Congressional Statistics, December 2019

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 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
South Carolina 1,174,399 828,566 171,174 67,311 30,678 76,670 1,645,360 1,258,572 89,937 864,125
1 166,210 126,063 16,154 9,018 6,483 8,492 252,935 205,374 13,374 133,809
2 149,922 107,322 19,281 8,892 4,371 10,056 217,836 168,896 12,568 111,944
3 175,070 121,667 28,675 9,388 3,884 11,456 241,341 181,346 12,278 125,826
4 157,240 110,011 23,847 8,838 4,659 9,885 226,408 172,566 12,442 116,567
5 167,515 116,247 26,249 9,698 3,868 11,453 232,556 174,879 12,734 120,789
6 148,279 96,557 26,559 9,792 2,976 12,395 181,953 129,688 11,309 101,149
7 210,163 150,699 30,409 11,685 4,437 12,933 292,331 225,823 15,233 154,041
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
South Carolina 114,706 7,669 1,288 105,749 17,540 74,078 23,088 66,558 2,282 737 63,539 38,797
1 8,947 667 87 8,193 1,691 5,475 1,781 5,067 214 45 4,808 2,855
2 11,878 677 148 11,053 2,029 7,722 2,127 7,122 200 80 6,843 3,612
3 14,853 795 169 13,889 2,125 10,246 2,482 8,551 222 106 8,224 4,999
4 15,353 1,145 184 14,024 2,497 9,934 2,922 8,792 385 111 8,297 5,011
5 17,472 1,170 200 16,102 2,814 11,271 3,387 10,505 339 113 10,052 5,760
6 25,127 1,828 287 23,012 3,481 15,734 5,912 14,425 544 155 13,726 8,961
7 21,076 1,387 213 19,476 2,903 13,696 4,477 12,095 379 128 11,589 7,599
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.