Congressional Statistics, December 2013

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 2013
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 1,197,824 814,852 177,421 78,509 50,180 76,862 1,489,035 1,099,277 101,588 866,007
1 105,952 74,914 13,277 6,844 5,029 5,888 138,729 105,277 9,292 79,985
2 121,740 84,350 17,489 7,797 5,106 6,998 152,763 114,030 10,186 89,449
3 143,830 95,454 22,739 9,806 6,279 9,552 177,571 127,908 12,565 100,672
4 116,217 76,889 18,955 7,428 4,470 8,475 136,291 98,988 9,163 81,093
5 137,829 90,107 23,048 9,353 5,599 9,722 162,820 116,375 11,723 96,036
6 152,341 104,558 22,608 9,943 6,301 8,931 182,634 134,798 12,385 110,402
7 101,696 73,560 12,919 6,396 4,171 4,650 137,086 106,574 8,962 79,057
8 100,828 70,255 13,740 6,231 4,103 6,499 130,428 97,592 8,305 73,499
9 98,089 68,669 12,874 6,214 4,295 6,037 125,874 95,586 8,366 73,885
10 119,302 76,096 19,772 8,497 4,827 10,110 144,840 102,149 10,640 81,929
All areas c 57,978,610 37,892,659 8,940,950 4,290,073 2,442,308 4,412,620 68,544,382 49,026,786 5,152,133 40,865,508
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 2013
Congressional district Number of recipients Total monthly payments (thousands of dollars) Number of recipients
Total Aged Blind Disabled Total Aged Blind Disabled With OASDI a Aged 65 or older
Washington 150,239 17,004 894 132,341 85,869 7,889 490 77,490 41,608 33,193
1 8,639 1,232 51 7,356 4,890 596 27 4,267 2,231 2,124
2 13,493 1,739 78 11,676 7,543 833 39 6,671 3,726 3,209
3 16,863 1,312 136 15,415 9,742 581 76 9,085 4,800 2,888
4 17,323 1,372 82 15,869 9,655 479 50 9,127 5,399 2,929
5 18,858 1,031 89 17,738 10,783 398 47 10,337 5,850 2,735
6 18,474 1,148 114 17,212 10,603 496 71 10,035 5,328 2,928
7 12,850 1,967 75 10,808 7,405 949 40 6,416 3,461 3,721
8 8,892 1,006 46 7,840 5,100 459 25 4,617 2,311 1,800
9 19,029 5,058 123 13,848 11,012 2,580 65 8,367 4,222 8,081
10 15,818 1,139 100 14,579 9,136 518 50 8,568 4,280 2,778
All areas b 8,363,477 1,157,118 67,671 7,138,688 4,677,154 483,984 37,494 4,155,676 2,770,750 2,107,524
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.