Annual Statistical Supplement, 2019

Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance

Benefits in Current-Payment Status

Beneficiary Families

Table 5.H1 Number and average monthly family benefit for selected family groups, December 1945–2018, selected years
Year Retired-worker families Survivor families Disabled-worker families
Worker only Worker and wife a Non-disabled widow only Widowed mother or father and— Worker only Worker, wife,b and— Worker and spouse
All Men Women 1 child 2 children 3 or more children All Men Women 1 child 2 or more children
  Number (thousands)
1945 416 338 78 181 95 86 48 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1950 1,240 939 301 498 314 82 53 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1955 3,266 2,054 1,212 1,124 700 126 86 80 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1960 5,742 2,922 2,820 2,122 1,527 172 113 114 357 261 96 22 32 22
1965 8,386 4,137 4,249 2,400 2,332 182 135 153 714 481 232 54 109 30
1970 10,533 4,904 5,629 2,457 3,080 183 155 182 1,054 680 374 77 164 43
1975 13,520 6,134 7,385 2,618 3,606 221 182 176 1,750 1,080 671 137 250 66
1980 16,314 7,286 9,028 2,736 4,033 239 184 134 2,061 1,257 804 154 228 80
1985 19,132 8,601 10,531 2,861 4,606 158 131 74 2,039 1,267 772 84 140 76
1986 19,664 8,849 10,816 2,883 4,666 151 123 68 2,096 1,301 795 82 136 74
1987 20,137 9,064 11,074 2,893 4,709 141 115 62 2,154 1,338 816 79 132 74
1988 20,567 9,264 11,302 2,896 4,749 137 112 61 2,194 1,353 841 77 125 71
1989 21,036 9,495 11,541 2,903 4,788 137 109 58 2,262 1,390 872 75 120 67
1990 21,537 9,752 11,786 2,914 4,825 133 106 57 2,370 1,448 922 75 118 63
1991 21,978 9,985 11,992 2,918 4,850 130 106 55 2,523 1,529 994 76 119 61
1992 22,434 10,218 12,216 2,928 4,871 129 103 54 2,738 1,643 1,094 78 125 61
1993 22,796 10,404 12,392 2,912 4,870 126 103 53 2,935 1,743 1,192 78 127 59
1994 23,124 10,573 12,552 2,885 4,862 123 100 51 3,121 1,830 1,292 76 128 57
1995 23,433 10,732 12,701 2,845 4,841 120 97 49 3,305 1,909 1,396 75 124 55
1996 23,705 10,874 12,831 2,799 4,815 117 78 41 3,473 1,973 1,500 61 104 53
1997 24,124 11,027 13,097 2,759 4,657 113 74 37 3,593 2,006 1,588 57 91 53
1998 24,409 11,163 13,246 2,703 4,589 111 69 34 3,769 2,074 1,695 52 80 53
1999 24,730 11,337 13,394 2,651 4,536 107 67 32 3,924 2,131 1,793 49 72 52
2000 25,452 11,780 13,672 2,638 4,491 102 65 30 4,080 2,191 1,890 45 65 50
2001 25,838 11,990 13,848 2,581 4,416 98 63 29 4,292 2,282 2,010 43 60 51
2002 26,247 12,218 14,029 2,525 4,353 98 62 28 4,536 2,391 2,145 41 56 50
2003 26,664 12,420 14,224 2,468 4,286 96 61 27 4,832 2,532 2,301 40 55 53
2004 27,114 12,654 14,460 2,416 4,216 93 59 26 5,133 2,668 2,464 38 52 60
2005 27,659 12,916 14,743 2,368 4,140 90 56 26 5,423 2,797 2,626 36 51 67
2006 28,198 13,174 15,024 2,324 4,059 89 54 24 5,703 2,918 2,784 35 46 71
2007 28,791 13,461 15,330 2,281 3,995 86 52 23 5,975 3,042 2,933 33 43 72
