Congressional Statistics, December 2014

Tennessee

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
Tennessee 1,371,562 860,375 252,231 99,456 46,441 113,059 1,633,490 1,133,787 117,323 915,988
1 193,879 116,683 39,560 14,724 7,607 15,305 222,574 148,336 16,526 126,772
2 160,063 103,568 27,284 11,694 6,266 11,251 196,651 140,326 14,365 111,413
3 171,111 105,849 32,302 13,090 6,082 13,788 204,207 140,378 15,499 114,147
4 149,508 93,355 27,910 10,446 5,085 12,712 177,289 121,822 12,165 98,391
5 114,677 74,437 20,059 8,015 3,361 8,805 144,439 103,586 10,330 78,682
6 171,819 112,075 29,452 11,733 5,433 13,126 205,455 146,646 13,707 117,458
7 145,368 91,096 25,741 10,594 5,255 12,682 171,661 118,644 12,357 96,829
8 152,535 99,210 25,173 10,719 5,000 12,433 187,586 134,247 13,059 105,279
9 112,602 64,102 24,750 8,441 2,352 12,957 123,628 79,804 9,314 67,017
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
Tennessee 183,890 11,856 1,412 170,622 100,557 3,258 737 96,563 64,133 32,096
1 23,266 1,503 173 21,590 12,205 369 82 11,754 9,333 4,452
2 18,774 1,120 116 17,538 10,248 318 62 9,868 6,626 3,379
3 22,629 1,352 147 21,130 11,991 328 79 11,584 8,282 4,205
4 17,554 1,231 145 16,178 9,371 325 77 8,969 6,332 3,140
5 17,674 1,409 190 16,075 10,216 549 99 9,568 5,177 2,851
6 17,306 1,178 147 15,981 9,008 256 74 8,679 6,851 3,247
7 15,932 1,062 106 14,764 8,600 265 56 8,278 5,749 2,862
8 18,342 1,218 121 17,003 9,980 330 63 9,587 6,445 3,195
9 32,413 1,783 267 30,363 18,937 516 146 18,276 9,338 4,765
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.