Annual Statistical Supplement, 2025

Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance

Benefits in Current-Payment Status

Retired Workers with Dual Entitlement

Table 5.G1 Number and percentage distribution of persons receiving both a retired-worker and a secondary benefit, by primary insurance amount: With and without reduction for early retirement, by sex, December 2024
Sex and primary insurance amount (dollars) Total With reduction for early retirement Without reduction for early retirement
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
All dually entitled retired workers 7,754,486 100.0 6,146,551 100.0 1,607,935 100.0
Less than 500.00 711,131 9.2 581,526 9.5 129,605 8.1
500.00–549.90 165,880 2.1 136,555 2.2 29,325 1.8
550.00–599.90 169,677 2.2 138,832 2.3 30,845 1.9
600.00–649.90 172,582 2.2 141,229 2.3 31,353 1.9
650.00–699.90 172,458 2.2 141,094 2.3 31,364 2.0
700.00–749.90 172,350 2.2 140,033 2.3 32,317 2.0
750.00–799.90 174,935 2.3 141,146 2.3 33,789 2.1
800.00–849.90 205,355 2.6 162,315 2.6 43,040 2.7
850.00–899.90 215,732 2.8 170,802 2.8 44,930 2.8
900.00–949.90 231,114 3.0 182,215 3.0 48,899 3.0
950.00–999.90 334,214 4.3 266,229 4.3 67,985 4.2
1,000.00–1,049.90 369,566 4.8 294,150 4.8 75,416 4.7
1,050.00–1,099.90 390,788 5.0 311,451 5.1 79,337 4.9
1,100.00–1,149.90 384,553 5.0 306,951 5.0 77,602 4.8
1,150.00–1,199.90 362,778 4.7 288,808 4.7 73,970 4.6
1,200.00–1,249.90 345,775 4.5 274,234 4.5 71,541 4.4
1,250.00–1,299.90 322,576 4.2 255,312 4.2 67,264 4.2
1,300.00–1,349.90 299,644 3.9 236,375 3.8 63,269 3.9
1,350.00–1,399.90 273,806 3.5 214,918 3.5 58,888 3.7
1,400.00–1,449.90 247,272 3.2 193,436 3.1 53,836 3.3
1,450.00–1,499.90 218,814 2.8 170,117 2.8 48,697 3.0
1,500.00–1,549.90 194,912 2.5 150,175 2.4 44,737 2.8
1,550.00–1,599.90 170,664 2.2 130,701 2.1 39,963 2.5
1,600.00–1,649.90 152,060 2.0 115,667 1.9 36,393 2.3
1,650.00–1,699.90 132,347 1.7 100,674 1.6 31,673 2.0
1,700.00 or more 1,163,503 15.0 901,606 14.7 261,897 16.3
Women 7,395,073 100.0 5,877,666 100.0 1,517,407 100.0
Less than 500.00 679,446 9.2 559,570 9.5 119,876 7.9
500.00–549.90 159,168 2.2 131,641 2.2 27,527 1.8
550.00–599.90 163,067 2.2 133,939 2.3 29,128 1.9
600.00–649.90 166,321 2.2 136,594 2.3 29,727 2.0
650.00–699.90 166,388 2.2 136,562 2.3 29,826 2.0
700.00–749.90 166,245 2.2 135,503 2.3 30,742 2.0
750.00–799.90 169,221 2.3 136,931 2.3 32,290 2.1
800.00–849.90 199,125 2.7 157,881 2.7 41,244 2.7
850.00–899.90 209,425 2.8 166,376 2.8 43,049 2.8
900.00–949.90 224,832 3.0 177,893 3.0 46,939 3.1
950.00–999.90 324,687 4.4 259,466 4.4 65,221 4.3
1,000.00–1,049.90 358,027 4.8 285,925 4.9 72,102 4.8
1,050.00–1,099.90 377,833 5.1 302,039 5.1 75,794 5.0
1,100.00–1,149.90 371,428 5.0 297,423 5.1 74,005 4.9
1,150.00–1,199.90 349,928 4.7 279,526 4.8 70,402 4.6
1,200.00–1,249.90 333,476 4.5 265,293 4.5 68,183 4.5
1,250.00–1,299.90 310,844 4.2 246,824 4.2 64,020 4.2
1,300.00–1,349.90 288,496 3.9 228,337 3.9 60,159 4.0
1,350.00–1,399.90 263,267 3.6 207,293 3.5 55,974 3.7
1,400.00–1,449.90 237,660 3.2 186,483 3.2 51,177 3.4
1,450.00–1,499.90 209,776 2.8 163,588 2.8 46,188 3.0
1,500.00–1,549.90 186,476 2.5 144,055 2.5 42,421 2.8
1,550.00–1,599.90 163,069 2.2 125,172 2.1 37,897 2.5
1,600.00–1,649.90 144,867 2.0 110,400 1.9 34,467 2.3
1,650.00–1,699.90 125,766 1.7 95,786 1.6 29,980 2.0
1,700.00 or more 1,046,235 14.1 807,166 13.7 239,069 15.8
Men 359,413 100.0 268,885 100.0 90,528 100.0
Less than 500.00 31,685 8.8 21,956 8.2 9,729 10.7
500.00–549.90 6,712 1.9 4,914 1.8 1,798 2.0
550.00–599.90 6,610 1.8 4,893 1.8 1,717 1.9
600.00–649.90 6,261 1.7 4,635 1.7 1,626 1.8
650.00–699.90 6,070 1.7 4,532 1.7 1,538 1.7
700.00–749.90 6,105 1.7 4,530 1.7 1,575 1.7
750.00–799.90 5,714 1.6 4,215 1.6 1,499 1.7
800.00–849.90 6,230 1.7 4,434 1.6 1,796 2.0
850.00–899.90 6,307 1.8 4,426 1.6 1,881 2.1
900.00–949.90 6,282 1.7 4,322 1.6 1,960 2.2
950.00–999.90 9,527 2.7 6,763 2.5 2,764 3.1
1,000.00–1,049.90 11,539 3.2 8,225 3.1 3,314 3.7
1,050.00–1,099.90 12,955 3.6 9,412 3.5 3,543 3.9
1,100.00–1,149.90 13,125 3.7 9,528 3.5 3,597 4.0
1,150.00–1,199.90 12,850 3.6 9,282 3.5 3,568 3.9
1,200.00–1,249.90 12,299 3.4 8,941 3.3 3,358 3.7
1,250.00–1,299.90 11,732 3.3 8,488 3.2 3,244 3.6
1,300.00–1,349.90 11,148 3.1 8,038 3.0 3,110 3.4
1,350.00–1,399.90 10,539 2.9 7,625 2.8 2,914 3.2
1,400.00–1,449.90 9,612 2.7 6,953 2.6 2,659 2.9
1,450.00–1,499.90 9,038 2.5 6,529 2.4 2,509 2.8
1,500.00–1,549.90 8,436 2.3 6,120 2.3 2,316 2.6
1,550.00–1,599.90 7,595 2.1 5,529 2.1 2,066 2.3
1,600.00–1,649.90 7,193 2.0 5,267 2.0 1,926 2.1
1,650.00–1,699.90 6,581 1.8 4,888 1.8 1,693 1.9
1,700.00 or more 117,268 32.6 94,440 35.1 22,828 25.2
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.
CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 5.G2 Number of beneficiaries receiving both a retired-worker and a secondary benefit, by sex and type of secondary benefit, December 1952–2024
Year Total Women Men
Subtotal Wife's benefit Nondisabled widow's benefit Parent's benefit Subtotal Husband's benefit Nondisabled widower's benefit Parent's benefit
Number Percentage of all women retired workers Number Percentage of all women entitled to wife's benefit because of age Number Percentage of all women entitled to nondisabled widow's benefit
1952 36,132 35,402 6.0 14,131 6.0 20,850 4.4 421 730 258 83 389
1953 54,798 53,631 6.8 23,355 2.7 29,668 5.2 608 1,167 529 148 490
1954 79,689 77,978 8.0 34,225 3.4 42,899 6.3 854 1,711 827 257 627
1955 108,551 106,320 8.7 49,637 4.2 55,664 7.4 1,019 2,231 1,224 342 665
1956 143,284 140,603 9.1 68,766 4.8 70,601 7.2 1,236 2,681 1,542 426 713
1957 194,501 190,951 9.6 102,522 5.6 86,951 7.4 1,478 3,550 2,152 578 820
1958 229,599 225,790 9.8 124,504 6.1 99,669 7.5 1,617 3,809 2,421 634 754
1959 268,900 264,434 10.2 141,831 6.4 120,458 8.0 2,145 4,466 2,794 772 900
1960 307,736 302,646 10.6 159,032 6.8 141,218 8.4 2,396 5,090 3,197 911 982
1961 335,243 330,727 10.5 159,587 6.6 169,264 9.1 1,876 4,516 2,652 1,090 774
1962 427,085 421,535 12.1 204,445 7.9 214,371 10.4 2,719 5,550 3,229 1,330 991
1963 502,839 496,639 13.2 138,081 8.9 255,408 11.3 3,150 6,200 3,597 1,543 1,060
1964 577,954 571,144 14.2 269,657 9.9 297,929 12.1 3,558 6,810 3,940 1,752 1,118
1965 618,730 611,610 14.3 a 282,940 a 10.3 a 324,930 a 12.3 a 3,740 a 7,120 a 4,110 a 1,910 a 1,100
1966 706,860 699,080 15.1 a 315,550 a 11.2 a 379,440 a 13.2 a 4,090 a 7,780 a 4,470 a 2,260 a 1,050
1967 770,190 760,950 15.7 a 334,200 a 11.8 a 422,480 a 13.8 a 4,270 a 9,240 a 5,190 a 3,070 a 980
1968 842,560 831,760 16.3 a 354,750 a 12.4 a 472,590 a 14.5 a 4,420 a 10,800 a 5,810 a 4,110 a 880
1969 920,250 909,720 17.0 a 376,520 a 13.0 a 528,660 a 15.3 a 4,540 a 10,530 a 5,620 a 4,160 a 750
1970 977,340 966,780 17.1 a 388,210 a 13.3 a 573,950 a 15.9 a 4,620 a 10,560 a 5,530 a 4,400 a 630
1971 1,069,940 1,060,120 17.7 a 411,710 a 13.8 a 643,730 a 16.9 a 4,680 a 9,820 a 5,130 a 4,170 a 520
1972 1,183,369 1,170,286 18.5 a 477,333 a 15.5 a 688,087 a 17.3 a 4,866 a 13,083 a 6,797 a 5,442 a 844
1973 1,377,080 1,361,360 20.2 562,111 17.7 794,001 22.2 5,248 15,710 7,966 6,986 758
1974 1,534,583 1,516,326 21.3 a 554,844 a 17.1 a 956,662 a 21.4 a 4,820 a 18,257 a 6,592 a 11,080 a 585
1975 1,679,825 1,660,451 22.4 616,669 18.4 1,038,992 22.3 4,790 19,374 9,920 8,690 764
1976 1,827,928 1,812,008 23.4 a 669,792 a 19.5 a 1,137,251 a 23.4 a 4,965 a 15,920 a 7,497 a 7,779 a 644
1977 2,026,534 1,991,915 24.6 762,250 21.4 1,225,344 24.3 4,321 34,619 14,557 19,544 518
1978 2,208,490 2,163,011 25.7 836,004 22.8 1,322,897 25.3 4,110 45,479 17,832 27,192 455
1979 2,435,848 2,380,260 27.1 917,747 24.4 1,458,611 26.6 3,902 55,588 20,179 35,004 405
1980 2,660,037 2,594,467 28.5 1,015,672 26.2 1,575,085 27.8 3,710 65,570 22,597 42,580 393
1981 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
1982 3,109,239 3,031,518 31.1 1,239,736 29.8 1,788,556 29.5 3,226 77,721 24,787 52,604 330
1983 3,355,148 3,267,890 32.5 1,369,396 31.6 1,895,579 30.3 2,915 87,258 27,449 59,518 291
1984 3,568,639 3,479,191 33.7 1,479,756 33.2 1,996,805 31.0 2,630 89,448 27,189 62,011 248
1985 3,801,183 3,708,856 34.9 1,594,226 34.7 2,112,245 31.8 2,385 92,327 26,912 65,202 213
1986 4,032,760 3,934,811 36.1 1,719,449 36.2 2,213,225 32.5 2,137 97,949 27,693 70,064 192
