69.8 million people received benefits from programs administered by the Social Security Administration (SSA) in 2020.
5.8 million people were newly awarded Social Security benefits in 2020.
55% of adult Social Security beneficiaries in 2020 were women.
55% was the average age of disabled-worker beneficiaries in 2020.
86% of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients received payments because of disability or blindness in 2020.
Source: Fast Facts and Figures About Social Security 2021
https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/chartbooks/fast_facts/2021/fast_facts21.html#pagei
Government Relations and Policy November 2021