Congressional Statistics, December 2020

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 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
Tennessee 1,496,750 1,023,475 231,573 92,931 42,619 106,152 2,088,292 1,566,770 126,903 1,084,371
1 206,264 135,808 36,580 13,471 6,208 14,197 275,183 198,994 17,356 145,315
2 178,145 125,372 24,712 11,284 5,974 10,803 257,651 198,421 15,983 134,412
3 182,484 123,747 28,868 11,675 5,431 12,763 254,744 189,976 15,951 132,143
4 169,017 115,404 26,359 10,559 4,638 12,057 235,195 175,246 14,334 121,004
5 119,756 85,241 16,446 7,027 3,370 7,672 177,426 138,127 10,508 90,558
6 192,176 135,607 27,913 11,381 4,956 12,319 270,578 206,954 15,530 141,784
7 164,133 110,880 25,107 10,298 5,183 12,665 229,434 170,123 14,147 117,433
8 165,016 115,411 23,205 10,012 4,791 11,597 237,649 181,933 14,127 122,270
9 119,759 76,005 22,383 7,224 2,068 12,079 150,432 106,995 8,965 79,452
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
Tennessee 172,815 10,457 1,543 160,815 22,315 116,937 33,563 102,850 3,442 916 98,492 58,488
1 21,739 1,194 185 20,360 2,160 15,264 4,315 12,664 345 110 12,209 8,329
2 17,494 965 142 16,387 1,803 12,184 3,507 10,348 333 96 9,918 6,083
3 20,755 1,156 151 19,448 2,154 14,334 4,267 12,119 345 96 11,677 7,330
4 16,980 1,092 176 15,712 2,060 11,691 3,229 9,908 342 106 9,460 5,834
5 15,780 1,350 180 14,250 2,341 10,146 3,293 9,468 584 98 8,786 4,650
6 16,135 891 146 15,098 1,925 11,128 3,082 9,484 246 85 9,153 5,938
7 15,318 869 133 14,316 1,926 10,541 2,851 9,011 273 75 8,663 5,277
8 17,853 1,028 153 16,672 2,336 12,342 3,175 10,563 342 86 10,136 5,980
9 30,761 1,912 277 28,572 5,610 19,307 5,844 19,286 632 164 18,489 9,067
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.