Congressional Statistics: Disability Insurance for December 2014

Texas

Most DI beneficiaries in Texas are disabled workers

Pie chart showing total number of beneficiaries in Texas. Disabled workers: 574,012. Children: 129,711. Spouses: 12,073.

Average annual benefits compared to the poverty threshold

Bar chart. Average annual benefit for a disabled worker in Texas (estimated): $13,728. Federal poverty threshold for a working-age person living alone (U.S. Census Bureau): $12,316.

Total annual benefits

Outline map of Texas.

$8.4 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
Texas 715,796 574,012 129,711 12,073 1,144 327 313 702.9
1 27,785 22,665 4,674 446 1,144 329 325 27.6
2 12,037 9,543 2,300 194 1,286 391 343 13.2
3 10,251 7,999 2,148 104 1,341 418 369 11.7
4 30,150 24,636 5,086 428 1,161 334 303 30.4
5 24,867 20,468 4,123 276 1,173 329 313 25.5
6 19,323 15,207 3,884 232 1,230 346 299 20.1
7 8,672 6,887 1,667 118 1,255 365 297 9.3
8 19,356 15,619 3,433 304 1,231 363 342 20.6
9 18,181 14,521 3,425 235 1,101 297 285 17.1
10 15,556 12,464 2,935 157 1,207 365 329 16.2
11 21,660 18,017 3,249 394 1,119 325 354 21.4
12 18,612 15,201 3,196 215 1,190 346 316 19.3
13 21,852 18,270 3,241 341 1,132 331 339 21.9
14 23,814 19,513 3,931 370 1,205 352 350 25.0
15 19,939 15,247 4,100 592 1,003 263 270 16.5
16 21,684 16,950 4,138 596 1,034 298 298 18.9
17 21,170 16,945 3,981 244 1,117 314 322 20.3
18 22,676 18,523 3,879 274 1,072 302 324 21.1
19 21,304 17,532 3,423 349 1,078 314 308 20.1
20 25,791 20,092 5,192 507 1,074 298 283 23.3
21 16,885 13,867 2,757 261 1,219 375 327 18.0
22 11,657 9,040 2,395 222 1,304 395 345 12.8
23 23,308 18,013 4,664 631 1,063 296 293 20.7
24 10,944 8,980 1,855 109 1,275 401 358 12.2
25 19,584 15,443 3,822 319 1,191 338 300 19.8
26 12,443 9,667 2,635 141 1,311 403 378 13.8
27 25,745 20,855 4,374 516 1,114 313 329 24.8
28 21,800 16,290 4,865 645 1,044 273 280 18.5
29 15,588 12,412 2,756 420 1,120 307 332 14.9
30 26,445 21,954 4,306 185 1,098 304 327 25.5
31 20,882 15,908 4,668 306 1,199 352 317 20.8
32 13,271 10,961 2,227 83 1,230 363 358 14.3
33 19,463 16,007 3,223 233 1,070 284 313 18.1
34 21,420 16,420 4,333 667 1,008 258 265 17.9
35 27,021 21,821 4,822 378 1,049 296 276 24.4
36 24,660 20,075 4,004 581 1,264 374 371 27.1
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.