Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2025
Beneficiaries in Current-Payment Status
Disabled-Worker Families
| Year | Worker only | Worker, spouse, and— | Worker and aged spouse a | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | Men | Women | 1 child | 2 or more children | ||
| Number (thousands) | ||||||
| 1960 | 357 | 261 | 96 | 22 | 32 | 22 |
| 1965 | 714 | 481 | 232 | 54 | 109 | 30 |
| 1970 | 1,054 | 680 | 374 | 77 | 164 | 43 |
| 1975 | 1,750 | 1,080 | 671 | 137 | 250 | 66 |
| 1980 | 2,061 | 1,257 | 804 | 154 | 228 | 80 |
| 1981 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1982 | 1,969 | 1,208 | 760 | 124 | 163 | 78 |
| 1983 | 1,961 | 1,215 | 746 | 85 | 143 | 80 |
| 1984 | 1,993 | 1,241 | 752 | 83 | 140 | 76 |
| 1985 | 2,039 | 1,267 | 772 | 84 | 140 | 76 |
| 1986 | 2,096 | 1,301 | 795 | 82 | 136 | 74 |
| 1987 | 2,154 | 1,338 | 816 | 79 | 132 | 74 |
| 1988 | 2,194 | 1,353 | 841 | 77 | 125 | 71 |
| 1989 | 2,262 | 1,390 | 872 | 75 | 120 | 67 |
| 1990 | 2,370 | 1,448 | 922 | 75 | 118 | 63 |
| 1991 | 2,523 | 1,529 | 994 | 76 | 119 | 61 |
| 1992 | 2,738 | 1,643 | 1,094 | 78 | 125 | 61 |
| 1993 | 2,935 | 1,743 | 1,192 | 78 | 127 | 59 |
| 1994 | 3,121 | 1,830 | 1,292 | 76 | 128 | 57 |
| 1995 | 3,305 | 1,909 | 1,396 | 75 | 124 | 55 |
| 1996 | 3,473 | 1,973 | 1,500 | 61 | 104 | 53 |
| 1997 | 3,593 | 2,006 | 1,588 | 57 | 91 | 53 |
| 1998 | 3,769 | 2,074 | 1,695 | 52 | 80 | 53 |
| 1999 | 3,924 | 2,131 | 1,793 | 49 | 72 | 52 |
| 2000 | 4,080 | 2,191 | 1,890 | 45 | 65 | 50 |
| 2001 | 4,292 | 2,282 | 2,010 | 43 | 60 | 51 |
| 2002 | 4,536 | 2,391 | 2,145 | 41 | 56 | 50 |
| 2003 | 4,832 | 2,532 | 2,301 | 40 | 55 | 53 |
| 2004 | 5,133 | 2,668 | 2,464 | 38 | 53 | 60 |
| 2005 | 5,423 | 2,797 | 2,626 | 36 | 51 | 67 |
| 2006 | 5,703 | 2,918 | 2,784 | 36 | 47 | 71 |
| 2007 | 5,975 | 3,042 | 2,933 | 33 | 43 | 72 |
| 2008 | 6,279 | 3,181 | 3,098 | 33 | 42 | 78 |
| 2009 | 6,396 | 3,261 | 3,135 | 31 | 40 | 76 |
| 2010 | 6,971 | 3,517 | 3,454 | 31 | 41 | 73 |
| 2011 | 7,054 | 3,581 | 3,472 | 31 | 42 | 87 |
| 2012 | 7,535 | 3,779 | 3,756 | 31 | 41 | 88 |
| 2013 | 7,657 | 3,824 | 3,832 | 30 | 40 | 85 |
| 2014 | 7,706 | 3,835 | 3,871 | 28 | 37 | 83 |
| 2015 | 7,703 | 3,818 | 3,885 | 26 | 34 | 80 |
| 2016 | 7,654 | 3,781 | 3,873 | 24 | 30 | 78 |
| 2017 | 7,588 | 3,735 | 3,853 | 22 | 27 | 75 |
| 2018 | 7,249 | 3,580 | 3,669 | 20 | 24 | 72 |
| 2019 | 7,145 | 3,515 | 3,629 | 18 | 21 | 72 |
| 2020 | 6,977 | 3,423 | 3,554 | 17 | 19 | 66 |
| 2021 | 6,792 | 3,326 | 3,466 | 15 | 17 | 63 |
| 2022 | 6,594 | 3,226 | 3,369 | 13 | 14 | 62 |
