Congressional Statistics, December 2015

Nevada

Social Security

Old-Age (retirement), Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI)—popularly referred to as Social Security—provides monthly benefits to an eligible worker and family members when the worker elects to start receiving retirement benefits or when the worker dies or becomes disabled. A worker's lifetime covered earnings largely determine the amount of benefits received.

Table 1. Number of OASDI beneficiaries in current-payment status and total monthly benefits, December 2015
Congressional district Number of beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (thousands of dollars) Number of beneficiaries aged 65 or older
Total Retired workers Disabled workers Widow(er)s and parents Spouses a Children b All beneficiaries Retired workers Widow(er)s and parents
Nevada 492,121 353,170 65,211 28,159 15,737 29,844 613,347 467,673 35,893 363,953
1 106,480 72,112 17,531 6,626 3,295 6,916 123,641 89,486 8,046 74,790
2 136,863 100,388 17,310 7,649 4,249 7,267 170,559 132,076 9,801 103,168
3 125,521 94,296 12,922 6,991 4,266 7,046 166,866 132,067 9,412 97,217
4 123,257 86,374 17,448 6,893 3,927 8,615 152,282 114,043 8,633 88,778
All areas c 59,963,425 40,089,061 8,909,430 4,190,676 2,477,567 4,296,691 73,642,029 53,790,278 5,194,659 43,243,199
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data; and U.S. Postal Service geographic data.
a. These beneficiaries receive payment on the record of a worker who is retired or disabled.
b. These beneficiaries receive payment on the record of a worker who is retired, deceased, or disabled.
c. Includes beneficiaries in the 50 States, District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, U.S. 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 and total monthly payments, December 2015
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
Nevada 53,440 12,849 729 39,862 30,876 5,399 453 25,024 16,126 13,766
1 17,747 4,753 243 12,751 10,277 2,036 148 8,093 5,446 5,099
2 10,638 2,173 164 8,301 5,842 760 90 4,992 3,810 2,314
3 8,683 2,996 103 5,584 4,923 1,410 63 3,450 2,569 3,175
4 16,372 2,927 219 13,226 9,834 1,193 153 8,488 4,301 3,178
All areas b 8,309,564 1,157,492 67,851 7,084,221 4,721,982 495,852 38,705 4,187,426 2,731,528 2,153,849
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data; and U.S. Postal Service geographic 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.