U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of Policy.
Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2005
 
All Disabled Beneficiaries in Current-Payment Status
Table 4.
Number and average monthly benefit, by sex and age, December 2005
Age Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
Number Average
monthly
benefit
(dollars)
Number Average
monthly
benefit
(dollars)
Number Average
monthly
benefit
(dollars)
Number Average
monthly
benefit
(dollars)
All disabled beneficiaries
Total 7,503,405 895.60 6,519,001 938.00 215,866 609.30 768,538 616.30
Under 25 130,921 513.30 54,623 504.30 . . . . . . 76,298 519.80
25–29 210,312 599.80 146,385 614.60 . . . . . . 63,927 565.90
30–34 291,762 670.70 221,138 694.40 . . . . . . 70,624 596.40
35–39 455,489 735.50 368,579 762.20 . . . . . . 86,910 622.20
40–44 732,382 791.90 622,211 819.20 . . . . . . 110,171 637.60
45–49 992,108 859.00 886,513 883.90 . . . . . . 105,595 650.30
50–54 1,234,989 926.80 1,123,773 954.40 28,134 615.40 83,082 659.40
55–59 1,596,612 986.10 1,455,621 1,020.30 79,518 614.30 61,473 658.30
60–64 1,654,182 1,006.70 1,506,574 1,044.80 105,354 604.10 42,254 650.80
65–FRA a 204,648 876.70 133,584 1,031.40 2,860 602.20 68,204 585.30
Men
Subtotal 3,944,856 1,003.50 3,517,269 1,051.20 7,562 441.10 420,025 613.70
Under 25 76,601 516.70 32,009 512.60 . . . . . . 44,592 519.70
25–29 116,929 607.60 80,573 625.60 . . . . . . 36,356 567.70
30–34 154,949 679.80 115,271 710.00 . . . . . . 39,678 592.20
35–39 244,000 750.80 194,960 783.80 . . . . . . 49,040 619.40
40–44 393,230 822.30 330,915 857.50 . . . . . . 62,315 635.60
45–49 533,242 917.00 474,249 950.40 . . . . . . 58,993 648.50
50–54 643,225 1,028.90 596,710 1,058.40 1,310 444.30 45,205 657.40
55–59 823,698 1,144.20 788,317 1,167.10 3,270 441.40 32,111 654.80
60–64 853,682 1,210.90 829,479 1,228.20 2,920 440.50 21,283 644.40
65–FRA a 105,300 1,034.50 74,786 1,218.60 62 392.40 30,452 583.70
Women
Subtotal 3,558,549 776.00 3,001,732 805.30 208,304 615.40 348,513 619.30
Under 25 54,320 508.60 22,614 492.50 . . . . . . 31,706 520.10
25–29 93,383 590.10 65,812 601.30 . . . . . . 27,571 563.50
30–34 136,813 660.30 105,867 677.40 . . . . . . 30,946 601.80
35–39 211,489 717.90 173,619 738.00 . . . . . . 37,870 625.90
40–44 339,152 756.60 291,296 775.80 . . . . . . 47,856 640.10
45–49 458,866 791.60 412,264 807.40 . . . . . . 46,602 652.60
50–54 591,764 815.80 527,063 836.60 26,824 623.70 37,877 661.90
55–59 772,914 817.60 667,304 846.80 76,248 621.70 29,362 662.10
60–64 800,500 788.80 677,095 820.10 102,434 608.80 20,971 657.30
65–FRA a 99,348 709.40 58,798 793.20 2,798 606.90 37,752 586.60
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
NOTE: FRA = full retirement age; . . . = not applicable.
a. FRA applies only to workers and widow(er)s. There is no age limit for adult children.
CONTACT: Kevin Kulzer (410) 965-5366 or di.asr@ssa.gov.
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