11 2,002 816.99
32 2,408 821.26 130 760.45 2,278 824.73
33 2,900 823.85 139 678.32 2,761 831.18
34 3,133 833.53 166 709.31 2,967 840.48
35–39 20,632 892.15 1,305 750.27 19,327 901.73
35 3,604 859.19 201 709.94 3,403 868.01
36 3,957 869.16 209 735.02 3,748 876.64
37 4,148 886.66 260 735.70 3,888 896.76
38 4,447 908.23 304 779.01 4,143 917.71
39 4,476 928.12 331 769.46 4,145 940.79
40–44 22,618 988.89 1,768 843.01 20,850 1,001.26
40 4,442 945.92 325 813.57 4,117 956.37
41 4,670 967.41 351 817.07 4,319 979.63
42 4,399 991.95 338 877.57 4,061 1,001.47
43 4,535 1,003.54 363 831.15 4,172 1,018.54
44 4,572 1,035.11 391 871.91 4,181 1,050.38
45–49 23,022 1,072.32 1,995 901.87 21,027 1,088.50
45 4,531 1,037.01 382 880.29 4,149 1,051.44
46 4,581 1,057.47 361 891.75 4,220 1,071.65
47 4,744 1,072.06 455 880.19 4,289 1,092.41
48 4,737 1,084.81 406 930.38 4,331 1,099.29
49 4,429 1,110.74 391 927.93 4,038 1,128.44
50–54 17,284 1,126.88 1,799 940.61 15,485 1,148.52
50 3,956 1,125.61 417 917.02 3,539 1,150.19
51 3,714 1,116.87 346 938.26 3,368 1,135.22
52 3,486 1,135.59 348 971.98 3,138 1,153.74
53 3,153 1,129.24 330 940.71 2,823 1,151.28
54 2,975 1,128.36 358 939.78 2,617 1,154.16
55–59 10,273 1,143.21 1,223 961.68 9,050 1,167.74
55 2,474 1,142.48 283 951.39 2,191 1,167.17
56 2,287 1,157.84 284 959.31 2,003 1,185.99
57 2,028 1,142.13 249 966.18 1,779 1,166.76
58 1,823 1,145.64 218 976.82 1,605 1,168.57
59 1,661 1,122.80 189 957.26 1,472 1,144.06
60–61 3,168 1,147.29 335 982.74 2,833 1,166.75
60 1,561 1,160.39 158 1,004.88 1,403 1,177.90
61 1,607 1,134.57 177 962.98 1,430 1,155.81
62 or older 6,229 1,120.77 354 1,003.41 5,875 1,127.85
By marital status  
Nondivorced 110,490 1,007.05 8,913 876.78 101,577 1,018.48
Divorced 10,150 1,008.48 627 836.31 9,523 1,019.82
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 2018
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 3,653,385 1,388.00 122,467 1,227.42 3,530,918 1,393.57
By age  
60–61 111,109 1,241.74 12,012 1,039.06 99,097 1,266.31
60 42,610 1,248.08 4,444 1,037.23 38,166 1,272.63
61 68,499 1,237.79 7,568 1,040.14 60,931 1,262.34
62–64 307,004 1,287.82 30,863 1,147.03 276,141 1,303.56
62 89,488 1,267.53 9,369 1,112.80 80,119 1,285.62
63 102,717 1,281.97 10,368 1,152.77 92,349 1,296.48
64 114,799 1,308.88 11,126 1,170.50 103,673 1,323.74
65–69 699,097 1,486.01 53,060 1,374.99 646,037 1,495.12
65 129,372 1,337.91 11,875 1,214.64 117,497 1,350.37
66 146,097 1,489.66 12,116 1,382.16 133,981 1,499.39
67 145,840 1,523.96 11,357 1,427.74 134,483 1,532.09
68 140,588 1,532.95 9,770 1,445.68 130,818 1,539.47
69 137,200 1,533.31 7,942 1,441.46 129,258 1,538.95
70–74 521,238 1,478.78 12,324 1,293.76 508,914 1,483.26
70 109,678 1,505.43 3,751 1,371.22 105,927 1,510.18
71 114,839 1,498.63 2,912 1,295.88 111,927 1,503.90
72 103,760 1,479.20 2,295 1,282.08 101,465 1,483.66
73 94,115 1,451.08 1,722 1,239.75 92,393 1,455.02
74 98,846 1,452.08 1,644 1,186.14 97,202 1,456.57
75–79 512,310 1,411.79 6,002 1,118.22 506,308 1,415.27
75 106,513 1,457.97 1,497 1,193.11 105,016 1,461.75
76 106,741 1,439.64 1,406 1,160.77 105,335 1,443.37
77 99,320 1,407.77 1,079 1,123.22 98,241 1,410.89
78 99,708 1,383.45 1,061 1,058.42 98,647 1,386.94
79 100,028 1,365.16 959 999.44 99,069 1,368.70
80–84 521,614 1,336.40 3,737 887.29 517,877 1,339.64
