Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2015

Disabled Beneficiaries Receiving Social Security, SSI, or Both

Chart 12. Social Security and SSI beneficiaries aged 18–64 receiving benefits on the basis of disability, December 2015

In December 2015, about 13 million people aged 18–64 received benefits on the basis of disability. Sixty-two percent (8.1 million) received benefits from the Social Security program only, 27 percent (3.5 million) received benefits from the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program only, and 10 percent (1.3 million) received benefits from both programs concurrently.

Venn diagram described in previous paragraph.
SOURCE: Table 66.
NOTE: Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of the rounded components.
Table 66. Number aged 18–64, by program, December 1996–2015
Year Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
  Number
1996 7,689,664 4,122,152 -- -- -- 2,559,750 1,007,762 -- -- --
1997 7,811,748 4,250,155 -- -- -- 2,550,105 1,011,488 -- -- --
1998 8,086,259 4,440,264 -- -- -- 2,618,615 1,027,380 -- -- --
1999 8,399,309 4,703,774 -- -- -- 2,650,586 1,044,949 -- -- --
2000 8,599,465 4,850,835 -- -- -- 2,690,446 1,058,184 -- -- --
2001 8,791,338 4,979,844 4,495,477 87,833 396,534 2,732,020 1,079,474 772,562 35,222 271,690
2002 9,106,014 5,228,262 4,738,246 87,900 402,116 2,768,782 1,108,970 801,351 34,671 272,948
2003 9,445,573 5,492,325 4,997,137 87,203 407,985 2,811,647 1,141,601 833,269 34,101 274,231
2004 9,773,201 5,756,093 5,257,314 89,874 408,905 2,850,815 1,166,293 858,850 33,072 274,371
2005 10,081,625 5,998,755 5,491,980 86,422 420,353 2,880,931 1,201,939 893,437 32,302 276,200
2006 10,362,419 6,210,289 5,698,494 85,259 426,536 2,928,034 1,224,096 915,832 31,443 276,821
2007 10,627,905 6,405,985 5,888,133 83,481 434,371 2,966,648 1,255,272 942,011 30,876 282,385
2008 10,974,914 6,641,818 6,115,214 82,100 444,504 3,040,764 1,292,332 971,455 30,608 290,269
2009 11,451,980 7,000,692 6,462,635 82,167 455,890 3,138,143 1,313,145 989,094 29,991 294,060
2010 11,988,072 7,356,565 6,810,060 82,369 464,136 3,262,055 1,369,452 1,035,969 30,216 303,267
2011 12,373,698 7,596,688 7,092,419 81,922 422,347 3,395,233 1,381,777 1,060,694 30,173 290,910
2012 12,734,301 7,864,664 7,292,752 82,181 489,731 3,459,188 1,410,449 1,060,201 30,280 319,968
2013 12,956,156 8,021,728 7,435,292 82,173 504,263 3,527,788 1,406,640 1,050,469 30,222 325,949
2014 12,982,160 8,068,997 7,468,094 81,284 519,619 3,540,152 1,373,011 1,019,599 29,914 323,498
2015 12,951,414 8,062,731 7,451,425 80,910 530,396 3,545,422 1,343,261 985,913 29,974 327,374
  Total monthly benefits a (millions of dollars)
1996 4,878 3,072 -- -- -- 1,222 584 -- -- --
1997 5,106 3,245 -- -- -- 1,257 604 -- -- --
1998 5,379 3,444 -- -- -- 1,313 622 -- -- --
1999 5,680 3,691 -- -- -- 1,346 643 -- -- --
2000 6,058 3,975 -- -- -- 1,408 675 -- -- --
2001 6,509 4,299 3,976 65 258 1,491 719 530 22 167
2002 6,920 4,629 4,294 67 268 1,544 747 554 22 171
2003 7,416 5,024 4,674 69 281 1,603 790 592 22 176
2004 7,980 5,464 5,096 72 296 1,686 829 626 22 180
2005 8,604 5,974 5,584 75 315 1,724 906 696 22 187
2006 9,172 6,439 6,029 77 334 1,778 955 739 23 193
2007 9,734 6,817 6,389 77 351 1,886 1,031 805 23 203
2008 10,566 7,499 7,035 81 383 1,973 1,094 853 24 217
2009 11,155 7,924 7,447 82 396 2,122 1,108 863 24 221
2010 11,765 8,392 7,902 83 407 2,219 1,154 902 24 229
2011 12,526 9,037 8,562 86 390 2,299 1,189 941 24 224
2012 13,133 9,494 8,938 88 468 2,407 1,232 955 25 252
2013 13,420 9,747 9,176 89 482 2,474 1,200 918 25 257
2014 13,617 9,953 9,355 89 508 2,494 1,170 892 25 254
2015 13,596 9,936 9,325 89 521 2,520 1,140 857 25 258
  Average monthly benefit b (dollars)
