Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2012

Beneficiaries in Current-Payment Status

All Disabled Beneficiaries

Table 3. Number, average, and total monthly benefits, December 1960–2012
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
2012 10,088,739 8,826,591 255,472 1,006,676 1,130.34 711.47 720.47 9,977,027 181,760 725,285
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 2012
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 10,088,739 1,078.83 8,826,591 1,130.34 255,472 711.47 1,006,676 720.47
Under 25 167,317 602.91 46,594 577.87 . . . . . . 120,723 612.57
25–29 278,925 701.06 175,631 722.39 . . . . . . 103,294 664.78
30–34 402,985 795.24 304,073 829.71 . . . . . . 98,912 689.28
35–39 502,427 871.14 404,457 908.78 . . . . . . 97,970 715.77
40–44 743,152 937.49 629,700 974.45 . . . . . . 113,452 732.36
45–49 1,089,734 998.09 967,164 1,029.48 . . . . . . 122,570 750.45
50–54 1,673,375 1,070.39 1,521,074 1,102.60 34,983 689.01 117,318 766.54
55–59 2,224,789 1,154.35 2,045,962 1,190.49 89,835 703.97 88,992 778.28
60–64 2,445,830 1,233.32 2,275,916 1,269.93 109,682 721.66 60,232 781.61
65–FRA a 560,205 1,194.74 456,020 1,296.02 20,972 727.75 83,213 757.40
  Men
Subtotal 5,182,511 1,195.31 4,606,044 1,256.20 14,824 521.97 561,643 713.79
Under 25 99,471 608.70 27,552 590.61 . . . . . . 71,919 615.63
25–29 159,373 712.66 100,152 740.83 . . . . . . 59,221 665.01
30–34 217,262 809.03 161,117 850.70 . . . . . . 56,145 689.45
35–39 257,842 893.99 202,861 943.38 . . . . . . 54,981 711.75
40–44 379,982 977.81 316,371 1,028.90 . . . . . . 63,611 723.72
45–49 563,093 1,059.65 493,181 1,104.68 . . . . . . 69,912 742.02
50–54 850,035 1,172.60 781,189 1,210.16 2,399 505.62 66,447 755.04
55–59 1,118,565 1,306.82 1,063,399 1,336.18 6,045 516.92 49,121 768.50
60–64 1,251,203 1,429.15 1,213,681 1,450.59 5,686 532.00 31,836 771.96
65–FRA a 285,685 1,398.11 246,541 1,500.99 694 540.39 38,450 753.90
  Women
Subtotal 4,906,228 955.79 4,220,547 992.98 240,648 723.14 445,033 728.91
Under 25 67,846 594.43 19,042 559.44 . . . . . . 48,804 608.08
25–29 119,552 685.59 75,479 697.92 . . . . . . 44,073 664.45
30–34 185,723 779.11 142,956 806.05 . . . . . . 42,767 689.06
35–39 244,585 847.06 201,596 873.96 . . . . . . 42,989 720.92
40–44 363,170 895.31 313,329 919.47 . . . . . . 49,841 743.40
45–49 526,641 932.27 473,983 951.22 . . . . . . 52,658 761.65
50–54 823,340 964.88 739,885 989.04 32,584 702.51 50,871 781.55
55–59 1,106,224 1,000.18 982,563 1,032.81 83,790 717.47 39,871 790.32
60–64 1,194,627 1,028.21 1,062,235 1,063.51 103,996 732.03 28,396 792.44
65–FRA a 274,520 983.09 209,479 1,054.77 20,278 734.16 44,763 760.39
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.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 5. Distribution, by sex and monthly benefit, December 2012
Monthly benefit (dollars) Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
  All disabled beneficiaries
Total 10,088,739 100.0 8,826,591 100.0 255,472 100.0 1,006,676 100.0
Less than 300.00 315,260 3.1 153,747 1.7 40,298 15.8 121,215 12.0
300.00–399.90 295,393 2.9 212,919 2.4 20,947 8.2 61,527 6.1
400.00–499.90 400,600 4.0 273,189 3.1 22,523 8.8 104,888 10.4
500.00–599.90 454,389 4.5 323,131 3.7 26,936 10.5 104,322 10.4
600.00–699.90 642,914 6.4 514,270 5.8 25,208 9.9 103,436 10.3
700.00–799.90 1,035,363 10.3 911,994 10.3 23,041 9.0 100,328 10.0
800.00–899.90 1,020,556 10.1 897,239 10.2 20,704 8.1 102,613 10.2
900.00–999.90 920,791 9.1 817,948 9.3 17,147 6.7 85,696 8.5
1,000.00–1,099.90 817,213 8.1 731,088 8.3 14,136 5.5 71,989 7.2
1,100.00–1,199.90 711,726 7.1 640,327 7.3 11,424 4.5 59,975 6.0
1,200.00–1,299.90 606,134 6.0 553,249 6.3 9,115 3.6 43,770 4.3
1,300.00–1,399.90 500,050 5.0 472,132 5.3 6,936 2.7 20,982 2.1
1,400.00–1,499.90 419,345 4.2 400,600 4.5 7,682 3.0 11,063 1.1
1,500.00–1,599.90 350,317 3.5 338,395 3.8 4,934 1.9 6,988 0.7
1,600.00–1,699.90 304,007 3.0 297,486 3.4 2,852 1.1 3,669 0.4
1,700.00–1,799.90 259,046 2.6 255,480 2.9 1,336 0.5 2,230 0.2
1,800.00–1,899.90 214,955 2.1 213,570 2.4 204 0.1 1,181 0.1
1,900.00–1,999.90 222,440 2.2 222,152 2.5 18 (L) 270 (L)
2,000.00–2,099.90 218,956 2.2 218,794 2.5 9 (L) 153 (L)
2,100.00–2,199.90 149,095 1.5 148,976 1.7 8 (L) 111 (L)
2,200.00 or more 230,189 2.3 229,905 2.6 14 (L) 270 (L)
  Men
Subtotal 5,182,511 100.0 4,606,044 100.0 14,824 100.0 561,643 100.0
Less than 300.00 128,945 2.5 52,972 1.2 4,718 31.8 71,255 12.7
300.00–399.90 111,208 2.1 74,013 1.6 1,504 10.1 35,691 6.4
400.00–499.90 155,917 3.0 96,463 2.1 1,313 8.9 58,141 10.4
500.00–599.90 178,296 3.4 117,838 2.6 1,794 12.1 58,664 10.4
600.00–699.90 258,664 5.0 199,631 4.3 1,489 10.0 57,544 10.2
700.00–799.90 409,986 7.9 353,921 7.7 1,075 7.3 54,990 9.8
800.00–899.90 435,943 8.4 378,943 8.2 858 5.8 56,142 10.0
900.00–999.90 423,233 8.2 375,642 8.2 595 4.0 46,996 8.4
1,000.00–1,099.90 402,050 7.8 361,966 7.9 422 2.8 39,662 7.1
1,100.00–1,199.90 371,843 7.2 338,820 7.4 309 2.1 32,714 5.8
1,200.00–1,299.90 336,541 6.5 312,480 6.8 235 1.6 23,826 4.2
1,300.00–1,399.90 295,069 5.7 283,362 6.2 155 1.0 11,552 2.1
1,400.00–1,499.90 259,987 5.0 253,682 5.5 189 1.3 6,116 1.1
1,500.00–1,599.90 228,045 4.4 224,016 4.9 93 0.6 3,936 0.7
1,600.00–1,699.90 206,010 4.0 203,879 4.4 48 0.3 2,083 0.4
1,700.00–1,799.90 181,729 3.5 180,466 3.9 24 0.2 1,239 0.2
1,800.00–1,899.90 155,268 3.0 154,598 3.4 2 (L) 668 0.1
1,900.00–1,999.90 164,271 3.2 164,127 3.6 2 (L) 144 (L)
2,000.00–2,099.90 167,884 3.2 167,803 3.6 2 (L) 81 (L)
2,100.00–2,199.90 118,688 2.3 118,628 2.6 1 (L) 59 (L)
2,200.00 or more 192,934 3.7 192,794 4.2 1 (L) 140 (L)
  Women
Subtotal 4,906,228 100.0 4,220,547 100.0 240,648 100.0 445,033 100.0
Less than 300.00 186,315 3.8 100,775 2.4 35,580 14.8 49,960 11.2
300.00–399.90 184,185 3.8 138,906 3.3 19,443 8.1 25,836 5.8
400.00–499.90 244,683 5.0 176,726 4.2 21,210 8.8 46,747 10.5
500.00–599.90 276,093 5.6 205,293 4.9 25,142 10.4 45,658 10.3
600.00–699.90 384,250 7.8 314,639 7.5 23,719 9.9 45,892 10.3
700.00–799.90 625,377 12.7 558,073 13.2 21,966 9.1 45,338 10.2
800.00–899.90 584,613 11.9 518,296 12.3 19,846 8.2 46,471 10.4
900.00–999.90 497,558 10.1 442,306 10.5 16,552 6.9 38,700 8.7
1,000.00–1,099.90 415,163 8.5 369,122 8.7 13,714 5.7 32,327 7.3
1,100.00–1,199.90 339,883 6.9 301,507 7.1 11,115 4.6 27,261 6.1
1,200.00–1,299.90 269,593 5.5 240,769 5.7 8,880 3.7 19,944 4.5
1,300.00–1,399.90 204,981 4.2 188,770 4.5 6,781 2.8 9,430 2.1
1,400.00–1,499.90 159,358 3.2 146,918 3.5 7,493 3.1 4,947 1.1
1,500.00–1,599.90 122,272 2.5 114,379 2.7 4,841 2.0 3,052 0.7
1,600.00–1,699.90 97,997 2.0 93,607 2.2 2,804 1.2 1,586 0.4
1,700.00–1,799.90 77,317 1.6 75,014 1.8 1,312 0.5 991 0.2
1,800.00–1,899.90 59,687 1.2 58,972 1.4 202 0.1 513 0.1
1,900.00–1,999.90 58,169 1.2 58,025 1.4 18 (L) 126 (L)
2,000.00–2,099.90 51,072 1.0 50,991 1.2 9 (L) 72 (L)
2,100.00–2,199.90 30,407 0.6 30,348 0.7 7 (L) 52 (L)
2,200.00 or more 37,255 0.8 37,111 0.9 14 (L) 130 (L)
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 2012
Diagnostic group Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
  All disabled beneficiaries
Total 10,088,739 100.0 8,826,591 100.0 255,472 100.0 1,006,676 100.0
Congenital anomalies 32,834 0.3 15,727 0.2 283 0.1 16,824 1.7
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 318,906 3.2 299,434 3.4 15,314 6.0 4,158 0.4
Infectious and parasitic diseases 132,161 1.3 126,044 1.4 2,225 0.9 3,892 0.4
Injuries 385,150 3.8 361,999 4.1 6,808 2.7 16,343 1.6
Mental disorders  
Autistic disorders 37,445 0.4 12,851 0.1 31 (L) 24,563 2.4
Developmental disorders 12,193 0.1 7,298 0.1 101 (L) 4,794 0.5
Childhood and adolescent disorders not elsewhere classified 11,621 0.1 6,413 0.1 53 (L) 5,155 0.5
Intellectual disability 845,189 8.4 368,821 4.2 9,796 3.8 466,572 46.3
Mood disorders 1,424,681 14.1 1,329,843 15.1 42,994 16.8 51,844 5.2
Organic mental disorders 341,209 3.4 303,095 3.4 6,254 2.4 31,860 3.2
Schizophrenic and other psychotic disorders 518,752 5.1 434,076 4.9 7,151 2.8 77,525 7.7
Other 385,754 3.8 342,805 3.9 8,631 3.4 34,318 3.4
Neoplasms 279,646 2.8 271,304 3.1 5,483 2.1 2,859 0.3
Diseases of the—  
Blood and blood-forming organs 26,832 0.3 23,382 0.3 478 0.2 2,972 0.3
Circulatory system 770,657 7.6 744,939 8.4 20,352 8.0 5,366 0.5
Digestive system 152,387 1.5 147,472 1.7 3,606 1.4 1,309 0.1
Genitourinary system 155,419 1.5 150,260 1.7 2,235 0.9 2,924 0.3
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 2,730,100 27.1 2,634,473 29.8 85,837 33.6 9,790 1.0
Nervous system and sense organs 948,467 9.4 823,134 9.3 18,849 7.4 106,484 10.6
Respiratory system 267,526 2.7 254,415 2.9 11,556 4.5 1,555 0.2
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 22,928 0.2 21,814 0.2 606 0.2 508 0.1
Other 23,616 0.2 20,758 0.2 436 0.2 2,422 0.2
Unknown 265,266 2.6 126,234 1.4 6,393 2.5 132,639 13.2
  Men
Subtotal 5,182,511 100.0 4,606,044 100.0 14,824 100.0 561,643 100.0
Congenital anomalies 16,947 0.3 8,176 0.2 16 0.1 8,755 1.6
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 143,667 2.8 141,066 3.1 613 4.1 1,988 0.4
Infectious and parasitic diseases 92,177 1.8 89,839 2.0 214 1.4 2,124 0.4
Injuries 255,996 4.9 243,851 5.3 737 5.0 11,408 2.0
Mental disorders  
Autistic disorders 30,473 0.6 10,623 0.2 2 (L) 19,848 3.5
