Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2011

Beneficiaries in Current-Payment Status

All Disabled Beneficiaries

Table 3. Number, average, and total monthly benefits, December 1960–2011
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
2005 7,503,405 6,519,001 215,866 768,538 938.00 609.30 616.30 6,113,106 131,508 473,545
2006 7,803,692 6,806,918 220,178 776,596 977.70 630.70 642.40 6,655,048 138,859 498,891
2007 8,118,382 7,098,723 224,982 794,677 1,004.00 645.50 660.30 7,127,082 145,233 524,763
2008 8,528,164 7,426,691 230,007 871,466 1,063.10 683.60 681.70 7,895,536 157,243 594,115
2009 8,945,376 7,788,013 236,480 920,883 1,064.30 682.70 676.30 8,288,762 161,437 622,827
2010 9,398,104 8,203,951 244,953 949,200 1,067.80 681.30 678.80 8,759,959 166,888 644,297
2011 9,803,581 8,575,544 251,011 977,026 1,110.50 703.54 705.84 9,523,184 176,596 689,622
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, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: . . . = not applicable.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 4. Number and average monthly benefit, by sex and age, December 2011
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 9,803,581 1,059.76 8,575,544 1,110.50 251,011 703.54 977,026 705.84
Under 25 167,651 593.05 53,397 573.52 . . . . . . 114,254 602.18
25–29 276,823 692.48 179,112 714.67 . . . . . . 97,711 651.81
30–34 389,945 783.82 297,385 816.97 . . . . . . 92,560 677.32
35–39 492,990 855.31 397,251 892.41 . . . . . . 95,739 701.41
40–44 740,268 919.35 626,835 956.07 . . . . . . 113,433 716.41
45–49 1,106,750 980.61 981,827 1,011.81 . . . . . . 124,923 735.38
50–54 1,641,834 1,056.35 1,492,249 1,088.67 34,776 685.31 114,809 748.69
55–59 2,112,586 1,139.62 1,940,647 1,175.96 86,617 698.47 85,322 760.88
60–64 2,370,137 1,213.94 2,202,075 1,250.92 109,888 711.22 58,174 763.68
65–FRA a 504,597 1,161.39 404,766 1,267.57 19,730 715.17 80,101 734.73
  Men
Subtotal 5,050,772 1,177.00 4,493,811 1,236.72 13,562 515.31 543,399 699.59
Under 25 99,121 599.55 31,621 587.50 . . . . . . 67,500 605.20
25–29 157,601 705.30 101,835 733.59 . . . . . . 55,766 653.65
30–34 208,705 797.88 156,392 838.12 . . . . . . 52,313 677.58
35–39 252,843 879.15 199,196 928.26 . . . . . . 53,647 696.81
40–44 381,611 959.42 317,767 1,009.96 . . . . . . 63,844 707.88
45–49 573,801 1,041.62 502,455 1,086.41 . . . . . . 71,346 726.20
50–54 838,469 1,159.84 771,376 1,197.21 2,294 495.13 64,799 738.56
55–59 1,064,187 1,293.68 1,011,826 1,323.02 5,476 513.24 46,885 751.78
60–64 1,218,554 1,413.50 1,182,862 1,434.40 5,226 526.02 30,466 754.31
65–FRA a 255,880 1,367.46 218,481 1,476.92 566 518.35 36,833 731.22
  Women
Subtotal 4,752,809 935.16 4,081,733 971.54 237,449 714.29 433,627 713.67
Under 25 68,530 583.65 21,776 553.23 . . . . . . 46,754 597.82
25–29 119,222 675.54 77,277 689.74 . . . . . . 41,945 649.38
30–34 181,240 767.63 140,993 793.50 . . . . . . 40,247 676.99
35–39 240,147 830.22 198,055 856.35 . . . . . . 42,092 707.27
40–44 358,657 876.71 309,068 900.67 . . . . . . 49,589 727.40
45–49 532,949 914.92 479,372 933.63 . . . . . . 53,577 747.60
50–54 803,365 948.34 720,873 972.52 32,482 698.74 50,010 761.81
55–59 1,048,399 983.23 928,821 1,015.76 81,141 710.97 38,437 771.98
60–64 1,151,583 1,002.77 1,019,213 1,037.98 104,662 720.47 27,708 773.98
65–FRA a 248,717 949.38 186,285 1,022.04 19,164 720.98 43,268 737.72
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: . . . = not applicable; FRA = full retirement age.
a. FRA applies only to workers and widow(er)s. There is no age limit for adult children.
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Table 5. Distribution, by sex and monthly benefit, December 2011
Monthly benefit (dollars) Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
  All disabled beneficiaries
Total 9,803,581 100.0 8,575,544 100.0 251,011 100.0 977,026 100.0
Less than 300.00 318,913 3.3 160,889 1.9 39,416 15.7 118,608 12.1
300.00–399.90 297,593 3.0 215,982 2.5 20,437 8.1 61,174 6.3
400.00–499.90 407,483 4.2 275,672 3.2 23,095 9.2 108,716 11.1
500.00–599.90 469,560 4.8 339,456 4.0 26,928 10.7 103,176 10.6
600.00–699.90 696,094 7.1 568,421 6.6 25,151 10.0 102,522 10.5
700.00–799.90 1,034,374 10.6 909,296 10.6 22,991 9.2 102,087 10.4
800.00–899.90 991,145 10.1 869,808 10.1 20,385 8.1 100,952 10.3
900.00–999.90 884,786 9.0 786,526 9.2 17,002 6.8 81,258 8.3
1,000.00–1,099.90 780,624 8.0 698,797 8.1 13,772 5.5 68,055 7.0
1,100.00–1,199.90 674,761 6.9 608,498 7.1 11,314 4.5 54,949 5.6
1,200.00–1,299.90 570,734 5.8 524,002 6.1 8,694 3.5 38,038 3.9
1,300.00–1,399.90 470,983 4.8 446,424 5.2 7,510 3.0 17,049 1.7
1,400.00–1,499.90 393,667 4.0 377,570 4.4 6,898 2.7 9,199 0.9
1,500.00–1,599.90 330,307 3.4 320,636 3.7 4,282 1.7 5,389 0.6
1,600.00–1,699.90 295,108 3.0 290,051 3.4 2,248 0.9 2,809 0.3
1,700.00–1,799.90 245,174 2.5 242,700 2.8 788 0.3 1,686 0.2
1,800.00–1,899.90 205,865 2.1 205,125 2.4 55 (L) 685 0.1
1,900.00–1,999.90 241,037 2.5 240,831 2.8 10 (L) 196 (L)
2,000.00 or more 495,373 5.1 494,860 5.8 35 (L) 478 (L)
  Men
Subtotal 5,050,772 100.0 4,493,811 100.0 13,562 100.0 543,399 100.0
Less than 300.00 128,896 2.6 54,962 1.2 4,350 32.1 69,584 12.8
300.00–399.90 111,319 2.2 74,580 1.7 1,385 10.2 35,354 6.5
400.00–499.90 158,588 3.1 97,375 2.2 1,274 9.4 59,939 11.0
500.00–599.90 183,777 3.6 124,386 2.8 1,663 12.3 57,728 10.6
600.00–699.90 276,894 5.5 218,875 4.9 1,331 9.8 56,688 10.4
700.00–799.90 414,330 8.2 357,721 8.0 972 7.2 55,637 10.2
800.00–899.90 429,323 8.5 373,389 8.3 749 5.5 55,185 10.2
900.00–999.90 412,180 8.2 367,291 8.2 545 4.0 44,344 8.2
1,000.00–1,099.90 389,545 7.7 351,767 7.8 382 2.8 37,396 6.9
1,100.00–1,199.90 357,481 7.1 327,220 7.3 280 2.1 29,981 5.5
1,200.00–1,299.90 321,758 6.4 300,796 6.7 195 1.4 20,767 3.8
1,300.00–1,399.90 282,410 5.6 272,840 6.1 162 1.2 9,408 1.7
1,400.00–1,499.90 248,379 4.9 243,120 5.4 150 1.1 5,109 0.9
1,500.00–1,599.90 218,531 4.3 215,439 4.8 76 0.6 3,016 0.6
1,600.00–1,699.90 203,604 4.0 201,999 4.5 36 0.3 1,569 0.3
1,700.00–1,799.90 175,635 3.5 174,666 3.9 10 0.1 959 0.2
1,800.00–1,899.90 151,241 3.0 150,858 3.4 1 (L) 382 0.1
1,900.00–1,999.90 181,694 3.6 181,593 4.0 0 0.0 101 (L)
2,000.00 or more 405,187 8.0 404,934 9.0 1 (L) 252 (L)
  Women
Subtotal 4,752,809 100.0 4,081,733 100.0 237,449 100.0 433,627 100.0
Less than 300.00 190,017 4.0 105,927 2.6 35,066 14.8 49,024 11.3
300.00–399.90 186,274 3.9 141,402 3.5 19,052 8.0 25,820 6.0
400.00–499.90 248,895 5.2 178,297 4.4 21,821 9.2 48,777 11.2
500.00–599.90 285,783 6.0 215,070 5.3 25,265 10.6 45,448 10.5
600.00–699.90 419,200 8.8 349,546 8.6 23,820 10.0 45,834 10.6
700.00–799.90 620,044 13.0 551,575 13.5 22,019 9.3 46,450 10.7
800.00–899.90 561,822 11.8 496,419 12.2 19,636 8.3 45,767 10.6
900.00–999.90 472,606 9.9 419,235 10.3 16,457 6.9 36,914 8.5
1,000.00–1,099.90 391,079 8.2 347,030 8.5 13,390 5.6 30,659 7.1
1,100.00–1,199.90 317,280 6.7 281,278 6.9 11,034 4.6 24,968 5.8
1,200.00–1,299.90 248,976 5.2 223,206 5.5 8,499 3.6 17,271 4.0
1,300.00–1,399.90 188,573 4.0 173,584 4.3 7,348 3.1 7,641 1.8
1,400.00–1,499.90 145,288 3.1 134,450 3.3 6,748 2.8 4,090 0.9
1,500.00–1,599.90 111,776 2.4 105,197 2.6 4,206 1.8 2,373 0.5
1,600.00–1,699.90 91,504 1.9 88,052 2.2 2,212 0.9 1,240 0.3
1,700.00–1,799.90 69,539 1.5 68,034 1.7 778 0.3 727 0.2
1,800.00–1,899.90 54,624 1.1 54,267 1.3 54 (L) 303 0.1
1,900.00–1,999.90 59,343 1.2 59,238 1.5 10 (L) 95 (L)
2,000.00 or more 90,186 1.9 89,926 2.2 34 (L) 226 0.1
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: (L) = less than 0.05 percent.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 6. Distribution, by sex and diagnostic group, December 2011
Diagnostic group Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
  All disabled beneficiaries
Total 9,803,581 100.0 8,575,544 100.0 251,011 100.0 977,026 100.0
Congenital anomalies 30,965 0.3 15,199 0.2 294 0.1 15,472 1.6
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 316,114 3.2 296,207 3.5 15,938 6.3 3,969 0.4
Infectious and parasitic diseases 131,722 1.3 125,622 1.5 2,205 0.9 3,895 0.4
Injuries 378,709 3.9 356,200 4.2 6,715 2.7 15,794 1.6
Mental disorders  
Autistic disorders 31,602 0.3 11,269 0.1 31 (L) 20,302 2.1
Developmental disorders 11,125 0.1 6,750 0.1 90 (L) 4,285 0.4
Childhood and adolescent disorders not elsewhere classified 10,540 0.1 5,937 0.1 48 (L) 4,555 0.5
Intellectual disability 833,252 8.5 369,093 4.3 9,845 3.9 454,314 46.5
Mood disorders 1,394,571 14.2 1,304,851 15.2 42,084 16.8 47,636 4.9
Organic mental disorders 338,166 3.4 302,036 3.5 6,194 2.5 29,936 3.1
Schizophrenic and other psychotic disorders 518,277 5.3 435,929 5.1 7,229 2.9 75,119 7.7
Other 373,509 3.8 333,063 3.9 8,339 3.3 32,107 3.3
Neoplasms 272,553 2.8 264,475 3.1 5,318 2.1 2,760 0.3
Diseases of the—  
Blood and blood-forming organs 25,857 0.3 22,556 0.3 458 0.2 2,843 0.3
Circulatory system 758,194 7.7 732,521 8.5 20,553 8.2 5,120 0.5
Digestive system 146,869 1.5 142,189 1.7 3,497 1.4 1,183 0.1
Genitourinary system 150,883 1.5 145,963 1.7 2,181 0.9 2,739 0.3
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 2,579,740 26.3 2,488,374 29.0 82,264 32.8 9,102 0.9
Nervous system and sense organs 923,372 9.4 802,935 9.4 18,487 7.4 101,950 10.4
Respiratory system 261,631 2.7 248,795 2.9 11,369 4.5 1,467 0.2
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 22,033 0.2 20,985 0.2 578 0.2 470 (L)
Other 23,025 0.2 20,396 0.2 416 0.2 2,213 0.2
Unknown 270,872 2.8 124,199 1.4 6,878 2.7 139,795 14.3
  Men
Subtotal 5,050,772 100.0 4,493,811 100.0 13,562 100.0 543,399 100.0
Congenital anomalies 15,938 0.3 7,913 0.2 20 0.1 8,005 1.5
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 141,028 2.8 138,559 3.1 567 4.2 1,902 0.4
Infectious and parasitic diseases 92,161 1.8 89,847 2.0 204 1.5 2,110 0.4