2008 29,570 13,847 15,723 2,216 3,925 84 50 22 6,279 3,181 3,098 32 41 78
2009 30,416 14,227 16,189 2,182 3,851 85 50 22 6,396 3,261 3,135 31 40 76
2010 31,901 15,004 16,897 2,153 3,802 85 50 21 6,971 3,517 3,454 31 41 73
2011 32,921 15,488 17,433 2,121 3,744 86 49 21 7,054 3,581 3,472 30 41 87
2012 34,027 16,004 18,023 2,098 3,687 84 48 20 7,535 3,779 3,756 30 40 88
2013 35,192 16,551 18,640 2,085 3,626 82 47 20 7,657 3,824 3,832 29 38 85
2014 36,294 17,057 19,236 2,078 3,573 78 44 19 7,706 3,835 3,871 27 36 83
2015 37,350 17,543 19,807 2,075 3,521 77 43 18 7,703 3,818 3,885 25 33 80
2016 38,465 18,062 20,402 2,077 3,469 74 41 17 7,654 3,781 3,873 23 29 78
2017 39,653 18,617 21,036 2,075 3,421 72 39 16 7,588 3,735 3,853 21 26 75
2018 37,385 15,972 21,413 2,067 3,314 68 36 15 7,249 3,580 3,669 19 23 72
  Average monthly family benefit (dollars)
1945 23.50 24.50 19.50 38.50 20.20 34.10 47.70 50.40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1950 42.20 44.60 34.80 71.70 36.50 76.90 93.90 92.40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1955 59.10 64.60 49.80 103.50 48.70 106.80 135.40 133.20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1960 69.90 79.90 59.60 123.90 57.70 131.70 188.00 181.70 87.90 91.90 76.90 184.70 192.20 135.50
1965 80.10 90.50 70.00 141.50 73.90 153.00 219.80 218.10 95.40 100.70 85.00 201.00 216.30 145.90
1970 114.20 128.70 101.60 198.90 102.40 213.00 291.10 289.90 128.10 136.30 113.10 264.10 273.20 199.20
1975 201.60 225.50 181.80 343.90 195.90 367.20 468.60 461.80 218.90 240.00 185.00 441.00 454.00 344.00
1980 333.00 377.10 297.40 566.60 311.60 612.80 759.20 740.50 355.40 396.20 291.70 727.00 746.10 573.00
1985 465.80 531.80 412.00 813.90 434.30 829.60 981.50 924.90 466.90 523.10 374.60 898.10 895.20 765.00
1986 475.20 542.60 420.10 831.30 444.90 841.70 994.00 939.80 470.70 527.80 377.40 896.90 888.30 773.30
1987 499.20 570.40 440.80 873.30 468.70 882.10 1,032.30 968.90 491.60 552.00 392.60 929.40 918.30 815.50
1988 522.70 597.20 461.70 914.10 493.60 921.80 1,070.40 1,012.90 512.20 576.10 409.50 960.20 938.40 855.40
1989 552.10 630.70 487.40 965.60 522.80 967.80 1,120.00 1,064.60 539.30 607.10 431.20 1,009.40 971.90 903.70
1990 588.30 671.90 519.10 1,026.60 557.90 1,020.20 1,177.70 1,124.60 570.40 642.80 456.80 1,062.10 1,016.00 960.80
1991 614.70 702.00 542.10 1,071.70 584.90 1,059.80 1,216.80 1,160.60 592.30 668.40 475.50 1,098.00 1,043.30 1,004.70
1992 637.80 728.10 562.30 1,110.50 609.00 1,086.90 1,252.40 1,190.80 609.50 688.70 490.70 1,122.10 1,057.40 1,045.00
1993 659.10 751.90 581.20 1,145.40 632.20 1,114.20 1,282.60 1,229.40 625.50 707.20 506.00 1,143.00 1,074.20 1,078.20
1994 682.30 777.80 601.80 1,183.70 657.10 1,150.10 1,328.40 1,271.00 646.20 731.80 525.00 1,177.60 1,100.00 1,118.60
1995 704.80 803.00 621.80 1,220.60 681.60 1,184.50 1,365.50 1,299.80 667.60 757.40 544.80 1,205.50 1,130.90 1,159.90
1996 730.00 831.10 644.20 1,262.10 708.70 1,222.50 1,450.60 1,347.20 690.60 785.30 566.00 1,245.90 1,148.50 1,200.60
