The U.S. dependency ratio, or the number of people who pay into Social Security for each beneficiary, was 16:1 in 1950 and dropped to 4:1 by 2000.

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This statement is true. The U.S. dependency ratio was 16:1 in 1950 and dropped to 4:1 by 2000, meaning that there were 16 working people paying into Social Security for every retiree in 1950, and only 4 working people paying into Social Security for every retiree in 2000. This decrease is largely due to demographic changes and an aging population.

The US Dependency Ratio, or the Number of People Who Pay