Congressional Statistics: Disability Insurance for December 2014

U.S. Virgin Islands

Most DI beneficiaries in U.S. Virgin Islands are disabled workers

Average annual benefits compared to the poverty threshold

Bar chart. Average annual benefit for a disabled worker in U.S. Virgin Islands (estimated): $14,160. Federal poverty threshold for a working-age person living alone (U.S. Census Bureau): $12,316.

Total annual benefits

$26.4 million
(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)
Congressional district	Total	Disabled workers	Children	Spouses	Disabled workers	Children	Spouses	Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars)
U.S. Virgin Islands	2,238	1,710	477	51	1,180	322	349	2.2
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.