Congressional Statistics, December 2013

Wisconsin

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
Wisconsin 1,134,358 781,525 160,842 76,513 36,551 78,927 1,392,058 1,039,296 98,162 812,492
1 139,143 94,705 20,708 9,247 4,211 10,272 179,155 132,284 12,469 98,056
2 122,534 86,466 16,755 7,507 3,544 8,262 155,058 118,852 9,829 88,658
3 150,300 103,252 21,115 10,447 5,326 10,160 173,962 129,224 12,569 108,099
4 113,522 65,668 25,332 7,363 2,828 12,331 129,982 86,464 9,024 69,107
5 141,254 101,914 16,035 9,759 4,614 8,932 187,632 144,543 13,597 107,143
6 150,763 107,235 19,511 10,200 4,660 9,157 188,106 143,361 13,364 111,168
7 171,395 121,759 22,172 11,516 5,922 10,026 201,397 152,917 13,874 125,544
8 145,447 100,526 19,214 10,474 5,446 9,787 176,767 131,650 13,437 104,717
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
Wisconsin 116,715 6,949 883 108,883 63,701 2,230 451 61,020 38,849 16,572
1 13,131 642 98 12,391 7,202 210 47 6,945 4,209 1,510
2 11,390 648 86 10,656 6,179 243 42 5,894 3,870 1,532
3 12,638 954 97 11,587 6,299 225 49 6,025 5,398 2,220
4 39,431 2,045 269 37,117 23,086 796 151 22,138 10,246 5,297
5 7,010 584 56 6,370 3,619 184 27 3,407 2,431 1,072
6 9,771 551 82 9,138 5,209 172 40 4,997 3,532 1,313
7 12,392 841 101 11,450 6,348 199 46 6,102 5,200 2,050
8 10,952 684 94 10,174 5,759 200 48 5,512 3,963 1,578
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.