Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2004

All Disabled Beneficiaries in Current-Payment Status

Table 3. Number, average, and total monthly benefits, December 1960–2004
Year Number Average monthly benefit
(dollars)		 Total monthly benefits
(thousands of dollars)
Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult
children		 Workers Widow(er)s Adult
children		 Workers Widow(er)s Adult
children
1960 559,425 455,371 . . . 104,054 89.31 . . . 44.15 40,669 . . . 4,594
1961 742,296 618,075 . . . 124,221 89.59 . . . 45.28 55,373 . . . 5,625
1962 888,131 740,867 . . . 147,264 89.99 . . . 45.67 66,671 . . . 6,726
1963 993,656 827,014 . . . 166,642 90.59 . . . 46.45 74,919 . . . 7,741
1964 1,077,695 894,173 . . . 183,522 91.12 . . . 47.35 81,477 . . . 8,690
1965 1,186,464 988,074 . . . 198,390 97.76 . . . 51.77 96,594 . . . 10,271
1966 1,310,911 1,097,190 . . . 213,721 98.09 . . . 52.42 107,623 . . . 11,203
1967 1,422,778 1,193,120 . . . 229,658 98.43 . . . 53.41 117,439 . . . 12,266
1968 1,560,517 1,295,300 21,563 243,654 111.86 72.25 61.83 144,892 1,558 15,065
1969 1,690,982 1,394,291 39,469 257,222 112.74 71.02 62.79 157,192 2,803 16,151
1970 1,812,786 1,492,948 49,281 270,557 131.26 82.00 73.21 195,964 4,041 19,807
1971 1,990,098 1,647,684 56,743 285,671 146.52 90.11 81.37 241,419 5,113 23,245
1972 2,202,090 1,832,916 64,167 305,007 179.32 109.54 98.81 328,678 7,029 30,138
1973 2,415,383 2,016,626 78,769 319,988 183.00 111.14 100.14 369,043 8,754 32,044
1974 2,670,092 2,236,882 92,128 341,082 205.70 125.87 112.45 460,127 11,596 38,355
1975 2,960,620 2,488,774 109,511 362,335 225.90 137.70 122.80 562,214 15,080 44,495
1976 3,171,198 2,670,208 119,427 381,563 245.17 147.01 132.32 654,655 17,557 50,488
1977 3,368,954 2,837,432 127,276 404,246 265.30 156.11 142.12 752,771 19,869 57,451
1978 3,429,421 2,879,774 129,751 419,896 288.30 165.46 153.66 830,239 21,469 64,521
1979 3,435,761 2,870,590 129,833 435,338 322.00 180.52 171.55 924,330 23,437 74,682
1980 3,436,429 2,858,680 127,580 450,169 370.70 205.02 198.95 1,059,713 26,156 89,561
1981 3,361,130 2,776,519 121,590 463,021 413.20 226.58 224.51 1,147,258 27,550 103,953
1982 3,192,379 2,603,599 116,372 472,408 440.60 242.11 245.07 1,147,146 28,175 115,773
1983 3,168,992 2,569,029 111,591 488,372 456.20 250.33 257.78 1,171,991 27,935 125,893
1984 3,212,040 2,596,516 109,151 506,373 470.70 306.24 270.28 1,222,180 33,426 136,862
1985 3,289,485 2,656,638 107,005 525,842 483.80 315.26 281.92 1,285,281 33,734 148,245
1986 3,380,480 2,728,463 106,974 545,043 487.90 319.74 288.79 1,331,217 34,204 157,403
1987 3,453,414 2,785,859 106,282 561,273 508.20 333.89 304.32 1,415,774 35,486 170,807
1988 3,507,707 2,830,284 103,123 574,300 529.50 348.05 320.21 1,498,635 35,892 183,897
1989 3,583,451 2,895,364 101,630 586,457 556.00 366.72 339.47 1,609,822 37,270 199,085
1990 3,712,763 3,011,294 100,989 600,480 587.20 388.93 361.71 1,768,232 39,278 217,200
1991 3,925,472 3,194,938 114,489 616,045 609.40 406.96 378.86 1,946,995 46,592 233,395
1992 4,236,080 3,467,783 131,324 636,973 626.10 422.65 393.61 2,171,179 55,504 250,719
1993 4,529,466 3,725,966 147,015 656,485 641.70 434.20 407.20 2,390,952 63,834 267,321
1994 4,796,313 3,962,954 160,676 672,683 661.40 446.30 422.40 2,621,098 71,710 284,141
1995 5,044,388 4,185,263 173,024 686,101 681.60 458.30 437.30 2,853,512 79,297 300,032
1996 5,264,321 4,385,623 181,911 696,787 703.90 471.00 454.30 3,087,040 85,680 316,550
1997 5,400,781 4,508,134 187,938 704,709 721.60 480.40 468.60 3,253,069 90,285 330,227
1998 5,605,272 4,698,319 194,181 712,772 733.10 487.30 479.40 3,444,338 94,624 341,703
1999 5,798,776 4,879,455 198,795 720,526 754.10 499.90 495.60 3,679,597 99,378 357,093
2000 5,972,468 5,042,333 201,446 728,689 786.40 519.70 518.30 3,965,291 104,681 377,650
2001 6,208,847 5,268,039 204,255 736,553 814.40 536.70 537.60 4,290,449 109,622 395,956
2002 6,491,494 5,539,597 207,365 744,532 834.30 548.10 550.40 4,621,852 113,653 409,813
2003 6,830,714 5,868,541 209,360 752,813 861.60 563.80 567.00 5,054,332 118,010 426,780
2004 7,167,375 6,197,385 210,736 759,254 894.10 582.70 587.60 5,540,703 122,795 446,096
SOURCES: Social Security Administration. For years before 2000, Annual Statistical Supplement to the Social Security Bulletin, based on the Master Beneficiary Record, various sampling rates; for 2000, Social Security Disability Insurance Beneficiaries, 100 percent data; beginning with 2001, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
NOTE: . . . = not applicable.
CONTACT: Kevin Kulzer (410) 965-5366 or di.asr@ssa.gov.
Table 4. Number and average monthly benefit, by sex and age, December 2004
Age Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
Number Average
monthly
benefit
(dollars)		 Number Average
monthly
benefit
(dollars)		 Number Average
monthly
benefit
(dollars)		 Number Average
monthly
benefit
(dollars)
All disabled beneficiaries
Total 7,167,375 852.50 6,197,385 894.10 210,736 582.70 759,254 587.60
Under 25 128,925 492.50 56,628 484.30 . . . . . . 72,297 498.90
25–29 200,008 572.40 137,007 588.40 . . . . . . 63,001 537.80
30–34 292,326 643.70 220,035 666.90 . . . . . . 72,291 573.00
35–39 455,739 703.70 366,275 731.10 . . . . . . 89,464 591.50
40–44 734,070 760.10 622,504 787.30 . . . . . . 111,566 608.60
45–49 960,299 826.30 857,014 851.30 . . . . . . 103,285 619.50
50–54 1,175,040 889.70 1,068,229 916.70 27,181 592.60 79,630 628.50
55–59 1,490,834 938.70 1,353,782 972.70 77,839 586.70 59,213 625.50
60–64 1,581,662 955.10 1,434,690 992.60 105,716 577.30 41,256 621.20
65–FRA a 148,472 783.20 81,221 973.20 . . . . . . 67,251 553.80
Men
Subtotal 3,794,939 955.60 3,373,226 1,002.30 7,016 416.60 414,697 585.20
Under 25 75,392 496.40 33,171 493.90 . . . . . . 42,221 498.40
25–29 111,487 580.00 75,628 599.40 . . . . . . 35,859 538.90
30–34 156,975 653.10 116,288 682.30 . . . . . . 40,687 569.90
35–39 247,418 717.50 196,696 750.40 . . . . . . 50,722 589.90
40–44 398,878 789.90 335,816 824.30 . . . . . . 63,062 606.40
45–49 520,082 884.00 462,455 917.20 . . . . . . 57,627 617.00
50–54 617,661 990.00 573,424 1,018.40 1,239 425.80 42,998 627.10
55–59 771,097 1,094.60 737,303 1,117.10 2,919 421.80 30,875 621.00
60–64 820,113 1,152.00 796,427 1,168.70 2,858 407.30 20,828 615.60
65–FRA a 75,836 913.50 46,018 1,147.70 . . . . . . 29,818 552.10
Women
Subtotal 3,372,436 736.50 2,824,159 765.00 203,720 588.50 344,557 590.40
Under 25 53,533 486.90 23,457 470.60 . . . . . . 30,076 499.50
25–29 88,521 562.90 61,379 574.70 . . . . . . 27,142 536.20
30–34 135,351 632.70 103,747 649.70 . . . . . . 31,604 577.00
35–39 208,321 687.20 169,579 708.60 . . . . . . 38,742 593.60
40–44 335,192 724.80 286,688 743.90 . . . . . . 48,504 611.50
45–49 440,217 758.30 394,559 774.00 . . . . . . 45,658 622.60
50–54 557,379 778.60 494,805 798.90 25,942 600.60 36,632 630.20
55–59 719,737 771.80 616,479 800.00 74,920 593.10 28,338 630.40
60–64 761,549 743.10 638,263 772.80 102,858 582.00 20,428 626.90
65–FRA a 72,636 647.10 35,203 745.00 . . . . . . 37,433 555.00
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
NOTE: FRA = full retirement age; . . . = not applicable.
a. FRA applies only to workers and widow(er)s. There is no age limit for adult children.
CONTACT: Kevin Kulzer (410) 965-5366 or di.asr@ssa.gov.
