Beneficiaries in Current-Payment Status

Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2004

Disabled Beneficiaries and Nondisabled Dependents

All Disabled Beneficiaries

Disabled Workers

Disabled-Worker Families


Table 1.
Number, December 1960–2004, selected years
Year Total Workers and nondisabled dependents Widow(er)s Adult children of—
Workers Spouses Children
under age 18
Students
aged 18–19
Disabled
workers
Retired
workers
Deceased
workers
1960 788,543 455,371 76,599 152,519 . . . . . . 2,962 53,825 47,267
1965 1,928,460 988,074 193,362 532,197 16,437 . . . 8,981 87,122 102,287
1970 2,970,538 1,492,948 283,447 799,111 75,194 49,281 14,295 101,341 154,921
1975 4,799,853 2,488,774 452,922 1,239,058 147,253 109,511 24,193 118,802 219,340
1980 5,223,311 2,858,680 461,878 1,184,846 140,157 127,580 32,883 140,548 276,739
1981 5,008,221 2,776,519 428,212 1,070,000 148,879 121,590 32,664 143,633 286,724
1982 4,532,014 2,603,599 365,862 894,440 79,333 116,372 30,027 144,464 297,917
1983 4,382,745 2,569,029 308,059 855,560 50,134 111,591 30,209 148,464 309,699
1984 4,406,140 2,596,516 303,982 858,243 31,875 109,151 31,165 152,667 322,541
1985 4,507,083 2,656,638 305,532 889,730 22,336 107,005 33,078 157,011 335,753
1986 4,613,249 2,728,463 300,826 911,698 20,245 106,974 34,641 161,755 348,647
1987 4,676,852 2,785,859 290,888 912,367 20,183 106,282 35,378 165,675 360,220
1988 4,709,360 2,821,070 280,780 898,980 24,370 105,810 35,520 170,940 371,890
1989 4,774,160 2,886,590 269,830 901,400 23,330 102,650 35,950 172,650 381,760
1990 4,934,370 3,011,130 264,230 929,720 23,960 101,780 36,990 174,560 392,000
1991 5,209,600 3,198,610 263,780 986,710 26,380 115,010 38,450 177,740 402,920
1992 5,633,130 3,473,330 271,510 1,090,920 25,930 131,620 41,720 181,860 416,240
1993 6,026,460 3,729,330 272,190 1,188,330 29,660 148,070 44,920 185,270 428,690
1994 6,381,470 3,966,590 270,220 1,276,740 29,910 161,650 48,650 187,630 440,080
1995 6,674,450 4,186,720 263,130 1,331,110 29,550 173,240 51,790 188,940 449,970
1996 6,906,420 4,386,040 223,300 1,381,200 32,820 182,020 53,470 190,050 457,520
1997 6,998,210 4,505,760 207,290 1,357,340 31,440 187,220 53,760 190,410 464,990
1998 7,192,370 4,697,010 190,120 1,363,910 30,780 192,400 55,690 189,930 472,530
1999 7,391,920 4,873,560 176,370 1,381,200 37,020 197,520 57,360 189,820 479,070
2000 7,550,930 5,035,840 164,850 1,381,500 35,000 200,130 58,090 191,950 483,570
2001 7,790,038 5,268,039 156,978 1,385,374 38,839 204,255 57,920 191,817 486,816
2002 8,109,332 5,539,597 151,626 1,422,296 43,916 207,365 59,460 192,087 492,985
2003 8,490,007 5,868,541 150,889 1,461,635 46,769 209,360 62,450 191,704 498,659
2004 8,854,343 6,197,385 152,995 1,486,422 47,551 210,736 64,739 191,274 503,241
SOURCES: Social Security Administration. For years before 2001, Annual Statistical Supplement to the Social Security Bulletin, based on the Master Beneficiary Record, various sampling rates; beginning with 2001, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
NOTE: . . . = not applicable.
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Table 2.
Average monthly benefit, by basis of entitlement, age, and sex, December 2004
Basis of entitlement and age Total Male Female
Number Average
monthly
benefit
(dollars)
Number Average
monthly
benefit
(dollars)
Number Average
monthly
benefit
(dollars)
Workers
Total 6,197,385 894.10 3,373,226 1,002.30 2,824,159 765.00
Under 25 56,628 484.30 33,171 493.90 23,457 470.60
25–29 137,007 588.40 75,628 599.40 61,379 574.70
30–34 220,035 666.90 116,288 682.30 103,747 649.70
35–39 366,275 731.10 196,696 750.40 169,579 708.60
40–44 622,504 787.30 335,816 824.30 286,688 743.90
45–49 857,014 851.30 462,455 917.20 394,559 774.00
50–54 1,068,229 916.70 573,424 1,018.40 494,805 798.90
55–59 1,353,782 972.70 737,303 1,117.10 616,479 800.00
60–64 1,434,690 992.60 796,427 1,168.70 638,263 772.80
65–FRA 81,221 973.20 46,018 1,147.70 35,203 745.00
Spouses of disabled workers
Total 152,995 231.50 4,515 186.10 148,480 232.90
Entitlement based on care of children 92,277 188.00 1,904 149.20 90,373 188.80
Under 30 5,978 125.10 67 121.30 5,911 125.10
30–34 10,939 133.10 134 105.80 10,805 133.50
35–39 18,050 152.80 288 123.70 17,762 153.30
40–44 21,728 186.00 425 135.00 21,303 187.00
45–49 17,672 213.50 436 153.90 17,236 215.00
50–54 10,571 240.80 290 178.60 10,281 242.60
55–FRA 7,339 276.00 264 188.60 7,075 279.30
Entitlement based on age 60,718 297.60 2,611 213.00 58,107 301.40
62–64 34,716 288.50 644 175.00 34,072 290.60
65 or older 26,002 309.80 1,967 225.40 24,035 316.70
Children of disabled workers
Total 1,598,712 264.80 838,597 266.20 760,115 263.10
Under age 18 1,486,422 256.60 773,401 257.20 713,021 256.10
Under 5 117,476 212.30 59,922 212.10 57,554 212.40
5–9 310,183 221.20 158,338 220.60 151,845 221.90
10–14 582,573 247.10 301,714 246.80 280,859 247.30
15–17 476,190 302.40 253,427 303.00 222,763 301.70
Students aged 18–19 47,551 367.30 27,989 370.90 19,562 362.00
Disabled aged 18 or older 64,739 376.10 37,207 375.90 27,532 376.40
Widow(er)s
Total 210,736 582.70 7,016 416.60 203,720 588.50
50–54 27,181 592.60 1,239 425.80 25,942 600.60
55–59 77,839 586.70 2,919 421.80 74,920 593.10
60–FRA 105,716 577.30 2,858 407.30 102,858 582.00
Adult children
Total 759,254 587.60 414,697 585.20 344,557 590.40
Children of—
Disabled workers 64,739 376.10 37,207 375.90 27,532 376.40
Retired workers 191,274 500.50 106,203 497.70 85,071 504.10
Deceased workers 503,241 647.90 271,287 648.20 231,954 647.50
Under 25 72,297 498.90 42,221 498.40 30,076 499.50
25–29 63,001 537.80 35,859 538.90 27,142 536.20
30–34 72,291 573.00 40,687 569.90 31,604 577.00
35–39 89,464 591.50 50,722 589.90 38,742 593.60
40–44 111,566 608.60 63,062 606.40 48,504 611.50
45–49 103,285 619.50 57,627 617.00 45,658 622.60
50–54 79,630 628.50 42,998 627.10 36,632 630.20
55–59 59,213 625.50 30,875 621.00 28,338 630.40
60–64 41,256 621.20 20,828 615.60 20,428 626.90
65 or older 67,251 553.80 29,818 552.10 37,433 555.00
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
NOTE: FRA = full retirement age.
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Chart 1.
All Social Security disabled beneficiaries in current-payment status, December 2004

In December 2004, nearly 7.2 million people received Social Security disability benefits as disabled workers, disabled widow(er)s, or disabled adult children. The majority (86 percent) were disabled workers, 11 percent were disabled adult children, and 3 percent were disabled widow(er)s.

SOURCE: Table 3.
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Chart 2.
All Social Security disabled beneficiaries in current-payment status, December 1970–2004

The number of disabled workers grew steadily until 1978, declined slightly until 1983, started to increase again in 1984, and began to increase more rapidly beginning in 1990. The growth in the 1980s and 1990s was the result of demographic changes, a recession, and legislative changes. The number of disabled adult children has grown slightly, and the number of disabled widow(er)s has remained fairly level. In December 2004, more than 6.1 million disabled workers, about 759,000 disabled adult children, and just over 210,000 disabled widow(er)s received disability benefits.

SOURCE: Table 3.
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Chart 3.
Disabled beneficiaries aged 18–64 in current-payment status as a percentage of state population aged 18–64, December 2004

Disabled beneficiaries aged 18 to 64 in current-payment status accounted for about 3.7 percent of the population aged 18 to 64 in the United States. In 7 states and the District of Columbia, they represented less than 3 percent of the state population. The states with the highest rates of disabled beneficiaries—5 percent or more—were Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Maine, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee, and West Virginia.

SOURCE: Table 8.
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Chart 4.
Age of disabled-worker beneficiaries in current-payment status, by sex, December 2004

The percentage of disabled-worker beneficiaries increases with age for both men and women. In December 2004, the largest percentage of disabled-worker beneficiaries was aged 60 and older. Disability benefits convert to retirement benefits when the worker reaches full retirement age, 65 to 67, depending on the year of birth.

SOURCE: Table 4.
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Chart 5.
Average monthly benefit of disabled beneficiaries in current-payment status, by sex, December 2004

The average monthly benefit for disabled-worker beneficiaries is higher than that paid to disabled widow(er)s or disabled adult children. The reason for the difference is that disabled workers receive 100 percent of the primary insurance amount (PIA), compared with 71.5 percent for disabled widow(er)s and 50 percent for disabled adult children (if the worker is disabled or retired) or 75 percent (if the worker is deceased).

Because men have traditionally had higher earnings than women, their monthly benefit is higher. This is most obvious in the disabled-worker group. Benefits for disabled widow(er)s and disabled adult children are dependents' benefits, so their monthly benefit is a function of the worker's earnings. Therefore, a disabled widow's average benefit tends to be higher than that of a disabled widower because a male worker's earnings are higher than a female worker's. Benefit amounts are about the same for men and women in the disabled adult children group.

SOURCE: Table 5.
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Chart 6.
Disabled beneficiaries in current-payment status, by diagnostic group, December 2004

The impairment on which disability is based varies with the type of beneficiary. In December 2004, a mental disorder other than retardation was the primary reason disabled workers received benefits; diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue were the leading cause of disability among disabled widow(er)s; and mental retardation was the predominant reason for disability among disabled adult children.

SOURCE: Table 6.
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Table 3.
Number, average, and total monthly benefits, December 1960–2004
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
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, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
NOTE: . . . = not applicable.
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Table 4.
Number and average monthly benefit, by sex and age, December 2004
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 7,167,375 852.50 6,197,385 894.10 210,736 582.70 759,254 587.60
Under 25 128,925 492.50 56,628 484.30 . . . . . . 72,297 498.90
25–29 200,008 572.40 137,007 588.40 . . . . . . 63,001 537.80
30–34 292,326 643.70 220,035 666.90 . . . . . . 72,291 573.00
35–39 455,739 703.70 366,275 731.10 . . . . . . 89,464 591.50
40–44 734,070 760.10 622,504 787.30 . . . . . . 111,566 608.60
45–49 960,299 826.30 857,014 851.30 . . . . . . 103,285 619.50
50–54 1,175,040 889.70 1,068,229 916.70 27,181 592.60 79,630 628.50
55–59 1,490,834 938.70 1,353,782 972.70 77,839 586.70 59,213 625.50
60–64 1,581,662 955.10 1,434,690 992.60 105,716 577.30 41,256 621.20
65–FRA a 148,472 783.20 81,221 973.20 . . . . . . 67,251 553.80
Men
Subtotal 3,794,939 955.60 3,373,226 1,002.30 7,016 416.60 414,697 585.20
Under 25 75,392 496.40 33,171 493.90 . . . . . . 42,221 498.40
25–29 111,487 580.00 75,628 599.40 . . . . . . 35,859 538.90
30–34 156,975 653.10 116,288 682.30 . . . . . . 40,687 569.90
35–39 247,418 717.50 196,696 750.40 . . . . . . 50,722 589.90
40–44 398,878 789.90 335,816 824.30 . . . . . . 63,062 606.40
45–49 520,082 884.00 462,455 917.20 . . . . . . 57,627 617.00
50–54 617,661 990.00 573,424 1,018.40 1,239 425.80 42,998 627.10
55–59 771,097 1,094.60 737,303 1,117.10 2,919 421.80 30,875 621.00
60–64 820,113 1,152.00 796,427 1,168.70 2,858 407.30 20,828 615.60
65–FRA a 75,836 913.50 46,018 1,147.70 . . . . . . 29,818 552.10
Women
Subtotal 3,372,436 736.50 2,824,159 765.00 203,720 588.50 344,557 590.40
Under 25 53,533 486.90 23,457 470.60 . . . . . . 30,076 499.50
25–29 88,521 562.90 61,379 574.70 . . . . . . 27,142 536.20
30–34 135,351 632.70 103,747 649.70 . . . . . . 31,604 577.00
35–39 208,321 687.20 169,579 708.60 . . . . . . 38,742 593.60
40–44 335,192 724.80 286,688 743.90 . . . . . . 48,504 611.50
45–49 440,217 758.30 394,559 774.00 . . . . . . 45,658 622.60
50–54 557,379 778.60 494,805 798.90 25,942 600.60 36,632 630.20
55–59 719,737 771.80 616,479 800.00 74,920 593.10 28,338 630.40
60–64 761,549 743.10 638,263 772.80 102,858 582.00 20,428 626.90
65–FRA a 72,636 647.10 35,203 745.00 . . . . . . 37,433 555.00
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
NOTE: FRA = full retirement age; . . . = not applicable.
a. FRA applies only to workers and widow(er)s. There is no age limit for adult children.
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Table 5.
Distribution, by sex and monthly benefit, December 2004
Sex and monthly benefit (dollars) Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
All disabled beneficiaries 7,167,375 100.0 6,197,385 100.0 210,736 100.0 759,254 100.0
Less than 300.00 342,992 4.8 213,885 3.5 38,940 18.5 90,167 11.9
300.00–399.90 353,490 4.9 229,533 3.7 23,617 11.2 100,340 13.2
400.00–499.90 460,794 6.4 326,476 5.3 27,788 13.2 106,530 14.0
500.00–599.90 814,090 11.4 683,138 11.0 26,156 12.4 104,796 13.8
600.00–699.90 904,817 12.6 768,234 12.4 23,202 11.0 113,381 14.9
700.00–799.90 809,109 11.3 699,230 11.3 19,733 9.4 90,146 11.9
800.00–899.90 684,474 9.5 606,026 9.8 15,866 7.5 62,582 8.2
900.00–999.90 573,231 8.0 513,516 8.3 14,199 6.7 45,516 6.0
1,000.00–1,099.90 471,793 6.6 432,127 7.0 10,731 5.1 28,935 3.8
1,100.00–1,199.90 374,334 5.2 358,063 5.8 6,435 3.1 9,836 1.3
1,200.00–1,299.90 308,057 4.3 301,298 4.9 2,856 1.4 3,903 0.5
1,300.00–1,399.90 293,455 4.1 290,899 4.7 1,037 0.5 1,519 0.2
1,400.00–1,499.90 254,757 3.6 253,887 4.1 116 0.1 754 0.1
1,500.00–1,599.90 208,294 2.9 207,957 3.4 22 a 315 a
1,600.00–1,699.90 156,151 2.2 155,946 2.5 10 a 195 a
1,700.00–1,799.90 88,107 1.2 87,967 1.4 11 a 129 a
1,800.00 or more 69,430 1.0 69,203 1.1 17 a 210 a
Average benefit (dollars) 852.50 894.10 582.70 587.60
Men 3,794,939 100.0 3,373,226 100.0 7,016 100.0 414,697 100.0
Less than 300.00 126,656 3.3 72,343 2.1 2,644 37.7 51,669 12.5
300.00–399.90 135,977 3.6 80,754 2.4 915 13.0 54,308 13.1
400.00–499.90 179,331 4.7 120,044 3.6 1,107 15.8 58,180 14.0
500.00–599.90 317,567 8.4 259,822 7.7 778 11.1 56,967 13.7
600.00–699.90 385,200 10.2 324,065 9.6 545 7.8 60,590 14.6
700.00–799.90 379,969 10.0 330,829 9.8 378 5.4 48,762 11.8
800.00–899.90 349,526 9.2 314,978 9.3 247 3.5 34,301 8.3
900.00–999.90 316,348 8.3 291,395 8.6 151 2.2 24,802 6.0
1,000.00–1,099.90 283,703 7.5 267,677 7.9 132 1.9 15,894 3.8
1,100.00–1,199.90 244,875 6.5 239,462 7.1 72 1.0 5,341 1.3
1,200.00–1,299.90 217,291 5.7 215,073 6.4 37 0.5 2,181 0.5
1,300.00–1,399.90 220,727 5.8 219,895 6.5 b b b b
1,400.00–1,499.90 201,140 5.3 200,715 6.0 b b b b
1,500.00–1,599.90 169,244 4.5 169,074 5.0 0 0 170 a
1,600.00–1,699.90 130,208 3.4 130,094 3.9 b b b b
1,700.00–1,799.90 76,186 2.0 76,117 2.3 0 0 69 a
1,800.00 or more 60,991 1.6 60,889 1.8 0 0 102 a
Average benefit (dollars) 955.60 1,002.30 416.60 585.20
Women 3,372,436 100.0 2,824,159 100.0 203,720 100.0 344,557 100.0
Less than 300.00 216,336 6.4 141,542 5.0 36,296 17.8 38,498 11.2
300.00–399.90 217,513 6.4 148,779 5.3 22,702 11.1 46,032 13.4
400.00–499.90 281,463 8.3 206,432 7.3 26,681 13.1 48,350 14.0
500.00–599.90 496,523 14.7 423,316 15.0 25,378 12.5 47,829 13.9
600.00–699.90 519,617 15.4 444,169 15.7 22,657 11.1 52,791 15.3
700.00–799.90 429,140 12.7 368,401 13.0 19,355 9.5 41,384 12.0
800.00–899.90 334,948 9.9 291,048 10.3 15,619 7.7 28,281 8.2
900.00–999.90 256,883 7.6 222,121 7.9 14,048 6.9 20,714 6.0
1,000.00–1,099.90 188,090 5.6 164,450 5.8 10,599 5.2 13,041 3.8
1,100.00–1,199.90 129,459 3.8 118,601 4.2 6,363 3.1 4,495 1.3
1,200.00–1,299.90 90,766 2.7 86,225 3.1 2,819 1.4 1,722 0.5
1,300.00–1,399.90 72,728 2.2 71,004 2.5 b b b b
1,400.00–1,499.90 53,617 1.6 53,172 1.9 b b b b
1,500.00–1,599.90 39,050 1.2 38,883 1.4 22 a 145 a
1,600.00–1,699.90 25,943 0.8 25,852 0.9 b b b b
1,700.00–1,799.90 11,921 0.4 11,850 0.4 11 a 60 a
1,800.00 or more 8,439 0.3 8,314 0.3 17 a 108 a
Average benefit (dollars) 736.50 765.00 588.50 590.40
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
a. Less than 0.05 percent.
b. Data not shown to avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals.
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Table 6.
Distribution, by sex and diagnostic group, December 2004
Diagnostic group Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
All disabled beneficiaries
Total 7,167,375 100.0 6,197,385 100.0 210,736 100.0 759,254 100.0
Congenital anomalies 18,634 0.3 10,392 0.2 261 0.1 7,981 1.1
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 268,859 3.8 247,559 4.0 18,477 8.8 2,823 0.4
Infectious and parasitic diseases 114,942 1.6 110,178 1.8 1,777 0.8 2,987 0.4
Injuries 286,513 4.0 271,626 4.4 5,363 2.5 9,524 1.3
Mental disorders
Retardation 661,285 9.2 310,240 5.0 9,623 4.6 341,422 45.0
Other 1,922,097 26.8 1,765,627 28.5 48,503 23.0 107,967 14.2
Neoplasms 178,889 2.5 172,844 2.8 4,269 2.0 1,776 0.2
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 17,879 0.2 15,596 0.3 360 0.2 1,923 0.3
Circulatory system 624,774 8.7 600,144 9.7 21,262 10.1 3,368 0.4
Digestive system 97,551 1.4 94,566 1.5 2,398 1.1 587 0.1
Genitourinary system 107,088 1.5 103,427 1.7 1,866 0.9 1,795 0.2
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 1,604,595 22.4 1,540,566 24.9 59,012 28.0 5,017 0.7
Nervous system and sense organs 679,618 9.5 596,369 9.6 15,064 7.1 68,185 9.0
Respiratory system 206,508 2.9 194,592 3.1 10,953 5.2 963 0.1
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 15,702 0.2 14,963 0.2 484 0.2 255 a
Other 13,558 0.2 12,038 0.2 262 0.1 1,258 0.2
Unknown 348,883 4.9 136,658 2.2 10,802 5.1 201,423 26.5
Men
Subtotal 3,794,939 100.0 3,373,226 100.0 7,016 100.0 414,697 100.0
Congenital anomalies 9,566 0.3 5,390 0.2 10 0.1 4,166 1.0
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 107,616 2.8 105,959 3.1 332 4.7 1,325 0.3
Infectious and parasitic diseases 83,610 2.2 81,926 2.4 94 1.3 1,590 0.4
Injuries 197,539 5.2 190,556 5.6 337 4.8 6,646 1.6
Mental disorders
Retardation 386,238 10.2 201,209 6.0 325 4.6 184,704 44.5
Other 973,548 25.7 903,702 26.8 1,380 19.7 68,466 16.5
Neoplasms 84,619 2.2 83,461 2.5 140 2.0 1,018 0.2
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 8,103 0.2 7,115 0.2 18 0.3 970 0.2
Circulatory system 407,046 10.7 404,117 12.0 1,115 15.9 1,814 0.4
Digestive system 51,919 1.4 51,490 1.5 123 1.8 306 0.1
Genitourinary system 63,499 1.7 62,439 1.9 129 1.8 931 0.2
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 800,300 21.1 796,382 23.6 1,763 25.1 2,155 0.5
Nervous system and sense organs 336,720 8.9 299,870 8.9 474 6.8 36,376 8.8
Respiratory system 98,482 2.6 97,711 2.9 339 4.8 432 0.1
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 6,243 0.2 6,126 0.2 14 0.2 103 a
Other 6,518 0.2 5,846 0.2 7 0.1 665 0.2
Unknown 173,373 4.6 69,927 2.1 416 5.9 103,030 24.8
Women
Subtotal 3,372,436 100.0 2,824,159 100.0 203,720 100.0 344,557 100.0
Congenital anomalies 9,068 0.3 5,002 0.2 251 0.1 3,815 1.1
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 161,243 4.8 141,600 5.0 18,145 8.9 1,498 0.4
Infectious and parasitic diseases 31,332 0.9 28,252 1.0 1,683 0.8 1,397 0.4
Injuries 88,974 2.6 81,070 2.9 5,026 2.5 2,878 0.8
Mental disorders
Retardation 275,047 8.2 109,031 3.9 9,298 4.6 156,718 45.5
Other 948,549 28.1 861,925 30.5 47,123 23.1 39,501 11.5
Neoplasms 94,270 2.8 89,383 3.2 4,129 2.0 758 0.2
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 9,776 0.3 8,481 0.3 342 0.2 953 0.3
Circulatory system 217,728 6.5 196,027 6.9 20,147 9.9 1,554 0.5
Digestive system 45,632 1.4 43,076 1.5 2,275 1.1 281 0.1
Genitourinary system 43,589 1.3 40,988 1.5 1,737 0.9 864 0.3
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 804,295 23.8 744,184 26.4 57,249 28.1 2,862 0.8
Nervous system and sense organs 342,898 10.2 296,499 10.5 14,590 7.2 31,809 9.2
Respiratory system 108,026 3.2 96,881 3.4 10,614 5.2 531 0.2
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 9,459 0.3 8,837 0.3 470 0.2 152 a
Other 7,040 0.2 6,192 0.2 255 0.1 593 0.2
Unknown 175,510 5.2 66,731 2.4 10,386 5.1 98,393 28.6
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 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.
a. Less than 0.05 percent.
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Table 7.
Average monthly benefit, by sex and diagnostic group, December 2004 (in dollars)
Diagnostic group Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult
children
All disabled beneficiaries
Total 852.50 894.10 582.70 587.60
Congenital anomalies 707.80 778.40 597.10 619.60
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 830.30 852.70 568.50 580.90
Infectious and parasitic diseases 872.00 885.40 577.80 552.00
Injuries 906.60 923.70 564.60 611.30
Mental disorders
Retardation 592.10 610.30 524.50 577.60
Other 801.50 820.00 600.20 589.70
Neoplasms 1,027.10 1,042.00 600.60 608.70
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 804.00 841.50 562.50 544.80
Circulatory system 1,006.50 1,023.90 580.60 603.90
Digestive system 935.30 946.00 601.70 574.80
Genitourinary system 927.80 940.50 577.60 559.60
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 934.40 949.00 582.40 580.00
Nervous system and sense organs 887.10 927.00 587.30 604.20
Respiratory system 921.40 941.40 598.90 555.80
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 855.40 869.30 586.30 555.40
Other 930.00 974.30 599.70 575.10
Unknown 704.20 873.70 563.10 596.80
Men
Subtotal 955.60 1,002.30 416.60 585.20
Congenital anomalies 746.30 844.80 364.70 619.80
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 1,028.00 1,035.50 415.60 579.70
Infectious and parasitic diseases 917.50 925.30 457.80 542.90
Injuries 974.60 988.20 409.30 611.50
Mental disorders
Retardation 610.60 644.80 354.80 573.70
Other 867.00 888.70 425.10 589.70
Neoplasms 1,199.40 1,207.90 435.30 604.50
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 892.20 940.90 346.90 545.10
Circulatory system 1,140.10 1,144.50 428.60 597.20
Digestive system 1,067.40 1,071.80 451.70 566.90
Genitourinary system 1,024.60 1,032.80 449.80 552.30
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 1,100.80 1,103.80 414.80 576.40
Nervous system and sense organs 988.80 1,037.10 403.50 598.10
Respiratory system 1,119.00 1,123.90 425.20 553.00
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 989.20 997.80 394.70 555.60
Other 1,008.20 1,058.40 420.90 573.00
Unknown 746.50 969.20 395.60 596.70
Women
Subtotal 736.50 765.00 588.50 590.40
Congenital anomalies 667.20 706.70 606.40 619.30
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 698.40 716.00 571.30 581.90
Infectious and parasitic diseases 750.60 769.80 584.50 562.30
Injuries 755.80 772.10 575.00 610.70
Mental disorders
Retardation 566.20 546.40 530.50 582.10
Other 734.30 748.00 605.40 589.70
Neoplasms 872.50 887.00 606.30 614.40
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 730.90 758.20 573.80 544.40
Circulatory system 756.80 775.20 589.00 611.80
Digestive system 785.10 795.70 609.80 583.40
Genitourinary system 786.70 799.80 587.10 567.60
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 768.70 783.30 587.50 582.70
Nervous system and sense organs 787.30 815.80 593.20 611.10
Respiratory system 741.30 757.30 604.40 558.10
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 767.20 780.20 592.00 555.20
Other 857.60 894.90 604.60 577.60
Unknown 662.50 773.70 569.80 596.80
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 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 2004
State Resident
population a
Beneficiaries
Number Percentage
of resident
population
United States 184,083,421 6,838,148 3.7
Alabama 2,837,690 179,203 6.3
Alaska 425,319 10,006 2.4
Arizona 3,464,503 124,731 3.6
Arkansas 1,694,973 108,717 6.4
California 22,474,379 594,961 2.6
Colorado 2,971,543 75,221 2.5
Connecticut 2,191,123 71,701 3.3
Delaware 527,897 21,505 4.1
District of Columbia 376,805 10,780 2.9
Florida 10,466,288 415,927 4.0
Georgia 5,649,734 210,245 3.7
Hawaii 792,139 20,032 2.5
Idaho 862,156 30,096 3.5
Illinois 7,954,855 246,120 3.1
Indiana 3,865,264 153,188 4.0
Iowa 1,840,875 65,071 3.5
Kansas 1,697,432 57,108 3.4
Kentucky 2,646,408 173,362 6.6
Louisiana 2,823,165 131,908 4.7
Maine 845,373 48,817 5.8
Maryland 3,528,507 97,238 2.8
Massachusetts 4,097,973 163,210 4.0
Michigan 6,332,586 263,081 4.2
Minnesota 3,245,499 96,494 3.0
Mississippi 1,800,530 116,304 6.5
Missouri 3,604,384 171,034 4.7
Montana 592,223 21,959 3.7
Nebraska 1,080,845 35,408 3.3
Nevada 1,469,096 46,655 3.2
New Hampshire 837,834 33,713 4.0
New Jersey 5,416,679 167,528 3.1
New Mexico 1,181,528 46,438 3.9
New York 12,161,909 444,862 3.7
North Carolina 5,390,480 264,082 4.9
North Dakota 402,240 12,365 3.1
Ohio 7,154,883 268,629 3.8
Oklahoma 2,199,243 94,842 4.3
Oregon 2,282,408 79,133 3.5
Pennsylvania 7,672,780 317,000 4.1
Rhode Island 686,232 31,016 4.5
South Carolina 2,652,976 140,239 5.3
South Dakota 470,516 15,801 3.4
Tennessee 3,771,620 195,240 5.2
Texas 14,006,633 397,752 2.8
Utah 1,441,214 30,686 2.1
Vermont 405,738 16,956 4.2
Virginia 4,808,006 175,800 3.7
Washington 4,014,623 127,988 3.2
West Virginia 1,152,359 87,721 7.6
Wisconsin 3,485,472 120,189 3.4
Wyoming 328,484 10,086 3.1
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data; U.S. Census Bureau, 2004 estimates of resident population.
NOTE: Data exclude United States territories and other areas.
a. Population estimates for the United States as of July 1, 2004, as reported by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Table 9.
Distribution, by state or other area, December 2004
State or area Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
All areas 7,167,375 100.0 6,197,385 100.0 210,736 100.0 759,254 100.0
Alabama 182,537 2.5 158,703 2.6 6,689 3.2 17,145 2.3
Alaska 10,140 0.1 9,150 0.1 242 0.1 748 0.1
Arizona 126,600 1.8 114,578 1.8 3,111 1.5 8,911 1.2
Arkansas 110,732 1.5 97,653 1.6 3,903 1.9 9,176 1.2
California 605,785 8.5 528,609 8.5 13,984 6.6 63,192 8.3
Colorado 76,462 1.1 68,862 1.1 1,751 0.8 5,849 0.8
Connecticut 73,525 1.0 62,517 1.0 1,533 0.7 9,475 1.2
Delaware 21,926 0.3 19,473 0.3 510 0.2 1,943 0.3
District of Columbia 10,988 0.2 9,436 0.2 252 0.1 1,300 0.2
Florida 423,668 5.9 378,099 6.1 11,500 5.5 34,069 4.5
Georgia 214,408 3.0 186,943 3.0 7,216 3.4 20,249 2.7
Hawaii 20,549 0.3 17,740 0.3 471 0.2 2,338 0.3
Idaho 30,714 0.4 27,302 0.4 784 0.4 2,628 0.3
Illinois 251,709 3.5 212,168 3.4 7,382 3.5 32,159 4.2
Indiana 156,502 2.2 134,461 2.2 4,875 2.3 17,166 2.3
Iowa 66,845 0.9 56,604 0.9 1,656 0.8 8,585 1.1
Kansas 58,435 0.8 50,782 0.8 1,558 0.7 6,095 0.8
Kentucky 176,630 2.5 153,184 2.5 7,046 3.3 16,400 2.2
Louisiana 134,653 1.9 110,422 1.8 5,836 2.8 18,395 2.4
Maine 49,799 0.7 44,038 0.7 1,165 0.6 4,596 0.6
Maryland 99,184 1.4 85,926 1.4 2,372 1.1 10,886 1.4
Massachusetts 166,687 2.3 145,391 2.3 3,318 1.6 17,978 2.4
Michigan 268,844 3.8 227,568 3.7 8,043 3.8 33,233 4.4
Minnesota 98,857 1.4 85,488 1.4 1,825 0.9 11,544 1.5
Mississippi 118,519 1.7 102,132 1.6 4,581 2.2 11,806 1.6
Missouri 174,543 2.4 152,857 2.5 5,473 2.6 16,213 2.1
Montana 22,433 0.3 19,673 0.3 592 0.3 2,168 0.3
Nebraska 36,321 0.5 31,282 0.5 822 0.4 4,217 0.6
Nevada 47,388 0.7 43,613 0.7 1,159 0.5 2,616 0.3
New Hampshire 34,370 0.5 30,822 0.5 738 0.4 2,810 0.4
New Jersey 171,482 2.4 147,396 2.4 4,137 2.0 19,949 2.6
New Mexico 47,254 0.7 41,660 0.7 1,224 0.6 4,370 0.6
New York 456,303 6.4 387,666 6.3 12,070 5.7 56,567 7.5
North Carolina 269,787 3.8 237,795 3.8 8,499 4.0 23,493 3.1
North Dakota 12,791 0.2 10,478 0.2 293 0.1 2,020 0.3
Ohio 274,906 3.8 230,460 3.7 9,232 4.4 35,214 4.6
Oklahoma 96,955 1.4 84,410 1.4 3,309 1.6 9,236 1.2
Oregon 80,659 1.1 71,398 1.2 2,027 1.0 7,234 1.0
Pennsylvania 324,929 4.5 275,892 4.5 9,813 4.7 39,224 5.2
Rhode Island 31,676 0.4 27,875 0.4 683 0.3 3,118 0.4
South Carolina 143,104 2.0 124,724 2.0 5,038 2.4 13,342 1.8
South Dakota 16,300 0.2 13,837 0.2 385 0.2 2,078 0.3
Tennessee 199,064 2.8 172,989 2.8 7,502 3.6 18,573 2.4
Texas 405,629 5.7 350,669 5.7 13,680 6.5 41,280 5.4
Utah 31,270 0.4 27,163 0.4 712 0.3 3,395 0.4
Vermont 17,320 0.2 14,992 0.2 444 0.2 1,884 0.2
Virginia 179,511 2.5 156,592 2.5 5,612 2.7 17,307 2.3
Washington 130,151 1.8 115,238 1.9 3,061 1.5 11,852 1.6
West Virginia 89,720 1.3 76,039 1.2 3,695 1.8 9,986 1.3
Wisconsin 123,217 1.7 104,633 1.7 2,695 1.3 15,889 2.1
Wyoming 10,288 0.1 9,166 0.1 235 0.1 887 0.1
Outlying areas
American Samoa 1,199 a 1,045 a 53 a 101 a
Guam 1,219 a 1,055 a 34 a 130 a
Northern Mariana Islands 219 a 169 a 5 a 45 a
Puerto Rico 162,612 2.3 134,694 2.2 5,095 2.4 22,823 3.0
Virgin Islands 1,922 a 1,554 a 64 a 304 a
Foreign countries 18,135 0.3 12,320 0.2 752 0.4 5,063 0.7
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
a. Less than 0.05 percent.
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Table 10.
Number, by state or other area and diagnostic group, December 2004
State or area Total Congenital
anomalies
Endocrine,
nutritional,
and
metabolic
diseases
Infectious
and
parasitic
diseases
Injuries Mental disorders Neoplasms
Total Retardation Other
All areas 7,167,375 18,634 268,859 114,942 286,513 2,583,382 661,285 1,922,097 178,889
Alabama 182,537 354 7,850 1,914 8,181 55,705 15,772 39,933 4,075
Alaska 10,140 26 302 120 487 3,717 803 2,914 307
Arizona 126,600 272 4,231 1,832 5,539 49,817 7,440 42,377 2,897
Arkansas 110,732 288 4,482 1,213 4,996 29,942 10,366 19,576 2,884
California 605,785 1,611 19,540 15,183 25,391 233,239 41,334 191,905 15,597
Colorado 76,462 289 2,368 1,270 3,767 25,124 6,035 19,089 2,033
Connecticut 73,525 188 2,404 1,191 2,202 31,724 7,688 24,036 1,862
Delaware 21,926 63 854 432 865 7,354 1,917 5,437 609
District of Columbia 10,988 14 372 723 271 4,571 1,260 3,311 189
Florida 423,668 1,153 16,704 12,119 21,406 140,800 27,550 113,250 11,725
Georgia 214,408 479 9,595 4,653 8,455 68,694 20,340 48,354 5,507
Hawaii 20,549 41 598 385 824 8,929 1,679 7,250 560
Idaho 30,714 97 1,067 256 1,449 11,480 2,590 8,890 801
Illinois 251,709 597 10,305 3,739 8,877 102,964 28,057 74,907 6,604
Indiana 156,502 342 7,482 1,717 5,367 57,972 18,355 39,617 4,062
Iowa 66,845 226 2,640 505 2,531 26,283 9,262 17,021 1,753
Kansas 58,435 164 2,714 599 2,682 21,441 6,845 14,596 1,476
Kentucky 176,630 364 6,192 1,400 6,125 63,493 16,753 46,740 3,547
Louisiana 134,653 306 5,125 2,121 5,715 39,406 16,271 23,135 3,112
Maine 49,799 156 1,520 355 1,841 20,987 4,256 16,731 1,010
Maryland 99,184 352 3,626 2,516 3,969 34,105 9,527 24,578 3,143
Massachusetts 166,687 526 4,209 2,813 5,603 77,436 13,421 64,015 3,912
Michigan 268,844 681 10,340 2,382 9,352 107,537 26,182 81,355 6,420
Minnesota 98,857 262 2,554 964 3,894 46,704 11,983 34,721 2,543
Mississippi 118,519 207 5,486 1,410 4,826 40,643 11,690 28,953 2,787
Missouri 174,543 511 7,990 2,193 7,741 56,912 17,397 39,515 4,183
Montana 22,433 68 653 182 1,197 7,567 2,026 5,541 530
Nebraska 36,321 116 1,486 385 1,685 12,253 4,051 8,202 955
Nevada 47,388 150 1,696 829 2,158 14,543 2,223 12,320 1,216
New Hampshire 34,370 86 879 275 1,258 15,271 2,538 12,733 816
New Jersey 171,482 430 5,365 3,251 6,190 61,659 14,082 47,577 5,243
New Mexico 47,254 153 1,708 616 2,529 15,964 3,606 12,358 957
New York 456,303 1,122 14,288 10,722 16,321 148,628 39,947 108,681 12,022
North Carolina 269,787 619 12,852 4,191 9,989 85,690 28,165 57,525 7,091
North Dakota 12,791 59 337 78 568 5,054 1,996 3,058 334
Ohio 274,906 837 10,354 2,525 8,209 123,115 34,350 88,765 6,149
Oklahoma 96,955 223 4,285 1,103 4,043 31,017 9,476 21,541 2,311
Oregon 80,659 230 2,784 1,073 3,996 28,496 6,824 21,672 2,125
Pennsylvania 324,929 981 12,481 3,983 13,542 110,051 33,377 76,674 8,425
Rhode Island 31,676 51 992 381 976 14,064 3,101 10,963 744
South Carolina 143,104 283 5,592 1,907 5,848 47,818 13,155 34,663 3,428
South Dakota 16,300 70 434 165 594 5,976 2,092 3,884 358
Tennessee 199,064 443 7,770 2,101 6,817 72,221 18,544 53,677 4,785
Texas 405,629 906 19,464 8,494 17,939 122,016 32,746 89,270 11,130
Utah 31,270 149 1,093 294 1,263 12,730 3,490 9,240 691
Vermont 17,320 73 610 182 713 7,079 1,558 5,521 410
Virginia 179,511 482 7,154 2,597 6,767 58,935 18,786 40,149 4,834
Washington 130,151 385 4,381 1,912 5,190 53,199 10,551 42,648 3,513
West Virginia 89,720 202 3,987 571 4,329 27,600 10,206 17,394 1,815
Wisconsin 123,217 515 4,405 1,168 4,690 49,581 14,075 35,506 2,972
Wyoming 10,288 40 308 104 563 3,521 1,000 2,521 230
Outlying areas
American Samoa 1,199 a 171 a 45 137 53 84 28
Guam 1,219 a 18 13 58 335 123 212 41
Northern Mariana Islands 219 0 6 a 14 61 24 37 5
Puerto Rico 162,612 272 2,471 1,581 5,760 74,898 12,219 62,679 1,735
Virgin Islands 1,922 a 42 25 95 561 189 372 45
Foreign countries 18,135 110 243 220 811 6,363 1,939 4,424 353
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Table 10.
Continued
State or area Diseases of the— Other Unknown
Blood and
blood-
forming
organs
Circulatory
system
Digestive
system
Genitourinary
system
Musculoskeletal
system and
connective
tissue
Nervous
system
and sense
organs
Respiratory
system
Skin and
subcutaneous
tissue
All areas 17,879 624,774 97,551 107,088 1,604,595 679,618 206,508 15,702 13,558 348,883
Alabama 620 19,228 2,353 2,727 49,171 15,394 5,904 463 361 8,237
Alaska 26 672 158 115 2,501 1,121 265 25 27 271
Arizona 215 9,037 1,939 1,768 28,559 12,480 3,382 262 351 4,019
Arkansas 302 12,423 1,623 1,307 32,754 10,259 4,018 353 156 3,732
California 1,262 42,631 9,415 10,735 137,345 59,367 10,936 1,155 1,398 20,980
Colorado 121 4,402 1,214 1,010 18,902 10,186 2,514 157 182 2,923
Connecticut 171 5,231 893 956 13,012 7,086 1,805 169 114 4,517
Delaware 79 1,838 299 412 5,454 2,043 640 35 59 890
District of Columbia 49 836 86 413 1,554 1,102 213 40 17 538
Florida 1,267 40,941 7,240 6,356 91,134 35,798 12,682 1,719 839 21,785
Georgia 847 22,651 2,989 4,291 47,886 17,917 7,205 500 336 12,403
Hawaii 30 1,984 202 550 3,345 1,720 408 50 64 859
Idaho 33 2,040 429 302 7,344 3,403 872 63 61 1,017
Illinois 753 21,945 2,964 4,193 43,259 25,548 7,152 473 457 11,879
Indiana 398 14,576 2,300 2,164 29,366 16,291 5,982 255 284 7,944
Iowa 133 4,608 790 782 13,548 7,185 2,145 127 112 3,477
Kansas 130 4,541 806 792 11,997 6,255 1,972 103 114 2,649
Kentucky 278 16,235 2,142 1,569 45,641 13,037 6,705 318 315 9,269
Louisiana 509 15,200 1,635 2,371 34,844 11,599 3,399 380 265 8,666
Maine 56 3,501 574 341 11,844 4,261 1,293 148 90 1,822
Maryland 420 9,863 1,331 2,383 18,285 10,693 2,801 218 164 5,315
Massachusetts 283 9,977 2,246 1,477 31,462 15,286 3,740 244 365 7,108
Michigan 651 22,736 3,056 3,834 54,873 25,566 7,465 580 406 12,965
Minnesota 188 6,249 1,070 1,082 16,162 10,780 2,053 156 160 4,036
Mississippi 416 13,945 1,240 2,049 24,564 9,753 3,539 331 250 7,073
Missouri 431 15,534 2,670 2,179 43,133 16,751 6,310 375 305 7,325
Montana 27 1,358 281 236 5,750 2,738 770 38 51 987
Nebraska 70 2,916 471 532 8,149 4,270 1,195 59 52 1,727
Nevada 112 4,425 898 705 12,246 4,914 1,711 107 114 1,564
New Hampshire 47 2,359 436 265 6,982 3,407 1,020 53 70 1,146
New Jersey 520 16,232 2,625 2,986 34,973 18,157 4,566 371 426 8,488
New Mexico 86 2,857 786 740 12,674 4,923 1,344 139 119 1,659
New York 1,255 37,838 5,526 6,390 121,313 40,703 12,040 846 597 26,692
North Carolina 788 29,104 3,878 4,596 62,353 22,488 9,310 652 529 15,657
North Dakota 20 969 139 156 2,540 1,494 381 21 19 622
Ohio 579 21,796 2,756 3,670 42,840 24,247 8,504 383 338 18,604
Oklahoma 167 9,626 1,445 1,276 25,055 9,472 3,599 234 152 2,947
Oregon 149 5,495 1,317 927 19,048 10,021 2,176 162 140 2,520
Pennsylvania 724 29,853 4,827 4,398 75,525 32,136 9,248 509 887 17,359
Rhode Island 64 2,254 456 294 6,149 2,765 814 76 95 1,501
South Carolina 614 16,107 1,881 2,663 33,290 11,988 5,073 382 263 5,967
South Dakota 24 1,216 171 179 3,633 2,228 536 31 32 653
Tennessee 419 19,464 2,495 2,820 44,597 15,852 7,205 454 328 11,293
Texas 1,017 39,954 6,322 8,772 95,926 43,633 10,752 842 754 17,708
Utah 45 1,758 445 413 6,096 3,960 889 58 75 1,311
Vermont 30 1,127 227 127 3,593 1,617 490 32 37 973
Virginia 569 17,427 2,483 3,305 43,759 16,104 5,781 372 333 8,609
Washington 280 8,271 2,154 1,631 26,859 13,778 3,334 275 241 4,748
West Virginia 137 8,936 1,100 664 23,285 6,478 3,605 182 161 6,668
Wisconsin 263 8,551 1,504 1,560 23,670 14,081 2,904 208 211 6,934
Wyoming 19 735 142 124 2,427 1,312 457 19 29 258
Outlying areas
American Samoa a 120 a 25 442 120 34 21 10 25
Guam a 175 15 65 252 153 39 a 15 29
Northern Mariana Islands a 42 a 10 16 36 a 10 a 7
Puerto Rico 142 9,215 954 1,224 39,209 13,567 3,068 416 190 7,910
Virgin Islands 13 220 16 48 496 251 a a a 69
Foreign countries 24 1,550 125 129 3,509 1,844 233 42 30 2,549
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 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.
a. Data not shown to avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals.
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Table 11.
Percentage distribution, by state or other area and diagnostic group, December 2004
State or area Total Congenital
anomalies
Endocrine,
nutritional,
and
metabolic
diseases
Infectious
and
parasitic
diseases
Injuries Mental
disorders
Neoplasms
Number Percent Total Retardation Other
All areas 7,167,375 100.0 0.3 3.8 1.6 4.0 36.0 9.2 26.8 2.5
Alabama 182,537 100.0 0.2 4.3 1.0 4.5 30.5 8.6 21.9 2.2
Alaska 10,140 100.0 0.3 3.0 1.2 4.8 36.6 7.9 28.7 3.0
Arizona 126,600 100.0 0.2 3.3 1.4 4.4 39.4 5.9 33.5 2.3
Arkansas 110,732 100.0 0.3 4.0 1.1 4.5 27.1 9.4 17.7 2.6
California 605,785 100.0 0.3 3.2 2.5 4.2 38.5 6.8 31.7 2.6
Colorado 76,462 100.0 0.4 3.1 1.7 4.9 32.9 7.9 25.0 2.7
Connecticut 73,525 100.0 0.3 3.3 1.6 3.0 43.2 10.5 32.7 2.5
Delaware 21,926 100.0 0.3 3.9 2.0 3.9 33.5 8.7 24.8 2.8
District of Columbia 10,988 100.0 0.1 3.4 6.6 2.5 41.6 11.5 30.1 1.7
Florida 423,668 100.0 0.3 3.9 2.9 5.1 33.2 6.5 26.7 2.8
Georgia 214,408 100.0 0.2 4.5 2.2 3.9 32.1 9.5 22.6 2.6
Hawaii 20,549 100.0 0.2 2.9 1.9 4.0 43.5 8.2 35.3 2.7
Idaho 30,714 100.0 0.3 3.5 0.8 4.7 37.3 8.4 28.9 2.6
Illinois 251,709 100.0 0.2 4.1 1.5 3.5 40.9 11.1 29.8 2.6
Indiana 156,502 100.0 0.2 4.8 1.1 3.4 37.0 11.7 25.3 2.6
Iowa 66,845 100.0 0.3 3.9 0.8 3.8 39.4 13.9 25.5 2.6
Kansas 58,435 100.0 0.3 4.6 1.0 4.6 36.7 11.7 25.0 2.5
Kentucky 176,630 100.0 0.2 3.5 0.8 3.5 36.0 9.5 26.5 2.0
Louisiana 134,653 100.0 0.2 3.8 1.6 4.2 29.3 12.1 17.2 2.3
Maine 49,799 100.0 0.3 3.1 0.7 3.7 42.1 8.5 33.6 2.0
Maryland 99,184 100.0 0.4 3.7 2.5 4.0 34.4 9.6 24.8 3.2
Massachusetts 166,687 100.0 0.3 2.5 1.7 3.4 46.5 8.1 38.4 2.3
Michigan 268,844 100.0 0.3 3.8 0.9 3.5 40.0 9.7 30.3 2.4
Minnesota 98,857 100.0 0.3 2.6 1.0 3.9 47.2 12.1 35.1 2.6
Mississippi 118,519 100.0 0.2 4.6 1.2 4.1 34.3 9.9 24.4 2.4
Missouri 174,543 100.0 0.3 4.6 1.3 4.4 32.6 10.0 22.6 2.4
Montana 22,433 100.0 0.3 2.9 0.8 5.3 33.7 9.0 24.7 2.4
Nebraska 36,321 100.0 0.3 4.1 1.1 4.6 33.8 11.2 22.6 2.6
Nevada 47,388 100.0 0.3 3.6 1.7 4.6 30.7 4.7 26.0 2.6
New Hampshire 34,370 100.0 0.3 2.6 0.8 3.7 44.4 7.4 37.0 2.4
New Jersey 171,482 100.0 0.3 3.1 1.9 3.6 35.9 8.2 27.7 3.1
New Mexico 47,254 100.0 0.3 3.6 1.3 5.4 33.8 7.6 26.2 2.0
New York 456,303 100.0 0.2 3.1 2.3 3.6 32.6 8.8 23.8 2.6
North Carolina 269,787 100.0 0.2 4.8 1.6 3.7 31.7 10.4 21.3 2.6
North Dakota 12,791 100.0 0.5 2.6 0.6 4.4 39.5 15.6 23.9 2.6
Ohio 274,906 100.0 0.3 3.8 0.9 3.0 44.8 12.5 32.3 2.2
Oklahoma 96,955 100.0 0.2 4.4 1.1 4.2 32.0 9.8 22.2 2.4
Oregon 80,659 100.0 0.3 3.5 1.3 5.0 35.4 8.5 26.9 2.6
Pennsylvania 324,929 100.0 0.3 3.8 1.2 4.2 33.9 10.3 23.6 2.6
Rhode Island 31,676 100.0 0.2 3.1 1.2 3.1 44.4 9.8 34.6 2.3
South Carolina 143,104 100.0 0.2 3.9 1.3 4.1 33.4 9.2 24.2 2.4
South Dakota 16,300 100.0 0.4 2.7 1.0 3.6 36.6 12.8 23.8 2.2
Tennessee 199,064 100.0 0.2 3.9 1.1 3.4 36.3 9.3 27.0 2.4
Texas 405,629 100.0 0.2 4.8 2.1 4.4 30.1 8.1 22.0 2.7
Utah 31,270 100.0 0.5 3.5 0.9 4.0 40.7 11.2 29.5 2.2
Vermont 17,320 100.0 0.4 3.5 1.1 4.1 40.9 9.0 31.9 2.4
Virginia 179,511 100.0 0.3 4.0 1.4 3.8 32.9 10.5 22.4 2.7
Washington 130,151 100.0 0.3 3.4 1.5 4.0 40.9 8.1 32.8 2.7
West Virginia 89,720 100.0 0.2 4.4 0.6 4.8 30.8 11.4 19.4 2.0
Wisconsin 123,217 100.0 0.4 3.6 0.9 3.8 40.2 11.4 28.8 2.4
Wyoming 10,288 100.0 0.4 3.0 1.0 5.5 34.2 9.7 24.5 2.2
Outlying areas
American Samoa 1,199 100.0 a 14.3 a 3.8 11.4 4.4 7.0 2.3
Guam 1,219 100.0 a 1.5 1.1 4.8 27.5 10.1 17.4 3.4
Northern Mariana Islands 219 100.0 0 2.7 a 6.4 27.9 11.0 16.9 2.3
Puerto Rico 162,612 100.0 0.2 1.5 1.0 3.5 46.0 7.5 38.5 1.1
Virgin Islands 1,922 100.0 a 2.2 1.3 4.9 29.2 9.8 19.4 2.3
Foreign countries 18,135 100.0 0.6 1.3 1.2 4.5 35.1 10.7 24.4 1.9
(Continued)
Table 11.
Continued
State or area Diseases of the— Other Unknown
Blood and
blood-
forming
organs
Circulatory
system
Digestive
system
Genitourinary
system
Musculoskeletal
system and
connective
tissue
Nervous
system
and sense
organs
Respiratory
system
Skin and
subcutaneous
tissue
All areas 0.2 8.7 1.4 1.5 22.4 9.5 2.9 0.2 0.2 4.9
Alabama 0.3 10.5 1.3 1.5 26.9 8.4 3.2 0.3 0.2 4.5
Alaska 0.3 6.6 1.6 1.1 24.7 11.1 2.6 0.2 0.3 2.7
Arizona 0.2 7.1 1.5 1.4 22.6 9.9 2.7 0.2 0.3 3.2
Arkansas 0.3 11.2 1.5 1.2 29.6 9.3 3.6 0.3 0.1 3.4
California 0.2 7.0 1.6 1.8 22.7 9.8 1.8 0.2 0.2 3.5
Colorado 0.2 5.8 1.6 1.3 24.7 13.3 3.3 0.2 0.2 3.8
Connecticut 0.2 7.1 1.2 1.3 17.7 9.6 2.5 0.2 0.2 6.1
Delaware 0.4 8.4 1.4 1.9 24.9 9.3 2.9 0.2 0.3 4.1
District of Columbia 0.4 7.6 0.8 3.8 14.1 10.0 1.9 0.4 0.2 4.9
Florida 0.3 9.7 1.7 1.5 21.5 8.4 3.0 0.4 0.2 5.1
Georgia 0.4 10.6 1.4 2.0 22.3 8.4 3.4 0.2 0.2 5.8
Hawaii 0.1 9.7 1.0 2.7 16.3 8.4 2.0 0.2 0.3 4.2
Idaho 0.1 6.6 1.4 1.0 23.9 11.1 2.8 0.2 0.2 3.3
Illinois 0.3 8.7 1.2 1.7 17.2 10.1 2.8 0.2 0.2 4.7
Indiana 0.3 9.3 1.5 1.4 18.8 10.4 3.8 0.2 0.2 5.1
Iowa 0.2 6.9 1.2 1.2 20.3 10.7 3.2 0.2 0.2 5.2
Kansas 0.2 7.8 1.4 1.4 20.5 10.7 3.4 0.2 0.2 4.5
Kentucky 0.2 9.2 1.2 0.9 25.8 7.4 3.8 0.2 0.2 5.2
Louisiana 0.4 11.3 1.2 1.8 25.9 8.6 2.5 0.3 0.2 6.4
Maine 0.1 7.0 1.2 0.7 23.8 8.6 2.6 0.3 0.2 3.7
Maryland 0.4 9.9 1.3 2.4 18.4 10.8 2.8 0.2 0.2 5.4
Massachusetts 0.2 6.0 1.3 0.9 18.9 9.2 2.2 0.1 0.2 4.3
Michigan 0.2 8.5 1.1 1.4 20.4 9.5 2.8 0.2 0.2 4.8
Minnesota 0.2 6.3 1.1 1.1 16.3 10.9 2.1 0.2 0.2 4.1
Mississippi 0.4 11.8 1.0 1.7 20.7 8.2 3.0 0.3 0.2 6.0
Missouri 0.2 8.9 1.5 1.2 24.7 9.6 3.6 0.2 0.2 4.2
Montana 0.1 6.1 1.3 1.1 25.6 12.2 3.4 0.2 0.2 4.4
Nebraska 0.2 8.0 1.3 1.5 22.4 11.8 3.3 0.2 0.1 4.8
Nevada 0.2 9.3 1.9 1.5 25.8 10.4 3.6 0.2 0.2 3.3
New Hampshire 0.1 6.9 1.3 0.8 20.3 9.9 3.0 0.2 0.2 3.3
New Jersey 0.3 9.5 1.5 1.7 20.4 10.6 2.7 0.2 0.2 4.9
New Mexico 0.2 6.0 1.7 1.6 26.8 10.4 2.8 0.3 0.3 3.5
New York 0.3 8.3 1.2 1.4 26.6 8.9 2.6 0.2 0.1 5.8
North Carolina 0.3 10.8 1.4 1.7 23.1 8.3 3.5 0.2 0.2 5.8
North Dakota 0.2 7.6 1.1 1.2 19.9 11.7 3.0 0.2 0.1 4.9
Ohio 0.2 7.9 1.0 1.3 15.6 8.8 3.1 0.1 0.1 6.8
Oklahoma 0.2 9.9 1.5 1.3 25.8 9.8 3.7 0.2 0.2 3.0
Oregon 0.2 6.8 1.6 1.1 23.6 12.4 2.7 0.2 0.2 3.1
Pennsylvania 0.2 9.2 1.5 1.4 23.2 9.9 2.8 0.2 0.3 5.3
Rhode Island 0.2 7.1 1.4 0.9 19.4 8.7 2.6 0.2 0.3 4.7
South Carolina 0.4 11.3 1.3 1.9 23.3 8.4 3.5 0.3 0.2 4.2
South Dakota 0.1 7.5 1.0 1.1 22.3 13.7 3.3 0.2 0.2 4.0
Tennessee 0.2 9.8 1.3 1.4 22.4 8.0 3.6 0.2 0.2 5.7
Texas 0.3 9.8 1.6 2.2 23.6 10.8 2.7 0.2 0.2 4.4
Utah 0.1 5.6 1.4 1.3 19.5 12.7 2.8 0.2 0.2 4.2
Vermont 0.2 6.5 1.3 0.7 20.7 9.3 2.8 0.2 0.2 5.6
Virginia 0.3 9.7 1.4 1.8 24.4 9.0 3.2 0.2 0.2 4.8
Washington 0.2 6.4 1.7 1.3 20.6 10.6 2.6 0.2 0.2 3.6
West Virginia 0.2 10.0 1.2 0.7 26.0 7.2 4.0 0.2 0.2 7.4
Wisconsin 0.2 6.9 1.2 1.3 19.2 11.4 2.4 0.2 0.2 5.6
Wyoming 0.2 7.1 1.4 1.2 23.6 12.8 4.4 0.2 0.3 2.5
Outlying areas
American Samoa a 10.0 a 2.1 36.9 10.0 2.8 1.8 0.8 2.1
Guam a 14.4 1.2 5.3 20.7 12.6 3.2 a 1.2 2.4
Northern Mariana Islands a 19.2 a 4.6 7.3 16.4 a 4.6 a 3.2
Puerto Rico 0.1 5.7 0.6 0.8 24.1 8.3 1.9 0.3 0.1 4.9
Virgin Islands 0.7 11.4 0.8 2.5 25.8 13.1 a a a 3.6
Foreign countries 0.1 8.5 0.7 0.7 19.3 10.2 1.3 0.2 0.2 14.1
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 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.
a. Data not shown to avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals.
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Table 12.
Number receiving Social Security disability benefits because of blindness or deafness, by state or other area, December 2004
State or area Blind Deaf
Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult
children
Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult
children
All areas 102,769 90,425 2,208 10,136 58,994 49,562 1,069 8,363
Alabama 2,440 2,174 61 205 1,404 1,160 32 212
Alaska 149 140 a a 115 104 a a
Arizona 1,670 1,504 41 125 1,037 903 12 122
Arkansas 1,462 1,288 30 144 796 673 19 104
California 9,156 7,911 185 1,060 5,019 4,137 60 822
Colorado 990 890 16 84 751 672 13 66
Connecticut 1,174 998 23 153 651 557 5 89
Delaware 297 272 a a 171 149 a a
District of Columbia 174 158 a a 286 239 a a
Florida 4,785 4,289 106 390 3,913 3,314 52 547
Georgia 3,310 2,982 75 253 1,562 1,255 37 270
Hawaii 293 253 a a 201 172 a a
Idaho 428 388 5 35 196 169 5 22
Illinois 4,016 3,548 83 385 2,173 1,838 34 301
Indiana 2,566 2,311 44 211 1,419 1,233 29 157
Iowa 952 830 14 108 580 512 7 61
Kansas 1,023 926 15 82 586 528 6 52
Kentucky 2,225 1,888 68 269 1,250 1,019 38 193
Louisiana 2,104 1,807 66 231 1,182 835 47 300
Maine 515 456 5 54 309 281 a a
Maryland 1,416 1,260 24 132 1,207 1,053 11 143
Massachusetts 2,657 2,138 45 474 1,204 1,023 17 164
Michigan 3,258 2,771 62 425 1,919 1,612 32 275
Minnesota 1,563 1,381 20 162 1,007 912 12 83
Mississippi 1,936 1,755 37 144 863 703 27 133
Missouri 2,510 2,238 51 221 1,239 1,090 16 133
Montana 291 261 9 21 170 145 a a
Nebraska 548 489 5 54 317 297 a a
Nevada 754 673 16 65 368 312 7 49
New Hampshire 352 305 8 39 215 190 a a
New Jersey 2,542 2,267 45 230 1,462 1,260 21 181
New Mexico 754 649 23 82 381 321 15 45
New York 5,616 4,857 103 656 3,798 3,177 64 557
North Carolina 3,663 3,278 95 290 1,920 1,672 37 211
North Dakota 152 130 0 22 86 79 0 7
Ohio 4,139 3,685 103 351 2,477 2,105 60 312
Oklahoma 1,601 1,437 39 125 851 722 24 105
Oregon 1,406 1,230 22 154 832 713 12 107
Pennsylvania 4,510 3,955 92 463 2,424 2,028 52 344
Rhode Island 384 328 10 46 224 195 a a
South Carolina 2,550 2,260 84 206 923 756 16 151
South Dakota 240 208 a a 152 137 a a
Tennessee 3,092 2,763 76 253 1,439 1,216 35 188
Texas 7,723 6,968 164 591 4,141 3,522 58 561
Utah 584 517 5 62 356 322 7 27
Vermont 177 154 a a 124 112 a a
Virginia 2,226 1,961 56 209 1,209 1,036 26 147
Washington 1,642 1,437 28 177 1,134 965 22 147
West Virginia 948 810 26 112 526 424 13 89
Wisconsin 1,512 1,321 23 168 1,039 914 14 111
Wyoming 123 113 a a 65 60 0 5
Outlying areas
Puerto Rico 1,786 1,509 63 214 1,132 629 31 472
Other b 100 88 a a 60 44 a a
Foreign countries 285 216 12 57 129 66 12 51
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 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.
a. Data not shown to avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals.
b. Includes American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and Virgin Islands.
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Table 13.
Total monthly benefits, by state or other area, December 2004 (in thousands of dollars)
State or area Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult
children
All areas 6,109,593 5,540,703 122,795 446,096
Alabama 150,509 137,693 3,647 9,169
Alaska 8,686 8,093 156 437
Arizona 113,220 105,941 1,889 5,390
Arkansas 89,915 83,102 2,049 4,764
California 530,254 483,141 8,815 38,298
Colorado 65,599 61,047 1,038 3,514
Connecticut 65,284 58,205 881 6,199
Delaware 19,714 18,190 295 1,229
District of Columbia 8,375 7,564 138 674
Florida 363,741 337,368 6,404 19,969
Georgia 179,208 164,363 3,805 11,040
Hawaii 18,066 16,382 297 1,388
Idaho 25,893 23,845 494 1,553
Illinois 220,354 195,324 4,551 20,479
Indiana 134,400 120,491 2,963 10,946
Iowa 54,592 48,368 954 5,270
Kansas 48,632 43,988 901 3,743
Kentucky 147,454 134,627 4,184 8,642
Louisiana 111,699 98,286 3,601 9,812
Maine 39,377 36,201 641 2,535
Maryland 87,510 79,290 1,459 6,761
Massachusetts 141,452 128,600 1,941 10,911
Michigan 243,545 216,326 5,325 21,894
Minnesota 83,624 75,484 1,070 7,070
Mississippi 93,972 85,770 2,418 5,784
Missouri 146,044 133,483 3,070 9,492
Montana 18,643 16,998 345 1,300
Nebraska 29,328 26,383 452 2,493
Nevada 43,774 41,386 725 1,663
New Hampshire 29,969 27,826 403 1,741
New Jersey 158,955 143,382 2,461 13,112
New Mexico 39,044 36,006 735 2,303
New York 408,603 365,747 7,174 35,682
North Carolina 224,250 207,350 4,163 12,737
North Dakota 9,991 8,681 162 1,148
Ohio 230,171 202,387 5,841 21,943
Oklahoma 81,076 73,956 1,909 5,212
Oregon 69,880 64,075 1,265 4,540
Pennsylvania 280,324 249,941 6,048 24,335
Rhode Island 26,358 24,129 372 1,857
South Carolina 120,279 110,484 2,537 7,258
South Dakota 12,702 11,346 213 1,143
Tennessee 162,630 148,522 4,003 10,105
Texas 342,102 310,886 8,080 23,136
Utah 26,495 23,960 442 2,094
Vermont 13,998 12,680 236 1,082
Virginia 153,867 140,886 3,220 9,762
Washington 113,770 104,294 1,936 7,541
West Virginia 79,350 71,470 2,396 5,484
Wisconsin 104,811 93,234 1,592 9,984
Wyoming 8,871 8,178 136 556
Outlying areas
American Samoa 778 712 24 41
Guam 890 821 18 52
Northern Mariana Islands 113 96 3 14
Puerto Rico 113,618 102,680 2,441 8,496
Virgin Islands 1,589 1,399 40 150
Foreign countries 12,242 9,637 438 2,167
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Unnegotiated checks not deducted.
Data exclude lump-sum death payments.
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Table 14.
Number, by type of representative payee, December 2004
Type of payee Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult
children
All disabled beneficiaries 7,167,375 6,197,385 210,736 759,254
Without payee 5,827,590 5,464,905 196,882 165,803
With payee
Parent (natural, adoptive, or stepparent) 454,085 213,899 534 239,652
Spouse 143,053 142,260 83 710
Child (natural, adoptive, or stepchild) 48,836 41,149 6,243 1,444
Other relative 257,197 130,906 3,177 123,114
Nonmental institution 131,609 54,331 1,506 75,772
Mental institution 98,956 27,290 307 71,359
Social agency 92,133 43,982 636 47,515
Public official 10,552 6,524 138 3,890
Financial organization 4,356 3,071 44 1,241
Other 99,008 69,068 1,186 28,754
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
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Table 15.
Representative payment, by sex and diagnostic group, December 2004
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 6,197,385 732,480 11.8 210,736 13,854 6.6 759,254 593,451 78.2
Congenital anomalies 10,392 1,337 12.9 261 6 2.3 7,981 5,408 67.8
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 247,559 4,062 1.6 18,477 283 1.5 2,823 746 26.4
Infectious and parasitic diseases 110,178 3,438 3.1 1,777 55 3.1 2,987 1,664 55.7
Injuries 271,626 23,821 8.8 5,363 155 2.9 9,524 3,753 39.4
Mental disorders
Retardation 310,240 170,546 55.0 9,623 2,562 26.6 341,422 301,171 88.2
Other 1,765,627 429,896 24.3 48,503 7,820 16.1 107,967 69,609 64.5
Neoplasms 172,844 2,734 1.6 4,269 70 1.6 1,776 975 54.9
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 15,596 337 2.2 360 9 2.5 1,923 329 17.1
Circulatory system 600,144 29,949 5.0 21,262 803 3.8 3,368 1,642 48.8
Digestive system 94,566 2,624 2.8 2,398 51 2.1 587 113 19.3
Genitourinary system 103,427 1,252 1.2 1,866 38 2.0 1,795 367 20.4
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 1,540,566 15,662 1.0 59,012 540 0.9 5,017 1,030 20.5
Nervous system and sense organs 596,369 27,804 4.7 15,064 611 4.1 68,185 35,604 52.2
Respiratory system 194,592 2,380 1.2 10,953 135 1.2 963 301 31.3
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 14,963 200 1.3 484 a a 255 45 17.6
Other 12,038 520 4.3 262 a a 1,258 808 64.2
Unknown 136,658 15,918 11.6 10,802 707 6.5 201,423 169,886 84.3
Men
Subtotal 3,373,226 483,544 14.3 7,016 544 7.8 414,697 331,259 79.9
Congenital anomalies 5,390 779 14.5 10 0 0 4,166 2,917 70.0
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 105,959 2,337 2.2 332 12 3.6 1,325 405 30.6
Infectious and parasitic diseases 81,926 2,754 3.4 94 a a 1,590 933 58.7
Injuries 190,556 18,272 9.6 337 17 5.0 6,646 2,587 38.9
Mental disorders
Retardation 201,209 113,894 56.6 325 84 25.8 184,704 166,167 90.0
Other 903,702 280,079 31.0 1,380 271 19.6 68,466 47,044 68.7
Neoplasms 83,461 1,654 2.0 140 6 4.3 1,018 575 56.5
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 7,115 205 2.9 18 0 0 970 194 20.0
Circulatory system 404,117 19,566 4.8 1,115 43 3.9 1,814 930 51.3
Digestive system 51,490 1,985 3.9 123 5 4.1 306 70 22.9
Genitourinary system 62,439 842 1.3 129 a a 931 199 21.4
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 796,382 10,373 1.3 1,763 28 1.6 2,155 567 26.3
Nervous system and sense organs 299,870 17,340 5.8 474 27 5.7 36,376 19,651 54.0
Respiratory system 97,711 1,574 1.6 339 13 3.8 432 168 38.9
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 6,126 115 1.9 14 0 0 103 25 24.3
Other 5,846 376 6.4 7 0 0 665 452 68.0
Unknown 69,927 11,399 16.3 416 33 7.9 103,030 88,375 85.8
Women
Subtotal 2,824,159 248,936 8.8 203,720 13,310 6.5 344,557 262,192 76.1
Congenital anomalies 5,002 558 11.2 251 6 2.4 3,815 2,491 65.3
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 141,600 1,725 1.2 18,145 271 1.5 1,498 341 22.8
Infectious and parasitic diseases 28,252 684 2.4 1,683 a a 1,397 731 52.3
Injuries 81,070 5,549 6.8 5,026 138 2.7 2,878 1,166 40.5
Mental disorders
Retardation 109,031 56,652 52.0 9,298 2,478 26.7 156,718 135,004 86.1
Other 861,925 149,817 17.4 47,123 7,549 16.0 39,501 22,565 57.1
Neoplasms 89,383 1,080 1.2 4,129 64 1.6 758 400 52.8
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 8,481 132 1.6 342 9 2.6 953 135 14.2
Circulatory system 196,027 10,383 5.3 20,147 760 3.8 1,554 712 45.8
Digestive system 43,076 639 1.5 2,275 46 2.0 281 43 15.3
Genitourinary system 40,988 410 1.0 1,737 a a 864 168 19.4
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 744,184 5,289 0.7 57,249 512 0.9 2,862 463 16.2
Nervous system and sense organs 296,499 10,464 3.5 14,590 584 4.0 31,809 15,953 50.2
Respiratory system 96,881 806 0.8 10,614 122 1.1 531 133 25.0
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 8,837 85 1.0 470 a a 152 20 13.2
Other 6,192 144 2.3 255 a a 593 356 60.0
Unknown 66,731 4,519 6.8 10,386 674 6.5 98,393 81,511 82.8
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 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.
a. Data not shown to avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals.
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Table 16.
Percentage distribution of disabled workers, by state or other area and monthly benefit, December 2004
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–
or more
Average Median
All areas 6,197,385 100.0 7.2 16.3 23.7 18.1 12.8 22.1 894.10 830.40
Alabama 158,703 100.0 7.0 17.2 25.7 18.8 12.2 19.1 867.70 799.20
Alaska 9,150 100.0 8.5 17.4 23.4 16.7 12.1 21.9 884.60 805.60
Arizona 114,578 100.0 6.0 14.6 22.9 18.4 13.7 24.4 924.70 864.00
Arkansas 97,653 100.0 7.1 17.2 25.8 20.2 13.3 16.5 851.10 799.00
California 528,609 100.0 8.0 15.9 21.7 16.8 12.6 25.0 914.10 847.00
Colorado 68,862 100.0 6.8 17.1 23.7 18.2 12.9 21.2 886.60 822.00
Connecticut 62,517 100.0 5.5 14.7 23.1 18.5 13.3 24.9 931.10 865.20
Delaware 19,473 100.0 5.9 14.4 22.9 17.8 13.7 25.3 934.20 871.20
District of Columbia 9,436 100.0 8.8 20.4 27.7 19.6 10.6 12.9 801.60 741.00
Florida 378,099 100.0 6.4 16.3 24.3 18.6 13.0 21.3 892.40 827.20
Georgia 186,943 100.0 6.2 16.0 25.4 20.1 13.4 19.0 879.30 821.20
Hawaii 17,740 100.0 5.7 15.3 22.3 18.5 14.3 23.9 923.50 869.00
Idaho 27,302 100.0 8.1 17.7 23.3 17.3 13.0 20.7 873.50 810.00
Illinois 212,168 100.0 6.9 15.4 22.3 17.5 12.9 25.0 920.70 855.00
Indiana 134,461 100.0 7.4 16.3 23.2 18.0 12.7 22.4 896.20 831.00
Iowa 56,604 100.0 8.9 18.1 24.1 17.3 12.2 19.3 854.60 789.00
Kansas 50,782 100.0 7.6 17.7 24.1 18.3 13.1 19.2 866.30 804.20
Kentucky 153,184 100.0 8.4 17.3 23.1 17.3 12.2 21.7 879.00 812.00
Louisiana 110,422 100.0 8.5 16.7 22.9 16.5 12.0 23.3 890.20 818.20
Maine 44,038 100.0 8.2 19.3 27.0 18.9 11.9 14.7 822.10 762.00
Maryland 85,926 100.0 6.3 14.8 22.8 18.3 13.7 24.2 922.90 862.20
Massachusetts 145,391 100.0 6.2 16.7 25.3 19.0 12.4 20.4 884.60 815.00
Michigan 227,568 100.0 7.5 15.1 20.4 15.4 12.2 29.4 950.70 885.00
Minnesota 85,488 100.0 7.5 17.2 24.1 17.9 12.0 21.4 883.10 812.00
Mississippi 102,132 100.0 7.1 17.8 27.6 19.4 12.2 15.9 839.90 779.00
Missouri 152,857 100.0 7.5 17.2 24.4 18.2 12.5 20.1 873.40 807.20
Montana 19,673 100.0 7.7 18.4 23.6 17.8 12.6 20.0 864.20 802.20
Nebraska 31,282 100.0 8.1 18.6 25.4 18.2 12.6 17.2 843.50 781.00
Nevada 43,613 100.0 5.0 13.4 22.6 18.8 14.1 26.1 949.10 889.20
New Hampshire 30,822 100.0 5.3 14.8 25.1 20.2 13.9 20.8 902.90 844.00
New Jersey 147,396 100.0 5.2 13.6 21.3 17.6 13.2 29.1 972.90 906.20
New Mexico 41,660 100.0 8.1 17.3 24.2 18.5 12.7 19.2 864.40 803.20
New York 387,666 100.0 6.7 15.1 21.3 16.9 12.7 27.3 943.60 874.20
North Carolina 237,795 100.0 5.9 15.5 25.8 21.4 13.8 17.4 872.10 821.20
North Dakota 10,478 100.0 8.8 19.7 25.2 17.9 11.9 16.6 828.60 762.20
Ohio 230,460 100.0 9.2 17.8 22.1 16.1 12.0 22.6 878.30 807.20
Oklahoma 84,410 100.0 7.9 16.8 23.3 17.9 13.6 20.6 876.30 819.20
Oregon 71,398 100.0 7.2 17.0 22.9 17.2 12.6 23.1 897.50 829.00
Pennsylvania 275,892 100.0 7.4 15.5 22.5 17.7 13.2 23.6 906.00 845.00
Rhode Island 27,875 100.0 6.6 17.5 26.2 18.8 12.1 18.8 865.70 797.00
South Carolina 124,724 100.0 5.6 14.8 25.2 21.4 14.3 18.7 885.90 836.00
South Dakota 13,837 100.0 9.4 19.7 25.4 17.8 12.2 15.5 820.10 758.20
Tennessee 172,989 100.0 6.8 17.2 26.2 19.5 12.8 17.6 858.60 798.20
Texas 350,669 100.0 7.7 16.1 23.5 18.4 13.1 21.2 886.70 825.20
Utah 27,163 100.0 7.9 18.4 23.4 16.3 11.7 22.3 882.20 803.20
Vermont 14,992 100.0 7.5 17.8 25.8 19.7 12.8 16.3 845.90 790.00
Virginia 156,592 100.0 6.6 15.4 23.7 19.0 13.4 21.9 899.80 840.00
Washington 115,238 100.0 7.4 16.7 22.9 16.9 12.3 23.9 905.10 831.00
West Virginia 76,039 100.0 8.3 14.8 19.9 15.8 12.7 28.5 940.00 883.00
Wisconsin 104,633 100.0 7.8 16.9 23.0 17.2 12.5 22.6 891.20 823.20
Wyoming 9,166 100.0 7.8 17.9 23.0 16.1 11.8 23.4 892.30 814.20
Outlying areas
American Samoa 1,045 100.0 14.7 26.0 30.0 16.8 a a 681.90 647.20
Guam 1,055 100.0 13.9 17.7 26.4 17.5 12.1 12.2 778.00 732.00
Northern Mariana Islands 169 100.0 24.9 37.3 24.3 7.1 a a 569.10 542.00
Puerto Rico 134,694 100.0 6.1 21.4 36.5 19.1 9.0 8.0 762.50 712.20
Virgin Islands 1,554 100.0 5.9 14.2 24.6 20.1 14.5 20.6 900.40 841.60
Foreign countries 12,320 100.0 17.1 16.1 21.9 17.0 11.9 16.0 782.30 748.60
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
a. Data not shown to avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals.
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Table 17.
Percentage distribution of disabled widow(er)s, by state or other area and monthly benefit, December 2004
State or area Number Percentage distribution by dollar amount of monthly benefit Monthly benefit
(dollars)
Total Less
than
200.00
200.00–
299.90
300.00–
399.90
400.00–
499.90
500.00–
599.90
600.00–
699.90
700.00–
799.90
800.00–
899.90
900.00
or more
Average Median
All areas 210,736 100.0 9.6 8.9 11.2 13.2 12.4 11.0 9.4 7.5 16.8 582.70 558.20
Alabama 6,689 100.0 11.5 9.8 11.6 14.0 12.8 11.9 9.4 6.8 12.2 545.20 523.00
Alaska 242 100.0 6.2 9.5 6.2 13.2 14.0 8.7 10.3 9.1 22.7 643.20 609.50
Arizona 3,111 100.0 8.2 8.6 10.8 12.5 12.5 10.3 9.9 8.3 19.0 607.30 577.00
Arkansas 3,903 100.0 12.8 11.1 11.7 13.6 13.7 11.5 8.0 6.2 11.4 525.10 505.00
California 13,984 100.0 7.1 7.5 10.1 13.1 11.7 10.4 10.0 8.4 21.7 630.40 604.00
Colorado 1,751 100.0 8.2 8.7 10.8 14.5 11.7 10.3 10.3 8.1 17.4 593.00 569.00
Connecticut 1,533 100.0 8.4 8.7 13.0 16.2 11.7 11.3 8.3 6.5 15.9 574.70 534.00
Delaware 510 100.0 10.0 7.3 12.9 14.9 13.1 8.6 10.2 6.7 16.3 578.20 540.50
District of Columbia 252 100.0 8.7 7.5 17.1 15.5 12.3 14.3 7.1 5.6 11.9 545.80 512.50
Florida 11,500 100.0 10.8 9.9 12.1 13.6 12.5 11.0 8.8 7.0 14.4 556.90 527.00
Georgia 7,216 100.0 13.1 10.4 12.5 14.2 12.8 10.3 8.8 6.1 11.8 527.40 498.00
Hawaii 471 100.0 6.4 7.2 11.5 11.5 13.6 10.8 9.8 8.3 21.0 630.00 597.20
Idaho 784 100.0 6.4 7.7 10.6 10.7 12.4 12.6 9.7 10.1 19.9 630.30 610.10
Illinois 7,382 100.0 8.1 7.9 10.3 12.7 11.7 11.1 9.5 8.3 20.5 616.50 593.00
Indiana 4,875 100.0 8.8 8.2 10.3 12.3 11.8 11.1 9.4 8.5 19.6 607.80 588.00
Iowa 1,656 100.0 8.0 9.2 11.7 12.6 14.1 12.4 10.0 8.0 14.0 576.20 560.50
Kansas 1,558 100.0 9.1 9.2 11.4 13.2 12.9 10.8 10.3 8.2 15.1 578.20 553.10
Kentucky 7,046 100.0 8.4 8.1 11.3 12.8 12.8 11.9 9.8 7.6 17.3 593.90 573.00
Louisiana 5,836 100.0 7.5 6.5 10.6 13.3 13.5 11.5 8.9 8.8 19.6 617.20 590.00
Maine 1,165 100.0 10.6 8.9 13.6 13.7 12.9 10.4 9.9 7.6 12.4 550.30 521.00
Maryland 2,372 100.0 7.9 7.6 9.9 12.2 12.6 12.0 9.8 8.2 19.7 615.00 597.00
Massachusetts 3,318 100.0 7.9 8.7 12.1 14.8 12.3 11.6 9.7 6.6 16.3 585.00 547.00
Michigan 8,043 100.0 6.9 6.8 8.9 11.5 10.9 10.6 10.0 8.2 26.2 662.10 648.20
Minnesota 1,825 100.0 9.1 8.3 11.9 12.1 12.9 12.1 10.0 6.6 17.0 586.40 558.00
Mississippi 4,581 100.0 12.0 10.8 12.4 14.5 13.4 11.0 8.5 5.4 11.9 527.90 501.00
Missouri 5,473 100.0 11.1 9.4 11.6 13.8 12.0 10.6 9.6 7.0 14.9 560.90 531.00
Montana 592 100.0 6.4 10.3 13.7 15.7 10.3 10.0 9.5 7.1 17.1 582.90 533.00
Nebraska 822 100.0 10.2 10.8 14.2 12.3 9.9 11.6 9.0 8.4 13.6 550.30 514.50
Nevada 1,159 100.0 8.1 8.0 11.0 12.1 9.9 10.7 10.2 8.9 21.1 625.40 606.00
New Hampshire 738 100.0 12.7 11.1 12.5 12.3 11.7 9.3 8.1 7.7 14.5 546.10 507.50
New Jersey 4,137 100.0 10.3 8.0 11.4 12.5 12.2 10.6 9.2 6.7 19.2 594.80 561.00
New Mexico 1,224 100.0 7.0 8.7 10.4 13.4 13.9 12.0 9.9 7.4 17.2 600.80 573.00
New York 12,070 100.0 9.0 8.0 11.3 13.6 12.1 11.0 9.8 7.4 17.9 594.40 564.00
North Carolina 8,499 100.0 16.5 12.5 12.8 13.5 12.6 9.5 7.5 5.7 9.5 489.80 460.00
North Dakota 293 100.0 9.6 9.9 12.3 12.3 13.3 14.7 8.2 8.2 11.6 553.50 539.00
Ohio 9,232 100.0 7.4 6.8 10.3 11.8 11.5 10.7 10.6 9.0 21.9 632.70 616.60
Oklahoma 3,309 100.0 9.9 8.6 11.4 14.0 12.3 10.4 9.7 7.7 16.0 576.90 546.00
Oregon 2,027 100.0 7.4 7.4 10.3 12.5 11.7 10.3 10.1 9.3 21.2 624.10 606.00
Pennsylvania 9,813 100.0 7.6 8.0 10.0 12.0 12.4 11.3 10.1 9.1 19.4 616.40 599.00
Rhode Island 683 100.0 11.3 10.7 11.9 13.9 12.2 10.0 8.9 8.8 12.4 544.60 516.00
South Carolina 5,038 100.0 15.3 11.3 12.5 12.5 13.6 10.8 7.8 5.9 10.2 503.60 484.00
South Dakota 385 100.0 9.6 10.9 12.2 13.2 14.8 11.2 8.3 5.7 14.0 552.20 529.00
Tennessee 7,502 100.0 12.5 10.8 11.8 13.2 12.7 11.3 8.9 6.9 11.9 533.60 511.00
Texas 13,680 100.0 8.9 8.8 10.9 13.0 12.6 11.3 9.4 7.9 17.3 590.70 567.20
Utah 712 100.0 7.2 8.0 10.8 13.9 12.1 9.8 10.1 6.9 21.2 620.50 580.00
Vermont 444 100.0 10.8 12.6 10.4 14.0 14.0 12.4 8.3 6.3 11.3 531.70 512.00
Virginia 5,612 100.0 10.8 8.7 11.4 13.3 11.9 11.1 9.1 7.4 16.2 573.80 550.00
Washington 3,061 100.0 6.5 7.5 10.8 11.3 11.6 12.4 10.1 8.2 21.5 632.40 616.00
West Virginia 3,695 100.0 5.8 6.7 9.0 11.9 12.0 12.5 10.5 9.4 22.1 648.60 634.00
Wisconsin 2,695 100.0 9.6 8.6 9.7 12.6 12.9 12.2 8.8 8.1 17.4 590.70 570.00
Wyoming 235 100.0 8.1 6.8 11.9 18.3 9.8 14.9 8.5 6.0 15.7 580.50 565.00
Outlying areas
American Samoa 53 100.0 15.1 9.4 17.0 17.0 15.1 11.3 a a a 458.40 436.00
Guam 34 100.0 a a a 26.5 a a 0 a a 518.00 462.60
Northern Mariana Islands 5 100.0 0 a a 0 a 0 0 0 a 514.80 379.00
Puerto Rico 5,095 100.0 11.2 13.5 14.5 17.9 14.7 10.4 7.4 4.5 5.8 479.30 454.20
Virgin Islands 64 100.0 a a a 18.8 18.8 a a 10.9 12.5 624.70 598.20
Foreign countries 752 100.0 8.1 5.7 10.8 16.1 16.2 10.8 10.8 8.5 13.0 582.40 562.00
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
a. Data not shown to avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals.
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Table 18.
Percentage distribution of disabled adult children, by state or other area and monthly benefit, December 2004
State or area Number Percentage distribution by dollar amount of monthly benefit Monthly benefit
(dollars)
Total Less
than
200.00
200.00–
299.90
300.00–
399.90
400.00–
499.90
500.00–
599.90
600.00–
699.90
700.00–
799.90
800.00–
899.90
900.00
or more
Average Median
All areas 759,254 100.0 5.9 6.0 13.2 14.0 13.8 14.9 11.9 8.2 12.0 587.60 579.10
Alabama 17,145 100.0 7.1 7.4 17.4 16.6 14.4 13.1 9.6 6.3 8.0 534.80 510.00
Alaska 748 100.0 7.1 7.8 13.1 13.5 12.0 13.8 11.2 7.5 14.0 584.50 572.50
Arizona 8,911 100.0 5.8 5.9 11.1 13.6 13.2 15.1 12.9 8.6 13.8 604.90 602.20
Arkansas 9,176 100.0 7.9 7.4 17.7 17.7 15.0 13.0 9.3 5.5 6.5 519.20 495.00
California 63,192 100.0 5.9 5.8 11.4 12.9 13.6 15.1 12.7 8.8 13.8 606.10 602.00
Colorado 5,849 100.0 5.6 5.5 11.7 13.9 13.9 15.3 12.3 8.9 13.0 600.70 595.00
Connecticut 9,475 100.0 4.1 4.3 8.9 10.2 12.6 17.6 14.9 10.4 17.0 654.20 662.00
Delaware 1,943 100.0 3.1 3.5 11.0 12.7 14.3 18.3 12.6 9.7 14.8 632.80 633.20
District of Columbia 1,300 100.0 7.8 7.5 18.6 18.4 14.2 12.2 9.5 5.2 6.6 518.70 491.00
Florida 34,069 100.0 6.1 6.0 12.1 14.4 14.6 15.2 12.1 8.0 11.5 586.20 577.00
Georgia 20,249 100.0 5.9 6.6 17.6 17.0 15.1 13.3 9.7 6.3 8.5 545.30 519.20
Hawaii 2,338 100.0 4.5 5.3 13.4 13.0 15.5 16.4 12.6 8.9 10.3 593.70 590.10
Idaho 2,628 100.0 6.1 5.3 11.1 13.9 16.1 15.8 12.9 7.5 11.4 591.10 584.50
Illinois 32,159 100.0 4.4 4.7 10.2 11.9 12.9 16.3 13.4 10.1 16.1 636.90 640.00
Indiana 17,166 100.0 3.6 4.1 9.6 12.0 13.8 17.7 14.2 10.0 15.0 637.70 644.00
Iowa 8,585 100.0 4.2 4.5 10.2 14.7 15.0 16.7 12.8 9.7 12.4 613.90 607.00
Kansas 6,095 100.0 4.0 4.6 11.1 14.0 14.9 16.1 13.4 9.6 12.3 614.10 611.00
Kentucky 16,400 100.0 8.0 8.3 17.8 16.4 13.2 12.6 9.5 6.0 8.1 527.00 497.00
Louisiana 18,395 100.0 8.6 8.4 16.4 16.3 13.5 12.4 8.8 6.2 9.5 533.40 502.00
Maine 4,596 100.0 7.5 5.9 13.0 16.8 15.8 14.7 11.7 6.9 7.6 551.60 538.00
Maryland 10,886 100.0 3.8 4.7 11.8 12.9 14.6 15.7 13.2 8.5 14.7 621.10 616.20
Massachusetts 17,978 100.0 5.7 5.6 11.5 12.8 13.7 15.1 12.9 9.5 13.2 606.90 605.00
Michigan 33,233 100.0 3.8 3.8 8.4 10.7 12.8 16.5 15.3 10.9 17.9 658.90 668.00
Minnesota 11,544 100.0 4.4 4.3 11.7 14.1 13.8 16.5 12.9 9.4 12.8 612.50 612.00
Mississippi 11,806 100.0 9.0 9.9 21.5 17.0 13.6 10.8 7.2 4.9 6.1 489.90 454.00
Missouri 16,213 100.0 5.9 5.5 13.1 14.8 14.2 14.9 12.1 8.1 11.5 585.50 576.00
Montana 2,168 100.0 4.0 4.8 11.9 15.6 15.0 16.1 12.5 8.9 11.3 599.80 595.00
Nebraska 4,217 100.0 4.8 4.9 12.4 15.2 16.1 15.8 11.9 7.8 11.2 591.20 578.20
Nevada 2,616 100.0 4.5 5.1 10.0 12.4 13.4 14.8 13.1 9.9 17.0 635.80 633.20
New Hampshire 2,810 100.0 4.7 4.3 9.5 13.6 14.6 16.1 15.3 9.7 12.2 619.50 625.00
New Jersey 19,949 100.0 3.7 4.0 9.4 10.7 12.9 16.5 14.6 10.8 17.5 657.30 662.00
New Mexico 4,370 100.0 8.8 8.3 16.7 15.7 14.6 12.5 8.8 6.4 8.3 527.10 504.00
New York 56,567 100.0 4.2 4.5 10.5 12.4 13.4 16.5 13.9 10.0 14.6 630.80 633.20
North Carolina 23,493 100.0 5.6 6.6 17.6 17.4 15.4 13.5 10.1 6.2 7.6 542.20 515.20
North Dakota 2,020 100.0 4.9 5.6 14.2 17.1 15.5 16.7 9.9 7.4 8.8 568.40 552.00
Ohio 35,214 100.0 4.6 4.8 10.7 12.2 13.6 16.4 13.2 9.7 14.7 623.20 628.00
Oklahoma 9,236 100.0 5.9 6.2 15.1 15.7 14.9 14.1 11.2 7.3 9.7 564.40 545.00
Oregon 7,234 100.0 4.6 4.6 9.4 12.3 13.8 17.4 13.2 10.5 14.1 627.60 633.00
Pennsylvania 39,224 100.0 4.7 4.5 10.1 12.8 14.1 17.4 13.4 9.3 13.7 620.40 624.00
Rhode Island 3,118 100.0 5.4 6.1 12.1 13.3 14.2 16.1 11.5 9.5 11.8 595.70 592.00
South Carolina 13,342 100.0 5.5 6.7 16.8 17.6 15.6 13.7 9.9 6.6 7.7 544.10 517.10
South Dakota 2,078 100.0 5.9 5.8 15.4 18.1 15.7 14.1 10.8 6.2 8.0 550.30 526.10
Tennessee 18,573 100.0 6.2 6.5 17.5 16.7 14.9 13.8 9.6 6.4 8.3 544.10 520.00
Texas 41,280 100.0 7.0 7.0 15.2 15.4 14.1 13.4 10.2 7.1 10.7 560.50 537.00
Utah 3,395 100.0 5.2 5.2 9.7 13.0 14.0 17.1 13.3 8.9 13.5 616.70 619.20
Vermont 1,884 100.0 5.0 5.1 13.2 15.4 18.1 14.5 12.5 7.2 8.9 574.50 565.00
Virginia 17,307 100.0 5.7 6.1 15.5 16.1 14.5 14.5 10.6 7.2 9.7 564.10 544.20
Washington 11,852 100.0 4.4 4.6 9.8 11.8 13.2 16.1 14.3 10.4 15.4 636.30 644.00
West Virginia 9,986 100.0 7.1 6.7 15.5 15.7 14.2 15.6 10.2 6.5 8.7 549.30 536.00
Wisconsin 15,889 100.0 4.0 4.1 9.9 12.6 13.8 17.9 14.0 9.8 13.9 628.40 636.00
Wyoming 887 100.0 4.4 4.3 9.5 15.7 14.3 15.2 12.5 7.8 16.3 627.20 612.00
Outlying areas
American Samoa 101 100.0 11.9 18.8 a 16.8 15.8 a a a a 410.00 388.00
Guam 130 100.0 20.8 14.6 24.6 15.4 a 5.4 a a 6.2 401.20 355.70
Northern Mariana Islands 45 100.0 40.0 22.2 a 13.3 a a a a a 312.60 260.00
Puerto Rico 22,823 100.0 17.1 16.6 29.8 16.7 8.8 5.2 2.9 1.6 1.3 372.40 347.00
Virgin Islands 304 100.0 7.6 7.9 18.1 21.7 17.1 12.5 8.2 a a 493.50 480.10
Foreign countries 5,063 100.0 17.3 13.6 19.5 15.0 11.4 10.4 5.9 2.9 4.0 427.90 396.00
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
a. Data not shown to avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals.
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Table 19.
Percentage distribution, by sex and age, December 1960–2004
Year Number
(thousands)
Percentage distribution Average
age
Total,
all ages
Under 30 30–34 35–39 a 40–44 45–49 50–54 55–59 60–FRA
All disabled workers
1996 4,400 100.0 3.6 5.6 9.0 11.6 13.8 15.5 18.6 22.4 50.0
1997 4,508 100.0 3.2 5.1 8.6 11.6 13.7 16.1 19.2 22.4 50.3
1998 4,699 100.0 3.0 4.8 8.3 11.6 13.8 16.5 19.7 22.4 50.5
1999 4,879 100.0 2.8 4.4 8.0 11.5 14.0 17.0 20.0 22.3 50.6
2000 5,042 100.0 2.7 4.1 7.6 11.4 14.1 17.6 20.3 22.3 50.8
2001 5,268 100.0 2.8 4.0 7.2 11.1 14.1 17.7 20.7 22.4 50.9
2002 5,540 100.0 3.0 3.8 6.7 10.8 14.1 17.5 21.3 22.7 51.0
2003 5,869 100.0 3.1 3.7 6.3 10.4 14.0 17.3 21.5 23.7 51.3
2004 6,197 100.0 3.1 3.6 5.9 10.0 13.8 17.2 21.8 24.5 51.5
Men
1960 356 100.0 0.5 a 3.3 3.0 4.9 16.6 26.7 44.9 57.3
1965 734 100.0 1.0 a 7.5 7.6 10.4 15.4 24.7 33.3 54.4
1970 1,069 100.0 3.3 a 6.8 6.9 10.9 15.2 23.2 33.7 53.9
1975 1,711 100.0 4.6 a 7.5 6.2 9.7 15.8 23.2 33.0 53.5
1980 1,928 100.0 4.1 a 9.6 6.0 8.9 14.3 24.0 33.1 52.9
1981 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
1982 1,746 100.0 4.0 a 9.7 5.8 7.8 13.6 23.6 35.5 53.2
1983 1,731 100.0 4.2 a 10.4 6.3 8.0 13.0 23.1 35.0 52.9
1984 1,748 100.0 4.4 a 11.3 6.8 8.3 12.8 22.2 34.2 52.5
1985 1,785 100.0 4.6 a 12.3 7.3 8.6 12.9 21.4 32.9 51.9
1986 1,827 100.0 4.9 a 13.3 7.9 8.9 12.7 20.7 31.5 51.4
1987 1,857 100.0 4.8 a 13.8 8.5 9.4 12.5 20.1 30.8 51.1
1988 1,869 100.0 4.7 a 14.3 9.0 9.8 12.7 19.6 29.9 50.9
1989 1,906 100.0 4.5 a 14.7 9.6 10.3 12.7 19.4 28.8 50.7
1990 1,965 100.0 4.5 a 15.2 10.3 10.7 12.7 19.1 27.5 50.4
1991 2,066 100.0 4.5 a 15.6 10.7 11.2 13.0 18.6 26.4 50.1
1992 2,221 100.0 4.6 a 16.0 11.0 12.0 13.4 18.0 25.0 49.9
1993 2,358 100.0 4.6 a 16.2 11.2 12.3 13.9 17.9 23.9 49.6
1994 2,476 100.0 4.3 a 16.1 11.4 12.8 14.2 17.8 23.4 49.6
1995 2,573 100.0 4.0 a 15.5 11.5 13.4 14.5 18.0 23.2 49.7
1996 2,653 100.0 3.7 5.7 9.2 11.6 13.7 15.0 18.3 22.9 50.0
1997 2,667 100.0 3.3 5.2 8.7 11.6 13.6 15.6 18.9 23.0 50.3
1998 2,737 100.0 3.1 4.8 8.4 11.6 13.7 16.1 19.3 23.0 50.5
1999 2,801 100.0 2.8 4.5 8.1 11.6 13.8 16.7 19.7 22.9 50.7
2000 2,856 100.0 2.8 4.2 7.6 11.4 13.9 17.3 20.0 22.8 50.8
2001 2,948 100.0 2.9 4.0 7.2 11.2 14.0 17.5 20.5 23.0 51.0
2002 3,067 100.0 3.1 3.8 6.7 10.8 14.0 17.3 21.1 23.2 51.1
2003 3,221 100.0 3.2 3.6 6.3 10.4 13.9 17.1 21.4 24.1 51.3
2004 3,373 100.0 3.2 3.4 5.8 10.0 13.7 17.0 21.9 25.0 51.6
Women
1960 99 100.0 0.3 a 3.2 3.2 5.3 19.4 31.4 37.2 56.7
1965 254 100.0 0.6 a 5.4 6.3 9.8 16.2 27.3 34.3 55.2
1970 424 100.0 1.9 a 5.1 5.6 10.1 15.9 26.0 35.3 55.0
1975 778 100.0 3.3 a 6.1 5.3 9.0 16.3 25.5 34.5 54.4
1980 931 100.0 3.4 a 8.2 5.3 8.2 14.4 25.4 35.0 53.7
1981 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
1982 858 100.0 3.3 a 8.5 5.1 7.2 13.7 25.2 37.0 53.9
1983 838 100.0 3.5 a 9.3 5.7 7.5 12.9 24.3 36.8 53.6
1984 849 100.0 3.7 a 10.2 6.3 7.8 12.8 23.2 36.0 53.2
1985 872 100.0 3.8 a 11.2 6.9 8.3 12.9 22.3 34.6 52.6
1986 902 100.0 4.1 a 12.1 7.6 8.8 12.9 21.6 32.9 52.0
1987 929 100.0 4.2 a 12.7 8.2 9.4 12.9 20.9 31.7 51.7
1988 952 100.0 4.0 a 13.1 8.7 9.9 13.2 20.6 30.5 51.4
1989 989 100.0 4.0 a 13.5 9.2 10.6 13.4 20.1 29.2 51.1
1990 1,046 100.0 3.9 a 14.0 9.8 11.1 13.4 19.9 27.9 50.8
1991 1,133 100.0 4.0 a 14.3 10.3 11.6 13.8 19.4 26.5 50.5
1992 1,252 100.0 4.3 a 14.6 10.7 12.2 14.3 18.8 25.0 50.1
1993 1,371 100.0 4.3 a 14.9 11.0 12.6 14.8 18.9 23.5 49.9
1994 1,491 100.0 4.1 a 14.8 11.2 13.1 15.3 18.7 22.8 49.9
1995 1,614 100.0 3.8 a 14.5 11.5 13.6 15.7 18.8 22.2 49.9
1996 1,747 100.0 3.5 5.4 8.7 11.6 13.9 16.2 19.1 21.7 50.1
1997 1,842 100.0 3.1 5.0 8.4 11.6 13.9 16.7 19.6 21.5 50.3
1998 1,961 100.0 2.9 4.7 8.2 11.5 14.0 17.0 20.1 21.5 50.5
1999 2,078 100.0 2.7 4.3 7.9 11.5 14.2 17.5 20.5 21.4 50.6
2000 2,186 100.0 2.7 4.1 7.5 11.3 14.3 17.9 20.7 21.6 50.8
2001 2,320 100.0 2.8 4.0 7.1 11.1 14.3 18.0 21.1 21.7 50.9
2002 2,472 100.0 2.9 3.9 6.8 10.8 14.3 17.7 21.5 22.1 51.0
2003 2,647 100.0 3.0 3.8 6.4 10.5 14.2 17.6 21.6 23.0 51.2
2004 2,824 100.0 3.0 3.7 6.0 10.2 14.0 17.5 21.8 23.8 51.4
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Annual Statistical Supplement to the Social Security Bulletin, Table 5.D4 from 1960 to 1995; data for 1988 and 1990 to 1995 are based on a 10 percent sample file from the Master Beneficiary Record; Social Security Disability Insurance Beneficiaries, 100 percent data, from 1996 to 2000; beginning with 2001, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Combined data for men and women are not available before 1996.
FRA = full retirement age; -- = not available.
a. Ages 30–34 were grouped with ages 35–39 before 1996.
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Table 20.
Number, average primary insurance amount, and average monthly benefit, by age and sex, December 2004
Age Total Men Women
Number Average
PIA
(dollars)
Average
monthly
benefit
(dollars)
Number Average
PIA
(dollars)
Average
monthly
benefit
(dollars)
Number Average
PIA
(dollars)
Average
monthly
benefit
(dollars)
All disabled workers 6,197,385 899.40 894.10 3,373,226 1,011.10 1,002.30 2,824,159 766.10 765.00
Under 25 56,628 471.10 484.30 33,171 481.70 493.90 23,457 456.10 470.60
25–29 137,007 582.60 588.40 75,628 595.50 599.40 61,379 566.60 574.70
30–34 220,035 665.00 666.90 116,288 684.20 682.30 103,747 643.60 649.70
35–39 366,275 732.80 731.10 196,696 756.60 750.40 169,579 705.30 708.60
40–44 622,504 791.80 787.30 335,816 833.30 824.30 286,688 743.20 743.90
45–49 857,014 858.40 851.30 462,455 929.00 917.20 394,559 775.70 774.00
50–54 1,068,229 924.40 916.70 573,424 1,030.20 1,018.40 494,805 801.70 798.90
55–59 1,353,782 979.80 972.70 737,303 1,127.40 1,117.10 616,479 803.40 800.00
60–64 1,434,690 997.40 992.60 796,427 1,176.10 1,168.70 638,263 774.50 772.80
65–FRA 81,221 977.50 973.20 46,018 1,155.10 1,147.70 35,203 745.50 745.00
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
NOTES: The average monthly benefit includes secondary benefit amounts for some beneficiaries who are dually entitled. This results in the average monthly benefit being larger than the average PIA for some age groups.
PIA = primary insurance amount; FRA = full retirement age.
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Table 21.
Distribution, by diagnostic group, December 1996–2004
Year Total Congenital
anomalies
Endocrine,
nutritional,
and
metabolic
diseases
Infectious
and
parasitic
diseases a
Injuries Mental disorders Neoplasms
Total Retardation Other
Number
1996 4,399,932 9,023 197,272 87,066 213,772 1,356,310 228,131 1,128,179 124,018
1997 4,508,406 8,813 215,186 90,175 217,882 1,381,178 235,130 1,146,048 122,775
1998 4,698,560 8,719 233,724 93,776 224,388 1,459,118 243,745 1,215,373 127,174
1999 4,879,454 8,546 251,998 96,132 228,800 1,532,155 249,871 1,282,284 131,492
2000 5,042,333 8,540 244,456 97,919 231,066 1,618,758 257,601 1,361,157 136,404
2001 5,268,039 8,752 239,614 100,442 240,948 1,731,886 273,849 1,458,037 142,795
2002 5,539,597 9,226 237,020 102,589 248,544 1,845,138 286,210 1,558,928 150,138
2003 5,868,541 9,750 242,517 106,767 260,572 1,961,090 298,500 1,662,590 160,986
2004 6,197,385 10,392 247,559 110,178 271,626 2,075,867 310,240 1,765,627 172,844
Percent
1996 100.0 0.2 4.5 2.0 4.9 30.8 5.2 25.6 2.8
1997 100.0 0.2 4.8 2.0 4.8 30.6 5.2 25.4 2.7
1998 100.0 0.2 5.0 2.0 4.8 31.1 5.2 25.9 2.7
1999 100.0 0.2 5.2 2.0 4.7 31.4 5.1 26.3 2.7
2000 100.0 0.2 4.8 1.9 4.6 32.1 5.1 27.0 2.7
2001 100.0 0.2 4.5 1.9 4.6 32.9 5.2 27.7 2.7
2002 100.0 0.2 4.3 1.9 4.5 33.3 5.2 28.1 2.7
2003 100.0 0.2 4.1 1.8 4.4 33.4 5.1 28.3 2.7
2004 100.0 0.2 4.0 1.8 4.4 33.5 5.0 28.5 2.8
(Continued)
Table 21.
Continued
Year Diseases of the— Other Unknown b
Blood and
blood-
forming
organs
Circulatory
system
Digestive
system
Genitourinary
system
Musculoskeletal
system and
connective
tissue
Nervous
system
and sense
organs
Respiratory
system
Skin and
subcutaneous
tissue
Number
1996 10,539 517,503 54,585 65,425 906,882 404,618 152,217 10,818 85,115 204,769
1997 10,926 522,047 57,383 69,300 962,915 420,755 155,028 11,267 95,708 167,068
1998 11,349 526,573 61,541 74,888 1,024,053 441,016 159,869 11,826 110,377 130,169
1999 11,687 528,627 65,887 79,524 1,086,432 460,133 162,863 12,151 117,326 105,701
2000 12,070 532,998 69,735 84,687 1,152,231 479,246 166,054 12,351 113,167 82,651
2001 12,847 543,516 74,680 88,949 1,231,184 505,162 170,383 12,787 113,558 50,536
2002 13,708 558,736 80,396 93,645 1,324,762 533,774 176,941 13,429 9,447 142,104
2003 14,711 579,778 87,721 98,491 1,430,357 565,244 185,834 14,133 10,705 139,885
2004 15,596 600,144 94,566 103,427 1,540,566 596,369 194,592 14,963 12,038 136,658
Percent
1996 0.2 11.8 1.2 1.5 20.6 9.2 3.5 0.2 1.9 4.7
1997 0.2 11.6 1.3 1.5 21.4 9.3 3.4 0.2 2.1 3.7
1998 0.2 11.2 1.3 1.6 21.8 9.4 3.4 0.3 2.3 2.8
1999 0.2 10.8 1.4 1.6 22.3 9.4 3.3 0.2 2.4 2.2
2000 0.2 10.6 1.4 1.7 22.9 9.5 3.3 0.2 2.2 1.6
2001 0.2 10.3 1.4 1.7 23.4 9.6 3.2 0.2 2.2 1.0
2002 0.2 10.1 1.5 1.7 23.9 9.6 3.2 0.2 0.2 2.6
2003 0.3 9.9 1.5 1.7 24.4 9.6 3.2 0.2 0.2 2.4
2004 0.3 9.7 1.5 1.7 24.9 9.6 3.1 0.2 0.2 2.2
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Social Security Disability Insurance Beneficiaries, 100 percent data, from 1996 to 2000; beginning with 2001, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
a. AIDS and HIV records are counted in "Infectious and parasitic diseases." Before 1990, they were included in "Other."
b. Beginning with 2002 data, several ill-defined impairment codes were reclassified and added to "Unknown."
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Table 22.
Distribution of workers under age 50, by diagnostic group, December 1996–2004
Year Total Congenital
anomalies
Endocrine,
nutritional,
and
metabolic
diseases
Infectious
and
parasitic
diseases a
Injuries Mental disorders Neoplasms
Total Retardation Other
Number
1996 1,917,424 4,782 76,546 63,819 110,910 865,928 164,041 701,887 41,232
1997 1,908,103 4,570 80,950 65,212 110,461 852,279 167,052 685,227 39,783
1998 1,949,052 4,503 85,500 66,208 111,266 874,231 170,694 703,537 40,638
1999 1,986,422 4,494 89,365 66,245 111,502 891,469 172,232 719,237 41,799
2000 2,012,615 4,619 80,869 65,695 110,125 912,048 174,759 737,289 42,656
2001 2,066,094 4,883 74,292 65,047 112,969 961,757 183,934 777,823 44,537
2002 2,132,996 5,290 69,229 64,075 113,785 1,005,189 190,646 814,543 45,994
2003 2,204,785 5,696 68,422 64,376 115,634 1,043,928 196,420 847,508 48,126
2004 2,259,463 6,157 66,669 63,593 116,155 1,077,329 201,594 875,735 49,957
Percent
1996 100.0 0.2 4.0 3.3 5.8 45.2 8.6 36.6 2.2
1997 100.0 0.2 4.2 3.4 5.8 44.7 8.8 35.9 2.1
1998 100.0 0.2 4.4 3.4 5.7 44.9 8.8 36.1 2.1
1999 100.0 0.2 4.5 3.3 5.6 44.9 8.7 36.2 2.1
2000 100.0 0.2 4.0 3.3 5.5 45.3 8.7 36.6 2.1
2001 100.0 0.2 3.6 3.1 5.5 46.5 8.9 37.6 2.2
2002 100.0 0.2 3.2 3.0 5.3 47.1 8.9 38.2 2.2
2003 100.0 0.3 3.1 2.9 5.2 47.3 8.9 38.4 2.2
2004 100.0 0.3 3.0 2.8 5.1 47.7 8.9 38.8 2.2
(Continued)
Table 22.
Continued
Year Diseases of the— Other Unknown b
Blood and
blood-
forming
organs
Circulatory
system
Digestive
system
Genitourinary
system
Musculoskeletal
system and
connective
tissue
Nervous
system
and sense
organs
Respiratory
system
Skin and
subcutaneous
tissue
Number
1996 6,711 86,607 24,535 36,214 265,043 202,169 24,862 4,926 37,745 65,395
1997 6,809 85,953 25,428 37,896 271,682 204,222 24,750 5,140 43,124 49,844
1998 6,991 84,674 27,219 39,949 284,291 208,607 25,822 5,314 50,140 33,699
1999 7,103 83,736 29,109 41,571 297,185 211,731 26,226 5,467 51,848 27,572
2000 7,245 84,362 30,357 43,333 309,327 215,744 26,718 5,785 53,437 20,595
2001 7,646 85,819 31,789 44,628 322,713 221,321 27,472 5,613 44,428 11,180
2002 8,072 87,860 33,120 45,957 340,244 228,658 28,441 5,843 4,060 47,179
2003 8,513 90,085 34,722 47,143 355,306 235,860 29,996 5,966 4,496 46,516
2004 8,855 91,227 35,859 48,231 367,251 242,252 30,883 6,231 4,951 43,863
Percent
1996 0.4 4.5 1.3 1.9 13.8 10.5 1.3 0.3 2.0 3.4
1997 0.4 4.5 1.3 2.0 14.2 10.7 1.3 0.3 2.3 2.6
1998 0.4 4.3 1.4 2.0 14.6 10.7 1.3 0.3 2.6 1.7
1999 0.4 4.2 1.5 2.1 15.0 10.7 1.3 0.3 2.6 1.4
2000 0.4 4.2 1.5 2.2 15.4 10.7 1.3 0.3 2.7 1.0
2001 0.4 4.2 1.5 2.2 15.6 10.7 1.3 0.3 2.2 0.5
2002 0.4 4.1 1.6 2.2 16.0 10.7 1.3 0.3 0.2 2.2
2003 0.4 4.1 1.6 2.1 16.1 10.7 1.4 0.3 0.2 2.1
2004 0.4 4.0 1.6 2.1 16.3 10.7 1.4 0.3 0.2 1.9
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Social Security Disability Insurance Beneficiaries, 100 percent data, for data from 1996 to 2000; beginning with 2001, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
a. AIDS and HIV records are counted in "Infectious and parasitic diseases." Before 1990, they were included in "Other."
b. Beginning with 2002 data, several ill-defined impairment codes were reclassified and added to "Unknown."
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Table 23.
Distribution of workers aged 50 or older, by diagnostic group, December 1996–2004
Year Total Congenital
anomalies
Endocrine,
nutritional,
and
metabolic
diseases
Infectious
and
parasitic
diseases a
Injuries Mental
disorders
Neoplasms
Total Retardation Other
Number
1996 2,482,508 4,241 120,726 23,247 102,862 490,382 64,090 426,292 82,786
1997 2,600,303 4,243 134,236 24,963 107,421 528,899 68,078 460,821 82,992
1998 2,749,508 4,216 148,224 27,568 113,122 584,887 73,051 511,836 86,536
1999 2,893,032 4,052 162,633 29,887 117,298 640,686 77,639 563,047 89,693
2000 3,029,718 3,921 163,587 32,224 120,941 697,278 82,842 614,436 93,748
2001 3,201,945 3,869 165,322 35,395 127,979 770,129 89,915 680,214 98,258
2002 3,406,601 3,936 167,791 38,514 134,759 839,949 95,564 744,385 104,144
2003 3,663,756 4,054 174,095 42,391 144,938 917,162 102,080 815,082 112,860
2004 3,937,922 4,235 180,890 46,585 155,471 998,538 108,646 889,892 122,887
Percent
1996 100.0 0.2 4.9 0.9 4.1 19.8 2.6 17.2 3.3
1997 100.0 0.2 5.2 1.0 4.1 20.3 2.6 17.7 3.2
1998 100.0 0.2 5.4 1.0 4.1 21.3 2.7 18.6 3.1
1999 100.0 0.1 5.6 1.0 4.1 22.2 2.7 19.5 3.1
2000 100.0 0.1 5.4 1.1 4.0 23.0 2.7 20.3 3.1
2001 100.0 0.1 5.2 1.1 4.0 24.0 2.8 21.2 3.1
2002 100.0 0.1 4.9 1.1 4.0 24.7 2.8 21.9 3.1
2003 100.0 0.1 4.8 1.2 4.0 25.0 2.8 22.2 3.1
2004 100.0 0.1 4.6 1.2 3.9 25.4 2.8 22.6 3.1
(Continued)
Table 23.
Continued
Year Diseases of the— Other Unknown b
Blood and
blood-
forming
organs
Circulatory
system
Digestive
system
Genitourinary
system
Musculoskeletal
system and
connective
tissue
Nervous
system
and sense
organs
Respiratory
system
Skin and
subcutaneous
tissue
Number
1996 3,828 430,896 30,050 29,211 641,839 202,449 127,355 5,892 47,370 139,374
1997 4,117 436,094 31,955 31,404 691,233 216,533 130,278 6,127 52,584 117,224
1998 4,358 441,899 34,322 34,939 739,762 232,409 134,047 6,512 60,237 96,470
1999 4,584 444,891 36,778 37,953 789,247 248,402 136,637 6,684 65,478 78,129
2000 4,825 448,636 39,378 41,354 842,904 263,502 139,336 6,866 69,162 62,056
2001 5,201 457,697 42,891 44,321 908,471 283,841 142,911 7,174 69,130 39,356
2002 5,636 470,876 47,276 47,688 984,518 305,116 148,500 7,586 5,387 94,925
2003 6,198 489,693 52,999 51,348 1,075,051 329,384 155,838 8,167 6,209 93,369
2004 6,741 508,917 58,707 55,196 1,173,315 354,117 163,709 8,732 7,087 92,795
Percent
1996 0.2 17.4 1.2 1.2 25.9 8.2 5.1 0.2 1.9 5.6
1997 0.2 16.8 1.2 1.2 26.6 8.3 5.0 0.2 2.0 4.5
1998 0.2 16.1 1.2 1.3 26.9 8.5 4.9 0.2 2.2 3.5
1999 0.2 15.4 1.3 1.3 27.3 8.6 4.7 0.2 2.3 2.7
2000 0.2 14.8 1.3 1.4 27.8 8.7 4.6 0.2 2.3 2.0
2001 0.2 14.3 1.3 1.4 28.4 8.9 4.5 0.2 2.2 1.2
2002 0.2 13.8 1.4 1.4 28.9 9.0 4.4 0.2 0.2 2.8
2003 0.2 13.4 1.4 1.4 29.3 9.0 4.3 0.2 0.2 2.5
2004 0.2 12.9 1.5 1.4 29.8 9.0 4.2 0.2 0.2 2.4
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Social Security Disability Insurance Beneficiaries, 100 percent data, from 1996 to 2000; beginning with 2001, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
a. AIDS and HIV records are counted in "Infectious and parasitic diseases." Before 1990, they were included in "Other."
b. Beginning with 2002, several ill-defined impairment codes were reclassified and added to "Unknown."
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Table 24.
Distribution, by diagnostic group and age, December 2004
Diagnostic group Total Under 30 30–39 40–49 50–59 60–FRA
Number
Total 6,197,385 193,635 586,310 1,479,518 2,422,011 1,515,911
Congenital anomalies 10,392 1,545 2,043 2,569 2,715 1,520
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 247,559 2,883 14,683 49,103 109,747 71,143
Infectious and parasitic diseases 110,178 1,778 17,597 44,218 35,006 11,579
Injuries 271,626 10,925 32,327 72,903 97,719 57,752
Mental disorders
Retardation 310,240 36,455 67,833 97,306 81,459 27,187
Other 1,765,627 88,844 244,350 542,541 647,991 241,901
Neoplasms 172,844 4,356 11,517 34,084 71,663 51,224
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 15,596 1,990 2,818 4,047 4,469 2,272
Circulatory system 600,144 3,341 16,238 71,648 254,627 254,290
Digestive system 94,566 1,925 7,571 26,363 40,634 18,073
Genitourinary system 103,427 4,591 15,135 28,505 37,721 17,475
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 1,540,566 8,039 67,900 291,312 663,507 509,808
Nervous system and sense organs 596,369 22,230 67,942 152,080 226,766 127,351
Respiratory system 194,592 1,271 5,580 24,032 79,842 83,867
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 14,963 417 1,618 4,196 5,750 2,982
Other 12,038 470 1,256 3,225 4,625 2,462
Unknown 136,658 2,575 9,902 31,386 57,770 35,025
Percent
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Congenital anomalies 0.2 0.8 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 4.0 1.5 2.5 3.3 4.5 4.7
Infectious and parasitic diseases 1.8 0.9 3.0 3.0 1.4 0.8
Injuries 4.4 5.6 5.5 4.9 4.0 3.8
Mental disorders
Retardation 5.0 18.8 11.6 6.6 3.4 1.8
Other 28.5 45.9 41.7 36.7 26.8 16.0
Neoplasms 2.8 2.2 2.0 2.3 3.0 3.4
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 0.3 1.0 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.1
Circulatory system 9.7 1.7 2.8 4.8 10.5 16.8
Digestive system 1.5 1.0 1.3 1.8 1.7 1.2
Genitourinary system 1.7 2.4 2.6 1.9 1.6 1.2
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 24.9 4.2 11.6 19.7 27.4 33.6
Nervous system and sense organs 9.6 11.5 11.6 10.3 9.4 8.4
Respiratory system 3.1 0.7 1.0 1.6 3.3 5.5
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2
Other 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Unknown 2.2 1.3 1.7 2.1 2.4 2.3
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
NOTE: FRA = full retirement age.
CONTACT: Kevin Kulzer (410) 965-5366 or di.asr@ssa.gov.
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Table 25.
Distribution of workers with a secondary benefit (dual entitlement), by worker's smaller primary insurance amount and sex, December 2004
Primary insurance amount (dollars) Total Men Women
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
All disabled workers 201,468 100.0 46,617 100.0 154,851 100.0
Less than 300.00 30,452 15.1 10,180 21.8 20,272 13.1
300.00–399.90 28,545 14.2 10,137 21.7 18,408 11.9
400.00–499.90 28,360 14.1 8,514 18.3 19,846 12.8
500.00–599.90 41,182 20.4 9,309 20.0 31,873 20.6
600.00–699.90 29,196 14.5 4,252 9.1 24,944 16.1
700.00–799.90 18,324 9.1 1,855 4.0 16,469 10.6
800.00–899.90 10,915 5.4 938 2.0 9,977 6.4
900.00–999.90 6,410 3.2 543 1.2 5,867 3.8
1,000.00–1,099.90 3,679 1.8 337 0.7 3,342 2.2
1,100.00 or more 4,405 2.2 552 1.2 3,853 2.5
Average amount (dollars) 543.80 456.20 570.20
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
CONTACT: Kevin Kulzer (410) 965-5366 or di.asr@ssa.gov.
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Table 26.
Distribution of workers with a secondary benefit (dual entitlement), by type of secondary benefit and sex, December 2004
Type of secondary benefit Total Men Women
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
All disabled workers a 201,468 100.0 46,617 100.0 154,851 100.0
Spouses 23,268 11.5 154 0.3 23,114 14.9
Widow(er)s 29,360 14.6 799 1.7 28,561 18.4
Disabled widow(er)s 76,499 38.0 2,441 5.2 74,058 47.8
Surviving mothers and fathers 1,943 1.0 81 0.2 1,862 1.2
Disabled adult children 70,397 34.9 43,142 92.5 27,255 17.6
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
a. Includes a few individuals who are receiving parents benefits.
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Table 27.
Number, by sex, state or other area, and age, December 2004
State or area Total Under 25 25–34 35–44 45–54 55–FRA
All disabled workers
All areas 6,197,385 56,628 357,042 988,779 1,925,243 2,869,693
Alabama 158,703 967 8,433 24,624 50,947 73,732
Alaska 9,150 137 670 1,613 2,911 3,819
Arizona 114,578 1,110 7,220 18,323 35,491 52,434
Arkansas 97,653 686 5,141 14,409 29,874 47,543
California 528,609 4,287 28,439 85,008 167,066 243,809
Colorado 68,862 680 3,859 11,087 23,053 30,183
Connecticut 62,517 683 3,905 11,624 18,899 27,406
Delaware 19,473 180 1,111 3,494 6,197 8,491
District of Columbia 9,436 111 628 1,747 3,235 3,715
Florida 378,099 2,898 18,641 58,618 116,059 181,883
Georgia 186,943 1,222 9,512 28,411 58,071 89,727
Hawaii 17,740 97 982 2,821 5,667 8,173
Idaho 27,302 364 2,016 4,223 8,163 12,536
Illinois 212,168 2,726 14,507 34,981 65,286 94,668
Indiana 134,461 1,514 9,355 22,367 42,066 59,159
Iowa 56,604 838 4,264 9,467 17,366 24,669
Kansas 50,782 632 3,452 8,429 16,057 22,212
Kentucky 153,184 1,155 8,935 24,672 48,480 69,942
Louisiana 110,422 863 6,054 17,138 35,447 50,920
Maine 44,038 548 3,210 8,385 13,566 18,329
Maryland 85,926 925 5,005 15,212 27,017 37,767
Massachusetts 145,391 2,066 10,512 28,585 45,469 58,759
Michigan 227,568 2,535 14,576 34,988 71,808 103,661
Minnesota 85,488 1,769 7,032 15,004 26,173 35,510
Mississippi 102,132 663 5,759 15,914 32,617 47,179
Missouri 152,857 1,432 9,079 24,963 47,995 69,388
Montana 19,673 206 1,061 2,847 6,037 9,522
Nebraska 31,282 483 2,181 5,256 9,605 13,757
Nevada 43,613 370 2,194 6,443 12,855 21,751
New Hampshire 30,822 525 2,293 6,161 9,454 12,389
New Jersey 147,396 1,137 7,571 24,582 43,993 70,113
New Mexico 41,660 428 2,436 6,388 13,043 19,365
New York 387,666 2,617 19,491 64,163 117,774 183,621
North Carolina 237,795 1,537 12,095 35,624 72,669 115,870
North Dakota 10,478 144 772 1,574 3,198 4,790
Ohio 230,460 3,183 16,945 37,427 70,761 102,144
Oklahoma 84,410 730 4,579 12,222 25,711 41,168
Oregon 71,398 547 4,107 10,261 21,578 34,905
Pennsylvania 275,892 3,006 17,111 45,521 85,123 125,131
Rhode Island 27,875 346 1,667 4,836 8,758 12,268
South Carolina 124,724 745 5,782 18,076 38,629 61,492
South Dakota 13,837 212 927 2,173 4,296 6,229
Tennessee 172,989 1,070 9,423 27,426 53,763 81,307
Texas 350,669 3,115 19,798 54,343 110,112 163,301
Utah 27,163 352 2,446 4,548 8,074 11,743
Vermont 14,992 256 1,077 2,728 4,641 6,290
Virginia 156,592 1,298 8,561 25,222 49,051 72,460
Washington 115,238 1,090 7,290 18,218 35,538 53,102
West Virginia 76,039 367 3,510 10,259 23,953 37,950
Wisconsin 104,633 1,551 7,766 17,711 32,044 45,561
Wyoming 9,166 123 577 1,403 2,838 4,225
Outlying areas
American Samoa 1,045 a a 72 302 663
Guam 1,055 9 64 178 334 470
Northern Mariana Islands 169 a a 40 58 50
Puerto Rico 134,694 80 2,735 15,683 42,538 73,658
Virgin Islands 1,554 a a 203 428 865
Foreign countries 12,320 6 206 1,084 3,105 7,919
Men
All areas 3,373,226 33,171 191,916 532,512 1,035,879 1,579,748
Alabama 85,160 574 4,547 12,978 26,956 40,105
Alaska 5,153 85 402 890 1,582 2,194
Arizona 60,970 652 3,740 9,540 18,380 28,658
Arkansas 53,927 407 2,792 7,828 16,365 26,535
California 286,028 2,572 15,821 47,387 89,440 130,808
Colorado 36,348 425 2,114 5,818 11,967 16,024
Connecticut 33,027 390 2,104 6,077 9,810 14,646
Delaware 9,704 96 544 1,711 3,045 4,308
District of Columbia 5,099 62 327 1,022 1,814 1,874
Florida 205,831 1,696 10,232 31,841 62,422 99,640
Georgia 98,584 749 5,156 15,293 30,169 47,217
Hawaii 10,563 56 581 1,745 3,355 4,826
Idaho 15,453 209 1,125 2,320 4,444 7,355
Illinois 114,314 1,557 7,726 18,706 34,744 51,581
Indiana 71,479 884 4,887 11,742 22,094 31,872
Iowa 30,555 518 2,320 4,979 9,302 13,436
Kansas 26,337 375 1,804 4,249 8,191 11,718
Kentucky 90,015 667 4,879 14,087 28,639 41,743
Louisiana 69,517 541 3,528 10,622 22,390 32,436
Maine 25,036 310 1,696 4,642 7,651 10,737
Maryland 44,860 546 2,637 7,972 13,895 19,810
Massachusetts 76,119 1,125 5,114 14,621 23,969 31,290
Michigan 122,342 1,459 7,635 18,753 38,337 56,158
Minnesota 45,850 991 3,606 7,787 13,711 19,755
Mississippi 55,214 433 3,084 8,416 17,558 25,723
Missouri 81,782 830 4,873 13,415 25,370 37,294
Montana 11,401 124 585 1,585 3,424 5,683
Nebraska 16,171 279 1,138 2,590 4,799 7,365
Nevada 23,104 204 1,117 3,349 6,600 11,834
New Hampshire 15,494 271 1,056 2,948 4,668 6,551
New Jersey 76,046 645 3,908 12,257 22,453 36,783
New Mexico 24,780 268 1,388 3,739 7,595 11,790
New York 210,320 1,537 10,550 34,485 63,818 99,930
North Carolina 121,764 960 6,592 18,372 36,493 59,347
North Dakota 5,994 91 441 855 1,776 2,831
Ohio 128,335 1,810 9,089 20,343 39,048 58,045
Oklahoma 46,370 439 2,553 6,827 13,958 22,593
Oregon 39,815 351 2,310 5,759 11,619 19,776
Pennsylvania 150,954 1,711 8,854 24,200 46,145 70,044
Rhode Island 14,516 190 861 2,498 4,577 6,390
South Carolina 64,468 444 3,084 9,236 19,581 32,123
South Dakota 7,662 133 480 1,098 2,394 3,557
Tennessee 91,446 634 4,923 14,101 28,020 43,768
Texas 196,333 1,827 10,890 30,364 60,509 92,743
Utah 14,707 224 1,321 2,450 4,294 6,418
Vermont 8,304 140 582 1,453 2,509 3,620
Virginia 84,061 793 4,468 13,213 26,170 39,417
Washington 63,122 643 4,102 9,998 19,012 29,367
West Virginia 50,460 227 2,079 6,439 15,863 25,852
Wisconsin 56,219 875 3,950 9,115 16,967 25,312
Wyoming 5,150 66 322 791 1,549 2,422
Outlying areas
American Samoa 612 0 a a 182 377
Guam 660 a a 111 216 292
Northern Mariana Islands 111 a a a 34 35
Puerto Rico 75,859 65 1,783 8,990 23,479 41,542
Virgin Islands 868 a a 112 222 496
Foreign countries 8,853 a a 714 2,305 5,702
Women
All areas 2,824,159 23,457 165,126 456,267 889,364 1,289,945
Alabama 73,543 393 3,886 11,646 23,991 33,627
Alaska 3,997 52 268 723 1,329 1,625
Arizona 53,608 458 3,480 8,783 17,111 23,776
Arkansas 43,726 279 2,349 6,581 13,509 21,008
California 242,581 1,715 12,618 37,621 77,626 113,001
Colorado 32,514 255 1,745 5,269 11,086 14,159
Connecticut 29,490 293 1,801 5,547 9,089 12,760
Delaware 9,769 84 567 1,783 3,152 4,183
District of Columbia 4,337 49 301 725 1,421 1,841
Florida 172,268 1,202 8,409 26,777 53,637 82,243
Georgia 88,359 473 4,356 13,118 27,902 42,510
Hawaii 7,177 41 401 1,076 2,312 3,347
Idaho 11,849 155 891 1,903 3,719 5,181
Illinois 97,854 1,169 6,781 16,275 30,542 43,087
Indiana 62,982 630 4,468 10,625 19,972 27,287
Iowa 26,049 320 1,944 4,488 8,064 11,233
Kansas 24,445 257 1,648 4,180 7,866 10,494
Kentucky 63,169 488 4,056 10,585 19,841 28,199
Louisiana 40,905 322 2,526 6,516 13,057 18,484
Maine 19,002 238 1,514 3,743 5,915 7,592
Maryland 41,066 379 2,368 7,240 13,122 17,957
Massachusetts 69,272 941 5,398 13,964 21,500 27,469
Michigan 105,226 1,076 6,941 16,235 33,471 47,503
Minnesota 39,638 778 3,426 7,217 12,462 15,755
Mississippi 46,918 230 2,675 7,498 15,059 21,456
Missouri 71,075 602 4,206 11,548 22,625 32,094
Montana 8,272 82 476 1,262 2,613 3,839
Nebraska 15,111 204 1,043 2,666 4,806 6,392
Nevada 20,509 166 1,077 3,094 6,255 9,917
New Hampshire 15,328 254 1,237 3,213 4,786 5,838
New Jersey 71,350 492 3,663 12,325 21,540 33,330
New Mexico 16,880 160 1,048 2,649 5,448 7,575
New York 177,346 1,080 8,941 29,678 53,956 83,691
North Carolina 116,031 577 5,503 17,252 36,176 56,523
North Dakota 4,484 53 331 719 1,422 1,959
Ohio 102,125 1,373 7,856 17,084 31,713 44,099
Oklahoma 38,040 291 2,026 5,395 11,753 18,575
Oregon 31,583 196 1,797 4,502 9,959 15,129
Pennsylvania 124,938 1,295 8,257 21,321 38,978 55,087
Rhode Island 13,359 156 806 2,338 4,181 5,878
South Carolina 60,256 301 2,698 8,840 19,048 29,369
South Dakota 6,175 79 447 1,075 1,902 2,672
Tennessee 81,543 436 4,500 13,325 25,743 37,539
Texas 154,336 1,288 8,908 23,979 49,603 70,558
Utah 12,456 128 1,125 2,098 3,780 5,325
Vermont 6,688 116 495 1,275 2,132 2,670
Virginia 72,531 505 4,093 12,009 22,881 33,043
Washington 52,116 447 3,188 8,220 16,526 23,735
West Virginia 25,579 140 1,431 3,820 8,090 12,098
Wisconsin 48,414 676 3,816 8,596 15,077 20,249
Wyoming 4,016 57 255 612 1,289 1,803
Outlying areas
American Samoa 433 a a a 120 286
Guam 395 a a 67 118 178
Northern Mariana Islands 58 0 a a 24 15
Puerto Rico 58,835 15 952 6,693 19,059 32,116
Virgin Islands 686 a a 91 206 369
Foreign countries 3,467 a a 370 800 2,217
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
NOTE: FRA = full retirement age.
a. Data not shown to avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals.
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Table 28.
Number and average monthly family benefit, by selected family composition, December 1960–2004
Year Worker only Worker, spouse, and— Worker
and aged
spouse a
All Men Women 1 child 2 or more
children
Number (thousands)
1960 357 261 96 22 32 22
1965 714 481 232 54 109 30
1970 1,054 680 374 77 164 43
1975 1,750 1,080 671 137 250 66
1980 2,061 1,257 804 154 228 80
1981 -- -- -- -- -- --
1982 1,969 1,208 760 124 163 78
1983 1,961 1,215 746 85 143 80
1984 1,993 1,241 752 83 140 76
1985 2,039 1,267 772 84 140 76
1986 2,096 1,301 795 82 136 74
1987 2,154 1,338 816 79 132 74
1988 2,194 1,353 841 77 125 71
1989 2,262 1,390 872 75 120 67
1990 2,370 1,448 922 75 118 63
1991 2,523 1,529 994 76 119 61
1992 2,738 1,643 1,094 78 125 61
1993 2,935 1,743 1,192 78 127 59
1994 3,121 1,830 1,292 76 128 57
1995 3,305 1,909 1,396 75 124 55
1996 3,473 1,973 1,500 61 104 53
1997 3,593 2,006 1,588 57 91 53
1998 3,769 2,074 1,695 52 80 53
1999 3,924 2,131 1,793 49 72 52
2000 4,080 2,191 1,890 45 65 50
2001 4,260 2,289 1,970 68 92 57
2002 4,487 2,392 2,095 64 86 56
2003 4,769 2,525 2,244 57 82 60
2004 5,068 2,665 2,403 55 78 65
Average monthly family benefit (dollars)
1960 87.90 91.90 76.90 184.70 192.20 135.50
1965 95.40 100.70 85.00 201.00 216.30 145.90
1970 128.10 136.30 113.10 264.10 273.20 199.20
1975 218.90 240.00 185.00 441.00 454.00 344.00
1980 355.40 396.20 291.70 727.00 746.10 573.00
1981 -- -- -- -- -- --
1982 424.40 474.20 344.70 847.40 858.20 690.70
1983 439.40 490.90 355.40 867.90 881.80 716.20
1984 454.00 507.60 365.70 881.50 885.50 740.40
1985 466.90 523.10 374.60 898.10 895.20 765.00
1986 470.70 527.80 377.40 896.90 888.30 773.30
1987 491.60 552.00 392.60 929.40 918.30 815.50
1988 512.20 576.10 409.50 960.20 938.40 855.40
1989 539.30 607.10 431.20 1,009.40 971.90 903.70
1990 570.40 642.80 456.80 1,062.10 1,016.00 960.80
1991 592.30 668.40 475.50 1,098.00 1,043.30 1,004.70
1992 609.50 688.70 490.70 1,122.10 1,057.40 1,045.00
1993 625.50 707.20 506.00 1,143.00 1,074.20 1,078.20
1994 646.20 731.80 525.00 1,177.60 1,100.00 1,118.60
1995 667.60 757.40 544.80 1,205.50 1,130.90 1,159.90
1996 690.60 785.30 566.00 1,245.90 1,148.50 1,200.60
1997 708.00 806.60 583.60 1,280.20 1,165.90 1,238.50
1998 720.00 820.20 597.40 1,300.40 1,189.40 1,261.90
1999 741.20 844.50 618.50 1,344.90 1,224.20 1,295.30
2000 773.60 880.70 649.40 1,394.20 1,274.30 1,355.50
2001 807.40 914.40 683.10 1,413.50 1,298.50 1,393.50
2002 827.30 935.80 703.50 1,445.10 1,331.70 1,431.50
2003 854.80 965.90 729.70 1,495.80 1,373.30 1,486.80
2004 887.30 1,001.60 760.60 1,554.20 1,426.80 1,546.10
SOURCES: Social Security Administration. For years before 2001, Annual Statistical Supplement to the Social Security Bulletin, based on the Master Beneficiary Record (from 1960 to 1984, various sampling rates; from 1985 to 2000, 10 percent sample); beginning with 2001, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
NOTES: A "family" means beneficiaries entitled on one worker's account.
Data include beneficiaries whose benefits are being withheld.
-- = not available.
a. Spouse's entitlement based on age.
CONTACT: Kevin Kulzer (410) 965-5366 or di.asr@ssa.gov.
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Table 29.
Number, average primary insurance amount, and average monthly family benefit, by family composition, December 2004
Family composition Number of
families
Number of
beneficiaries
Average
primary
insurance
amount
(dollars)
Average
monthly
family
benefit
(dollars)
Percentage
of families
receiving
maximum
family
benefit a
Worker only
Men 2,665,017 2,665,017 1,007.24 1,001.60 9.6
Women 2,403,168 2,403,168 761.71 760.60 21.2
Worker with children
By sex of worker
Men 593,525 1,518,297 978.89 1,394.40 83.2
Women 442,841 1,114,922 789.69 1,085.00 90.3
By number of children
1 child 636,683 1,273,367 905.74 1,268.60 85.8
2 children 282,090 846,275 897.17 1,270.10 88.2
3 or more children 117,593 513,577 858.47 1,208.60 84.0
Worker with—
Spouse aged 62 or older b 65,399 131,078 1,264.37 1,546.10 7.9
Spouse aged 62 or older and 1 or more children 2,286 7,575 1,150.50 1,855.70 71.7
Spouse and 1 child 53,415 160,260 1,024.68 1,544.20 92.2
Spouse and 2 children 46,529 186,139 986.25 1,463.60 90.8
Spouse and 3 or more children 30,848 170,234 941.00 1,364.80 82.7
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
NOTES: A "family" means beneficiaries entitled on one worker's account.
Data include beneficiaries whose benefits are being withheld.
a. Includes families and worker-only beneficiaries for whom the primary insurance amount is equal to the family maximum amount.
b. If the spouse is also entitled to a retired-worker benefit, only the benefit amount received as a spouse is included.
CONTACT: Kevin Kulzer (410) 965-5366 or di.asr@ssa.gov.
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Table 30.
Distribution, by family composition and age of worker, December 2004
Family composition Total,
all ages
Under 30 30–34 35–39 40–44 45–49 50–54 55–59 60–FRA
Number
Worker only 5,068,185 159,046 137,538 205,810 386,084 633,768 909,350 1,241,019 1,395,570
Worker with—
Spouse
Aged 62 or older a 67,685 0 b b 66 362 1,671 8,368 57,204
Child in care 130,792 2,738 7,656 16,700 26,144 27,365 22,062 16,847 11,280
Children
1 child 636,683 22,563 36,211 68,586 125,275 141,487 112,798 79,907 49,856
2 children 282,090 11,562 29,025 57,221 73,419 55,267 30,149 16,653 8,794
3 or more children 117,593 5,549 18,073 30,762 29,604 17,643 8,510 4,895 2,557
Families receiving maximum benefit c 1,783,420 130,024 134,149 214,492 310,488 306,808 254,406 228,046 205,007
Percent
Worker only 100.0 3.1 2.7 4.1 7.6 12.5 17.9 24.5 27.5
Worker with—
Spouse
Aged 62 or older a 100.0 0 b b 0.1 0.5 2.5 12.4 84.5
Child in care 100.0 2.1 5.9 12.8 20.0 20.9 16.9 12.9 8.6
Children
1 child 100.0 3.5 5.7 10.8 19.7 22.2 17.7 12.6 7.8
2 children 100.0 4.1 10.3 20.3 26.0 19.6 10.7 5.9 3.1
3 or more children 100.0 4.7 15.4 26.2 25.2 15.0 7.2 4.2 2.2
Families receiving maximum benefit c 28.3 64.5 58.7 56.6 48.5 35.0 23.5 16.7 13.4
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
NOTES: A "family" means beneficiaries entitled on one worker's account.
Data include beneficiaries whose benefits are being withheld.
FRA = full retirement age.
a. Includes spouses aged 62 or older with children.
b. Data not shown to avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals.
c. Includes families and worker-only beneficiaries for whom the primary insurance amount is equal to the family maximum amount.
CONTACT: Kevin Kulzer (410) 965-5366 or di.asr@ssa.gov.
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