Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2018

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 2018

In December 2018, about 12.5 million people aged 18–64 received benefits on the basis of disability. Sixty-two percent (7.8 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 1996–2018
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
2018 12,481,819 7,767,476 7,128,499 77,269 561,708 3,461,818 1,252,525 883,650 28,842 340,033
  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
2018 13,758 10,091 9,412 89 590 2,544 1,122 820 25 277
  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
2018 1,082.97 1,299.31 1,320.47 1,156.20 1,050.30 693.67 809.39 811.11 814.77 804.51
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 2018
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 9,020,001 1,252,525 249.80 8,012,149 883,650 227.40 106,111 28,842 247.90 901,741 340,033 308.00
Alabama 233,401 33,142 231.40 209,514 22,545 206.00 3,471 931 219.60 20,416 9,666 291.80
Alaska 12,712 1,936 228.30 11,221 1,395 206.40 171 48 268.50 1,320 493 286.80
Arizona 156,383 16,778 241.80 140,992 11,518 216.80 1,573 363 248.20 13,818 4,897 299.80
Arkansas 140,793 20,430 229.20 127,002 14,306 206.00 1,801 532 223.90 11,990 5,592 288.70
California 688,046 159,963 318.00 597,324 114,204 287.40 7,950 2,953 335.90 82,772 42,806 397.90
Colorado 102,742 11,562 232.40 93,816 8,664 214.30 894 203 249.10 8,032 2,695 289.20
Connecticut 85,845 10,478 246.00 75,795 7,585 224.30 719 213 262.70 9,331 2,680 305.10
Delaware 28,142 2,671 240.10 25,374 1,910 219.70 285 74 195.90 2,483 687 301.00
District of Columbia 14,788 2,961 273.90 13,155 2,264 254.30 151 59 294.80 1,482 638 342.20
Florida 569,294 68,005 237.80 515,454 47,852 216.40 5,919 1,567 225.60 47,921 18,586 293.30
Georgia 294,093 39,923 228.60 263,287 26,933 207.00 4,162 1,189 229.80 26,644 11,801 277.00
Hawaii 22,507 2,796 303.70 19,759 1,818 264.80 282 67 253.60 2,466 911 383.40
Idaho 46,199 6,219 239.30 41,296 4,370 215.00 410 103 249.50 4,493 1,746 299.40
Illinois 298,102 38,447 247.70 259,436 26,843 229.60 3,151 848 251.00 35,515 10,756 292.40
Indiana 212,001 24,702 243.80 189,796 17,880 223.90 2,344 557 244.00 19,861 6,265 300.00
Iowa 81,693 11,409 242.10 72,432 8,494 226.10 655 170 257.80 8,606 2,745 290.00
Kansas 75,990 9,767 235.00 67,873 7,050 216.10 775 216 235.00 7,342 2,501 287.90
Kentucky 205,900 32,818 236.70 183,309 22,634 210.80 3,877 1,243 243.80 18,714 8,941 300.80
Louisiana 168,340 28,852 245.60 145,372 19,283 221.30 3,355 890 238.10 19,613 8,679 300.10
Maine 59,315 9,156 238.10 52,917 6,320 206.20 544 157 230.90 5,854 2,679 314.00
Maryland 133,452 16,249 237.60 119,537 12,045 222.70 1,164 279 232.40 12,751 3,925 283.10
Massachusetts 207,000 28,031 235.60 184,027 19,715 205.80 1,604 482 231.50 21,369 7,834 310.80
Michigan 357,443 50,222 249.80 314,317 35,643 225.70 3,971 964 256.30 39,155 13,615 312.40
Minnesota 126,704 15,927 231.10 113,337 11,970 215.90 677 178 241.20 12,690 3,779 278.70
Mississippi 133,168 21,707 233.70 116,922 13,809 206.70 2,189 715 215.70 14,057 7,183 287.00
Missouri 219,330 28,416 236.40 197,210 20,288 218.50 2,694 781 231.20 19,426 7,347 285.90
Montana 27,717 4,100 240.10 24,911 3,039 227.00 287 66 281.70 2,519 995 276.70
Nebraska 43,576 6,203 227.60 38,336 4,498 211.00 295 81 235.10 4,945 1,624 273.10
Nevada 65,956 6,874 232.70 60,495 5,111 213.50 745 127 234.60 4,716 1,636 291.80
New Hampshire 49,103 4,096 234.00 44,775 2,798 208.30 314 61 215.60 4,014 1,237 293.10
New Jersey 203,581 24,112 246.60 179,675 17,042 222.50 1,793 432 249.20 22,113 6,638 307.70
New Mexico 66,402 10,453 235.60 60,239 7,781 214.70 659 181 243.20 5,504 2,491 300.10