1997 750.20 853.70 663.10 1,294.60 733.20 1,250.30 1,502.60 1,358.00 708.00 806.60 583.60 1,280.20 1,165.90 1,238.50
1998 765.10 870.50 676.40 1,317.70 750.90 1,277.00 1,537.70 1,393.20 720.00 820.20 597.40 1,300.40 1,189.40 1,261.90
1999 789.80 898.60 697.70 1,356.80 776.60 1,325.40 1,590.40 1,446.30 741.20 844.50 618.50 1,344.90 1,224.20 1,295.30
2000 830.10 945.90 730.30 1,419.90 812.30 1,387.90 1,675.40 1,513.20 773.60 880.70 649.40 1,394.20 1,274.30 1,355.50
2001 860.20 979.90 756.60 1,465.50 842.90 1,439.70 1,755.10 1,600.60 801.20 911.00 676.60 1,440.70 1,317.90 1,405.70
2002 881.30 1,003.80 774.60 1,494.20 863.40 1,473.20 1,812.10 1,664.50 820.50 931.90 696.40 1,468.10 1,352.50 1,449.20
2003 908.70 1,035.20 798.30 1,534.90 890.50 1,525.40 1,881.00 1,724.20 848.00 962.50 722.00 1,517.70 1,409.60 1,497.50
2004 941.90 1,073.20 826.90 1,585.40 922.40 1,588.30 1,952.80 1,803.40 880.20 998.00 752.50 1,572.90 1,463.30 1,566.50
2005 989.00 1,126.80 868.30 1,660.30 969.10 1,663.30 2,061.30 1,885.40 923.20 1,045.60 792.80 1,652.00 1,540.90 1,668.50
2006 1,031.30 1,174.70 905.70 1,726.10 1,009.80 1,737.10 2,146.70 1,980.80 961.10 1,089.10 827.00 1,729.60 1,606.00 1,743.80
2007 1,065.90 1,213.50 936.20 1,775.90 1,042.40 1,791.90 2,221.10 2,051.10 987.40 1,116.90 853.10 1,775.80 1,655.60 1,796.60
2008 1,140.20 1,297.40 1,001.90 1,894.30 1,114.20 1,910.50 2,371.80 2,187.80 1,045.20 1,179.70 907.20 1,888.20 1,759.10 1,911.80
2009 1,153.40 1,312.40 1,013.70 1,912.90 1,125.20 1,939.80 2,403.30 2,212.40 1,058.40 1,187.80 923.80 1,908.80 1,778.40 1,953.50
2010 1,164.00 1,321.60 1,024.00 1,930.30 1,135.50 1,956.30 2,418.40 2,220.10 1,049.70 1,178.10 918.80 1,896.50 1,779.40 1,960.70
2011 1,217.15 1,379.72 1,072.71 2,019.19 1,186.32 2,029.74 2,513.46 2,306.29 1,104.77 1,233.93 971.56 1,983.98 1,850.12 2,014.12
2012 1,250.19 1,414.89 1,103.94 2,077.57 1,216.99 2,068.43 2,561.39 2,332.83 1,111.78 1,242.00 980.77 2,017.67 1,889.77 2,051.01
2013 1,282.37 1,448.37 1,134.97 2,140.05 1,245.87 2,108.95 2,603.72 2,362.85 1,128.22 1,257.28 999.44 2,046.83 1,918.04 2,074.92
2014 1,316.91 1,484.19 1,168.57 2,209.42 1,277.67 2,149.49 2,644.62 2,415.33 1,147.48 1,275.98 1,020.16 2,078.03 1,956.10 2,103.50
2015 1,329.79 1,495.16 1,183.33 2,249.15 1,288.60 2,156.10 2,658.93 2,414.75 1,148.40 1,274.67 1,024.31 2,084.07 1,962.58 2,102.32
2016 1,347.88 1,512.08 1,202.51 2,295.62 1,303.40 2,171.58 2,673.42 2,435.93 1,154.08 1,279.28 1,031.84 2,101.89 1,978.53 2,108.90
2017 1,391.50 1,557.72 1,244.40 2,383.03 1,341.33 2,229.66 2,754.49 2,503.16 1,179.65 1,305.72 1,057.44 2,154.44 2,038.25 2,151.16
2018 1,405.69 1,550.77 1,297.48 2,494.30 1,388.66 2,299.94 2,845.13 2,594.10 1,228.18 1,354.86 1,104.56 2,235.98 2,112.11 2,214.45
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record. Data for 1945–1984 are based on various sampling rates. Data for 1985–2005 are based on a 10 percent sample. All other years are 100 percent data.
