Congressional Statistics, December 2004

Mississippi

Social Security

Old-Age (retirement), Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI)—popularly referred to as Social Security—provides monthly benefits to workers and their families when earnings stop or are reduced because the worker retires, dies, or becomes disabled. The amount of benefits received is based on the worker's level of earnings in employment or self-employment covered by the Social Security program.

Table 1. Number of OASDI beneficiaries in Mississippi with benefits in current-payment status and total monthly benefits, December 2004
Congressional district Number of beneficiaries Total monthly benefits
(thousands of dollars)
Number of beneficiaries aged 65 or older
Total Retired workers a Disabled workers Widow(er)s b Spouses c Children d All beneficiaries Retired workers Widow(er)s b
Mississippi 541,481 288,311 102,142 57,003 24,783 69,242 420,794 252,745 43,994 326,514
1 144,026 77,905 29,540 13,825 5,659 17,097 112,236 67,882 10,395 86,254
2 124,182 62,754 24,211 13,468 4,671 19,078 91,017 53,034 9,664 71,556
3 137,295 75,138 23,875 14,779 6,690 16,813 108,789 66,897 11,704 85,978
4 135,978 72,514 24,516 14,931 7,763 16,254 108,753 64,931 12,231 82,726
All areas e 47,687,693 29,952,474 6,198,271 4,828,972 2,721,657 3,986,319 41,574,348 28,601,332 4,329,336 33,696,001
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
a. Includes special age-72 beneficiaries.
b. Includes nondisabled widow(er)s, disabled widow(er)s, widowed mothers and fathers, and parents receiving payment on the record of a worker who is deceased.
c. These beneficiaries receive payment on the record of a worker who is retired or disabled.
d. These beneficiaries receive payment on the record of a worker who is retired, deceased, or disabled.
e. Includes beneficiaries in the 50 states, District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, and foreign countries.

Supplemental Security Income

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is a federal cash assistance program that provides monthly payments to low-income aged, blind, or disabled persons in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the Northern Mariana Islands.

Table 2. Number of recipients of federally administered SSI payments in Mississippi and total monthly payments, December 2004
Congressional district Number of recipients Total monthly payments
(thousands of dollars)
Number of
recipients
Total Aged Blind Disabled Total Aged Blind Disabled With OASDI a Aged 65 or older
Mississippi 125,154 16,344 1,084 107,726 51,389 2,836 389 48,163 51,582 32,076
1 27,923 4,123 220 23,580 11,186 693 78 10,414 12,805 7,858
2 44,002 5,663 409 37,930 18,695 1,036 146 17,512 17,283 11,117
3 29,379 4,021 240 25,118 11,935 664 82 11,188 12,252 8,063
4 23,850 2,537 215 21,098 9,571 441 80 9,048 9,242 5,038
All areas b 6,987,845 1,211,167 75,924 5,700,754 3,224,059 426,925 35,916 2,761,217 2,441,374 1,977,610
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
a. Includes persons who are receiving both SSI payments and Social Security benefits.
b. Includes recipients in the 50 states, District of Columbia, and Northern Mariana Islands.