Congressional Statistics: Disability Insurance for December 2014

Mississippi

Most DI beneficiaries in Mississippi are disabled workers

Pie chart showing total number of beneficiaries in Mississippi. Disabled workers: 132,596. Children: 30,143. Spouses: 2,346.

Average annual benefits compared to the poverty threshold

Bar chart. Average annual benefit for a disabled worker in Mississippi (estimated): $13,356. Federal poverty threshold for a working-age person living alone (U.S. Census Bureau): $12,316.

Total annual benefits

Outline map of Mississippi.

$1.9 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
Mississippi 165,085 132,596 30,143 2,346 1,113 329 284 158.1
1 45,250 36,037 8,594 619 1,139 339 268 44.1
2 44,890 36,184 8,136 570 1,054 305 270 40.8
3 36,726 29,508 6,721 497 1,127 334 302 35.7
4 38,219 30,867 6,692 660 1,137 337 299 37.5
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.