Table 5. Distribution, by sex and monthly benefit, December 2004
Sex and monthly benefit (dollars) Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
All disabled beneficiaries 7,167,375 100.0 6,197,385 100.0 210,736 100.0 759,254 100.0
Less than 300.00 342,992 4.8 213,885 3.5 38,940 18.5 90,167 11.9
300.00–399.90 353,490 4.9 229,533 3.7 23,617 11.2 100,340 13.2
400.00–499.90 460,794 6.4 326,476 5.3 27,788 13.2 106,530 14.0
500.00–599.90 814,090 11.4 683,138 11.0 26,156 12.4 104,796 13.8
600.00–699.90 904,817 12.6 768,234 12.4 23,202 11.0 113,381 14.9
700.00–799.90 809,109 11.3 699,230 11.3 19,733 9.4 90,146 11.9
800.00–899.90 684,474 9.5 606,026 9.8 15,866 7.5 62,582 8.2
900.00–999.90 573,231 8.0 513,516 8.3 14,199 6.7 45,516 6.0
1,000.00–1,099.90 471,793 6.6 432,127 7.0 10,731 5.1 28,935 3.8
1,100.00–1,199.90 374,334 5.2 358,063 5.8 6,435 3.1 9,836 1.3
1,200.00–1,299.90 308,057 4.3 301,298 4.9 2,856 1.4 3,903 0.5
1,300.00–1,399.90 293,455 4.1 290,899 4.7 1,037 0.5 1,519 0.2
1,400.00–1,499.90 254,757 3.6 253,887 4.1 116 0.1 754 0.1
1,500.00–1,599.90 208,294 2.9 207,957 3.4 22 a 315 a
1,600.00–1,699.90 156,151 2.2 155,946 2.5 10 a 195 a
1,700.00–1,799.90 88,107 1.2 87,967 1.4 11 a 129 a
1,800.00 or more 69,430 1.0 69,203 1.1 17 a 210 a
Average benefit (dollars) 852.50 894.10 582.70 587.60
Men 3,794,939 100.0 3,373,226 100.0 7,016 100.0 414,697 100.0
Less than 300.00 126,656 3.3 72,343 2.1 2,644 37.7 51,669 12.5
300.00–399.90 135,977 3.6 80,754 2.4 915 13.0 54,308 13.1
400.00–499.90 179,331 4.7 120,044 3.6 1,107 15.8 58,180 14.0
500.00–599.90 317,567 8.4 259,822 7.7 778 11.1 56,967 13.7
600.00–699.90 385,200 10.2 324,065 9.6 545 7.8 60,590 14.6
700.00–799.90 379,969 10.0 330,829 9.8 378 5.4 48,762 11.8
800.00–899.90 349,526 9.2 314,978 9.3 247 3.5 34,301 8.3
900.00–999.90 316,348 8.3 291,395 8.6 151 2.2 24,802 6.0
1,000.00–1,099.90 283,703 7.5 267,677 7.9 132 1.9 15,894 3.8
1,100.00–1,199.90 244,875 6.5 239,462 7.1 72 1.0 5,341 1.3
1,200.00–1,299.90 217,291 5.7 215,073 6.4 37 0.5 2,181 0.5
1,300.00–1,399.90 220,727 5.8 219,895 6.5 b b b b
1,400.00–1,499.90 201,140 5.3 200,715 6.0 b b b b
1,500.00–1,599.90 169,244 4.5 169,074 5.0 0 0 170 a
1,600.00–1,699.90 130,208 3.4 130,094 3.9 b b b b
1,700.00–1,799.90 76,186 2.0 76,117 2.3 0 0 69 a
1,800.00 or more 60,991 1.6 60,889 1.8 0 0 102 a
Average benefit (dollars) 955.60 1,002.30 416.60 585.20
Women 3,372,436 100.0 2,824,159 100.0 203,720 100.0 344,557 100.0
Less than 300.00 216,336 6.4 141,542 5.0 36,296 17.8 38,498 11.2
300.00–399.90 217,513 6.4 148,779 5.3 22,702 11.1 46,032 13.4
400.00–499.90 281,463 8.3 206,432 7.3 26,681 13.1 48,350 14.0
500.00–599.90 496,523 14.7 423,316 15.0 25,378 12.5 47,829 13.9
600.00–699.90 519,617 15.4 444,169 15.7 22,657 11.1 52,791 15.3
700.00–799.90 429,140 12.7 368,401 13.0 19,355 9.5 41,384 12.0
800.00–899.90 334,948 9.9 291,048 10.3 15,619 7.7 28,281 8.2
900.00–999.90 256,883 7.6 222,121 7.9 14,048 6.9 20,714 6.0
1,000.00–1,099.90 188,090 5.6 164,450 5.8 10,599 5.2 13,041 3.8
1,100.00–1,199.90 129,459 3.8 118,601 4.2 6,363 3.1 4,495 1.3
1,200.00–1,299.90 90,766 2.7 86,225 3.1 2,819 1.4 1,722 0.5
1,300.00–1,399.90 72,728 2.2 71,004 2.5 b b b b
1,400.00–1,499.90 53,617 1.6 53,172 1.9 b b b b
1,500.00–1,599.90 39,050 1.2 38,883 1.4 22 a 145 a
1,600.00–1,699.90 25,943 0.8 25,852 0.9 b b b b
1,700.00–1,799.90 11,921 0.4 11,850 0.4 11 a 60 a
1,800.00 or more 8,439 0.3 8,314 0.3 17 a 108 a
Average benefit (dollars) 736.50 765.00 588.50 590.40
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
a. Less than 0.05 percent.
b. Data not shown to avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals.
CONTACT: Kevin Kulzer (410) 965-5366 or di.asr@ssa.gov.
Table 6. Distribution, by sex and diagnostic group, December 2004
Diagnostic group Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
All disabled beneficiaries
Total 7,167,375 100.0 6,197,385 100.0 210,736 100.0 759,254 100.0
Congenital anomalies 18,634 0.3 10,392 0.2 261 0.1 7,981 1.1
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 268,859 3.8 247,559 4.0 18,477 8.8 2,823 0.4
Infectious and parasitic diseases 114,942 1.6 110,178 1.8 1,777 0.8 2,987 0.4
Injuries 286,513 4.0 271,626 4.4 5,363 2.5 9,524 1.3
Mental disorders
Retardation 661,285 9.2 310,240 5.0 9,623 4.6 341,422 45.0
Other 1,922,097 26.8 1,765,627 28.5 48,503 23.0 107,967 14.2
Neoplasms 178,889 2.5 172,844 2.8 4,269 2.0 1,776 0.2
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 17,879 0.2 15,596 0.3 360 0.2 1,923 0.3
Circulatory system 624,774 8.7 600,144 9.7 21,262 10.1 3,368 0.4
Digestive system 97,551 1.4 94,566 1.5 2,398 1.1 587 0.1
Genitourinary system 107,088 1.5 103,427 1.7 1,866 0.9 1,795 0.2
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 1,604,595 22.4 1,540,566 24.9 59,012 28.0 5,017 0.7
Nervous system and sense organs 679,618 9.5 596,369 9.6 15,064 7.1 68,185 9.0
Respiratory system 206,508 2.9 194,592 3.1 10,953 5.2 963 0.1
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 15,702 0.2 14,963 0.2 484 0.2 255 a
Other 13,558 0.2 12,038 0.2 262 0.1 1,258 0.2
Unknown 348,883 4.9 136,658 2.2 10,802 5.1 201,423 26.5
Men
Subtotal 3,794,939 100.0 3,373,226 100.0 7,016 100.0 414,697 100.0
Congenital anomalies 9,566 0.3 5,390 0.2 10 0.1 4,166 1.0
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 107,616 2.8 105,959 3.1 332 4.7 1,325 0.3
Infectious and parasitic diseases 83,610 2.2 81,926 2.4 94 1.3 1,590 0.4
Injuries 197,539 5.2 190,556 5.6 337 4.8 6,646 1.6
Mental disorders
Retardation 386,238 10.2 201,209 6.0 325 4.6 184,704 44.5
Other 973,548 25.7 903,702 26.8 1,380 19.7 68,466 16.5
Neoplasms 84,619 2.2 83,461 2.5 140 2.0 1,018 0.2
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 8,103 0.2 7,115 0.2 18 0.3 970 0.2
Circulatory system 407,046 10.7 404,117 12.0 1,115 15.9 1,814 0.4
Digestive system 51,919 1.4 51,490 1.5 123 1.8 306 0.1
Genitourinary system 63,499 1.7 62,439 1.9 129 1.8 931 0.2
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 800,300 21.1 796,382 23.6 1,763 25.1 2,155 0.5
Nervous system and sense organs 336,720 8.9 299,870 8.9 474 6.8 36,376 8.8
Respiratory system 98,482 2.6 97,711 2.9 339 4.8 432 0.1
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 6,243 0.2 6,126 0.2 14 0.2 103 a
Other 6,518 0.2 5,846 0.2 7 0.1 665 0.2
Unknown 173,373 4.6 69,927 2.1 416 5.9 103,030 24.8
Women
Subtotal 3,372,436 100.0 2,824,159 100.0 203,720 100.0 344,557 100.0
Congenital anomalies 9,068 0.3 5,002 0.2 251 0.1 3,815 1.1
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 161,243 4.8 141,600 5.0 18,145 8.9 1,498 0.4
Infectious and parasitic diseases 31,332 0.9 28,252 1.0 1,683 0.8 1,397 0.4
Injuries 88,974 2.6 81,070 2.9 5,026 2.5 2,878 0.8
Mental disorders
Retardation 275,047 8.2 109,031 3.9 9,298 4.6 156,718 45.5
Other 948,549 28.1 861,925 30.5 47,123 23.1 39,501 11.5
Neoplasms 94,270 2.8 89,383 3.2 4,129 2.0 758 0.2
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 9,776 0.3 8,481 0.3 342 0.2 953 0.3
Circulatory system 217,728 6.5 196,027 6.9 20,147 9.9 1,554 0.5
Digestive system 45,632 1.4 43,076 1.5 2,275 1.1 281 0.1
Genitourinary system 43,589 1.3 40,988 1.5 1,737 0.9 864 0.3
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 804,295 23.8 744,184 26.4 57,249 28.1 2,862 0.8
Nervous system and sense organs 342,898 10.2 296,499 10.5 14,590 7.2 31,809 9.2
Respiratory system 108,026 3.2 96,881 3.4 10,614 5.2 531 0.2
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 9,459 0.3 8,837 0.3 470 0.2 152 a
Other 7,040 0.2 6,192 0.2 255 0.1 593 0.2
Unknown 175,510 5.2 66,731 2.4 10,386 5.1 98,393 28.6
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
NOTE: The diagnosis for disabled adult children typically was not recorded on the Master Beneficiary Record until 1984. Many beneficiaries entitled before that date are still on the rolls today.
a. Less than 0.05 percent.
CONTACT: Kevin Kulzer (410) 965-5366 or di.asr@ssa.gov.
Table 7. Average monthly benefit, by sex and diagnostic group, December 2004 (in dollars)
Diagnostic group Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult
children
All disabled beneficiaries
Total 852.50 894.10 582.70 587.60
Congenital anomalies 707.80 778.40 597.10 619.60
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 830.30 852.70 568.50 580.90
Infectious and parasitic diseases 872.00 885.40 577.80 552.00
Injuries 906.60 923.70 564.60 611.30
Mental disorders
Retardation 592.10 610.30 524.50 577.60
Other 801.50 820.00 600.20 589.70
Neoplasms 1,027.10 1,042.00 600.60 608.70
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 804.00 841.50 562.50 544.80
Circulatory system 1,006.50 1,023.90 580.60 603.90
Digestive system 935.30 946.00 601.70 574.80
Genitourinary system 927.80 940.50 577.60 559.60
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 934.40 949.00 582.40 580.00
Nervous system and sense organs 887.10 927.00 587.30 604.20
Respiratory system 921.40 941.40 598.90 555.80
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 855.40 869.30 586.30 555.40
Other 930.00 974.30 599.70 575.10
Unknown 704.20 873.70 563.10 596.80
Men
Subtotal 955.60 1,002.30 416.60 585.20
Congenital anomalies 746.30 844.80 364.70 619.80
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 1,028.00 1,035.50 415.60 579.70
Infectious and parasitic diseases 917.50 925.30 457.80 542.90
Injuries 974.60 988.20 409.30 611.50
Mental disorders
Retardation 610.60 644.80 354.80 573.70
Other 867.00 888.70 425.10 589.70
Neoplasms 1,199.40 1,207.90 435.30 604.50
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 892.20 940.90 346.90 545.10
Circulatory system 1,140.10 1,144.50 428.60 597.20
Digestive system 1,067.40 1,071.80 451.70 566.90
Genitourinary system 1,024.60 1,032.80 449.80 552.30
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 1,100.80 1,103.80 414.80 576.40
Nervous system and sense organs 988.80 1,037.10 403.50 598.10
Respiratory system 1,119.00 1,123.90 425.20 553.00
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 989.20 997.80 394.70 555.60
Other 1,008.20 1,058.40 420.90 573.00
Unknown 746.50 969.20 395.60 596.70
Women
Subtotal 736.50 765.00 588.50 590.40
Congenital anomalies 667.20 706.70 606.40 619.30
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 698.40 716.00 571.30 581.90
Infectious and parasitic diseases 750.60 769.80 584.50 562.30
Injuries 755.80 772.10 575.00 610.70
Mental disorders
Retardation 566.20 546.40 530.50 582.10
Other 734.30 748.00 605.40 589.70
Neoplasms 872.50 887.00 606.30 614.40
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 730.90 758.20 573.80 544.40
Circulatory system 756.80 775.20 589.00 611.80
Digestive system 785.10 795.70 609.80 583.40
Genitourinary system 786.70 799.80 587.10 567.60
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 768.70 783.30 587.50 582.70
Nervous system and sense organs 787.30 815.80 593.20 611.10
Respiratory system 741.30 757.30 604.40 558.10
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 767.20 780.20 592.00 555.20
Other 857.60 894.90 604.60 577.60
Unknown 662.50 773.70 569.80 596.80
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
NOTE: The diagnosis for disabled adult children typically was not recorded on the Master Beneficiary Record until 1984. Many beneficiaries entitled before that date are still on the rolls today.