80 102,941 1,348.50 860 959.10 102,081 1,351.78
81 101,722 1,336.29 755 892.02 100,967 1,339.61
82 104,367 1,330.93 776 902.69 103,591 1,334.14
83 106,251 1,330.71 699 831.81 105,552 1,334.01
84 106,333 1,335.86 647 827.81 105,686 1,338.97
85–89 501,675 1,337.23 2,670 809.08 499,005 1,340.05
85 101,622 1,332.97 585 843.41 101,037 1,335.81
86 102,985 1,333.92 588 833.97 102,397 1,336.79
87 102,040 1,337.94 527 760.22 101,513 1,340.94
88 101,735 1,341.05 518 829.44 101,217 1,343.67
89 93,293 1,340.56 452 765.88 92,841 1,343.36
90–94 339,954 1,326.78 1,342 768.28 338,612 1,328.99
95 or older 139,384 1,331.85 457 691.32 138,927 1,333.95
By marital status  
Nondivorced 3,239,778 1,378.48 110,032 1,218.77 3,129,746 1,384.09
Divorced 413,607 1,462.56 12,435 1,303.91 401,172 1,467.48
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 2018
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 254,581 747.41 19,915 561.03 234,666 763.22
By age  
50–54 24,864 727.10 2,221 545.22 22,643 744.94
50 1,666 717.76 132 561.97 1,534 731.16
51 3,209 743.65 296 558.86 2,913 762.42
52 4,700 733.25 427 558.01 4,273 750.76
53 6,515 718.68 583 516.33 5,932 738.56
54 8,774 725.78 783 551.79 7,991 742.83
55–59 87,309 739.86 7,710 556.85 79,599 757.59
55 11,097 722.92 969 536.33 10,128 740.77
56 14,383 737.68 1,276 559.28 13,107 755.04
57 17,428 741.51 1,500 550.69 15,928 759.48
58 20,709 746.58 1,890 565.93 18,819 764.72
59 23,692 742.03 2,075 561.11 21,617 759.40
60–65 142,408 755.58 9,984 567.77 132,424 769.74
60 25,469 746.04 2,228 561.60 23,241 763.72
61 26,201 746.67 2,179 554.46 24,022 764.11
62 24,470 747.79 1,757 566.77 22,713 761.79
63 23,237 759.88 1,386 577.93 21,851 771.42
64 22,209 767.36 1,339 576.59 20,870 779.60
65 20,822 770.26 1,095 584.75 19,727 780.55
By marital status  
Nondivorced 216,810 741.19 18,178 551.57 198,632 758.55
Divorced 37,771 783.08 1,737 659.97 36,034 789.01
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 2018
Age All parents Men Women
Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Total 1,063 1,232.28 134 1,129.99 929 1,247.03
62–69 61 1,308.03 11 1,217.86 50 1,327.87
70–74 81 1,323.42 9 1,135.89 72 1,346.87
75–79 158 1,281.28 25 1,148.14 133 1,306.31
80–84 231 1,235.88 17 1,036.79 214 1,251.69
85–89 260 1,184.98 47 1,163.21 213 1,189.78
90 or older 272 1,201.83 25 1,071.98 247 1,214.97
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 2018
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 29,959,274 1,324.14 14,268,854 1,458.95 15,690,420 1,201.54
62–64 2,727,615 1,168.95 1,299,777 1,308.56 1,427,838 1,041.86
62 655,957 1,113.02 310,850 1,248.35 345,107 991.13
63 950,328 1,171.13 454,950 1,311.09 495,378 1,042.59
64 1,121,330 1,199.81 533,977 1,341.44 587,353 1,071.05
65–69 7,663,072 1,286.20 3,679,173 1,430.07 3,983,899 1,153.33
65 1,370,740 1,231.43 650,450 1,374.76 720,290 1,102.01
66 1,579,825 1,294.30 761,934 1,442.65 817,891 1,156.09
67 1,576,995 1,295.70 758,298 1,440.49 818,697 1,161.60
68 1,546,250 1,286.86 742,879 1,425.73 803,371 1,158.44
69 1,589,262 1,315.32 765,612 1,458.45 823,650 1,182.27
70–74 7,341,252 1,360.96 3,586,204 1,514.48 3,755,048 1,214.34
70 1,615,637 1,350.63 781,548 1,501.11 834,089 1,209.63
71 1,699,530 1,349.45 828,139 1,500.36 871,391 1,206.03
