Congressional Statistics: Disability Insurance for December 2014

Colorado

Most DI beneficiaries in Colorado are disabled workers

Pie chart showing total number of beneficiaries in Colorado. Disabled workers: 107,158. Children: 19,805. Spouses: 1,316.

Average annual benefits compared to the poverty threshold

Bar chart. Average annual benefit for a disabled worker in Colorado (estimated): $14,184. Federal poverty threshold for a working-age person living alone (U.S. Census Bureau): $12,316.

Total annual benefits

Outline map of Colorado.

$1.6 billion
(estimated)

While Social Security is best known for providing retirement benefits, the program also provides Disability Insurance (DI) protection to workers and their families (spouses, minor children, and disabled adult children).

Number of Disability Insurance beneficiaries in current-payment status, average monthly benefit, and total monthly benefits, December 2014
Congressional district Number of beneficiaries Average monthly benefit (dollars) Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars)
Total Disabled workers Children Spouses Disabled workers Children Spouses
Colorado 128,279 107,158 19,805 1,316 1,182 357 317 134.1
1 18,432 16,129 2,173 130 1,134 333 298 19.1
2 12,665 10,826 1,719 120 1,250 405 413 14.3
3 23,003 19,504 3,186 313 1,124 340 310 23.1
4 17,705 14,462 3,063 180 1,186 369 313 18.3
5 22,632 18,133 4,188 311 1,165 334 302 22.6
6 14,668 11,981 2,577 110 1,241 378 301 15.9
7 19,174 16,123 2,899 152 1,226 367 316 20.9
All areas a 10,931,092 8,954,518 1,827,619 148,955 1,165 349 315 11,120.2
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data; and U.S. Postal Service geographic data.
a. Includes beneficiaries in the 50 states, District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, and foreign countries.