Congressional Statistics, December 2017

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 2017
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 638,322 459,104 77,521 42,529 21,794 37,374 833,681 646,782 57,276 492,194
1 165,502 119,592 19,467 11,123 5,978 9,342 216,961 169,180 15,024 128,164
2 160,225 114,736 20,443 10,278 5,334 9,434 208,251 161,158 13,760 121,806
3 146,804 105,129 19,324 8,713 4,288 9,350 196,921 152,645 11,968 111,287
4 165,791 119,647 18,287 12,415 6,194 9,248 211,548 163,799 16,525 130,937
All areas c 61,903,360 42,446,992 8,695,475 4,090,523 2,501,729 4,168,641 79,732,580 59,602,066 5,271,028 45,808,776
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 2017
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 51,138 3,210 676 47,252 7,741 35,743 7,654 28,414 1,036 340 27,038 18,005
1 12,963 673 161 12,129 2,072 9,241 1,650 7,324 190 79 7,055 4,524
2 15,097 836 180 14,081 2,388 10,538 2,171 8,500 243 99 8,159 5,257
3 13,089 1,090 196 11,803 1,874 8,898 2,317 7,292 424 96 6,772 4,379
4 9,989 611 139 9,239 1,407 7,066 1,516 5,298 179 67 5,052 3,845
All areas b 8,227,676 1,176,476 68,947 6,982,253 1,182,593 4,805,112 2,239,971 4,754,456 506,540 39,787 4,208,129 2,738,814
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.