Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2016

Disabled Beneficiaries Receiving Social Security, SSI, or Both

Chart 12. Social Security and SSI beneficiaries aged 18–64 receiving benefits on the basis of disability, December 2016

In December 2016, about 12.8 million people aged 18–64 received benefits on the basis of disability. Sixty-two percent (8 million) received benefits from the Social Security program only, 28 percent (3.5 million) received benefits from the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program only, and 10 percent (1.3 million) received benefits from both programs concurrently.

Venn diagram described in previous paragraph.
SOURCE: Table 66.
NOTE: Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of the rounded components.
Table 66. Number aged 18–64, by program, December 1996–2016
Year Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
  Number
1996 7,689,664 4,122,152 -- -- -- 2,559,750 1,007,762 -- -- --
1997 7,811,748 4,250,155 -- -- -- 2,550,105 1,011,488 -- -- --
1998 8,086,259 4,440,264 -- -- -- 2,618,615 1,027,380 -- -- --
1999 8,399,309 4,703,774 -- -- -- 2,650,586 1,044,949 -- -- --
2000 8,599,465 4,850,835 -- -- -- 2,690,446 1,058,184 -- -- --
2001 8,791,338 4,979,844 4,495,477 87,833 396,534 2,732,020 1,079,474 772,562 35,222 271,690
2002 9,106,014 5,228,262 4,738,246 87,900 402,116 2,768,782 1,108,970 801,351 34,671 272,948
2003 9,445,573 5,492,325 4,997,137 87,203 407,985 2,811,647 1,141,601 833,269 34,101 274,231
2004 9,773,201 5,756,093 5,257,314 89,874 408,905 2,850,815 1,166,293 858,850 33,072 274,371
2005 10,081,625 5,998,755 5,491,980 86,422 420,353 2,880,931 1,201,939 893,437 32,302 276,200
2006 10,362,419 6,210,289 5,698,494 85,259 426,536 2,928,034 1,224,096 915,832 31,443 276,821
2007 10,627,905 6,405,985 5,888,133 83,481 434,371 2,966,648 1,255,272 942,011 30,876 282,385
2008 10,974,914 6,641,818 6,115,214 82,100 444,504 3,040,764 1,292,332 971,455 30,608 290,269
2009 11,451,980 7,000,692 6,462,635 82,167 455,890 3,138,143 1,313,145 989,094 29,991 294,060
2010 11,988,072 7,356,565 6,810,060 82,369 464,136 3,262,055 1,369,452 1,035,969 30,216 303,267
2011 12,373,698 7,596,688 7,092,419 81,922 422,347 3,395,233 1,381,777 1,060,694 30,173 290,910
2012 12,734,301 7,864,664 7,292,752 82,181 489,731 3,459,188 1,410,449 1,060,201 30,280 319,968
2013 12,956,156 8,021,728 7,435,292 82,173 504,263 3,527,788 1,406,640 1,050,469 30,222 325,949
2014 12,982,160 8,068,997 7,468,094 81,284 519,619 3,540,152 1,373,011 1,019,599 29,914 323,498
2015 12,951,414 8,062,731 7,451,425 80,910 530,396 3,545,422 1,343,261 985,913 29,974 327,374
2016 12,827,804 7,981,949 7,362,028 79,702 540,219 3,535,396 1,310,459 951,118 29,784 329,557
  Total monthly benefits a (millions of dollars)
1996 4,878 3,072 -- -- -- 1,222 584 -- -- --
1997 5,106 3,245 -- -- -- 1,257 604 -- -- --
1998 5,379 3,444 -- -- -- 1,313 622 -- -- --
1999 5,680 3,691 -- -- -- 1,346 643 -- -- --
2000 6,058 3,975 -- -- -- 1,408 675 -- -- --
2001 6,509 4,299 3,976 65 258 1,491 719 530 22 167
2002 6,920 4,629 4,294 67 268 1,544 747 554 22 171
2003 7,416 5,024 4,674 69 281 1,603 790 592 22 176
2004 7,980 5,464 5,096 72 296 1,686 829 626 22 180
2005 8,604 5,974 5,584 75 315 1,724 906 696 22 187
2006 9,172 6,439 6,029 77 334 1,778 955 739 23 193
2007 9,734 6,817 6,389 77 351 1,886 1,031 805 23 203
2008 10,566 7,499 7,035 81 383 1,973 1,094 853 24 217
2009 11,155 7,924 7,447 82 396 2,122 1,108 863 24 221
2010 11,765 8,392 7,902 83 407 2,219 1,154 902 24 229
2011 12,526 9,037 8,562 86 390 2,299 1,189 941 24 224
2012 13,133 9,494 8,938 88 468 2,407 1,232 955 25 252
2013 13,420 9,747 9,176 89 482 2,474 1,200 918 25 257
2014 13,617 9,953 9,355 89 508 2,494 1,170 892 25 254
2015 13,596 9,936 9,325 89 521 2,520 1,140 857 25 258
2016 13,525 9,865 9,242 88 535 2,531 1,128 844 25 260
