Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2014

Beneficiaries in Current-Payment Status

All Disabled Beneficiaries

Table 3. Number, average, and total monthly benefits, December 1960–2014
Year Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Total monthly benefits (thousands of dollars)
Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children Workers Widow(er)s Adult children Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
1960 559,425 455,371 . . . 104,054 89.31 . . . 44.15 40,669 . . . 4,594
1961 742,296 618,075 . . . 124,221 89.59 . . . 45.28 55,373 . . . 5,625
1962 888,131 740,867 . . . 147,264 89.99 . . . 45.67 66,671 . . . 6,726
1963 993,656 827,014 . . . 166,642 90.59 . . . 46.45 74,919 . . . 7,741
1964 1,077,695 894,173 . . . 183,522 91.12 . . . 47.35 81,477 . . . 8,690
1965 1,186,464 988,074 . . . 198,390 97.76 . . . 51.77 96,594 . . . 10,271
1966 1,310,911 1,097,190 . . . 213,721 98.09 . . . 52.42 107,623 . . . 11,203
1967 1,422,778 1,193,120 . . . 229,658 98.43 . . . 53.41 117,439 . . . 12,266
1968 1,560,517 1,295,300 21,563 243,654 111.86 72.25 61.83 144,892 1,558 15,065
1969 1,690,982 1,394,291 39,469 257,222 112.74 71.02 62.79 157,192 2,803 16,151
1970 1,812,786 1,492,948 49,281 270,557 131.26 82.00 73.21 195,964 4,041 19,807
1971 1,990,098 1,647,684 56,743 285,671 146.52 90.11 81.37 241,419 5,113 23,245
1972 2,202,090 1,832,916 64,167 305,007 179.32 109.54 98.81 328,678 7,029 30,138
1973 2,415,383 2,016,626 78,769 319,988 183.00 111.14 100.14 369,043 8,754 32,044
1974 2,670,092 2,236,882 92,128 341,082 205.70 125.87 112.45 460,127 11,596 38,355
1975 2,960,620 2,488,774 109,511 362,335 225.90 137.70 122.80 562,214 15,080 44,495
1976 3,171,198 2,670,208 119,427 381,563 245.17 147.01 132.32 654,655 17,557 50,488
1977 3,368,954 2,837,432 127,276 404,246 265.30 156.11 142.12 752,771 19,869 57,451
1978 3,429,421 2,879,774 129,751 419,896 288.30 165.46 153.66 830,239 21,469 64,521
1979 3,435,761 2,870,590 129,833 435,338 322.00 180.52 171.55 924,330 23,437 74,682
1980 3,436,429 2,858,680 127,580 450,169 370.70 205.02 198.95 1,059,713 26,156 89,561
1981 3,361,130 2,776,519 121,590 463,021 413.20 226.58 224.51 1,147,258 27,550 103,953
1982 3,192,379 2,603,599 116,372 472,408 440.60 242.11 245.07 1,147,146 28,175 115,773
1983 3,168,992 2,569,029 111,591 488,372 456.20 250.33 257.78 1,171,991 27,935 125,893
1984 3,212,040 2,596,516 109,151 506,373 470.70 306.24 270.28 1,222,180 33,426 136,862
1985 3,289,485 2,656,638 107,005 525,842 483.80 315.26 281.92 1,285,281 33,734 148,245
1986 3,380,480 2,728,463 106,974 545,043 487.90 319.74 288.79 1,331,217 34,204 157,403
1987 3,453,414 2,785,859 106,282 561,273 508.20 333.89 304.32 1,415,774 35,486 170,807
1988 3,507,707 2,830,284 103,123 574,300 529.50 348.05 320.21 1,498,635 35,892 183,897
1989 3,583,451 2,895,364 101,630 586,457 556.00 366.72 339.47 1,609,822 37,270 199,085
1990 3,712,763 3,011,294 100,989 600,480 587.20 388.93 361.71 1,768,232 39,278 217,200
1991 3,925,472 3,194,938 114,489 616,045 609.40 406.96 378.86 1,946,995 46,592 233,395
1992 4,236,080 3,467,783 131,324 636,973 626.10 422.65 393.61 2,171,179 55,504 250,719
1993 4,529,466 3,725,966 147,015 656,485 641.70 434.20 407.20 2,390,952 63,834 267,321
1994 4,796,313 3,962,954 160,676 672,683 661.40 446.30 422.40 2,621,098 71,710 284,141
1995 5,044,388 4,185,263 173,024 686,101 681.60 458.30 437.30 2,853,512 79,297 300,032
1996 5,264,321 4,385,623 181,911 696,787 703.90 471.00 454.30 3,087,040 85,680 316,550
1997 5,400,781 4,508,134 187,938 704,709 721.60 480.40 468.60 3,253,069 90,285 330,227
1998 5,605,272 4,698,319 194,181 712,772 733.10 487.30 479.40 3,444,338 94,624 341,703
1999 5,798,776 4,879,455 198,795 720,526 754.10 499.90 495.60 3,679,597 99,378 357,093
2000 5,972,468 5,042,333 201,446 728,689 786.40 519.70 518.30 3,965,291 104,681 377,650
2001 6,208,847 5,268,039 204,255 736,553 814.40 536.70 537.60 4,290,449 109,622 395,956
2002 6,491,494 5,539,597 207,365 744,532 834.30 548.10 550.40 4,621,852 113,653 409,813
2003 6,830,714 5,868,541 209,360 752,813 861.60 563.80 567.00 5,054,332 118,010 426,780
2004 7,167,375 6,197,385 210,736 759,254 894.10 582.70 587.60 5,540,703 122,795 446,096
2005 7,503,405 6,519,001 215,866 768,538 938.00 609.30 616.30 6,113,106 131,508 473,545
2006 7,803,692 6,806,918 220,178 776,596 977.70 630.70 642.40 6,655,048 138,859 498,891
2007 8,118,382 7,098,723 224,982 794,677 1,004.00 645.50 660.30 7,127,082 145,233 524,763
2008 8,528,164 7,426,691 230,007 871,466 1,063.10 683.60 681.70 7,895,536 157,243 594,115
2009 8,945,376 7,788,013 236,480 920,883 1,064.30 682.70 676.30 8,288,762 161,437 622,827
2010 9,398,104 8,203,951 244,953 949,200 1,067.80 681.30 678.80 8,759,959 166,888 644,297
2011 9,803,581 8,575,544 251,011 977,026 1,110.50 703.54 705.84 9,523,184 176,596 689,622
2012 10,088,739 8,826,591 255,472 1,006,676 1,130.34 711.47 720.47 9,977,027 181,760 725,285
2013 10,228,364 8,940,950 257,248 1,030,166 1,146.42 716.79 734.68 10,250,098 184,392 756,839
2014 10,261,268 8,954,518 257,871 1,048,879 1,165.39 724.07 751.12 10,435,524 186,717 787,838
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; beginning with 2001, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: . . . = not applicable.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 4. Number and average monthly benefit, by sex and age, December 2014
Age Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit (dollars)
  All disabled beneficiaries
Total 10,261,268 1,111.96 8,954,518 1,165.39 257,871 724.07 1,048,879 751.12
Under 25 154,051 629.09 33,838 591.73 . . . . . . 120,213 639.61
25–29 270,024 713.05 155,379 728.89 . . . . . . 114,645 691.57
30–34 402,788 812.21 292,985 847.29 . . . . . . 109,803 718.62
35–39 515,944 893.69 411,740 932.92 . . . . . . 104,204 738.68
40–44 707,965 966.40 596,248 1,004.28 . . . . . . 111,717 764.24
45–49 1,010,285 1,028.10 893,303 1,060.77 . . . . . . 116,982 778.66
50–54 1,652,590 1,094.50 1,499,066 1,126.90 32,778 695.30 120,746 800.62
55–59 2,351,197 1,179.91 2,162,548 1,216.19 92,370 714.04 96,279 812.06
60–64 2,621,649 1,265.35 2,442,597 1,302.01 113,080 736.05 65,972 815.39
65–FRA a 574,775 1,234.01 466,814 1,336.45 19,643 750.28 88,318 800.13
  Men
Subtotal 5,232,493 1,226.43 4,627,675 1,290.20 16,962 535.69 587,856 744.38
Under 25 92,720 633.23 20,197 600.84 . . . . . . 72,523 642.25
25–29 155,113 724.30 88,847 747.21 . . . . . . 66,266 693.58
30–34 220,440 825.88 157,903 868.22 . . . . . . 62,537 718.95
35–39 266,723 913.15 207,815 963.80 . . . . . . 58,908 734.46
40–44 356,976 1,005.40 294,581 1,058.08 . . . . . . 62,395 756.70
45–49 517,577 1,088.49 451,294 1,135.15 . . . . . . 66,283 770.77
50–54 830,576 1,193.05 759,308 1,231.80 2,502 507.35 68,766 790.09
55–59 1,175,279 1,328.70 1,114,755 1,359.08 6,867 528.01 53,657 800.03
60–64 1,325,072 1,456.16 1,282,955 1,478.91 6,833 550.16 35,284 804.46
65–FRA a 292,017 1,425.60 250,020 1,531.84 760 568.32 41,237 797.29
  Women
Subtotal 5,028,775 992.84 4,326,843 1,031.91 240,909 737.33 461,023 759.72
Under 25 61,331 622.83 13,641 578.23 . . . . . . 47,690 635.59
25–29 114,911 697.86 66,532 704.43 . . . . . . 48,379 688.82
30–34 182,348 795.69 135,082 822.81 . . . . . . 47,266 718.18
35–39 249,221 872.86 203,925 901.44 . . . . . . 45,296 744.18
40–44 350,989 926.73 301,667 951.74 . . . . . . 49,322 773.79
45–49 492,708 964.67 442,009 984.82 . . . . . . 50,699 788.97
50–54 822,014 994.92 739,758 1,019.22 30,276 710.83 51,980 814.56
55–59 1,175,918 1,031.20 1,047,793 1,064.15 85,503 728.98 42,622 827.21
60–64 1,296,577 1,070.34 1,159,642 1,106.29 106,247 748.01 30,688 827.96
65–FRA a 282,758 1,036.15 216,794 1,111.12 18,883 757.61 47,081 802.62
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: . . . = not applicable; FRA = full retirement age.
