Annual Statistical Supplement, 2023

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 2022
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 7,504,221 100.0 6,058,519 100.0 1,445,702 100.0
Less than 500.00 812,176 10.8 677,337 11.2 134,839 9.3
500.00–549.90 179,964 2.4 149,869 2.5 30,095 2.1
550.00–599.90 182,167 2.4 151,978 2.5 30,189 2.1
600.00–649.90 183,446 2.4 152,669 2.5 30,777 2.1
650.00–699.90 184,068 2.5 152,808 2.5 31,260 2.2
700.00–749.90 185,628 2.5 152,695 2.5 32,933 2.3
750.00–799.90 225,123 3.0 181,803 3.0 43,320 3.0
800.00–849.90 242,748 3.2 195,754 3.2 46,994 3.3
850.00–899.90 259,758 3.5 208,565 3.4 51,193 3.5
900.00–949.90 379,675 5.1 307,481 5.1 72,194 5.0
950.00–999.90 404,657 5.4 327,800 5.4 76,857 5.3
1,000.00–1,049.90 411,520 5.5 335,152 5.5 76,368 5.3
1,050.00–1,099.90 391,993 5.2 318,760 5.3 73,233 5.1
1,100.00–1,149.90 365,536 4.9 295,932 4.9 69,604 4.8
1,150.00–1,199.90 341,064 4.5 275,241 4.5 65,823 4.6
1,200.00–1,249.90 315,885 4.2 254,414 4.2 61,471 4.3
1,250.00–1,299.90 287,543 3.8 230,352 3.8 57,191 4.0
1,300.00–1,349.90 254,754 3.4 203,265 3.4 51,489 3.6
1,350.00–1,399.90 224,417 3.0 178,317 2.9 46,100 3.2
1,400.00–1,449.90 196,191 2.6 154,162 2.5 42,029 2.9
1,450.00–1,499.90 170,546 2.3 132,959 2.2 37,587 2.6
1,500.00–1,549.90 148,513 2.0 115,135 1.9 33,378 2.3
1,550.00–1,599.90 128,692 1.7 99,330 1.6 29,362 2.0
1,600.00–1,649.90 112,808 1.5 86,979 1.4 25,829 1.8
1,650.00–1,699.90 97,809 1.3 75,499 1.2 22,310 1.5
1,700.00 or more 817,540 10.9 644,263 10.6 173,277 12.0
Women 7,187,452 100.0 5,817,194 100.0 1,370,258 100.0
Less than 500.00 780,986 10.9 655,396 11.3 125,590 9.2
500.00–549.90 173,692 2.4 145,191 2.5 28,501 2.1
550.00–599.90 176,285 2.5 147,565 2.5 28,720 2.1
600.00–649.90 177,828 2.5 148,442 2.6 29,386 2.1
650.00–699.90 178,390 2.5 148,520 2.6 29,870 2.2
700.00–749.90 180,196 2.5 148,590 2.6 31,606 2.3
750.00–799.90 219,277 3.1 177,551 3.1 41,726 3.0
800.00–849.90 236,488 3.3 191,310 3.3 45,178 3.3
850.00–899.90 253,575 3.5 204,230 3.5 49,345 3.6
900.00–949.90 369,853 5.1 300,397 5.2 69,456 5.1
950.00–999.90 392,967 5.5 319,286 5.5 73,681 5.4
1,000.00–1,049.90 399,195 5.6 325,963 5.6 73,232 5.3
1,050.00–1,099.90 379,804 5.3 309,731 5.3 70,073 5.1
1,100.00–1,149.90 353,657 4.9 287,121 4.9 66,536 4.9
1,150.00–1,199.90 329,750 4.6 266,803 4.6 62,947 4.6
1,200.00–1,249.90 305,106 4.2 246,496 4.2 58,610 4.3
1,250.00–1,299.90 277,501 3.9 222,874 3.8 54,627 4.0
1,300.00–1,349.90 245,562 3.4 196,463 3.4 49,099 3.6
1,350.00–1,399.90 216,031 3.0 172,063 3.0 43,968 3.2
1,400.00–1,449.90 188,339 2.6 148,317 2.5 40,022 2.9
1,450.00–1,499.90 163,466 2.3 127,698 2.2 35,768 2.6
1,500.00–1,549.90 141,915 2.0 110,190 1.9 31,725 2.3
1,550.00–1,599.90 122,558 1.7 94,730 1.6 27,828 2.0
1,600.00–1,649.90 106,865 1.5 82,423 1.4 24,442 1.8
1,650.00–1,699.90 92,294 1.3 71,239 1.2 21,055 1.5
1,700.00 or more 725,872 10.1 568,605 9.8 157,267 11.5
Men 316,769 100.0 241,325 100.0 75,444 100.0
