Annual Statistical Supplement, 2022

Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance

Benefits Awarded

Disabled Workers

Table 6.C1 Number and percentage distribution of disabled-worker awards by monthly benefit, and average monthly benefit, by sex, 2021
Monthly benefit (dollars) Total Men Women
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
All disabled workers 540,353 100.0 288,477 100.0 251,876 100.0
Less than 300.00 6,568 1.2 3,131 1.1 3,437 1.4
300.00–349.90 2,733 0.5 1,156 0.4 1,577 0.6
350.00–399.90 3,314 0.6 1,520 0.5 1,794 0.7
400.00–449.90 3,905 0.7 1,691 0.6 2,214 0.9
450.00–499.90 4,383 0.8 1,837 0.6 2,546 1.0
500.00–549.90 4,747 0.9 2,014 0.7 2,733 1.1
550.00–599.90 4,908 0.9 1,972 0.7 2,936 1.2
600.00–649.90 5,153 1.0 2,110 0.7 3,043 1.2
650.00–699.90 5,581 1.0 2,159 0.7 3,422 1.4
700.00–749.90 5,734 1.1 2,137 0.7 3,597 1.4
750.00–799.90 6,021 1.1 2,368 0.8 3,653 1.5
800.00–849.90 6,276 1.2 2,361 0.8 3,915 1.6
850.00–899.90 6,928 1.3 2,579 0.9 4,349 1.7
900.00–949.90 13,792 2.6 4,968 1.7 8,824 3.5
950.00–999.90 18,585 3.4 6,752 2.3 11,833 4.7
1,000.00–1,049.90 19,093 3.5 7,101 2.5 11,992 4.8
1,050.00–1,099.90 19,384 3.6 7,298 2.5 12,086 4.8
1,100.00–1,149.90 19,351 3.6 7,482 2.6 11,869 4.7
1,150.00–1,199.90 19,422 3.6 7,898 2.7 11,524 4.6
1,200.00–1,249.90 18,734 3.5 7,853 2.7 10,881 4.3
1,250.00–1,299.90 18,475 3.4 7,995 2.8 10,480 4.2
1,300.00–1,349.90 17,878 3.3 8,134 2.8 9,744 3.9
1,350.00–1,399.90 17,568 3.3 8,363 2.9 9,205 3.7
1,400.00–1,449.90 16,775 3.1 8,196 2.8 8,579 3.4
1,450.00–1,499.90 16,080 3.0 8,159 2.8 7,921 3.1
1,500.00–1,549.90 15,780 2.9 8,135 2.8 7,645 3.0
1,550.00–1,599.90 14,932 2.8 8,126 2.8 6,806 2.7
1,600.00–1,649.90 14,496 2.7 8,119 2.8 6,377 2.5
1,650.00–1,699.90 13,564 2.5 7,857 2.7 5,707 2.3
1,700.00–1,749.90 12,910 2.4 7,595 2.6 5,315 2.1
1,750.00–1,799.90 12,096 2.2 7,356 2.5 4,740 1.9
1,800.00–1,849.90 11,520 2.1 7,346 2.5 4,174 1.7
1,850.00–1,899.90 11,248 2.1 7,267 2.5 3,981 1.6
1,900.00–1,949.90 10,287 1.9 6,720 2.3 3,567 1.4
1,950.00–1,999.90 9,658 1.8 6,451 2.2 3,207 1.3
2,000.00–2,049.90 9,136 1.7 6,240 2.2 2,896 1.1
2,050.00–2,099.90 8,735 1.6 5,996 2.1 2,739 1.1
2,100.00–2,149.90 7,925 1.5 5,483 1.9 2,442 1.0
2,150.00–2,199.90 7,442 1.4 5,157 1.8 2,285 0.9
2,200.00–2,249.90 6,820 1.3 4,721 1.6 2,099 0.8
2,250.00–2,299.90 6,486 1.2 4,555 1.6 1,931 0.8
2,300.00–2,349.90 6,140 1.1 4,375 1.5 1,765 0.7
2,350.00–2,399.90 5,624 1.0 4,008 1.4 1,616 0.6
2,400.00–2,449.90 5,343 1.0 3,843 1.3 1,500 0.6
2,450.00–2,499.90 5,042 0.9 3,674 1.3 1,368 0.5
2,500.00–2,549.90 5,505 1.0 3,918 1.4 1,587 0.6
2,550.00–2,599.90 6,629 1.2 4,837 1.7 1,792 0.7
2,600.00 or more 51,647 9.6 39,464 13.7 12,183 4.8
Average benefit (dollars) 1,568.89 1,728.79 1,385.76
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.