Developmental disorders 7,563 0.1 4,618 0.1 7 (L) 2,938 0.5
Childhood and adolescent disorders not elsewhere classified 8,227 0.2 4,379 0.1 3 (L) 3,845 0.7
Intellectual disability 482,177 9.3 230,108 5.0 578 3.9 251,491 44.8
Mood disorders 537,066 10.4 510,279 11.1 1,486 10.0 25,301 4.5
Organic mental disorders 211,287 4.1 189,800 4.1 525 3.5 20,962 3.7
Schizophrenic and other psychotic disorders 347,901 6.7 291,964 6.3 530 3.6 55,407 9.9
Other 196,746 3.8 177,343 3.9 448 3.0 18,955 3.4
Neoplasms 129,748 2.5 127,865 2.8 289 1.9 1,594 0.3
Diseases of the—  
Blood and blood-forming organs 11,431 0.2 9,938 0.2 27 0.2 1,466 0.3
Circulatory system 494,410 9.5 489,562 10.6 1,957 13.2 2,891 0.5
Digestive system 78,482 1.5 77,544 1.7 281 1.9 657 0.1
Genitourinary system 91,199 1.8 89,447 1.9 190 1.3 1,562 0.3
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 1,319,320 25.5 1,310,200 28.4 4,896 33.0 4,224 0.8
Nervous system and sense organs 456,257 8.8 398,655 8.7 1,022 6.9 56,580 10.1
Respiratory system 122,667 2.4 121,410 2.6 581 3.9 676 0.1
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 9,743 0.2 9,486 0.2 35 0.2 222 (L)
Other 10,591 0.2 9,243 0.2 16 0.1 1,332 0.2
Unknown 128,436 2.5 60,648 1.3 371 2.5 67,417 12.0
  Women
Subtotal 4,906,228 100.0 4,220,547 100.0 240,648 100.0 445,033 100.0
Congenital anomalies 15,887 0.3 7,551 0.2 267 0.1 8,069 1.8
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 175,239 3.6 158,368 3.8 14,701 6.1 2,170 0.5
Infectious and parasitic diseases 39,984 0.8 36,205 0.9 2,011 0.8 1,768 0.4
Injuries 129,154 2.6 118,148 2.8 6,071 2.5 4,935 1.1
Mental disorders  
Autistic disorders 6,972 0.1 2,228 0.1 29 (L) 4,715 1.1
Developmental disorders 4,630 0.1 2,680 0.1 94 (L) 1,856 0.4
Childhood and adolescent disorders not elsewhere classified 3,394 0.1 2,034 (L) 50 (L) 1,310 0.3
Intellectual disability 363,012 7.4 138,713 3.3 9,218 3.8 215,081 48.3
Mood disorders 887,615 18.1 819,564 19.4 41,508 17.2 26,543 6.0
Organic mental disorders 129,922 2.6 113,295 2.7 5,729 2.4 10,898 2.4
Schizophrenic and other psychotic disorders 170,851 3.5 142,112 3.4 6,621 2.8 22,118 5.0
Other 189,008 3.9 165,462 3.9 8,183 3.4 15,363 3.5
Neoplasms 149,898 3.1 143,439 3.4 5,194 2.2 1,265 0.3
Diseases of the—  
Blood and blood-forming organs 15,401 0.3 13,444 0.3 451 0.2 1,506 0.3
Circulatory system 276,247 5.6 255,377 6.1 18,395 7.6 2,475 0.6
Digestive system 73,905 1.5 69,928 1.7 3,325 1.4 652 0.1
Genitourinary system 64,220 1.3 60,813 1.4 2,045 0.8 1,362 0.3
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 1,410,780 28.8 1,324,273 31.4 80,941 33.6 5,566 1.3
Nervous system and sense organs 492,210 10.0 424,479 10.1 17,827 7.4 49,904 11.2
Respiratory system 144,859 3.0 133,005 3.2 10,975 4.6 879 0.2
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 13,185 0.3 12,328 0.3 571 0.2 286 0.1
Other 13,025 0.3 11,515 0.3 420 0.2 1,090 0.2
Unknown 136,830 2.8 65,586 1.6 6,022 2.5 65,222 14.7
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 2012 (in dollars)
Diagnostic group Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
  All disabled beneficiaries
Total 1,078.83 1,130.34 711.47 720.47
Congenital anomalies 832.01 919.22 742.20 752.00
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 1,079.30 1,104.67 688.38 691.86
Infectious and parasitic diseases 1,091.06 1,111.36 676.55 670.52
Injuries 1,145.82 1,174.09 692.14 708.66
Mental disorders  
Autistic disorders 730.64 685.86 847.48 753.92
Developmental disorders 721.95 775.17 714.85 641.07
Childhood and adolescent disorders not elsewhere classified 706.55 790.50 792.23 601.24
Intellectual disability 707.85 700.68 646.00 714.81
Mood disorders 1,024.32 1,047.52 726.85 676.05
Organic mental disorders 1,083.47 1,131.53 707.78 699.93
Schizophrenic and other psychotic disorders 860.07 888.81 725.06 711.56
Other 994.10 1,032.84 741.29 670.65
Neoplasms 1,280.21 1,297.35 725.27 718.37
Diseases of the—  
Blood and blood-forming organs 999.96 1,050.13 725.37 649.45
Circulatory system 1,248.94 1,267.57 703.73 730.11
Digestive system 1,183.84 1,199.26 732.06 690.53
Genitourinary system 1,177.18 1,194.22 692.61 671.95
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 1,190.19 1,207.59 712.53 694.75
Nervous system and sense organs 1,120.68 1,178.57 706.82 746.46
Respiratory system 1,141.35 1,162.60 734.81 685.56
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 1,083.98 1,104.64 689.19 667.67
Other 1,162.77 1,225.70 740.76 699.43
Unknown 924.14 1,100.75 705.85 766.59
  Men
Subtotal 1,195.31 1,256.20 521.97 713.79
Congenital anomalies 862.13 986.54 503.12 746.61
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 1,276.45 1,287.98 527.88 689.03
Infectious and parasitic diseases 1,151.92 1,165.20 517.30 653.81
Injuries 1,228.12 1,255.02 532.36 698.24
Mental disorders  
Autistic disorders 729.06 686.40 419.50 751.92
Developmental disorders 740.38 810.13 592.70 631.10
Childhood and adolescent disorders not elsewhere classified 696.56 784.22 367.00 596.99
Intellectual disability 724.12 743.09 421.52 707.46
Mood disorders 1,146.64 1,171.83 527.20 674.83
Organic mental disorders 1,141.06 1,192.58 503.40 690.53
Schizophrenic and other psychotic disorders 874.45 907.44 500.16 704.20
Other 1,100.22 1,148.00 498.93 667.44
Neoplasms 1,469.14 1,480.53 596.30 713.79
Diseases of the—  
Blood and blood-forming organs 1,095.48 1,162.00 468.11 656.13
Circulatory system 1,391.95 1,399.26 550.29 724.15
Digestive system 1,336.61 1,344.71 596.33 696.87
Genitourinary system 1,289.80 1,302.26 536.63 667.70
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 1,381.44 1,386.89 519.21 688.02
Nervous system and sense organs 1,231.10 1,303.12 496.79 736.92
Respiratory system 1,362.23 1,369.84 552.34 691.29
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 1,224.84 1,240.24 594.36 665.90
Other 1,243.78 1,325.33 489.05 686.98
Unknown 977.38 1,215.98 502.04 765.36
  Women
Subtotal 955.79 992.98 723.14 728.91
Congenital anomalies 799.88 846.33 756.53 757.85
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 917.66 941.38 695.07 694.45
Infectious and parasitic diseases 950.77 977.77 693.50 690.59
Injuries 982.69 1,007.07 711.54 732.75
Mental disorders  
Autistic disorders 737.51 683.24 877.00 762.30
Developmental disorders 691.84 714.95 723.95 656.85
Childhood and adolescent disorders not elsewhere classified 730.77 804.03 817.74 613.70
Intellectual disability 686.23 630.33 660.07 723.40
Mood disorders 950.32 970.12 734.00 677.21
Organic mental disorders 989.81 1,029.27 726.51 718.01
Schizophrenic and other psychotic disorders 830.77 850.55 743.07 730.00
Other 883.63 909.42 754.56 674.61
Neoplasms 1,116.68 1,134.05 732.45 724.15
Diseases of the—  
Blood and blood-forming organs 929.07 967.44 740.77 642.94
Circulatory system 992.98 1,015.12 720.06 737.08
Digestive system 1,021.60 1,037.97 743.53 684.15
Genitourinary system 1,017.25 1,035.30 707.10 676.83
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 1,011.34 1,030.19 724.22 699.86
Nervous system and sense organs 1,018.32 1,061.59 718.86 757.26
Respiratory system 954.31 973.43 744.47 681.16
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 979.90 1,000.30 695.01 669.05
Other 1,096.91 1,145.73 750.35 714.65
Unknown 874.17 994.20 718.41 767.86
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 2012
State Resident population a Beneficiaries
Number Percentage of resident population
United States 197,040,596 9,306,256 4.7
Alabama 2,998,237 250,301 8.3
Alaska 481,852 13,848 2.9
Arizona 3,960,828 162,630 4.1
Arkansas 1,795,660 149,632 8.3
California 24,201,126 762,133 3.1
Colorado 3,342,983 108,554 3.2
Connecticut 2,264,077 89,371 3.9
Delaware 571,568 28,909 5.1
District of Columbia 450,954 15,374 3.4
Florida 11,805,373 565,421 4.8
Georgia 6,290,121 295,892 4.7
Hawaii 878,501 25,262 2.9
Idaho 956,497 45,118 4.7
Illinois 8,116,753 321,189 4.0
Indiana 4,056,709 221,264 5.5
Iowa 1,880,928 84,657 4.5
Kansas 1,767,332 80,876 4.6
Kentucky 2,747,524 225,529 8.2
Louisiana 2,888,885 173,283 6.0
Maine 836,898 63,333 7.6
Maryland 3,777,744 135,798 3.6
Massachusetts 4,286,235 217,351 5.1
Michigan 6,173,776 380,524 6.2
Minnesota 3,373,224 135,566 4.0
Mississippi 1,835,518 144,398 7.9
Missouri 3,735,332 235,374 6.3
Montana 624,872 29,767 4.8
Nebraska 1,134,766 45,737 4.0
Nevada 1,734,434 62,961 3.6
New Hampshire 852,075 49,925 5.9
New Jersey 5,587,651 215,599 3.9
New Mexico 1,276,263 66,763 5.2
New York 12,549,535 565,836 4.5
North Carolina 6,117,676 349,592 5.7
North Dakota 444,354 15,680 3.5
Ohio 7,175,429 378,923 5.3
Oklahoma 2,343,210 135,431 5.8
Oregon 2,457,110 112,691 4.6
Pennsylvania 7,981,289 438,294 5.5
Rhode Island 675,189 39,715 5.9
South Carolina 2,948,174 189,251 6.4
South Dakota 507,002 20,764 4.1
Tennessee 4,043,720 268,443 6.6
Texas 16,234,269 610,238 3.8
Utah 1,695,896 50,916 3.0
Vermont 403,616 24,198 6.0
Virginia 5,266,625 227,060 4.3
Washington 4,403,628 185,482 4.2
West Virginia 1,159,423 104,406 9.0
Wisconsin 3,584,341 173,441 4.8
Wyoming 365,414 13,556 3.7
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data; Census Bureau, 2012 resident population.
NOTE: Data exclude U.S. territories and other areas.
a. Population estimates for the United States as of July 1, 2012, as reported by the Census Bureau.