Less than 500.00 31,190 9.8 21,941 9.1 9,249 12.3
500.00–549.90 6,272 2.0 4,678 1.9 1,594 2.1
550.00–599.90 5,882 1.9 4,413 1.8 1,469 1.9
600.00–649.90 5,618 1.8 4,227 1.8 1,391 1.8
650.00–699.90 5,678 1.8 4,288 1.8 1,390 1.8
700.00–749.90 5,432 1.7 4,105 1.7 1,327 1.8
750.00–799.90 5,846 1.8 4,252 1.8 1,594 2.1
800.00–849.90 6,260 2.0 4,444 1.8 1,816 2.4
850.00–899.90 6,183 2.0 4,335 1.8 1,848 2.4
900.00–949.90 9,822 3.1 7,084 2.9 2,738 3.6
950.00–999.90 11,690 3.7 8,514 3.5 3,176 4.2
1,000.00–1,049.90 12,325 3.9 9,189 3.8 3,136 4.2
1,050.00–1,099.90 12,189 3.8 9,029 3.7 3,160 4.2
1,100.00–1,149.90 11,879 3.8 8,811 3.7 3,068 4.1
1,150.00–1,199.90 11,314 3.6 8,438 3.5 2,876 3.8
1,200.00–1,249.90 10,779 3.4 7,918 3.3 2,861 3.8
1,250.00–1,299.90 10,042 3.2 7,478 3.1 2,564 3.4
1,300.00–1,349.90 9,192 2.9 6,802 2.8 2,390 3.2
1,350.00–1,399.90 8,386 2.6 6,254 2.6 2,132 2.8
1,400.00–1,449.90 7,852 2.5 5,845 2.4 2,007 2.7
1,450.00–1,499.90 7,080 2.2 5,261 2.2 1,819 2.4
1,500.00–1,549.90 6,598 2.1 4,945 2.0 1,653 2.2
1,550.00–1,599.90 6,134 1.9 4,600 1.9 1,534 2.0
1,600.00–1,649.90 5,943 1.9 4,556 1.9 1,387 1.8
1,650.00–1,699.90 5,515 1.7 4,260 1.8 1,255 1.7
1,700.00 or more 91,668 28.9 75,658 31.4 16,010 21.2
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 1952–2022
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
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 2022
Type of secondary benefit Number Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Total Retired-worker benefit Reduced secondary benefit
All dually entitled retired workers 7,504,221 1,644.39 938.66 705.73
Wives and husbands 3,177,901 1,118.06 758.94 359.12
Wives of— 3,058,687 1,121.15 759.28 361.86
Retired workers 3,023,701 1,123.18 760.62 362.55
Disabled workers 34,986 945.61 643.42 302.20
Husbands of— 119,214 1,038.99 750.15 288.84
Retired workers 115,426 1,045.34 755.18 290.16
Disabled workers 3,788 845.65 596.89 248.76
Nondisabled widow(er)s 4,325,957 2,031.02 1,070.70 960.32
Widows 4,128,446 2,034.58 1,054.67 979.91
Widowers 197,511 1,956.57 1,405.73 550.84
Parents of deceased workers 363 1,834.27 835.06 999.21
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.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 2022
Total combined monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average combined monthly benefit (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 3,177,901 3,058,687 119,214 1,113.30 1,116.31 1,035.97 68 68 72
Less than 500.00 75,200 65,514 9,686 398.00 398.17 396.82 70 70 72
500.00–549.90 29,666 26,376 3,290 525.49 525.57 524.81 68 67 70
550.00–599.90 34,627 31,256 3,371 575.51 575.57 574.95 66 66 69
600.00–649.90 40,963 37,641 3,322 625.66 625.70 625.31 66 65 69
650.00–699.90 48,242 44,970 3,272 675.66 675.68 675.31 65 65 69
700.00–749.90 60,023 56,544 3,479 726.12 726.16 725.45 66 66 69
750.00–799.90 76,922 73,220 3,702 776.14 776.18 775.34 68 68 71
800.00–849.90 101,683 97,479 4,204 826.48 826.53 825.47 69 69 72
