Congressional Statistics, December 2018

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 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
North Carolina 2,098,741 1,476,848 314,113 117,221 53,216 137,343 2,832,908 2,159,879 153,662 1,532,383
1 158,952 105,837 28,069 9,447 3,423 12,176 203,364 149,133 11,404 110,197
2 149,264 105,374 21,223 8,068 4,176 10,423 208,115 159,118 10,860 109,367
3 169,324 117,688 25,194 10,404 4,401 11,637 217,483 163,380 13,067 121,554
4 108,484 79,000 12,873 5,813 4,116 6,682 162,149 128,144 8,696 83,999
5 173,546 123,571 26,074 9,537 4,188 10,176 232,156 178,125 12,492 128,159
6 177,129 126,064 27,061 8,965 3,806 11,233 240,067 184,396 11,707 129,561
7 193,012 137,870 27,300 11,143 4,979 11,720 262,897 203,150 14,414 142,953
8 154,277 105,979 24,527 8,941 3,647 11,183 204,739 152,386 11,560 109,478
9 147,428 100,996 22,255 8,987 4,277 10,913 201,115 151,146 11,877 106,582
10 182,052 129,426 28,156 9,725 3,771 10,974 246,229 188,359 12,849 132,686
11 213,368 154,074 30,335 11,827 5,769 11,363 281,081 217,563 15,136 160,239
12 107,787 74,109 16,755 5,708 2,713 8,502 146,799 110,501 7,837 76,657
13 164,118 116,860 24,291 8,656 3,950 10,361 226,713 174,478 11,764 120,951
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
North Carolina 228,906 17,363 1,866 209,677 36,234 147,854 44,818 131,427 5,263 1,026 125,138 78,832
1 28,077 1,914 215 25,948 4,340 17,827 5,910 15,828 500 118 15,210 10,340
2 13,973 1,118 119 12,736 2,206 8,857 2,910 7,876 321 63 7,491 4,968
3 18,519 1,345 138 17,036 2,914 11,925 3,680 10,567 342 78 10,147 6,941
4 9,599 1,243 108 8,248 1,830 5,574 2,195 5,366 504 57 4,805 2,758
5 16,974 1,351 149 15,474 2,410 11,218 3,346 9,817 360 78 9,378 6,030
6 17,666 1,309 137 16,220 2,846 11,661 3,159 10,320 377 74 9,869 6,030
7 19,910 1,237 156 18,517 2,994 12,932 3,984 11,280 298 82 10,900 7,364
8 15,036 950 133 13,953 3,025 9,579 2,432 8,760 288 69 8,402 4,754
9 21,909 1,570 139 20,200 3,550 13,958 4,401 12,693 503 78 12,112 7,320
10 17,876 1,082 148 16,646 2,387 12,475 3,014 10,440 295 83 10,062 6,078
11 17,115 1,237 139 15,739 1,927 11,745 3,443 9,616 338 77 9,201 6,425
12 15,883 1,785 148 13,950 3,088 9,275 3,520 9,236 739 93 8,404 4,584
13 16,369 1,222 137 15,010 2,717 10,828 2,824 9,628 396 75 9,157 5,240
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.