Congressional Statistics, December 2015 (Expanded Edition)

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 2015
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 2,744,424 1,847,485 407,320 202,520 103,559 183,540 3,498,489 2,567,583 265,361 2,000,413
1 110,224 61,788 25,353 8,529 3,366 11,188 124,738 79,312 9,903 68,175
2 127,315 79,071 25,535 8,845 3,268 10,596 151,130 105,295 10,419 85,625
3 169,788 108,571 27,426 14,144 7,547 12,100 208,065 146,576 18,509 119,346
4 151,147 106,723 21,083 9,347 4,752 9,242 195,030 148,273 12,504 111,833
5 163,049 109,228 24,254 12,111 6,702 10,754 199,516 145,812 15,428 116,980
6 136,662 100,702 14,668 8,666 4,958 7,668 193,876 152,543 12,580 107,941
7 139,773 102,537 13,591 9,870 5,686 8,089 202,301 158,241 14,533 112,148
8 144,687 104,463 17,439 9,253 5,357 8,175 207,885 160,473 13,555 112,578
9 174,388 111,067 27,414 15,521 8,727 11,659 205,491 143,217 18,970 123,781
10 170,006 116,803 24,406 11,295 6,117 11,385 209,355 155,150 14,226 123,251
11 165,124 112,879 24,799 11,358 5,285 10,803 202,509 149,171 14,278 119,270
12 175,895 119,394 21,925 15,846 8,947 9,783 228,057 167,573 21,325 133,300
13 128,224 84,978 20,283 9,033 4,412 9,518 167,863 121,665 12,264 93,040
14 152,206 95,738 27,498 13,331 5,087 10,552 186,184 129,370 16,957 106,127
15 154,678 107,926 21,460 10,055 5,126 10,111 201,088 152,224 13,379 114,427
16 142,970 97,361 21,749 8,665 5,245 9,950 183,184 137,194 11,586 104,394
17 167,776 110,123 28,736 11,611 4,738 12,568 204,811 145,665 14,348 116,995
18 170,512 118,133 19,701 15,040 8,239 9,399 227,404 169,829 20,595 131,202
All areas c 59,963,425 40,089,061 8,909,430 4,190,676 2,477,567 4,296,691 73,642,029 53,790,278 5,194,659 43,243,199
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 2015
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 Under age 18 Aged 65 or older
Pennsylvania 368,212 24,025 1,968 342,219 213,611 9,555 1,049 203,006 104,401 68,796 66,055
1 39,852 2,887 176 36,789 24,349 1,270 106 22,972 9,267 7,189 8,535
2 51,384 3,051 296 48,037 31,724 1,226 168 30,330 12,192 8,631 9,877
3 23,207 856 117 22,234 13,282 300 62 12,920 7,261 4,232 2,996
4 13,685 768 85 12,832 7,857 296 46 7,514 3,950 3,444 1,868
5 17,561 672 87 16,802 9,620 196 45 9,379 5,986 3,255 2,289
6 7,408 772 52 6,584 3,995 277 29 3,689 2,129 1,395 1,344
7 5,797 585 31 5,181 3,205 228 15 2,962 1,568 924 1,126
8 7,741 1,031 55 6,655 4,252 461 32 3,759 1,945 1,040 2,141
9 24,226 1,033 116 23,077 13,679 286 60 13,334 7,869 3,855 3,884
10 14,804 614 77 14,113 8,120 176 37 7,907 4,929 2,768 2,085
11 16,547 1,172 107 15,268 9,067 438 51 8,577 5,417 3,418 2,631
12 16,954 758 89 16,107 9,494 227 46 9,221 5,463 3,089 2,413
13 31,451 3,911 151 27,389 19,112 1,935 84 17,092 6,816 5,872 8,548
14 29,513 1,573 156 27,784 17,371 644 79 16,648 8,153 5,587 5,030
15 16,483 1,324 96 15,063 9,376 523 47 8,806 5,143 3,763 3,012
16 18,854 1,237 99 17,518 10,937 496 51 10,390 5,739 4,267 3,162
17 19,841 1,246 103 18,492 10,975 394 48 10,532 6,471 4,045 3,149
18 12,904 535 75 12,294 7,195 181 42 6,972 4,103 2,022 1,965
All areas b 8,309,564 1,157,492 67,851 7,084,221 4,721,982 495,852 38,705 4,187,426 2,731,528 1,267,160 2,153,849
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.