a. FRA applies only to workers and widow(er)s. There is no age limit for adult children.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 5. Distribution, by sex and monthly benefit, December 2014
Monthly benefit (dollars) Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
  All disabled beneficiaries
Total 10,261,268 100.0 8,954,518 100.0 257,871 100.0 1,048,879 100.0
Less than 300.00 298,460 2.9 134,988 1.5 41,441 16.1 122,031 11.6
300.00–399.90 280,019 2.7 199,295 2.2 20,821 8.1 59,903 5.7
400.00–499.90 380,775 3.7 259,939 2.9 21,800 8.5 99,036 9.4
500.00–599.90 423,602 4.1 295,593 3.3 25,796 10.0 102,213 9.7
600.00–699.90 571,107 5.6 442,241 4.9 24,734 9.6 104,132 9.9
700.00–799.90 937,333 9.1 814,938 9.1 22,734 8.8 99,661 9.5
800.00–899.90 1,040,545 10.1 916,934 10.2 20,670 8.0 102,941 9.8
900.00–999.90 950,110 9.3 844,316 9.4 17,420 6.8 88,374 8.4
1,000.00–1,099.90 857,088 8.4 762,483 8.5 14,590 5.7 80,015 7.6
1,100.00–1,199.90 750,819 7.3 672,978 7.5 11,486 4.5 66,355 6.3
1,200.00–1,299.90 647,681 6.3 585,989 6.5 9,353 3.6 52,339 5.0
1,300.00–1,399.90 543,691 5.3 503,890 5.6 6,851 2.7 32,950 3.1
1,400.00–1,499.90 449,444 4.4 427,186 4.8 7,047 2.7 15,211 1.5
1,500.00–1,599.90 379,100 3.7 362,706 4.1 6,110 2.4 10,284 1.0
1,600.00–1,699.90 314,377 3.1 304,571 3.4 3,683 1.4 6,123 0.6
1,700.00–1,799.90 275,639 2.7 269,888 3.0 2,220 0.9 3,531 0.3
1,800.00–1,899.90 225,011 2.2 221,865 2.5 1,003 0.4 2,143 0.2
1,900.00–1,999.90 190,389 1.9 189,328 2.1 79 (L) 982 0.1
2,000.00–2,099.90 226,951 2.2 226,740 2.5 9 (L) 202 (L)
2,100.00–2,199.90 188,165 1.8 188,021 2.1 10 (L) 134 (L)
2,200.00 or more 330,962 3.2 330,629 3.7 14 (L) 319 (L)
  Men
Subtotal 5,232,493 100.0 4,627,675 100.0 16,962 100.0 587,856 100.0
Less than 300.00 124,387 2.4 47,201 1.0 5,265 31.0 71,921 12.2
300.00–399.90 106,690 2.0 70,221 1.5 1,685 9.9 34,784 5.9
400.00–499.90 149,163 2.9 92,409 2.0 1,486 8.8 55,268 9.4
500.00–599.90 166,282 3.2 106,611 2.3 1,990 11.7 57,681 9.8
600.00–699.90 232,198 4.4 172,115 3.7 1,646 9.7 58,437 9.9
700.00–799.90 369,265 7.1 312,779 6.8 1,298 7.7 55,188 9.4
800.00–899.90 432,310 8.3 374,545 8.1 1,013 6.0 56,752 9.7
900.00–999.90 424,559 8.1 375,236 8.1 758 4.5 48,565 8.3
1,000.00–1,099.90 410,710 7.8 365,753 7.9 520 3.1 44,437 7.6
1,100.00–1,199.90 382,257 7.3 345,609 7.5 355 2.1 36,293 6.2
1,200.00–1,299.90 349,154 6.7 320,248 6.9 284 1.7 28,622 4.9
1,300.00–1,399.90 311,020 5.9 292,746 6.3 192 1.1 18,082 3.1
1,400.00–1,499.90 270,967 5.2 262,339 5.7 183 1.1 8,445 1.4
1,500.00–1,599.90 239,523 4.6 233,549 5.0 159 0.9 5,815 1.0
1,600.00–1,699.90 206,418 3.9 202,874 4.4 73 0.4 3,471 0.6
1,700.00–1,799.90 187,168 3.6 185,148 4.0 38 0.2 1,982 0.3
1,800.00–1,899.90 157,618 3.0 156,372 3.4 15 0.1 1,231 0.2
1,900.00–1,999.90 135,870 2.6 135,325 2.9 1 (L) 544 0.1
2,000.00–2,099.90 165,650 3.2 165,549 3.6 1 (L) 101 (L)
2,100.00–2,199.90 142,916 2.7 142,843 3.1 1 (L) 73 (L)
2,200.00 or more 268,368 5.1 268,203 5.8 1 (L) 164 (L)
  Women
Subtotal 5,028,775 100.0 4,326,843 100.0 240,909 100.0 461,023 100.0
Less than 300.00 174,073 3.5 87,787 2.0 36,176 15.0 50,110 10.9
300.00–399.90 173,329 3.4 129,074 3.0 19,136 7.9 25,119 5.4
400.00–499.90 231,612 4.6 167,530 3.9 20,314 8.4 43,768 9.5
500.00–599.90 257,320 5.1 188,982 4.4 23,806 9.9 44,532 9.7
600.00–699.90 338,909 6.7 270,126 6.2 23,088 9.6 45,695 9.9
700.00–799.90 568,068 11.3 502,159 11.6 21,436 8.9 44,473 9.6
800.00–899.90 608,235 12.1 542,389 12.5 19,657 8.2 46,189 10.0
900.00–999.90 525,551 10.5 469,080 10.8 16,662 6.9 39,809 8.6
1,000.00–1,099.90 446,378 8.9 396,730 9.2 14,070 5.8 35,578 7.7
1,100.00–1,199.90 368,562 7.3 327,369 7.6 11,131 4.6 30,062 6.5
1,200.00–1,299.90 298,527 5.9 265,741 6.1 9,069 3.8 23,717 5.1
1,300.00–1,399.90 232,671 4.6 211,144 4.9 6,659 2.8 14,868 3.2
1,400.00–1,499.90 178,477 3.5 164,847 3.8 6,864 2.8 6,766 1.5
1,500.00–1,599.90 139,577 2.8 129,157 3.0 5,951 2.5 4,469 1.0
1,600.00–1,699.90 107,959 2.1 101,697 2.4 3,610 1.5 2,652 0.6
1,700.00–1,799.90 88,471 1.8 84,740 2.0 2,182 0.9 1,549 0.3
1,800.00–1,899.90 67,393 1.3 65,493 1.5 988 0.4 912 0.2
1,900.00–1,999.90 54,519 1.1 54,003 1.2 78 (L) 438 0.1
2,000.00–2,099.90 61,301 1.2 61,191 1.4 9 (L) 101 (L)
2,100.00–2,199.90 45,249 0.9 45,178 1.0 10 (L) 61 (L)
2,200.00 or more 62,594 1.2 62,426 1.4 13 (L) 155 (L)
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: (L) = less than 0.05 percent.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 6. Distribution, by sex and diagnostic group, December 2014
Diagnostic group Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
  All disabled beneficiaries
Total 10,261,268 100.0 8,954,518 100.0 257,871 100.0 1,048,879 100.0
Congenital anomalies 35,834 0.3 16,134 0.2 285 0.1 19,415 1.9
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 308,346 3.0 290,167 3.2 13,786 5.3 4,393 0.4
Infectious and parasitic diseases 129,921 1.3 123,858 1.4 2,249 0.9 3,814 0.4
Injuries 379,272 3.7 355,614 4.0 6,752 2.6 16,906 1.6
Mental disorders  
Autistic disorders 50,346 0.5 16,230 0.2 30 (L) 34,086 3.2
Developmental disorders 13,890 0.1 8,162 0.1 109 (L) 5,619 0.5
Childhood and adolescent disorders not elsewhere classified 12,852 0.1 6,970 0.1 62 (L) 5,820 0.6
Intellectual disability 855,263 8.3 362,677 4.1 9,565 3.7 483,021 46.1
Mood disorders 1,418,157 13.8 1,316,677 14.7 43,434 16.8 58,046 5.5
Organic mental disorders 336,682 3.3 295,636 3.3 6,137 2.4 34,909 3.3
Schizophrenic and other psychotic disorders 510,082 5.0 422,321 4.7 6,881 2.7 80,880 7.7
Other 391,734 3.8 344,841 3.9 8,985 3.5 37,908 3.6
Neoplasms 285,803 2.8 277,383 3.1 5,550 2.2 2,870 0.3
Diseases of the—  
Blood and blood-forming organs 27,698 0.3 24,052 0.3 512 0.2 3,134 0.3
Circulatory system 764,940 7.5 739,812 8.3 19,499 7.6 5,629 0.5
Digestive system 156,075 1.5 150,811 1.7 3,784 1.5 1,480 0.1
Genitourinary system 160,863 1.6 155,527 1.7 2,287 0.9 3,049 0.3
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 2,891,904 28.2 2,790,456 31.2 90,664 35.2 10,784 1.0
Nervous system and sense organs 969,550 9.4 836,949 9.3 19,052 7.4 113,549 10.8
Respiratory system 268,138 2.6 254,811 2.8 11,686 4.5 1,641 0.2
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 23,519 0.2 22,344 0.2 613 0.2 562 0.1
Other 23,857 0.2 20,739 0.2 416 0.2 2,702 0.3
Unknown 246,542 2.4 122,347 1.4 5,533 2.1 118,662 11.3
  Men
Subtotal 5,232,493 100.0 4,627,675 100.0 16,962 100.0 587,856 100.0
Congenital anomalies 18,495 0.4 8,397 0.2 18 0.1 10,080 1.7
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 140,026 2.7 137,268 3.0 679 4.0 2,079 0.4
Infectious and parasitic diseases 90,386 1.7 88,048 1.9 240 1.4 2,098 0.4
Injuries 250,839 4.8 238,330 5.2 759 4.5 11,750 2.0
Mental disorders  
Autistic disorders 40,970 0.8 13,458 0.3 3 (L) 27,509 4.7
Developmental disorders 8,501 0.2 5,110 0.1 9 0.1 3,382 0.6
Childhood and adolescent disorders not elsewhere classified 9,050 0.2 4,716 0.1 6 (L) 4,328 0.7
Intellectual disability 485,847 9.3 224,940 4.9 680 4.0 260,227 44.3
Mood disorders 530,268 10.1 500,095 10.8 1,712 10.1 28,461 4.8
Organic mental disorders 207,432 4.0 184,042 4.0 578 3.4 22,812 3.9
Schizophrenic and other psychotic disorders 342,472 6.5 283,889 6.1 612 3.6 57,971 9.9
Other 192,142 3.7 170,771 3.7 474 2.8 20,897 3.6
Neoplasms 130,745 2.5 128,783 2.8 354 2.1 1,608 0.3
Diseases of the—  
Blood and blood-forming organs 11,722 0.2 10,139 0.2 29 0.2 1,554 0.3
Circulatory system 487,931 9.3 482,840 10.4 2,073 12.2 3,018 0.5
Digestive system 79,260 1.5 78,180 1.7 330 1.9 750 0.1
Genitourinary system 94,280 1.8 92,423 2.0 223 1.3 1,634 0.3
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 1,389,090 26.5 1,378,507 29.8 5,951 35.1 4,632 0.8
Nervous system and sense organs 462,403 8.8 401,085 8.7 1,158 6.8 60,160 10.2
Respiratory system 121,248 2.3 119,862 2.6 651 3.8 735 0.1
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 9,947 0.2 9,667 0.2 44 0.3 236 (L)
Other 10,754 0.2 9,239 0.2 19 0.1 1,496 0.3
Unknown 118,685 2.3 57,886 1.3 360 2.1 60,439 10.3
  Women
Subtotal 5,028,775 100.0 4,326,843 100.0 240,909 100.0 461,023 100.0
Congenital anomalies 17,339 0.3 7,737 0.2 267 0.1 9,335 2.0
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 168,320 3.3 152,899 3.5 13,107 5.4 2,314 0.5
Infectious and parasitic diseases 39,535 0.8 35,810 0.8 2,009 0.8 1,716 0.4
Injuries 128,433 2.6 117,284 2.7 5,993 2.5 5,156 1.1
Mental disorders  
Autistic disorders 9,376 0.2 2,772 0.1 27 (L) 6,577 1.4
Developmental disorders 5,389 0.1 3,052 0.1 100 (L) 2,237 0.5
Childhood and adolescent disorders not elsewhere classified 3,802 0.1 2,254 0.1 56 (L) 1,492 0.3
Intellectual disability 369,416 7.3 137,737 3.2 8,885 3.7 222,794 48.3
Mood disorders 887,889 17.7 816,582 18.9 41,722 17.3 29,585 6.4
Organic mental disorders 129,250 2.6 111,594 2.6 5,559 2.3 12,097 2.6
Schizophrenic and other psychotic disorders 167,610 3.3 138,432 3.2 6,269 2.6 22,909 5.0
Other 199,592 4.0 174,070 4.0 8,511 3.5 17,011 3.7
Neoplasms 155,058 3.1 148,600 3.4 5,196 2.2 1,262 0.3
Diseases of the—  
Blood and blood-forming organs 15,976 0.3 13,913 0.3 483 0.2 1,580 0.3
Circulatory system 277,009 5.5 256,972 5.9 17,426 7.2 2,611 0.6
Digestive system 76,815 1.5 72,631 1.7 3,454 1.4 730 0.2
Genitourinary system 66,583 1.3 63,104 1.5 2,064 0.9 1,415 0.3
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 1,502,814 29.9 1,411,949 32.6 84,713 35.2 6,152 1.3
Nervous system and sense organs 507,147 10.1 435,864 10.1 17,894 7.4 53,389 11.6
Respiratory system 146,890 2.9 134,949 3.1 11,035 4.6 906 0.2
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 13,572 0.3 12,677 0.3 569 0.2 326 0.1
Other 13,103 0.3 11,500 0.3 397 0.2 1,206 0.3
Unknown 127,857 2.5 64,461 1.5 5,173 2.1 58,223 12.6
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: 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.
(L) = less than 0.05 percent.
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Table 7. Average monthly benefit, by sex and diagnostic group, December 2014 (in dollars)
Diagnostic group Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
  All disabled beneficiaries
Total 1,111.96 1,165.39 724.07 751.12
Congenital anomalies 850.49 936.27 775.87 780.30
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 1,113.85 1,139.40 701.84 718.85
Infectious and parasitic diseases 1,123.16 1,144.05 685.53 702.81
Injuries 1,181.23 1,211.21 704.23 741.10
Mental disorders  
Autistic disorders 758.84 702.85 799.62 785.47
Developmental disorders 749.17 802.18 706.45 672.99
Childhood and adolescent disorders not elsewhere classified 734.93 825.10 800.60 626.25
Intellectual disability 734.02 719.34 660.88 746.49
Mood disorders 1,052.57 1,078.23 739.74 704.70
Organic mental disorders 1,112.72 1,166.25 718.54 728.66
Schizophrenic and other psychotic disorders 883.84 913.20 739.49 742.82
Other 1,009.76 1,050.45 753.19 700.44
Neoplasms 1,318.58 1,336.03 737.29 756.60
Diseases of the—  
Blood and blood-forming organs 1,033.51 1,086.44 727.85 677.26
Circulatory system 1,279.21 1,298.01 714.03 765.82
Digestive system 1,221.15 1,237.88 744.06 736.24
Genitourinary system 1,211.05 1,228.56 708.17 694.74
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 1,227.07 1,245.36 723.93 726.06
Nervous system and sense organs 1,155.98 1,216.93 719.85 779.94
Respiratory system 1,167.98 1,190.10 749.88 711.06
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 1,113.47 1,135.66 689.34 694.00
Other 1,193.51 1,263.78 744.16 723.33
Unknown 957.47 1,121.45 720.87 799.43
  Men
Subtotal 1,226.43 1,290.20 535.69 744.38
Congenital anomalies 876.22 997.06 541.72 776.15
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 1,303.49 1,316.10 540.22 720.05
Infectious and parasitic diseases 1,186.10 1,199.80 539.96 685.16
Injuries 1,263.98 1,292.62 535.32 730.10
Mental disorders  
Autistic disorders 757.31 704.90 533.00 782.97
Developmental disorders 769.05 839.32 461.00 663.71
Childhood and adolescent disorders not elsewhere classified 723.46 817.85 574.33 620.82
Intellectual disability 748.39 760.83 441.29 738.43
Mood disorders 1,168.63 1,197.32 533.38 702.67
Organic mental disorders 1,167.47 1,225.10 529.24 718.66
Schizophrenic and other psychotic disorders 896.14 929.78 505.76 735.53
Other 1,103.06 1,154.57 510.74 695.55
Neoplasms 1,505.85 1,517.66 608.70 757.32
Diseases of the—  
Blood and blood-forming organs 1,129.25 1,198.53 470.10 689.49
Circulatory system 1,419.88 1,427.66 567.03 760.93
Digestive system 1,374.26 1,383.68 580.72 741.24
Genitourinary system 1,322.73 1,335.76 558.52 690.29
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 1,418.77 1,424.92 535.96 722.06
Nervous system and sense organs 1,263.51 1,339.46 514.00 771.63
Respiratory system 1,389.12 1,397.69 567.90 718.09
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 1,253.62 1,270.57 500.63 699.56
Other 1,269.40 1,361.02 604.94 712.03
Unknown 1,008.77 1,231.40 514.84 798.49
  Women
Subtotal 992.84 1,031.91 737.33 759.72
Congenital anomalies 823.04 870.29 791.66 784.78
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 956.09 980.77 710.22 717.78
Infectious and parasitic diseases 979.26 1,006.97 702.92 724.40
Injuries 1,019.62 1,045.78 725.62 766.18
Mental disorders  
Autistic disorders 765.54 692.87 829.24 795.90
Developmental disorders 717.80 740.00 728.54 687.03
Childhood and adolescent disorders not elsewhere classified 762.24 840.28 824.84 641.99
Intellectual disability 715.12 651.57 677.68 755.90
Mood disorders 983.26 1,005.29 748.21 706.64
Organic mental disorders 1,024.84 1,069.18 738.22 747.53
Schizophrenic and other psychotic disorders 858.71 879.20 762.31 761.24
Other 919.93 948.29 766.69 706.44
Neoplasms 1,160.68 1,178.62 746.05 755.69
Diseases of the—  
Blood and blood-forming organs 963.27 1,004.76 743.32 665.24
Circulatory system 1,031.42 1,054.40 731.52 771.48
Digestive system 1,063.17 1,080.94 759.67 731.11
Genitourinary system 1,052.90 1,071.56 724.33 699.87
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 1,049.88 1,070.04 737.14 729.07
Nervous system and sense organs 1,057.94 1,104.18 733.17 789.31
Respiratory system 985.45 1,005.72 760.61 705.36
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 1,010.76 1,032.78 703.93 689.98
Other 1,131.22 1,185.66 750.82 737.34
Unknown 909.84 1,022.71 735.21 800.40
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 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.
