Section 12: Social Security Administration Programs - Compendium (2026)

This section presents statistics on Social Security Administration programs in the United States. Specifically, these data concern the number of beneficiaries served by, and the amount spent on, Social Security Income and Social Security Disability Insurance, by disability status. A table also addresses those who have concurrent benefits (are enrolled in both programs), by disability status. The principal source of this data is the Social Security Administration, specifically the 2024 Annual Statistical Supplement. The 2024 Annual Statistical Supplement provides information about programs administrated by the Social Security Administration. In part, data in the Supplement provide a basis for research and policy recommendations for the programs. In this section, disability status under Social Security is based on the ability to work. A person is considered disabled if they cannot do the work they did before; cannot adjust to other work because of a medical condition; and if the disability has lasted or is expected to last for at least one year or result in death. Definitions for aged (65 and older), blindness (statutory blindness), disabled adult child(ren), and disabled widow(er)s are specific to the Social Security Administration and the Social Security Act and can be found on the Social Security Administration website.

Tables

Table 12.1: In December 2024, of the 7,422,754 individuals who received federally administered payments from the Supplemental Security Income program, 1,190,451 were eligible based on being 65 years or older, 63,739 were eligible based on blindness, and 6,168,564 were eligible based on disability status. Table 12.1 Supplemental Security Income - Number of Recipients of Federally Administered Payments: December 2024

Table 12.2: In December 2024, of the $63,069,560,000 of federally administered payments from the Supplemental Security Income program, $7,715,384,000 were spent on individuals eligible based on 65 years or older, $561,577,000 were spent on individuals eligible based on blindness, and $54,792,599,000 were spent on individuals eligible based on disability status. Table 12.2 Supplemental Security Income - Total Federally Administered Payments, in Thousands: December 2024

Table 12.3: In December 2024, of the 1,002,644 individuals under age 18 who received federally administered payments from the Supplemental Security Income program, 4,656 were eligible based on blindness, and 997,988 were eligible based on disability status. Table 12.3 Supplemental Security Income - Number of Recipients of Federally Administered Payments Under Age 18: December 2024

Table 12.4: In December 2024, of the 651,234 individuals awarded federally administered payments from the Supplemental Security Income program, 163,404 were under age 18; 359,266 were ages 18-64, and 128,564 were ages 65 and older. Table 12.4 Supplemental Security Income - Number of New Federally Administered Awards by Age: December 2024

Table 12.5a: In December 2024, of the 8,446,865 individuals who were beneficiaries under the Social Security Disability Insurance program, 7,092,335 were workers with disabilities, 192,893 were widow(er)s, and 1,161,637 were disabled adult children. Table 12.5a Social Security Disability Insurance - Number of Beneficiaries: December 2024

Tables 12.5b-12.5g: In December 2024, of the 8,446,865 individuals who were beneficiaries under the Social Security Disability Insurance program, 294,486 were receiving benefits on the basis of injuries. Table 12.5b Social Security Disability Insurance - Number of Beneficiaries by Disability Type: December 2024 Table 12.5c Social Security Disability Insurance - Number of Beneficiaries by Disability Type: December 2024 Table 12.5d Social Security Disability Insurance - Number of Beneficiaries by Disability Type: December 2024 Table 12.5e Social Security Disability Insurance - Number of Beneficiaries by Disability Type: December 2024 Table 12.5f Social Security Disability Insurance - Number of Beneficiaries by Disability Type: December 2024 Table 12.5g Social Security Disability Insurance - Number of Beneficiaries by Disability Type: December 2024

Table 12.6: In December 2024, of the $12,663,316,000 spent on individuals who were beneficiaries under the Social Security Disability Insurance program, $11,236,393,000 was spent on disabled workers, $183,750,000 was spent on disabled widow(er)s, and $1,243,562,000 was spent on disabled adult children. Table 12.6 Supplemental Security Disability Insurance - Total Annual Benefits: December 2024

Table 12.7a: From 2023 to 2024, the total number of recipients of Supplemental Security Income changed by 0%. The total number of recipients changed the least in and California (by 0%); had the greatest decrease in Alaska (by -3.8%); and had the greatest increase in Delaware (by 2.7%). From 2023 to 2024 the number of aged recipients of Supplemental Security Income changed by 2.6%. The number of aged recipients changed the least in Maine (by 0.5%); had the greatest decrease in Alaska (by -1.8%); and had the greatest increase in Colorado (by 8.8%) (if these values are negative, no increase was observed). Table 12.7a Supplemental Security Income - Change in the Number of Recipients of Federally Administered Payments by Total and Age Eligible: 2023 to 2024

Table 12.7b: From 2023 to 2024, the number of blind recipients of Supplemental Security Income changed by -0.2%. The number of blind recipients changed the least in and Alaska (by 0%); had the greatest decrease in New Hampshire (by -8.6%); and had the greatest increase in South Dakota (by 8%). From 2023 to 2024 the number of disabled recipients of Supplemental Security Income changed by -0.5%. The number of disabled recipients changed the least in South Dakota (by 0%); had the greatest decrease in Alaska (by -4.1%); and had the greatest increase in North Dakota (by 2.9%) (if these values are negative, no increase was observed). Table 12.7b Supplemental Security Income - Change in the Number of Recipients of Federally Administered Payments by Blind and Disabled: 2023 to 2024

Table 12.8a: From 2023 to 2024, the total number of beneficiaries of Social Security Disability Insurance changed by -1.1%. The total number of beneficiaries changed the least in and Utah (by 0%); had the greatest decrease in Massachusetts (by -2.8%); and had the greatest increase in North Dakota (by 1.1%). From 2023 to 2024 the number of disabled worker beneficiaries of Social Security Disability Insurance changed by -1.8%. The number of disabled worker beneficiaries changed the least in Hawaii (by 0%); had the greatest decrease in Massachusetts (by -3.6%); and had the greatest increase in North Dakota (by 0.7%) (if these values are negative, no increase was observed). Table 12.8a Social Security Disability Insurance - Change in the Number of Beneficiaries of Federally Administered Payments by All Disabled Beneficiaries and Disabled Workers: 2023 to 2024

Table 12.8b: From 2023 to 2024, the number of disabled widow(er) beneficiaries of Social Security Disability Insurance changed by -2.2%. The number of disabled widow(er) beneficiaries changed the least in and Vermont (by 0%); had the greatest decrease in Rhode Island (by -7.5%); and had the greatest increase in New Hampshire (by 2.3%). From 2023 to 2024 the number of disabled adult children beneficiaries of Social Security Disability Insurance changed by 4.1%. The number of disabled adult children beneficiaries changed the least in Puerto Rico (by -1.1%); had the greatest decrease in Puerto Rico (by -1.1%); and had the greatest increase in Nevada (by 6.8%) (if these values are negative, no increase was observed). Table 12.8b Social Security Disability Insurance - Change in the Number of Beneficiaries of Federally Administered Payments by Disabled Widow(er)s and Disabled Adult Children: 2023 to 2024

Table 12.9: The monthly number of Social Security Disability Insurance applicants changed from 186,874 in January of 2005 to 153,674 in September of 2025. The highest number was observed in October of 2010 with 293,682; while the lowest number was observed in November of 2022 with 122,186.Table 12.9 Social Security Disability Insurance - Monthly Number of Applicants and Awards: 2005-January to 2025-September

Table 12.1 Supplemental Security Income - Number of Recipients of Federally Administered Payments: December 2024

Table 12.1 Supplemental Security Income - Number of Recipients of Federally Administered Payments: December 2024
State Total
Eligibility Category
Aged Blind Disabled
U.S. 7,422,754 1,190,451 63,739 6,168,564
Alabama 140,808 7,685 1,030 132,093
Alaska 10,351 1,541 69 8,741
Arizona 112,402 18,647 1,064 92,691
Arkansas 95,893 4,456 696 90,741
California 1,114,706 347,643 13,857 753,206
Colorado 67,555 12,155 525 54,875
Connecticut 65,910 8,146 445 57,319
Delaware 16,443 1,529 121 14,793
District of Columbia 23,136 2,542 147 20,447
Florida 541,385 158,584 3,586 379,215
Georgia 243,013 28,637 2,139 212,237
Hawaii 20,863 5,140 181 15,542
Idaho 27,821 1,719 225 25,877
Illinois 242,385 31,872 2,223 208,290
Indiana 120,961 6,949 966 113,046
Iowa 49,050 3,055 560 45,435
Kansas 44,507 3,009 370 41,128
Kentucky 153,020 8,978 1,011 143,031
Louisiana 155,482 10,564 1,316 143,602
Maine 32,233 1,728 198 30,307
Maryland 114,236 16,353 807 97,076
Massachusetts 163,339 26,777 1,821 134,741
Michigan 248,847 21,513 1,692 225,642
Minnesota 89,860 12,326 732 76,802
Mississippi 104,556 6,870 908 96,778
Missouri 127,180 7,146 989 119,045
Montana 15,697 1,649 137 13,911
Nebraska 28,075 2,553 259 25,263
Nevada 53,258 16,389 699 36,170
New Hampshire 15,758 871 106 14,781
New Jersey 164,578 35,872 907 127,799
New Mexico 55,120 7,122 468 47,530
New York 559,827 113,379 2,997 443,451
North Carolina 217,098 17,822 1,867 197,409
North Dakota 8,074 609 71 7,394
Ohio 289,629 19,217 2,008 268,404
Oklahoma 92,586 6,142 757 85,687
Oregon 81,423 9,586 565 71,272
Pennsylvania 326,455 27,903 2,144 296,408
Rhode Island 30,393 3,356 155 26,882
South Carolina 104,080 8,322 1,180 94,578
South Dakota 13,884 1,664 148 12,072
Tennessee 160,061 10,566 1,520 147,975
Texas 576,409 100,859 6,441 469,109
Utah 30,066 2,918 280 26,868
Vermont 13,519 839 78 12,602
Virginia 148,756 18,279 1,096 129,381
Washington 134,723 19,262 879 114,582
West Virginia 62,398 2,413 424 59,561
Wisconsin 108,280 6,933 817 100,530
Wyoming 6,665 362 58 6,245
Note: Sourced from Social Security Administration, 2024. Data for this table can be found at https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/supplement/2025/7b.html.
*Estimate either unavailable or too few sample observations.
Citation: Thomas, N., Kingsbury, S., Lansing J., & Houtenville, A. (Eds.). (2026). Annual disability statistics compendium: 2026 (Table 12.1). Durham, NH: University of New Hampshire, Institute on Disability.

