Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2024

Beneficiaries Who Have Filed for Workers' Compensation or Public Disability Benefits

Notes

In December 2024, approximately 348,000 disabled workers on the Social Security Disability Insurance program had filed for workers' compensation or public disability benefits. Disability payments from private sources, such as private pension or insurance benefits, do not affect Social Security disability benefits, but workers' compensation and other public disability benefits may reduce them. Workers' compensation is paid to a worker because of a job-related injury or illness. It may be paid by federal or state workers' compensation agencies or employers or by insurance companies on behalf of employers.

Other public disability benefits that may affect Social Security disability benefits are those paid by a federal, state, or local government for disabling medical conditions that are not job related. Examples are civil service disability benefits, military disability benefits, state temporary disability benefits, and state or local government retirement benefits that are based on disability. Persons who receive Social Security disability benefits and one of the following types of public benefits will not have their Social Security disability benefit reduced:

Veterans Administration benefits;
State and local government benefits, if Social Security taxes were deducted from earnings; or
Supplemental Security Income.

The total amount received from workers' compensation or other public disability benefits and Social Security disability benefits cannot exceed 80 percent of the worker's average current earnings before he or she became disabled. The monthly Social Security disability benefit includes benefits payable to family members. If the total amount of these benefits exceeds 80 percent of average current earnings, the excess amount is deducted from the Social Security benefit. The benefit is reduced until the month the worker reaches full retirement age or the month the other benefits stop, whichever comes first.

Example

Before becoming disabled, the worker's average current earnings were $4,000 a month. The disabled worker, his or her spouse, and their two children would be eligible to receive a total of $2,200 a month in Social Security disability benefits. However, the disabled worker also receives $2,000 a month from workers' compensation. Because the total amount of benefits received ($4,200) is more than $3,200 (80 percent of average current earnings), the family's Social Security disability benefits will be reduced by $1,000.

Chart 7. Distribution of workers, by diagnostic group and sex, December 2024

Among disabled workers who are also receiving workers' compensation or public disability benefits, a disease of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue was the primary diagnosis in December 2024. Depressive, bipolar, and related disorders were the second leading disabling condition for women. Injuries were the second leading disabling condition for men. A disorder of the nervous system and sense organs was the third most common disability for women. Depressive, bipolar, and related disorders were the third most common disability for men. All other impairments were fairly evenly split between men and women.

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Table equivalent for Chart 7. Distribution of workers, by diagnostic group and sex, December 2024 (percent)
Diagnostic group	Men	Women
Depressive, bipolar, and related disorders	5.0	9.0
All other mental disorders	6.1	5.4
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue	65.7	64.8
Injuries	8.0	4.2
Nervous system and sense organs	4.8	6.9
Circulatory system	3.6	2.2
All other nonmental impairments	6.8	7.5

SOURCE: Table 34.

Table 31. Distribution of workers and dependents who have filed, by reason for having or not having an offset, December 2024
Reason	Total		Workers		Spouses and children
Reason	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
All disabled beneficiaries and dependents	399,219	100.0	347,828	100.0	51,391	100.0
	With offset
Receipt of—
Workers' compensation only
Black Lung	338	0.1	244	0.1	94	0.2
Harbor Workers and Longshoremen	169	(L)	137	(L)	32	0.1
Federal employees	3,230	0.8	2,811	0.8	419	0.8
State	48,270	12.1	38,705	11.1	9,565	18.6
Public disability only
Federal	235	0.1	211	0.1	24	(L)
State	7,518	1.9	6,607	1.9	911	1.8
Local	373	0.1	315	0.1	58	0.1
Workers' compensation and public disability	390	0.1	332	0.1	58	0.1
Social Security Disability Insurance (reverse offset)	26,176	6.6	22,702	6.5	3,474	6.8
	Without offset
High average current earnings	268,103	67.2	236,181	67.9	31,922	62.1
Entitlement to workers' compensation or public disability benefits is pending	44,417	11.1	39,583	11.4	4,834	9.4
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Workers' Compensation and Public Disability Benefit file, 100 percent data.
NOTE: (L) = less than 0.05 percent.
CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov.

