Congressional Statistics, December 2024

Connecticut

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 2024
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
Connecticut 737,503 582,671 70,379 33,320 15,587 35,546 1,515,816 1,279,633 67,080 615,123
1 154,216 120,436 16,146 6,498 2,687 8,449 304,378 255,149 12,546 126,566
2 166,522 132,456 16,021 7,554 2,975 7,516 344,051 290,673 15,305 138,304
3 149,270 117,455 15,271 6,635 2,746 7,163 303,411 254,913 13,286 123,963
4 118,486 95,452 8,130 5,815 3,971 5,118 260,232 223,706 12,449 102,813
5 149,009 116,872 14,811 6,818 3,208 7,300 303,744 255,193 13,494 123,477
All areas c 68,455,973 51,772,651 7,231,147 3,734,707 1,947,761 3,769,707 125,577,970 102,268,471 6,617,163 55,120,239
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 2024
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
Connecticut 65,896 8,142 443 57,311 8,875 37,242 19,779 47,617 4,206 312 43,099 20,695
1 18,794 2,335 117 16,342 2,681 10,265 5,848 13,470 1,208 88 12,174 5,815
2 9,181 812 50 8,319 1,302 5,717 2,162 6,742 391 34 6,317 3,036
3 14,160 1,446 91 12,623 1,660 8,420 4,080 10,331 766 61 9,504 4,260
4 10,207 1,913 74 8,220 1,268 5,194 3,745 7,272 1,014 53 6,205 3,287
5 13,554 1,636 111 11,807 1,964 7,646 3,944 9,803 828 77 8,898 4,297
All areas b 7,423,856 1,190,660 63,747 6,169,449 1,002,887 3,951,866 2,469,103 5,528,062 677,097 48,833 4,802,132 2,532,902
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.