Annual Statistical Supplement, 2015

Other Social Insurance Programs and Veterans' Benefits

Other Social Insurance Programs

Workers' Compensation

Table 9.B1 Coverage, benefits, and costs, selected years 1940–2013
Year Estimated number of workers covered per month (millions) Benefits paid during year (millions of dollars) Cost of program as a percentage of covered payroll d Benefits as a percentage of covered payroll c
Total Type of insurance Type of benefits
Private carriers a State and federal funds b Employers' self-insurance c Medical and hospitalization Compensation payments
1940 24.6 256 135 73 48 95 161 1.19 0.72
1946 32.7 434 270 96 68 140 294 0.91 0.54
1948 36.0 534 335 121 78 175 359 0.96 0.51
1949 35.3 566 353 132 81 185 381 0.98 0.55
1950 36.9 615 381 149 85 200 415 0.89 0.54
1951 38.7 709 444 170 94 233 476 0.90 0.54
1952 39.4 785 491 193 101 260 525 0.94 0.55
1953 40.7 841 524 210 107 280 561 0.97 0.55
1954 39.8 876 540 225 110 308 568 0.98 0.57
1955 41.4 916 563 238 115 325 591 0.91 0.55
1956 43.0 1,002 618 259 125 350 652 0.92 0.55
1957 43.3 1,062 661 271 130 360 702 0.91 0.56
1958 42.5 1,112 694 285 132 375 737 0.91 0.58
1959 44.0 1,210 753 316 141 410 800 0.89 0.58
1960 44.9 1,295 810 325 160 435 860 0.93 0.59
1961 45.0 1,374 851 347 176 460 914 0.95 0.61
1962 46.2 1,489 924 371 194 495 994 0.96 0.62
1963 47.3 1,582 988 388 207 525 1,057 0.99 0.62
1964 48.8 1,707 1,070 412 226 565 1,142 1.00 0.63
1965 50.8 1,814 1,124 445 244 600 1,214 1.00 0.61
1966 53.7 2,000 1,239 486 275 680 1,320 1.02 0.61
1967 55.0 2,189 1,363 524 303 750 1,439 1.07 0.63
1968 56.8 2,376 1,482 556 338 830 1,546 1.07 0.62
1969 59.0 2,634 1,641 607 386 920 1,714 1.08 0.62
1970 59.2 3,031 1,843 755 432 1,050 1,981 1.11 0.66
1971 59.4 3,563 2,005 1,098 460 1,130 2,433 1.11 0.67
1972 62.3 4,061 2,179 1,379 504 1,250 2,811 1.14 0.68
1973 66.3 5,103 2,514 1,998 592 1,480 3,623 1.17 0.70
1974 68.0 5,781 2,971 2,086 724 1,760 4,021 1.24 0.75
1975 67.2 6,598 3,422 2,324 852 2,030 4,568 1.32 0.83
1976 69.6 7,584 3,976 2,570 1,039 2,380 5,204 1.49 0.87
1977 72.1 8,630 4,629 2,750 1,250 2,680 5,950 1.71 0.92
1978 75.6 9,796 5,256 3,043 1,497 2,980 6,816 1.86 0.94
1979 78.6 12,027 6,157 4,022 1,848 3,520 8,507 1.95 1.01
1980 78.8 13,618 7,029 4,330 2,259 3,947 9,671 1.96 1.07
1981 78.3 15,054 7,876 4,595 2,583 4,431 10,623 1.85 1.08
1982 77.0 16,407 8,647 4,768 2,993 5,058 11,349 1.75 1.16
1983 78.0 17,575 9,265 5,061 3,249 5,681 11,894 1.67 1.17
1984 81.9 19,685 10,610 5,405 3,671 6,424 13,261 1.66 1.21
1985 84.3 22,217 12,341 5,744 4,132 7,498 14,719 1.82 1.30
1986 86.0 24,613 13,827 6,248 4,538 8,642 15,971 1.99 1.37
1987 88.4 27,318 15,453 6,782 5,082 9,912 17,406 2.07 1.43
1988 91.3 30,733 17,512 7,477 5,744 11,518 19,215 2.16 1.49
1989 93.7 34,316 19,918 7,965 6,433 13,424 20,892 2.04 1.46
1990 95.1 38,238 22,222 8,658 7,358 15,187 23,051 2.13 1.57
1991 93.6 42,169 24,515 9,711 7,944 16,832 25,337 2.16 1.65
1992 94.6 44,660 24,030 10,987 9,643 18,252 26,408 2.13 1.69
1993 96.1 42,925 21,773 11,294 9,857 17,521 25,403 2.17 1.62
1994 109.4 43,482 21,391 10,564 11,527 17,194 26,288 2.05 1.47
1995 112.8 42,122 20,106 10,784 11,232 16,733 25,389 1.83 1.35
1996 114.8 41,960 21,024 11,108 9,828 16,739 25,221 1.62 1.26
1997 118.1 41,971 21,676 9,937 10,357 17,397 24,574 1.51 1.17
1998 121.5 43,987 23,579 10,055 10,354 18,622 25,365 1.42 1.13
1999 124.3 46,313 26,383 9,945 9,985 20,055 26,258 1.36 1.12
2000 127.1 47,699 26,874 10,345 10,481 20,933 26,766 1.35 1.06
2001 127.0 50,827 27,905 11,082 11,839 23,137 27,690 1.46 1.10
2002 125.6 52,297 28,085 12,293 11,920 24,203 28,094 1.61 1.13
2003 124.7 54,739 28,395 13,627 12,717 25,733 29,006 1.74 1.16
2004 125.9 56,149 28,632 14,402 13,115 26,079 30,070 1.74 1.13
2005 128.2 57,067 29,039 14,318 13,710 26,361 30,706 1.72 1.09
2006 130.3 54,896 27,946 13,825 13,125 26,206 28,690 1.58 0.99
2007 131.7 56,385 29,410 13,493 13,482 27,105 29,280 1.48 0.96
2008 130.6 58,750 30,725 13,771 14,255 28,987 29,763 1.35 0.99
2009 e 124.9 58,752 31,330 13,450 13,972 28,601 30,152 1.30 1.04
2010 e 124.5 58,916 31,634 13,420 13,862 29,268 29,648 1.25 1.01
2011 e 125.8 60,929 32,696 13,603 14,630 30,506 30,423 1.29 1.01
2012 e 127.9 63,030 34,370 13,795 14,865 31,496 31,534 1.32 1.00
2013 129.6 63,574 35,316 13,297 14,961 31,549 32,025 1.37 0.98
SOURCES: National Academy of Social Insurance estimates based on data received from state agencies, the Department of Labor, A.M. Best Company, and the National Council on Compensation Insurance.
NOTES: Beginning in 1959, includes Alaska and Hawaii. States periodically update prior-year data, and any such changes are included in the current table.
Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.
a. Net cash and medical benefits paid during calendar year by private insurance companies under standard workers' compensation policies.
b. Net cash and medical benefits paid by competitive and exclusive state funds and federal benefits, including those paid under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act for civilian employees; the portion of the Black Lung benefit program that is financed by employers; and a portion of benefits under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act that are not reflected in state data, namely, benefits paid by self-insured employers and by special funds under the LHWCA.
c. Cash and medical benefits paid by self-insurers.
d. Total costs to employers who purchase insurance from private carriers and state funds consist of premiums written in the calendar year plus the payments made under deductible provisions. For self-insured employers, the costs include benefit payments and administrative costs. Data for 1996–2007 are revised to reflect an update to the methodology for calculating employer costs.
e. The National Academy of Social Insurance has revised its estimates for 2009–2012. For details, see Appendix D, Workers' Compensation: Benefits, Coverage, and Costs, 2013 (https://www.nasi.org/research/2015/report-workers-compensation-benefits-coverage-costs-2013).
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Table 9.B2 Benefits, by state and federal program, 2009–2013 (in thousands of dollars)
Program 2009 a 2010 a 2011 a 2012 a 2013
Total, state and federal 58,752,065 58,916,399 60,928,697 63,030,450 63,574,440
  State programs
Subtotal 55,209,460 55,244,341 57,151,704 59,254,931 59,883,426
Alabama 625,755 629,069 616,022 649,682 639,311
Alaska 222,005 221,955 239,635 248,038 253,081
Arizona 657,182 701,624 719,616 755,440 752,123
Arkansas 224,303 213,970 199,254 207,165 202,235
California 9,976,005 10,101,786 10,835,059 11,507,681 12,100,181
Colorado 834,535 800,294 762,559 879,675 858,947
Connecticut 842,138 794,728 867,539 920,041 950,065
Delaware 206,145 211,921 220,830 216,588 240,313
District of Columbia 104,316 104,948 110,316 90,511 101,630
