Congressional Statistics: Disability Insurance for December 2014

West Virginia

Most DI beneficiaries in West Virginia are disabled workers

Pie chart showing total number of beneficiaries in West Virginia. Disabled workers: 93,837. Children: 18,177. Spouses: 3,355.

Average annual benefits compared to the poverty threshold

Bar chart. Average annual benefit for a disabled worker in West Virginia (estimated): $14,184. Federal poverty threshold for a working-age person living alone (U.S. Census Bureau): $12,316.

Total annual benefits

Outline map of West Virginia.

$1.4 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
West Virginia 115,369 93,837 18,177 3,355 1,182 351 381 118.6
1 29,558 24,536 4,191 831 1,147 333 345 29.8
2 35,295 28,909 5,722 664 1,161 338 347 35.7
3 50,516 40,392 8,264 1,860 1,218 370 409 53.0
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.