Congressional Statistics: Disability Insurance for December 2014

New Mexico

Most DI beneficiaries in New Mexico are disabled workers

Pie chart showing total number of beneficiaries in New Mexico. Disabled workers: 64,694. Children: 12,871. Spouses: 1,211.

Average annual benefits compared to the poverty threshold

Bar chart. Average annual benefit for a disabled worker in New Mexico (estimated): $13,308. Federal poverty threshold for a working-age person living alone (U.S. Census Bureau): $12,316.

Total annual benefits

Outline map of New Mexico.

$0.9 billion
(estimated)

While Social Security is best known for providing retirement benefits, the program also provides Disability Insurance (DI) protection to workers and their families (spouses, minor children, and disabled adult children).

Number of Disability Insurance beneficiaries in current-payment status, average monthly benefit, and total monthly benefits, December 2014
Congressional district Number of beneficiaries Average monthly benefit (dollars) Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars)
Total Disabled workers Children Spouses Disabled workers Children Spouses
New Mexico 78,776 64,694 12,871 1,211 1,109 310 300 76.1
1 25,791 21,632 3,847 312 1,128 326 282 25.7
2 26,375 21,791 4,065 519 1,075 295 301 24.8
3 26,610 21,271 4,959 380 1,125 309 314 25.6
All areas a 10,931,092 8,954,518 1,827,619 148,955 1,165 349 315 11,120.2
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data; and U.S. Postal Service geographic data.
a. Includes beneficiaries in the 50 states, District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, and foreign countries.