Congressional Statistics, December 2015 (Expanded Edition)

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 2015
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 679,689 408,790 140,027 47,485 20,285 63,102 777,068 521,327 54,025 438,507
1 184,970 108,542 39,543 13,966 5,492 17,427 202,838 132,920 14,870 117,471
2 156,920 95,812 31,668 9,914 4,218 15,308 188,075 128,944 11,993 101,655
3 151,760 94,948 29,404 9,703 4,525 13,180 176,880 122,203 11,567 100,601
4 186,039 109,488 39,412 13,902 6,050 17,187 209,274 137,259 15,595 118,780
All areas c 59,963,425 40,089,061 8,909,430 4,190,676 2,477,567 4,296,691 73,642,029 53,790,278 5,194,659 43,243,199
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 2015
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 Under age 18 Aged 65 or older
Arkansas 110,053 5,370 671 104,012 60,355 1,253 334 58,768 37,232 27,810 14,728
1 35,167 1,928 213 33,026 19,043 389 111 18,543 12,644 8,154 5,518
2 26,491 949 166 25,376 15,224 251 81 14,892 7,769 8,655 2,579
3 17,817 944 102 16,771 9,610 247 50 9,313 6,106 4,161 2,257
4 30,578 1,549 190 28,839 16,478 366 93 16,020 10,713 6,840 4,374
All areas b 8,309,564 1,157,492 67,851 7,084,221 4,721,982 495,852 38,705 4,187,426 2,731,528 1,267,160 2,153,849
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.