Table 12.2 Supplemental Security Income - Total Federally Administered Payments, in Thousands: December 2024

Table 12.2 Supplemental Security Income - Total Federally Administered Payments, in Thousands: December 2024
State Total $
Eligibility Category $
Aged Blind Disabled
U.S. 63,069,560 7,715,384 561,577 54,792,599
Alabama 1,150,120 33,716 8,361 1,108,043
Alaska 83,447 7,517 508 75,423
Arizona 933,988 106,674 9,332 817,982
Arkansas 796,948 18,232 5,476 773,240
California 10,966,403 2,778,747 151,245 8,036,411
Colorado 551,626 70,002 4,317 477,307
Connecticut 544,486 47,935 3,756 492,795
Delaware 139,915 8,760 1,030 130,125
District of Columbia 205,666 15,821 1,271 188,574
Florida 4,354,004 1,043,325 29,972 3,280,707
Georgia 1,994,694 143,186 17,679 1,833,829
Hawaii 178,376 32,201 1,559 144,616
Idaho 228,476 8,944 1,978 217,554
Illinois 2,037,525 191,439 18,718 1,827,368
Indiana 1,030,938 37,068 7,769 986,102
Iowa 397,001 15,629 4,370 377,002
Kansas 372,333 15,984 3,150 353,198
Kentucky 1,252,025 44,747 8,122 1,199,156
Louisiana 1,293,556 49,443 10,410 1,233,703
Maine 260,144 8,101 1,540 250,502
Maryland 984,414 101,831 6,881 875,702
Massachusetts 1,332,105 176,544 14,330 1,141,231
Michigan 2,122,021 133,723 14,321 1,973,978
Minnesota 770,934 88,345 6,178 676,411
Mississippi 842,780 27,536 7,277 807,966
Missouri 1,032,746 37,246 7,652 987,847
Montana 123,162 7,689 1,041 114,433
Nebraska 227,152 14,240 2,036 210,876
Nevada 446,042 101,062 6,326 338,654
New Hampshire 126,077 4,717 786 120,574
New Jersey 1,333,353 217,843 7,324 1,108,186
New Mexico 444,711 34,428 4,044 406,238
New York 4,587,687 685,931 24,560 3,877,196
North Carolina 1,764,762 84,224 15,131 1,665,407
North Dakota 63,601 3,620 539 59,442
Ohio 2,447,048 113,145 16,654 2,317,248
Oklahoma 776,455 27,804 6,443 742,208
Oregon 688,942 57,057 4,645 627,240
Pennsylvania 2,796,443 173,778 17,672 2,604,992
Rhode Island 249,063 19,244 1,271 228,548
South Carolina 849,054 37,414 9,654 801,986
South Dakota 110,777 9,125 1,164 100,488
Tennessee 1,344,610 49,960 12,411 1,282,238
Texas 4,585,186 519,194 52,548 4,013,444
Utah 251,408 17,304 2,372 231,732
Vermont 112,552 4,568 635 107,349
Virginia 1,228,035 109,899 9,114 1,109,022
Washington 1,174,864 131,325 7,498 1,036,041
West Virginia 522,497 11,106 3,384 508,008
Wisconsin 905,888 36,538 6,627 862,723
Wyoming 53,521 1,473 493 51,556
Note: Sourced from Social Security Administration, 2024. Data for this table can be found at https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/supplement/2025/7b.html.
$ in thousands.
*Estimate either unavailable or too few sample observations.
Citation: Thomas, N., Kingsbury, S., Lansing J., & Houtenville, A. (Eds.). (2026). Annual disability statistics compendium: 2026 (Table 12.2). Durham, NH: University of New Hampshire, Institute on Disability.

Table 12.3 Supplemental Security Income - Number of Recipients of Federally Administered Payments Under Age 18: December 2024

Table 12.3 Supplemental Security Income - Number of Recipients of Federally Administered Payments Under Age 18: December 2024
State Total
Eligibility Category
Blind Disabled
U.S. 1,002,644 4,656 997,988
Alabama 18,263 89 18,174
Alaska 776 6 770
Arizona 15,240 111 15,129
Arkansas 22,117 58 22,059
California 84,110 452 83,658
Colorado 7,017 58 6,959
Connecticut 8,879 26 8,853
Delaware 3,084 4 3,080
District of Columbia 3,333 3 3,330
Florida 80,869 269 80,600
Georgia 42,088 243 41,845
Hawaii 1,134 14 1,120
Idaho 3,657 19 3,638
Illinois 32,657 168 32,489
Indiana 19,470 74 19,396
Iowa 7,920 64 7,856
Kansas 7,466 43 7,423
Kentucky 22,280 89 22,191
Louisiana 27,421 99 27,322
Maine 3,034 14 3,020
Maryland 17,262 54 17,208
Massachusetts 17,985 161 17,824
Michigan 32,931 107 32,824
Minnesota 10,250 46 10,204
Mississippi 16,321 59 16,262
Missouri 18,780 89 18,691
Montana 1,633 20 1,613
Nebraska 4,102 22 4,080
Nevada 8,093 71 8,022
New Hampshire 1,649 13 1,636
New Jersey 23,601 63 23,538
New Mexico 6,886 62 6,824
New York 69,765 215 69,550
North Carolina 34,152 130 34,022
North Dakota 1,158 8 1,150
Ohio 42,490 198 42,292
Oklahoma 13,905 105 13,800
Oregon 8,045 43 8,002
Pennsylvania 53,148 163 52,985
Rhode Island 3,458 11 3,447
South Carolina 15,429 115 15,314
South Dakota 2,014 16 1,998
Tennessee 23,244 118 23,126
Texas 101,078 587 100,491
Utah 3,788 21 3,767
Vermont 1,154 7 1,147
Virginia 21,135 88 21,047
Washington 12,990 72 12,918
West Virginia 6,095 29 6,066
Wisconsin 18,546 53 18,493
Wyoming 742 7 735
Note: Sourced from Social Security Administration, 2024. Data for this table can be found at https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/supplement/2025/7b.html.
*Estimate either unavailable or too few sample observations.
Citation: Thomas, N., Kingsbury, S., Lansing J., & Houtenville, A. (Eds.). (2026). Annual disability statistics compendium: 2026 (Table 12.3). Durham, NH: University of New Hampshire, Institute on Disability.

Table 12.4 Supplemental Security Income - Number of New Federally Administered Awards by Age: December 2024

Table 12.4 Supplemental Security Income - Number of New Federally Administered Awards by Age: December 2024
State Total
Age Group
Under 18 18-64 65 and older
U.S. 651,234 163,404 359,266 128,564
Alabama 11,826 2,976 7,805 1,045
Alaska 776 83 474 219
Arizona 10,804 2,799 5,948 2,057
Arkansas 9,732 3,278 5,951 503
California 79,131 13,619 33,151 32,361
Colorado 7,304 1,389 3,901 2,014
Connecticut 6,429 1,650 3,822 957
Delaware 1,855 583 1,059 213
District of Columbia 2,017 565 1,119 333
Florida 49,762 11,476 20,685 17,601
Georgia 18,872 4,409 10,764 3,699
Hawaii 2,148 264 1,301 583
Idaho 2,793 730 1,846 217
Illinois 23,621 6,903 12,756 3,962
Indiana 13,214 3,149 9,010 1,055
Iowa 5,295 1,447 3,437 411
Kansas 4,387 1,166 2,849 372
Kentucky 13,804 3,823 8,680 1,301
Louisiana 11,063 3,056 6,750 1,257
Maine 2,179 404 1,558 217
Maryland 11,183 3,356 5,754 2,073
Massachusetts 11,589 2,879 5,642 3,068
Michigan 21,800 5,691 13,353 2,756
Minnesota 9,179 1,821 5,802 1,556
Mississippi 9,192 2,447 5,960 785
Missouri 13,113 3,268 8,848 997
Montana 1,582 301 1,058 223
Nebraska 3,328 1,008 1,968 352
Nevada 5,830 1,416 3,193 1,221
New Hampshire 2,078 389 1,574 115
New Jersey 16,087 4,577 7,581 3,929
New Mexico 4,773 1,210 2,930 633
New York 41,375 11,063 20,086 10,226
North Carolina 23,408 6,689 14,426 2,293
North Dakota 1,134 278 767 89
Ohio 27,350 7,554 17,206 2,590
Oklahoma 9,116 2,115 6,185 816
Oregon 6,774 1,239 4,516 1,019
Pennsylvania 28,303 9,072 15,758 3,473
Rhode Island 2,456 665 1,436 355
South Carolina 10,080 2,616 6,381 1,083
South Dakota 1,575 377 1,025 173
Tennessee 17,314 4,686 11,278 1,350
Texas 47,013 13,376 23,028 10,609
Utah 3,041 649 2,019 373
Vermont 1,134 206 842 86
Virginia 16,384 4,290 9,899 2,195
Washington 12,228 2,099 7,563 2,566
West Virginia 4,484 968 3,188 328
Wisconsin 10,578 3,232 6,541 805
Wyoming 741 98 593 50
Note: Sourced from Social Security Administration, 2024. Data for this table can be found at https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/supplement/2025/7b.html.
*Estimate either unavailable or too few sample observations.
Citation: Thomas, N., Kingsbury, S., Lansing J., & Houtenville, A. (Eds.). (2026). Annual disability statistics compendium: 2026 (Table 12.4). Durham, NH: University of New Hampshire, Institute on Disability.

