Annual Statistical Supplement, 2021

Social Welfare and the Economy

Interprogram Data

Table 3.C3 Contributions to the Social Security and Medicare trust funds, by program and source, 2011–2020 (in millions of dollars)
Program and source 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
  Social Security trust funds
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance a 592,314 628,302 645,678 674,584 710,334 710,497 742,399 750,371 839,992 895,014
Employer 271,395 285,328 294,995 305,279 322,395 322,652 336,293 340,901 384,005 408,227
Employee 184,227 191,028 292,241 302,850 319,939 319,940 333,542 338,475 381,121 404,962
Self-employed 26,728 27,538 33,578 38,104 37,169 36,195 36,670 36,489 39,966 42,790
General fund reimbursement 87,753 97,735 4,169 395 278 87 17 18 11 3
Taxation of benefits 22,211 26,675 20,694 27,957 30,554 31,623 35,877 34,488 34,890 39,032
Disability Insurance a 98,389 102,744 106,523 111,488 116,508 158,600 169,063 169,719 140,961 146,997
Employer 46,086 48,451 50,095 51,840 54,747 75,347 79,498 80,576 65,906 69,299
Employee 31,259 32,487 49,603 51,427 54,330 74,887 78,854 79,992 65,222 68,747
Self-employed 4,537 4,677 5,704 6,470 6,312 7,157 8,734 8,617 8,249 7,247
General fund reimbursement 14,927 16,546 729 71 47 15 3 3 2 b
Taxation of benefits 1,581 583 391 1,680 1,071 1,194 1,973 530 1,583 1,704
  Medicare trust funds
Hospital Insurance a 214,003 227,814 238,544 248,762 264,489 279,821 289,164 296,082 312,799 319,017
Employer 91,381 95,618 102,318 104,720 112,027 118,309 121,488 125,025 132,889 141,590
Employee 91,381 95,618 102,318 104,720 112,027 118,309 121,488 125,025 132,889 141,590
Self-employed 12,830 14,494 16,182 18,006 17,020 16,899 18,520 18,232 19,359 20,108
Voluntarily enrolled c 3,267 3,441 3,417 3,251 3,206 3,282 3,463 3,608 3,880 4,034
Taxation of benefits 15,143 18,643 14,310 18,066 20,208 23,022 24,206 24,192 23,781 11,695
Supplementary Medical Insurance a,d 57,514 58,024 63,085 65,644 69,446 72,055 81,522 93,312 99,413 111,200
Aged 47,646 48,495 52,814 55,164 58,593 60,618 69,009 80,041 86,101 97,120
Disabled 9,868 9,529 10,270 10,479 10,852 11,438 12,513 13,271 13,312 14,081
SOURCE: Department of the Treasury.
NOTE: Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.
a. Employment taxes depend on tax rates and, for the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance and Disability Insurance Trust Funds, wage bases (because of taxable maximums). The taxable maximum for Medicare Hospital Insurance (HI) was eliminated in 1994. Employer and employee contributions differ by estimated amounts of employee tax overpayments and by employee tax on tips.
b. Less than $500,000.
c. Beginning in July 1973, aged ineligibles may voluntarily enroll for HI.
d. Includes premiums paid on behalf of eligibles by state governments under "buy-in" arrangements.
CONTACT: (410) 965-3000 or actuary@ssa.gov.
