Congressional Statistics, December 2018

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 2018
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 647,462 470,664 77,006 41,244 21,624 36,924 881,676 690,848 57,619 504,073
1 167,407 122,153 19,365 10,804 5,885 9,200 228,694 179,919 15,124 131,011
2 162,658 117,641 20,393 10,029 5,275 9,320 220,391 172,176 13,942 124,862
3 150,010 108,668 19,172 8,535 4,381 9,254 210,046 164,550 12,153 115,007
4 167,387 122,202 18,076 11,876 6,083 9,150 222,545 174,203 16,400 133,193
All areas c 62,906,222 43,721,450 8,537,332 4,029,669 2,510,248 4,107,523 84,419,840 63,890,793 5,383,982 47,159,080
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 2018
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
Iowa 51,142 3,181 654 47,307 8,007 35,284 7,851 29,114 1,062 328 27,724 17,705
1 13,007 670 156 12,181 2,148 9,130 1,729 7,589 206 79 7,305 4,468
2 15,056 829 173 14,054 2,429 10,439 2,188 8,629 256 93 8,280 5,170
3 13,176 1,063 196 11,917 1,950 8,836 2,390 7,526 427 99 7,000 4,295
4 9,903 619 129 9,155 1,480 6,879 1,544 5,369 172 58 5,140 3,772
All areas b 8,128,652 1,169,087 68,654 6,890,911 1,148,038 4,714,234 2,266,380 4,772,179 512,711 40,240 4,219,228 2,715,318
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.