Congressional Statistics, December 2017

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 2017
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 1,319,176 936,179 176,269 76,818 54,824 75,086 1,794,759 1,378,527 106,970 1,005,651
1 114,504 84,343 12,249 6,661 5,735 5,516 164,652 129,854 9,767 91,568
2 137,962 100,108 17,273 7,913 5,752 6,916 189,947 147,878 11,230 107,336
3 155,952 109,035 22,172 9,442 6,298 9,005 210,406 158,888 13,086 116,405
4 125,342 86,588 18,739 7,172 4,553 8,290 160,253 120,993 9,472 91,997
5 152,751 103,910 24,145 9,161 5,763 9,772 196,439 146,076 12,268 111,412
6 168,040 120,724 22,244 9,746 6,715 8,611 221,765 170,917 13,076 128,539
7 107,394 80,593 11,566 5,742 5,092 4,401 159,855 129,035 8,669 88,222
8 116,488 84,111 14,600 6,488 4,771 6,518 164,817 127,622 9,323 89,388
9 102,013 74,248 11,748 5,792 4,791 5,434 142,525 112,058 8,319 80,967
10 138,730 92,519 21,533 8,701 5,354 10,623 184,100 135,207 11,760 99,817
All areas c 61,903,360 42,446,992 8,695,475 4,090,523 2,501,729 4,168,641 79,732,580 59,602,066 5,271,028 45,808,776
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 2017
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
Washington 150,504 17,604 915 131,985 16,817 96,602 37,085 88,313 8,264 519 79,530 42,760
1 7,711 1,236 51 6,424 792 4,707 2,212 4,399 586 28 3,785 2,099
2 14,045 1,952 82 12,011 1,311 8,973 3,761 8,268 975 43 7,250 3,996
3 16,934 1,347 130 15,457 2,064 11,561 3,309 10,080 612 72 9,396 4,806
4 17,034 1,330 81 15,623 3,176 10,669 3,189 9,865 476 50 9,339 5,260
5 19,547 1,053 83 18,411 2,396 13,989 3,162 11,807 413 46 11,348 6,140
6 17,449 1,170 110 16,169 1,587 12,572 3,290 10,161 505 59 9,596 5,244
7 13,433 2,522 69 10,842 695 7,877 4,861 7,654 1,255 45 6,354 3,761
8 10,747 1,502 76 9,169 1,257 6,707 2,783 6,366 742 41 5,582 2,713
9 16,035 4,159 110 11,766 1,343 7,612 7,080 9,356 2,101 65 7,190 3,849
10 17,569 1,333 123 16,113 2,196 11,935 3,438 10,359 600 69 9,690 4,892
All areas b 8,227,676 1,176,476 68,947 6,982,253 1,182,593 4,805,112 2,239,971 4,754,456 506,540 39,787 4,208,129 2,738,814
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.