Injuries 252,530 5.0 240,833 5.4 659 4.9 11,038 2.0
Mental disorders  
Autistic disorders 25,665 0.5 9,285 0.2 3 (L) 16,377 3.0
Developmental disorders 6,904 0.1 4,267 0.1 6 (L) 2,631 0.5
Childhood and adolescent disorders not elsewhere classified 7,456 0.1 4,085 0.1 2 (L) 3,369 0.6
Intellectual disability 476,083 9.4 230,827 5.1 549 4.0 244,707 45.0
Mood disorders 526,301 10.4 501,749 11.2 1,396 10.3 23,156 4.3
Organic mental disorders 209,978 4.2 189,725 4.2 493 3.6 19,760 3.6
Schizophrenic and other psychotic disorders 347,312 6.9 293,291 6.5 491 3.6 53,530 9.9
Other 192,771 3.8 174,602 3.9 416 3.1 17,753 3.3
Neoplasms 127,149 2.5 125,365 2.8 242 1.8 1,542 0.3
Diseases of the—  
Blood and blood-forming organs 11,086 0.2 9,656 0.2 27 0.2 1,403 0.3
Circulatory system 487,552 9.7 482,941 10.7 1,846 13.6 2,765 0.5
Digestive system 76,286 1.5 75,406 1.7 281 2.1 599 0.1
Genitourinary system 88,592 1.8 86,950 1.9 166 1.2 1,476 0.3
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 1,248,302 24.7 1,240,064 27.6 4,327 31.9 3,911 0.7
Nervous system and sense organs 446,059 8.8 390,902 8.7 944 7.0 54,213 10.0
Respiratory system 120,578 2.4 119,440 2.7 509 3.8 629 0.1
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 9,309 0.2 9,079 0.2 29 0.2 201 (L)
Other 10,241 0.2 9,004 0.2 16 0.1 1,221 0.2
Unknown 131,491 2.6 60,021 1.3 369 2.7 71,101 13.1
  Women
Subtotal 4,752,809 100.0 4,081,733 100.0 237,449 100.0 433,627 100.0
Congenital anomalies 15,027 0.3 7,286 0.2 274 0.1 7,467 1.7
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 175,086 3.7 157,648 3.9 15,371 6.5 2,067 0.5
Infectious and parasitic diseases 39,561 0.8 35,775 0.9 2,001 0.8 1,785 0.4
Injuries 126,179 2.7 115,367 2.8 6,056 2.6 4,756 1.1
Mental disorders  
Autistic disorders 5,937 0.1 1,984 (L) 28 (L) 3,925 0.9
Developmental disorders 4,221 0.1 2,483 0.1 84 (L) 1,654 0.4
Childhood and adolescent disorders not elsewhere classified 3,084 0.1 1,852 (L) 46 (L) 1,186 0.3
Intellectual disability 357,169 7.5 138,266 3.4 9,296 3.9 209,607 48.3
Mood disorders 868,270 18.3 803,102 19.7 40,688 17.1 24,480 5.6
Organic mental disorders 128,188 2.7 112,311 2.8 5,701 2.4 10,176 2.3
Schizophrenic and other psychotic disorders 170,965 3.6 142,638 3.5 6,738 2.8 21,589 5.0
Other 180,738 3.8 158,461 3.9 7,923 3.3 14,354 3.3
Neoplasms 145,404 3.1 139,110 3.4 5,076 2.1 1,218 0.3
Diseases of the—  
Blood and blood-forming organs 14,771 0.3 12,900 0.3 431 0.2 1,440 0.3
Circulatory system 270,642 5.7 249,580 6.1 18,707 7.9 2,355 0.5
Digestive system 70,583 1.5 66,783 1.6 3,216 1.4 584 0.1
Genitourinary system 62,291 1.3 59,013 1.4 2,015 0.8 1,263 0.3
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 1,331,438 28.0 1,248,310 30.6 77,937 32.8 5,191 1.2
Nervous system and sense organs 477,313 10.0 412,033 10.1 17,543 7.4 47,737 11.0
Respiratory system 141,053 3.0 129,355 3.2 10,860 4.6 838 0.2
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 12,724 0.3 11,906 0.3 549 0.2 269 0.1
Other 12,784 0.3 11,392 0.3 400 0.2 992 0.2
Unknown 139,381 2.9 64,178 1.6 6,509 2.7 68,694 15.8
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: 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.
(L) = less than 0.05 percent.
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Table 7. Average monthly benefit, by sex and diagnostic group, December 2011 (in dollars)
Diagnostic group Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
  All disabled beneficiaries
Total 1,059.76 1,110.50 703.54 705.84
Congenital anomalies 819.87 907.15 725.84 735.92
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 1,058.88 1,084.45 678.38 678.76
Infectious and parasitic diseases 1,072.93 1,092.85 668.44 659.42
Injuries 1,126.93 1,154.49 682.26 694.27
Mental disorders  
Autistic disorders 716.03 671.30 821.11 740.70
Developmental disorders 708.69 759.98 719.28 627.68
Childhood and adolescent disorders not elsewhere classified 692.09 771.10 804.11 587.93
Intellectual disability 694.84 690.92 637.57 699.25
Mood disorders 1,007.59 1,029.46 719.07 663.66
Organic mental disorders 1,066.87 1,112.20 702.29 685.03
Schizophrenic and other psychotic disorders 847.06 875.30 712.10 696.17
Other 981.30 1,018.61 734.15 658.43
Neoplasms 1,263.53 1,280.33 716.70 707.76
Diseases of the—  
Blood and blood-forming organs 980.63 1,028.93 715.29 640.18
Circulatory system 1,232.14 1,250.75 697.57 715.72
Digestive system 1,162.38 1,177.38 716.53 677.95
Genitourinary system 1,157.61 1,173.91 687.55 663.27
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 1,169.82 1,186.96 705.39 681.08
Nervous system and sense organs 1,101.19 1,157.48 700.36 730.58
Respiratory system 1,126.92 1,147.76 728.61 679.35
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 1,063.48 1,083.34 681.80 646.31
Other 1,143.21 1,201.03 736.60 686.75
Unknown 902.20 1,085.27 695.94 749.71
  Men
Subtotal 1,177.00 1,236.72 515.31 699.59
Congenital anomalies 852.15 974.60 488.69 732.02
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 1,261.31 1,272.37 519.78 676.75
Infectious and parasitic diseases 1,133.32 1,146.19 521.73 644.70
Injuries 1,209.11 1,235.11 516.02 683.35
Mental disorders  
Autistic disorders 715.40 671.80 445.33 740.17
Developmental disorders 726.27 792.75 679.32 618.56
Childhood and adolescent disorders not elsewhere classified 683.56 767.07 294.50 582.54
Intellectual disability 712.31 733.86 415.64 692.65
Mood disorders 1,132.54 1,155.92 524.16 662.50
Organic mental disorders 1,125.56 1,173.87 502.09 677.20
Schizophrenic and other psychotic disorders 862.75 895.07 496.04 689.04
Other 1,090.03 1,135.85 505.13 653.08
Neoplasms 1,454.10 1,465.03 557.50 705.88
Diseases of the—  
Blood and blood-forming organs 1,074.56 1,138.50 444.89 646.62
Circulatory system 1,376.58 1,383.63 539.46 704.21
Digestive system 1,314.28 1,322.16 552.45 678.78
Genitourinary system 1,270.89 1,282.72 569.62 652.77
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 1,361.75 1,366.89 514.16 671.40
Nervous system and sense organs 1,213.10 1,282.98 493.60 721.78
Respiratory system 1,349.18 1,356.08 547.52 686.51
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 1,204.57 1,219.03 557.47 644.88
Other 1,225.19 1,300.77 563.29 676.51
Unknown 954.38 1,200.73 497.01 748.80
  Women
Subtotal 935.16 971.54 714.29 713.67
Congenital anomalies 785.64 833.90 743.15 740.11
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 895.82 919.28 684.23 680.60
Infectious and parasitic diseases 932.25 958.92 683.40 676.83
Injuries 962.45 986.22 700.35 719.60
Mental disorders  
Autistic disorders 718.75 668.95 861.38 742.90
Developmental disorders 679.94 703.66 722.13 642.18
Childhood and adolescent disorders not elsewhere classified 712.71 780.00 826.26 603.23
Intellectual disability 671.54 619.25 650.68 706.97
Mood disorders 931.86 950.44 725.76 664.77
Organic mental disorders 970.75 1,008.01 719.61 700.24
Schizophrenic and other psychotic disorders 815.18 834.63 727.84 713.87
Other 865.32 889.42 746.17 665.04
Neoplasms 1,096.89 1,113.87 724.29 710.13
Diseases of the—  
Blood and blood-forming organs 910.14 946.92 732.23 633.91
Circulatory system 971.95 993.64 713.17 729.24
Digestive system 998.22 1,013.90 730.86 677.10
Genitourinary system 996.49 1,013.57 697.27 675.55
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 989.86 1,008.21 716.01 688.37
Nervous system and sense organs 996.61 1,038.41 711.49 740.58
Respiratory system 936.92 955.40 737.10 673.97
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 960.26 979.87 688.36 647.37
Other 1,077.54 1,122.20 743.53 699.35
Unknown 852.98 977.29 707.22 750.65
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 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.
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Table 8. Number aged 18–64 as a percentage of the resident population aged 18–64, by state, December 2011
State Resident population a Beneficiaries
Number Percentage of resident population
United States 196,263,504 9,082,367 4.6
Alabama 3,003,011 243,067 8.1
Alaska 476,064 13,784 2.9
Arizona 3,935,556 159,017 4.0
Arkansas 1,798,406 147,429 8.2
California 24,021,369 748,043 3.1
Colorado 3,310,888 105,344 3.2
Connecticut 2,261,936 87,976 3.9
Delaware 569,003 28,344 5.0
District of Columbia 442,483 14,657 3.3
Florida 11,702,916 546,398 4.7
Georgia 6,247,840 284,077 4.5
Hawaii 867,662 25,266 2.9
Idaho 954,436 43,442 4.6
Illinois 8,130,367 315,212 3.9
Indiana 4,061,232 215,084 5.3
Iowa 1,880,201 82,903 4.4
Kansas 1,764,655 78,855 4.5
Kentucky 2,756,550 222,937 8.1
Louisiana 2,884,200 169,226 5.9
Maine 842,752 61,966 7.4
Maryland 3,752,166 131,952 3.5
Massachusetts 4,260,632 211,624 5.0
Michigan 6,191,220 369,200 6.0
Minnesota 3,365,567 131,782 3.9
Mississippi 1,840,202 142,321 7.7
Missouri 3,743,915 228,698 6.1
Montana 624,393 29,245 4.7
Nebraska 1,132,194 45,033 4.0
Nevada 1,720,069 60,807 3.5
New Hampshire 853,834 48,055 5.6
New Jersey 5,569,985 211,385 3.8
New Mexico 1,280,430 64,498 5.0
New York 12,514,495 557,438 4.5
North Carolina 6,090,022 342,538 5.6
North Dakota 434,181 15,653 3.6
Ohio 7,203,415 367,189 5.1
Oklahoma 2,337,695 133,291 5.7
Oregon 2,455,031 109,727 4.5
Pennsylvania 8,000,162 426,753 5.3
Rhode Island 677,623 38,698 5.7
South Carolina 2,940,114 184,881 6.3
South Dakota 502,273 20,227 4.0
Tennessee 4,031,566 260,176 6.5
Texas 16,007,914 595,925 3.7
Utah 1,677,692 48,777 2.9
Vermont 406,291 23,624 5.8
Virginia 5,231,995 223,012 4.3
Washington 4,383,408 179,595 4.1
West Virginia 1,169,600 105,243 9.0
Wisconsin 3,592,939 168,717 4.7
Wyoming 360,954 13,276 3.7
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data; Census Bureau, 2011 resident population.
NOTE: Data exclude U.S. territories and other areas.
a. Population estimates for the United States as of July 1, 2011, as reported by the Census Bureau.
