Congressional Statistics, December 2023

Wisconsin

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
Wisconsin 1,332,623 1,041,496 138,863 61,776 22,667 67,821 2,445,435 2,038,255 114,016 1,070,176
1 163,754 124,280 19,183 8,320 2,859 9,112 306,244 249,667 15,715 128,777
2 139,679 112,911 12,588 5,713 2,090 6,377 272,761 234,391 11,059 116,180
3 175,996 137,050 18,707 8,275 2,971 8,993 304,052 251,761 14,355 140,543
4 118,263 80,946 19,449 5,478 2,020 10,370 197,868 153,044 9,201 85,521
5 174,277 142,321 13,633 7,996 3,005 7,322 353,081 303,026 16,391 147,277
6 181,868 144,291 17,942 8,445 2,939 8,251 336,920 282,804 15,834 147,410
7 204,885 162,651 20,279 9,226 3,450 9,279 358,200 300,101 16,093 164,978
8 173,901 137,046 17,082 8,323 3,333 8,117 316,308 263,462 15,368 139,490
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
Wisconsin 107,418 6,825 814 99,779 17,772 68,300 21,346 76,445 3,041 576 72,828 35,615
1 14,846 926 89 13,831 2,677 9,450 2,719 10,781 424 58 10,299 4,753
2 8,897 622 58 8,217 1,482 5,683 1,732 6,239 327 44 5,868 2,875
3 11,194 691 82 10,421 1,440 7,563 2,191 7,684 269 59 7,355 4,545
4 35,645 2,139 294 33,212 7,016 21,074 7,555 26,438 1,029 199 25,209 9,969
5 6,661 527 59 6,075 977 4,416 1,268 4,687 247 45 4,395 2,220
6 9,485 565 74 8,846 1,465 6,356 1,664 6,680 243 60 6,376 3,286
7 10,564 723 74 9,767 1,098 7,160 2,306 6,971 261 58 6,652 4,442
8 10,126 632 84 9,410 1,617 6,598 1,911 6,966 240 53 6,673 3,525
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.