850.00–899.90 136,934 132,270 4,664 876.33 876.36 875.56 70 70 74
900.00–949.90 184,498 179,432 5,066 926.66 926.69 925.66 69 69 74
950.00–999.90 241,186 234,922 6,264 975.96 975.97 975.69 71 70 76
1,000.00–1,049.90 269,169 262,113 7,056 1,025.52 1,025.53 1,025.39 71 71 76
1,050.00–1,099.90 278,268 270,955 7,313 1,075.24 1,075.24 1,075.17 70 70 75
1,100.00–1,149.90 257,736 250,600 7,136 1,124.73 1,124.72 1,124.86 70 70 75
1,150.00–1,199.90 224,205 217,453 6,752 1,174.61 1,174.60 1,175.18 70 70 74
1,200.00–1,249.90 191,644 185,284 6,360 1,224.57 1,224.55 1,224.97 69 69 73
1,250.00–1,299.90 165,720 159,633 6,087 1,274.71 1,274.71 1,274.93 68 68 72
1,300.00–1,349.90 143,538 137,795 5,743 1,324.62 1,324.61 1,324.80 68 67 72
1,350.00–1,399.90 123,571 118,634 4,937 1,374.65 1,374.64 1,374.72 66 66 71
1,400.00–1,449.90 105,638 101,487 4,151 1,424.61 1,424.61 1,424.57 65 65 71
1,450.00–1,499.90 89,893 86,430 3,463 1,474.56 1,474.58 1,474.00 65 64 70
1,500.00–1,549.90 76,021 73,186 2,835 1,524.64 1,524.64 1,524.45 64 64 70
1,550.00–1,599.90 64,134 61,864 2,270 1,574.61 1,574.63 1,574.07 64 64 69
1,600.00–1,649.90 56,233 54,379 1,854 1,624.96 1,624.98 1,624.56 64 63 71
1,650.00–1,699.90 52,779 51,229 1,550 1,674.99 1,675.02 1,674.03 64 64 70
1,700.00 or more 49,408 48,021 1,387 1,750.24 1,750.15 1,753.47 63 63 69
  Dually entitled nondisabled widow(er)s
All 4,325,957 4,128,446 197,511 2,027.82 2,031.65 1,947.94 54 53 73
Less than 500.00 14,815 13,550 1,265 371.13 370.79 374.83 67 66 73
500.00–599.90 9,090 8,322 768 552.26 552.28 552.04 62 62 69
600.00–699.90 14,532 13,391 1,141 654.54 654.73 652.28 61 61 66
700.00–799.90 25,014 23,048 1,966 755.10 754.97 756.62 62 62 68
800.00–899.90 38,337 35,148 3,189 852.68 852.57 853.92 64 63 71
900.00–999.90 52,499 47,951 4,548 952.12 952.10 952.29 65 64 72
1,000.00–1,099.90 68,310 62,503 5,807 1,051.99 1,052.07 1,051.12 65 64 73
1,100.00–1,199.90 85,368 78,577 6,791 1,151.74 1,151.78 1,151.28 64 64 74
1,200.00–1,299.90 107,902 100,346 7,556 1,251.74 1,251.78 1,251.21 64 63 75
1,300.00–1,399.90 132,861 124,384 8,477 1,351.92 1,351.97 1,351.20 63 62 74
1,400.00–1,499.90 165,159 155,797 9,362 1,451.88 1,451.94 1,450.82 62 61 75
1,500.00–1,599.90 202,913 192,800 10,113 1,551.75 1,551.84 1,550.15 60 60 75
1,600.00–1,699.90 243,173 232,658 10,515 1,651.38 1,651.43 1,650.33 59 58 75
1,700.00–1,799.90 309,391 298,177 11,214 1,753.08 1,753.17 1,750.71 57 56 75
1,800.00–1,899.90 344,992 333,646 11,346 1,849.65 1,849.64 1,850.08 55 55 75
1,900.00–1,999.90 314,015 302,946 11,069 1,949.59 1,949.57 1,950.14 54 54 75
2,000.00–2,099.90 299,040 287,623 11,417 2,050.85 2,050.84 2,051.06 54 53 75
2,100.00–2,199.90 322,747 310,750 11,997 2,150.12 2,150.13 2,149.89 53 52 74
2,200.00–2,299.90 290,460 279,581 10,879 2,248.94 2,248.92 2,249.50 52 51 74
2,300.00–2,399.90 250,240 240,457 9,783 2,349.00 2,348.96 2,349.84 50 50 73
2,400.00–2,499.90 211,841 203,147 8,694 2,449.00 2,448.97 2,449.78 49 49 71
2,500.00–2,599.90 183,597 174,967 8,630 2,548.91 2,548.90 2,549.20 49 48 71
