U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of Retirement and Disability Policy.
Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2007
 
All Disabled Beneficiaries in Current-Payment Status
Table 12.
Number receiving Social Security disability benefits because of blindness or deafness, by state or other area, December 2007
State or area Blind Deaf
Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult
children		 Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult
children
All areas 113,527 99,625 2,377 11,525 64,609 54,263 1,113 9,233
Alabama 2,711 2,401 69 241 1,564 1,285 34 245
Alaska 172 157 5 10 133 117 3 13
Arizona 1,885 1,675 39 171 1,171 1,022 13 136
Arkansas 1,672 1,471 38 163 850 717 26 107
California 10,284 8,909 180 1,195 5,527 4,535 82 910
Colorado 1,153 1,033 18 102 892 794 12 86
Connecticut 1,237 1,047 30 160 717 614 10 93
Delaware 336 303 5 28 177 152 a a
District of Columbia 199 179 4 16 253 209 a a
Florida 5,482 4,916 127 439 4,345 3,665 60 620
Georgia 3,910 3,499 96 315 1,852 1,489 41 322
Hawaii 340 294 5 41 194 162 a a
Idaho 510 456 9 45 230 206 a a
Illinois 4,404 3,886 91 427 2,292 1,952 25 315
Indiana 2,880 2,590 51 239 1,620 1,398 33 189
Iowa 1,008 867 11 130 658 591 9 58
Kansas 1,082 954 23 105 632 564 8 60
Kentucky 2,553 2,191 75 287 1,368 1,119 43 206
Louisiana 2,234 1,918 66 250 1,179 844 41 294
Maine 555 480 8 67 346 316 4 26
Maryland 1,530 1,361 26 143 1,285 1,108 6 171
Massachusetts 2,818 2,247 44 527 1,232 1,069 12 151
Michigan 3,514 2,985 63 466 2,196 1,866 39 291
Minnesota 1,672 1,474 16 182 1,102 1,004 9 89
Mississippi 2,152 1,929 46 177 962 785 25 152
Missouri 2,748 2,449 53 246 1,364 1,197 13 154
Montana 299 272 3 24 189 167 3 19
Nebraska 604 537 6 61 342 309 8 25
Nevada 825 734 16 75 386 326 9 51
New Hampshire 372 319 6 47 221 193 7 21
New Jersey 2,717 2,403 39 275 1,550 1,315 27 208
New Mexico 877 771 19 87 421 356 14 51
New York 5,981 5,155 114 712 3,944 3,280 53 611
North Carolina 4,116 3,670 101 345 2,156 1,864 37 255
North Dakota 167 146 0 21 82 73 a a
Ohio 4,475 3,959 108 408 2,644 2,251 52 341
Oklahoma 1,798 1,586 45 167 926 785 27 114
Oregon 1,556 1,358 24 174 943 814 14 115
Pennsylvania 4,801 4,198 88 515 2,632 2,202 49 381
Rhode Island 388 336 9 43 216 191 4 21
South Carolina 2,818 2,495 92 231 1,053 872 16 165
South Dakota 253 220 4 29 180 159 a a
Tennessee 3,420 3,048 75 297 1,612 1,352 40 220
Texas 8,845 7,940 208 697 4,692 3,966 68 658
Utah 673 593 15 65 438 407 5 26
Vermont 194 173 a a 147 132 a a
Virginia 2,433 2,133 56 244 1,282 1,102 25 155
Washington 1,858 1,628 27 203 1,260 1,058 24 178
West Virginia 1,047 896 27 124 582 475 16 91
Wisconsin 1,660 1,461 19 180 1,144 1,000 15 129
Wyoming 129 115 a a 78 72 0 6
Outlying areas
Puerto Rico 1,765 1,481 58 226 1,146 642 28 476
Other b 106 92 3 11 59 42 a a
Foreign countries 309 235 13 61 143 78 11 54
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
NOTE: The diagnosis for disabled adult children typically was not recorded on the Master Beneficiary Record until 1984. Many beneficiaries entitled before that date are still on the rolls today.
a. Data not shown to avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals.
b. Includes American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and U.S. Virgin Islands.
CONTACT: Kia Masseaux (410) 965-5470 or di.asr@ssa.gov.
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