Congressional Statistics, December 2017

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 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
Tennessee 1,431,690 936,131 245,370 95,747 45,307 109,135 1,809,413 1,304,601 119,038 994,961
1 199,822 126,097 38,141 13,990 6,883 14,711 242,741 169,055 16,517 135,963
2 168,988 113,320 26,864 11,451 6,211 11,142 220,394 162,686 14,716 122,105
3 176,385 114,102 30,797 12,286 5,852 13,348 223,300 159,777 15,311 122,374
4 158,141 103,042 27,463 10,435 4,878 12,323 199,178 142,398 12,814 108,399
5 116,884 79,412 18,422 7,486 3,478 8,086 156,519 116,909 10,166 84,373
6 181,262 122,792 29,047 11,449 5,295 12,679 230,740 170,353 14,138 128,481
7 154,789 100,186 26,027 10,417 5,392 12,767 194,615 138,908 12,943 106,384
8 159,033 106,942 24,579 10,425 5,036 12,051 207,441 153,163 13,439 113,582
9 116,386 70,238 24,030 7,808 2,282 12,028 134,485 91,353 8,994 73,300
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
Tennessee 179,147 11,224 1,484 166,439 22,548 123,875 32,724 102,397 3,307 829 98,261 61,872
1 22,695 1,357 184 21,154 2,179 16,111 4,405 12,432 360 99 11,972 8,942
2 18,391 1,062 140 17,189 1,712 13,190 3,489 10,382 312 72 9,998 6,496
3 21,593 1,261 146 20,186 2,156 15,227 4,210 11,927 332 80 11,515 7,825
4 17,254 1,138 158 15,958 2,042 12,045 3,167 9,852 316 92 9,444 6,058
5 16,839 1,403 178 15,258 2,526 11,246 3,067 9,892 586 103 9,203 4,859
6 16,725 1,025 148 15,552 1,864 11,763 3,098 9,223 248 78 8,898 6,427
7 15,601 951 117 14,533 1,856 10,912 2,833 9,030 254 66 8,710 5,592
8 18,180 1,144 140 16,896 2,410 12,591 3,179 10,435 338 78 10,018 6,232
9 31,869 1,883 273 29,713 5,803 20,790 5,276 19,223 559 161 18,503 9,441
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.