Congressional Statistics: Disability Insurance for December 2014
Maine
Most DI beneficiaries in Maine are disabled workers
![Pie chart showing total number of beneficiaries in Maine. Disabled workers: 59,093. Children: 13,029. Spouses: 788.](me-pie.gif)
Average annual benefits compared to the poverty threshold
![Bar chart. Average annual benefit for a disabled worker in Maine (estimated): $13,020. Federal poverty threshold for a working-age person living alone (U.S. Census Bureau): $12,316.](me-bar.gif)
Total annual benefits
![Outline map of Maine.](me-map.gif)
$0.8 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).
Congressional district | Number of beneficiaries | Average monthly benefit (dollars) | Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) | |||||
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Total | Disabled workers | Children | Spouses | Disabled workers | Children | Spouses | ||
Maine | 72,910 | 59,093 | 13,029 | 788 | 1,085 | 324 | 298 | 68.6 |
1 | 31,304 | 25,375 | 5,660 | 269 | 1,102 | 333 | 308 | 29.9 |
2 | 41,606 | 33,718 | 7,369 | 519 | 1,073 | 316 | 293 | 38.7 |
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. |