Annual Statistical Supplement, 2016

Other Social Insurance Programs and Veterans' Benefits

Other Social Insurance Programs

Workers' Compensation

Table 9.B1 Coverage, benefits, and costs, selected years 1940–2014
Year Estimated number of workers covered per month (millions) Benefits paid during year (millions of dollars) Cost of program as a percentage of covered payroll d Benefits as a percentage of covered payroll c
Total Type of insurance Type of benefits
Private carriers a State and federal funds b Employers' self-insurance c Medical and hospitalization Compensation payments
1940 24.6 256 135 73 48 95 161 1.19 0.72
1946 32.7 434 270 96 68 140 294 0.91 0.54
1948 36.0 534 335 121 78 175 359 0.96 0.51
1949 35.3 566 353 132 81 185 381 0.98 0.55
1950 36.9 615 381 149 85 200 415 0.89 0.54
1951 38.7 709 444 170 94 233 476 0.90 0.54
1952 39.4 785 491 193 101 260 525 0.94 0.55
1953 40.7 841 524 210 107 280 561 0.97 0.55
1954 39.8 876 540 225 110 308 568 0.98 0.57
1955 41.4 916 563 238 115 325 591 0.91 0.55
1956 43.0 1,002 618 259 125 350 652 0.92 0.55
1957 43.3 1,062 661 271 130 360 702 0.91 0.56
1958 42.5 1,112 694 285 132 375 737 0.91 0.58
1959 44.0 1,210 753 316 141 410 800 0.89 0.58
1960 44.9 1,295 810 325 160 435 860 0.93 0.59
1961 45.0 1,374 851 347 176 460 914 0.95 0.61
1962 46.2 1,489 924 371 194 495 994 0.96 0.62
1963 47.3 1,582 988 388 207 525 1,057 0.99 0.62
1964 48.8 1,707 1,070 412 226 565 1,142 1.00 0.63
1965 50.8 1,814 1,124 445 244 600 1,214 1.00 0.61
1966 53.7 2,000 1,239 486 275 680 1,320 1.02 0.61
1967 55.0 2,189 1,363 524 303 750 1,439 1.07 0.63
1968 56.8 2,376 1,482 556 338 830 1,546 1.07 0.62
1969 59.0 2,634 1,641 607 386 920 1,714 1.08 0.62
1970 59.2 3,031 1,843 755 432 1,050 1,981 1.11 0.66
1971 59.4 3,563 2,005 1,098 460 1,130 2,433 1.11 0.67
1972 62.3 4,061 2,179 1,379 504 1,250 2,811 1.14 0.68
1973 66.3 5,103 2,514 1,998 592 1,480 3,623 1.17 0.70
1974 68.0 5,781 2,971 2,086 724 1,760 4,021 1.24 0.75
1975 67.2 6,598 3,422 2,324 852 2,030 4,568 1.32 0.83
1976 69.6 7,584 3,976 2,570 1,039 2,380 5,204 1.49 0.87
1977 72.1 8,630 4,629 2,750 1,250 2,680 5,950 1.71 0.92
1978 75.6 9,796 5,256 3,043 1,497 2,980 6,816 1.86 0.94
1979 78.6 12,027 6,157 4,022 1,848 3,520 8,507 1.95 1.01
1980 87.6 13,618 7,029 4,330 2,259 3,947 9,671 1.76 0.96
1981 87.0 15,054 7,876 4,595 2,583 4,431 10,623 1.67 0.97
1982 85.6 16,408 8,647 4,768 2,993 5,058 11,350 1.58 1.04
1983 86.7 17,575 9,265 5,061 3,249 5,681 11,894 1.50 1.05
1984 91.0 19,686 10,610 5,405 3,671 6,424 13,262 1.49 1.09
1985 93.7 22,217 12,341 5,744 4,132 7,498 14,719 1.64 1.17
1986 95.6 24,613 13,827 6,248 4,538 8,642 15,971 1.79 1.23
1987 98.2 27,317 15,453 6,782 5,082 9,912 17,405 1.86 1.29
1988 101.4 30,703 17,512 7,447 5,744 11,507 19,196 1.94 1.34
1989 103.9 34,316 19,918 7,965 6,433 13,424 20,892 2.04 1.46
1990 105.5 38,237 22,222 8,766 7,249 15,187 23,050 2.18 1.57
1991 103.7 42,187 24,515 9,711 7,962 16,832 25,355 2.16 1.65
1992 104.3 44,660 24,030 10,987 9,643 18,664 25,996 2.13 1.65
1993 106.2 42,925 21,773 11,294 9,857 18,503 24,422 2.17 1.53
1994 109.4 43,482 21,391 10,564 11,527 17,194 26,288 2.05 1.47
1995 112.8 42,122 20,106 10,784 11,232 16,733 25,389 1.83 1.35
1996 114.8 41,960 21,024 11,108 9,828 16,739 25,221 1.62 1.26
1997 118.1 41,971 21,676 9,937 10,357 17,397 24,574 1.51 1.17
1998 121.5 43,987 23,579 10,055 10,354 18,622 25,365 1.42 1.13
1999 124.3 46,313 26,383 9,945 9,985 20,055 26,258 1.36 1.12
