Congressional Statistics, December 2015

Colorado

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 2015
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
Colorado 813,266 570,807 105,960 51,954 34,561 49,984 1,012,557 762,685 66,546 610,436
1 102,815 71,086 15,629 6,422 4,021 5,657 128,162 95,562 8,269 76,247
2 112,904 84,913 10,535 6,635 5,692 5,129 150,319 119,503 9,117 90,738
3 144,294 100,598 19,568 9,472 5,709 8,947 167,262 124,630 11,317 106,496
4 115,995 80,994 14,302 7,841 5,229 7,629 143,576 107,858 9,878 87,465
5 124,161 83,059 18,455 8,101 5,438 9,108 147,408 106,706 9,975 88,610
6 98,448 69,955 11,685 6,114 4,192 6,502 129,965 99,341 8,299 75,196
7 114,649 80,202 15,786 7,369 4,280 7,012 145,866 109,084 9,692 85,684
All areas c 59,963,425 40,089,061 8,909,430 4,190,676 2,477,567 4,296,691 73,642,029 53,790,278 5,194,659 43,243,199
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 2015
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
Colorado 72,806 9,332 516 62,958 39,940 3,891 281 35,768 23,570 16,738
1 15,774 2,701 109 12,964 8,741 1,225 57 7,458 4,833 4,574
2 4,729 507 33 4,189 2,559 212 17 2,330 1,550 908
3 13,975 1,105 95 12,775 7,412 285 49 7,078 5,348 2,752
4 8,972 988 64 7,920 4,756 335 36 4,384 3,246 1,998
5 10,662 892 81 9,689 6,012 322 47 5,643 3,507 1,705
6 9,002 1,968 62 6,972 5,097 993 34 4,071 2,252 2,702
7 9,692 1,171 72 8,449 5,363 518 40 4,804 2,834 2,099
All areas b 8,309,564 1,157,492 67,851 7,084,221 4,721,982 495,852 38,705 4,187,426 2,731,528 2,153,849
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.