Congressional Statistics, December 2023

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 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
Tennessee 1,538,339 1,102,927 208,918 90,254 34,060 102,180 2,668,921 2,084,103 151,466 1,164,012
1 221,105 153,071 35,124 13,721 5,382 13,807 366,199 276,090 21,732 162,777
2 181,681 133,647 22,032 10,958 4,550 10,494 327,635 262,018 19,043 142,164
3 190,512 137,147 25,683 11,337 4,464 11,881 333,310 260,837 19,245 145,329
4 165,485 116,494 23,752 10,104 3,643 11,492 281,830 215,609 16,641 122,647
5 131,139 102,568 11,218 6,980 3,513 6,860 262,425 219,787 13,656 108,288
6 178,776 130,501 23,818 9,949 3,379 11,129 305,829 241,110 16,275 136,087
7 145,765 102,771 20,647 8,540 3,097 10,710 250,167 191,940 14,478 107,955
8 189,146 136,086 25,240 11,127 4,094 12,599 330,756 259,098 18,863 143,650
9 134,730 90,642 21,404 7,538 1,938 13,208 210,770 157,615 11,534 95,115
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
Tennessee 160,285 10,509 1,482 148,294 21,892 103,044 35,349 114,811 4,161 1,037 109,614 54,092
1 20,654 1,136 194 19,324 2,213 13,967 4,474 14,273 384 135 13,754 7,847
2 16,483 972 136 15,375 1,788 10,908 3,787 11,872 381 90 11,401 5,700
3 17,876 1,181 161 16,534 2,063 11,682 4,131 12,460 445 112 11,903 6,330
4 15,479 1,055 161 14,263 1,942 10,180 3,357 10,968 414 108 10,446 5,339
5 8,021 917 91 7,013 1,228 4,867 1,926 5,798 507 64 5,227 2,309
6 16,011 1,008 137 14,866 2,006 10,393 3,612 11,277 371 99 10,807 5,815
7 15,630 930 165 14,535 2,347 10,021 3,262 11,472 374 115 10,983 5,054
8 20,368 1,191 165 19,012 2,642 13,610 4,116 14,527 457 119 13,951 6,892
9 29,763 2,119 272 27,372 5,663 17,416 6,684 22,163 826 195 21,142 8,806
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.