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Table 9. Distribution, by state or other area, December 2012
State or area Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
All areas 10,088,739 100.0 8,826,591 100.0 255,472 100.0 1,006,676 100.0
Alabama 264,264 2.6 233,849 2.6 8,763 3.4 21,652 2.2
Alaska 14,505 0.1 12,931 0.1 287 0.1 1,287 0.1
Arizona 172,382 1.7 154,917 1.8 3,746 1.5 13,719 1.4
Arkansas 158,086 1.6 140,597 1.6 4,906 1.9 12,583 1.2
California 807,945 8.0 704,936 8.0 16,849 6.6 86,160 8.6
Colorado 114,528 1.1 103,473 1.2 2,086 0.8 8,969 0.9
Connecticut 94,879 0.9 81,125 0.9 1,643 0.6 12,111 1.2
Delaware 30,631 0.3 27,298 0.3 699 0.3 2,634 0.3
District of Columbia 16,031 0.2 14,183 0.2 255 0.1 1,593 0.2
Florida 599,552 5.9 537,803 6.1 14,140 5.5 47,609 4.7
Georgia 313,442 3.1 277,169 3.1 9,226 3.6 27,047 2.7
Hawaii 26,846 0.3 23,281 0.3 578 0.2 2,987 0.3
Idaho 47,745 0.5 42,382 0.5 1,011 0.4 4,352 0.4
Illinois 340,098 3.4 289,906 3.3 8,362 3.3 41,830 4.2
Indiana 233,290 2.3 203,621 2.3 6,217 2.4 23,452 2.3
Iowa 89,746 0.9 76,228 0.9 1,854 0.7 11,664 1.2
Kansas 85,442 0.8 74,640 0.8 2,030 0.8 8,772 0.9
Kentucky 238,348 2.4 209,409 2.4 8,454 3.3 20,485 2.0
Louisiana 182,724 1.8 154,283 1.7 6,744 2.6 21,697 2.2
Maine 66,896 0.7 58,922 0.7 1,478 0.6 6,496 0.6
Maryland 143,284 1.4 126,323 1.4 2,840 1.1 14,121 1.4
Massachusetts 228,904 2.3 200,147 2.3 3,945 1.5 24,812 2.5
Michigan 401,225 4.0 346,803 3.9 9,951 3.9 44,471 4.4
Minnesota 143,174 1.4 124,641 1.4 2,046 0.8 16,487 1.6
Mississippi 152,822 1.5 132,246 1.5 5,535 2.2 15,041 1.5
Missouri 248,143 2.5 218,208 2.5 6,954 2.7 22,981 2.3
Montana 31,609 0.3 27,897 0.3 700 0.3 3,012 0.3
Nebraska 48,474 0.5 42,016 0.5 974 0.4 5,484 0.5
Nevada 66,798 0.7 61,166 0.7 1,553 0.6 4,079 0.4
New Hampshire 52,390 0.5 47,094 0.5 894 0.3 4,402 0.4
New Jersey 229,138 2.3 198,641 2.3 4,592 1.8 25,905 2.6
New Mexico 70,571 0.7 63,286 0.7 1,508 0.6 5,777 0.6
New York 601,407 6.0 517,071 5.9 12,578 4.9 71,758 7.1
North Carolina 371,862 3.7 329,366 3.7 10,439 4.1 32,057 3.2
North Dakota 16,839 0.2 14,187 0.2 265 0.1 2,387 0.2
Ohio 400,479 4.0 345,176 3.9 11,006 4.3 44,297 4.4
Oklahoma 143,281 1.4 126,396 1.4 4,577 1.8 12,308 1.2
Oregon 119,830 1.2 105,885 1.2 2,713 1.1 11,232 1.1
Pennsylvania 464,275 4.6 403,388 4.6 11,294 4.4 49,593 4.9
Rhode Island 42,000 0.4 36,927 0.4 828 0.3 4,245 0.4
South Carolina 201,108 2.0 177,534 2.0 6,373 2.5 17,201 1.7
South Dakota 22,140 0.2 19,032 0.2 402 0.2 2,706 0.3
Tennessee 284,243 2.8 250,888 2.8 9,389 3.7 23,966 2.4
Texas 644,583 6.4 567,705 6.4 18,877 7.4 58,001 5.8
Utah 53,406 0.5 46,791 0.5 1,048 0.4 5,567 0.6
Vermont 25,490 0.3 22,313 0.3 477 0.2 2,700 0.3
Virginia 240,741 2.4 211,535 2.4 6,377 2.5 22,829 2.3
Washington 196,272 1.9 174,263 2.0 4,086 1.6 17,923 1.8
West Virginia 111,618 1.1 96,310 1.1 4,207 1.6 11,101 1.1
Wisconsin 183,169 1.8 157,689 1.8 3,280 1.3 22,200 2.2
Wyoming 14,311 0.1 12,777 0.1 298 0.1 1,236 0.1
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 1,519 (L) 1,336 (L) 57 (L) 126 (L)
Guam 1,841 (L) 1,584 (L) 58 (L) 199 (L)
Northern Mariana Islands 306 (L) 246 (L) 7 (L) 53 (L)
Puerto Rico 212,124 2.1 183,247 2.1 5,250 2.1 23,627 2.3
U.S. Virgin Islands 2,097 (L) 1,699 (L) 62 (L) 336 (L)
Foreign countries 19,886 0.2 13,825 0.2 704 0.3 5,357 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 2012
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 10,088,739 32,834 318,906 132,161 385,150 3,576,844 279,646 26,832 770,657 152,387 155,419 2,730,100 948,467 267,526 22,928 23,616 265,266
Alabama 264,264 656 10,217 2,548 11,329 77,037 5,866 970 24,255 3,488 3,705 86,514 22,437 7,539 732 686 6,285
Alaska 14,505 73 418 116 642 5,352 490 31 766 252 177 4,052 1,509 291 38 54 244
Arizona 172,382 553 5,125 2,123 7,110 64,965 4,600 379 11,029 2,995 2,905 44,700 17,569 4,096 352 618 3,263
Arkansas 158,086 441 6,675 1,357 6,659 47,609 3,975 420 14,111 2,402 1,737 50,254 13,852 4,743 554 283 3,014
California 807,945 3,019 21,799 15,256 32,776 305,382 23,567 1,777 50,142 12,942 16,696 214,719 78,673 11,783 1,527 2,052 15,835
Colorado 114,528 529 3,203 1,476 4,964 38,103 3,131 177 5,758 2,232 1,661 31,763 14,799 3,466 257 378 2,631
Connecticut 94,879 304 2,471 1,276 2,702 41,624 2,796 216 5,769 1,457 1,277 20,329 9,149 1,991 189 206 3,123
Delaware 30,631 104 899 481 1,078 9,710 921 97 2,395 470 586 9,391 2,851 865 55 67 661
District of Columbia 16,031 19 489 791 466 6,921 402 65 1,324 174 491 2,689 1,385 309 56 33 417
Florida 599,552 2,086 19,685 13,833 25,719 183,994 20,284 2,147 53,110 11,456 9,961 165,752 54,526 17,117 1,975 1,340 16,567
Georgia 313,442 870 11,564 6,428 12,742 92,387 9,572 1,354 32,200 4,856 6,867 86,193 28,348 10,085 759 686 8,531
Hawaii 26,846 82 511 377 1,004 12,751 860 31 1,999 270 798 4,734 2,250 400 60 83 636
Idaho 47,745 179 1,410 303 1,914 17,810 1,249 63 2,647 894 512 13,213 5,213 1,267 102 103 866
Illinois 340,098 1,236 11,643 4,174 11,365 130,720 10,386 1,057 28,161 4,523 5,827 76,669 35,647 9,468 691 831 7,700
Indiana 233,290 680 9,739 2,004 7,906 80,834 6,467 556 19,795 3,826 3,128 57,955 23,804 8,982 501 529 6,584
Iowa 89,746 402 3,378 566 3,266 35,539 2,665 179 5,637 1,211 998 20,888 9,261 2,740 160 175 2,681
Kansas 85,442 307 2,615 630 3,273 31,802 2,310 209 5,907 1,451 1,076 22,071 8,846 2,712 182 198 1,853
Kentucky 238,348 575 7,003 1,584 8,516 80,947 5,115 380 19,254 3,284 2,241 75,375 18,294 8,422 513 541 6,304
Louisiana 182,724 483 6,234 2,710 7,770 55,283 4,827 722 19,226 2,420 3,109 53,087 15,137 4,295 470 397 6,554
Maine 66,896 200 1,722 369 2,192 28,682 1,521 75 3,742 1,027 465 17,793 5,771 1,677 206 155 1,299
Maryland 143,284 573 4,445 3,064 5,481 49,949 4,519 587 12,404 2,263 3,267 32,578 14,625 3,833 362 373 4,961
Massachusetts 228,904 805 4,634 2,935 6,840 114,696 6,053 399 10,974 3,183 1,983 46,895 19,335 4,303 363 490 5,016
Michigan 401,225 1,153 13,052 3,130 13,494 145,499 10,803 1,018 30,648 5,772 5,472 109,735 37,752 11,562 954 824 10,357
Minnesota 143,174 548 3,029 1,078 5,308 67,084 4,146 254 8,023 1,870 1,577 29,203 14,897 2,620 249 305 2,983
Mississippi 152,822 376 6,689 1,745 6,847 49,017 4,126 608 17,038 1,840 2,794 38,477 13,045 4,184 368 356 5,312
Missouri 248,143 890 8,949 2,476 10,411 81,043 6,375 619 19,055 4,141 3,127 73,077 23,491 8,399 584 532 4,974
Montana 31,609 104 788 198 1,468 10,941 879 45 1,685 489 323 9,061 3,692 1,015 86 80 755
Nebraska 48,474 200 1,675 383 1,987 17,489 1,356 91 3,522 774 731 12,065 5,353 1,438 80 112 1,218
Nevada 66,798 264 1,992 931 2,911 20,693 1,838 176 5,118 1,268 1,229 19,509 6,838 2,026 229 180 1,596
New Hampshire 52,390 170 1,026 266 1,587 25,953 1,288 60 2,645 721 354 11,269 4,679 1,252 68 105 947
New Jersey 229,138 727 5,675 3,515 8,634 80,248 7,504 778 17,981 3,737 4,263 59,820 23,556 5,466 523 688 6,023
New Mexico 70,571 262 2,430 712 3,127 25,683 1,564 119 3,395 1,248 1,115 20,664 6,703 1,653 171 262 1,463
New York 601,407 1,810 13,354 11,618 20,953 199,164 17,841 1,725 40,517 7,500 8,256 192,116 53,320 13,774 1,044 1,034 17,381
North Carolina 371,862 1,152 14,195 5,227 13,861 116,989 11,158 1,245 34,197 5,867 6,677 104,845 32,776 11,990 957 922 9,804
North Dakota 16,839 71 457 89 761 6,606 496 16 1,096 234 224 3,948 1,868 463 49 31 430
Ohio 400,479 1,520 13,179 3,345 13,103 158,515 10,664 941 31,402 5,331 5,446 93,216 35,511 13,906 915 736 12,749
Oklahoma 143,281 367 5,350 1,151 5,345 48,518 3,443 278 12,056 2,142 1,836 42,587 12,463 4,728 363 276 2,378
Oregon 119,830 379 3,459 1,314 4,900 42,438 3,363 226 6,871 2,346 1,429 33,943 13,715 2,796 291 274 2,086
Pennsylvania 464,275 1,704 14,659 4,855 18,943 161,054 12,990 1,152 35,070 7,726 5,959 128,655 43,664 12,822 919 1,430 12,673
Rhode Island 42,000 107 902 343 1,179 19,805 1,130 98 2,319 571 360 9,336 3,544 983 107 124 1,092
