Congressional Statistics, December 2021

Nebraska

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 2021
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
Nebraska 360,240 270,312 38,910 20,123 9,746 21,149 559,398 453,226 31,534 289,864
1 119,174 90,765 12,237 6,307 3,226 6,639 188,999 155,110 10,079 96,865
2 108,040 79,166 13,245 5,355 2,723 7,551 176,054 141,163 9,019 84,179
3 133,026 100,381 13,428 8,461 3,797 6,959 194,345 156,952 12,437 108,820
All areas c 65,228,238 47,292,977 7,877,129 3,888,166 2,261,928 3,908,038 99,804,910 78,413,357 5,833,092 50,795,566
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 2021
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
Nebraska 28,763 2,421 251 26,091 3,934 19,262 5,567 16,890 966 150 15,775 10,003
1 8,815 824 102 7,889 1,143 5,924 1,748 5,148 335 63 4,750 3,014
2 11,475 1,011 80 10,384 1,749 7,519 2,207 7,095 456 44 6,595 3,568
3 8,473 586 69 7,818 1,042 5,819 1,612 4,647 175 42 4,430 3,421
All areas b 7,695,900 1,115,723 65,587 6,514,590 1,038,149 4,363,898 2,293,853 4,703,458 521,509 40,636 4,141,312 2,561,072
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.