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Table 8. Number aged 18–64 as a percentage of the resident population aged 18–64, by state, December 2014
State Resident population a Beneficiaries
Number Percentage of resident population
United States 199,030,227 9,471,881 4.8
Alabama 2,997,874 253,493 8.5
Alaska 480,776 13,623 2.8
Arizona 4,039,575 164,907 4.1
Arkansas 1,793,159 150,010 8.4
California 24,656,301 769,517 3.1
Colorado 3,429,479 112,684 3.3
Connecticut 2,265,324 90,388 4.0
Delaware 577,460 29,232 5.1
District of Columbia 468,834 15,839 3.4
Florida 12,048,169 591,493 4.9
Georgia 6,352,523 305,177 4.8
Hawaii 882,963 25,088 2.8
Idaho 970,008 46,880 4.8
Illinois 8,103,573 321,973 4.0
Indiana 4,073,484 226,897 5.6
Iowa 1,889,823 86,775 4.6
Kansas 1,765,896 81,884 4.6
Kentucky 2,746,329 224,412 8.2
Louisiana 2,903,289 176,455 6.1
Maine 827,605 63,870 7.7
Maryland 3,803,603 140,705 3.7
Massachusetts 4,338,703 224,455 5.2
Michigan 6,156,035 387,790 6.3
Minnesota 3,395,205 138,888 4.1
Mississippi 1,834,427 144,774 7.9
Missouri 3,738,751 239,993 6.4
Montana 627,400 29,663 4.7
Nebraska 1,143,905 46,135 4.0
Nevada 1,774,027 66,574 3.8
New Hampshire 848,609 51,419 6.1
New Jersey 5,612,591 221,111 3.9
New Mexico 1,264,768 68,374 5.4
New York 12,619,227 566,734 4.5
North Carolina 6,193,053 354,044 5.7
North Dakota 465,957 15,637 3.4
Ohio 7,156,690 390,997 5.5
Oklahoma 2,362,821 137,404 5.8
Oregon 2,478,330 117,031 4.7
Pennsylvania 7,951,795 445,953 5.6
Rhode Island 676,174 40,459 6.0
South Carolina 2,985,869 191,816 6.4
South Dakota 512,545 21,097 4.1
Tennessee 4,069,126 270,601 6.7
Texas 16,742,263 617,848 3.7
Utah 1,743,527 52,284 3.0
Vermont 398,777 24,548 6.2
Virginia 5,310,288 229,274 4.3
Washington 4,466,054 191,718 4.3
West Virginia 1,141,567 101,921 8.9
Wisconsin 3,581,507 177,986 5.0
Wyoming 364,189 14,051 3.9
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data; Census Bureau, 2014 resident population.
NOTE: Data exclude U.S. territories and other areas.
a. Population estimates for the United States as of July 1, 2014, as reported by the Census Bureau.
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Table 9. Distribution, by state or other area, December 2014
State or area Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
All areas 10,261,268 100.0 8,954,518 100.0 257,871 100.0 1,048,879 100.0
Alabama 268,280 2.6 236,857 2.6 9,014 3.5 22,409 2.1
Alaska 14,317 0.1 12,641 0.1 297 0.1 1,379 0.1
Arizona 174,770 1.7 156,217 1.7 3,818 1.5 14,735 1.4
Arkansas 158,604 1.5 140,453 1.6 4,931 1.9 13,220 1.3
California 817,777 8.0 709,509 7.9 16,955 6.6 91,313 8.7
Colorado 118,958 1.2 107,158 1.2 2,230 0.9 9,570 0.9
Connecticut 95,854 0.9 81,799 0.9 1,584 0.6 12,471 1.2
Delaware 30,993 0.3 27,404 0.3 749 0.3 2,840 0.3
District of Columbia 16,628 0.2 14,732 0.2 261 0.1 1,635 0.2
Florida 626,781 6.1 560,856 6.3 14,752 5.7 51,173 4.9
Georgia 323,383 3.2 285,394 3.2 9,688 3.8 28,301 2.7
Hawaii 26,750 0.3 23,174 0.3 530 0.2 3,046 0.3
Idaho 49,567 0.5 43,820 0.5 1,037 0.4 4,710 0.4
Illinois 341,132 3.3 289,730 3.2 8,170 3.2 43,232 4.1
Indiana 239,366 2.3 208,645 2.3 6,484 2.5 24,237 2.3
Iowa 91,864 0.9 78,016 0.9 1,880 0.7 11,968 1.1
Kansas 86,350 0.8 75,123 0.8 2,132 0.8 9,095 0.9
Kentucky 237,485 2.3 208,016 2.3 8,405 3.3 21,064 2.0
Louisiana 186,503 1.8 157,558 1.8 6,757 2.6 22,188 2.1
Maine 67,410 0.7 59,093 0.7 1,485 0.6 6,832 0.7
Maryland 148,466 1.4 130,696 1.5 2,911 1.1 14,859 1.4
Massachusetts 236,008 2.3 205,642 2.3 4,031 1.6 26,335 2.5
Michigan 409,756 4.0 353,522 3.9 10,139 3.9 46,095 4.4
Minnesota 146,805 1.4 127,364 1.4 2,112 0.8 17,329 1.7
Mississippi 153,527 1.5 132,596 1.5 5,545 2.2 15,386 1.5
Missouri 253,093 2.5 222,218 2.5 7,154 2.8 23,721 2.3
Montana 31,569 0.3 27,807 0.3 662 0.3 3,100 0.3
Nebraska 48,924 0.5 42,347 0.5 947 0.4 5,630 0.5
Nevada 70,489 0.7 64,243 0.7 1,679 0.7 4,567 0.4
New Hampshire 53,872 0.5 48,091 0.5 940 0.4 4,841 0.5
New Jersey 234,621 2.3 203,208 2.3 4,627 1.8 26,786 2.6
New Mexico 72,287 0.7 64,694 0.7 1,521 0.6 6,072 0.6
New York 602,405 5.9 516,900 5.8 11,925 4.6 73,580 7.0
North Carolina 376,194 3.7 332,173 3.7 10,479 4.1 33,542 3.2
North Dakota 16,716 0.2 14,048 0.2 259 0.1 2,409 0.2
Ohio 413,267 4.0 356,270 4.0 11,306 4.4 45,691 4.4
Oklahoma 145,274 1.4 127,712 1.4 4,772 1.9 12,790 1.2
Oregon 124,340 1.2 109,329 1.2 2,833 1.1 12,178 1.2
Pennsylvania 471,665 4.6 409,608 4.6 11,274 4.4 50,783 4.8
Rhode Island 42,703 0.4 37,422 0.4 856 0.3 4,425 0.4
South Carolina 204,234 2.0 179,872 2.0 6,432 2.5 17,930 1.7
South Dakota 22,443 0.2 19,250 0.2 403 0.2 2,790 0.3
Tennessee 286,627 2.8 252,231 2.8 9,424 3.7 24,972 2.4
Texas 654,046 6.4 574,012 6.4 18,941 7.3 61,093 5.8
Utah 55,006 0.5 47,947 0.5 1,109 0.4 5,950 0.6
Vermont 25,876 0.3 22,600 0.3 463 0.2 2,813 0.3
Virginia 243,085 2.4 212,945 2.4 6,344 2.5 23,796 2.3
Washington 202,657 2.0 179,192 2.0 4,279 1.7 19,186 1.8
West Virginia 109,145 1.1 93,837 1.0 4,104 1.6 11,204 1.1
Wisconsin 188,344 1.8 161,894 1.8 3,316 1.3 23,134 2.2
Wyoming 14,823 0.1 13,170 0.1 296 0.1 1,357 0.1
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 1,491 (L) 1,318 (L) 58 (L) 115 (L)
Guam 1,886 (L) 1,618 (L) 55 (L) 213 (L)
Northern Mariana Islands 312 (L) 254 (L) 6 (L) 52 (L)
Puerto Rico 207,516 2.0 179,266 2.0 4,862 1.9 23,388 2.2
U.S. Virgin Islands 2,104 (L) 1,710 (L) 58 (L) 336 (L)
Foreign countries 16,718 0.2 11,151 0.1 585 0.2 4,982 0.5
Unknown 202 (L) 166 (L) 5 (L) 31 (L)
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: (L) = less than 0.05 percent.
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Table 10. Number, by state or other area and diagnostic group, December 2014
State or area Total Congenital anomalies Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases Infectious and parasitic diseases Injuries Mental disorders a Neoplasms Diseases of the— Other Unknown
Blood and blood-forming organs Circulatory system Digestive system Genitourinary system Musculo-skeletal system and connective tissue Nervous system and sense organs Respiratory system Skin and subcutaneous tissue
All areas 10,261,268 35,834 308,346 129,921 379,272 3,589,006 285,803 27,698 764,940 156,075 160,863 2,891,904 969,550 268,138 23,519 23,857 246,542
Alabama 268,280 754 9,896 2,548 11,126 76,769 5,762 978 23,581 3,583 3,787 91,866 22,859 7,404 755 719 5,893
Alaska 14,317 68 362 109 609 5,425 450 28 796 233 186 3,995 1,485 263 36 50 222
Arizona 174,770 620 4,878 2,105 7,037 64,068 4,801 366 11,062 3,113 3,048 47,147 18,351 4,026 377 569 3,202
Arkansas 158,604 477 6,707 1,286 6,466 48,120 3,954 419 13,814 2,413 1,745 50,774 13,986 4,666 565 289 2,923
California 817,777 3,370 21,150 14,586 32,442 301,859 24,498 1,864 50,455 13,019 17,664 225,646 80,401 11,691 1,585 2,019 15,528
Colorado 118,958 565 3,158 1,422 5,010 38,976 3,339 194 6,007 2,371 1,757 34,135 15,358 3,494 250 383 2,539
Connecticut 95,854 320 2,474 1,236 2,640 41,948 2,868 227 5,641 1,446 1,320 21,363 9,242 1,952 185 205 2,787
Delaware 30,993 109 819 466 1,062 9,726 907 99 2,364 475 575 9,767 2,965 890 61 69 639
District of Columbia 16,628 24 479 775 441 7,170 399 75 1,400 184 511 2,942 1,423 321 48 35 401
Florida 626,781 2,283 19,585 14,081 25,184 188,389 21,334 2,346 54,369 11,763 10,364 182,816 58,086 17,406 1,994 1,397 15,384
Georgia 323,383 925 11,292 6,533 12,926 93,201 9,880 1,464 32,272 5,012 7,283 93,648 29,535 10,024 801 734 7,853
Hawaii 26,750 88 537 378 951 12,220 923 36 2,008 279 847 5,054 2,288 392 73 78 598
Idaho 49,567 200 1,419 284 1,888 18,137 1,306 74 2,727 914 548 14,136 5,492 1,323 115 115 889
Illinois 341,132 1,414 11,063 4,180 11,264 128,646 10,626 1,058 27,632 4,582 5,979 80,679 35,966 9,388 684 819 7,152
Indiana 239,366 721 9,633 1,959 7,936 80,557 6,600 590 20,157 3,974 3,268 63,163 24,359 9,333 495 557 6,064
Iowa 91,864 444 3,393 552 3,281 36,274 2,688 184 5,756 1,244 1,015 22,075 9,413 2,811 150 159 2,425
Kansas 86,350 359 2,458 612 3,147 32,118 2,283 187 5,724 1,497 1,136 23,122 8,907 2,689 187 186 1,738
Kentucky 237,485 602 6,748 1,595 8,285 78,725 5,125 381 18,752 3,370 2,284 78,168 18,419 8,263 556 564 5,648
Louisiana 186,503 522 5,906 2,706 7,734 55,971 4,852 727 19,219 2,496 3,153 56,423 15,470 4,412 510 410 5,992
Maine 67,410 196 1,766 368 2,159 28,835 1,566 89 3,604 1,065 472 18,134 5,851 1,714 213 152 1,226
