Congressional Statistics, December 2016

North Carolina

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 2016
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
North Carolina 2,020,386 1,382,757 325,037 119,033 52,900 140,659 2,530,940 1,881,196 145,342 1,432,041
1 163,567 101,566 33,981 10,630 3,221 14,169 183,769 126,116 11,211 105,571
2 143,984 97,662 22,906 8,752 3,870 10,794 179,977 132,807 10,707 101,787
3 153,893 104,711 24,166 10,089 4,360 10,567 185,445 136,518 12,019 108,235
4 113,846 75,676 19,157 6,622 3,682 8,709 145,729 107,024 8,316 79,721
5 168,301 118,826 25,187 9,606 4,375 10,307 214,298 162,694 12,089 122,821
6 172,353 122,729 25,168 9,528 4,496 10,432 225,305 172,563 12,102 126,863
7 182,233 126,952 27,553 10,923 4,794 12,011 231,477 174,465 13,238 130,910
8 159,384 105,443 29,112 9,185 2,969 12,675 193,246 139,310 10,497 107,489
9 120,701 89,328 12,275 7,228 4,675 7,195 171,994 135,873 10,533 94,405
10 174,619 120,412 29,319 9,758 3,804 11,326 219,164 162,997 12,038 123,461
11 210,697 148,526 31,763 12,416 6,009 11,983 257,686 194,938 14,892 154,440
12 117,744 72,722 25,838 6,324 1,958 10,902 135,530 92,871 7,108 73,556
13 139,064 98,204 18,612 7,972 4,687 9,589 187,320 143,020 10,591 102,782
All areas c 60,907,307 41,233,126 8,808,736 4,138,134 2,505,754 4,221,557 75,917,962 56,082,551 5,184,802 44,506,717
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 2016
Congressional district Number of recipients Total monthly payments (thousands of dollars) Number of recipients with OASDI a
Total By type By age
Aged Blind Disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older Total Aged Blind Disabled
North Carolina 233,432 17,855 1,845 213,732 40,459 149,198 43,775 130,416 5,166 977 124,272 79,982
1 37,356 2,595 266 34,495 6,257 23,546 7,553 20,453 606 134 19,713 13,849
2 16,055 1,229 120 14,706 3,178 10,055 2,822 9,243 380 63 8,800 5,084
3 15,877 1,152 126 14,599 2,675 10,240 2,962 8,659 282 65 8,312 5,936
4 15,815 1,296 149 14,370 3,233 9,828 2,754 8,987 466 76 8,445 4,859
5 14,119 1,113 122 12,884 2,341 9,232 2,546 8,034 301 63 7,669 4,889
6 13,576 1,156 99 12,321 2,056 8,844 2,676 7,503 313 51 7,140 4,811
7 18,551 1,260 138 17,153 3,098 11,821 3,632 10,025 293 77 9,655 6,835
8 22,824 1,347 161 21,316 4,315 14,609 3,900 13,003 343 84 12,576 7,637
9 6,558 1,051 49 5,458 1,290 3,639 1,629 3,618 443 28 3,147 1,769
10 19,376 1,225 158 17,993 2,809 13,438 3,129 10,876 340 88 10,448 6,515
11 16,922 1,269 143 15,510 2,073 11,506 3,343 9,052 319 73 8,661 6,497
12 25,908 2,197 219 23,492 5,163 16,025 4,720 15,147 778 124 14,246 7,782
13 10,495 965 95 9,435 1,971 6,415 2,109 5,815 303 51 5,460 3,519
All areas b 8,251,161 1,164,589 68,344 7,018,228 1,213,079 4,845,735 2,192,347 4,740,264 501,520 39,380 4,199,364 2,721,951
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.