Congressional Statistics, December 2008

Arkansas

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. 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 current-payment status and total monthly benefits, December 2008
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 a Spouses b Children c All beneficiaries Retired workers Widow(er)s a
Arkansas 602,017 340,779 122,212 53,484 25,221 60,321 587,570 369,610 52,221 379,248
1 163,182 90,126 34,274 15,511 6,828 16,443 153,576 94,355 14,228 101,272
2 136,626 78,613 27,426 11,037 5,198 14,352 138,638 88,977 11,411 86,234
3 149,363 86,473 30,430 12,001 6,287 14,172 146,902 94,145 12,117 94,761
4 152,846 85,567 30,082 14,935 6,908 15,354 148,454 92,132 14,465 96,981
All areas d 50,898,244 32,273,651 7,426,691 4,541,467 2,524,841 4,131,594 53,666,109 37,207,910 4,908,428 35,818,757
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
a. 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.
b. These beneficiaries receive payment on the record of a worker who is retired or disabled.
c. These beneficiaries receive payment on the record of a worker who is retired, deceased, or disabled.
d. 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 2008
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
Arkansas 98,860 7,822 711 90,327 46,899 1,443 288 45,168 37,869 16,982
1 32,200 2,880 211 29,109 15,308 490 86 14,731 12,845 6,308
2 22,051 1,294 189 20,568 10,942 262 76 10,604 7,453 2,836
3 18,006 1,353 112 16,541 8,249 272 42 7,935 7,243 2,772
4 26,603 2,295 199 24,109 12,400 418 84 11,898 10,328 5,066
All areas b 7,519,593 1,203,089 70,311 6,246,193 3,880,019 475,824 36,376 3,367,820 2,612,149 2,033,285
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.