Table 12.5a Social Security Disability Insurance - Number of Beneficiaries: December 2024

Table 12.5a Social Security Disability Insurance - Number of Beneficiaries: December 2024
State Total
Type of Beneficiary (Disabled)
Workers Widow(er)s Disabled Adult Children
U.S. 8,446,865 7,092,335 192,893 1,161,637
Alabama 216,988 185,048 7,082 24,858
Alaska 11,955 9,901 220 1,834
Arizona 150,906 128,877 2,924 19,105
Arkansas 137,378 118,043 4,452 14,883
California 614,235 498,873 10,613 104,749
Colorado 90,859 77,912 1,651 11,296
Connecticut 85,228 70,379 1,386 13,463
Delaware 27,516 23,705 555 3,256
District of Columbia 12,756 10,906 181 1,669
Florida 540,797 465,720 11,590 63,487
Georgia 277,812 235,621 7,797 34,394
Hawaii 22,083 18,301 345 3,437
Idaho 46,752 39,087 875 6,790
Illinois 279,269 228,334 5,385 45,550
Indiana 209,123 177,322 5,216 26,585
Iowa 86,311 71,406 1,675 13,230
Kansas 73,769 61,264 1,686 10,819
Kentucky 197,269 166,839 7,291 23,139
Louisiana 157,911 129,915 4,848 23,148
Maine 56,018 46,767 1,159 8,092
Maryland 123,448 103,984 2,198 17,266
Massachusetts 184,939 153,966 2,700 28,273
Michigan 343,712 285,308 7,921 50,483
Minnesota 131,188 110,053 1,732 19,403
Mississippi 124,804 103,671 4,049 17,084
Missouri 214,249 181,296 5,693 27,260
Montana 26,907 22,724 530 3,653
Nebraska 45,110 37,084 776 7,250
Nevada 63,094 55,387 1,257 6,450
New Hampshire 47,127 40,419 860 5,848
New Jersey 193,308 160,398 3,248 29,662
New Mexico 62,122 53,583 1,111 7,428
New York 504,368 417,128 8,326 78,914
North Carolina 327,080 278,281 8,805 39,994
North Dakota 16,296 13,474 235 2,587
Ohio 361,363 302,623 9,239 49,501
Oklahoma 133,047 113,899 3,943 15,205
Oregon 105,388 88,209 2,228 14,951
Pennsylvania 406,745 342,791 8,635 55,319
Rhode Island 36,534 31,102 589 4,843
South Carolina 175,073 149,108 5,309 20,656
South Dakota 20,520 17,161 326 3,033
Tennessee 242,381 206,115 8,008 28,258
Texas 550,370 463,530 12,799 74,041
Utah 50,246 41,327 906 8,013
Vermont 22,411 18,751 350 3,310
Virginia 212,925 180,371 5,198 27,356
Washington 161,282 135,156 3,052 23,074
West Virginia 85,185 70,918 2,994 11,273
Wisconsin 166,798 138,357 2,700 25,741
Wyoming 13,910 11,941 245 1,724
Puerto Rico 151,110 127,473 2,865 20,772
Note: Sourced from Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2024 Table 9. Data for this table can be found at https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/di_asr/2024/di_asr24.xlsx.
*Estimate either unavailable or too few sample observations.
Citation: Thomas, N., Kingsbury, S., Lansing J., & Houtenville, A. (Eds.). (2026). Annual disability statistics compendium: 2026 (Table 12.5a). Durham, NH: University of New Hampshire, Institute on Disability.

Table 12.5b Social Security Disability Insurance - Number of Beneficiaries by Disability Type: December 2024

Table 12.5b Social Security Disability Insurance - Number of Beneficiaries by Disability Type: December 2024
State
Type of Beneficiary (Disabled)
Congenital Anomalies Endocrine, Nutritional, And Metabolic Diseases Infectious And Parasitic Diseases Injuries
U.S. 57,897 170,148 79,895 294,486
Alabama 1,105 6,012 1,793 8,167
Alaska 132 170 69 461
Arizona 1,194 2,857 1,478 5,961
Arkansas 687 4,066 873 5,010
California 5,778 10,803 7,581 23,767
Colorado 908 1,664 743 3,712
Connecticut 464 1,405 719 2,255
Delaware 167 436 299 924
District of Columbia 42 264 400 407
Florida 3,584 10,730 8,529 18,501
Georgia 1,411 6,027 4,232 10,430
Hawaii 171 394 272 761
Idaho 397 858 231 1,664
Illinois 2,387 5,701 2,506 8,784
Indiana 1,118 5,115 1,550 6,644
Iowa 754 1,968 379 2,725
Kansas 631 1,531 439 2,560
Kentucky 964 4,321 1,087 6,715
Louisiana 877 3,189 1,801 6,117
Maine 242 1,095 240 1,672
Maryland 968 2,373 1,887 4,363
Massachusetts 1,104 2,300 1,426 4,694
Michigan 1,902 6,673 2,112 11,408
Minnesota 1,215 1,575 704 4,440
Mississippi 570 3,594 1,171 5,186
Missouri 1,572 4,779 1,600 8,175
Montana 235 429 147 1,059
Nebraska 491 928 246 1,649
Nevada 389 1,260 727 2,436
New Hampshire 309 614 171 1,195
New Jersey 1,238 3,298 1,761 6,502
New Mexico 469 1,351 450 2,287
New York 2,881 7,093 6,063 15,976
North Carolina 2,002 8,104 3,452 11,989
North Dakota 172 250 90 578
Ohio 2,774 7,185 2,544 11,193
Oklahoma 666 3,404 752 4,352
Oregon 722 1,993 781 3,624
Pennsylvania 2,818 7,030 3,131 14,712
Rhode Island 183 382 204 895
South Carolina 954 3,502 1,761 6,514
South Dakota 185 378 94 722
Tennessee 1,323 6,105 1,687 8,265
Texas 4,074 13,601 6,742 21,425
Utah 703 918 287 1,649
Vermont 184 278 94 621
Virginia 1,393 3,999 2,024 6,882
Washington 1,158 2,916 1,156 5,285
West Virginia 355 2,243 514 3,300
Wisconsin 1,757 2,780 848 5,243
Wyoming 118 207 48 614
Puerto Rico 526 1,167 837 3,613
Note: Sourced from Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2024 Table 10. Data for this table can be found at https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/di_asr/2024/di_asr24.xlsx.
*Estimate either unavailable or too few sample observations.
Citation: Thomas, N., Kingsbury, S., Lansing J., & Houtenville, A. (Eds.). (2026). Annual disability statistics compendium: 2026 (Table 12.5b). Durham, NH: University of New Hampshire, Institute on Disability.

Table 12.5c Social Security Disability Insurance - Number of Beneficiaries by Disability Type: December 2024

Table 12.5c Social Security Disability Insurance - Number of Beneficiaries by Disability Type: December 2024
State
Diseases of the –
Blood And Bloodforming Organs Circulatory System Digestive System Genitourinary System
U.S. 23,336 564,551 119,872 159,078
Alabama 762 16,390 2,854 3,595
Alaska 16 678 168 196
Arizona 350 8,785 2,362 3,453
Arkansas 364 10,510 1,933 1,957
California 1,362 36,608 8,016 16,823
Colorado 168 4,519 1,677 1,566
Connecticut 222 4,583 1,181 1,274
Delaware 87 1,959 363 552
District of Columbia 78 903 122 442
Florida 1,961 39,753 8,647 10,719
Georgia 1,242 23,645 3,791 7,437
Hawaii 30 1,884 216 1,096
Idaho 85 2,198 804 580
Illinois 882 19,646 3,495 5,877
Indiana 475 15,685 3,555 3,272
Iowa 134 5,271 1,106 1,016
Kansas 163 4,745 1,162 1,000
Kentucky 359 13,105 2,967 2,251
Louisiana 597 13,046 1,912 3,245
Maine 93 2,692 893 397
Maryland 554 8,567 1,637 3,230
Massachusetts 347 7,873 2,330 1,977
Michigan 888 22,019 5,157 5,124
Minnesota 243 6,651 1,627 1,810
Mississippi 529 11,460 1,459 2,919
Missouri 555 14,026 3,274 3,083
Montana 34 1,263 470 362
Nebraska 85 2,802 668 743
Nevada 194 4,513 982 1,637
New Hampshire 55 1,837 576 334
New Jersey 631 13,111 2,720 3,957
New Mexico 102 2,770 975 1,215
New York 1,520 29,653 5,419 7,990
North Carolina 1,129 25,221 4,930 6,864
North Dakota 20 903 252 265
Ohio 875 25,192 5,329 5,293
Oklahoma 244 9,429 1,789 2,010
Oregon 188 5,114 1,752 1,400
Pennsylvania 1,047 26,061 6,103 5,643
Rhode Island 76 1,681 536 402
South Carolina 707 13,778 2,421 3,801
South Dakota 36 1,086 300 352
Tennessee 617 18,516 3,746 4,220
Texas 1,562 42,360 7,726 16,378
Utah 67 2,173 820 879
Vermont 23 730 265 148
Virginia 725 15,872 3,048 4,525
Washington 317 7,804 2,662 2,400
West Virginia 137 6,049 1,289 873
Wisconsin 372 8,719 2,192 2,328
Wyoming 16 713 180 168
Puerto Rico 121 5,663 655 1,445
Note: Sourced from Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2024 Table 10. Data for this table can be found at https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/di_asr/2024/di_asr24.xlsx.
*Estimate either unavailable or too few sample observations.
Citation: Thomas, N., Kingsbury, S., Lansing J., & Houtenville, A. (Eds.). (2026). Annual disability statistics compendium: 2026 (Table 12.5c). Durham, NH: University of New Hampshire, Institute on Disability.

