Congressional Statistics, December 2021

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 2021
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 924,881 583,793 143,284 79,729 39,741 78,334 1,287,133 899,530 112,550 661,718
1 163,700 111,186 20,483 13,291 7,618 11,122 251,428 186,529 20,742 125,711
2 144,840 88,437 26,255 11,600 4,484 14,064 184,143 125,254 15,043 98,522
3 155,932 94,584 24,863 14,903 7,914 13,668 221,660 150,206 21,678 109,047
4 157,032 99,021 25,766 13,285 5,748 13,212 210,042 145,634 17,770 110,867
5 159,995 97,570 26,797 14,248 6,433 14,947 205,422 138,270 18,553 111,212
6 143,382 92,995 19,120 12,402 7,544 11,321 214,437 153,637 18,765 106,359
All areas c 65,228,238 47,292,977 7,877,129 3,888,166 2,261,928 3,908,038 99,804,910 78,413,357 5,833,092 50,795,566
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 2021
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 164,102 10,038 1,306 152,758 29,456 100,120 34,526 99,181 3,347 734 95,100 52,817
1 17,482 1,322 112 16,048 3,076 10,657 3,749 10,340 484 68 9,788 5,626
2 37,539 2,577 250 34,712 6,573 22,169 8,797 22,920 928 144 21,849 12,516
3 23,493 1,353 198 21,942 4,110 14,863 4,520 14,063 431 113 13,519 7,897
4 30,514 1,772 264 28,478 5,458 18,824 6,232 18,537 539 148 17,850 9,436
5 36,386 1,994 335 34,057 6,276 22,445 7,665 21,717 589 179 20,949 11,730
6 18,688 1,020 147 17,521 3,963 11,162 3,563 11,603 376 83 11,144 5,612
All areas b 7,695,900 1,115,723 65,587 6,514,590 1,038,149 4,363,898 2,293,853 4,703,458 521,509 40,636 4,141,312 2,561,072
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.