Benefits awarded before the December cost-of-living increase are converted to the December rates before percentages are computed.
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.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 6.C2 Number and average age of disabled-worker awardees, and percentage distribution by age at award: By sex, selected years 1957–2021
Year Number Average age Percentage distribution, by age
Total, all ages Under 30 30–39 40–44 45–49 50–54 55–59 60–61 62–64 65–FRA a
  Men
1957 148,376 59.2 100.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . 17.1 28.0 17.0 33.8 4.1
1958 107,003 59.0 100.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . 19.7 27.5 15.2 28.9 8.7
1959 146,547 58.9 100.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.1 27.4 14.8 28.8 7.8
1960 168,466 54.5 100.0 0.8 7.0 6.5 10.5 16.7 20.0 11.8 21.3 5.4
1965 186,808 53.0 100.0 1.8 8.2 7.9 11.1 17.1 25.7 14.0 13.0 1.0
1970 258,072 52.1 100.0 6.7 7.6 6.5 10.1 14.7 23.5 12.3 16.1 2.6
1975 408,531 51.5 100.0 7.7 8.6 6.2 9.5 15.7 23.1 12.1 14.6 2.5
1980 275,185 51.2 100.0 8.3 9.7 6.0 8.4 14.7 24.6 12.3 14.2 1.8
1981 244,984 50.8 100.0 8.6 10.2 6.2 8.4 14.5 24.3 13.0 13.1 1.7
1982 207,453 50.9 100.0 8.4 10.4 6.3 8.4 14.1 24.6 12.9 13.6 1.2
1983 217,422 50.2 100.0 9.5 11.7 6.6 8.4 13.6 23.4 12.2 13.3 1.3
1984 247,833 50.0 100.0 9.2 12.8 7.1 8.7 13.4 22.6 12.2 12.7 1.3
1985 274,400 50.1 100.0 8.7 13.3 7.0 9.9 14.6 23.1 12.4 10.6 0.3
1986 273,700 48.7 100.0 10.7 15.3 8.1 9.4 14.3 21.3 11.1 9.5 0.3
1987 265,900 49.0 100.0 9.4 16.0 8.6 9.3 13.9 20.8 10.9 11.0 0.2
1988 265,700 49.2 100.0 8.4 16.0 9.7 9.0 14.6 21.3 10.5 10.2 0.2
1989 268,600 49.0 100.0 8.7 16.0 9.5 10.2 14.2 20.6 9.7 10.8 0.3
1990 293,300 48.1 100.0 10.9 16.9 9.4 9.5 13.5 20.5 10.3 8.8 0.1
1991 322,700 47.9 100.0 9.5 17.7 10.6 11.0 14.1 18.4 9.4 9.1 0.2
1992 395,600 47.8 100.0 9.5 18.5 10.8 11.0 13.0 18.6 9.8 8.7 0.2
1993 391,800 47.7 100.0 9.2 18.9 10.1 11.7 14.7 18.8 8.6 7.8 0.2
1994 379,300 48.4 100.0 6.8 18.4 10.8 12.7 15.4 19.3 9.0 7.6 0.1
1995 368,400 48.9 100.0 7.2 16.3 10.7 11.5 15.7 20.4 8.9 9.1 0.2
1996 347,100 48.7 100.0 6.9 16.2 10.8 13.2 16.2 19.9 9.3 7.5 0.1
1997 311,100 49.3 100.0 6.3 14.6 10.8 13.5 16.1 21.6 8.8 8.2 0.1
1998 331,400 49.2 100.0 6.3 14.3 11.1 12.4 18.3 21.6 8.1 7.8 0.2
1999 338,900 49.6 100.0 6.2 13.1 11.4 12.4 18.3 21.7 8.8 8.0 0.3
