Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2005

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 2005
State or area	Blind				Deaf
State or area	Total	Workers	Widow(er)s	Adult children	Total	Workers	Widow(er)s	Adult children
All areas	106,957	94,103	2,282	10,572	60,894	51,235	1,070	8,589

Alabama	2,565	2,286	65	214	1,474	1,225	31	218
Alaska	156	147	a	a	114	103	a	a
Arizona	1,763	1,577	42	144	1,092	967	9	116
Arkansas	1,528	1,341	34	153	845	711	24	110
California	9,577	8,306	173	1,098	5,164	4,232	67	865

Colorado	1,031	926	15	90	815	735	12	68
Connecticut	1,184	1,006	24	154	696	591	7	98
Delaware	312	287	a	a	174	153	a	a
District of Columbia	186	168	a	a	279	232	a	a
Florida	5,035	4,517	122	396	4,107	3,474	55	578

Georgia	3,509	3,136	86	287	1,679	1,347	41	291
Hawaii	314	272	a	a	194	167	a	a
Idaho	471	420	7	44	209	187	a	a
Illinois	4,137	3,643	90	404	2,199	1,874	31	294
Indiana	2,709	2,449	45	215	1,479	1,284	30	165

Iowa	991	863	12	116	601	536	8	57
Kansas	1,040	935	19	86	599	539	6	54
Kentucky	2,320	1,980	65	275	1,278	1,051	33	194
Louisiana	2,033	1,744	60	229	1,098	779	45	274
Maine	529	464	5	60	323	293	a	a

Maryland	1,499	1,334	25	140	1,262	1,101	10	151
Massachusetts	2,751	2,217	44	490	1,194	1,029	15	150
Michigan	3,336	2,850	61	425	1,979	1,670	32	277
Minnesota	1,617	1,425	21	171	1,028	936	11	81
Mississippi	2,025	1,838	39	148	906	738	25	143

Missouri	2,615	2,329	52	234	1,308	1,141	18	149
Montana	287	259	7	21	176	152	a	a
Nebraska	566	510	5	51	324	298	7	19
Nevada	760	677	14	69	381	323	8	50
New Hampshire	359	309	9	41	221	194	6	21

New Jersey	2,635	2,345	45	245	1,500	1,288	23	189
New Mexico	809	701	23	85	403	343	14	46
New York	5,801	5,023	109	669	3,826	3,199	59	568
North Carolina	3,853	3,438	93	322	1,970	1,710	39	221
North Dakota	157	137	0	20	85	79	0	6

Ohio	4,243	3,781	106	356	2,488	2,115	56	317
Oklahoma	1,712	1,530	40	142	877	745	26	106
Oregon	1,453	1,262	25	166	870	750	13	107
Pennsylvania	4,650	4,086	87	477	2,496	2,097	47	352
Rhode Island	370	323	8	39	216	187	a	a

South Carolina	2,658	2,352	91	215	965	798	16	151
South Dakota	257	223	a	a	171	155	a	a
Tennessee	3,224	2,871	81	272	1,474	1,239	36	199
Texas	8,244	7,427	190	627	4,371	3,709	57	605
Utah	625	555	8	62	387	356	6	25

Vermont	177	156	a	a	128	112	a	a
Virginia	2,314	2,035	52	227	1,268	1,080	26	162
Washington	1,708	1,493	30	185	1,182	1,007	22	153
West Virginia	991	847	30	114	533	431	13	89
Wisconsin	1,550	1,360	24	166	1,092	959	15	118
Wyoming	119	108	a	a	68	63	0	5

Outlying areas
Puerto Rico	1,802	1,518	63	221	1,133	637	30	466
Other ^b	105	94	a	a	59	42	a	a

Foreign countries	295	223	12	60	134	72	13	49
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.