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Table 9. Distribution, by state or other area, December 2011
State or area Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
All areas 9,803,581 100.0 8,575,544 100.0 251,011 100.0 977,026 100.0
Alabama 255,518 2.6 225,847 2.6 8,545 3.4 21,126 2.2
Alaska 14,381 0.1 12,825 0.1 291 0.1 1,265 0.1
Arizona 167,433 1.7 150,778 1.8 3,664 1.5 12,991 1.3
Arkansas 155,189 1.6 138,156 1.6 4,839 1.9 12,194 1.2
California 789,472 8.1 690,007 8.0 16,624 6.6 82,841 8.5
Colorado 110,661 1.1 100,000 1.2 2,074 0.8 8,587 0.9
Connecticut 93,197 1.0 79,684 0.9 1,646 0.7 11,867 1.2
Delaware 29,841 0.3 26,647 0.3 654 0.3 2,540 0.3
District of Columbia 15,251 0.2 13,456 0.2 235 0.1 1,560 0.2
Florida 577,255 5.9 517,600 6.0 13,838 5.5 45,817 4.7
Georgia 299,429 3.1 264,416 3.1 8,937 3.6 26,076 2.7
Hawaii 26,733 0.3 23,221 0.3 573 0.2 2,939 0.3
Idaho 45,693 0.5 40,570 0.5 997 0.4 4,126 0.4
Illinois 332,261 3.4 283,252 3.3 8,153 3.2 40,856 4.2
Indiana 226,045 2.3 196,965 2.3 6,091 2.4 22,989 2.4
Iowa 87,457 0.9 74,258 0.9 1,819 0.7 11,380 1.2
Kansas 82,815 0.8 72,365 0.8 1,973 0.8 8,477 0.9
Kentucky 234,469 2.4 206,189 2.4 8,364 3.3 19,916 2.0
Louisiana 177,847 1.8 149,911 1.7 6,697 2.7 21,239 2.2
Maine 65,122 0.7 57,511 0.7 1,421 0.6 6,190 0.6
Maryland 138,470 1.4 122,028 1.4 2,741 1.1 13,701 1.4
Massachusetts 222,358 2.3 194,434 2.3 3,887 1.5 24,037 2.5
Michigan 387,508 4.0 334,677 3.9 9,658 3.8 43,173 4.4
Minnesota 138,573 1.4 120,648 1.4 1,983 0.8 15,942 1.6
Mississippi 149,894 1.5 129,781 1.5 5,425 2.2 14,688 1.5
Missouri 240,215 2.5 211,253 2.5 6,728 2.7 22,234 2.3
Montana 30,878 0.3 27,277 0.3 683 0.3 2,918 0.3
Nebraska 47,585 0.5 41,215 0.5 979 0.4 5,391 0.6
Nevada 64,317 0.7 58,995 0.7 1,507 0.6 3,815 0.4
New Hampshire 50,266 0.5 45,218 0.5 886 0.4 4,162 0.4
New Jersey 223,987 2.3 194,312 2.3 4,504 1.8 25,171 2.6
New Mexico 67,851 0.7 60,803 0.7 1,465 0.6 5,583 0.6
New York 589,893 6.0 506,939 5.9 12,685 5.1 70,269 7.2
North Carolina 362,494 3.7 321,185 3.7 10,297 4.1 31,012 3.2
North Dakota 16,629 0.2 13,989 0.2 278 0.1 2,362 0.2
Ohio 386,246 3.9 332,135 3.9 10,772 4.3 43,339 4.4
Oklahoma 140,533 1.4 124,067 1.4 4,507 1.8 11,959 1.2
Oregon 116,037 1.2 102,606 1.2 2,652 1.1 10,779 1.1
Pennsylvania 450,062 4.6 390,415 4.6 11,158 4.4 48,489 5.0
Rhode Island 40,771 0.4 35,905 0.4 783 0.3 4,083 0.4
South Carolina 195,538 2.0 172,568 2.0 6,288 2.5 16,682 1.7
South Dakota 21,458 0.2 18,415 0.2 402 0.2 2,641 0.3
Tennessee 274,287 2.8 241,802 2.8 9,184 3.7 23,301 2.4
Texas 626,954 6.4 552,723 6.4 18,407 7.3 55,824 5.7
Utah 51,006 0.5 44,698 0.5 993 0.4 5,315 0.5
Vermont 24,794 0.3 21,661 0.3 470 0.2 2,663 0.3
Virginia 235,370 2.4 206,849 2.4 6,345 2.5 22,176 2.3
Washington 189,110 1.9 168,044 2.0 3,995 1.6 17,071 1.7
West Virginia 111,622 1.1 96,330 1.1 4,223 1.7 11,069 1.1
Wisconsin 177,574 1.8 152,850 1.8 3,220 1.3 21,504 2.2
Wyoming 13,949 0.1 12,442 0.1 306 0.1 1,201 0.1
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 1,508 (L) 1,326 (L) 59 (L) 123 (L)
Guam 1,792 (L) 1,547 (L) 55 (L) 190 (L)
Northern Mariana Islands 285 (L) 232 (L) 8 (L) 45 (L)
Puerto Rico 205,969 2.1 177,166 2.1 5,299 2.1 23,504 2.4
U.S. Virgin Islands 2,137 (L) 1,744 (L) 56 (L) 337 (L)
Foreign countries 19,592 0.2 13,607 0.2 688 0.3 5,297 0.5
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: (L) = less than 0.05 percent.
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Table 10. Number, by state or other area and diagnostic group, December 2011
State or area Total Congenital anomalies Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases Infectious and parasitic diseases Injuries Mental disorders a Neoplasms Diseases of the— Other Unknown
Blood and blood- forming organs Circulatory system Digestive system Genitourinary system Musculo-skeletal system and connective tissue Nervous system and sense organs Respiratory system Skin and subcutaneous tissue
All areas 9,803,581 30,965 316,114 131,722 378,709 3,511,042 272,553 25,857 758,194 146,869 150,883 2,579,740 923,372 261,631 22,033 23,025 270,872
Alabama 255,518 605 10,009 2,494 11,097 75,492 5,778 955 23,979 3,357 3,678 81,313 21,740 7,283 685 655 6,398
Alaska 14,381 74 413 121 636 5,322 470 27 797 246 171 3,985 1,504 279 42 52 242
Arizona 167,433 509 5,104 2,101 7,015 64,358 4,388 372 10,724 2,849 2,749 42,161 16,993 3,973 327 599 3,211
Arkansas 155,189 419 6,515 1,395 6,647 46,320 4,009 418 14,185 2,348 1,665 48,969 13,733 4,778 549 273 2,966
California 789,472 2,826 21,620 15,416 32,178 301,809 22,970 1,718 49,140 12,675 16,084 204,939 76,975 11,742 1,484 2,039 15,857
Colorado 110,661 499 3,190 1,467 4,911 37,160 3,069 185 5,705 2,075 1,578 29,746 14,361 3,391 262 378 2,684
Connecticut 93,197 283 2,464 1,256 2,718 41,199 2,751 218 5,717 1,400 1,241 19,361 8,927 1,961 195 197 3,309
Delaware 29,841 104 909 481 1,074 9,570 889 100 2,341 461 555 8,944 2,805 830 55 66 657
District of Columbia 15,251 18 469 767 443 6,670 369 63 1,231 154 471 2,459 1,336 286 52 32 431
Florida 577,255 1,948 19,436 13,550 25,499 180,345 19,429 2,029 51,496 11,033 9,555 153,718 52,216 16,712 1,939 1,309 17,041
Georgia 299,429 829 11,254 6,320 12,264 90,010 9,272 1,279 30,940 4,642 6,589 79,226 27,104 9,671 706 638 8,685
Hawaii 26,733 77 507 382 1,024 12,765 864 39 2,003 267 764 4,626 2,214 421 62 78 640
Idaho 45,693 164 1,355 293 1,918 17,270 1,200 56 2,515 824 502 12,361 4,982 1,204 94 96 859
Illinois 332,261 1,136 11,515 4,188 11,216 129,599 10,079 1,017 27,693 4,426 5,692 72,227 34,774 9,229 643 823 8,004
Indiana 226,045 655 9,535 1,972 7,715 79,916 6,247 545 19,267 3,627 3,030 54,200 23,157 8,573 463 520 6,623
Iowa 87,457 374 3,353 581 3,220 34,747 2,565 177 5,500 1,186 958 19,942 9,097 2,690 157 172 2,738
Kansas 82,815 279 2,611 668 3,237 30,986 2,283 198 5,860 1,373 1,075 20,708 8,567 2,728 175 200 1,867
Kentucky 234,469 543 7,039 1,596 8,508 80,585 5,138 368 19,171 3,164 2,228 72,149 18,033 8,360 484 512 6,591
Louisiana 177,847 456 6,230 2,615 7,537 53,992 4,720 670 19,046 2,299 3,009 50,528 14,783 4,247 451 390 6,874
Maine 65,122 197 1,659 381 2,186 28,229 1,457 81 3,705 922 453 16,922 5,652 1,609 198 146 1,325
Maryland 138,470 550 4,349 3,061 5,349 48,808 4,388 577 11,985 2,167 3,234 30,210 14,258 3,732 352 372 5,078
Massachusetts 222,358 768 4,590 2,952 6,679 112,560 5,779 386 10,804 3,018 1,886 43,995 18,841 4,161 352 461 5,126
Michigan 387,508 1,113 12,785 3,076 13,175 143,020 10,451 986 30,145 5,422 5,373 102,105 36,553 11,151 906 807 10,440
Minnesota 138,573 505 3,040 1,078 5,229 65,502 4,063 241 7,856 1,820 1,533 27,143 14,453 2,544 240 285 3,041
Mississippi 149,894 340 6,721 1,727 6,625 48,724 4,048 587 16,899 1,770 2,728 36,677 12,725 4,061 362 350 5,550
Missouri 240,215 863 8,863 2,457 10,227 79,088 6,261 588 18,702 3,942 3,030 69,081 22,765 8,214 569 502 5,063
Montana 30,878 96 772 191 1,455 10,715 884 46 1,721 482 323 8,669 3,595 1,009 78 78 764
Nebraska 47,585 190 1,628 382 1,978 17,139 1,387 90 3,490 721 722 11,708 5,275 1,439 77 104 1,255
Nevada 64,317 250 1,967 911 2,878 20,117 1,738 165 5,020 1,250 1,177 18,341 6,472 2,026 211 165 1,629
New Hampshire 50,266 162 997 254 1,587 24,822 1,277 63 2,646 687 339 10,571 4,551 1,221 71 92 926
New Jersey 223,987 705 5,618 3,475 8,632 79,071 7,371 782 17,900 3,658 4,131 56,615 23,278 5,385 522 687 6,157
New Mexico 67,851 242 2,315 730 3,097 24,879 1,529 107 3,363 1,173 1,046 19,373 6,547 1,578 166 254 1,452
New York 589,893 1,727 13,649 11,747 20,801 195,502 17,382 1,709 40,699 7,417 8,151 184,916 52,436 13,686 1,033 1,031 18,007
North Carolina 362,494 1,084 14,214 5,135 13,590 115,455 10,890 1,172 33,543 5,618 6,505 99,662 31,671 11,881 917 883 10,274
North Dakota 16,629 67 446 84 731 6,547 483 12 1,097 238 225 3,856 1,858 464 40 35 446
Ohio 386,246 1,439 12,982 3,296 12,696 156,730 10,432 888 30,179 4,918 5,322 84,964 34,335 13,267 865 675 13,258
Oklahoma 140,533 357 5,370 1,190 5,283 47,789 3,422 265 11,995 2,127 1,801 40,958 12,320 4,680 349 268 2,359
Oregon 116,037 367 3,429 1,317 4,915 41,321 3,284 219 6,732 2,262 1,393 32,026 13,442 2,724 278 278 2,050
Pennsylvania 450,062 1,621 14,664 4,804 18,660 157,201 12,596 1,083 34,687 7,449 5,879 121,050 42,548 12,498 867 1,455 13,000
Rhode Island 40,771 100 946 363 1,162 19,374 1,084 87 2,305 552 355 8,703 3,403 949 98 124 1,166
South Carolina 195,538 450 6,492 2,585 7,859 60,148 5,276 869 19,619 2,796 3,578 56,863 16,846 6,425 500 461 4,771
South Dakota 21,458 106 612 130 824 8,176 555 31 1,334 277 251 5,129 2,829 633 49 45 477
Tennessee 274,287 692 9,540 2,509 9,311 89,706 7,224 607 24,123 3,979 4,087 75,976 22,387 9,449 601 625 13,471
Texas 626,954 1,669 26,476 10,548 26,978 206,671 17,486 1,710 53,492 10,241 13,147 162,220 64,463 13,593 1,186 1,403 15,671
Utah 51,006 296 1,492 348 1,831 20,549 1,219 74 2,438 847 663 11,759 6,210 1,280 96 160 1,744
Vermont 24,794 115 616 184 905 11,298 616 39 1,090 332 190 5,661 2,255 644 54 89 706
Virginia 235,370 692 7,817 2,957 8,505 80,886 7,307 781 20,216 3,486 4,304 62,271 21,180 6,879 541 592 6,956
Washington 189,110 634 5,354 2,109 6,728 76,764 5,405 365 10,248 3,536 2,308 47,531 18,740 4,183 481 425 4,299
West Virginia 111,622 290 4,697 700 5,498 33,934 2,558 194 9,466 1,531 898 32,930 8,270 4,313 269 273 5,801
Wisconsin 177,574 918 5,048 1,288 6,390 70,177 4,773 381 11,132 2,394 2,200 42,980 19,841 3,813 332 398 5,509
Wyoming 13,949 62 313 90 761 4,942 358 19 820 198 161 3,643 1,692 580 28 61 221
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 1,508 (X) 123 14 60 242 32 0 142 (X) 35 649 118 32 24 (X) 19
Guam 1,792 7 37 16 81 504 59 3 262 17 77 422 221 35 7 20 24
Northern Mariana Islands 285 (X) 10 3 14 85 7 0 47 (X) 18 40 42 3 8 (X) 5
Puerto Rico 205,969 343 2,639 1,653 6,240 97,981 2,465 178 9,295 1,035 1,544 57,986 15,470 2,918 437 325 5,460
U.S. Virgin Islands 2,137 3 30 30 94 662 57 11 193 17 57 618 274 23 10 6 52
Foreign countries 19,592 143 286 284 838 7,609 460 27 1,494 159 165 3,955 2,255 191 34 49 1,643
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: 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.
