Congressional Statistics, December 2014

Alabama

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 2014
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
Alabama 1,095,925 631,443 236,857 84,463 37,670 105,492 1,276,223 823,373 97,577 686,381
1 160,696 94,753 31,533 12,853 6,193 15,364 190,786 125,540 15,419 103,520
2 155,698 91,298 33,621 11,244 4,606 14,929 175,200 114,975 12,340 98,019
3 160,666 91,126 38,262 11,131 4,497 15,650 183,134 115,566 12,256 97,212
4 179,732 100,660 40,581 14,767 6,920 16,804 205,834 128,636 16,870 111,299
5 144,427 89,999 25,807 11,271 5,965 11,385 173,814 119,453 13,418 97,430
6 138,457 85,601 24,152 11,036 5,787 11,881 179,769 123,222 14,538 93,981
7 156,249 78,006 42,901 12,161 3,702 19,479 167,686 95,981 12,736 84,920
All areas c 59,007,158 39,008,771 8,954,518 4,236,220 2,452,435 4,355,214 71,693,353 51,826,267 5,212,795 42,084,088
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 2014
Congressional district Number of recipients Total monthly payments (thousands of dollars) Number of recipients
Total Aged Blind Disabled Total Aged Blind Disabled With OASDI a Aged 65 or older
Alabama 174,524 9,574 823 164,127 93,376 2,376 413 90,586 62,796 28,282
1 22,768 1,368 105 21,295 12,318 375 51 11,892 8,160 3,829
2 28,328 1,551 130 26,647 15,169 367 64 14,738 10,302 4,682
3 24,164 1,149 161 22,854 12,941 260 79 12,602 8,645 3,800
4 26,036 1,466 95 24,475 13,453 310 47 13,096 10,158 4,406
5 16,939 978 95 15,866 8,905 243 51 8,611 6,150 2,745
6 11,902 615 58 11,229 6,392 190 30 6,173 4,061 1,667
7 44,387 2,447 179 41,761 24,198 631 91 23,475 15,320 7,153
All areas b 8,335,704 1,151,940 67,383 7,116,381 4,686,279 484,313 37,911 4,164,055 2,749,128 2,122,871
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.