Maryland 148,466 638 4,430 3,119 5,561 50,999 4,688 635 12,595 2,354 3,439 35,808 15,005 3,846 351 390 4,608
Massachusetts 236,008 851 4,518 2,887 6,712 117,349 6,042 422 10,921 3,371 2,121 50,658 19,837 4,402 406 572 4,939
Michigan 409,756 1,277 12,595 3,020 13,326 145,577 10,981 1,056 30,262 6,138 5,524 118,053 38,640 11,712 974 824 9,797
Minnesota 146,805 624 2,910 1,029 5,297 67,889 4,276 252 7,985 1,927 1,672 31,722 15,197 2,659 275 315 2,776
Mississippi 153,527 414 6,451 1,700 6,736 48,182 4,164 609 16,715 1,888 2,919 40,809 13,238 4,301 386 349 4,666
Missouri 253,093 975 8,629 2,416 10,180 82,008 6,499 659 18,814 4,181 3,158 77,373 23,954 8,486 602 538 4,621
Montana 31,569 111 731 195 1,411 11,011 860 45 1,612 497 349 9,229 3,702 961 75 74 706
Nebraska 48,924 237 1,592 343 1,929 17,744 1,360 92 3,408 764 734 12,507 5,474 1,384 101 122 1,133
Nevada 70,489 279 1,996 962 2,940 21,614 1,979 208 5,157 1,296 1,341 21,497 7,255 2,052 244 176 1,493
New Hampshire 53,872 194 1,022 252 1,598 27,242 1,343 59 2,529 733 353 11,553 4,685 1,209 75 110 915
New Jersey 234,621 792 5,620 3,383 8,497 80,874 7,588 806 18,021 3,799 4,335 64,836 23,913 5,396 519 670 5,572
New Mexico 72,287 278 2,383 678 3,112 26,011 1,661 104 3,442 1,300 1,170 21,851 6,797 1,638 165 257 1,440
New York 602,405 1,871 12,613 11,063 20,207 199,713 17,936 1,758 39,126 7,405 8,469 197,462 53,484 13,395 1,046 1,036 15,821
North Carolina 376,194 1,229 13,618 5,191 13,770 116,444 11,297 1,305 33,740 6,028 6,936 110,168 33,734 11,979 978 966 8,811
North Dakota 16,716 83 381 88 731 6,569 502 20 1,070 235 244 3,991 1,871 444 52 33 402
Ohio 413,267 1,668 12,906 3,409 13,065 158,885 10,984 959 31,950 5,717 5,458 103,497 36,645 14,550 950 746 11,878
Oklahoma 145,274 397 5,227 1,119 5,145 48,765 3,370 263 11,818 2,223 1,904 44,808 12,565 4,721 364 275 2,310
Oregon 124,340 430 3,338 1,270 4,865 43,975 3,510 240 6,974 2,349 1,490 36,314 14,050 2,779 309 277 2,170
Pennsylvania 471,665 1,840 13,621 4,884 18,421 162,238 13,189 1,194 34,184 7,859 5,880 136,484 44,555 13,098 933 1,374 11,911
Rhode Island 42,703 122 850 349 1,191 20,128 1,148 104 2,285 590 353 9,834 3,637 929 93 120 970
South Carolina 204,234 556 6,291 2,577 7,850 59,736 5,503 891 19,310 3,012 3,760 64,610 18,122 6,585 519 491 4,421
South Dakota 22,443 114 582 128 829 8,538 619 29 1,313 307 302 5,626 2,878 627 68 57 426
Tennessee 286,627 765 9,885 2,410 9,803 88,705 7,508 674 24,375 4,293 4,382 86,794 23,747 9,527 647 641 12,471
Texas 654,046 1,996 25,617 10,358 27,727 216,242 18,415 1,789 54,200 10,576 14,371 174,666 67,034 13,647 1,349 1,435 14,624
Utah 55,006 348 1,466 381 1,879 21,694 1,300 90 2,548 869 714 13,682 6,727 1,424 101 175 1,608
Vermont 25,876 135 582 164 864 11,712 649 39 1,053 356 172 6,334 2,384 647 54 91 640
Virginia 243,085 823 7,433 2,928 8,301 83,456 7,473 805 20,289 3,729 4,523 66,985 22,017 6,992 600 590 6,141
Washington 202,657 740 5,391 2,016 6,759 79,633 5,601 393 10,843 3,820 2,463 55,428 20,095 4,344 527 488 4,116
West Virginia 109,145 315 4,189 703 5,136 32,861 2,629 198 8,824 1,589 947 33,669 8,405 4,385 270 244 4,781
Wisconsin 188,344 1,060 4,903 1,225 6,446 73,316 5,048 394 11,250 2,505 2,302 49,080 20,898 4,069 353 431 5,064
Wyoming 14,823 65 267 77 758 5,277 399 14 827 211 175 4,074 1,753 623 29 63 211
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 1,491 (X) 111 22 52 250 19 0 145 3 41 661 122 27 18 (X) 11
Guam 1,886 (X) 38 (X) 81 530 59 (X) 274 (X) 104 444 227 30 9 22 27
Northern Mariana Islands 312 (X) 12 (X) 16 89 6 0 56 (X) 29 37 43 (X) (X) 0 (X)
Puerto Rico 207,516 379 2,188 1,507 5,698 99,194 2,540 168 8,366 954 1,579 62,314 14,632 2,646 396 342 4,613
U.S. Virgin Islands 2,104 6 34 25 98 647 59 (X) 164 19 59 629 276 (X) 9 (X) 42
Foreign countries 16,718 150 196 240 683 6,697 435 22 1,140 128 144 3,318 2,071 140 23 40 1,291
Unknown 202 0 7 (X) 10 78 3 0 15 (X) 5 46 25 (X) (X) (X) (X)
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: 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.
(X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals.
a. Data for individual mental disorder diagnostic groups are shown separately in Table 10.A.
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Table 10.A. Number, by state or other area and mental disorders diagnostic group, December 2014
State or area Total Autistic disorders Developmental disorders Childhood and adolescent disorders not elsewhere classified Intellectual disability Mood disorders Organic mental disorders Schizophrenic and other psychotic disorders Other
All areas 3,589,006 50,346 13,890 12,852 855,263 1,418,157 336,682 510,082 391,734
Alabama 76,769 712 126 215 20,573 29,491 7,254 9,949 8,449
Alaska 5,425 139 14 32 1,149 1,509 705 1,095 782
Arizona 64,068 718 193 192 11,110 27,831 8,589 8,660 6,775
Arkansas 48,120 447 147 169 14,178 18,060 3,897 5,667 5,555
California 301,859 4,705 1,244 715 57,574 123,253 29,221 58,820 26,327
Colorado 38,976 503 160 121 8,248 14,110 4,756 5,830 5,248
Connecticut 41,948 891 123 88 9,940 16,013 3,865 7,212 3,816
Delaware 9,726 180 40 31 2,760 3,552 942 1,390 831
District of Columbia 7,170 54 94 29 1,698 2,374 940 1,709 272
Florida 188,389 2,340 473 476 38,083 78,604 21,032 31,050 16,331
Georgia 93,201 917 202 248 25,545 32,746 10,505 14,437 8,601
Hawaii 12,220 145 19 31 2,080 4,222 1,658 2,501 1,564
Idaho 18,137 342 81 146 3,913 6,704 1,772 2,139 3,040
Illinois 128,646 1,854 817 354 35,488 50,132 10,213 19,326 10,462
Indiana 80,557 1,065 212 243 23,278 27,705 8,186 10,305 9,563
Iowa 36,274 529 138 325 12,378 10,089 3,779 4,741 4,295
Kansas 32,118 604 56 172 8,881 10,791 3,318 4,246 4,050
Kentucky 78,725 582 215 242 18,984 32,938 9,052 6,397 10,315
Louisiana 55,971 606 232 180 20,416 18,072 4,004 7,836 4,625
Maine 28,835 552 102 123 5,392 11,139 2,450 2,696 6,381
Maryland 50,999 854 321 208 13,025 18,145 6,921 7,946 3,579
Massachusetts 117,349 2,057 841 649 17,120 53,034 9,353 14,657 19,638
Michigan 145,577 2,074 672 576 33,483 59,042 15,147 21,184 13,399
Minnesota 67,889 1,482 112 238 16,109 25,850 7,557 8,733 7,808
Mississippi 48,182 308 129 105 13,091 19,294 4,210 6,810 4,235
Missouri 82,008 1,149 186 292 22,393 30,218 6,892 11,367 9,511
Montana 11,011 157 49 43 2,698 3,152 1,487 1,457 1,968
Nebraska 17,744 242 41 87 5,117 5,913 1,699 2,674 1,971
Nevada 21,614 250 101 79 3,535 8,857 2,304 3,671 2,817
New Hampshire 27,242 482 170 221 3,409 11,850 2,141 2,362 6,607
New Jersey 80,874 1,795 539 309 18,630 30,755 6,932 14,889 7,025
New Mexico 26,011 248 176 92 4,869 9,763 3,314 3,155 4,394
New York 199,713 3,515 1,682 669 51,702 72,573 12,271 35,478 21,823
North Carolina 116,444 1,504 405 312 34,510 39,597 12,407 16,020 11,689
North Dakota 6,569 121 12 19 2,231 1,523 850 1,032 781
Ohio 158,885 2,035 308 525 41,176 64,013 11,899 21,029 17,900
Oklahoma 48,765 395 133 105 13,672 17,774 5,340 5,932 5,414
Oregon 43,975 1,233 123 288 9,345 14,272 4,787 6,217 7,710
Pennsylvania 162,238 2,293 735 900 44,018 66,082 11,199 21,565 15,446
Rhode Island 20,128 301 73 116 3,840 8,724 1,627 2,245 3,202
South Carolina 59,736 503 154 108 16,452 21,159 6,651 8,042 6,667
South Dakota 8,538 96 67 56 2,606 2,299 1,205 1,150 1,059
Tennessee 88,705 601 140 191 22,241 37,617 8,815 9,854 9,246
Texas 216,242 2,810 860 1,001 45,640 95,736 20,738 26,760 22,697
Utah 21,694 517 99 103 5,450 6,569 2,789 3,293 2,874
Vermont 11,712 287 63 111 2,023 4,371 1,223 1,275 2,359
Virginia 83,456 1,182 245 356 23,146 30,709 8,124 11,295 8,399
Washington 79,633 1,457 289 397 14,442 28,067 9,878 11,014 14,089
West Virginia 32,861 293 76 108 11,106 11,715 2,843 2,382 4,338
Wisconsin 73,316 1,727 219 371 19,279 24,541 6,530 9,631 11,018
Wyoming 5,277 102 17 25 1,370 1,561 787 643 772
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 250 0 0 0 72 36 30 25 87
Guam 530 (X) 3 (X) 178 (X) 61 117 89
Northern Mariana Islands 89 (X) (X) 0 31 (X) 13 15 17
Puerto Rico 99,194 255 149 51 13,227 72,044 1,749 8,478 3,241
U.S. Virgin Islands 647 6 3 0 213 135 65 201 24
Foreign countries 6,697 118 (X) (X) 2,127 1,723 691 1,468 553
Unknown 78 0 0 0 19 28 15 10 6
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: (X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about certain individuals.
