Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2017

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 2017

In December 2017, about 12.7 million people aged 18–64 received benefits on the basis of disability. Sixty-two percent (7.9 million) received benefits from the Social Security program only, 28 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 1996–2017
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
2016 12,827,804 7,981,949 7,362,028 79,702 540,219 3,535,396 1,310,459 951,118 29,784 329,557
2017 12,688,504 7,883,266 7,254,741 78,749 549,776 3,511,636 1,293,602 929,103 29,718 334,781
  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
2016 13,525 9,865 9,242 88 535 2,531 1,128 844 25 260
2017 13,626 9,953 9,305 89 559 2,536 1,138 845 26 267
  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
2016 1,037.54 1,235.70 1,255.19 1,101.49 989.95 681.24 782.76 784.48 787.40 777.44
2017 1,054.77 1,262.45 1,282.58 1,124.65 1,016.52 681.90 792.35 794.09 799.18 786.95
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 2017
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 9,176,868 1,293,602 244.80 8,183,844 929,103 223.90 108,467 29,718 245.90 884,557 334,781 302.40
Alabama 237,261 34,110 226.00 213,855 23,688 202.50 3,464 939 225.10 19,942 9,483 284.50
Alaska 13,011 2,003 222.60 11,555 1,469 205.50 173 46 264.90 1,283 488 269.60
Arizona 158,520 17,123 234.80 143,671 12,059 211.80 1,615 356 230.80 13,234 4,708 293.20
Arkansas 143,538 21,226 224.50 129,748 14,975 200.80 1,837 550 226.10 11,953 5,701 286.70
California 709,328 167,454 312.70 620,076 122,164 283.70 8,312 3,100 333.70 80,940 42,190 394.50
Colorado 105,053 12,085 225.40 96,400 9,216 208.60 880 188 250.80 7,773 2,681 280.30
Connecticut 86,786 10,680 240.00 76,812 7,846 219.50 735 218 257.20 9,239 2,616 299.30
Delaware 28,273 2,804 238.20 25,577 2,041 217.50 301 75 232.00 2,395 688 300.10
District of Columbia 15,155 3,137 271.30 13,598 2,475 254.70 155 63 304.20 1,402 599 335.50
Florida 576,364 69,984 231.90 523,878 50,265 212.10 6,000 1,621 221.90 46,486 18,098 287.30
Georgia 296,041 40,573 222.90 266,159 27,963 202.30 4,163 1,198 223.60 25,719 11,412 272.40
Hawaii 23,143 2,967 301.90 20,423 1,958 265.80 274 73 245.90 2,446 936 381.10
Idaho 46,556 6,375 234.90 41,831 4,581 211.00 415 96 249.80 4,310 1,698 298.40
Illinois 303,594 39,498 245.00 265,350 28,069 227.90 3,243 852 248.60 35,001 10,577 290.00
Indiana 215,882 25,367 239.20 193,911 18,609 221.00 2,390 558 239.00 19,581 6,200 293.10
Iowa 82,340 11,856 240.00 73,134 8,919 224.10 665 187 253.00 8,541 2,750 290.60
Kansas 77,090 10,123 230.40 69,105 7,412 212.20 766 205 222.10 7,219 2,506 284.30
Kentucky 210,281 34,024 231.90 187,985 23,925 206.80 3,911 1,272 249.60 18,385 8,827 297.00
Louisiana 170,234 29,468 239.60 147,432 19,957 216.90 3,452 930 232.20 19,350 8,581 293.20
Maine 60,302 9,502 231.80 54,083 6,709 203.60 564 152 215.20 5,655 2,641 303.50
Maryland 135,821 16,628 232.10 122,298 12,546 218.80 1,205 286 218.20 12,318 3,796 276.40
Massachusetts 212,654 29,281 230.90 189,803 20,955 203.00 1,700 526 226.40 21,151 7,800 305.70
Michigan 363,974 51,960 245.30 321,335 37,488 222.90 4,048 980 248.90 38,591 13,492 307.20
Minnesota 128,500 16,460 226.80 115,228 12,500 212.40 691 190 239.90 12,581 3,770 273.50
Mississippi 135,944 22,477 229.90 119,868 14,547 204.40 2,229 753 211.00 13,847 7,177 283.30
Missouri 223,346 29,389 232.00 201,535 21,309 215.60 2,754 795 230.10 19,057 7,285 280.00
Montana 28,292 4,265 236.80 25,519 3,208 222.20 292 77 301.10 2,481 980 279.20
Nebraska 44,107 6,432 224.40 38,881 4,692 208.70 300 92 230.30 4,926 1,648 268.70
Nevada 66,712 6,892 225.50 61,545 5,250 208.60 745 132 241.90 4,422 1,510 282.10
New Hampshire 49,787 4,281 231.90 45,544 3,000 207.10 315 54 200.60 3,928 1,227 293.10
New Jersey 208,807 25,103 240.90 185,055 18,127 218.90 1,858 457 238.90 21,894 6,519 301.70
New Mexico 67,342 10,691 228.50 61,299 8,095 210.30 686 183 227.80 5,357 2,413 289.10
