Congressional Statistics, December 2015

South 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 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
South Carolina 1,066,150 709,839 178,822 68,153 29,484 79,852 1,319,979 958,245 81,114 736,790
1 145,744 105,363 16,754 9,058 5,850 8,719 193,303 150,264 11,965 111,047
2 133,888 92,299 18,763 8,830 4,214 9,782 173,018 129,515 11,200 95,780
3 164,345 108,156 30,613 9,346 3,905 12,325 201,903 144,177 10,946 111,400
4 145,231 95,878 25,817 8,857 4,257 10,422 185,421 134,072 11,167 100,729
5 152,107 99,789 27,236 9,689 3,661 11,732 187,653 133,822 11,393 102,945
6 140,753 85,285 28,357 10,636 3,286 13,189 153,711 102,686 10,959 89,668
7 184,082 123,069 31,282 11,737 4,311 13,683 224,970 163,708 13,483 125,221
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
South Carolina 118,080 8,068 1,217 108,795 64,543 2,169 634 61,741 40,475 21,699
1 8,878 602 91 8,185 4,886 187 45 4,654 2,828 1,539
2 12,278 737 143 11,398 6,827 205 74 6,549 3,832 2,002
3 15,208 855 160 14,193 8,425 214 95 8,116 5,167 2,346
4 15,692 1,127 174 14,391 8,548 339 91 8,118 5,137 2,599
5 17,440 1,167 176 16,097 9,644 311 90 9,244 5,800 3,053
6 26,986 2,059 282 24,645 14,505 540 140 13,825 9,738 5,843
7 21,598 1,521 191 19,886 11,708 374 99 11,235 7,973 4,317
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.