Table 3.C4 Average monthly amount of Social Security (OASDI) benefits and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments, December 1950–2020 (in current and 2020 dollars)
Year Average monthly OASDI benefit in current-payment status Average monthly SSI amount for— Consumer Price Index b
Retired workers Widowed mother or father and 2 children Aged recipients a
Current dollars 2020 dollars Current dollars 2020 dollars Current dollars 2020 dollars
1950 43.86 456.14 93.90 976.56 43.05 447.72 25.0
1951 42.14 413.45 93.80 920.30 44.55 437.09 26.5
1952 49.25 479.59 106.00 1,032.21 48.80 475.21 26.7
1953 51.10 493.90 111.90 1,081.56 48.90 472.64 26.9
1954 59.14 575.90 130.50 1,270.79 48.70 474.23 26.7
1955 61.90 600.52 135.40 1,313.58 50.05 485.56 26.8
1956 63.09 594.33 141.00 1,328.26 53.25 501.63 27.6
1957 64.58 591.23 146.30 1,339.37 55.50 508.10 28.4
1958 66.35 596.92 151.70 1,364.78 56.95 512.35 28.9
1959 72.78 643.63 170.70 1,509.59 56.70 501.43 29.4
1960 74.04 645.99 188.00 1,640.27 58.90 513.89 29.8
1961 75.65 655.63 189.30 1,640.60 57.60 499.20 30.0
1962 76.19 651.63 190.70 1,630.99 61.55 526.41 30.4
1963 76.88 646.89 192.50 1,619.74 62.80 528.41 30.9
1964 77.57 646.42 193.40 1,611.67 63.65 530.42 31.2
1965 83.92 686.14 219.80 1,797.11 63.10 515.91 31.8
1966 84.35 666.60 221.90 1,753.62 68.05 537.78 32.9
1967 85.37 654.76 224.40 1,721.06 70.15 538.02 33.9
1968 98.86 724.05 257.10 1,882.99 69.55 509.38 35.5
1969 100.40 692.41 255.80 1,764.14 73.90 509.66 37.7
1970 118.10 771.51 291.10 1,901.66 77.65 507.26 39.8
1971 132.17 836.11 320.00 2,024.33 77.50 490.27 41.1
1972 162.35 993.20 383.10 2,343.67 79.95 489.11 42.5
1973 166.42 936.56 391.00 2,200.43 76.15 428.55 46.2
1974 188.21 942.86 438.40 2,196.22 91.06 456.18 51.9
1975 207.18 970.57 468.60 2,195.24 90.93 425.98 55.5
1976 224.86 1,004.53 503.40 2,248.87 94.37 421.58 58.2
1977 243.00 1,017.39 546.60 2,288.50 96.62 404.53 62.1
1978 263.20 1,010.81 591.90 2,273.18 100.43 385.70 67.7
1979 294.30 997.63 655.00 2,220.34 122.67 415.83 76.7
1980 341.40 1,028.55 759.20 2,287.28 128.20 386.23 86.3
1981 385.97 1,067.58 858.00 2,373.19 137.81 381.18 94.0
1982 419.30 1,116.99 885.50 2,358.91 145.69 388.11 97.6
1983 440.77 1,131.30 923.00 2,369.00 157.89 405.25 101.3
1984 460.57 1,137.21 948.30 2,341.48 157.88 389.83 105.3
1985 478.62 1,138.53 981.50 2,334.77 164.26 390.74 109.3
1986 488.44 1,149.27 994.00 2,338.82 173.66 408.61 110.5
1987 512.65 1,155.02 1,032.30 2,325.81 180.64 406.99 115.4
1988 536.77 1,158.18 1,070.40 2,309.58 188.23 406.14 120.5
1989 566.85 1,168.76 1,120.04 2,309.36 198.81 409.92 126.1
1990 602.56 1,170.89 1,177.70 2,288.51 212.66 413.24 133.8
1991 629.32 1,186.54 1,216.76 2,294.11 221.30 417.24 137.9
1992 652.64 1,195.82 1,252.40 2,294.74 227.39 416.64 141.9
1993 674.06 1,202.03 1,282.60 2,287.22 236.52 421.78 145.8
1994 697.34 1,211.14 1,328.40 2,307.17 242.54 421.25 149.7
1995 719.80 1,219.21 1,365.50 2,312.90 250.65 424.55 153.5