New York 531,006 78,662 239.70 465,327 56,703 222.20 5,097 1,533 247.50 60,582 20,426 287.60
North Carolina 333,432 41,753 224.30 300,841 28,986 204.40 3,713 1,018 221.30 28,878 11,749 273.20
North Dakota 15,011 2,018 235.30 13,274 1,496 221.40 87 23 281.40 1,650 499 274.00
Ohio 373,300 55,520 241.70 331,667 41,819 224.60 5,196 1,480 257.30 36,437 12,221 298.00
Oklahoma 131,587 17,935 236.40 118,629 13,264 220.70 2,012 500 247.70 10,946 4,171 284.30
Oregon 112,297 15,152 226.30 100,653 11,083 208.00 1,339 327 244.10 10,305 3,742 278.40
Pennsylvania 423,688 58,019 247.40 377,809 42,142 228.00 4,533 1,231 247.40 41,346 14,646 302.90
Rhode Island 38,937 5,997 234.40 35,090 4,382 209.10 313 100 234.20 3,534 1,515 307.30
South Carolina 181,546 20,247 230.80 163,620 13,570 213.40 2,382 651 227.70 15,544 6,026 270.00
South Dakota 20,050 3,090 236.50 17,883 2,181 215.80 134 46 289.80 2,033 863 285.40
Tennessee 256,909 34,256 230.00 231,452 23,741 209.70 3,826 1,265 238.00 21,631 9,250 280.50
Texas 592,828 85,758 231.00 529,701 60,973 211.10 8,406 2,229 219.00 54,721 22,556 285.80
Utah 49,807 5,497 239.90 44,278 3,988 217.50 449 86 249.60 5,080 1,423 300.90
Vermont 23,488 4,275 244.10 21,088 3,174 221.10 166 60 232.60 2,234 1,041 314.40
Virginia 221,040 26,984 234.40 198,583 18,998 216.40 2,512 633 233.80 19,945 7,353 280.50
Washington 184,035 23,251 229.00 165,392 17,181 207.40 1,967 435 245.80 16,676 5,635 293.20
West Virginia 93,429 14,352 242.00 82,054 9,857 221.00 1,952 541 231.20 9,423 3,954 295.30
Wisconsin 170,524 24,927 229.80 151,838 18,281 210.30 1,116 326 245.20 17,570 6,320 284.90
Wyoming 13,748 1,612 237.40 12,546 1,228 224.20 123 25 306.20 1,079 359 278.20
Outlying areas b 186,168 79 324.50 159,626 39 237.20 3,006 5 442.80 23,536 35 402.30
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record and Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: 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. 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 2017
State Resident population a Beneficiaries
Number Percentage of resident population
United States 201,205,121 12,501,856 6.2
Alabama 2,975,503 316,855 10.6
Alaska 472,287 19,127 4.0
Arizona 4,181,034 211,310 5.1
Arkansas 1,799,595 189,390 10.5
California 24,971,159 1,118,372 4.5
Colorado 3,573,279 138,840 3.9
Connecticut 2,241,948 117,317 5.2
Delaware 583,327 36,097 6.2
District of Columbia 485,746 29,349 6.0
Florida 12,567,782 776,855 6.2
Georgia 6,506,871 416,304 6.4
Hawaii 868,234 33,639 3.9
Idaho 1,008,250 61,484 6.1
Illinois 7,959,440 430,971 5.4
Indiana 4,068,519 280,701 6.9
Iowa 1,887,707 106,224 5.6
Kansas 1,751,022 99,065 5.7
Kentucky 2,732,301 296,338 10.8
Louisiana 2,878,547 252,165 8.8
Maine 817,059 78,459 9.6
Maryland 3,800,000 194,413 5.1
Massachusetts 4,381,255 295,553 6.7
Michigan 6,118,466 500,354 8.2
Minnesota 3,417,740 170,499 5.0
Mississippi 1,809,014 189,739 10.5
Missouri 3,723,528 291,115 7.8
Montana 631,081 36,521 5.8
Nebraska 1,148,970 57,181 5.0
Nevada 1,853,517 90,656 4.9
New Hampshire 847,865 59,969 7.1
New Jersey 5,608,023 280,404 5.0
New Mexico 1,247,379 94,376 7.6
New York 12,532,709 774,471 6.2
North Carolina 6,340,628 441,271 7.0
North Dakota 466,413 18,785 4.0
Ohio 7,110,238 534,763 7.5
Oklahoma 2,368,756 178,971 7.6
Oregon 2,560,340 155,582 6.1
Pennsylvania 7,861,335 593,743 7.6
Rhode Island 674,352 54,395 8.1
South Carolina 3,055,118 236,971 7.8
South Dakota 513,186 26,242 5.1
Tennessee 4,131,880 346,510 8.4
Texas 17,465,845 848,944 4.9
Utah 1,839,562 65,324 3.6
Vermont 389,963 30,588 7.8
Virginia 5,329,416 294,128 5.5
Washington 4,644,885 257,285 5.5
West Virginia 1,094,540 132,912 12.1
Wisconsin 3,558,282 224,241 6.3
Wyoming 351,225 17,088 4.9
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record and Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data; Census Bureau, 2017 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, 2017, as reported by the Census Bureau.
