Congressional Statistics, December 2023

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 2023
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 721,702 564,284 71,433 34,018 16,185 35,782 1,426,200 1,192,640 66,307 596,954
1 148,441 114,747 15,992 6,568 2,769 8,365 281,719 233,985 12,256 120,811
2 164,022 129,070 16,368 7,802 3,207 7,575 325,755 272,426 15,332 135,059
3 143,052 111,035 15,544 6,606 2,735 7,132 278,802 231,570 12,718 117,246
4 122,537 97,703 8,908 6,276 4,217 5,433 257,837 219,402 13,019 105,723
5 143,650 111,729 14,621 6,766 3,257 7,277 282,086 235,257 12,983 118,115
All areas c 67,076,966 50,147,679 7,365,987 3,796,684 1,984,227 3,782,389 118,527,109 95,546,840 6,512,823 53,508,012
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 2023
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 65,335 7,885 433 57,017 8,528 37,776 19,031 45,650 3,987 304 41,360 20,366
1 17,406 2,162 111 15,133 2,382 9,647 5,377 12,136 1,100 74 10,961 5,457
2 9,293 840 51 8,402 1,286 5,853 2,154 6,507 396 35 6,076 2,983
3 14,767 1,405 103 13,259 1,718 9,053 3,996 10,449 725 68 9,657 4,421
4 10,447 1,881 68 8,498 1,225 5,521 3,701 7,285 982 52 6,252 3,269
5 13,422 1,597 100 11,725 1,917 7,702 3,803 9,273 784 75 8,414 4,236
All areas b 7,425,331 1,160,789 63,886 6,200,656 983,169 4,039,319 2,402,843 5,292,598 632,748 47,283 4,612,568 2,504,566
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.