1996 744.96 1,221.25 1,450.60 2,378.03 260.75 427.46 158.6
1997 774.84 1,248.97 1,502.60 2,422.05 268.46 432.73 161.3
1998 779.69 1,236.85 1,537.70 2,439.30 277.45 440.13 163.9
1999 804.30 1,242.53 1,590.40 2,456.95 289.19 446.76 168.3
2000 844.48 1,261.87 1,675.40 2,503.47 299.69 447.81 174.0
2001 874.44 1,286.67 1,755.10 2,582.49 314.22 462.35 176.7
2002 895.00 1,286.35 1,812.10 2,604.46 330.04 474.35 180.9
2003 922.08 1,300.82 1,880.97 2,653.57 342.28 482.87 184.3
2004 954.89 1,304.63 1,952.80 2,668.04 350.53 478.92 190.3
2005 1,002.00 1,323.78 2,061.30 2,723.26 360.25 475.94 196.8
2006 1,044.40 1,345.61 2,146.70 2,765.82 373.05 480.64 201.8
2007 1,078.60 1,335.41 2,221.10 2,749.93 384.15 475.61 210.0
2008 1,152.90 1,426.04 2,371.80 2,933.72 393.46 486.68 210.2
2009 1,164.30 1,402.12 2,403.30 2,894.20 399.14 480.67 215.9
2010 1,175.50 1,394.30 2,418.40 2,868.54 399.75 474.16 219.2
2011 1,228.57 1,415.28 2,513.46 2,895.43 397.62 458.05 225.7
2012 1,261.61 1,428.66 2,561.39 2,900.53 409.31 463.50 229.6
2013 1,293.83 1,443.76 2,603.72 2,905.44 417.44 465.82 233.0
2014 1,328.58 1,471.17 2,644.62 2,928.46 419.80 464.86 234.8
2015 1,341.77 1,475.10 2,658.93 2,923.14 428.10 470.63 236.5
2016 1,360.13 1,464.93 2,673.42 2,879.41 429.37 462.46 241.4
2017 1,404.15 1,481.05 2,754.49 2,905.34 428.64 452.12 246.5
2018 1,461.31 1,512.51 2,845.13 2,944.81 436.87 452.17 251.2
2019 1,502.85 1,520.39 2,921.83 2,955.93 448.68 453.92 257.0
2020 1,544.15 1,544.15 2,977.65 2,977.65 458.31 458.31 260.0
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record and Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: OASDI = Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance.
a. Through 1973, data refer to Old-Age Assistance program. Beginning January 1974, the SSI program superseded the Old-Age Assistance program in the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
b. Data from Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for all items (1982–1984 = 100).
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 3.C5 Population aged 65 or older receiving Social Security (OASDI) benefits, Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments, or both, by state, December 1940–2020, selected years
Year and state Population aged 65 or older receiving— Persons receiving both OASDI and SSI as a percentage of—
OASDI SSI a OASDI and SSI, number per 1,000 OASDI, SSI, or both, number per 1,000
Number per 1,000 State rank Number per 1,000 State rank OASDI beneficiaries SSI recipients
1940 7 . . . 217 . . . 1 223 14.3 0.5
1945 62 . . . 194 . . . 5 251 8.1 2.6
1950 164 . . . 224 . . . 22 366 12.6 9.8
1955 394 . . . 179 . . . 34 539 8.6 19.2
1960 616 . . . 141 . . . 41 716 6.6 28.5
1965 752 . . . 117 . . . 52 817 7.0 44.7
1970 855 . . . 104 . . . 63 896 7.4 60.4
1975 904 . . . 111 . . . 78 939 8.6 69.5
1980 914 . . . 87 . . . 61 941 6.7 70.2
1985 917 . . . 71 . . . 51 937 5.5 71.1
1990 924 . . . 66 . . . 46 944 4.9 69.2
