Congressional Statistics, December 2020

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 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
North Carolina 2,183,353 1,574,403 306,204 115,589 51,757 135,400 3,121,049 2,432,809 159,770 1,633,792
1 174,371 117,472 30,284 10,250 3,226 13,139 226,317 166,684 12,560 121,961
2 121,250 90,961 12,642 6,086 4,411 7,150 192,989 156,158 9,675 96,515
3 174,695 124,713 24,161 10,341 4,188 11,292 236,850 181,989 13,650 129,000
4 150,341 113,142 17,212 6,880 4,452 8,655 234,824 190,762 10,432 118,232
5 187,557 133,981 28,949 9,696 3,345 11,586 256,915 197,206 12,799 137,187
6 155,201 112,362 21,697 7,843 3,768 9,531 228,835 180,363 11,576 117,497
7 205,381 151,443 26,752 10,907 4,938 11,341 302,206 239,742 15,190 156,677
8 152,919 103,270 25,545 8,769 3,200 12,135 207,675 152,661 11,519 107,008
9 153,008 109,593 20,106 8,581 4,316 10,412 223,588 174,443 12,179 115,379
10 186,983 135,536 27,374 9,542 3,619 10,912 268,745 209,121 13,193 139,076
11 222,456 167,135 27,371 11,855 6,064 10,031 315,393 252,973 16,387 174,518
12 115,796 82,837 16,219 5,639 2,925 8,176 168,594 131,261 8,187 85,742
13 183,395 131,958 27,892 9,200 3,305 11,040 258,119 199,445 12,421 135,000
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
North Carolina 227,652 16,578 1,893 209,181 34,808 147,094 45,750 133,991 5,469 1,060 127,462 77,180
1 29,375 1,824 225 27,326 4,379 18,554 6,442 16,878 460 126 16,292 11,046
2 9,506 1,261 103 8,142 1,578 5,637 2,291 5,460 529 61 4,870 2,739
3 18,043 1,238 158 16,647 2,601 11,655 3,787 10,410 333 89 9,988 6,709
4 13,346 1,159 121 12,066 2,275 8,355 2,716 7,708 452 62 7,194 4,190
5 18,367 934 150 17,283 2,296 12,994 3,077 11,018 269 83 10,667 6,115
6 19,369 1,564 199 17,606 3,261 12,552 3,556 11,809 580 110 11,120 6,010
7 18,894 1,137 150 17,607 2,718 12,322 3,854 10,837 319 81 10,437 6,967
8 19,726 1,141 161 18,424 3,679 12,664 3,383 12,019 377 84 11,558 6,148
9 18,083 1,342 113 16,628 2,892 11,370 3,821 10,745 494 66 10,185 5,959
10 14,875 1,013 127 13,735 1,942 10,124 2,809 8,786 288 76 8,421 5,196
11 16,450 1,253 119 15,078 1,741 11,027 3,682 9,461 381 64 9,017 6,380
12 15,637 1,693 144 13,800 3,007 9,066 3,564 9,289 694 90 8,505 4,461
13 15,981 1,019 123 14,839 2,439 10,774 2,768 9,569 294 67 9,208 5,260
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.