(X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals.
a. Data for individual mental disorder diagnostic groups are shown separately in Table 10.A.
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Table 10.A. Number, by state or other area and mental disorders diagnostic group, December 2011
State or area Total Autistic disorders Developmental disorders Childhood and adolescent disorders not elsewhere classified Intellectual disability Mood disorders Organic mental disorders Schizophrenic and other psychotic disorders Other
All areas 3,511,042 31,602 11,125 10,540 833,252 1,394,571 338,166 518,277 373,509
Alabama 75,492 438 97 204 20,096 29,195 7,471 10,127 7,864
Alaska 5,322 98 16 20 1,115 1,481 674 1,097 821
Arizona 64,358 418 138 166 10,392 29,031 8,867 8,475 6,871
Arkansas 46,320 286 126 136 13,772 17,431 3,699 5,627 5,243
California 301,809 2,974 1,045 627 54,705 126,689 29,927 59,581 26,261
Colorado 37,160 296 124 86 8,062 13,395 4,649 5,754 4,794
Connecticut 41,199 583 97 55 9,760 15,880 3,819 7,415 3,590
Delaware 9,570 125 33 26 2,566 3,565 950 1,409 896
District of Columbia 6,670 27 63 23 1,682 2,021 907 1,710 237
Florida 180,345 1,271 407 392 35,911 75,059 21,333 30,901 15,071
Georgia 90,010 538 139 198 25,021 31,262 10,797 14,276 7,779
Hawaii 12,765 87 12 24 2,084 4,436 1,729 2,616 1,777
Idaho 17,270 228 64 124 3,659 6,503 1,732 2,081 2,879
Illinois 129,599 1,162 615 278 34,875 51,336 10,597 20,308 10,428
Indiana 79,916 678 143 187 22,962 27,755 8,442 10,700 9,049
Iowa 34,747 347 105 291 11,945 9,661 3,753 4,739 3,906
Kansas 30,986 377 41 137 8,752 10,388 3,134 4,289 3,868
Kentucky 80,585 371 168 198 18,962 34,840 9,068 6,589 10,389
Louisiana 53,992 365 190 122 19,887 17,198 3,999 7,874 4,357
Maine 28,229 342 91 101 5,318 11,026 2,302 2,734 6,315
Maryland 48,808 506 220 166 12,534 17,392 6,908 7,816 3,266
Massachusetts 112,560 1,362 714 536 16,762 50,714 9,122 14,711 18,639
Michigan 143,020 1,316 498 458 32,919 57,594 15,530 22,131 12,574
Minnesota 65,502 976 98 184 15,599 25,349 7,277 8,714 7,305
Mississippi 48,724 195 128 102 13,142 19,522 4,236 7,130 4,269
Missouri 79,088 683 170 242 21,848 29,391 6,902 11,115 8,737
Montana 10,715 94 41 41 2,655 3,026 1,451 1,435 1,972
Nebraska 17,139 155 36 74 4,994 5,438 1,710 2,788 1,944
Nevada 20,117 141 79 60 3,111 8,383 2,283 3,404 2,656
New Hampshire 24,822 338 161 183 3,223 11,156 1,970 2,388 5,403
New Jersey 79,071 1,101 375 233 18,194 29,904 6,916 15,394 6,954
New Mexico 24,879 174 136 80 4,705 9,150 3,145 3,182 4,307
New York 195,502 2,211 1,526 601 50,822 70,275 12,161 36,665 21,241
North Carolina 115,455 979 310 254 34,266 38,895 13,303 16,013 11,435
North Dakota 6,547 80 12 16 2,271 1,527 864 1,016 761
Ohio 156,730 1,245 227 386 40,771 63,796 12,340 21,478 16,487
Oklahoma 47,789 240 107 91 13,200 17,519 5,121 6,201 5,310
Oregon 41,321 763 92 225 8,910 13,397 4,591 6,133 7,210
Pennsylvania 157,201 1,488 577 831 43,034 63,468 10,692 22,212 14,899
Rhode Island 19,374 189 66 105 3,878 8,441 1,546 2,217 2,932
South Carolina 60,148 322 108 90 16,059 22,132 6,988 8,094 6,355
South Dakota 8,176 54 55 36 2,560 2,176 1,140 1,144 1,011
Tennessee 89,706 300 102 145 21,897 38,927 9,089 10,140 9,106
Texas 206,671 1,767 689 802 43,360 92,516 20,229 26,316 20,992
Utah 20,549 341 77 77 5,154 6,384 2,698 3,229 2,589
Vermont 11,298 188 49 107 2,032 4,301 1,170 1,292 2,159
Virginia 80,886 748 193 264 22,840 29,934 8,058 11,142 7,707
Washington 76,764 941 233 302 13,765 27,447 10,010 10,983 13,083
West Virginia 33,934 189 58 87 11,345 12,280 2,863 2,498 4,614
Wisconsin 70,177 1,173 152 290 18,618 23,519 6,342 9,768 10,315
Wyoming 4,942 52 11 21 1,301 1,475 773 621 688
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 242 0 0 0 72 46 29 29 66
Guam 504 4 3 (X) 167 (X) 47 120 98
Northern Mariana Islands 85 (X) 0 0 31 (X) 13 17 14
Puerto Rico 97,981 166 100 47 13,216 68,582 1,987 10,524 3,359
U.S. Virgin Islands 662 (X) (X) 0 206 150 70 207 24
Foreign countries 7,609 105 (X) (X) 2,265 2,140 743 1,708 633
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: (X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about certain individuals.
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Table 11. Number and percentage distribution, by state or other area and diagnostic group, December 2011
State or area Total Congenital anomalies Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases Infectious and parasitic diseases Injuries Mental disorders a Neoplasms Diseases of the— Other Unknown
Number Percent Blood and blood- forming organs Circulatory system Digestive system Genitourinary system Musculo-skeletal system and connective tissue Nervous system and sense organs Respiratory system Skin and subcutaneous tissue
All areas 9,803,581 100.0 0.3 3.2 1.3 3.9 35.8 2.8 0.3 7.7 1.5 1.5 26.3 9.4 2.7 0.2 0.2 2.8
Alabama 255,518 100.0 0.2 3.9 1.0 4.3 29.5 2.3 0.4 9.4 1.3 1.4 31.8 8.5 2.9 0.3 0.3 2.5
Alaska 14,381 100.0 0.5 2.9 0.8 4.4 37.0 3.3 0.2 5.5 1.7 1.2 27.7 10.5 1.9 0.3 0.4 1.7
Arizona 167,433 100.0 0.3 3.0 1.3 4.2 38.4 2.6 0.2 6.4 1.7 1.6 25.2 10.1 2.4 0.2 0.4 1.9
Arkansas 155,189 100.0 0.3 4.2 0.9 4.3 29.8 2.6 0.3 9.1 1.5 1.1 31.6 8.8 3.1 0.4 0.2 1.9
California 789,472 100.0 0.4 2.7 2.0 4.1 38.2 2.9 0.2 6.2 1.6 2.0 26.0 9.8 1.5 0.2 0.3 2.0
Colorado 110,661 100.0 0.5 2.9 1.3 4.4 33.6 2.8 0.2 5.2 1.9 1.4 26.9 13.0 3.1 0.2 0.3 2.4
Connecticut 93,197 100.0 0.3 2.6 1.3 2.9 44.2 3.0 0.2 6.1 1.5 1.3 20.8 9.6 2.1 0.2 0.2 3.6
Delaware 29,841 100.0 0.3 3.0 1.6 3.6 32.1 3.0 0.3 7.8 1.5 1.9 30.0 9.4 2.8 0.2 0.2 2.2
District of Columbia 15,251 100.0 0.1 3.1 5.0 2.9 43.7 2.4 0.4 8.1 1.0 3.1 16.1 8.8 1.9 0.3 0.2 2.8
Florida 577,255 100.0 0.3 3.4 2.3 4.4 31.2 3.4 0.4 8.9 1.9 1.7 26.6 9.0 2.9 0.3 0.2 3.0
Georgia 299,429 100.0 0.3 3.8 2.1 4.1 30.1 3.1 0.4 10.3 1.6 2.2 26.5 9.1 3.2 0.2 0.2 2.9
Hawaii 26,733 100.0 0.3 1.9 1.4 3.8 47.7 3.2 0.1 7.5 1.0 2.9 17.3 8.3 1.6 0.2 0.3 2.4
Idaho 45,693 100.0 0.4 3.0 0.6 4.2 37.8 2.6 0.1 5.5 1.8 1.1 27.1 10.9 2.6 0.2 0.2 1.9
Illinois 332,261 100.0 0.3 3.5 1.3 3.4 39.0 3.0 0.3 8.3 1.3 1.7 21.7 10.5 2.8 0.2 0.2 2.4
Indiana 226,045 100.0 0.3 4.2 0.9 3.4 35.4 2.8 0.2 8.5 1.6 1.3 24.0 10.2 3.8 0.2 0.2 2.9
Iowa 87,457 100.0 0.4 3.8 0.7 3.7 39.7 2.9 0.2 6.3 1.4 1.1 22.8 10.4 3.1 0.2 0.2 3.1
Kansas 82,815 100.0 0.3 3.2 0.8 3.9 37.4 2.8 0.2 7.1 1.7 1.3 25.0 10.3 3.3 0.2 0.2 2.3
Kentucky 234,469 100.0 0.2 3.0 0.7 3.6 34.4 2.2 0.2 8.2 1.3 1.0 30.8 7.7 3.6 0.2 0.2 2.8
Louisiana 177,847 100.0 0.3 3.5 1.5 4.2 30.4 2.7 0.4 10.7 1.3 1.7 28.4 8.3 2.4 0.3 0.2 3.9
Maine 65,122 100.0 0.3 2.5 0.6 3.4 43.3 2.2 0.1 5.7 1.4 0.7 26.0 8.7 2.5 0.3 0.2 2.0
Maryland 138,470 100.0 0.4 3.1 2.2 3.9 35.2 3.2 0.4 8.7 1.6 2.3 21.8 10.3 2.7 0.3 0.3 3.7
Massachusetts 222,358 100.0 0.3 2.1 1.3 3.0 50.6 2.6 0.2 4.9 1.4 0.8 19.8 8.5 1.9 0.2 0.2 2.3
Michigan 387,508 100.0 0.3 3.3 0.8 3.4 36.9 2.7 0.3 7.8 1.4 1.4 26.3 9.4 2.9 0.2 0.2 2.7
Minnesota 138,573 100.0 0.4 2.2 0.8 3.8 47.3 2.9 0.2 5.7 1.3 1.1 19.6 10.4 1.8 0.2 0.2 2.2