1995 913 . . . 63 . . . 39 937 4.3 62.6
2000 911 . . . 57 . . . 34 934 3.7 59.1
2001 908 . . . 56 . . . 33 931 3.6 58.4
2002 901 . . . 56 . . . 32 924 3.6 57.8
2003 908 . . . 55 . . . 32 932 3.5 57.4
2004 926 . . . 54 . . . 31 950 3.3 57.0
2005 919 . . . 53 . . . 31 943 3.3 57.6
2006 919 . . . 53 . . . 30 942 3.3 57.1
2007 904 . . . 53 . . . 30 926 3.4 57.3
2008 898 . . . 52 . . . 30 921 3.3 56.8
2009 901 . . . 51 . . . 29 924 3.2 56.0
2010 894 . . . 50 . . . 28 940 3.1 56.2
2011 925 . . . 50 . . . 28 947 3.0 56.3
2012 872 . . . 47 . . . 26 893 3.0 56.0
2013 874 . . . 46 . . . 26 894 3.0 55.8
2014 872 . . . 45 . . . 25 892 2.9 55.5
2015 868 . . . 44 . . . 25 888 2.8 55.4
2016 867 . . . 44 . . . 24 887 2.8 55.5
2017 864 . . . 43 . . . 24 884 2.8 56.0
2018 863 . . . 43 . . . 24 882 2.8 56.1
2019 864 . . . 42 . . . 24 883 2.7 56.2
2020  
United States 860 . . . 41 . . . 23 878 2.7 56.3
Alabama 904 12 33 16 23 914 2.6 70.2
Alaska 837 44 35 14 22 849 2.7 63.7
Arizona 812 49 24 33 14 822 1.8 60.7
Arkansas 901 13 28 25 21 908 2.3 74.9
California 819 47 95 1 52 863 6.4 54.7
Colorado 829 45 22 35 13 838 1.5 57.5
Connecticut 854 37 26 27 14 867 1.7 54.3
Delaware 877 29 16 45 9 884 1.0 58.4
District of Columbia 695 51 65 3 37 723 5.3 56.6
Florida 813 48 46 6 23 836 2.9 50.4
Georgia 867 31 37 13 25 880 2.8 65.6
Hawaii 849 39 33 17 20 862 2.4 60.9
Idaho 918 4 15 46 10 922 1.1 68.0
Illinois 841 40 33 18 16 858 1.9 48.1
Indiana 911 7 16 43 10 917 1.1 63.5
Iowa 917 5 14 48 9 922 1.0 64.9
Kansas 892 21 16 44 10 898 1.1 63.4
Kentucky 887 23 42 10 27 902 3.1 64.7
Louisiana 840 41 44 9 30 854 3.6 68.1
Maine 897 15 20 38 15 903 1.6 72.4
Maryland 810 50 29 23 14 825 1.8 49.4
Massachusetts 826 46 45 7 20 851 2.4 43.8
Michigan 908 8 30 22 15 923 1.7 52.3
Minnesota 887 24 25 29 10 902 1.1 39.5
Mississippi 915 6 47 4 34 927 3.8 73.5
Missouri 882 26 20 39 13 889 1.5 64.5
Montana 894 20 17 41 11 900 1.2 63.5
Nebraska 879 28 17 42 10 886 1.2 62.6
Nevada 838 42 30 20 18 850 2.1 59.0
New Hampshire 907 9 9 51 6 910 0.6 61.0
New Jersey 864 32 39 12 20 883 2.3 51.0
New Mexico 860 35 45 8 31 874 3.6 69.1
New York 837 43 66 2 33 871 3.9 49.4
North Carolina 885 25 25 32 17 893 2.0 69.9
North Dakota 890 22 13 49 8 895 0.8 59.7
Ohio 856 36 26 28 14 868 1.6 53.5
Oklahoma 895 17 25 31 18 903 2.0 71.0
Oregon 905 11 26 26 16 915 1.8 60.3
Pennsylvania 895 18 30 21 15 910 1.7 50.4
Rhode Island 895 19 41 11 25 911 2.7 59.5
South Carolina 896 16 23 34 16 903 1.8 70.4
South Dakota 938 1 21 37 11 948 1.1 52.1
Tennessee 905 10 28 24 19 914 2.1 67.9
Texas 854 38 46 5 31 870 3.6 66.6
Utah 862 33 15 47 8 869 1.0 55.8
Vermont 926 3 21 36 15 933 1.6 68.2
Virginia 861 34 25 30 14 872 1.6 56.3
Washington 881 27 31 19 14 898 1.6 45.3
West Virginia 899 14 34 15 21 912 2.4 62.3
Wisconsin 930 2 18 40 11 937 1.2 61.1
Wyoming 877 30 10 50 8 879 0.9 74.0
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record and Supplemental Security Record, and Census Bureau, 100 percent data.
