Congressional Statistics, December 2014

South Carolina

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 2014
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
South Carolina 1,040,971 683,006 179,872 68,220 29,216 80,657 1,272,517 911,359 80,261 708,065
1 140,419 100,344 16,840 8,922 5,631 8,682 183,433 141,019 11,642 105,379
2 130,436 88,872 18,738 8,836 4,148 9,842 166,554 123,300 11,106 92,110
3 162,599 105,645 31,019 9,353 3,964 12,618 197,636 139,381 10,870 108,684
4 142,776 92,871 26,065 8,945 4,181 10,714 179,994 128,477 11,179 97,351
5 148,370 95,847 27,410 9,644 3,626 11,843 180,797 127,127 11,156 98,895
6 138,750 82,689 28,572 10,794 3,402 13,293 150,022 98,713 11,002 86,986
7 177,621 116,738 31,228 11,726 4,264 13,665 214,082 153,342 13,306 118,660
All areas c 59,007,158 39,008,771 8,954,518 4,236,220 2,452,435 4,355,214 71,693,353 51,826,267 5,212,795 42,084,088
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 2014
Congressional district Number of recipients Total monthly payments (thousands of dollars) Number of recipients
Total Aged Blind Disabled Total Aged Blind Disabled With OASDI a Aged 65 or older
South Carolina 118,354 8,296 1,210 108,848 64,278 2,174 630 61,474 40,971 21,686
1 8,824 616 90 8,118 4,744 183 42 4,519 2,867 1,528
2 12,163 765 135 11,263 6,766 214 64 6,487 3,863 2,003
3 15,260 853 169 14,238 8,272 207 94 7,971 5,276 2,323
4 15,704 1,097 168 14,439 8,556 316 100 8,140 5,208 2,506
5 17,321 1,191 175 15,955 9,553 296 91 9,165 5,837 3,031
6 27,252 2,152 286 24,814 14,485 569 137 13,779 9,830 5,912
7 21,830 1,622 187 20,021 11,903 390 101 11,413 8,090 4,383
All areas b 8,335,704 1,151,940 67,383 7,116,381 4,686,279 484,313 37,911 4,164,055 2,749,128 2,122,871
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.