Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2019
Year | Total | Disabled workers | Disabled widow(er)s | Disabled adult children |
---|---|---|---|---|
1970 | 1.81 | 1.49 | 0.05 | 0.27 |
1971 | 1.99 | 1.65 | 0.06 | 0.29 |
1972 | 2.20 | 1.83 | 0.06 | 0.31 |
1973 | 2.42 | 2.02 | 0.08 | 0.32 |
1974 | 2.67 | 2.24 | 0.09 | 0.34 |
1975 | 2.96 | 2.49 | 0.11 | 0.36 |
1976 | 3.17 | 2.67 | 0.12 | 0.38 |
1977 | 3.37 | 2.84 | 0.13 | 0.40 |
1978 | 3.43 | 2.88 | 0.13 | 0.42 |
1979 | 3.44 | 2.87 | 0.13 | 0.44 |
1980 | 3.44 | 2.86 | 0.13 | 0.45 |
1981 | 3.36 | 2.78 | 0.12 | 0.46 |
1982 | 3.19 | 2.60 | 0.12 | 0.47 |
1983 | 3.17 | 2.57 | 0.11 | 0.49 |
1984 | 3.21 | 2.60 | 0.11 | 0.51 |
1985 | 3.29 | 2.66 | 0.11 | 0.53 |
1986 | 3.38 | 2.73 | 0.11 | 0.55 |
1987 | 3.45 | 2.79 | 0.11 | 0.56 |
1988 | 3.51 | 2.83 | 0.10 | 0.57 |
1989 | 3.58 | 2.90 | 0.10 | 0.59 |
1990 | 3.71 | 3.01 | 0.10 | 0.60 |
1991 | 3.93 | 3.19 | 0.11 | 0.62 |
1992 | 4.24 | 3.47 | 0.13 | 0.64 |
1993 | 4.53 | 3.73 | 0.15 | 0.66 |
1994 | 4.80 | 3.96 | 0.16 | 0.67 |
1995 | 5.04 | 4.19 | 0.17 | 0.69 |
1996 | 5.26 | 4.39 | 0.18 | 0.70 |
1997 | 5.40 | 4.51 | 0.19 | 0.70 |
1998 | 5.61 | 4.70 | 0.19 | 0.71 |
1999 | 5.80 | 4.88 | 0.20 | 0.72 |
2000 | 5.97 | 5.04 | 0.20 | 0.73 |
2001 | 6.21 | 5.27 | 0.20 | 0.74 |
2002 | 6.49 | 5.54 | 0.21 | 0.74 |
2003 | 6.83 | 5.87 | 0.21 | 0.75 |
2004 | 7.17 | 6.20 | 0.21 | 0.76 |
2005 | 7.50 | 6.52 | 0.22 | 0.77 |
2006 | 7.80 | 6.81 | 0.22 | 0.78 |
2007 | 8.12 | 7.10 | 0.22 | 0.79 |
2008 | 8.53 | 7.43 | 0.23 | 0.87 |
2009 | 8.95 | 7.79 | 0.24 | 0.92 |
2010 | 9.40 | 8.20 | 0.24 | 0.95 |
2011 | 9.80 | 8.58 | 0.25 | 0.98 |
2012 | 10.09 | 8.83 | 0.26 | 1.01 |
2013 | 10.23 | 8.94 | 0.26 | 1.03 |
2014 | 10.26 | 8.95 | 0.26 | 1.05 |
2015 | 10.24 | 8.91 | 0.26 | 1.07 |
2016 | 10.15 | 8.81 | 0.26 | 1.09 |
2017 | 10.06 | 8.70 | 0.26 | 1.11 |
2018 | 9.92 | 8.54 | 0.25 | 1.13 |
2019 | 9.77 | 8.38 | 0.25 | 1.14 |
SOURCE: Table 3. |
State | Percent |
---|---|
Alabama | 8.0 |
Alaska | 2.8 |
Arizona | 3.7 |
Arkansas | 7.9 |
California | 2.7 |
Colorado | 2.8 |
Connecticut | 3.9 |
Delaware | 4.9 |
District of Columbia | 2.9 |
Florida | 4.5 |
Georgia | 4.5 |
Hawaii | 2.6 |
Idaho | 4.5 |
Illinois | 3.8 |
Indiana | 5.3 |
Iowa | 4.5 |
Kansas | 4.4 |
Kentucky | 7.6 |
Louisiana | 6.0 |
Maine | 7.4 |
Maryland | 3.6 |
Massachusetts | 4.7 |
Michigan | 6.0 |
Minnesota | 3.8 |
Mississippi | 7.5 |
Missouri | 6.0 |
Montana | 4.4 |
Nebraska | 3.9 |
Nevada | 3.5 |
New Hampshire | 5.9 |
New Jersey | 3.7 |
New Mexico | 5.4 |
New York | 4.3 |
North Carolina | 5.2 |
North Dakota | 3.4 |
Ohio | 5.2 |
Oklahoma | 5.6 |
Oregon | 4.3 |
Pennsylvania | 5.5 |
Rhode Island | 5.7 |
South Carolina | 5.9 |
South Dakota | 3.9 |
Tennessee | 6.1 |
Texas | 3.3 |
Utah | 2.6 |
Vermont | 6.1 |
Virginia | 4.1 |
Washington | 3.8 |
West Virginia | 8.6 |
Wisconsin | 4.9 |
Wyoming | 4.0 |
SOURCE: Table 8. |
Age | Men | Women |
---|---|---|
Under 25 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
25–29 | 1.4 | 1.0 |
30–34 | 2.6 | 2.2 |
35–39 | 4.4 | 4.1 |
40–44 | 5.8 | 6.0 |
45–49 | 8.3 | 9.0 |
50–54 | 13.6 | 14.2 |
55–59 | 24.0 | 24.7 |
60–64 | 32.9 | 32.1 |
65–FRA | 6.7 | 6.4 |
SOURCE: Table 4. | ||
NOTE: FRA = full retirement age. |
Beneficiary | Men | Women |
---|---|---|
Disabled workers | 1,384.35 | 1,128.39 |
Disabled widow(er)s | 575.45 | 776.24 |
Disabled adult children | 819.73 | 834.73 |
SOURCE: Table 4. |
Diagnostic group | Disabled workers | Disabled widow(er)s | Disabled adult children |
---|---|---|---|
Intellectual disability | 3.9 | 3.4 | 45.3 |
All other mental disorders | 25.5 | 24.2 | 27.8 |
Nervous system and sense organs | 9.7 | 7.4 | 11.4 |
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue | 33.6 | 39.4 | 1.1 |
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases | 2.8 | 4.1 | 0.4 |
Circulatory system | 7.8 | 6.9 | 0.5 |
All other impairments | 16.8 | 14.7 | 13.5 |
SOURCE: Table 6. |
Diagnostic group | Men | Women |
---|---|---|
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases | 1.1 | 1.5 |
Injuries | 7.7 | 3.9 |
Mental disorders | 12.3 | 16.2 |
Circulatory system | 3.5 | 2.0 |
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue | 65.4 | 63.6 |
Nervous system and sense organs | 4.6 | 6.9 |
All other impairments | 5.4 | 5.9 |
SOURCE: Table 34. |
Year | Total | Disabled workers | Disabled widow(er)s | Disabled adult children |
---|---|---|---|---|
1980 | 446.08 | 396.56 | 16.05 | 33.47 |
1981 | 396.55 | 351.85 | 14.15 | 30.55 |
1982 | 338.28 | 297.13 | 12.44 | 28.71 |
1983 | 359.60 | 311.55 | 14.41 | 33.64 |
1984 | 415.59 | 362.00 | 17.17 | 36.43 |
1985 | 433.54 | 377.37 | 17.09 | 39.08 |
1986 | 475.81 | 416.87 | 18.42 | 40.53 |
1987 | 471.91 | 415.85 | 16.40 | 39.67 |
1988 | 463.52 | 409.49 | 15.33 | 38.70 |
1989 | 477.75 | 425.58 | 15.17 | 37.00 |
1990 | 522.17 | 467.98 | 15.42 | 38.77 |
1991 | 607.11 | 536.43 | 29.59 | 41.09 |
1992 | 716.88 | 636.64 | 33.24 | 47.01 |
1993 | 714.32 | 635.24 | 31.84 | 47.25 |
1994 | 706.26 | 631.87 | 29.90 | 44.48 |
1995 | 718.70 | 645.83 | 29.60 | 43.28 |
1996 | 693.53 | 624.34 | 28.61 | 40.58 |
1997 | 654.66 | 587.42 | 28.55 | 38.70 |
1998 | 677.47 | 608.13 | 29.40 | 39.94 |
1999 | 691.89 | 620.49 | 29.65 | 41.75 |
2000 | 675.60 | 610.70 | 27.60 | 37.30 |
2001 | 732.70 | 661.90 | 26.50 | 44.30 |
2002 | 805.31 | 730.38 | 28.34 | 46.59 |
2003 | 829.83 | 755.71 | 27.32 | 46.80 |
2004 | 854.87 | 775.24 | 27.74 | 51.88 |
2005 | 909.68 | 821.21 | 29.58 | 58.90 |
2006 | 885.88 | 798.68 | 28.68 | 58.52 |
2007 | 901.11 | 804.79 | 28.81 | 67.52 |
2008 | 987.53 | 877.23 | 30.61 | 79.69 |
2009 | 1,081.98 | 970.70 | 31.52 | 79.77 |
2010 | 1,141.93 | 1,026.99 | 33.26 | 81.68 |
2011 | 1,114.06 | 998.98 | 33.18 | 81.90 |
2012 | 1,063.05 | 960.21 | 33.20 | 69.64 |
2013 | 965.19 | 868.97 | 31.60 | 64.63 |
2014 | 869.37 | 778.80 | 29.67 | 60.90 |
2015 | 839.43 | 741.48 | 30.40 | 67.55 |
2016 | 799.33 | 706.45 | 28.51 | 64.37 |
2017 | 812.02 | 715.92 | 28.45 | 67.65 |
2018 | 785.11 | 686.72 | 26.14 | 72.24 |
2019 | 761.48 | 679.45 | 21.24 | 60.79 |
SOURCE: Table 35. |
Beneficiary | Men | Women |
---|---|---|
Disabled workers | 1,574.30 | 1,260.92 |
Disabled widow(er)s | 629.53 | 806.25 |
Disabled adult children | 636.03 | 635.85 |
SOURCE: Table 36. |
Diagnostic group | Percent |
---|---|
Mood disorders | 5.2 |
Organic mental disorders | 2.2 |
Schizophrenic and other psychotic disorders | 1.8 |
Other | 2.6 |
Autistic disorders | 0.4 |
Developmental disorders | 0.1 |
Childhood and adolescent disorders not elsewhere classified | 0.1 |
Intellectual disability | 1.0 |
SOURCE: Table 37. |
Year | Initial awards | Reconsideration awards | Awards at hearing level or above | Pending final decision | Medical denials | Technical denials |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2009 | 24.8 | 2.4 | 11.6 | 0.0 | 28.4 | 32.8 |
2010 | 22.9 | 2.2 | 11.1 | 0.0 | 28.6 | 35.2 |
2011 | 21.9 | 2.2 | 10.8 | 0.0 | 29.4 | 35.7 |
2012 | 21.3 | 2.2 | 10.1 | 0.2 | 29.0 | 37.2 |
2013 | 20.9 | 2.1 | 9.9 | 0.3 | 29.4 | 37.6 |
2014 | 20.6 | 2.1 | 9.4 | 0.4 | 29.7 | 37.8 |
2015 | 20.3 | 2.2 | 8.5 | 0.8 | 29.6 | 38.7 |
2016 | 20.3 | 2.2 | 7.7 | 2.4 | 28.0 | 39.3 |
2017 | 20.5 | 2.2 | 4.6 | 7.3 | 25.7 | 39.7 |
2018 | 20.3 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 13.5 | 23.2 | 40.7 |
SOURCE: Tables 60–63. | ||||||
NOTE: Awards are calculated as medical allowances minus subsequent technical denials. Technical denials include both nonmedical decision technical denials and medical decisions that were subsequently denied for technical reasons. |