Table 12.5d Social Security Disability Insurance - Number of Beneficiaries by Disability Type: December 2024

Table 12.5d Social Security Disability Insurance - Number of Beneficiaries by Disability Type: December 2024
State
Diseases of the –
Musculoskeletal System Nervous System Respiratory System Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue
U.S. 2,508,989 882,481 202,213 19,472
Alabama 77,032 21,251 5,209 604
Alaska 2,961 1,270 183 23
Arizona 42,797 18,507 3,069 348
Arkansas 46,693 13,049 3,808 396
California 169,137 66,992 7,497 1,198
Colorado 23,999 12,900 2,345 171
Connecticut 21,043 8,681 1,497 184
Delaware 9,305 3,010 683 54
District of Columbia 2,757 1,246 221 30
Florida 171,948 58,031 12,625 1,472
Georgia 88,192 28,527 7,156 728
Hawaii 4,652 2,186 259 51
Idaho 12,795 5,485 1,142 110
Illinois 73,012 31,831 7,496 615
Indiana 62,488 23,576 7,681 494
Iowa 23,239 8,995 2,604 134
Kansas 19,347 8,053 1,993 157
Kentucky 71,034 17,510 6,824 485
Louisiana 51,545 14,922 3,540 420
Maine 14,031 5,102 1,221 146
Maryland 32,026 13,686 2,844 281
Massachusetts 40,137 16,383 2,862 275
Michigan 106,873 34,748 8,946 836
Minnesota 30,422 14,610 2,320 242
Mississippi 37,010 12,223 3,323 338
Missouri 64,690 22,421 6,723 524
Montana 7,612 3,227 791 58
Nebraska 10,727 5,261 1,220 105
Nevada 20,080 7,232 1,577 214
New Hampshire 9,545 4,045 898 65
New Jersey 56,460 20,579 3,787 372
New Mexico 18,950 6,236 1,306 127
New York 177,676 47,180 9,993 858
North Carolina 102,832 33,474 8,833 945
North Dakota 4,066 1,808 376 37
Ohio 102,240 35,307 12,152 843
Oklahoma 43,970 12,458 3,972 304
Oregon 29,822 11,847 1,847 261
Pennsylvania 127,537 40,923 10,172 857
Rhode Island 9,156 3,423 690 84
South Carolina 60,211 18,201 4,728 438
South Dakota 5,223 2,644 535 51
Tennessee 80,170 23,877 7,172 605
Texas 146,870 62,750 10,360 1,248
Utah 11,743 6,541 1,153 94
Vermont 5,098 2,066 508 36
Virginia 60,967 22,046 5,665 574
Washington 41,746 17,597 2,765 411
West Virginia 28,727 7,592 3,511 224
Wisconsin 44,667 19,191 3,534 305
Wyoming 3,668 1,781 579 25
Puerto Rico 51,200 11,295 1,483 246
Note: Sourced from Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2024 Table 10. Data for this table can be found at https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/di_asr/2024/di_asr24.xlsx.
*Estimate either unavailable or too few sample observations.
Citation: Thomas, N., Kingsbury, S., Lansing J., & Houtenville, A. (Eds.). (2026). Annual disability statistics compendium: 2026 (Table 12.5d). Durham, NH: University of New Hampshire, Institute on Disability.

Table 12.5e Social Security Disability Insurance - Number of Beneficiaries by Disability Type: December 2024

Table 12.5e Social Security Disability Insurance - Number of Beneficiaries by Disability Type: December 2024
State
Diseases of the –
Mental Disorders Neoplasms Other Unknown
U.S. 2,917,360 280,270 13,258 153,710
Alabama 62,536 5,438 512 3,728
Alaska 5,002 370 36 220
Arizona 51,523 5,164 302 2,756
Arkansas 41,756 3,739 187 2,350
California 224,234 22,819 851 10,769
Colorado 31,626 3,124 124 1,613
Connecticut 37,058 2,968 86 1,608
Delaware 8,264 941 36 436
District of Columbia 5,201 348 26 269
Florida 162,258 21,990 738 9,311
Georgia 80,202 9,575 536 4,681
Hawaii 8,766 874 45 426
Idaho 18,093 1,440 68 802
Illinois 101,857 10,032 606 4,542
Indiana 66,000 7,086 373 4,011
Iowa 33,445 2,783 91 1,667
Kansas 28,245 2,396 96 1,251
Kentucky 60,670 5,376 476 3,125
Louisiana 48,723 4,474 284 3,219
Maine 25,537 1,676 69 912
Maryland 44,052 4,251 146 2,583
Massachusetts 93,790 5,394 356 3,691
Michigan 119,181 10,750 499 6,596
Minnesota 58,542 4,514 206 2,067
Mississippi 38,355 3,938 236 2,493
Missouri 72,580 6,645 263 3,339
Montana 9,866 838 35 481
Nebraska 17,870 1,402 81 832
Nevada 18,467 2,293 121 972
New Hampshire 25,400 1,305 56 722
New Jersey 67,777 7,354 275 3,486
New Mexico 22,982 1,613 135 1,154
New York 164,446 17,295 564 9,761
North Carolina 99,981 11,375 562 5,387
North Dakota 6,689 475 20 295
Ohio 131,029 11,596 531 7,280
Oklahoma 44,158 3,476 166 1,897
Oregon 40,482 3,298 133 2,124
Pennsylvania 139,127 13,406 524 7,654
Rhode Island 17,212 1,059 33 518
South Carolina 49,159 5,515 333 3,050
South Dakota 7,876 681 38 319
Tennessee 72,218 7,691 388 5,781
Texas 186,362 18,563 959 9,390
Utah 20,558 1,546 68 1,047
Vermont 11,306 553 40 461
Virginia 74,144 7,122 277 3,662
Washington 66,301 5,263 235 3,266
West Virginia 25,531 2,588 143 2,109
Wisconsin 65,769 5,476 256 3,361
Wyoming 5,154 382 29 228
Puerto Rico 67,663 2,337 314 2,545
Note: Sourced from Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2024 Table 10. Data for this table can be found at https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/di_asr/2024/di_asr24.xlsx.
*Estimate either unavailable or too few sample observations.
Citation: Thomas, N., Kingsbury, S., Lansing J., & Houtenville, A. (Eds.). (2026). Annual disability statistics compendium: 2026 (Table 12.5e). Durham, NH: University of New Hampshire, Institute on Disability.

Table 12.5f Social Security Disability Insurance - Number of Beneficiaries by Disability Type: December 2024

Table 12.5f Social Security Disability Insurance - Number of Beneficiaries by Disability Type: December 2024
State
Type of Beneficiary (Mental Disorders)
Autism Spectrum Disorders Developmental Disorders Childhood And Adolescent Disorders Intellectual Disabilities
U.S. 145,824 18,892 3,656 788,700
Alabama 2,040 200 68 19,081
Alaska 290 35 13 1,163
Arizona 2,413 315 44 11,695
Arkansas 1,325 138 41 12,508
California 13,138 1,611 179 55,094
Colorado 1,370 185 49 7,526
Connecticut 2,305 315 37 9,149
Delaware 529 60 11 2,568
District of Columbia 129 * * 1,421
Florida 8,307 712 138 38,818
Georgia 3,367 322 72 24,520
Hawaii 409 22 16 1,883
Idaho 1,209 104 25 4,504
Illinois 5,060 1,048 87 32,112
Indiana 3,111 338 78 21,034
Iowa 1,496 159 59 11,735
Kansas 1,573 115 57 8,306
Kentucky 1,902 274 80 17,020
Louisiana 1,727 272 46 18,472
Maine 1,580 112 28 4,918
Maryland 2,614 503 65 12,051
Massachusetts 5,050 907 45 15,407
Michigan 5,877 893 166 32,061
Minnesota 3,502 271 129 14,655
Mississippi 1,154 266 45 12,083
Missouri 3,724 300 129 20,665
Montana 460 59 16 2,613
Nebraska 874 62 28 5,561
Nevada 814 137 17 4,007
New Hampshire 1,364 150 18 3,263
New Jersey 5,537 830 75 17,194
New Mexico 707 190 37 5,036
New York 10,020 1,966 268 47,170
North Carolina 4,674 583 128 31,033
North Dakota 363 44 17 2,109
Ohio 6,136 491 164 36,716
Oklahoma 1,377 236 52 13,550
Oregon 2,924 195 63 9,112
Pennsylvania 6,731 1,054 179 40,930
Rhode Island 838 102 19 3,209
South Carolina 1,587 273 49 15,453
South Dakota 379 77 10 2,407
Tennessee 2,515 288 85 20,586
Texas 8,164 1,079 238 47,960
Utah 1,402 141 32 5,932
Vermont 699 83 18 1,961
Virginia 3,864 328 123 20,476
Washington 3,781 456 114 13,583
West Virginia 881 109 26 9,077
Wisconsin 4,209 340 152 17,888
Wyoming 262 28 13 1,425
Puerto Rico 822 228 25 11,979
Note: Sourced from Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2024 Table 10A. Data for this table can be found at https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/di_asr/2024/di_asr24.xlsx.
*Estimate either unavailable or too few sample observations.
Citation: Thomas, N., Kingsbury, S., Lansing J., & Houtenville, A. (Eds.). (2026). Annual disability statistics compendium: 2026 (Table 12.5f). Durham, NH: University of New Hampshire, Institute on Disability.

