Congressional Statistics, December 2012

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 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
Pennsylvania 2,660,338 1,739,534 403,386 218,131 107,019 192,268 3,177,853 2,267,813 270,545 1,894,279
1 112,256 61,480 25,437 9,699 3,515 12,125 120,420 74,749 10,769 68,678
2 122,678 74,026 24,937 9,392 2,998 11,325 137,094 92,769 10,550 80,196
3 165,093 101,393 27,439 15,383 8,275 12,603 190,315 129,158 19,132 113,349
4 142,266 98,509 20,108 9,628 4,670 9,351 171,835 128,125 12,153 102,615
5 157,742 101,731 24,392 13,047 7,227 11,345 181,396 128,002 15,734 110,361
6 130,029 94,183 14,146 9,277 4,559 7,864 172,012 132,865 12,706 100,516
7 136,916 99,055 13,656 10,646 5,369 8,190 185,102 142,540 14,773 107,728
8 137,098 97,131 17,017 9,696 4,889 8,365 184,213 139,361 13,334 103,883
9 170,910 104,205 27,818 16,861 9,658 12,368 189,088 126,391 19,582 118,299
10 163,059 108,469 24,181 11,732 6,539 12,138 187,856 135,436 13,952 115,043
11 162,795 107,210 25,751 12,256 5,554 12,024 186,279 132,552 14,513 113,627
12 172,657 112,873 22,020 17,622 9,827 10,315 209,278 148,432 22,362 128,333
13 121,764 79,021 18,921 9,694 4,298 9,830 150,269 106,685 12,539 86,985
14 151,990 91,899 27,920 15,055 5,707 11,409 174,541 116,770 18,193 104,159
15 148,554 101,579 20,912 10,500 5,125 10,438 180,864 134,089 13,246 107,230
16 136,722 91,246 21,199 8,859 4,987 10,431 164,518 120,951 11,252 97,242
17 163,775 105,948 27,824 12,510 5,083 12,410 188,230 131,367 14,661 112,916
18 164,034 109,576 19,708 16,274 8,739 9,737 204,544 147,573 21,093 123,119
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
Pennsylvania 376,894 24,942 1,962 349,990 213,929 9,156 984 203,789 106,447 63,189
1 50,303 3,448 204 46,651 30,362 1,410 112 28,839 11,217 9,119
2 49,843 3,036 283 46,524 29,859 1,074 155 28,631 11,667 8,944
3 25,129 994 132 24,003 14,120 341 70 13,709 7,799 3,012
4 14,144 758 77 13,309 7,993 270 39 7,684 4,005 1,744
5 17,993 777 81 17,135 9,722 204 42 9,476 6,121 2,312
6 7,011 660 58 6,293 3,795 217 34 3,544 2,061 1,173
7 6,705 819 46 5,840 3,502 294 22 3,187 1,831 1,390
8 7,666 1,034 54 6,578 4,165 423 25 3,717 2,002 2,096
9 26,170 1,217 122 24,831 14,331 332 60 13,939 8,442 3,973
10 15,740 749 83 14,908 8,389 201 38 8,150 5,314 2,201
11 16,758 1,161 115 15,482 8,980 390 52 8,538 5,623 2,554
12 15,931 849 71 15,011 8,800 246 33 8,522 5,057 2,240
13 24,066 3,259 116 20,691 14,276 1,625 59 12,593 5,036 6,940
14 32,380 1,637 160 30,583 18,685 579 75 18,030 9,086 4,946
15 16,024 1,284 82 14,658 8,960 480 39 8,440 4,909 2,681
16 19,047 1,418 88 17,541 10,747 516 43 10,188 5,922 3,092
17 19,181 1,219 104 17,858 10,313 347 46 9,920 6,308 2,877
18 12,803 623 86 12,094 6,930 208 40 6,682 4,047 1,895
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.