72 1,521,758 1,377.01 745,024 1,535.04 776,734 1,225.43
73 1,248,945 1,359.36 614,786 1,512.21 634,159 1,211.18
74 1,255,382 1,371.98 616,707 1,527.81 638,675 1,221.51
75–79 5,567,051 1,407.51 2,727,580 1,566.07 2,839,471 1,255.19
75 1,299,332 1,384.89 637,308 1,541.35 662,024 1,234.27
76 1,255,134 1,409.75 614,930 1,569.84 640,204 1,255.98
77 1,099,783 1,426.59 539,385 1,591.46 560,398 1,267.90
78 997,300 1,419.81 488,462 1,579.82 508,838 1,266.21
79 915,502 1,400.20 447,495 1,550.49 468,007 1,256.50
80–84 3,467,812 1,339.93 1,659,621 1,450.39 1,808,191 1,238.54
80 868,970 1,391.85 423,454 1,536.61 445,516 1,254.26
81 765,360 1,369.17 370,104 1,498.99 395,256 1,247.62
82 684,453 1,324.41 326,814 1,426.93 357,639 1,230.73
83 612,234 1,297.02 288,718 1,378.42 323,516 1,224.37
84 536,795 1,282.91 250,531 1,346.43 286,264 1,227.31
85–89 1,964,879 1,296.21 880,977 1,337.09 1,083,902 1,262.98
85 469,469 1,286.24 216,591 1,341.46 252,878 1,238.95
86 443,489 1,307.47 201,927 1,364.69 241,562 1,259.64
87 394,179 1,294.24 176,930 1,330.96 217,249 1,264.33
88 356,694 1,296.15 157,340 1,322.64 199,354 1,275.24
89 301,048 1,297.78 128,189 1,312.39 172,859 1,286.95
90–94 940,282 1,311.09 355,373 1,320.57 584,909 1,305.34
95 or older 287,311 1,296.16 80,149 1,223.49 207,162 1,324.28
  Disabled workers
Total 73,888 1,523.61 44,115 1,689.60 29,773 1,277.65
62 3,918 1,582.84 2,358 1,761.16 1,560 1,313.29
63 14,477 1,572.29 8,626 1,744.28 5,851 1,318.73
64 24,160 1,534.79 14,447 1,695.02 9,713 1,296.47
65 31,333 1,485.08 18,684 1,651.13 12,649 1,239.81
  Spouses
Total 1,570,713 650.62 35,487 406.91 1,535,226 656.25
By age  
62–64 151,215 494.77 4,506 334.70 146,709 499.68
62 33,727 472.77 865 312.30 32,862 477.00
63 52,367 487.12 1,519 327.00 50,848 491.90
64 65,121 512.31 2,122 349.34 62,999 517.80
65–69 410,366 626.54 15,299 426.98 395,067 634.27
65 86,755 565.93 3,195 397.08 83,560 572.39
66 82,250 624.99 3,434 426.11 78,816 633.65
67 80,710 640.13 3,112 437.00 77,598 648.28
68 79,925 649.43 2,901 440.85 77,024 657.29
69 80,726 657.02 2,657 437.15 78,069 664.51
70–74 392,184 682.53 9,405 425.04 382,779 688.86
70 81,867 669.78 2,331 430.89 79,536 676.78
71 86,828 681.89 2,324 429.37 84,504 688.83
72 80,278 685.51 1,907 419.64 78,371 691.98
73 70,901 683.70 1,536 411.43 69,365 689.73
74 72,310 693.28 1,307 430.80 71,003 698.12
75–79 316,889 700.79 4,210 398.43 312,679 704.87
75 73,217 702.17 1,141 423.33 72,076 706.59
76 70,490 705.30 927 400.93 69,563 709.35
77 62,980 702.23 819 383.91 62,161 706.43
78 58,117 697.78 731 392.37 57,386 701.67
79 52,085 694.40 592 374.08 51,493 698.08
80–84 191,411 678.33 1,488 358.85 189,923 680.83
85–89 85,986 649.72 480 327.24 85,506 651.53
90–94 20,816 644.02 95 331.23 20,721 645.45
95 or older 1,846 619.34 4 556.63 1,842 619.48
By type of benefit  
Spouses of retired workers 1,506,524 662.92 29,836 430.91 1,476,688 667.61
Spouses of disabled workers 64,189 361.93 5,651 280.24 58,538 369.82
  Nondisabled widow(er)s
Total 2,249,538 1,330.46 96,677 1,220.30 2,152,861 1,335.40
60–64 418,113 1,275.58 42,875 1,116.78 375,238 1,293.72
60 42,610 1,248.08 4,444 1,037.23 38,166 1,272.63
61 68,499 1,237.79 7,568 1,040.14 60,931 1,262.34
62 89,488 1,267.53 9,369 1,112.80 80,119 1,285.62
63 102,717 1,281.97 10,368 1,152.77 92,349 1,296.48
