Congressional Statistics: Disability Insurance for December 2014

Arizona

Most DI beneficiaries in Arizona are disabled workers

Pie chart showing total number of beneficiaries in Arizona. Disabled workers: 156,217. Children: 30,635. Spouses: 2,478.

Average annual benefits compared to the poverty threshold

Bar chart. Average annual benefit for a disabled worker in Arizona (estimated): $14,496. Federal poverty threshold for a working-age person living alone (U.S. Census Bureau): $12,316.

Total annual benefits

Outline map of Arizona.

$2.4 billion
(estimated)

While Social Security is best known for providing retirement benefits, the program also provides Disability Insurance (DI) protection to workers and their families (spouses, minor children, and disabled adult children).

Number of Disability Insurance beneficiaries in current-payment status, average monthly benefit, and total monthly benefits, December 2014
Congressional district Number of beneficiaries Average monthly benefit (dollars) Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars)
Total Disabled workers Children Spouses Disabled workers Children Spouses
Arizona 189,330 156,217 30,635 2,478 1,208 353 320 200.4
1 21,911 17,729 3,773 409 1,196 329 332 22.6
2 23,399 19,811 3,299 289 1,162 351 315 24.3
3 21,648 17,220 4,059 369 1,115 310 310 20.6
4 29,377 24,843 4,074 460 1,245 361 314 32.5
5 16,384 13,149 3,051 184 1,318 406 345 18.6
6 15,986 13,659 2,182 145 1,289 405 314 18.5
7 23,093 18,826 4,047 220 1,073 295 315 21.5
8 20,286 16,226 3,767 293 1,323 391 324 23.0
9 17,246 14,754 2,383 109 1,208 377 322 18.8
All areas a 10,931,092 8,954,518 1,827,619 148,955 1,165 349 315 11,120.2
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data; and U.S. Postal Service geographic data.
a. Includes beneficiaries in the 50 states, District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, and foreign countries.