1987 4,214,214 4,116,759 36.9 1,804,946 37.3 2,309,899 33.1 1,914 97,455 26,928 70,359 168
1988 4,403,012 4,302,714 37.9 1,892,763 38.5 2,408,232 33.8 1,719 100,298 27,210 72,942 146
1989 4,590,475 4,487,314 38.7 1,982,095 39.5 2,503,679 34.4 1,540 103,161 27,484 75,543 134
1990 4,783,122 4,677,680 39.5 2,076,737 40.5 2,599,560 35.1 1,383 105,442 27,463 77,862 117
1991 4,959,610 4,852,656 40.2 2,158,022 41.5 2,693,388 35.7 1,246 106,954 27,195 79,654 105
1992 5,140,627 5,032,206 41.0 2,242,029 42.3 2,789,029 36.3 1,148 108,421 26,849 81,475 97
1993 5,285,960 5,176,650 41.6 2,312,000 43.1 2,863,510 37.0 1,140 109,310 26,330 82,920 60
1994 5,419,910 5,308,300 42.1 2,359,470 43.9 2,947,820 37.6 1,010 111,610 26,920 84,660 30
1995 5,533,200 5,420,320 42.5 2,397,710 44.5 3,021,720 38.0 890 112,880 26,660 86,190 30
1996 5,629,780 5,517,510 42.8 2,429,520 45.3 3,087,130 38.3 860 112,270 25,750 86,480 40
1997 5,729,620 5,617,590 42.7 2,461,060 46.0 3,155,760 39.6 770 112,030 24,540 87,460 30
1998 5,810,410 5,699,080 42.8 2,482,950 46.7 3,215,380 40.4 750 111,330 23,740 87,560 30
1999 5,883,950 5,772,260 42.9 2,499,200 47.3 3,272,420 41.0 640 111,690 23,560 88,100 30
2000 6,009,800 5,896,390 42.9 2,568,470 48.2 3,327,360 41.6 560 113,410 24,660 88,720 30
2001 6,076,350 5,961,580 42.9 2,583,730 48.9 3,377,330 42.4 520 114,770 25,570 89,170 30
2002 6,134,800 6,016,680 42.7 2,591,820 49.5 3,424,390 43.0 470 118,120 27,090 91,000 30
2003 6,183,070 6,063,250 42.4 2,602,590 50.1 3,460,280 43.7 380 119,820 28,160 91,640 20
2004 6,229,670 6,107,410 42.0 2,618,980 50.7 3,488,020 44.3 410 122,260 29,070 93,170 20
2005 6,289,650 6,164,730 41.6 2,650,260 51.4 3,514,100 44.9 370 124,920 30,070 94,810 40
2006 6,347,442 6,216,955 41.2 2,676,186 52.1 3,540,363 45.6 406 130,487 31,650 98,794 43
2007 6,406,313 6,271,488 40.7 2,706,165 52.8 3,564,946 46.1 377 134,825 33,613 101,168 44
2008 6,474,588 6,334,322 40.0 2,745,455 53.8 3,588,472 46.7 395 140,266 36,136 104,085 45
2009 6,589,036 6,442,116 39.2 2,822,655 54.8 3,619,057 47.3 404 146,920 39,640 107,239 41
2010 6,679,529 6,524,650 38.4 2,874,713 55.6 3,649,546 47.3 391 154,879 43,569 111,267 43
2011 6,753,427 6,589,996 37.5 2,914,913 56.2 3,674,690 48.4 393 163,431 47,857 115,529 45
2012 6,834,461 6,661,358 36.7 2,958,387 56.8 3,702,591 49.0 380 173,103 52,800 120,251 52
2013 6,910,051 6,726,312 35.8 2,994,570 57.2 3,731,365 49.6 377 183,739 58,212 125,478 49
2014 6,976,357 6,781,271 34.9 3,018,695 57.4 3,762,211 50.1 365 195,086 64,019 131,019 48
2015 7,040,278 6,832,565 34.2 3,035,977 57.4 3,796,226 50.7 362 207,713 70,122 137,542 49
2016 7,105,492 6,884,105 33.4 3,050,314 57.4 3,833,443 51.3 348 221,387 76,590 144,750 47
2017 7,163,736 6,928,155 32.6 3,052,136 57.5 3,875,672 51.9 347 235,581 82,904 152,629 48
2018 7,221,015 6,970,705 31.7 3,053,796 57.6 3,916,576 52.6 333 250,310 89,640 160,621 49
2019 7,294,649 7,027,825 30.9 3,063,125 57.6 3,964,373 53.1 327 266,824 97,436 169,340 48
2020 7,355,201 7,071,962 30.2 3,066,288 58.8 4,005,348 53.8 326 283,239 105,222 177,981 36
2021 7,410,061 7,111,284 29.6 3,044,498 60.1 4,066,459 54.4 327 298,777 111,474 187,262 41
2022 7,504,221 7,187,452 29.0 3,058,687 61.6 4,128,446 55.1 319 316,769 119,214 197,511 44
2023 7,625,431 7,288,298 28.4 3,102,149 63.1 4,185,825 55.7 324 337,133 128,209 208,879 45
2024 7,754,486 7,395,073 27.8 3,150,764 63.9 4,243,988 56.5 321 359,413 138,317 221,051 45
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record. Data for 1993–2005 are based on a 10 percent sample. All other years are 100 percent data.