Florida 2,945,069 2,777,207 2,858,363 3,085,225 3,131,293
Georgia 1,343,237 1,458,682 1,397,596 1,574,991 1,566,186
Hawaii 244,375 242,400 246,780 248,433 260,352
Idaho 242,664 239,549 249,292 237,099 251,846
Illinois 3,057,665 3,003,117 3,026,156 2,952,905 2,923,024
Indiana 597,124 598,678 627,671 653,189 674,206
Iowa 552,753 563,025 621,556 659,408 668,646
Kansas 416,079 405,400 436,122 427,871 387,384
Kentucky 769,323 663,280 679,668 685,712 697,974
Louisiana 831,203 802,424 842,548 853,685 870,086
Maine 260,555 251,593 252,735 245,926 247,766
Maryland 895,905 953,533 1,006,998 970,734 944,612
Massachusetts 953,373 1,015,984 1,003,884 981,890 1,061,981
Michigan 1,509,881 1,271,892 1,301,061 1,189,483 1,134,005
Minnesota 1,072,459 1,034,661 1,011,890 1,042,478 1,064,684
Mississippi 321,771 337,633 334,430 336,208 332,790
Missouri 842,742 800,789 807,121 869,429 873,946
Montana 260,837 266,364 251,577 248,778 247,003
Nebraska 301,944 315,736 321,281 300,419 305,001
Nevada 430,482 429,686 395,331 367,236 358,740
New Hampshire 246,746 251,682 231,961 225,454 214,560
New Jersey 1,994,037 2,067,447 2,220,454 2,246,396 2,239,166
New Mexico 246,272 276,126 275,783 306,304 267,330
New York 4,148,353 4,617,084 5,097,559 5,370,910 5,543,750
North Carolina 1,414,052 1,357,196 1,427,145 1,569,125 1,568,586
North Dakota 109,513 120,355 131,099 151,033 193,975
Ohio 2,279,359 2,209,404 2,200,692 2,168,947 2,070,022
Oklahoma 784,776 842,553 840,345 922,533 878,022
Oregon 703,812 681,001 683,452 663,181 668,686
Pennsylvania 2,902,311 2,909,863 2,895,406 2,910,262 2,966,353
Rhode Island 160,763 159,988 169,735 171,242 162,356
South Carolina 891,830 891,283 874,227 905,405 878,428
South Dakota 93,578 100,348 90,844 87,043 94,015
Tennessee 739,832 780,805 771,905 838,388 808,055
Texas 1,553,316 1,491,310 1,595,022 1,838,018 1,767,908
Utah 300,997 274,900 272,692 283,301 282,462
Vermont 144,087 137,367 138,141 138,515 141,511
Virginia 859,727 785,680 891,958 979,538 953,165
Washington 2,312,186 2,308,748 2,316,713 2,311,299 2,331,783
West Virginia 525,480 543,317 520,769 475,952 436,017
Wisconsin 1,116,312 1,071,877 1,099,950 1,123,861 1,126,058
Wyoming 140,297 154,077 162,960 162,304 191,807
  Federal programs b
Subtotal 3,542,605 3,672,058 3,776,993 3,775,519 3,691,014
Civilian employee 2,763,885 2,889,321 2,994,122 3,006,009 2,948,132
Other 778,720 782,737 782,871 769,510 742,882
SOURCES: National Academy of Social Insurance estimates based on data received from state agencies, the Department of Labor, A.M. Best Company, and the National Council on Compensation Insurance.
NOTES: States periodically update prior-year data, and any such changes are included in the current table.
Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.
a. The National Academy of Social Insurance has revised its estimates for 2009–2012. For details, see Appendix D, Workers' Compensation: Benefits, Coverage, and Costs, 2013 (https://www.nasi.org/research/2015/report-workers-compensation-benefits-coverage-costs-2013).
b. Federal benefits include those paid under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act for civilian employees; the portion of the Black Lung benefit program that is financed by employers; and a portion of benefits under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act that are not reflected in state data, namely, benefits paid by self-insured employers and special funds under the LHWCA.
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Table 9.B3 Benefits paid by type of insurer and medical benefits paid, by state and federal program, 2013 (in thousands of dollars)
Program Benefits paid by type of insurer Medical benefits paid
Total a Private carriers b State funds Self- insurance c Total As a percentage of total benefits
Total, state and federal 63,574,440 35,316,150 9,606,106 14,961,170 31,549,152 49.6
  State programs
Subtotal 59,883,426 35,316,150 9,606,106 14,961,170 30,436,905 50.8
Alabama 639,311 307,539 . . . 331,771 439,846 68.8
Alaska 253,081 185,820 . . . 67,261 177,663 70.2
Arizona 752,123 620,815 . . . 131,308 495,649 65.9
Arkansas 202,235 152,249 . . . 49,987 133,273 65.9
California 12,100,181 7,127,798 1,569,806 3,402,576 6,622,015 54.7
Colorado 858,947 248,976 447,175 162,796 500,766 58.3
Connecticut 950,065 717,102 . . . 232,963 430,379 45.3
Delaware 240,313 193,163 . . . 47,150 142,986 59.5
District of Columbia 101,630 87,111 . . . 14,519 37,196 36.6
Florida 3,131,293 2,249,512 . . . 881,781 2,082,310 66.5
Georgia 1,566,186 1,155,895 . . . 410,291 792,490 50.6
Hawaii 260,352 135,674 32,160 92,517 111,431 42.8
Idaho 251,846 87,895 149,076 14,875 163,448 64.9
Illinois 2,923,024 2,214,113 . . . 708,912 1,315,361 45.0
Indiana 674,206 606,979 . . . 67,227 494,193 73.3
Iowa 668,646 524,101 . . . 144,545 359,063 53.7
Kansas 387,384 275,277 . . . 112,107 229,719 59.3
Kentucky 697,974 383,642 99,582 214,751 381,792 54.7
Louisiana 870,086 520,241 104,972 244,873 468,106 53.8
Maine 247,766 172,550 . . . 75,216 118,928 48.0
Maryland 944,612 502,810 152,231 289,572 441,134 46.7
Massachusetts 1,061,981 778,504 . . . 283,477 356,246 33.5
Michigan 1,134,005 718,445 . . . 415,560 418,170 36.9
Minnesota 1,064,684 807,064 . . . 257,620 590,273 55.4
Mississippi 332,790 225,037 . . . 107,753 198,343 59.6
Missouri 873,946 558,625 108,069 207,252 494,653 56.6
Montana 247,003 83,859 124,512 38,632 158,082 64.0
Nebraska 305,001 243,804 . . . 61,197 187,881 61.6
Nevada 358,740 244,075 . . . 114,665 180,805 50.4
New Hampshire 214,560 156,713 . . . 57,846 139,678 65.1
New Jersey 2,239,166 1,762,282 . . . 476,884 1,140,649 50.9
New Mexico 267,330 154,707 21,597 91,025 158,526 59.3
New York 5,543,750 2,538,864 1,208,492 1,796,394 1,845,620 33.3
North Carolina 1,568,586 1,188,756 . . . 379,830 719,981 45.9
North Dakota 193,975 1,104 192,871 . . . 113,592 58.6
Ohio 2,070,022 14,717 1,689,633 365,672 823,242 39.8
Oklahoma 878,022 479,366 230,682 167,974 395,988 45.1
Oregon 668,686 225,745 310,027 132,914 353,066 52.8
Pennsylvania 2,966,353 2,107,745 204,783 653,826 1,408,095 47.5
Rhode Island 162,356 53,559 85,725 23,072 51,629 31.8
South Carolina d 878,428 631,987 48,388 198,053 406,712 46.3
South Dakota 94,015 90,320 . . . 3,695 63,648 67.7
Tennessee 808,055 675,934 . . . 132,121 484,833 60.0
Texas 1,767,908 929,389 490,742 347,778 1,090,799 61.7
Utah 282,462 100,816 130,333 51,313 197,441 69.9
Vermont 141,511 123,286 . . . 18,224 69,340 49.0
Virginia 953,165 742,461 . . . 210,703 579,524 60.8
Washington 2,331,783 13,317 1,814,346 504,120 741,875 31.8
West Virginia e 436,017 171,102 201,120 63,795 228,037 52.3
Wisconsin 1,126,058 1,023,284 . . . 102,773 770,152 68.4
Wyoming 191,807 2,022 189,785 . . . 132,274 69.0
  Federal programs f
Subtotal 3,691,014 . . . . . . . . . 1,112,247 30.1
Civilian employee 2,948,132 . . . . . . . . . 923,564 31.3
Other 742,882 . . . . . . . . . 188,683 25.4
SOURCES: National Academy of Social Insurance estimates based on data received from state agencies, the Department of Labor, A.M. Best Company, and the National Council on Compensation Insurance.
NOTES: Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.
. . . = not applicable.
a. These data may not include second injury fund for all states and may understate total payments.
b. States with exclusive funds (North Dakota, Ohio, Washington, and Wyoming) may have small amounts of benefits paid by private carriers. This is because some employers doing business in states with exclusive funds may be required by Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA) provisions to obtain coverage from private carriers, or may obtain employer's liability coverage that the state fund is not authorized to provide. In addition, private carriers may provide excess compensation coverage in some of these states.
c. Includes individual self-insurers and group self-insurance.
d. South Carolina's State Accident Fund is not a competitive state fund.
e. In 2008, West Virginia completed the transition from an exclusive state fund to a competitive fund. All benefits for workers injured after the transition are paid by private carriers.
f. Federal benefits include those paid under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act for civilian employees; the portion of the Black Lung benefit program that is financed by employers; and a portion of benefits under the LHWCA that are not reflected in state data, namely, benefits paid by self-insured employers and special funds under the LHWCA.
CONTACT: Ishita Sengupta (202) 452-8097 or statistics@ssa.gov.