Congressional Statistics, December 2021

North 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 2021
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
North Carolina 2,202,898 1,611,146 296,199 114,752 47,764 133,037 3,388,657 2,674,043 169,716 1,673,623
1 174,617 119,440 29,094 10,115 3,004 12,964 242,909 181,251 13,236 124,240
2 123,344 94,313 12,241 6,007 4,001 6,782 212,249 174,400 10,216 99,882
3 177,645 128,637 23,633 10,307 3,924 11,144 259,416 201,794 14,584 133,200
4 153,841 117,814 16,648 6,900 4,066 8,413 259,533 213,948 11,154 122,970
5 187,246 135,634 27,743 9,541 3,111 11,217 275,411 214,016 13,408 139,142
6 155,846 114,275 20,942 7,734 3,436 9,459 246,659 196,521 12,167 119,648
7 208,736 156,033 25,951 10,829 4,619 11,304 331,488 266,114 16,280 161,600
8 153,991 105,301 24,898 8,766 2,983 12,043 224,382 166,678 12,312 109,355
9 154,406 112,082 19,515 8,452 3,988 10,369 242,766 191,659 12,857 117,956
10 188,501 138,223 26,621 9,559 3,368 10,730 291,225 228,956 14,169 142,241
11 223,714 170,416 26,311 11,708 5,559 9,720 341,597 277,284 17,340 177,775
12 116,680 84,845 15,583 5,590 2,689 7,973 182,595 144,068 8,674 88,038
13 184,331 134,133 27,019 9,244 3,016 10,919 278,426 217,354 13,318 137,576
All areas c 65,228,238 47,292,977 7,877,129 3,888,166 2,261,928 3,908,038 99,804,910 78,413,357 5,833,092 50,795,566
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 2021
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
North Carolina 221,382 16,306 1,870 203,206 32,937 142,370 46,075 130,161 5,513 1,087 123,561 74,839
1 28,357 1,726 211 26,420 4,089 17,928 6,340 16,430 457 124 15,849 10,600
2 9,372 1,279 94 7,999 1,548 5,469 2,355 5,409 551 49 4,810 2,696
3 17,656 1,221 159 16,276 2,446 11,380 3,830 10,076 344 91 9,642 6,539
4 12,946 1,155 115 11,676 2,124 8,052 2,770 7,550 466 70 7,013 4,123
5 17,936 899 155 16,882 2,226 12,655 3,055 10,724 266 93 10,365 5,914
6 19,050 1,612 191 17,247 3,115 12,216 3,719 11,447 608 108 10,731 5,935
7 18,232 1,092 141 16,999 2,569 11,775 3,888 10,647 298 76 10,272 6,623
8 19,290 1,140 165 17,985 3,530 12,311 3,449 11,727 388 88 11,251 5,969
9 17,710 1,345 121 16,244 2,749 11,127 3,834 10,537 511 78 9,948 5,837
10 14,594 960 129 13,505 1,857 9,938 2,799 8,555 278 82 8,194 5,077
11 15,580 1,185 111 14,284 1,584 10,394 3,602 8,796 364 63 8,369 6,095
12 15,097 1,721 151 13,225 2,800 8,624 3,673 8,869 691 94 8,084 4,402
13 15,562 971 127 14,464 2,300 10,501 2,761 9,397 291 71 9,034 5,029
All areas b 7,695,900 1,115,723 65,587 6,514,590 1,038,149 4,363,898 2,293,853 4,703,458 521,509 40,636 4,141,312 2,561,072
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.