Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2024
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 | 285,235 | 285,235 | 1,956.15 | 1,916.89 | 12.1 |
| Women | 253,027 | 253,027 | 1,588.93 | 1,562.43 | 19.3 |
| Worker with children | |||||
| By sex of worker | |||||
| Men | 28,885 | 76,034 | 2,023.24 | 2,913.42 | 88.4 |
| Women | 22,803 | 59,261 | 1,608.01 | 2,199.90 | 89.9 |
| By number of children | |||||
| 1 child | 29,997 | 59,998 | 1,849.86 | 2,584.32 | 86.0 |
| 2 children | 14,569 | 43,708 | 1,866.12 | 2,683.11 | 92.9 |
| 3 or more children | 7,122 | 31,589 | 1,745.43 | 2,486.16 | 93.9 |
| Worker with— | |||||
| Spouse aged 62 or older c | 3,000 | 6,004 | 2,528.24 | 3,052.01 | 11.8 |
| Spouse aged 62 or older and 1 or more children | 92 | 296 | 2,452.06 | 3,904.97 | 72.8 |
| Spouse and 1 child | 715 | 2,145 | 2,214.89 | 3,313.92 | 87.8 |
| Spouse and 2 children | 531 | 2,124 | 2,189.66 | 3,253.24 | 92.7 |
| Spouse and 3 or more children | 406 | 2,264 | 2,043.93 | 3,035.25 | 93.1 |
| 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 Actuarial Services. | |||||
| 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: 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 | 538,262 | 37,894 | 17,211 | 19,957 | 26,461 | 35,525 | 86,139 | 158,787 | 156,288 |
| Worker with— | |||||||||
| Spouse | |||||||||
| Aged 62 or older a | 3,000 | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | 69 | 501 | 2,416 |
| Child in care | 1,744 | 50 | 86 | 184 | 252 | 251 | 322 | 303 | 296 |
| Children | |||||||||
| 1 child | 29,997 | 1,534 | 1,679 | 2,715 | 4,303 | 4,696 | 6,636 | 5,379 | 3,055 |
| 2 children | 14,569 | 836 | 1,510 | 2,474 | 3,120 | 2,379 | 2,245 | 1,394 | 611 |
| 3 or more children | 7,122 | 488 | 1,218 | 1,683 | 1,581 | 866 | 689 | 414 | 183 |
| Families receiving maximum benefit b | 131,305 | 23,597 | 9,553 | 11,582 | 13,805 | 13,064 | 21,140 | 25,729 | 12,835 |
| Percent | |||||||||
| Worker only | 100.0 | 7.0 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 6.6 | 16.0 | 29.5 | 29.0 |
| Worker with— | |||||||||
| Spouse | |||||||||
| Aged 62 or older a | 100.0 | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | (X) | 2.3 | 16.7 | 80.5 |
| Child in care | 100.0 | 2.9 | 4.9 | 10.6 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 18.5 | 17.4 | 17.0 |
| Children | |||||||||
| 1 child | 100.0 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 9.1 | 14.3 | 15.7 | 22.1 | 17.9 | 10.2 |
| 2 children | 100.0 | 5.7 | 10.4 | 17.0 | 21.4 | 16.3 | 15.4 | 9.6 | 4.2 |
| 3 or more children | 100.0 | 6.9 | 17.1 | 23.6 | 22.2 | 12.2 | 9.7 | 5.8 | 2.6 |
| Families receiving maximum benefit b | 22.1 | 57.8 | 44.0 | 42.9 | 38.6 | 29.9 | 22.0 | 15.4 | 7.9 |
| 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 Actuarial Services. | |||||||||
| 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. | |||||||||
| 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: statistics@ssa.gov. | |||||||||