NOTES: Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.
. . . = not applicable.
a. Wife's entitlement based on age.
b. Wife's entitlement based on care of children.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 5.H2 Number, average primary insurance amount, and average monthly family benefit for selected family groups, December 2018
Family group Number (thousands) Average primary insurance amount (dollars) Average monthly family benefit (dollars)
Families Beneficiaries
  Retired-worker families
Worker only 37,385 37,385 1,449.28 1,405.69
Men 15,972 15,972 1,723.05 1,550.77
Full benefit 5,284 5,284 1,792.00 1,855.24
Reduced benefit 10,688 10,688 1,688.97 1,400.26
Women 21,413 21,413 1,245.07 1,297.48
Full benefit 6,084 6,084 1,362.41 1,536.24
Reduced benefit 15,329 15,329 1,198.51 1,202.73
Worker and wife 2,067 4,142 1,837.84 2,494.30
Full worker benefit 889 1,781 1,926.55 2,887.95
Reduced worker benefit 1,179 2,361 1,770.96 2,197.55
Worker and husband 167 336 1,303.00 1,859.00
Worker and children 496 1,079 1,673.97 2,347.79
Male worker 401 877 1,747.21 2,447.86
Full worker benefit 137 299 1,828.80 2,801.97
Reduced worker benefit 263 578 1,704.68 2,263.25
Female worker 95 202 1,364.24 1,924.64
Full worker benefit 31 66 1,407.96 2,176.50
Reduced worker benefit 64 136 1,342.71 1,800.61
Worker, wife, and children 79 258 1,830.28 3,032.27
Worker, wife, and 1 child 66 200 1,843.74 3,035.26
Full worker benefit 25 75 1,921.45 3,430.63
Reduced worker benefit 41 125 1,797.37 2,799.36
Worker, wife, and 2 or more children 13 58 1,762.96 3,017.27
Full worker benefit 5 20 1,869.50 3,499.92
Reduced worker benefit 9 37 1,704.09 2,750.59
  Survivor families
Nondisabled widow(er) only 3,434 3,434 1,662.50 1,383.04
Full benefit 1,331 1,331 1,592.83 1,476.60
Reduced benefit 2,103 2,103 1,706.58 1,323.83
Nondisabled widow(er) and children 83 172 1,566.52 2,400.88
Full benefit 41 85 1,522.77 2,477.16
Reduced benefit 42 87 1,609.05 2,326.75
Disabled widow(er) only 231 231 1,562.24 745.98
Widowed mother or father and children 119 312 1,564.13 2,503.31
1 child 68 136 1,539.27 2,299.94
2 children 36 109 1,636.66 2,845.13
3 or more children 15 67 1,500.87 2,594.10
Children only 1,118 1,473 1,243.73 1,132.33
1 child 860 860 1,250.81 908.78
2 children 187 373 1,238.17 1,843.52
3 or more children 71 240 1,172.91 1,968.87
Parents 1 1 1,550.11 1,474.85
  Disabled-worker families
Worker only 7,249 7,249 1,232.23 1,228.18
Men 3,580 3,580 1,360.06 1,354.86
Women 3,669 3,669 1,107.49 1,104.56
Worker and spouse a 72 145 1,816.80 2,214.45
Worker and children 929 2,321 1,323.79 1,908.94
Male worker 549 1,384 1,402.24 2,045.60
Female worker 379 936 1,210.24 1,711.12
Worker, wife, and children 42 165 1,463.17 2,168.31
1 child 19 58 1,505.45 2,235.98
2 or more children 23 107 1,428.05 2,112.11
Worker, husband, and children 2 6 1,283.53 1,876.01
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: The term "full benefit" applies to benefits not subject to actuarial reduction, and the term "reduced benefit" applies to benefits subject to actuarial reduction.
Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.
a. Where the disabled worker's spouse is dually entitled as a retired worker, the benefit amount shown for the spouse represents the difference between the entitlement amount as a spouse and as a retired worker.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 5.H3 Percentage distribution of retired-worker and disabled-worker families, by monthly benefit for selected family groups, December 2018
Monthly family benefit a (dollars) Retired worker only Retired worker and wife Retired worker, wife, and— Disabled worker only Disabled worker, wife, and—
Men Women 1 child 2 or more children Men Women 1 child 2 or more children
Total  
Number 15,971,663 21,413,021 2,067,260 66,255 13,243 3,580,056 3,668,708 19,175 23,091
Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Less than 200.00 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.1 (L) 0.1 0.2 (L) (L)
200.00–249.90 0.7 0.6 0.3 0.1 (L) 0.3 0.5 (L) (L)
250.00–299.90 0.8 0.7 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.8 (L) (L)
300.00–349.90 0.8 0.8 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.7 1.2 (L) (L)
350.00–399.90 0.8 0.8 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.8 1.4 (L) (L)
400.00–449.90 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.9 1.6 (L) (L)
450.00–499.90 0.8 0.9 0.6 0.2 0.2 1.1 1.8 (L) (L)
500.00–549.90 0.8 1.0 0.7 0.2 0.3 1.1 1.9 (L) (L)
550.00–599.90 0.9 1.3 0.6 0.3 0.4 1.2 2.0 (L) (L)
600.00–649.90 1.3 1.9 0.6 0.3 0.4 1.4 2.3 (L) (L)
650.00–699.90 1.4 2.3 0.6 0.3 0.3 1.8 2.7 0.1 (L)
700.00–749.90 1.5 2.8 0.6 0.3 0.4 2.0 3.0 0.1 0.1
750.00–799.90 1.7 3.4 0.6 0.4 0.4 3.1 5.0 0.2 0.2
800.00–849.90 1.7 3.8 0.6 0.3 0.5 3.7 5.9 0.6 0.6
850.00–899.90 1.8 4.1 0.8 0.4 0.4 3.8 5.9 0.8 0.8
900.00–949.90 1.9 4.1 0.9 0.5 0.5 3.8 5.7 0.9 1.1
950.00–999.90 2.0 4.0 0.9 0.6 0.6 3.8 5.4 1.2 1.3
1,000.00–1,049.90 2.0 3.7 1.0 0.7 1.1 3.8 5.0 1.2 1.3
1,050.00–1,099.90 2.1 3.6 1.0 0.8 1.1 3.7 4.7 1.2 1.5
1,100.00–1,149.90 2.2 3.5 1.1 0.9 1.1 3.7 4.3 1.2 1.7
1,150.00–1,199.90 2.3 3.3 1.1 0.9 1.3 3.6 4.0 1.5 1.7
1,200.00–1,249.90 2.4 3.2 1.1 0.9 1.4 3.5 3.6 1.5 1.8
1,250.00–1,299.90 2.5 3.2 1.0 0.9 1.3 3.4 3.3 1.6 1.7
1,300.00–1,349.90 2.6 3.1 1.0 0.9 1.4 3.3 3.0 1.7 1.9
1,350.00–1,399.90 2.7 3.1 1.0 0.9 1.1 3.1 2.7 1.7 2.1