CONTACT: Kevin Kulzer (410) 965-5366 or di.asr@ssa.gov.
Table 8. Number aged 18–64 as a percentage of the resident population aged 18–64, by state, December 2004
State Resident
population a		 Beneficiaries
Number Percentage
of resident
population
United States 184,083,421 6,838,148 3.7
Alabama 2,837,690 179,203 6.3
Alaska 425,319 10,006 2.4
Arizona 3,464,503 124,731 3.6
Arkansas 1,694,973 108,717 6.4
California 22,474,379 594,961 2.6
Colorado 2,971,543 75,221 2.5
Connecticut 2,191,123 71,701 3.3
Delaware 527,897 21,505 4.1
District of Columbia 376,805 10,780 2.9
Florida 10,466,288 415,927 4.0
Georgia 5,649,734 210,245 3.7
Hawaii 792,139 20,032 2.5
Idaho 862,156 30,096 3.5
Illinois 7,954,855 246,120 3.1
Indiana 3,865,264 153,188 4.0
Iowa 1,840,875 65,071 3.5
Kansas 1,697,432 57,108 3.4
Kentucky 2,646,408 173,362 6.6
Louisiana 2,823,165 131,908 4.7
Maine 845,373 48,817 5.8
Maryland 3,528,507 97,238 2.8
Massachusetts 4,097,973 163,210 4.0
Michigan 6,332,586 263,081 4.2
Minnesota 3,245,499 96,494 3.0
Mississippi 1,800,530 116,304 6.5
Missouri 3,604,384 171,034 4.7
Montana 592,223 21,959 3.7
Nebraska 1,080,845 35,408 3.3
Nevada 1,469,096 46,655 3.2
New Hampshire 837,834 33,713 4.0
New Jersey 5,416,679 167,528 3.1
New Mexico 1,181,528 46,438 3.9
New York 12,161,909 444,862 3.7
North Carolina 5,390,480 264,082 4.9
North Dakota 402,240 12,365 3.1
Ohio 7,154,883 268,629 3.8
Oklahoma 2,199,243 94,842 4.3
Oregon 2,282,408 79,133 3.5
Pennsylvania 7,672,780 317,000 4.1
Rhode Island 686,232 31,016 4.5
South Carolina 2,652,976 140,239 5.3
South Dakota 470,516 15,801 3.4
Tennessee 3,771,620 195,240 5.2
Texas 14,006,633 397,752 2.8
Utah 1,441,214 30,686 2.1
Vermont 405,738 16,956 4.2
Virginia 4,808,006 175,800 3.7
Washington 4,014,623 127,988 3.2
West Virginia 1,152,359 87,721 7.6
Wisconsin 3,485,472 120,189 3.4
Wyoming 328,484 10,086 3.1
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data; U.S. Census Bureau, 2004 estimates of resident population.
NOTE: Data exclude United States territories and other areas.
a. Population estimates for the United States as of July 1, 2004, as reported by the U.S. Census Bureau.
CONTACT: Kevin Kulzer (410) 965-5366 or di.asr@ssa.gov.
Table 9. Distribution, by state or other area, December 2004
State or area Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
All areas 7,167,375 100.0 6,197,385 100.0 210,736 100.0 759,254 100.0
Alabama 182,537 2.5 158,703 2.6 6,689 3.2 17,145 2.3
Alaska 10,140 0.1 9,150 0.1 242 0.1 748 0.1
Arizona 126,600 1.8 114,578 1.8 3,111 1.5 8,911 1.2
Arkansas 110,732 1.5 97,653 1.6 3,903 1.9 9,176 1.2
California 605,785 8.5 528,609 8.5 13,984 6.6 63,192 8.3
Colorado 76,462 1.1 68,862 1.1 1,751 0.8 5,849 0.8
Connecticut 73,525 1.0 62,517 1.0 1,533 0.7 9,475 1.2
Delaware 21,926 0.3 19,473 0.3 510 0.2 1,943 0.3
District of Columbia 10,988 0.2 9,436 0.2 252 0.1 1,300 0.2
Florida 423,668 5.9 378,099 6.1 11,500 5.5 34,069 4.5
Georgia 214,408 3.0 186,943 3.0 7,216 3.4 20,249 2.7
Hawaii 20,549 0.3 17,740 0.3 471 0.2 2,338 0.3
Idaho 30,714 0.4 27,302 0.4 784 0.4 2,628 0.3
Illinois 251,709 3.5 212,168 3.4 7,382 3.5 32,159 4.2
Indiana 156,502 2.2 134,461 2.2 4,875 2.3 17,166 2.3
Iowa 66,845 0.9 56,604 0.9 1,656 0.8 8,585 1.1
Kansas 58,435 0.8 50,782 0.8 1,558 0.7 6,095 0.8
Kentucky 176,630 2.5 153,184 2.5 7,046 3.3 16,400 2.2
Louisiana 134,653 1.9 110,422 1.8 5,836 2.8 18,395 2.4
Maine 49,799 0.7 44,038 0.7 1,165 0.6 4,596 0.6
Maryland 99,184 1.4 85,926 1.4 2,372 1.1 10,886 1.4
Massachusetts 166,687 2.3 145,391 2.3 3,318 1.6 17,978 2.4
Michigan 268,844 3.8 227,568 3.7 8,043 3.8 33,233 4.4
Minnesota 98,857 1.4 85,488 1.4 1,825 0.9 11,544 1.5
Mississippi 118,519 1.7 102,132 1.6 4,581 2.2 11,806 1.6
Missouri 174,543 2.4 152,857 2.5 5,473 2.6 16,213 2.1
Montana 22,433 0.3 19,673 0.3 592 0.3 2,168 0.3
Nebraska 36,321 0.5 31,282 0.5 822 0.4 4,217 0.6
Nevada 47,388 0.7 43,613 0.7 1,159 0.5 2,616 0.3
New Hampshire 34,370 0.5 30,822 0.5 738 0.4 2,810 0.4
New Jersey 171,482 2.4 147,396 2.4 4,137 2.0 19,949 2.6
New Mexico 47,254 0.7 41,660 0.7 1,224 0.6 4,370 0.6
New York 456,303 6.4 387,666 6.3 12,070 5.7 56,567 7.5
North Carolina 269,787 3.8 237,795 3.8 8,499 4.0 23,493 3.1
North Dakota 12,791 0.2 10,478 0.2 293 0.1 2,020 0.3
Ohio 274,906 3.8 230,460 3.7 9,232 4.4 35,214 4.6
Oklahoma 96,955 1.4 84,410 1.4 3,309 1.6 9,236 1.2
Oregon 80,659 1.1 71,398 1.2 2,027 1.0 7,234 1.0
Pennsylvania 324,929 4.5 275,892 4.5 9,813 4.7 39,224 5.2
Rhode Island 31,676 0.4 27,875 0.4 683 0.3 3,118 0.4
South Carolina 143,104 2.0 124,724 2.0 5,038 2.4 13,342 1.8
South Dakota 16,300 0.2 13,837 0.2 385 0.2 2,078 0.3
Tennessee 199,064 2.8 172,989 2.8 7,502 3.6 18,573 2.4
Texas 405,629 5.7 350,669 5.7 13,680 6.5 41,280 5.4
Utah 31,270 0.4 27,163 0.4 712 0.3 3,395 0.4
Vermont 17,320 0.2 14,992 0.2 444 0.2 1,884 0.2
Virginia 179,511 2.5 156,592 2.5 5,612 2.7 17,307 2.3
Washington 130,151 1.8 115,238 1.9 3,061 1.5 11,852 1.6
West Virginia 89,720 1.3 76,039 1.2 3,695 1.8 9,986 1.3
Wisconsin 123,217 1.7 104,633 1.7 2,695 1.3 15,889 2.1
Wyoming 10,288 0.1 9,166 0.1 235 0.1 887 0.1
Outlying areas
American Samoa 1,199 a 1,045 a 53 a 101 a
Guam 1,219 a 1,055 a 34 a 130 a
Northern Mariana Islands 219 a 169 a 5 a 45 a
Puerto Rico 162,612 2.3 134,694 2.2 5,095 2.4 22,823 3.0
Virgin Islands 1,922 a 1,554 a 64 a 304 a
Foreign countries 18,135 0.3 12,320 0.2 752 0.4 5,063 0.7
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
a. Less than 0.05 percent.
CONTACT: Kevin Kulzer (410) 965-5366 or di.asr@ssa.gov.
