Congressional Statistics, December 2014

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 2014
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 854,211 471,272 157,558 88,547 47,648 89,186 944,524 585,536 101,083 553,876
1 146,286 87,712 22,728 14,838 8,574 12,434 177,029 117,363 18,742 102,450
2 135,904 70,196 30,345 13,208 5,528 16,627 139,173 81,485 14,132 80,136
3 141,797 74,422 26,350 16,260 9,541 15,224 158,585 94,601 19,035 91,195
4 148,780 84,037 27,476 14,865 7,333 15,069 159,982 100,387 16,136 96,887
5 153,663 82,330 29,876 16,207 8,203 17,047 158,629 95,224 16,945 97,287
6 127,781 72,575 20,783 13,169 8,469 12,785 151,126 96,476 16,095 85,921
All areas c 59,007,158 39,008,771 8,954,518 4,236,220 2,452,435 4,355,214 71,693,353 51,826,267 5,212,795 42,084,088
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 2014
Congressional district Number of recipients Total monthly payments (thousands of dollars) Number of recipients
Total Aged Blind Disabled Total Aged Blind Disabled With OASDI a Aged 65 or older
Louisiana 181,279 12,377 1,320 167,582 98,441 3,303 668 94,470 58,832 32,040
1 19,444 1,451 109 17,884 10,472 453 55 9,964 6,238 3,329
2 42,500 2,901 228 39,371 23,924 843 116 22,964 13,721 7,489
3 25,953 1,745 218 23,990 13,947 454 113 13,380 9,004 4,631
4 33,169 2,333 270 30,566 17,997 562 134 17,301 10,500 6,052
5 40,533 2,771 343 37,419 21,424 663 173 20,588 13,438 7,477
6 19,680 1,176 152 18,352 10,679 328 77 10,274 5,931 3,062
All areas b 8,335,704 1,151,940 67,383 7,116,381 4,686,279 484,313 37,911 4,164,055 2,749,128 2,122,871
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.