Congressional Statistics, December 2023

Kentucky

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
Kentucky 1,023,276 679,811 169,747 69,586 28,249 75,883 1,678,813 1,225,617 111,518 738,126
1 191,634 129,197 31,417 12,577 4,504 13,939 305,013 224,142 19,724 138,237
2 173,264 116,865 28,085 11,534 4,688 12,092 279,976 205,855 18,446 124,994
3 149,559 107,683 21,109 8,287 2,897 9,583 262,674 206,277 14,939 114,591
4 154,763 110,614 21,043 9,312 3,719 10,075 271,167 209,682 16,038 117,336
5 203,848 109,073 46,700 18,830 8,873 20,372 303,039 181,986 27,410 129,864
6 150,208 106,379 21,393 9,046 3,568 9,822 256,944 197,674 14,961 113,104
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
Kentucky 153,838 8,648 1,001 144,189 21,708 98,077 34,053 106,522 3,621 686 102,216 50,756
1 24,425 1,207 166 23,052 3,414 15,884 5,127 16,434 378 113 15,944 9,035
2 20,165 1,219 145 18,801 3,075 12,958 4,132 13,652 473 88 13,090 7,160
3 22,509 2,278 180 20,051 4,292 12,823 5,394 15,906 1,286 125 14,495 6,604
4 14,007 780 97 13,130 2,132 8,920 2,955 9,764 279 78 9,407 4,712
5 53,926 1,928 306 51,692 5,855 35,791 12,280 37,780 672 208 36,900 17,039
6 18,806 1,236 107 17,463 2,940 11,701 4,165 12,987 532 73 12,381 6,206
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.