Congressional Statistics, December 2023

Mississippi

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
Mississippi 691,612 469,560 106,401 43,014 14,005 58,632 1,107,012 824,458 67,307 494,217
1 172,771 116,913 29,057 9,766 2,940 14,095 281,781 208,812 15,266 122,290
2 180,478 118,254 30,727 10,800 3,008 17,689 266,996 193,720 15,343 123,659
3 167,004 116,508 22,665 10,588 3,597 13,646 278,324 212,357 17,327 123,378
4 171,359 117,885 23,952 11,860 4,460 13,202 279,911 209,569 19,371 124,890
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
Mississippi 105,303 6,948 931 97,424 16,245 64,486 24,572 70,442 2,295 602 67,545 38,004
1 21,303 1,139 178 19,986 3,373 13,599 4,331 14,378 345 122 13,912 7,555
2 41,108 2,850 380 37,878 5,973 24,791 10,344 27,902 947 246 26,709 15,025
3 21,464 1,494 192 19,778 3,376 13,032 5,056 13,894 494 125 13,275 7,641
4 21,428 1,465 181 19,782 3,523 13,064 4,841 14,268 509 109 13,650 7,783
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.