Congressional Statistics, December 2015 (Expanded Edition)

Louisiana

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
Louisiana 868,017 488,273 157,310 87,629 46,873 87,932 970,667 612,707 100,849 569,707
1 149,094 90,902 22,695 14,773 8,563 12,161 182,742 122,935 18,782 105,715
2 138,331 73,019 30,351 13,051 5,387 16,523 142,772 85,365 14,024 82,827
3 143,951 77,395 26,230 16,100 9,356 14,870 163,251 99,564 19,027 93,657
4 150,830 86,498 27,584 14,674 7,128 14,946 163,744 104,220 16,085 99,087
5 155,245 84,725 29,718 15,887 8,054 16,861 161,819 98,991 16,700 99,447
6 130,566 75,734 20,732 13,144 8,385 12,571 156,339 101,633 16,231 88,974
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
Louisiana 178,954 11,947 1,343 165,664 98,165 3,288 697 94,181 58,266 34,130 31,987
1 19,276 1,465 113 17,698 10,570 466 57 10,047 6,196 3,583 3,390
2 41,917 2,827 231 38,859 23,657 857 127 22,674 13,627 8,282 7,597
3 25,644 1,675 218 23,751 13,812 446 112 13,254 8,860 4,548 4,575
4 32,769 2,216 279 30,274 18,150 555 140 17,454 10,432 6,393 5,946
5 39,914 2,605 340 36,969 21,327 630 175 20,523 13,228 6,998 7,401
6 19,434 1,159 162 18,113 10,649 333 87 10,230 5,923 4,326 3,078
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.