Mississippi 149,894 100.0 0.2 4.5 1.2 4.4 32.5 2.7 0.4 11.3 1.2 1.8 24.5 8.5 2.7 0.2 0.2 3.7
Missouri 240,215 100.0 0.4 3.7 1.0 4.3 32.9 2.6 0.2 7.8 1.6 1.3 28.8 9.5 3.4 0.2 0.2 2.1
Montana 30,878 100.0 0.3 2.5 0.6 4.7 34.7 2.9 0.1 5.6 1.6 1.0 28.1 11.6 3.3 0.3 0.3 2.5
Nebraska 47,585 100.0 0.4 3.4 0.8 4.2 36.0 2.9 0.2 7.3 1.5 1.5 24.6 11.1 3.0 0.2 0.2 2.6
Nevada 64,317 100.0 0.4 3.1 1.4 4.5 31.3 2.7 0.3 7.8 1.9 1.8 28.5 10.1 3.2 0.3 0.3 2.5
New Hampshire 50,266 100.0 0.3 2.0 0.5 3.2 49.4 2.5 0.1 5.3 1.4 0.7 21.0 9.1 2.4 0.1 0.2 1.8
New Jersey 223,987 100.0 0.3 2.5 1.6 3.9 35.3 3.3 0.3 8.0 1.6 1.8 25.3 10.4 2.4 0.2 0.3 2.7
New Mexico 67,851 100.0 0.4 3.4 1.1 4.6 36.7 2.3 0.2 5.0 1.7 1.5 28.6 9.6 2.3 0.2 0.4 2.1
New York 589,893 100.0 0.3 2.3 2.0 3.5 33.1 2.9 0.3 6.9 1.3 1.4 31.3 8.9 2.3 0.2 0.2 3.1
North Carolina 362,494 100.0 0.3 3.9 1.4 3.7 31.9 3.0 0.3 9.3 1.5 1.8 27.5 8.7 3.3 0.3 0.2 2.8
North Dakota 16,629 100.0 0.4 2.7 0.5 4.4 39.4 2.9 0.1 6.6 1.4 1.4 23.2 11.2 2.8 0.2 0.2 2.7
Ohio 386,246 100.0 0.4 3.4 0.9 3.3 40.6 2.7 0.2 7.8 1.3 1.4 22.0 8.9 3.4 0.2 0.2 3.4
Oklahoma 140,533 100.0 0.3 3.8 0.8 3.8 34.0 2.4 0.2 8.5 1.5 1.3 29.1 8.8 3.3 0.2 0.2 1.7
Oregon 116,037 100.0 0.3 3.0 1.1 4.2 35.6 2.8 0.2 5.8 1.9 1.2 27.6 11.6 2.3 0.2 0.2 1.8
Pennsylvania 450,062 100.0 0.4 3.3 1.1 4.1 34.9 2.8 0.2 7.7 1.7 1.3 26.9 9.5 2.8 0.2 0.3 2.9
Rhode Island 40,771 100.0 0.2 2.3 0.9 2.9 47.5 2.7 0.2 5.7 1.4 0.9 21.3 8.3 2.3 0.2 0.3 2.9
South Carolina 195,538 100.0 0.2 3.3 1.3 4.0 30.8 2.7 0.4 10.0 1.4 1.8 29.1 8.6 3.3 0.3 0.2 2.4
South Dakota 21,458 100.0 0.5 2.9 0.6 3.8 38.1 2.6 0.1 6.2 1.3 1.2 23.9 13.2 2.9 0.2 0.2 2.2
Tennessee 274,287 100.0 0.3 3.5 0.9 3.4 32.7 2.6 0.2 8.8 1.5 1.5 27.7 8.2 3.4 0.2 0.2 4.9
Texas 626,954 100.0 0.3 4.2 1.7 4.3 33.0 2.8 0.3 8.5 1.6 2.1 25.9 10.3 2.2 0.2 0.2 2.5
Utah 51,006 100.0 0.6 2.9 0.7 3.6 40.3 2.4 0.1 4.8 1.7 1.3 23.1 12.2 2.5 0.2 0.3 3.4
Vermont 24,794 100.0 0.5 2.5 0.7 3.7 45.6 2.5 0.2 4.4 1.3 0.8 22.8 9.1 2.6 0.2 0.4 2.8
Virginia 235,370 100.0 0.3 3.3 1.3 3.6 34.4 3.1 0.3 8.6 1.5 1.8 26.5 9.0 2.9 0.2 0.3 3.0
Washington 189,110 100.0 0.3 2.8 1.1 3.6 40.6 2.9 0.2 5.4 1.9 1.2 25.1 9.9 2.2 0.3 0.2 2.3
West Virginia 111,622 100.0 0.3 4.2 0.6 4.9 30.4 2.3 0.2 8.5 1.4 0.8 29.5 7.4 3.9 0.2 0.2 5.2
Wisconsin 177,574 100.0 0.5 2.8 0.7 3.6 39.5 2.7 0.2 6.3 1.3 1.2 24.2 11.2 2.1 0.2 0.2 3.1
Wyoming 13,949 100.0 0.4 2.2 0.6 5.5 35.4 2.6 0.1 5.9 1.4 1.2 26.1 12.1 4.2 0.2 0.4 1.6
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 1,508 100.0 (X) 8.2 0.9 4.0 16.0 2.1 0.0 9.4 (X) 2.3 43.0 7.8 2.1 1.6 (X) 1.3
Guam 1,792 100.0 0.4 2.1 0.9 4.5 28.1 3.3 0.2 14.6 0.9 4.3 23.5 12.3 2.0 0.4 1.1 1.3
Northern Mariana Islands 285 100.0 (X) 3.5 1.1 4.9 29.8 2.5 0.0 16.5 (X) 6.3 14.0 14.7 1.1 2.8 (X) 1.8
Puerto Rico 205,969 100.0 0.2 1.3 0.8 3.0 47.6 1.2 0.1 4.5 0.5 0.7 28.2 7.5 1.4 0.2 0.2 2.7
U.S. Virgin Islands 2,137 100.0 0.1 1.4 1.4 4.4 31.0 2.7 0.5 9.0 0.8 2.7 28.9 12.8 1.1 0.5 0.3 2.4
Foreign countries 19,592 100.0 0.7 1.5 1.4 4.3 38.8 2.3 0.1 7.6 0.8 0.8 20.2 11.5 1.0 0.2 0.3 8.4
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: 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.
(X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals.
a. Data for individual mental disorder diagnostic groups are shown separately in Table 11.A.
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Table 11.A. Percentage distribution, by state or other area and mental disorders diagnostic group, December 2011
State or area Total Autistic disorders Developmental disorders Childhood and adolescent disorders not elsewhere classified Intellectual disability Mood disorders Organic mental disorders Schizophrenic and other psychotic disorders Other
All areas 35.8 0.3 0.1 0.1 8.5 14.2 3.4 5.3 3.8
Alabama 29.5 0.2 (L) 0.1 7.9 11.4 2.9 4.0 3.1
Alaska 37.0 0.7 0.1 0.1 7.8 10.3 4.7 7.6 5.7
Arizona 38.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 6.2 17.3 5.3 5.1 4.1
Arkansas 29.8 0.2 0.1 0.1 8.9 11.2 2.4 3.6 3.4
California 38.2 0.4 0.1 0.1 6.9 16.0 3.8 7.5 3.3
Colorado 33.6 0.3 0.1 0.1 7.3 12.1 4.2 5.2 4.3
Connecticut 44.2 0.6 0.1 0.1 10.5 17.0 4.1 8.0 3.9
Delaware 32.1 0.4 0.1 0.1 8.6 11.9 3.2 4.7 3.0
District of Columbia 43.7 0.2 0.4 0.2 11.0 13.3 5.9 11.2 1.6
Florida 31.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 6.2 13.0 3.7 5.4 2.6
Georgia 30.1 0.2 (L) 0.1 8.4 10.4 3.6 4.8 2.6
Hawaii 47.7 0.3 (L) 0.1 7.8 16.6 6.5 9.8 6.6
Idaho 37.8 0.5 0.1 0.3 8.0 14.2 3.8 4.6 6.3
Illinois 39.0 0.3 0.2 0.1 10.5 15.5 3.2 6.1 3.1
Indiana 35.4 0.3 0.1 0.1 10.2 12.3 3.7 4.7 4.0
Iowa 39.7 0.4 0.1 0.3 13.7 11.0 4.3 5.4 4.5
Kansas 37.4 0.5 (L) 0.2 10.6 12.5 3.8 5.2 4.7
Kentucky 34.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 8.1 14.9 3.9 2.8 4.4
Louisiana 30.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 11.2 9.7 2.2 4.4 2.4
Maine 43.3 0.5 0.1 0.2 8.2 16.9 3.5 4.2 9.7
Maryland 35.2 0.4 0.2 0.1 9.1 12.6 5.0 5.6 2.4
Massachusetts 50.6 0.6 0.3 0.2 7.5 22.8 4.1 6.6 8.4
Michigan 36.9 0.3 0.1 0.1 8.5 14.9 4.0 5.7 3.2
Minnesota 47.3 0.7 0.1 0.1 11.3 18.3 5.3 6.3 5.3
Mississippi 32.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 8.8 13.0 2.8 4.8 2.8
Missouri 32.9 0.3 0.1 0.1 9.1 12.2 2.9 4.6 3.6
Montana 34.7 0.3 0.1 0.1 8.6 9.8 4.7 4.6 6.4
Nebraska 36.0 0.3 0.1 0.2 10.5 11.4 3.6 5.9 4.1
Nevada 31.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 4.8 13.0 3.5 5.3 4.1
New Hampshire 49.4 0.7 0.3 0.4 6.4 22.2 3.9 4.8 10.7
New Jersey 35.3 0.5 0.2 0.1 8.1 13.4 3.1 6.9 3.1
New Mexico 36.7 0.3 0.2 0.1 6.9 13.5 4.6 4.7 6.3
New York 33.1 0.4 0.3 0.1 8.6 11.9 2.1 6.2 3.6
North Carolina 31.9 0.3 0.1 0.1 9.5 10.7 3.7 4.4 3.2
North Dakota 39.4 0.5 0.1 0.1 13.7 9.2 5.2 6.1 4.6
Ohio 40.6 0.3 0.1 0.1 10.6 16.5 3.2 5.6 4.3
Oklahoma 34.0 0.2 0.1 0.1 9.4 12.5 3.6 4.4 3.8
Oregon 35.6 0.7 0.1 0.2 7.7 11.5 4.0 5.3 6.2
Pennsylvania 34.9 0.3 0.1 0.2 9.6 14.1 2.4 4.9 3.3
Rhode Island 47.5 0.5 0.2 0.3 9.5 20.7 3.8 5.4 7.2
South Carolina 30.8 0.2 0.1 (L) 8.2 11.3 3.6 4.1 3.3
South Dakota 38.1 0.3 0.3 0.2 11.9 10.1 5.3 5.3 4.7
Tennessee 32.7 0.1 (L) 0.1 8.0 14.2 3.3 3.7 3.3
Texas 33.0 0.3 0.1 0.1 6.9 14.8 3.2 4.2 3.3
Utah 40.3 0.7 0.2 0.2 10.1 12.5 5.3 6.3 5.1
Vermont 45.6 0.8 0.2 0.4 8.2 17.3 4.7 5.2 8.7
Virginia 34.4 0.3 0.1 0.1 9.7 12.7 3.4 4.7 3.3
Washington 40.6 0.5 0.1 0.2 7.3 14.5 5.3 5.8 6.9
West Virginia 30.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 10.2 11.0 2.6 2.2 4.1
Wisconsin 39.5 0.7 0.1 0.2 10.5 13.2 3.6 5.5 5.8
Wyoming 35.4 0.4 0.1 0.2 9.3 10.6 5.5 4.5 4.9
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 16.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.8 3.1 1.9 1.9 4.4
Guam 28.1 0.2 0.2 (X) 9.3 (X) 2.6 6.7 5.5
Northern Mariana Islands 29.8 (X) 0.0 0.0 10.9 (X) 4.6 6.0 4.9
Puerto Rico 47.6 0.1 (L) (L) 6.4 33.3 1.0 5.1 1.6
U.S. Virgin Islands 31.0 (X) (X) 0.0 9.6 7.0 3.3 9.7 1.1
Foreign countries 38.8 0.5 (X) (X) 11.6 10.9 3.8 8.7 3.2
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: (L) = less than 0.05 percent; (X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information of certain individuals.
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Table 12. Number receiving Social Security disability benefits because of blindness or deafness, by state or other area, December 2011
State or area Blind Deaf
Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
All areas 128,933 110,399 2,553 15,981 77,126 63,626 1,154 12,346
Alabama 3,072 2,698 72 302 1,774 1,454 39 281
Alaska 189 164 4 21 136 119 0 17
Arizona 2,066 1,789 31 246 1,597 1,367 14 216
Arkansas 1,876 1,610 45 221 971 815 21 135
California 12,235 10,427 215 1,593 6,731 5,377 93 1,261
Colorado 1,307 1,126 19 162 1,080 945 12 123
Connecticut 1,274 1,024 23 227 786 662 4 120
Delaware 396 342 10 44 226 190 0 36
District of Columbia 222 203 3 16 296 223 (X) (X)
Florida 6,770 5,941 140 689 5,401 4,561 59 781
Georgia 4,702 4,133 110 459 2,259 1,820 46 393
Hawaii 422 365 5 52 231 190 (X) (X)
Idaho 611 522 11 78 288 257 0 31
Illinois 5,041 4,336 103 602 2,742 2,274 31 437
Indiana 3,441 3,015 62 364 1,988 1,672 30 286
Iowa 1,074 878 12 184 721 614 10 97
Kansas 1,172 1,006 23 143 751 657 3 91
Kentucky 2,785 2,348 86 351 1,586 1,298 44 244
Louisiana 2,493 2,108 80 305 1,395 1,042 32 321
Maine 650 538 12 100 393 346 3 44
Maryland 1,764 1,561 25 178 1,528 1,282 7 239
Massachusetts 3,055 2,340 43 672 1,395 1,162 12 221
Michigan 3,912 3,202 75 635 2,698 2,233 51 414
Minnesota 1,880 1,567 19 294 1,336 1,201 12 123
Mississippi 2,425 2,130 58 237 1,094 853 16 225
Missouri 3,121 2,686 67 368 1,632 1,365 28 239
Montana 373 327 5 41 238 204 (X) (X)
Nebraska 646 548 4 94 392 352 7 33
Nevada 968 857 15 96 505 439 9 57
New Hampshire 464 389 8 67 266 225 5 36
New Jersey 3,035 2,606 48 381 1,754 1,464 24 266
New Mexico 954 827 22 105 535 456 12 67
New York 6,708 5,608 105 995 4,371 3,548 49 774
North Carolina 4,412 3,837 94 481 2,591 2,203 38 350
North Dakota 200 169 (X) (X) 106 89 (X) (X)
Ohio 4,935 4,248 105 582 3,185 2,634 52 499
Oklahoma 2,028 1,752 49 227 998 834 26 138
Oregon 1,629 1,371 17 241 1,095 898 19 178
Pennsylvania 5,323 4,537 85 701 3,020 2,463 49 508
Rhode Island 444 372 5 67 250 214 (X) (X)
South Carolina 3,066 2,665 95 306 1,298 1,038 28 232
South Dakota 273 240 4 29 208 178 (X) (X)
Tennessee 3,822 3,319 92 411 1,907 1,582 38 287
Texas 10,528 9,246 222 1,060 5,799 4,859 74 866
Utah 778 660 16 102 583 532 10 41
Vermont 237 201 5 31 158 136 0 22
Virginia 2,587 2,205 56 326 1,635 1,353 31 251
Washington 2,068 1,754 26 288 1,579 1,307 26 246
West Virginia 1,106 926 30 150 675 540 25 110
Wisconsin 1,890 1,590 23 277 1,391 1,180 19 192
Wyoming 167 149 (X) (X) 95 85 0 10
Outlying areas  
Puerto Rico 1,874 1,575 50 249 1,220 691 26 503
Other a 110 98 3 9 59 43 (X) (X)
Foreign countries 353 264 13 76 178 100 9 69
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: 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.
(X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals.
a. Includes American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and U.S. Virgin Islands.
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Table 13. Total monthly benefits, by state or other area, December 2011 (in thousands of dollars)
State or area Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
All areas 10,389,401 9,523,184 176,596 689,622
Alabama 266,031 246,344 5,747 13,940
Alaska 15,114 14,013 224 877
Arizona 185,998 173,967 2,675 9,356
Arkansas 157,015 146,184 3,094 7,736
California 857,582 784,608 12,617 60,358
Colorado 119,404 111,825 1,479 6,100
Connecticut 101,964 91,756 1,146 9,062
Delaware 33,638 31,280 459 1,899
District of Columbia 14,355 13,217 156 983
Florida 620,733 579,177 9,376 32,180
Georgia 317,529 294,088 5,798 17,643
Hawaii 29,098 26,507 431 2,161
Idaho 47,466 43,896 731 2,840
Illinois 358,335 321,608 5,952 30,775
Indiana 241,527 220,049 4,408 17,069
Iowa 87,848 78,626 1,244 7,978
Kansas 85,589 78,269 1,349 5,971
Kentucky 242,414 223,446 6,048 12,919
Louisiana 181,673 162,558 5,089 14,026
Maine 64,174 59,237 933 4,005
Maryland 151,695 139,448 2,025 10,223
Massachusetts 233,346 213,651 2,732 16,963
Michigan 431,475 390,284 7,626 33,565
Minnesota 145,461 132,823 1,361 11,278
Mississippi 149,868 137,338 3,510 9,021
Missouri 248,298 228,599 4,459 15,239
Montana 31,392 28,894 491 2,007
Nebraska 47,724 43,338 627 3,759
Nevada 73,262 69,259 1,124 2,879
New Hampshire 54,718 51,183 588 2,947
New Jersey 259,850 236,939 3,289 19,621
New Mexico 69,265 64,619 1,041 3,606
New York 645,131 582,992 9,151 52,987
North Carolina 381,693 354,886 6,140 20,667
North Dakota 16,213 14,471 166 1,576
Ohio 397,336 357,566 7,960 31,811
Oklahoma 144,566 133,261 3,096 8,209
Oregon 123,886 114,064 2,006 7,816
Pennsylvania 478,657 434,942 8,137 35,579
Rhode Island 41,936 38,610 521 2,805
South Carolina 209,306 194,095 3,862 11,350
South Dakota 20,988 19,061 251 1,676
Tennessee 283,223 261,517 5,946 15,760
Texas 655,516 604,152 13,281 38,083
Utah 53,795 49,184 758 3,854
Vermont 24,591 22,505 303 1,784
Virginia 251,059 231,403 4,364 15,292
Washington 204,550 188,687 3,108 12,755
West Virginia 120,763 109,855 3,364 7,545
Wisconsin 186,440 168,678 2,233 15,529
Wyoming 14,773 13,694 228 850
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 1,239 1,138 34 68
Guam 1,632 1,487 37 107
Northern Mariana Islands 190 168 4 18
Puerto Rico 188,611 173,849 3,282 11,480
U.S. Virgin Islands 2,174 1,919 45 210
Foreign countries 17,291 13,970 491 2,830
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Unnegotiated checks not deducted.
Data exclude lump-sum death payments.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 14. Number, by type of representative payee, December 2011
Type of payee Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
All disabled beneficiaries 9,803,581 8,575,544 251,011 977,026
Without payee 8,106,760 7,624,996 235,702 246,062
With payee  
Parent (natural, adoptive, or stepparent) 600,336 282,916 745 316,675
Spouse 162,800 161,861 86 853
Child (natural, adoptive, or stepchild) 62,489 54,514 5,799 2,176
Other relative 332,733 179,477 3,834 149,422
Nonmental institution 163,723 76,086 1,847 85,790
Mental institution 104,500 31,526 353 72,621
Social agency 115,664 56,744 810 58,110
Public official 12,469 7,593 129 4,747
Financial organization 7,632 4,921 53 2,658
Other 134,475 94,910 1,653 37,912
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 15. Representative payment, by sex and diagnostic group, December 2011
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 8,575,544 950,548 11.1 251,011 15,309 6.1 977,026 730,964 74.8
Congenital anomalies 15,199 2,963 19.5 294 5 1.7 15,472 11,358 73.4
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 296,207 6,732 2.3 15,938 363 2.3 3,969 1,003 25.3
Infectious and parasitic diseases 125,622 4,194 3.3 2,205 75 3.4 3,895 2,231 57.3
Injuries 356,200 29,131 8.2 6,715 234 3.5 15,794 6,369 40.3
Mental disorders  
Autistic disorders 11,269 7,148 63.4 31 9 29.0 20,302 17,608 86.7
Developmental disorders 6,750 2,655 39.3 90 19 21.1 4,285 2,883 67.3
Childhood and adolescent disorders not elsewhere classified 5,937 2,203 37.1 48 7 14.6 4,555 3,122 68.5
Intellectual disability 369,093 209,877 56.9 9,845 2,333 23.7 454,314 394,357 86.8
Mood disorders 1,304,851 206,755 15.8 42,084 4,199 10.0 47,636 22,884 48.0
Organic mental disorders 302,036 117,094 38.8 6,194 1,839 29.7 29,936 21,051 70.3
Schizophrenic and other psychotic disorders 435,929 174,877 40.1 7,229 2,050 28.4 75,119 51,403 68.4
Other 333,063 45,686 13.7 8,339 639 7.7 32,107 16,544 51.5
Neoplasms 264,475 4,100 1.6 5,318 90 1.7 2,760 1,321 47.9
Diseases of the—  
Blood and blood-forming organs 22,556 619 2.7 458 10 2.2 2,843 552 19.4
Circulatory system 732,521 39,705 5.4 20,553 959 4.7 5,120 2,379 46.5
Digestive system 142,189 4,382 3.1 3,497 102 2.9 1,183 195 16.5
Genitourinary system 145,963 2,010 1.4 2,181 54 2.5 2,739 519 18.9
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 2,488,374 33,428 1.3 82,264 992 1.2 9,102 1,725 19.0
Nervous system and sense organs 802,935 39,794 5.0 18,487 696 3.8 101,950 53,714 52.7
Respiratory system 248,795 3,846 1.5 11,369 186 1.6 1,467 433 29.5
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 20,985 334 1.6 578 8 1.4 470 82 17.4
Other 20,396 963 4.7 416 15 3.6 2,213 1,450 65.5
Unknown 124,199 12,052 9.7 6,878 425 6.2 139,795 117,781 84.3
  Men
Subtotal 4,493,811 604,605 13.5 13,562 1,002 7.4 543,399 417,812 76.9
Congenital anomalies 7,913 1,722 21.8 20 0 0.0 8,005 6,078 75.9
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 138,559 3,779 2.7 567 19 3.4 1,902 577 30.3
Infectious and parasitic diseases 89,847 3,226 3.6 204 8 3.9 2,110 1,268 60.1
Injuries 240,833 21,922 9.1 659 21 3.2 11,038 4,385 39.7
Mental disorders  
Autistic disorders 9,285 6,043 65.1 3 0 0.0 16,377 14,162 86.5
Developmental disorders 4,267 1,852 43.4 6 0 0.0 2,631 1,858 70.6
Childhood and adolescent disorders not elsewhere classified 4,085 1,723 42.2 2 1 50.0 3,369 2,359 70.0
Intellectual disability 230,827 136,143 59.0 549 154 28.1 244,707 217,143 88.7
Mood disorders 501,749 102,814 20.5 1,396 173 12.4 23,156 12,813 55.3
Organic mental disorders 189,725 79,526 41.9 493 160 32.5 19,760 14,238 72.1
Schizophrenic and other psychotic disorders 293,291 129,014 44.0 491 123 25.1 53,530 37,486 70.0
Other 174,602 28,263 16.2 416 33 7.9 17,753 10,062 56.7
Neoplasms 125,365 2,365 1.9 242 6 2.5 1,542 747 48.4
Diseases of the—  
Blood and blood-forming organs 9,656 366 3.8 27 1 3.7 1,403 329 23.4
Circulatory system 482,941 25,431 5.3 1,846 82 4.4 2,765 1,358 49.1
Digestive system 75,406 3,032 4.0 281 17 6.0 599 122 20.4
Genitourinary system 86,950 1,323 1.5 166 7 4.2 1,476 322 21.8
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 1,240,064 20,460 1.6 4,327 94 2.2 3,911 955 24.4
Nervous system and sense organs 390,902 24,220 6.2 944 51 5.4 54,213 29,567 54.5
Respiratory system 119,440 2,287 1.9 509 20 3.9 629 243 38.6
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 9,079 210 2.3 29 1 3.4 201 43 21.4
Other 9,004 647 7.2 16 3 18.8 1,221 856 70.1
Unknown 60,021 8,237 13.7 369 28 7.6 71,101 60,841 85.6
  Women
Subtotal 4,081,733 345,943 8.5 237,449 14,307 6.0 433,627 313,152 72.2
Congenital anomalies 7,286 1,241 17.0 274 5 1.8 7,467 5,280 70.7
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 157,648 2,953 1.9 15,371 344 2.2 2,067 426 20.6
Infectious and parasitic diseases 35,775 968 2.7 2,001 67 3.3 1,785 963 53.9
Injuries 115,367 7,209 6.2 6,056 213 3.5 4,756 1,984 41.7
Mental disorders  
Autistic disorders 1,984 1,105 55.7 28 9 32.1 3,925 3,446 87.8
Developmental disorders 2,483 803 32.3 84 19 22.6 1,654 1,025 62.0
Childhood and adolescent disorders not elsewhere classified 1,852 480 25.9 46 6 13.0 1,186 763 64.3
Intellectual disability 138,266 73,734 53.3 9,296 2,179 23.4 209,607 177,214 84.5
Mood disorders 803,102 103,941 12.9 40,688 4,026 9.9 24,480 10,071 41.1
Organic mental disorders 112,311 37,568 33.4 5,701 1,679 29.5 10,176 6,813 67.0
Schizophrenic and other psychotic disorders 142,638 45,863 32.2 6,738 1,927 28.6 21,589 13,917 64.5
Other 158,461 17,423 11.0 7,923 606 7.6 14,354 6,482 45.2
Neoplasms 139,110 1,735 1.2 5,076 84 1.7 1,218 574 47.1
Diseases of the—  
Blood and blood-forming organs 12,900 253 2.0 431 9 2.1 1,440 223 15.5
Circulatory system 249,580 14,274 5.7 18,707 877 4.7 2,355 1,021 43.4
Digestive system 66,783 1,350 2.0 3,216 85 2.6 584 73 12.5
Genitourinary system 59,013 687 1.2 2,015 47 2.3 1,263 197 15.6
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 1,248,310 12,968 1.0 77,937 898 1.2 5,191 770 14.8
Nervous system and sense organs 412,033 15,574 3.8 17,543 645 3.7 47,737 24,147 50.6
Respiratory system 129,355 1,559 1.2 10,860 166 1.5 838 190 22.7
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 11,906 124 1.0 549 7 1.3 269 39 14.5
Other 11,392 316 2.8 400 12 3.0 992 594 59.9
Unknown 64,178 3,815 5.9 6,509 397 6.1 68,694 56,940 82.9
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 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.