2000 127.1 47,699 26,874 10,345 10,481 20,933 26,766 1.35 1.06
2001 127.0 50,827 27,905 11,082 11,839 23,137 27,690 1.46 1.10
2002 125.6 52,297 28,085 12,293 11,920 24,203 28,094 1.61 1.13
2003 124.7 54,739 28,395 13,627 12,717 25,733 29,006 1.74 1.16
2004 125.9 56,149 28,632 14,402 13,115 26,079 30,070 1.74 1.13
2005 128.2 57,067 29,039 14,318 13,710 26,361 30,706 1.72 1.09
2006 130.3 54,896 27,946 13,825 13,125 26,206 28,690 1.58 0.99
2007 131.7 56,385 29,410 13,493 13,482 27,105 29,280 1.48 0.96
2008 130.6 58,750 30,725 13,771 14,255 28,987 29,763 1.35 0.99
2009 124.9 58,752 31,330 13,450 13,972 28,601 30,152 1.30 1.04
2010 e 124.6 58,939 31,654 13,423 13,861 29,278 29,661 1.25 1.01
2011 e 126.0 60,956 32,715 13,605 14,636 30,519 30,437 1.28 1.01
2012 e 128.1 63,062 34,387 13,797 14,878 31,512 31,550 1.33 1.00
2013 e 130.2 62,510 34,585 13,200 14,725 31,395 31,116 1.35 0.97
2014 132.7 62,307 34,350 12,905 15,052 31,375 30,932 1.35 0.91
SOURCES: National Academy of Social Insurance estimates based on data received from state agencies, the Department of Labor, A.M. Best Company, and the National Council on Compensation Insurance.
NOTES: Beginning in 1959, includes Alaska and Hawaii. States periodically update prior-year data, and any such changes are included in the current table.
Selected data for 1980–1993 have been revised.
Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.
a. Net cash and medical benefits paid during calendar year by private insurance companies under standard workers' compensation policies.
b. Net cash and medical benefits paid by competitive and exclusive state funds and federal benefits, including those paid under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act for civilian employees; the portion of the Black Lung benefit program that is financed by employers; and a portion of benefits under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act that are not reflected in state data, namely, benefits paid by self-insured employers and by special funds under the LHWCA.
c. Cash and medical benefits paid by self-insurers.
d. Total costs to employers who purchase insurance from private carriers and state funds consist of premiums written in the calendar year plus the payments made under deductible provisions. For self-insured employers, the costs include benefit payments and administrative costs.
e. The National Academy of Social Insurance has revised its estimates for 2010–2013. For details, see Appendix D, Workers' Compensation: Benefits, Coverage, and Costs (https://www.nasi.org/research/2016/workers-compensation-benefits-coverage-costs).
CONTACT: Chris McLaren (202) 243-7280 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 9.B2 Benefits, by state and federal program, 2010–2014 (in thousands of dollars)
Program 2010 a 2011 a 2012 a 2013 a 2014
Total, state and federal 58,938,677 60,956,387 63,061,768 62,510,056 62,306,736
  State programs
Subtotal 55,266,619 57,179,393 59,286,249 58,819,042 58,625,531
Alabama 629,069 616,022 649,682 639,311 636,575
Alaska 221,955 239,635 248,038 253,081 214,995
Arizona 701,624 719,616 755,440 716,087 737,095
Arkansas 213,970 199,254 207,165 208,110 211,633
California 10,098,734 10,838,580 11,518,090 12,125,026 12,093,241
Colorado 800,294 762,559 879,675 826,788 798,711
Connecticut 794,728 867,539 920,041 916,977 886,015
Delaware 211,921 220,830 216,588 240,313 249,385
District of Columbia 104,948 110,316 90,511 110,307 101,207
