Congressional Statistics, December 2023

Colorado

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 2023
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
Colorado 959,232 760,497 79,912 48,190 27,189 43,444 1,771,052 1,488,935 87,285 805,068
1 89,418 69,742 8,979 4,198 2,351 4,148 162,227 135,899 7,396 73,934
2 113,574 95,117 6,170 5,014 3,648 3,625 227,225 199,412 9,806 100,609
3 170,695 133,278 16,117 9,027 4,300 7,973 284,152 234,051 15,002 140,400
4 123,386 99,262 8,630 6,517 3,767 5,210 240,344 203,801 12,349 105,575
5 115,898 87,708 11,549 6,252 3,765 6,624 205,821 166,793 11,112 93,538
6 107,153 85,493 8,418 5,090 3,108 5,044 207,686 176,336 9,648 90,858
7 138,740 113,873 9,686 6,656 3,579 4,946 266,071 228,821 12,655 119,590
8 100,368 76,024 10,363 5,436 2,671 5,874 177,527 143,822 9,317 80,564
All areas c 67,076,966 50,147,679 7,365,987 3,796,684 1,984,227 3,782,389 118,527,109 95,546,840 6,512,823 53,508,012
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 2023
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
Colorado 66,805 11,167 537 55,101 6,834 38,818 21,153 46,526 5,628 391 40,507 22,759
1 12,622 2,748 85 9,789 1,241 6,384 4,997 8,867 1,494 70 7,303 4,369
2 4,130 718 32 3,380 360 2,446 1,324 2,745 336 20 2,389 1,541
3 13,675 1,389 98 12,188 1,168 8,629 3,878 9,449 485 74 8,890 5,230
4 4,779 702 48 4,029 398 3,083 1,298 3,320 331 36 2,953 1,596
5 8,201 949 76 7,176 1,093 5,211 1,897 5,695 423 51 5,221 2,679
6 8,831 2,319 62 6,450 969 4,508 3,354 6,253 1,394 41 4,818 2,465
7 6,400 871 61 5,468 593 3,984 1,823 4,506 457 43 4,007 2,157
8 8,167 1,471 75 6,621 1,012 4,573 2,582 5,691 708 56 4,926 2,722
All areas b 7,425,331 1,160,789 63,886 6,200,656 983,169 4,039,319 2,402,843 5,292,598 632,748 47,283 4,612,568 2,504,566
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.