Congressional Statistics, December 2017

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 2017
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 661,656 404,846 127,181 47,102 17,844 64,683 783,103 534,016 54,452 429,364
1 171,589 105,827 34,743 10,923 3,935 16,161 206,540 141,353 12,595 111,010
2 161,791 93,904 34,692 11,269 3,435 18,491 178,244 117,049 11,742 98,341
3 162,039 102,513 27,955 11,866 4,690 15,015 198,034 138,914 14,271 109,582
4 166,237 102,602 29,791 13,044 5,784 15,016 200,286 136,700 15,844 110,431
All areas c 61,903,360 42,446,992 8,695,475 4,090,523 2,501,729 4,168,641 79,732,580 59,602,066 5,271,028 45,808,776
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 2017
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
Mississippi 119,553 8,007 982 110,564 19,996 76,265 23,292 65,450 1,851 496 63,103 43,677
1 24,468 1,486 172 22,810 3,987 15,959 4,522 13,336 316 88 12,932 9,218
2 44,774 3,023 397 41,354 7,630 28,192 8,952 24,904 691 197 24,016 16,133
3 26,172 1,954 203 24,015 4,227 16,470 5,475 13,819 449 102 13,268 9,628
4 24,139 1,544 210 22,385 4,152 15,644 4,343 13,391 395 109 12,886 8,698
All areas b 8,227,676 1,176,476 68,947 6,982,253 1,182,593 4,805,112 2,239,971 4,754,456 506,540 39,787 4,208,129 2,738,814
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.