Congressional Statistics, December 2020

South 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
South Carolina 1,197,138 857,657 166,551 66,989 29,375 76,566 1,726,626 1,339,324 91,963 892,440
1 171,246 131,435 15,904 9,067 6,208 8,632 269,267 220,940 13,879 139,176
2 153,423 111,251 18,954 8,899 4,145 10,174 229,135 179,724 12,892 115,789
3 176,829 124,749 27,725 9,360 3,700 11,295 250,408 190,831 12,524 128,597
4 159,712 113,718 23,061 8,729 4,473 9,731 236,609 183,178 12,622 120,037
5 170,316 120,044 25,445 9,691 3,711 11,425 243,102 185,504 13,051 124,537
6 149,433 99,070 25,644 9,545 2,857 12,317 188,625 136,751 11,359 103,647
7 216,179 157,390 29,818 11,698 4,281 12,992 309,478 242,396 15,635 160,657
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
South Carolina 113,864 7,433 1,274 105,157 17,516 73,113 23,235 66,968 2,312 728 63,928 38,065
1 8,972 630 96 8,246 1,678 5,509 1,785 5,223 209 48 4,966 2,821
2 12,078 677 143 11,258 2,049 7,835 2,194 7,442 218 76 7,148 3,578
3 14,594 778 173 13,643 2,133 9,926 2,535 8,472 230 102 8,140 4,890
4 15,252 1,136 177 13,939 2,483 9,765 3,004 8,788 396 107 8,285 4,957
5 17,196 1,117 196 15,883 2,757 11,075 3,364 10,413 347 118 9,949 5,606
6 24,812 1,770 282 22,760 3,499 15,432 5,881 14,436 535 157 13,744 8,710
7 20,960 1,325 207 19,428 2,917 13,571 4,472 12,192 376 121 11,696 7,503
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.