1,400.00–1,449.90 2.8 3.0 1.0 0.8 1.2 3.0 2.4 1.8 1.9
1,450.00–1,499.90 3.1 2.9 1.0 0.8 1.0 2.8 2.1 1.8 2.0
1,500.00–1,549.90 3.1 2.9 1.0 0.8 1.0 2.7 1.9 1.9 2.1
1,550.00–1,599.90 3.1 2.7 1.0 0.8 0.9 2.6 1.7 1.9 2.2
1,600.00–1,649.90 3.4 2.6 1.0 0.7 0.9 2.4 1.5 2.1 2.3
1,650.00–1,699.90 3.7 2.5 1.0 0.7 1.1 2.3 1.3 2.2 2.4
1,700.00–1,749.90 3.6 2.3 1.1 0.7 1.0 2.1 1.2 3.0 2.9
1,750.00–1,799.90 3.5 2.2 1.1 0.7 0.9 2.0 1.1 2.6 3.3
1,800.00–1,849.90 3.3 2.1 1.1 0.8 0.8 1.9 1.0 2.7 3.6
1,850.00–1,899.90 3.1 1.8 1.1 0.8 0.9 1.8 0.9 2.8 3.4
1,900.00–1,949.90 2.7 1.6 1.2 0.8 0.9 1.6 0.8 2.7 3.4
1,950.00–1,999.90 2.4 1.4 1.2 0.8 1.0 1.5 0.7 3.0 3.1
2,000.00–2,049.90 2.1 1.3 1.2 0.9 0.8 1.4 0.6 2.7 3.0
2,050.00–2,099.90 1.9 1.2 1.3 0.8 0.8 1.3 0.6 2.7 2.7
2,100.00–2,149.90 1.9 1.1 1.5 0.9 0.8 1.4 0.6 2.5 2.8
2,150.00–2,199.90 1.9 1.1 1.7 1.0 0.8 1.6 0.7 2.3 2.7
2,200.00–2,249.90 1.8 1.0 1.8 0.9 0.9 1.5 0.6 2.3 2.2
2,250.00–2,299.90 1.6 0.8 1.8 0.9 0.8 1.4 0.5 2.4 2.4
2,300.00–2,349.90 1.4 0.7 1.8 0.9 1.0 1.2 0.4 2.1 2.1
2,350.00–2,399.90 1.3 0.6 1.9 1.0 0.9 1.0 0.3 2.1 2.1
2,400.00–2,449.90 1.1 0.5 2.0 1.1 0.9 0.9 0.3 1.9 1.9
2,450.00–2,499.90 1.0 0.4 2.0 1.1 1.0 0.7 0.2 1.6 1.7
2,500.00–2,549.90 0.9 0.4 2.0 1.2 0.9 0.6 0.2 1.7 1.5
2,550.00–2,599.90 0.8 0.3 2.0 1.2 1.2 0.5 0.1 1.6 1.2
2,600.00–2,649.90 0.7 0.3 2.0 1.3 1.3 0.4 0.1 1.7 1.5
2,650.00–2,699.90 0.7 0.2 2.1 1.4 1.2 0.4 0.1 1.4 1.2
2,700.00–2,749.90 0.6 0.2 2.1 1.6 1.3 0.3 0.1 1.5 1.3
2,750.00–2,799.90 0.6 0.2 2.1 1.7 1.4 0.2 0.1 1.3 1.2
2,800.00–2,849.90 0.5 0.1 2.0 1.7 1.6 0.2 (L) 1.1 1.0
2,850.00–2,899.90 0.3 0.1 1.9 1.8 1.6 0.1 (L) 1.2 1.0
2,900.00–2,949.90 0.2 0.1 1.8 1.9 1.6 0.1 (L) 1.1 0.9
2,950.00–2,999.90 0.1 0.1 1.7 1.8 1.5 (L) (L) 0.9 0.8
3,000.00–3,049.90 0.1 0.1 1.6 1.9 1.6 (L) (L) 0.9 0.8
3,050.00–3,099.90 0.1 0.1 1.5 1.8 1.5 (L) (L) 1.0 0.7
3,100.00–3,149.90 0.1 0.1 1.5 1.9 1.4 (L) (L) 0.9 0.7
3,150.00–3,199.90 0.1 (L) 1.4 1.8 1.5 (L) (L) 1.0 0.7
3,200.00–3,249.90 0.1 (L) 1.4 1.8 1.6 (L) (L) 1.2 0.9
3,250.00–3,299.90 0.1 (L) 1.4 1.8 1.6 (L) (L) 1.2 0.9
3,300.00 or more 0.8 0.2 22.9 43.1 42.4 (L) (L) 13.2 9.5
Average monthly family benefit (dollars) 1,550.77 1,297.48 2,494.30 3,035.26 3,017.27 1,354.86 1,104.56 2,235.98 2,112.11
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.
