Congressional Statistics, December 2018

Mississippi

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 2018
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
Mississippi 668,877 416,530 124,851 46,457 17,502 63,537 823,767 570,339 55,739 441,394
1 173,299 108,608 34,204 10,788 3,841 15,858 217,211 150,739 12,876 114,014
2 162,433 96,346 33,848 10,948 3,332 17,959 186,035 124,398 11,846 100,800
3 163,989 105,489 27,343 11,686 4,633 14,838 208,636 148,524 14,631 112,349
4 169,156 106,087 29,456 13,035 5,696 14,882 211,884 146,678 16,386 114,231
All areas c 62,906,222 43,721,450 8,537,332 4,029,669 2,510,248 4,107,523 84,419,840 63,890,793 5,383,982 47,159,080
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 2018
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
Mississippi 117,083 7,771 979 108,333 19,132 74,582 23,369 64,482 1,874 511 62,097 42,861
1 24,132 1,403 180 22,549 3,865 15,811 4,456 13,376 314 91 12,971 8,985
2 43,470 2,950 390 40,130 7,127 27,323 9,020 24,185 697 204 23,284 15,839
3 25,352 1,881 191 23,280 4,000 15,893 5,459 13,467 454 96 12,918 9,397
4 24,129 1,537 218 22,374 4,140 15,555 4,434 13,453 410 120 12,923 8,640
All areas b 8,128,652 1,169,087 68,654 6,890,911 1,148,038 4,714,234 2,266,380 4,772,179 512,711 40,240 4,219,228 2,715,318
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.