Table 10. Number, by state or other area and diagnostic group, December 2004
State or area Total Congenital
anomalies		 Endocrine,
nutritional,
and
metabolic
diseases		 Infectious
and
parasitic
diseases		 Injuries Mental disorders Neoplasms Diseases of the— Other Unknown
Total Retardation Other Blood and
blood-
forming
organs		 Circulatory
system		 Digestive
system		 Genitourinary
system		 Musculoskeletal
system and
connective
tissue		 Nervous
system
and sense
organs		 Respiratory
system		 Skin and
subcutaneous
tissue
All areas 7,167,375 18,634 268,859 114,942 286,513 2,583,382 661,285 1,922,097 178,889 17,879 624,774 97,551 107,088 1,604,595 679,618 206,508 15,702 13,558 348,883
Alabama 182,537 354 7,850 1,914 8,181 55,705 15,772 39,933 4,075 620 19,228 2,353 2,727 49,171 15,394 5,904 463 361 8,237
Alaska 10,140 26 302 120 487 3,717 803 2,914 307 26 672 158 115 2,501 1,121 265 25 27 271
Arizona 126,600 272 4,231 1,832 5,539 49,817 7,440 42,377 2,897 215 9,037 1,939 1,768 28,559 12,480 3,382 262 351 4,019
Arkansas 110,732 288 4,482 1,213 4,996 29,942 10,366 19,576 2,884 302 12,423 1,623 1,307 32,754 10,259 4,018 353 156 3,732
California 605,785 1,611 19,540 15,183 25,391 233,239 41,334 191,905 15,597 1,262 42,631 9,415 10,735 137,345 59,367 10,936 1,155 1,398 20,980
Colorado 76,462 289 2,368 1,270 3,767 25,124 6,035 19,089 2,033 121 4,402 1,214 1,010 18,902 10,186 2,514 157 182 2,923
Connecticut 73,525 188 2,404 1,191 2,202 31,724 7,688 24,036 1,862 171 5,231 893 956 13,012 7,086 1,805 169 114 4,517
Delaware 21,926 63 854 432 865 7,354 1,917 5,437 609 79 1,838 299 412 5,454 2,043 640 35 59 890
District of Columbia 10,988 14 372 723 271 4,571 1,260 3,311 189 49 836 86 413 1,554 1,102 213 40 17 538
Florida 423,668 1,153 16,704 12,119 21,406 140,800 27,550 113,250 11,725 1,267 40,941 7,240 6,356 91,134 35,798 12,682 1,719 839 21,785
Georgia 214,408 479 9,595 4,653 8,455 68,694 20,340 48,354 5,507 847 22,651 2,989 4,291 47,886 17,917 7,205 500 336 12,403
Hawaii 20,549 41 598 385 824 8,929 1,679 7,250 560 30 1,984 202 550 3,345 1,720 408 50 64 859
Idaho 30,714 97 1,067 256 1,449 11,480 2,590 8,890 801 33 2,040 429 302 7,344 3,403 872 63 61 1,017
Illinois 251,709 597 10,305 3,739 8,877 102,964 28,057 74,907 6,604 753 21,945 2,964 4,193 43,259 25,548 7,152 473 457 11,879
Indiana 156,502 342 7,482 1,717 5,367 57,972 18,355 39,617 4,062 398 14,576 2,300 2,164 29,366 16,291 5,982 255 284 7,944
Iowa 66,845 226 2,640 505 2,531 26,283 9,262 17,021 1,753 133 4,608 790 782 13,548 7,185 2,145 127 112 3,477
Kansas 58,435 164 2,714 599 2,682 21,441 6,845 14,596 1,476 130 4,541 806 792 11,997 6,255 1,972 103 114 2,649
Kentucky 176,630 364 6,192 1,400 6,125 63,493 16,753 46,740 3,547 278 16,235 2,142 1,569 45,641 13,037 6,705 318 315 9,269
Louisiana 134,653 306 5,125 2,121 5,715 39,406 16,271 23,135 3,112 509 15,200 1,635 2,371 34,844 11,599 3,399 380 265 8,666
Maine 49,799 156 1,520 355 1,841 20,987 4,256 16,731 1,010 56 3,501 574 341 11,844 4,261 1,293 148 90 1,822
Maryland 99,184 352 3,626 2,516 3,969 34,105 9,527 24,578 3,143 420 9,863 1,331 2,383 18,285 10,693 2,801 218 164 5,315
Massachusetts 166,687 526 4,209 2,813 5,603 77,436 13,421 64,015 3,912 283 9,977 2,246 1,477 31,462 15,286 3,740 244 365 7,108
Michigan 268,844 681 10,340 2,382 9,352 107,537 26,182 81,355 6,420 651 22,736 3,056 3,834 54,873 25,566 7,465 580 406 12,965
Minnesota 98,857 262 2,554 964 3,894 46,704 11,983 34,721 2,543 188 6,249 1,070 1,082 16,162 10,780 2,053 156 160 4,036
Mississippi 118,519 207 5,486 1,410 4,826 40,643 11,690 28,953 2,787 416 13,945 1,240 2,049 24,564 9,753 3,539 331 250 7,073
Missouri 174,543 511 7,990 2,193 7,741 56,912 17,397 39,515 4,183 431 15,534 2,670 2,179 43,133 16,751 6,310 375 305 7,325
Montana 22,433 68 653 182 1,197 7,567 2,026 5,541 530 27 1,358 281 236 5,750 2,738 770 38 51 987
Nebraska 36,321 116 1,486 385 1,685 12,253 4,051 8,202 955 70 2,916 471 532 8,149 4,270 1,195 59 52 1,727
Nevada 47,388 150 1,696 829 2,158 14,543 2,223 12,320 1,216 112 4,425 898 705 12,246 4,914 1,711 107 114 1,564
New Hampshire 34,370 86 879 275 1,258 15,271 2,538 12,733 816 47 2,359 436 265 6,982 3,407 1,020 53 70 1,146
New Jersey 171,482 430 5,365 3,251 6,190 61,659 14,082 47,577 5,243 520 16,232 2,625 2,986 34,973 18,157 4,566 371 426 8,488
New Mexico 47,254 153 1,708 616 2,529 15,964 3,606 12,358 957 86 2,857 786 740 12,674 4,923 1,344 139 119 1,659
New York 456,303 1,122 14,288 10,722 16,321 148,628 39,947 108,681 12,022 1,255 37,838 5,526 6,390 121,313 40,703 12,040 846 597 26,692
North Carolina 269,787 619 12,852 4,191 9,989 85,690 28,165 57,525 7,091 788 29,104 3,878 4,596 62,353 22,488 9,310 652 529 15,657
North Dakota 12,791 59 337 78 568 5,054 1,996 3,058 334 20 969 139 156 2,540 1,494 381 21 19 622
Ohio 274,906 837 10,354 2,525 8,209 123,115 34,350 88,765 6,149 579 21,796 2,756 3,670 42,840 24,247 8,504 383 338 18,604
Oklahoma 96,955 223 4,285 1,103 4,043 31,017 9,476 21,541 2,311 167 9,626 1,445 1,276 25,055 9,472 3,599 234 152 2,947
Oregon 80,659 230 2,784 1,073 3,996 28,496 6,824 21,672 2,125 149 5,495 1,317 927 19,048 10,021 2,176 162 140 2,520
Pennsylvania 324,929 981 12,481 3,983 13,542 110,051 33,377 76,674 8,425 724 29,853 4,827 4,398 75,525 32,136 9,248 509 887 17,359
Rhode Island 31,676 51 992 381 976 14,064 3,101 10,963 744 64 2,254 456 294 6,149 2,765 814 76 95 1,501
South Carolina 143,104 283 5,592 1,907 5,848 47,818 13,155 34,663 3,428 614 16,107 1,881 2,663 33,290 11,988 5,073 382 263 5,967
South Dakota 16,300 70 434 165 594 5,976 2,092 3,884 358 24 1,216 171 179 3,633 2,228 536 31 32 653
Tennessee 199,064 443 7,770 2,101 6,817 72,221 18,544 53,677 4,785 419 19,464 2,495 2,820 44,597 15,852 7,205 454 328 11,293
Texas 405,629 906 19,464 8,494 17,939 122,016 32,746 89,270 11,130 1,017 39,954 6,322 8,772 95,926 43,633 10,752 842 754 17,708
Utah 31,270 149 1,093 294 1,263 12,730 3,490 9,240 691 45 1,758 445 413 6,096 3,960 889 58 75 1,311
Vermont 17,320 73 610 182 713 7,079 1,558 5,521 410 30 1,127 227 127 3,593 1,617 490 32 37 973
Virginia 179,511 482 7,154 2,597 6,767 58,935 18,786 40,149 4,834 569 17,427 2,483 3,305 43,759 16,104 5,781 372 333 8,609
Washington 130,151 385 4,381 1,912 5,190 53,199 10,551 42,648 3,513 280 8,271 2,154 1,631 26,859 13,778 3,334 275 241 4,748
West Virginia 89,720 202 3,987 571 4,329 27,600 10,206 17,394 1,815 137 8,936 1,100 664 23,285 6,478 3,605 182 161 6,668
Wisconsin 123,217 515 4,405 1,168 4,690 49,581 14,075 35,506 2,972 263 8,551 1,504 1,560 23,670 14,081 2,904 208 211 6,934
Wyoming 10,288 40 308 104 563 3,521 1,000 2,521 230 19 735 142 124 2,427 1,312 457 19 29 258
Outlying areas
American Samoa 1,199 a 171 a 45 137 53 84 28 a 120 a 25 442 120 34 21 10 25
Guam 1,219 a 18 13 58 335 123 212 41 a 175 15 65 252 153 39 a 15 29
Northern Mariana Islands 219 0 6 a 14 61 24 37 5 a 42 a 10 16 36 a 10 a 7
Puerto Rico 162,612 272 2,471 1,581 5,760 74,898 12,219 62,679 1,735 142 9,215 954 1,224 39,209 13,567 3,068 416 190 7,910
Virgin Islands 1,922 a 42 25 95 561 189 372 45 13 220 16 48 496 251 a a a 69
Foreign countries 18,135 110 243 220 811 6,363 1,939 4,424 353 24 1,550 125 129 3,509 1,844 233 42 30 2,549
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
NOTE: The diagnosis for disabled adult children typically was not recorded on the Master Beneficiary Record until 1984. Many beneficiaries entitled before that date are still on the rolls today.
a. Data not shown to avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals.
CONTACT: Kevin Kulzer (410) 965-5366 or di.asr@ssa.gov.
Table 11. Percentage distribution, by state or other area and diagnostic group, December 2004
State or area Total Congenital
anomalies		 Endocrine,
nutritional,
and
metabolic
diseases		 Infectious
and
parasitic
diseases		 Injuries Mental
disorders		 Neoplasms Diseases of the— Other Unknown
Number Percent Total Retardation Other Blood and
blood-
forming
organs		 Circulatory
system		 Digestive
system		 Genitourinary
system		 Musculoskeletal
system and
connective
tissue		 Nervous
system
and sense
organs		 Respiratory
system		 Skin and
subcutaneous
tissue
All areas 7,167,375 100.0 0.3 3.8 1.6 4.0 36.0 9.2 26.8 2.5 0.2 8.7 1.4 1.5 22.4 9.5 2.9 0.2 0.2 4.9
Alabama 182,537 100.0 0.2 4.3 1.0 4.5 30.5 8.6 21.9 2.2 0.3 10.5 1.3 1.5 26.9 8.4 3.2 0.3 0.2 4.5
Alaska 10,140 100.0 0.3 3.0 1.2 4.8 36.6 7.9 28.7 3.0 0.3 6.6 1.6 1.1 24.7 11.1 2.6 0.2 0.3 2.7
Arizona 126,600 100.0 0.2 3.3 1.4 4.4 39.4 5.9 33.5 2.3 0.2 7.1 1.5 1.4 22.6 9.9 2.7 0.2 0.3 3.2
Arkansas 110,732 100.0 0.3 4.0 1.1 4.5 27.1 9.4 17.7 2.6 0.3 11.2 1.5 1.2 29.6 9.3 3.6 0.3 0.1 3.4
California 605,785 100.0 0.3 3.2 2.5 4.2 38.5 6.8 31.7 2.6 0.2 7.0 1.6 1.8 22.7 9.8 1.8 0.2 0.2 3.5
