The statistic represents the annual amount of Black Lung Benefits paid in the United States from 1970 to 2015. In 2006, approximately 312 million U.S. dollars of Black Lung Benefits were paid. Until 2014, the annual amount decreased to some 118 billion U.S. dollars.
Annual amount of Black Lung Benefits paid in the U.S. from 1970 to 2015
(in 1,000 U.S. dollars)
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US Social Security Administration. (March 1, 2017). Annual amount of Black Lung Benefits paid in the U.S. from 1970 to 2015 (in 1,000 U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 21, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/195046/black-lung-benefits-annual-amount-paid-in-the-us-since-1970/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
US Social Security Administration. "Annual amount of Black Lung Benefits paid in the U.S. from 1970 to 2015 (in 1,000 U.S. dollars)." Chart. March 1, 2017. Statista. Accessed January 21, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/195046/black-lung-benefits-annual-amount-paid-in-the-us-since-1970/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
US Social Security Administration. (2017). Annual amount of Black Lung Benefits paid in the U.S. from 1970 to 2015 (in 1,000 U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 21, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/195046/black-lung-benefits-annual-amount-paid-in-the-us-since-1970/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
US Social Security Administration. "Annual Amount of Black Lung Benefits Paid in The U.S. from 1970 to 2015 (in 1,000 U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Mar 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/195046/black-lung-benefits-annual-amount-paid-in-the-us-since-1970/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
US Social Security Administration, Annual amount of Black Lung Benefits paid in the U.S. from 1970 to 2015 (in 1,000 U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/195046/black-lung-benefits-annual-amount-paid-in-the-us-since-1970/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited January 21, 2025)
Annual amount of Black Lung Benefits paid in the U.S. from 1970 to 2015 (in 1,000 U.S. dollars) [Graph], US Social Security Administration, March 1, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/195046/black-lung-benefits-annual-amount-paid-in-the-us-since-1970/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