Table 32. Distribution of workers and dependents who have filed, by state or other area of residence, December 2024
State or area	Total		Workers		Spouses and children
State or area	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
All areas	399,219	100.0	347,828	100.0	51,391	100.0
Alabama	7,238	1.8	6,105	1.8	1,133	2.2
Alaska	251	0.1	229	0.1	22	(L)
Arizona	4,844	1.2	4,249	1.2	595	1.2
Arkansas	3,350	0.8	2,875	0.8	475	0.9
California	45,265	11.3	40,400	11.6	4,865	9.5
Colorado	3,981	1.0	3,552	1.0	429	0.8
Connecticut	3,938	1.0	3,453	1.0	485	0.9
Delaware	1,368	0.3	1,219	0.4	149	0.3
District of Columbia	178	(L)	173	(L)	5	(L)
Florida	20,585	5.2	18,028	5.2	2,557	5.0
Georgia	14,370	3.6	12,515	3.6	1,855	3.6
Hawaii	1,187	0.3	1,001	0.3	186	0.4
Idaho	1,658	0.4	1,456	0.4	202	0.4
Illinois	11,251	2.8	9,802	2.8	1,449	2.8
Indiana	3,380	0.8	2,902	0.8	478	0.9
Iowa	3,501	0.9	3,049	0.9	452	0.9
Kansas	1,882	0.5	1,604	0.5	278	0.5
Kentucky	9,591	2.4	8,123	2.3	1,468	2.9
Louisiana	5,483	1.4	4,663	1.3	820	1.6
Maine	3,462	0.9	3,054	0.9	408	0.8
Maryland	2,905	0.7	2,567	0.7	338	0.7
Massachusetts	12,105	3.0	10,494	3.0	1,611	3.1
Michigan	18,183	4.6	15,647	4.5	2,536	4.9
Minnesota	5,792	1.5	5,047	1.5	745	1.4
Mississippi	3,890	1.0	3,260	0.9	630	1.2
Missouri	6,781	1.7	5,930	1.7	851	1.7
Montana	1,111	0.3	994	0.3	117	0.2
Nebraska	1,092	0.3	947	0.3	145	0.3
Nevada	2,260	0.6	2,045	0.6	215	0.4
New Hampshire	2,807	0.7	2,426	0.7	381	0.7
New Jersey	9,554	2.4	8,224	2.4	1,330	2.6
New Mexico	1,937	0.5	1,728	0.5	209	0.4
New York	54,116	13.6	46,688	13.4	7,428	14.5
North Carolina	16,934	4.2	14,865	4.3	2,069	4.0
North Dakota	427	0.1	382	0.1	45	0.1
Ohio	9,075	2.3	8,050	2.3	1,025	2.0
Oklahoma	4,363	1.1	3,844	1.1	519	1.0
Oregon	3,793	1.0	3,376	1.0	417	0.8
Pennsylvania	28,400	7.1	24,778	7.1	3,622	7.0
Rhode Island	2,296	0.6	1,998	0.6	298	0.6
South Carolina	10,305	2.6	8,971	2.6	1,334	2.6
South Dakota	641	0.2	562	0.2	79	0.2
Tennessee	8,620	2.2	7,479	2.2	1,141	2.2
Texas	7,197	1.8	6,082	1.7	1,115	2.2
Utah	941	0.2	807	0.2	134	0.3
Vermont	889	0.2	765	0.2	124	0.2
Virginia	7,044	1.8	6,086	1.7	958	1.9
Washington	6,851	1.7	6,038	1.7	813	1.6
West Virginia	2,851	0.7	2,328	0.7	523	1.0
Wisconsin	5,882	1.5	5,114	1.5	768	1.5
Wyoming	434	0.1	373	0.1	61	0.1
Outlying areas
Puerto Rico	12,198	3.1	10,891	3.1	1,307	2.5
Other ^a	64	(L)	52	(L)	12	(L)
Foreign countries	718	0.2	538	0.2	180	0.4
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Workers' Compensation and Public Disability Benefit file, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Distribution is by state or other area of residence, not by the state paying benefits.
(L) = less than 0.05 percent.
a. Includes American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and U.S. Virgin Islands.
CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov.

