Congressional Statistics, December 2009

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. 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 2009
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
Wisconsin 1,033,096 697,097 137,596 82,691 41,107 74,605 1,140,891 833,550 95,943 739,768
1 130,602 87,360 18,230 10,266 4,588 10,158 150,906 109,244 12,505 91,838
2 113,613 78,777 14,868 8,199 3,782 7,987 129,964 97,602 9,809 81,785
3 135,797 91,194 17,832 11,280 6,031 9,460 140,324 101,665 12,082 97,796
4 98,600 54,630 21,516 7,679 2,650 12,125 100,083 63,542 8,426 59,005
5 128,896 94,054 12,104 10,339 5,310 7,089 158,776 122,865 13,357 100,050
6 138,039 95,386 17,084 10,945 5,473 9,151 152,634 113,155 12,766 100,911
7 147,159 100,119 18,645 12,364 6,730 9,301 155,008 113,366 13,612 106,899
8 140,390 95,577 17,317 11,619 6,543 9,334 153,196 112,111 13,385 101,484
All areas d 52,522,819 33,514,013 7,788,013 4,488,492 2,501,723 4,230,578 55,905,731 39,020,920 4,893,329 36,594,122
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 2009
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 103,526 7,507 832 95,187 54,106 2,228 391 51,487 35,990 15,857
1 11,401 681 89 10,631 6,070 216 39 5,814 3,880 1,465
2 10,257 675 82 9,500 5,219 233 36 4,949 3,606 1,413
3 11,274 1,098 111 10,065 5,367 228 54 5,084 4,975 2,146
4 33,777 1,857 236 31,684 19,200 662 116 18,422 9,097 4,526
5 5,735 754 37 4,944 2,819 283 19 2,517 1,887 1,201
6 9,122 631 87 8,404 4,614 174 41 4,398 3,433 1,325
7 11,717 1,020 96 10,601 5,695 223 42 5,430 5,096 2,149
8 10,243 791 94 9,358 5,124 208 43 4,872 4,016 1,632
All areas b 7,676,686 1,185,959 69,302 6,421,425 4,120,127 475,505 36,702 3,607,920 2,621,649 2,025,610
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.