Congressional Statistics, December 2017

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 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
Louisiana 895,826 523,785 156,107 85,355 45,376 85,203 1,051,210 687,058 102,531 602,652
1 155,512 98,103 22,627 14,293 8,557 11,932 200,101 138,993 18,936 112,893
2 143,280 79,434 29,919 12,666 5,318 15,943 154,641 96,783 14,058 89,069
3 149,068 83,624 26,282 15,701 8,947 14,514 178,158 112,737 19,438 98,808
4 154,431 91,251 27,719 14,340 6,660 14,461 175,575 114,834 16,427 103,286
5 159,056 90,198 29,307 15,513 7,669 16,369 173,282 109,646 17,073 104,255
6 134,479 81,175 20,253 12,842 8,225 11,984 169,454 114,064 16,600 94,341
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
Louisiana 177,338 11,499 1,396 164,443 32,999 111,422 32,917 99,308 3,247 709 95,353 57,973
1 18,555 1,409 110 17,036 3,344 11,735 3,476 10,493 453 55 9,985 6,065
2 41,576 2,774 249 38,553 7,837 25,674 8,065 23,914 842 127 22,945 13,723
3 25,431 1,571 224 23,636 4,500 16,346 4,585 14,045 431 109 13,505 8,755
4 33,199 2,154 310 30,735 6,432 20,711 6,056 18,660 565 159 17,937 10,469
5 39,263 2,433 347 36,483 6,739 25,051 7,473 21,345 599 174 20,572 12,970
6 19,314 1,158 156 18,000 4,147 11,905 3,262 10,851 357 84 10,409 5,991
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.