Congressional Statistics, December 2014

Washington

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
Washington 1,230,039 844,816 179,192 78,141 51,193 76,697 1,572,324 1,171,379 103,644 900,203
1 106,833 76,406 12,978 6,659 5,123 5,667 144,156 110,592 9,273 81,935
2 126,270 88,598 17,601 7,855 5,292 6,924 163,150 123,113 10,569 94,209
3 144,720 97,222 22,360 9,627 6,190 9,321 183,656 133,774 12,659 102,950
4 117,815 78,815 18,920 7,331 4,443 8,306 142,094 104,228 9,245 83,303
5 141,797 93,521 23,511 9,310 5,628 9,827 172,085 124,110 11,949 99,821
6 156,813 108,770 22,777 9,920 6,403 8,943 193,417 144,267 12,665 114,907
7 103,575 75,365 12,925 6,240 4,373 4,672 143,676 112,415 8,978 81,408
8 107,315 75,144 14,709 6,475 4,293 6,694 142,594 107,227 8,854 79,031
9 98,443 69,591 12,604 6,033 4,383 5,832 129,760 99,441 8,291 75,126
10 126,458 81,384 20,807 8,691 5,065 10,511 157,736 112,211 11,160 87,513
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
Washington 151,262 17,120 891 133,251 87,344 7,950 497 78,897 42,424 34,155
1 7,739 1,173 51 6,515 4,359 550 28 3,782 2,121 2,033
2 14,248 1,805 80 12,363 8,048 878 41 7,130 3,949 3,375
3 16,564 1,287 140 15,137 9,596 576 76 8,944 4,726 2,930
4 17,182 1,338 77 15,767 9,833 468 53 9,312 5,291 2,963
5 19,160 1,043 86 18,031 11,413 409 41 10,964 5,977 2,869
6 18,608 1,127 104 17,377 10,729 480 55 10,194 5,480 2,980
7 13,062 2,301 78 10,683 7,389 1,131 42 6,217 3,613 4,239
8 10,549 1,420 56 9,073 6,170 699 31 5,440 2,667 2,517
9 17,737 4,403 114 13,220 10,211 2,206 72 7,932 4,086 7,243
10 16,413 1,223 105 15,085 9,595 553 58 8,983 4,514 3,006
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.