Congressional Statistics, December 2012

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 2012
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 1,859,520 1,209,062 329,349 123,114 52,032 145,963 2,144,898 1,520,342 138,554 1,245,887
1 155,356 89,556 35,194 11,447 3,490 15,669 161,351 103,404 11,124 94,383
2 132,811 86,513 22,538 8,900 3,919 10,941 152,912 108,609 10,089 89,769
3 139,840 90,721 23,862 10,393 4,601 10,263 155,118 108,953 11,338 94,261
4 102,625 64,477 19,005 6,756 3,158 9,229 120,280 83,911 7,850 67,338
5 159,468 108,184 25,572 10,340 4,457 10,915 187,937 137,435 12,086 110,999
6 160,191 109,903 25,095 10,005 4,372 10,816 193,566 143,111 11,730 112,719
7 163,263 105,870 28,724 11,199 4,843 12,627 187,896 132,808 12,326 108,949
8 150,178 93,890 30,436 9,334 3,170 13,348 168,680 115,363 9,886 95,257
9 106,468 75,984 12,402 7,116 3,887 7,079 139,537 106,542 9,592 78,364
10 166,112 109,382 30,769 10,132 3,843 11,986 193,197 137,480 11,544 110,908
11 195,980 131,539 32,362 13,122 6,478 12,479 221,369 160,096 14,607 136,728
12 106,778 62,158 25,001 6,518 1,853 11,248 114,955 74,836 6,862 62,626
13 120,450 80,885 18,389 7,852 3,961 9,363 148,100 107,793 9,522 83,586
All areas c 56,758,185 36,720,492 8,826,591 4,348,486 2,443,212 4,419,404 65,430,104 46,327,075 5,107,327 39,613,754
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data as of December 2012 and U.S. Postal Service geography data as of March 2013; represents the 2010 Census redistricting in effect for the 113th Congress.
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 2012
Congressional district Number of recipients Total monthly payments (thousands of dollars) Number of recipients
Total Aged Blind Disabled Total Aged Blind Disabled With OASDI a Aged 65 or older
North Carolina 230,691 19,680 1,751 209,260 120,718 4,988 855 114,875 82,779 43,953
1 36,485 3,090 245 33,150 18,641 660 112 17,869 14,147 7,811
2 14,815 1,229 99 13,487 8,031 309 48 7,674 5,080 2,669
3 16,564 1,359 135 15,070 8,465 289 82 8,094 6,337 3,045
4 16,060 1,350 155 14,555 8,601 417 76 8,108 5,100 2,763
5 14,177 1,256 122 12,799 7,305 295 54 6,956 5,135 2,691
6 13,491 1,376 89 12,026 6,867 341 43 6,482 5,191 2,840
7 20,314 1,651 142 18,521 10,305 348 70 9,887 7,870 4,190
8 21,302 1,499 144 19,659 11,327 341 71 10,915 7,476 3,718
9 6,639 1,020 49 5,570 3,514 387 26 3,101 1,893 1,568
10 17,794 1,228 131 16,435 9,531 298 68 9,165 6,274 2,856
11 17,500 1,638 157 15,705 8,848 379 71 8,399 7,100 3,693
12 24,536 1,941 194 22,401 13,600 641 93 12,866 7,553 4,019
13 11,014 1,043 89 9,882 5,683 282 41 5,359 3,623 2,090
All areas b 8,262,877 1,156,188 67,725 7,038,964 4,598,945 474,662 36,865 4,087,418 2,759,751 2,081,532
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data as of December 2012 and U.S. Postal Service geography data as of March 2013; represents the 2010 Census redistricting in effect for the 113th Congress.
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.