Congressional Statistics, December 2013

Minnesota

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
Minnesota 948,229 662,906 126,696 63,300 33,589 61,738 1,165,159 880,838 80,331 698,805
1 130,344 92,772 15,456 9,467 4,950 7,699 153,384 117,190 11,663 99,620
2 99,413 71,232 12,179 6,020 3,257 6,725 129,851 99,857 8,189 73,826
3 109,935 81,926 11,193 6,795 4,063 5,958 152,268 121,205 9,813 86,080
4 107,587 73,756 16,064 6,398 3,381 7,988 138,304 104,099 8,752 76,973
5 94,393 62,277 17,138 5,411 2,470 7,097 117,197 85,875 7,230 65,440
6 99,597 68,773 14,240 5,991 3,068 7,525 124,631 92,873 7,646 70,257
7 148,143 103,238 17,407 12,146 6,381 8,971 163,599 122,850 13,711 112,838
8 158,817 108,932 23,019 11,072 6,019 9,775 185,925 136,889 13,328 113,771
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
Minnesota 93,748 10,414 724 82,610 52,385 4,669 391 47,325 28,115 19,991
1 9,206 1,030 85 8,091 4,782 373 47 4,362 3,447 1,893
2 6,647 857 62 5,728 3,747 407 30 3,310 1,795 1,463
3 7,589 1,346 59 6,184 4,322 682 29 3,612 1,798 2,193
4 18,127 2,035 144 15,948 10,775 1,061 84 9,629 4,238 4,344
5 21,621 2,789 157 18,675 12,843 1,505 93 11,244 5,069 5,169
6 6,607 593 52 5,962 3,587 222 27 3,337 2,096 1,047
7 10,567 991 79 9,497 5,253 251 37 4,965 4,397 1,978
8 13,384 773 86 12,525 7,076 168 44 6,864 5,275 1,904
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.