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

Disabled Beneficiaries Receiving Social Security, SSI, or Both

Chart 11. Social Security and SSI beneficiaries aged 18–64 receiving benefits on the basis of disability, December 2004

In December 2004, more than 9.8 million people aged 18 to 64 received benefits on the basis of disability. About 59 percent (5.8 million) received benefits from the Social Security program only, 29 percent (2.9 million) received benefits from the Supplemental Security Income program (SSI) only, and 12 percent (1.2 million) received benefits from both programs.

Venn diagram described in previous paragraph.
SOURCE: Table 59.
NOTE: Sum of each category does not equal the total because of rounding.
Table 59. Number aged 18–64, by program, December 1996–2004
Year Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult
children
Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult
children
Number
1996 7,689,664 4,122,152 -- -- -- 2,559,750 1,007,762 -- -- --
1997 7,811,748 4,250,155 -- -- -- 2,550,105 1,011,488 -- -- --
1998 8,086,259 4,440,264 -- -- -- 2,618,615 1,027,380 -- -- --
1999 8,399,309 4,703,774 -- -- -- 2,650,586 1,044,949 -- -- --
2000 8,599,465 4,850,835 -- -- -- 2,690,446 1,058,184 -- -- --
2001 8,791,338 4,979,844 4,495,477 87,833 396,534 2,732,020 1,079,474 772,562 35,222 271,690
2002 9,106,014 5,228,262 4,738,246 87,900 402,116 2,768,782 1,108,970 801,351 34,671 272,948
2003 9,445,573 5,492,325 4,997,137 87,203 407,985 2,811,647 1,141,601 833,269 34,101 274,231
2004 9,773,201 5,756,093 5,257,314 89,874 408,905 2,850,815 1,166,293 858,850 33,072 274,371
Total monthly benefits a (millions of dollars)
1996 4,887 3,072 -- -- -- 1,222 584 -- -- --
1997 5,106 3,245 -- -- -- 1,257 604 -- -- --
1998 5,379 3,444 -- -- -- 1,313 622 -- -- --
1999 5,680 3,691 -- -- -- 1,346 643 -- -- --
2000 6,058 3,975 -- -- -- 1,408 675 -- -- --
2001 6,542 4,299 3,976 65 258 1,491 719 530 22 167
2002 6,920 4,629 4,294 67 268 1,544 747 554 22 171
2003 7,416 5,024 4,674 69 281 1,603 790 592 22 176
2004 7,980 5,464 5,096 72 296 1,686 829 626 22 180
Average monthly benefit b (dollars)
1996 624.80 744.60 -- -- -- 456.00 546.90 -- -- --
1997 637.80 762.80 -- -- -- 458.10 557.10 -- -- --
1998 649.90 775.00 -- -- -- 467.90 564.30 -- -- --
1999 662.50 784.10 -- -- -- 477.60 576.70 -- -- --
2000 689.30 818.80 -- -- -- 489.00 594.90 -- -- --
2001 722.84 862.60 883.70 744.80 650.00 506.80 615.20 618.40 595.10 608.70
2002 744.40 884.60 905.40 764.40 666.00 522.50 625.20 626.90 608.30 622.20
2003 768.50 914.10 934.80 790.80 687.30 533.50 638.20 639.90 620.90 635.10
2004 796.80 947.80 967.80 804.80 722.50 545.90 655.20 657.10 639.10 651.40
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file and Supplemental Security Record file, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Supplemental Security Income (SSI) counts include recipients of federal SSI, federally administered state supplementation, or both. Social Security beneficiaries who are entitled to a primary and a secondary benefit (dual entitlement) are counted only once in this table.
-- = not available.
a. Includes retroactive SSI payments.
b. Excludes retroactive payments for both programs.
CONTACT: Art Kahn (410) 965-0186 or di.asr@ssa.gov.
Table 60. Number aged 18–64, by state or other area, December 2004
State or area Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
Total Number
with SSI
Average
SSI
benefit a
(dollars)
Total Number
with SSI
Average
SSI
benefit a
(dollars)
Total Number
with SSI
Average
SSI
benefit a
(dollars)
All areas 6,116,164 858,850 188.80 122,946 33,072 194.70 683,276 274,371 241.40
Alabama 156,743 22,869 154.20 3,683 1,192 170.20 15,679 8,174 216.40
Alaska 9,041 1,397 159.90 166 35 175.60 712 290 219.00
Arizona 113,182 11,538 167.00 1,697 342 180.40 8,330 3,095 220.00
Arkansas 96,311 13,150 154.30 2,057 658 164.60 8,465 4,260 224.10
California 521,639 139,540 284.30 9,069 3,699 302.70 58,881 37,194 358.80
Colorado 68,060 8,721 158.40 933 188 185.20 5,356 2,108 208.60
Connecticut 61,735 6,353 159.10 829 252 188.90 8,326 2,115 217.90
Delaware 19,251 1,921 168.40 237 46 162.10 1,722 586 197.00
District of Columbia 9,335 1,718 187.10 193 71 201.40 1,180 415 260.60
Florida 372,501 44,082 158.80 6,010 1,489 171.50 31,616 12,447 212.90
Georgia 184,332 24,049 147.00 3,976 1,331 164.60 18,562 9,015 204.40
Hawaii 17,511 1,961 213.80 319 76 207.50 2,026 974 363.10
Idaho 26,910 3,764 168.20 428 80 175.40 2,376 930 200.70
Illinois 209,408 23,643 174.40 4,385 993 179.80 29,028 7,505 218.50
Indiana 132,840 15,602 171.90 2,478 431 175.50 15,322 3,896 207.60
Iowa 55,834 8,217 174.80 795 190 156.40 7,516 2,350 197.20
Kansas 50,123 6,729 165.60 778 168 167.90 5,397 1,813 200.50
Kentucky 151,384 23,683 162.70 4,659 1,407 186.60 14,831 7,473 230.70
Louisiana 108,780 16,367 165.10 4,219 1,224 167.00 17,217 8,008 231.90
Maine 43,567 6,340 158.90 614 180 155.70 4,035 1,939 210.50
Maryland 84,952 9,736 163.70 1,451 331 161.00 9,804 3,150 195.50
Massachusetts 143,811 25,561 188.80 1,952 733 240.30 15,957 6,576 239.30
Michigan 224,667 28,532 177.60 4,753 1,007 176.90 30,168 11,545 206.70
Minnesota 84,479 10,417 166.30 907 193 186.30 10,083 3,053 202.40
Mississippi 100,754 15,399 153.80 2,702 998 168.70 10,909 5,994 234.70
Missouri 150,838 19,102 169.00 2,861 706 177.30 14,609 5,595 214.20
Montana 19,405 2,561 163.20 319 93 196.30 1,942 818 194.80
Nebraska 30,892 4,276 163.90 400 66 190.50 3,657 1,312 204.10
Nevada 43,015 4,191 159.20 618 82 202.40 2,454 797 216.70
New Hampshire 30,467 2,728 162.40 303 45 144.20 2,472 780 198.00
New Jersey 145,331 16,183 172.30 2,149 544 189.90 17,827 5,402 216.90
New Mexico 41,137 6,233 163.00 828 252 164.30 4,050 2,047 226.10
New York 382,164 59,725 213.60 7,321 2,469 218.80 50,220 23,575 278.80
North Carolina 234,509 27,715 157.00 3,893 1,221 167.00 20,848 9,365 208.60
North Dakota 10,338 1,396 160.70 154 39 171.20 1,702 628 199.00
Ohio 227,611 32,045 179.30 5,819 1,237 180.90 31,502 9,144 214.30
Oklahoma 83,155 10,410 169.90 1,849 481 169.00 8,310 3,229 215.40
Oregon 70,440 9,606 160.20 1,119 209 181.90 6,572 2,342 199.20
Pennsylvania 272,451 37,521 185.60 6,007 1,572 193.20 34,413 13,030 236.20
Rhode Island 27,567 4,863 180.20 336 100 219.10 2,734 1,271 236.20
South Carolina 122,968 13,099 156.40 2,504 799 177.10 12,128 5,511 205.90
South Dakota 13,652 1,951 169.40 207 67 191.60 1,733 790 198.70
Tennessee 170,824 22,133 160.10 4,145 1,222 185.80 16,816 7,819 213.80
Texas 346,054 48,162 161.80 8,563 2,371 177.10 37,722 15,410 220.00
Utah 26,832 3,215 167.20 361 70 190.40 3,098 927 208.10
Vermont 14,819 2,628 183.90 234 90 171.70 1,668 914 222.70
Virginia 154,561 17,431 158.70 3,177 782 157.30 15,509 6,249 210.80
Washington 113,917 15,294 166.10 1,700 319 180.30 10,874 3,535 206.50
West Virginia 75,035 9,116 162.70 2,606 586 175.00 8,948 3,915 225.40
Wisconsin 103,407 14,674 166.20 1,324 305 170.70 13,993 4,739 192.00
Wyoming 9,046 1,128 162.10 110 19 192.40 796 246 192.20
Outlying areas b 148,579 175 165.30 4,749 12 146.40 23,181 76 282.40
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data, and Supplemental Security Record file, 100 percent data.