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Table 11. Number and percentage distribution, by state or other area and diagnostic group, December 2014
State or area Total Congenital anomalies Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases Infectious and parasitic diseases Injuries Mental disorders a Neoplasms Diseases of the— Other Unknown
Number Percent Blood and blood-forming organs Circulatory system Digestive system Genitourinary system Musculo-skeletal system and connective tissue Nervous system and sense organs Respiratory system Skin and subcutaneous tissue
All areas 10,261,268 100.0 0.3 3.0 1.3 3.7 35.0 2.8 0.3 7.5 1.5 1.6 28.2 9.4 2.6 0.2 0.2 2.4
Alabama 268,280 100.0 0.3 3.7 0.9 4.1 28.6 2.1 0.4 8.8 1.3 1.4 34.2 8.5 2.8 0.3 0.3 2.2
Alaska 14,317 100.0 0.5 2.5 0.8 4.3 37.9 3.1 0.2 5.6 1.6 1.3 27.9 10.4 1.8 0.3 0.3 1.6
Arizona 174,770 100.0 0.4 2.8 1.2 4.0 36.7 2.7 0.2 6.3 1.8 1.7 27.0 10.5 2.3 0.2 0.3 1.8
Arkansas 158,604 100.0 0.3 4.2 0.8 4.1 30.3 2.5 0.3 8.7 1.5 1.1 32.0 8.8 2.9 0.4 0.2 1.8
California 817,777 100.0 0.4 2.6 1.8 4.0 36.9 3.0 0.2 6.2 1.6 2.2 27.6 9.8 1.4 0.2 0.2 1.9
Colorado 118,958 100.0 0.5 2.7 1.2 4.2 32.8 2.8 0.2 5.0 2.0 1.5 28.7 12.9 2.9 0.2 0.3 2.1
Connecticut 95,854 100.0 0.3 2.6 1.3 2.8 43.8 3.0 0.2 5.9 1.5 1.4 22.3 9.6 2.0 0.2 0.2 2.9
Delaware 30,993 100.0 0.4 2.6 1.5 3.4 31.4 2.9 0.3 7.6 1.5 1.9 31.5 9.6 2.9 0.2 0.2 2.1
District of Columbia 16,628 100.0 0.1 2.9 4.7 2.7 43.1 2.4 0.5 8.4 1.1 3.1 17.7 8.6 1.9 0.3 0.2 2.4
Florida 626,781 100.0 0.4 3.1 2.2 4.0 30.1 3.4 0.4 8.7 1.9 1.7 29.2 9.3 2.8 0.3 0.2 2.5
Georgia 323,383 100.0 0.3 3.5 2.0 4.0 28.8 3.1 0.5 10.0 1.5 2.3 29.0 9.1 3.1 0.2 0.2 2.4
Hawaii 26,750 100.0 0.3 2.0 1.4 3.6 45.7 3.5 0.1 7.5 1.0 3.2 18.9 8.6 1.5 0.3 0.3 2.2
Idaho 49,567 100.0 0.4 2.9 0.6 3.8 36.6 2.6 0.1 5.5 1.8 1.1 28.5 11.1 2.7 0.2 0.2 1.8
Illinois 341,132 100.0 0.4 3.2 1.2 3.3 37.7 3.1 0.3 8.1 1.3 1.8 23.7 10.5 2.8 0.2 0.2 2.1
Indiana 239,366 100.0 0.3 4.0 0.8 3.3 33.7 2.8 0.2 8.4 1.7 1.4 26.4 10.2 3.9 0.2 0.2 2.5
Iowa 91,864 100.0 0.5 3.7 0.6 3.6 39.5 2.9 0.2 6.3 1.4 1.1 24.0 10.2 3.1 0.2 0.2 2.6
Kansas 86,350 100.0 0.4 2.8 0.7 3.6 37.2 2.6 0.2 6.6 1.7 1.3 26.8 10.3 3.1 0.2 0.2 2.0
Kentucky 237,485 100.0 0.3 2.8 0.7 3.5 33.1 2.2 0.2 7.9 1.4 1.0 32.9 7.8 3.5 0.2 0.2 2.4
Louisiana 186,503 100.0 0.3 3.2 1.5 4.1 30.0 2.6 0.4 10.3 1.3 1.7 30.3 8.3 2.4 0.3 0.2 3.2
Maine 67,410 100.0 0.3 2.6 0.5 3.2 42.8 2.3 0.1 5.3 1.6 0.7 26.9 8.7 2.5 0.3 0.2 1.8
Maryland 148,466 100.0 0.4 3.0 2.1 3.7 34.4 3.2 0.4 8.5 1.6 2.3 24.1 10.1 2.6 0.2 0.3 3.1
Massachusetts 236,008 100.0 0.4 1.9 1.2 2.8 49.7 2.6 0.2 4.6 1.4 0.9 21.5 8.4 1.9 0.2 0.2 2.1
Michigan 409,756 100.0 0.3 3.1 0.7 3.3 35.5 2.7 0.3 7.4 1.5 1.3 28.8 9.4 2.9 0.2 0.2 2.4
Minnesota 146,805 100.0 0.4 2.0 0.7 3.6 46.2 2.9 0.2 5.4 1.3 1.1 21.6 10.4 1.8 0.2 0.2 1.9
Mississippi 153,527 100.0 0.3 4.2 1.1 4.4 31.4 2.7 0.4 10.9 1.2 1.9 26.6 8.6 2.8 0.3 0.2 3.0
Missouri 253,093 100.0 0.4 3.4 1.0 4.0 32.4 2.6 0.3 7.4 1.7 1.2 30.6 9.5 3.4 0.2 0.2 1.8
Montana 31,569 100.0 0.4 2.3 0.6 4.5 34.9 2.7 0.1 5.1 1.6 1.1 29.2 11.7 3.0 0.2 0.2 2.2
Nebraska 48,924 100.0 0.5 3.3 0.7 3.9 36.3 2.8 0.2 7.0 1.6 1.5 25.6 11.2 2.8 0.2 0.2 2.3
Nevada 70,489 100.0 0.4 2.8 1.4 4.2 30.7 2.8 0.3 7.3 1.8 1.9 30.5 10.3 2.9 0.3 0.2 2.1
New Hampshire 53,872 100.0 0.4 1.9 0.5 3.0 50.6 2.5 0.1 4.7 1.4 0.7 21.4 8.7 2.2 0.1 0.2 1.7
New Jersey 234,621 100.0 0.3 2.4 1.4 3.6 34.5 3.2 0.3 7.7 1.6 1.8 27.6 10.2 2.3 0.2 0.3 2.4
New Mexico 72,287 100.0 0.4 3.3 0.9 4.3 36.0 2.3 0.1 4.8 1.8 1.6 30.2 9.4 2.3 0.2 0.4 2.0
New York 602,405 100.0 0.3 2.1 1.8 3.4 33.2 3.0 0.3 6.5 1.2 1.4 32.8 8.9 2.2 0.2 0.2 2.6
North Carolina 376,194 100.0 0.3 3.6 1.4 3.7 31.0 3.0 0.3 9.0 1.6 1.8 29.3 9.0 3.2 0.3 0.3 2.3
North Dakota 16,716 100.0 0.5 2.3 0.5 4.4 39.3 3.0 0.1 6.4 1.4 1.5 23.9 11.2 2.7 0.3 0.2 2.4
Ohio 413,267 100.0 0.4 3.1 0.8 3.2 38.4 2.7 0.2 7.7 1.4 1.3 25.0 8.9 3.5 0.2 0.2 2.9
Oklahoma 145,274 100.0 0.3 3.6 0.8 3.5 33.6 2.3 0.2 8.1 1.5 1.3 30.8 8.6 3.2 0.3 0.2 1.6
Oregon 124,340 100.0 0.3 2.7 1.0 3.9 35.4 2.8 0.2 5.6 1.9 1.2 29.2 11.3 2.2 0.2 0.2 1.7
Pennsylvania 471,665 100.0 0.4 2.9 1.0 3.9 34.4 2.8 0.3 7.2 1.7 1.2 28.9 9.4 2.8 0.2 0.3 2.5
Rhode Island 42,703 100.0 0.3 2.0 0.8 2.8 47.1 2.7 0.2 5.4 1.4 0.8 23.0 8.5 2.2 0.2 0.3 2.3
South Carolina 204,234 100.0 0.3 3.1 1.3 3.8 29.2 2.7 0.4 9.5 1.5 1.8 31.6 8.9 3.2 0.3 0.2 2.2
South Dakota 22,443 100.0 0.5 2.6 0.6 3.7 38.0 2.8 0.1 5.9 1.4 1.3 25.1 12.8 2.8 0.3 0.3 1.9
Tennessee 286,627 100.0 0.3 3.4 0.8 3.4 30.9 2.6 0.2 8.5 1.5 1.5 30.3 8.3 3.3 0.2 0.2 4.4
Texas 654,046 100.0 0.3 3.9 1.6 4.2 33.1 2.8 0.3 8.3 1.6 2.2 26.7 10.2 2.1 0.2 0.2 2.2
Utah 55,006 100.0 0.6 2.7 0.7 3.4 39.4 2.4 0.2 4.6 1.6 1.3 24.9 12.2 2.6 0.2 0.3 2.9
Vermont 25,876 100.0 0.5 2.2 0.6 3.3 45.3 2.5 0.2 4.1 1.4 0.7 24.5 9.2 2.5 0.2 0.4 2.5
Virginia 243,085 100.0 0.3 3.1 1.2 3.4 34.3 3.1 0.3 8.3 1.5 1.9 27.6 9.1 2.9 0.2 0.2 2.5
Washington 202,657 100.0 0.4 2.7 1.0 3.3 39.3 2.8 0.2 5.4 1.9 1.2 27.4 9.9 2.1 0.3 0.2 2.0
West Virginia 109,145 100.0 0.3 3.8 0.6 4.7 30.1 2.4 0.2 8.1 1.5 0.9 30.8 7.7 4.0 0.2 0.2 4.4
Wisconsin 188,344 100.0 0.6 2.6 0.7 3.4 38.9 2.7 0.2 6.0 1.3 1.2 26.1 11.1 2.2 0.2 0.2 2.7
Wyoming 14,823 100.0 0.4 1.8 0.5 5.1 35.6 2.7 0.1 5.6 1.4 1.2 27.5 11.8 4.2 0.2 0.4 1.4
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 1,491 100.0 (X) 7.4 1.5 3.5 16.8 1.3 0.0 9.7 0.2 2.7 44.3 8.2 1.8 1.2 (X) 0.7
Guam 1,886 100.0 (X) 2.0 (X) 4.3 28.1 3.1 (X) 14.5 (X) 5.5 23.5 12.0 1.6 0.5 1.2 1.4
Northern Mariana Islands 312 100.0 (X) 3.8 (X) 5.1 28.5 1.9 0.0 17.9 (X) 9.3 11.9 13.8 (X) (X) 0.0 (X)
Puerto Rico 207,516 100.0 0.2 1.1 0.7 2.7 47.8 1.2 0.1 4.0 0.5 0.8 30.0 7.1 1.3 0.2 0.2 2.2
U.S. Virgin Islands 2,104 100.0 0.3 1.6 1.2 4.7 30.8 2.8 (X) 7.8 0.9 2.8 29.9 13.1 (X) 0.4 (X) 2.0
Foreign countries 16,718 100.0 0.9 1.2 1.4 4.1 40.1 2.6 0.1 6.8 0.8 0.9 19.8 12.4 0.8 0.1 0.2 7.7
Unknown 202 100.0 0.0 3.5 (X) 5.0 38.6 1.5 0.0 7.4 (X) 2.5 22.8 12.4 (X) (X) (X) (X)
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: 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.
(X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals.
a. Data for individual mental disorder diagnostic groups are shown separately in Table 11.A.
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Table 11.A. Percentage distribution, by state or other area and mental disorders diagnostic group, December 2014
State or area Total Autistic disorders Developmental disorders Childhood and adolescent disorders not elsewhere classified Intellectual disability Mood disorders Organic mental disorders Schizophrenic and other psychotic disorders Other
All areas 35.0 0.5 0.1 0.1 8.3 13.8 3.3 5.0 3.8
Alabama 28.6 0.3 (L) 0.1 7.7 11.0 2.7 3.7 3.1
Alaska 37.9 1.0 0.1 0.2 8.0 10.5 4.9 7.6 5.5
Arizona 36.7 0.4 0.1 0.1 6.4 15.9 4.9 5.0 3.9
Arkansas 30.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 8.9 11.4 2.5 3.6 3.5
California 36.9 0.6 0.2 0.1 7.0 15.1 3.6 7.2 3.2
Colorado 32.8 0.4 0.1 0.1 6.9 11.9 4.0 4.9 4.4
Connecticut 43.8 0.9 0.1 0.1 10.4 16.7 4.0 7.5 4.0
Delaware 31.4 0.6 0.1 0.1 8.9 11.5 3.0 4.5 2.7
District of Columbia 43.1 0.3 0.6 0.2 10.2 14.3 5.7 10.3 1.6
Florida 30.1 0.4 0.1 0.1 6.1 12.5 3.4 5.0 2.6
Georgia 28.8 0.3 0.1 0.1 7.9 10.1 3.2 4.5 2.7
Hawaii 45.7 0.5 0.1 0.1 7.8 15.8 6.2 9.3 5.8
Idaho 36.6 0.7 0.2 0.3 7.9 13.5 3.6 4.3 6.1
Illinois 37.7 0.5 0.2 0.1 10.4 14.7 3.0 5.7 3.1
Indiana 33.7 0.4 0.1 0.1 9.7 11.6 3.4 4.3 4.0
Iowa 39.5 0.6 0.2 0.4 13.5 11.0 4.1 5.2 4.7
Kansas 37.2 0.7 0.1 0.2 10.3 12.5 3.8 4.9 4.7
Kentucky 33.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 8.0 13.9 3.8 2.7 4.3
Louisiana 30.0 0.3 0.1 0.1 10.9 9.7 2.1 4.2 2.5
Maine 42.8 0.8 0.2 0.2 8.0 16.5 3.6 4.0 9.5
Maryland 34.4 0.6 0.2 0.1 8.8 12.2 4.7 5.4 2.4
Massachusetts 49.7 0.9 0.4 0.3 7.3 22.5 4.0 6.2 8.3
Michigan 35.5 0.5 0.2 0.1 8.2 14.4 3.7 5.2 3.3
Minnesota 46.2 1.0 0.1 0.2 11.0 17.6 5.1 5.9 5.3
Mississippi 31.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 8.5 12.6 2.7 4.4 2.8
Missouri 32.4 0.5 0.1 0.1 8.8 11.9 2.7 4.5 3.8
Montana 34.9 0.5 0.2 0.1 8.5 10.0 4.7 4.6 6.2
Nebraska 36.3 0.5 0.1 0.2 10.5 12.1 3.5 5.5 4.0
Nevada 30.7 0.4 0.1 0.1 5.0 12.6 3.3 5.2 4.0
New Hampshire 50.6 0.9 0.3 0.4 6.3 22.0 4.0 4.4 12.3
New Jersey 34.5 0.8 0.2 0.1 7.9 13.1 3.0 6.3 3.0
New Mexico 36.0 0.3 0.2 0.1 6.7 13.5 4.6 4.4 6.1
New York 33.2 0.6 0.3 0.1 8.6 12.0 2.0 5.9 3.6
North Carolina 31.0 0.4 0.1 0.1 9.2 10.5 3.3 4.3 3.1
North Dakota 39.3 0.7 0.1 0.1 13.3 9.1 5.1 6.2 4.7
Ohio 38.4 0.5 0.1 0.1 10.0 15.5 2.9 5.1 4.3
Oklahoma 33.6 0.3 0.1 0.1 9.4 12.2 3.7 4.1 3.7
Oregon 35.4 1.0 0.1 0.2 7.5 11.5 3.8 5.0 6.2
Pennsylvania 34.4 0.5 0.2 0.2 9.3 14.0 2.4 4.6 3.3
Rhode Island 47.1 0.7 0.2 0.3 9.0 20.4 3.8 5.3 7.5
South Carolina 29.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 8.1 10.4 3.3 3.9 3.3
South Dakota 38.0 0.4 0.3 0.2 11.6 10.2 5.4 5.1 4.7
Tennessee 30.9 0.2 (L) 0.1 7.8 13.1 3.1 3.4 3.2
Texas 33.1 0.4 0.1 0.2 7.0 14.6 3.2 4.1 3.5
Utah 39.4 0.9 0.2 0.2 9.9 11.9 5.1 6.0 5.2
Vermont 45.3 1.1 0.2 0.4 7.8 16.9 4.7 4.9 9.1
Virginia 34.3 0.5 0.1 0.1 9.5 12.6 3.3 4.6 3.5
Washington 39.3 0.7 0.1 0.2 7.1 13.8 4.9 5.4 7.0
West Virginia 30.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 10.2 10.7 2.6 2.2 4.0
Wisconsin 38.9 0.9 0.1 0.2 10.2 13.0 3.5 5.1 5.8
Wyoming 35.6 0.7 0.1 0.2 9.2 10.5 5.3 4.3 5.2
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 16.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.8 2.4 2.0 1.7 5.8
Guam 28.1 (X) 0.2 (X) 9.4 (X) 3.2 6.2 4.7
Northern Mariana Islands 28.5 (X) (X) 0.0 9.9 (X) 4.2 4.8 5.4
Puerto Rico 47.8 0.1 0.1 (L) 6.4 34.7 0.8 4.1 1.6
U.S. Virgin Islands 30.8 0.3 0.1 0.0 10.1 6.4 3.1 9.6 1.1
Foreign countries 40.1 0.7 (X) (X) 12.7 10.3 4.1 8.8 3.3
Unknown 38.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.4 13.9 7.4 5.0 3.0
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: (L) = less than 0.05 percent; (X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information of certain individuals.
