Congressional Statistics, December 2014

Massachusetts

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 2014
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
Massachusetts 1,224,469 806,825 205,642 75,031 42,575 94,396 1,517,385 1,093,577 96,781 881,566
1 162,522 99,323 32,655 10,167 5,119 15,258 187,662 128,531 12,230 108,448
2 132,423 84,241 25,038 8,177 3,934 11,033 159,607 111,169 10,283 91,396
3 127,141 78,790 24,938 7,477 4,351 11,585 154,698 106,978 9,407 85,664
4 129,089 88,102 18,584 7,751 4,925 9,727 169,978 125,732 10,668 96,548
5 120,559 85,400 15,195 7,576 5,258 7,130 161,931 123,567 10,424 95,036
6 143,760 100,332 19,582 9,268 5,399 9,179 188,654 141,280 12,608 110,023
7 90,954 53,073 21,580 4,682 2,906 8,713 97,860 63,813 5,195 58,042
8 134,741 89,938 21,514 8,705 4,606 9,978 169,452 122,342 11,453 98,700
9 183,280 127,626 26,556 11,228 6,077 11,793 227,544 170,165 14,514 137,709
All areas c 59,007,158 39,008,771 8,954,518 4,236,220 2,452,435 4,355,214 71,693,353 51,826,267 5,212,795 42,084,088
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 2014
Congressional district Number of recipients Total monthly payments (thousands of dollars) Number of recipients
Total Aged Blind Disabled Total Aged Blind Disabled With OASDI a Aged 65 or older
Massachusetts 188,726 22,213 2,352 164,161 102,391 9,408 1,166 91,818 57,302 47,934
1 37,138 1,899 438 34,801 21,182 700 234 20,248 11,376 5,939
2 20,350 1,604 282 18,464 11,241 656 139 10,446 6,006 3,914
3 24,377 2,355 291 21,731 13,340 991 145 12,204 7,369 5,698
4 11,215 1,493 172 9,550 5,783 605 79 5,099 3,450 2,911
5 11,898 2,523 171 9,204 6,066 1,129 83 4,853 3,517 4,355
6 14,217 1,817 185 12,215 7,519 799 81 6,639 4,330 3,997
7 34,328 6,414 362 27,552 18,800 3,006 185 15,608 9,479 12,615
8 16,162 2,884 192 13,086 8,399 1,186 94 7,119 5,034 5,124
9 19,041 1,224 259 17,558 10,061 335 126 9,600 6,741 3,381
All areas b 8,335,704 1,151,940 67,383 7,116,381 4,686,279 484,313 37,911 4,164,055 2,749,128 2,122,871
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.