  Average monthly benefit b (dollars)
1996 624.80 744.60 -- -- -- 456.00 546.90 -- -- --
1997 637.80 762.80 -- -- -- 458.10 557.10 -- -- --
1998 649.90 775.00 -- -- -- 467.90 564.30 -- -- --
1999 662.50 784.10 -- -- -- 477.60 576.70 -- -- --
2000 689.30 818.80 -- -- -- 489.00 594.90 -- -- --
2001 722.80 862.60 883.70 744.80 650.00 506.80 615.20 618.40 595.10 608.70
2002 744.40 884.60 905.40 764.40 666.00 522.50 625.20 626.90 608.30 622.20
2003 768.50 914.10 934.80 790.80 687.30 533.50 638.20 639.90 620.90 635.10
2004 796.80 947.80 967.80 804.80 722.50 545.90 655.20 657.10 639.10 651.40
2005 832.80 993.70 1,014.50 863.10 748.10 558.20 675.90 677.70 659.90 672.30
2006 867.90 1,036.50 1,057.60 900.00 781.70 578.30 697.40 699.20 680.70 693.20
2007 892.70 1,063.70 1,084.50 928.80 807.00 595.80 713.90 715.60 700.50 709.90
2008 940.40 1,128.50 1,149.80 991.10 860.60 607.70 746.80 749.70 733.70 738.60
2009 952.10 1,131.30 1,151.70 996.80 867.20 635.30 744.90 745.70 736.20 742.80
2010 959.00 1,140.80 1,160.40 1,005.20 877.00 636.90 744.20 745.00 737.00 742.20
2011 990.30 1,189.60 1,207.20 1,047.30 922.60 633.70 762.50 764.00 753.10 758.10
2012 1,010.85 1,207.16 1,225.63 1,069.08 955.26 657.17 776.17 776.83 771.12 774.48
2013 1,019.55 1,214.76 1,233.82 1,081.25 955.55 668.11 778.59 779.09 777.29 777.11
2014 1,033.08 1,233.18 1,252.43 1,099.94 977.32 671.28 780.63 782.82 785.57 773.33
2015 1,035.58 1,232.14 1,251.36 1,099.29 982.42 681.39 782.80 784.15 788.56 778.25
2016 1,037.54 1,235.70 1,255.19 1,101.49 989.95 681.24 782.76 784.48 787.40 777.44
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record and Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Supplemental Security Income (SSI) counts include recipients of federal SSI, federally administered state supplementation, or both. Social Security beneficiaries who are entitled to a primary and a secondary benefit (dual entitlement) are counted only once in this table.
-- = not available.
a. Includes retroactive SSI payments.
b. Excludes retroactive payments for both programs.
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Table 67. Number aged 18–64 receiving Social Security benefits, and the number also receiving SSI and their average SSI benefit, by state or other area, December 2016
State or area Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
Total Number with SSI Average SSI benefit a (dollars) Total Number with SSI Average SSI benefit a (dollars) Total Number with SSI Average SSI benefit a (dollars) Total Number with SSI Average SSI benefit a (dollars)
All areas 9,292,408 1,310,459 245.00 8,313,146 951,118 224.90 109,486 29,784 243.90 869,776 329,557 302.70
Alabama 241,247 34,727 225.30 218,064 24,314 202.30 3,477 922 213.70 19,706 9,491 284.90
Alaska 13,232 2,016 218.50 11,835 1,517 201.20 167 42 230.30 1,230 457 274.90
Arizona 159,865 17,273 238.50 145,470 12,391 216.90 1,589 365 229.20 12,806 4,517 297.80
Arkansas 144,768 21,661 225.20 131,236 15,407 202.70 1,800 540 215.20 11,732 5,714 286.50
California 728,803 172,568 307.50 640,574 127,709 279.60 8,619 3,217 331.40 79,610 41,642 390.50
Colorado 106,681 12,192 226.20 98,260 9,429 208.70 885 182 235.60 7,536 2,581 289.00
Connecticut 86,993 10,634 238.80 77,169 7,853 218.90 724 222 278.30 9,100 2,559 296.20
Delaware 28,489 2,837 235.30 25,874 2,097 217.00 276 61 217.50 2,339 679 292.90
District of Columbia 15,319 3,083 273.90 13,805 2,466 260.80 154 58 279.30 1,360 559 331.10
Florida 580,428 70,875 232.50 529,368 51,635 213.60 6,026 1,631 224.60 45,034 17,609 288.10
Georgia 297,890 40,733 223.30 268,705 28,394 204.10 4,167 1,196 227.90 25,018 11,143 271.10
Hawaii 23,627 3,079 304.20 20,913 2,046 269.00 265 72 243.90 2,449 961 382.80
Idaho 46,120 6,369 232.20 41,628 4,676 211.90 399 93 216.40 4,093 1,600 291.80
