Congressional Statistics, December 2022

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 2022
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 2,234,888 1,658,163 286,368 113,752 44,095 132,510 3,794,228 3,031,883 185,107 1,722,302
1 175,760 122,096 27,964 9,939 2,857 12,904 268,666 203,158 14,363 127,076
2 125,988 98,026 11,697 5,969 3,624 6,672 240,293 200,346 11,169 103,522
3 181,596 133,324 23,094 10,378 3,638 11,162 292,827 230,503 16,130 138,150
4 157,560 122,579 16,079 6,803 3,683 8,416 294,427 245,987 12,128 127,636
5 188,187 137,897 26,920 9,470 2,851 11,049 304,795 239,275 14,636 141,735
6 157,092 116,843 20,161 7,494 3,114 9,480 273,942 220,923 13,003 122,055
7 214,009 162,458 25,194 10,750 4,279 11,328 376,238 306,112 17,809 168,052
8 156,248 108,454 24,239 8,687 2,858 12,010 250,455 188,455 13,427 112,756
9 156,932 115,488 18,899 8,438 3,687 10,420 272,221 217,417 14,098 121,304
10 190,976 141,846 25,756 9,532 3,129 10,713 325,129 258,552 15,560 146,142
11 225,478 174,354 25,142 11,419 5,093 9,470 380,778 313,171 18,566 181,701
12 118,621 87,507 15,006 5,618 2,475 8,015 204,639 163,641 9,572 91,046
13 186,441 137,291 26,217 9,255 2,807 10,871 309,817 244,345 14,646 141,127
All areas c 65,994,457 48,587,883 7,604,098 3,840,827 2,113,864 3,847,785 111,421,667 88,679,497 6,324,926 52,052,807
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 2022
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 216,834 16,922 1,843 198,069 31,580 137,568 47,686 134,868 6,049 1,144 127,674 73,899
1 27,617 1,768 214 25,635 3,895 17,253 6,469 16,883 505 126 16,251 10,418
2 9,064 1,265 92 7,707 1,426 5,257 2,381 5,409 565 50 4,794 2,632
3 17,496 1,262 154 16,080 2,380 11,167 3,949 10,630 372 97 10,161 6,505
4 12,730 1,225 107 11,398 2,029 7,770 2,931 7,811 533 59 7,218 4,070
5 17,414 927 157 16,330 2,114 12,132 3,168 10,949 293 97 10,558 5,771
6 18,724 1,654 181 16,889 3,037 11,840 3,847 11,939 653 114 11,172 5,923
7 17,788 1,149 135 16,504 2,415 11,335 4,038 10,923 332 82 10,509 6,455
8 19,163 1,249 162 17,752 3,461 11,995 3,707 12,315 448 103 11,764 6,009
9 17,421 1,429 125 15,867 2,650 10,782 3,989 11,082 565 81 10,436 5,782
10 14,263 979 130 13,154 1,766 9,651 2,846 8,931 300 83 8,548 4,946
11 15,176 1,248 115 13,813 1,480 9,944 3,752 8,908 398 74 8,436 5,978
12 14,588 1,736 144 12,708 2,670 8,194 3,724 9,075 751 95 8,228 4,357
13 15,390 1,031 127 14,232 2,257 10,248 2,885 10,014 335 82 9,597 5,053
All areas b 7,542,222 1,138,100 64,393 6,339,729 997,109 4,195,789 2,349,324 4,910,154 569,774 43,223 4,297,157 2,530,634
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.