2017 Annual Disability Statistics Compendium

Employment Policy

Section 11: Employment Policy

This section presents statistics relevant to disability employment policy research in the United States. Specifically, the data address state minimum wage rates, Social Security disability allowance rates, Supplemental Security Income supplementary payments, and earned income tax credit rates.

The data for state minimum wage rates are accurate as of August 2016, and were gathered from the Department of Labor. The Federal minimum wage is presented as default if a state does not have a minimum wage or if the rate is below the Federal level. 

The data for Social Security disability allowance rates and Supplemental Security Income supplementary payments are from the Social Security Administration. More information about allowance rates and supplementary payments can be found in the State Assistance Programs for SSI Recipients report released in January 2011 through the Social Security Administration.

The data for earned income tax credit rates were found through the Internal Revenue Service. The earned income tax credit rates are the percent of the federal earned income tax credit amount that that can be claimed on state tax returns.

Tables

Table 11.1: In 2016, the states with the highest and lowest Social Security disability allowance rates were Alaska and Mississippi, with allowance rates of 53.3 and 23.4 percent.

Table 11.2: In 2016, the states with the highest and lowest earned income tax credits were California and Louisiana, with credits of 85.0 and 3.5 percent.

Table 11.3: In 2011, the states with the highest and lowest Supplemental Security Income Supplementary Payments were Indiana and Utah, with payments of $827.06 and $3.13.

Table 11.4: In 2016, the state with the highest minimum wage rate was the District of Columbia with a rate of $11.5. 21 states have no minimum wage or one that is lower than the Federal Minimum of $7.25.

Table 11.1 Employment Policy—Social Security Disability Insurance Allowance Rate for People Living in the United States, by State: 2016
State SSDI Allowance Rate (%)   State SSDI Allowance Rate (%)
U.S. - MO 30.6
AL 27.1 MT 32.3
AK 53.3 NE 38.4
AZ 27.0 NV 38.5
AR 33.3 NH 53.1
CA 32.9 NJ 34.3
CO 37.6 NM 33.1
CT 32.2 NY 36.5
DE 36.1 NC 24.6
DC 40.3 ND 41.6
FL 30.0 OH 33.9
GA 31.1 OK 30.5
HI 29.7 OR 34.6
ID 36.8 PA 36.7
IL 34.3 RI 32.4
IN 28.9 SC 32.5
IA 38.4 SD 34.9
KS 47.3 TN 28.0
KY 29.1 TX 34.7
LA 36.5 UT 43.1
ME 32.4 VT 40.6
MD 32.0 VA 38.0
MA 41.0 WA 40.7
MI 34.9 WV 27.9
MN 36.3 WI 37.0
MS 23.4 WY 46.3

Source: Source: Social Security Administration, SSA State Agency Monthly Workload Data; https://www.ssa.gov/disability/data/ssa-sa-mowl.htm. The data presented in this table are from October 2017.
Table 11.2 Employment Policy—State Earned Income Tax Credits for People Living in the United States: 2016
State Earned Income Tax Credit Rates (%)   State Earned Income Tax Credit Rates (%)
U.S. - MO -
AL - MT -
AK - NE 10.0
AZ - NV -
AR - NH -
CA 85.0 NJ -
CO 10.0 NM -
CT 27.5 NY 30.0
DE 20.0 NC -
DC 40.0 ND -
FL - OH 5.0
GA - OK 5.0
HI - OR 8.0
ID - PA -
IL 10.0 RI 12.5
IN 9.0 SC -
IA 15.0 SD -
KS 17.0 TN -
KY - TX -
LA 3.5 UT -
ME 5.0 VT 32.0
MD 25.5 VA 20.0
MA 23.0 WA 10.0
MI 6.0 WV -
MN 34.0 WI -
MS - WY -

Source: Source: Internal Revenue Service, States and Local Governments with Earned Income Tax Credit; https://www.irs.gov/credits-deductions/individuals/earned-income-tax-credit/states-and-local-governments-with-earned-income-tax-credit.
Table 11.3 Employment Policy—Monthly Supplemental Security Income Supplementary Payments for People Living in the United States, by State: 2011
State SSI Supplementary Payments ($) Living Arrangement by State   State SSI Supplementary Payments ($) Living Arrangement by State
U.S. - Not applicable MO 156.00 Licensed residential care facility - level 1
AL 60.00 Receiving independent home care in private home or personal care home, level of independence A MT 94.00 Assisted living facility
AK 362.00 Living independently NE 5.00 Living independently
AZ - No Program NV 109.30 Living independently - blind
AR - No Program NH 27.00 Living independently or in the household of another
CA 171.00 Living idependently with cooking facilities - aged and disabled NJ 31.25 Living alone or with others
CO 25.00 Living independently or in the household of another NM 100.00 Licensed adult residential care home
CT 168.00 Independent community living NY 87.00 Living alone
DE 140.00 Certified adult residential care facility NC 554.00 Adult care home - basic (aged, blind, and disabled)
DC 485.00 Adult foster care home (50 beds or less) ND - No Program
FL 78.40 Adult family care home OH 506.00 Adult family or foster home
GA 20.00 Medicaid facility OK 42.00 Living independently
HI 651.90 Foster care home OR - No Program
ID 53.00 Living independently or in the household of another PA 22.10 Living alone
IL - No data available RI 39.92 Living alone
IN 827.06 Licensed residential facility SC 483.00 Licensed community residential care facility
IA 22.00 Living independently - blind SD 15.00 Living independently
KS 32.00 Medicaid facility TN - No Program
KY 520.00 Personal care facility TX 60.00 Medicaid facility
LA 8.00 Medicaid facility UT 3.13 Living in the household of another
ME 10.00 Living alone or with others VT 52.04 Living independently
MD 66.00 Care home - minimal supervision VA 686.00 Assisted living facility - planning district 8
MA 114.39 Living indpendently - disabled WA 46.00 Living independently
MI 14.00 Living independently WV - No Program
MN 81.00 Living independently WI 83.78 Living independently
MS - No Program WY 25.00 Living independently

Source: Source: Social Security Administration, State Assistance Programs for SSI Recipients, January 2011; https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/ssi_st_asst/2011/. Despite being from 2011, this is the most recent available data.
Table 11.4 Employment Policy—Minimum Wage Rates for People Living in the United States, by State: 2016
State Minimum Wage Rate ($)   State Minimum Wage Rate ($)
U.S. 7.25 MO 7.65
AL 7.25 MT 8.05
AK 9.75 NE  9  
AZ 8.05 NV 8.25
AR  8   NH 7.25
CA  10  NJ  9  
CO 8.31 NM 7.5 
CT 9.6  NY  9  
DE 8.25 NC 7.25
DC 11.5 ND 7.25
FL 8.05 OH 8.1 
GA 7.25 OK 7.25
HI 8.5  OR 9.75
ID 7.25 PA 7.25
IL 8.25 RI 9.6 
IN 7.25 SC 7.25
IA 7.25 SD 8.55
KS 7.25 TN 7.25
KY 7.25 TX 7.25
LA 7.25 UT 7.25
ME 7.5  VT 9.6 
MD 8.75 VA 7.25
MA  10  WA 9.47
MI 8.5  WV 8.75
MN 9.5  WI 7.25
MS 7.25 WY 7.25

Source: Source: Department of Labor, Minimum Wage Laws in the States – August 1, 2017, Consolidated State Minimum Wage Update Table; https://www.dol.gov/whd/minwage/america.htm#Consolidated.