Illinois 306,977 39,729 248.30 269,148 28,458 231.20 3,298 854 243.80 34,531 10,417 295.10
Indiana 218,175 25,543 238.60 196,475 18,927 220.70 2,366 535 240.50 19,334 6,081 293.60
Iowa 82,602 11,960 241.70 73,500 9,064 226.90 650 167 240.50 8,452 2,729 290.50
Kansas 77,603 10,071 230.10 69,796 7,443 212.50 765 196 223.10 7,042 2,432 283.70
Kentucky 214,318 34,803 232.80 192,271 24,781 208.60 3,895 1,236 244.80 18,152 8,786 299.10
Louisiana 171,130 29,679 241.70 148,382 20,115 219.30 3,529 972 230.80 19,219 8,592 294.90
Maine 61,214 9,758 230.80 55,111 6,951 201.40 568 164 230.90 5,535 2,643 307.60
Maryland 136,650 16,617 234.10 123,373 12,596 222.60 1,214 304 220.80 12,063 3,717 273.30
Massachusetts 215,402 29,963 230.00 192,809 21,646 202.40 1,753 541 241.70 20,840 7,776 306.10
Michigan 369,069 52,579 245.30 326,968 38,245 224.70 4,031 977 246.50 38,070 13,357 304.00
Minnesota 130,829 16,604 230.20 117,681 12,674 216.40 721 186 251.30 12,427 3,744 275.20
Mississippi 137,035 22,481 230.30 121,172 14,660 204.00 2,269 758 215.50 13,594 7,063 286.20
Missouri 227,365 29,955 232.80 205,909 22,024 217.90 2,746 775 226.00 18,710 7,156 278.90
Montana 28,650 4,278 238.60 25,936 3,255 225.10 299 80 287.90 2,415 943 280.10
Nebraska 44,484 6,364 225.60 39,346 4,692 210.20 278 81 211.90 4,860 1,591 271.30
Nevada 66,768 6,831 227.30 61,851 5,253 211.60 694 126 223.90 4,223 1,452 284.00
New Hampshire 50,032 4,471 230.20 45,859 3,198 206.40 318 48 197.90 3,855 1,225 292.50
New Jersey 211,762 25,616 239.00 188,211 18,633 217.20 1,879 476 244.20 21,672 6,507 301.00
New Mexico 67,190 10,727 230.50 61,302 8,164 212.40 667 177 228.40 5,221 2,386 292.50
New York 539,165 79,893 237.80 474,285 58,203 220.90 5,258 1,568 237.80 59,622 20,122 286.70
North Carolina 337,694 42,157 224.80 305,685 29,532 205.30 3,725 1,031 222.30 28,284 11,594 274.10
North Dakota 14,862 1,967 240.70 13,125 1,440 229.70 88 22 259.80 1,649 505 270.90
Ohio 377,127 55,794 243.70 336,005 42,436 226.80 5,159 1,464 257.40 35,963 11,894 301.90
Oklahoma 132,118 18,000 238.10 119,300 13,394 223.10 2,022 502 246.00 10,796 4,104 285.40
Oregon 113,601 15,201 226.20 102,263 11,251 207.80 1,322 314 237.60 10,016 3,636 281.70
Pennsylvania 427,275 58,631 248.70 381,984 42,991 231.00 4,561 1,228 243.00 40,730 14,412 301.90
Rhode Island 39,238 6,149 232.30 35,469 4,563 208.50 324 100 249.90 3,445 1,486 304.50
South Carolina 183,657 20,692 231.10 166,093 14,043 215.10 2,327 634 215.20 15,237 6,015 269.60
South Dakota 20,106 3,033 237.70 17,961 2,146 218.30 135 46 259.10 2,010 841 284.80
Tennessee 260,518 34,903 231.40 235,302 24,439 211.90 3,828 1,253 235.50 21,388 9,211 281.90
Texas 595,068 86,058 234.20 532,982 61,634 214.20 8,603 2,280 219.30 53,483 22,144 290.90
Utah 50,452 5,542 242.50 45,051 4,077 221.20 450 82 233.90 4,951 1,383 305.00
Vermont 23,594 4,424 242.00 21,243 3,330 221.90 164 59 235.60 2,187 1,035 306.40
Virginia 221,887 27,162 234.40 199,917 19,336 217.60 2,481 626 229.90 19,489 7,200 279.20
Washington 187,024 23,770 229.50 168,867 17,869 210.30 1,989 434 228.80 16,168 5,467 292.00
West Virginia 95,137 14,479 241.00 83,776 10,099 220.90 2,011 533 227.10 9,350 3,847 295.30
Wisconsin 170,569 24,837 232.70 152,249 18,343 214.30 1,094 323 253.90 17,226 6,171 285.90
Wyoming 13,774 1,613 235.10 12,614 1,237 225.80 124 28 245.50 1,036 348 266.70
Outlying areas b 198,825 78 313.60 170,974 42 243.10 3,333 3 297.00 24,518 33 400.10
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record and Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: Supplemental Security Income (SSI) counts include recipients of federal SSI, federally administered state supplementation, or both. Social Security beneficiaries who are entitled to a primary and a secondary benefit (dual entitlement) are counted only once in this table.
a. Excludes retroactive payments.
b. Includes American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, and foreign countries.
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Table 68. Number aged 18–64 as a percentage of the resident population aged 18–64, by state, December 2016
State Resident population a Beneficiaries
Number Percentage of resident population
United States 200,241,033 12,628,504 6.3
Alabama 2,981,926 321,827 10.8
Alaska 477,361 19,310 4.0
Arizona 4,128,655 212,486 5.1
Arkansas 1,796,461 190,586 10.6
California 24,810,519 1,149,614 4.6
Colorado 3,535,649 140,269 4.0
Connecticut 2,245,755 116,983 5.2
Delaware 580,841 36,309 6.3
District of Columbia 481,586 30,037 6.2
Florida 12,370,810 781,340 6.3
Georgia 6,444,165 417,651 6.5
Hawaii 876,579 34,399 3.9
Idaho 990,978 60,867 6.1
Illinois 8,004,166 436,045 5.4
Indiana 4,066,038 282,910 7.0
Iowa 1,889,747 106,395 5.6
Kansas 1,755,345 99,504 5.7
Kentucky 2,735,628 302,077 11.0
Louisiana 2,893,274 253,492 8.8
Maine 819,082 79,298 9.7
Maryland 3,791,509 194,586 5.1
Massachusetts 4,359,713 299,407 6.9
Michigan 6,125,488 505,704 8.3
Minnesota 3,399,391 172,919 5.1
Mississippi 1,816,497 191,180 10.5
Missouri 3,728,116 295,537 7.9
Montana 629,869 36,961 5.9
Nebraska 1,147,047 57,417 5.0
Nevada 1,821,489 90,118 4.9
New Hampshire 847,403 60,305 7.1
New Jersey 5,587,105 283,930 5.1
New Mexico 1,247,926 94,135 7.5
New York 12,532,221 788,332 6.3
North Carolina 6,278,603 444,646 7.1
North Dakota 471,642 18,519 3.9
Ohio 7,115,572 539,435 7.6
Oklahoma 2,371,795 179,022 7.5
Oregon 2,535,860 156,390 6.2
Pennsylvania 7,885,701 599,443 7.6
Rhode Island 674,081 54,684 8.1
South Carolina 3,033,266 238,971 7.9
South Dakota 513,362 26,246 5.1
Tennessee 4,102,347 350,711 8.5
Texas 17,214,769 850,870 4.9
Utah 1,808,280 65,778 3.6
Vermont 393,134 30,689 7.8
Virginia 5,312,941 293,968 5.5
Washington 4,577,439 260,731 5.7
West Virginia 1,112,517 135,436 12.2
Wisconsin 3,562,597 223,966 6.3
Wyoming 358,788 17,069 4.8
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record and Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data; Census Bureau, 2016 estimates of resident population.
NOTES: Data exclude United States territories and other areas.
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) counts include recipients of federal SSI, federally administered state supplementation, or both. Social Security beneficiaries who are entitled to a primary and a secondary benefit (dual entitlement) are counted only once in this table.
a. Population estimates for the United States as of July 1, 2016, as reported by the Census Bureau.