2,600.00–2,699.90 149,431 142,053 7,378 2,648.06 2,648.04 2,648.44 48 47 69
2,700.00–2,799.90 117,790 111,916 5,874 2,748.46 2,748.42 2,749.23 47 46 68
2,800.00–2,899.90 94,263 89,640 4,623 2,848.23 2,848.24 2,848.11 47 46 68
2,900.00–2,999.90 74,643 71,106 3,537 2,948.38 2,948.36 2,948.88 46 45 66
3,000.00–3,099.90 58,275 55,607 2,668 3,048.27 3,048.30 3,047.47 45 44 66
3,100.00–3,199.90 44,483 42,487 1,996 3,147.89 3,147.85 3,148.76 44 43 65
3,200.00–3,299.90 31,574 30,102 1,472 3,247.48 3,247.50 3,247.01 43 42 65
3,300.00–3,399.90 20,518 19,522 996 3,345.62 3,345.58 3,346.52 42 41 64
3,400.00–3,499.90 12,095 11,459 636 3,446.55 3,446.36 3,449.92 42 41 63
3,500.00 or more 36,589 34,785 1,804 3,916.90 3,920.91 3,839.64 40 39 61
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
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 2022
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 3,177,901 100.0 22.3 16.9 28.3 20.4 8.5 2.8 0.6 (L)
Less than 500.00 75,200 100.0 100.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
500.00–549.90 29,666 100.0 92.5 7.5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
550.00–599.90 34,627 100.0 81.3 18.7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
600.00–649.90 40,963 100.0 70.8 29.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
650.00–699.90 48,242 100.0 62.0 38.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
700.00–749.90 60,023 100.0 51.8 39.4 8.8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
750.00–799.90 76,922 100.0 42.0 34.9 23.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
800.00–849.90 101,683 100.0 35.2 30.1 34.7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
850.00–899.90 136,934 100.0 29.6 26.6 43.9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
900.00–949.90 184,498 100.0 26.6 23.5 44.5 5.4 . . . . . . . . . . . .
950.00–999.90 241,186 100.0 21.2 20.2 43.5 15.1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,000.00–1,049.90 269,169 100.0 18.0 17.9 40.5 23.6 . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,050.00–1,099.90 278,268 100.0 15.9 16.4 37.3 30.4 . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,100.00–1,149.90 257,736 100.0 13.8 14.8 34.5 33.4 3.4 . . . . . . . . .
1,150.00–1,199.90 224,205 100.0 12.6 13.7 31.2 32.5 10.0 . . . . . . . . .
1,200.00–1,249.90 191,644 100.0 11.9 12.7 27.7 31.4 16.4 . . . . . . . . .
1,250.00–1,299.90 165,720 100.0 11.6 12.0 24.6 29.7 22.1 . . . . . . . . .
1,300.00–1,349.90 143,538 100.0 11.2 11.6 22.4 28.3 24.1 2.4 . . . . . .
1,350.00–1,399.90 123,571 100.0 11.1 11.4 21.0 26.5 23.0 7.0 . . . . . .
1,400.00–1,449.90 105,638 100.0 10.9 11.5 19.6 24.3 22.2 11.5 . . . . . .
1,450.00–1,499.90 89,893 100.0 11.2 11.6 16.6 23.3 21.6 15.7 . . . . . .
1,500.00–1,549.90 76,021 100.0 11.1 11.0 14.0 22.9 21.4 17.9 1.6 . . .
1,550.00–1,599.90 64,134 100.0 10.7 10.0 12.3 23.0 21.7 17.6 4.8 . . .
1,600.00–1,649.90 56,233 100.0 9.5 9.6 11.5 22.4 22.0 17.1 7.8 . . .
