Congressional Statistics, December 2016

South 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
South Carolina 1,089,728 737,196 176,723 67,764 29,641 78,404 1,372,112 1,010,548 81,868 766,471
1 150,483 110,101 16,739 9,048 5,981 8,614 203,709 159,997 12,164 116,525
2 136,970 95,445 18,787 8,825 4,255 9,658 179,695 135,802 11,322 99,299
3 166,478 111,146 30,106 9,320 3,865 12,041 207,442 150,194 11,052 114,613
4 147,538 98,858 25,354 8,825 4,364 10,137 191,490 140,313 11,273 104,242
5 156,057 103,916 27,090 9,738 3,658 11,655 195,359 141,382 11,591 107,584
6 142,382 88,193 27,732 10,355 3,203 12,899 157,953 107,692 10,813 92,308
7 189,820 129,537 30,915 11,653 4,315 13,400 236,464 175,168 13,653 131,900
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
South Carolina 117,325 7,845 1,233 108,247 19,415 76,070 21,840 65,411 2,158 662 62,591 40,051
1 8,873 590 82 8,201 1,738 5,562 1,573 4,908 178 44 4,686 2,836
2 12,090 699 139 11,252 2,202 7,877 2,011 7,072 199 69 6,803 3,795
3 15,053 814 163 14,076 2,326 10,368 2,359 8,380 210 96 8,074 5,062
4 15,649 1,141 172 14,336 2,748 10,219 2,682 8,652 341 92 8,218 5,129
5 17,823 1,172 184 16,467 3,161 11,515 3,147 10,063 315 99 9,649 5,928
6 26,416 1,968 294 24,154 3,958 16,709 5,749 14,518 546 151 13,821 9,455
7 21,421 1,461 199 19,761 3,282 13,820 4,319 11,820 368 112 11,340 7,846
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.