Congressional Statistics: Disability Insurance for December 2014

New Jersey

Most DI beneficiaries in New Jersey are disabled workers

Pie chart showing total number of beneficiaries in New Jersey. Disabled workers: 203,208. Children: 42,522. Spouses: 2,868.

Average annual benefits compared to the poverty threshold

Bar chart. Average annual benefit for a disabled worker in New Jersey (estimated): $15,360. Federal poverty threshold for a working-age person living alone (U.S. Census Bureau): $12,316.

Total annual benefits

Outline map of New Jersey.

$3.3 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
New Jersey 248,598 203,208 42,522 2,868 1,280 424 336 279.0
1 29,478 23,888 5,261 329 1,232 384 329 31.6
2 30,494 25,069 5,131 294 1,244 381 323 33.2
3 26,467 21,315 4,846 306 1,356 446 335 31.2
4 20,532 16,656 3,611 265 1,386 474 364 24.9
5 14,944 12,130 2,624 190 1,382 488 384 18.1
6 20,248 16,541 3,487 220 1,321 454 337 23.5
7 13,424 10,920 2,374 130 1,422 507 366 16.8
8 18,691 15,522 2,864 305 1,107 339 310 18.2
9 18,464 15,152 3,018 294 1,197 388 325 19.4
10 23,348 19,366 3,777 205 1,153 357 298 23.7
11 13,071 10,683 2,225 163 1,420 516 366 16.4
12 19,437 15,966 3,304 167 1,279 441 335 21.9
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.