64 114,799 1,308.88 11,126 1,170.50 103,673 1,323.74
65–69 596,730 1,434.33 41,285 1,322.25 555,445 1,442.66
65 129,372 1,337.91 11,875 1,214.64 117,497 1,350.37
66 127,907 1,443.44 9,691 1,332.08 118,216 1,452.57
67 120,534 1,465.81 8,148 1,376.50 112,386 1,472.29
68 112,368 1,469.59 6,634 1,387.88 105,734 1,474.71
69 106,549 1,467.64 4,937 1,384.06 101,612 1,471.70
70–74 385,362 1,428.23 8,261 1,292.05 377,101 1,431.22
70 85,617 1,447.94 2,599 1,328.48 83,018 1,451.68
71 87,715 1,444.88 2,037 1,273.29 85,678 1,448.96
72 77,054 1,429.54 1,581 1,303.27 75,473 1,432.18
73 67,238 1,406.73 1,061 1,273.65 66,177 1,408.87
74 67,738 1,401.63 983 1,236.38 66,755 1,404.07
75–79 299,393 1,347.69 2,727 1,213.88 296,666 1,348.92
75 69,678 1,402.31 814 1,247.83 68,864 1,404.13
76 66,451 1,383.15 720 1,220.93 65,731 1,384.93
77 57,723 1,339.69 465 1,212.62 57,258 1,340.72
78 54,853 1,307.76 405 1,197.87 54,448 1,308.58
79 50,688 1,278.45 323 1,134.47 50,365 1,279.38
80–84 232,639 1,224.30 931 1,039.10 231,708 1,225.04
85–89 176,328 1,176.19 439 942.91 175,889 1,176.77
90–94 103,098 1,131.92 126 858.62 102,972 1,132.25
95 or older 37,875 1,079.49 33 918.45 37,842 1,079.63
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 1940–2018, 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
  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
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 2018
Type of benefit Number Average age
Total, OASDI 62,906,222 68
OASI 52,743,734 72
Retired workers 43,721,450 74
Spouses of retired workers 2,391,734 73
Children of retired workers 690,060 26
Under age 18 339,202 13
Disabled adult children 331,504 40
Students, aged 18–19 19,354 18
Children of deceased workers 1,910,821 25
Under age 18 1,182,080 12
Disabled adult children 671,955 48
Students, aged 18–19 56,786 18
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,653,385 77
Widowed mothers and fathers 120,640 45
Disabled widow(er)s 254,581 60
Parents of deceased workers 1,063 84
DI 10,162,488 49
Disabled workers 8,537,332 55
Spouses of disabled workers 118,514 58
Children of disabled workers 1,506,642 13
Under age 18 1,337,019 12
Disabled adult children 123,722 28
Students, aged 18–19 45,901 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 2018
Type of benefit All Male Female
  Number
Total, OASDI 62,906,222 28,586,176 34,320,046
Adults 58,798,699 26,428,470 32,370,229
Children 4,107,523 2,157,706 1,949,817
Under age 18 2,858,301 1,453,231 1,405,070
Disabled adult children 1,127,181 636,494 490,687
Students, aged 18–19 122,041 67,981 54,060
Retired workers and their spouses and children 46,803,244 22,306,401 24,496,843
Retired workers 43,721,450 21,760,418 21,961,032
Spouses 2,391,734 175,776 2,215,958
Children 690,060 370,207 319,853
Disabled workers and their spouses and children 10,162,488 5,120,724 5,041,764
Disabled workers 8,537,332 4,330,186 4,207,146
Spouses 118,514 10,034 108,480
Children 1,506,642 780,504 726,138
Survivors of deceased workers 5,940,490 1,159,051 4,781,439
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,653,385 122,467 3,530,918
Disabled widow(er)s 254,581 19,915 234,666
Widowed mothers and fathers 120,640 9,540 111,100
Children 1,910,821 1,006,995 903,826
Parents 1,063 134 929
  Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Retired workers 1,461.31 1,626.92 1,297.22
Disabled workers 1,233.70 1,359.64 1,104.06
Widowed mothers and fathers 1,007.17 874.12 1,018.60
Nondisabled widow(er)s 1,388.00 1,227.42 1,393.57
Surviving children 884.80 884.18 885.49
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 2018
Type of benefit and basis of entitlement Number Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Total a 32,369,300 1,238.68
Workers 26,168,178 1,266.16
Retired 21,961,032 1,297.22
Full benefit 6,270,612 1,536.62
Reduced benefit 15,690,420 1,201.54
Disabled 4,207,146 1,104.06
Wives of retired and disabled workers 2,324,438 752.58
Entitlement based on care of children 77,929 426.97
Husband retired 36,266 613.64
Husband disabled 41,663 264.48
Entitlement based on age 2,246,509 763.87
Husband retired 2,179,692 775.05
Full benefit 703,004 1,000.73
Reduced benefit 1,476,688 667.61
Husband disabled 66,817 399.35
Widows 3,876,684 1,344.67
Entitlement based on care of children 111,100 1,018.60
Nondisabled, aged 60 or older 3,530,918 1,393.57
Disabled, aged 50 to FRA 234,666 763.22
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 2018
Type of benefit and sex Number Average primary insurance amount (dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
All beneficiaries 35,505 713.84 908.35
  Retirement benefits
Total 32,546 706.25 933.16
Retired workers 31,584 706.49 952.75
Men 11,318 691.63 620.64
Women 20,266 714.79 1,138.22
Wives and husbands of retired workers 829 693.69 285.71
Children of retired workers 133 728.61 317.77
  Disability benefits
Total 38 754.14 714.27
  Survivor benefits
Total 2,921 797.82 634.38
Nondisabled widow(er)s 1,977 787.47 660.71
Disabled widow(er)s 24 816.03 460.27
Widowed mothers and fathers 3 755.90 566.67
Children of deceased workers 917 819.80 582.39
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 2018
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 53,371,727 1,249,911 4,962,736 13,847,710 12,940,184 8,876,878 5,738,685 3,491,410 2,196,520 67,693
Retired workers 43,721,450 . . . 2,727,615 11,674,229 11,825,567 7,939,133 4,947,958 2,861,112 1,697,099 48,737
Widow(er)s, parents, and mothers and fathers 3,806,253 165,947 381,279 721,514 521,535 512,551 521,864 501,949 460,838 18,776
Wives and husbands 2,441,224 3,531 156,403 881,001 565,745 409,981 261,620 125,334 37,455 154
Disabled workers 3,225,020 1,045,001 1,654,856 525,163 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Disabled adult children 177,780 35,432 42,583 45,803 27,337 15,213 7,243 3,015 1,128 26
  Men
Subtotal 23,826,451 570,132 2,215,869 6,378,721 6,085,016 4,046,874 2,476,311 1,361,499 680,387 11,642
Retired workers 21,760,418 . . . 1,299,777 5,918,747 6,031,617 4,014,543 2,456,749 1,351,464 675,972 11,549
Widowers, parents, and fathers 133,274 16,754 35,631 54,232 12,334 6,028 3,754 2,717 1,767 57
Husbands 184,525 82 4,585 110,862 28,050 19,457 12,825 6,293 2,341 30
Disabled workers 1,657,795 533,704 852,611 271,480 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Disabled adult children 90,439 19,592 23,265 23,400 13,015 6,846 2,983 1,025 307 6
  Women
Subtotal 29,545,276 679,779 2,746,867 7,468,989 6,855,168 4,830,004 3,262,374 2,129,911 1,516,133 56,051
Retired workers 21,961,032 . . . 1,427,838 5,755,482 5,793,950 3,924,590 2,491,209 1,509,648 1,021,127 37,188
Widows, parents, and mothers 3,672,979 149,193 345,648 667,282 509,201 506,523 518,110 499,232 459,071 18,719
Wives 2,256,699 3,449 151,818 770,139 537,695 390,524 248,795 119,041 35,114 124
Disabled workers 1,567,225 511,297 802,245 253,683 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Disabled adult children 87,341 15,840 19,318 22,403 14,322 8,367 4,260 1,990 821 20
  Average monthly benefit (dollars)
  All beneficiaries
Total 1,414.11 1,281.22 1,215.82 1,393.50 1,523.04 1,475.16 1,375.64 1,356.71 1,370.77 1,417.22
Retired workers 1,461.31 . . . 1,168.95 1,432.02 1,563.01 1,519.91 1,417.23 1,390.48 1,398.28 1,446.90
Widow(er)s, parents, and mothers and fathers 1,363.66 1,085.69 1,188.96 1,464.54 1,478.54 1,411.67 1,336.34 1,337.14 1,327.38 1,347.76
Wives and husbands 753.48 607.63 499.51 849.81 759.39 710.76 683.48 678.90 679.10 630.83
Disabled workers 1,363.42 1,328.31 1,375.77 1,394.37 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Disabled adult children 875.64 875.14 873.21 904.40 884.35 859.66 795.95 747.49 681.13 605.07
  Men
Subtotal 1,607.82 1,453.93 1,393.22 1,581.62 1,739.78 1,693.26 1,545.31 1,482.40 1,472.25 1,554.62
Retired workers 1,626.92 . . . 1,308.56 1,601.58 1,748.24 1,701.67 1,553.23 1,489.45 1,478.34 1,562.61
Widowers, parents, and fathers 1,176.69 911.41 1,073.62 1,358.60 1,293.62 1,118.31 887.97 815.20 755.27 687.86
Husbands 633.50 386.62 335.98 759.38 515.17 431.64 395.80 375.34 359.32 312.58
Disabled workers 1,540.41 1,492.73 1,555.89 1,585.51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Disabled adult children 869.21 865.40 859.97 899.23 878.88 851.75 792.17 744.20 675.10 634.92
  Women
Subtotal 1,257.89 1,136.36 1,072.70 1,232.85 1,330.65 1,292.42 1,246.86 1,276.37 1,325.23 1,388.69
Retired workers 1,297.22 . . . 1,041.86 1,257.65 1,370.19 1,333.98 1,283.12 1,301.88 1,345.28 1,410.97
Widows, parents, and mothers 1,370.44 1,105.26 1,200.85 1,473.15 1,483.02 1,415.16 1,339.59 1,339.98 1,329.58 1,349.77
Wives 763.29 612.88 504.45 862.83 772.13 724.66 698.31 694.95 700.42 707.82
Disabled workers 1,176.21 1,156.69 1,184.34 1,189.81 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Disabled adult children 882.31 887.18 889.15 909.80 889.33 866.13 798.60 749.19 683.39 596.11
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 1960–2018, 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
  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
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 2018
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 26,062,040 7,444,077 6,839,666 4,821,150 3,257,949 2,127,869 1,571,329
Entitled as worker b 20,782,470 6,006,656 5,792,770 3,924,103 2,491,044 1,509,596 1,058,301
Worker only 14,000,154 4,836,246 4,288,007 2,518,372 1,323,870 649,331 384,328
Dually entitled 6,782,316 1,170,410 1,504,763 1,405,731 1,167,174 860,265 673,973
Wife's benefit 2,858,442 845,978 899,137 617,479 325,500 132,882 37,466
Widow's or parent's benefit 3,923,874 324,432 605,626 788,252 841,674 727,383 636,507
Entitled as wife, widow, or parent only 5,279,570 1,437,421 1,046,896 897,047 766,905 618,273 513,028
Wife's benefit 2,101,432 770,139 537,695 390,524 248,795 119,041 35,238
