Congressional Statistics, December 2018

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 2018
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 1,452,552 964,035 241,307 94,255 44,836 108,119 1,912,866 1,397,961 121,681 1,024,517
1 202,148 129,438 37,674 13,788 6,684 14,564 255,497 180,299 16,923 139,207
2 171,953 117,045 26,204 11,367 6,200 11,137 233,773 175,018 15,177 126,075
3 178,095 116,992 30,231 11,972 5,750 13,150 235,019 170,524 15,487 125,433
4 161,687 107,001 27,301 10,392 4,843 12,150 212,323 153,861 13,282 112,489
5 117,884 81,434 17,799 7,221 3,476 7,954 164,551 124,739 10,179 86,406
6 184,650 126,736 28,778 11,323 5,234 12,579 245,126 183,100 14,550 132,810
7 157,951 103,490 25,960 10,349 5,359 12,793 207,278 149,645 13,346 110,060
8 160,819 109,714 23,948 10,269 5,021 11,867 218,772 163,708 13,770 116,568
9 117,365 72,185 23,412 7,574 2,269 11,925 140,528 97,068 8,967 75,469
All areas c 62,906,222 43,721,450 8,537,332 4,029,669 2,510,248 4,107,523 84,419,840 63,890,793 5,383,982 47,159,080
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 2018
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 176,395 10,976 1,494 163,925 22,022 121,408 32,965 102,192 3,338 845 98,009 60,696
1 22,331 1,301 176 20,854 2,139 15,791 4,401 12,594 358 99 12,136 8,716
2 18,075 1,058 141 16,876 1,717 12,848 3,510 10,401 333 79 9,989 6,344
3 21,174 1,231 141 19,802 2,108 14,880 4,186 12,018 336 81 11,602 7,601
4 17,225 1,124 150 15,951 1,999 12,019 3,207 9,814 325 82 9,407 6,050
5 16,390 1,377 185 14,828 2,416 10,834 3,140 9,757 578 104 9,076 4,784
6 16,352 967 152 15,233 1,797 11,495 3,060 9,139 243 87 8,809 6,216
7 15,442 911 120 14,411 1,826 10,818 2,798 8,932 261 66 8,605 5,471
8 17,997 1,112 150 16,735 2,321 12,502 3,174 10,495 338 88 10,069 6,136
9 31,409 1,895 279 29,235 5,699 20,221 5,489 19,042 568 160 18,314 9,378
All areas b 8,128,652 1,169,087 68,654 6,890,911 1,148,038 4,714,234 2,266,380 4,772,179 512,711 40,240 4,219,228 2,715,318
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.