Congressional Statistics, December 2018

Connecticut

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 2018
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
Connecticut 681,765 501,724 80,566 36,995 22,950 39,530 1,018,496 808,720 55,959 538,190
1 143,259 105,187 17,542 7,194 4,039 9,297 208,217 165,441 10,513 111,661
2 145,039 106,955 17,597 8,078 4,630 7,779 216,188 170,901 12,274 113,686
3 137,509 100,263 17,879 7,434 3,836 8,097 203,103 159,835 11,102 106,906
4 116,920 87,970 10,239 6,824 5,870 6,017 185,143 150,092 10,934 97,425
5 139,038 101,349 17,309 7,465 4,575 8,340 205,845 162,452 11,136 108,512
All areas c 62,906,222 43,721,450 8,537,332 4,029,669 2,510,248 4,107,523 84,419,840 63,890,793 5,383,982 47,159,080
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 2018
Congressional district Number of recipients Total monthly payments (thousands of dollars) Number of recipients with OASDI a
Total By type By age
Aged Blind Disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older Total Aged Blind Disabled
Connecticut 66,442 7,257 461 58,724 8,447 41,460 16,535 38,745 3,015 258 35,471 20,828
1 17,160 2,076 130 14,954 2,325 9,991 4,844 9,791 872 72 8,847 5,458
2 9,009 671 51 8,287 1,165 6,217 1,627 5,335 251 27 5,057 3,048
3 15,010 1,321 93 13,596 1,801 9,883 3,326 8,916 551 48 8,317 4,428
4 10,668 1,686 76 8,906 1,221 6,142 3,305 6,160 725 46 5,389 3,329
5 14,595 1,503 111 12,981 1,935 9,227 3,433 8,543 616 65 7,862 4,565
All areas b 8,128,652 1,169,087 68,654 6,890,911 1,148,038 4,714,234 2,266,380 4,772,179 512,711 40,240 4,219,228 2,715,318
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.