Table 12.5g Social Security Disability Insurance - Number of Beneficiaries by Disability Type: December 2024

Table 12.5g Social Security Disability Insurance - Number of Beneficiaries by Disability Type: December 2024
State
Type of Beneficiary (Mental Disorders)
Depressive, Bipolar, And Related Disorders Neurocognitive Disorders Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders Other Mental Disorders
U.S. 917,328 251,354 398,564 393,180
Alabama 19,711 4,942 7,776 8,718
Alaska 1,036 612 943 910
Arizona 17,067 6,167 7,261 6,561
Arkansas 13,803 3,309 4,870 5,762
California 68,629 19,300 44,577 21,706
Colorado 9,395 3,572 4,603 4,926
Connecticut 12,006 3,404 5,347 4,495
Delaware 2,498 724 1,053 821
District of Columbia 1,621 521 1,114 304
Florida 55,423 15,644 24,653 18,563
Georgia 23,134 7,798 11,544 9,445
Hawaii 2,282 1,155 1,833 1,166
Idaho 4,929 1,721 2,161 3,440
Illinois 32,030 7,190 14,136 10,194
Indiana 19,005 5,782 7,774 8,878
Iowa 8,204 2,898 4,029 4,865
Kansas 7,922 2,542 3,533 4,197
Kentucky 20,395 6,592 4,976 9,431
Louisiana 13,317 3,262 6,560 5,067
Maine 8,264 2,000 2,239 6,396
Maryland 13,215 5,040 6,562 4,002
Massachusetts 36,058 7,332 11,374 17,617
Michigan 39,738 10,692 15,750 14,004
Minnesota 17,698 6,205 7,843 8,239
Mississippi 12,612 3,065 4,983 4,147
Missouri 21,674 5,551 9,760 10,777
Montana 2,323 1,257 1,256 1,882
Nebraska 5,010 1,400 2,444 2,491
Nevada 5,965 1,697 3,134 2,696
New Hampshire 9,363 1,981 2,029 7,232
New Jersey 21,448 5,275 10,872 6,546
New Mexico 7,256 2,642 2,716 4,398
New York 49,619 8,708 26,363 20,332
North Carolina 28,844 8,966 13,469 12,284
North Dakota 1,356 849 911 1,040
Ohio 43,932 8,786 16,503 18,301
Oklahoma 13,561 4,247 4,888 6,247
Oregon 10,932 3,754 5,421 8,081
Pennsylvania 47,580 9,551 17,391 15,711
Rhode Island 6,631 1,114 1,861 3,438
South Carolina 13,656 4,832 6,525 6,784
South Dakota 1,772 1,011 961 1,259
Tennessee 24,676 6,362 8,096 9,610
Texas 65,084 16,771 22,810 24,256
Utah 4,554 2,388 2,873 3,236
Vermont 3,481 1,042 1,045 2,977
Virginia 22,629 6,255 10,432 10,037
Washington 19,088 6,983 9,000 13,296
West Virginia 7,527 2,176 1,770 3,965
Wisconsin 18,163 5,580 7,918 11,519
Wyoming 1,197 695 622 912
Puerto Rico 46,085 1,158 4,529 2,837
Note: Sourced from Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2024 Table 10A. Data for this table can be found at https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/di_asr/2024/di_asr24.xlsx.
*Estimate either unavailable or too few sample observations.
Citation: Thomas, N., Kingsbury, S., Lansing J., & Houtenville, A. (Eds.). (2026). Annual disability statistics compendium: 2026 (Table 12.5g). Durham, NH: University of New Hampshire, Institute on Disability.

Table 12.6 Supplemental Security Disability Insurance - Total Annual Benefits: December 2024

Table 12.6 Supplemental Security Disability Insurance - Total Annual Benefits: December 2024
State Total $
Type of Beneficiary (Disabled) $
Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
U.S. 12,663,316 11,236,393 183,750 1,243,562
Alabama 318,270 286,713 6,416 25,141
Alaska 17,604 15,473 219 1,913
Arizona 235,789 211,945 2,945 20,899
Arkansas 197,138 178,718 3,748 14,672
California 933,883 809,201 11,186 113,496
Colorado 138,403 124,255 1,679 12,469
Connecticut 132,856 116,062 1,432 15,363
Delaware 45,116 40,841 543 3,731
District of Columbia 17,299 15,556 163 1,579
Florida 835,089 756,966 11,086 67,037
Georgia 415,122 372,439 7,127 35,556
Hawaii 34,182 29,957 361 3,863
Idaho 68,715 60,758 871 7,086
Illinois 419,668 363,268 5,277 51,124
Indiana 312,783 278,385 4,973 29,425
Iowa 122,741 107,539 1,551 13,651
Kansas 106,469 93,499 1,501 11,470
Kentucky 287,395 257,507 6,877 23,011
Louisiana 224,548 196,301 5,015 23,232
Maine 78,625 69,667 1,034 7,923
Maryland 192,777 171,075 2,193 19,509
Massachusetts 277,372 244,574 2,612 30,186
Michigan 523,606 457,758 8,059 57,788
Minnesota 195,361 173,137 1,586 20,638
Mississippi 175,619 155,982 3,534 16,103
Missouri 310,842 278,010 4,969 27,862
Montana 38,590 34,274 541 3,775
Nebraska 63,397 55,076 680 7,641
Nevada 101,039 92,583 1,355 7,101
New Hampshire 72,942 65,854 799 6,289
New Jersey 321,590 282,825 3,447 35,318
New Mexico 88,479 80,110 1,055 7,314
New York 784,769 688,220 8,045 88,505
North Carolina 490,243 441,395 7,568 41,281
North Dakota 22,849 20,046 225 2,578
Ohio 519,538 458,110 8,974 52,454
Oklahoma 191,929 172,789 3,629 15,510
Oregon 155,133 136,586 2,214 16,334
Pennsylvania 614,599 546,186 8,202 60,211
Rhode Island 54,041 48,556 541 4,944
South Carolina 267,232 240,791 4,749 21,693
South Dakota 28,784 25,546 284 2,953
Tennessee 355,032 318,816 6,915 29,300
Texas 811,709 721,909 12,595 77,206
Utah 74,549 64,650 918 8,981
Vermont 31,608 27,932 318 3,358
Virginia 322,705 288,615 4,805 29,285
Washington 244,261 215,291 3,193 25,777
West Virginia 124,949 110,353 2,999 11,597
Wisconsin 245,149 215,474 2,450 27,225
Wyoming 20,928 18,820 261 1,847
Puerto Rico 195,481 177,096 2,427 15,958
Note: Sourced from Social Security Administration, 2024. Data for this table can be found at https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/supplement/2024.
$ in thousands. Data exclude lump-sum death payments.
*Estimate either unavailable or too few sample observations.
Citation: Thomas, N., Kingsbury, S., Lansing J., & Houtenville, A. (Eds.). (2026). Annual disability statistics compendium: 2026 (Table 12.6). Durham, NH: University of New Hampshire, Institute on Disability.

Table 12.7a Supplemental Security Income - Change in the Number of Recipients of Federally Administered Payments by Total and Age Eligible: 2023 to 2024

