Congressional Statistics, December 2015

Washington

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
Washington 1,260,474 873,750 179,674 77,930 52,867 76,253 1,630,544 1,225,227 104,196 934,265
1 110,190 79,294 13,015 6,783 5,391 5,707 150,420 116,130 9,517 85,688
2 129,716 91,958 17,584 7,818 5,470 6,886 169,649 129,186 10,633 98,006
3 148,408 100,996 22,331 9,592 6,246 9,243 190,482 140,422 12,682 107,152
4 120,261 81,142 19,006 7,312 4,506 8,295 146,589 108,369 9,297 85,837
5 145,079 96,640 23,747 9,214 5,733 9,745 177,964 129,583 11,903 103,270
6 161,205 112,891 22,981 9,868 6,576 8,889 201,443 151,561 12,750 119,629
7 104,766 76,936 12,477 6,093 4,723 4,537 147,483 116,424 8,834 83,689
8 110,637 78,054 14,877 6,532 4,418 6,756 148,844 112,818 8,998 82,462
9 99,923 71,152 12,475 5,945 4,604 5,747 133,094 102,692 8,222 77,376
10 130,289 84,687 21,181 8,773 5,200 10,448 164,576 118,042 11,359 91,156
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
Washington 151,062 17,110 880 133,072 87,826 8,074 490 79,261 42,213 34,846
1 7,774 1,197 55 6,522 4,414 583 30 3,801 2,101 2,100
2 14,228 1,813 77 12,338 8,152 894 39 7,219 3,937 3,447
3 16,440 1,288 134 15,018 9,580 586 72 8,921 4,677 3,015
4 17,143 1,307 70 15,766 9,758 465 40 9,252 5,314 3,002
5 19,169 1,014 81 18,074 11,396 393 42 10,960 5,963 2,901
6 18,579 1,153 106 17,320 10,836 493 58 10,285 5,464 3,097
7 12,850 2,317 74 10,459 7,394 1,171 39 6,184 3,523 4,346
8 10,658 1,393 58 9,207 6,297 697 36 5,564 2,621 2,535
9 17,660 4,402 124 13,134 10,333 2,228 77 8,028 4,091 7,321
10 16,561 1,226 101 15,234 9,668 563 58 9,047 4,522 3,082
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.