Congressional Statistics, December 2014

Iowa

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
Iowa 616,301 431,181 78,016 46,080 22,428 38,596 758,169 573,066 59,233 462,369
1 158,932 112,056 19,255 11,962 6,152 9,507 196,374 149,608 15,407 120,207
2 154,582 107,353 20,816 11,187 5,464 9,762 189,410 142,429 14,238 114,065
3 139,454 97,037 19,390 9,225 4,049 9,753 175,705 132,635 12,049 101,946
4 163,333 114,735 18,555 13,706 6,763 9,574 196,681 148,394 17,538 126,151
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
Iowa 51,227 3,149 684 47,394 27,155 960 330 25,865 18,548 7,103
1 12,830 671 177 11,982 6,888 185 78 6,624 4,577 1,539
2 15,137 802 164 14,171 8,124 226 82 7,816 5,418 1,972
3 13,106 1,059 185 11,862 7,037 391 95 6,551 4,510 2,154
4 10,154 617 158 9,379 5,106 158 75 4,874 4,043 1,438
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.