South Carolina 201,108 501 6,503 2,594 8,035 60,669 5,405 882 19,776 2,901 3,622 60,486 17,476 6,610 520 457 4,671
South Dakota 22,140 105 635 119 882 8,366 602 31 1,360 291 271 5,428 2,864 635 56 50 445
Tennessee 284,243 733 9,940 2,530 9,689 90,451 7,439 634 24,727 4,187 4,246 81,653 23,267 9,743 631 624 13,749
Texas 644,583 1,794 26,648 10,508 27,844 212,582 17,889 1,800 54,199 10,443 13,677 168,971 66,003 13,790 1,250 1,425 15,760
Utah 53,406 321 1,517 355 1,905 21,284 1,237 84 2,548 873 683 12,782 6,483 1,364 104 168 1,698
Vermont 25,490 127 599 185 913 11,554 647 40 1,111 342 196 5,951 2,334 654 54 92 691
Virginia 240,741 748 7,870 2,994 8,530 82,297 7,400 804 20,479 3,645 4,386 65,070 21,640 6,971 573 589 6,745
Washington 196,272 678 5,489 2,066 6,795 78,668 5,517 386 10,597 3,684 2,397 51,121 19,338 4,288 513 477 4,258
West Virginia 111,618 288 4,619 699 5,456 33,765 2,603 194 9,324 1,542 908 33,413 8,377 4,360 267 260 5,543
Wisconsin 183,169 980 5,053 1,310 6,575 71,788 4,855 404 11,290 2,441 2,257 45,618 20,456 3,940 351 432 5,419
Wyoming 14,311 62 304 85 763 5,106 374 17 823 205 172 3,797 1,710 588 28 59 218
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 1,519 (X) 116 (X) 66 259 22 (X) 139 (X) 31 664 126 29 25 (X) 14
Guam 1,841 (X) 37 14 89 520 65 (X) 269 15 81 430 215 38 9 21 28
Northern Mariana Islands 306 (X) 9 (X) 15 88 5 0 49 (X) 25 45 43 (X) 9 (X) 6
Puerto Rico 212,124 349 2,519 1,597 6,140 102,184 2,498 175 9,100 994 1,589 60,833 15,337 2,852 432 351 5,174
U.S. Virgin Islands 2,097 (X) 33 27 90 655 58 (X) 170 (X) 55 615 280 (X) 10 5 49
Foreign countries 19,886 152 276 284 830 7,772 490 25 1,453 158 184 4,083 2,370 175 35 47 1,552
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 2012
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 3,576,844 37,445 12,193 11,621 845,189 1,424,681 341,209 518,752 385,754
Alabama 77,037 524 115 209 20,360 29,849 7,560 10,110 8,310
Alaska 5,352 102 16 22 1,126 1,500 673 1,098 815
Arizona 64,965 510 155 179 10,744 28,992 8,857 8,605 6,923
Arkansas 47,609 329 144 158 13,949 17,992 3,872 5,698 5,467
California 305,382 3,516 1,133 657 55,981 127,452 30,037 59,866 26,740
Colorado 38,103 373 136 100 8,188 13,698 4,696 5,776 5,136
Connecticut 41,624 674 106 68 9,822 16,042 3,867 7,382 3,663
Delaware 9,710 132 37 30 2,643 3,603 948 1,430 887
District of Columbia 6,921 (X) 87 (X) 1,667 2,218 903 1,734 249
Florida 183,994 1,575 427 416 36,779 76,865 21,250 30,980 15,702
Georgia 92,387 658 164 218 25,349 32,419 10,872 14,459 8,248
Hawaii 12,751 105 15 28 2,078 4,448 1,714 2,614 1,749
Idaho 17,810 255 80 136 3,773 6,680 1,770 2,119 2,997
Illinois 130,720 1,367 688 326 35,260 51,792 10,603 20,078 10,606
Indiana 80,834 786 175 222 23,078 27,976 8,538 10,676 9,383
Iowa 35,539 405 113 309 12,141 9,896 3,828 4,758 4,089
Kansas 31,802 449 47 159 8,880 10,738 3,232 4,305 3,992
Kentucky 80,947 452 180 216 19,156 34,601 9,219 6,590 10,533
Louisiana 55,283 438 207 146 20,253 17,805 4,067 7,854 4,513
Maine 28,682 405 98 108 5,369 11,204 2,343 2,733 6,422
Maryland 49,949 620 267 178 12,753 17,857 7,016 7,832 3,426
Massachusetts 114,696 1,558 763 598 16,963 51,853 9,244 14,722 18,995
Michigan 145,499 1,571 582 517 33,289 58,938 15,555 21,967 13,080
Minnesota 67,084 1,142 102 204 15,836 25,982 7,449 8,775 7,594
Mississippi 49,017 230 118 97 13,176 19,674 4,332 7,080 4,310
Missouri 81,043 846 179 269 22,227 30,151 6,935 11,284 9,152
Montana 10,941 115 45 44 2,681 3,129 1,460 1,453 2,014
Nebraska 17,489 186 36 88 5,060 5,635 1,729 2,788 1,967
Nevada 20,693 175 83 65 3,257 8,556 2,310 3,523 2,724
New Hampshire 25,953 370 171 195 3,311 11,537 2,025 2,394 5,950
New Jersey 80,248 1,343 426 254 18,460 30,494 6,967 15,290 7,014
New Mexico 25,683 199 148 85 4,778 9,588 3,242 3,186 4,457
New York 199,164 2,651 1,581 683 51,379 72,294 12,453 36,400 21,723
North Carolina 116,989 1,145 339 299 34,595 39,623 13,166 16,111 11,711
North Dakota 6,606 95 12 19 2,272 1,522 861 1,036 789
Ohio 158,515 1,505 261 461 41,122 64,461 12,187 21,309 17,209
Oklahoma 48,518 282 112 95 13,390 17,788 5,314 6,156 5,381
Oregon 42,438 913 112 248 9,075 13,707 4,723 6,212 7,448
Pennsylvania 161,054 1,736 636 872 43,649 65,632 10,935 22,145 15,449
Rhode Island 19,805 214 69 113 3,895 8,623 1,578 2,219 3,094
South Carolina 60,669 385 134 105 16,309 22,082 6,939 8,098 6,617
South Dakota 8,366 65 63 40 2,570 2,259 1,168 1,149 1,052
Tennessee 90,451 384 107 158 22,136 39,129 9,144 10,139 9,254
Texas 212,582 2,085 735 876 44,401 95,185 20,595 26,846 21,859
Utah 21,284 401 88 89 5,291 6,595 2,773 3,293 2,754
Vermont 11,554 217 58 113 2,018 4,389 1,184 1,284 2,291
Virginia 82,297 864 215 294 23,019 30,476 8,119 11,291 8,019
Washington 78,668 1,104 254 341 14,093 28,136 9,976 11,017 13,747
West Virginia 33,765 218 58 96 11,276 12,173 2,867 2,488 4,589
Wisconsin 71,788 1,340 165 313 18,910 24,202 6,456 9,752 10,650
Wyoming 5,106 69 12 19 1,310 1,513 793 651 739
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 259 0 0 0 77 47 31 23 81
Guam 520 (X) 3 (X) 175 (X) 52 119 100
Northern Mariana Islands 88 (X) 0 0 35 (X) 13 16 13
Puerto Rico 102,184 196 124 50 13,286 73,268 1,924 9,932 3,404
U.S. Virgin Islands 655 4 3 0 203 145 72 204 24
Foreign countries 7,772 117 9 10 2,316 2,194 773 1,703 650
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 2012
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 10,088,739 100.0 0.3 3.2 1.3 3.8 35.5 2.8 0.3 7.6 1.5 1.5 27.1 9.4 2.7 0.2 0.2 2.6
Alabama 264,264 100.0 0.2 3.9 1.0 4.3 29.2 2.2 0.4 9.2 1.3 1.4 32.7 8.5 2.9 0.3 0.3 2.4
Alaska 14,505 100.0 0.5 2.9 0.8 4.4 36.9 3.4 0.2 5.3 1.7 1.2 27.9 10.4 2.0 0.3 0.4 1.7
Arizona 172,382 100.0 0.3 3.0 1.2 4.1 37.7 2.7 0.2 6.4 1.7 1.7 25.9 10.2 2.4 0.2 0.4 1.9
Arkansas 158,086 100.0 0.3 4.2 0.9 4.2 30.1 2.5 0.3 8.9 1.5 1.1 31.8 8.8 3.0 0.4 0.2 1.9
California 807,945 100.0 0.4 2.7 1.9 4.1 37.8 2.9 0.2 6.2 1.6 2.1 26.6 9.7 1.5 0.2 0.3 2.0
Colorado 114,528 100.0 0.5 2.8 1.3 4.3 33.3 2.7 0.2 5.0 1.9 1.5 27.7 12.9 3.0 0.2 0.3 2.3
Connecticut 94,879 100.0 0.3 2.6 1.3 2.8 43.9 2.9 0.2 6.1 1.5 1.3 21.4 9.6 2.1 0.2 0.2 3.3
Delaware 30,631 100.0 0.3 2.9 1.6 3.5 31.7 3.0 0.3 7.8 1.5 1.9 30.7 9.3 2.8 0.2 0.2 2.2
District of Columbia 16,031 100.0 0.1 3.1 4.9 2.9 43.2 2.5 0.4 8.3 1.1 3.1 16.8 8.6 1.9 0.3 0.2 2.6
Florida 599,552 100.0 0.3 3.3 2.3 4.3 30.7 3.4 0.4 8.9 1.9 1.7 27.6 9.1 2.9 0.3 0.2 2.8
Georgia 313,442 100.0 0.3 3.7 2.1 4.1 29.5 3.1 0.4 10.3 1.5 2.2 27.5 9.0 3.2 0.2 0.2 2.7
Hawaii 26,846 100.0 0.3 1.9 1.4 3.7 47.5 3.2 0.1 7.4 1.0 3.0 17.6 8.4 1.5 0.2 0.3 2.4
Idaho 47,745 100.0 0.4 3.0 0.6 4.0 37.3 2.6 0.1 5.5 1.9 1.1 27.7 10.9 2.7 0.2 0.2 1.8
Illinois 340,098 100.0 0.4 3.4 1.2 3.3 38.4 3.1 0.3 8.3 1.3 1.7 22.5 10.5 2.8 0.2 0.2 2.3
Indiana 233,290 100.0 0.3 4.2 0.9 3.4 34.6 2.8 0.2 8.5 1.6 1.3 24.8 10.2 3.9 0.2 0.2 2.8
Iowa 89,746 100.0 0.4 3.8 0.6 3.6 39.6 3.0 0.2 6.3 1.3 1.1 23.3 10.3 3.1 0.2 0.2 3.0
Kansas 85,442 100.0 0.4 3.1 0.7 3.8 37.2 2.7 0.2 6.9 1.7 1.3 25.8 10.4 3.2 0.2 0.2 2.2
Kentucky 238,348 100.0 0.2 2.9 0.7 3.6 34.0 2.1 0.2 8.1 1.4 0.9 31.6 7.7 3.5 0.2 0.2 2.6
Louisiana 182,724 100.0 0.3 3.4 1.5 4.3 30.3 2.6 0.4 10.5 1.3 1.7 29.1 8.3 2.4 0.3 0.2 3.6
Maine 66,896 100.0 0.3 2.6 0.6 3.3 42.9 2.3 0.1 5.6 1.5 0.7 26.6 8.6 2.5 0.3 0.2 1.9
Maryland 143,284 100.0 0.4 3.1 2.1 3.8 34.9 3.2 0.4 8.7 1.6 2.3 22.7 10.2 2.7 0.3 0.3 3.5
Massachusetts 228,904 100.0 0.4 2.0 1.3 3.0 50.1 2.6 0.2 4.8 1.4 0.9 20.5 8.4 1.9 0.2 0.2 2.2
Michigan 401,225 100.0 0.3 3.3 0.8 3.4 36.3 2.7 0.3 7.6 1.4 1.4 27.3 9.4 2.9 0.2 0.2 2.6
Minnesota 143,174 100.0 0.4 2.1 0.8 3.7 46.9 2.9 0.2 5.6 1.3 1.1 20.4 10.4 1.8 0.2 0.2 2.1
Mississippi 152,822 100.0 0.2 4.4 1.1 4.5 32.1 2.7 0.4 11.1 1.2 1.8 25.2 8.5 2.7 0.2 0.2 3.5
Missouri 248,143 100.0 0.4 3.6 1.0 4.2 32.7 2.6 0.2 7.7 1.7 1.3 29.4 9.5 3.4 0.2 0.2 2.0
Montana 31,609 100.0 0.3 2.5 0.6 4.6 34.6 2.8 0.1 5.3 1.5 1.0 28.7 11.7 3.2 0.3 0.3 2.4
