Congressional Statistics, December 2021

Tennessee

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
Tennessee 1,503,361 1,044,660 222,515 92,126 39,456 104,604 2,257,993 1,717,632 134,779 1,106,631
1 206,346 138,184 35,249 13,336 5,797 13,780 296,228 217,282 18,422 147,731
2 179,280 128,435 23,619 11,101 5,458 10,667 279,541 218,509 16,837 137,380
3 182,552 126,001 27,539 11,496 5,045 12,471 274,372 207,747 16,828 134,462
4 171,403 118,758 25,644 10,628 4,398 11,975 256,707 193,677 15,473 124,747
5 119,470 86,308 15,614 6,853 3,052 7,643 190,403 150,229 10,949 91,633
6 194,091 139,068 26,837 11,367 4,610 12,209 294,126 227,994 16,639 145,277
7 165,809 113,933 24,340 10,306 4,819 12,411 250,318 188,334 15,165 120,634
8 165,515 117,337 22,342 10,007 4,438 11,391 256,538 198,673 15,139 124,548
9 118,895 76,636 21,331 7,032 1,839 12,057 159,758 115,188 9,326 80,219
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
Tennessee 166,783 10,105 1,501 155,177 21,804 111,416 33,563 100,457 3,420 919 96,118 56,096
1 20,817 1,105 182 19,530 2,147 14,469 4,201 12,034 330 106 11,598 7,889
2 16,843 915 136 15,792 1,786 11,571 3,486 10,169 321 88 9,760 5,756
3 19,773 1,082 152 18,539 2,079 13,482 4,212 11,759 336 113 11,311 6,942
4 16,670 1,056 176 15,438 2,084 11,331 3,255 9,999 349 109 9,541 5,703
5 15,254 1,302 172 13,780 2,262 9,690 3,302 9,369 576 98 8,696 4,498
6 15,548 842 147 14,559 1,904 10,613 3,031 9,187 242 94 8,850 5,712
7 14,788 858 126 13,804 1,896 10,025 2,867 8,936 281 73 8,582 5,011
8 17,487 1,005 149 16,333 2,321 11,947 3,219 10,373 338 87 9,948 5,820
9 29,603 1,940 261 27,402 5,325 18,288 5,990 18,631 647 151 17,833 8,765
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.