Congressional Statistics, December 2017

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 2017
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 2,059,436 1,428,433 320,583 118,443 52,911 139,066 2,667,042 2,006,817 149,332 1,481,565
1 156,838 102,718 28,864 9,487 3,442 12,327 192,606 139,126 10,992 106,854
2 144,142 100,127 21,489 8,049 4,041 10,436 192,321 144,929 10,343 103,756
3 165,429 113,603 25,296 10,571 4,417 11,542 203,834 151,447 12,754 117,492
4 105,159 75,357 13,295 5,815 3,957 6,735 150,391 117,129 8,361 80,249
5 170,660 120,101 26,180 9,732 4,204 10,443 219,274 166,406 12,286 124,440
6 173,932 122,253 27,584 8,993 3,803 11,299 226,634 172,016 11,292 125,519
7 188,406 132,259 28,013 11,212 4,920 12,002 245,306 186,686 13,913 137,067
8 151,348 102,604 24,879 8,994 3,648 11,223 193,239 142,122 11,251 105,918
9 145,092 97,806 22,780 9,094 4,287 11,125 189,850 140,734 11,527 103,155
10 179,391 125,710 28,881 9,874 3,775 11,151 233,028 175,806 12,601 129,065
11 210,971 150,295 31,116 12,058 5,829 11,673 266,662 203,772 14,902 156,322
12 105,723 71,500 17,280 5,746 2,642 8,555 138,370 102,610 7,578 73,721
13 162,345 114,100 24,926 8,818 3,946 10,555 215,527 164,033 11,532 118,007
All areas c 61,903,360 42,446,992 8,695,475 4,090,523 2,501,729 4,168,641 79,732,580 59,602,066 5,271,028 45,808,776
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 2017
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 232,386 17,752 1,881 212,753 38,313 149,639 44,434 131,725 5,192 999 125,535 79,772
1 28,774 2,007 208 26,559 4,598 18,206 5,970 15,953 502 102 15,349 10,578
2 14,136 1,154 118 12,864 2,390 8,848 2,898 8,088 327 56 7,705 5,052
3 18,749 1,366 146 17,237 3,103 12,045 3,601 10,245 338 76 9,831 7,025
4 9,651 1,224 116 8,311 1,909 5,623 2,119 5,415 484 63 4,869 2,763
5 17,108 1,381 157 15,570 2,538 11,265 3,305 9,988 347 87 9,555 6,132
6 17,794 1,311 141 16,342 2,951 11,705 3,138 10,160 369 76 9,715 6,043
7 20,094 1,323 169 18,602 3,120 12,979 3,995 10,751 314 86 10,351 7,477
8 15,034 948 137 13,949 3,098 9,596 2,340 8,919 279 75 8,565 4,706
9 22,459 1,585 130 20,744 3,787 14,318 4,354 13,101 488 72 12,540 7,486
10 18,122 1,115 152 16,855 2,548 12,592 2,982 10,388 288 85 10,014 6,127
11 17,556 1,283 151 16,122 2,109 11,989 3,458 9,621 347 81 9,193 6,595
12 16,404 1,809 131 14,464 3,305 9,621 3,478 9,515 713 71 8,731 4,560
13 16,505 1,246 125 15,134 2,857 10,852 2,796 9,580 395 69 9,117 5,228
All areas b 8,227,676 1,176,476 68,947 6,982,253 1,182,593 4,805,112 2,239,971 4,754,456 506,540 39,787 4,208,129 2,738,814
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.