Congressional Statistics, December 2023

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 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
Washington 1,452,551 1,135,608 138,248 70,765 40,729 67,201 2,749,221 2,295,964 132,554 1,203,519
1 106,739 85,719 7,745 5,387 3,514 4,374 218,387 185,987 10,803 91,682
2 172,430 138,673 14,037 8,167 5,143 6,410 330,464 281,553 15,546 147,424
3 172,414 132,271 18,093 8,954 4,836 8,260 319,883 261,958 16,650 140,197
4 145,677 110,298 16,455 7,125 3,813 7,986 255,911 208,567 12,541 115,907
5 173,914 130,665 20,689 8,625 4,456 9,479 308,429 250,047 15,483 138,277
6 192,957 153,493 17,412 9,350 5,086 7,616 359,626 302,946 17,155 161,891
7 103,338 85,194 7,731 4,253 2,682 3,478 219,018 191,546 8,721 90,614
8 132,540 106,200 10,466 6,345 3,833 5,696 265,804 225,005 12,531 111,620
9 109,486 85,781 10,025 5,010 3,525 5,145 207,011 173,745 9,370 91,471
10 143,056 107,314 15,595 7,549 3,841 8,757 264,688 214,610 13,754 114,436
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
Washington 134,978 18,358 864 115,756 13,189 79,906 41,883 98,523 10,713 632 87,178 39,613
1 7,250 1,810 55 5,385 548 3,623 3,079 5,083 1,133 41 3,908 1,808
2 13,211 2,099 78 11,034 1,081 7,657 4,473 9,357 1,180 54 8,123 4,079
3 15,256 1,386 117 13,753 1,561 9,826 3,869 11,534 814 83 10,638 4,532
4 16,507 1,308 103 15,096 2,800 10,012 3,695 12,087 598 83 11,405 5,055
5 18,787 1,179 88 17,520 2,071 12,710 4,006 13,750 613 59 13,078 5,899
6 15,295 1,286 89 13,920 1,203 10,069 4,023 11,179 681 59 10,438 4,791
7 11,286 2,626 63 8,597 506 5,510 5,270 8,017 1,653 45 6,319 3,416
8 6,514 926 45 5,543 695 4,007 1,812 4,735 532 35 4,168 1,756
9 15,802 4,249 112 11,441 1,162 7,049 7,591 11,433 2,638 84 8,711 4,060
10 15,070 1,489 114 13,467 1,562 9,443 4,065 11,348 872 86 10,390 4,217
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.