Congressional Statistics, December 2020

Washington

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
Washington 1,401,525 1,041,832 158,774 74,341 54,703 71,875 2,118,654 1,697,444 113,166 1,117,941
1 123,781 94,792 11,015 6,657 5,918 5,399 198,280 162,286 10,664 102,949
2 147,566 112,212 15,153 7,643 5,846 6,712 226,104 184,032 11,809 120,286
3 167,564 123,014 20,369 9,276 6,343 8,562 249,669 197,012 14,020 131,539
4 132,939 95,946 17,581 6,975 4,516 7,921 188,017 147,511 9,990 101,895
5 163,876 116,890 22,750 8,903 5,624 9,709 233,406 181,188 13,006 124,878
6 179,510 135,411 19,718 9,525 6,688 8,168 264,437 213,172 14,082 144,199
7 110,478 86,837 9,495 5,118 5,011 4,017 185,367 155,975 8,530 94,544
8 125,857 94,797 13,386 6,539 4,915 6,220 197,385 158,890 10,301 100,971
9 104,930 79,466 10,377 5,303 4,703 5,081 161,899 132,029 8,308 86,315
10 145,024 102,467 18,930 8,402 5,139 10,086 214,090 165,348 12,457 110,365
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
Washington 146,666 17,574 900 128,192 15,866 91,287 39,513 90,875 8,722 530 81,622 41,865
1 7,456 1,252 44 6,160 723 4,419 2,314 4,549 628 25 3,896 2,100
2 13,702 2,011 84 11,607 1,219 8,363 4,120 8,411 1,020 48 7,343 3,990
3 16,902 1,377 129 15,396 1,959 11,254 3,689 10,534 662 71 9,801 4,779
4 16,961 1,282 99 15,580 3,062 10,557 3,342 10,870 516 63 10,292 5,127
5 19,686 1,011 86 18,589 2,390 13,789 3,507 12,163 431 45 11,686 5,970
6 16,649 1,177 94 15,378 1,427 11,535 3,687 10,197 535 63 9,599 5,143
7 12,472 2,460 73 9,939 636 6,866 4,970 7,595 1,296 47 6,252 3,567
8 10,546 1,574 69 8,903 1,167 6,346 3,033 6,609 822 39 5,748 2,640
9 15,270 4,057 101 11,112 1,258 6,897 7,115 9,372 2,151 58 7,163 3,860
10 17,022 1,373 121 15,528 2,025 11,261 3,736 10,574 661 71 9,842 4,689
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.