Black Lung Program Statistics

Division of Coal Mine Workers' Compensation (DCMWC)

Distributions of Part C Black Lung Claims and Disbursements, by State

FY 2023

Distributions of Part C Black Lung Claims and Disbursements, by State
FY 2023

State	Total	MBO ²	Claims In	Dollars Paid ⁴
State	Received ¹	MBO ²	Payment ³	Dollars Paid ⁴
ALASKA	151	0	1	8,352.17
ALABAMA	37,693	0	388	3,240,640.72
ARKANSAS	3,874	0	15	125,282.50
ARIZONA	2,313	0	30	250,565.00
CALIFORNIA	6,524	0	22	183,747.67
COLORADO	7,302	0	88	734,990.68
CONNECTICUT	1,015	0	1	8,352.17
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	286	0	1	8,352.17
DELAWARE	805	0	10	83,521.67
FLORIDA	12,387	1	178	1,486,685.69
GEORGIA	1,838	0	57	476,073.51
HAWAII	16	0	0	0.00
IOWA	5,169	0	16	133,634.67
IDAHO	259	0	3	25,056.50
ILLINOIS	33,591	1	293	2,447,184.88
INDIANA	18,976	0	200	1,670,433.36
KANSAS	2,194	0	3	25,056.50
KENTUCKY	123,458	38	4,723	39,447,283.87
LOUISIANA	365	0	1	8,352.17
MASSACHUSETTS	257	0	5	41,760.83
MARYLAND	6,860	0	41	342,438.84
MAINE	46	0	1	8,352.17
MICHIGAN	10,590	0	46	384,199.67
MINNESOTA	152	0	1	8,352.17
MISSOURI	4,724	1	23	192,099.84
MISSISSIPPI	387	0	7	58,465.17
MONTANA	876	0	7	58,465.17
NORTH CAROLINA	4,208	1	198	1,653,729.03
NORTH DAKOTA	164	0	2	16,704.33
NEBRASKA	136	0	3	25,056.50
NEW HAMPSHIRE	27	0	0	0.00
NEW JERSEY	4,337	0	18	150,339.00
NEW MEXICO	2,720	0	57	476,073.51
NEVADA	462	0	10	83,521.67
NEW YORK	4,082	0	23	192,099.84
OHIO	56,945	4	623	5,203,399.93
OKLAHOMA	3,846	0	13	108,578.17
OREGON	636	0	4	33,408.67
PENNSYLVANIA	142,538	6	1,630	13,614,031.91
RHODE ISLAND	40	0	0	0.00
SOUTH CAROLINA	1,213	0	69	576,299.51
SOUTH DAKOTA	57	0	2	16,704.33
TENNESSEE	25,450	4	673	5,621,008.27
TEXAS	1,849	0	38	317,382.34
UTAH	4,564	0	90	751,695.01
VIRGINIA	55,998	19	2,492	20,813,599.70
VERMONT	51	0	0	0.00
WASHINGTON	1,614	0	11	91,873.83
WISCONSIN	465	0	4	33,408.67
WEST VIRGINIA	137,204	25	4,208	35,145,917.96
WYOMING	2,781	0	27	225,508.50
FOREIGN	561	0	2	16,704.33
TOTALS	734,056	100	16,358	136,624,744.76

¹ All filings since July 1, 1973, including terminated, non-approved claims and Medical Benefits Only (MBO) claims.

² Active Medical Benefits Only claims as of 09/30/2022

³ Active claims in pay status as of 09/30/2022, excluding MBOs. Includes Trust Fund, interim and RO pay claims.

⁴ Disbursements of income and medical benefits for all Part C claims, including claims paid by the Trust Fund and claims in interim pay status, during FY 2022. Does not include benefits paid by responsible coal mine operators and insurers.

Source: US Department of Labor
Division of Coal Mine Workers' Compensation