Congressional Statistics, December 2013

Tennessee

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 2013
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
Tennessee 1,348,004 833,350 252,532 100,768 47,206 114,148 1,559,929 1,068,151 115,715 887,851
1 192,636 114,382 39,850 15,020 7,902 15,482 215,320 141,645 16,389 124,481
2 155,543 99,156 27,083 11,787 6,213 11,304 185,455 130,547 14,122 106,937
3 170,359 103,692 32,818 13,337 6,327 14,185 197,489 133,836 15,344 111,904
4 147,221 90,641 28,190 10,599 5,113 12,678 169,665 115,102 11,976 95,567
5 112,969 72,432 20,165 8,157 3,333 8,882 138,510 98,139 10,232 76,531
6 167,272 107,296 29,398 11,688 5,482 13,408 193,968 136,399 13,324 112,408
7 142,783 88,229 25,660 10,778 5,343 12,773 163,686 111,571 12,231 93,823
8 149,075 95,847 25,035 10,822 5,070 12,301 178,017 125,947 12,833 101,557
9 110,146 61,675 24,333 8,580 2,423 13,135 117,819 74,965 9,263 64,643
All areas c 57,978,610 37,892,659 8,940,950 4,290,073 2,442,308 4,412,620 68,544,382 49,026,786 5,152,133 40,865,508
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 2013
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
Tennessee 183,784 12,243 1,419 170,122 99,164 3,263 728 95,173 64,235 32,006
1 23,478 1,597 168 21,713 12,117 386 81 11,650 9,396 4,529
2 18,202 1,103 107 16,992 9,541 303 53 9,185 6,460 3,261
3 23,203 1,423 159 21,621 12,118 333 82 11,702 8,497 4,232
4 17,282 1,233 139 15,910 9,092 313 71 8,709 6,221 3,118
5 17,336 1,403 175 15,758 9,933 539 88 9,306 5,064 2,776
6 17,767 1,255 161 16,351 9,470 266 82 9,122 6,987 3,268
7 16,447 1,159 112 15,176 8,883 280 59 8,545 6,005 2,961
8 18,123 1,266 119 16,738 9,714 333 60 9,321 6,475 3,178
9 31,946 1,804 279 29,863 18,296 510 152 17,634 9,130 4,683
All areas b 8,363,477 1,157,118 67,671 7,138,688 4,677,154 483,984 37,494 4,155,676 2,770,750 2,107,524
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.