Congressional Statistics, December 2015

Alabama

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 2015
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
Alabama 1,108,543 650,081 234,229 83,390 36,859 103,984 1,306,452 857,241 97,166 703,486
1 163,246 98,059 31,193 12,869 6,045 15,080 196,185 131,297 15,558 106,666
2 157,700 93,799 33,572 11,122 4,460 14,747 179,444 119,371 12,250 99,983
3 162,338 93,828 37,678 11,011 4,387 15,434 187,377 120,442 12,234 99,797
4 180,647 102,969 39,898 14,541 6,622 16,617 209,048 133,007 16,751 113,264
5 146,999 92,798 25,758 11,213 5,936 11,294 179,332 124,754 13,547 100,096
6 140,496 88,399 23,874 10,844 5,795 11,584 184,889 128,738 14,436 96,702
7 157,117 80,229 42,256 11,790 3,614 19,228 170,176 99,632 12,390 86,978
All areas c 59,963,425 40,089,061 8,909,430 4,190,676 2,477,567 4,296,691 73,642,029 53,790,278 5,194,659 43,243,199
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 2015
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
Alabama 170,844 9,004 850 160,990 92,530 2,344 429 89,757 61,379 27,967
1 22,650 1,340 106 21,204 12,257 390 46 11,820 8,075 3,897
2 27,846 1,420 128 26,298 15,122 350 65 14,707 10,145 4,560
3 23,490 1,072 170 22,248 12,751 259 82 12,411 8,435 3,742
4 25,419 1,346 96 23,977 13,294 304 51 12,939 9,847 4,252
5 16,781 926 104 15,751 9,018 237 56 8,725 6,022 2,707
6 11,599 580 58 10,961 6,279 186 30 6,063 3,914 1,671
7 43,059 2,320 188 40,551 23,809 618 99 23,092 14,941 7,138
All areas b 8,309,564 1,157,492 67,851 7,084,221 4,721,982 495,852 38,705 4,187,426 2,731,528 2,153,849
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.