(L) = less than 0.05 percent.
a. Cases involving actuarial reduction may be represented in all benefit intervals for which values are shown.
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Table 5.H4 Percentage distribution of survivor families, by monthly benefit for selected family groups, December 2018
Monthly family benefit (dollars) Widowed mother or father and— Children only Widow only
1 child 2 children 3 or more children 1 child 2 children 3 or more children Nondisabled Disabled
Total  
Number 67,833 36,365 15,039 860,330 186,607 71,268 3,314,373 212,014
Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Less than 200.00 (L) (L) (L) 2.1 0.1 (L) 0.8 8.5
200.00–249.90 (L) (L) (L) 1.4 0.1 0.1 0.4 3.2
250.00–299.90 0.1 0.1 0.1 1.6 0.2 0.2 0.5 3.4
300.00–349.90 0.1 0.1 0.2 1.8 0.5 0.5 0.7 3.9
350.00–399.90 0.2 0.1 0.2 1.8 0.6 0.8 0.7 3.9
400.00–449.90 0.2 0.2 0.2 1.9 0.8 0.9 0.7 3.9
450.00–499.90 0.3 0.2 0.4 4.3 0.9 1.0 0.9 4.0
500.00–549.90 0.3 0.3 0.4 3.2 1.0 1.1 1.0 4.0
550.00–599.90 0.3 0.3 0.4 4.3 1.0 1.1 1.3 4.7
600.00–649.90 0.3 0.3 0.5 5.4 1.0 1.3 1.5 4.8
650.00–699.90 0.5 0.3 0.5 5.4 1.3 1.3 1.7 4.6
700.00–749.90 0.4 0.3 0.5 5.2 1.1 1.2 1.8 4.5
750.00–799.90 0.5 0.4 0.5 5.2 1.1 1.2 1.9 4.2
800.00–849.90 0.5 0.3 0.6 4.9 1.2 1.4 2.0 4.1
850.00–899.90 0.5 0.4 0.6 5.0 1.2 1.2 2.2 4.0
900.00–949.90 0.6 0.4 0.6 4.7 1.2 1.3 2.3 3.7
950.00–999.90 0.6 0.4 0.6 4.3 1.3 1.4 2.4 3.4
1,000.00–1,049.90 0.7 0.5 0.6 4.2 1.3 1.3 2.6 3.1
1,050.00–1,099.90 0.7 0.5 0.6 3.8 1.4 1.4 2.8 2.8
1,100.00–1,149.90 0.8 0.6 0.7 3.4 1.5 1.5 3.0 2.6
1,150.00–1,199.90 1.3 0.9 1.2 3.2 2.5 2.5 3.2 2.3
1,200.00–1,249.90 1.6 1.2 1.9 3.2 3.0 3.2 3.5 2.0
1,250.00–1,299.90 1.8 1.4 1.9 2.8 3.4 3.7 3.8 1.8
1,300.00–1,349.90 1.7 1.3 2.3 2.5 3.4 3.7 4.1 1.6
1,350.00–1,399.90 2.0 1.7 2.2 2.4 3.3 3.6 4.1 1.4
1,400.00–1,449.90 2.0 1.5 2.2 1.8 3.1 3.5 3.9 1.2
1,450.00–1,499.90 2.0 1.5 2.0 1.4 3.0 3.0 4.1 1.0
1,500.00–1,549.90 2.0 1.6 2.4 1.1 2.9 2.9 4.3 1.2
1,550.00–1,599.90 2.2 1.6 2.0 1.0 2.8 2.9 4.1 1.3
