Congressional Statistics, December 2024

Pennsylvania

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
Pennsylvania 2,981,684 2,255,780 342,791 159,015 67,865 156,233 5,689,601 4,629,541 299,164 2,404,423
1 175,265 140,069 15,473 8,452 3,648 7,623 383,565 324,576 18,053 148,502
2 115,476 75,331 21,125 6,519 2,988 9,513 180,891 129,812 10,086 82,930
3 126,981 89,307 20,418 6,379 2,136 8,741 215,636 167,024 10,184 96,098
4 166,406 134,664 13,506 7,843 3,283 7,110 368,534 314,997 16,948 142,744
5 145,597 110,322 16,116 7,458 3,150 8,551 300,497 246,649 14,980 118,437
6 150,660 119,064 13,515 7,221 3,741 7,119 324,004 274,818 14,948 126,793
7 180,847 137,012 21,317 9,040 3,817 9,661 349,957 285,635 17,096 145,327
8 193,172 139,964 27,110 9,884 3,751 12,463 349,428 272,133 17,759 148,330
9 205,714 154,767 25,219 10,860 4,249 10,619 369,212 296,320 19,200 163,140
10 169,824 131,612 18,898 7,793 2,969 8,552 326,274 270,819 14,871 136,982
11 174,619 138,402 16,972 8,116 3,638 7,491 348,968 293,645 16,149 145,766
12 169,109 128,987 18,610 9,721 3,788 8,003 322,907 264,590 18,620 138,720
13 205,472 154,659 24,209 11,376 5,104 10,124 362,360 290,838 20,075 164,320
14 216,351 158,959 24,949 14,662 6,948 10,833 394,629 312,290 26,737 173,619
15 198,363 148,541 23,265 11,302 5,272 9,983 351,295 281,648 20,164 157,480
16 204,194 150,740 24,950 11,944 5,087 11,473 370,884 295,640 22,275 161,369
17 183,634 143,380 17,139 10,445 4,296 8,374 370,560 308,107 21,019 153,866
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
Pennsylvania 326,614 27,914 2,145 296,555 53,156 186,466 86,992 244,043 15,364 1,531 227,148 94,054
1 8,158 1,557 59 6,542 924 4,309 2,925 5,860 916 39 4,905 2,140
2 42,408 5,347 235 36,826 6,414 20,970 15,024 32,750 3,209 166 29,376 10,508
3 47,111 3,811 319 42,981 6,712 25,467 14,932 36,872 2,075 241 34,556 12,427
4 7,189 1,033 59 6,097 1,100 4,110 1,979 5,139 571 39 4,529 1,809
5 17,109 1,877 109 15,123 3,073 9,226 4,810 12,903 1,066 81 11,756 4,440
6 12,511 1,266 93 11,152 2,440 6,930 3,141 9,329 621 70 8,637 3,767
7 16,249 1,671 107 14,471 3,039 8,845 4,365 11,814 894 82 10,839 5,153
8 20,797 1,735 127 18,935 4,163 11,929 4,705 15,177 843 85 14,249 6,460
9 17,507 935 103 16,469 3,179 10,914 3,414 12,683 413 68 12,202 5,523
10 17,930 2,164 162 15,604 3,416 9,698 4,816 13,643 1,427 110 12,106 4,385
11 10,098 860 71 9,167 1,923 5,830 2,345 7,560 505 49 7,005 2,993
12 20,374 1,470 133 18,771 3,208 11,412 5,754 15,027 854 95 14,078 5,780
13 16,949 869 100 15,980 2,728 10,775 3,446 12,523 400 67 12,056 5,395
14 21,286 925 133 20,228 2,924 13,549 4,813 15,494 416 91 14,987 6,872
15 15,735 656 88 14,991 2,193 10,496 3,046 11,321 280 63 10,978 5,487
16 21,699 897 155 20,647 3,673 13,684 4,342 16,074 477 125 15,472 6,772
17 13,504 841 92 12,571 2,047 8,322 3,135 9,873 397 60 9,417 4,143
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.