1,650.00–1,699.90 52,779 100.0 8.1 9.0 10.4 22.0 22.5 17.2 10.7 . . .
1,700.00 or more 49,408 100.0 7.7 8.8 10.0 20.3 22.0 17.1 12.3 1.8
  Dually entitled wives
All 3,058,687 100.0 22.1 17.0 28.5 20.4 8.5 2.8 0.6 (L)
Less than 500.00 65,514 100.0 100.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
500.00–549.90 26,376 100.0 92.4 7.6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
550.00–599.90 31,256 100.0 81.5 18.5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
600.00–649.90 37,641 100.0 71.2 28.8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
650.00–699.90 44,970 100.0 62.4 37.6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
700.00–749.90 56,544 100.0 52.1 39.1 8.9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
750.00–799.90 73,220 100.0 42.3 34.6 23.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
800.00–849.90 97,479 100.0 35.4 30.0 34.5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
850.00–899.90 132,270 100.0 29.8 26.6 43.6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
900.00–949.90 179,432 100.0 26.8 23.6 44.2 5.4 . . . . . . . . . . . .
950.00–999.90 234,922 100.0 21.4 20.3 43.4 15.0 . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,000.00–1,049.90 262,113 100.0 18.2 18.0 40.5 23.4 . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,050.00–1,099.90 270,955 100.0 16.0 16.5 37.4 30.1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,100.00–1,149.90 250,600 100.0 14.0 14.9 34.6 33.1 3.3 . . . . . . . . .
1,150.00–1,199.90 217,453 100.0 12.7 13.8 31.3 32.3 10.0 . . . . . . . . .
1,200.00–1,249.90 185,284 100.0 12.1 12.7 27.7 31.2 16.3 . . . . . . . . .
1,250.00–1,299.90 159,633 100.0 11.8 12.1 24.7 29.5 21.9 . . . . . . . . .
1,300.00–1,349.90 137,795 100.0 11.4 11.7 22.5 28.2 23.9 2.4 . . . . . .
1,350.00–1,399.90 118,634 100.0 11.3 11.5 21.1 26.4 22.7 7.0 . . . . . .
1,400.00–1,449.90 101,487 100.0 11.1 11.6 19.7 24.2 22.0 11.4 . . . . . .
1,450.00–1,499.90 86,430 100.0 11.4 11.7 16.7 23.4 21.4 15.4 . . . . . .
1,500.00–1,549.90 73,186 100.0 11.2 11.2 14.1 23.0 21.3 17.6 1.6 . . .
1,550.00–1,599.90 61,864 100.0 10.8 10.1 12.4 23.1 21.6 17.3 4.8 . . .
1,600.00–1,649.90 54,379 100.0 9.7 9.7 11.6 22.6 21.9 16.8 7.7 . . .
1,650.00–1,699.90 51,229 100.0 8.3 9.1 10.5 22.2 22.5 17.0 10.5 . . .
1,700.00 or more 48,021 100.0 7.7 8.9 10.1 20.4 22.0 17.0 12.0 1.7
  Dually entitled husbands
All 119,214 100.0 27.0 15.5 23.0 20.1 9.9 3.7 0.8 (L)
Less than 500.00 9,686 100.0 100.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
500.00–549.90 3,290 100.0 93.1 6.9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
550.00–599.90 3,371 100.0 79.6 20.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
600.00–649.90 3,322 100.0 65.8 34.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
650.00–699.90 3,272 100.0 55.4 44.6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
700.00–749.90 3,479 100.0 46.6 45.8 7.6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
750.00–799.90 3,702 100.0 35.8 40.2 24.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
800.00–849.90 4,204 100.0 29.7 32.4 38.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
850.00–899.90 4,664 100.0 23.1 26.4 50.5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
900.00–949.90 5,066 100.0 19.8 21.2 52.4 6.5 . . . . . . . . . . . .
950.00–999.90 6,264 100.0 14.3 18.4 46.1 21.2 . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,000.00–1,049.90 7,056 100.0 11.7 14.3 41.7 32.4 . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,050.00–1,099.90 7,313 100.0 9.9 13.3 36.0 40.8 . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,100.00–1,149.90 7,136 100.0 7.8 11.9 32.5 44.0 3.8 . . . . . . . . .
1,150.00–1,199.90 6,752 100.0 8.0 10.8 29.1 39.6 12.4 . . . . . . . . .