New York 523,415 76,913 245.40 457,257 54,561 226.00 4,840 1,455 250.70 61,318 20,897 295.50
North Carolina 327,663 40,644 229.10 294,154 27,719 208.00 3,789 1,027 225.00 29,720 11,898 278.00
North Dakota 15,021 1,969 236.40 13,253 1,450 224.80 99 21 270.60 1,669 498 268.50
Ohio 366,354 53,155 244.50 324,665 39,459 225.60 5,110 1,452 254.40 36,579 12,244 304.00
Oklahoma 130,070 17,600 241.30 116,993 12,883 224.80 1,985 496 240.00 11,092 4,221 291.30
Oregon 109,957 14,594 233.10 98,082 10,520 212.20 1,305 323 246.10 10,570 3,751 290.50
Pennsylvania 418,596 56,457 253.20 372,012 40,402 232.20 4,402 1,175 248.50 42,182 14,880 310.30
Rhode Island 38,256 5,869 239.20 34,329 4,259 212.90 306 93 251.40 3,621 1,517 312.60
South Carolina 179,924 19,709 235.80 161,500 12,945 217.30 2,375 625 220.20 16,049 6,139 275.80
South Dakota 19,883 2,993 242.20 17,673 2,094 219.00 138 48 289.40 2,072 851 295.50
Tennessee 252,781 33,027 234.80 226,988 22,472 213.60 3,761 1,237 240.40 22,032 9,318 284.80
Texas 583,779 83,426 237.70 519,355 58,054 215.60 8,089 2,095 224.80 56,335 23,277 293.60
Utah 49,037 5,334 244.10 43,321 3,786 221.40 425 82 208.20 5,291 1,466 303.80
Vermont 23,100 4,115 251.00 20,665 3,007 225.30 166 59 240.60 2,269 1,049 325.20
Virginia 218,277 26,230 240.10 195,326 18,108 220.80 2,533 637 231.70 20,418 7,485 287.30
Washington 179,587 22,359 234.90 160,700 16,200 212.30 1,901 432 243.50 16,986 5,727 297.90
West Virginia 91,785 13,939 248.60 80,342 9,439 226.00 1,925 514 235.60 9,518 3,986 303.40
Wisconsin 168,032 24,119 232.70 149,162 17,445 212.60 1,110 316 246.10 17,760 6,358 287.10
Wyoming 13,729 1,588 239.70 12,498 1,201 224.20 121 21 325.80 1,110 366 285.50
Outlying areas b 181,037 80 327.60 154,969 39 283.10 2,850 4 332.80 23,218 37 374.00
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 2018
State Resident population a Beneficiaries
Number Percentage of resident population
United States 201,336,899 12,300,303 6.1
Alabama 2,971,137 311,543 10.5
Alaska 466,611 18,784 4.0
Arizona 4,270,739 208,762 4.9
Arkansas 1,798,818 186,107 10.3
California 24,898,065 1,085,307 4.4
Colorado 3,622,100 136,379 3.8
Connecticut 2,222,351 116,815 5.3
Delaware 582,469 36,201 6.2
District of Columbia 489,658 28,406 5.8
Florida 12,712,173 767,739 6.0
Georgia 6,553,315 413,768 6.3
Hawaii 856,110 32,544 3.8
Idaho 1,028,954 61,209 5.9
Illinois 7,890,853 423,126 5.4
Indiana 4,068,727 276,276 6.8
Iowa 1,885,548 105,544 5.6
Kansas 1,743,303 98,026 5.6
Kentucky 2,728,947 289,969 10.6
Louisiana 2,845,629 248,941 8.7
Maine 812,001 77,339 9.5
Maryland 3,771,434 191,214 5.1
Massachusetts 4,396,191 287,944 6.5
Michigan 6,114,643 492,294 8.1
Minnesota 3,418,762 168,457 4.9
Mississippi 1,805,914 186,058 10.3
Missouri 3,715,658 286,639 7.7
Montana 633,969 35,805 5.6
Nebraska 1,148,761 56,812 4.9
Nevada 1,869,214 90,170 4.8
New Hampshire 852,643 59,131 6.9
New Jersey 5,516,350 274,040 5.0
New Mexico 1,247,086 93,146 7.5
New York 12,260,573 761,577 6.2
North Carolina 6,393,710 434,803 6.8
North Dakota 464,742 18,773 4.0
Ohio 7,101,095 526,589 7.4
Oklahoma 2,367,040 177,449 7.5
Oregon 2,578,455 153,057 5.9
Pennsylvania 7,822,519 585,229 7.5
Rhode Island 669,848 53,637 8.0
South Carolina 3,078,267 234,888 7.6
South Dakota 517,775 26,019 5.0
Tennessee 4,154,093 341,142 8.2
Texas 17,701,426 836,202 4.7
Utah 1,878,165 64,511 3.4
Vermont 389,119 30,173 7.8
Virginia 5,332,492 290,930 5.5
Washington 4,708,074 252,137 5.4
West Virginia 1,081,794 130,236 12.0
Wisconsin 3,551,992 221,382 6.2
Wyoming 347,587 17,074 4.9
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record and Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data; Census Bureau, 2018 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, 2018, as reported by the Census Bureau.
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Table 69. Distribution of beneficiaries aged 18–64, by diagnostic group, December 2018
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 12,481,819 7,128,499 77,269 561,708 3,461,818 883,650 28,842 340,033
Congenital anomalies 79,898 13,034 91 15,003 39,880 3,051 38 8,801
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 308,772 201,806 3,320 2,259 73,128 24,976 1,515 1,768
Infectious and parasitic diseases 146,950 89,589 622 1,330 40,216 12,760 314 2,119
Injuries 402,208 277,824 1,821 9,012 82,782 25,893 651 4,225
Mental disorders  
Autistic disorders 208,257 17,159 6 35,012 129,429 6,663 4 19,984
Developmental disorders 48,031 6,435 45 3,520 32,264 2,638 37 3,092
Childhood and adolescent disorders not elsewhere classified 56,630 5,874 20 3,355 41,716 2,273 13 3,379
Intellectual disability 1,371,712 219,715 2,830 258,629 617,335 107,875 3,059 162,269
Mood disorders 1,712,631 951,549 12,179 31,511 518,538 170,073 4,999 23,782
Organic mental disorders 405,795 220,357 1,710 19,154 121,390 30,520 764 11,900
Schizophrenic and other psychotic disorders 731,690 278,880 2,190 40,616 294,638 89,903 1,187 24,276
Other mental disorders 585,139 280,832 3,012 21,234 208,522 53,674 1,402 16,463
Neoplasms 304,862 242,023 1,728 1,664 44,649 13,438 411 949
Diseases of the—  
Blood and blood-forming organs 38,968 18,854 155 1,494 13,760 3,305 43 1,357
Circulatory system 783,429 574,489 5,684 3,277 154,890 41,507 1,890 1,692
Digestive system 169,276 122,075 1,142 905 33,989 10,296 345 524
Genitourinary system 193,208 139,658 776 1,486 38,742 11,199 233 1,114
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 3,183,329 2,437,184 29,288 6,177 519,174 178,936 8,169 4,401
Nervous system and sense organs 1,163,525 707,733 4,989 70,906 274,749 66,310 1,598 37,240
Respiratory system 302,242 196,986 4,178 834 77,520 20,699 1,350 675
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 27,510 18,486 163 318 6,128 2,124 53 238
Other 30,643 15,922 93 1,760 10,177 1,337 26 1,328
Unknown 227,114 92,035 1,227 32,252 88,202 4,200 741 8,457
  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 2.7 1.2 0.3 0.1 2.6
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 2.5 2.8 4.3 0.4 2.1 2.8 5.3 0.5
Infectious and parasitic diseases 1.2 1.3 0.8 0.2 1.2 1.4 1.1 0.6
Injuries 3.2 3.9 2.4 1.6 2.4 2.9 2.3 1.2
Mental disorders  
Autistic disorders 1.7 0.2 (L) 6.2 3.7 0.8 (L) 5.9
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 0.5 0.1 (L) 0.6 1.2 0.3 (L) 1.0
Intellectual disability 11.0 3.1 3.7 46.0 17.8 12.2 10.6 47.7
Mood disorders 13.7 13.3 15.8 5.6 15.0 19.2 17.3 7.0
Organic mental disorders 3.3 3.1 2.2 3.4 3.5 3.5 2.6 3.5
Schizophrenic and other psychotic disorders 5.9 3.9 2.8 7.2 8.5 10.2 4.1 7.1
Other mental disorders 4.7 3.9 3.9 3.8 6.0 6.1 4.9 4.8
Neoplasms 2.4 3.4 2.2 0.3 1.3 1.5 1.4 0.3
Diseases of the—  
Blood and blood-forming organs 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.4
Circulatory system 6.3 8.1 7.4 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 2.0 1.0 0.3 1.1 1.3 0.8 0.3
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 25.5 34.2 37.9 1.1 15.0 20.2 28.3 1.3
Nervous system and sense organs 9.3 9.9 6.5 12.6 7.9 7.5 5.5 11.0
Respiratory system 2.4 2.8 5.4 0.1 2.2 2.3 4.7 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 1.8 1.3 1.6 5.7 2.5 0.5 2.6 2.5
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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