NOTE: -- = not available.
a. Distributions by type of secondary benefit are estimated.
CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 5.G3 Number of beneficiaries receiving both a retired-worker and a secondary benefit and average monthly benefit, by type of secondary benefit, December 2024
Type of secondary benefit Number Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Combined a Retired-worker benefit Reduced secondary benefit
All dually entitled retired workers 7,754,486 1,783.22 1,021.53 761.69
Wives and husbands 3,289,081 1,213.24 822.23 391.01
Wives of— 3,150,764 1,217.02 822.74 394.28
Retired workers 3,114,528 1,219.56 824.44 395.12
Disabled workers 36,236 998.96 676.23 322.73
Husbands of— 138,317 1,127.07 810.63 316.44
Retired workers 134,277 1,134.17 816.20 317.97
Disabled workers 4,040 891.15 625.47 265.69
Nondisabled widow(er)s 4,465,039 2,203.07 1,168.34 1,034.72
Widows 4,243,988 2,207.51 1,150.60 1,056.92
Widowers 221,051 2,117.66 1,509.02 608.65
Parents of deceased workers 366 1,967.42 898.25 1,069.17
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.
a. Differs slightly from the same measure in Table 5.G4 because of separate calculation methods.
CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 5.G4 Number of beneficiaries receiving both a retired-worker and a secondary benefit, average combined monthly benefit, and retired-worker benefit as a percentage of combined benefit, by sex and total combined benefit, December 2024
Total combined monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average combined monthly benefit a (dollars) Retired-worker benefit as a percentage of combined monthly benefit
Total Women Men Total Women Men Total Women Men
  Dually entitled wives and husbands
All 3,289,081 3,150,764 138,317 1,206.70 1,210.40 1,122.53 68 68 72
Less than 500.00 65,024 56,255 8,769 399.77 400.01 398.20 71 71 73
500.00–549.90 27,196 23,692 3,504 525.37 525.44 524.87 68 68 70
550.00–599.90 31,398 27,756 3,642 575.15 575.23 574.60 67 67 69
600.00–649.90 35,792 32,180 3,612 625.19 625.26 624.48 66 66 69
650.00–699.90 41,241 37,795 3,446 675.21 675.26 674.69 66 65 69
700.00–749.90 47,620 44,122 3,498 725.19 725.24 724.53 65 65 69
750.00–799.90 57,490 53,831 3,659 775.47 775.51 775.00 66 66 69
800.00–849.90 71,363 67,430 3,933 825.41 825.45 824.72 68 68 70
850.00–899.90 89,816 85,458 4,358 875.55 875.59 874.80 69 69 71
900.00–949.90 115,065 110,311 4,754 925.54 925.58 924.73 70 69 73
950.00–999.90 152,857 147,704 5,153 975.87 975.90 974.84 69 69 73
1,000.00–1,049.90 205,895 199,848 6,047 1,025.41 1,025.41 1,025.40 70 70 75
1,050.00–1,099.90 238,472 231,462 7,010 1,074.90 1,074.89 1,075.18 71 71 75
1,100.00–1,149.90 252,935 245,514 7,421 1,124.68 1,124.68 1,124.75 70 70 75
1,150.00–1,199.90 247,741 240,361 7,380 1,174.22 1,174.21 1,174.56 70 70 75
1,200.00–1,249.90 224,654 217,465 7,189 1,224.05 1,224.04 1,224.18 70 70 74
1,250.00–1,299.90 199,573 192,535 7,038 1,274.01 1,274.00 1,274.26 69 69 73
1,300.00–1,349.90 174,891 168,187 6,704 1,324.00 1,323.98 1,324.64 69 69 73
1,350.00–1,399.90 155,839 149,380 6,459 1,374.06 1,374.04 1,374.43 68 68 73
1,400.00–1,449.90 137,302 131,206 6,096 1,424.05 1,424.05 1,424.02 67 67 72
1,450.00–1,499.90 123,087 117,513 5,574 1,474.06 1,474.06 1,473.97 67 66 71
1,500.00–1,549.90 108,258 103,399 4,859 1,524.06 1,524.06 1,524.20 66 66 71
1,550.00–1,599.90 95,251 91,138 4,113 1,573.96 1,573.98 1,573.59 65 65 70
1,600.00–1,649.90 83,373 79,939 3,434 1,624.07 1,624.09 1,623.82 65 65 70
1,650.00–1,699.90 73,051 70,158 2,893 1,674.05 1,674.06 1,673.86 65 64 70
1,700.00 or more 233,897 226,125 7,772 1,798.75 1,798.92 1,793.82 65 64 71
  Dually entitled nondisabled widow(er)s
All 4,465,039 4,243,988 221,051 2,196.06 2,200.75 2,105.97 55 54 72
Less than 500.00 13,109 11,955 1,154 373.35 372.84 378.65 69 68 74
500.00–599.90 8,082 7,337 745 552.28 552.29 552.16 63 63 69
600.00–699.90 11,060 10,094 966 653.62 653.70 652.73 62 61 66
700.00–799.90 17,707 16,272 1,435 753.46 753.38 754.35 62 61 68
800.00–899.90 30,026 27,429 2,597 852.34 852.27 853.04 63 62 69
900.00–999.90 41,737 37,923 3,814 952.06 951.99 952.80 64 63 71
1,000.00–1,099.90 54,443 49,395 5,048 1,051.71 1,051.73 1,051.51 65 64 72
1,100.00–1,199.90 69,125 62,905 6,220 1,151.49 1,151.56 1,150.74 65 64 73
1,200.00–1,299.90 84,259 77,237 7,022 1,251.45 1,251.54 1,250.44 65 64 73
1,300.00–1,399.90 103,778 95,905 7,873 1,351.19 1,351.28 1,350.06 64 63 74