1,200.00–1,249.90 6,360 100.0 7.4 10.5 24.9 37.2 19.9 . . . . . . . . .
1,250.00–1,299.90 6,087 100.0 8.5 9.1 21.4 33.5 27.5 . . . . . . . . .
1,300.00–1,349.90 5,743 100.0 6.7 9.3 18.9 31.1 31.3 2.7 . . . . . .
1,350.00–1,399.90 4,937 100.0 7.8 8.6 17.4 28.3 29.2 8.7 . . . . . .
1,400.00–1,449.90 4,151 100.0 6.6 8.2 16.7 25.0 27.9 15.5 . . . . . .
1,450.00–1,499.90 3,463 100.0 7.6 8.5 13.7 21.8 26.9 21.6 . . . . . .
1,500.00–1,549.90 2,835 100.0 7.1 6.7 12.0 20.7 26.0 25.8 1.8 . . .
1,550.00–1,599.90 2,270 100.0 7.5 7.0 9.6 19.8 24.6 24.4 6.9 . . .
1,600.00–1,649.90 1,854 100.0 5.2 6.0 7.8 18.9 23.7 25.7 12.6 . . .
1,650.00–1,699.90 1,550 100.0 4.7 6.1 7.6 17.5 22.8 23.2 18.1 . . .
1,700.00 or more 1,387 100.0 5.2 5.8 7.1 15.9 21.3 20.9 20.8 2.8
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.
(L) = less than 0.05 percent; . . . = 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 2022
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 4,325,957 100.0 11.6 15.1 22.6 18.6 13.6 8.9 5.2 4.4
Less than 500.00 14,815 100.0 100.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
500.00–599.90 9,090 100.0 86.5 13.5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
600.00–699.90 14,532 100.0 70.2 29.8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
700.00–799.90 25,014 100.0 54.6 41.5 3.9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
800.00–899.90 38,337 100.0 41.8 38.8 19.5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
900.00–999.90 52,499 100.0 32.7 32.7 34.6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,000.00–1,099.90 68,310 100.0 26.2 27.8 38.7 7.3 . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,100.00–1,199.90 85,368 100.0 21.1 24.3 36.5 18.1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,200.00–1,299.90 107,902 100.0 17.7 21.5 33.9 25.6 1.4 . . . . . . . . .
1,300.00–1,399.90 132,861 100.0 15.2 19.5 30.9 26.3 8.1 . . . . . . . . .
1,400.00–1,499.90 165,159 100.0 13.3 17.7 28.4 25.7 14.9 . . . . . . . . .
1,500.00–1,599.90 202,913 100.0 12.4 16.9 26.2 24.1 17.6 2.8 . . . . . .
1,600.00–1,699.90 243,173 100.0 11.6 16.2 24.8 22.6 17.5 7.2 . . . . . .
1,700.00–1,799.90 309,391 100.0 11.2 16.4 23.8 21.0 16.6 10.5 0.5 . . .
1,800.00–1,899.90 344,992 100.0 10.6 16.2 23.2 20.0 15.9 11.0 3.1 . . .
1,900.00–1,999.90 314,015 100.0 9.6 14.9 22.4 19.6 16.0 11.6 6.0 . . .
