Congressional Statistics, December 2018

Louisiana

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
Louisiana 907,733 540,818 154,395 83,953 44,834 83,733 1,108,708 736,876 104,582 620,043
1 158,459 101,685 22,325 14,100 8,570 11,779 212,490 149,952 19,388 116,730
2 144,671 82,085 29,324 12,441 5,233 15,588 162,209 103,638 14,291 91,877
3 151,446 86,674 26,215 15,461 8,824 14,272 188,565 121,472 19,813 101,768
4 156,044 93,593 27,594 13,973 6,555 14,329 184,374 122,253 16,598 105,686
5 160,058 92,480 28,911 15,248 7,443 15,976 181,403 116,599 17,455 106,435
6 137,055 84,301 20,026 12,730 8,209 11,789 179,666 122,961 17,037 97,547
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
Louisiana 175,204 11,217 1,392 162,595 32,268 109,451 33,485 100,490 3,277 732 96,480 57,561
1 18,381 1,367 110 16,904 3,350 11,463 3,568 10,376 452 60 9,863 6,064
2 40,660 2,720 257 37,683 7,481 24,911 8,268 23,840 858 134 22,848 13,603
3 25,285 1,547 226 23,512 4,459 16,220 4,606 14,445 442 121 13,882 8,713
4 33,008 2,096 300 30,612 6,209 20,643 6,156 19,135 566 154 18,415 10,438
5 38,687 2,350 353 35,984 6,641 24,506 7,540 21,635 599 184 20,852 12,762
6 19,183 1,137 146 17,900 4,128 11,708 3,347 11,058 359 80 10,620 5,981
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.