Florida 2,777,207 2,858,363 3,085,225 3,131,293 3,147,769
Georgia 1,458,626 1,397,574 1,574,993 1,417,566 1,433,242
Hawaii 242,400 246,780 248,433 260,352 270,720
Idaho 239,549 249,292 237,099 247,284 254,050
Illinois 3,002,991 3,026,105 2,952,908 2,623,840 2,752,343
Indiana 598,678 627,671 653,189 644,445 589,225
Iowa 563,592 622,059 660,236 638,924 649,719
Kansas 405,400 436,122 427,871 383,633 379,413
Kentucky 663,247 679,654 685,713 676,132 656,611
Louisiana 802,384 842,532 853,685 821,440 795,499
Maine 251,593 252,735 245,926 252,607 253,217
Maryland 953,533 1,006,998 970,734 944,612 955,474
Massachusetts 1,015,984 1,003,884 981,890 1,061,981 1,148,384
Michigan 1,271,892 1,301,061 1,189,483 1,134,005 1,034,772
Minnesota 1,034,661 1,011,890 1,042,478 1,064,684 1,079,263
Mississippi 337,633 334,430 336,208 332,790 336,689
Missouri 800,789 807,121 869,429 838,134 853,094
Montana 266,364 251,577 248,778 248,217 245,909
Nebraska 315,727 321,277 300,419 306,544 325,263
Nevada 429,686 395,320 367,302 370,384 369,396
New Hampshire 251,682 231,961 225,454 221,430 210,224
New Jersey 2,067,380 2,220,424 2,246,398 2,232,645 2,269,156
New Mexico 276,126 275,783 306,304 273,448 262,383
New York 4,617,084 5,097,559 5,370,910 5,543,750 5,581,295
North Carolina 1,357,141 1,427,123 1,569,126 1,426,991 1,311,126
North Dakota 120,355 131,099 151,033 193,975 191,448
Ohio 2,209,404 2,200,692 2,168,947 2,070,022 2,027,964
Oklahoma 842,553 840,345 922,533 813,073 714,367
Oregon 681,001 683,452 663,181 668,686 655,971
Pennsylvania 2,935,252 2,919,283 2,930,086 2,992,437 3,010,790
Rhode Island 159,988 169,735 171,242 169,436 164,084
South Carolina 891,283 874,227 905,405 878,428 888,850
South Dakota 100,348 90,844 87,043 99,699 98,266
Tennessee 780,805 771,905 838,388 761,114 710,062
Texas 1,491,115 1,594,999 1,838,191 1,622,330 1,548,645
Utah 274,894 272,690 283,301 282,122 271,969
Vermont 137,357 138,140 138,523 150,185 152,749
Virginia 785,652 891,945 979,539 896,845 933,059
Washington 2,308,748 2,316,713 2,311,299 2,331,783 2,392,919
West Virginia 543,317 520,769 475,952 437,894 423,527
Wisconsin 1,071,877 1,099,950 1,123,861 1,126,058 1,163,372
Wyoming 154,077 162,960 162,304 191,825 184,398
  Federal programs b
Subtotal 3,672,058 3,776,993 3,775,519 3,691,014 3,681,205
Civilian employee 2,889,321 2,994,122 3,006,009 2,948,132 2,940,811
Other 782,737 782,871 769,510 742,882 740,394
SOURCES: National Academy of Social Insurance estimates based on data received from state agencies, the Department of Labor, A.M. Best Company, and the National Council on Compensation Insurance.
NOTES: States periodically update prior-year data, and any such changes are included in the current table.
Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.
a. The National Academy of Social Insurance has revised its estimates for 2010–2013. For details, see Appendix D, Workers' Compensation: Benefits, Coverage, and Costs (https://www.nasi.org/research/2016/workers-compensation-benefits-coverage-costs).
b. Federal benefits include those paid under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act for civilian employees; the portion of the Black Lung benefit program that is financed by employers; and a portion of benefits under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA) that are not reflected in state data, namely, benefits paid by self-insured employers and special funds under the LHWCA.
CONTACT: Chris McLaren (202) 243-7280 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 9.B3 Benefits paid by type of insurer and medical benefits paid, by state and federal program, 2014 (in thousands of dollars)
Program Benefits paid by type of insurer Medical benefits paid
Total a Private carriers b State funds Self- insurance c Total As a percentage of total benefits
Total, state and federal 62,306,736 34,350,298 9,223,624 15,051,609 31,375,050 50.4
  State programs
Subtotal 58,625,531 34,350,298 9,223,624 15,051,609 30,264,429 51.6
Alabama 636,575 305,002 . . . 331,573 437,327 68.7
Alaska 214,995 167,111 . . . 47,883 152,431 70.9
Arizona 737,095 583,712 . . . 153,383 488,694 66.3
Arkansas 211,633 153,224 . . . 58,409 138,831 65.6
California 12,093,241 7,258,056 1,231,947 3,603,238 6,982,583 57.7
Colorado 798,711 230,693 398,040 169,978 456,863 57.2
Connecticut 886,015 640,139 . . . 245,877 418,199 47.2
Delaware 249,385 199,431 . . . 49,954 142,399 57.1
District of Columbia 101,207 85,196 . . . 16,011 34,916 34.5
Florida 3,147,769 2,262,870 . . . 884,898 2,127,892 67.6
Georgia 1,433,242 1,043,238 . . . 390,004 709,455 49.5
Hawaii 270,720 140,092 33,167 97,461 121,553 44.9
Idaho 254,050 84,470 161,190 8,391 161,322 63.5
Illinois 2,752,343 2,066,704 . . . 685,640 1,241,307 45.1
Indiana 589,225 524,001 . . . 65,224 431,902 73.3
Iowa 649,719 506,080 . . . 143,639 341,102 52.5
Kansas 379,413 273,810 . . . 105,602 234,857 61.9
Kentucky 656,611 347,398 109,735 199,478 365,076 55.6
Louisiana 795,499 479,508 89,464 226,527 429,569 54.0
Maine 253,217 173,618 . . . 79,599 120,531 47.6
Maryland 955,474 523,589 166,926 264,958 446,206 46.7
Massachusetts 1,148,384 815,082 . . . 333,301 386,970 33.7
Michigan 1,034,772 630,059 . . . 404,713 432,148 41.8
Minnesota 1,079,263 821,953 . . . 257,310 596,802 55.3
Mississippi 336,689 231,102 . . . 105,587 198,983 59.1
Missouri 853,094 512,214 120,810 220,070 485,411 56.9
Montana 245,909 85,040 119,312 41,557 160,086 65.1
Nebraska 325,263 259,366 . . . 65,897 202,639 62.3
Nevada 369,396 248,431 . . . 120,965 183,590 49.7
New Hampshire 210,224 152,158 . . . 58,067 140,640 66.9
New Jersey 2,269,156 1,771,020 . . . 498,136 1,174,560 51.8
New Mexico 262,383 146,299 22,179 93,905 142,736 54.4
New York 5,581,295 2,551,035 1,230,051 1,800,209 1,940,983 34.8
North Carolina 1,311,126 993,730 . . . 317,395 608,362 46.4
North Dakota 191,448 155 191,293 . . . 108,930 56.9
Ohio 2,027,964 14,939 1,657,878 355,148 746,816 36.8
Oklahoma 714,367 372,545 201,350 140,472 332,181 46.5
Oregon 655,971 213,618 306,526 135,827 350,944 53.5
Pennsylvania 3,010,790 2,135,141 223,305 652,344 1,443,822 48.0
Rhode Island 164,084 67,063 74,368 22,654 57,265 34.9
South Carolina d 888,850 604,418 71,108 213,324 404,427 45.5
South Dakota 98,266 94,355 . . . 3,911 66,919 68.1
Tennessee 710,062 579,409 . . . 130,653 433,138 61.0
Texas 1,548,645 789,276 447,258 312,111 933,833 60.3
Utah 271,969 95,365 127,047 49,556 191,466 70.4
Vermont 152,749 132,596 . . . 20,154 79,582 52.1
Virginia 933,059 727,990 . . . 205,069 575,697 61.7
Washington 2,392,919 25,504 1,866,286 501,129 762,486 31.9
West Virginia e 423,527 165,746 192,329 65,452 207,528 49.0
Wisconsin 1,163,372 1,064,405 . . . 98,967 802,017 68.9
Wyoming 184,398 2,343 182,054 . . . 130,452 70.7
  Federal programs f
Subtotal 3,681,205 . . . . . . . . . 1,110,621 30.2
Civilian employee 2,940,811 . . . . . . . . . 1,011,450 34.4
Other 740,394 . . . . . . . . . 99,171 13.4
SOURCES: National Academy of Social Insurance estimates based on data received from state agencies, the Department of Labor, A.M. Best Company, and the National Council on Compensation Insurance.
NOTES: Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.
. . . = not applicable.
a. These data may not include second injury fund for all states and may understate total payments.
b. States with exclusive funds (North Dakota, Ohio, Washington, and Wyoming) may have small amounts of benefits paid by private carriers. This is because some employers doing business in states with exclusive funds may be required by Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA) provisions to obtain coverage from private carriers, or may obtain employer's liability coverage that the state fund is not authorized to provide. In addition, private carriers may provide excess compensation coverage in some of these states.
c. Includes individual self-insurers and group self-insurance.
d. South Carolina's State Accident Fund is not a competitive state fund.
e. In 2008, West Virginia completed the transition from an exclusive state fund to a competitive fund. All benefits for workers injured after the transition are paid by private carriers.
f. Federal benefits include those paid under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act for civilian employees; the portion of the Black Lung benefit program that is financed by employers; and a portion of benefits under the LHWCA that are not reflected in state data, namely, benefits paid by self-insured employers and special funds under the LHWCA.
CONTACT: Chris McLaren (202) 243-7280 or statistics@ssa.gov.