1996 624.80 744.60 -- -- -- 456.00 546.90 -- -- --
1997 637.80 762.80 -- -- -- 458.10 557.10 -- -- --
1998 649.90 775.00 -- -- -- 467.90 564.30 -- -- --
1999 662.50 784.10 -- -- -- 477.60 576.70 -- -- --
2000 689.30 818.80 -- -- -- 489.00 594.90 -- -- --
2001 722.80 862.60 883.70 744.80 650.00 506.80 615.20 618.40 595.10 608.70
2002 744.40 884.60 905.40 764.40 666.00 522.50 625.20 626.90 608.30 622.20
2003 768.50 914.10 934.80 790.80 687.30 533.50 638.20 639.90 620.90 635.10
2004 796.80 947.80 967.80 804.80 722.50 545.90 655.20 657.10 639.10 651.40
2005 832.80 993.70 1,014.50 863.10 748.10 558.20 675.90 677.70 659.90 672.30
2006 867.90 1,036.50 1,057.60 900.00 781.70 578.30 697.40 699.20 680.70 693.20
2007 892.70 1,063.70 1,084.50 928.80 807.00 595.80 713.90 715.60 700.50 709.90
2008 940.40 1,128.50 1,149.80 991.10 860.60 607.70 746.80 749.70 733.70 738.60
2009 952.10 1,131.30 1,151.70 996.80 867.20 635.30 744.90 745.70 736.20 742.80
2010 959.00 1,140.80 1,160.40 1,005.20 877.00 636.90 744.20 745.00 737.00 742.20
2011 990.30 1,189.60 1,207.20 1,047.30 922.60 633.70 762.50 764.00 753.10 758.10
2012 1,010.85 1,207.16 1,225.63 1,069.08 955.26 657.17 776.17 776.83 771.12 774.48
2013 1,019.55 1,214.76 1,233.82 1,081.25 955.55 668.11 778.59 779.09 777.29 777.11
2014 1,033.08 1,233.18 1,252.43 1,099.94 977.32 671.28 780.63 782.82 785.57 773.33
2015 1,035.58 1,232.14 1,251.36 1,099.29 982.42 681.39 782.80 784.15 788.56 778.25
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record and Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Supplemental Security Income (SSI) counts include recipients of federal SSI, federally administered state supplementation, or both. Social Security beneficiaries who are entitled to a primary and a secondary benefit (dual entitlement) are counted only once in this table.
-- = not available.
a. Includes retroactive SSI payments.
b. Excludes retroactive payments for both programs.
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Table 67. Number aged 18–64 receiving Social Security benefits, and the number also receiving SSI and their average SSI benefit, by state or other area, December 2015
State or area Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
Total Number with SSI Average SSI benefit a (dollars) Total Number with SSI Average SSI benefit a (dollars) Total Number with SSI Average SSI benefit a (dollars) Total Number with SSI Average SSI benefit a (dollars)
All areas 9,405,992 1,343,261 244.90 8,437,338 985,913 225.10 110,884 29,974 245.30 857,770 327,374 304.30
Alabama 245,163 35,726 226.60 222,009 25,225 203.20 3,557 925 220.90 19,597 9,576 288.30
Alaska 13,313 2,022 220.90 11,962 1,544 202.40 161 35 234.40 1,190 443 284.00
Arizona 161,042 17,757 235.70 147,022 12,953 214.10 1,615 366 237.80 12,405 4,438 297.90
Arkansas 146,170 21,977 226.30 132,789 15,774 204.00 1,867 549 222.10 11,514 5,654 288.80
California 745,086 179,844 305.40 658,170 135,313 278.80 8,871 3,333 330.30 78,045 41,198 390.10
Colorado 108,793 12,776 226.00 100,420 9,962 209.00 903 187 240.90 7,470 2,627 289.20
Connecticut 87,584 10,730 240.50 77,813 7,943 220.40 703 226 271.20 9,068 2,561 299.70
Delaware 28,484 2,871 231.90 25,939 2,158 216.60 270 61 195.80 2,275 652 285.60
District of Columbia 15,525 3,137 275.00 13,982 2,504 260.10 166 61 281.40 1,377 572 339.80
Florida 583,369 72,303 232.80 533,248 53,276 213.50 6,021 1,624 229.40 44,100 17,403 291.70
Georgia 299,209 41,360 224.30 270,580 29,135 204.40 4,114 1,160 231.20 24,515 11,065 275.40
Hawaii 24,149 3,205 305.10 21,460 2,165 264.80 276 74 258.10 2,413 966 397.20
Idaho 45,983 6,477 233.50 41,725 4,854 213.90 365 76 202.10 3,893 1,547 296.40
Illinois 311,092 40,530 247.80 273,331 29,313 231.30 3,393 860 245.30 34,368 10,357 294.40
Indiana 220,130 26,104 239.00 198,715 19,591 222.10 2,390 527 238.00 19,025 5,986 293.80
Iowa 83,191 12,243 239.70 74,194 9,367 225.80 631 162 222.10 8,366 2,714 288.20
Kansas 78,679 10,331 231.60 70,997 7,691 214.80 760 197 224.10 6,922 2,443 284.50
Kentucky 217,727 35,797 234.20 195,759 25,777 211.10 3,964 1,245 243.10 18,004 8,775 300.50
Louisiana 172,050 30,128 241.50 149,288 20,497 219.20 3,623 983 227.80 19,139 8,648 296.10
Maine 61,708 9,839 230.70 55,758 7,085 204.40 576 161 204.60 5,374 2,593 303.80
Maryland 137,748 16,978 234.90 124,658 12,975 222.40 1,207 294 221.40 11,883 3,709 279.10
Massachusetts 218,219 30,823 231.30 195,884 22,512 204.90 1,790 558 234.20 20,545 7,753 307.40
Michigan 374,548 53,902 244.20 332,830 39,672 224.20 4,028 933 242.40 37,690 13,297 303.90
Minnesota 133,209 17,208 229.00 120,171 13,195 214.50 717 189 250.10 12,321 3,824 277.80
Mississippi 139,959 23,201 228.80 124,089 15,315 201.10 2,354 795 215.80 13,516 7,091 289.50
Missouri 230,950 30,852 234.10 209,673 22,879 218.50 2,729 758 238.60 18,548 7,215 282.30
Montana 28,807 4,313 233.80 26,169 3,324 221.40 284 71 284.00 2,354 918 273.80
Nebraska 44,985 6,492 226.70 39,979 4,859 211.90 281 78 210.30 4,725 1,555 273.20
Nevada 66,263 6,853 229.00 61,555 5,384 214.20 710 130 229.90 3,998 1,339 287.80
New Hampshire 50,292 4,584 231.50 46,234 3,321 208.30 320 50 230.90 3,738 1,213 294.50
New Jersey 214,921 26,141 241.00 191,720 19,266 219.70 1,882 484 247.40 21,319 6,391 304.00
New Mexico 67,468 10,918 228.70 61,697 8,366 210.50 686 187 229.10 5,085 2,365 292.30
New York 547,622 80,768 239.60 483,117 59,372 223.10 5,391 1,636 243.20 59,114 19,760 288.90
North Carolina 343,279 43,229 225.40 311,790 30,615 205.40 3,675 1,011 216.70 27,814 11,603 278.10
North Dakota 14,855 1,995 235.20 13,156 1,470 222.20 85 19 302.90 1,614 506 270.00
Ohio 380,685 57,348 243.90 339,670 44,020 227.80 5,178 1,497 256.80 35,837 11,831 301.80
Oklahoma 133,382 18,356 237.20 120,803 13,828 223.00 1,993 455 234.80 10,586 4,073 285.40
Oregon 114,466 15,438 225.60 103,427 11,575 208.30 1,328 327 253.50 9,711 3,536 279.30
Pennsylvania 431,904 60,029 248.70 386,918 44,462 230.90 4,665 1,247 249.00 40,321 14,320 303.30
Rhode Island 39,353 6,169 230.70 35,643 4,593 205.70 325 98 243.30 3,385 1,478 307.80
South Carolina 186,087 21,198 230.40 168,612 14,473 212.80 2,358 648 220.70 15,117 6,077 272.80
South Dakota 20,290 3,075 236.70 18,169 2,193 215.70 135 45 261.60 1,986 837 289.30
Tennessee 262,989 35,886 230.70 238,108 25,459 211.70 3,858 1,262 232.00 21,023 9,165 282.50
Texas 600,328 87,987 233.00 539,095 63,855 212.70 8,765 2,319 219.20 52,468 21,813 293.90
Utah 50,776 5,594 242.70 45,603 4,181 223.60 441 70 230.60 4,732 1,343 302.10
Vermont 23,846 4,487 244.00 21,514 3,400 223.50 173 60 226.60 2,159 1,027 311.80
Virginia 223,135 27,791 234.70 201,393 19,884 217.20 2,520 622 235.90 19,222 7,285 281.90
Washington 187,628 24,337 229.00 169,930 18,533 210.50 1,977 426 238.60 15,721 5,378 291.60
West Virginia 97,968 14,987 240.40 86,561 10,495 220.00 2,063 547 228.50 9,344 3,945 296.20
Wisconsin 172,126 25,452 230.80 154,015 19,002 212.20 1,090 319 257.70 17,021 6,131 286.70
Wyoming 13,671 1,632 234.00 12,547 1,262 219.90 125 (X) 293.00 999 (X) 280.40
Outlying areas b 205,786 81 317.00 177,447 46 259.80 3,525 (X) 187.00 24,814 (X) 402.90
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record and Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Supplemental Security Income (SSI) counts include recipients of federal SSI, federally administered state supplementation, or both. Social Security beneficiaries who are entitled to a primary and a secondary benefit (dual entitlement) are counted only once in this table.
(X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals.
a. Excludes retroactive payments.
b. Includes American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, and foreign countries.
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Table 68. Number aged 18–64 as a percentage of the resident population aged 18–64, by state, December 2015
State Resident population a Beneficiaries
Number Percentage of resident population
United States 200,012,857 12,745,170 6.4
Alabama 2,991,321 326,369 10.9
Alaska 479,329 19,402 4.0
Arizona 4,085,161 213,207 5.2
Arkansas 1,795,755 191,723 10.7
California 24,835,148 1,174,039 4.7
Colorado 3,487,884 142,232 4.1
Connecticut 2,260,021 116,940 5.2
Delaware 581,033 36,173 6.2
District of Columbia 477,117 30,338 6.4
Florida 12,223,675 782,410 6.4
Georgia 6,405,764 417,329 6.5
Hawaii 883,856 35,349 4.0
Idaho 978,599 60,559 6.2
Illinois 8,071,045 441,370 5.5
Indiana 4,074,097 284,303 7.0
Iowa 1,892,226 106,752 5.6
Kansas 1,765,674 100,680 5.7
Kentucky 2,740,660 307,357 11.2
Louisiana 2,902,817 254,775 8.8
Maine 822,412 79,625 9.7
Maryland 3,808,604 195,278 5.1
Massachusetts 4,362,113 302,739 6.9
Michigan 6,144,601 511,399 8.3
Minnesota 3,399,564 175,301 5.2
Mississippi 1,825,784 194,726 10.7
Missouri 3,737,274 299,151 8.0
Montana 628,518 37,191 5.9
Nebraska 1,147,142 57,862 5.0
Nevada 1,799,563 88,724 4.9
New Hampshire 847,668 60,666 7.2
New Jersey 5,615,566 287,083 5.1
New Mexico 1,257,796 94,357 7.5
New York 12,620,659 801,128 6.3
North Carolina 6,235,410 449,270 7.2
North Dakota 475,720 18,473 3.9
Ohio 7,141,994 542,894 7.6
Oklahoma 2,373,767 180,192 7.6
Oregon 2,505,245 156,500 6.2
Pennsylvania 7,932,441 605,078 7.6
Rhode Island 675,278 54,748 8.1
South Carolina 3,009,763 241,304 8.0
South Dakota 512,725 26,413 5.2
Tennessee 4,086,136 353,384 8.6
Texas 17,032,175 856,736 5.0
Utah 1,775,556 66,016 3.7
Vermont 396,226 30,965 7.8
Virginia 5,324,178 293,736 5.5
Washington 4,522,463 261,421 5.8
West Virginia 1,128,244 139,409 12.4
Wisconsin 3,574,577 225,166 6.3
Wyoming 362,513 16,928 4.7
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record and Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data; Census Bureau, 2015 estimates of resident population.
NOTES: Data exclude United States territories and other areas.
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) counts include recipients of federal SSI, federally administered state supplementation, or both. Social Security beneficiaries who are entitled to a primary and a secondary benefit (dual entitlement) are counted only once in this table.
a. Population estimates for the United States as of July 1, 2015, as reported by the Census Bureau.