1,400.00–1,499.90 125,573 116,819 8,754 1,451.21 1,451.26 1,450.61 63 62 74
1,500.00–1,599.90 152,849 143,234 9,615 1,551.18 1,551.24 1,550.29 62 61 74
1,600.00–1,699.90 182,588 172,215 10,373 1,650.92 1,651.01 1,649.54 61 60 75
1,700.00–1,799.90 214,445 203,803 10,642 1,750.60 1,750.66 1,749.51 60 59 75
1,800.00–1,899.90 269,078 257,702 11,376 1,852.27 1,852.35 1,850.48 58 57 75
1,900.00–1,999.90 310,606 299,088 11,518 1,949.38 1,949.38 1,949.46 56 56 75
2,000.00–2,099.90 294,635 283,300 11,335 2,049.06 2,049.04 2,049.63 56 55 74
2,100.00–2,199.90 282,613 270,799 11,814 2,149.82 2,149.79 2,150.48 55 54 74
2,200.00–2,299.90 313,354 300,755 12,599 2,250.14 2,250.15 2,249.84 54 53 74
2,300.00–2,399.90 301,618 289,856 11,762 2,348.58 2,348.58 2,348.70 53 52 74
2,400.00–2,499.90 267,703 256,891 10,812 2,448.49 2,448.48 2,448.54 52 51 73
2,500.00–2,599.90 237,124 227,280 9,844 2,548.33 2,548.32 2,548.58 51 50 72
2,600.00–2,699.90 208,086 198,634 9,452 2,648.84 2,648.80 2,649.73 50 49 71
2,700.00–2,799.90 180,669 171,806 8,863 2,748.09 2,748.09 2,748.08 50 49 70
2,800.00–2,899.90 146,299 138,947 7,352 2,847.63 2,847.64 2,847.41 49 48 69
2,900.00–2,999.90 120,670 114,444 6,226 2,948.01 2,948.01 2,948.06 48 47 68
3,000.00–3,099.90 98,426 93,436 4,990 3,047.83 3,047.85 3,047.43 47 46 67
3,100.00–3,199.90 79,771 75,716 4,055 3,147.80 3,147.79 3,148.04 46 45 66
3,200.00–3,299.90 63,687 60,645 3,042 3,248.00 3,248.04 3,247.38 46 44 66
3,300.00–3,399.90 50,108 47,659 2,449 3,347.13 3,347.10 3,347.83 45 44 66
3,400.00–3,499.90 36,776 34,974 1,802 3,446.89 3,446.86 3,447.49 44 43 64
3,500.00 or more 95,035 89,533 5,502 3,900.54 3,902.58 3,867.39 43 42 63
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
a. Differs slightly from the same measure in Table 5.G3 because of separate calculation methods.
CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 5.G5a Percentage distribution of persons receiving both a retired-worker and a spousal secondary benefit, by monthly retired-worker benefit: By sex and total combined monthly benefit, December 2024
Total combined monthly benefit (dollars) Number Percentage distribution by dollar amount of retired-worker benefit
Total Less than 500.00 500.00–699.90 700.00–899.90 900.00–1,099.90 1,100.00–1,299.90 1,300.00–1,499.90 1,500.00–1,699.90 1,700.00 or more
  All dually entitled wives and husbands
All 3,289,081 100.0 19.6 14.8 24.0 22.2 12.1 5.1 1.8 0.4
Less than 500.00 65,024 100.0 100.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
500.00–549.90 27,196 100.0 91.8 8.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
550.00–599.90 31,398 100.0 80.7 19.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
600.00–649.90 35,792 100.0 70.7 29.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
650.00–699.90 41,241 100.0 61.8 38.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
700.00–749.90 47,620 100.0 54.4 39.8 5.8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
750.00–799.90 57,490 100.0 45.9 35.6 18.5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
800.00–849.90 71,363 100.0 37.7 30.8 31.5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
850.00–899.90 89,816 100.0 32.0 26.6 41.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
900.00–949.90 115,065 100.0 27.1 23.1 43.8 6.0 . . . . . . . . . . . .
950.00–999.90 152,857 100.0 24.7 20.7 39.7 15.0 . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,000.00–1,049.90 205,895 100.0 19.7 17.8 37.9 24.6 . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,050.00–1,099.90 238,472 100.0 16.6 15.6 34.9 32.8 . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,100.00–1,149.90 252,935 100.0 14.7 14.3 32.4 34.9 3.7 . . . . . . . . .
1,150.00–1,199.90 247,741 100.0 12.6 13.2 29.8 33.8 10.6 . . . . . . . . .
1,200.00–1,249.90 224,654 100.0 11.4 12.3 27.0 32.1 17.2 . . . . . . . . .
1,250.00–1,299.90 199,573 100.0 10.7 11.3 24.0 30.5 23.4 . . . . . . . . .
1,300.00–1,349.90 174,891 100.0 10.2 10.6 21.3 28.9 26.5 2.5 . . . . . .
1,350.00–1,399.90 155,839 100.0 9.8 10.4 19.0 27.1 25.9 7.8 . . . . . .
1,400.00–1,449.90 137,302 100.0 9.6 10.0 17.6 25.7 24.6 12.5 . . . . . .
1,450.00–1,499.90 123,087 100.0 9.3 10.1 16.4 23.8 23.0 17.3 . . . . . .
1,500.00–1,549.90 108,258 100.0 9.2 9.8 15.3 22.0 22.4 19.3 1.9 . . .
1,550.00–1,599.90 95,251 100.0 9.2 10.1 13.6 20.8 21.3 19.1 5.9 . . .
1,600.00–1,649.90 83,373 100.0 9.0 9.8 11.9 19.4 21.5 19.0 9.5 . . .