NOTES: OASDI = Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance; . . . = not applicable.
a. For 1940–1973, data refer to the Old-Age Assistance program. Beginning January 1974, the SSI program superseded the Old-Age Assistance program in the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 3.C6 Number and percentage of Social Security (OASDI) beneficiaries also receiving federally administered Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments, by type of OASDI benefit and SSI eligibility category, December 2020
Type of benefit All OASDI beneficiaries Number receiving SSI Percentage of all OASDI beneficiaries
Total Aged Blind and disabled Total Aged Blind and disabled
Total 64,850,867 2,698,163 648,169 2,049,994 4.2 1.0 3.2
Retirement 49,357,833 1,365,895 591,397 774,498 2.8 1.2 1.6
Workers aged 65 or older 43,753,621 995,804 528,167 467,637 2.3 1.2 1.1
Men 21,680,770 436,031 227,177 208,854 2.0 1.0 1.0
Women 22,072,851 559,773 300,990 258,783 2.5 1.4 1.2
Workers aged 62–64 2,575,975 104,505 0 104,505 4.1 0.0 4.1
Men 1,224,172 65,654 0 65,654 5.4 0.0 5.4
Women 1,351,803 38,851 0 38,851 2.9 0.0 2.9
Spouses 2,324,030 135,850 63,203 72,647 5.8 2.7 3.1
Aged 65 or older 2,186,530 126,966 63,203 63,763 5.8 2.9 2.9
Aged 62–64 108,967 8,438 0 8,438 7.7 0.0 7.7
Under age 62 with children 28,533 446 0 446 1.6 0.0 1.6
Disabled adult children 346,867 125,747 27 125,720 36.3 (L) 36.2
Aged 65 or older 2,248 943 27 916 41.9 1.2 40.7
Aged 18–64 344,619 124,804 0 124,804 36.2 0.0 36.2
Children under age 18 and students aged 18–19 357,340 3,989 0 3,989 1.1 0.0 1.1
Survivors 5,874,647 355,683 55,212 300,471 6.1 0.9 5.1
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,585,807 124,576 53,872 70,704 3.5 1.5 2.0
Aged 65 or older 3,164,734 118,663 53,872 64,791 3.7 1.7 2.0
Aged 60–64 421,073 5,913 0 5,913 1.4 0.0 1.4
Disabled widow(er)s 236,923 32,420 26 32,394 13.7 (L) 13.7
Widowed mothers and fathers 114,886 1,881 (X) (X) 1.6 (X) (X)
Parents 961 20 (X) (X) 2.1 (X) (X)
Disabled adult children 682,090 175,962 1,265 174,697 25.8 0.2 25.6
Aged 65 or older 101,506 22,856 1,265 21,591 22.5 1.2 21.3
Aged 18–64 580,584 153,106 0 153,106 26.4 0.0 26.4
Children under age 18 and students aged 18–19 1,253,980 20,824 0 20,824 1.7 0.0 1.7
Disability 9,618,387 976,585 1,560 975,025 10.2 (L) 10.1
Workers 8,151,016 835,464 389 835,075 10.2 (L) 10.2
Men 4,100,636 343,417 133 343,284 8.4 (L) 8.4
Women 4,050,380 492,047 256 491,791 12.1 (L) 12.1
Spouses 104,014 10,329 1,171 9,158 9.9 1.1 8.8
Aged 65 or older 41,884 5,623 1,171 4,452 13.4 2.8 10.6
Aged 62–64 28,258 2,995 0 2,995 10.6 0.0 10.6
Under age 62 with children 33,872 1,711 0 1,711 5.1 0.0 5.1
Disabled adult children aged 18–64 121,009 82,473 0 82,473 68.2 0.0 68.2
Children under age 18 and students aged 18–19 1,242,348 48,319 0 48,319 3.9 0.0 3.9
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record and Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.
