Division of Coal Mine Workers' Compensation (DCMWC)
Black Lung Program Statistics
Distribution of Part C TF Black Lung Claims and Disbursements, by State |
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State |
Total Received 1 |
MBO 2 |
Claims In Payment 3 |
Dollars Paid 4 |
Alabama |
34,664 |
30 |
734 |
$6,071,000 |
Alaska |
153 |
0 |
8 |
$66,000 |
Arizona |
2,096 |
5 |
108 |
$893,000 |
Arkansas |
3,836 |
6 |
133 |
$1,100,000 |
California |
6,479 |
7 |
185 |
$1,530,000 |
Colorado |
7,075 |
6 |
328 |
$2,713,000 |
Connecticut |
1,003 |
0 |
47 |
$388,000 |
Delaware |
785 |
1 |
47 |
$388,000 |
D.C. |
285 |
0 |
10 |
$83,000 |
Florida |
11,967 |
38 |
643 |
$5,319,000 |
Georgia |
1,685 |
3 |
142 |
$1,175,000 |
Hawaii |
17 |
0 |
1 |
$8,000 |
Idaho |
250 |
0 |
12 |
$66,000 |
Illinois |
31,609 |
26 |
875 |
$7,238,000 |
Indiana |
18,068 |
29 |
601 |
$4,970,000 |
Iowa |
5,152 |
3 |
164 |
$1,357,000 |
Kansas |
2,181 |
1 |
43 |
$356,000 |
Kentucky |
94,820 |
534 |
4,198 |
$34,725,000 |
Louisiana |
353 |
0 |
14 |
$116,000 |
Maine |
45 |
0 |
4 |
$33,000 |
Maryland |
6,697 |
14 |
294 |
$2,432,000 |
Massachusetts |
240 |
1 |
14 |
$116,000 |
Michigan |
10,521 |
9 |
318 |
$2,630,000 |
Minnesota |
145 |
0 |
4 |
$33,000 |
Mississippi |
368 |
1 |
20 |
$165,000 |
Missouri |
4,660 |
2 |
138 |
$1,142,000 |
Montana |
855 |
1 |
23 |
$190,000 |
Nebraska |
130 |
0 |
4 |
$33,000 |
Nevada |
440 |
2 |
31 |
$256,000 |
New Hampshire |
27 |
0 |
5 |
$41,000 |
New Jersey |
4,316 |
7 |
206 |
$1,741,000 |
New Mexico |
2,434 |
1 |
90 |
$744,000 |
New York |
4,032 |
4 |
149 |
$1,233,000 |
North Carolina |
3,589 |
19 |
283 |
$2,341,000 |
North Dakota |
159 |
0 |
3 |
$25,000 |
Ohio |
54,197 |
74 |
2,137 |
$17,677,000 |
Oklahoma |
3,800 |
5 |
107 |
$885,000 |
Oregon |
627 |
0 |
23 |
$190,000 |
Pennsylvania |
137,700 |
359 |
8,065 |
$66,712,000 |
Rhode Island |
40 |
0 |
2 |
$16,000 |
South Carolina |
965 |
8 |
98 |
$811,000 |
South Dakota |
53 |
0 |
6 |
$50,000 |
Tennessee |
21,513 |
81 |
879 |
$7,271,000 |
Texas |
1,757 |
3 |
86 |
$711,000 |
Utah |
4,163 |
9 |
202 |
$1,671,000 |
Vermont |
50 |
0 |
4 |
$33,000 |
Virginia |
44,961 |
313 |
2,992 |
$24,749,000 |
Washington |
1,594 |
3 |
50 |
$414,000 |
West Virginia |
113,639 |
527 |
6,139 |
$50,781,000 |
Wisconsin |
459 |
1 |
23 |
$190,000 |
Wyoming |
2,637 |
0 |
120 |
$993,000 |
All Other |
449 |
1 |
14 |
$116,000 |
TOTAL |
649,740 |
2,134 |
30,826 |
$254,987,000 |
1 All filings since July 1, 1973, including terminated and nonapproved claims
2 Active MBO claims as of 09/30/2009
3 Active claims in pay status, excluding MBO's, as of 09/30/2009
4 Disbursements of income and medical benefits for all claims, including claims paid by the Trust Fund and claims in interim pay status.
Source: US Department of Labor
Division of Coal Mine Workers' Compensation
