Congressional Statistics, December 2015

Iowa

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
Iowa 622,906 439,571 78,222 44,761 22,162 38,190 775,036 590,753 57,961 470,885
1 161,147 114,547 19,335 11,701 6,061 9,503 201,425 154,681 15,164 122,661
2 156,320 109,696 20,752 10,758 5,424 9,690 193,721 147,147 13,796 116,191
3 141,569 99,339 19,549 9,018 4,151 9,512 180,502 137,320 11,922 104,800
4 163,870 115,989 18,586 13,284 6,526 9,485 199,388 151,605 17,078 127,233
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
Iowa 51,059 3,169 670 47,220 27,547 987 327 26,233 18,220 7,205
1 12,740 643 160 11,937 6,965 179 73 6,713 4,485 1,551
2 15,109 819 173 14,117 8,224 228 90 7,906 5,374 2,029
3 13,117 1,096 188 11,833 7,153 420 95 6,637 4,413 2,195
4 10,093 611 149 9,333 5,206 160 69 4,977 3,948 1,430
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.