Colorado 76,462 100.0 0.4 3.1 1.7 4.9 32.9 7.9 25.0 2.7 0.2 5.8 1.6 1.3 24.7 13.3 3.3 0.2 0.2 3.8
Connecticut 73,525 100.0 0.3 3.3 1.6 3.0 43.2 10.5 32.7 2.5 0.2 7.1 1.2 1.3 17.7 9.6 2.5 0.2 0.2 6.1
Delaware 21,926 100.0 0.3 3.9 2.0 3.9 33.5 8.7 24.8 2.8 0.4 8.4 1.4 1.9 24.9 9.3 2.9 0.2 0.3 4.1
District of Columbia 10,988 100.0 0.1 3.4 6.6 2.5 41.6 11.5 30.1 1.7 0.4 7.6 0.8 3.8 14.1 10.0 1.9 0.4 0.2 4.9
Florida 423,668 100.0 0.3 3.9 2.9 5.1 33.2 6.5 26.7 2.8 0.3 9.7 1.7 1.5 21.5 8.4 3.0 0.4 0.2 5.1
Georgia 214,408 100.0 0.2 4.5 2.2 3.9 32.1 9.5 22.6 2.6 0.4 10.6 1.4 2.0 22.3 8.4 3.4 0.2 0.2 5.8
Hawaii 20,549 100.0 0.2 2.9 1.9 4.0 43.5 8.2 35.3 2.7 0.1 9.7 1.0 2.7 16.3 8.4 2.0 0.2 0.3 4.2
Idaho 30,714 100.0 0.3 3.5 0.8 4.7 37.3 8.4 28.9 2.6 0.1 6.6 1.4 1.0 23.9 11.1 2.8 0.2 0.2 3.3
Illinois 251,709 100.0 0.2 4.1 1.5 3.5 40.9 11.1 29.8 2.6 0.3 8.7 1.2 1.7 17.2 10.1 2.8 0.2 0.2 4.7
Indiana 156,502 100.0 0.2 4.8 1.1 3.4 37.0 11.7 25.3 2.6 0.3 9.3 1.5 1.4 18.8 10.4 3.8 0.2 0.2 5.1
Iowa 66,845 100.0 0.3 3.9 0.8 3.8 39.4 13.9 25.5 2.6 0.2 6.9 1.2 1.2 20.3 10.7 3.2 0.2 0.2 5.2
Kansas 58,435 100.0 0.3 4.6 1.0 4.6 36.7 11.7 25.0 2.5 0.2 7.8 1.4 1.4 20.5 10.7 3.4 0.2 0.2 4.5
Kentucky 176,630 100.0 0.2 3.5 0.8 3.5 36.0 9.5 26.5 2.0 0.2 9.2 1.2 0.9 25.8 7.4 3.8 0.2 0.2 5.2
Louisiana 134,653 100.0 0.2 3.8 1.6 4.2 29.3 12.1 17.2 2.3 0.4 11.3 1.2 1.8 25.9 8.6 2.5 0.3 0.2 6.4
Maine 49,799 100.0 0.3 3.1 0.7 3.7 42.1 8.5 33.6 2.0 0.1 7.0 1.2 0.7 23.8 8.6 2.6 0.3 0.2 3.7
Maryland 99,184 100.0 0.4 3.7 2.5 4.0 34.4 9.6 24.8 3.2 0.4 9.9 1.3 2.4 18.4 10.8 2.8 0.2 0.2 5.4
Massachusetts 166,687 100.0 0.3 2.5 1.7 3.4 46.5 8.1 38.4 2.3 0.2 6.0 1.3 0.9 18.9 9.2 2.2 0.1 0.2 4.3
Michigan 268,844 100.0 0.3 3.8 0.9 3.5 40.0 9.7 30.3 2.4 0.2 8.5 1.1 1.4 20.4 9.5 2.8 0.2 0.2 4.8
Minnesota 98,857 100.0 0.3 2.6 1.0 3.9 47.2 12.1 35.1 2.6 0.2 6.3 1.1 1.1 16.3 10.9 2.1 0.2 0.2 4.1
Mississippi 118,519 100.0 0.2 4.6 1.2 4.1 34.3 9.9 24.4 2.4 0.4 11.8 1.0 1.7 20.7 8.2 3.0 0.3 0.2 6.0
Missouri 174,543 100.0 0.3 4.6 1.3 4.4 32.6 10.0 22.6 2.4 0.2 8.9 1.5 1.2 24.7 9.6 3.6 0.2 0.2 4.2
Montana 22,433 100.0 0.3 2.9 0.8 5.3 33.7 9.0 24.7 2.4 0.1 6.1 1.3 1.1 25.6 12.2 3.4 0.2 0.2 4.4
Nebraska 36,321 100.0 0.3 4.1 1.1 4.6 33.8 11.2 22.6 2.6 0.2 8.0 1.3 1.5 22.4 11.8 3.3 0.2 0.1 4.8
Nevada 47,388 100.0 0.3 3.6 1.7 4.6 30.7 4.7 26.0 2.6 0.2 9.3 1.9 1.5 25.8 10.4 3.6 0.2 0.2 3.3
New Hampshire 34,370 100.0 0.3 2.6 0.8 3.7 44.4 7.4 37.0 2.4 0.1 6.9 1.3 0.8 20.3 9.9 3.0 0.2 0.2 3.3
New Jersey 171,482 100.0 0.3 3.1 1.9 3.6 35.9 8.2 27.7 3.1 0.3 9.5 1.5 1.7 20.4 10.6 2.7 0.2 0.2 4.9
New Mexico 47,254 100.0 0.3 3.6 1.3 5.4 33.8 7.6 26.2 2.0 0.2 6.0 1.7 1.6 26.8 10.4 2.8 0.3 0.3 3.5
New York 456,303 100.0 0.2 3.1 2.3 3.6 32.6 8.8 23.8 2.6 0.3 8.3 1.2 1.4 26.6 8.9 2.6 0.2 0.1 5.8
North Carolina 269,787 100.0 0.2 4.8 1.6 3.7 31.7 10.4 21.3 2.6 0.3 10.8 1.4 1.7 23.1 8.3 3.5 0.2 0.2 5.8
North Dakota 12,791 100.0 0.5 2.6 0.6 4.4 39.5 15.6 23.9 2.6 0.2 7.6 1.1 1.2 19.9 11.7 3.0 0.2 0.1 4.9
Ohio 274,906 100.0 0.3 3.8 0.9 3.0 44.8 12.5 32.3 2.2 0.2 7.9 1.0 1.3 15.6 8.8 3.1 0.1 0.1 6.8
Oklahoma 96,955 100.0 0.2 4.4 1.1 4.2 32.0 9.8 22.2 2.4 0.2 9.9 1.5 1.3 25.8 9.8 3.7 0.2 0.2 3.0
Oregon 80,659 100.0 0.3 3.5 1.3 5.0 35.4 8.5 26.9 2.6 0.2 6.8 1.6 1.1 23.6 12.4 2.7 0.2 0.2 3.1
Pennsylvania 324,929 100.0 0.3 3.8 1.2 4.2 33.9 10.3 23.6 2.6 0.2 9.2 1.5 1.4 23.2 9.9 2.8 0.2 0.3 5.3
Rhode Island 31,676 100.0 0.2 3.1 1.2 3.1 44.4 9.8 34.6 2.3 0.2 7.1 1.4 0.9 19.4 8.7 2.6 0.2 0.3 4.7
South Carolina 143,104 100.0 0.2 3.9 1.3 4.1 33.4 9.2 24.2 2.4 0.4 11.3 1.3 1.9 23.3 8.4 3.5 0.3 0.2 4.2
South Dakota 16,300 100.0 0.4 2.7 1.0 3.6 36.6 12.8 23.8 2.2 0.1 7.5 1.0 1.1 22.3 13.7 3.3 0.2 0.2 4.0
Tennessee 199,064 100.0 0.2 3.9 1.1 3.4 36.3 9.3 27.0 2.4 0.2 9.8 1.3 1.4 22.4 8.0 3.6 0.2 0.2 5.7
Texas 405,629 100.0 0.2 4.8 2.1 4.4 30.1 8.1 22.0 2.7 0.3 9.8 1.6 2.2 23.6 10.8 2.7 0.2 0.2 4.4
Utah 31,270 100.0 0.5 3.5 0.9 4.0 40.7 11.2 29.5 2.2 0.1 5.6 1.4 1.3 19.5 12.7 2.8 0.2 0.2 4.2
Vermont 17,320 100.0 0.4 3.5 1.1 4.1 40.9 9.0 31.9 2.4 0.2 6.5 1.3 0.7 20.7 9.3 2.8 0.2 0.2 5.6
Virginia 179,511 100.0 0.3 4.0 1.4 3.8 32.9 10.5 22.4 2.7 0.3 9.7 1.4 1.8 24.4 9.0 3.2 0.2 0.2 4.8
Washington 130,151 100.0 0.3 3.4 1.5 4.0 40.9 8.1 32.8 2.7 0.2 6.4 1.7 1.3 20.6 10.6 2.6 0.2 0.2 3.6
West Virginia 89,720 100.0 0.2 4.4 0.6 4.8 30.8 11.4 19.4 2.0 0.2 10.0 1.2 0.7 26.0 7.2 4.0 0.2 0.2 7.4
Wisconsin 123,217 100.0 0.4 3.6 0.9 3.8 40.2 11.4 28.8 2.4 0.2 6.9 1.2 1.3 19.2 11.4 2.4 0.2 0.2 5.6
Wyoming 10,288 100.0 0.4 3.0 1.0 5.5 34.2 9.7 24.5 2.2 0.2 7.1 1.4 1.2 23.6 12.8 4.4 0.2 0.3 2.5
Outlying areas
American Samoa 1,199 100.0 a 14.3 a 3.8 11.4 4.4 7.0 2.3 a 10.0 a 2.1 36.9 10.0 2.8 1.8 0.8 2.1
Guam 1,219 100.0 a 1.5 1.1 4.8 27.5 10.1 17.4 3.4 a 14.4 1.2 5.3 20.7 12.6 3.2 a 1.2 2.4
Northern Mariana Islands 219 100.0 0 2.7 a 6.4 27.9 11.0 16.9 2.3 a 19.2 a 4.6 7.3 16.4 a 4.6 a 3.2
Puerto Rico 162,612 100.0 0.2 1.5 1.0 3.5 46.0 7.5 38.5 1.1 0.1 5.7 0.6 0.8 24.1 8.3 1.9 0.3 0.1 4.9
Virgin Islands 1,922 100.0 a 2.2 1.3 4.9 29.2 9.8 19.4 2.3 0.7 11.4 0.8 2.5 25.8 13.1 a a a 3.6
Foreign countries 18,135 100.0 0.6 1.3 1.2 4.5 35.1 10.7 24.4 1.9 0.1 8.5 0.7 0.7 19.3 10.2 1.3 0.2 0.2 14.1
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
NOTE: The diagnosis for disabled adult children typically was not recorded on the Master Beneficiary Record until 1984. Many beneficiaries entitled before that date are still on the rolls today.
a. Data not shown to avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals.
CONTACT: Kevin Kulzer (410) 965-5366 or di.asr@ssa.gov.
Table 12. Number receiving Social Security disability benefits because of blindness or deafness, by state or other area, December 2004
State or area Blind Deaf
Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult
children		 Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult
children
All areas 102,769 90,425 2,208 10,136 58,994 49,562 1,069 8,363
Alabama 2,440 2,174 61 205 1,404 1,160 32 212
Alaska 149 140 a a 115 104 a a
Arizona 1,670 1,504 41 125 1,037 903 12 122
Arkansas 1,462 1,288 30 144 796 673 19 104
California 9,156 7,911 185 1,060 5,019 4,137 60 822
Colorado 990 890 16 84 751 672 13 66
Connecticut 1,174 998 23 153 651 557 5 89
Delaware 297 272 a a 171 149 a a
District of Columbia 174 158 a a 286 239 a a
Florida 4,785 4,289 106 390 3,913 3,314 52 547
Georgia 3,310 2,982 75 253 1,562 1,255 37 270
Hawaii 293 253 a a 201 172 a a
Idaho 428 388 5 35 196 169 5 22
Illinois 4,016 3,548 83 385 2,173 1,838 34 301
Indiana 2,566 2,311 44 211 1,419 1,233 29 157
Iowa 952 830 14 108 580 512 7 61
Kansas 1,023 926 15 82 586 528 6 52
Kentucky 2,225 1,888 68 269 1,250 1,019 38 193
Louisiana 2,104 1,807 66 231 1,182 835 47 300
Maine 515 456 5 54 309 281 a a
Maryland 1,416 1,260 24 132 1,207 1,053 11 143
Massachusetts 2,657 2,138 45 474 1,204 1,023 17 164
Michigan 3,258 2,771 62 425 1,919 1,612 32 275
Minnesota 1,563 1,381 20 162 1,007 912 12 83
Mississippi 1,936 1,755 37 144 863 703 27 133
Missouri 2,510 2,238 51 221 1,239 1,090 16 133
Montana 291 261 9 21 170 145 a a
Nebraska 548 489 5 54 317 297 a a
Nevada 754 673 16 65 368 312 7 49
New Hampshire 352 305 8 39 215 190 a a
New Jersey 2,542 2,267 45 230 1,462 1,260 21 181
New Mexico 754 649 23 82 381 321 15 45
New York 5,616 4,857 103 656 3,798 3,177 64 557
North Carolina 3,663 3,278 95 290 1,920 1,672 37 211
North Dakota 152 130 0 22 86 79 0 7
Ohio 4,139 3,685 103 351 2,477 2,105 60 312
Oklahoma 1,601 1,437 39 125 851 722 24 105
Oregon 1,406 1,230 22 154 832 713 12 107
Pennsylvania 4,510 3,955 92 463 2,424 2,028 52 344
Rhode Island 384 328 10 46 224 195 a a
South Carolina 2,550 2,260 84 206 923 756 16 151
South Dakota 240 208 a a 152 137 a a
Tennessee 3,092 2,763 76 253 1,439 1,216 35 188
Texas 7,723 6,968 164 591 4,141 3,522 58 561
Utah 584 517 5 62 356 322 7 27
Vermont 177 154 a a 124 112 a a
Virginia 2,226 1,961 56 209 1,209 1,036 26 147
Washington 1,642 1,437 28 177 1,134 965 22 147
West Virginia 948 810 26 112 526 424 13 89
Wisconsin 1,512 1,321 23 168 1,039 914 14 111
Wyoming 123 113 a a 65 60 0 5
Outlying areas
Puerto Rico 1,786 1,509 63 214 1,132 629 31 472
Other b 100 88 a a 60 44 a a
Foreign countries 285 216 12 57 129 66 12 51
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
NOTE: The diagnosis for disabled adult children typically was not recorded on the Master Beneficiary Record until 1984. Many beneficiaries entitled before that date are still on the rolls today.
a. Data not shown to avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals.
b. Includes American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and Virgin Islands.
CONTACT: Kevin Kulzer (410) 965-5366 or di.asr@ssa.gov.
Table 13. Total monthly benefits, by state or other area, December 2004 (in thousands of dollars)
State or area Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult
children
All areas 6,109,593 5,540,703 122,795 446,096
Alabama 150,509 137,693 3,647 9,169
Alaska 8,686 8,093 156 437
Arizona 113,220 105,941 1,889 5,390
Arkansas 89,915 83,102 2,049 4,764
California 530,254 483,141 8,815 38,298
Colorado 65,599 61,047 1,038 3,514
Connecticut 65,284 58,205 881 6,199
Delaware 19,714 18,190 295 1,229
District of Columbia 8,375 7,564 138 674
Florida 363,741 337,368 6,404 19,969
Georgia 179,208 164,363 3,805 11,040
Hawaii 18,066 16,382 297 1,388
Idaho 25,893 23,845 494 1,553
Illinois 220,354 195,324 4,551 20,479
Indiana 134,400 120,491 2,963 10,946
Iowa 54,592 48,368 954 5,270
Kansas 48,632 43,988 901 3,743
Kentucky 147,454 134,627 4,184 8,642
Louisiana 111,699 98,286 3,601 9,812
Maine 39,377 36,201 641 2,535
Maryland 87,510 79,290 1,459 6,761
Massachusetts 141,452 128,600 1,941 10,911
Michigan 243,545 216,326 5,325 21,894
Minnesota 83,624 75,484 1,070 7,070
Mississippi 93,972 85,770 2,418 5,784
Missouri 146,044 133,483 3,070 9,492
Montana 18,643 16,998 345 1,300
Nebraska 29,328 26,383 452 2,493
Nevada 43,774 41,386 725 1,663
New Hampshire 29,969 27,826 403 1,741
New Jersey 158,955 143,382 2,461 13,112
New Mexico 39,044 36,006 735 2,303
New York 408,603 365,747 7,174 35,682
North Carolina 224,250 207,350 4,163 12,737
North Dakota 9,991 8,681 162 1,148
Ohio 230,171 202,387 5,841 21,943
Oklahoma 81,076 73,956 1,909 5,212
Oregon 69,880 64,075 1,265 4,540
Pennsylvania 280,324 249,941 6,048 24,335
Rhode Island 26,358 24,129 372 1,857
South Carolina 120,279 110,484 2,537 7,258
South Dakota 12,702 11,346 213 1,143
Tennessee 162,630 148,522 4,003 10,105
Texas 342,102 310,886 8,080 23,136
Utah 26,495 23,960 442 2,094
Vermont 13,998 12,680 236 1,082
Virginia 153,867 140,886 3,220 9,762
Washington 113,770 104,294 1,936 7,541
West Virginia 79,350 71,470 2,396 5,484
Wisconsin 104,811 93,234 1,592 9,984
Wyoming 8,871 8,178 136 556
Outlying areas
American Samoa 778 712 24 41
Guam 890 821 18 52
Northern Mariana Islands 113 96 3 14
Puerto Rico 113,618 102,680 2,441 8,496
Virgin Islands 1,589 1,399 40 150
Foreign countries 12,242 9,637 438 2,167
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Unnegotiated checks not deducted.
Data exclude lump-sum death payments.
CONTACT: Kevin Kulzer (410) 965-5366 or di.asr@ssa.gov.
Table 14. Number, by type of representative payee, December 2004
Type of payee Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult
children
All disabled beneficiaries 7,167,375 6,197,385 210,736 759,254
Without payee 5,827,590 5,464,905 196,882 165,803
With payee
Parent (natural, adoptive, or stepparent) 454,085 213,899 534 239,652
Spouse 143,053 142,260 83 710
Child (natural, adoptive, or stepchild) 48,836 41,149 6,243 1,444
Other relative 257,197 130,906 3,177 123,114
Nonmental institution 131,609 54,331 1,506 75,772
Mental institution 98,956 27,290 307 71,359
Social agency 92,133 43,982 636 47,515
Public official 10,552 6,524 138 3,890
Financial organization 4,356 3,071 44 1,241
Other 99,008 69,068 1,186 28,754
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
CONTACT: Kevin Kulzer (410) 965-5366 or di.asr@ssa.gov.
Table 15. Representative payment, by sex and diagnostic group, December 2004
Diagnostic group Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
Total Number
with payee		 Percentage
with payee		 Total Number
with payee		 Percentage
with payee		 Total Number
with payee		 Percentage
with payee
All disabled beneficiaries
Total 6,197,385 732,480 11.8 210,736 13,854 6.6 759,254 593,451 78.2
Congenital anomalies 10,392 1,337 12.9 261 6 2.3 7,981 5,408 67.8
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 247,559 4,062 1.6 18,477 283 1.5 2,823 746 26.4
Infectious and parasitic diseases 110,178 3,438 3.1 1,777 55 3.1 2,987 1,664 55.7
Injuries 271,626 23,821 8.8 5,363 155 2.9 9,524 3,753 39.4
Mental disorders
Retardation 310,240 170,546 55.0 9,623 2,562 26.6 341,422 301,171 88.2
Other 1,765,627 429,896 24.3 48,503 7,820 16.1 107,967 69,609 64.5
Neoplasms 172,844 2,734 1.6 4,269 70 1.6 1,776 975 54.9
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 15,596 337 2.2 360 9 2.5 1,923 329 17.1
Circulatory system 600,144 29,949 5.0 21,262 803 3.8 3,368 1,642 48.8
Digestive system 94,566 2,624 2.8 2,398 51 2.1 587 113 19.3
Genitourinary system 103,427 1,252 1.2 1,866 38 2.0 1,795 367 20.4
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 1,540,566 15,662 1.0 59,012 540 0.9 5,017 1,030 20.5
Nervous system and sense organs 596,369 27,804 4.7 15,064 611 4.1 68,185 35,604 52.2
Respiratory system 194,592 2,380 1.2 10,953 135 1.2 963 301 31.3
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 14,963 200 1.3 484 a a 255 45 17.6
Other 12,038 520 4.3 262 a a 1,258 808 64.2
Unknown 136,658 15,918 11.6 10,802 707 6.5 201,423 169,886 84.3
Men
Subtotal 3,373,226 483,544 14.3 7,016 544 7.8 414,697 331,259 79.9
Congenital anomalies 5,390 779 14.5 10 0 0 4,166 2,917 70.0
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 105,959 2,337 2.2 332 12 3.6 1,325 405 30.6
Infectious and parasitic diseases 81,926 2,754 3.4 94 a a 1,590 933 58.7
Injuries 190,556 18,272 9.6 337 17 5.0 6,646 2,587 38.9
Mental disorders
Retardation 201,209 113,894 56.6 325 84 25.8 184,704 166,167 90.0
Other 903,702 280,079 31.0 1,380 271 19.6 68,466 47,044 68.7
Neoplasms 83,461 1,654 2.0 140 6 4.3 1,018 575 56.5
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 7,115 205 2.9 18 0 0 970 194 20.0
Circulatory system 404,117 19,566 4.8 1,115 43 3.9 1,814 930 51.3
Digestive system 51,490 1,985 3.9 123 5 4.1 306 70 22.9
Genitourinary system 62,439 842 1.3 129 a a 931 199 21.4
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 796,382 10,373 1.3 1,763 28 1.6 2,155 567 26.3
Nervous system and sense organs 299,870 17,340 5.8 474 27 5.7 36,376 19,651 54.0
Respiratory system 97,711 1,574 1.6 339 13 3.8 432 168 38.9
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 6,126 115 1.9 14 0 0 103 25 24.3
Other 5,846 376 6.4 7 0 0 665 452 68.0
Unknown 69,927 11,399 16.3 416 33 7.9 103,030 88,375 85.8
Women
Subtotal 2,824,159 248,936 8.8 203,720 13,310 6.5 344,557 262,192 76.1
Congenital anomalies 5,002 558 11.2 251 6 2.4 3,815 2,491 65.3
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 141,600 1,725 1.2 18,145 271 1.5 1,498 341 22.8
Infectious and parasitic diseases 28,252 684 2.4 1,683 a a 1,397 731 52.3
Injuries 81,070 5,549 6.8 5,026 138 2.7 2,878 1,166 40.5
Mental disorders
Retardation 109,031 56,652 52.0 9,298 2,478 26.7 156,718 135,004 86.1
Other 861,925 149,817 17.4 47,123 7,549 16.0 39,501 22,565 57.1
Neoplasms 89,383 1,080 1.2 4,129 64 1.6 758 400 52.8
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 8,481 132 1.6 342 9 2.6 953 135 14.2
Circulatory system 196,027 10,383 5.3 20,147 760 3.8 1,554 712 45.8
Digestive system 43,076 639 1.5 2,275 46 2.0 281 43 15.3
Genitourinary system 40,988 410 1.0 1,737 a a 864 168 19.4
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 744,184 5,289 0.7 57,249 512 0.9 2,862 463 16.2
Nervous system and sense organs 296,499 10,464 3.5 14,590 584 4.0 31,809 15,953 50.2
Respiratory system 96,881 806 0.8 10,614 122 1.1 531 133 25.0
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 8,837 85 1.0 470 a a 152 20 13.2
Other 6,192 144 2.3 255 a a 593 356 60.0
Unknown 66,731 4,519 6.8 10,386 674 6.5 98,393 81,511 82.8
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
NOTE: The diagnosis for disabled adult children typically was not recorded on the Master Beneficiary Record until 1984. Many beneficiaries entitled before that date are still on the rolls today.
a. Data not shown to avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals.
CONTACT: Kevin Kulzer (410) 965-5366 or di.asr@ssa.gov.
