Congressional Statistics, December 2024

New Mexico

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
New Mexico 476,894 355,954 53,583 25,265 13,115 28,977 823,195 663,896 42,085 376,172
1 166,258 128,865 17,384 7,815 3,762 8,432 310,476 257,790 14,203 135,133
2 151,133 109,132 18,851 8,869 4,966 9,315 240,354 187,135 13,754 116,358
3 159,503 117,957 17,348 8,581 4,387 11,230 272,365 218,971 14,128 124,681
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
New Mexico 55,120 7,127 467 47,526 6,879 30,994 17,247 39,514 2,980 352 36,183 20,941
1 15,556 1,590 120 13,846 1,861 9,653 4,042 11,390 703 95 10,593 5,240
2 19,824 3,122 171 16,531 2,651 10,449 6,724 14,174 1,286 124 12,765 8,012
3 19,740 2,415 176 17,149 2,367 10,892 6,481 13,950 991 133 12,826 7,689
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.