| 2023 | 6,421 | 3,139 | 3,282 | 12 | 12 | 62 |
| 2024 | 6,325 | 3,094 | 3,232 | 11 | 11 | 63 |
| 2025 | 6,260 | 3,067 | 3,192 | 10 | 10 | 68 |
| Average monthly family benefit (dollars) | ||||||
| 1960 | 87.90 | 91.90 | 76.90 | 184.70 | 192.20 | 135.50 |
| 1965 | 95.40 | 100.70 | 85.00 | 201.00 | 216.30 | 145.90 |
| 1970 | 128.10 | 136.30 | 113.10 | 264.10 | 273.20 | 199.20 |
| 1975 | 218.90 | 240.00 | 185.00 | 441.00 | 454.00 | 344.00 |
| 1980 | 355.40 | 396.20 | 291.70 | 727.00 | 746.10 | 573.00 |
| 1981 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1982 | 424.40 | 474.20 | 344.70 | 847.40 | 858.20 | 690.70 |
| 1983 | 439.40 | 490.90 | 355.40 | 867.90 | 881.80 | 716.20 |
| 1984 | 454.00 | 507.60 | 365.70 | 881.50 | 885.50 | 740.40 |
| 1985 | 466.90 | 523.10 | 374.60 | 898.10 | 895.20 | 765.00 |
| 1986 | 470.70 | 527.80 | 377.40 | 896.90 | 888.30 | 773.30 |
| 1987 | 491.60 | 552.00 | 392.60 | 929.40 | 918.30 | 815.50 |
| 1988 | 512.20 | 576.10 | 409.50 | 960.20 | 938.40 | 855.40 |
| 1989 | 539.30 | 607.10 | 431.20 | 1,009.40 | 971.90 | 903.70 |
| 1990 | 570.40 | 642.80 | 456.80 | 1,062.10 | 1,016.00 | 960.80 |
| 1991 | 592.30 | 668.40 | 475.50 | 1,098.00 | 1,043.30 | 1,004.70 |
| 1992 | 609.50 | 688.70 | 490.70 | 1,122.10 | 1,057.40 | 1,045.00 |
| 1993 | 625.50 | 707.20 | 506.00 | 1,143.00 | 1,074.20 | 1,078.20 |
| 1994 | 646.20 | 731.80 | 525.00 | 1,177.60 | 1,100.00 | 1,118.60 |
| 1995 | 667.60 | 757.40 | 544.80 | 1,205.50 | 1,130.90 | 1,159.90 |
| 1996 | 690.60 | 785.30 | 566.00 | 1,245.90 | 1,148.50 | 1,200.60 |
| 1997 | 708.00 | 806.60 | 583.60 | 1,280.20 | 1,165.90 | 1,238.50 |
| 1998 | 720.00 | 820.20 | 597.40 | 1,300.40 | 1,189.40 | 1,261.90 |
| 1999 | 741.20 | 844.50 | 618.50 | 1,344.90 | 1,224.20 | 1,295.30 |
| 2000 | 773.60 | 880.70 | 649.40 | 1,394.20 | 1,274.30 | 1,355.50 |
| 2001 | 801.20 | 911.00 | 676.60 | 1,440.70 | 1,317.90 | 1,405.70 |
| 2002 | 820.50 | 931.90 | 696.40 | 1,468.10 | 1,352.50 | 1,449.20 |
| 2003 | 848.00 | 962.50 | 722.00 | 1,517.70 | 1,409.60 | 1,497.50 |
| 2004 | 880.20 | 998.00 | 752.50 | 1,572.90 | 1,463.30 | 1,566.50 |
| 2005 | 923.20 | 1,045.60 | 792.80 | 1,652.00 | 1,540.90 | 1,668.50 |
| 2006 | 961.10 | 1,089.10 | 827.00 | 1,722.20 | 1,599.90 | 1,743.80 |
| 2007 | 987.40 | 1,116.90 | 853.10 | 1,775.80 | 1,655.60 | 1,796.60 |
| 2008 | 1,045.20 | 1,179.70 | 907.20 | 1,879.20 | 1,752.60 | 1,911.80 |
| 2009 | 1,058.40 | 1,187.80 | 923.80 | 1,908.80 | 1,778.40 | 1,953.50 |
| 2010 | 1,049.70 | 1,178.10 | 918.80 | 1,906.30 | 1,787.00 | 1,960.70 |
| 2011 | 1,104.77 | 1,233.93 | 971.56 | 1,972.65 | 1,842.37 | 2,014.12 |
