Congressional Statistics, December 2023

Pennsylvania

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
Pennsylvania 2,932,281 2,193,704 347,464 163,413 70,376 157,324 5,388,167 4,340,439 297,621 2,342,159
1 170,624 134,842 15,692 8,649 3,786 7,655 358,525 300,398 17,866 143,390
2 114,161 73,499 21,557 6,651 2,965 9,489 173,435 122,771 10,060 80,787
3 125,654 87,539 20,684 6,558 2,169 8,704 206,064 158,138 10,133 94,179
4 162,610 130,420 13,648 8,014 3,380 7,148 346,046 293,337 16,717 138,585
5 142,514 106,713 16,270 7,691 3,274 8,566 282,498 229,429 14,963 114,872
6 147,067 114,844 13,763 7,389 3,892 7,179 303,480 254,894 14,773 122,683
7 177,758 133,311 21,510 9,196 3,934 9,807 331,318 267,974 16,879 141,303
8 190,346 136,606 27,222 10,101 3,861 12,556 332,032 256,234 17,609 144,581
9 202,595 151,088 25,260 11,180 4,405 10,662 350,929 279,412 19,087 159,525
10 166,471 127,829 18,963 8,009 3,054 8,616 308,250 253,725 14,823 133,325
11 171,019 134,322 17,146 8,297 3,803 7,451 329,025 274,575 15,958 141,764
12 167,966 126,348 19,230 10,232 4,012 8,144 308,920 249,973 18,940 136,302
13 202,600 150,591 24,587 11,697 5,336 10,389 344,273 273,384 19,984 160,469
14 213,788 155,192 25,399 15,063 7,220 10,914 376,120 294,505 26,577 169,812
15 195,257 144,820 23,500 11,548 5,419 9,970 334,416 265,892 19,984 153,813
16 201,174 146,517 25,397 12,282 5,310 11,668 352,414 277,741 22,176 157,049
17 180,677 139,223 17,636 10,856 4,556 8,406 350,422 288,057 21,092 149,720
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
Pennsylvania 325,148 26,841 2,124 296,183 51,357 190,304 83,487 232,802 14,121 1,485 217,196 93,208
1 8,037 1,424 66 6,547 898 4,369 2,770 5,597 798 39 4,760 2,107
2 42,268 5,096 230 36,942 6,194 21,458 14,616 31,576 2,969 174 28,434 10,409
3 47,423 3,748 315 43,360 6,507 26,468 14,448 35,033 1,956 225 32,852 12,360
4 6,987 1,011 53 5,923 1,046 4,044 1,897 4,739 534 36 4,168 1,724
5 16,819 1,811 110 14,898 2,895 9,352 4,572 12,132 988 78 11,066 4,303
6 12,374 1,218 89 11,067 2,324 7,038 3,012 8,741 582 62 8,097 3,694
7 16,070 1,624 114 14,332 2,932 8,950 4,188 11,058 795 75 10,189 5,086
8 20,334 1,637 126 18,571 3,907 11,981 4,446 14,379 743 80 13,556 6,290
9 17,298 918 102 16,278 2,976 11,061 3,261 12,118 382 72 11,663 5,426
10 17,235 1,979 161 15,095 3,236 9,568 4,431 12,477 1,248 120 11,109 4,255
11 10,123 814 68 9,241 1,947 5,965 2,211 7,197 469 45 6,683 2,927
12 20,570 1,489 129 18,952 3,120 11,885 5,565 14,597 818 92 13,686 5,879
13 16,912 826 98 15,988 2,659 10,970 3,283 11,875 371 65 11,440 5,433
14 21,540 910 127 20,503 2,886 13,990 4,664 15,189 384 86 14,719 6,936
15 15,709 635 96 14,978 2,134 10,584 2,991 10,932 263 72 10,598 5,411
16 21,789 865 144 20,780 3,638 14,051 4,100 15,596 439 107 15,050 6,786
17 13,660 836 96 12,728 2,058 8,570 3,032 9,567 383 59 9,126 4,182
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.