NOTE: Supplemental Security Income (SSI) counts include recipients of federal SSI, federally administered state supplementation, or both. Social Security beneficiaries who are entitled to a primary and a secondary benefit (dual entitlement) are counted only once in this table.
a. Excludes retroactive payments.
b. Includes American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, and foreign countries.
CONTACT: Art Kahn (410) 965-0186 or di.asr@ssa.gov.
Table 61. 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 9,596,399 5.2
Alabama 2,837,690 242,678 8.6
Alaska 425,319 14,885 3.5
Arizona 3,464,503 163,656 4.7
Arkansas 1,694,973 140,402 8.3
California 22,474,379 987,040 4.4
Colorado 2,971,543 97,363 3.3
Connecticut 2,191,123 94,957 4.3
Delaware 527,897 26,627 5.0
District of Columbia 376,805 20,792 5.5
Florida 10,466,288 550,231 5.3
Georgia 5,649,734 288,585 5.1
Hawaii 792,139 29,178 3.7
Idaho 862,156 39,159 4.5
Illinois 7,954,855 365,730 4.6
Indiana 3,865,264 194,589 5.0
Iowa 1,840,875 82,337 4.5
Kansas 1,697,432 72,700 4.3
Kentucky 2,646,408 257,168 9.7
Louisiana 2,823,165 205,136 7.3
Maine 845,373 62,637 7.4
Maryland 3,528,507 136,865 3.9
Massachusetts 4,097,973 232,877 5.7
Michigan 6,332,586 365,117 5.8
Minnesota 3,245,499 126,602 3.9
Mississippi 1,800,530 163,197 9.1
Missouri 3,604,384 219,967 6.1
Montana 592,223 28,426 4.8
Nebraska 1,080,845 44,156 4.1
Nevada 1,469,096 59,149 4.0
New Hampshire 837,834 39,490 4.7
New Jersey 5,416,679 221,823 4.1
New Mexico 1,181,528 66,968 5.7
New York 12,161,909 688,515 5.7
North Carolina 5,390,480 331,887 6.2
North Dakota 402,240 15,284 3.8
Ohio 7,154,883 390,522 5.5
Oklahoma 2,199,243 127,927 5.8
Oregon 2,282,408 104,440 4.6
Pennsylvania 7,672,780 460,193 6.0
Rhode Island 686,232 42,941 6.3
South Carolina 2,652,976 179,766 6.8
South Dakota 470,516 20,274 4.3
Tennessee 3,771,620 262,539 7.0
Texas 14,006,633 565,046 4.0
Utah 1,441,214 40,108 2.8
Vermont 405,738 21,883 5.4
Virginia 4,808,006 226,554 4.7
Washington 4,014,623 180,133 4.5
West Virginia 1,152,359 128,266 11.1
Wisconsin 3,485,472 157,128 4.5
Wyoming 328,484 12,506 3.8
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data, and Supplemental Security Record file, 100 percent data; U.S. Census Bureau, 2004 estimates of resident population.
NOTES: Data exclude United States territories and other areas.
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) counts include recipients of federal SSI, federally administered state supplementation, or both. Social Security beneficiaries who are entitled to a primary and a secondary benefit (dual entitlement) are counted only once in this table.
a. Population estimates for the United States as of July 1, 2004, as reported by the U.S. Census Bureau.
CONTACT: Art Kahn (410) 965-0186 or di.asr@ssa.gov.
Table 62. Distribution of beneficiaries aged 18–64, by diagnostic group, December 2004
Diagnostic group Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
Workers Widow(er)s Adult
children
Workers Widow(er)s Adult
children
Number
Total 9,773,201 5,257,314 89,874 408,905 2,850,815 858,850 33,072 274,371
Congenital anomalies 36,501 8,122 121 4,818 18,180 2,183 45 3,032
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 365,231 206,498 8,007 1,480 107,211 37,297 3,463 1,275
Infectious and parasitic diseases 160,268 91,926 742 1,381 46,929 17,658 342 1,290
Injuries 350,365 239,773 2,180 5,912 69,942 28,610 587 3,361
Mental disorders
Retardation 1,261,956 192,983 3,898 192,164 615,802 115,982 3,955 137,172
Other 2,894,922 1,407,432 21,393 59,268 1,006,178 347,203 7,585 45,863
Neoplasms 206,046 158,407 1,773 1,035 31,837 11,946 378 670
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 28,706 12,517 141 937 11,116 2,967 63 965
Circulatory system 733,216 539,710 9,330 2,015 132,890 45,073 2,990 1,208
Digestive system 121,915 83,731 984 343 26,426 9,918 282 231
Genitourinary system 134,798 91,038 798 920 29,444 11,502 251 845
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 1,815,744 1,389,395 24,542 2,679 267,262 123,404 6,285 2,177
Nervous system and sense organs 883,944 525,769 6,251 40,345 220,091 64,015 1,681 25,792
Respiratory system 259,385 169,603 4,927 473 62,102 20,266 1,550 464
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 19,461 12,994 181 146 4,184 1,801 51 104
Other 20,241 10,766 105 707 6,976 1,144 24 519
Unknown 480,502 116,650 4,501 94,282 194,245 17,881 3,540 49,403
Percent
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Congenital anomalies 0.4 0.2 0.1 1.2 0.6 0.3 0.1 1.1
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 3.7 3.9 8.9 0.4 3.8 4.3 10.5 0.5
Infectious and parasitic diseases 1.6 1.7 0.8 0.3 1.6 2.1 1.0 0.5
Injuries 3.6 4.6 2.4 1.4 2.5 3.3 1.8 1.2
Mental disorders
Retardation 12.9 3.7 4.3 47.0 21.6 13.5 12.0 50.0
Other 29.6 26.8 23.8 14.5 35.3 40.4 22.9 16.7
Neoplasms 2.1 3.0 2.0 0.3 1.1 1.4 1.1 0.2
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.4
Circulatory system 7.5 10.3 10.4 0.5 4.7 5.2 9.0 0.4
Digestive system 1.2 1.6 1.1 0.1 0.9 1.2 0.9 0.1
Genitourinary system 1.4 1.7 0.9 0.2 1.0 1.3 0.8 0.3
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 18.6 26.4 27.3 0.7 9.4 14.4 19.0 0.8
Nervous system and sense organs 9.0 10.0 7.0 9.9 7.7 7.5 5.1 9.4
Respiratory system 2.7 3.2 5.5 0.1 2.2 2.4 4.7 0.2
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 0.2 0.2 0.2 a 0.1 0.2 0.2 a
Other 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2
Unknown 4.9 2.2 5.0 23.1 6.8 2.1 10.7 18.0
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data, and Supplemental Security Record file, 100 percent data.
NOTE: Supplemental Security Income (SSI) counts include recipients of federal SSI, federally administered state supplementation, or both. Social Security beneficiaries who are entitled to a primary and a secondary benefit (dual entitlement) are counted only once in this table.
a. Less than 0.05 percent.
CONTACT: Art Kahn (410) 965-0186 or di.asr@ssa.gov.