Congressional Statistics, December 2023

Arkansas

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 2023
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
Arkansas 718,363 489,372 119,196 42,482 13,877 53,436 1,172,979 875,849 67,254 518,937
1 195,903 129,489 35,100 12,441 3,515 15,358 303,757 220,167 18,473 137,918
2 172,665 120,889 26,914 9,055 3,034 12,773 299,085 230,024 15,273 127,326
3 148,411 105,172 21,662 8,262 3,106 10,209 250,694 193,079 13,789 110,827
4 201,384 133,822 35,520 12,724 4,222 15,096 319,443 232,578 19,720 142,866
All areas c 67,076,966 50,147,679 7,365,987 3,796,684 1,984,227 3,782,389 118,527,109 95,546,840 6,512,823 53,508,012
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 2023
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
Arkansas 95,841 4,506 687 90,648 21,743 57,954 16,144 67,241 1,531 462 65,247 31,113
1 30,189 1,368 200 28,621 6,463 18,323 5,403 21,158 410 141 20,606 10,282
2 22,120 864 178 21,078 6,251 12,808 3,061 15,981 310 111 15,560 6,395
3 13,382 854 101 12,427 2,697 8,400 2,285 9,161 324 75 8,762 4,323
4 30,150 1,420 208 28,522 6,332 18,423 5,395 20,941 488 134 20,319 10,113
All areas b 7,425,331 1,160,789 63,886 6,200,656 983,169 4,039,319 2,402,843 5,292,598 632,748 47,283 4,612,568 2,504,566
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.