Congressional Statistics, December 2019

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 2019
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 689,996 512,703 78,473 36,513 23,561 38,746 1,061,420 850,445 56,670 549,947
1 144,426 107,268 16,988 7,065 4,146 8,959 216,185 173,482 10,618 113,773
2 147,564 109,971 17,256 7,975 4,692 7,670 226,752 180,976 12,439 116,872
3 138,702 102,013 17,492 7,334 3,940 7,923 210,857 167,424 11,212 108,781
4 118,467 89,773 9,941 6,793 6,028 5,932 192,996 157,564 11,149 99,426
5 140,837 103,678 16,796 7,346 4,755 8,262 214,630 170,999 11,252 111,095
All areas c 64,064,496 45,094,245 8,378,374 3,996,448 2,543,961 4,051,468 88,523,452 67,769,892 5,476,827 48,653,036
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 2019
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 66,783 7,293 453 59,037 8,568 41,185 17,030 39,348 3,129 257 35,961 20,774
1 17,219 2,064 123 15,032 2,373 9,900 4,946 9,998 893 69 9,036 5,424
2 9,130 665 53 8,412 1,209 6,224 1,697 5,437 269 30 5,138 2,978
3 15,134 1,346 100 13,688 1,774 9,902 3,458 9,115 580 56 8,479 4,496
4 10,760 1,706 73 8,981 1,271 6,074 3,415 6,243 756 40 5,446 3,348
5 14,540 1,512 104 12,924 1,941 9,085 3,514 8,556 631 62 7,862 4,528
All areas b 8,076,867 1,166,666 68,747 6,841,454 1,132,080 4,646,559 2,298,228 4,815,717 524,357 41,163 4,250,196 2,682,082
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.