Congressional Statistics, December 2016

Connecticut

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 2016
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
Connecticut 664,688 481,923 81,330 38,266 22,763 40,406 922,735 721,790 54,336 517,317
1 139,535 100,909 17,546 7,607 3,982 9,491 188,363 147,398 10,463 107,190
2 138,775 100,779 17,454 8,118 4,535 7,889 191,979 149,428 11,552 106,904
3 136,688 98,244 18,227 7,820 3,977 8,420 188,013 145,810 10,968 105,069
4 114,696 85,338 10,344 7,133 5,746 6,135 168,655 135,146 10,688 94,637
5 134,994 96,653 17,759 7,588 4,523 8,471 185,724 144,008 10,665 103,517
All areas c 60,907,307 41,233,126 8,808,736 4,138,134 2,505,754 4,221,557 75,917,962 56,082,551 5,184,802 44,506,717
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 2016
Congressional district Number of recipients Total monthly payments (thousands of dollars) Number of recipients with OASDI a
Total By type By age
Aged Blind Disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older Total Aged Blind Disabled
Connecticut 64,637 7,014 452 57,171 8,483 40,631 15,523 37,035 2,867 249 33,919 20,142
1 16,929 2,037 120 14,772 2,368 9,945 4,616 9,646 852 68 8,726 5,317
2 8,425 630 53 7,742 1,125 5,838 1,462 4,753 231 28 4,493 2,897
3 14,565 1,238 95 13,232 1,822 9,668 3,075 8,440 501 47 7,892 4,256
4 10,357 1,646 79 8,632 1,179 6,004 3,174 5,975 708 41 5,226 3,185
5 14,361 1,463 105 12,793 1,989 9,176 3,196 8,222 575 65 7,581 4,487
All areas b 8,251,161 1,164,589 68,344 7,018,228 1,213,079 4,845,735 2,192,347 4,740,264 501,520 39,380 4,199,364 2,721,951
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.