Weapons Workers' Claims Filed vs. Claims Settled, State by State
March 29, 2009 2:30 a.m. EDT
These statistics came from the Labor Departmentâs Office of Workersâ Compensation Programs on March 25. The numbers, which are updated almost daily, show how many claims have been filed in each state, and how many of those claims have been settled. At least half a million people worked to build the nationâs Cold War nuclear arsenal, laboring at more than 300 sites across the country.
| State | Claims Filed | Claims Settled | Percent Settled |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 1,044 | 279 | 26.7% |
| Alaska | 769 | 281 | 36.5% |
| Arizona | 4,228 | 1,602 | 37.9% |
| Arkansas | 413 | 123 | 29.8% |
| California | 6,811 | 1,584 | 23.3% |
| Colorado | 11,159 | 4,957 | 44.4% |
| Connecticut | 555 | 114 | 20.5% |
| Delaware | 156 | 27 | 17.3% |
| District of Columbia | 24 | 6 | 25.0% |
| Florida | 4,793 | 1,045 | 21.8% |
| Georgia | 4,245 | 846 | 19.9% |
| Hawaii | 360 | 115 | 31.9% |
| Idaho | 4,430 | 634 | 14.3% |
| Illinois | 4,745 | 1,089 | 23.0% |
| Indiana | 1,788 | 434 | 24.3% |
| Iowa | 3,941 | 1,226 | 31.1% |
| Kansas | 636 | 137 | 21.5% |
| Kentucky | 13,314 | 3,595 | 27.0% |
| Louisiana | 407 | 91 | 22.4% |
| Maine | 66 | 19 | 28.8% |
| Maryland | 357 | 80 | 22.4% |
| Massachusetts | 818 | 119 | 14.5% |
| Michigan | 893 | 220 | 24.6% |
| Minnesota | 218 | 72 | 33.0% |
| Mississippi | 537 | 87 | 16.2% |
| Missouri | 5,115 | 1,155 | 22.6% |
| Montana | 398 | 116 | 29.1% |
| Nebraska | 210 | 75 | 35.7% |
| Nevada | 5,494 | 1,175 | 21.4% |
| New Hampshire | 53 | 14 | 26.4% |
| New Jersey | 398 | 54 | 13.6% |
| New Mexico | 16,124 | 6,202 | 38.5% |
| New York | 5,372 | 1,040 | 19.4% |
| North Carolina | 1,271 | 301 | 23.7% |
| North Dakota | 41 | 16 | 39.0% |
| Ohio | 11,841 | 3,195 | 27.0% |
| Oklahoma | 745 | 248 | 33.3% |
| Oregon | 1,316 | 345 | 26.2% |
| Pennsylvania | 2,638 | 1,698 | 64.4% |
| Puerto Rico | 17 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Rhode Island | 21 | 3 | 14.3% |
| South Carolina | 9026 | 1,766 | 19.6% |
| South Dakota | 121 | 46 | 38.0% |
| Tennessee | 27,379 | 8,915 | 32.6% |
| Texas | 3,851 | 877 | 22.8% |
| Utah | 2,921 | 1,387 | 47.5% |
| Vermont | 39 | 8 | 20.5% |
| Virginia | 918 | 221 | 24.1% |
| Washington | 11,110 | 2,979 | 26.8% |
| West Virginia | 1,266 | 202 | 16.0% |
| Wisconsin | 250 | 41 | 16.4% |
| Wyoming | 533 | 182 | 34.1% |