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Table 69. Distribution of beneficiaries aged 18–64, by diagnostic group, December 2016
Diagnostic group Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
Workers Widow(er)s Adult children Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
  Number
Total 12,827,804 7,362,028 79,702 540,219 3,535,396 951,118 29,784 329,557
Congenital anomalies 73,091 12,843 95 12,735 36,821 3,028 36 7,533
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 342,241 222,841 3,813 2,171 81,049 28,896 1,714 1,757
Infectious and parasitic diseases 161,211 97,501 662 1,443 44,331 14,329 338 2,607
Injuries 422,423 292,070 1,885 8,792 86,477 28,353 680 4,166
Mental disorders  
Autistic disorders 167,402 13,949 8 26,820 105,514 5,413 4 15,694
Developmental disorders 47,843 5,928 44 3,041 33,619 2,468 33 2,710
Childhood and adolescent disorders not elsewhere classified 56,352 4,925 21 2,723 43,629 2,030 11 3,013
Intellectual disability 1,396,400 228,085 2,983 253,094 634,787 114,845 3,227 159,379
Mood disorders 1,830,625 1,020,458 13,016 29,182 551,935 187,609 5,300 23,125
Organic mental disorders 438,778 234,885 1,804 18,453 136,511 34,242 834 12,049
Schizophrenic and other psychotic disorders 758,133 294,195 2,383 39,679 300,096 96,609 1,219 23,952
Other mental disorders 580,204 275,138 3,035 19,323 209,451 56,209 1,439 15,609
Neoplasms 312,122 245,790 1,832 1,609 46,913 14,582 443 953
Diseases of the—  
Blood and blood-forming organs 40,407 19,339 153 1,474 14,575 3,466 49 1,351
Circulatory system 827,804 610,745 6,155 3,121 158,279 45,838 2,014 1,652
Digestive system 178,040 128,031 1,222 815 35,690 11,418 350 514
Genitourinary system 193,767 139,513 771 1,506 38,560 12,001 247 1,169
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 3,188,082 2,456,676 28,680 5,724 497,154 187,880 7,886 4,082
Nervous system and sense organs 1,174,195 719,615 5,206 66,883 275,177 70,204 1,631 35,479
Respiratory system 314,725 207,028 4,227 820 77,884 22,786 1,347 633
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 28,228 19,074 161 286 6,188 2,247 51 221
Other 32,546 17,303 106 1,559 10,860 1,439 28 1,251
Unknown 263,185 96,096 1,440 38,966 109,896 5,226 903 10,658
  Percent
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Congenital anomalies 0.6 0.2 0.1 2.4 1.0 0.3 0.1 2.3
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 2.7 3.0 4.8 0.4 2.3 3.0 5.8 0.5
Infectious and parasitic diseases 1.3 1.3 0.8 0.3 1.3 1.5 1.1 0.8
Injuries 3.3 4.0 2.4 1.6 2.4 3.0 2.3 1.3
Mental disorders  
Autistic disorders 1.3 0.2 (L) 5.0 3.0 0.6 (L) 4.8
Developmental disorders 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.6 1.0 0.3 0.1 0.8
Childhood and adolescent disorders not elsewhere classified 0.4 0.1 (L) 0.5 1.2 0.2 (L) 0.9
Intellectual disability 10.9 3.1 3.7 46.9 18.0 12.1 10.8 48.4
Mood disorders 14.3 13.9 16.3 5.4 15.6 19.7 17.8 7.0
Organic mental disorders 3.4 3.2 2.3 3.4 3.9 3.6 2.8 3.7
Schizophrenic and other psychotic disorders 5.9 4.0 3.0 7.3 8.5 10.2 4.1 7.3
Other mental disorders 4.5 3.7 3.8 3.6 5.9 5.9 4.8 4.7
Neoplasms 2.4 3.3 2.3 0.3 1.3 1.5 1.5 0.3
Diseases of the—  
Blood and blood-forming organs 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.4
Circulatory system 6.5 8.3 7.7 0.6 4.5 4.8 6.8 0.5
Digestive system 1.4 1.7 1.5 0.2 1.0 1.2 1.2 0.2
Genitourinary system 1.5 1.9 1.0 0.3 1.1 1.3 0.8 0.4
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 24.9 33.4 36.0 1.1 14.1 19.8 26.5 1.2
Nervous system and sense organs 9.2 9.8 6.5 12.4 7.8 7.4 5.5 10.8
Respiratory system 2.5 2.8 5.3 0.2 2.2 2.4 4.5 0.2
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1
Other 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.4
Unknown 2.1 1.3 1.8 7.2 3.1 0.5 3.0 3.2
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record and Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Supplemental Security Income (SSI) counts include recipients of federal SSI, federally administered state supplementation, or both. Social Security beneficiaries who are entitled to a primary and a secondary benefit (dual entitlement) are counted only once in this table.
(L) = less than 0.05 percent.
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