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Table 69. Distribution of beneficiaries aged 18–64, by diagnostic group, December 2015
Diagnostic group Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
Workers Widow(er)s Adult children Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
  Number
Total 12,951,414 7,451,425 80,910 530,396 3,545,422 985,913 29,974 327,374
Congenital anomalies 69,951 12,787 105 11,870 34,973 3,093 34 7,089
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 357,919 232,526 4,114 2,112 84,828 30,711 1,859 1,769
Infectious and parasitic diseases 161,769 98,711 657 1,253 44,835 14,779 365 1,169
Injuries 434,793 300,282 1,995 8,690 89,227 29,750 675 4,174
Mental disorders  
Autistic disorders 148,761 12,759 (X) 23,072 93,980 5,053 (X) 13,885
Developmental disorders 47,611 5,844 40 2,836 33,635 2,540 34 2,682
Childhood and adolescent disorders not elsewhere classified 57,881 4,877 22 2,637 45,105 2,178 10 3,052
Intellectual disability 1,403,643 231,464 3,102 250,460 636,816 119,345 3,290 159,166
Mood disorders 1,877,248 1,050,320 13,367 27,805 561,267 196,200 5,285 23,004
Organic mental disorders 449,013 240,712 1,896 17,696 139,841 36,096 825 11,947
Schizophrenic and other psychotic disorders 770,966 302,036 2,439 39,046 301,598 100,528 1,248 24,071
Other mental disorders 577,402 272,894 3,052 18,356 208,559 57,882 1,422 15,237
Neoplasms 315,148 247,040 1,807 1,612 48,079 15,225 444 941
Diseases of the—  
Blood and blood-forming organs 41,137 19,674 153 1,450 14,808 3,650 49 1,353
Circulatory system 843,209 624,015 6,338 3,089 158,451 47,600 2,081 1,635
Digestive system 182,490 130,792 1,216 771 36,847 12,013 342 509
Genitourinary system 192,597 138,709 765 1,480 37,868 12,348 249 1,178
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 3,171,824 2,453,141 28,366 5,473 482,167 190,915 7,736 4,026
Nervous system and sense organs 1,178,076 724,829 5,335 65,196 273,559 72,535 1,646 34,976
Respiratory system 318,478 210,644 4,228 798 77,360 23,474 1,339 635
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 28,435 19,231 165 281 6,164 2,336 51 207
Other 33,213 17,787 113 1,452 11,106 1,552 22 1,181
Unknown 289,850 100,351 (X) 42,961 124,349 6,110 (X) 13,488
  Percent
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Congenital anomalies 0.5 0.2 0.1 2.2 1.0 0.3 0.1 2.2
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 2.8 3.1 5.1 0.4 2.4 3.1 6.2 0.5
Infectious and parasitic diseases 1.2 1.3 0.8 0.2 1.3 1.5 1.2 0.4
Injuries 3.4 4.0 2.5 1.6 2.5 3.0 2.3 1.3
Mental disorders  
Autistic disorders 1.1 0.2 (X) 4.3 2.7 0.5 (X) 4.2
Developmental disorders 0.4 0.1 (L) 0.5 0.9 0.3 0.1 0.8
Childhood and adolescent disorders not elsewhere classified 0.4 0.1 (L) 0.5 1.3 0.2 (L) 0.9
Intellectual disability 10.8 3.1 3.8 47.2 18.0 12.1 11.0 48.6
Mood disorders 14.5 14.1 16.5 5.2 15.8 19.9 17.6 7.0
Organic mental disorders 3.5 3.2 2.3 3.3 3.9 3.7 2.8 3.6
Schizophrenic and other psychotic disorders 6.0 4.1 3.0 7.4 8.5 10.2 4.2 7.4
Other mental disorders 4.5 3.7 3.8 3.5 5.9 5.9 4.7 4.7
Neoplasms 2.4 3.3 2.2 0.3 1.4 1.5 1.5 0.3
Diseases of the—  
Blood and blood-forming organs 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.4
Circulatory system 6.5 8.4 7.8 0.6 4.5 4.8 6.9 0.5
Digestive system 1.4 1.8 1.5 0.1 1.0 1.2 1.1 0.2
Genitourinary system 1.5 1.9 0.9 0.3 1.1 1.3 0.8 0.4
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 24.5 32.9 35.1 1.0 13.6 19.4 25.8 1.2
Nervous system and sense organs 9.1 9.7 6.6 12.3 7.7 7.4 5.5 10.7
Respiratory system 2.5 2.8 5.2 0.2 2.2 2.4 4.5 0.2
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1
Other 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.4
Unknown 2.2 1.3 (X) 8.1 3.5 0.6 (X) 4.1
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record and Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Supplemental Security Income (SSI) counts include recipients of federal SSI, federally administered state supplementation, or both. Social Security beneficiaries who are entitled to a primary and a secondary benefit (dual entitlement) are counted only once in this table.
(X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals; (L) = less than 0.05 percent.
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