2000 329,800 49.6 100.0 6.8 12.9 10.7 12.7 17.7 21.0 9.1 8.8 0.2
2001 364,500 49.4 100.0 7.5 13.2 9.9 12.2 17.4 22.6 9.2 7.9 0.1
2002 406,336 49.4 100.0 7.8 12.0 10.3 12.7 17.5 22.5 9.2 7.9 0.1
2003 421,598 49.7 100.0 7.0 11.8 10.2 12.8 17.6 22.8 9.6 7.9 0.3
2004 428,672 50.0 100.0 6.8 11.3 9.9 12.8 17.6 23.4 9.6 8.2 0.4
2005 444,312 50.2 100.0 6.6 10.8 9.8 13.0 17.8 23.5 8.8 8.9 0.7
2006 425,285 48.4 100.0 8.2 11.2 10.1 13.1 18.2 23.6 8.4 6.8 0.4
2007 428,836 49.1 100.0 8.2 10.7 9.7 12.8 18.3 23.7 8.9 7.2 0.5
2008 466,966 49.2 100.0 8.4 10.3 9.3 12.7 18.6 23.4 9.5 7.0 0.7
2009 521,424 49.2 100.0 8.5 10.3 8.9 12.5 19.1 23.6 9.3 7.0 0.7
2010 555,999 49.5 100.0 7.8 10.0 8.6 12.4 19.5 24.2 9.4 7.4 0.7
2011 540,107 50.3 100.0 6.7 9.4 7.9 11.6 19.8 25.8 9.8 8.2 0.8
2012 511,370 50.5 100.0 6.3 9.3 7.7 11.2 19.7 26.6 9.9 8.4 0.9
2013 459,732 50.9 100.0 6.1 8.8 7.2 10.4 19.4 27.6 10.6 8.9 1.0
2014 412,855 51.3 100.0 6.0 8.2 6.6 9.4 19.0 29.0 11.2 9.4 1.0
2015 390,248 51.6 100.0 5.9 8.0 6.3 9.1 18.7 29.2 11.6 10.2 1.0
2016 373,798 51.8 100.0 5.8 8.0 6.1 8.7 18.2 29.4 12.0 10.6 1.0
2017 374,918 51.3 100.0 6.9 8.2 6.0 8.7 17.8 28.9 11.8 10.6 1.0
2018 357,468 51.6 100.0 6.4 8.0 5.9 8.7 17.7 29.0 12.1 11.0 1.0
2019 353,104 51.9 100.0 6.1 7.9 5.8 8.5 17.4 29.2 12.4 11.7 1.0
2020 325,228 51.9 100.0 6.6 7.7 5.7 8.1 16.6 29.0 12.7 12.5 1.2
2021 288,477 52.5 100.0 6.0 7.1 5.3 7.4 16.1 29.7 13.5 13.6 1.3
  Women
1957 30,426 57.4 100.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.5 38.9 19.8 15.3 0.5
1958 24,379 57.2 100.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . 28.6 37.2 17.8 15.2 1.2
1959 31,264 57.0 100.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . 30.2 36.9 17.6 14.2 1.1
1960 39,339 52.5 100.0 0.7 8.1 8.0 13.3 21.9 24.6 12.4 10.1 0.8
1965 66,691 53.2 100.0 1.1 6.5 7.4 11.7 19.3 28.3 14.1 10.9 0.6
1970 92,312 52.8 100.0 4.2 6.3 6.1 11.0 17.5 27.2 13.0 12.9 1.7
1975 183,518 52.1 100.0 6.1 7.3 6.1 10.1 17.7 25.5 12.2 12.9 2.1
1980 121,374 51.1 100.0 7.4 9.7 6.4 9.3 16.3 25.5 11.7 12.2 1.5
1981 106,863 50.8 100.0 7.8 10.2 6.5 9.5 16.4 25.1 12.0 11.1 1.4
1982 89,678 50.5 100.0 8.0 10.9 6.8 9.5 15.6 24.9 11.7 11.4 1.1
1983 94,127 49.8 100.0 9.0 12.2 7.4 9.5 14.8 23.5 10.9 11.6 1.1
1984 114,165 49.7 100.0 8.3 13.2 7.9 9.7 14.9 22.8 10.9 11.7 1.2
1985 134,500 49.7 100.0 8.6 12.9 8.0 10.6 15.8 23.3 10.1 10.5 0.1
1986 135,700 48.8 100.0 9.0 15.5 10.4 10.5 14.8 21.3 9.6 8.6 0.2
