Congressional Statistics, December 2013

North 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 2013
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
North Carolina 1,907,394 1,255,185 332,799 121,879 51,623 145,908 2,260,248 1,620,700 140,981 1,294,848
1 157,548 92,464 35,261 11,163 3,324 15,336 167,820 109,423 11,132 96,909
2 136,310 89,796 22,844 8,865 3,859 10,946 161,440 115,868 10,310 93,307
3 143,404 94,131 24,149 10,311 4,541 10,272 163,388 116,174 11,557 97,909
4 106,125 67,410 19,364 6,789 3,302 9,260 127,804 90,159 8,064 70,528
5 162,882 111,327 26,018 10,145 4,414 10,978 196,976 145,133 12,165 114,423
6 164,083 113,701 25,384 9,874 4,376 10,748 203,680 152,025 11,884 116,705
7 168,303 111,233 28,763 11,101 4,743 12,463 199,765 143,559 12,608 114,684
8 153,297 97,165 30,436 9,280 3,077 13,339 176,730 122,523 10,102 98,860
9 110,874 79,706 12,745 7,123 4,001 7,299 149,155 114,780 9,876 82,785
10 169,824 112,960 30,949 10,049 3,806 12,060 202,418 145,566 11,773 114,513
11 199,765 135,753 32,545 12,820 6,264 12,383 231,774 169,532 14,645 140,935
12 109,924 64,533 25,744 6,446 1,864 11,337 120,926 79,377 6,951 65,147
13 125,055 85,006 18,597 7,913 4,052 9,487 158,371 116,581 9,916 88,143
All areas c 57,978,610 37,892,659 8,940,950 4,290,073 2,442,308 4,412,620 68,544,382 49,026,786 5,152,133 40,865,508
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 2013
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
North Carolina 234,362 19,050 1,763 213,549 124,027 5,015 866 118,146 82,096 43,612
1 36,735 2,922 239 33,574 18,904 641 112 18,152 14,012 7,682
2 15,180 1,185 105 13,890 8,240 323 53 7,865 5,026 2,668
3 16,739 1,284 134 15,321 8,720 284 71 8,364 6,264 3,008
4 16,432 1,346 154 14,932 8,959 435 76 8,449 5,093 2,773
5 14,562 1,212 125 13,225 7,585 290 55 7,239 5,090 2,665
6 13,715 1,321 94 12,300 7,001 339 49 6,613 5,082 2,783
7 20,344 1,594 143 18,607 10,489 352 70 10,067 7,670 4,085
8 21,543 1,409 142 19,992 11,619 324 69 11,226 7,322 3,661
9 6,884 1,051 49 5,784 3,626 405 27 3,194 1,945 1,604
10 18,227 1,224 128 16,875 9,984 305 68 9,610 6,361 2,889
11 17,557 1,488 156 15,913 8,925 350 74 8,500 6,911 3,557
12 25,391 2,010 205 23,176 14,332 688 101 13,544 7,727 4,186
13 11,053 1,004 89 9,960 5,643 280 40 5,323 3,593 2,051
All areas b 8,363,477 1,157,118 67,671 7,138,688 4,677,154 483,984 37,494 4,155,676 2,770,750 2,107,524
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.