OASDI = Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance; (L) = less than 0.05 percent; (X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 3.C6.1 Number of persons aged 18–64 receiving Social Security (OASDI) benefits or federally administered Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments based on disability, by type of benefit, December 1978–2020
Year Unduplicated total a OASDI beneficiaries Blind or disabled SSI recipients
Total Disabled workers Disabled adult children under age 65 Disabled widow(er)s Total Receiving SSI only Receiving both SSI and OASDI
1978 4,676,450 3,415,469 2,879,774 405,944 129,751 1,747,126 b 1,260,981 486,145
1979 4,662,528 3,419,624 2,870,590 419,201 129,833 1,726,553 b 1,242,904 483,649
1980 4,662,546 3,418,434 2,858,680 432,174 127,580 1,730,847 b 1,244,112 486,735
1981 4,570,071 3,340,701 2,776,519 442,592 121,590 1,702,895 b 1,229,370 473,525
1982 4,366,314 3,169,449 2,603,599 449,478 116,372 1,655,279 b 1,196,865 458,414
1983 4,367,241 3,143,111 2,569,029 462,491 111,591 1,699,774 b 1,224,130 475,644
1984 4,460,188 3,183,618 2,596,516 477,951 109,151 1,780,459 b 1,276,570 503,889
1985 4,591,316 3,258,200 2,656,638 494,557 107,005 1,879,168 b 1,333,116 546,052
1986 4,812,143 3,346,603 2,728,463 511,166 106,974 2,010,458 b 1,465,540 544,918
1987 4,904,785 3,416,529 2,785,859 524,388 106,282 2,118,710 b 1,488,256 630,454
1988 5,012,435 3,468,186 2,830,284 534,779 103,123 2,202,714 1,544,249 658,465
1989 5,155,787 3,540,480 2,895,364 543,486 101,630 2,301,926 c 1,615,307 686,619
1990 5,395,261 3,667,721 3,011,294 555,438 100,989 2,449,897 1,727,540 722,357
1991 5,743,614 3,877,804 3,194,938 568,377 114,489 2,641,524 1,865,810 775,714
1992 6,249,217 4,185,714 3,467,783 586,607 131,324 2,909,997 2,063,503 846,494
1993 6,707,127 4,476,648 3,725,966 603,667 147,015 3,148,413 2,230,479 917,934
1994 7,103,399 4,741,348 3,962,954 617,718 160,676 3,335,255 2,362,051 973,204
1995 7,398,942 4,987,004 4,185,263 628,717 173,024 3,482,256 2,411,938 1,070,318
1996 7,691,134 5,205,071 4,385,623 637,537 181,911 3,568,393 2,486,063 1,082,330
1997 7,818,216 5,340,082 4,508,134 644,010 187,938 3,561,625 2,478,134 1,083,491
1998 8,090,686 5,543,886 4,698,319 651,386 194,181 3,646,020 2,546,800 1,099,220
1999 8,311,949 5,736,071 4,879,455 657,821 198,795 3,690,970 2,575,878 1,115,092
2000 8,519,241 5,908,756 5,042,334 664,995 201,427 3,744,022 2,610,485 1,133,537
2001 8,799,998 6,150,475 5,274,183 672,049 204,243 3,811,494 2,649,523 1,161,971
2002 9,118,926 6,430,412 5,543,981 679,073 207,358 3,877,752 2,688,514 1,189,238
2003 9,510,138 6,769,336 5,873,673 686,304 209,359 3,953,248 2,740,802 1,212,446
2004 9,792,950 7,019,198 6,116,444 692,019 210,735 4,017,108 2,773,752 1,243,356
2005 10,094,657 7,298,737 6,385,405 700,331 213,001 4,082,870 2,795,920 1,286,950
2006 10,646,193 7,803,692 6,806,918 776,596 220,178 4,152,130 2,842,501 1,309,629
2007 11,000,748 8,118,382 7,098,723 794,677 224,982 4,221,920 2,882,366 1,339,554
2008 11,486,100 8,528,164 7,426,691 871,466 230,007 4,333,096 2,957,936 1,375,160
2009 11,997,296 8,945,376 7,788,013 920,883 236,480 4,451,288 3,051,920 1,399,368
2010 12,570,871 9,398,104 8,203,951 949,200 244,953 4,631,507 3,172,767 1,458,740
2011 12,449,120 9,074,999 8,170,755 791,098 113,146 4,777,010 3,374,121 1,402,889
2012 12,734,299 9,275,112 8,352,954 809,697 112,461 4,869,637 3,459,187 1,410,450
2013 12,936,588 9,408,800 8,469,493 827,337 111,970 4,934,428 3,527,788 1,406,640