2,000.00–2,099.90 299,040 100.0 8.9 13.5 21.4 19.2 16.0 11.9 7.9 1.1
2,100.00–2,199.90 322,747 100.0 8.5 12.8 20.8 18.5 15.7 12.0 8.5 3.1
2,200.00–2,299.90 290,460 100.0 8.3 12.6 20.5 17.9 15.1 11.7 8.7 5.2
2,300.00–2,399.90 250,240 100.0 8.0 12.3 20.0 17.5 14.5 11.7 8.9 7.1
2,400.00–2,499.90 211,841 100.0 7.7 11.8 19.6 17.1 14.3 11.7 8.9 8.8
2,500.00–2,599.90 183,597 100.0 7.1 10.9 18.9 17.0 14.4 11.8 9.2 10.8
2,600.00–2,699.90 149,431 100.0 6.8 10.4 18.2 16.8 14.2 11.8 9.4 12.5
2,700.00–2,799.90 117,790 100.0 6.8 10.4 17.9 16.1 13.6 11.5 9.6 14.1
2,800.00–2,899.90 94,263 100.0 6.7 10.2 17.5 16.1 13.2 11.1 9.3 15.9
2,900.00–2,999.90 74,643 100.0 6.5 10.2 17.9 15.6 12.9 10.8 9.1 17.2
3,000.00–3,099.90 58,275 100.0 6.4 10.4 17.7 15.5 12.4 10.4 8.9 18.3
3,100.00–3,199.90 44,483 100.0 6.5 10.3 17.5 14.9 12.0 10.0 8.7 20.2
3,200.00–3,299.90 31,574 100.0 6.2 10.3 17.6 15.4 11.4 9.3 8.6 21.1
3,300.00–3,399.90 20,518 100.0 6.3 10.3 17.6 15.0 11.3 9.1 8.3 22.0
3,400.00–3,499.90 12,095 100.0 6.2 9.9 16.3 14.6 11.3 9.1 8.2 24.3
3,500.00 or more 36,589 100.0 5.8 8.9 15.0 13.7 10.6 9.1 8.1 29.0
  Dually entitled nondisabled widows
All 4,128,446 100.0 11.9 15.5 23.0 18.8 13.5 8.6 4.8 3.9
Less than 500.00 13,550 100.0 100.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
500.00–599.90 8,322 100.0 87.0 13.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
600.00–699.90 13,391 100.0 70.6 29.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
700.00–799.90 23,048 100.0 55.5 40.6 3.9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
800.00–899.90 35,148 100.0 43.0 38.3 18.7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
900.00–999.90 47,951 100.0 33.9 32.7 33.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,000.00–1,099.90 62,503 100.0 27.3 28.3 37.4 7.0 . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,100.00–1,199.90 78,577 100.0 22.2 24.9 35.9 17.1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,200.00–1,299.90 100,346 100.0 18.5 22.2 33.8 24.2 1.3 . . . . . . . . .
1,300.00–1,399.90 124,384 100.0 15.9 20.1 31.1 25.4 7.5 . . . . . . . . .
1,400.00–1,499.90 155,797 100.0 13.8 18.4 28.9 25.1 13.8 . . . . . . . . .
1,500.00–1,599.90 192,800 100.0 12.9 17.5 26.7 23.8 16.5 2.6 . . . . . .
1,600.00–1,699.90 232,658 100.0 12.0 16.7 25.3 22.5 16.8 6.6 . . . . . .
1,700.00–1,799.90 298,177 100.0 11.6 16.8 24.2 21.1 16.1 9.7 0.4 . . .
1,800.00–1,899.90 333,646 100.0 10.9 16.7 23.6 20.2 15.6 10.3 2.7 . . .
1,900.00–1,999.90 302,946 100.0 9.9 15.3 22.9 19.8 15.8 11.0 5.3 . . .
2,000.00–2,099.90 287,623 100.0 9.2 13.9 22.0 19.5 16.0 11.4 7.1 1.0
2,100.00–2,199.90 310,750 100.0 8.8 13.2 21.3 18.9 15.7 11.6 7.7 2.7
2,200.00–2,299.90 279,581 100.0 8.6 13.0 21.0 18.2 15.2 11.4 8.0 4.5
2,300.00–2,399.90 240,457 100.0 8.3 12.7 20.7 17.9 14.6 11.5 8.3 6.1
2,400.00–2,499.90 203,147 100.0 8.0 12.3 20.2 17.5 14.4 11.5 8.4 7.6
2,500.00–2,599.90 174,967 100.0 7.4 11.4 19.6 17.5 14.5 11.7 8.7 9.3
2,600.00–2,699.90 142,053 100.0 7.1 10.9 18.9 17.3 14.4 11.6 8.9 11.0
2,700.00–2,799.90 111,916 100.0 7.1 10.9 18.6 16.5 13.9 11.5 9.2 12.4
