Congressional Statistics: Disability Insurance for December 2014

Ohio

Most DI beneficiaries in Ohio are disabled workers

Pie chart showing total number of beneficiaries in Ohio. Disabled workers: 356,270. Children: 68,721. Spouses: 5,980.

Average annual benefits compared to the poverty threshold

Bar chart. Average annual benefit for a disabled worker in Ohio (estimated): $13,512. Federal poverty threshold for a working-age person living alone (U.S. Census Bureau): $12,316.

Total annual benefits

Outline map of Ohio.

$5.1 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
Ohio 430,971 356,270 68,721 5,980 1,126 324 318 425.5
1 23,708 19,862 3,630 216 1,113 329 366 23.4
2 30,291 24,706 5,096 489 1,127 328 285 29.6
3 28,115 23,451 4,441 223 1,051 296 296 26.0
4 28,445 23,273 4,793 379 1,152 320 312 28.5
5 24,695 20,075 4,314 306 1,187 329 318 25.3
6 34,991 28,524 5,543 924 1,131 315 346 34.3
7 25,758 21,232 4,070 456 1,138 325 297 25.6
8 26,336 21,768 4,206 362 1,173 344 341 27.1
9 33,454 27,803 5,285 366 1,078 292 302 31.6
10 26,968 22,338 4,267 363 1,120 328 295 26.5
11 31,795 26,890 4,684 221 1,005 278 304 28.4
12 21,455 17,754 3,416 285 1,155 360 308 21.8
13 30,832 25,858 4,480 494 1,116 321 317 30.4
14 20,204 16,719 3,253 232 1,208 351 341 21.4
15 25,433 20,591 4,430 412 1,148 329 315 25.2
16 18,491 15,426 2,813 252 1,228 385 336 20.1
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.