Table 12.7a Supplemental Security Income - Change in the Number of Recipients of Federally Administered Payments by Total and Age Eligible: 2023 to 2024
State
Total
Age Eligible
2023 2024 % Change 2023 2024 % Change
U.S. 7,424,302 7,422,754 0.0 1,160,608 1,190,451 2.6
Alabama 142,655 140,808 −1.3 7,556 7,685 1.7
Alaska 10,758 10,351 −3.8 1,570 1,541 −1.8
Arizona 111,780 112,402 0.6 18,185 18,647 2.5
Arkansas 95,811 95,893 0.1 4,503 4,456 −1.0
California 1,114,946 1,114,706 0.0 341,913 347,643 1.7
Colorado 66,772 67,555 1.2 11,171 12,155 8.8
Connecticut 65,337 65,910 0.9 7,889 8,146 3.3
Delaware 16,015 16,443 2.7 1,446 1,529 5.7
District of Columbia 22,939 23,136 0.9 2,447 2,542 3.9
Florida 539,255 541,385 0.4 151,875 158,584 4.4
Georgia 245,978 243,013 −1.2 27,618 28,637 3.7
Hawaii 21,009 20,863 −0.7 5,170 5,140 −0.6
Idaho 27,763 27,821 0.2 1,696 1,719 1.4
Illinois 240,653 242,385 0.7 30,814 31,872 3.4
Indiana 119,965 120,961 0.8 6,603 6,949 5.2
Iowa 48,890 49,050 0.3 2,989 3,055 2.2
Kansas 44,685 44,507 −0.4 2,897 3,009 3.9
Kentucky 153,857 153,020 −0.5 8,647 8,978 3.8
Louisiana 157,219 155,482 −1.1 10,390 10,564 1.7
Maine 33,050 32,233 −2.5 1,719 1,728 0.5
Maryland 113,353 114,236 0.8 15,788 16,353 3.6
Massachusetts 164,783 163,339 −0.9 25,757 26,777 4.0
Michigan 248,307 248,847 0.2 20,541 21,513 4.7
Minnesota 88,376 89,860 1.7 11,761 12,326 4.8
Mississippi 105,340 104,556 −0.7 6,951 6,870 −1.2
Missouri 126,973 127,180 0.2 6,960 7,146 2.7
Montana 15,923 15,697 −1.4 1,574 1,649 4.8
Nebraska 27,855 28,075 0.8 2,457 2,553 3.9
Nevada 52,976 53,258 0.5 15,795 16,389 3.8
New Hampshire 15,852 15,758 −0.6 866 871 0.6
New Jersey 163,661 164,578 0.6 34,970 35,872 2.6
New Mexico 55,293 55,120 −0.3 7,223 7,122 −1.4
New York 562,755 559,827 −0.5 112,111 113,379 1.1
North Carolina 214,549 217,098 1.2 17,365 17,822 2.6
North Dakota 7,864 8,074 2.7 605 609 0.7
Ohio 288,748 289,629 0.3 18,448 19,217 4.2
Oklahoma 92,237 92,586 0.4 6,027 6,142 1.9
Oregon 81,715 81,423 −0.4 9,509 9,586 0.8
Pennsylvania 324,958 326,455 0.5 26,819 27,903 4.0
Rhode Island 30,283 30,393 0.4 3,286 3,356 2.1
South Carolina 104,801 104,080 −0.7 8,148 8,322 2.1
South Dakota 13,799 13,884 0.6 1,590 1,664 4.7
Tennessee 160,167 160,061 −0.1 10,499 10,566 0.6
Texas 582,001 576,409 −1.0 98,977 100,859 1.9
Utah 29,948 30,066 0.4 2,838 2,918 2.8
Vermont 13,709 13,519 −1.4 849 839 −1.2
Virginia 146,622 148,756 1.5 17,906 18,279 2.1
Washington 134,979 134,723 −0.2 18,359 19,262 4.9
West Virginia 63,130 62,398 −1.2 2,340 2,413 3.1
Wisconsin 107,428 108,280 0.8 6,827 6,933 1.6
Wyoming 6,580 6,665 1.3 364 362 −0.5
Note: Sourced from Social Security Administration, 2023 and 2024. Data for this table can be found at https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/supplement/2024 and https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/supplement/2025.
Citation: Thomas, N., Kingsbury, S., Lansing J., & Houtenville, A. (Eds.). (2026). Annual disability statistics compendium: 2026 (Table 12.7a). Durham, NH: University of New Hampshire, Institute on Disability.

Table 12.7b Supplemental Security Income - Change in the Number of Recipients of Federally Administered Payments by Blind and Disabled: 2023 to 2024

Table 12.7b Supplemental Security Income - Change in the Number of Recipients of Federally Administered Payments by Blind and Disabled: 2023 to 2024
State
Blind
Disabled
2023 2024 % Change 2023 2024 % Change
U.S. 63,877 63,739 −0.2 6,199,817 6,168,564 −0.5
Alabama 979 1,030 5.2 134,120 132,093 −1.5
Alaska 69 69 0.0 9,119 8,741 −4.1
Arizona 1,106 1,064 −3.8 92,489 92,691 0.2
Arkansas 687 696 1.3 90,621 90,741 0.1
California 14,164 13,857 −2.2 758,869 753,206 −0.7
Colorado 537 525 −2.2 55,064 54,875 −0.3
Connecticut 434 445 2.5 57,014 57,319 0.5
Delaware 122 121 −0.8 14,447 14,793 2.4
District of Columbia 145 147 1.4 20,347 20,447 0.5
Florida 3,569 3,586 0.5 383,811 379,215 −1.2
Georgia 2,189 2,139 −2.3 216,171 212,237 −1.8
Hawaii 184 181 −1.6 15,655 15,542 −0.7
Idaho 234 225 −3.8 25,833 25,877 0.2
Illinois 2,231 2,223 −0.4 207,608 208,290 0.3
Indiana 945 966 2.2 112,417 113,046 0.6
Iowa 594 560 −5.7 45,307 45,435 0.3
Kansas 369 370 0.3 41,419 41,128 −0.7
Kentucky 1,000 1,011 1.1 144,210 143,031 −0.8
Louisiana 1,326 1,316 −0.8 145,503 143,602 −1.3
Maine 193 198 2.6 31,138 30,307 −2.7
Maryland 780 807 3.5 96,785 97,076 0.3
Massachusetts 1,883 1,821 −3.3 137,143 134,741 −1.8
Michigan 1,697 1,692 −0.3 226,069 225,642 −0.2
Minnesota 727 732 0.7 75,888 76,802 1.2
Mississippi 930 908 −2.4 97,459 96,778 −0.7
Missouri 971 989 1.9 119,042 119,045 0.0
Montana 136 137 0.7 14,213 13,911 −2.1
Nebraska 251 259 3.2 25,147 25,263 0.5
Nevada 695 699 0.6 36,486 36,170 −0.9
New Hampshire 116 106 −8.6 14,870 14,781 −0.6
New Jersey 884 907 2.6 127,807 127,799 0.0
New Mexico 477 468 −1.9 47,593 47,530 −0.1
New York 2,924 2,997 2.5 447,720 443,451 −1.0
North Carolina 1,843 1,867 1.3 195,341 197,409 1.1
North Dakota 70 71 1.4 7,189 7,394 2.9
Ohio 2,013 2,008 −0.2 268,287 268,404 0.0
Oklahoma 770 757 −1.7 85,440 85,687 0.3
Oregon 559 565 1.1 71,647 71,272 −0.5
Pennsylvania 2,117 2,144 1.3 296,022 296,408 0.1
Rhode Island 158 155 −1.9 26,839 26,882 0.2
South Carolina 1,181 1,180 −0.1 95,472 94,578 −0.9
South Dakota 137 148 8.0 12,072 12,072 0.0
Tennessee 1,483 1,520 2.5 148,185 147,975 −0.1
Texas 6,411 6,441 0.5 476,613 469,109 −1.6
Utah 282 280 −0.7 26,828 26,868 0.1
Vermont 80 78 −2.5 12,780 12,602 −1.4
Virginia 1,076 1,096 1.9 127,640 129,381 1.4
Washington 864 879 1.7 115,756 114,582 −1.0
West Virginia 414 424 2.4 60,376 59,561 −1.3
Wisconsin 811 817 0.7 99,790 100,530 0.7
Wyoming 60 58 −3.3 6,156 6,245 1.4
Note: Sourced from Social Security Administration, 2023 and 2024. Data for this table can be found at https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/supplement/2024 and https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/supplement/2025.
Citation: Thomas, N., Kingsbury, S., Lansing J., & Houtenville, A. (Eds.). (2026). Annual disability statistics compendium: 2026 (Table 12.7b). Durham, NH: University of New Hampshire, Institute on Disability.

Table 12.8a Social Security Disability Insurance - Change in the Number of Beneficiaries of Federally Administered Payments by All Disabled Beneficiaries and Disabled Workers: 2023 to 2024

Table 12.8a Social Security Disability Insurance - Change in the Number of Beneficiaries of Federally Administered Payments by All Disabled Beneficiaries and Disabled Workers: 2023 to 2024
State
All Disabled Beneficiaries
Disabled Workers
2023 2024 % Change 2023 2024 % Change
U.S. 8,538,393 8,447,243 −1.1 7,224,727 7,092,631 −1.8
Alabama 221,561 216,988 −2.1 190,348 185,048 −2.8
Alaska 12,300 11,955 −2.8 10,271 9,901 −3.6
Arizona 152,360 150,906 −1.0 131,180 128,877 −1.8
Arkansas 138,217 137,378 −0.6 119,196 118,043 −1.0
California 625,317 614,235 −1.8 514,660 498,873 −3.1
Colorado 92,513 90,859 −1.8 79,912 77,912 −2.5
Connecticut 86,057 85,228 −1.0 71,433 70,379 −1.5
Delaware 27,499 27,516 0.1 23,852 23,705 −0.6
District of Columbia 12,892 12,756 −1.1 11,095 10,906 −1.7
Florida 550,864 540,797 −1.8 478,403 465,720 −2.7
Georgia 284,680 277,812 −2.4 243,954 235,621 −3.4
Hawaii 21,924 22,083 0.7 18,309 18,301 0.0
Idaho 46,532 46,752 0.5 39,255 39,087 −0.4
Illinois 280,821 279,269 −0.6 231,279 228,334 −1.3
Indiana 210,886 209,123 −0.8 179,875 177,322 −1.4
Iowa 86,437 86,311 −0.1 71,839 71,406 −0.6
Kansas 74,832 73,769 −1.4 62,691 61,264 −2.3
Kentucky 199,526 197,269 −1.1 169,747 166,839 −1.7
Louisiana 161,623 157,911 −2.3 134,154 129,915 −3.2
Maine 57,218 56,018 −2.1 48,170 46,767 −2.9
Maryland 125,692 123,448 −1.8 106,981 103,984 −2.8
Massachusetts 190,364 184,939 −2.8 159,741 153,966 −3.6
Michigan 347,202 343,712 −1.0 290,191 285,308 −1.7
Minnesota 130,828 131,188 0.3 110,186 110,053 −0.1
Mississippi 126,720 124,804 −1.5 106,401 103,671 −2.6
Missouri 216,416 214,249 −1.0 184,298 181,296 −1.6
Montana 27,140 26,907 −0.9 23,073 22,724 −1.5
Nebraska 45,172 45,110 −0.1 37,494 37,084 −1.1
Nevada 63,239 63,094 −0.2 55,891 55,387 −0.9
New Hampshire 47,309 47,127 −0.4 40,808 40,419 −1.0
New Jersey 194,857 193,308 −0.8 162,912 160,398 −1.5
New Mexico 62,387 62,122 −0.4 54,280 53,583 −1.3
New York 506,323 504,368 −0.4 421,997 417,128 −1.2
North Carolina 326,418 327,080 0.2 279,258 278,281 −0.3
North Dakota 16,115 16,296 1.1 13,383 13,474 0.7
Ohio 363,174 361,363 −0.5 305,732 302,623 −1.0
Oklahoma 132,777 133,047 0.2 114,577 113,899 −0.6
Oregon 106,504 105,388 −1.0 89,855 88,209 −1.8
Pennsylvania 409,905 406,745 −0.8 347,464 342,791 −1.3
Rhode Island 37,049 36,534 −1.4 31,646 31,102 −1.7
South Carolina 176,715 175,073 −0.9 151,280 149,108 −1.4
South Dakota 20,352 20,520 0.8 17,108 17,161 0.3
Tennessee 244,082 242,381 −0.7 208,918 206,115 −1.3
Texas 560,598 550,370 −1.8 477,204 463,530 −2.9
Utah 50,255 50,246 0.0 41,709 41,327 −0.9
Vermont 22,730 22,411 −1.4 19,165 18,751 −2.2
Virginia 213,071 212,925 −0.1 181,500 180,371 −0.6
Washington 163,686 161,282 −1.5 138,248 135,156 −2.2
West Virginia 86,540 85,185 −1.6 72,580 70,918 −2.3
Wisconsin 166,404 166,798 0.2 138,863 138,357 −0.4
Wyoming 13,947 13,910 −0.3 12,076 11,941 −1.1
Puerto Rico 153,932 151,110 −1.8 129,953 127,473 −1.9
Note: Sourced from Social Security Administration, 2023 and 2024. Data for this table can be found at https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/supplement/2023 and https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/supplement/2024.
Citation: Thomas, N., Kingsbury, S., Lansing J., & Houtenville, A. (Eds.). (2026). Annual disability statistics compendium: 2026 (Table 12.8a). Durham, NH: University of New Hampshire, Institute on Disability.

