2006 Disability Backlog Rankings
| Rank |
State |
Backlog |
% |
| 1 |
KA |
14,842 |
26.72% |
| 2 |
DC |
2,299 |
22.47% |
| 3 |
ND |
2,518 |
21.70% |
| 4 |
MI |
49,951 |
19.95% |
| 5 |
AL |
30,972 |
17.36% |
| 6 |
SC |
22,653 |
16.67% |
| 7 |
IN |
24,330 |
16.36% |
| 8 |
MS |
16,346 |
14.92% |
| 9 |
GA |
30,498 |
14.86% |
| 10 |
NM |
7,088 |
14.75% |
| 11 |
OH |
36,561 |
14.52% |
| 12 |
TN |
26,709 |
14.02% |
| 13 |
MT |
3,019 |
13.97% |
| 14 |
LA |
15.857 |
13.84% |
| 15 |
CO |
10,217 |
13.47% |
| 16 |
OR |
13,349 |
13.12% |
| 17 |
NE |
4,356 |
12.84% |
| 18 |
NY |
52,212 |
12.53% |
| 19 |
MO |
19,648 |
11.67% |
| 20 |
WV |
9,479 |
11.40% |
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