Congressional Statistics, December 2017

Arkansas

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 2017
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
Arkansas 692,178 429,232 137,228 45,993 18,954 60,771 830,219 572,567 54,442 457,969
1 185,417 112,252 38,314 13,282 4,903 16,666 212,856 143,403 14,686 120,619
2 161,804 101,885 31,488 9,675 4,050 14,706 203,987 143,812 12,164 107,733
3 157,204 101,376 28,864 9,623 4,494 12,847 192,383 136,618 11,922 107,099
4 187,753 113,719 38,562 13,413 5,507 16,552 220,993 148,734 15,671 122,518
All areas c 61,903,360 42,446,992 8,695,475 4,090,523 2,501,729 4,168,641 79,732,580 59,602,066 5,271,028 45,808,776
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 2017
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
Arkansas 107,548 5,049 665 101,834 25,642 67,066 14,840 60,330 1,214 342 58,774 36,347
1 33,454 1,688 202 31,564 7,344 20,851 5,259 18,580 360 104 18,117 11,929
2 26,444 948 183 25,313 8,087 15,582 2,775 15,576 242 98 15,236 7,819
3 17,693 967 92 16,634 3,880 11,423 2,390 9,730 257 47 9,426 6,108
4 29,957 1,446 188 28,323 6,331 19,210 4,416 16,444 355 94 15,996 10,491
All areas b 8,227,676 1,176,476 68,947 6,982,253 1,182,593 4,805,112 2,239,971 4,754,456 506,540 39,787 4,208,129 2,738,814
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.