Congressional Statistics, December 2020

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 2020
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 2,877,728 2,056,241 379,681 177,327 95,090 169,389 4,245,415 3,292,655 263,047 2,215,691
1 157,071 118,265 16,587 8,665 5,716 7,838 262,576 211,715 14,457 127,795
2 114,416 68,514 24,481 7,312 3,318 10,791 140,764 93,923 9,132 75,269
3 124,104 83,042 22,350 7,124 2,657 8,931 167,385 124,286 9,067 89,187
4 147,678 112,822 13,853 8,050 5,386 7,567 252,318 206,265 13,813 122,357
5 135,744 96,045 17,559 8,332 4,781 9,027 212,061 164,121 13,063 105,238
6 138,390 102,854 14,677 7,555 5,692 7,612 226,045 182,688 12,308 111,986
7 164,666 118,397 21,890 9,297 5,083 9,999 247,902 193,882 13,952 126,424
8 177,072 122,386 27,486 10,253 4,417 12,530 248,666 185,813 14,441 129,795
9 177,094 128,613 23,920 10,287 4,673 9,601 255,255 198,391 14,667 136,063
10 160,261 117,427 20,596 8,580 4,358 9,300 238,825 189,169 12,991 123,919
11 161,012 121,052 18,514 8,393 5,273 7,780 247,059 199,090 13,069 129,062
12 167,994 121,792 21,271 10,027 5,399 9,505 233,287 181,943 14,076 129,226
13 182,367 130,747 23,843 11,793 6,247 9,737 251,298 193,781 16,479 140,308
14 188,062 131,515 23,658 14,822 8,004 10,063 273,801 207,931 21,754 145,497
15 184,416 127,837 25,553 12,913 7,174 10,939 253,639 190,722 18,376 138,145
16 176,478 122,759 24,829 11,764 6,021 11,105 248,674 189,029 17,254 132,214
17 170,755 125,693 18,157 11,821 6,334 8,750 266,138 210,237 18,742 137,328
18 150,148 106,481 20,457 10,339 4,557 8,314 219,721 169,669 15,406 115,878
All areas c 64,850,867 46,329,595 8,151,016 3,938,577 2,428,044 4,003,635 92,197,039 71,539,916 5,523,900 49,826,655
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 2020
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 348,636 24,393 2,135 322,108 57,821 215,701 75,114 212,503 10,796 1,235 200,472 99,257
1 8,368 1,275 70 7,023 1,015 4,792 2,561 4,879 611 38 4,230 2,155
2 45,379 4,371 204 40,804 7,405 24,816 13,158 29,177 2,217 123 26,837 10,487
3 47,893 3,343 297 44,253 7,059 29,173 11,661 30,447 1,475 176 28,797 12,099
4 7,635 827 53 6,755 1,325 4,614 1,696 4,462 386 31 4,045 1,919
5 20,491 1,961 138 18,392 3,346 11,786 5,359 12,837 962 85 11,790 5,111
6 13,184 1,189 87 11,908 2,528 7,844 2,812 7,907 501 56 7,350 3,918
7 17,151 1,571 108 15,472 3,299 10,026 3,826 10,163 669 60 9,434 5,301
8 20,097 1,349 123 18,625 4,039 12,336 3,722 12,044 498 69 11,477 6,234
9 13,354 740 85 12,529 2,358 8,736 2,260 7,772 271 42 7,459 4,201
10 17,124 1,469 152 15,503 3,598 10,140 3,386 10,368 751 83 9,534 4,532
11 11,159 768 69 10,322 2,313 6,798 2,048 6,619 354 37 6,227 3,232
12 14,350 532 88 13,730 2,276 9,759 2,315 8,434 169 49 8,216 4,726
13 16,075 674 92 15,309 2,629 10,745 2,701 9,378 208 54 9,116 5,394
14 20,253 729 114 19,410 2,730 13,809 3,714 12,183 255 68 11,861 6,269
15 17,858 634 88 17,136 2,474 12,525 2,859 10,343 197 53 10,093 6,238
16 22,067 784 143 21,140 3,689 14,939 3,439 13,291 308 87 12,896 6,926
17 13,216 692 85 12,439 2,101 8,758 2,357 7,905 267 48 7,590 4,019
18 22,982 1,485 139 21,358 3,637 14,105 5,240 14,297 700 77 13,520 6,496
All areas b 7,959,766 1,136,162 67,738 6,755,866 1,108,612 4,556,131 2,295,023 4,797,688 522,078 41,062 4,234,549 2,640,704
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.