Congressional Statistics, December 2016

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 2016
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 630,014 448,784 77,750 43,608 22,138 37,734 795,782 611,843 57,107 481,404
1 163,573 117,146 19,506 11,408 6,024 9,489 207,465 160,471 14,966 125,523
2 158,040 112,078 20,523 10,438 5,479 9,522 198,733 152,476 13,551 118,887
3 144,029 102,017 19,322 8,920 4,289 9,481 186,523 143,112 11,928 108,092
4 164,372 117,543 18,399 12,842 6,346 9,242 203,061 155,784 16,662 128,902
All areas c 60,907,307 41,233,126 8,808,736 4,138,134 2,505,754 4,221,557 75,917,962 56,082,551 5,184,802 44,506,717
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 2016
Congressional district Number of recipients Total monthly payments (thousands of dollars) Number of recipients with OASDI a
Total By type By age
Aged Blind Disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older Total Aged Blind Disabled
Iowa 50,942 3,173 674 47,095 7,764 35,716 7,462 27,793 1,008 346 26,439 18,027
1 12,841 657 163 12,021 2,057 9,170 1,614 7,139 185 82 6,871 4,535
2 15,000 809 171 14,020 2,323 10,564 2,113 8,241 232 100 7,909 5,282
3 13,125 1,094 195 11,836 1,925 8,932 2,268 7,183 421 97 6,665 4,385
4 9,976 613 145 9,218 1,459 7,050 1,467 5,230 170 67 4,993 3,825
All areas b 8,251,161 1,164,589 68,344 7,018,228 1,213,079 4,845,735 2,192,347 4,740,264 501,520 39,380 4,199,364 2,721,951
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.