Division of Coal Mine Workers' Compensation (DCMWC)
Black Lung Program Statistics
Black Lung Program Benefit Payment Totals by Year |
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Year |
Part B 1 (SSA, until Oct 1997) |
Part C 2 (DOL) |
1970 |
111,000,000 |
--- |
1971 |
378,900,000 |
--- |
1972 |
554,400,000 |
--- |
1973 |
1,045,200,000 |
--- |
1974 |
951,300,000 |
1,606,000 |
1975 |
947,700,000 |
7,172,000 |
1976 |
963,300,000 |
13,879,000 |
1976, Trans. Q. 3 |
--- |
6,132,000 |
1977 |
942,200,000 |
19,253,000 |
1978 |
965,100,000 |
104,394,000 |
1979 |
983,100,000 |
583,096,072 |
1980 |
1,032,000,000 |
726,471,000 |
1981 |
1,081,300,000 |
660,554,000 |
1982 |
1,076,000,000 |
587,699,000 |
1983 |
1,055,800,000 |
631,645,000 |
1984 |
1,038,000,000 |
602,878,000 |
1985 |
1,025,000,000 |
591,461,917 |
1986 |
971,000,000 |
584,635,740 |
1987 |
940,000,000 |
605,717,621 |
1988 |
904,000,000 |
601,972,127 |
1989 |
882,000,000 |
593,947,552 |
1990 |
863,400,000 |
573,359,637 |
1991 |
844,400,000 |
566,364,471 |
1992 |
822,500,000 |
574,850,106 |
1993 |
794,300,000 |
562,034,591 |
1994 |
751,900,000 |
554,349,205 |
1995 |
696,700,000 |
525,562,958 |
1996 |
654,600,000 |
499,622,215 |
1997 |
614,888,000 |
487,909,761 |
1998 |
576,389,000 |
459,061,013 |
1999 |
541,200,000 |
439,441,976 |
2000 |
509,290,000 |
422,656,178 |
2001 |
470,362,000 |
396,928,484 |
2002 |
439,337,000 |
384,234,269 |
2003 |
411,635,000 |
370,388,949 |
2004 |
376,374,000 |
346,864,444 |
2005 |
340,187,000 |
329,862,535 |
2006 |
312,461,000 |
307,066,878 |
2007 |
282,380,000 |
291,309,575 |
2008 |
255,892,000 |
273,231,899 |
2009 |
232,002,000 |
254,987,052 |
2010 |
208,123,000 |
238,422,875 |
2011 |
183,216,000 |
227,396,910 |
2012 |
160,792,720 |
210,357,822 |
TOTALS |
$29,201,831,720 |
$16,218,777,832 |
1 Part B benefits are calendar year totals, and are reported in the Social Security Administration's Annual Statistical Supplement.
2 Part C benefits are fiscal year totals and include payments for medical treatment.
3 Transition Quarter changed the beginning of the Fiscal Year to October 1.
Source: US Department of Labor
Division of Coal Mine Workers' Compensation
