Congressional Statistics: Disability Insurance for December 2014

California

Most DI beneficiaries in California are disabled workers

Pie chart showing total number of beneficiaries in California. Disabled workers: 709,509. Children: 128,447. Spouses: 12,586.

Average annual benefits compared to the poverty threshold

Bar chart. Average annual benefit for a disabled worker in California (estimated): $14,364. Federal poverty threshold for a working-age person living alone (U.S. Census Bureau): $12,316.

Total annual benefits

Outline map of California.

$10.8 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
California 850,542 709,509 128,447 12,586 1,197 381 337 902.2
1 35,245 29,661 5,088 496 1,145 337 306 35.8
2 21,342 18,409 2,694 239 1,185 398 359 23.0
3 24,462 19,941 4,199 322 1,189 362 336 25.3
4 21,924 18,331 3,305 288 1,326 427 327 25.8
5 21,505 18,005 3,271 229 1,268 414 346 24.3
6 27,969 23,360 4,379 230 1,092 331 306 27.0
7 21,712 17,691 3,833 188 1,263 394 335 23.9
8 24,241 19,630 4,081 530 1,197 336 327 25.0
9 23,235 18,611 4,326 298 1,223 359 342 24.4
10 23,356 18,801 4,155 400 1,232 380 328 24.9
11 16,804 14,240 2,405 159 1,293 439 385 19.5
12 15,538 14,269 1,149 120 1,156 395 354 17.0
13 17,154 14,844 2,176 134 1,165 404 339 18.2
14 11,936 10,231 1,598 107 1,337 473 354 14.5
15 13,390 11,099 2,124 167 1,356 449 377 16.1
16 19,259 15,805 3,121 333 1,056 312 270 17.7
17 9,545 7,890 1,565 90 1,364 474 356 11.5
18 8,771 7,496 1,193 82 1,401 507 412 11.1
19 13,221 11,021 2,029 171 1,279 418 346 15.0
20 16,167 13,407 2,539 221 1,174 374 317 16.8
21 15,911 12,698 2,846 367 1,004 277 273 13.6
22 17,017 13,770 2,995 252 1,139 336 309 16.8
23 22,424 18,330 3,679 415 1,166 343 334 22.8
24 17,025 14,487 2,341 197 1,160 360 324 17.7
25 17,453 13,920 3,225 308 1,288 394 360 19.3
26 15,042 12,488 2,374 180 1,233 408 323 16.4
27 10,017 8,485 1,373 159 1,179 398 356 10.6
28 11,476 10,261 1,034 181 1,112 430 310 11.9
29 13,505 11,484 1,787 234 1,082 367 347 13.2
30 11,882 10,209 1,510 163 1,261 473 359 13.6
31 17,294 13,925 3,053 316 1,162 337 308 17.3
32 13,789 11,353 2,059 377 1,202 385 350 14.6
33 7,789 6,784 934 71 1,352 542 390 9.7
34 11,507 10,116 1,189 202 982 339 301 10.4
35 14,217 11,489 2,408 320 1,183 354 337 14.6
36 20,670 17,519 2,766 385 1,204 336 291 22.1
37 13,981 12,176 1,674 131 1,092 353 323 13.9
38 14,154 11,793 2,068 293 1,258 415 392 15.8
39 10,223 8,479 1,588 156 1,335 443 394 12.1
40 11,886 9,696 1,873 317 1,068 332 353 11.1
41 16,313 13,032 2,927 354 1,198 358 342 16.8
42 14,760 11,672 2,808 280 1,326 400 378 16.7
43 15,054 12,748 2,136 170 1,132 362 352 15.3
44 15,849 13,022 2,509 318 1,118 344 346 15.5
45 8,459 6,973 1,379 107 1,374 503 375 10.3
46 11,758 9,824 1,723 211 1,133 361 305 11.8
47 14,672 12,579 1,894 199 1,180 383 325 15.6
48 10,391 8,784 1,463 144 1,322 474 375 12.4
49 11,009 9,269 1,611 129 1,280 442 371 12.6
50 15,277 12,821 2,258 198 1,241 416 328 16.9
51 17,949 14,993 2,575 381 1,034 327 349 16.5
52 10,624 9,233 1,277 114 1,225 460 426 12.0
53 14,389 12,355 1,881 153 1,184 384 374 15.4
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.