Table 12.8b Social Security Disability Insurance - Change in the Number of Beneficiaries of Federally Administered Payments by Disabled Widow(er)s and Disabled Adult Children: 2023 to 2024

Table 12.8b Social Security Disability Insurance - Change in the Number of Beneficiaries of Federally Administered Payments by Disabled Widow(er)s and Disabled Adult Children: 2023 to 2024
State
Disabled Widow(er)s
Disabled Adult Children
2023 2024 % Change 2023 2024 % Change
U.S. 197,310 192,930 −2.2 1,116,356 1,162,012 4.1
Alabama 7,242 7,082 −2.2 23,971 24,858 3.7
Alaska 224 220 −1.8 1,805 1,834 1.6
Arizona 2,982 2,924 −1.9 18,198 19,105 5.0
Arkansas 4,466 4,452 −0.3 14,555 14,883 2.3
California 11,115 10,613 −4.5 99,542 104,749 5.2
Colorado 1,699 1,651 −2.8 10,902 11,296 3.6
Connecticut 1,407 1,386 −1.5 13,217 13,463 1.9
Delaware 569 555 −2.5 3,078 3,256 5.8
District of Columbia 190 181 −4.7 1,607 1,669 3.9
Florida 12,035 11,590 −3.7 60,426 63,487 5.1
Georgia 8,021 7,797 −2.8 32,705 34,394 5.2
Hawaii 347 345 −0.6 3,268 3,437 5.2
Idaho 880 875 −0.6 6,397 6,790 6.1
Illinois 5,455 5,385 −1.3 44,087 45,550 3.3
Indiana 5,333 5,216 −2.2 25,678 26,585 3.5
Iowa 1,701 1,675 −1.5 12,897 13,230 2.6
Kansas 1,737 1,686 −2.9 10,404 10,819 4.0
Kentucky 7,301 7,291 −0.1 22,478 23,139 2.9
Louisiana 4,948 4,848 −2.0 22,521 23,148 2.8
Maine 1,175 1,159 −1.4 7,873 8,092 2.8
Maryland 2,244 2,198 −2.0 16,467 17,266 4.9
Massachusetts 2,834 2,700 −4.7 27,789 28,273 1.7
Michigan 8,114 7,921 −2.4 48,897 50,483 3.2
Minnesota 1,754 1,732 −1.3 18,888 19,403 2.7
Mississippi 4,007 4,049 1.0 16,312 17,084 4.7
Missouri 5,854 5,693 −2.8 26,264 27,260 3.8
Montana 551 530 −3.8 3,516 3,653 3.9
Nebraska 762 776 1.8 6,916 7,250 4.8
Nevada 1,308 1,257 −3.9 6,040 6,450 6.8
New Hampshire 841 860 2.3 5,660 5,848 3.3
New Jersey 3,394 3,248 −4.3 28,551 29,662 3.9
New Mexico 1,148 1,111 −3.2 6,959 7,428 6.7
New York 8,570 8,326 −2.8 75,756 78,914 4.2
North Carolina 8,967 8,805 −1.8 38,193 39,994 4.7
North Dakota 244 235 −3.7 2,488 2,587 4.0
Ohio 9,437 9,239 −2.1 48,005 49,501 3.1
Oklahoma 3,915 3,943 0.7 14,285 15,205 6.4
Oregon 2,263 2,228 −1.5 14,386 14,951 3.9
Pennsylvania 8,844 8,635 −2.4 53,597 55,319 3.2
Rhode Island 637 589 −7.5 4,766 4,843 1.6
South Carolina 5,507 5,309 −3.6 19,928 20,656 3.7
South Dakota 320 326 1.9 2,924 3,033 3.7
Tennessee 8,111 8,008 −1.3 27,053 28,258 4.5
Texas 13,188 12,799 −2.9 70,206 74,041 5.5
Utah 912 906 −0.7 7,634 8,013 5.0
Vermont 350 350 0.0 3,215 3,310 3.0
Virginia 5,254 5,198 −1.1 26,317 27,356 3.9
Washington 3,154 3,052 −3.2 22,284 23,074 3.5
West Virginia 3,044 2,994 −1.6 10,916 11,273 3.3
Wisconsin 2,701 2,700 0.0 24,840 25,741 3.6
Wyoming 247 245 −0.8 1,624 1,724 6.2
Puerto Rico 2,966 2,865 −3.4 21,013 20,772 −1.1
Note: Sourced from Social Security Administration, 2023 and 2024. Data for this table can be found at https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/supplement/2023 and https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/supplement/2024.
Citation: Thomas, N., Kingsbury, S., Lansing J., & Houtenville, A. (Eds.). (2026). Annual disability statistics compendium: 2026 (Table 12.8b). Durham, NH: University of New Hampshire, Institute on Disability.

Table 12.9 Social Security Disability Insurance - Monthly Number of Applicants and Awards: 2005-January to 2025-September