Nebraska 48,474 100.0 0.4 3.5 0.8 4.1 36.1 2.8 0.2 7.3 1.6 1.5 24.9 11.0 3.0 0.2 0.2 2.5
Nevada 66,798 100.0 0.4 3.0 1.4 4.4 31.0 2.8 0.3 7.7 1.9 1.8 29.2 10.2 3.0 0.3 0.3 2.4
New Hampshire 52,390 100.0 0.3 2.0 0.5 3.0 49.5 2.5 0.1 5.0 1.4 0.7 21.5 8.9 2.4 0.1 0.2 1.8
New Jersey 229,138 100.0 0.3 2.5 1.5 3.8 35.0 3.3 0.3 7.8 1.6 1.9 26.1 10.3 2.4 0.2 0.3 2.6
New Mexico 70,571 100.0 0.4 3.4 1.0 4.4 36.4 2.2 0.2 4.8 1.8 1.6 29.3 9.5 2.3 0.2 0.4 2.1
New York 601,407 100.0 0.3 2.2 1.9 3.5 33.1 3.0 0.3 6.7 1.2 1.4 31.9 8.9 2.3 0.2 0.2 2.9
North Carolina 371,862 100.0 0.3 3.8 1.4 3.7 31.5 3.0 0.3 9.2 1.6 1.8 28.2 8.8 3.2 0.3 0.2 2.6
North Dakota 16,839 100.0 0.4 2.7 0.5 4.5 39.2 2.9 0.1 6.5 1.4 1.3 23.4 11.1 2.7 0.3 0.2 2.6
Ohio 400,479 100.0 0.4 3.3 0.8 3.3 39.6 2.7 0.2 7.8 1.3 1.4 23.3 8.9 3.5 0.2 0.2 3.2
Oklahoma 143,281 100.0 0.3 3.7 0.8 3.7 33.9 2.4 0.2 8.4 1.5 1.3 29.7 8.7 3.3 0.3 0.2 1.7
Oregon 119,830 100.0 0.3 2.9 1.1 4.1 35.4 2.8 0.2 5.7 2.0 1.2 28.3 11.4 2.3 0.2 0.2 1.7
Pennsylvania 464,275 100.0 0.4 3.2 1.0 4.1 34.7 2.8 0.2 7.6 1.7 1.3 27.7 9.4 2.8 0.2 0.3 2.7
Rhode Island 42,000 100.0 0.3 2.1 0.8 2.8 47.2 2.7 0.2 5.5 1.4 0.9 22.2 8.4 2.3 0.3 0.3 2.6
South Carolina 201,108 100.0 0.2 3.2 1.3 4.0 30.2 2.7 0.4 9.8 1.4 1.8 30.1 8.7 3.3 0.3 0.2 2.3
South Dakota 22,140 100.0 0.5 2.9 0.5 4.0 37.8 2.7 0.1 6.1 1.3 1.2 24.5 12.9 2.9 0.3 0.2 2.0
Tennessee 284,243 100.0 0.3 3.5 0.9 3.4 31.8 2.6 0.2 8.7 1.5 1.5 28.7 8.2 3.4 0.2 0.2 4.8
Texas 644,583 100.0 0.3 4.1 1.6 4.3 33.0 2.8 0.3 8.4 1.6 2.1 26.2 10.2 2.1 0.2 0.2 2.4
Utah 53,406 100.0 0.6 2.8 0.7 3.6 39.9 2.3 0.2 4.8 1.6 1.3 23.9 12.1 2.6 0.2 0.3 3.2
Vermont 25,490 100.0 0.5 2.3 0.7 3.6 45.3 2.5 0.2 4.4 1.3 0.8 23.3 9.2 2.6 0.2 0.4 2.7
Virginia 240,741 100.0 0.3 3.3 1.2 3.5 34.2 3.1 0.3 8.5 1.5 1.8 27.0 9.0 2.9 0.2 0.2 2.8
Washington 196,272 100.0 0.3 2.8 1.1 3.5 40.1 2.8 0.2 5.4 1.9 1.2 26.0 9.9 2.2 0.3 0.2 2.2
West Virginia 111,618 100.0 0.3 4.1 0.6 4.9 30.3 2.3 0.2 8.4 1.4 0.8 29.9 7.5 3.9 0.2 0.2 5.0
Wisconsin 183,169 100.0 0.5 2.8 0.7 3.6 39.2 2.7 0.2 6.2 1.3 1.2 24.9 11.2 2.2 0.2 0.2 3.0
Wyoming 14,311 100.0 0.4 2.1 0.6 5.3 35.7 2.6 0.1 5.8 1.4 1.2 26.5 11.9 4.1 0.2 0.4 1.5
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 1,519 100.0 (X) 7.6 (X) 4.3 17.1 1.4 (X) 9.2 (X) 2.0 43.7 8.3 1.9 1.6 (X) 0.9
Guam 1,841 100.0 (X) 2.0 0.8 4.8 28.2 3.5 (X) 14.6 0.8 4.4 23.4 11.7 2.1 0.5 1.1 1.5
Northern Mariana Islands 306 100.0 (X) 2.9 (X) 4.9 28.8 1.6 0.0 16.0 (X) 8.2 14.7 14.1 (X) 2.9 (X) 2.0
Puerto Rico 212,124 100.0 0.2 1.2 0.8 2.9 48.2 1.2 0.1 4.3 0.5 0.7 28.7 7.2 1.3 0.2 0.2 2.4
U.S. Virgin Islands 2,097 100.0 (X) 1.6 1.3 4.3 31.2 2.8 (X) 8.1 (X) 2.6 29.3 13.4 (X) 0.5 0.2 2.3
Foreign countries 19,886 100.0 0.8 1.4 1.4 4.2 39.1 2.5 0.1 7.3 0.8 0.9 20.5 11.9 0.9 0.2 0.2 7.8
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.
(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 2012
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 35.5 0.4 0.1 0.1 8.4 14.1 3.4 5.1 3.8
Alabama 29.2 0.2 (L) 0.1 7.7 11.3 2.9 3.8 3.1
Alaska 36.9 0.7 0.1 0.2 7.8 10.3 4.6 7.6 5.6
Arizona 37.7 0.3 0.1 0.1 6.2 16.8 5.1 5.0 4.0
Arkansas 30.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 8.8 11.4 2.4 3.6 3.5
California 37.8 0.4 0.1 0.1 6.9 15.8 3.7 7.4 3.3
Colorado 33.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 7.1 12.0 4.1 5.0 4.5
Connecticut 43.9 0.7 0.1 0.1 10.4 16.9 4.1 7.8 3.9
Delaware 31.7 0.4 0.1 0.1 8.6 11.8 3.1 4.7 2.9
District of Columbia 43.2 (X) 0.5 (X) 10.4 13.8 5.6 10.8 1.6
Florida 30.7 0.3 0.1 0.1 6.1 12.8 3.5 5.2 2.6
Georgia 29.5 0.2 0.1 0.1 8.1 10.3 3.5 4.6 2.6
Hawaii 47.5 0.4 0.1 0.1 7.7 16.6 6.4 9.7 6.5
Idaho 37.3 0.5 0.2 0.3 7.9 14.0 3.7 4.4 6.3
Illinois 38.4 0.4 0.2 0.1 10.4 15.2 3.1 5.9 3.1
Indiana 34.6 0.3 0.1 0.1 9.9 12.0 3.7 4.6 4.0
Iowa 39.6 0.5 0.1 0.3 13.5 11.0 4.3 5.3 4.6
Kansas 37.2 0.5 0.1 0.2 10.4 12.6 3.8 5.0 4.7
Kentucky 34.0 0.2 0.1 0.1 8.0 14.5 3.9 2.8 4.4
Louisiana 30.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 11.1 9.7 2.2 4.3 2.5
Maine 42.9 0.6 0.1 0.2 8.0 16.7 3.5 4.1 9.6
Maryland 34.9 0.4 0.2 0.1 8.9 12.5 4.9 5.5 2.4
Massachusetts 50.1 0.7 0.3 0.3 7.4 22.7 4.0 6.4 8.3
Michigan 36.3 0.4 0.1 0.1 8.3 14.7 3.9 5.5 3.3
Minnesota 46.9 0.8 0.1 0.1 11.1 18.1 5.2 6.1 5.3
Mississippi 32.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 8.6 12.9 2.8 4.6 2.8
Missouri 32.7 0.3 0.1 0.1 9.0 12.2 2.8 4.5 3.7
Montana 34.6 0.4 0.1 0.1 8.5 9.9 4.6 4.6 6.4
Nebraska 36.1 0.4 0.1 0.2 10.4 11.6 3.6 5.8 4.1
Nevada 31.0 0.3 0.1 0.1 4.9 12.8 3.5 5.3 4.1
New Hampshire 49.5 0.7 0.3 0.4 6.3 22.0 3.9 4.6 11.4
New Jersey 35.0 0.6 0.2 0.1 8.1 13.3 3.0 6.7 3.1
New Mexico 36.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 6.8 13.6 4.6 4.5 6.3
New York 33.1 0.4 0.3 0.1 8.5 12.0 2.1 6.1 3.6
North Carolina 31.5 0.3 0.1 0.1 9.3 10.7 3.5 4.3 3.1
North Dakota 39.2 0.6 0.1 0.1 13.5 9.0 5.1 6.2 4.7
Ohio 39.6 0.4 0.1 0.1 10.3 16.1 3.0 5.3 4.3
Oklahoma 33.9 0.2 0.1 0.1 9.3 12.4 3.7 4.3 3.8
Oregon 35.4 0.8 0.1 0.2 7.6 11.4 3.9 5.2 6.2
Pennsylvania 34.7 0.4 0.1 0.2 9.4 14.1 2.4 4.8 3.3
Rhode Island 47.2 0.5 0.2 0.3 9.3 20.5 3.8 5.3 7.4
South Carolina 30.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 8.1 11.0 3.5 4.0 3.3
South Dakota 37.8 0.3 0.3 0.2 11.6 10.2 5.3 5.2 4.8
Tennessee 31.8 0.1 (L) 0.1 7.8 13.8 3.2 3.6 3.3
Texas 33.0 0.3 0.1 0.1 6.9 14.8 3.2 4.2 3.4
Utah 39.9 0.8 0.2 0.2 9.9 12.3 5.2 6.2 5.2
Vermont 45.3 0.9 0.2 0.4 7.9 17.2 4.6 5.0 9.0
Virginia 34.2 0.4 0.1 0.1 9.6 12.7 3.4 4.7 3.3
Washington 40.1 0.6 0.1 0.2 7.2 14.3 5.1 5.6 7.0
West Virginia 30.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 10.1 10.9 2.6 2.2 4.1
Wisconsin 39.2 0.7 0.1 0.2 10.3 13.2 3.5 5.3 5.8
Wyoming 35.7 0.5 0.1 0.1 9.2 10.6 5.5 4.5 5.2
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 17.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.1 3.1 2.0 1.5 5.3
Guam 28.2 (X) 0.2 (X) 9.5 (X) 2.8 6.5 5.4
Northern Mariana Islands 28.8 (X) 0.0 0.0 11.4 (X) 4.2 5.2 4.2
Puerto Rico 48.2 0.1 0.1 (L) 6.3 34.5 0.9 4.7 1.6
U.S. Virgin Islands 31.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 9.7 6.9 3.4 9.7 1.1
Foreign countries 39.1 0.6 (L) 0.1 11.6 11.0 3.9 8.6 3.3
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 2012
State or area Blind Deaf
Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
All areas 128,553 109,409 2,533 16,611 79,063 64,950 1,176 12,937
Alabama 3,041 2,652 77 312 1,837 1,507 34 296
Alaska 189 163 4 22 132 118 0 14
Arizona 2,074 1,772 30 272 1,652 1,411 13 228
Arkansas 1,873 1,601 45 227 989 823 23 143
California 12,253 10,322 224 1,707 6,999 5,555 90 1,354
Colorado 1,298 1,117 18 163 1,124 973 14 137
Connecticut 1,256 1,009 18 229 800 661 4 135
Delaware 384 330 10 44 240 202 0 38
District of Columbia 222 198 4 20 292 220 (X) (X)
Florida 6,731 5,861 144 726 5,604 4,721 61 822
Georgia 4,713 4,126 106 481 2,334 1,877 45 412
Hawaii 427 370 4 53 230 190 (X) (X)
Idaho 599 504 12 83 318 284 0 34
Illinois 5,095 4,353 110 632 2,766 2,274 34 458
Indiana 3,457 3,013 66 378 2,052 1,719 26 307
Iowa 1,061 860 14 187 730 614 11 105
Kansas 1,140 969 22 149 765 669 3 93
Kentucky 2,757 2,300 91 366 1,576 1,285 40 251
Louisiana 2,457 2,063 85 309 1,427 1,073 32 322
Maine 641 525 11 105 397 344 4 49
Maryland 1,740 1,528 23 189 1,582 1,320 8 254
Massachusetts 3,007 2,275 41 691 1,430 1,190 12 228
Michigan 3,897 3,166 73 658 2,765 2,285 52 428
Minnesota 1,855 1,539 17 299 1,337 1,195 13 129
Mississippi 2,439 2,137 62 240 1,131 876 17 238
Missouri 3,136 2,686 63 387 1,706 1,423 31 252
Montana 381 332 4 45 246 213 0 33
Nebraska 652 554 4 94 394 352 6 36
Nevada 995 884 18 93 541 470 10 61
New Hampshire 465 393 5 67 262 222 (X) (X)
New Jersey 2,961 2,523 51 387 1,756 1,465 23 268
New Mexico 931 798 19 114 536 450 12 74
New York 6,701 5,602 102 997 4,411 3,540 52 819
North Carolina 4,392 3,806 95 491 2,662 2,253 39 370
North Dakota 199 164 (X) (X) 110 91 (X) (X)
Ohio 4,896 4,207 96 593 3,249 2,673 57 519
Oklahoma 2,070 1,777 47 246 1,018 854 21 143
Oregon 1,611 1,324 17 270 1,105 907 21 177
Pennsylvania 5,252 4,434 86 732 3,095 2,506 51 538
Rhode Island 441 363 5 73 267 227 (X) (X)
South Carolina 3,045 2,623 88 334 1,324 1,058 32 234
South Dakota 262 224 5 33 199 170 (X) (X)
Tennessee 3,817 3,296 91 430 1,961 1,626 40 295
Texas 10,700 9,383 215 1,102 6,015 5,020 83 912
Utah 766 644 15 107 600 548 9 43
Vermont 232 197 5 30 168 147 0 21
Virginia 2,543 2,165 53 325 1,673 1,383 31 259
Washington 2,065 1,751 23 291 1,606 1,322 27 257
West Virginia 1,080 895 26 159 672 533 24 115
Wisconsin 1,894 1,589 25 280 1,421 1,197 21 203
Wyoming 170 151 (X) (X) 102 87 (X) (X)
Outlying areas  
Puerto Rico 1,830 1,536 46 248 1,207 675 26 506
Other a 110 98 (X) (X) 57 43 0 14
Foreign countries 350 257 11 82 191 109 8 74
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 2012 (in thousands of dollars)
State or area Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
All areas 10,884,072 9,977,027 181,760 725,285
Alabama 280,462 259,860 5,969 14,633
Alaska 15,531 14,389 223 919
Arizona 194,751 181,904 2,752 10,095
Arkansas 162,634 151,316 3,156 8,162
California 893,615 816,664 12,943 64,009
Colorado 126,068 118,012 1,534 6,522
Connecticut 105,772 95,196 1,167 9,410
Delaware 35,265 32,742 498 2,025
District of Columbia 15,365 14,162 172 1,031
Florida 656,876 613,115 9,677 34,083
Georgia 339,126 314,293 6,118 18,715
Hawaii 29,685 26,984 436 2,264
Idaho 50,492 46,695 758 3,038
Illinois 373,109 334,801 6,148 32,160
Indiana 254,005 231,722 4,536 17,748
Iowa 91,726 82,126 1,272 8,328
Kansas 90,000 82,261 1,403 6,335
Kentucky 250,623 230,872 6,178 13,572
Louisiana 189,579 169,672 5,217 14,690
Maine 67,120 61,864 979 4,276
Maryland 160,180 147,304 2,104 10,773
Massachusetts 245,203 224,603 2,801 17,799
Michigan 454,124 410,992 7,912 35,220
Minnesota 153,159 139,862 1,412 11,884
Mississippi 155,591 142,527 3,606 9,458
Missouri 261,166 240,472 4,660 16,034
Montana 32,560 29,936 511 2,114
Nebraska 49,524 44,970 637 3,918
Nevada 77,289 73,009 1,152 3,129
New Hampshire 58,001 54,234 607 3,160
New Jersey 270,545 246,485 3,412 20,648
New Mexico 73,254 68,354 1,077 3,823
New York 668,235 603,876 9,182 55,176
North Carolina 399,291 371,107 6,312 21,873
North Dakota 16,717 14,917 163 1,637
Ohio 419,084 377,907 8,153 33,024
Oklahoma 149,850 138,047 3,186 8,617
Oregon 130,174 119,805 2,048 8,320
Pennsylvania 502,681 457,258 8,294 37,128
Rhode Island 43,998 40,473 557 2,968
South Carolina 219,414 203,467 4,003 11,945
South Dakota 22,008 20,016 250 1,741
Tennessee 298,978 276,279 6,138 16,560
Texas 684,960 630,730 13,766 40,463
Utah 57,521 52,618 798 4,105
Vermont 25,806 23,636 314 1,857
Virginia 261,218 240,661 4,447 16,109
Washington 215,914 199,050 3,210 13,654
West Virginia 122,318 111,156 3,422 7,740
Wisconsin 195,835 177,251 2,284 16,300
Wyoming 15,403 14,279 225 899
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 1,253 1,153 32 68
Guam 1,713 1,557 41 115
Northern Mariana Islands 209 184 4 22
Puerto Rico 198,973 183,804 3,333 11,836
U.S. Virgin Islands 2,175 1,909 49 218
Foreign countries 17,943 14,487 523 2,934
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 2012
Type of payee Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
All disabled beneficiaries 10,088,739 8,826,591 255,472 1,006,676
Without payee 8,366,906 7,868,984 240,213 257,709
With payee  
Parent (natural, adoptive, or stepparent) 614,476 284,676 773 329,027
Spouse 162,260 161,333 89 838
Child (natural, adoptive, or stepchild) 62,876 54,953 5,655 2,268
Other relative 337,864 181,800 3,915 152,149
Nonmental institution 167,104 78,167 1,850 87,087
Mental institution 102,998 31,389 344 71,265
Social agency 117,505 57,160 807 59,538
Public official 12,563 7,579 137 4,847
Financial organization 7,763 4,967 67 2,729
Other 136,424 95,583 1,622 39,219
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 2012
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 8,826,591 957,607 10.8 255,472 15,259 6.0 1,006,676 748,967 74.4
Congenital anomalies 15,727 3,168 20.1 283 3 1.1 16,824 12,567 74.7
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 299,434 7,049 2.4 15,314 366 2.4 4,158 1,068 25.7
Infectious and parasitic diseases 126,044 4,185 3.3 2,225 82 3.7 3,892 2,240 57.6
Injuries 361,999 29,679 8.2 6,808 249 3.7 16,343 6,639 40.6
Mental disorders  
Autistic disorders 12,851 8,132 63.3 31 7 22.6 24,563 21,283 86.6
Developmental disorders 7,298 2,910 39.9 101 23 22.8 4,794 3,217 67.1
Childhood and adolescent disorders not elsewhere classified 6,413 2,313 36.1 53 7 13.2 5,155 3,504 68.0
Intellectual disability 368,821 209,772 56.9 9,796 2,304 23.5 466,572 403,974 86.6
Mood disorders 1,329,843 207,320 15.6 42,994 4,185 9.7 51,844 24,584 47.4
Organic mental disorders 303,095 116,266 38.4 6,254 1,844 29.5 31,860 22,347 70.1
Schizophrenic and other psychotic disorders 434,076 173,224 39.9 7,151 1,967 27.5 77,525 52,925 68.3
Other 342,805 46,931 13.7 8,631 652 7.6 34,318 17,588 51.3
Neoplasms 271,304 4,199 1.5 5,483 105 1.9 2,859 1,358 47.5
Diseases of the—  
Blood and blood-forming organs 23,382 613 2.6 478 10 2.1 2,972 562 18.9
Circulatory system 744,939 41,043 5.5 20,352 945 4.6 5,366 2,470 46.0
Digestive system 147,472 4,468 3.0 3,606 103 2.9 1,309 228 17.4
Genitourinary system 150,260 2,063 1.4 2,235 48 2.1 2,924 562 19.2
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 2,634,473 35,920 1.4 85,837 1,068 1.2 9,790 1,884 19.2
Nervous system and sense organs 823,134 40,889 5.0 18,849 703 3.7 106,484 56,304 52.9
Respiratory system 254,415 3,974 1.6 11,556 190 1.6 1,555 450 28.9
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 21,814 355 1.6 606 10 1.7 508 96 18.9
Other 20,758 1,009 4.9 436 19 4.4 2,422 1,615 66.7
Unknown 126,234 12,125 9.6 6,393 369 5.8 132,639 111,502 84.1
  Men
Subtotal 4,606,044 607,736 13.2 14,824 1,083 7.3 561,643 429,812 76.5
Congenital anomalies 8,176 1,839 22.5 16 0 0.0 8,755 6,741 77.0
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 141,066 3,918 2.8 613 21 3.4 1,988 617 31.0
Infectious and parasitic diseases 89,839 3,191 3.6 214 7 3.3 2,124 1,272 59.9
Injuries 243,851 22,271 9.1 737 27 3.7 11,408 4,558 40.0
Mental disorders  
Autistic disorders 10,623 6,892 64.9 2 0 0.0 19,848 17,143 86.4
Developmental disorders 4,618 2,026 43.9 7 0 0.0 2,938 2,079 70.8
Childhood and adolescent disorders not elsewhere classified 4,379 1,800 41.1 3 0 0.0 3,845 2,660 69.2
Intellectual disability 230,108 135,694 59.0 578 156 27.0 251,491 222,594 88.5
Mood disorders 510,279 103,208 20.2 1,486 189 12.7 25,301 13,852 54.7
Organic mental disorders 189,800 78,808 41.5 525 171 32.6 20,962 15,091 72.0
Schizophrenic and other psychotic disorders 291,964 127,753 43.8 530 135 25.5 55,407 38,682 69.8
Other 177,343 28,871 16.3 448 43 9.6 18,955 10,669 56.3
Neoplasms 127,865 2,409 1.9 289 6 2.1 1,594 777 48.7
Diseases of the—  
Blood and blood-forming organs 9,938 363 3.7 27 1 3.7 1,466 329 22.4
Circulatory system 489,562 26,231 5.4 1,957 95 4.9 2,891 1,414 48.9
Digestive system 77,544 3,084 4.0 281 14 5.0 657 141 21.5
Genitourinary system 89,447 1,348 1.5 190 6 3.2 1,562 351 22.5
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 1,310,200 21,878 1.7 4,896 110 2.2 4,224 1,019 24.1
Nervous system and sense organs 398,655 24,791 6.2 1,022 48 4.7 56,580 30,993 54.8
Respiratory system 121,410 2,303 1.9 581 16 2.8 676 261 38.6
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 9,486 226 2.4 35 2 5.7 222 49 22.1
Other 9,243 678 7.3 16 3 18.8 1,332 945 70.9
Unknown 60,648 8,154 13.4 371 33 8.9 67,417 57,575 85.4
  Women
Subtotal 4,220,547 349,871 8.3 240,648 14,176 5.9 445,033 319,155 71.7
Congenital anomalies 7,551 1,329 17.6 267 3 1.1 8,069 5,826 72.2
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 158,368 3,131 2.0 14,701 345 2.3 2,170 451 20.8
Infectious and parasitic diseases 36,205 994 2.7 2,011 75 3.7 1,768 968 54.8
Injuries 118,148 7,408 6.3 6,071 222 3.7 4,935 2,081 42.2
Mental disorders  
Autistic disorders 2,228 1,240 55.7 29 7 24.1 4,715 4,140 87.8
Developmental disorders 2,680 884 33.0 94 23 24.5 1,856 1,138 61.3
Childhood and adolescent disorders not elsewhere classified 2,034 513 25.2 50 7 14.0 1,310 844 64.4
Intellectual disability 138,713 74,078 53.4 9,218 2,148 23.3 215,081 181,380 84.3
Mood disorders 819,564 104,112 12.7 41,508 3,996 9.6 26,543 10,732 40.4
Organic mental disorders 113,295 37,458 33.1 5,729 1,673 29.2 10,898 7,256 66.6
Schizophrenic and other psychotic disorders 142,112 45,471 32.0 6,621 1,832 27.7 22,118 14,243 64.4
Other 165,462 18,060 10.9 8,183 609 7.4 15,363 6,919 45.0
Neoplasms 143,439 1,790 1.2 5,194 99 1.9 1,265 581 45.9
Diseases of the—  
Blood and blood-forming organs 13,444 250 1.9 451 9 2.0 1,506 233 15.5
Circulatory system 255,377 14,812 5.8 18,395 850 4.6 2,475 1,056 42.7
Digestive system 69,928 1,384 2.0 3,325 89 2.7 652 87 13.3
Genitourinary system 60,813 715 1.2 2,045 42 2.1 1,362 211 15.5
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 1,324,273 14,042 1.1 80,941 958 1.2 5,566 865 15.5
Nervous system and sense organs 424,479 16,098 3.8 17,827 655 3.7 49,904 25,311 50.7
Respiratory system 133,005 1,671 1.3 10,975 174 1.6 879 189 21.5
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 12,328 129 1.0 571 8 1.4 286 47 16.4
Other 11,515 331 2.9 420 16 3.8 1,090 670 61.5
Unknown 65,586 3,971 6.1 6,022 336 5.6 65,222 53,927 82.7
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 2012
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 8,826,591 100.0 10.9 16.2 19.4 15.5 11.6 8.4 6.3 11.7 1,130.34 1,040.90
Alabama 233,849 100.0 9.8 16.6 21.2 16.6 12.0 8.1 5.7 9.9 1,111.23 1,026.00
Alaska 12,931 100.0 12.6 17.6 19.2 14.5 10.5 7.5 5.5 12.5 1,112.78 1,007.00
Arizona 154,917 100.0 8.9 14.5 18.9 15.9 12.5 9.2 7.1 13.0 1,174.20 1,091.90
Arkansas 140,597 100.0 10.3 17.1 21.7 17.7 12.5 8.3 5.3 7.1 1,076.24 1,009.00
California 704,936 100.0 12.1 15.7 17.5 14.0 10.9 8.4 6.8 14.6 1,158.49 1,061.00
Colorado 103,473 100.0 10.1 15.8 19.4 15.9 11.9 8.8 6.4 11.7 1,140.51 1,054.90
Connecticut 81,125 100.0 10.3 15.3 17.8 14.8 11.6 8.8 7.1 14.3 1,173.44 1,084.90
Delaware 27,298 100.0 8.7 13.8 18.2 15.5 12.4 9.4 7.1 14.8 1,199.43 1,114.00
District of Columbia 14,183 100.0 15.4 20.0 22.2 15.9 10.5 6.0 3.6 6.3 998.55 919.00
Florida 537,803 100.0 9.6 15.8 19.8 16.3 12.2 8.7 6.3 11.4 1,140.04 1,054.00
Georgia 277,169 100.0 9.1 15.4 20.0 17.1 13.0 9.1 6.3 10.0 1,133.94 1,061.00
Hawaii 23,281 100.0 9.8 15.3 18.0 15.3 12.9 9.3 6.9 12.4 1,159.07 1,083.00
Idaho 42,382 100.0 11.7 17.3 19.7 15.2 11.8 8.1 6.1 10.1 1,101.77 1,016.45
Illinois 289,906 100.0 11.3 15.7 18.4 14.5 11.2 8.5 6.7 13.9 1,154.86 1,058.90
Indiana 203,621 100.0 10.5 15.7 19.1 16.0 11.9 8.7 6.4 11.7 1,138.01 1,054.00
Iowa 76,228 100.0 12.6 17.7 19.7 15.6 11.5 8.4 6.2 8.5 1,077.37 1,001.00
Kansas 74,640 100.0 11.1 17.1 20.0 15.9 11.9 8.5 6.0 9.6 1,102.11 1,021.90
Kentucky 209,409 100.0 11.9 17.2 19.7 15.4 11.2 7.9 6.1 10.6 1,102.50 1,013.00
Louisiana 154,283 100.0 13.1 17.4 19.8 14.5 10.2 7.6 6.0 11.4 1,099.74 996.90
Maine 58,922 100.0 11.9 18.4 22.3 16.7 11.2 7.3 4.9 7.2 1,049.94 973.00
Maryland 126,323 100.0 10.3 14.9 18.4 15.1 12.1 9.0 6.9 13.4 1,166.09 1,081.00
Massachusetts 200,147 100.0 10.8 16.8 19.8 15.6 11.5 8.1 6.2 11.2 1,122.19 1,030.00
Michigan 346,803 100.0 11.2 15.3 17.6 13.6 10.6 8.2 7.1 16.3 1,185.09 1,079.90
Minnesota 124,641 100.0 11.4 16.3 19.3 15.4 11.4 8.3 6.3 11.5 1,122.12 1,033.90
Mississippi 132,246 100.0 10.0 17.4 22.2 17.3 12.0 8.0 5.6 7.5 1,077.74 1,003.00
Missouri 218,208 100.0 11.2 17.0 20.3 16.0 11.5 8.2 5.8 10.0 1,102.03 1,016.00
Montana 27,897 100.0 12.7 17.8 20.7 15.4 10.9 7.5 5.7 9.1 1,073.09 986.00
Nebraska 42,016 100.0 11.7 17.8 20.8 16.2 12.2 8.1 5.4 7.8 1,070.30 996.00
Nevada 61,166 100.0 7.8 13.8 19.0 16.3 12.9 9.5 7.0 13.6 1,193.62 1,110.90
New Hampshire 47,094 100.0 8.2 14.7 20.3 17.0 13.2 9.2 6.6 10.7 1,151.61 1,073.00
New Jersey 198,641 100.0 9.4 13.6 16.6 14.0 11.1 8.9 7.4 18.9 1,240.86 1,142.00
New Mexico 63,286 100.0 12.3 17.6 20.3 15.8 11.6 7.8 5.5 9.2 1,080.09 998.00
New York 517,071 100.0 12.5 15.9 17.5 13.5 10.4 7.9 6.5 15.9 1,167.88 1,055.90
North Carolina 329,366 100.0 8.7 14.9 20.3 18.3 13.8 9.2 6.0 8.9 1,126.73 1,064.00
North Dakota 14,187 100.0 13.0 18.7 21.2 15.6 10.6 8.1 5.2 7.6 1,051.43 968.90
Ohio 345,176 100.0 13.3 17.6 19.1 14.4 10.6 7.8 6.1 11.0 1,094.82 999.00
Oklahoma 126,396 100.0 11.8 17.2 19.9 15.6 11.7 8.5 6.2 9.1 1,092.18 1,012.00
Oregon 105,885 100.0 10.7 16.5 19.2 15.3 11.4 8.7 6.7 11.6 1,131.46 1,043.00
Pennsylvania 403,388 100.0 11.4 15.8 18.9 15.1 11.6 8.6 6.6 12.0 1,133.54 1,047.00
Rhode Island 36,927 100.0 11.3 17.3 20.4 15.8 11.4 8.2 6.1 9.5 1,096.02 1,011.00
South Carolina 177,534 100.0 8.2 14.4 19.9 17.8 13.8 9.5 6.4 9.9 1,146.07 1,080.90
South Dakota 19,032 100.0 13.0 18.0 20.8 16.3 11.8 7.6 5.3 7.3 1,051.72 978.95
Tennessee 250,888 100.0 9.7 16.6 21.2 17.2 12.6 8.3 5.7 8.7 1,101.21 1,025.90
Texas 567,705 100.0 11.5 16.4 19.8 15.7 11.8 8.4 5.9 10.5 1,111.02 1,026.90
Utah 46,791 100.0 11.6 16.7 19.3 14.8 11.1 8.0 6.2 12.1 1,124.54 1,027.90
Vermont 22,313 100.0 11.9 17.9 21.0 17.5 11.7 7.6 5.2 7.3 1,059.29 991.90
Virginia 211,535 100.0 9.9 15.3 19.5 16.5 12.6 8.8 6.4 11.0 1,137.69 1,060.90
Washington 174,263 100.0 10.8 16.2 19.2 15.0 11.2 8.3 6.4 12.9 1,142.24 1,046.00
West Virginia 96,310 100.0 11.9 16.0 17.9 13.9 10.7 8.2 6.8 14.5 1,154.14 1,054.00
Wisconsin 157,689 100.0 11.5 16.2 19.0 15.2 11.4 8.6 6.4 11.6 1,124.06 1,038.90
Wyoming 12,777 100.0 12.2 17.4 19.4 14.4 10.4 8.0 5.8 12.3 1,117.58 1,010.90
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 1,336 100.0 20.3 29.3 19.8 14.8 8.5 4.5 1.7 1.1 862.67 801.90
Guam 1,584 100.0 16.9 19.6 20.4 16.2 10.7 6.4 5.1 4.7 982.81 922.00
Northern Mariana Islands 246 100.0 32.1 28.0 25.6 6.9 4.1 1.2 0.8 1.2 747.99 744.45
Puerto Rico 183,247 100.0 9.9 21.1 27.6 17.7 9.6 5.7 3.7 4.8 1,003.04 931.90
U.S. Virgin Islands 1,699 100.0 9.9 15.8 19.0 17.7 12.3 8.7 6.2 10.5 1,123.44 1,050.90
Foreign countries 13,825 100.0 18.2 15.3 17.5 14.3 11.0 8.3 6.0 9.4 1,047.88 986.00
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 2012
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 255,472 100.0 8.7 15.3 8.8 10.5 9.9 9.0 14.8 10.0 13.0 711.47 666.90
Alabama 8,763 100.0 9.4 16.3 9.2 10.4 10.5 9.4 14.8 9.6 10.4 681.14 647.00
Alaska 287 100.0 4.5 10.5 7.7 11.5 11.5 9.1 18.5 15.0 11.8 776.44 743.00
Arizona 3,746 100.0 7.2 14.4 9.7 9.9 10.1 9.7 14.4 9.7 14.9 734.55 687.00
Arkansas 4,906 100.0 11.0 18.6 8.9 10.4 10.5 9.3 14.2 8.3 8.8 643.23 608.45
California 16,849 100.0 6.4 13.4 8.1 10.7 9.6 8.8 15.2 11.0 16.7 768.15 719.00
Colorado 2,086 100.0 8.2 14.6 7.6 9.9 9.9 9.3 15.6 10.7 14.2 735.62 698.00
Connecticut 1,643 100.0 6.5 16.4 9.9 12.1 8.3 10.5 15.0 9.6 11.7 710.22 655.00
Delaware 699 100.0 9.6 14.6 10.6 9.3 8.2 8.4 14.2 12.2 13.0 712.33 679.00
District of Columbia 255 100.0 7.1 15.3 7.8 14.9 10.6 12.9 13.3 9.4 8.6 674.06 631.00
Florida 14,140 100.0 9.3 16.9 9.3 10.7 9.6 8.8 14.7 9.1 11.5 684.38 638.00
Georgia 9,226 100.0 10.7 17.2 9.0 10.9 9.4 8.8 15.0 9.3 9.7 663.10 621.45
Hawaii 578 100.0 7.3 11.6 8.3 9.0 9.0 12.6 15.9 12.8 13.5 755.18 735.50
Idaho 1,011 100.0 6.8 12.5 8.9 9.2 10.3 11.4 16.6 10.3 14.0 750.16 722.00
Illinois 8,362 100.0 8.2 14.3 8.2 10.2 9.8 8.7 15.2 11.1 14.3 735.24 692.00
Indiana 6,217 100.0 9.0 14.7 8.4 10.2 8.9 8.8 14.5 11.0 14.4 729.59 689.00
Iowa 1,854 100.0 9.4 14.6 10.2 9.8 10.9 9.4 15.9 9.1 10.7 686.26 650.00
Kansas 2,030 100.0 10.1 15.3 9.4 10.3 10.1 9.1 14.3 9.6 11.8 691.31 646.50
