Congressional Statistics, December 2014

Pennsylvania

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
Pennsylvania 2,722,892 1,814,793 409,608 206,941 104,523 187,027 3,432,758 2,496,084 269,338 1,968,219
1 109,942 60,936 25,399 8,762 3,395 11,450 123,457 77,707 10,139 67,522
2 126,113 77,495 25,682 8,917 3,173 10,846 148,208 102,105 10,490 83,592
3 168,728 106,303 27,653 14,547 7,773 12,452 204,611 142,274 18,913 117,482
4 148,668 104,127 20,969 9,388 4,693 9,491 189,605 143,101 12,428 108,927
5 161,731 106,948 24,617 12,399 6,872 10,895 195,970 141,477 15,683 114,947
6 134,835 98,817 14,633 8,844 4,782 7,759 188,992 147,858 12,739 105,679
7 138,539 101,508 13,577 10,015 5,518 7,921 198,403 154,830 14,641 110,610
8 142,482 102,280 17,382 9,409 5,175 8,236 202,247 155,109 13,684 109,933
9 173,355 108,699 27,823 15,887 9,031 11,915 202,091 138,894 19,301 122,112
10 168,597 114,756 24,539 11,404 6,308 11,590 205,405 151,005 14,267 121,446
11 164,433 111,468 25,001 11,624 5,356 10,984 199,534 145,807 14,534 117,777
12 174,284 116,736 22,143 16,389 9,126 9,890 223,363 162,088 21,859 131,257
13 127,536 83,758 20,161 9,260 4,384 9,973 165,403 118,960 12,534 91,707
14 152,546 94,551 28,095 13,915 5,280 10,705 184,556 126,470 17,571 105,597
15 153,244 106,304 21,380 10,085 5,197 10,278 196,986 148,273 13,338 112,563
16 141,481 95,587 21,772 8,754 5,156 10,212 179,270 133,279 11,630 102,345
17 166,912 108,502 28,874 11,865 4,825 12,846 201,429 141,911 14,570 115,480
18 169,466 116,018 19,908 15,477 8,479 9,584 223,228 164,936 21,019 129,243
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
Pennsylvania 374,111 24,297 1,951 347,863 214,328 9,442 1,031 203,855 105,709 65,106
1 43,438 3,183 191 40,064 26,296 1,381 111 24,804 9,988 8,998
2 49,122 2,783 276 46,063 30,022 1,087 158 28,776 11,609 8,936
3 24,296 894 117 23,285 13,878 315 62 13,501 7,527 3,044
4 13,870 744 88 13,038 7,849 281 48 7,521 3,978 1,830
5 17,999 720 91 17,188 9,832 204 51 9,577 6,093 2,290
6 7,443 806 49 6,588 4,018 281 27 3,711 2,179 1,369
7 5,833 617 32 5,184 3,135 232 15 2,888 1,612 1,143
8 7,869 1,037 54 6,778 4,297 451 28 3,817 1,942 2,140
9 24,932 1,055 113 23,764 13,815 290 57 13,468 7,996 3,852
10 15,175 664 79 14,432 8,103 187 35 7,880 5,106 2,133
11 16,769 1,160 105 15,504 9,082 410 53 8,619 5,474 2,570
12 16,778 799 80 15,899 9,173 236 43 8,893 5,356 2,370
13 31,302 3,835 146 27,321 18,821 1,894 79 16,848 6,708 8,271
14 30,213 1,572 157 28,484 17,526 616 83 16,827 8,318 4,944
15 16,808 1,350 98 15,360 9,465 526 47 8,892 5,234 3,000
16 19,151 1,244 94 17,813 10,943 469 50 10,424 5,868 3,110
17 19,804 1,269 98 18,437 10,750 396 42 10,312 6,481 3,120
18 13,309 565 83 12,661 7,325 187 41 7,097 4,240 1,986
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.