1,600.00–1,649.90 2.2 1.4 2.3 1.1 2.7 2.3 3.7 1.1
1,650.00–1,699.90 2.1 1.2 1.6 1.0 2.6 1.9 3.4 0.9
1,700.00–1,749.90 2.3 1.2 1.6 0.9 2.5 1.7 3.2 0.8
1,750.00–1,799.90 2.2 1.1 1.4 0.7 2.3 1.4 3.1 0.6
1,800.00–1,849.90 2.3 1.2 1.4 0.6 2.3 1.3 2.9 0.5
1,850.00–1,899.90 2.3 1.2 1.1 0.5 2.1 1.3 2.6 0.4
1,900.00–1,949.90 2.3 1.2 1.3 0.4 2.0 1.2 2.2 0.3
1,950.00–1,999.90 2.2 1.3 1.2 0.4 2.0 1.2 1.8 0.2
2,000.00–2,049.90 2.1 1.2 1.2 0.3 1.9 1.3 1.6 0.1
2,050.00–2,099.90 2.2 1.1 1.2 0.3 1.8 1.1 1.4 (L)
2,100.00–2,149.90 2.1 1.2 1.3 0.2 1.6 1.2 1.2 (L)
2,150.00–2,199.90 2.0 1.3 1.4 0.1 1.6 1.1 1.0 (L)
2,200.00–2,249.90 2.1 1.2 1.2 0.1 1.5 1.1 0.9 (L)
2,250.00–2,299.90 2.0 1.3 1.2 (L) 1.5 1.0 0.8 (L)
2,300.00–2,349.90 1.9 1.4 1.1 (L) 1.4 1.0 0.6 (L)
2,350.00–2,399.90 1.9 1.1 1.2 (L) 1.3 1.0 0.6 (L)
2,400.00–2,449.90 1.9 1.3 1.2 (L) 1.2 0.9 0.5 (L)
2,450.00–2,499.90 1.8 1.4 1.2 (L) 1.2 1.0 0.4 (L)
2,500.00–2,549.90 1.7 1.2 1.3 (L) 1.1 0.9 0.4 (L)
2,550.00–2,599.90 1.6 1.3 1.2 (L) 1.0 0.9 0.3 (L)
2,600.00–2,649.90 1.5 1.3 1.2 (L) 0.9 0.9 0.3 0.0
2,650.00–2,699.90 1.5 1.1 1.2 (L) 0.9 0.8 0.2 (L)
2,700.00–2,749.90 1.5 1.4 1.1 (L) 0.9 0.8 0.2 (L)
2,750.00–2,799.90 1.4 1.2 1.1 (L) 0.9 0.7 0.1 (L)
2,800.00–2,849.90 1.3 1.3 1.1 (L) 0.8 0.7 0.1 0.0
2,850.00–2,899.90 1.3 1.2 0.9 (L) 0.7 0.8 0.1 0.0
2,900.00–2,949.90 1.3 1.3 1.2 (L) 0.7 0.7 0.1 (L)
2,950.00–2,999.90 1.1 1.5 1.4 (L) 0.6 0.8 (L) (L)
3,000.00–3,049.90 1.1 1.7 1.4 (L) 0.6 0.9 (L) 0.0
3,050.00–3,099.90 1.1 1.8 1.3 (L) 0.6 0.9 (L) 0.0
3,100.00–3,149.90 1.0 1.6 1.5 (L) 0.5 0.9 (L) 0.0
3,150.00–3,199.90 1.2 1.6 1.5 (L) 0.6 0.8 (L) 0.0
3,200.00–3,249.90 1.3 1.8 1.6 (L) 0.6 0.9 (L) 0.0
3,250.00–3,299.90 1.3 1.6 1.3 (L) 0.7 0.8 (L) 0.0
3,300.00 or more 16.6 36.3 29.2 (L) 8.4 14.1 0.1 0.0
Average monthly family benefit (dollars) 2,299.94 2,845.13 2,594.10 908.78 1,843.52 1,968.87 1,388.66 762.09
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.
(L) = less than 0.05 percent.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.