Kentucky 8,454 100.0 7.8 14.7 8.8 10.7 9.6 9.1 14.6 10.2 14.5 730.81 682.00
Louisiana 6,744 100.0 6.5 12.7 7.1 10.2 10.3 9.4 15.9 11.4 16.6 773.55 734.00
Maine 1,478 100.0 8.9 17.5 10.6 11.7 9.9 8.5 14.4 9.7 8.7 662.53 613.00
Maryland 2,840 100.0 6.5 14.5 8.7 11.0 10.0 8.6 15.6 11.5 13.7 740.79 692.00
Massachusetts 3,945 100.0 7.6 14.7 9.5 12.5 10.3 9.8 14.0 9.3 12.4 710.05 659.00
Michigan 9,951 100.0 7.0 12.9 7.6 9.0 9.2 8.5 14.4 11.5 19.8 795.11 749.00
Minnesota 2,046 100.0 8.8 17.7 9.5 9.9 10.0 8.3 15.2 8.3 12.3 690.18 640.00
Mississippi 5,535 100.0 9.9 18.0 9.9 10.4 10.9 9.5 13.7 8.6 9.0 651.48 615.00
Missouri 6,954 100.0 10.5 16.9 8.9 11.0 9.7 8.6 14.9 9.0 10.4 670.05 622.00
Montana 700 100.0 7.6 14.7 9.4 10.9 8.9 8.7 15.4 9.6 14.9 729.56 679.45
Nebraska 974 100.0 10.7 17.6 10.2 10.6 10.2 8.8 13.8 8.8 9.4 653.57 609.00
Nevada 1,553 100.0 8.4 15.1 7.8 10.0 10.2 7.6 14.0 10.7 16.1 741.74 685.00
New Hampshire 894 100.0 10.6 15.8 10.2 10.4 8.8 10.0 14.8 8.6 10.9 678.49 640.00
New Jersey 4,592 100.0 8.3 13.8 8.4 10.8 9.9 8.4 14.8 9.7 15.8 743.12 688.00
New Mexico 1,508 100.0 7.4 13.1 9.2 10.9 12.3 9.5 16.6 10.1 11.1 713.98 677.00
New York 12,578 100.0 7.7 14.4 8.8 10.9 9.9 9.1 14.9 10.0 14.2 730.00 678.90
North Carolina 10,439 100.0 13.7 20.3 9.4 10.4 9.7 9.0 12.7 7.5 7.4 604.69 564.00
North Dakota 265 100.0 9.8 19.6 10.6 12.1 12.1 9.4 13.6 5.7 7.2 616.23 588.00
Ohio 11,006 100.0 8.7 13.8 8.5 10.0 8.8 8.7 15.5 10.7 15.3 740.75 702.00
Oklahoma 4,577 100.0 9.5 14.9 8.8 11.2 10.0 8.8 14.8 10.4 11.5 696.10 655.00
Oregon 2,713 100.0 6.9 14.2 8.5 9.1 8.5 9.8 15.8 11.7 15.5 755.03 727.00
Pennsylvania 11,294 100.0 7.9 14.3 8.4 10.0 9.9 8.9 15.5 11.3 13.9 734.39 694.95
Rhode Island 828 100.0 8.6 17.8 11.2 10.6 9.9 9.5 12.2 10.3 9.9 672.43 616.00
South Carolina 6,373 100.0 12.0 18.0 10.3 10.7 10.5 8.7 13.5 8.5 7.8 628.13 592.00
South Dakota 402 100.0 10.4 16.4 12.4 10.4 13.2 8.2 14.7 7.2 7.0 622.11 601.50
Tennessee 9,389 100.0 11.2 17.1 9.6 10.9 10.1 8.7 14.4 8.5 9.5 653.74 614.00
Texas 18,877 100.0 8.1 13.8 8.6 10.6 10.1 9.5 15.0 10.6 13.6 729.27 688.00
Utah 1,048 100.0 6.8 15.0 8.2 9.6 9.3 8.1 15.5 10.8 16.8 761.43 715.00
Vermont 477 100.0 13.6 15.3 6.5 10.7 11.3 10.5 13.4 9.6 9.0 657.31 641.00
Virginia 6,377 100.0 9.8 16.6 8.8 9.8 9.1 8.4 15.4 9.9 12.3 697.33 655.00
Washington 4,086 100.0 6.1 13.0 8.6 9.7 8.8 9.3 14.8 11.2 18.6 785.57 741.00
West Virginia 4,207 100.0 5.0 11.6 7.1 10.1 9.3 8.4 16.6 12.8 19.3 813.40 786.90
Wisconsin 3,280 100.0 9.3 16.0 9.1 10.8 8.7 9.1 15.5 9.6 12.0 696.44 654.45
Wyoming 298 100.0 4.7 14.8 10.4 11.4 8.4 6.4 16.1 13.4 14.4 755.14 704.00
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 57 100.0 8.8 29.8 10.5 12.3 (X) (X) 14.0 (X) (X) 563.31 538.00
Guam 58 100.0 (X) 19.0 (X) (X) 12.1 (X) (X) (X) (X) 712.14 652.00
Northern Mariana Islands (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X)
Puerto Rico 5,250 100.0 7.2 17.3 10.0 14.3 14.0 10.2 14.0 7.1 6.0 634.86 608.45
U.S. Virgin Islands 62 100.0 (X) (X) (X) 4.8 12.9 11.3 22.6 17.7 9.7 784.19 803.00
Foreign countries 704 100.0 5.4 10.2 8.4 13.5 12.1 10.8 16.8 11.9 10.9 742.32 701.50
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 2012
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 1,006,676 100.0 6.9 11.3 10.4 10.4 10.3 10.0 18.7 13.1 9.0 720.47 708.00
Alabama 21,652 100.0 7.0 12.0 13.1 12.0 11.5 10.2 17.0 10.6 6.5 675.84 651.00
Alaska 1,287 100.0 8.0 12.6 10.8 10.8 8.9 9.4 16.6 13.2 9.7 713.87 687.00
Arizona 13,719 100.0 6.7 11.2 8.9 10.4 9.7 10.0 19.3 14.0 9.7 735.84 730.00
Arkansas 12,583 100.0 8.1 12.2 12.8 13.1 12.3 11.2 16.6 8.8 4.9 648.64 627.00
California 86,160 100.0 6.6 11.2 9.5 9.7 9.9 9.3 19.0 13.9 10.8 742.90 731.00
Colorado 8,969 100.0 7.6 11.0 9.6 9.9 9.5 10.2 18.6 13.9 9.7 727.13 722.00
Connecticut 12,111 100.0 6.5 10.4 8.2 8.1 8.1 9.2 20.7 16.1 12.7 776.98 796.90
Delaware 2,634 100.0 5.8 9.1 8.9 9.4 9.2 10.1 19.9 16.3 11.2 768.91 774.50
District of Columbia 1,593 100.0 7.6 12.0 16.1 14.1 11.9 10.0 14.9 7.5 5.9 647.15 601.90
Florida 47,609 100.0 6.8 11.4 9.9 10.7 10.8 10.6 18.8 12.6 8.4 715.90 703.00
Georgia 27,047 100.0 6.0 11.0 12.7 12.2 12.1 10.7 17.7 10.7 6.9 691.93 666.00
Hawaii 2,987 100.0 5.5 9.9 9.5 8.7 10.2 10.4 21.2 15.5 9.2 757.97 757.00
Idaho 4,352 100.0 8.2 12.2 9.7 10.8 10.1 10.7 17.7 12.5 8.1 698.16 690.95
Illinois 41,830 100.0 6.0 10.1 8.6 8.8 9.4 9.7 20.2 15.7 11.6 768.82 773.95
Indiana 23,452 100.0 6.2 10.2 8.3 9.0 9.7 10.4 20.7 15.2 10.4 756.76 763.00
Iowa 11,664 100.0 8.1 11.3 8.7 9.9 9.9 10.7 19.8 13.5 8.1 713.97 719.00
Kansas 8,772 100.0 7.2 11.5 8.8 10.7 10.1 10.0 19.4 13.2 9.1 722.19 715.00
Kentucky 20,485 100.0 7.7 13.6 12.9 11.8 10.7 10.1 16.9 10.1 6.2 662.54 636.00
Louisiana 21,697 100.0 7.7 12.6 12.6 12.0 11.1 9.9 16.1 10.4 7.7 677.07 645.00
Maine 6,496 100.0 9.8 13.3 10.2 11.4 11.3 10.1 17.7 10.0 6.1 658.29 649.00
Maryland 14,121 100.0 5.4 9.4 9.8 9.3 10.4 10.1 20.3 14.2 11.2 762.88 758.00
Massachusetts 24,812 100.0 8.5 11.6 9.7 10.1 9.7 9.2 18.1 13.2 9.9 717.35 704.00
Michigan 44,471 100.0 6.1 9.2 7.6 8.0 8.6 9.2 21.2 17.5 12.7 791.98 811.00
Minnesota 16,487 100.0 8.0 11.7 9.3 10.1 9.5 9.5 18.9 14.1 9.0 720.84 715.00
Mississippi 15,041 100.0 7.6 14.0 15.7 13.4 12.0 10.0 14.4 8.1 4.7 628.84 594.00
Missouri 22,981 100.0 7.6 12.1 10.1 11.1 10.9 10.3 18.0 12.1 7.7 697.72 682.00
Montana 3,012 100.0 8.0 11.3 10.4 10.9 10.1 10.5 18.3 12.5 8.0 701.77 694.00
Nebraska 5,484 100.0 6.9 10.7 9.7 10.3 11.0 11.1 19.7 12.8 7.7 714.43 711.50
Nevada 4,079 100.0 5.9 9.6 8.7 9.4 10.3 9.7 19.8 14.8 11.7 766.98 756.90
New Hampshire 4,402 100.0 8.3 11.8 8.9 9.5 9.8 10.0 19.6 13.7 8.4 717.91 714.95
New Jersey 25,905 100.0 5.5 8.9 8.1 8.3 8.8 9.3 20.8 16.8 13.4 797.06 807.90
New Mexico 5,777 100.0 7.6 14.3 11.9 12.3 11.1 9.9 16.8 9.6 6.5 661.78 632.00
New York 71,758 100.0 5.7 9.5 8.9 9.2 9.4 9.9 20.6 15.6 11.2 768.92 774.00
North Carolina 32,057 100.0 6.7 11.1 12.2 12.3 12.3 11.0 17.9 10.1 6.3 682.30 662.00
North Dakota 2,387 100.0 7.6 11.9 10.9 11.9 11.2 11.0 17.6 11.1 7.0 685.70 670.00
Ohio 44,297 100.0 6.8 10.6 9.0 9.3 9.3 9.9 19.9 15.3 9.9 745.51 752.00
Oklahoma 12,308 100.0 6.5 12.0 10.5 11.1 11.6 10.6 18.6 11.7 7.4 700.08 683.00
Oregon 11,232 100.0 7.1 10.7 8.7 9.1 9.7 10.4 20.1 14.8 9.5 740.77 743.00
Pennsylvania 49,593 100.0 6.7 9.9 8.5 9.4 9.7 10.2 20.8 15.2 9.6 748.66 756.00
Rhode Island 4,245 100.0 7.8 13.0 10.1 10.2 9.6 10.0 18.7 13.0 7.6 699.22 693.00
South Carolina 17,201 100.0 6.0 10.2 12.2 12.0 12.7 11.1 18.4 10.9 6.4 694.42 672.00
South Dakota 2,706 100.0 9.5 14.4 11.8 10.8 11.4 10.9 16.9 9.0 5.4 643.52 631.00
Tennessee 23,966 100.0 6.2 11.2 12.5 11.9 11.7 11.0 17.9 11.0 6.7 690.99 668.00
Texas 58,001 100.0 7.3 12.2 11.2 11.3 10.9 10.1 17.2 11.5 8.3 697.63 672.00
Utah 5,567 100.0 7.6 11.6 8.3 9.1 9.2 10.6 19.8 13.3 10.5 737.36 739.00
Vermont 2,700 100.0 8.0 12.6 10.0 11.1 10.9 11.1 17.6 11.5 7.2 687.65 679.00
Virginia 22,829 100.0 6.4 11.2 11.1 11.3 11.3 10.8 18.5 11.9 7.5 705.65 688.00
Washington 17,923 100.0 6.3 10.6 8.2 9.0 9.4 9.9 20.1 15.5 11.1 761.83 769.00
West Virginia 11,101 100.0 6.8 11.0 11.6 11.0 11.2 10.8 19.2 11.6 6.9 697.26 685.00
Wisconsin 22,200 100.0 7.4 11.2 8.6 8.9 9.6 9.8 20.2 15.0 9.2 734.23 743.00
Wyoming 1,236 100.0 7.8 12.0 7.7 9.9 11.2 9.3 18.3 14.7 9.1 727.44 712.00
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 126 100.0 10.3 16.7 21.4 12.7 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 539.02 508.00
Guam 199 100.0 11.1 19.1 12.6 15.1 10.6 8.0 13.1 (X) (X) 579.55 547.30
Northern Mariana Islands 53 100.0 22.6 32.1 15.1 13.2 (X) (X) (X) (X) 0.0 407.82 353.90
Puerto Rico 23,627 100.0 9.5 21.5 26.1 15.1 10.0 6.4 7.1 3.1 1.2 500.97 458.00
U.S. Virgin Islands 336 100.0 3.9 11.3 16.4 14.3 15.2 11.9 19.3 4.5 3.3 648.42 626.40
Foreign countries 5,357 100.0 14.7 17.0 16.8 12.3 10.5 7.6 12.6 4.7 3.7 547.65 510.00
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.