| 2012 | 1,111.78 | 1,242.00 | 980.77 | 2,007.33 | 1,880.52 | 2,051.01 |
| 2013 | 1,128.22 | 1,257.28 | 999.44 | 2,035.60 | 1,908.76 | 2,074.92 |
| 2014 | 1,147.48 | 1,275.98 | 1,020.16 | 2,066.82 | 1,946.53 | 2,103.50 |
| 2015 | 1,148.40 | 1,274.67 | 1,024.31 | 2,073.09 | 1,952.35 | 2,102.32 |
| 2016 | 1,154.08 | 1,279.28 | 1,031.84 | 2,088.26 | 1,968.02 | 2,108.90 |
| 2017 | 1,179.65 | 1,305.72 | 1,057.44 | 2,140.58 | 2,028.40 | 2,151.16 |
| 2018 | 1,228.18 | 1,354.86 | 1,104.56 | 2,222.94 | 2,103.67 | 2,214.45 |
| 2019 | 1,251.69 | 1,378.74 | 1,128.63 | 2,273.49 | 2,156.08 | 2,257.03 |
| 2020 | 1,270.70 | 1,397.16 | 1,148.89 | 2,317.84 | 2,207.22 | 2,279.77 |
| 2021 | 1,351.63 | 1,484.77 | 1,223.89 | 2,482.83 | 2,354.73 | 2,409.94 |
| 2022 | 1,475.64 | 1,619.73 | 1,337.66 | 2,716.34 | 2,580.87 | 2,620.89 |
| 2023 | 1,528.82 | 1,675.98 | 1,388.07 | 2,829.65 | 2,700.97 | 2,704.95 |
| 2024 | 1,571.70 | 1,719.81 | 1,429.90 | 2,936.17 | 2,791.90 | 2,772.61 |
| 2025 | 1,622.67 | 1,772.98 | 1,478.25 | 3,069.03 | 2,916.84 | 2,888.04 |
| SOURCES: Social Security Administration. For years before 2001, Annual Statistical Supplement to the Social Security Bulletin, based on the Master Beneficiary Record (from 1960 through 1984, various sampling rates; from 1985 through 2000, 10 percent sample); beginning with 2001, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data. | ||||||
| NOTES: A "family" means beneficiaries entitled on one worker's account. | ||||||
| -- = not available. | ||||||
| a. Spouse's entitlement based on age. | ||||||
| CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov. | ||||||
| Family composition | Number of families | Number of beneficiaries | Average primary insurance amount (dollars) | Average monthly family benefit (dollars) | Percentage of families receiving maximum family benefit a |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worker only | |||||
| Men | 3,067,288 | 3,067,288 | 1,780.28 | 1,772.98 | 13.2 |
| Women | 3,192,352 | 3,192,352 | 1,482.43 | 1,478.25 | 20.8 |
| Worker with children | |||||
| By sex of worker | |||||
| Men | 362,799 | 895,853 | 1,879.94 | 2,736.87 | 94.7 |
| Women | 256,441 | 620,728 | 1,622.18 | 2,286.87 | 96.2 |
| By number of children | |||||
| 1 child | 418,852 | 837,704 | 1,773.31 | 2,539.63 | 95.5 |
| 2 children | 144,055 | 432,165 | 1,788.02 | 2,591.23 | 94.6 |
| 3 or more children | 56,333 | 246,712 | 1,734.47 | 2,527.31 | 95.3 |
| Worker with— | |||||
| Spouse aged 62 or older b | 67,979 | 136,228 | 2,409.32 | 2,888.04 | 7.2 |
| Spouse aged 62 or older and 1 or more children | 2,136 | 6,792 | 2,173.88 | 3,454.56 | 55.3 |
| Spouse and 1 child | 8,486 | 25,458 | 2,032.06 | 2,991.34 | 94.6 |
| Spouse and 2 children | 5,672 | 22,688 | 1,974.55 | 2,911.69 | 96.3 |
| Spouse and 3 or more children | 3,694 | 20,479 | 1,936.48 | 2,869.42 | 96.2 |
| SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data. | |||||
| NOTE: A "family" means beneficiaries entitled on one worker's account. | |||||
| a. Includes families and worker-only beneficiaries for whom the primary insurance amount is equal to the family maximum amount. | |||||
| b. 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 | 6,259,640 | 102,729 | 115,085 | 164,261 | 258,493 | 411,208 | 702,773 | 1,328,541 | 3,176,550 |
| Worker with— | |||||||||
| Spouse | |||||||||
| Aged 62 or older a | 67,979 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 85 | 569 | 4,162 | 63,142 |
| Child in care | 19,988 | 81 | 403 | 1,459 | 2,913 | 3,161 | 3,133 | 3,221 | 5,617 |
| Children | |||||||||
| 1 child | 418,852 | 3,074 | 9,343 | 25,039 | 56,340 | 79,575 | 82,010 | 77,994 | 85,477 |
| 2 children | 144,055 | 1,434 | 6,577 | 19,322 | 33,495 | 32,042 | 22,253 | 15,577 | 13,355 |
| 3 or more children | 56,333 | 626 | 4,635 | 11,834 | 14,584 | 10,585 | 6,086 | 4,260 | 3,723 |
| Families receiving maximum benefit b | 1,681,997 | 67,593 | 73,631 | 120,501 | 184,831 | 216,571 | 233,360 | 293,669 | 491,841 |
| Percent | |||||||||
| Worker only | 100.0 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 6.6 | 11.2 | 21.2 | 50.7 |
| Worker with— | |||||||||
| Spouse | |||||||||
| Aged 62 or older a | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | (L) | (L) | 0.1 | 0.8 | 6.1 | 92.9 |
| Child in care | 100.0 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 7.3 | 14.6 | 15.8 | 15.7 | 16.1 | 28.1 |
| Children | |||||||||
| 1 child | 100.0 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 6.0 | 13.5 | 19.0 | 19.6 | 18.6 | 20.4 |
| 2 children | 100.0 | 1.0 | 4.6 | 13.4 | 23.3 | 22.2 | 15.4 | 10.8 | 9.3 |
| 3 or more children | 100.0 | 1.1 | 8.2 | 21.0 | 25.9 | 18.8 | 10.8 | 7.6 | 6.6 |
| Families receiving maximum benefit b | 100.0 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 7.2 | 11.0 | 12.9 | 13.9 | 17.5 | 29.2 |
| SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data. | |||||||||
| NOTES: A "family" means beneficiaries entitled on one worker's account. | |||||||||
| FRA = full retirement age; (L) = less than 0.05 percent. | |||||||||
| 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. | |||||||||