Congressional Statistics, December 2020

Mississippi

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 2020
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
Mississippi 681,219 439,690 118,358 44,889 16,396 61,886 885,611 632,647 56,998 463,268
1 176,307 114,144 32,655 10,416 3,638 15,454 233,096 166,418 13,251 119,352
2 163,340 100,820 31,793 10,367 2,993 17,367 196,893 136,335 11,778 105,026
3 167,574 111,461 25,877 11,227 4,394 14,615 225,380 165,286 14,895 118,028
4 173,998 113,265 28,033 12,879 5,371 14,450 230,241 164,608 17,073 120,862
All areas c 64,850,867 46,329,595 8,151,016 3,938,577 2,428,044 4,003,635 92,197,039 71,539,916 5,523,900 49,826,655
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 2020
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
Mississippi 114,080 7,213 980 105,887 18,376 72,051 23,653 65,109 1,887 544 62,678 41,261
1 23,713 1,261 189 22,263 3,828 15,443 4,442 13,563 306 113 13,144 8,523
2 41,776 2,705 381 38,690 6,555 26,129 9,092 24,236 690 209 23,337 15,093
3 24,559 1,741 206 22,612 3,870 15,225 5,464 13,630 458 108 13,064 9,074
4 24,032 1,506 204 22,322 4,123 15,254 4,655 13,679 433 114 13,133 8,571
All areas b 7,959,766 1,136,162 67,738 6,755,866 1,108,612 4,556,131 2,295,023 4,797,688 522,078 41,062 4,234,549 2,640,704
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.