Congressional Statistics, December 2018

Colorado

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
Colorado 874,819 639,282 100,040 50,720 37,114 47,663 1,202,184 940,652 70,628 687,325
1 106,298 77,073 13,687 5,952 4,341 5,245 146,836 114,568 8,368 83,309
2 124,152 96,483 9,741 6,655 6,427 4,846 183,816 150,914 9,988 104,108
3 157,423 114,364 19,311 9,301 5,828 8,619 200,364 154,784 12,126 121,230
4 127,215 92,302 14,186 7,800 5,575 7,352 174,092 135,519 10,685 100,122
5 135,472 94,355 18,107 8,207 5,792 9,011 177,169 133,228 11,003 100,954
6 105,909 78,343 10,832 5,846 4,707 6,181 154,390 122,673 8,577 84,701
7 118,350 86,362 14,176 6,959 4,444 6,409 165,517 128,966 9,882 92,901
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
Colorado 73,012 10,708 550 61,754 8,665 45,206 19,141 41,782 4,492 303 36,987 23,993
1 15,341 3,031 98 12,212 1,594 8,571 5,176 8,811 1,363 50 7,398 4,900
2 4,748 626 38 4,084 469 3,183 1,096 2,730 265 24 2,442 1,613
3 14,242 1,242 107 12,893 1,441 9,666 3,135 7,984 336 60 7,588 5,382
4 9,052 1,094 66 7,892 1,030 5,850 2,172 5,024 381 37 4,606 3,226
5 10,899 1,043 88 9,768 1,594 7,301 2,004 6,342 361 49 5,932 3,663
6 9,214 2,296 72 6,846 1,224 4,843 3,147 5,385 1,154 38 4,193 2,399
7 9,516 1,376 81 8,059 1,313 5,792 2,411 5,507 634 46 4,828 2,810
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.