Table 12.9 Social Security Disability Insurance - Monthly Number of Applicants and Awards: 2005-January to 2025-September
Date
Applicants and Awards
Applicants Awards Percent Awards
2005-January 186,874 67,986 36.4
2005-February 164,758 67,519 41.0
2005-March 171,076 72,857 42.6
2005-April 212,728 74,416 35.0
2005-May 169,669 73,014 43.0
2005-June 161,937 68,532 42.3
2005-July 201,021 73,445 36.5
2005-August 171,935 73,739 42.9
2005-September 199,640 66,796 33.5
2005-October 159,071 72,764 45.7
2005-November 145,176 72,746 50.1
2005-December 178,224 48,387 27.1
2006-January 150,347 63,155 42.0
2006-February 161,153 61,647 38.3
2006-March 217,471 64,657 29.7
2006-April 172,656 68,460 39.7
2006-May 175,897 67,258 38.2
2006-June 209,494 70,106 33.5
2006-July 161,821 72,673 44.9
2006-August 178,619 73,230 41.0
2006-September 211,382 73,871 34.9
2006-October 163,885 76,145 46.5
2006-November 144,573 73,237 50.7
2006-December 186,790 48,157 25.8
2007-January 146,429 58,613 40.0
2007-February 164,973 64,360 39.0
2007-March 223,213 69,621 31.2
2007-April 176,383 73,577 41.7
2007-May 178,998 67,564 37.7
2007-June 214,453 72,088 33.6
2007-July 167,620 70,775 42.2
2007-August 227,074 66,583 29.3
2007-September 174,484 72,137 41.3
2007-October 171,361 70,747 41.3
2007-November 197,992 78,385 39.6
2007-December 147,216 58,656 39.8
2008-January 157,837 62,522 39.6
2008-February 221,327 70,348 31.8
2008-March 184,605 78,411 42.5
2008-April 188,185 75,168 39.9
2008-May 218,667 74,137 33.9
2008-June 184,344 76,373 41.4
2008-July 173,991 69,962 40.2
2008-August 235,204 80,137 34.1
2008-September 178,930 80,087 44.8
2008-October 235,161 80,509 34.2
2008-November 173,204 88,413 51.0
2008-December 168,941 58,944 34.9
2009-January 239,385 69,566 29.1
2009-February 212,378 77,497 36.5
2009-March 225,790 86,964 38.5
2009-April 225,232 82,473 36.6
2009-May 271,231 83,566 30.8
2009-June 230,772 82,260 35.6
2009-July 277,488 83,308 30.0
2009-August 233,807 88,293 37.8
2009-September 221,830 82,097 37.0
2009-October 278,422 87,931 31.6
2009-November 207,089 82,818 40.0
2009-December 192,820 79,167 41.1
2010-January 257,939 80,688 31.3
2010-February 218,654 79,800 36.5
2010-March 236,162 98,919 41.9
2010-April 289,448 88,429 30.6
2010-May 232,865 89,109 38.3
2010-June 225,526 88,936 39.4
2010-July 291,964 88,051 30.2
2010-August 240,668 94,340 39.2
2010-September 232,270 82,279 35.4
2010-October 293,682 91,183 31.0
2010-November 205,587 97,748 47.5
2010-December 211,033 73,069 34.6
2011-January 198,421 85,174 42.9
2011-February 232,555 83,272 35.8
2011-March 289,143 89,640 31.0
2011-April 237,358 93,276 39.3
2011-May 235,976 89,664 38.0
2011-June 287,287 85,913 29.9
2011-July 226,918 87,426 38.5
2011-August 234,569 88,571 37.8
2011-September 275,981 83,184 30.1
2011-October 220,620 86,091 39.0
2011-November 193,842 85,227 44.0
2011-December 246,250 67,565 27.4
2012-January 213,902 78,548 36.7
2012-February 220,938 83,712 37.9
2012-March 289,906 87,378 30.1
2012-April 225,844 83,561 37.0
2012-May 231,671 77,392 33.4
2012-June 274,302 84,766 30.9
2012-July 214,454 83,061 38.7
2012-August 288,795 75,459 26.1
2012-September 222,777 82,687 37.1
2012-October 217,547 82,379 37.9
2012-November 241,997 71,698 29.6
2012-December 181,891 89,332 49.1
2013-January 193,391 74,610 38.6
2013-February 212,581 72,508 34.1
2013-March 278,024 81,804 29.4
2013-April 218,035 76,983 35.3
2013-May 261,201 73,508 28.1
2013-June 215,955 78,418 36.3
2013-July 197,996 76,207 38.5
2013-August 272,547 73,058 26.8
2013-September 207,131 76,640 37.0
2013-October 200,346 70,800 35.3
2013-November 227,353 68,375 30.1
2013-December 169,379 61,983 36.6
2014-January 231,433 61,479 26.6
2014-February 197,076 64,081 32.5
2014-March 212,481 71,205 33.5
2014-April 211,289 77,130 36.5
2014-May 249,652 66,764 26.7
2014-June 205,590 71,744 34.9
2014-July 192,085 64,142 33.4
2014-August 256,859 68,810 26.8
2014-September 197,086 76,540 38.8
2014-October 244,568 64,139 26.2
2014-November 172,313 61,055 35.4
2014-December 165,742 63,884 38.5
2015-January 225,438 63,123 28.0
2015-February 183,939 59,569 32.4
2015-March 198,942 65,229 32.8
2015-April 199,829 73,193 36.6
2015-May 241,623 67,636 28.0
2015-June 197,302 65,563 33.2
2015-July 182,900 64,225 35.1
2015-August 196,446 68,785 35.0
2015-September 235,092 61,433 26.1
2015-October 234,316 69,670 29.7
2015-November 167,772 56,322 33.6
2015-December 163,844 60,991 37.2
2016-January 211,118 63,041 29.9
2016-February 181,752 64,259 35.4
2016-March 185,785 57,823 31.1
2016-April 235,612 71,648 30.4
2016-May 187,647 65,310 34.8
2016-June 174,750 59,247 33.9
2016-July 220,353 62,339 28.3
2016-August 186,226 66,305 35.6
2016-September 221,215 61,401 27.8
2016-October 168,393 65,121 38.7
2016-November 155,329 50,275 32.4
2016-December 193,403 57,499 29.7
2017-January 167,168 69,910 41.8
2017-February 170,806 57,982 33.9
2017-March 223,991 65,782 29.4
2017-April 174,800 67,779 38.8
2017-May 177,522 62,193 35.0
2017-June 210,491 66,458 31.6
2017-July 164,092 67,837 41.3
2017-August 177,801 66,912 37.6
2017-September 206,195 67,071 32.5
2017-October 167,053 63,654 38.1
2017-November 152,064 49,028 32.2
2017-December 187,945 57,535 30.6
2018-January 156,670 67,036 42.8
2018-February 169,070 51,934 30.7
2018-March 212,337 69,711 32.8
2018-April 172,088 65,387 38.0
2018-May 170,296 59,876 35.2
2018-June 207,406 64,176 30.9
2018-July 164,037 66,154 40.3
2018-August 219,272 60,048 27.4
2018-September 165,563 64,290 38.8
2018-October 143,689 63,366 44.1
2018-November 169,792 47,715 28.1
2018-December 123,073 54,186 44.0
2019-January 144,192 65,077 45.1
2019-February 151,863 58,088 38.3
2019-March 204,974 69,962 34.1
2019-April 162,129 64,324 39.7
2019-May 196,149 60,410 30.8
2019-June 168,361 65,686 39.0
2019-July 154,989 60,704 39.2
2019-August 208,681 60,343 28.9
2019-September 158,185 64,443 40.7
2019-October 154,973 57,942 37.4
2019-November 178,508 57,523 32.2
2019-December 132,178 39,356 29.8
2020-January 186,937 64,278 34.4
2020-February 165,141 63,675 38.6
2020-March 160,182 68,433 42.7
2020-April 144,256 56,521 39.2
2020-May 162,831 57,788 35.5
2020-June 139,980 49,320 35.2
2020-July 171,363 46,696 27.2
2020-August 144,759 52,246 36.1
2020-September 135,141 50,967 37.7
2020-October 176,326 47,091 26.7
2020-November 125,559 42,512 33.9
2020-December 126,418 48,594 38.4
2021-January 160,654 51,700 32.2
2021-February 135,139 47,925 35.5
2021-March 139,940 53,214 38.0
2021-April 170,141 48,619 28.6
2021-May 140,484 50,622 36.0
2021-June 134,043 46,402 34.6
2021-July 177,470 45,417 25.6
2021-August 151,403 49,759 32.9
2021-September 144,773 44,019 30.4
2021-October 186,026 47,226 25.4
2021-November 129,927 39,648 30.5
2021-December 150,282 47,401 31.5
2022-January 145,416 48,781 33.5
2022-February 142,010 43,290 30.5
2022-March 146,564 47,131 32.2
2022-April 183,987 47,149 25.6
2022-May 145,391 47,409 32.6
2022-June 132,029 41,016 31.1
2022-July 176,351 45,762 25.9
2022-August 146,431 48,268 33.0
2022-September 175,107 44,798 25.6
2022-October 135,566 46,254 34.1
2022-November 122,186 36,915 30.2
2022-December 153,346 46,672 30.4
2023-January 136,231 46,116 33.9
2023-February 148,652 44,345 29.8
2023-March 188,660 48,941 25.9
2023-April 153,402 49,191 32.1
2023-May 155,666 46,680 30.0
2023-June 178,698 44,487 24.9
2023-July 143,374 48,057 33.5
2023-August 156,748 46,717 29.8
2023-September 187,682 47,440 25.3
2023-October 149,349 50,408 33.8
2023-November 134,690 36,989 27.5
2023-December 171,483 52,214 30.4
2024-January 141,323 46,953 33.2
2024-February 154,795 46,813 30.2
2024-March 199,416 53,933 27.0
2024-April 162,809 51,020 31.3
2024-May 192,155 47,579 24.8
2024-June 157,809 49,181 31.2
2024-July 143,295 57,082 39.8
2024-August 200,836 58,200 29.0
2024-September 147,773 62,356 42.2
2024-October 144,946 53,278 36.8
2024-November 167,328 52,771 31.5
2024-December 124,555 50,705 40.7
2025-January 175,666 46,405 26.4
2025-February 149,372 53,942 36.1
2025-March 154,194 60,235 39.1
2025-April 150,356 53,771 35.8
2025-May 191,843 55,788 29.1
2025-June 150,806 56,733 37.6
2025-July 146,129 53,172 36.4
2025-August 194,821 57,335 29.4
2025-September 153,674 61,843 40.2
Note: Sourced from Social Security Administration, 2024. Data for this table can be found at https://www.ssa.gov/OACT/STATS/dib-g1.html.
Citation: Thomas, N., Kingsbury, S., Lansing J., & Houtenville, A. (Eds.). (2026). Annual disability statistics compendium: 2026 (Table 12.9). Durham, NH: University of New Hampshire, Institute on Disability.

Figure 1: Social Security Disability Insurance - Monthly Number of Applicants

Chart showing the number of applications to SSDI per month from 1994 to 2024. Applications were lowest in the late 1990's, below 100 thousand applications a month, and highest in the early 2010's with approximately 200 thousand applications per month.

Chart Description: A chart showing the number of applications per month. This is a visual representation of data found in Table 12.9 Social Security Disability Insurance - Monthly Number of Applicants and Awards: 2005-January to 2025-September.

Figure 2: Social Security Disability Insurance - Monthly Number of Awards

Chart showing the number of SSDI awards per month from 1994 to 2024. Award were lowest in the late 1990's, below 60 thousand awards a month, and highest in the early 2010's with approximately 80 thousand awards per month.

Chart Description: A chart showing the number of awards per month. This is a visual representation of data found in Table 12.9 Social Security Disability Insurance - Monthly Number of Applicants and Awards: 2005-January to 2025-September.

Figure 3: Social Security Disability Insurance - Monthly Percent Awarded

Chart showing the percentage of SSDI awards per month from 1994 to 2024. Award percentage was highest in the late 1990's, around 50 percent with large variability per month, and lowest in the early 2020's, around 30 percent, with far less variability per month.

Chart Description: A chart showing the percent awarded per month. This is a visual representation of data found in Table 12.9 Social Security Disability Insurance - Monthly Number of Applicants and Awards: 2005-January to 2025-September.

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