Congressional Statistics, December 2017

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 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
Pennsylvania 2,795,950 1,922,759 400,818 192,678 101,782 177,913 3,736,283 2,797,604 262,381 2,083,821
1 111,562 64,455 24,925 8,113 3,360 10,709 131,493 85,933 9,687 70,792
2 127,697 81,695 24,391 8,252 3,334 10,025 158,990 113,863 10,063 88,563
3 173,224 113,878 26,859 13,557 7,177 11,753 221,628 160,235 18,286 124,755
4 156,263 112,404 20,987 9,192 4,709 8,971 211,709 163,737 12,805 118,317
5 166,179 114,020 23,833 11,557 6,437 10,332 212,689 158,754 15,328 122,003
6 140,254 104,458 14,695 8,440 5,207 7,454 209,315 166,540 12,800 112,881
7 144,362 107,450 13,608 9,385 6,061 7,858 220,155 174,806 14,417 117,954
8 149,204 109,043 17,342 8,924 5,706 8,189 225,004 176,214 13,630 118,244
9 176,982 115,509 27,347 14,623 8,164 11,339 218,271 155,541 18,565 128,468
10 174,087 121,937 24,168 11,048 5,895 11,039 224,286 169,036 14,478 129,102
11 167,720 116,825 24,429 10,819 5,058 10,589 215,408 161,687 14,109 123,763
12 178,366 124,247 21,400 14,788 8,412 9,519 242,812 182,643 20,765 138,048
13 129,701 87,415 20,028 8,495 4,497 9,266 176,784 130,216 11,902 95,689
14 152,130 98,932 26,318 12,125 4,749 10,006 194,748 139,549 16,003 108,880
15 158,319 112,195 21,333 9,734 5,270 9,787 215,816 165,913 13,447 119,523
16 146,808 101,853 21,618 8,425 5,387 9,525 197,627 150,482 11,715 109,773
17 170,023 113,432 28,450 11,036 4,585 12,520 216,956 157,122 14,171 120,836
18 173,069 123,011 19,087 14,165 7,774 9,032 242,592 185,335 20,212 136,230
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
Pennsylvania 361,250 24,389 2,052 334,809 63,355 228,294 69,601 212,837 9,820 1,128 201,889 103,320
1 43,058 3,370 204 39,484 7,326 25,619 10,113 26,604 1,469 121 25,014 10,381
2 48,091 2,913 295 44,883 7,702 30,597 9,792 29,938 1,165 168 28,605 11,734
3 22,679 838 139 21,702 3,875 15,626 3,178 13,100 295 75 12,730 7,214
4 14,915 867 101 13,947 3,593 9,155 2,167 8,770 346 58 8,366 4,267
5 16,787 641 89 16,057 2,826 11,609 2,352 9,393 189 49 9,155 5,766
6 7,547 771 44 6,732 1,443 4,713 1,391 4,342 268 23 4,051 2,196
7 5,899 588 31 5,280 913 3,811 1,175 3,417 246 15 3,156 1,514
8 7,809 1,007 57 6,745 1,033 4,624 2,152 4,436 459 30 3,948 1,992
9 23,800 999 117 22,684 3,530 16,269 4,001 13,741 293 66 13,382 7,819
10 15,159 669 91 14,399 2,613 10,260 2,286 8,461 204 54 8,202 5,007
11 15,551 1,138 110 14,303 3,020 9,855 2,676 8,827 446 56 8,326 5,014
12 14,128 635 64 13,429 2,319 9,630 2,179 8,161 204 33 7,923 4,553
13 29,501 3,897 163 25,441 4,954 15,769 8,778 17,926 1,918 90 15,918 6,695
14 29,766 1,654 164 27,948 5,202 19,091 5,473 17,642 686 91 16,865 8,350
15 16,564 1,420 101 15,043 3,576 9,667 3,321 9,473 552 51 8,870 5,081
16 18,675 1,338 105 17,232 3,965 11,247 3,463 11,010 544 57 10,410 5,749
17 19,193 1,146 102 17,945 3,678 12,349 3,166 10,879 364 48 10,467 6,135
18 12,128 498 75 11,555 1,787 8,403 1,938 6,715 172 42 6,501 3,853
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.