Congressional Statistics, December 2018

Arkansas

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 2018
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
Arkansas 696,936 439,558 134,780 45,068 18,291 59,239 870,892 609,597 55,370 468,661
1 186,026 114,410 37,746 12,953 4,645 16,272 222,222 151,819 14,853 122,612
2 163,732 104,782 31,032 9,567 3,938 14,413 215,134 153,887 12,474 110,865
3 159,417 104,605 28,260 9,581 4,422 12,549 203,523 146,744 12,299 110,529
4 187,761 115,761 37,742 12,967 5,286 16,005 230,013 157,148 15,745 124,655
All areas c 62,906,222 43,721,450 8,537,332 4,029,669 2,510,248 4,107,523 84,419,840 63,890,793 5,383,982 47,159,080
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 2018
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
Arkansas 105,213 4,859 679 99,675 24,597 65,735 14,881 60,259 1,227 365 58,668 35,347
1 32,680 1,584 201 30,895 7,003 20,498 5,179 18,442 350 110 17,982 11,628
2 26,085 919 187 24,979 7,787 15,462 2,836 15,859 248 105 15,505 7,630
3 17,436 945 98 16,393 3,731 11,297 2,408 9,615 263 51 9,300 5,974
4 29,012 1,411 193 27,408 6,076 18,478 4,458 16,344 365 98 15,880 10,115
All areas b 8,128,652 1,169,087 68,654 6,890,911 1,148,038 4,714,234 2,266,380 4,772,179 512,711 40,240 4,219,228 2,715,318
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.