Congressional Statistics, December 2018

Pennsylvania

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 2018
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
Pennsylvania 2,825,178 1,966,422 395,568 186,989 100,951 175,248 3,934,741 2,979,999 264,003 2,128,654
1 151,432 111,646 17,167 8,846 5,809 7,964 238,222 188,200 14,066 120,950
2 115,445 66,586 26,097 7,942 3,441 11,379 135,583 87,520 9,594 73,292
3 124,686 80,917 23,955 7,639 2,778 9,397 158,776 114,526 9,322 86,922
4 142,893 107,153 14,144 8,377 5,615 7,604 229,514 184,284 13,605 116,848
5 134,158 92,456 18,397 8,969 5,038 9,298 197,373 148,857 13,327 101,886
6 135,139 97,887 15,350 8,019 5,866 8,017 206,659 163,243 12,378 107,116
7 161,213 113,331 22,515 9,715 5,289 10,363 229,099 175,725 13,865 120,911
8 173,635 117,869 27,906 10,588 4,668 12,604 231,131 169,688 14,199 125,430
9 173,611 123,796 24,377 10,694 4,954 9,790 236,851 180,823 14,499 131,214
10 155,716 111,508 21,192 8,889 4,621 9,506 218,963 169,757 12,814 117,844
11 156,653 114,727 19,510 8,568 5,567 8,281 226,211 178,136 12,654 122,451
12 164,259 116,573 21,735 10,435 5,732 9,784 216,360 165,580 14,002 124,092
13 178,842 124,743 24,754 12,451 6,708 10,186 232,716 175,110 16,547 134,744
14 185,015 125,379 24,806 15,721 8,663 10,446 254,861 188,252 21,954 140,201
15 181,566 122,186 26,607 13,639 7,806 11,328 237,386 174,030 18,548 133,084
16 173,295 116,915 25,927 12,436 6,473 11,544 231,683 171,540 17,448 126,523
17 166,203 118,889 19,011 12,577 6,773 8,953 243,890 187,620 18,931 131,035
18 151,417 103,861 22,118 11,484 5,150 8,804 209,463 157,108 16,250 114,111
All areas c 62,906,222 43,721,450 8,537,332 4,029,669 2,510,248 4,107,523 84,419,840 63,890,793 5,383,982 47,159,080
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 2018
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
Pennsylvania 355,814 24,559 2,089 329,166 60,928 223,303 71,583 212,816 10,148 1,192 201,477 102,253
1 8,234 1,270 62 6,902 1,049 4,689 2,496 4,653 584 31 4,039 2,164
2 47,406 4,402 219 42,785 7,927 26,699 12,780 30,026 2,138 131 27,758 10,958
3 49,742 3,511 305 45,926 7,550 31,022 11,170 31,270 1,445 185 29,640 12,431
4 7,383 815 53 6,515 1,323 4,468 1,592 4,295 356 32 3,908 1,849
5 20,980 1,983 136 18,861 3,578 12,314 5,088 12,951 916 82 11,953 5,180
6 13,229 1,190 80 11,959 2,566 7,942 2,721 7,761 446 49 7,265 4,090
7 17,601 1,541 102 15,958 3,599 10,368 3,634 10,106 617 51 9,438 5,451
8 19,635 1,323 120 18,192 3,917 12,223 3,495 11,290 452 70 10,768 6,263
9 13,251 769 77 12,405 2,386 8,724 2,141 7,597 255 40 7,302 4,315
10 16,446 1,210 133 15,103 3,720 9,901 2,825 9,864 562 71 9,232 4,523
11 11,259 784 67 10,408 2,404 6,894 1,961 6,512 343 39 6,129 3,403
12 14,498 569 87 13,842 2,363 9,874 2,261 8,274 169 45 8,060 4,845
13 16,493 717 87 15,689 2,757 11,123 2,613 9,512 205 44 9,262 5,676
14 21,157 788 110 20,259 2,904 14,618 3,635 12,365 249 67 12,049 6,608
15 18,336 693 81 17,562 2,611 12,905 2,820 10,332 205 46 10,081 6,573
16 22,626 823 142 21,661 3,934 15,431 3,261 13,613 310 84 13,219 7,070
17 13,356 714 97 12,545 2,299 8,894 2,163 7,779 256 54 7,470 4,037
18 24,182 1,457 131 22,594 4,041 15,214 4,927 14,618 642 71 13,905 6,817
All areas b 8,128,652 1,169,087 68,654 6,890,911 1,148,038 4,714,234 2,266,380 4,772,179 512,711 40,240 4,219,228 2,715,318
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.