2014 12,963,468 9,423,316 8,472,442 840,164 110,710 4,913,163 3,540,152 1,373,011
2015 12,933,227 9,387,805 8,422,697 854,692 110,416 4,888,683 3,545,422 1,343,261
2016 12,809,399 9,274,003 8,298,457 866,509 109,037 4,845,855 3,535,396 1,310,459
2017 12,667,828 9,156,192 8,167,155 881,019 108,018 4,805,238 3,511,636 1,293,602
2018 12,460,678 8,998,860 7,995,221 897,977 105,662 4,714,343 3,461,818 1,252,525
2019 12,272,980 8,826,645 7,816,872 907,469 102,304 4,646,661 3,446,335 1,200,326
2020 12,000,154 8,598,156 7,585,518 914,549 98,089 4,556,225 3,401,998 1,154,227
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record and Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Beginning with data for 2011, OASDI beneficiaries who are entitled to both a primary benefit (based on one's own earnings record) and a secondary benefit (based on a spouse's earnings record) are counted only once in this table.
OASDI = Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance.
a. Includes persons receiving OASDI, SSI, or both.
b. The number of OASDI disabled adult child beneficiaries aged 18–64 also receiving SSI was estimated on the basis of the number of such beneficiaries aged 18 or older for the same year and on the comparative size of the two groups at the end of 1988.
c. December data for OASDI disabled beneficiaries also receiving SSI were not available. Instead, the average of the September 1989 and March 1990 numbers was used.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 3.C7a Number of persons aged 15 or older reporting only one race and having Social Security (OASDI) benefits or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments in March 2021, by sex, age, and race, and average annual benefit in 2020
Sex and age All persons White Black or African American American Indian, Alaska Native Asian Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
Total Reporting only one race
  OASDI beneficiaries (thousands)
Total 55,561 54,989 46,208 6,071 461 2,143 107
Sex  
Male 25,114 24,873 21,199 2,515 186 921 52
Female 30,446 30,116 25,009 3,556 275 1,222 55
Age  
15–54 4,640 4,544 3,368 917 64 174 21
55–64 5,915 5,859 4,565 1,015 95 166 18
65–74 24,837 24,611 20,882 2,480 187 1,023 38
75 or older 20,168 19,975 17,393 1,658 115 780 29
  SSI recipients (thousands)
Total 5,890 5,740 3,766 1,530 95 330 19
Sex  
Male 2,744 2,660 1,798 682 32 140 9
Female 3,146 3,080 1,968 848 63 190 10
Age  
15–54 2,784 2,698 1,770 790 55 76 7
55–64 1,739 1,685 1,191 430 19 40 5
65–74 857 847 509 238 17 76 7
75 or older 511 510 295 71 5 138 a
  Average annual benefit in 2020 (dollars)
OASDI 16,700 16,718 17,104 14,437 14,076 15,496 15,400
SSI 8,512 8,512 8,808 7,998 7,717 7,768 b
SOURCE: Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, public-use file of the March 2021 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
NOTES: Table includes civilian noninstitutionalized population residing in the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
For certain race categories, some of the change in the number of beneficiaries and recipients relative to the numbers shown in previous editions of this table may be attributable to changes in the Census Bureau race category definitions.
For a discussion of standard errors of estimated numbers and percentages, see Census Bureau, Current Population Reports, Series P-60.
Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.