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Table 12. Number receiving Social Security disability benefits because of blindness or deafness, by state or other area, December 2014
State or area Blind Deaf
Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
All areas 129,960 109,724 2,525 17,711 80,298 65,376 1,211 13,711
Alabama 3,036 2,627 74 335 1,857 1,510 36 311
Alaska 192 169 (X) (X) 142 130 0 12
Arizona 2,172 1,837 37 298 1,738 1,469 17 252
Arkansas 1,853 1,582 46 225 1,012 822 32 158
California 12,415 10,366 235 1,814 7,246 5,652 99 1,495
Colorado 1,330 1,121 19 190 1,115 969 13 133
Connecticut 1,235 976 12 247 755 615 7 133
Delaware 370 312 10 48 250 211 (X) (X)
District of Columbia 220 197 (X) (X) 283 207 (X) (X)
Florida 7,067 6,117 151 799 5,916 4,946 68 902
Georgia 4,792 4,192 97 503 2,421 1,937 41 443
Hawaii 403 340 6 57 222 176 (X) (X)
Idaho 604 501 13 90 353 310 (X) (X)
Illinois 5,175 4,401 104 670 2,742 2,228 35 479
Indiana 3,481 3,008 75 398 2,115 1,770 28 317
Iowa 1,050 840 12 198 742 621 10 111
Kansas 1,119 951 18 150 754 657 6 91
Kentucky 2,697 2,223 83 391 1,544 1,238 45 261
Louisiana 2,444 2,034 86 324 1,448 1,088 33 327
Maine 632 514 13 105 407 349 3 55
Maryland 1,750 1,517 21 212 1,618 1,347 9 262
Massachusetts 3,007 2,219 36 752 1,438 1,175 10 253
Michigan 3,964 3,201 72 691 2,776 2,265 55 456
Minnesota 1,832 1,493 14 325 1,355 1,203 15 137
Mississippi 2,459 2,139 68 252 1,135 865 19 251
Missouri 3,189 2,720 62 407 1,719 1,402 33 284
Montana 354 307 (X) (X) 245 216 0 29
Nebraska 663 558 7 98 394 347 6 41
Nevada 1,012 890 19 103 574 500 9 65
New Hampshire 467 389 7 71 275 237 4 34
New Jersey 2,980 2,524 52 404 1,768 1,461 23 284
New Mexico 947 803 17 127 555 464 12 79
New York 6,786 5,650 105 1,031 4,380 3,458 48 874
North Carolina 4,453 3,842 90 521 2,719 2,276 45 398
North Dakota 188 152 (X) (X) 112 89 3 20
Ohio 4,955 4,210 93 652 3,304 2,712 56 536
Oklahoma 2,118 1,804 57 257 1,009 843 18 148
Oregon 1,598 1,290 24 284 1,133 928 18 187
Pennsylvania 5,096 4,252 81 763 3,136 2,531 49 556
Rhode Island 441 366 3 72 282 237 3 42
South Carolina 3,061 2,624 79 358 1,368 1,085 32 251
South Dakota 265 222 3 40 208 177 (X) (X)
Tennessee 3,822 3,261 99 462 1,956 1,590 43 323
Texas 11,247 9,817 215 1,215 6,137 5,081 77 979
Utah 768 628 16 124 628 575 (X) (X)
Vermont 224 186 6 32 161 137 (X) (X)
Virginia 2,601 2,204 51 346 1,684 1,404 26 254
Washington 2,095 1,739 26 330 1,602 1,312 27 263
West Virginia 1,073 883 29 161 665 514 25 126
Wisconsin 1,907 1,579 22 306 1,415 1,172 20 223
Wyoming 170 148 (X) (X) 96 80 (X) (X)
Outlying areas  
Puerto Rico 1,790 1,512 34 244 1,177 655 28 494
Other a 121 104 3 14 60 48 0 12
Foreign countries 267 180 11 76 148 81 5 62
Unknown 3 3 0 0 4 4 0 0
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: 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.
(X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals.
a. Includes American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and U.S. Virgin Islands.
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Table 13. Total monthly benefits, by state or other area, December 2014 (in thousands of dollars)
State or area Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
All areas 11,410,079 10,435,524 186,717 787,838
Alabama 293,549 271,434 6,262 15,852
Alaska 15,782 14,511 246 1,025
Arizona 202,870 188,778 2,838 11,253
Arkansas 168,091 155,919 3,224 8,949
California 932,976 849,092 13,298 70,586
Colorado 135,601 126,656 1,693 7,252
Connecticut 110,348 99,133 1,163 10,052
Delaware 36,775 33,934 552 2,289
District of Columbia 16,472 15,189 186 1,098
Florida 708,589 660,234 10,245 38,109
Georgia 360,537 333,487 6,560 20,490
Hawaii 30,468 27,647 420 2,402
Idaho 54,027 49,817 775 3,435
Illinois 384,836 344,156 6,119 34,561
Indiana 268,715 244,866 4,779 19,069
Iowa 96,703 86,519 1,307 8,877
Kansas 93,974 85,621 1,502 6,851
Kentucky 257,681 236,818 6,244 14,620
Louisiana 198,375 177,395 5,317 15,663
Maine 69,768 64,121 989 4,658
Maryland 171,541 157,549 2,165 11,827
Massachusetts 261,676 239,183 2,913 19,580
Michigan 475,717 429,633 8,133 37,950
Minnesota 161,807 147,340 1,452 13,015
Mississippi 161,400 147,564 3,677 10,159
Missouri 274,651 252,491 4,885 17,276
Montana 33,410 30,630 497 2,283
Nebraska 51,507 46,663 633 4,211
Nevada 83,784 78,886 1,276 3,622
New Hampshire 61,574 57,310 660 3,604
New Jersey 285,834 260,014 3,523 22,297
New Mexico 77,051 71,762 1,095 4,193
New York 687,961 620,187 8,817 58,957
North Carolina 417,545 386,925 6,625 23,995
North Dakota 17,058 15,165 174 1,719
Ohio 445,068 401,323 8,466 35,279
Oklahoma 156,002 143,271 3,401 9,331
Oregon 138,759 127,245 2,172 9,342
Pennsylvania 526,598 478,597 8,371 39,630
Rhode Island 46,271 42,479 594 3,198
South Carolina 229,921 212,767 4,154 13,000
South Dakota 22,943 20,827 248 1,868
Tennessee 311,024 286,694 6,255 18,075
Texas 715,380 656,790 14,086 44,504
Utah 61,176 55,703 869 4,604
Vermont 27,116 24,787 306 2,022
Virginia 271,938 249,879 4,463 17,595
Washington 230,011 211,413 3,427 15,171
West Virginia 122,432 110,899 3,348 8,184
Wisconsin 207,604 187,659 2,322 17,623
Wyoming 16,507 15,261 231 1,014
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 1,250 1,153 34 63
Guam 1,830 1,659 44 128
Northern Mariana Islands 224 197 3 24
Puerto Rico 201,276 185,741 3,184 12,351
U.S. Virgin Islands 2,293 2,018 46 229
Foreign countries 15,581 12,338 441 2,802
Unknown 223 194 6 23
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Unnegotiated checks not deducted.
Data exclude lump-sum death payments.
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Table 14. Number, by type of representative payee, December 2014
Type of payee Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
All disabled beneficiaries 10,261,268 8,954,518 257,871 1,048,879
Without payee 8,525,858 8,008,503 243,097 274,258
With payee  
Parent (natural, adoptive, or stepparent) 633,879 284,304 794 348,781
Spouse 154,957 154,036 73 848
Child (natural, adoptive, or stepchild) 61,815 54,027 5,306 2,482
Other relative 339,689 180,149 3,839 155,701
Nonmental institution 169,080 78,911 1,806 88,363
Mental institution 98,542 30,515 330 67,697
Social agency 120,455 57,718 826 61,911
Public official 12,678 7,515 129 5,034
Financial organization 8,372 5,268 72 3,032
Other 135,943 93,572 1,599 40,772
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
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Table 15. Representative payment, by sex and diagnostic group, December 2014
Diagnostic group Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
Total Number with payee Percentage with payee Total Number with payee Percentage with payee Total Number with payee Percentage with payee
  All disabled beneficiaries
Total 8,954,518 946,015 10.6 257,871 14,774 5.7 1,048,879 774,621 73.9
Congenital anomalies 16,134 3,546 22.0 285 2 0.7 19,415 14,806 76.3
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 290,167 7,063 2.4 13,786 328 2.4 4,393 1,101 25.1
Infectious and parasitic diseases 123,858 4,143 3.3 2,249 72 3.2 3,814 2,202 57.7
Injuries 355,614 29,796 8.4 6,752 268 4.0 16,906 6,981 41.3
Mental disorders  
Autistic disorders 16,230 10,364 63.9 30 5 16.7 34,086 29,539 86.7
Developmental disorders 8,162 3,222 39.5 109 26 23.9 5,619 3,795 67.5
Childhood and adolescent disorders not elsewhere classified 6,970 2,471 35.5 62 5 8.1 5,820 3,888 66.8
Intellectual disability 362,677 206,158 56.8 9,565 2,156 22.5 483,021 416,503 86.2
Mood disorders 1,316,677 201,186 15.3 43,434 4,121 9.5 58,046 27,154 46.8
Organic mental disorders 295,636 112,151 37.9 6,137 1,694 27.6 34,909 24,420 70.0
Schizophrenic and other psychotic disorders 422,321 167,194 39.6 6,881 1,833 26.6 80,880 55,078 68.1
Other 344,841 47,387 13.7 8,985 675 7.5 37,908 19,225 50.7
Neoplasms 277,383 4,232 1.5 5,550 85 1.5 2,870 1,372 47.8
Diseases of the—  
Blood and blood-forming organs 24,052 671 2.8 512 8 1.6 3,134 567 18.1
Circulatory system 739,812 42,347 5.7 19,499 930 4.8 5,629 2,596 46.1
Digestive system 150,811 4,426 2.9 3,784 94 2.5 1,480 254 17.2
Genitourinary system 155,527 2,083 1.3 2,287 45 2.0 3,049 592 19.4
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 2,790,456 38,606 1.4 90,664 1,174 1.3 10,784 2,134 19.8
Nervous system and sense organs 836,949 41,627 5.0 19,052 732 3.8 113,549 60,628 53.4
Respiratory system 254,811 4,056 1.6 11,686 191 1.6 1,641 491 29.9
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 22,344 389 1.7 613 7 1.1 562 100 17.8
Other 20,739 1,031 5.0 416 15 3.6 2,702 1,841 68.1
Unknown 122,347 11,866 9.7 5,533 308 5.6 118,662 99,354 83.7
  Men
Subtotal 4,627,675 597,507 12.9 16,962 1,194 7.0 587,856 447,113 76.1
Congenital anomalies 8,397 2,067 24.6 18 0 0.0 10,080 7,918 78.6
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 137,268 3,896 2.8 679 21 3.1 2,079 623 30.0
Infectious and parasitic diseases 88,048 3,120 3.5 240 6 2.5 2,098 1,249 59.5
Injuries 238,330 22,216 9.3 759 35 4.6 11,750 4,771 40.6
Mental disorders  
Autistic disorders 13,458 8,782 65.3 3 0 0.0 27,509 23,777 86.4
Developmental disorders 5,110 2,219 43.4 9 0 0.0 3,382 2,414 71.4
Childhood and adolescent disorders not elsewhere classified 4,716 1,909 40.5 6 0 0.0 4,328 2,936 67.8
Intellectual disability 224,940 132,680 59.0 680 164 24.1 260,227 229,448 88.2
Mood disorders 500,095 99,779 20.0 1,712 222 13.0 28,461 15,344 53.9
Organic mental disorders 184,042 75,579 41.1 578 174 30.1 22,812 16,411 71.9
Schizophrenic and other psychotic disorders 283,889 123,177 43.4 612 155 25.3 57,971 40,365 69.6
Other 170,771 28,733 16.8 474 53 11.2 20,897 11,596 55.5
Neoplasms 128,783 2,358 1.8 354 10 2.8 1,608 782 48.6
Diseases of the—  
Blood and blood-forming organs 10,139 377 3.7 29 1 3.4 1,554 337 21.7
Circulatory system 482,840 26,941 5.6 2,073 93 4.5 3,018 1,469 48.7
Digestive system 78,180 3,008 3.8 330 16 4.8 750 159 21.2
Genitourinary system 92,423 1,365 1.5 223 5 2.2 1,634 370 22.6
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 1,378,507 23,092 1.7 5,951 136 2.3 4,632 1,141 24.6
Nervous system and sense organs 401,085 25,145 6.3 1,158 43 3.7 60,160 33,252 55.3
Respiratory system 119,862 2,323 1.9 651 21 3.2 735 279 38.0
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 9,667 241 2.5 44 2 4.5 236 50 21.2
Other 9,239 693 7.5 19 2 10.5 1,496 1,074 71.8
Unknown 57,886 7,807 13.5 360 35 9.7 60,439 51,348 85.0
  Women
Subtotal 4,326,843 348,508 8.1 240,909 13,580 5.6 461,023 327,508 71.0
Congenital anomalies 7,737 1,479 19.1 267 2 0.7 9,335 6,888 73.8
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 152,899 3,167 2.1 13,107 307 2.3 2,314 478 20.7
Infectious and parasitic diseases 35,810 1,023 2.9 2,009 66 3.3 1,716 953 55.5
Injuries 117,284 7,580 6.5 5,993 233 3.9 5,156 2,210 42.9
Mental disorders  
Autistic disorders 2,772 1,582 57.1 27 5 18.5 6,577 5,762 87.6
Developmental disorders 3,052 1,003 32.9 100 26 26.0 2,237 1,381 61.7
Childhood and adolescent disorders not elsewhere classified 2,254 562 24.9 56 5 8.9 1,492 952 63.8
Intellectual disability 137,737 73,478 53.3 8,885 1,992 22.4 222,794 187,055 84.0
Mood disorders 816,582 101,407 12.4 41,722 3,899 9.3 29,585 11,810 39.9
Organic mental disorders 111,594 36,572 32.8 5,559 1,520 27.3 12,097 8,009 66.2
Schizophrenic and other psychotic disorders 138,432 44,017 31.8 6,269 1,678 26.8 22,909 14,713 64.2
Other 174,070 18,654 10.7 8,511 622 7.3 17,011 7,629 44.8
Neoplasms 148,600 1,874 1.3 5,196 75 1.4 1,262 590 46.8
Diseases of the—  
Blood and blood-forming organs 13,913 294 2.1 483 7 1.4 1,580 230 14.6
Circulatory system 256,972 15,406 6.0 17,426 837 4.8 2,611 1,127 43.2
Digestive system 72,631 1,418 2.0 3,454 78 2.3 730 95 13.0
Genitourinary system 63,104 718 1.1 2,064 40 1.9 1,415 222 15.7
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 1,411,949 15,514 1.1 84,713 1,038 1.2 6,152 993 16.1
Nervous system and sense organs 435,864 16,482 3.8 17,894 689 3.9 53,389 27,376 51.3
Respiratory system 134,949 1,733 1.3 11,035 170 1.5 906 212 23.4
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 12,677 148 1.2 569 5 0.9 326 50 15.3
Other 11,500 338 2.9 397 13 3.3 1,206 767 63.6
Unknown 64,461 4,059 6.3 5,173 273 5.3 58,223 48,006 82.5
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 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.
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Table 16. Number and percentage distribution of disabled workers, by state or other area and monthly benefit, December 2014
State or area Number Percentage distribution by dollar amount of monthly benefit Monthly benefit (dollars)
Total Less than 400.00 400.00–599.90 600.00–799.90 800.00–999.90 1,000.00–1,199.90 1,200.00–1,399.90 1,400.00–1,599.90 1,600.00 or more Average Median
All areas 8,954,518 100.0 9.9 14.0 19.7 16.0 12.2 8.8 6.4 12.9 1,165.39 1,073.00
Alabama 236,857 100.0 8.8 14.2 21.3 17.4 12.7 8.7 6.0 10.9 1,145.98 1,060.00
Alaska 12,641 100.0 11.5 15.9 19.2 15.1 11.1 7.9 5.6 13.7 1,147.96 1,041.00
Arizona 156,217 100.0 8.1 12.6 18.9 16.3 12.9 9.8 7.2 14.3 1,208.44 1,123.90
Arkansas 140,453 100.0 9.2 14.8 21.7 18.4 13.2 8.9 5.7 8.1 1,110.11 1,042.00
California 709,509 100.0 11.1 13.8 17.8 14.3 11.2 8.7 6.8 16.2 1,196.73 1,095.00
Colorado 107,158 100.0 9.0 13.5 19.2 16.4 12.6 9.4 6.6 13.2 1,181.95 1,094.00
Connecticut 81,799 100.0 9.6 13.3 17.8 14.9 11.9 9.1 7.2 16.1 1,211.91 1,120.00
Delaware 27,404 100.0 8.0 11.8 17.8 15.7 13.0 9.9 7.5 16.3 1,238.28 1,153.00
District of Columbia 14,732 100.0 14.2 17.5 22.8 16.5 11.2 6.7 4.1 7.0 1,030.99 951.00
Florida 560,856 100.0 8.7 13.5 19.9 16.7 12.8 9.2 6.5 12.7 1,177.19 1,089.00
Georgia 285,394 100.0 8.2 13.3 20.1 17.3 13.7 9.8 6.6 11.1 1,168.51 1,093.90
Hawaii 23,174 100.0 9.1 13.3 17.9 15.9 13.3 9.8 7.1 13.6 1,193.02 1,116.00
Idaho 43,820 100.0 10.6 14.9 20.3 15.9 12.1 8.8 6.2 11.3 1,136.85 1,048.00
Illinois 289,730 100.0 10.4 13.9 18.7 14.9 11.6 8.7 6.8 15.1 1,187.85 1,088.00
Indiana 208,645 100.0 9.3 13.6 19.3 16.5 12.7 9.3 6.6 12.7 1,173.60 1,089.90
Iowa 78,016 100.0 11.5 15.4 20.2 16.2 12.1 8.8 6.3 9.6 1,108.99 1,033.00
Kansas 75,123 100.0 9.8 14.6 20.4 16.6 12.6 9.0 6.3 10.8 1,139.74 1,058.00
Kentucky 208,016 100.0 10.8 15.0 20.1 15.9 12.0 8.4 6.0 11.9 1,138.46 1,048.00
Louisiana 157,558 100.0 12.2 15.4 20.6 15.2 10.6 7.7 5.9 12.3 1,125.90 1,019.90
Maine 59,093 100.0 10.7 16.1 22.4 17.5 11.9 8.0 5.2 8.1 1,085.09 1,007.00
Maryland 130,696 100.0 9.3 12.8 18.5 15.4 12.4 9.6 7.0 15.0 1,205.46 1,118.00
Massachusetts 205,642 100.0 9.8 14.4 19.8 16.1 12.2 8.5 6.4 12.8 1,163.11 1,069.00
Michigan 353,522 100.0 10.2 13.5 18.2 14.3 11.1 8.5 7.0 17.3 1,215.29 1,106.00
Minnesota 127,364 100.0 10.3 14.3 19.5 15.8 12.2 8.8 6.5 12.6 1,156.84 1,068.90
Mississippi 132,596 100.0 9.0 14.9 22.3 18.1 12.8 8.5 5.9 8.5 1,112.89 1,037.00
Missouri 222,218 100.0 10.2 14.7 20.6 16.6 12.3 8.6 6.0 11.1 1,136.23 1,048.90
Montana 27,807 100.0 11.5 16.0 21.5 16.1 11.4 7.7 5.8 10.0 1,101.51 1,010.90
Nebraska 42,347 100.0 10.6 15.4 21.5 16.9 12.6 8.8 5.6 8.7 1,101.93 1,026.90
Nevada 64,243 100.0 7.3 11.7 18.7 16.8 13.4 9.9 7.1 15.0 1,227.93 1,142.90
New Hampshire 48,091 100.0 7.4 12.4 19.8 17.4 13.9 9.9 6.9 12.3 1,191.70 1,112.00
New Jersey 203,208 100.0 8.7 12.0 16.7 14.2 11.3 9.1 7.4 20.6 1,279.54 1,176.00
New Mexico 64,694 100.0 11.2 15.5 21.0 16.4 12.0 8.2 5.7 10.0 1,109.26 1,023.90
New York 516,900 100.0 11.7 14.2 17.9 14.0 10.7 8.1 6.4 17.1 1,199.82 1,081.90
North Carolina 332,173 100.0 7.8 12.6 19.9 18.5 14.6 10.0 6.4 10.2 1,164.83 1,100.90
North Dakota 14,048 100.0 12.1 16.5 21.6 16.5 10.9 8.6 5.6 8.2 1,079.52 997.00
Ohio 356,270 100.0 12.1 15.6 19.9 15.1 11.1 8.2 6.1 12.0 1,126.46 1,028.90
Oklahoma 127,712 100.0 10.7 15.1 20.6 16.2 12.2 8.8 6.2 10.1 1,121.83 1,038.90
Oregon 109,329 100.0 9.7 14.3 19.6 16.0 12.1 8.9 6.7 12.7 1,163.87 1,074.00
Pennsylvania 409,608 100.0 10.4 13.8 19.1 15.6 12.1 9.0 6.7 13.3 1,168.43 1,079.00
Rhode Island 37,422 100.0 10.1 15.0 20.6 16.5 11.8 8.7 6.4 10.9 1,135.13 1,045.90
South Carolina 179,872 100.0 7.4 12.2 19.5 18.0 14.5 10.2 6.9 11.2 1,182.88 1,115.90
South Dakota 19,250 100.0 12.0 15.5 21.7 16.8 12.1 8.4 5.5 8.0 1,081.92 1,008.90
Tennessee 252,231 100.0 8.7 14.2 21.3 17.8 13.3 9.1 6.0 9.7 1,136.63 1,060.00
Texas 574,012 100.0 10.5 14.3 20.2 16.2 12.4 8.8 6.1 11.5 1,144.21 1,057.00
Utah 47,947 100.0 10.5 14.6 19.4 15.5 11.9 8.4 6.5 13.2 1,161.76 1,064.90
Vermont 22,600 100.0 10.8 15.2 21.3 17.7 12.8 8.4 5.3 8.5 1,096.79 1,027.00
Virginia 212,945 100.0 9.0 13.3 19.4 16.9 13.1 9.3 6.6 12.3 1,173.44 1,092.90
Washington 179,192 100.0 9.8 14.0 19.4 15.6 11.7 8.8 6.5 14.2 1,179.81 1,081.00
West Virginia 93,837 100.0 11.1 14.3 18.7 14.5 11.1 8.2 6.6 15.5 1,181.83 1,075.40
Wisconsin 161,894 100.0 10.5 14.0 19.3 15.9 12.1 8.9 6.7 12.7 1,159.15 1,073.90
Wyoming 13,170 100.0 10.4 14.9 20.2 15.0 11.4 8.6 6.2 13.2 1,158.77 1,053.90
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 1,318 100.0 21.7 25.3 20.9 13.7 9.9 5.3 1.8 1.4 874.72 821.00
Guam 1,618 100.0 15.1 16.9 22.0 15.6 12.2 6.9 5.2 6.1 1,025.15 950.45
Northern Mariana Islands 254 100.0 28.7 26.4 25.6 10.6 4.3 1.6 1.6 1.2 776.02 769.45
Puerto Rico 179,266 100.0 9.1 17.6 27.9 19.2 10.6 6.0 4.0 5.7 1,036.12 963.90
U.S. Virgin Islands 1,710 100.0 9.0 13.7 18.1 17.0 13.7 9.4 6.0 13.2 1,180.09 1,106.40
Foreign countries 11,151 100.0 17.3 13.3 16.0 14.0 11.0 9.1 7.2 12.1 1,106.42 1,048.00
Unknown 166 100.0 9.6 12.7 18.7 15.7 14.5 8.4 9.0 11.4 1,171.15 1,119.95
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 17. Number and percentage distribution of disabled widow(er)s, by state or other area and monthly benefit, December 2014
State or area Number Percentage distribution by dollar amount of monthly benefit Monthly benefit (dollars)
Total Less than 200.00 200.00–399.90 400.00–499.90 500.00–599.90 600.00–699.90 700.00–799.90 800.00–999.90 1,000.00–1,199.90 1,200.00 or more Average Median
All areas 257,871 100.0 9.0 15.2 8.5 10.0 9.6 8.8 14.8 10.1 14.1 724.07 676.00
Alabama 9,014 100.0 9.7 15.8 9.1 9.9 9.9 9.1 15.1 9.4 11.9 694.73 655.00
Alaska 297 100.0 (X) 12.5 (X) 10.1 10.1 8.1 18.9 15.2 16.8 827.16 808.90
Arizona 3,818 100.0 7.8 14.4 8.9 9.7 9.6 9.5 14.6 10.2 15.5 743.43 696.50
Arkansas 4,931 100.0 11.2 18.3 8.7 10.1 10.1 8.8 14.5 8.5 9.7 653.85 618.00
California 16,955 100.0 6.7 13.2 7.7 9.9 9.5 8.7 15.5 10.6 18.2 784.30 733.00
Colorado 2,230 100.0 8.8 14.2 7.4 9.4 8.7 9.5 14.1 11.5 16.5 759.05 714.00
Connecticut 1,584 100.0 6.8 15.5 9.0 11.2 9.0 8.7 15.8 10.7 13.4 734.21 683.50
Delaware 749 100.0 8.4 15.1 9.7 9.2 7.7 9.1 14.0 11.5 15.2 737.18 693.00
District of Columbia 261 100.0 7.3 14.6 6.9 14.6 8.4 10.7 16.5 9.6 11.5 711.55 667.00
Florida 14,752 100.0 9.6 17.0 9.0 10.1 9.5 8.9 14.2 9.1 12.5 694.49 642.00
Georgia 9,688 100.0 10.7 16.9 8.7 10.4 9.1 9.0 14.8 9.6 10.8 677.12 633.00
Hawaii 530 100.0 5.8 11.3 7.0 10.4 9.1 9.8 18.5 11.5 16.6 791.76 762.95
Idaho 1,037 100.0 7.5 14.5 8.5 8.0 10.6 7.8 17.4 11.9 13.9 747.57 715.00
Illinois 8,170 100.0 8.5 14.2 7.6 10.1 9.3 8.5 15.3 11.1 15.5 748.93 702.95
Indiana 6,484 100.0 10.0 14.2 8.6 9.3 8.7 8.6 14.1 10.9 15.5 737.06 689.00
Iowa 1,880 100.0 9.5 15.3 9.7 9.8 9.6 10.0 15.2 9.2 11.7 695.27 655.50
Kansas 2,132 100.0 10.6 14.5 9.0 10.0 10.4 8.8 14.3 9.0 13.5 704.63 660.00
Kentucky 8,405 100.0 7.9 14.7 8.5 9.8 9.4 8.6 15.6 10.3 15.2 742.85 696.00
Louisiana 6,757 100.0 7.0 12.5 7.4 8.8 9.8 9.4 15.6 11.4 18.1 786.84 744.00
Maine 1,485 100.0 9.9 17.0 10.4 10.2 10.1 8.9 14.5 9.4 9.4 666.31 625.00
Maryland 2,911 100.0 7.6 14.5 9.0 10.2 10.2 7.9 14.8 10.6 15.3 743.76 688.90
Massachusetts 4,031 100.0 8.2 14.0 9.1 11.9 10.1 9.3 14.2 10.1 13.2 722.64 668.00
Michigan 10,139 100.0 7.6 13.2 7.2 8.8 8.7 8.3 14.3 11.5 20.3 802.20 754.00
Minnesota 2,112 100.0 9.7 17.9 9.0 9.7 10.2 8.2 14.1 8.8 12.4 687.41 629.50
Mississippi 5,545 100.0 10.2 17.9 9.7 9.3 9.9 10.1 14.0 9.2 9.6 663.05 627.00
Missouri 7,154 100.0 11.1 16.3 8.7 9.8 9.8 8.8 14.6 9.5 11.5 682.77 637.00
Montana 662 100.0 6.8 15.0 9.5 10.3 8.5 9.8 12.8 11.5 15.9 751.43 699.95
Nebraska 947 100.0 10.5 18.1 10.5 9.2 8.6 9.0 14.9 8.8 10.7 668.33 625.00
Nevada 1,679 100.0 8.6 14.2 7.5 9.4 9.5 7.9 15.5 10.5 17.0 759.94 712.00
New Hampshire 940 100.0 10.5 14.8 9.8 10.3 9.1 8.8 14.4 8.4 13.8 702.14 650.00
New Jersey 4,627 100.0 8.8 13.5 7.7 10.1 9.2 8.6 15.1 9.9 17.1 761.50 707.00
New Mexico 1,521 100.0 8.0 13.7 8.5 10.6 11.1 9.3 16.3 10.5 12.0 719.97 684.00
New York 11,925 100.0 8.1 14.9 8.4 10.1 10.2 8.5 14.5 10.4 15.1 739.37 682.00
North Carolina 10,479 100.0 13.1 19.3 8.7 9.7 9.8 8.5 13.6 8.2 9.2 632.26 591.00
North Dakota 259 100.0 8.1 18.9 12.0 9.3 10.4 8.5 14.7 6.2 12.0 672.46 620.00
Ohio 11,306 100.0 9.0 13.9 8.2 9.7 9.1 8.3 15.0 10.8 16.2 748.79 702.00
Oklahoma 4,772 100.0 9.7 14.6 8.4 10.6 9.4 9.1 14.6 10.6 13.0 712.65 671.00
Oregon 2,833 100.0 7.2 14.6 7.9 9.0 9.0 8.3 15.6 11.5 16.8 766.68 730.00
Pennsylvania 11,274 100.0 8.5 13.8 8.4 10.0 9.3 8.9 15.3 11.0 14.9 742.52 700.00
Rhode Island 856 100.0 7.5 19.0 9.6 11.1 9.3 9.2 11.8 10.0 12.4 694.22 636.00
South Carolina 6,432 100.0 11.8 17.9 9.6 10.6 9.7 8.5 13.8 9.2 8.8 645.83 601.00
South Dakota 403 100.0 11.9 18.4 11.7 9.4 11.2 7.9 14.9 7.9 6.7 616.07 585.00
Tennessee 9,424 100.0 11.7 16.8 9.2 10.6 9.9 8.5 13.9 8.8 10.7 663.69 616.50
Texas 18,941 100.0 8.2 13.9 8.1 10.3 9.7 9.4 14.8 10.6 15.1 743.66 698.00
Utah 1,109 100.0 6.8 13.9 7.3 9.2 8.5 9.1 16.1 11.0 18.2 783.42 747.00
Vermont 463 100.0 13.0 15.1 9.1 8.0 10.8 11.0 13.8 10.6 8.6 661.39 642.00
Virginia 6,344 100.0 9.8 16.6 8.6 9.8 9.1 8.7 14.9 9.3 13.1 703.57 660.00
Washington 4,279 100.0 6.4 12.9 7.8 9.5 8.6 8.8 15.3 11.0 19.7 800.89 755.00
West Virginia 4,104 100.0 5.5 12.7 7.0 9.4 9.5 7.6 15.9 12.9 19.5 815.87 779.95
Wisconsin 3,316 100.0 10.2 16.1 8.9 10.2 9.0 8.1 14.9 9.9 12.7 700.12 652.00
Wyoming 296 100.0 5.7 15.5 8.4 10.5 9.5 4.7 14.9 13.9 16.9 781.64 710.00
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 58 100.0 10.3 20.7 12.1 (X) (X) (X) 15.5 5.2 (X) 594.60 573.95
Guam 55 100.0 (X) 18.2 (X) 5.5 10.9 (X) (X) (X) 18.2 793.12 767.00
Northern Mariana Islands (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X)
Puerto Rico 4,862 100.0 7.0 16.8 8.9 13.6 13.7 10.4 14.9 7.4 7.3 654.92 629.00
U.S. Virgin Islands 58 100.0 6.9 (X) (X) 6.9 6.9 17.2 19.0 17.2 12.1 790.74 789.45
Foreign countries 585 100.0 5.5 10.9 7.0 14.0 13.2 7.2 16.8 12.6 12.8 754.32 697.00
Unknown (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X)
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: (X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 18. Number and percentage distribution of disabled adult children, by state or other area and monthly benefit, December 2014
State or area Number Percentage distribution by dollar amount of monthly benefit Monthly benefit (dollars)
Total Less than 200.00 200.00–399.90 400.00–499.90 500.00–599.90 600.00–699.90 700.00–799.90 800.00–999.90 1,000.00–1,199.90 1,200.00 or more Average Median
All areas 1,048,879 100.0 6.6 10.8 9.4 9.7 9.9 9.5 18.2 14.0 11.8 751.12 737.00
Alabama 22,409 100.0 6.5 11.2 11.7 11.2 11.6 10.1 17.5 11.6 8.6 707.40 680.90
Alaska 1,379 100.0 8.0 11.7 9.0 10.4 8.8 9.1 17.3 13.1 12.5 743.32 725.00
Arizona 14,735 100.0 6.5 10.9 8.2 9.5 9.5 9.7 18.4 14.9 12.5 763.72 757.00
Arkansas 13,220 100.0 7.6 11.6 11.6 12.2 12.2 10.7 17.2 10.3 6.4 676.90 653.00
California 91,313 100.0 6.3 10.7 8.8 9.4 9.4 8.9 17.9 14.7 13.9 773.02 759.90
Colorado 9,570 100.0 7.1 10.9 8.5 9.0 9.5 9.5 18.7 14.6 12.2 757.82 753.00
Connecticut 12,471 100.0 6.3 10.4 7.8 7.5 7.8 8.0 19.3 16.5 16.3 806.06 824.00
Delaware 2,840 100.0 5.7 8.3 8.5 7.7 9.5 8.8 19.9 16.2 15.4 805.95 816.00
District of Columbia 1,635 100.0 6.8 12.0 14.7 13.2 11.7 10.2 15.2 9.1 7.2 671.55 622.00
Florida 51,173 100.0 6.6 10.8 9.1 10.1 10.5 9.9 18.3 13.7 11.0 744.72 729.00
Georgia 28,301 100.0 5.8 10.4 11.1 11.2 11.8 10.6 17.9 11.9 9.3 724.01 696.00
Hawaii 3,046 100.0 4.8 9.4 8.6 8.3 9.8 10.0 20.3 17.0 11.9 788.48 790.50
Idaho 4,710 100.0 8.2 11.0 8.8 9.6 9.8 10.6 18.4 13.1 10.6 729.29 723.00
Illinois 43,232 100.0 5.8 9.6 8.0 8.4 8.9 9.0 19.2 15.9 15.1 799.43 802.00
Indiana 24,237 100.0 6.2 9.8 7.6 8.2 9.2 9.7 19.9 15.9 13.5 786.78 792.00
Iowa 11,968 100.0 7.8 10.8 8.1 9.0 9.4 10.4 19.3 14.9 10.4 741.72 747.00
Kansas 9,095 100.0 6.8 10.9 8.2 9.7 9.9 9.7 19.0 14.2 11.7 753.23 747.00
Kentucky 21,064 100.0 7.4 12.6 11.4 11.1 10.9 9.9 16.7 11.3 8.5 694.07 666.00
Louisiana 22,188 100.0 7.0 12.3 11.6 11.1 10.9 9.8 16.1 11.3 9.9 705.91 673.00
Maine 6,832 100.0 9.9 12.9 9.4 10.9 10.2 9.9 17.4 11.2 8.2 681.73 667.50
Maryland 14,859 100.0 5.2 9.1 8.7 8.7 9.7 9.3 19.6 14.7 14.9 795.96 792.00
Massachusetts 26,335 100.0 8.3 11.5 8.9 9.4 9.4 8.7 17.3 13.8 12.7 743.50 728.00
Michigan 46,095 100.0 6.0 8.8 6.9 7.5 8.0 8.5 19.9 17.8 16.4 823.31 844.00
Minnesota 17,329 100.0 7.8 10.9 8.4 9.4 9.4 8.9 18.1 15.1 12.0 751.08 745.00
Mississippi 15,386 100.0 7.0 13.4 13.6 13.0 12.0 10.2 15.1 9.2 6.5 660.28 623.00
Missouri 23,721 100.0 7.2 11.6 9.0 10.4 10.5 10.2 17.9 13.1 10.2 728.29 712.00
Montana 3,100 100.0 6.9 11.0 9.6 10.6 9.1 9.6 19.0 13.5 10.6 736.40 729.00
Nebraska 5,630 100.0 6.6 9.9 8.5 9.5 10.7 10.7 19.8 14.2 10.2 747.98 742.00
Nevada 4,567 100.0 5.6 9.4 8.4 8.5 10.1 9.1 19.1 15.5 14.3 793.09 786.00
New Hampshire 4,841 100.0 7.7 11.9 7.8 9.1 10.0 9.3 18.4 14.4 11.4 744.43 736.00
New Jersey 26,786 100.0 5.4 8.4 7.4 7.8 8.3 8.8 19.2 17.2 17.6 832.40 841.00
New Mexico 6,072 100.0 7.7 12.9 11.0 11.6 11.3 9.7 16.6 10.8 8.5 690.59 659.00
New York 73,580 100.0 5.5 9.2 8.1 8.7 9.0 9.1 19.7 16.2 14.7 801.27 805.00
North Carolina 33,542 100.0 6.5 10.5 10.5 11.3 11.8 10.9 18.2 11.7 8.6 715.37 694.00
North Dakota 2,409 100.0 6.9 12.3 9.8 11.2 10.1 10.6 18.0 12.3 8.8 713.54 695.90
Ohio 45,691 100.0 6.7 10.3 8.1 8.9 9.1 9.0 19.0 15.7 13.1 772.12 776.00
Oklahoma 12,790 100.0 6.2 11.5 9.3 10.7 11.1 10.3 18.5 12.7 9.6 729.55 711.00
Oregon 12,178 100.0 6.9 10.2 8.2 8.7 9.4 9.6 19.0 15.9 12.0 767.13 766.00
Pennsylvania 50,783 100.0 6.3 9.6 7.8 8.6 9.4 9.4 20.0 16.1 12.8 780.38 788.00
Rhode Island 4,425 100.0 7.9 12.3 9.7 9.5 9.3 9.4 18.3 13.6 9.9 722.62 713.00
South Carolina 17,930 100.0 5.9 9.6 10.9 10.8 12.3 10.9 18.7 12.3 8.6 725.02 703.00
South Dakota 2,790 100.0 9.0 13.5 10.8 10.4 10.6 11.0 17.5 10.3 6.8 669.45 657.00
Tennessee 24,972 100.0 5.9 10.6 10.9 11.0 11.5 10.7 18.1 12.3 9.1 723.80 702.00
Texas 61,093 100.0 6.9 11.7 10.1 10.7 10.4 9.7 17.3 12.4 10.9 728.46 702.00
Utah 5,950 100.0 7.6 10.4 7.3 8.8 8.5 9.9 18.9 14.9 13.6 773.77 774.00
Vermont 2,813 100.0 8.2 10.6 9.2 10.9 10.4 11.2 17.4 12.7 9.4 718.92 706.00
Virginia 23,796 100.0 6.0 10.5 10.0 10.3 10.8 10.6 18.4 12.9 10.4 739.41 719.00
Washington 19,186 100.0 6.3 10.1 7.6 8.6 8.6 9.1 19.2 16.0 14.5 790.72 796.00
West Virginia 11,204 100.0 6.3 10.5 10.1 10.3 10.9 10.4 19.4 12.5 9.6 730.49 717.00
Wisconsin 23,134 100.0 7.4 10.8 7.9 8.4 9.2 9.1 19.1 15.8 12.3 761.79 767.00
Wyoming 1,357 100.0 7.8 11.6 7.2 9.8 10.2 9.1 17.8 14.5 12.0 747.40 732.00
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 115 100.0 10.4 19.1 21.7 9.6 12.2 9.6 12.2 (X) (X) 547.51 492.00
Guam 213 100.0 10.3 19.2 11.7 14.1 13.1 7.0 12.7 (X) (X) 598.77 569.00
Northern Mariana Islands 52 100.0 19.2 (X) 9.6 (X) 7.7 7.7 5.8 (X) 0.0 454.40 370.45
Puerto Rico 23,388 100.0 8.3 19.7 24.5 15.7 11.0 7.1 8.3 3.7 1.8 528.09 485.95
U.S. Virgin Islands 336 100.0 4.2 9.8 14.6 9.8 17.3 10.4 22.9 6.3 4.8 681.54 668.90
Foreign countries 4,982 100.0 14.2 16.4 16.7 12.0 10.5 8.0 12.8 4.8 4.6 562.34 522.50
Unknown 31 100.0 0.0 (X) 22.6 (X) 12.9 9.7 19.4 12.9 (X) 727.11 668.00
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: (X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.