Congressional Statistics, December 2017

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 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
Wisconsin 1,212,439 869,996 160,916 70,345 36,014 75,168 1,620,596 1,255,634 97,268 907,428
1 149,734 106,080 20,744 8,778 4,231 9,901 209,483 160,545 12,763 110,357
2 134,498 98,347 16,735 7,202 4,225 7,989 186,561 147,687 10,251 102,821
3 159,867 114,799 21,035 9,480 4,754 9,799 201,638 155,994 12,286 119,803
4 113,716 69,082 24,154 6,405 2,834 11,241 139,480 97,184 8,211 72,816
5 152,766 113,872 16,477 9,075 4,893 8,449 221,524 176,054 13,666 120,642
6 161,983 119,242 19,833 9,387 4,576 8,945 219,510 172,711 13,258 123,764
7 182,166 134,648 22,281 10,416 5,389 9,432 233,520 183,720 13,569 138,743
8 157,709 113,926 19,657 9,602 5,112 9,412 208,880 161,739 13,265 118,482
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
Wisconsin 118,112 6,777 899 110,436 21,426 78,663 18,023 68,420 2,323 496 65,602 38,738
1 13,722 690 87 12,945 2,733 9,256 1,733 8,040 242 41 7,757 4,232
2 11,461 675 77 10,709 2,133 7,638 1,690 6,551 273 38 6,241 3,776
3 12,506 800 102 11,604 1,688 8,628 2,190 6,654 211 58 6,386 5,216
4 39,490 2,080 302 37,108 8,357 25,073 6,060 24,619 841 178 23,600 10,611
5 7,583 575 57 6,951 1,256 5,178 1,149 4,297 186 33 4,079 2,572
6 10,301 534 87 9,680 1,818 7,047 1,436 5,755 176 47 5,532 3,611
7 11,639 728 98 10,813 1,392 8,229 2,018 6,135 193 54 5,888 4,690
8 11,410 695 89 10,626 2,049 7,614 1,747 6,369 202 46 6,120 4,030
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.