The best available recent data shows that about 19% of retired workers start Social Security at 67 or later , and about 13% to 14.5% specifically start at 67.

What that means

  • In the latest SSA-based reporting, 67 is not the most common claiming age ; 66 is the peak age.
  • The 67 figure is still a significant share, but most Americans claim earlier than that.
  • If you want the broader bucket, the share claiming at 67+ is the cleaner answer; if you want the exact age 67 , it is roughly 13%–14.5% depending on whether the figure is broken out by gender or reported as a combined estimate.

Quick figure

Claiming ageApproximate share
67 exactlyAbout 13%–14.5%
67 or laterAbout 19%
[1][4] The Social Security Administration notes that full retirement age is **67** for people born in **1960 or later**.