Congressional Statistics, December 2017

New Mexico

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
New Mexico 427,426 286,641 64,863 27,091 17,671 31,160 515,558 379,272 32,572 307,512
1 136,492 92,448 21,667 8,277 5,281 8,819 172,883 128,139 10,459 99,207
2 144,968 96,193 21,862 9,944 6,716 10,253 165,922 120,334 11,606 103,889
3 145,966 98,000 21,334 8,870 5,674 12,088 176,752 130,799 10,507 104,416
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
New Mexico 63,706 8,366 494 54,846 8,215 37,764 17,727 35,115 2,601 277 32,238 24,601
1 19,235 2,153 132 16,950 2,526 12,297 4,412 11,148 739 68 10,342 6,631
2 23,216 3,728 202 19,286 2,890 13,118 7,208 12,357 1,109 115 11,133 9,814
3 21,255 2,485 160 18,610 2,799 12,349 6,107 11,610 753 94 10,763 8,156
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.