Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2025
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 | 307,744 | 307,744 | 2,017.40 | 1,975.47 | 12.0 |
| Women | 266,928 | 266,928 | 1,636.78 | 1,608.81 | 19.6 |
| Worker with children | |||||
| By sex of worker | |||||
| Men | 29,962 | 78,447 | 2,087.82 | 3,002.25 | 88.6 |
| Women | 23,172 | 60,093 | 1,660.85 | 2,263.83 | 89.8 |
| By number of children | |||||
| 1 child | 31,213 | 62,426 | 1,906.62 | 2,653.08 | 85.9 |
| 2 children | 14,739 | 44,217 | 1,936.39 | 2,788.56 | 93.4 |
| 3 or more children | 7,182 | 31,897 | 1,808.51 | 2,575.84 | 94.3 |
| Worker with— | |||||
| Spouse aged 62 or older c | 3,667 | 7,341 | 2,584.59 | 3,132.93 | 11.8 |
| Spouse aged 62 or older and 1 or more children | 127 | 417 | 2,559.40 | 4,154.94 | 74.8 |
| Spouse and 1 child | 702 | 2,107 | 2,312.57 | 3,430.72 | 86.9 |
| Spouse and 2 children | 545 | 2,180 | 2,304.11 | 3,443.65 | 94.1 |
| Spouse and 3 or more children | 386 | 2,149 | 2,127.64 | 3,145.59 | 92.7 |
| 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 adjustment 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 | 574,672 | 37,493 | 18,116 | 21,259 | 28,336 | 36,808 | 88,384 | 170,537 | 173,739 |
| Worker with— | |||||||||
| Spouse | |||||||||
| Aged 62 or older a | 3,667 | 0 | (X) | 0 | (X) | 7 | 70 | 608 | 2,978 |
| Child in care | 1,760 | 50 | 98 | 153 | 247 | 222 | 290 | 351 | 349 |
| Children | |||||||||
| 1 child | 31,213 | 1,532 | 1,769 | 2,620 | 4,270 | 4,587 | 6,804 | 6,069 | 3,562 |
| 2 children | 14,739 | 782 | 1,439 | 2,514 | 3,004 | 2,401 | 2,284 | 1,581 | 734 |
| 3 or more children | 7,182 | 455 | 1,120 | 1,765 | 1,541 | 830 | 725 | 519 | 227 |
| Families receiving maximum benefit b | 138,655 | 22,764 | 9,835 | 12,061 | 14,203 | 13,365 | 22,088 | 29,246 | 15,093 |
| Percent | |||||||||
| Worker only | 100.0 | 6.5 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 6.4 | 15.4 | 29.7 | 30.2 |
| Worker with— | |||||||||
| Spouse | |||||||||
| Aged 62 or older a | 100.0 | 0.0 | (X) | 0.0 | (X) | 0.2 | 1.9 | 16.6 | 81.2 |
| Child in care | 100.0 | 2.8 | 5.6 | 8.7 | 14.0 | 12.6 | 16.5 | 19.9 | 19.8 |
| Children | |||||||||
| 1 child | 100.0 | 4.9 | 5.7 | 8.4 | 13.7 | 14.7 | 21.8 | 19.4 | 11.4 |
| 2 children | 100.0 | 5.3 | 9.8 | 17.1 | 20.4 | 16.3 | 15.5 | 10.7 | 5.0 |
| 3 or more children | 100.0 | 6.3 | 15.6 | 24.6 | 21.5 | 11.6 | 10.1 | 7.2 | 3.2 |
| Families receiving maximum benefit b | 21.9 | 56.5 | 43.6 | 42.6 | 38.0 | 29.8 | 22.4 | 16.3 | 8.3 |
| 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 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. | |||||||||