Congressional Statistics, December 2016

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 2016
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 882,185 506,448 156,737 86,482 46,045 86,473 1,001,883 644,104 100,713 586,412
1 152,500 94,579 22,790 14,631 8,502 11,998 189,828 129,710 18,778 109,454
2 140,870 76,240 30,135 12,901 5,387 16,207 147,230 90,122 13,936 86,175
3 146,547 80,716 26,179 15,895 9,126 14,631 169,326 105,476 19,044 96,319
4 151,121 88,172 27,298 14,284 6,804 14,563 166,679 107,781 15,907 100,069
5 159,222 88,500 29,967 15,889 7,994 16,872 168,116 104,513 16,915 103,089
6 131,925 78,241 20,368 12,882 8,232 12,202 160,703 106,502 16,134 91,306
All areas c 60,907,307 41,233,126 8,808,736 4,138,134 2,505,754 4,221,557 75,917,962 56,082,551 5,184,802 44,506,717
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 2016
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
Louisiana 177,524 11,555 1,380 164,589 33,333 112,050 32,141 98,799 3,239 723 94,836 57,891
1 19,051 1,439 109 17,503 3,458 12,171 3,422 10,615 466 55 10,094 6,185
2 42,295 2,794 246 39,255 8,078 26,312 7,905 24,294 851 138 23,305 13,822
3 25,261 1,595 223 23,443 4,420 16,311 4,530 13,946 433 120 13,394 8,717
4 32,761 2,136 299 30,326 6,432 20,396 5,933 18,421 550 149 17,722 10,313
5 39,634 2,489 344 36,801 6,893 25,401 7,340 21,250 614 173 20,464 13,133
6 18,522 1,102 159 17,261 4,052 11,459 3,011 10,272 326 88 9,857 5,721
All areas b 8,251,161 1,164,589 68,344 7,018,228 1,213,079 4,845,735 2,192,347 4,740,264 501,520 39,380 4,199,364 2,721,951
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.