Congressional Statistics, December 2014

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 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
Mississippi 640,772 371,473 132,596 48,758 19,160 68,785 714,962 464,890 53,289 397,660
1 167,280 98,441 36,037 11,342 4,376 17,084 189,722 124,422 12,328 103,810
2 158,096 86,411 36,184 12,042 3,699 19,760 165,208 103,055 11,951 91,498
3 156,805 94,078 29,508 12,165 4,862 16,192 179,937 120,548 13,824 101,221
4 158,591 92,543 30,867 13,209 6,223 15,749 180,096 116,866 15,185 101,131
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
Mississippi 125,595 8,790 890 115,915 66,681 1,961 435 64,285 45,633 23,395
1 25,679 1,752 167 23,760 13,503 372 80 13,051 9,865 4,781
2 47,444 3,344 375 43,725 25,908 746 190 24,972 16,888 8,940
3 27,838 2,125 168 25,545 14,325 459 80 13,787 10,133 5,563
4 24,634 1,569 180 22,885 12,945 385 85 12,475 8,747 4,111
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.