Congressional Statistics, December 2014

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 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
North Carolina 1,948,531 1,299,071 332,173 120,801 51,825 144,661 2,375,750 1,724,255 143,751 1,341,149
1 161,884 96,889 35,497 11,102 3,308 15,088 177,385 117,727 11,404 100,854
2 138,722 92,334 22,925 8,768 3,851 10,844 169,103 122,583 10,478 95,998
3 145,412 96,727 24,039 10,063 4,456 10,127 170,639 122,834 11,631 100,428
4 108,119 69,599 19,339 6,713 3,392 9,076 134,091 95,787 8,194 72,925
5 164,726 113,775 25,796 9,919 4,353 10,883 204,709 152,387 12,218 117,028
6 166,391 116,545 25,177 9,750 4,350 10,569 212,482 160,108 12,082 119,906
7 173,772 116,789 28,584 10,990 4,801 12,608 212,873 155,376 12,917 120,318
8 154,555 99,477 29,813 9,169 3,030 13,066 183,060 128,724 10,267 101,059
9 114,294 82,940 12,700 7,132 4,251 7,271 158,277 122,897 10,106 86,840
10 172,382 116,225 30,629 9,969 3,723 11,836 211,248 153,763 12,029 118,262
11 203,552 139,998 32,476 12,676 6,130 12,272 242,733 179,595 14,830 145,261
12 115,566 68,823 26,679 6,638 1,938 11,488 130,342 86,648 7,349 69,710
13 129,156 88,950 18,519 7,912 4,242 9,533 168,809 125,824 10,247 92,560
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
North Carolina 235,300 18,590 1,782 214,928 127,056 5,066 902 121,087 81,935 43,574
1 38,863 2,892 266 35,705 20,640 637 126 19,876 14,680 7,826
2 15,469 1,225 114 14,130 8,447 354 56 8,038 5,095 2,706
3 16,948 1,270 125 15,553 8,895 298 65 8,532 6,308 3,109
4 16,621 1,301 141 15,179 9,195 441 73 8,680 5,106 2,773
5 14,040 1,114 131 12,795 7,503 276 60 7,167 4,834 2,483
6 14,096 1,279 94 12,723 7,482 330 49 7,104 5,161 2,767
7 19,713 1,491 130 18,092 10,210 328 65 9,817 7,474 3,966
8 22,195 1,418 151 20,626 12,221 344 74 11,803 7,505 3,723
9 6,596 981 45 5,570 3,647 396 27 3,224 1,808 1,528
10 19,690 1,304 150 18,236 10,861 340 87 10,434 6,779 3,133
11 16,849 1,365 144 15,340 8,750 340 70 8,340 6,582 3,404
12 25,252 2,074 207 22,971 14,457 722 109 13,626 7,651 4,364
13 8,968 876 84 8,008 4,749 262 41 4,445 2,952 1,792
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.