Congressional Statistics, December 2023

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 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
Iowa 687,630 531,390 71,839 36,052 12,539 35,810 1,235,464 1,020,986 64,746 557,065
1 173,881 134,607 18,301 8,783 3,168 9,022 314,042 259,925 15,926 140,049
2 184,155 143,011 18,633 9,767 3,528 9,216 330,486 273,998 17,637 150,239
3 153,402 117,804 16,989 7,734 2,586 8,289 281,139 231,967 13,949 122,906
4 176,192 135,968 17,916 9,768 3,257 9,283 309,797 255,095 17,234 143,871
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
Iowa 48,878 2,988 594 45,296 7,775 32,471 8,632 33,877 1,309 379 32,189 16,466
1 13,511 776 144 12,591 2,303 8,960 2,248 9,500 305 98 9,096 4,478
2 12,650 667 150 11,833 2,155 8,440 2,055 8,713 276 99 8,338 4,299
3 12,248 1,006 166 11,076 1,852 7,769 2,627 8,527 504 99 7,924 3,943
4 10,469 539 134 9,796 1,465 7,302 1,702 7,137 225 82 6,831 3,746
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.