Congressional Statistics, December 2017

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 2017
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 1,115,313 765,602 174,597 67,759 29,683 77,672 1,453,284 1,084,791 84,497 797,317
1 155,160 114,917 16,552 9,037 6,053 8,601 218,058 173,254 12,526 121,849
2 140,721 98,949 18,985 8,869 4,211 9,707 190,695 145,351 11,713 103,064
3 169,052 114,405 29,593 9,395 3,849 11,810 217,703 159,635 11,508 118,255
4 150,503 102,458 24,748 8,779 4,455 10,063 201,842 150,218 11,578 108,157
5 159,409 107,794 26,652 9,761 3,662 11,540 206,238 151,397 11,968 111,763
6 144,248 90,681 27,355 10,255 3,152 12,805 165,236 114,180 11,067 95,024
7 196,220 136,398 30,712 11,663 4,301 13,146 253,511 190,755 14,137 139,205
All areas c 61,903,360 42,446,992 8,695,475 4,090,523 2,501,729 4,168,641 79,732,580 59,602,066 5,271,028 45,808,776
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 2017
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
South Carolina 116,683 7,933 1,273 107,477 18,554 75,712 22,417 65,547 2,184 683 62,680 39,809
1 8,901 634 84 8,183 1,690 5,565 1,646 5,073 188 43 4,842 2,890
2 11,887 707 144 11,036 2,091 7,717 2,079 7,033 196 70 6,768 3,709
3 15,060 824 167 14,069 2,262 10,363 2,435 8,374 212 99 8,063 5,080
4 15,548 1,168 190 14,190 2,615 10,170 2,763 8,595 359 107 8,129 5,105
5 17,756 1,174 197 16,385 3,022 11,505 3,229 10,193 313 108 9,772 5,848
6 26,145 1,950 295 23,900 3,716 16,593 5,836 14,587 540 152 13,895 9,370
7 21,386 1,476 196 19,714 3,158 13,799 4,429 11,692 376 104 11,212 7,807
All areas b 8,227,676 1,176,476 68,947 6,982,253 1,182,593 4,805,112 2,239,971 4,754,456 506,540 39,787 4,208,129 2,738,814
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.