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Table 16. Number and percentage distribution of disabled workers, by state or other area and monthly benefit, December 2011
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 1,200.00–1,399.90 1,400.00–1,599.90 1,600.00 or more Average Median
All areas 8,575,544 100.0 4.4 7.2 17.2 19.3 15.2 11.3 8.1 17.2 1,110.50 1,021.90
Alabama 225,847 100.0 3.7 6.8 17.8 21.1 16.2 11.6 7.8 14.9 1,090.76 1,006.00
Alaska 12,825 100.0 4.8 8.2 18.8 19.1 14.5 10.2 7.2 17.1 1,092.63 988.00
Arizona 150,778 100.0 3.4 6.0 15.6 19.0 15.6 12.2 9.0 19.3 1,153.79 1,072.90
Arkansas 138,156 100.0 3.8 7.1 18.3 21.6 17.5 12.1 7.9 11.7 1,058.11 992.00
California 690,007 100.0 5.1 7.6 16.7 17.4 13.8 10.7 8.2 20.4 1,137.10 1,041.90
Colorado 100,000 100.0 4.1 6.8 17.1 19.2 15.5 11.5 8.5 17.2 1,118.25 1,033.00
Connecticut 79,684 100.0 4.2 6.7 16.3 17.9 14.7 11.5 8.6 20.3 1,151.50 1,064.90
Delaware 26,647 100.0 3.4 6.0 15.0 18.4 15.3 12.1 9.1 20.8 1,173.88 1,088.90
District of Columbia 13,456 100.0 6.2 9.6 21.1 22.1 15.9 9.9 5.7 9.5 982.22 905.95
Florida 517,600 100.0 3.6 6.6 17.0 19.8 15.9 11.8 8.4 16.8 1,118.97 1,033.90
Georgia 264,416 100.0 3.4 6.3 16.5 20.1 16.9 12.6 8.8 15.4 1,112.22 1,039.90
Hawaii 23,221 100.0 3.9 6.3 16.0 18.2 15.5 12.5 9.0 18.6 1,141.52 1,067.00
Idaho 40,570 100.0 4.8 7.6 18.4 19.5 14.9 11.5 8.0 15.4 1,081.97 996.00
Illinois 283,252 100.0 4.7 7.3 16.7 18.2 14.2 10.9 8.3 19.8 1,135.41 1,040.90
Indiana 196,965 100.0 4.1 7.1 16.9 19.1 15.6 11.6 8.4 17.3 1,117.20 1,033.00
Iowa 74,258 100.0 5.3 8.1 18.7 19.5 15.0 11.1 8.2 14.0 1,058.82 981.00
Kansas 72,365 100.0 4.5 7.3 18.1 19.9 15.7 11.6 8.2 14.7 1,081.58 1,002.00
Kentucky 206,189 100.0 4.8 7.9 18.3 19.4 15.0 10.8 7.7 16.1 1,083.70 995.00
Louisiana 149,911 100.0 5.5 8.2 18.4 19.3 14.1 10.0 7.5 16.9 1,084.36 982.90
Maine 57,511 100.0 4.7 8.0 19.5 22.3 16.2 10.9 6.9 11.5 1,030.01 954.00
Maryland 122,028 100.0 4.2 6.7 15.9 18.3 15.0 11.9 8.8 19.1 1,142.75 1,059.00
Massachusetts 194,434 100.0 4.2 7.2 18.0 19.8 15.5 11.1 7.8 16.3 1,098.84 1,008.00
Michigan 334,677 100.0 4.7 7.3 16.2 17.3 13.3 10.3 8.2 22.8 1,166.15 1,062.00
Minnesota 120,648 100.0 4.7 7.4 17.6 19.2 15.1 11.1 8.0 16.9 1,100.91 1,012.90
Mississippi 129,781 100.0 3.9 6.9 18.6 22.2 16.9 11.7 7.7 12.2 1,058.23 984.00
Missouri 211,253 100.0 4.4 7.5 18.2 20.2 15.7 11.1 7.9 15.0 1,082.11 997.00
Montana 27,277 100.0 5.1 8.1 18.7 20.4 15.0 10.6 7.7 14.2 1,059.30 975.90
Nebraska 41,215 100.0 4.6 7.8 18.9 20.7 15.6 11.9 7.9 12.5 1,051.51 977.00
Nevada 58,995 100.0 3.0 5.3 14.7 19.0 16.3 12.6 9.3 19.8 1,173.99 1,092.90
New Hampshire 45,218 100.0 3.1 5.7 15.9 20.4 16.8 12.7 8.8 16.7 1,131.91 1,052.95
New Jersey 194,312 100.0 3.7 6.1 14.5 16.7 13.9 11.1 8.7 25.3 1,219.37 1,123.90
New Mexico 60,803 100.0 5.1 7.9 18.6 19.9 15.6 11.2 7.6 14.1 1,062.75 981.90
New York 506,939 100.0 5.1 7.8 16.7 17.3 13.4 10.4 7.7 21.6 1,150.02 1,041.90
North Carolina 321,185 100.0 3.3 5.9 16.1 20.5 18.1 13.4 8.7 14.0 1,104.93 1,042.00
North Dakota 13,989 100.0 5.3 8.7 19.9 20.6 14.7 10.7 7.7 12.4 1,034.48 951.90
Ohio 332,135 100.0 5.6 8.6 18.6 18.7 14.0 10.3 7.6 16.5 1,076.57 980.90
Oklahoma 124,067 100.0 4.7 7.9 18.1 19.6 15.2 11.5 8.3 14.7 1,074.11 995.90
Oregon 102,606 100.0 4.2 7.3 17.4 19.1 14.9 11.1 8.5 17.5 1,111.67 1,024.90
Pennsylvania 390,415 100.0 4.7 7.4 16.8 18.8 14.8 11.3 8.5 17.8 1,114.05 1,028.00
Rhode Island 35,905 100.0 4.4 7.5 18.5 20.4 15.5 11.0 7.9 14.8 1,075.35 989.90
South Carolina 172,568 100.0 3.2 5.6 15.5 20.1 17.7 13.4 9.2 15.3 1,124.74 1,059.90
South Dakota 18,415 100.0 5.4 8.5 19.1 20.4 16.0 11.3 7.2 12.1 1,035.06 961.90
Tennessee 241,802 100.0 3.7 6.7 17.8 21.2 16.8 12.1 8.0 13.7 1,081.53 1,005.90
Texas 552,723 100.0 4.7 7.4 17.4 19.6 15.5 11.5 8.1 15.7 1,093.05 1,009.90
Utah 44,698 100.0 4.7 7.9 17.9 19.0 14.5 10.8 7.7 17.4 1,100.36 1,004.90
Vermont 21,661 100.0 4.8 7.9 19.2 21.0 17.0 11.1 7.2 11.8 1,038.95 970.90
Virginia 206,849 100.0 3.9 6.5 16.3 19.5 16.2 12.3 8.5 16.7 1,118.70 1,042.90
Washington 168,044 100.0 4.3 7.2 17.3 19.0 14.7 10.8 8.1 18.6 1,122.84 1,026.00
West Virginia 96,330 100.0 5.1 7.4 16.7 17.6 13.6 10.6 8.1 20.9 1,140.40 1,044.00
Wisconsin 152,850 100.0 4.8 7.5 17.3 18.8 14.9 11.2 8.4 17.2 1,103.55 1,018.90
Wyoming 12,442 100.0 4.8 8.1 18.3 19.3 13.8 10.2 7.7 17.7 1,100.66 993.45
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 1,326 100.0 8.4 12.8 28.4 20.2 14.7 8.1 4.2 3.1 858.13 805.40
Guam 1,547 100.0 9.0 9.4 20.7 20.1 15.1 10.3 6.2 9.1 961.09 906.00
Northern Mariana Islands 232 100.0 14.2 19.8 28.4 25.0 5.6 3.0 1.7 2.2 724.28 717.45
Puerto Rico 177,166 100.0 3.6 7.0 23.1 27.5 16.7 9.0 5.4 7.7 981.28 910.90
U.S. Virgin Islands 1,744 100.0 3.4 7.2 16.6 19.7 17.4 11.8 8.4 15.5 1,100.09 1,028.45
Foreign countries 13,607 100.0 10.6 8.4 16.0 17.5 14.1 11.0 7.9 14.5 1,026.66 968.00
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 17. Number and percentage distribution of disabled widow(er)s, by state or other area and monthly benefit, December 2011
State or area Number Percentage distribution by dollar amount of monthly benefit Monthly benefit (dollars)
Total Less than 200.00 200.00–399.90 400.00–499.90 500.00–599.90 600.00–699.90 700.00–799.90 800.00–999.90 1,000.00–1,199.90 1,200.00 or more Average Median
All areas 251,011 100.0 8.6 15.3 9.2 10.7 10.0 9.2 14.9 10.0 12.2 703.54 661.00
Alabama 8,545 100.0 9.1 16.1 9.7 10.9 10.8 9.4 14.9 9.6 9.4 672.56 639.00
Alaska 291 100.0 4.5 9.6 7.6 11.3 11.3 10.7 19.6 14.8 10.7 768.51 739.00
Arizona 3,664 100.0 7.0 14.0 10.0 10.1 10.6 9.4 14.9 9.6 14.5 730.00 682.50
Arkansas 4,839 100.0 11.3 17.8 9.4 10.7 10.6 9.0 14.4 8.3 8.4 639.42 606.00
California 16,624 100.0 6.3 13.4 8.5 10.9 9.8 8.9 15.4 11.2 15.7 758.96 712.00
Colorado 2,074 100.0 8.8 14.9 8.1 10.3 10.6 9.0 14.8 10.5 13.0 713.30 674.00
Connecticut 1,646 100.0 7.0 17.3 9.2 12.2 8.5 10.6 14.3 10.0 10.8 696.21 646.00
Delaware 654 100.0 9.6 13.8 11.2 9.9 7.6 9.2 15.1 11.3 12.2 702.08 673.00
District of Columbia 235 100.0 6.8 16.2 10.2 14.5 8.5 12.8 14.9 8.1 8.1 662.99 621.00
Florida 13,838 100.0 9.0 16.7 9.8 11.0 10.0 9.1 14.3 9.2 10.8 677.54 632.00
Georgia 8,937 100.0 10.7 17.4 10.0 11.1 9.6 8.8 14.8 8.9 8.7 648.79 607.00
Hawaii 573 100.0 6.6 12.4 9.9 8.7 8.7 11.5 15.7 12.7 13.6 751.31 722.00
Idaho 997 100.0 7.2 12.0 10.0 10.2 10.0 11.4 15.8 10.2 12.9 733.17 707.00
Illinois 8,153 100.0 7.8 14.5 8.6 10.1 9.6 9.1 15.6 11.2 13.5 730.01 692.00
Indiana 6,091 100.0 8.8 14.9 8.6 10.3 8.8 9.2 14.7 11.0 13.6 723.73 685.00
Iowa 1,819 100.0 8.6 15.0 10.6 9.8 10.6 10.0 16.3 9.0 10.1 684.05 653.00
Kansas 1,973 100.0 9.6 16.1 9.1 10.4 10.6 9.1 14.3 9.8 10.8 683.67 641.00
Kentucky 8,364 100.0 7.7 14.8 9.0 10.6 10.0 8.9 15.1 10.4 13.5 723.12 679.00
Louisiana 6,697 100.0 6.6 12.5 7.6 10.8 10.4 9.8 15.5 11.8 15.1 759.94 722.90
Maine 1,421 100.0 8.3 17.5 10.3 13.0 10.5 8.1 14.6 9.5 8.2 656.42 606.00
Maryland 2,741 100.0 6.6 13.8 8.8 11.3 10.2 8.9 15.6 11.3 13.5 738.81 694.00
Massachusetts 3,887 100.0 7.6 14.8 9.7 11.5 11.1 9.8 14.8 9.0 11.7 702.87 656.00
Michigan 9,658 100.0 6.8 12.6 7.9 9.5 9.1 8.7 14.5 11.8 19.1 789.59 745.00
Minnesota 1,983 100.0 8.6 16.6 10.1 11.1 9.6 8.5 15.4 8.5 11.5 686.10 635.00
Mississippi 5,425 100.0 10.1 17.8 10.1 10.9 10.7 9.6 13.9 8.5 8.6 646.94 612.90
Missouri 6,728 100.0 10.4 17.1 9.0 11.6 9.8 8.9 14.7 8.9 9.6 662.82 615.00
Montana 683 100.0 7.0 14.5 10.4 11.6 9.5 8.9 14.8 10.2 13.0 719.28 667.90
Nebraska 979 100.0 11.2 17.1 10.6 10.9 10.7 8.9 12.9 9.5 8.2 640.85 600.00
