Congressional Statistics, December 2014

Georgia

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
Georgia 1,676,778 1,079,189 285,394 116,028 51,963 144,204 2,006,085 1,414,361 137,785 1,124,078
1 126,049 79,566 21,780 9,739 4,205 10,759 149,624 103,888 11,756 84,233
2 137,995 81,239 28,742 11,024 3,747 13,243 148,668 96,518 11,498 86,023
3 137,009 89,049 23,220 9,220 4,022 11,498 167,312 118,635 11,131 92,042
4 103,086 64,982 18,730 6,090 2,656 10,628 123,264 85,489 7,421 65,502
5 98,692 61,160 19,947 6,648 2,185 8,752 110,675 75,312 7,547 62,980
6 88,973 67,089 6,439 5,913 4,698 4,834 128,624 103,428 8,758 72,497
7 82,088 56,799 9,916 5,099 3,214 7,060 105,619 78,999 6,700 58,905
8 135,713 83,392 25,755 10,299 4,136 12,131 150,184 100,837 11,212 88,136
9 159,205 110,054 23,442 10,065 4,932 10,712 192,465 143,110 11,937 113,010
10 132,866 86,314 22,392 8,792 3,889 11,479 159,382 112,775 10,250 89,128
11 102,168 71,709 12,851 6,932 3,735 6,941 136,928 103,587 9,385 74,788
12 131,138 79,440 25,212 10,114 3,911 12,461 146,821 97,874 11,194 83,775
13 104,499 63,911 19,757 6,526 2,656 11,649 124,706 84,404 7,891 64,572
14 137,297 84,485 27,211 9,567 3,977 12,057 161,813 109,506 11,105 88,487
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
Georgia 256,314 24,346 1,933 230,035 142,070 7,581 1,033 133,456 83,754 51,705
1 17,998 1,358 125 16,515 9,829 342 60 9,427 6,337 3,364
2 32,610 2,456 252 29,902 17,531 575 128 16,828 11,423 6,584
3 17,888 1,347 128 16,413 9,968 362 65 9,541 5,869 3,110
4 21,114 2,569 175 18,370 12,354 1,040 91 11,224 5,303 4,046
5 25,663 2,607 175 22,881 14,652 809 94 13,749 8,229 5,640
6 5,452 1,707 55 3,690 3,000 783 28 2,189 1,343 2,180
7 8,824 2,367 77 6,380 4,804 987 41 3,776 2,302 3,192
8 23,686 1,748 173 21,765 12,747 414 90 12,243 8,721 4,646
9 15,328 1,312 101 13,915 8,145 306 54 7,784 5,652 3,110
10 18,300 1,568 152 16,580 9,986 405 99 9,482 6,450 3,688
11 9,763 1,099 78 8,586 5,596 396 49 5,151 2,824 1,920
12 24,398 1,670 164 22,564 13,173 412 83 12,677 8,483 4,648
13 18,026 1,406 125 16,495 10,647 480 72 10,095 4,663 2,643
14 17,264 1,132 153 15,979 9,638 269 78 9,291 6,155 2,934
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.