2,800.00–2,899.90 89,640 100.0 7.0 10.7 18.2 16.5 13.4 11.1 9.0 14.2
2,900.00–2,999.90 71,106 100.0 6.8 10.6 18.5 16.0 13.1 10.8 8.8 15.4
3,000.00–3,099.90 55,607 100.0 6.7 10.8 18.4 15.9 12.6 10.4 8.7 16.6
3,100.00–3,199.90 42,487 100.0 6.8 10.7 18.1 15.4 12.2 9.9 8.5 18.5
3,200.00–3,299.90 30,102 100.0 6.5 10.8 18.3 15.8 11.7 9.4 8.3 19.3
3,300.00–3,399.90 19,522 100.0 6.6 10.8 18.3 15.4 11.5 9.2 8.1 20.0
3,400.00–3,499.90 11,459 100.0 6.5 10.4 17.0 15.1 11.6 9.3 8.0 22.1
3,500.00 or more 34,785 100.0 6.0 9.3 15.6 14.1 10.8 9.1 8.0 27.0
  Dually entitled nondisabled widowers
All 197,511 100.0 5.1 6.7 13.8 15.8 16.0 14.6 12.7 15.4
Less than 500.00 1,265 100.0 100.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
500.00–599.90 768 100.0 81.1 18.9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
600.00–699.90 1,141 100.0 65.5 34.5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
700.00–799.90 1,966 100.0 43.8 51.9 4.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
800.00–899.90 3,189 100.0 28.4 43.7 28.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
900.00–999.90 4,548 100.0 19.8 31.8 48.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,000.00–1,099.90 5,807 100.0 14.2 22.7 52.4 10.8 . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,100.00–1,199.90 6,791 100.0 9.4 17.3 43.4 29.8 . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,200.00–1,299.90 7,556 100.0 6.9 12.0 34.8 43.7 2.5 . . . . . . . . .
1,300.00–1,399.90 8,477 100.0 5.4 10.2 27.6 39.8 17.0 . . . . . . . . .
1,400.00–1,499.90 9,362 100.0 4.2 7.3 20.8 35.4 32.4 . . . . . . . . .
1,500.00–1,599.90 10,113 100.0 2.7 5.3 16.8 29.0 38.7 7.5 . . . . . .
1,600.00–1,699.90 10,515 100.0 2.3 4.7 14.0 24.0 34.3 20.7 . . . . . .
1,700.00–1,799.90 11,214 100.0 1.8 4.0 10.9 19.1 29.8 32.7 1.7 . . .
1,800.00–1,899.90 11,346 100.0 1.5 3.2 9.7 15.5 24.2 32.4 13.5 . . .
1,900.00–1,999.90 11,069 100.0 1.5 3.1 7.2 13.4 21.2 28.6 24.8 . . .
2,000.00–2,099.90 11,417 100.0 1.2 2.6 6.9 11.4 17.6 24.7 30.0 5.5
2,100.00–2,199.90 11,997 100.0 1.4 2.3 6.6 9.9 14.4 21.4 28.9 15.0
2,200.00–2,299.90 10,879 100.0 0.8 2.1 5.7 8.8 13.8 18.8 25.9 24.0
2,300.00–2,399.90 9,783 100.0 0.8 2.0 5.2 8.6 11.8 17.4 23.9 30.4
2,400.00–2,499.90 8,694 100.0 0.9 1.9 5.1 7.9 11.1 15.8 21.6 35.8
2,500.00–2,599.90 8,630 100.0 0.7 1.6 5.0 7.3 11.0 14.1 19.9 40.4
2,600.00–2,699.90 7,378 100.0 0.6 1.4 4.6 7.1 10.4 14.1 19.0 42.8
2,700.00–2,799.90 5,874 100.0 0.6 1.5 4.4 7.2 9.3 12.3 18.1 46.7
2,800.00–2,899.90 4,623 100.0 0.9 1.4 3.8 6.8 8.9 11.6 16.3 50.2
2,900.00–2,999.90 3,537 100.0 0.8 1.8 4.5 6.4 9.0 10.7 14.8 52.0
3,000.00–3,099.90 2,668 100.0 0.5 1.2 3.9 7.0 8.4 10.8 13.5 54.7
3,100.00–3,199.90 1,996 100.0 0.8 1.0 4.0 5.2 8.8 11.6 12.5 56.3
3,200.00–3,299.90 1,472 100.0 0.5 1.7 3.8 6.5 6.2 8.5 14.5 58.3
3,300.00–3,399.90 996 100.0 0.6 1.0 4.0 6.5 7.1 8.5 11.5 60.6
3,400.00–3,499.90 636 100.0 0.3 1.4 4.1 6.0 5.5 7.1 11.3 64.3
3,500.00 or more 1,804 100.0 0.5 0.8 3.3 5.0 6.2 7.2 8.7 68.4
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.