Nevada 1,507 100.0 7.5 14.9 8.0 10.2 9.8 7.8 15.1 11.1 15.6 745.88 694.00
New Hampshire 886 100.0 10.3 16.8 11.1 9.5 9.4 8.8 16.0 8.7 9.5 663.58 628.00
New Jersey 4,504 100.0 8.6 14.0 8.6 11.0 9.9 8.8 14.6 9.3 15.1 730.27 677.00
New Mexico 1,465 100.0 7.2 13.4 8.6 12.1 11.4 9.5 17.3 9.8 10.7 710.40 680.00
New York 12,685 100.0 7.5 14.6 9.3 11.0 10.0 9.3 15.3 9.9 13.2 721.44 674.00
North Carolina 10,297 100.0 13.6 20.6 9.8 10.4 10.2 8.7 12.6 7.1 6.9 596.28 557.00
North Dakota 278 100.0 9.7 22.7 10.8 11.2 12.6 8.6 12.6 5.0 6.8 597.13 555.50
Ohio 10,772 100.0 8.1 13.4 8.9 10.2 9.2 8.5 15.9 10.9 14.8 738.93 700.00
Oklahoma 4,507 100.0 9.3 15.3 9.1 11.0 10.5 9.4 14.7 10.1 10.7 686.88 649.00
Oregon 2,652 100.0 6.6 13.9 8.5 8.7 9.4 10.0 15.5 12.7 14.8 756.26 730.00
Pennsylvania 11,158 100.0 7.7 14.1 8.6 10.2 10.0 9.2 15.9 11.3 13.1 729.21 694.00
Rhode Island 783 100.0 8.8 17.6 11.0 10.6 11.5 8.7 12.3 9.7 9.8 665.88 622.00
South Carolina 6,288 100.0 12.4 18.6 10.9 10.6 10.3 9.1 12.7 8.2 7.2 614.14 576.50
South Dakota 402 100.0 9.2 16.4 13.2 11.9 12.4 7.2 14.9 8.5 6.2 625.39 594.00
Tennessee 9,184 100.0 11.0 17.1 10.3 10.4 10.3 9.2 14.3 8.6 8.8 647.38 610.00
Texas 18,407 100.0 7.9 14.0 9.0 10.8 10.2 9.7 15.0 10.6 12.9 721.50 682.90
Utah 993 100.0 6.5 13.3 9.1 9.8 9.0 9.3 15.8 10.8 16.5 763.27 730.00
Vermont 470 100.0 13.6 14.7 8.1 10.2 13.2 9.1 13.2 10.9 7.0 644.37 628.50
Virginia 6,345 100.0 9.8 16.6 8.9 10.0 9.2 8.7 15.6 9.8 11.4 687.78 652.00
Washington 3,995 100.0 5.7 13.0 9.0 9.9 8.7 9.3 15.5 11.3 17.6 777.97 738.00
West Virginia 4,223 100.0 4.9 11.6 7.7 10.3 9.3 8.6 17.5 12.4 17.6 796.55 773.90
Wisconsin 3,220 100.0 9.0 15.8 9.1 10.8 9.0 10.1 14.7 10.2 11.3 693.55 659.50
Wyoming 306 100.0 5.2 12.4 11.8 12.1 8.5 6.2 18.0 13.4 12.4 745.85 701.00
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 59 100.0 6.8 27.1 11.9 15.3 8.5 6.8 11.9 6.8 5.1 575.89 530.00
Guam 55 100.0 7.3 16.4 16.4 (X) (X) 9.1 10.9 9.1 (X) 680.11 624.90
Northern Mariana Islands 8 100.0 0.0 50.0 0.0 (X) (X) 0.0 0.0 0.0 (X) 535.08 450.95
Puerto Rico 5,299 100.0 8.0 17.8 10.3 14.6 13.7 10.1 13.8 6.6 5.1 619.32 595.00
U.S. Virgin Islands 56 100.0 3.6 10.7 5.4 7.1 12.5 10.7 21.4 16.1 12.5 796.98 790.00
Foreign countries 688 100.0 6.5 12.2 8.7 13.2 11.2 9.9 17.0 11.8 9.4 713.82 680.50
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: (X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 18. Number and percentage distribution of disabled adult children, by state or other area and monthly benefit, December 2011
State or area Number Percentage distribution by dollar amount of monthly benefit Monthly benefit (dollars)
Total Less than 200.00 200.00–399.90 400.00–499.90 500.00–599.90 600.00–699.90 700.00–799.90 800.00–999.90 1,000.00–1,199.90 1,200.00 or more Average Median
All areas 977,026 100.0 6.9 11.5 11.1 10.6 10.5 10.4 18.6 12.6 7.7 705.84 694.00
Alabama 21,126 100.0 7.2 12.2 14.2 12.3 11.5 10.6 16.7 9.8 5.5 659.84 635.00
Alaska 1,265 100.0 8.5 13.0 11.1 11.8 9.0 8.3 17.2 12.3 8.7 693.47 667.00
Arizona 12,991 100.0 6.9 11.3 9.7 10.5 9.8 10.5 19.4 13.6 8.3 720.19 717.00
Arkansas 12,194 100.0 8.5 12.4 13.6 13.5 12.3 11.2 16.1 8.1 4.3 634.44 614.00
California 82,841 100.0 6.6 11.3 10.1 10.0 10.2 9.8 19.2 13.6 9.3 728.60 717.90
Colorado 8,587 100.0 7.7 11.7 10.1 10.0 9.9 10.5 18.5 13.3 8.2 710.35 704.00
Connecticut 11,867 100.0 6.4 10.4 8.6 8.3 8.5 10.1 20.9 15.8 11.0 763.62 781.00
Delaware 2,540 100.0 5.9 9.6 9.6 9.8 9.6 10.6 19.9 15.2 9.7 747.49 754.50
District of Columbia 1,560 100.0 7.5 12.5 17.2 14.1 11.7 10.6 14.7 7.2 4.6 629.98 591.95
Florida 45,817 100.0 6.7 11.5 10.6 10.9 11.1 11.2 18.7 11.9 7.2 702.36 690.00
Georgia 26,076 100.0 6.1 11.3 13.6 12.6 12.5 10.8 17.3 10.0 5.9 676.58 651.00
Hawaii 2,939 100.0 5.8 10.2 9.9 9.0 11.1 11.3 21.2 13.9 7.6 735.12 733.90
Idaho 4,126 100.0 8.0 12.3 10.0 11.0 10.8 10.9 18.1 12.1 6.8 688.25 682.00
Illinois 40,856 100.0 6.1 10.3 9.1 9.0 9.6 10.3 20.3 15.3 10.1 753.25 759.00
Indiana 22,989 100.0 6.1 10.4 8.9 9.1 10.0 11.4 20.6 14.7 8.8 742.50 750.00
Iowa 11,380 100.0 8.1 11.6 9.1 10.0 10.4 11.2 19.7 12.9 7.0 701.06 706.00
Kansas 8,477 100.0 7.6 11.8 9.7 10.6 10.4 10.3 19.4 12.7 7.7 704.38 699.00
Kentucky 19,916 100.0 7.9 13.9 13.6 12.2 10.8 10.4 16.4 9.4 5.4 648.67 620.90
Louisiana 21,239 100.0 7.9 13.2 13.5 12.0 11.1 10.1 15.8 9.9 6.5 660.38 629.00
Maine 6,190 100.0 9.9 13.1 11.0 12.1 11.1 10.6 17.5 9.6 5.1 646.96 635.00
Maryland 13,701 100.0 5.5 9.4 10.4 9.8 10.7 10.6 20.2 13.6 9.7 746.12 741.00
Massachusetts 24,037 100.0 8.3 11.7 10.3 10.1 10.0 9.8 18.5 12.7 8.6 705.71 696.00
Michigan 43,173 100.0 6.0 9.2 7.9 8.2 8.9 10.0 21.7 17.1 11.0 777.46 798.00
Minnesota 15,942 100.0 8.2 11.5 10.1 10.0 9.7 10.2 19.3 13.4 7.7 707.42 705.00
Mississippi 14,688 100.0 7.9 14.2 17.0 13.5 12.0 9.9 13.9 7.3 4.2 614.14 578.00
Missouri 22,234 100.0 7.7 12.3 10.9 11.0 11.3 10.7 17.9 11.5 6.8 685.41 672.00
Montana 2,918 100.0 8.1 11.1 11.1 10.8 11.2 10.9 18.7 11.3 6.8 687.68 680.45
Nebraska 5,391 100.0 7.3 10.7 10.4 11.0 11.3 11.6 19.2 12.3 6.2 697.22 694.00
Nevada 3,815 100.0 5.9 9.9 9.3 9.6 10.0 10.4 20.0 14.4 10.5 754.55 750.00
New Hampshire 4,162 100.0 7.9 11.9 9.3 9.9 10.4 10.2 20.1 12.8 7.5 708.10 707.95
New Jersey 25,171 100.0 5.5 9.1 8.5 8.6 9.2 10.5 20.8 16.4 11.4 779.53 790.00
New Mexico 5,583 100.0 8.0 14.5 13.0 12.5 10.9 10.3 16.4 9.1 5.4 645.80 619.00
New York 70,269 100.0 5.7 9.7 9.3 9.5 9.6 10.5 20.9 15.2 9.5 754.06 760.00
North Carolina 31,012 100.0 6.7 11.4 13.5 12.6 12.3 11.2 17.6 9.4 5.3 666.42 646.00
North Dakota 2,362 100.0 8.2 11.8 11.1 12.5 12.0 11.6 16.8 10.2 5.8 667.24 655.00
Ohio 43,339 100.0 6.7 10.6 9.5 9.5 9.6 10.6 20.0 15.0 8.6 734.00 741.00
Oklahoma 11,959 100.0 6.6 12.1 11.7 11.3 11.3 11.1 18.6 11.0 6.3 686.41 671.00
Oregon 10,779 100.0 7.2 10.9 9.1 9.4 10.0 10.9 20.0 14.3 8.2 725.14 730.00
Pennsylvania 48,489 100.0 6.6 10.0 9.3 9.5 10.0 11.1 20.6 14.8 8.1 733.74 742.00
Rhode Island 4,083 100.0 7.9 13.2 10.3 10.1 9.8 10.9 18.6 12.7 6.4 686.88 684.00
South Carolina 16,682 100.0 5.8 10.6 13.4 12.4 12.7 11.4 18.0 10.1 5.6 680.37 658.00
South Dakota 2,641 100.0 9.7 13.9 12.1 11.2 11.9 10.9 17.0 8.9 4.3 634.47 623.00
Tennessee 23,301 100.0 6.2 11.5 13.4 12.3 12.3 10.9 17.4 10.2 5.9 676.39 654.90
Texas 55,824 100.0 7.4 12.5 12.1 11.4 11.1 10.3 17.1 11.0 7.1 682.20 657.00
Utah 5,315 100.0 7.6 11.6 8.7 9.4 9.6 11.1 19.8 13.0 9.2 725.02 728.00
Vermont 2,663 100.0 9.0 11.9 10.2 11.4 12.9 10.4 17.5 10.7 6.1 669.86 661.90
Virginia 22,176 100.0 6.6 11.4 12.2 11.5 11.6 11.2 18.1 11.1 6.5 689.58 672.00
Washington 17,071 100.0 6.3 10.7 8.8 9.0 9.8 10.5 20.2 15.2 9.5 747.16 755.00
West Virginia 11,069 100.0 6.8 11.4 12.4 11.3 11.4 11.5 18.6 10.8 5.9 681.62 671.00
Wisconsin 21,504 100.0 7.3 11.4 9.0 9.0 10.1 10.3 20.4 14.5 7.8 722.12 732.00
Wyoming 1,201 100.0 7.2 12.8 8.5 11.0 11.5 9.1 18.5 14.3 7.2 708.07 692.00
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 123 100.0 9.8 16.3 19.5 (X) (X) 11.4 (X) (X) 2.4 549.32 540.90
Guam 190 100.0 11.1 21.1 12.1 15.3 10.0 8.4 11.6 6.8 3.7 565.43 541.45
Northern Mariana Islands 45 100.0 24.4 31.1 20.0 (X) (X) 6.7 (X) (X) 0.0 395.24 328.00
Puerto Rico 23,504 100.0 9.9 22.5 27.1 14.7 9.4 6.1 6.5 2.7 1.0 488.44 445.90
U.S. Virgin Islands 337 100.0 3.6 11.9 17.2 15.4 16.3 12.2 17.8 3.9 1.8 624.55 613.90
Foreign countries 5,297 100.0 14.9 18.0 17.2 12.2 10.5 8.2 11.4 4.6 2.9 534.35 499.00
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: (X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.