Division of Coal Mine Workers' Compensation (DCMWC)

Distributions of Part C Black Lung Claims and Disbursements, by State
FY 2019

State

Total
Received 1

MBO 2

Claims In
Payment 3

Dollars Paid 4

ALASKA

154

0

4

35,740.51

ALABAMA

37,304

3

454

4,056,547.59

ARKANSAS

3,879

0

26

232,313.30

ARIZONA

2,260

0

37

330,599.69

CALIFORNIA

6,528

0

44

393,145.58

COLORADO

7,261

1

124

1,107,955.73

CONNECTICUT

1,017

0

8

71,481.01

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

286

0

3

26,805.38

DELAWARE

799

0

12

107,221.52

FLORIDA

12,317

5

239

2,135,495.32

GEORGIA

1,828

1

84

750,550.66

HAWAII

16

0

0

0.00

IOWA

5,177

0

37

330,599.69

IDAHO

257

0

4

35,740.51

ILLINOIS

33,377

2

407

3,636,596.63

INDIANA

18,860

1

266

2,376,743.74

KANSAS

2,195

0

12

107,221.52

KENTUCKY

116,124

103

4,485

40,074,043.91

LOUISIANA

361

0

1

8,935.13

MASSACHUSETTS

257

0

8

71,481.01

MARYLAND

6,830

0

76

679,069.64

MAINE

46

0

2

17,870.25

MICHIGAN

10,595

0

86

768,420.91

MINNESOTA

150

0

1

8,935.13

MISSOURI

4,719

0

39

348,469.95

MISSISSIPPI

382

0

11

98,286.40

MONTANA

869

1

7

62,545.89

NORTH CAROLINA

4,094

1

214

1,912,117.15

NORTH DAKOTA

165

0

2

17,870.25

NEBRASKA

133

0

2

17,870.25

NEW HAMPSHIRE

27

0

1

8,935.13

NEW JERSEY

4,344

1

51

455,691.47

NEW MEXICO

2,673

0

57

509,302.23

NEVADA

458

0

14

125,091.78

NEW YORK

4,079

0

44

393,145.58

OHIO

56,542

10

860

7,684,209.09

OKLAHOMA

3,840

0

24

214,443.04

OREGON

634

0

6

53,610.76

PENNSYLVANIA

141,815

28

2,680

23,946,139.95

RHODE ISLAND

40

0

0

0.00

SOUTH CAROLINA

1,165

1

78

696,939.89

SOUTH DAKOTA

57

0

3

26,805.38

TENNESSEE

24,314

8

684

6,111,626.76

TEXAS

1,832

0

45

402,080.71

UTAH

4,495

2

99

884,577.56

VIRGINIA

53,747

48

2,630

23,499,383.61

VERMONT

51

0

0

0.00

WASHINGTON

1,614

0

17

151,897.16

WISCONSIN

464

0

6

53,610.76

WEST VIRGINIA

131,953

67

4,606

41,155,194.26

WYOMING

2,718

0

39

348,469.95

FOREIGN

463

0

4

35,740.51

TOTALS

715,565

283

18,643

166,577,569.83

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 09/30/2019

3 Active claims in pay status as of 09/30/2019, 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 2019. Does not include benefits paid by responsible coal mine operators and insurers.

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