Congressional Statistics, December 2004

Oregon

Social Security

Old-Age (retirement), Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI)—popularly referred to as Social Security—provides monthly benefits to workers and their families when earnings stop or are reduced because the worker retires, dies, or becomes disabled. The amount of benefits received is based on the worker's level of earnings in employment or self-employment covered by the Social Security program.

Table 1. Number of OASDI beneficiaries in Oregon with benefits in current-payment status and total monthly benefits, December 2004
Congressional district Number of beneficiaries Total monthly benefits
(thousands of dollars)
Number of beneficiaries aged 65 or older
Total Retired workers a Disabled workers Widow(er)s b Spouses c Children d All beneficiaries Retired workers Widow(er)s b
Oregon 603,760 403,081 71,404 56,431 34,586 38,258 541,716 388,832 53,310 439,106
1 94,635 64,232 10,502 8,690 5,054 6,157 89,029 64,993 8,602 69,533
2 145,984 98,361 16,300 13,585 8,951 8,787 127,034 91,700 12,467 106,853
3 97,214 62,974 13,831 8,943 4,439 7,027 87,098 60,967 8,462 68,552
4 146,821 96,088 18,191 14,256 9,528 8,758 130,016 91,642 13,274 106,146
5 119,106 81,426 12,580 10,957 6,614 7,529 108,538 79,531 10,506 88,022
All areas e 47,687,693 29,952,474 6,198,271 4,828,972 2,721,657 3,986,319 41,574,348 28,601,332 4,329,336 33,696,001
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
a. Includes special age-72 beneficiaries.
b. Includes nondisabled widow(er)s, disabled widow(er)s, widowed mothers and fathers, and parents receiving payment on the record of a worker who is deceased.
c. These beneficiaries receive payment on the record of a worker who is retired or disabled.
d. These beneficiaries receive payment on the record of a worker who is retired, deceased, or disabled.
e. Includes beneficiaries in the 50 states, District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, 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 in Oregon and total monthly payments, December 2004
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
Oregon 58,902 7,580 666 50,656 25,635 2,200 277 23,157 20,441 12,553
1 8,592 1,605 95 6,892 3,680 551 40 3,088 2,931 2,354
2 12,048 1,207 121 10,720 5,152 212 51 4,888 4,703 2,137
3 15,024 2,522 178 12,324 6,541 928 77 5,535 4,518 4,183
4 13,564 1,107 146 12,311 6,035 211 59 5,764 4,801 1,980
5 9,674 1,139 126 8,409 4,225 296 47 3,880 3,488 1,899
All areas b 6,987,845 1,211,167 75,924 5,700,754 3,224,059 426,925 35,916 2,761,217 2,441,374 1,977,610
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent 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.