1987 143,700 49.5 100.0 7.5 15.2 8.1 11.2 15.8 23.4 9.6 8.8 0.3
1988 147,000 49.3 100.0 8.5 14.0 8.8 10.9 16.1 23.5 10.5 7.4 0.3
1989 146,900 49.1 100.0 7.8 14.8 10.4 11.9 13.8 21.2 10.8 8.9 0.3
1990 168,500 48.4 100.0 8.5 16.3 9.8 13.1 14.2 22.3 8.9 6.5 0.4
1991 190,400 48.4 100.0 8.5 16.8 10.1 12.2 16.2 19.5 8.9 7.4 0.4
1992 241,300 47.7 100.0 8.6 17.7 12.0 12.4 15.6 17.6 8.4 7.5 0.2
1993 237,900 48.1 100.0 7.5 17.5 11.2 13.1 16.5 19.7 6.8 7.4 0.2
1994 234,000 48.2 100.0 7.4 16.9 11.1 12.9 17.0 20.8 7.3 6.4 0.2
1995 263,200 48.5 100.0 6.4 16.7 11.4 13.8 17.2 20.5 7.6 6.3 0.1
1996 256,900 49.1 100.0 5.3 15.1 11.3 14.0 19.0 21.2 8.3 5.8 0.1
1997 250,200 48.4 100.0 6.2 16.3 12.2 14.1 19.0 19.0 6.8 6.2 0.2
1998 271,900 48.9 100.0 5.4 14.9 12.2 14.5 19.1 20.4 7.6 5.7 0.2
1999 266,900 48.7 100.0 5.7 14.6 12.5 15.3 18.2 20.6 6.6 6.2 0.3
2000 282,400 49.2 100.0 5.8 13.7 12.3 13.5 18.7 21.6 8.1 6.1 0.2
2001 304,800 48.4 100.0 7.9 14.0 12.1 13.8 18.5 20.1 7.6 5.9 0.1
2002 343,667 48.7 100.0 7.3 13.4 11.6 14.3 18.4 21.0 7.7 6.3 0.1
2003 355,863 49.0 100.0 6.8 13.2 11.4 14.2 18.4 21.5 8.0 6.3 0.2
2004 367,103 49.7 100.0 6.5 12.6 11.1 14.1 18.5 21.9 8.1 6.7 0.4
2005 385,375 49.6 100.0 6.2 12.2 10.9 14.1 18.9 22.2 7.6 7.4 0.5
2006 373,390 48.1 100.0 7.6 12.9 11.4 14.6 19.2 21.8 7.1 5.2 0.3
2007 375,951 48.4 100.0 7.5 12.3 11.1 14.4 19.4 22.0 7.4 5.6 0.3
2008 410,260 48.4 100.0 7.6 12.2 10.7 14.2 19.9 21.7 7.8 5.4 0.5
2009 449,272 48.4 100.0 7.8 12.1 10.3 14.3 20.4 21.8 7.7 5.3 0.4
2010 470,989 48.8 100.0 7.3 11.9 9.8 13.9 20.6 22.2 7.8 5.9 0.5
2011 458,872 49.5 100.0 6.4 11.2 9.0 13.1 20.9 24.0 8.2 6.7 0.6
2012 448,836 49.9 100.0 5.8 10.8 8.8 12.6 20.9 25.0 8.4 6.9 0.7
2013 409,233 50.3 100.0 5.5 10.2 8.4 11.7 20.9 26.4 9.0 7.3 0.7
2014 365,941 50.7 100.0 5.3 9.6 7.8 10.9 20.8 27.8 9.5 7.5 0.7
2015 351,230 51.0 100.0 5.1 9.2 7.6 10.2 20.7 28.5 10.0 7.9 0.7
2016 332,650 51.1 100.0 5.0 9.1 7.2 10.2 20.5 28.9 10.2 8.2 0.7
2017 341,003 50.7 100.0 5.9 9.5 7.3 10.0 20.2 28.3 10.1 8.2 0.7
2018 329,255 51.0 100.0 5.4 9.2 7.1 10.0 20.0 28.7 10.4 8.6 0.7
2019 326,345 51.2 100.0 5.2 9.0 6.9 9.9 19.7 29.0 10.6 9.0 0.7
2020 294,408 51.2 100.0 5.7 8.9 6.8 9.6 18.9 28.8 10.8 9.6 0.8
2021 251,876 51.7 100.0 5.3 8.4 6.5 8.9 18.5 29.4 11.5 10.5 1.0
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record. Data for 1985–2001 are based on a 1 percent sample. All other years are 100 percent data.