Table 16. Percentage distribution of disabled workers, by state or other area and monthly benefit, December 2004
State or area Number Percentage distribution by dollar amount of monthly benefit Monthly benefit
(dollars)
Total Less than
400.00		 400.00–599.90 600.00–799.90 800.00–999.90 1,000.00–1,199.90 1,200.00–or more Average Median
All areas 6,197,385 100.0 7.2 16.3 23.7 18.1 12.8 22.1 894.10 830.40
Alabama 158,703 100.0 7.0 17.2 25.7 18.8 12.2 19.1 867.70 799.20
Alaska 9,150 100.0 8.5 17.4 23.4 16.7 12.1 21.9 884.60 805.60
Arizona 114,578 100.0 6.0 14.6 22.9 18.4 13.7 24.4 924.70 864.00
Arkansas 97,653 100.0 7.1 17.2 25.8 20.2 13.3 16.5 851.10 799.00
California 528,609 100.0 8.0 15.9 21.7 16.8 12.6 25.0 914.10 847.00
Colorado 68,862 100.0 6.8 17.1 23.7 18.2 12.9 21.2 886.60 822.00
Connecticut 62,517 100.0 5.5 14.7 23.1 18.5 13.3 24.9 931.10 865.20
Delaware 19,473 100.0 5.9 14.4 22.9 17.8 13.7 25.3 934.20 871.20
District of Columbia 9,436 100.0 8.8 20.4 27.7 19.6 10.6 12.9 801.60 741.00
Florida 378,099 100.0 6.4 16.3 24.3 18.6 13.0 21.3 892.40 827.20
Georgia 186,943 100.0 6.2 16.0 25.4 20.1 13.4 19.0 879.30 821.20
Hawaii 17,740 100.0 5.7 15.3 22.3 18.5 14.3 23.9 923.50 869.00
Idaho 27,302 100.0 8.1 17.7 23.3 17.3 13.0 20.7 873.50 810.00
Illinois 212,168 100.0 6.9 15.4 22.3 17.5 12.9 25.0 920.70 855.00
Indiana 134,461 100.0 7.4 16.3 23.2 18.0 12.7 22.4 896.20 831.00
Iowa 56,604 100.0 8.9 18.1 24.1 17.3 12.2 19.3 854.60 789.00
Kansas 50,782 100.0 7.6 17.7 24.1 18.3 13.1 19.2 866.30 804.20
Kentucky 153,184 100.0 8.4 17.3 23.1 17.3 12.2 21.7 879.00 812.00
Louisiana 110,422 100.0 8.5 16.7 22.9 16.5 12.0 23.3 890.20 818.20
Maine 44,038 100.0 8.2 19.3 27.0 18.9 11.9 14.7 822.10 762.00
Maryland 85,926 100.0 6.3 14.8 22.8 18.3 13.7 24.2 922.90 862.20
Massachusetts 145,391 100.0 6.2 16.7 25.3 19.0 12.4 20.4 884.60 815.00
Michigan 227,568 100.0 7.5 15.1 20.4 15.4 12.2 29.4 950.70 885.00
Minnesota 85,488 100.0 7.5 17.2 24.1 17.9 12.0 21.4 883.10 812.00
Mississippi 102,132 100.0 7.1 17.8 27.6 19.4 12.2 15.9 839.90 779.00
Missouri 152,857 100.0 7.5 17.2 24.4 18.2 12.5 20.1 873.40 807.20
Montana 19,673 100.0 7.7 18.4 23.6 17.8 12.6 20.0 864.20 802.20
Nebraska 31,282 100.0 8.1 18.6 25.4 18.2 12.6 17.2 843.50 781.00
Nevada 43,613 100.0 5.0 13.4 22.6 18.8 14.1 26.1 949.10 889.20
New Hampshire 30,822 100.0 5.3 14.8 25.1 20.2 13.9 20.8 902.90 844.00
New Jersey 147,396 100.0 5.2 13.6 21.3 17.6 13.2 29.1 972.90 906.20
New Mexico 41,660 100.0 8.1 17.3 24.2 18.5 12.7 19.2 864.40 803.20
New York 387,666 100.0 6.7 15.1 21.3 16.9 12.7 27.3 943.60 874.20
North Carolina 237,795 100.0 5.9 15.5 25.8 21.4 13.8 17.4 872.10 821.20
North Dakota 10,478 100.0 8.8 19.7 25.2 17.9 11.9 16.6 828.60 762.20
Ohio 230,460 100.0 9.2 17.8 22.1 16.1 12.0 22.6 878.30 807.20
Oklahoma 84,410 100.0 7.9 16.8 23.3 17.9 13.6 20.6 876.30 819.20
Oregon 71,398 100.0 7.2 17.0 22.9 17.2 12.6 23.1 897.50 829.00
Pennsylvania 275,892 100.0 7.4 15.5 22.5 17.7 13.2 23.6 906.00 845.00
Rhode Island 27,875 100.0 6.6 17.5 26.2 18.8 12.1 18.8 865.70 797.00
South Carolina 124,724 100.0 5.6 14.8 25.2 21.4 14.3 18.7 885.90 836.00
South Dakota 13,837 100.0 9.4 19.7 25.4 17.8 12.2 15.5 820.10 758.20
Tennessee 172,989 100.0 6.8 17.2 26.2 19.5 12.8 17.6 858.60 798.20
Texas 350,669 100.0 7.7 16.1 23.5 18.4 13.1 21.2 886.70 825.20
Utah 27,163 100.0 7.9 18.4 23.4 16.3 11.7 22.3 882.20 803.20
Vermont 14,992 100.0 7.5 17.8 25.8 19.7 12.8 16.3 845.90 790.00
Virginia 156,592 100.0 6.6 15.4 23.7 19.0 13.4 21.9 899.80 840.00
Washington 115,238 100.0 7.4 16.7 22.9 16.9 12.3 23.9 905.10 831.00
West Virginia 76,039 100.0 8.3 14.8 19.9 15.8 12.7 28.5 940.00 883.00
Wisconsin 104,633 100.0 7.8 16.9 23.0 17.2 12.5 22.6 891.20 823.20
Wyoming 9,166 100.0 7.8 17.9 23.0 16.1 11.8 23.4 892.30 814.20
Outlying areas
American Samoa 1,045 100.0 14.7 26.0 30.0 16.8 a a 681.90 647.20
Guam 1,055 100.0 13.9 17.7 26.4 17.5 12.1 12.2 778.00 732.00
Northern Mariana Islands 169 100.0 24.9 37.3 24.3 7.1 a a 569.10 542.00
Puerto Rico 134,694 100.0 6.1 21.4 36.5 19.1 9.0 8.0 762.50 712.20
Virgin Islands 1,554 100.0 5.9 14.2 24.6 20.1 14.5 20.6 900.40 841.60
Foreign countries 12,320 100.0 17.1 16.1 21.9 17.0 11.9 16.0 782.30 748.60
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
a. Data not shown to avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals.
CONTACT: Kevin Kulzer (410) 965-5366 or di.asr@ssa.gov.
Table 17. Percentage distribution of disabled widow(er)s, by state or other area and monthly benefit, December 2004
State or area Number Percentage distribution by dollar amount of monthly benefit Monthly benefit
(dollars)
Total Less
than
200.00		 200.00–299.90 300.00–399.90 400.00–499.90 500.00–599.90 600.00–699.90 700.00–799.90 800.00–899.90 900.00
or more		 Average Median
All areas 210,736 100.0 9.6 8.9 11.2 13.2 12.4 11.0 9.4 7.5 16.8 582.70 558.20
Alabama 6,689 100.0 11.5 9.8 11.6 14.0 12.8 11.9 9.4 6.8 12.2 545.20 523.00
Alaska 242 100.0 6.2 9.5 6.2 13.2 14.0 8.7 10.3 9.1 22.7 643.20 609.50
Arizona 3,111 100.0 8.2 8.6 10.8 12.5 12.5 10.3 9.9 8.3 19.0 607.30 577.00
Arkansas 3,903 100.0 12.8 11.1 11.7 13.6 13.7 11.5 8.0 6.2 11.4 525.10 505.00
California 13,984 100.0 7.1 7.5 10.1 13.1 11.7 10.4 10.0 8.4 21.7 630.40 604.00
Colorado 1,751 100.0 8.2 8.7 10.8 14.5 11.7 10.3 10.3 8.1 17.4 593.00 569.00
Connecticut 1,533 100.0 8.4 8.7 13.0 16.2 11.7 11.3 8.3 6.5 15.9 574.70 534.00
Delaware 510 100.0 10.0 7.3 12.9 14.9 13.1 8.6 10.2 6.7 16.3 578.20 540.50
District of Columbia 252 100.0 8.7 7.5 17.1 15.5 12.3 14.3 7.1 5.6 11.9 545.80 512.50
Florida 11,500 100.0 10.8 9.9 12.1 13.6 12.5 11.0 8.8 7.0 14.4 556.90 527.00
Georgia 7,216 100.0 13.1 10.4 12.5 14.2 12.8 10.3 8.8 6.1 11.8 527.40 498.00
Hawaii 471 100.0 6.4 7.2 11.5 11.5 13.6 10.8 9.8 8.3 21.0 630.00 597.20
Idaho 784 100.0 6.4 7.7 10.6 10.7 12.4 12.6 9.7 10.1 19.9 630.30 610.10
Illinois 7,382 100.0 8.1 7.9 10.3 12.7 11.7 11.1 9.5 8.3 20.5 616.50 593.00
Indiana 4,875 100.0 8.8 8.2 10.3 12.3 11.8 11.1 9.4 8.5 19.6 607.80 588.00
Iowa 1,656 100.0 8.0 9.2 11.7 12.6 14.1 12.4 10.0 8.0 14.0 576.20 560.50
Kansas 1,558 100.0 9.1 9.2 11.4 13.2 12.9 10.8 10.3 8.2 15.1 578.20 553.10
Kentucky 7,046 100.0 8.4 8.1 11.3 12.8 12.8 11.9 9.8 7.6 17.3 593.90 573.00
Louisiana 5,836 100.0 7.5 6.5 10.6 13.3 13.5 11.5 8.9 8.8 19.6 617.20 590.00
Maine 1,165 100.0 10.6 8.9 13.6 13.7 12.9 10.4 9.9 7.6 12.4 550.30 521.00
Maryland 2,372 100.0 7.9 7.6 9.9 12.2 12.6 12.0 9.8 8.2 19.7 615.00 597.00
Massachusetts 3,318 100.0 7.9 8.7 12.1 14.8 12.3 11.6 9.7 6.6 16.3 585.00 547.00
Michigan 8,043 100.0 6.9 6.8 8.9 11.5 10.9 10.6 10.0 8.2 26.2 662.10 648.20
Minnesota 1,825 100.0 9.1 8.3 11.9 12.1 12.9 12.1 10.0 6.6 17.0 586.40 558.00
Mississippi 4,581 100.0 12.0 10.8 12.4 14.5 13.4 11.0 8.5 5.4 11.9 527.90 501.00
Missouri 5,473 100.0 11.1 9.4 11.6 13.8 12.0 10.6 9.6 7.0 14.9 560.90 531.00
Montana 592 100.0 6.4 10.3 13.7 15.7 10.3 10.0 9.5 7.1 17.1 582.90 533.00
Nebraska 822 100.0 10.2 10.8 14.2 12.3 9.9 11.6 9.0 8.4 13.6 550.30 514.50
Nevada 1,159 100.0 8.1 8.0 11.0 12.1 9.9 10.7 10.2 8.9 21.1 625.40 606.00
New Hampshire 738 100.0 12.7 11.1 12.5 12.3 11.7 9.3 8.1 7.7 14.5 546.10 507.50
New Jersey 4,137 100.0 10.3 8.0 11.4 12.5 12.2 10.6 9.2 6.7 19.2 594.80 561.00
New Mexico 1,224 100.0 7.0 8.7 10.4 13.4 13.9 12.0 9.9 7.4 17.2 600.80 573.00
New York 12,070 100.0 9.0 8.0 11.3 13.6 12.1 11.0 9.8 7.4 17.9 594.40 564.00
North Carolina 8,499 100.0 16.5 12.5 12.8 13.5 12.6 9.5 7.5 5.7 9.5 489.80 460.00
North Dakota 293 100.0 9.6 9.9 12.3 12.3 13.3 14.7 8.2 8.2 11.6 553.50 539.00
Ohio 9,232 100.0 7.4 6.8 10.3 11.8 11.5 10.7 10.6 9.0 21.9 632.70 616.60
Oklahoma 3,309 100.0 9.9 8.6 11.4 14.0 12.3 10.4 9.7 7.7 16.0 576.90 546.00
Oregon 2,027 100.0 7.4 7.4 10.3 12.5 11.7 10.3 10.1 9.3 21.2 624.10 606.00
Pennsylvania 9,813 100.0 7.6 8.0 10.0 12.0 12.4 11.3 10.1 9.1 19.4 616.40 599.00
Rhode Island 683 100.0 11.3 10.7 11.9 13.9 12.2 10.0 8.9 8.8 12.4 544.60 516.00
South Carolina 5,038 100.0 15.3 11.3 12.5 12.5 13.6 10.8 7.8 5.9 10.2 503.60 484.00
South Dakota 385 100.0 9.6 10.9 12.2 13.2 14.8 11.2 8.3 5.7 14.0 552.20 529.00
Tennessee 7,502 100.0 12.5 10.8 11.8 13.2 12.7 11.3 8.9 6.9 11.9 533.60 511.00
Texas 13,680 100.0 8.9 8.8 10.9 13.0 12.6 11.3 9.4 7.9 17.3 590.70 567.20
Utah 712 100.0 7.2 8.0 10.8 13.9 12.1 9.8 10.1 6.9 21.2 620.50 580.00
Vermont 444 100.0 10.8 12.6 10.4 14.0 14.0 12.4 8.3 6.3 11.3 531.70 512.00
Virginia 5,612 100.0 10.8 8.7 11.4 13.3 11.9 11.1 9.1 7.4 16.2 573.80 550.00
Washington 3,061 100.0 6.5 7.5 10.8 11.3 11.6 12.4 10.1 8.2 21.5 632.40 616.00
West Virginia 3,695 100.0 5.8 6.7 9.0 11.9 12.0 12.5 10.5 9.4 22.1 648.60 634.00
Wisconsin 2,695 100.0 9.6 8.6 9.7 12.6 12.9 12.2 8.8 8.1 17.4 590.70 570.00
Wyoming 235 100.0 8.1 6.8 11.9 18.3 9.8 14.9 8.5 6.0 15.7 580.50 565.00
Outlying areas
American Samoa 53 100.0 15.1 9.4 17.0 17.0 15.1 11.3 a a a 458.40 436.00
Guam 34 100.0 a a a 26.5 a a 0 a a 518.00 462.60
Northern Mariana Islands 5 100.0 0 a a 0 a 0 0 0 a 514.80 379.00
Puerto Rico 5,095 100.0 11.2 13.5 14.5 17.9 14.7 10.4 7.4 4.5 5.8 479.30 454.20
Virgin Islands 64 100.0 a a a 18.8 18.8 a a 10.9 12.5 624.70 598.20
Foreign countries 752 100.0 8.1 5.7 10.8 16.1 16.2 10.8 10.8 8.5 13.0 582.40 562.00
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
a. Data not shown to avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals.
