Congressional Statistics, December 2014

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. 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 2014
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
Arkansas 673,193 399,334 140,453 48,324 20,860 64,222 761,036 504,047 54,543 430,170
1 184,366 106,729 39,831 14,271 5,746 17,789 200,034 129,462 15,069 116,020
2 154,201 92,847 31,523 10,059 4,237 15,535 182,607 123,561 12,105 98,868
3 149,115 92,175 29,332 9,751 4,590 13,267 171,965 117,444 11,539 97,892
4 185,511 107,583 39,767 14,243 6,287 17,631 206,430 133,580 15,830 117,390
All areas c 59,007,158 39,008,771 8,954,518 4,236,220 2,452,435 4,355,214 71,693,353 51,826,267 5,212,795 42,084,088
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 2014
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 111,482 5,560 668 105,254 60,491 1,248 325 58,918 37,974 14,886
1 35,947 2,038 208 33,701 19,112 394 107 18,611 12,939 5,634
2 26,367 952 171 25,244 15,117 244 80 14,792 7,852 2,544
3 17,892 950 101 16,841 9,492 237 48 9,206 6,282 2,267
4 31,276 1,620 188 29,468 16,770 372 89 16,308 10,901 4,441
All areas b 8,335,704 1,151,940 67,383 7,116,381 4,686,279 484,313 37,911 4,164,055 2,749,128 2,122,871
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.