Congressional Statistics, December 2012

Maryland

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 2012
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
Maryland 895,352 609,826 126,333 63,641 30,311 65,241 1,085,208 797,092 78,039 650,019
1 147,619 105,365 18,392 10,183 4,771 8,908 181,920 138,446 12,711 109,902
2 118,114 73,050 21,653 9,430 3,520 10,461 141,695 96,160 11,591 78,952
3 109,905 76,116 14,351 8,461 3,946 7,031 139,067 103,644 10,854 82,787
4 91,527 62,834 13,045 5,559 2,400 7,689 105,165 76,473 6,421 64,763
5 95,199 65,430 12,835 6,249 3,062 7,623 112,595 81,883 7,270 68,224
6 108,541 72,807 14,748 8,047 5,032 7,907 130,570 95,519 9,871 79,407
7 119,066 75,548 22,152 8,375 2,817 10,174 138,227 97,204 9,584 80,297
8 105,381 78,676 9,157 7,337 4,763 5,448 135,970 107,763 9,737 85,687
All areas c 56,758,185 36,720,492 8,826,591 4,348,486 2,443,212 4,419,404 65,430,104 46,327,075 5,107,327 39,613,754
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data as of December 2012 and U.S. Postal Service geography data as of March 2013; represents the 2010 Census redistricting in effect for the 113th Congress.
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 2012
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
Maryland 115,100 14,926 628 99,546 65,756 6,084 329 59,343 31,166 25,393
1 11,110 895 71 10,144 6,025 247 37 5,741 3,688 1,752
2 17,811 1,336 97 16,378 10,539 541 49 9,949 4,558 2,765
3 13,631 2,525 79 11,027 7,638 1,121 42 6,475 3,647 4,068
4 10,924 1,257 58 9,609 6,221 474 32 5,715 2,640 2,021
5 8,510 1,152 56 7,302 4,666 438 27 4,201 2,313 1,883
6 12,915 2,898 67 9,950 7,077 1,276 34 5,767 3,912 4,004
7 32,015 2,013 143 29,859 19,298 694 75 18,529 8,175 5,255
8 8,184 2,850 57 5,277 4,292 1,294 32 2,966 2,233 3,645
All areas b 8,262,877 1,156,188 67,725 7,038,964 4,598,945 474,662 36,865 4,087,418 2,759,751 2,081,532
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data as of December 2012 and U.S. Postal Service geography data as of March 2013; represents the 2010 Census redistricting in effect for the 113th Congress.
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.