Widow's or parent's benefit 3,178,138 667,282 509,201 506,523 518,110 499,232 477,790
  Average monthly benefit (dollars)
All women 65 or older a 1,281.38 1,233.91 1,331.62 1,293.19 1,247.46 1,276.88 1,327.85
Entitled as worker b 1,313.51 1,254.91 1,370.25 1,334.02 1,283.15 1,301.90 1,347.60
Worker only 1,309.99 1,286.07 1,406.75 1,321.35 1,194.37 1,138.84 1,144.59
Dually entitled 1,320.78 1,126.12 1,266.25 1,356.73 1,383.85 1,424.98 1,463.37
Wife's benefit 900.33 911.95 927.64 902.48 843.54 802.43 787.92
Widow's or parent's benefit 1,627.06 1,684.60 1,768.96 1,712.57 1,592.80 1,538.71 1,503.12
Entitled as wife, widow, or parent only 1,154.91 1,146.15 1,117.90 1,114.56 1,131.55 1,215.79 1,287.10
Wife's benefit 782.23 862.83 772.13 724.66 698.31 694.95 700.44
Widow's or parent's benefit 1,401.33 1,473.15 1,483.02 1,415.16 1,339.59 1,339.98 1,330.37
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 2018
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 58,798,699 6,819,231 4,920,153 47,059,315 1,389.04 1,162.37 1,218.78 1,439.69
Retired workers 43,721,450 . . . 2,727,615 40,993,835 1,461.31 . . . 1,168.95 1,480.77
Disabled workers 8,537,332 6,357,313 1,654,856 525,163 1,233.70 1,183.44 1,375.77 1,394.37
Wives and husbands of retired workers 2,391,734 30,459 123,867 2,237,408 763.04 600.71 537.57 777.73
Wives and husbands of disabled workers 118,514 42,096 32,536 43,882 350.37 260.41 354.61 433.53
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,653,385 111,109 307,004 3,235,272 1,388.00 1,241.74 1,287.82 1,402.53
Disabled widow(er)s 254,581 163,843 69,916 20,822 747.41 739.97 758.02 770.26
Mothers and fathers 120,640 114,411 4,347 1,882 1,007.17 1,000.99 1,137.85 1,081.32
  Men
Subtotal a 26,428,470 3,242,998 2,192,604 20,992,868 1,573.20 1,282.54 1,398.88 1,636.31
Retired workers 21,760,418 . . . 1,299,777 20,460,641 1,626.92 . . . 1,308.56 1,647.15
Disabled workers 4,330,186 3,206,095 852,611 271,480 1,359.64 1,288.33 1,555.89 1,585.51
Husbands of retired workers 175,776 90 2,849 172,837 645.00 577.49 392.24 649.20
Husbands of disabled workers 10,034 1,277 1,736 7,021 380.88 219.67 243.63 444.14
Nondisabled widowers 122,467 12,012 30,863 79,592 1,227.42 1,039.06 1,147.03 1,287.01
Disabled widowers 19,915 14,338 4,482 1,095 561.03 555.42 573.15 584.75
Fathers 9,540 9,186 284 70 874.12 869.14 994.38 1,040.03
  Women
Subtotal a 32,370,229 3,576,233 2,727,549 26,066,447 1,238.68 1,053.40 1,074.00 1,281.34
Retired workers 21,961,032 . . . 1,427,838 20,533,194 1,297.22 . . . 1,041.86 1,314.97
Disabled workers 4,207,146 3,151,218 802,245 253,683 1,104.06 1,076.72 1,184.34 1,189.81
Wives of retired workers 2,215,958 30,369 121,018 2,064,571 772.41 600.78 540.99 788.49
Wives of disabled workers 108,480 40,819 30,800 36,861 347.55 261.68 360.87 431.51
Nondisabled widows 3,530,918 99,097 276,141 3,155,680 1,393.57 1,266.31 1,303.56 1,405.44
Disabled widows 234,666 149,505 65,434 19,727 763.22 757.67 770.69 780.55
Mothers 111,100 105,225 4,063 1,812 1,018.60 1,012.50 1,147.88 1,082.92
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 1957–2018
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
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: . . . = not applicable.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.