Congressional Statistics, December 2016

Wisconsin

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
Wisconsin 1,189,455 845,036 160,929 71,700 36,187 75,603 1,538,938 1,181,208 96,197 880,840
1 146,416 102,637 20,854 8,847 4,186 9,892 198,227 150,375 12,461 106,636
2 130,710 94,682 16,674 7,297 4,070 7,987 175,160 137,402 10,063 98,672
3 156,612 111,216 21,069 9,638 4,880 9,809 191,375 146,569 12,113 116,018
4 113,107 67,795 24,451 6,599 2,793 11,469 134,863 92,783 8,269 71,380
5 149,626 110,865 16,262 9,232 4,883 8,384 210,144 165,878 13,513 117,362
6 160,149 116,825 19,889 9,656 4,665 9,114 210,133 163,954 13,212 121,291
7 179,136 131,100 22,287 10,659 5,514 9,576 222,078 173,168 13,475 135,157
8 153,699 109,916 19,443 9,772 5,196 9,372 196,957 151,079 13,092 114,324
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
Wisconsin 117,813 6,786 896 110,131 22,051 78,240 17,522 66,989 2,329 482 64,178 38,370
1 13,687 679 88 12,920 2,803 9,212 1,672 7,913 244 43 7,626 4,206
2 11,327 666 79 10,582 2,144 7,548 1,635 6,399 272 39 6,088 3,727
3 12,426 803 106 11,517 1,734 8,540 2,152 6,392 213 59 6,119 5,133
4 39,467 2,063 292 37,112 8,640 25,011 5,816 24,103 834 162 23,108 10,434
5 7,452 596 61 6,795 1,326 4,968 1,158 4,061 193 34 3,834 2,554
6 10,386 541 94 9,751 1,834 7,135 1,417 5,708 177 51 5,480 3,604
7 11,640 737 88 10,815 1,451 8,213 1,976 6,132 196 43 5,893 4,691
8 11,428 701 88 10,639 2,119 7,613 1,696 6,281 200 51 6,030 4,021
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.