Congressional Statistics, December 2023

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 2023
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 2,276,121 1,712,389 279,258 112,838 40,450 131,186 4,044,331 3,269,519 191,702 1,774,005
1 193,721 138,579 28,601 10,605 2,850 13,086 313,955 243,019 16,234 143,878
2 105,071 83,687 8,542 4,852 2,769 5,221 214,526 182,278 9,600 88,048
3 183,247 135,715 22,716 10,116 3,349 11,351 307,248 243,781 16,311 140,321
4 140,396 108,557 15,762 5,964 2,405 7,708 264,167 219,741 10,561 112,241
5 187,307 140,826 24,401 9,158 3,221 9,701 325,072 261,756 15,222 145,717
6 158,782 118,822 20,443 7,395 2,557 9,565 284,287 229,708 12,916 123,295
7 209,122 157,275 25,279 10,804 3,678 12,086 376,920 305,747 18,129 162,418
8 164,784 122,792 21,397 8,176 2,533 9,886 289,699 230,831 13,702 126,300
9 165,389 120,792 22,235 8,268 3,076 11,018 286,756 226,667 13,620 125,259
10 184,483 138,301 24,062 9,024 2,557 10,539 323,318 258,884 15,170 141,816
11 217,522 170,616 23,079 10,676 4,352 8,799 386,401 321,603 18,199 177,302
12 110,831 83,248 13,147 5,068 1,913 7,455 200,497 162,153 9,038 85,834
13 137,681 102,668 17,141 6,687 2,567 8,618 247,184 198,432 11,542 106,448
14 117,785 90,511 12,453 6,045 2,623 6,153 224,301 184,920 11,458 95,128
All areas c 67,076,966 50,147,679 7,365,987 3,796,684 1,984,227 3,782,389 118,527,109 95,546,840 6,512,823 53,508,012
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 2023
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 214,625 17,374 1,844 195,407 32,158 133,385 49,082 147,610 6,859 1,286 139,465 73,457
1 28,030 1,839 224 25,967 3,987 17,090 6,953 18,951 577 137 18,237 10,740
2 6,673 1,129 72 5,472 1,064 3,699 1,910 4,493 578 53 3,861 1,828
3 16,931 1,231 156 15,544 2,420 10,633 3,878 11,478 401 104 10,973 6,227
4 12,931 1,243 97 11,591 2,099 7,794 3,038 9,040 553 79 8,408 4,283
5 15,184 1,149 135 13,900 1,920 9,911 3,353 10,104 394 107 9,603 5,438
6 17,127 1,502 158 15,467 2,717 10,708 3,702 12,019 632 105 11,283 5,594
7 22,565 1,318 168 21,079 3,266 14,095 5,204 15,565 437 115 15,013 8,119
8 12,553 866 113 11,574 1,969 8,109 2,475 8,874 349 82 8,443 3,933
9 16,493 1,109 119 15,265 2,885 10,398 3,210 11,822 426 78 11,319 5,333
10 14,999 870 140 13,989 1,979 10,241 2,779 10,645 318 101 10,226 4,888
11 14,008 1,154 108 12,746 1,402 9,079 3,527 9,075 419 79 8,577 5,485
12 10,728 1,201 106 9,421 2,134 6,108 2,486 7,548 560 76 6,912 3,097
13 13,420 1,153 125 12,142 2,136 8,153 3,131 9,068 457 86 8,526 4,485
14 12,983 1,610 123 11,250 2,180 7,367 3,436 8,926 759 84 8,083 4,007
All areas b 7,425,331 1,160,789 63,886 6,200,656 983,169 4,039,319 2,402,843 5,292,598 632,748 47,283 4,612,568 2,504,566
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.