Congressional Statistics, December 2019

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 2019
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 2,144,804 1,526,249 311,730 116,547 54,283 135,995 2,981,195 2,295,675 157,030 1,585,852
1 161,716 109,357 27,632 9,288 3,457 11,982 213,151 158,426 11,578 114,159
2 154,946 110,787 21,293 8,065 4,377 10,424 223,051 172,455 11,197 115,291
3 173,106 121,700 25,075 10,347 4,419 11,565 228,881 173,652 13,334 125,723
4 111,634 82,152 12,766 5,747 4,280 6,689 172,208 137,471 8,818 87,375
5 176,490 126,771 25,930 9,497 4,218 10,074 242,886 187,936 12,757 131,533
6 180,866 130,024 26,879 9,013 3,908 11,042 252,239 195,476 12,100 133,842
7 197,789 143,125 26,950 11,046 5,105 11,563 278,241 217,453 14,713 148,494
8 158,238 109,576 24,848 8,929 3,654 11,231 215,786 161,833 11,837 113,398
9 150,086 104,018 21,905 8,937 4,369 10,857 210,574 159,864 12,155 109,819
10 185,273 133,257 27,757 9,698 3,815 10,746 257,811 199,234 13,187 136,973
11 216,915 158,405 29,831 11,724 5,780 11,175 294,240 229,990 15,462 164,717
12 110,196 76,953 16,483 5,622 2,845 8,293 154,372 117,728 7,862 79,849
13 167,549 120,124 24,381 8,634 4,056 10,354 237,755 184,157 12,029 124,679
All areas c 64,064,496 45,094,245 8,378,374 3,996,448 2,543,961 4,051,468 88,523,452 67,769,892 5,476,827 48,653,036
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 2019
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 228,518 17,189 1,887 209,442 35,198 147,806 45,514 132,877 5,436 1,061 126,380 77,922
1 27,890 1,851 215 25,824 4,230 17,659 6,001 15,848 512 112 15,224 10,231
2 14,054 1,127 121 12,806 2,143 8,956 2,955 8,153 338 69 7,745 4,919
3 18,432 1,312 147 16,973 2,839 11,863 3,730 10,334 343 76 9,915 6,822
4 9,572 1,279 107 8,186 1,763 5,582 2,227 5,432 539 63 4,830 2,728
5 16,993 1,288 147 15,558 2,346 11,318 3,329 10,039 367 88 9,584 5,988
6 17,734 1,307 141 16,286 2,726 11,764 3,244 10,556 407 79 10,070 6,037
7 19,619 1,230 154 18,235 2,880 12,742 3,997 11,183 313 84 10,786 7,216
8 15,151 982 139 14,030 2,956 9,690 2,505 9,007 312 79 8,616 4,745
9 21,907 1,539 142 20,226 3,427 13,975 4,505 13,094 519 78 12,497 7,268
10 17,977 1,089 157 16,731 2,335 12,551 3,091 10,562 311 94 10,158 6,014
11 16,937 1,196 131 15,610 1,898 11,577 3,462 9,415 346 70 9,000 6,259
12 15,737 1,769 149 13,819 3,001 9,172 3,564 9,338 712 90 8,535 4,519
13 16,515 1,220 137 15,158 2,654 10,957 2,904 9,918 418 79 9,420 5,176
All areas b 8,076,867 1,166,666 68,747 6,841,454 1,132,080 4,646,559 2,298,228 4,815,717 524,357 41,163 4,250,196 2,682,082
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.