CONTACT: Kevin Kulzer (410) 965-5366 or di.asr@ssa.gov.
Table 18. Percentage distribution of disabled adult children, by state or other area and monthly benefit, December 2004
State or area Number Percentage distribution by dollar amount of monthly benefit Monthly benefit
(dollars)
Total Less
than
200.00		 200.00–299.90 300.00–399.90 400.00–499.90 500.00–599.90 600.00–699.90 700.00–799.90 800.00–899.90 900.00
or more		 Average Median
All areas 759,254 100.0 5.9 6.0 13.2 14.0 13.8 14.9 11.9 8.2 12.0 587.60 579.10
Alabama 17,145 100.0 7.1 7.4 17.4 16.6 14.4 13.1 9.6 6.3 8.0 534.80 510.00
Alaska 748 100.0 7.1 7.8 13.1 13.5 12.0 13.8 11.2 7.5 14.0 584.50 572.50
Arizona 8,911 100.0 5.8 5.9 11.1 13.6 13.2 15.1 12.9 8.6 13.8 604.90 602.20
Arkansas 9,176 100.0 7.9 7.4 17.7 17.7 15.0 13.0 9.3 5.5 6.5 519.20 495.00
California 63,192 100.0 5.9 5.8 11.4 12.9 13.6 15.1 12.7 8.8 13.8 606.10 602.00
Colorado 5,849 100.0 5.6 5.5 11.7 13.9 13.9 15.3 12.3 8.9 13.0 600.70 595.00
Connecticut 9,475 100.0 4.1 4.3 8.9 10.2 12.6 17.6 14.9 10.4 17.0 654.20 662.00
Delaware 1,943 100.0 3.1 3.5 11.0 12.7 14.3 18.3 12.6 9.7 14.8 632.80 633.20
District of Columbia 1,300 100.0 7.8 7.5 18.6 18.4 14.2 12.2 9.5 5.2 6.6 518.70 491.00
Florida 34,069 100.0 6.1 6.0 12.1 14.4 14.6 15.2 12.1 8.0 11.5 586.20 577.00
Georgia 20,249 100.0 5.9 6.6 17.6 17.0 15.1 13.3 9.7 6.3 8.5 545.30 519.20
Hawaii 2,338 100.0 4.5 5.3 13.4 13.0 15.5 16.4 12.6 8.9 10.3 593.70 590.10
Idaho 2,628 100.0 6.1 5.3 11.1 13.9 16.1 15.8 12.9 7.5 11.4 591.10 584.50
Illinois 32,159 100.0 4.4 4.7 10.2 11.9 12.9 16.3 13.4 10.1 16.1 636.90 640.00
Indiana 17,166 100.0 3.6 4.1 9.6 12.0 13.8 17.7 14.2 10.0 15.0 637.70 644.00
Iowa 8,585 100.0 4.2 4.5 10.2 14.7 15.0 16.7 12.8 9.7 12.4 613.90 607.00
Kansas 6,095 100.0 4.0 4.6 11.1 14.0 14.9 16.1 13.4 9.6 12.3 614.10 611.00
Kentucky 16,400 100.0 8.0 8.3 17.8 16.4 13.2 12.6 9.5 6.0 8.1 527.00 497.00
Louisiana 18,395 100.0 8.6 8.4 16.4 16.3 13.5 12.4 8.8 6.2 9.5 533.40 502.00
Maine 4,596 100.0 7.5 5.9 13.0 16.8 15.8 14.7 11.7 6.9 7.6 551.60 538.00
Maryland 10,886 100.0 3.8 4.7 11.8 12.9 14.6 15.7 13.2 8.5 14.7 621.10 616.20
Massachusetts 17,978 100.0 5.7 5.6 11.5 12.8 13.7 15.1 12.9 9.5 13.2 606.90 605.00
Michigan 33,233 100.0 3.8 3.8 8.4 10.7 12.8 16.5 15.3 10.9 17.9 658.90 668.00
Minnesota 11,544 100.0 4.4 4.3 11.7 14.1 13.8 16.5 12.9 9.4 12.8 612.50 612.00
Mississippi 11,806 100.0 9.0 9.9 21.5 17.0 13.6 10.8 7.2 4.9 6.1 489.90 454.00
Missouri 16,213 100.0 5.9 5.5 13.1 14.8 14.2 14.9 12.1 8.1 11.5 585.50 576.00
Montana 2,168 100.0 4.0 4.8 11.9 15.6 15.0 16.1 12.5 8.9 11.3 599.80 595.00
Nebraska 4,217 100.0 4.8 4.9 12.4 15.2 16.1 15.8 11.9 7.8 11.2 591.20 578.20
Nevada 2,616 100.0 4.5 5.1 10.0 12.4 13.4 14.8 13.1 9.9 17.0 635.80 633.20
New Hampshire 2,810 100.0 4.7 4.3 9.5 13.6 14.6 16.1 15.3 9.7 12.2 619.50 625.00
New Jersey 19,949 100.0 3.7 4.0 9.4 10.7 12.9 16.5 14.6 10.8 17.5 657.30 662.00
New Mexico 4,370 100.0 8.8 8.3 16.7 15.7 14.6 12.5 8.8 6.4 8.3 527.10 504.00
New York 56,567 100.0 4.2 4.5 10.5 12.4 13.4 16.5 13.9 10.0 14.6 630.80 633.20
North Carolina 23,493 100.0 5.6 6.6 17.6 17.4 15.4 13.5 10.1 6.2 7.6 542.20 515.20
North Dakota 2,020 100.0 4.9 5.6 14.2 17.1 15.5 16.7 9.9 7.4 8.8 568.40 552.00
Ohio 35,214 100.0 4.6 4.8 10.7 12.2 13.6 16.4 13.2 9.7 14.7 623.20 628.00
Oklahoma 9,236 100.0 5.9 6.2 15.1 15.7 14.9 14.1 11.2 7.3 9.7 564.40 545.00
Oregon 7,234 100.0 4.6 4.6 9.4 12.3 13.8 17.4 13.2 10.5 14.1 627.60 633.00
Pennsylvania 39,224 100.0 4.7 4.5 10.1 12.8 14.1 17.4 13.4 9.3 13.7 620.40 624.00
Rhode Island 3,118 100.0 5.4 6.1 12.1 13.3 14.2 16.1 11.5 9.5 11.8 595.70 592.00
South Carolina 13,342 100.0 5.5 6.7 16.8 17.6 15.6 13.7 9.9 6.6 7.7 544.10 517.10
South Dakota 2,078 100.0 5.9 5.8 15.4 18.1 15.7 14.1 10.8 6.2 8.0 550.30 526.10
Tennessee 18,573 100.0 6.2 6.5 17.5 16.7 14.9 13.8 9.6 6.4 8.3 544.10 520.00
Texas 41,280 100.0 7.0 7.0 15.2 15.4 14.1 13.4 10.2 7.1 10.7 560.50 537.00
Utah 3,395 100.0 5.2 5.2 9.7 13.0 14.0 17.1 13.3 8.9 13.5 616.70 619.20
Vermont 1,884 100.0 5.0 5.1 13.2 15.4 18.1 14.5 12.5 7.2 8.9 574.50 565.00
Virginia 17,307 100.0 5.7 6.1 15.5 16.1 14.5 14.5 10.6 7.2 9.7 564.10 544.20
Washington 11,852 100.0 4.4 4.6 9.8 11.8 13.2 16.1 14.3 10.4 15.4 636.30 644.00
West Virginia 9,986 100.0 7.1 6.7 15.5 15.7 14.2 15.6 10.2 6.5 8.7 549.30 536.00
Wisconsin 15,889 100.0 4.0 4.1 9.9 12.6 13.8 17.9 14.0 9.8 13.9 628.40 636.00
Wyoming 887 100.0 4.4 4.3 9.5 15.7 14.3 15.2 12.5 7.8 16.3 627.20 612.00
Outlying areas
American Samoa 101 100.0 11.9 18.8 a 16.8 15.8 a a a a 410.00 388.00
Guam 130 100.0 20.8 14.6 24.6 15.4 a 5.4 a a 6.2 401.20 355.70
Northern Mariana Islands 45 100.0 40.0 22.2 a 13.3 a a a a a 312.60 260.00
Puerto Rico 22,823 100.0 17.1 16.6 29.8 16.7 8.8 5.2 2.9 1.6 1.3 372.40 347.00
Virgin Islands 304 100.0 7.6 7.9 18.1 21.7 17.1 12.5 8.2 a a 493.50 480.10
Foreign countries 5,063 100.0 17.3 13.6 19.5 15.0 11.4 10.4 5.9 2.9 4.0 427.90 396.00
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
a. Data not shown to avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals.
CONTACT: Kevin Kulzer (410) 965-5366 or di.asr@ssa.gov.