Table 33. Distribution of workers who have filed, by diagnostic group and age, December 2024
Diagnostic group	Total, all ages	Under 35	35–39	40–44	45–49	50–54	55–59	60–FRA
	Number
Total	347,828	2,237	3,341	7,768	16,025	37,626	84,107	196,724
Congenital anomalies	196	(X)	(X)	7	17	29	46	88
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases	3,562	18	30	71	130	394	888	2,031
Infectious and parasitic diseases	1,539	15	12	26	69	154	341	922
Injuries	22,630	330	375	875	1,393	2,692	5,386	11,579
Mental disorders
Autism spectrum disorders	66	27	7	5	4	6	8	9
Developmental disorders	68	7	5	5	3	6	20	22
Childhood and adolescent disorders not elsewhere classified	32	(X)	(X)	4	6	7	5	6
Intellectual disorders	1,982	34	29	66	90	211	512	1,040
Depressive, bipolar, and related disorders	22,853	184	244	597	1,209	2,833	5,499	12,287
Neurocognitive disorders	6,965	86	146	305	488	901	1,592	3,447
Schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders	3,219	199	112	180	245	408	670	1,405
Other mental disorders	7,963	135	224	443	723	1,148	1,843	3,447
Neoplasms	5,302	138	120	219	317	615	1,210	2,683
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs	245	14	6	12	22	30	54	107
Circulatory system	10,527	64	92	162	372	1,080	2,600	6,157
Digestive system	1,788	29	39	78	129	219	404	890
Genitourinary system	2,673	107	107	147	215	425	686	986
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue	227,358	439	1,290	3,593	8,778	23,091	55,602	134,565
Nervous system and sense organs	19,596	340	390	742	1,353	2,317	4,589	9,865
Respiratory system	4,911	16	38	77	170	474	1,139	2,997
Skin and subcutaneous tissue	323	3	9	14	27	41	55	174
Other	178	4	6	6	11	25	40	86
Unknown	3,852	39	56	134	254	520	918	1,931
	Percent
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Congenital anomalies	0.1	(X)	(X)	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	(L)
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases	1.0	0.8	0.9	0.9	0.8	1.0	1.1	1.0
Infectious and parasitic diseases	0.4	0.7	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.5
Injuries	6.5	14.8	11.2	11.3	8.7	7.2	6.4	5.9
Mental disorders
Autism spectrum disorders	(L)	1.2	0.2	0.1	(L)	(L)	(L)	(L)
Developmental disorders	(L)	0.3	0.1	0.1	(L)	(L)	(L)	(L)
Childhood and adolescent disorders not elsewhere classified	(L)	(X)	(X)	0.1	(L)	(L)	(L)	(L)
Intellectual disorders	0.6	1.5	0.9	0.8	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.5
Depressive, bipolar, and related disorders	6.6	8.2	7.3	7.7	7.5	7.5	6.5	6.2
Neurocognitive disorders	2.0	3.8	4.4	3.9	3.0	2.4	1.9	1.8
Schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders	0.9	8.9	3.4	2.3	1.5	1.1	0.8	0.7
Other mental disorders	2.3	6.0	6.7	5.7	4.5	3.1	2.2	1.8
Neoplasms	1.5	6.2	3.6	2.8	2.0	1.6	1.4	1.4
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs	0.1	0.6	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
Circulatory system	3.0	2.9	2.8	2.1	2.3	2.9	3.1	3.1
Digestive system	0.5	1.3	1.2	1.0	0.8	0.6	0.5	0.5
Genitourinary system	0.8	4.8	3.2	1.9	1.3	1.1	0.8	0.5
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue	65.4	19.6	38.6	46.3	54.8	61.4	66.1	68.4
Nervous system and sense organs	5.6	15.2	11.7	9.6	8.4	6.2	5.5	5.0
Respiratory system	1.4	0.7	1.1	1.0	1.1	1.3	1.4	1.5
Skin and subcutaneous tissue	0.1	0.1	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1
Other	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	(L)	(L)
Unknown	1.1	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.6	1.4	1.1	1.0
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Workers' Compensation and Public Disability Benefit file, 100 percent data.
NOTE: FRA = full retirement age; (L) = less than 0.05 percent; (X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals.
CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov.

Table 34. Distribution of workers who have filed, by diagnostic group and sex, December 2024
Diagnostic group	Total		Men		Women
Diagnostic group	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
All disabled workers	347,828	100.0	210,920	100.0	136,908	100.0
Congenital anomalies	196	0.1	109	0.1	87	0.1
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases	3,562	1.0	1,974	0.9	1,588	1.2
Infectious and parasitic diseases	1,539	0.4	1,206	0.6	333	0.2
Injuries	22,630	6.5	16,849	8.0	5,781	4.2
Mental disorders
Autism spectrum disorders	66	(L)	50	(L)	16	(L)
Developmental disorders	68	(L)	43	(L)	25	(L)
Childhood and adolescent disorders not elsewhere classified	32	(L)	24	(L)	8	(L)
Intellectual disorders	1,982	0.6	1,468	0.7	514	0.4
Depressive, bipolar, and related disorders	22,853	6.6	10,589	5.0	12,264	9.0
Neurocognitive disorders	6,965	2.0	5,079	2.4	1,886	1.4
Schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders	3,219	0.9	2,142	1.0	1,077	0.8
Other mental disorders	7,963	2.3	4,123	2.0	3,840	2.8
Neoplasms	5,302	1.5	2,739	1.3	2,563	1.9
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs	245	0.1	125	0.1	120	0.1
Circulatory system	10,527	3.0	7,560	3.6	2,967	2.2
Digestive system	1,788	0.5	1,077	0.5	711	0.5
Genitourinary system	2,673	0.8	1,818	0.9	855	0.6
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue	227,358	65.4	138,605	65.7	88,753	64.8
Nervous system and sense organs	19,596	5.6	10,115	4.8	9,481	6.9
Respiratory system	4,911	1.4	2,896	1.4	2,015	1.5
Skin and subcutaneous tissue	323	0.1	166	0.1	157	0.1
Other	178	0.1	100	(L)	78	0.1
Unknown	3,852	1.1	2,063	1.0	1,789	1.3
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Workers' Compensation and Public Disability Benefit file, 100 percent data.
NOTE: (L) = less than 0.05 percent.
CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov.