Year | Total | Workers | Adult children | |||||
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Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | |
1960 | 91,543 | 164 | 89,090 | 196 | -- | -- | 2,453 | 24 |
1961 | 118,842 | 160 | 115,546 | 187 | -- | -- | 3,296 | 27 |
1962 | 132,144 | 149 | 128,299 | 173 | -- | -- | 3,845 | 26 |
1963 | 143,008 | 144 | 137,850 | 167 | -- | -- | 5,158 | 31 |
1964 | 144,422 | 134 | 138,576 | 155 | -- | -- | 5,846 | 32 |
1965 | 163,276 | 138 | 156,648 | 159 | -- | -- | 6,628 | 33 |
1966 | 175,959 | 134 | 168,630 | 154 | -- | -- | 7,329 | 34 |
1967 | 218,077 | 153 | 208,899 | 175 | -- | -- | 9,178 | 40 |
1968 | 232,817 | 151 | 222,197 | 172 | -- | -- | 10,620 | 44 |
1969 | 263,191 | 159 | 251,269 | 180 | -- | -- | 11,922 | 46 |
1970 | 272,239 | 154 | 260,444 | 174 | -- | -- | 11,795 | 44 |
1971 | 278,092 | 144 | 266,471 | 162 | -- | -- | 11,621 | 41 |
1972 | 275,663 | 129 | 261,739 | 143 | -- | -- | 13,924 | 46 |
1973 | 317,237 | 136 | 304,792 | 151 | -- | -- | 12,445 | 39 |
1974 | 336,246 | 130 | 320,958 | 143 | -- | -- | 15,288 | 45 |
1975 | 344,727 | 121 | 329,532 | 132 | -- | -- | 15,195 | 42 |
1976 | 367,608 | 120 | 351,504 | 132 | -- | -- | 16,104 | 42 |
1977 | 418,394 | 129 | 401,334 | 141 | -- | -- | 17,060 | 42 |
1978 | 431,067 | 131 | 413,571 | 144 | -- | -- | 17,496 | 42 |
1979 | 441,101 | 133 | 422,503 | 147 | -- | -- | 18,598 | 43 |
1980 | 422,612 | 128 | 408,051 | 143 | -- | -- | 14,561 | 32 |
1981 | 449,669 | 139 | 434,187 | 156 | -- | -- | 15,482 | 33 |
1982 | 500,282 | 163 | 483,847 | 186 | -- | -- | 16,435 | 35 |
1983 | 473,327 | 155 | 453,621 | 177 | -- | -- | 19,706 | 40 |
1984 | 391,190 | 126 | 371,913 | 143 | -- | -- | 19,277 | 38 |
1985 | 357,006 | 112 | 339,984 | 128 | -- | -- | 17,022 | 32 |
1986 | 358,289 | 109 | 341,276 | 125 | -- | -- | 17,013 | 31 |
1987 | 365,004 | 109 | 347,948 | 125 | -- | -- | 17,056 | 30 |
1988 | 375,621 | 110 | 356,143 | 126 | -- | -- | 19,478 | 34 |
1989 | 371,128 | 107 | 351,402 | 121 | -- | -- | 19,726 | 34 |
1990 | 368,208 | 102 | 348,194 | 116 | -- | -- | 20,014 | 33 |
1991 | 369,026 | 97 | 351,303 | 110 | -- | -- | 17,723 | 29 |
1992 | 379,653 | 92 | 361,796 | 104 | -- | -- | 17,857 | 28 |
1993 | 391,159 | 89 | 372,317 | 100 | -- | -- | 18,842 | 29 |
1994 | 404,624 | 87 | 384,590 | 97 | -- | -- | 20,034 | 30 |
1995 | 422,114 | 87 | 399,475 | 95 | -- | -- | 22,639 | 33 |
1996 | 420,756 | 83 | 396,980 | 91 | -- | -- | 23,776 | 34 |
1997 | 491,194 | 94 | 464,984 | 103 | -- | -- | 26,210 | 37 |
1998 | 436,244 | 81 | 409,489 | 87 | -- | -- | 26,755 | 38 |
1999 | 463,394 | 83 | 433,950 | 89 | -- | -- | 29,444 | 41 |
2000 | 493,651 | 86 | 460,351 | 91 | -- | -- | 33,300 | 46 |
2001 | 513,472 | 83 | 459,073 | 87 | 21,411 | 105 | 32,988 | 45 |
2002 | 535,465 | 82 | 479,364 | 87 | 21,379 | 103 | 34,722 | 47 |
2003 | 501,222 | 73 | 447,485 | 76 | 20,707 | 99 | 33,030 | 44 |
2004 a | 525,418 | 73 | 470,017 | 76 | 23,572 | 112 | 31,829 | 42 |
SOURCES: Social Security Administration. For years before 2000, Annual Statistical Supplement to the Social Security Bulletin, based on the Master Beneficiary Record, various sampling rates; for 2000, Social Security Disability Insurance Beneficiaries, 100 percent data, and Annual Termination file, 100 percent data; from 2001 to 2003, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data; in 2004, Annual Award and Termination Transaction file, 100 percent data, and Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data. | ||||||||
NOTES: The termination rate is the number of terminations per 1,000 beneficiaries in current-payment status.
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CONTACT: Carolyn A. Harrison |
Reason for termination | All beneficiaries |
Workers and nondisabled dependents | Adult children of— | ||||||
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Workers | Spouses | Children under age 18 |
Students aged |
Disabled workers |
Retired workers |
Deceased workers |
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Total | 961,581 | 470,017 | 48,951 | 284,617 | 102,595 | 23,572 | 8,834 | 4,682 | 18,313 |
Death of beneficiary | 214,967 | 188,205 | 1,439 | 753 | 61 | 6,448 | 589 | 3,120 | 14,352 |
Termination resulting from death of worker a | 49,846 | . . . | 7,201 | 38,752 | 1,509 | . . . | 2,384 | . . . | . . . |
Attainment of age— | |||||||||
18 by children | 193,534 | . . . | . . . | 193,534 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . |
19 by students | 12,869 | . . . | . . . | . . . | 12,869 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . |
FRA by disabled workers | 233,894 | 206,346 | 17,672 | 6,157 | 321 | . . . | 3,398 | . . . | . . . |
FRA by disabled |
16,273 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | 16,273 | . . . | . . . | . . . |
Elected reduced retirement | 1,082 | 1,082 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . |
Termination of spouse's benefit because child attains age 16 | 16,497 | . . . | 16,497 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . |
Marriage, remarriage, or divorce of beneficiary | 5,386 | . . . | 1,899 | 2,012 | 196 | 11 | 425 | 248 | 595 |
Entitlement to an equal or larger Social Security benefit | 2,393 | . . . | 1,087 | 201 | 12 | 315 | 130 | 275 | 373 |
Does not meet medical standards b | 116,371 | 54,061 | 2,745 | 41,955 | 12,011 | 229 | 1,716 | 889 | 2,765 |
Medical improvement c | -- | 25,256 | -- | -- | -- | 59 | 638 | 229 | 901 |
Work above substantial gainful activity d | -- | 28,613 | -- | -- | -- | 166 | 965 | 593 | 1,710 |
Miscellaneous reasons e | -- | 192 | -- | -- | -- | 4 | 113 | 67 | 154 |
Student no longer attending school | 75,583 | . . . | . . . | . . . | 75,583 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . |
Other | 22,886 | 20,323 | 411 | 1,253 | 33 | 296 | 192 | 150 | 228 |
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Annual Award and Termination Transaction file, 100 percent data. | |||||||||
NOTES: These data represent the total number of beneficiaries whose benefits were terminated during the calendar year regardless of the effective date of the termination.
Data include closed period awards.
. . . = not applicable; FRA = full retirement age; |
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a. Beneficiaries are terminated from the Disability Trust Fund and start receiving benefits from the Retirement Survivor Trust Fund. | |||||||||
b. Dependents' benefits terminate when the disabled worker no longer meets the requirements for disability benefits. Disabled |
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c. Includes beneficiaries who medically improved, who did not cooperate during the medical review, or whose whereabouts are unknown. | |||||||||
d. Excludes disabled beneficiaries whose monthly benefits have been suspended because they are engaging in substantial gainful activity during the extended period of eligibility. | |||||||||
e. Includes beneficiaries who did not comply with alcohol or drug abuse treatment programs or who refused vocational rehabilitation services. | |||||||||
CONTACT: Carolyn A. Harrison |
State or area | Total | Workers | Adult children | |||||
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Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | |
All areas | 525,418 | 73 | 470,017 | 76 | 23,572 | 112 | 31,829 | 42 |
Alabama | 12,291 | 67 | 10,794 | 68 | 654 | 98 | 843 | 49 |
Alaska | 732 | 72 | 667 | 73 | 34 | 140 | 31 | 41 |
Arizona | 9,223 | 73 | 8,509 | 74 | 331 | 106 | 383 | 43 |
Arkansas | 8,053 | 73 | 7,181 | 74 | 417 | 107 | 455 | 50 |
California | 43,783 | 72 | 40,009 | 76 | 1,502 | 107 | 2,272 | 36 |
Colorado | 5,748 | 75 | 5,304 | 77 | 177 | 101 | 267 | 46 |
Connecticut | 5,562 | 76 | 5,037 | 81 | 187 | 122 | 338 | 36 |
Delaware | 1,564 | 71 | 1,427 | 73 | 66 | 129 | 71 | 37 |
District of Columbia | 861 | 78 | 770 | 82 | 36 | 143 | 55 | 42 |
Florida | 33,591 | 79 | 30,816 | 82 | 1,343 | 117 | 1,432 | 42 |
Georgia | 17,113 | 80 | 15,298 | 82 | 888 | 123 | 927 | 46 |
Hawaii | 1,507 | 73 | 1,386 | 78 | 47 | 100 | 74 | 32 |
Idaho | 2,266 | 74 | 2,072 | 76 | 75 | 96 | 119 | 45 |
Illinois | 18,615 | 74 | 16,462 | 78 | 852 | 115 | 1,301 | 40 |
Indiana | 11,806 | 75 | 10,451 | 78 | 539 | 111 | 816 | 48 |
Iowa | 4,963 | 74 | 4,336 | 77 | 222 | 134 | 405 | 47 |
Kansas | 4,431 | 76 | 3,918 | 77 | 199 | 128 | 314 | 52 |
Kentucky | 11,373 | 64 | 9,864 | 64 | 695 | 99 | 814 | 50 |
Louisiana | 9,800 | 73 | 8,447 | 76 | 626 | 107 | 727 | 40 |
Maine | 3,090 | 62 | 2,778 | 63 | 138 | 118 | 174 | 38 |
Maryland | 8,016 | 81 | 7,294 | 85 | 292 | 123 | 430 | 40 |
Massachusetts | 11,185 | 67 | 9,992 | 69 | 373 | 112 | 820 | 46 |
Michigan | 18,721 | 70 | 16,430 | 72 | 928 | 115 | 1,363 | 41 |
Minnesota | 6,925 | 70 | 6,163 | 72 | 209 | 115 | 553 | 48 |
Mississippi | 8,454 | 71 | 7,470 | 73 | 459 | 100 | 525 | 44 |
Missouri | 12,831 | 74 | 11,408 | 75 | 578 | 106 | 845 | 52 |
Montana | 1,823 | 81 | 1,633 | 83 | 79 | 133 | 111 | 51 |
Nebraska | 2,943 | 81 | 2,645 | 85 | 99 | 120 | 199 | 47 |
Nevada | 3,888 | 82 | 3,674 | 84 | 112 | 97 | 102 | 39 |
New Hampshire | 2,379 | 69 | 2,151 | 70 | 98 | 133 | 130 | 46 |
New Jersey | 13,671 | 80 | 12,320 | 84 | 528 | 128 | 823 | 41 |
New Mexico | 3,250 | 69 | 2,948 | 71 | 133 | 109 | 169 | 39 |
New York | 33,578 | 74 | 30,002 | 77 | 1,321 | 109 | 2,255 | 40 |
North Carolina | 19,915 | 74 | 17,887 | 75 | 967 | 114 | 1,061 | 45 |
North Dakota | 967 | 76 | 853 | 81 | 29 | 99 | 85 | 42 |
Ohio | 21,139 | 77 | 18,492 | 80 | 1,095 | 119 | 1,552 | 44 |
Oklahoma | 7,396 | 76 | 6,593 | 78 | 403 | 122 | 400 | 43 |
Oregon | 6,100 | 76 | 5,581 | 78 | 215 | 106 | 304 | 42 |
Pennsylvania | 22,535 | 69 | 19,926 | 72 | 1,017 | 104 | 1,592 | 41 |
Rhode Island | 2,081 | 66 | 1,896 | 68 | 64 | 94 | 121 | 39 |
South Carolina | 10,408 | 73 | 9,376 | 75 | 543 | 108 | 489 | 37 |
South Dakota | 1,213 | 74 | 1,065 | 77 | 55 | 143 | 93 | 45 |
Tennessee | 14,797 | 74 | 13,096 | 76 | 857 | 114 | 844 | 45 |
Texas | 30,473 | 75 | 27,402 | 78 | 1,492 | 109 | 1,579 | 38 |
Utah | 2,426 | 78 | 2,185 | 80 | 91 | 128 | 150 | 44 |
Vermont | 1,280 | 74 | 1,147 | 77 | 44 | 99 | 89 | 47 |
Virginia | 12,714 | 71 | 11,312 | 72 | 655 | 117 | 747 | 43 |
Washington | 9,280 | 71 | 8,503 | 74 | 334 | 109 | 443 | 37 |
West Virginia | 5,665 | 63 | 4,832 | 64 | 339 | 92 | 494 | 49 |
Wisconsin | 8,841 | 72 | 7,772 | 74 | 356 | 132 | 713 | 45 |
Wyoming | 877 | 85 | 787 | 86 | 42 | 179 | 48 | 54 |
Outlying areas | ||||||||
Puerto Rico | 11,074 | 68 | 9,744 | 72 | 581 | 114 | 749 | 33 |
Other a | 2,201 | 97 | 1,912 | 118 | 156 | 172 | 133 | 24 |
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Annual Award and Termination Transaction file, 100 percent data, and Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data. | ||||||||
NOTES: The termination rate is the number of terminations per 1,000 beneficiaries in current-payment status.
Data includes closed period awards. |
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CONTACT: Carolyn A. Harrison |