Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2020
Benefits Awarded, Withheld, and Terminated
Awards to Disabled-Worker Families
| Family composition | Number of families | Number of beneficiaries | Average primary insurance amount (dollars) | Average monthly family benefit a (dollars) | Percentage of families receiving maximum family benefit b |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worker only | |||||
| Men | 279,757 | 279,757 | 1,629.30 | 1,594.09 | 9.9 |
| Women | 261,491 | 261,491 | 1,311.27 | 1,287.24 | 17.4 |
| Worker with children | |||||
| By sex of worker | |||||
| Men | 39,631 | 105,331 | 1,656.29 | 2,384.95 | 88.3 |
| Women | 32,169 | 84,369 | 1,320.21 | 1,813.07 | 89.6 |
| By number of children | |||||
| 1 child | 40,404 | 80,809 | 1,518.06 | 2,118.72 | 86.0 |
| 2 children | 21,076 | 63,228 | 1,519.36 | 2,187.46 | 92.2 |
| 3 or more children | 10,320 | 45,663 | 1,429.53 | 2,047.99 | 93.2 |
| Worker with— | |||||
| Spouse aged 62 or older c | 3,434 | 6,874 | 2,085.73 | 2,554.77 | 13.8 |
| Spouse aged 62 or older and 1 or more children | 87 | 280 | 1,988.73 | 3,155.14 | 63.2 |
| Spouse and 1 child | 1,149 | 3,447 | 1,810.28 | 2,680.83 | 88.4 |
| Spouse and 2 children | 1,000 | 4,000 | 1,781.52 | 2,658.88 | 91.4 |
| Spouse and 3 or more children | 807 | 4,480 | 1,673.13 | 2,497.13 | 93.3 |
| SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data. | |||||
| NOTES: Because of differences in data sources and calculation methods, statistics reported in this table may differ from those reported by the Office of the Chief Actuary. | |||||
| A "family" means beneficiaries entitled on one worker's account. The data may understate the number of families with dependents because records of awards to dependents made in a different calendar year are not available for inclusion. | |||||
| Data include beneficiaries whose benefits are being withheld. | |||||
| a. Benefits awarded before the December cost-of-living increase are converted to the December rates before averages are computed. | |||||
| b. Includes families and worker-only beneficiaries for whom the primary insurance amount is equal to the family maximum amount. | |||||
| c. If the spouse is also entitled to a retired-worker benefit, only the benefit amount received as a spouse is included. | |||||
| CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov. | |||||
| Family composition | Total, all ages | Under 30 | 30–34 | 35–39 | 40–44 | 45–49 | 50–54 | 55–59 | 60–FRA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | |||||||||
| Worker only | 541,248 | 33,740 | 15,398 | 18,210 | 25,549 | 41,825 | 96,003 | 169,135 | 141,388 |
| Worker with— | |||||||||
| Spouse | |||||||||
| Aged 62 or older a | 3,434 | 0 | 0 | (X) | (X) | 12 | 104 | 651 | 2,662 |
| Child in care | 3,043 | 119 | 234 | 380 | 455 | 521 | 519 | 482 | 333 |
| Children | |||||||||
| 1 child | 40,404 | 2,207 | 2,333 | 3,952 | 5,908 | 7,224 | 8,978 | 6,639 | 3,163 |
| 2 children | 21,076 | 1,348 | 2,297 | 3,957 | 4,390 | 3,613 | 3,124 | 1,750 | 597 |
| 3 or more children | 10,320 | 777 | 1,801 | 2,635 | 2,085 | 1,352 | 948 | 537 | 185 |
| Families receiving maximum benefit b | 140,450 | 22,755 | 10,386 | 13,762 | 16,017 | 17,030 | 24,038 | 25,895 | 10,567 |
| Percent | |||||||||
| Worker only | 100.0 | 6.2 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 7.7 | 17.7 | 31.2 | 26.1 |
| Worker with— | |||||||||
| Spouse | |||||||||
| Aged 62 or older a | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | (X) | (X) | 0.3 | 3.0 | 19.0 | 77.5 |
| Child in care | 100.0 | 3.9 | 7.7 | 12.5 | 15.0 | 17.1 | 17.1 | 15.8 | 10.9 |
| Children | |||||||||
| 1 child | 100.0 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 9.8 | 14.6 | 17.9 | 22.2 | 16.4 | 7.8 |
| 2 children | 100.0 | 6.4 | 10.9 | 18.8 | 20.8 | 17.1 | 14.8 | 8.3 | 2.8 |
| 3 or more children | 100.0 | 7.5 | 17.5 | 25.5 | 20.2 | 13.1 | 9.2 | 5.2 | 1.8 |
| Families receiving maximum benefit b | 22.7 | 59.6 | 47.1 | 47.2 | 41.7 | 31.2 | 21.9 | 14.5 | 7.1 |
| SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data. | |||||||||
| NOTES: Because of differences in data sources and calculation methods, statistics reported in this table may differ from those reported by the Office of the Chief Actuary. | |||||||||
| A "family" means beneficiaries entitled on one worker's account. The data may understate the number of families with dependents because records of awards to dependents made in a different calendar year are not available for inclusion. | |||||||||
| Data include beneficiaries whose benefits are being withheld. | |||||||||
| Starting with 2007, age is based on date of entitlement and not date of award. Entitlement can be retroactive and thus precede the date of award. | |||||||||
| FRA = full retirement age; (X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals. | |||||||||
| a. Includes spouses aged 62 or older with children. | |||||||||
| b. Includes families and worker-only beneficiaries for whom the primary insurance amount is equal to the family maximum amount. | |||||||||
| CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov. | |||||||||