Congressional Statistics, December 2019

Kentucky

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
Kentucky 1,001,700 618,077 191,326 74,232 36,044 82,021 1,292,021 884,591 94,785 677,417
1 181,642 114,145 34,406 13,382 5,997 13,712 228,565 158,033 16,792 123,509
2 171,279 108,708 31,574 12,060 5,573 13,364 216,275 150,644 15,140 116,408
3 149,640 101,033 24,463 9,678 4,445 10,021 207,191 153,566 13,949 108,584
4 151,209 100,098 24,413 10,249 5,203 11,246 207,783 150,863 14,146 107,748
5 193,093 92,790 50,435 18,512 9,931 21,425 227,565 123,841 21,358 112,215
6 154,837 101,303 26,035 10,351 4,895 12,253 204,641 147,645 13,401 108,953
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
Kentucky 171,487 9,131 1,068 161,288 24,396 114,044 33,047 99,307 2,870 596 95,842 57,623
1 26,711 1,370 156 25,185 3,582 18,103 5,026 14,931 327 86 14,518 10,170
2 22,639 1,379 157 21,103 3,472 14,967 4,200 12,818 408 81 12,329 8,377
3 24,588 2,083 195 22,310 4,856 15,037 4,695 14,771 925 107 13,740 7,232
4 17,819 868 118 16,833 2,861 11,948 3,010 10,311 233 68 10,010 5,991
5 56,860 2,056 317 54,487 6,059 39,131 11,670 33,145 543 187 32,415 18,156
6 22,870 1,375 125 21,370 3,566 14,858 4,446 13,332 434 66 12,831 7,697
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.