Congressional Statistics, December 2016

Arkansas

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 2016
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
Arkansas 685,361 418,853 138,619 46,581 19,673 61,635 795,729 541,541 53,606 447,995
1 182,238 108,662 38,359 13,406 5,132 16,679 202,849 134,759 14,396 117,264
2 159,618 99,111 31,585 9,820 4,168 14,934 194,443 135,348 12,039 104,978
3 161,371 102,195 30,749 10,062 4,701 13,664 190,438 133,104 12,062 108,051
4 182,134 108,885 37,926 13,293 5,672 16,358 207,999 138,330 15,110 117,702
All areas c 60,907,307 41,233,126 8,808,736 4,138,134 2,505,754 4,221,557 75,917,962 56,082,551 5,184,802 44,506,717
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 2016
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
Arkansas 108,580 5,183 657 102,740 26,385 67,470 14,725 60,703 1,235 340 59,128 36,850
1 32,979 1,742 197 31,040 7,338 20,431 5,210 18,091 360 101 17,630 11,828
2 26,576 950 173 25,453 8,237 15,656 2,683 15,703 253 86 15,364 7,936
3 19,392 1,028 111 18,253 4,249 12,599 2,544 10,473 266 62 10,145 6,758
4 29,633 1,463 176 27,994 6,561 18,784 4,288 16,436 356 91 15,988 10,328
All areas b 8,251,161 1,164,589 68,344 7,018,228 1,213,079 4,845,735 2,192,347 4,740,264 501,520 39,380 4,199,364 2,721,951
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.