OASDI = Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance.
a. Fewer than 500.
b. Average benefits are not shown for fewer than 75,000 weighted cases.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 3.C7b Number of persons aged 15 or older reporting one or more races and having Social Security (OASDI) benefits or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments in March 2021, by sex, age, and race, and average annual benefit in 2020
Sex and age All persons White alone or in combination Black or African American alone or in combination American Indian, Alaska Native alone or in combination Asian alone or in combination Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone or in combination
Total Reporting only one race Reporting two or more races
  OASDI beneficiaries (thousands)
Total a 55,561 54,989 572 46,710 6,279 821 2,236 133
Sex  
Male 25,114 24,873 241 21,420 2,600 332 954 63
Female 30,446 30,116 330 25,290 3,680 489 1,283 69
Age  
15–54 4,640 4,544 96 3,453 975 107 181 25
55–64 5,915 5,859 56 4,621 1,030 132 178 20
65–74 24,837 24,611 226 21,079 2,550 337 1,065 48
75 or older 20,168 19,975 193 17,556 1,725 245 812 40
  SSI recipients (thousands)
Total a 5,890 5,740 150 3,883 1,614 164 354 25
Sex  
Male 2,744 2,660 84 1,863 734 60 153 12
Female 3,146 3,080 66 2,020 880 104 201 12
Age  
15–54 2,784 2,698 86 1,836 851 81 88 11
55–64 1,739 1,685 54 1,234 452 51 52 6
65–74 857 847 9 517 239 26 76 8
75 or older 511 510 1 295 72 6 138 b
  Average annual benefit in 2020 (dollars)
OASDI 16,700 16,718 14,917 17,082 14,430 14,042 15,503 15,400
SSI 8,512 8,512 8,490 8,788 8,027 7,735 7,788 c
SOURCE: Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, public-use file of the March 2021 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
NOTES: Table includes civilian noninstitutionalized population residing in the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
For certain race categories, some of the change in the number of beneficiaries and recipients relative to the numbers shown in previous editions of this table may be attributable to changes in the Census Bureau race category definitions.
For a discussion of standard errors of estimated numbers and percentages, see Census Bureau, Current Population Reports, Series P-60.
Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.
"In combination" means in combination with one or more other races.
OASDI = Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance.
a. The sum of the five race groups adds to more than the total because individuals may report more than one race.
b. Fewer than 500.
c. Average benefits are not shown for fewer than 75,000 weighted cases.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 3.C8 Number of persons aged 15 or older with Social Security (OASDI) benefits or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments and number and percentage of Hispanic origin in March 2021, by age and sex, and average annual benefit in 2020
Age All beneficiaries (thousands) Hispanic origin a (thousands) Hispanic origin as a percentage of all beneficiaries a
Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female
  OASDI beneficiaries
Total, all ages 55,561 25,114 30,446 4,960 2,204 2,755 8.9 8.8 9.0
15–34 1,647 847 801 321 168 153 19.5 19.8 19.1
35–44 1,184 494 691 185 86 99 15.6 17.4 14.4
45–54 1,809 909 900 183 84 99 10.1 9.2 11.0
55–64 5,915 2,717 3,198 603 264 339 10.2 9.7 10.6
65–74 24,837 11,316 13,521 2,185 941 1,244 8.8 8.3 9.2
75 or older 20,168 8,832 11,336 1,481 662 820 7.3 7.5 7.2
  SSI recipients
Total, all ages 5,890 2,744 3,146 980 455 525 16.6 16.6 16.7
15–34 1,138 656 483 223 113 109 19.5 17.3 22.6
35–44 716 343 373 164 90 74 22.9 26.2 19.9
45–54 929 397 533 155 70 84 16.7 17.8 15.8
55–64 1,739 799 940 178 87 90 10.2 10.9 9.6
65–74 857 377 479 147 51 96 17.2 13.6 20.0
75 or older 511 173 338 113 43 70 22.2 25.1 20.8
  Average annual benefit in 2020 (dollars)
OASDI 16,700 18,617 15,118 13,839 15,279 12,686 . . . . . . . . .
SSI 8,512 8,881 8,189 8,262 8,278 8,248 . . . . . . . . .
SOURCE: Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, public-use file of the March 2021 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
NOTES: Table includes civilian noninstitutionalized population residing in the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
For a discussion of standard errors of estimated numbers and percentages, see Census Bureau, Current Population Reports, Series P-60.
Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.
OASDI = Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance; . . . = not applicable.
a. Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.