Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2023

Beneficiaries in Current-Payment Status

All Disabled Beneficiaries

Table 3. Number, average, and total monthly benefits, December 1960–2023
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
2005 7,503,405 6,519,001 215,866 768,538 938.00 609.30 616.30 6,113,106 131,508 473,545
2006 7,803,692 6,806,918 220,178 776,596 977.70 630.70 642.40 6,655,048 138,859 498,891
2007 8,118,382 7,098,723 224,982 794,677 1,004.00 645.50 660.30 7,127,082 145,233 524,763
2008 8,528,164 7,426,691 230,007 871,466 1,063.10 683.60 681.70 7,895,536 157,243 594,115
2009 8,945,376 7,788,013 236,480 920,883 1,064.30 682.70 676.30 8,288,762 161,437 622,827
2010 9,398,104 8,203,951 244,953 949,200 1,067.80 681.30 678.80 8,759,959 166,888 644,297
2011 9,803,581 8,575,544 251,011 977,026 1,110.50 703.54 705.84 9,523,184 176,596 689,622
2012 10,088,739 8,826,591 255,472 1,006,676 1,130.34 711.47 720.47 9,977,027 181,760 725,285
2013 10,228,364 8,940,950 257,248 1,030,166 1,146.42 716.79 734.68 10,250,098 184,392 756,839
2014 10,261,268 8,954,518 257,871 1,048,879 1,165.39 724.07 751.12 10,435,524 186,717 787,838
2015 10,237,204 8,909,430 259,331 1,068,443 1,165.79 719.11 754.96 10,386,494 186,488 806,630
2016 10,153,205 8,808,736 259,207 1,085,262 1,171.15 717.65 761.87 10,316,342 186,020 826,828
2017 10,059,166 8,695,475 258,286 1,105,405 1,196.87 729.44 782.03 10,407,363 188,404 864,459
2018 9,919,094 8,537,332 254,581 1,127,181 1,233.70 747.41 808.18 10,532,470 190,276 910,967
2019 9,765,096 8,378,374 246,142 1,140,580 1,257.65 760.03 826.24 10,537,097 187,074 942,397
2020 9,537,906 8,151,016 236,923 1,149,967 1,277.05 770.57 843.90 10,409,235 182,566 970,454
2021 9,243,999 7,877,129 224,171 1,142,699 1,358.30 817.88 904.36 10,699,469 183,346 1,033,409
2022 8,955,174 7,604,098 211,301 1,139,775 1,483.10 892.87 993.90 11,277,672 188,664 1,132,817
2023 8,709,006 7,365,987 200,644 1,142,375 1,537.13 925.78 1,035.35 11,322,496 185,753 1,182,764
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, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: . . . = not applicable.
CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 4. Number and average monthly benefit, by sex and age, December 2023
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 8,709,006 1,457.23 7,365,987 1,537.13 200,644 925.78 1,142,375 1,035.35
Under 25 106,972 924.94 21,620 876.48 . . . . . . 85,352 937.22
25–29 187,924 984.80 78,581 1,000.88 . . . . . . 109,343 973.25
30–34 296,438 1,046.13 150,633 1,088.97 . . . . . . 145,805 1,001.88
35–39 406,018 1,127.09 260,668 1,186.70 . . . . . . 145,350 1,020.19
40–44 559,194 1,224.00 424,424 1,288.07 . . . . . . 134,770 1,022.23
45–49 686,399 1,322.40 572,545 1,378.78 . . . . . . 113,854 1,038.87
50–54 1,055,143 1,425.28 934,558 1,472.95 12,553 936.37 108,032 1,069.75
55–59 1,736,112 1,510.04 1,579,750 1,557.29 56,953 933.53 99,409 1,089.45
60–64 2,699,117 1,608.05 2,505,713 1,654.94 106,624 921.24 86,780 1,098.15
65–FRA a 975,689 1,620.73 837,495 1,709.79 24,514 922.14 113,680 1,115.22
  Men
Subtotal 4,355,287 1,583.64 3,685,919 1,685.96 17,390 720.63 651,978 1,028.21
Under 25 66,302 928.43 12,944 883.70 . . . . . . 53,358 939.28
25–29 112,650 986.65 45,867 1,003.54 . . . . . . 66,783 975.04
30–34 170,653 1,051.86 83,422 1,100.39 . . . . . . 87,231 1,005.45
35–39 222,867 1,141.98 138,648 1,216.57 . . . . . . 84,219 1,019.18
40–44 291,945 1,248.00 215,311 1,330.29 . . . . . . 76,634 1,016.79
45–49 341,179 1,370.78 277,524 1,448.74 . . . . . . 63,655 1,030.89
50–54 511,448 1,526.13 450,478 1,590.12 1,202 761.47 59,768 1,059.24
55–59 838,024 1,668.17 776,787 1,717.20 5,349 730.41 55,888 1,076.49
60–64 1,316,115 1,818.43 1,258,582 1,854.80 9,098 714.34 48,435 1,080.83
65–FRA a 484,104 1,831.64 426,356 1,930.92 1,741 695.26 56,007 1,111.17
  Women
Subtotal 4,353,719 1,330.77 3,680,068 1,388.07 183,254 945.25 490,397 1,044.85
Under 25 40,670 919.26 8,676 865.70 . . . . . . 31,994 933.78
25–29 75,274 982.04 32,714 997.14 . . . . . . 42,560 970.42
30–34 125,785 1,038.36 67,211 1,074.78 . . . . . . 58,574 996.56
35–39 183,151 1,108.98 122,020 1,152.77 . . . . . . 61,131 1,021.57
40–44 267,249 1,197.79 209,113 1,244.60 . . . . . . 58,136 1,029.39
45–49 345,220 1,274.58 295,021 1,312.96 . . . . . . 50,199 1,049.00
50–54 543,695 1,330.41 484,080 1,363.91 11,351 954.89 48,264 1,082.77
55–59 898,088 1,362.49 802,963 1,402.60 51,604 954.59 43,521 1,106.09
60–64 1,383,002 1,407.85 1,247,131 1,453.24 97,526 940.54 38,345 1,120.02
65–FRA a 491,585 1,413.03 411,139 1,480.48 22,773 939.49 57,673 1,119.15
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 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.
CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 5. Distribution, by sex and monthly benefit, December 2023
Monthly benefit (dollars) Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
  All disabled beneficiaries
Total 8,709,006 100.0 7,365,987 100.0 200,644 100.0 1,142,375 100.0
Less than 300.00 134,253 1.5 28,624 0.4 24,561 12.2 81,068 7.1
300.00–399.90 127,236 1.5 73,601 1.0 12,186 6.1 41,449 3.6
400.00–499.90 173,453 2.0 113,994 1.5 12,917 6.4 46,542 4.1
500.00–599.90 225,212 2.6 143,623 1.9 12,984 6.5 68,605 6.0
600.00–699.90 252,221 2.9 164,727 2.2 13,164 6.6 74,330 6.5
700.00–799.90 293,292 3.4 192,752 2.6 15,270 7.6 85,270 7.5
800.00–899.90 347,956 4.0 247,657 3.4 14,632 7.3 85,667 7.5
900.00–999.90 498,783 5.7 402,178 5.5 13,774 6.9 82,831 7.3
1,000.00–1,099.90 673,430 7.7 580,413 7.9 12,868 6.4 80,149 7.0
1,100.00–1,199.90 692,294 7.9 603,323 8.2 11,448 5.7 77,523 6.8
1,200.00–1,299.90 646,898 7.4 566,658 7.7 10,150 5.1 70,090 6.1
1,300.00–1,399.90 595,764 6.8 516,650 7.0 8,650 4.3 70,464 6.2
1,400.00–1,499.90 540,898 6.2 470,104 6.4 7,321 3.6 63,473 5.6
1,500.00–1,599.90 483,916 5.6 421,976 5.7 6,006 3.0 55,934 4.9
1,600.00–1,699.90 427,901 4.9 374,490 5.1 4,992 2.5 48,419 4.2
1,700.00–1,799.90 369,463 4.2 330,404 4.5 3,935 2.0 35,124 3.1
1,800.00–1,899.90 314,481 3.6 290,438 3.9 3,311 1.7 20,732 1.8
1,900.00–1,999.90 272,184 3.1 253,650 3.4 3,436 1.7 15,098 1.3
2,000.00–2,099.90 236,682 2.7 220,950 3.0 2,844 1.4 12,888 1.1
2,100.00–2,199.90 202,716 2.3 191,334 2.6 2,247 1.1 9,135 0.8
2,200.00–2,299.90 175,582 2.0 167,441 2.3 1,560 0.8 6,581 0.6
2,300.00–2,399.90 148,384 1.7 142,632 1.9 1,106 0.6 4,646 0.4
2,400.00–2,499.90 126,931 1.5 123,222 1.7 679 0.3 3,030 0.3
2,500.00–2,599.90 112,036 1.3 109,956 1.5 337 0.2 1,743 0.2
2,600.00–2,699.90 113,996 1.3 113,024 1.5 192 0.1 780 0.1
2,700.00–2,799.90 101,820 1.2 101,331 1.4 44 (L) 445 (L)
2,800.00–2,899.90 92,691 1.1 92,530 1.3 12 (L) 149 (L)
2,900.00–2,999.90 84,949 1.0 84,879 1.2 (X) (X) (X) (X)
3,000.00–3,099.90 67,494 0.8 67,445 0.9 3 (L) 46 (L)
3,100.00–3,199.90 50,803 0.6 50,782 0.7 (X) (X) (X) (X)
3,200.00–3,299.90 39,051 0.4 39,038 0.5 (X) (X) (X) (X)
3,300.00 or more 86,236 1.0 86,161 1.2 (X) (X) (X) (X)
  Men
Subtotal 4,355,287 100.0 3,685,919 100.0 17,390 100.0 651,978 100.0
Less than 300.00 63,332 1.5 11,014 0.3 3,901 22.4 48,417 7.4
300.00–399.90 54,600 1.3 28,745 0.8 1,423 8.2 24,432 3.7
400.00–499.90 72,534 1.7 44,049 1.2 1,273 7.3 27,212 4.2
500.00–599.90 94,663 2.2 54,378 1.5 1,175 6.8 39,110 6.0
600.00–699.90 105,427 2.4 61,488 1.7 1,151 6.6 42,788 6.6
700.00–799.90 123,655 2.8 73,090 2.0 1,527 8.8 49,038 7.5
800.00–899.90 148,214 3.4 97,709 2.7 1,370 7.9 49,135 7.5
900.00–999.90 202,296 4.6 153,954 4.2 1,209 7.0 47,133 7.2
1,000.00–1,099.90 269,804 6.2 223,112 6.1 981 5.6 45,711 7.0
1,100.00–1,199.90 286,789 6.6 242,392 6.6 771 4.4 43,626 6.7
1,200.00–1,299.90 280,122 6.4 240,219 6.5 624 3.6 39,279 6.0
1,300.00–1,399.90 271,913 6.2 231,854 6.3 475 2.7 39,584 6.1
1,400.00–1,499.90 258,601 5.9 222,758 6.0 335 1.9 35,508 5.4
1,500.00–1,599.90 242,428 5.6 211,000 5.7 265 1.5 31,163 4.8
1,600.00–1,699.90 224,435 5.2 197,310 5.4 195 1.1 26,930 4.1
1,700.00–1,799.90 202,547 4.7 182,655 5.0 160 0.9 19,732 3.0
1,800.00–1,899.90 180,429 4.1 168,611 4.6 125 0.7 11,693 1.8
1,900.00–1,999.90 162,102 3.7 153,390 4.2 113 0.6 8,599 1.3
2,000.00–2,099.90 145,672 3.3 138,120 3.7 101 0.6 7,451 1.1
2,100.00–2,199.90 128,319 2.9 122,998 3.3 80 0.5 5,241 0.8
2,200.00–2,299.90 113,806 2.6 109,967 3.0 54 0.3 3,785 0.6
2,300.00–2,399.90 98,011 2.3 95,285 2.6 41 0.2 2,685 0.4
2,400.00–2,499.90 85,170 2.0 83,385 2.3 19 0.1 1,766 0.3
2,500.00–2,599.90 75,906 1.7 74,870 2.0 10 0.1 1,026 0.2
2,600.00–2,699.90 78,497 1.8 78,027 2.1 (X) (X) (X) (X)
2,700.00–2,799.90 71,593 1.6 71,314 1.9 (X) (X) (X) (X)
2,800.00–2,899.90 66,245 1.5 66,161 1.8 0 0.0 84 (L)
2,900.00–2,999.90 61,945 1.4 61,911 1.7 (X) (X) (X) (X)
3,000.00–3,099.90 50,085 1.1 50,058 1.4 0 0.0 27 (L)
3,100.00–3,199.90 38,312 0.9 38,300 1.0 0 0.0 12 (L)
3,200.00–3,299.90 29,831 0.7 29,827 0.8 0 0.0 4 (L)
3,300.00 or more 68,004 1.6 67,968 1.8 0 0.0 36 (L)
  Women
Subtotal 4,353,719 100.0 3,680,068 100.0 183,254 100.0 490,397 100.0
Less than 300.00 70,921 1.6 17,610 0.5 20,660 11.3 32,651 6.7
300.00–399.90 72,636 1.7 44,856 1.2 10,763 5.9 17,017 3.5
400.00–499.90 100,919 2.3 69,945 1.9 11,644 6.4 19,330 3.9
500.00–599.90 130,549 3.0 89,245 2.4 11,809 6.4 29,495 6.0
600.00–699.90 146,794 3.4 103,239 2.8 12,013 6.6 31,542 6.4
700.00–799.90 169,637 3.9 119,662 3.3 13,743 7.5 36,232 7.4
800.00–899.90 199,742 4.6 149,948 4.1 13,262 7.2 36,532 7.4
900.00–999.90 296,487 6.8 248,224 6.7 12,565 6.9 35,698 7.3
1,000.00–1,099.90 403,626 9.3 357,301 9.7 11,887 6.5 34,438 7.0
1,100.00–1,199.90 405,505 9.3 360,931 9.8 10,677 5.8 33,897 6.9
1,200.00–1,299.90 366,776 8.4 326,439 8.9 9,526 5.2 30,811 6.3
1,300.00–1,399.90 323,851 7.4 284,796 7.7 8,175 4.5 30,880 6.3
1,400.00–1,499.90 282,297 6.5 247,346 6.7 6,986 3.8 27,965 5.7
1,500.00–1,599.90 241,488 5.5 210,976 5.7 5,741 3.1 24,771 5.1
1,600.00–1,699.90 203,466 4.7 177,180 4.8 4,797 2.6 21,489 4.4
1,700.00–1,799.90 166,916 3.8 147,749 4.0 3,775 2.1 15,392 3.1
1,800.00–1,899.90 134,052 3.1 121,827 3.3 3,186 1.7 9,039 1.8
1,900.00–1,999.90 110,082 2.5 100,260 2.7 3,323 1.8 6,499 1.3
2,000.00–2,099.90 91,010 2.1 82,830 2.3 2,743 1.5 5,437 1.1
2,100.00–2,199.90 74,397 1.7 68,336 1.9 2,167 1.2 3,894 0.8
2,200.00–2,299.90 61,776 1.4 57,474 1.6 1,506 0.8 2,796 0.6
2,300.00–2,399.90 50,373 1.2 47,347 1.3 1,065 0.6 1,961 0.4
2,400.00–2,499.90 41,761 1.0 39,837 1.1 660 0.4 1,264 0.3
2,500.00–2,599.90 36,130 0.8 35,086 1.0 327 0.2 717 0.1
2,600.00–2,699.90 35,499 0.8 34,997 1.0 (X) (X) (X) (X)
2,700.00–2,799.90 30,227 0.7 30,017 0.8 (X) (X) (X) (X)
2,800.00–2,899.90 26,446 0.6 26,369 0.7 12 (L) 65 (L)
2,900.00–2,999.90 23,004 0.5 22,968 0.6 (X) (X) (X) (X)
3,000.00–3,099.90 17,409 0.4 17,387 0.5 3 (L) 19 (L)
3,100.00–3,199.90 12,491 0.3 12,482 0.3 (X) (X) (X) (X)
3,200.00–3,299.90 9,220 0.2 9,211 0.3 (X) (X) (X) (X)
3,300.00 or more 18,232 0.4 18,193 0.5 (X) (X) (X) (X)
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: (L) = less than 0.05 percent; (X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals.
CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 6. Distribution, by sex and diagnostic group, December 2023
Diagnostic group Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
  All disabled beneficiaries
Total 8,709,006 100.0 7,365,987 100.0 200,644 100.0 1,142,375 100.0
Congenital anomalies 54,005 0.6 16,725 0.2 229 0.1 37,051 3.2
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 180,139 2.1 169,538 2.3 6,541 3.3 4,060 0.4
Infectious and parasitic diseases 85,984 1.0 81,767 1.1 1,443 0.7 2,774 0.2
Injuries 302,853 3.5 280,609 3.8 4,961 2.5 17,283 1.5
Mental disorders  
Autism spectrum disorders 128,213 1.5 33,607 0.5 32 (L) 94,574 8.3
Developmental disorders 17,883 0.2 9,118 0.1 161 0.1 8,604 0.8
Childhood and adolescent disorders not elsewhere classified 3,502 (L) 1,929 (L) 24 (L) 1,549 0.1
Intellectual disorders 792,880 9.1 282,603 3.8 6,106 3.0 504,171 44.1
Depressive, bipolar, and related disorders 1,006,311 11.6 912,719 12.4 28,820 14.4 64,772 5.7
Neurocognitive disorders 257,971 3.0 217,993 3.0 3,969 2.0 36,009 3.2
Schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders 409,514 4.7 321,030 4.4 4,500 2.2 83,984 7.4
Other mental disorders 395,433 4.5 331,909 4.5 7,754 3.9 55,770 4.9
Neoplasms 279,604 3.2 271,776 3.7 4,742 2.4 3,086 0.3
Diseases of the—  
Blood and blood-forming organs 23,407 0.3 20,088 0.3 378 0.2 2,941 0.3
Circulatory system 580,710 6.7 561,556 7.6 13,247 6.6 5,907 0.5
Digestive system 122,115 1.4 117,494 1.6 2,792 1.4 1,829 0.2
Genitourinary system 158,224 1.8 153,357 2.1 2,095 1.0 2,772 0.2
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 2,610,591 30.0 2,512,332 34.1 85,093 42.4 13,166 1.2
Nervous system and sense organs 894,754 10.3 746,674 10.1 15,655 7.8 132,425 11.6
Respiratory system 209,908 2.4 199,037 2.7 9,246 4.6 1,625 0.1
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 20,303 0.2 19,148 0.3 444 0.2 711 0.1
Other 13,679 0.2 9,877 0.1 199 0.1 3,603 0.3
Unknown 161,023 1.8 95,101 1.3 2,213 1.1 63,709 5.6
  Men
Subtotal 4,355,287 100.0 3,685,919 100.0 17,390 100.0 651,978 100.0
Congenital anomalies 28,160 0.6 8,725 0.2 27 0.2 19,408 3.0
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 82,600 1.9 80,176 2.2 492 2.8 1,932 0.3
Infectious and parasitic diseases 58,669 1.3 56,897 1.5 251 1.4 1,521 0.2
Injuries 195,189 4.5 182,932 5.0 713 4.1 11,544 1.8
Mental disorders  
Autism spectrum disorders 103,647 2.4 27,988 0.8 6 (L) 75,653 11.6
Developmental disorders 10,580 0.2 5,503 0.1 23 0.1 5,054 0.8
Childhood and adolescent disorders not elsewhere classified 2,198 0.1 1,155 (L) 3 (L) 1,040 0.2
Intellectual disorders 440,894 10.1 169,954 4.6 654 3.8 270,286 41.5
Depressive, bipolar, and related disorders 372,136 8.5 339,254 9.2 1,549 8.9 31,333 4.8
Neurocognitive disorders 155,404 3.6 132,040 3.6 484 2.8 22,880 3.5
Schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders 276,664 6.4 215,277 5.8 578 3.3 60,809 9.3
Other mental disorders 190,748 4.4 159,153 4.3 514 3.0 31,081 4.8
Neoplasms 123,034 2.8 120,988 3.3 316 1.8 1,730 0.3
Diseases of the—  
Blood and blood-forming organs 9,953 0.2 8,446 0.2 20 0.1 1,487 0.2
Circulatory system 358,765 8.2 353,732 9.6 1,946 11.2 3,087 0.5
Digestive system 56,641 1.3 55,520 1.5 245 1.4 876 0.1
Genitourinary system 92,890 2.1 91,146 2.5 280 1.6 1,464 0.2
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 1,196,109 27.5 1,183,392 32.1 7,120 40.9 5,597 0.9
Nervous system and sense organs 417,362 9.6 346,529 9.4 1,261 7.3 69,572 10.7
Respiratory system 91,778 2.1 90,346 2.5 682 3.9 750 0.1
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 8,310 0.2 7,966 0.2 32 0.2 312 (L)
Other 7,583 0.2 5,465 0.1 26 0.1 2,092 0.3
Unknown 75,973 1.7 43,335 1.2 168 1.0 32,470 5.0
  Women
Subtotal 4,353,719 100.0 3,680,068 100.0 183,254 100.0 490,397 100.0
Congenital anomalies 25,845 0.6 8,000 0.2 202 0.1 17,643 3.6
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 97,539 2.2 89,362 2.4 6,049 3.3 2,128 0.4
Infectious and parasitic diseases 27,315 0.6 24,870 0.7 1,192 0.7 1,253 0.3
Injuries 107,664 2.5 97,677 2.7 4,248 2.3 5,739 1.2
Mental disorders  
Autism spectrum disorders 24,566 0.6 5,619 0.2 26 (L) 18,921 3.9
Developmental disorders 7,303 0.2 3,615 0.1 138 0.1 3,550 0.7
Childhood and adolescent disorders not elsewhere classified 1,304 (L) 774 (L) 21 (L) 509 0.1
Intellectual disorders 351,986 8.1 112,649 3.1 5,452 3.0 233,885 47.7
Depressive, bipolar, and related disorders 634,175 14.6 573,465 15.6 27,271 14.9 33,439 6.8
Neurocognitive disorders 102,567 2.4 85,953 2.3 3,485 1.9 13,129 2.7
Schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders 132,850 3.1 105,753 2.9 3,922 2.1 23,175 4.7
Other mental disorders 204,685 4.7 172,756 4.7 7,240 4.0 24,689 5.0
Neoplasms 156,570 3.6 150,788 4.1 4,426 2.4 1,356 0.3
Diseases of the—  
Blood and blood-forming organs 13,454 0.3 11,642 0.3 358 0.2 1,454 0.3
Circulatory system 221,945 5.1 207,824 5.6 11,301 6.2 2,820 0.6
Digestive system 65,474 1.5 61,974 1.7 2,547 1.4 953 0.2
Genitourinary system 65,334 1.5 62,211 1.7 1,815 1.0 1,308 0.3
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 1,414,482 32.5 1,328,940 36.1 77,973 42.5 7,569 1.5
Nervous system and sense organs 477,392 11.0 400,145 10.9 14,394 7.9 62,853 12.8
Respiratory system 118,130 2.7 108,691 3.0 8,564 4.7 875 0.2
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 11,993 0.3 11,182 0.3 412 0.2 399 0.1
Other 6,096 0.1 4,412 0.1 173 0.1 1,511 0.3
Unknown 85,050 2.0 51,766 1.4 2,045 1.1 31,239 6.4
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: 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.
(L) = less than 0.05 percent.
CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 7. Average monthly benefit, by sex and diagnostic group, December 2023 (in dollars)
Diagnostic group Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
  All disabled beneficiaries
Total 1,457.23 1,537.13 925.78 1,035.35
Congenital anomalies 1,112.84 1,165.65 895.02 1,090.34
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 1,451.44 1,484.30 869.57 1,016.62
Infectious and parasitic diseases 1,479.76 1,508.57 855.45 955.17
Injuries 1,554.06 1,597.92 897.84 1,030.26
Mental disorders  
Autism spectrum disorders 1,051.16 923.29 876.53 1,096.66
Developmental disorders 1,004.06 1,058.97 938.43 947.08
Childhood and adolescent disorders not elsewhere classified 1,066.72 1,177.43 921.31 931.10
Intellectual disorders 983.88 919.44 821.86 1,021.97
Depressive, bipolar, and related disorders 1,346.89 1,385.64 915.90 992.60
Neurocognitive disorders 1,486.51 1,571.86 914.69 1,032.89
Schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders 1,134.07 1,166.83 925.41 1,020.02
Other mental disorders 1,327.58 1,395.96 958.81 971.86
Neoplasms 1,786.81 1,809.36 978.50 1,042.97
Diseases of the—  
Blood and blood-forming organs 1,382.47 1,459.55 884.76 919.99
Circulatory system 1,671.00 1,695.09 921.43 1,061.87
Digestive system 1,611.47 1,635.77 962.15 1,041.62
Genitourinary system 1,611.04 1,632.72 887.27 958.41
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 1,614.39 1,640.51 936.57 1,011.40
Nervous system and sense organs 1,516.63 1,605.95 919.10 1,083.65
Respiratory system 1,544.56 1,575.73 970.00 996.44
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 1,447.71 1,479.28 872.47 956.80
Other 1,432.42 1,592.64 862.10 1,024.72
Unknown 1,291.77 1,448.02 898.86 1,072.19
  Men
Subtotal 1,583.64 1,685.96 720.63 1,028.21
Congenital anomalies 1,123.74 1,213.64 716.04 1,083.89
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 1,660.49 1,681.92 688.95 1,018.98
Infectious and parasitic diseases 1,560.60 1,580.53 771.59 945.10
Injuries 1,646.45 1,690.06 707.32 1,013.28
Mental disorders  
Autism spectrum disorders 1,047.64 926.22 969.73 1,092.56
Developmental disorders 1,021.14 1,109.71 670.10 926.30
Childhood and adolescent disorders not elsewhere classified 1,061.89 1,199.80 828.57 909.41
Intellectual disorders 990.44 960.45 584.71 1,010.27
Depressive, bipolar, and related disorders 1,460.04 1,506.96 688.88 990.11
Neurocognitive disorders 1,540.03 1,633.96 686.03 1,016.02
Schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders 1,137.96 1,174.69 700.32 1,012.08
Other mental disorders 1,423.01 1,515.04 722.01 963.37
Neoplasms 2,012.50 2,029.74 804.55 1,027.18
Diseases of the—  
Blood and blood-forming organs 1,498.75 1,601.65 657.04 925.60
Circulatory system 1,834.79 1,847.49 757.98 1,058.56
Digestive system 1,810.06 1,826.57 792.98 1,048.63
Genitourinary system 1,745.18 1,760.74 792.69 958.85
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 1,860.40 1,871.27 728.34 1,002.21
Nervous system and sense organs 1,636.20 1,752.31 696.77 1,074.86
Respiratory system 1,818.28 1,833.16 749.96 997.36
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 1,605.70 1,633.83 790.73 971.05
Other 1,515.18 1,706.81 798.62 1,023.50
Unknown 1,354.55 1,568.90 677.03 1,071.98
  Women
Subtotal 1,330.77 1,388.07 945.25 1,044.85
Congenital anomalies 1,100.96 1,113.32 918.94 1,097.44
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 1,274.40 1,307.00 884.26 1,014.47
Infectious and parasitic diseases 1,306.12 1,343.94 873.11 967.40
Injuries 1,386.57 1,425.36 929.82 1,064.41
Mental disorders  
Autism spectrum disorders 1,066.02 908.66 855.02 1,113.04
Developmental disorders 979.31 981.75 983.15 976.68
Childhood and adolescent disorders not elsewhere classified 1,074.85 1,144.04 934.56 975.42
Intellectual disorders 975.67 857.56 850.30 1,035.48
Depressive, bipolar, and related disorders 1,280.50 1,313.87 928.79 994.94
Neurocognitive disorders 1,405.43 1,476.46 946.44 1,062.29
Schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders 1,125.98 1,150.84 958.58 1,040.88
Other mental disorders 1,238.64 1,286.26 975.62 982.55
Neoplasms 1,609.46 1,632.53 990.92 1,063.12
Diseases of the—  
Blood and blood-forming organs 1,296.46 1,356.46 897.48 914.26
Circulatory system 1,406.22 1,435.68 949.57 1,065.51
Digestive system 1,439.67 1,464.84 978.42 1,035.17
Genitourinary system 1,420.32 1,445.16 901.87 957.93
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 1,406.37 1,435.02 955.59 1,018.20
Nervous system and sense organs 1,412.09 1,479.19 938.58 1,093.37
Respiratory system 1,331.90 1,361.74 987.53 995.66
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 1,338.24 1,369.17 878.82 945.66
Other 1,329.47 1,451.21 871.65 1,026.42
Unknown 1,235.70 1,346.83 917.09 1,072.40
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 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.
CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 8. Number aged 18–64 as a percentage of the resident population aged 18–64, by state, December 2023
State Resident population a Beneficiaries
Number Percentage of resident population
United States 202,834,673 7,584,690 3.7
Alabama 3,045,316 197,251 6.5
Alaska 452,588 11,024 2.4
Arizona 4,413,791 135,132 3.1
Arkansas 1,810,830 124,082 6.9
California 24,207,591 547,320 2.3
Colorado 3,719,911 82,291 2.2
Connecticut 2,203,416 76,454 3.5
Delaware 600,634 24,284 4.0
District of Columbia 463,648 11,432 2.5
Florida 13,313,191 486,330 3.7
Georgia 6,794,329 253,513 3.7
Hawaii 839,019 19,391 2.3
Idaho 1,156,254 41,657 3.6
Illinois 7,640,245 248,661 3.3
Indiana 4,095,797 188,208 4.6
Iowa 1,881,045 77,273 4.1
Kansas 1,732,815 66,792 3.9
Kentucky 2,702,502 177,905 6.6
Louisiana 2,712,945 143,702 5.3
Maine 825,829 51,541 6.2
Maryland 3,751,953 111,724 3.0
Massachusetts 4,365,924 169,870 3.9
Michigan 5,998,598 308,072 5.1
Minnesota 3,413,734 116,958 3.4
Mississippi 1,742,202 112,852 6.5
Missouri 3,685,071 193,083 5.2
Montana 665,177 24,005 3.6
Nebraska 1,157,835 40,401 3.5
Nevada 1,952,511 56,013 2.9
New Hampshire 858,478 42,826 5.0
New Jersey 5,632,207 172,194 3.1
New Mexico 1,244,473 55,841 4.5
New York 11,977,207 448,187 3.7
North Carolina 6,590,379 290,611 4.4
North Dakota 465,876 14,399 3.1
Ohio 6,998,731 323,100 4.6
Oklahoma 2,413,579 118,952 4.9
Oregon 2,572,254 94,582 3.7
Pennsylvania 7,737,004 363,124 4.7
Rhode Island 680,576 33,049 4.9
South Carolina 3,191,423 156,675 4.9
South Dakota 528,583 18,210 3.4
Tennessee 4,313,765 218,001 5.1
Texas 18,754,113 498,937 2.7
Utah 2,067,446 45,424 2.2
Vermont 389,705 20,495 5.3
Virginia 5,335,275 189,936 3.6
Washington 4,827,051 145,413 3.0
West Virginia 1,037,180 76,204 7.3
Wisconsin 3,532,024 148,841 4.2
Wyoming 342,643 12,468 3.6
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data; U.S. Postal Service geographic data; and Census Bureau, Population Division, 2023 estimates of resident population.
NOTE: Data exclude U.S. territories and other areas.
a. Population estimates for the United States as of July 1, 2023, as reported by the Census Bureau.
CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 9. Distribution, by state or other area, December 2023
State or area Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
All areas 8,709,006 100.0 7,365,987 100.0 200,644 100.0 1,142,375 100.0
Alabama 221,561 2.5 190,348 2.6 7,242 3.6 23,971 2.1
Alaska 12,300 0.1 10,271 0.1 224 0.1 1,805 0.2
Arizona 152,360 1.7 131,180 1.8 2,982 1.5 18,198 1.6
Arkansas 138,217 1.6 119,196 1.6 4,466 2.2 14,555 1.3
California 625,317 7.2 514,660 7.0 11,115 5.5 99,542 8.7
Colorado 92,513 1.1 79,912 1.1 1,699 0.8 10,902 1.0
Connecticut 86,057 1.0 71,433 1.0 1,407 0.7 13,217 1.2
Delaware 27,499 0.3 23,852 0.3 569 0.3 3,078 0.3
District of Columbia 12,892 0.1 11,095 0.2 190 0.1 1,607 0.1
Florida 550,864 6.3 478,403 6.5 12,035 6.0 60,426 5.3
Georgia 284,680 3.3 243,954 3.3 8,021 4.0 32,705 2.9
Hawaii 21,924 0.3 18,309 0.2 347 0.2 3,268 0.3
Idaho 46,532 0.5 39,255 0.5 880 0.4 6,397 0.6
Illinois 280,821 3.2 231,279 3.1 5,455 2.7 44,087 3.9
Indiana 210,886 2.4 179,875 2.4 5,333 2.7 25,678 2.2
Iowa 86,437 1.0 71,839 1.0 1,701 0.8 12,897 1.1
Kansas 74,832 0.9 62,691 0.9 1,737 0.9 10,404 0.9
Kentucky 199,526 2.3 169,747 2.3 7,301 3.6 22,478 2.0
Louisiana 161,623 1.9 134,154 1.8 4,948 2.5 22,521 2.0
Maine 57,218 0.7 48,170 0.7 1,175 0.6 7,873 0.7
Maryland 125,692 1.4 106,981 1.5 2,244 1.1 16,467 1.4
Massachusetts 190,364 2.2 159,741 2.2 2,834 1.4 27,789 2.4
Michigan 347,202 4.0 290,191 3.9 8,114 4.0 48,897 4.3
Minnesota 130,828 1.5 110,186 1.5 1,754 0.9 18,888 1.7
Mississippi 126,720 1.5 106,401 1.4 4,007 2.0 16,312 1.4
Missouri 216,416 2.5 184,298 2.5 5,854 2.9 26,264 2.3
Montana 27,140 0.3 23,073 0.3 551 0.3 3,516 0.3
Nebraska 45,172 0.5 37,494 0.5 762 0.4 6,916 0.6
Nevada 63,239 0.7 55,891 0.8 1,308 0.7 6,040 0.5
New Hampshire 47,309 0.5 40,808 0.6 841 0.4 5,660 0.5
New Jersey 194,857 2.2 162,912 2.2 3,394 1.7 28,551 2.5
New Mexico 62,387 0.7 54,280 0.7 1,148 0.6 6,959 0.6
New York 506,323 5.8 421,997 5.7 8,570 4.3 75,756 6.6
North Carolina 326,418 3.7 279,258 3.8 8,967 4.5 38,193 3.3
North Dakota 16,115 0.2 13,383 0.2 244 0.1 2,488 0.2
Ohio 363,174 4.2 305,732 4.2 9,437 4.7 48,005 4.2
Oklahoma 132,777 1.5 114,577 1.6 3,915 2.0 14,285 1.3
Oregon 106,504 1.2 89,855 1.2 2,263 1.1 14,386 1.3
Pennsylvania 409,905 4.7 347,464 4.7 8,844 4.4 53,597 4.7
Rhode Island 37,049 0.4 31,646 0.4 637 0.3 4,766 0.4
South Carolina 176,715 2.0 151,280 2.1 5,507 2.7 19,928 1.7
South Dakota 20,352 0.2 17,108 0.2 320 0.2 2,924 0.3
Tennessee 244,082 2.8 208,918 2.8 8,111 4.0 27,053 2.4
Texas 560,598 6.4 477,204 6.5 13,188 6.6 70,206 6.1
Utah 50,255 0.6 41,709 0.6 912 0.5 7,634 0.7
Vermont 22,730 0.3 19,165 0.3 350 0.2 3,215 0.3
Virginia 213,071 2.4 181,500 2.5 5,254 2.6 26,317 2.3
Washington 163,686 1.9 138,248 1.9 3,154 1.6 22,284 2.0
West Virginia 86,540 1.0 72,580 1.0 3,044 1.5 10,916 1.0
Wisconsin 166,404 1.9 138,863 1.9 2,701 1.3 24,840 2.2
Wyoming 13,947 0.2 12,076 0.2 247 0.1 1,624 0.1
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 1,402 (L) 1,238 (L) 60 (L) 104 (L)
Guam 1,633 (L) 1,388 (L) 27 (L) 218 (L)
Northern Mariana Islands 363 (L) 285 (L) 7 (L) 71 (L)
Puerto Rico 153,932 1.8 129,953 1.8 2,966 1.5 21,013 1.8
U.S. Virgin Islands 1,525 (L) 1,206 (L) 27 (L) 292 (L)
Foreign countries 12,074 0.1 7,438 0.1 253 0.1 4,383 0.4
Unknown 47 (L) 37 (L) 1 (L) 9 (L)
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data; and U.S. Postal Service geographic data.
NOTE: (L) = less than 0.05 percent.
CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 10. Number, by state or other area and diagnostic group, December 2023
State or area Total Congenital anomalies Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases Infectious and parasitic diseases Injuries Mental disorders a Neoplasms Diseases of the— Other Unknown
Blood and blood-forming organs Circulatory system Digestive system Genitourinary system Musculo-skeletal system and connective tissue Nervous system and sense organs Respiratory system Skin and subcutaneous tissue
All areas 8,709,006 54,005 180,139 85,984 302,853 3,011,707 279,604 23,407 580,710 122,115 158,224 2,610,591 894,754 209,908 20,303 13,679 161,023
Alabama 221,561 1,026 6,367 1,906 8,431 63,253 5,385 755 16,846 2,932 3,544 79,354 21,335 5,435 627 529 3,836
Alaska 12,300 118 192 72 473 5,117 387 19 691 174 187 3,085 1,303 204 26 36 216
Arizona 152,360 1,081 2,965 1,571 5,932 52,246 5,099 354 8,808 2,377 3,368 43,648 18,338 3,157 348 300 2,768
Arkansas 138,217 648 4,269 924 5,075 42,188 3,732 363 10,643 1,945 1,924 46,681 13,005 3,883 411 196 2,330
California 625,317 5,252 11,459 8,252 24,417 226,457 22,140 1,398 37,222 8,310 16,537 175,605 67,413 7,756 1,259 844 10,996
Colorado 92,513 834 1,757 803 3,735 31,993 3,089 162 4,550 1,690 1,510 25,093 12,933 2,403 179 129 1,653
Connecticut 86,057 441 1,506 757 2,248 37,309 3,029 216 4,571 1,187 1,268 21,297 8,695 1,578 183 89 1,683
Delaware 27,499 161 446 316 924 8,260 914 79 1,950 372 536 9,333 2,964 714 53 38 439
District of Columbia 12,892 37 276 431 415 5,316 341 75 915 122 440 2,727 1,239 226 31 27 274
Florida 550,864 3,315 11,356 9,193 19,048 163,884 21,749 1,984 40,778 8,771 10,629 176,817 58,058 13,274 1,529 735 9,744
Georgia 284,680 1,320 6,521 4,495 10,706 80,733 9,596 1,267 24,632 4,016 7,279 91,589 28,805 7,549 753 537 4,882
Hawaii 21,924 157 387 290 759 8,899 854 28 1,778 213 1,057 4,570 2,159 256 49 46 422
Idaho 46,532 365 893 242 1,651 17,838 1,422 77 2,225 803 560 12,937 5,390 1,159 120 59 791
Illinois 280,821 2,155 6,003 2,655 8,783 102,553 9,738 875 19,879 3,492 5,636 73,884 31,713 7,571 615 605 4,664
Indiana 210,886 1,052 5,351 1,647 6,716 66,509 7,026 464 16,001 3,532 3,210 63,080 23,489 7,899 494 361 4,055
Iowa 86,437 705 2,075 402 2,765 33,474 2,755 133 5,359 1,118 1,003 23,121 8,961 2,674 141 91 1,660
Kansas 74,832 580 1,617 461 2,599 28,261 2,448 159 4,766 1,172 978 20,091 8,080 2,088 175 103 1,254
Kentucky 199,526 901 4,388 1,128 6,731 61,823 5,278 355 13,337 2,992 2,273 71,714 17,491 6,887 509 462 3,257
Louisiana 161,623 804 3,388 1,921 6,239 49,311 4,398 591 13,716 2,008 3,214 53,216 14,982 3,687 438 292 3,418
Maine 57,218 237 1,178 247 1,704 25,746 1,703 97 2,807 908 408 14,515 5,194 1,311 156 72 935
