Congressional Statistics, December 2017

Colorado

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
Colorado 852,635 614,191 102,531 51,119 36,385 48,409 1,120,025 864,527 68,450 660,075
1 105,248 75,095 14,434 6,105 4,327 5,287 139,085 106,887 8,215 81,130
2 120,051 92,244 9,925 6,659 6,252 4,971 169,426 137,587 9,618 99,486
3 152,775 109,237 19,610 9,385 5,788 8,755 186,138 141,847 11,750 115,797
4 122,782 87,800 14,267 7,748 5,464 7,503 160,310 123,141 10,207 95,167
5 131,752 90,311 18,517 8,200 5,661 9,063 164,900 122,032 10,580 96,687
6 102,889 75,137 11,117 5,956 4,481 6,198 143,410 112,423 8,435 81,255
7 117,138 84,367 14,661 7,066 4,412 6,632 156,757 120,609 9,645 90,553
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
Colorado 73,285 10,412 528 62,345 8,923 45,852 18,510 41,183 4,318 300 36,565 23,998
1 15,628 3,011 100 12,517 1,668 8,865 5,095 8,856 1,348 52 7,456 4,911
2 4,764 596 33 4,135 492 3,226 1,046 2,718 256 18 2,444 1,592
3 14,278 1,191 105 12,982 1,501 9,773 3,004 7,804 312 60 7,432 5,466
4 8,985 1,053 68 7,864 1,047 5,838 2,100 4,895 359 39 4,497 3,265
5 10,898 1,037 83 9,778 1,601 7,342 1,955 6,193 352 49 5,791 3,651
6 9,110 2,226 63 6,821 1,261 4,821 3,028 5,254 1,114 34 4,106 2,314
7 9,622 1,298 76 8,248 1,353 5,987 2,282 5,463 577 48 4,838 2,799
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.