Congressional Statistics, December 2020

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 2020
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 695,402 522,492 76,746 35,653 22,136 38,375 1,101,548 891,638 56,711 558,585
1 144,976 108,884 16,522 6,907 3,887 8,776 223,450 181,073 10,610 115,321
2 150,216 113,217 17,021 7,843 4,400 7,735 237,830 191,873 12,528 119,891
3 139,730 104,022 17,146 7,029 3,694 7,839 218,555 175,468 11,008 110,588
4 118,406 90,710 9,543 6,601 5,673 5,879 198,837 163,941 11,129 99,900
5 142,074 105,659 16,514 7,273 4,482 8,146 222,876 179,284 11,436 112,885
All areas c 64,850,867 46,329,595 8,151,016 3,938,577 2,428,044 4,003,635 92,197,039 71,539,916 5,523,900 49,826,655
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 2020
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 66,925 7,184 439 59,302 8,614 41,067 17,244 40,070 3,137 258 36,675 20,743
1 17,268 2,008 113 15,147 2,385 9,923 4,960 10,163 896 67 9,200 5,341
2 9,175 669 52 8,454 1,224 6,206 1,745 5,474 270 30 5,174 2,962
3 15,180 1,328 97 13,755 1,805 9,822 3,553 9,327 578 54 8,695 4,550
4 10,649 1,689 74 8,886 1,244 5,966 3,439 6,360 766 43 5,550 3,316
5 14,653 1,490 103 13,060 1,956 9,150 3,547 8,746 626 63 8,057 4,574
All areas b 7,959,766 1,136,162 67,738 6,755,866 1,108,612 4,556,131 2,295,023 4,797,688 522,078 41,062 4,234,549 2,640,704
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.