Maryland 125,692 900 2,527 2,034 4,468 44,238 4,345 570 8,913 1,706 3,220 33,135 13,603 2,929 296 148 2,660
Massachusetts 190,364 1,075 2,504 1,563 4,919 95,342 5,480 369 8,187 2,451 1,971 42,011 16,890 3,023 291 371 3,917
Michigan 347,202 1,758 7,020 2,208 11,450 120,118 10,623 900 22,272 5,225 5,036 108,490 34,887 9,167 857 483 6,708
Minnesota 130,828 1,126 1,617 706 4,458 58,683 4,436 238 6,580 1,650 1,743 30,244 14,448 2,421 250 201 2,027
Mississippi 126,720 533 3,867 1,202 5,285 38,604 3,961 510 11,773 1,456 2,909 37,790 12,208 3,424 347 219 2,632
Missouri 216,416 1,459 5,068 1,665 8,272 72,651 6,538 554 14,285 3,296 3,056 66,114 22,396 6,934 539 274 3,315
Montana 27,140 214 432 141 1,066 9,956 822 32 1,276 459 376 7,760 3,202 806 58 43 497
Nebraska 45,172 443 1,000 255 1,646 17,743 1,431 82 2,797 658 742 10,862 5,256 1,240 104 84 829
Nevada 63,239 362 1,355 758 2,408 18,624 2,214 179 4,441 989 1,558 20,272 7,173 1,607 215 125 959
New Hampshire 47,309 282 653 180 1,219 25,243 1,271 50 1,831 597 344 9,809 4,088 898 64 65 715
New Jersey 194,857 1,127 3,406 1,878 6,645 67,913 7,372 638 13,263 2,775 3,892 57,331 20,494 3,919 387 289 3,528
New Mexico 62,387 416 1,369 464 2,325 23,137 1,580 107 2,776 960 1,157 19,160 6,225 1,294 136 134 1,147
New York 506,323 2,628 7,344 6,544 15,956 164,620 17,228 1,464 29,660 5,414 7,919 178,907 46,952 10,190 865 559 10,073
North Carolina 326,418 1,789 8,358 3,609 11,874 99,914 11,153 1,131 25,052 4,921 6,771 102,797 33,041 8,999 941 567 5,501
North Dakota 16,115 163 263 93 591 6,568 464 21 901 233 265 4,035 1,798 375 34 19 292
Ohio 363,174 2,557 7,449 2,654 11,197 132,087 11,394 888 25,391 5,284 5,206 102,792 35,008 12,483 856 525 7,403
Oklahoma 132,777 614 3,503 767 4,397 44,022 3,357 229 9,587 1,793 1,953 43,917 12,267 4,005 319 165 1,882
Oregon 106,504 676 2,061 819 3,654 40,433 3,218 196 5,221 1,811 1,370 30,580 12,001 1,938 270 135 2,121
Pennsylvania 409,905 2,663 7,324 3,302 14,941 139,927 13,236 1,040 26,223 6,167 5,614 128,871 40,924 10,510 881 514 7,768
Rhode Island 37,049 173 403 227 908 17,414 1,043 78 1,701 535 380 9,312 3,478 745 87 28 537
South Carolina 176,715 885 3,666 1,866 6,693 49,552 5,370 713 13,904 2,414 3,785 61,102 18,045 4,867 445 330 3,078
South Dakota 20,352 173 376 106 716 7,885 657 33 1,080 289 343 5,146 2,594 537 55 34 328
Tennessee 244,082 1,223 6,363 1,750 8,207 72,575 7,473 596 18,676 3,734 4,171 81,151 23,649 7,351 612 391 6,160
Texas 560,598 3,615 14,484 7,175 22,041 187,827 18,449 1,544 43,973 8,015 15,956 151,826 62,775 10,857 1,298 974 9,789
Utah 50,255 652 968 301 1,629 20,442 1,468 67 2,203 789 844 12,045 6,440 1,158 93 70 1,086
Vermont 22,730 166 294 93 658 11,304 571 23 729 283 150 5,301 2,092 532 36 41 457
Virginia 213,071 1,272 4,173 2,120 6,907 74,117 6,980 708 16,020 3,003 4,461 61,208 21,696 5,746 583 289 3,788
Washington 163,686 1,091 3,063 1,244 5,333 66,721 5,119 328 7,988 2,698 2,334 43,374 17,631 2,848 440 244 3,230
West Virginia 86,540 333 2,366 539 3,477 25,688 2,607 139 6,170 1,284 858 29,240 7,586 3,624 226 144 2,259
Wisconsin 166,404 1,644 2,854 867 5,212 65,535 5,538 360 8,719 2,148 2,284 44,751 19,008 3,507 315 263 3,399
Wyoming 13,947 108 216 57 597 5,146 370 22 729 186 161 3,711 1,751 618 20 32 223
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 1,402 (X) 86 24 47 220 28 (X) 142 0 61 666 89 19 (X) (X) 6
Guam 1,633 12 21 14 66 428 70 (X) 237 (X) 137 371 218 (X) 9 12 (X)
Northern Mariana Islands 363 (X) (X) 4 (X) 105 (X) (X) 51 (X) 41 (X) 47 (X) 3 (X) (X)
Puerto Rico 153,932 495 1,184 882 3,691 69,787 2,276 121 5,716 652 1,439 51,490 11,406 1,521 252 315 2,705
U.S. Virgin Islands 1,525 6 27 9 77 486 37 (X) 144 15 50 413 202 13 (X) 5 26
Foreign countries 12,074 174 75 151 460 5,463 316 11 625 74 106 2,180 1,635 74 17 28 685
Unknown 47 0 (X) 0 (X) 19 (X) (X) 0 3 0 (X) 4 0 0 0 (X)
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data; and U.S. Postal Service geographic data.
NOTES: 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.
(X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals.
a. Data for individual mental disorder diagnostic groups are shown separately in Table 10.A.
CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 10.A. Number, by state or other area and mental disorders diagnostic group, December 2023
State or area Total Autism spectrum disorders Developmental disorders Childhood and adolescent disorders not elsewhere classified Intellectual disorders Depressive, bipolar, and related disorders Neurocognitive disorders Schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders Other mental disorders
All areas 3,011,707 128,213 17,883 3,502 792,880 1,006,311 257,971 409,514 395,433
Alabama 63,253 1,780 186 55 18,844 20,707 5,099 7,864 8,718
Alaska 5,117 276 31 13 1,190 1,070 636 983 918
Arizona 52,246 2,085 297 47 11,488 17,940 6,365 7,404 6,620
Arkansas 42,188 1,157 132 41 12,586 14,333 3,327 4,869 5,743
California 226,457 11,333 1,528 170 53,766 72,922 19,624 45,205 21,909
Colorado 31,993 1,197 178 44 7,421 9,877 3,655 4,666 4,955
Connecticut 37,309 2,103 260 29 9,100 12,489 3,423 5,480 4,425
Delaware 8,260 440 62 11 2,515 2,590 745 1,079 818
District of Columbia 5,316 (X) (X) 4 1,423 1,692 533 1,152 303
Florida 163,884 7,094 644 137 37,845 58,287 16,095 25,099 18,683
Georgia 80,733 2,898 283 66 23,972 24,228 7,994 11,815 9,477
Hawaii 8,899 364 21 12 1,850 2,453 1,180 1,899 1,120
Idaho 17,838 1,033 99 34 4,335 5,093 1,706 2,130 3,408
Illinois 102,553 4,392 972 82 31,695 33,557 7,333 14,385 10,137
Indiana 66,509 2,699 318 74 20,866 19,768 5,917 7,916 8,951
Iowa 33,474 1,302 150 55 11,692 8,454 2,944 4,057 4,820
Kansas 28,261 1,408 100 53 8,218 8,149 2,641 3,525 4,167
Kentucky 61,823 1,690 260 76 16,922 21,487 6,827 5,116 9,445
Louisiana 49,311 1,537 264 53 18,388 13,953 3,315 6,686 5,115
Maine 25,746 1,412 113 22 4,894 8,566 2,033 2,277 6,429
Maryland 44,238 2,298 474 60 11,916 13,714 5,146 6,630 4,000
Massachusetts 95,342 4,499 862 48 15,451 37,719 7,455 11,483 17,825
Michigan 120,118 5,164 852 158 31,631 41,430 10,990 16,060 13,833
Minnesota 58,683 3,164 257 127 14,603 18,405 6,296 7,778 8,053
Mississippi 38,604 981 226 36 11,863 13,176 3,096 5,102 4,124
Missouri 72,651 3,262 284 128 20,566 22,487 5,644 9,781 10,499
Montana 9,956 397 51 17 2,586 2,436 1,275 1,305 1,889
Nebraska 17,743 740 60 25 5,469 5,148 1,396 2,486 2,419
Nevada 18,624 704 130 16 3,866 6,326 1,704 3,186 2,692
New Hampshire 25,243 1,191 147 18 3,226 9,524 1,992 2,025 7,120
New Jersey 67,913 4,802 778 69 17,030 22,289 5,251 11,142 6,552
New Mexico 23,137 601 186 39 4,860 7,589 2,703 2,701 4,458
New York 164,620 8,701 1,860 240 46,674 51,369 8,856 26,621 20,299
North Carolina 99,914 4,083 532 117 30,605 29,879 9,060 13,466 12,172
North Dakota 6,568 319 41 12 2,077 1,363 836 918 1,002
Ohio 132,087 5,377 454 148 36,467 45,581 8,950 16,795 18,315
Oklahoma 44,022 1,157 215 54 13,156 14,034 4,353 4,951 6,102
Oregon 40,433 2,600 195 56 8,957 11,347 3,798 5,503 7,977
Pennsylvania 139,927 5,952 979 181 40,599 49,259 9,721 17,602 15,634
Rhode Island 17,414 744 99 17 3,260 6,844 1,166 1,874 3,410
South Carolina 49,552 1,351 253 47 15,294 14,244 5,000 6,618 6,745
South Dakota 7,885 331 73 12 2,425 1,862 1,022 942 1,218
Tennessee 72,575 2,137 276 80 20,232 25,786 6,418 8,069 9,577
Texas 187,827 7,160 986 240 46,741 68,201 17,046 23,082 24,371
Utah 20,442 1,232 122 32 5,823 4,768 2,418 2,856 3,191
Vermont 11,304 621 83 20 1,955 3,607 1,036 1,046 2,936
Virginia 74,117 3,350 306 118 20,359 23,417 6,344 10,413 9,810
Washington 66,721 3,312 435 104 13,541 19,845 7,212 9,070 13,202
West Virginia 25,688 762 101 23 9,067 7,799 2,202 1,789 3,945
Wisconsin 65,535 3,663 311 142 17,772 18,671 5,667 7,971 11,338
Wyoming 5,146 227 24 12 1,398 1,236 713 627 909
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 220 4 0 0 62 21 31 27 75
Guam 428 (X) (X) 0 140 49 54 86 68
Northern Mariana Islands 105 8 (X) 0 (X) (X) (X) 20 16
Puerto Rico 69,787 711 217 24 12,148 47,995 1,177 4,696 2,819
U.S. Virgin Islands 486 (X) (X) 0 170 95 45 136 25
Foreign countries 5,463 249 18 4 1,834 1,168 494 1,047 649
Unknown 19 0 0 0 (X) (X) (X) 3 3
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data; and U.S. Postal Service geographic data.
NOTE: (X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals.
CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 11. Number and percentage distribution, by state or other area and diagnostic group, December 2023
State or area Total Congenital anomalies Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases Infectious and parasitic diseases Injuries Mental disorders a Neoplasms Diseases of the— Other Unknown
Number Percent Blood and blood-forming organs Circulatory system Digestive system Genitourinary system Musculo-skeletal system and connective tissue Nervous system and sense organs Respiratory system Skin and subcutaneous tissue
All areas 8,709,006 100.0 0.6 2.1 1.0 3.5 34.6 3.2 0.3 6.7 1.4 1.8 30.0 10.3 2.4 0.2 0.2 1.8
Alabama 221,561 100.0 0.5 2.9 0.9 3.8 28.5 2.4 0.3 7.6 1.3 1.6 35.8 9.6 2.5 0.3 0.2 1.7
Alaska 12,300 100.0 1.0 1.6 0.6 3.8 41.6 3.1 0.2 5.6 1.4 1.5 25.1 10.6 1.7 0.2 0.3 1.8
Arizona 152,360 100.0 0.7 1.9 1.0 3.9 34.3 3.3 0.2 5.8 1.6 2.2 28.6 12.0 2.1 0.2 0.2 1.8
Arkansas 138,217 100.0 0.5 3.1 0.7 3.7 30.5 2.7 0.3 7.7 1.4 1.4 33.8 9.4 2.8 0.3 0.1 1.7
California 625,317 100.0 0.8 1.8 1.3 3.9 36.2 3.5 0.2 6.0 1.3 2.6 28.1 10.8 1.2 0.2 0.1 1.8
Colorado 92,513 100.0 0.9 1.9 0.9 4.0 34.6 3.3 0.2 4.9 1.8 1.6 27.1 14.0 2.6 0.2 0.1 1.8
Connecticut 86,057 100.0 0.5 1.8 0.9 2.6 43.4 3.5 0.3 5.3 1.4 1.5 24.7 10.1 1.8 0.2 0.1 2.0
Delaware 27,499 100.0 0.6 1.6 1.1 3.4 30.0 3.3 0.3 7.1 1.4 1.9 33.9 10.8 2.6 0.2 0.1 1.6
District of Columbia 12,892 100.0 0.3 2.1 3.3 3.2 41.2 2.6 0.6 7.1 0.9 3.4 21.2 9.6 1.8 0.2 0.2 2.1
Florida 550,864 100.0 0.6 2.1 1.7 3.5 29.8 3.9 0.4 7.4 1.6 1.9 32.1 10.5 2.4 0.3 0.1 1.8
Georgia 284,680 100.0 0.5 2.3 1.6 3.8 28.4 3.4 0.4 8.7 1.4 2.6 32.2 10.1 2.7 0.3 0.2 1.7
Hawaii 21,924 100.0 0.7 1.8 1.3 3.5 40.6 3.9 0.1 8.1 1.0 4.8 20.8 9.8 1.2 0.2 0.2 1.9
Idaho 46,532 100.0 0.8 1.9 0.5 3.5 38.3 3.1 0.2 4.8 1.7 1.2 27.8 11.6 2.5 0.3 0.1 1.7
Illinois 280,821 100.0 0.8 2.1 0.9 3.1 36.5 3.5 0.3 7.1 1.2 2.0 26.3 11.3 2.7 0.2 0.2 1.7
Indiana 210,886 100.0 0.5 2.5 0.8 3.2 31.5 3.3 0.2 7.6 1.7 1.5 29.9 11.1 3.7 0.2 0.2 1.9
Iowa 86,437 100.0 0.8 2.4 0.5 3.2 38.7 3.2 0.2 6.2 1.3 1.2 26.7 10.4 3.1 0.2 0.1 1.9
Kansas 74,832 100.0 0.8 2.2 0.6 3.5 37.8 3.3 0.2 6.4 1.6 1.3 26.8 10.8 2.8 0.2 0.1 1.7
Kentucky 199,526 100.0 0.5 2.2 0.6 3.4 31.0 2.6 0.2 6.7 1.5 1.1 35.9 8.8 3.5 0.3 0.2 1.6
Louisiana 161,623 100.0 0.5 2.1 1.2 3.9 30.5 2.7 0.4 8.5 1.2 2.0 32.9 9.3 2.3 0.3 0.2 2.1
Maine 57,218 100.0 0.4 2.1 0.4 3.0 45.0 3.0 0.2 4.9 1.6 0.7 25.4 9.1 2.3 0.3 0.1 1.6
Maryland 125,692 100.0 0.7 2.0 1.6 3.6 35.2 3.5 0.5 7.1 1.4 2.6 26.4 10.8 2.3 0.2 0.1 2.1
Massachusetts 190,364 100.0 0.6 1.3 0.8 2.6 50.1 2.9 0.2 4.3 1.3 1.0 22.1 8.9 1.6 0.2 0.2 2.1
Michigan 347,202 100.0 0.5 2.0 0.6 3.3 34.6 3.1 0.3 6.4 1.5 1.5 31.2 10.0 2.6 0.2 0.1 1.9
Minnesota 130,828 100.0 0.9 1.2 0.5 3.4 44.9 3.4 0.2 5.0 1.3 1.3 23.1 11.0 1.9 0.2 0.2 1.5
Mississippi 126,720 100.0 0.4 3.1 0.9 4.2 30.5 3.1 0.4 9.3 1.1 2.3 29.8 9.6 2.7 0.3 0.2 2.1
Missouri 216,416 100.0 0.7 2.3 0.8 3.8 33.6 3.0 0.3 6.6 1.5 1.4 30.5 10.3 3.2 0.2 0.1 1.5
Montana 27,140 100.0 0.8 1.6 0.5 3.9 36.7 3.0 0.1 4.7 1.7 1.4 28.6 11.8 3.0 0.2 0.2 1.8
Nebraska 45,172 100.0 1.0 2.2 0.6 3.6 39.3 3.2 0.2 6.2 1.5 1.6 24.0 11.6 2.7 0.2 0.2 1.8
Nevada 63,239 100.0 0.6 2.1 1.2 3.8 29.5 3.5 0.3 7.0 1.6 2.5 32.1 11.3 2.5 0.3 0.2 1.5
New Hampshire 47,309 100.0 0.6 1.4 0.4 2.6 53.4 2.7 0.1 3.9 1.3 0.7 20.7 8.6 1.9 0.1 0.1 1.5
New Jersey 194,857 100.0 0.6 1.7 1.0 3.4 34.9 3.8 0.3 6.8 1.4 2.0 29.4 10.5 2.0 0.2 0.1 1.8
New Mexico 62,387 100.0 0.7 2.2 0.7 3.7 37.1 2.5 0.2 4.4 1.5 1.9 30.7 10.0 2.1 0.2 0.2 1.8
New York 506,323 100.0 0.5 1.5 1.3 3.2 32.5 3.4 0.3 5.9 1.1 1.6 35.3 9.3 2.0 0.2 0.1 2.0
North Carolina 326,418 100.0 0.5 2.6 1.1 3.6 30.6 3.4 0.3 7.7 1.5 2.1 31.5 10.1 2.8 0.3 0.2 1.7
North Dakota 16,115 100.0 1.0 1.6 0.6 3.7 40.8 2.9 0.1 5.6 1.4 1.6 25.0 11.2 2.3 0.2 0.1 1.8
Ohio 363,174 100.0 0.7 2.1 0.7 3.1 36.4 3.1 0.2 7.0 1.5 1.4 28.3 9.6 3.4 0.2 0.1 2.0
Oklahoma 132,777 100.0 0.5 2.6 0.6 3.3 33.2 2.5 0.2 7.2 1.4 1.5 33.1 9.2 3.0 0.2 0.1 1.4
Oregon 106,504 100.0 0.6 1.9 0.8 3.4 38.0 3.0 0.2 4.9 1.7 1.3 28.7 11.3 1.8 0.3 0.1 2.0
Pennsylvania 409,905 100.0 0.6 1.8 0.8 3.6 34.1 3.2 0.3 6.4 1.5 1.4 31.4 10.0 2.6 0.2 0.1 1.9
Rhode Island 37,049 100.0 0.5 1.1 0.6 2.5 47.0 2.8 0.2 4.6 1.4 1.0 25.1 9.4 2.0 0.2 0.1 1.4
South Carolina 176,715 100.0 0.5 2.1 1.1 3.8 28.0 3.0 0.4 7.9 1.4 2.1 34.6 10.2 2.8 0.3 0.2 1.7
South Dakota 20,352 100.0 0.9 1.8 0.5 3.5 38.7 3.2 0.2 5.3 1.4 1.7 25.3 12.7 2.6 0.3 0.2 1.6
Tennessee 244,082 100.0 0.5 2.6 0.7 3.4 29.7 3.1 0.2 7.7 1.5 1.7 33.2 9.7 3.0 0.3 0.2 2.5
Texas 560,598 100.0 0.6 2.6 1.3 3.9 33.5 3.3 0.3 7.8 1.4 2.8 27.1 11.2 1.9 0.2 0.2 1.7
Utah 50,255 100.0 1.3 1.9 0.6 3.2 40.7 2.9 0.1 4.4 1.6 1.7 24.0 12.8 2.3 0.2 0.1 2.2
Vermont 22,730 100.0 0.7 1.3 0.4 2.9 49.7 2.5 0.1 3.2 1.2 0.7 23.3 9.2 2.3 0.2 0.2 2.0
Virginia 213,071 100.0 0.6 2.0 1.0 3.2 34.8 3.3 0.3 7.5 1.4 2.1 28.7 10.2 2.7 0.3 0.1 1.8
Washington 163,686 100.0 0.7 1.9 0.8 3.3 40.8 3.1 0.2 4.9 1.6 1.4 26.5 10.8 1.7 0.3 0.1 2.0
West Virginia 86,540 100.0 0.4 2.7 0.6 4.0 29.7 3.0 0.2 7.1 1.5 1.0 33.8 8.8 4.2 0.3 0.2 2.6
Wisconsin 166,404 100.0 1.0 1.7 0.5 3.1 39.4 3.3 0.2 5.2 1.3 1.4 26.9 11.4 2.1 0.2 0.2 2.0
Wyoming 13,947 100.0 0.8 1.5 0.4 4.3 36.9 2.7 0.2 5.2 1.3 1.2 26.6 12.6 4.4 0.1 0.2 1.6
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 1,402 100.0 (X) 6.1 1.7 3.4 15.7 2.0 (X) 10.1 0.0 4.4 47.5 6.3 1.4 (X) (X) 0.4
Guam 1,633 100.0 0.7 1.3 0.9 4.0 26.2 4.3 (X) 14.5 (X) 8.4 22.7 13.3 (X) 0.6 0.7 (X)
Northern Mariana Islands 363 100.0 (X) (X) 1.1 (X) 28.9 (X) (X) 14.0 (X) 11.3 (X) 12.9 (X) 0.8 (X) (X)
Puerto Rico 153,932 100.0 0.3 0.8 0.6 2.4 45.3 1.5 0.1 3.7 0.4 0.9 33.4 7.4 1.0 0.2 0.2 1.8
U.S. Virgin Islands 1,525 100.0 0.4 1.8 0.6 5.0 31.9 2.4 (X) 9.4 1.0 3.3 27.1 13.2 0.9 (X) 0.3 1.7
Foreign countries 12,074 100.0 1.4 0.6 1.3 3.8 45.2 2.6 0.1 5.2 0.6 0.9 18.1 13.5 0.6 0.1 0.2 5.7
Unknown 47 100.0 0.0 (X) 0.0 (X) 40.4 (X) (X) 0.0 6.4 0.0 (X) 8.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 (X)
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data; and U.S. Postal Service geographic data.
NOTES: 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.
(X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals.
a. Data for individual mental disorder diagnostic groups are shown separately in Table 11.A.
CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 11.A. Percentage, by state or other area and mental disorders diagnostic group, December 2023
State or area Total Autism spectrum disorders Developmental disorders Childhood and adolescent disorders not elsewhere classified Intellectual disorders Depressive, bipolar, and related disorders Neurocognitive disorders Schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders Other mental disorders
All areas 34.6 1.5 0.2 (L) 9.1 11.6 3.0 4.7 4.5
Alabama 28.5 0.8 0.1 (L) 8.5 9.3 2.3 3.5 3.9
Alaska 41.6 2.2 0.3 0.1 9.7 8.7 5.2 8.0 7.5
Arizona 34.3 1.4 0.2 (L) 7.5 11.8 4.2 4.9 4.3
Arkansas 30.5 0.8 0.1 (L) 9.1 10.4 2.4 3.5 4.2
California 36.2 1.8 0.2 (L) 8.6 11.7 3.1 7.2 3.5
Colorado 34.6 1.3 0.2 (L) 8.0 10.7 4.0 5.0 5.4
Connecticut 43.4 2.4 0.3 (L) 10.6 14.5 4.0 6.4 5.1
Delaware 30.0 1.6 0.2 (L) 9.1 9.4 2.7 3.9 3.0
District of Columbia 41.2 (X) (X) (L) 11.0 13.1 4.1 8.9 2.4
Florida 29.8 1.3 0.1 (L) 6.9 10.6 2.9 4.6 3.4
Georgia 28.4 1.0 0.1 (L) 8.4 8.5 2.8 4.2 3.3
Hawaii 40.6 1.7 0.1 0.1 8.4 11.2 5.4 8.7 5.1
Idaho 38.3 2.2 0.2 0.1 9.3 10.9 3.7 4.6 7.3
Illinois 36.5 1.6 0.3 (L) 11.3 11.9 2.6 5.1 3.6
Indiana 31.5 1.3 0.2 (L) 9.9 9.4 2.8 3.8 4.2
Iowa 38.7 1.5 0.2 0.1 13.5 9.8 3.4 4.7 5.6
Kansas 37.8 1.9 0.1 0.1 11.0 10.9 3.5 4.7 5.6
Kentucky 31.0 0.8 0.1 (L) 8.5 10.8 3.4 2.6 4.7
Louisiana 30.5 1.0 0.2 (L) 11.4 8.6 2.1 4.1 3.2
Maine 45.0 2.5 0.2 (L) 8.6 15.0 3.6 4.0 11.2
Maryland 35.2 1.8 0.4 (L) 9.5 10.9 4.1 5.3 3.2
Massachusetts 50.1 2.4 0.5 (L) 8.1 19.8 3.9 6.0 9.4
Michigan 34.6 1.5 0.2 (L) 9.1 11.9 3.2 4.6 4.0
Minnesota 44.9 2.4 0.2 0.1 11.2 14.1 4.8 5.9 6.2
Mississippi 30.5 0.8 0.2 (L) 9.4 10.4 2.4 4.0 3.3
Missouri 33.6 1.5 0.1 0.1 9.5 10.4 2.6 4.5 4.9
Montana 36.7 1.5 0.2 0.1 9.5 9.0 4.7 4.8 7.0
Nebraska 39.3 1.6 0.1 0.1 12.1 11.4 3.1 5.5 5.4
Nevada 29.5 1.1 0.2 (L) 6.1 10.0 2.7 5.0 4.3
New Hampshire 53.4 2.5 0.3 (L) 6.8 20.1 4.2 4.3 15.0
New Jersey 34.9 2.5 0.4 (L) 8.7 11.4 2.7 5.7 3.4
New Mexico 37.1 1.0 0.3 0.1 7.8 12.2 4.3 4.3 7.1
New York 32.5 1.7 0.4 (L) 9.2 10.1 1.7 5.3 4.0
North Carolina 30.6 1.3 0.2 (L) 9.4 9.2 2.8 4.1 3.7
North Dakota 40.8 2.0 0.3 0.1 12.9 8.5 5.2 5.7 6.2
Ohio 36.4 1.5 0.1 (L) 10.0 12.6 2.5 4.6 5.0
Oklahoma 33.2 0.9 0.2 (L) 9.9 10.6 3.3 3.7 4.6
Oregon 38.0 2.4 0.2 0.1 8.4 10.7 3.6 5.2 7.5
Pennsylvania 34.1 1.5 0.2 (L) 9.9 12.0 2.4 4.3 3.8
Rhode Island 47.0 2.0 0.3 (L) 8.8 18.5 3.1 5.1 9.2
South Carolina 28.0 0.8 0.1 (L) 8.7 8.1 2.8 3.7 3.8
South Dakota 38.7 1.6 0.4 0.1 11.9 9.1 5.0 4.6 6.0
Tennessee 29.7 0.9 0.1 (L) 8.3 10.6 2.6 3.3 3.9
Texas 33.5 1.3 0.2 (L) 8.3 12.2 3.0 4.1 4.3
Utah 40.7 2.5 0.2 0.1 11.6 9.5 4.8 5.7 6.3
Vermont 49.7 2.7 0.4 0.1 8.6 15.9 4.6 4.6 12.9
Virginia 34.8 1.6 0.1 0.1 9.6 11.0 3.0 4.9 4.6
Washington 40.8 2.0 0.3 0.1 8.3 12.1 4.4 5.5 8.1
West Virginia 29.7 0.9 0.1 (L) 10.5 9.0 2.5 2.1 4.6
Wisconsin 39.4 2.2 0.2 0.1 10.7 11.2 3.4 4.8 6.8
Wyoming 36.9 1.6 0.2 0.1 10.0 8.9 5.1 4.5 6.5
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 15.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 4.4 1.5 2.2 1.9 5.3
Guam 26.2 (X) (X) 0.0 8.6 3.0 3.3 5.3 4.2
Northern Mariana Islands 28.9 2.2 (X) 0.0 (X) (X) (X) 5.5 4.4
Puerto Rico 45.3 0.5 0.1 (L) 7.9 31.2 0.8 3.1 1.8
U.S. Virgin Islands 31.9 (X) (X) 0.0 11.1 6.2 3.0 8.9 1.6
Foreign countries 45.2 2.1 0.1 (L) 15.2 9.7 4.1 8.7 5.4
Unknown 40.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 (X) (X) (X) 6.4 6.4
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data; and U.S. Postal Service geographic data.
NOTE: (L) = less than 0.05 percent; (X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals.
CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 12. Number receiving Social Security disability benefits because of blindness or deafness, by state or other area, December 2023
State or area Blind Deaf
Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
All areas 131,366 108,415 2,080 20,871 67,755 52,357 1,011 14,387
Alabama 2,975 2,508 56 411 1,623 1,240 27 356
Alaska 185 149 (X) (X) 118 98 0 20
Arizona 2,512 2,057 45 410 1,502 1,186 21 295
Arkansas 1,805 1,492 41 272 869 676 20 173
California 11,235 8,984 149 2,102 5,774 4,194 66 1,514
Colorado 1,388 1,127 20 241 883 726 9 148
Connecticut 1,109 865 8 236 643 509 4 130
Delaware 391 335 3 53 225 182 3 40
District of Columbia 232 205 (X) (X) 200 150 0 50
Florida 8,825 7,646 156 1,023 5,308 4,237 68 1,003
Georgia 5,147 4,433 92 622 2,193 1,636 42 515
Hawaii 417 330 8 79 169 136 (X) (X)
Idaho 571 453 7 111 298 250 4 44
Illinois 4,690 3,899 63 728 2,168 1,680 26 462
Indiana 3,385 2,872 70 443 1,818 1,421 30 367
Iowa 1,074 848 10 216 625 504 9 112
Kansas 1,076 875 15 186 599 489 6 104
Kentucky 2,499 1,995 49 455 1,375 1,050 43 282
Louisiana 2,721 2,264 58 399 1,295 917 20 358
Maine 561 427 6 128 302 247 (X) (X)
Maryland 1,990 1,695 22 273 1,401 1,114 15 272
Massachusetts 2,623 1,771 21 831 1,220 929 13 278
Michigan 4,014 3,162 82 770 2,258 1,777 40 441
Minnesota 1,686 1,299 16 371 1,022 895 12 115
Mississippi 2,362 2,011 48 303 986 706 20 260
Missouri 3,254 2,713 52 489 1,376 1,085 24 267
Montana 304 236 5 63 206 161 3 42
Nebraska 689 557 10 122 312 268 5 39
Nevada 1,152 987 11 154 525 437 6 82
New Hampshire 455 360 7 88 187 156 4 27
New Jersey 2,919 2,424 37 458 1,456 1,156 17 283
New Mexico 900 725 13 162 437 344 10 83
New York 6,277 5,100 82 1,095 3,681 2,780 41 860
North Carolina 4,766 4,064 86 616 2,373 1,853 41 479
North Dakota 197 151 5 41 119 88 (X) (X)
Ohio 4,871 3,978 85 808 2,624 2,045 41 538
Oklahoma 2,095 1,784 43 268 966 766 17 183
Oregon 1,397 1,069 10 318 881 677 13 191
Pennsylvania 5,067 4,105 61 901 2,626 2,048 40 538
Rhode Island 403 320 3 80 232 180 4 48
South Carolina 2,993 2,483 73 437 1,273 965 29 279
South Dakota 295 235 4 56 175 150 0 25
Tennessee 3,808 3,211 70 527 1,694 1,343 39 312
Texas 12,983 11,253 213 1,517 5,342 4,153 73 1,116
Utah 774 594 12 168 481 404 8 69
Vermont 215 165 3 47 140 123 3 14
Virginia 2,879 2,408 44 427 1,487 1,184 22 281
Washington 1,985 1,581 20 384 1,213 928 21 264
West Virginia 989 775 20 194 602 447 19 136
Wisconsin 1,992 1,583 22 387 1,202 946 12 244
Wyoming 168 147 (X) (X) 83 74 0 9
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 20 (X) 0 (X) 9 (X) 0 (X)
Guam 53 50 0 3 17 12 0 5
Northern Mariana Islands 11 (X) (X) (X) 5 (X) 0 (X)
Puerto Rico 1,676 1,408 22 246 1,032 561 14 457
U.S. Virgin Islands 56 49 (X) (X) 12 9 0 3
Foreign countries 250 170 13 67 113 (X) (X) 58
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data; and U.S. Postal Service geographic data.
NOTES: 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.
(X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals.
CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 13. Total monthly benefits, by state or other area, December 2023 (in thousands of dollars)
State or area Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
All areas 12,691,013 11,322,496 185,753 1,182,764
Alabama 316,913 286,948 6,390 23,575
Alaska 17,680 15,645 224 1,811
Arizona 231,777 209,504 2,914 19,360
Arkansas 192,743 175,191 3,693 13,860
California 929,523 812,863 11,387 105,273
Colorado 137,143 123,862 1,663 11,618
Connecticut 130,946 114,894 1,410 14,642
Delaware 43,651 39,663 542 3,446
District of Columbia 16,960 15,292 172 1,496
Florida 828,749 755,328 11,144 62,277
Georgia 415,373 375,359 7,126 32,889
Hawaii 32,977 29,035 351 3,590
Idaho 66,692 59,357 847 6,488
Illinois 410,975 357,593 5,200 48,183
Indiana 307,920 275,254 4,979 27,686
Iowa 119,621 105,152 1,516 12,954
Kansas 105,561 93,353 1,495 10,714
Kentucky 283,145 254,686 6,697 21,762
Louisiana 224,416 197,434 4,989 21,993
Maine 78,378 69,882 1,025 7,471
Maryland 191,475 171,111 2,192 18,173
Massachusetts 278,796 247,416 2,668 28,712
Michigan 516,345 453,771 8,028 54,545
Minnesota 189,580 168,556 1,543 19,480
Mississippi 174,292 155,926 3,398 14,968
Missouri 306,340 275,240 4,969 26,131
Montana 37,848 33,765 548 3,535
Nebraska 61,819 54,080 649 7,089
Nevada 98,627 90,730 1,370 6,527
New Hampshire 71,399 64,738 755 5,906
New Jersey 315,282 278,792 3,478 33,013
New Mexico 86,476 78,700 1,059 6,717
New York 766,069 675,074 8,064 82,931
North Carolina 475,708 430,019 7,461 38,228
North Dakota 21,920 19,277 227 2,416
Ohio 509,478 450,884 8,897 49,697
Oklahoma 186,732 168,980 3,508 14,243
Oregon 153,203 135,699 2,194 15,311
Pennsylvania 603,241 538,145 8,205 56,890
Rhode Island 53,392 48,109 576 4,706
South Carolina 262,338 237,164 4,789 20,385
South Dakota 27,746 24,708 272 2,765
Tennessee 347,930 313,738 6,860 27,332
Texas 807,128 723,217 12,644 71,267
Utah 72,774 63,638 906 8,230
Vermont 31,232 27,779 312 3,140
Virginia 313,515 281,485 4,702 27,328
Washington 241,548 214,153 3,215 24,180
West Virginia 123,951 109,999 2,995 10,957
Wisconsin 238,093 210,111 2,402 25,580
Wyoming 20,487 18,546 257 1,683
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 1,454 1,325 47 82
Guam 2,197 1,982 24 190
Northern Mariana Islands 369 318 4 46
Puerto Rico 193,624 175,550 2,464 15,610
U.S. Virgin Islands 2,192 1,882 24 286
Foreign countries 15,204 11,543 280 3,381
Unknown 67 55 1 11
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data; and U.S. Postal Service geographic data.
NOTES: Unnegotiated checks not deducted.
Data exclude lump-sum death payments.
CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 14. Number, by type of representative payee, December 2023
Type of payee Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
All disabled beneficiaries 8,709,006 7,365,987 200,644 1,142,375
Without payee 7,174,594 6,666,072 192,179 316,343
With payee  
Parent (natural, adoptive, or stepparent) 660,582 240,496 577 419,509
Spouse 101,054 100,189 38 827
Child (natural, adoptive, or stepchild) 44,965 38,611 2,927 3,427
Other relative 294,551 128,064 2,086 164,401
Nonmental institution 137,445 58,429 1,115 77,901
Mental institution 67,502 18,515 160 48,827
Social agency 98,499 41,531 464 56,504
Public official 12,163 6,307 104 5,752
Financial organization 6,268 3,294 34 2,940
Other 111,383 64,479 960 45,944
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 15. Representative payment, by sex and diagnostic group, December 2023
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 7,365,987 699,915 9.5 200,644 8,465 4.2 1,142,375 826,032 72.3
Congenital anomalies 16,725 5,482 32.8 229 7 3.1 37,051 31,301 84.5
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 169,538 3,884 2.3 6,541 133 2.0 4,060 1,034 25.5
Infectious and parasitic diseases 81,767 2,468 3.0 1,443 37 2.6 2,774 1,501 54.1
Injuries 280,609 24,901 8.9 4,961 188 3.8 17,283 7,432 43.0
Mental disorders  
Autism spectrum disorders 33,607 22,034 65.6 32 8 25.0 94,574 80,933 85.6
Developmental disorders 9,118 3,574 39.2 161 27 16.8 8,604 5,932 68.9
Childhood and adolescent disorders not elsewhere classified 1,929 459 23.8 24 3 12.5 1,549 1,040 67.1
Intellectual disorders 282,603 162,550 57.5 6,106 1,157 18.9 504,171 424,057 84.1
Depressive, bipolar, and related disorders 912,719 119,385 13.1 28,820 2,015 7.0 64,772 27,560 42.5
Neurocognitive disorders 217,993 76,140 34.9 3,969 899 22.7 36,009 24,991 69.4
Schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders 321,030 118,131 36.8 4,500 1,021 22.7 83,984 55,553 66.1
Other mental disorders 331,909 40,182 12.1 7,754 466 6.0 55,770 27,857 49.9
Neoplasms 271,776 3,271 1.2 4,742 50 1.1 3,086 1,469 47.6
Diseases of the—  
Blood and blood-forming organs 20,088 498 2.5 378 6 1.6 2,941 533 18.1
Circulatory system 561,556 35,904 6.4 13,247 613 4.6 5,907 2,753 46.6
Digestive system 117,494 2,438 2.1 2,792 44 1.6 1,829 345 18.9
Genitourinary system 153,357 1,619 1.1 2,095 34 1.6 2,772 605 21.8
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 2,512,332 29,804 1.2 85,093 1,045 1.2 13,166 2,525 19.2
Nervous system and sense organs 746,674 35,096 4.7 15,655 457 2.9 132,425 73,942 55.8
Respiratory system 199,037 2,619 1.3 9,246 136 1.5 1,625 511 31.4
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 19,148 228 1.2 444 7 1.6 711 137 19.3
Other 9,877 831 8.4 199 10 5.0 3,603 2,857 79.3
Unknown 95,101 8,417 8.9 2,213 102 4.6 63,709 51,164 80.3
  Men
Subtotal 3,685,919 442,982 12.0 17,390 980 5.6 651,978 489,039 75.0
Congenital anomalies 8,725 3,217 36.9 27 (X) (X) 19,408 16,745 86.3
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 80,176 2,213 2.8 492 7 1.4 1,932 577 29.9
Infectious and parasitic diseases 56,897 1,854 3.3 251 7 2.8 1,521 847 55.7
Injuries 182,932 18,427 10.1 713 33 4.6 11,544 4,921 42.6
Mental disorders  
Autism spectrum disorders 27,988 18,727 66.9 6 0 0.0 75,653 64,711 85.5
Developmental disorders 5,503 2,314 42.0 23 4 17.4 5,054 3,624 71.7
Childhood and adolescent disorders not elsewhere classified 1,155 317 27.4 3 (X) (X) 1,040 741 71.3
Intellectual disorders 169,954 102,179 60.1 654 153 23.4 270,286 233,376 86.3
Depressive, bipolar, and related disorders 339,254 59,516 17.5 1,549 153 9.9 31,333 15,617 49.8
Neurocognitive disorders 132,040 50,027 37.9 484 123 25.4 22,880 16,226 70.9
Schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders 215,277 87,227 40.5 578 135 23.4 60,809 41,097 67.6
Other mental disorders 159,153 24,254 15.2 514 41 8.0 31,081 17,126 55.1
Neoplasms 120,988 1,817 1.5 316 (X) (X) 1,730 875 50.6
Diseases of the—  
Blood and blood-forming organs 8,446 272 3.2 20 0 0.0 1,487 311 20.9
Circulatory system 353,732 22,730 6.4 1,946 85 4.4 3,087 1,525 49.4
Digestive system 55,520 1,548 2.8 245 11 4.5 876 195 22.3
Genitourinary system 91,146 1,073 1.2 280 (X) (X) 1,464 381 26.0
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 1,183,392 16,852 1.4 7,120 149 2.1 5,597 1,340 23.9
Nervous system and sense organs 346,529 21,031 6.1 1,261 44 3.5 69,572 40,292 57.9
Respiratory system 90,346 1,412 1.6 682 14 2.1 750 298 39.7
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 7,966 127 1.6 32 (X) (X) 312 72 23.1
Other 5,465 559 10.2 26 (X) (X) 2,092 1,705 81.5
Unknown 43,335 5,289 12.2 168 (X) (X) 32,470 26,437 81.4
  Women
Subtotal 3,680,068 256,933 7.0 183,254 7,485 4.1 490,397 336,993 68.7
Congenital anomalies 8,000 2,265 28.3 202 (X) (X) 17,643 14,556 82.5
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 89,362 1,671 1.9 6,049 126 2.1 2,128 457 21.5
Infectious and parasitic diseases 24,870 614 2.5 1,192 30 2.5 1,253 654 52.2
Injuries 97,677 6,474 6.6 4,248 155 3.6 5,739 2,511 43.8
Mental disorders  
Autism spectrum disorders 5,619 3,307 58.9 26 8 30.8 18,921 16,222 85.7
Developmental disorders 3,615 1,260 34.9 138 23 16.7 3,550 2,308 65.0
Childhood and adolescent disorders not elsewhere classified 774 142 18.3 21 (X) (X) 509 299 58.7
Intellectual disorders 112,649 60,371 53.6 5,452 1,004 18.4 233,885 190,681 81.5
Depressive, bipolar, and related disorders 573,465 59,869 10.4 27,271 1,862 6.8 33,439 11,943 35.7
Neurocognitive disorders 85,953 26,113 30.4 3,485 776 22.3 13,129 8,765 66.8
Schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders 105,753 30,904 29.2 3,922 886 22.6 23,175 14,456 62.4
Other mental disorders 172,756 15,928 9.2 7,240 425 5.9 24,689 10,731 43.5
Neoplasms 150,788 1,454 1.0 4,426 (X) (X) 1,356 594 43.8
Diseases of the—  
Blood and blood-forming organs 11,642 226 1.9 358 6 1.7 1,454 222 15.3
Circulatory system 207,824 13,174 6.3 11,301 528 4.7 2,820 1,228 43.5
Digestive system 61,974 890 1.4 2,547 33 1.3 953 150 15.7
Genitourinary system 62,211 546 0.9 1,815 (X) (X) 1,308 224 17.1
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 1,328,940 12,952 1.0 77,973 896 1.1 7,569 1,185 15.7
Nervous system and sense organs 400,145 14,065 3.5 14,394 413 2.9 62,853 33,650 53.5
Respiratory system 108,691 1,207 1.1 8,564 122 1.4 875 213 24.3
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 11,182 101 0.9 412 (X) (X) 399 65 16.3
Other 4,412 272 6.2 173 (X) (X) 1,511 1,152 76.2
Unknown 51,766 3,128 6.0 2,045 (X) (X) 31,239 24,727 79.2
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: 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.
(X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals.
CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 16. Number and percentage distribution of disabled workers, by state or other area and monthly benefit, December 2023
State or area Number Percentage distribution by dollar amount of monthly benefit Monthly benefit (dollars)
Total Less than 600.00 600.00–899.90 900.00–1,199.90 1,200.00–1,499.90 1,500.00–1,799.90 1,800.00–2,099.90 2,100.00–2,399.90 2,400.00–2,699.90 2,700.00–2,999.90 3,000.00 or more Average Median
All areas 7,365,987 100.0 4.9 8.2 21.5 21.1 15.3 10.4 6.8 4.7 3.8 3.3 1,537.13 1,409.70
Alabama 190,348 100.0 4.0 7.8 22.8 22.8 16.0 10.4 6.6 4.4 3.1 2.1 1,507.49 1,393.70
Alaska 10,271 100.0 5.8 9.4 22.3 19.6 14.2 9.7 6.2 4.8 3.9 4.1 1,523.18 1,375.00
Arizona 131,180 100.0 4.0 6.9 19.4 21.0 16.4 11.6 7.6 5.3 4.3 3.6 1,597.07 1,479.00
Arkansas 119,196 100.0 4.1 8.1 23.3 23.8 16.6 10.4 6.1 3.5 2.4 1.7 1,469.77 1,372.70
California 514,660 100.0 5.9 8.8 20.1 18.9 14.0 10.0 7.2 5.5 4.8 4.7 1,579.42 1,434.00
Colorado 79,912 100.0 4.5 8.0 21.1 21.3 15.7 10.7 6.9 4.7 3.7 3.5 1,549.98 1,425.00
Connecticut 71,433 100.0 5.1 8.0 19.6 18.8 14.5 10.6 7.8 5.8 4.9 4.8 1,608.41 1,469.70
Delaware 23,852 100.0 3.6 6.4 18.1 19.6 15.8 11.8 8.2 6.3 5.2 4.9 1,662.86 1,538.00
District of Columbia 11,095 100.0 7.1 10.9 26.6 21.7 14.1 8.0 4.5 2.8 2.1 2.1 1,378.29 1,264.00
Florida 478,403 100.0 4.0 7.3 20.6 21.3 15.8 10.9 7.1 4.9 4.1 3.8 1,578.85 1,448.00
Georgia 243,954 100.0 3.8 7.4 21.3 22.2 16.7 11.4 7.0 4.5 3.3 2.5 1,538.65 1,430.00
Hawaii 18,309 100.0 4.5 7.6 19.3 20.1 15.8 11.9 7.6 5.6 4.3 3.3 1,585.85 1,474.00
Idaho 39,255 100.0 5.2 8.6 22.0 21.3 15.3 10.4 6.5 4.4 3.5 2.9 1,512.08 1,389.70
Illinois 231,279 100.0 5.4 8.5 21.4 20.1 14.5 10.1 6.9 5.1 4.3 3.6 1,546.15 1,408.00
Indiana 179,875 100.0 4.5 7.7 21.4 21.7 16.3 10.9 6.9 4.6 3.4 2.6 1,530.25 1,419.00
Iowa 71,839 100.0 5.8 9.0 22.3 21.8 15.8 10.5 6.7 3.9 2.6 1.7 1,463.71 1,368.00
Kansas 62,691 100.0 5.1 8.5 22.2 22.1 16.0 10.5 6.5 4.0 2.9 2.2 1,489.09 1,382.00
Kentucky 169,747 100.0 5.0 8.7 22.3 21.6 15.6 10.2 6.4 4.4 3.5 2.4 1,500.39 1,384.70
Louisiana 134,154 100.0 5.8 9.5 24.7 20.9 13.6 8.7 6.1 4.2 3.4 3.0 1,471.70 1,325.00
Maine 48,170 100.0 5.2 9.0 23.9 23.0 15.3 9.5 5.9 3.7 2.6 1.8 1,450.74 1,345.00
Maryland 106,981 100.0 4.5 7.5 20.0 19.8 15.2 11.0 7.7 5.6 4.8 4.0 1,599.45 1,470.00
Massachusetts 159,741 100.0 4.9 8.3 21.4 20.7 15.1 10.0 6.8 4.8 4.0 3.8 1,548.85 1,411.00
Michigan 290,191 100.0 5.0 8.3 21.3 20.0 14.4 10.1 7.3 5.4 4.6 3.7 1,563.70 1,423.00
Minnesota 110,186 100.0 5.2 8.3 21.3 20.9 15.3 10.6 7.0 4.8 3.6 3.0 1,529.74 1,411.00
Mississippi 106,401 100.0 4.3 8.2 23.4 23.9 16.2 10.2 6.1 3.6 2.5 1.6 1,465.46 1,365.00
Missouri 184,298 100.0 5.0 8.5 22.6 22.2 15.6 10.2 6.2 4.1 3.2 2.5 1,493.45 1,377.00
Montana 23,073 100.0 5.7 9.2 23.8 22.0 14.6 9.4 6.0 4.0 3.1 2.3 1,463.41 1,337.70
Nebraska 37,494 100.0 5.5 9.2 23.4 22.5 16.1 10.2 5.8 3.3 2.2 1.7 1,442.38 1,345.85
Nevada 55,891 100.0 3.6 6.4 18.6 21.0 16.8 11.8 7.6 5.5 4.6 4.0 1,623.33 1,504.70
New Hampshire 40,808 100.0 3.6 6.8 20.0 21.7 16.8 11.2 7.4 5.0 4.1 3.4 1,586.41 1,467.00
New Jersey 162,912 100.0 4.5 7.2 17.9 17.6 13.6 10.6 8.0 6.6 6.4 7.5 1,711.30 1,556.70
New Mexico 54,280 100.0 5.5 9.2 24.3 22.0 15.1 9.7 5.8 3.7 2.8 1.9 1,449.88 1,337.70
New York 421,997 100.0 5.8 9.0 20.7 18.5 13.2 9.4 6.6 5.2 5.1 6.5 1,599.71 1,425.00
North Carolina 279,258 100.0 3.9 7.0 20.4 22.5 17.7 11.7 7.0 4.4 3.1 2.3 1,539.86 1,444.70
North Dakota 13,383 100.0 6.2 9.5 22.8 22.7 15.4 9.5 5.9 3.4 2.5 2.1 1,440.39 1,341.70
Ohio 305,732 100.0 5.8 9.4 23.2 21.1 14.5 9.7 6.3 4.3 3.3 2.4 1,474.77 1,351.70
Oklahoma 114,577 100.0 5.0 8.6 23.1 22.1 15.8 10.2 6.4 4.0 2.9 1.9 1,474.82 1,367.00
Oregon 89,855 100.0 4.9 8.5 22.3 21.6 15.3 10.2 6.5 4.5 3.4 2.7 1,510.19 1,389.70
Pennsylvania 347,464 100.0 5.1 8.1 20.8 20.5 15.3 10.7 7.3 5.0 4.0 3.2 1,548.78 1,426.70
Rhode Island 31,646 100.0 5.2 8.7 21.9 20.8 14.9 10.0 6.9 4.8 3.7 3.0 1,520.22 1,392.70
South Carolina 151,280 100.0 3.5 6.7 20.0 22.1 17.4 11.9 7.4 4.9 3.5 2.6 1,567.72 1,465.00
South Dakota 17,108 100.0 5.7 9.1 23.3 22.6 15.8 9.9 5.9 3.3 2.4 1.9 1,444.26 1,348.00
Tennessee 208,918 100.0 4.1 7.8 22.3 23.0 16.7 10.8 6.4 4.0 2.9 2.0 1,501.73 1,397.70
Texas 477,204 100.0 5.1 8.4 22.2 21.1 15.3 10.4 6.6 4.3 3.4 3.0 1,515.53 1,393.00
Utah 41,709 100.0 5.4 8.9 21.9 20.4 14.8 9.9 6.7 4.8 3.6 3.6 1,525.77 1,391.00
Vermont 19,165 100.0 5.8 8.8 23.2 23.0 15.5 10.0 6.0 3.7 2.3 1.9 1,449.45 1,352.00
Virginia 181,500 100.0 4.4 7.6 20.6 21.6 16.2 11.1 7.0 4.7 3.7 3.1 1,550.88 1,434.70
Washington 138,248 100.0 4.8 8.3 21.5 20.9 14.9 10.3 6.7 4.8 4.1 3.8 1,549.05 1,413.00
West Virginia 72,580 100.0 5.6 8.7 22.1 20.8 14.4 9.9 6.8 4.7 3.9 3.1 1,515.56 1,384.70
Wisconsin 138,863 100.0 5.5 8.7 21.0 21.0 15.6 10.6 7.0 4.8 3.5 2.4 1,513.08 1,404.00
Wyoming 12,076 100.0 5.3 8.6 21.3 21.6 14.6 9.6 6.4 4.6 4.0 4.0 1,535.81 1,391.70
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 1,238 100.0 12.9 22.2 33.0 17.2 9.2 3.0 (X) 0.9 0.2 (X) 1,070.37 1,041.85
Guam 1,388 100.0 5.7 8.3 24.9 23.8 15.4 9.4 (X) 3.3 2.4 (X) 1,427.97 1,332.35
Northern Mariana Islands 285 100.0 14.7 16.5 33.3 20.7 7.7 2.8 (X) 1.8 1.1 (X) 1,117.37 1,090.00
Puerto Rico 129,953 100.0 4.7 9.4 29.6 26.7 13.6 6.8 4.0 2.6 1.7 0.8 1,350.88 1,258.70
U.S. Virgin Islands 1,206 100.0 4.0 8.1 19.7 21.6 15.5 10.7 7.9 6.3 4.0 2.2 1,560.71 1,444.85
Foreign countries 7,438 100.0 9.7 8.8 16.6 16.9 14.1 11.4 7.7 5.7 4.9 4.2 1,551.87 1,465.85
Unknown 37 100.0 5.4 5.4 29.7 10.8 24.3 5.4 10.8 2.7 5.4 0.0 1,488.38 1,486.70
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data; and U.S. Postal Service geographic data.
NOTE: (X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals.
CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 17. Number and percentage distribution of disabled widow(er)s, by state or other area and monthly benefit, December 2023
State or area Number Percentage distribution by dollar amount of monthly benefit Monthly benefit (dollars)
Total Less than 300.00 300.00–599.90 600.00–899.90 900.00–1,199.90 1,200.00–1,499.90 1,500.00–1,799.90 1,800.00–2,099.90 2,100.00 or more Average Median
All areas 200,644 100.0 12.2 19.0 21.5 19.0 13.0 7.4 4.8 3.1 925.78 862.00
Alabama 7,242 100.0 13.3 19.9 21.7 19.5 13.3 6.6 3.8 1.9 882.37 838.00
Alaska 224 100.0 10.7 12.5 22.8 21.9 13.8 10.3 4.0 4.0 1,002.20 972.00
Arizona 2,982 100.0 10.6 18.3 19.7 18.9 14.9 8.6 4.8 4.3 977.04 920.50
Arkansas 4,466 100.0 15.4 21.5 22.4 18.9 11.6 6.0 2.5 1.7 826.84 773.50
California 11,115 100.0 9.2 16.7 20.6 18.7 13.9 9.2 6.5 5.1 1,024.46 951.00
Colorado 1,699 100.0 11.0 16.4 22.2 18.4 13.5 9.4 4.8 4.4 978.80 906.00
Connecticut 1,407 100.0 9.5 17.3 20.3 20.5 13.1 9.4 5.2 4.8 1,002.29 931.00
Delaware 569 100.0 9.8 18.5 21.4 21.8 11.6 7.4 5.6 3.9 952.90 901.00
District of Columbia 190 100.0 12.1 14.7 25.3 23.2 13.2 6.8 (X) (X) 907.24 886.35
Florida 12,035 100.0 12.1 18.8 21.7 19.2 13.1 7.4 4.5 3.1 925.94 863.00
Georgia 8,021 100.0 13.8 19.7 20.8 19.1 13.1 7.2 4.0 2.3 888.37 834.00
Hawaii 347 100.0 8.6 17.6 19.6 21.6 13.8 7.5 5.8 5.5 1,012.66 961.00
Idaho 880 100.0 10.0 19.2 22.3 16.0 15.5 9.5 4.7 2.8 962.34 889.50
Illinois 5,455 100.0 12.4 17.2 20.8 18.9 13.7 7.9 5.5 3.6 953.20 892.00
Indiana 5,333 100.0 12.6 19.2 19.8 18.8 13.6 7.9 5.0 3.2 933.69 871.00
Iowa 1,701 100.0 12.2 20.7 22.3 19.6 11.8 7.2 3.8 2.5 890.99 818.00
Kansas 1,737 100.0 14.1 21.4 22.3 18.2 11.7 6.6 3.7 2.0 860.55 804.00
Kentucky 7,301 100.0 11.9 19.2 21.5 19.7 13.3 7.1 4.6 2.7 917.25 863.00
Louisiana 4,948 100.0 10.2 16.7 19.4 19.9 13.7 8.9 6.6 4.5 1,008.22 956.00
Maine 1,175 100.0 12.6 21.4 23.1 18.1 13.1 6.6 3.9 1.3 872.67 815.00
Maryland 2,244 100.0 10.5 17.8 21.0 19.3 14.1 7.4 6.1 3.7 976.65 914.50
Massachusetts 2,834 100.0 11.9 17.0 22.4 20.2 13.6 6.9 4.7 3.3 941.40 883.50
Michigan 8,114 100.0 11.6 17.4 19.9 18.3 13.6 8.0 6.1 5.1 989.42 915.00
Minnesota 1,754 100.0 12.9 21.8 22.3 17.8 12.4 5.9 3.4 3.4 879.97 805.50
Mississippi 4,007 100.0 13.9 22.0 21.8 19.2 11.6 6.2 3.5 1.7 848.02 798.00
Missouri 5,854 100.0 15.1 20.7 23.0 18.3 11.3 6.0 3.7 2.1 848.87 788.00
Montana 551 100.0 10.3 17.1 19.6 20.1 13.6 8.0 7.8 3.4 994.46 951.00
Nebraska 762 100.0 14.2 22.4 21.5 18.4 11.7 5.2 4.1 2.5 851.52 791.50
Nevada 1,308 100.0 9.8 13.7 20.4 20.8 12.4 9.2 8.9 4.9 1,047.47 988.00
New Hampshire 841 100.0 14.7 18.2 22.2 18.5 12.0 6.9 4.0 3.3 898.32 828.00
New Jersey 3,394 100.0 10.9 16.3 20.4 17.7 13.6 8.4 6.7 6.0 1,024.61 933.00
New Mexico 1,148 100.0 11.8 19.6 20.6 18.9 14.5 7.7 4.9 1.9 922.59 873.00
New York 8,570 100.0 11.9 18.4 21.9 18.9 12.5 7.7 4.9 3.9 940.98 872.00
North Carolina 8,967 100.0 15.5 22.1 21.6 18.2 11.8 6.1 3.1 1.7 832.05 775.00
North Dakota 244 100.0 11.5 20.5 22.1 19.3 11.9 4.1 5.3 5.3 930.38 849.00
Ohio 9,437 100.0 11.6 18.3 21.6 19.1 12.9 8.0 5.5 3.0 942.82 878.00
Oklahoma 3,915 100.0 13.5 19.3 21.7 18.4 13.2 7.0 4.3 2.5 896.14 836.00
Oregon 2,263 100.0 9.9 18.4 20.5 19.8 14.3 8.0 5.5 3.4 969.30 910.00
Pennsylvania 8,844 100.0 11.9 19.1 21.5 19.0 13.2 7.4 5.0 2.8 927.79 866.00
Rhode Island 637 100.0 9.9 21.8 21.8 19.5 14.4 6.6 4.2 1.7 904.83 828.00
South Carolina 5,507 100.0 14.4 20.2 21.8 18.4 13.2 6.2 3.8 2.0 869.56 816.00
South Dakota 320 100.0 12.5 24.4 20.9 19.4 13.4 3.8 3.1 2.5 850.01 773.50
Tennessee 8,111 100.0 15.0 20.8 22.5 18.6 11.7 6.5 3.5 1.5 845.79 788.70
Texas 13,188 100.0 10.9 17.8 21.6 19.2 13.8 8.0 5.3 3.4 958.77 895.00
Utah 912 100.0 9.4 17.9 21.3 17.5 15.5 9.2 5.5 3.7 993.43 929.00
Vermont 350 100.0 10.3 24.0 20.0 20.0 14.3 4.9 4.6 2.0 892.63 837.50
Virginia 5,254 100.0 13.4 20.1 21.1 19.2 12.0 6.9 4.6 2.5 895.03 827.00
Washington 3,154 100.0 9.3 16.4 20.5 19.5 13.9 9.6 6.2 4.7 1,019.43 954.50
West Virginia 3,044 100.0 9.6 17.6 21.4 18.6 14.9 9.0 5.6 3.3 983.93 922.50
Wisconsin 2,701 100.0 13.1 20.3 22.6 17.7 12.7 7.0 4.3 2.3 889.37 821.00
Wyoming 247 100.0 6.9 21.1 14.2 21.9 16.6 7.3 7.7 4.5 1,039.09 1,006.00
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 60 100.0 10.0 25.0 31.7 21.7 (X) 0.0 (X) 0.0 777.05 768.85
Guam 27 100.0 11.1 22.2 18.5 22.2 (X) (X) (X) 0.0 907.35 889.70
Northern Mariana Islands 7 100.0 (X) (X) 0.0 0.0 (X) 0.0 0.0 0.0 531.39 471.00
Puerto Rico 2,966 100.0 11.4 21.3 27.7 21.6 9.3 4.8 2.9 1.0 830.86 801.70
U.S. Virgin Islands 27 100.0 (X) (X) 33.3 18.5 14.8 (X) (X) 0.0 875.52 780.00
Foreign countries 253 100.0 5.5 10.7 28.9 17.0 12.3 12.6 (X) (X) 1,106.04 983.00
Unknown 1 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,084.70 1,084.70
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data; and U.S. Postal Service geographic data.
NOTE: (X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals.
CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 18. Number and percentage distribution of disabled adult children, by state or other area and monthly benefit, December 2023
State or area Number Percentage distribution by dollar amount of monthly benefit Monthly benefit (dollars)
Total Less than 300.00 300.00–599.90 600.00–899.90 900.00–1,199.90 1,200.00–1,499.90 1,500.00–1,799.90 1,800.00–2,099.90 2,100.00 or more Average Median
All areas 1,142,375 100.0 7.1 13.7 21.5 21.1 17.9 12.2 4.3 2.3 1,035.35 1,006.00
Alabama 23,971 100.0 7.0 14.9 24.7 22.4 16.6 9.3 3.5 1.6 983.50 944.00
Alaska 1,805 100.0 7.6 15.0 22.2 22.2 15.7 10.9 4.2 2.3 1,003.43 967.70
Arizona 18,198 100.0 6.6 12.7 20.8 21.1 18.4 12.9 4.7 2.9 1,063.84 1,038.00
Arkansas 14,555 100.0 7.6 15.1 25.0 24.2 16.2 7.8 2.9 1.2 952.23 924.00
California 99,542 100.0 6.9 13.8 20.6 19.8 18.0 13.4 4.7 2.8 1,057.58 1,028.00
Colorado 10,902 100.0 7.2 12.2 20.2 21.1 18.4 13.4 4.6 2.8 1,065.66 1,044.70
Connecticut 13,217 100.0 6.6 12.9 18.0 18.6 18.9 16.2 5.2 3.6 1,107.84 1,106.00
Delaware 3,078 100.0 6.3 10.3 18.0 21.5 20.5 15.1 5.5 2.8 1,119.52 1,123.00
District of Columbia 1,607 100.0 7.8 17.9 27.4 20.9 13.8 8.0 2.7 1.6 930.87 856.00
Florida 60,426 100.0 6.9 13.4 22.3 21.5 17.9 11.7 4.0 2.2 1,030.63 999.00
Georgia 32,705 100.0 6.4 13.9 24.6 22.9 16.6 10.1 3.8 2.0 1,005.62 960.00
Hawaii 3,268 100.0 5.0 11.5 19.4 21.9 22.0 13.0 4.5 2.6 1,098.59 1,104.85
Idaho 6,397 100.0 8.2 13.8 20.8 22.5 17.3 11.1 4.4 2.1 1,014.30 993.00
Illinois 44,087 100.0 6.1 12.2 19.2 20.6 19.3 14.7 5.2 2.8 1,092.90 1,085.00
Indiana 25,678 100.0 6.5 12.0 19.2 21.5 19.5 13.6 5.0 2.5 1,078.22 1,069.00
Iowa 12,897 100.0 8.8 13.5 20.8 21.5 19.0 11.2 3.7 1.6 1,004.40 997.00
Kansas 10,404 100.0 7.7 12.8 20.8 22.0 19.1 11.5 3.9 2.1 1,029.79 1,014.35
Kentucky 22,478 100.0 7.7 15.6 24.4 22.2 15.7 9.2 3.6 1.5 968.16 927.00
Louisiana 22,521 100.0 7.7 15.9 24.3 21.4 15.1 10.2 3.5 1.9 976.54 926.70
Maine 7,873 100.0 10.2 15.0 23.1 22.0 15.8 9.4 2.9 1.5 948.90 923.00
Maryland 16,467 100.0 6.0 11.6 19.2 21.2 18.9 14.9 5.1 3.2 1,103.60 1,085.00
Massachusetts 27,789 100.0 8.5 14.0 20.7 18.8 17.8 13.0 4.4 2.7 1,033.23 1,002.00
Michigan 48,897 100.0 6.6 11.5 17.7 19.5 20.1 15.7 5.7 3.2 1,115.52 1,122.00
Minnesota 18,888 100.0 8.2 14.0 19.7 20.4 18.9 12.5 3.9 2.4 1,031.36 1,022.00
Mississippi 16,312 100.0 7.3 17.5 28.1 22.4 13.7 7.3 2.4 1.2 917.59 868.00
Missouri 26,264 100.0 8.2 14.3 22.7 21.5 17.1 10.7 3.6 2.0 994.93 961.50
Montana 3,516 100.0 8.3 12.9 22.2 22.0 17.9 12.0 3.0 1.6 1,005.45 992.00
Nebraska 6,916 100.0 7.3 13.4 20.0 23.2 19.6 11.0 3.7 1.7 1,025.07 1,022.00
Nevada 6,040 100.0 5.6 12.4 21.4 20.7 18.7 13.3 4.9 3.1 1,080.70 1,054.00
New Hampshire 5,660 100.0 7.6 12.8 20.5 21.6 18.8 12.1 4.2 2.5 1,043.45 1,024.35
New Jersey 28,551 100.0 5.6 11.0 17.2 18.8 19.7 17.3 6.0 4.3 1,156.28 1,161.00
New Mexico 6,959 100.0 7.9 15.6 24.4 22.5 15.7 9.1 3.2 1.7 965.27 925.00
New York 75,756 100.0 6.2 12.2 19.3 19.9 19.4 15.1 5.0 2.8 1,094.71 1,087.00
North Carolina 38,193 100.0 6.7 13.6 24.0 23.4 17.2 9.7 3.6 1.8 1,000.91 968.00
North Dakota 2,488 100.0 9.2 14.5 22.2 21.9 17.8 10.3 2.9 1.3 971.26 954.50
Ohio 48,005 100.0 7.9 13.8 19.9 20.2 18.5 13.3 4.4 2.0 1,035.25 1,022.00
Oklahoma 14,285 100.0 7.6 13.9 23.3 22.5 17.3 9.9 3.6 1.9 997.09 967.00
Oregon 14,386 100.0 7.0 12.4 19.4 21.7 19.3 13.2 4.6 2.4 1,064.27 1,053.00
Pennsylvania 53,597 100.0 7.0 12.5 19.7 21.2 19.6 13.4 4.4 2.2 1,061.45 1,055.00
Rhode Island 4,766 100.0 8.9 15.1 21.7 21.3 17.2 10.0 3.8 2.1 987.51 953.00
South Carolina 19,928 100.0 6.0 12.9 23.2 24.0 18.0 10.3 3.8 1.8 1,022.93 990.50
South Dakota 2,924 100.0 10.1 14.7 22.8 22.4 17.3 9.2 2.4 1.3 945.74 928.00
Tennessee 27,053 100.0 6.6 13.7 23.3 23.1 17.4 10.2 3.8 1.8 1,010.33 977.00
Texas 70,206 100.0 7.1 14.6 22.8 21.6 16.5 10.8 4.1 2.5 1,015.11 971.00
Utah 7,634 100.0 7.6 12.0 18.2 21.2 19.4 13.3 5.2 3.0 1,078.04 1,070.00
Vermont 3,215 100.0 8.8 14.1 22.6 22.9 17.4 9.5 3.2 1.6 976.81 956.00
Virginia 26,317 100.0 6.5 12.8 22.4 22.2 17.8 11.7 4.0 2.4 1,038.40 1,006.00
Washington 22,284 100.0 6.6 12.3 18.9 20.2 20.1 14.2 5.1 2.7 1,085.08 1,081.00
West Virginia 10,916 100.0 6.8 14.1 22.9 23.2 17.0 10.8 3.7 1.5 1,003.76 977.00
Wisconsin 24,840 100.0 8.0 13.9 20.0 20.5 18.7 12.8 4.1 2.0 1,029.78 1,018.00
Wyoming 1,624 100.0 7.3 13.4 21.5 19.8 18.8 12.1 4.9 2.3 1,036.57 1,004.00
Outlying areas  
American Samoa 104 100.0 12.5 22.1 25.0 28.8 6.7 (X) (X) 0.0 790.57 786.35
Guam 218 100.0 9.2 23.4 26.1 17.9 10.6 8.3 (X) (X) 872.17 777.85
Northern Mariana Islands 71 100.0 19.7 26.8 32.4 12.7 8.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 652.92 623.70
Puerto Rico 21,013 100.0 9.3 29.4 34.1 16.5 7.0 2.6 0.8 0.3 742.85 688.70
U.S. Virgin Islands 292 100.0 3.8 15.1 28.8 25.0 16.1 (X) 3.1 (X) 979.16 927.70
Foreign countries 4,383 100.0 17.2 20.4 28.2 18.0 8.4 5.1 2.0 0.6 771.48 723.00
Unknown 9 100.0 11.1 0.0 11.1 11.1 33.3 11.1 22.2 0.0 1,249.50 1,361.70
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data; and U.S. Postal Service geographic data.
NOTE: (X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals.
CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov.