Congressional Statistics, December 2020

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 2020
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 663,803 493,211 75,552 38,907 19,518 36,615 958,020 766,425 56,975 525,145
1 171,170 127,743 18,994 10,095 5,227 9,111 247,375 198,713 14,825 135,924
2 166,364 122,943 19,917 9,499 4,782 9,223 238,713 190,303 13,818 130,157
3 156,137 115,396 19,001 8,353 4,083 9,304 232,079 185,418 12,463 121,687
4 170,132 127,129 17,640 10,960 5,426 8,977 239,853 191,990 15,869 137,377
All areas c 64,850,867 46,329,595 8,151,016 3,938,577 2,428,044 4,003,635 92,197,039 71,539,916 5,523,900 49,826,655
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 2020
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 51,573 3,108 616 47,849 8,153 35,251 8,169 30,152 1,139 324 28,689 17,521
1 13,081 685 149 12,247 2,205 9,024 1,852 7,715 233 82 7,400 4,419
2 15,163 824 150 14,189 2,461 10,408 2,294 8,937 279 84 8,574 5,089
3 13,358 1,033 189 12,136 1,981 8,899 2,478 7,868 447 98 7,322 4,311
4 9,971 566 128 9,277 1,506 6,920 1,545 5,633 180 60 5,393 3,702
All areas b 7,959,766 1,136,162 67,738 6,755,866 1,108,612 4,556,131 2,295,023 4,797,688 522,078 41,062 4,234,549 2,640,704
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.