Congressional Statistics, December 2020

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 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
Louisiana 925,400 573,565 148,001 81,058 42,241 80,535 1,196,749 824,146 106,517 651,315
1 163,772 109,007 21,362 13,663 8,217 11,523 233,047 170,176 19,802 123,845
2 146,016 87,021 27,545 11,875 4,873 14,702 172,797 115,291 14,372 96,890
3 155,418 92,613 25,587 15,068 8,315 13,835 205,236 137,044 20,400 107,099
4 157,280 97,660 26,423 13,442 6,083 13,672 195,876 134,125 16,768 109,404
5 160,732 96,533 27,496 14,556 6,816 15,331 192,234 127,817 17,615 110,077
6 142,182 90,731 19,588 12,454 7,937 11,472 197,559 139,693 17,561 104,000
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
Louisiana 170,026 10,420 1,356 158,250 31,094 104,643 34,289 100,226 3,338 742 96,146 55,124
1 18,177 1,333 117 16,727 3,239 11,223 3,715 10,501 469 67 9,965 5,878
2 39,064 2,587 249 36,228 7,025 23,429 8,610 23,352 887 134 22,331 13,047
3 24,519 1,413 208 22,898 4,383 15,541 4,595 14,440 447 115 13,878 8,226
4 31,748 1,887 278 29,583 5,826 19,689 6,233 18,934 558 149 18,228 9,965
5 37,464 2,130 345 34,989 6,583 23,220 7,661 21,533 601 187 20,745 12,175
6 19,054 1,070 159 17,825 4,038 11,541 3,475 11,465 375 88 11,001 5,833
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.