1,650.00–1,699.90 73,051 100.0 8.6 9.2 10.2 18.6 21.6 19.1 12.7 . . .
1,700.00 or more 233,897 100.0 6.6 7.8 9.0 15.7 21.5 19.0 15.2 5.2
  Dually entitled wives
All 3,150,764 100.0 19.4 14.8 24.2 22.3 12.1 5.1 1.8 0.4
Less than 500.00 56,255 100.0 100.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
500.00–549.90 23,692 100.0 91.6 8.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
550.00–599.90 27,756 100.0 80.8 19.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
600.00–649.90 32,180 100.0 71.3 28.7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
650.00–699.90 37,795 100.0 62.3 37.7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
700.00–749.90 44,122 100.0 55.0 39.1 5.9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
750.00–799.90 53,831 100.0 46.3 35.2 18.5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
800.00–849.90 67,430 100.0 38.0 30.4 31.6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
850.00–899.90 85,458 100.0 32.2 26.5 41.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
900.00–949.90 110,311 100.0 27.4 23.1 43.6 6.0 . . . . . . . . . . . .
950.00–999.90 147,704 100.0 24.9 20.6 39.6 14.8 . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,000.00–1,049.90 199,848 100.0 19.9 17.9 37.9 24.3 . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,050.00–1,099.90 231,462 100.0 16.8 15.7 35.0 32.5 . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,100.00–1,149.90 245,514 100.0 14.8 14.4 32.5 34.7 3.7 . . . . . . . . .
1,150.00–1,199.90 240,361 100.0 12.7 13.2 30.0 33.6 10.5 . . . . . . . . .
1,200.00–1,249.90 217,465 100.0 11.6 12.4 27.1 31.9 17.0 . . . . . . . . .
1,250.00–1,299.90 192,535 100.0 10.9 11.4 24.1 30.5 23.2 . . . . . . . . .
1,300.00–1,349.90 168,187 100.0 10.3 10.7 21.4 28.8 26.3 2.5 . . . . . .
1,350.00–1,399.90 149,380 100.0 10.0 10.5 19.2 27.1 25.6 7.7 . . . . . .
1,400.00–1,449.90 131,206 100.0 9.7 10.2 17.8 25.7 24.2 12.4 . . . . . .
1,450.00–1,499.90 117,513 100.0 9.5 10.2 16.6 23.8 22.9 17.0 . . . . . .
1,500.00–1,549.90 103,399 100.0 9.4 9.9 15.5 22.0 22.3 19.0 1.9 . . .
1,550.00–1,599.90 91,138 100.0 9.4 10.3 13.7 20.9 21.2 18.8 5.8 . . .
1,600.00–1,649.90 79,939 100.0 9.1 9.9 11.9 19.6 21.4 18.8 9.3 . . .
1,650.00–1,699.90 70,158 100.0 8.8 9.3 10.2 18.7 21.6 18.9 12.5 . . .
1,700.00 or more 226,125 100.0 6.7 7.9 9.1 15.8 21.6 18.8 15.0 5.1
  Dually entitled husbands
All 138,317 100.0 24.2 14.5 19.1 20.3 12.9 6.2 2.3 0.4
Less than 500.00 8,769 100.0 100.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
500.00–549.90 3,504 100.0 93.2 6.8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
550.00–599.90 3,642 100.0 79.6 20.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
600.00–649.90 3,612 100.0 65.8 34.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
650.00–699.90 3,446 100.0 55.8 44.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
700.00–749.90 3,498 100.0 47.5 47.6 4.9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
750.00–799.90 3,659 100.0 40.1 41.4 18.5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
800.00–849.90 3,933 100.0 32.2 36.3 31.5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
850.00–899.90 4,358 100.0 26.8 28.6 44.6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
900.00–949.90 4,754 100.0 20.6 24.4 49.2 5.8 . . . . . . . . . . . .
950.00–999.90 5,153 100.0 17.6 20.8 43.2 18.3 . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,000.00–1,049.90 6,047 100.0 14.0 16.1 37.6 32.3 . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,050.00–1,099.90 7,010 100.0 11.2 13.1 33.8 41.9 . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,100.00–1,149.90 7,421 100.0 9.6 12.0 28.9 44.4 5.1 . . . . . . . . .
1,150.00–1,199.90 7,380 100.0 7.6 10.9 25.7 42.0 13.8 . . . . . . . . .
1,200.00–1,249.90 7,189 100.0 7.0 9.2 24.0 38.0 21.8 . . . . . . . . .
1,250.00–1,299.90 7,038 100.0 7.2 8.9 21.2 33.1 29.6 . . . . . . . . .
1,300.00–1,349.90 6,704 100.0 7.1 8.6 17.4 31.4 32.9 2.5 . . . . . .
1,350.00–1,399.90 6,459 100.0 6.4 8.1 16.1 27.5 32.6 9.5 . . . . . .
1,400.00–1,449.90 6,096 100.0 6.3 7.3 14.0 26.3 31.2 15.0 . . . . . .
1,450.00–1,499.90 5,574 100.0 5.8 7.8 13.6 22.8 26.6 23.3 . . . . . .
1,500.00–1,549.90 4,859 100.0 5.4 6.5 13.0 21.3 25.9 25.6 2.4 . . .
1,550.00–1,599.90 4,113 100.0 6.6 7.1 11.2 18.9 22.4 25.9 7.9 . . .
1,600.00–1,649.90 3,434 100.0 6.4 6.7 10.2 16.1 22.6 24.8 13.2 . . .
1,650.00–1,699.90 2,893 100.0 6.0 6.1 8.5 15.7 21.1 23.5 19.1 . . .
1,700.00 or more 7,772 100.0 4.2 4.9 5.9 12.9 20.0 22.7 21.6 7.9
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.
. . . = not applicable.
CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 5.G5b Percentage distribution of persons receiving both a retired-worker and a nondisabled widow(er) secondary benefit, by monthly retired-worker benefit: By sex and total combined monthly benefit, December 2024
Total combined monthly benefit (dollars) Number Percentage distribution by dollar amount of retired-worker benefit
Total Less than 500.00 500.00–749.90 750.00–999.90 1,000.00–1,249.90 1,250.00–1,499.90 1,500.00–1,749.90 1,750.00–1,999.90 2,000.00 or more
  All dually entitled nondisabled widow(er)s
All 4,465,039 100.0 9.7 11.7 20.6 18.7 14.6 10.4 6.7 7.6
Less than 500.00 13,109 100.0 100.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
500.00–599.90 8,082 100.0 84.2 15.8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
600.00–699.90 11,060 100.0 69.8 30.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
700.00–799.90 17,707 100.0 56.0 39.7 4.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
800.00–899.90 30,026 100.0 44.1 35.9 20.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
900.00–999.90 41,737 100.0 34.1 30.8 35.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,000.00–1,099.90 54,443 100.0 27.2 26.3 38.4 8.1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,100.00–1,199.90 69,125 100.0 22.0 22.3 36.1 19.6 . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,200.00–1,299.90 84,259 100.0 17.8 19.4 33.5 27.7 1.6 . . . . . . . . .
1,300.00–1,399.90 103,778 100.0 15.1 17.2 30.8 27.9 8.9 . . . . . . . . .
1,400.00–1,499.90 125,573 100.0 13.2 15.5 27.7 27.4 16.3 . . . . . . . . .
1,500.00–1,599.90 152,849 100.0 11.4 14.0 25.6 26.1 19.5 3.4 . . . . . .
1,600.00–1,699.90 182,588 100.0 10.5 13.1 24.0 24.1 19.6 8.6 . . . . . .
1,700.00–1,799.90 214,445 100.0 9.7 12.5 22.7 22.7 19.0 12.8 0.6 . . .
1,800.00–1,899.90 269,078 100.0 9.4 12.7 22.0 21.2 17.9 13.1 3.8 . . .
1,900.00–1,999.90 310,606 100.0 8.9 12.6 21.7 20.1 16.9 12.8 7.0 . . .
2,000.00–2,099.90 294,635 100.0 8.1 11.5 20.9 19.5 16.7 13.1 8.8 1.3
2,100.00–2,199.90 282,613 100.0 7.5 10.4 19.9 18.9 16.6 13.3 9.5 4.0
2,200.00–2,299.90 313,354 100.0 7.0 9.8 19.1 18.4 16.2 13.1 9.8 6.5
2,300.00–2,399.90 301,618 100.0 6.8 9.7 18.8 17.9 15.5 12.8 9.6 8.8
2,400.00–2,499.90 267,703 100.0 6.7 9.3 18.6 17.4 14.9 12.5 9.6 10.9
2,500.00–2,599.90 237,124 100.0 6.5 9.1 18.2 17.0 14.6 12.3 9.6 12.8
2,600.00–2,699.90 208,086 100.0 6.1 8.7 17.5 16.7 14.4 12.2 9.7 14.5
2,700.00–2,799.90 180,669 100.0 5.7 8.1 16.6 16.5 14.3 12.3 9.9 16.5
2,800.00–2,899.90 146,299 100.0 5.6 8.0 16.3 16.0 13.9 12.1 9.9 18.2
2,900.00–2,999.90 120,670 100.0 5.7 7.8 16.0 15.6 13.4 11.7 9.8 20.0
3,000.00–3,099.90 98,426 100.0 5.5 7.8 15.8 15.4 13.1 11.2 9.7 21.6
3,100.00–3,199.90 79,771 100.0 5.2 7.8 15.9 15.5 12.7 10.8 9.3 22.7
3,200.00–3,299.90 63,687 100.0 5.4 7.9 15.6 15.2 12.4 10.6 9.1 23.9
3,300.00–3,399.90 50,108 100.0 5.2 8.1 15.4 15.0 12.2 9.9 8.7 25.6
3,400.00–3,499.90 36,776 100.0 4.9 7.6 16.0 15.0 12.1 9.7 8.2 26.5
3,500.00 or more 95,035 100.0 4.4 6.8 13.3 14.0 11.2 9.3 8.3 32.6
  Dually entitled nondisabled widows
All 4,243,988 100.0 10.0 12.0 21.1 19.0 14.5 10.2 6.4 6.9
Less than 500.00 11,955 100.0 100.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
500.00–599.90 7,337 100.0 84.7 15.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
600.00–699.90 10,094 100.0 70.5 29.5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
700.00–799.90 16,272 100.0 56.9 38.8 4.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
800.00–899.90 27,429 100.0 45.2 35.4 19.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
900.00–999.90 37,923 100.0 35.3 30.9 33.8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,000.00–1,099.90 49,395 100.0 28.2 26.7 37.1 7.9 . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,100.00–1,199.90 62,905 100.0 23.0 22.9 35.5 18.6 . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,200.00–1,299.90 77,237 100.0 18.7 20.0 33.5 26.3 1.6 . . . . . . . . .
1,300.00–1,399.90 95,905 100.0 15.9 17.8 31.1 26.9 8.3 . . . . . . . . .
1,400.00–1,499.90 116,819 100.0 13.8 16.0 28.2 26.8 15.2 . . . . . . . . .
1,500.00–1,599.90 143,234 100.0 12.0 14.5 26.2 25.8 18.3 3.1 . . . . . .
1,600.00–1,699.90 172,215 100.0 11.0 13.7 24.7 24.1 18.7 7.9 . . . . . .
1,700.00–1,799.90 203,803 100.0 10.1 13.0 23.3 22.8 18.4 11.8 0.6 . . .
1,800.00–1,899.90 257,702 100.0 9.7 13.1 22.5 21.4 17.5 12.3 3.4 . . .
1,900.00–1,999.90 299,088 100.0 9.2 13.0 22.2 20.3 16.7 12.2 6.3 . . .