NOTES: Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.
Data for 2006–2011 omit individuals whose benefits were reinstated under the Expedited Reinstatement provisions. For that reason, as well as for differences in data sources and calculation methods, statistics reported in this table may differ from those reported by the Office of the Chief Actuary.
Age in year of award for 1957–1984. Age in month of award for 1985 and later. Beginning with 2006, 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; . . . = not applicable.
a. Includes awards processed after attainment of FRA.
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Table 6.C7 Number of disabled-worker benefit applications, awards, ratio of awards to applications, and awards per 1,000 insured workers, 1965–2021
Year Number (thousands) Awards as a percentage of applications Awards per 1,000 insured workers
Applications Awards
1965 529.3 253.5 47.9 4.7
1966 544.5 278.3 51.1 5.1
1967 573.2 301.4 52.6 5.4
1968 719.8 323.2 44.9 5.7
1969 725.2 344.7 47.5 4.9
1970 869.8 350.4 40.3 4.8
1971 923.9 415.9 45.0 5.5
1972 947.5 455.4 48.1 5.9
1973 1,067.5 491.6 46.1 6.2
1974 1,330.2 536.0 40.3 6.6
1975 1,285.3 592.0 46.1 7.0
1976 1,232.2 551.5 44.8 6.4
1977 1,235.2 568.9 46.1 6.5
1978 1,184.7 490.8 41.4 5.5
1979 1,187.8 440.5 37.1 4.7
1980 1,262.3 420.3 33.3 4.3
1981 1,161.2 381.0 32.8 3.8
1982 1,019.8 336.1 33.0 3.3
1983 1,019.3 428.5 42.0 4.1
1984 1,036.7 410.0 39.5 3.9
1985 1,066.2 416.1 39.0 3.9
1986 1,118.4 424.9 38.0 3.9
1987 1,108.9 420.3 37.9 3.8
1988 1,017.9 415.3 40.8 3.7
1989 984.9 430.7 43.7 3.7
1990 1,067.7 472.1 44.2 4.0
1991 1,208.7 540.8 44.7 4.5
1992 1,335.1 642.1 48.1 5.3
1993 1,425.8 637.4 44.7 5.2
1994 1,443.8 631.9 43.8 5.1
1995 1,338.1 645.6 48.3 5.2
1996 1,279.2 624.3 48.8 4.9
1997 1,180.2 587.7 49.8 4.6
1998 1,169.3 608.4 52.0 4.6
1999 1,200.1 620.6 51.7 4.7
2000 1,330.6 621.3 46.7 4.6
2001 1,498.6 690.5 46.1 5.0
2002 1,682.5 750.0 44.6 5.4
2003 1,895.5 777.5 41.0 5.5
2004 2,137.5 795.8 37.2 5.6
2005 2,122.1 829.7 39.1 5.8
2006 2,134.1 803.8 37.7 5.5
2007 2,190.2 818.5 37.4 5.6
2008 2,320.4 890.4 38.4 6.0
2009 2,816.2 987.6 35.1 6.6
2010 2,935.8 1,049.3 35.7 7.0
2011 2,878.9 1,019.1 35.4 6.8
2012 2,824.0 983.6 34.8 6.6
2013 2,653.9 888.1 33.5 5.9
2014 2,536.2 811.0 32.0 5.4
2015 2,427.4 775.7 32.0 5.1
2016 2,321.6 744.3 32.1 4.9
2017 2,179.9 762.1 35.0 5.0
2018 2,073.3 733.9 35.4 4.8
2019 2,015.2 723.9 35.9 4.7
2020 1,838.9 648.1 35.2 4.2
2021 1,800.4 572.0 31.8 3.7
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: Figures are subject to revision.
CONTACT: (410) 965-3000 or actuary@ssa.gov.