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Table 69. Distribution of beneficiaries aged 18–64, by diagnostic group, December 2017
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 12,688,504 7,254,741 78,749 549,776 3,511,636 929,103 29,718 334,781
Congenital anomalies 76,456 12,943 91 13,758 38,410 3,113 41 8,100
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 325,931 212,395 3,554 2,215 77,223 27,181 1,608 1,755
Infectious and parasitic diseases 155,224 94,010 650 1,379 42,665 13,840 324 2,356
Injuries 413,087 285,199 1,854 8,906 84,866 27,394 672 4,196
Mental disorders  
Autistic disorders 187,652 15,494 7 30,727 117,259 6,310 4 17,851
Developmental disorders 48,212 6,157 43 3,308 33,150 2,631 35 2,888
Childhood and adolescent disorders not elsewhere classified 56,681 5,330 20 2,986 42,911 2,200 13 3,221
Intellectual disability 1,387,042 223,632 2,919 255,373 628,217 113,234 3,195 160,472
Mood disorders 1,777,138 987,302 12,679 30,359 537,071 180,696 5,266 23,765
Organic mental disorders 423,966 228,011 1,790 18,865 129,517 32,850 811 12,122
Schizophrenic and other psychotic disorders 746,562 285,940 2,286 40,125 298,457 94,191 1,244 24,319
Other mental disorders 584,910 278,519 3,030 20,278 209,912 55,668 1,451 16,052
Neoplasms 309,749 244,694 1,769 1,657 45,855 14,361 441 972
Diseases of the—  
Blood and blood-forming organs 39,754 19,004 147 1,506 14,287 3,413 50 1,347
Circulatory system 806,376 592,644 5,943 3,177 156,890 44,089 1,954 1,679
Digestive system 174,096 125,111 1,176 857 35,034 11,042 343 533
Genitourinary system 193,932 139,767 775 1,506 38,723 11,755 238 1,168
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 3,196,232 2,452,357 29,173 5,918 510,885 185,537 8,148 4,214
Nervous system and sense organs 1,171,602 714,615 5,081 68,645 276,380 69,174 1,637 36,070
Respiratory system 309,914 202,433 4,184 841 78,391 22,051 1,370 644
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 27,908 18,779 157 313 6,161 2,218 50 230
Other 31,483 16,626 101 1,659 10,370 1,404 25 1,298
Unknown 244,597 93,779 1,320 35,418 99,002 4,751 798 9,529
  Percent
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Congenital anomalies 0.6 0.2 0.1 2.5 1.1 0.3 0.1 2.4
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 2.6 2.9 4.5 0.4 2.2 2.9 5.4 0.5
Infectious and parasitic diseases 1.2 1.3 0.8 0.3 1.2 1.5 1.1 0.7
Injuries 3.3 3.9 2.4 1.6 2.4 2.9 2.3 1.3
Mental disorders  
Autistic disorders 1.5 0.2 (L) 5.6 3.3 0.7 (L) 5.3
Developmental disorders 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.9 0.3 0.1 0.9
Childhood and adolescent disorders not elsewhere classified 0.4 0.1 (L) 0.5 1.2 0.2 (L) 1.0
Intellectual disability 10.9 3.1 3.7 46.5 17.9 12.2 10.8 47.9
Mood disorders 14.0 13.6 16.1 5.5 15.3 19.4 17.7 7.1
Organic mental disorders 3.3 3.1 2.3 3.4 3.7 3.5 2.7 3.6
Schizophrenic and other psychotic disorders 5.9 3.9 2.9 7.3 8.5 10.1 4.2 7.3
Other mental disorders 4.6 3.8 3.8 3.7 6.0 6.0 4.9 4.8
Neoplasms 2.4 3.4 2.2 0.3 1.3 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 6.4 8.2 7.5 0.6 4.5 4.7 6.6 0.5
Digestive system 1.4 1.7 1.5 0.2 1.0 1.2 1.2 0.2
Genitourinary system 1.5 1.9 1.0 0.3 1.1 1.3 0.8 0.3
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 25.2 33.8 37.0 1.1 14.5 20.0 27.4 1.3
Nervous system and sense organs 9.2 9.9 6.5 12.5 7.9 7.4 5.5 10.8
Respiratory system 2.4 2.8 5.3 0.2 2.2 2.4 4.6 0.2
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1
Other 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.4
Unknown 1.9 1.3 1.7 6.4 2.8 0.5 2.7 2.8
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.
(L) = less than 0.05 percent.
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