2,000.00–2,099.90 283,300 100.0 8.4 11.9 21.5 19.8 16.6 12.6 8.0 1.2
2,100.00–2,199.90 270,799 100.0 7.7 10.8 20.5 19.3 16.6 12.9 8.7 3.5
2,200.00–2,299.90 300,755 100.0 7.3 10.1 19.7 18.8 16.3 12.9 9.2 5.7
2,300.00–2,399.90 289,856 100.0 7.1 10.0 19.4 18.3 15.6 12.7 9.2 7.8
2,400.00–2,499.90 256,891 100.0 7.0 9.6 19.2 17.8 15.1 12.4 9.2 9.7
2,500.00–2,599.90 227,280 100.0 6.8 9.4 18.8 17.4 14.8 12.2 9.3 11.4
2,600.00–2,699.90 198,634 100.0 6.4 9.1 18.2 17.2 14.6 12.2 9.4 12.9
2,700.00–2,799.90 171,806 100.0 6.0 8.5 17.3 17.0 14.6 12.4 9.6 14.7
2,800.00–2,899.90 138,947 100.0 5.9 8.4 17.0 16.5 14.2 12.1 9.7 16.3
2,900.00–2,999.90 114,444 100.0 6.0 8.1 16.7 16.1 13.7 11.8 9.7 18.0
3,000.00–3,099.90 93,436 100.0 5.7 8.2 16.4 15.9 13.4 11.3 9.5 19.6
3,100.00–3,199.90 75,716 100.0 5.5 8.2 16.6 16.0 13.0 10.9 9.2 20.7
3,200.00–3,299.90 60,645 100.0 5.6 8.3 16.2 15.7 12.6 10.6 9.0 22.0
3,300.00–3,399.90 47,659 100.0 5.4 8.4 16.0 15.5 12.4 10.0 8.6 23.6
3,400.00–3,499.90 34,974 100.0 5.1 8.0 16.6 15.5 12.3 9.8 8.1 24.6
3,500.00 or more 89,533 100.0 4.7 7.1 14.0 14.6 11.6 9.5 8.3 30.2
  Dually entitled nondisabled widowers
All 221,051 100.0 4.6 5.4 11.8 14.5 15.0 14.1 12.3 22.4
Less than 500.00 1,154 100.0 100.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
500.00–599.90 745 100.0 79.2 20.8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
600.00–699.90 966 100.0 62.3 37.7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
700.00–799.90 1,435 100.0 45.7 50.5 3.8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
800.00–899.90 2,597 100.0 32.4 41.7 26.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
900.00–999.90 3,814 100.0 22.2 30.2 47.7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,000.00–1,099.90 5,048 100.0 16.9 22.7 50.3 10.0 . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,100.00–1,199.90 6,220 100.0 11.8 16.4 42.3 29.5 . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,200.00–1,299.90 7,022 100.0 8.4 12.8 34.4 42.3 2.1 . . . . . . . . .
1,300.00–1,399.90 7,873 100.0 5.7 9.5 27.9 40.5 16.3 . . . . . . . . .
1,400.00–1,499.90 8,754 100.0 4.9 8.0 21.7 35.1 30.4 . . . . . . . . .
1,500.00–1,599.90 9,615 100.0 3.7 5.8 16.6 30.0 36.7 7.2 . . . . . .
1,600.00–1,699.90 10,373 100.0 2.7 4.3 13.3 24.7 34.7 20.4 . . . . . .
1,700.00–1,799.90 10,642 100.0 2.3 3.9 11.0 19.7 30.0 31.8 1.4 . . .
1,800.00–1,899.90 11,376 100.0 1.8 3.4 9.1 16.4 25.4 31.7 12.3 . . .
1,900.00–1,999.90 11,518 100.0 1.6 2.6 7.8 14.2 20.8 28.3 24.8 . . .
2,000.00–2,099.90 11,335 100.0 1.5 2.5 6.8 11.7 18.5 24.7 28.9 5.4
2,100.00–2,199.90 11,814 100.0 1.3 2.1 6.1 10.4 15.6 21.7 26.4 16.4
2,200.00–2,299.90 12,599 100.0 1.1 1.7 5.5 8.7 13.4 18.4 24.0 27.2
2,300.00–2,399.90 11,762 100.0 0.8 1.7 4.9 8.1 11.7 16.7 20.8 35.2
2,400.00–2,499.90 10,812 100.0 0.8 1.5 5.0 7.3 10.2 14.8 19.6 40.9
2,500.00–2,599.90 9,844 100.0 0.8 1.5 4.5 7.2 9.9 13.6 17.4 45.1
2,600.00–2,699.90 9,452 100.0 0.7 1.3 4.2 6.3 9.5 13.0 16.0 49.0
2,700.00–2,799.90 8,863 100.0 0.5 0.9 3.8 6.9 9.2 11.5 16.2 51.0
2,800.00–2,899.90 7,352 100.0 0.6 1.1 3.6 6.3 8.7 10.8 14.3 54.6
2,900.00–2,999.90 6,226 100.0 0.6 0.9 3.8 6.4 7.7 10.6 12.7 57.2
3,000.00–3,099.90 4,990 100.0 0.9 1.2 3.1 6.6 7.3 9.9 12.7 58.2
3,100.00–3,199.90 4,055 100.0 0.6 1.3 3.9 5.5 8.0 8.8 11.4 60.5
3,200.00–3,299.90 3,042 100.0 0.7 0.9 2.5 5.1 7.6 10.2 11.9 61.1
3,300.00–3,399.90 2,449 100.0 0.5 1.2 3.3 5.2 6.7 8.8 10.0 64.3
3,400.00–3,499.90 1,802 100.0 0.5 1.1 3.7 5.2 7.0 7.6 10.7 64.2
3,500.00 or more 5,502 100.0 0.4 1.1 2.6 4.3 5.4 6.6 7.8 71.8
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.
. . . = not applicable.
CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov.