U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of Policy.
Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2006
 
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 2006
State or area Blind Deaf
Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult
children		 Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult
children
All areas 110,094 96,805 2,323 10,966 62,583 52,780 1,086 8,717
Alabama 2,645 2,352 65 228 1,508 1,247 31 230
Alaska 164 153 3 8 131 119 3 9
Arizona 1,815 1,619 41 155 1,125 992 12 121
Arkansas 1,616 1,417 37 162 857 722 29 106
California 9,866 8,544 171 1,151 5,237 4,299 72 866
Colorado 1,099 991 16 92 859 773 13 73
Connecticut 1,208 1,023 28 157 684 586 9 89
Delaware 328 299 4 25 177 155 a a
District of Columbia 193 174 4 15 251 206 3 42
Florida 5,272 4,729 130 413 4,186 3,548 56 582
Georgia 3,759 3,363 99 297 1,800 1,455 40 305
Hawaii 316 278 4 34 195 166 a a
Idaho 495 444 8 43 234 209 4 21
Illinois 4,266 3,766 88 412 2,215 1,900 29 286
Indiana 2,801 2,522 52 227 1,565 1,355 32 178
Iowa 1,000 867 11 122 641 580 10 51
Kansas 1,062 944 21 97 615 558 7 50
Kentucky 2,401 2,056 70 275 1,328 1,095 35 198
Louisiana 2,103 1,816 62 225 1,153 822 44 287
Maine 543 474 7 62 341 311 3 27
Maryland 1,530 1,365 26 139 1,272 1,106 9 157
Massachusetts 2,776 2,241 37 498 1,187 1,029 13 145
Michigan 3,428 2,937 65 426 2,123 1,817 41 265
Minnesota 1,649 1,457 17 175 1,056 962 10 84
Mississippi 2,070 1,871 40 159 931 765 22 144
Missouri 2,673 2,377 52 244 1,329 1,161 15 153
Montana 302 269 6 27 181 161 3 17
Nebraska 586 523 4 59 333 305 8 20
Nevada 785 702 13 70 379 325 9 45
New Hampshire 393 339 10 44 224 197 5 22
New Jersey 2,690 2,392 42 256 1,501 1,285 23 193
New Mexico 828 726 21 81 403 343 14 46
New York 5,894 5,084 124 686 3,862 3,214 58 590
North Carolina 3,990 3,564 91 335 2,061 1,798 36 227
North Dakota 158 139 0 19 81 75 0 6
Ohio 4,340 3,845 106 389 2,551 2,185 53 313
Oklahoma 1,765 1,563 47 155 897 766 28 103
Oregon 1,489 1,292 22 175 926 800 13 113
Pennsylvania 4,693 4,121 83 489 2,565 2,158 44 363
Rhode Island 380 331 9 40 213 188 a a
South Carolina 2,739 2,429 93 217 1,025 848 17 160
South Dakota 260 227 4 29 174 154 a a
Tennessee 3,326 2,959 74 293 1,535 1,295 36 204
Texas 8,444 7,586 192 666 4,542 3,858 60 624
Utah 636 560 12 64 425 398 4 23
Vermont 188 168 a a 136 120 a a
Virginia 2,406 2,108 58 240 1,243 1,059 26 158
Washington 1,789 1,567 30 192 1,223 1,040 27 156
West Virginia 1,015 872 28 115 559 458 14 87
Wisconsin 1,606 1,415 19 172 1,127 989 13 125
Wyoming 123 113 0 10 77 70 0 7
Outlying areas
Puerto Rico 1,772 1,496 59 217 1,136 630 30 476
Other b 108 95 a a 61 45 a a
Foreign countries 311 241 12 58 143 78 12 53
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 U.S. Virgin Islands.
CONTACT: Kevin Kulzer (410) 965-5366 or di.asr@ssa.gov.
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