U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of Policy.
Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2004
 
All Disabled Beneficiaries in Current-Payment Status
Table 12.
Number receiving Social Security disability benefits because of blindness or deafness, by state or other area, December 2004
State or area Blind Deaf
Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult
children		 Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult
children
All areas 102,769 90,425 2,208 10,136 58,994 49,562 1,069 8,363
Alabama 2,440 2,174 61 205 1,404 1,160 32 212
Alaska 149 140 a a 115 104 a a
Arizona 1,670 1,504 41 125 1,037 903 12 122
Arkansas 1,462 1,288 30 144 796 673 19 104
California 9,156 7,911 185 1,060 5,019 4,137 60 822
Colorado 990 890 16 84 751 672 13 66
Connecticut 1,174 998 23 153 651 557 5 89
Delaware 297 272 a a 171 149 a a
District of Columbia 174 158 a a 286 239 a a
Florida 4,785 4,289 106 390 3,913 3,314 52 547
Georgia 3,310 2,982 75 253 1,562 1,255 37 270
Hawaii 293 253 a a 201 172 a a
Idaho 428 388 5 35 196 169 5 22
Illinois 4,016 3,548 83 385 2,173 1,838 34 301
Indiana 2,566 2,311 44 211 1,419 1,233 29 157
Iowa 952 830 14 108 580 512 7 61
Kansas 1,023 926 15 82 586 528 6 52
Kentucky 2,225 1,888 68 269 1,250 1,019 38 193
Louisiana 2,104 1,807 66 231 1,182 835 47 300
Maine 515 456 5 54 309 281 a a
Maryland 1,416 1,260 24 132 1,207 1,053 11 143
Massachusetts 2,657 2,138 45 474 1,204 1,023 17 164
Michigan 3,258 2,771 62 425 1,919 1,612 32 275
Minnesota 1,563 1,381 20 162 1,007 912 12 83
Mississippi 1,936 1,755 37 144 863 703 27 133
Missouri 2,510 2,238 51 221 1,239 1,090 16 133
Montana 291 261 9 21 170 145 a a
Nebraska 548 489 5 54 317 297 a a
Nevada 754 673 16 65 368 312 7 49
New Hampshire 352 305 8 39 215 190 a a
New Jersey 2,542 2,267 45 230 1,462 1,260 21 181
New Mexico 754 649 23 82 381 321 15 45
New York 5,616 4,857 103 656 3,798 3,177 64 557
North Carolina 3,663 3,278 95 290 1,920 1,672 37 211
North Dakota 152 130 0 22 86 79 0 7
Ohio 4,139 3,685 103 351 2,477 2,105 60 312
Oklahoma 1,601 1,437 39 125 851 722 24 105
Oregon 1,406 1,230 22 154 832 713 12 107
Pennsylvania 4,510 3,955 92 463 2,424 2,028 52 344
Rhode Island 384 328 10 46 224 195 a a
South Carolina 2,550 2,260 84 206 923 756 16 151
South Dakota 240 208 a a 152 137 a a
Tennessee 3,092 2,763 76 253 1,439 1,216 35 188
Texas 7,723 6,968 164 591 4,141 3,522 58 561
Utah 584 517 5 62 356 322 7 27
Vermont 177 154 a a 124 112 a a
Virginia 2,226 1,961 56 209 1,209 1,036 26 147
Washington 1,642 1,437 28 177 1,134 965 22 147
West Virginia 948 810 26 112 526 424 13 89
Wisconsin 1,512 1,321 23 168 1,039 914 14 111
Wyoming 123 113 a a 65 60 0 5
Outlying areas
Puerto Rico 1,786 1,509 63 214 1,132 629 31 472
Other b 100 88 a a 60 44 a a
Foreign countries 285 216 12 57 129 66 12 51
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
NOTE: The diagnosis for disabled adult children typically was not recorded on the Master Beneficiary Record until 1984. Many beneficiaries entitled before that date are still on the rolls today.
a. Data not shown to avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals.
b. Includes American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and Virgin Islands.
CONTACT: Kevin Kulzer (410) 965-5366 or di.asr@ssa.gov.