Congressional Statistics, December 2018

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 2018
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 1,233,379 896,146 158,502 68,489 36,281 73,961 1,717,582 1,346,045 98,280 934,831
1 152,552 109,545 20,345 8,625 4,360 9,677 222,308 172,510 12,994 114,135
2 137,596 101,849 16,420 7,012 4,469 7,846 199,248 159,529 10,405 106,817
3 162,565 118,270 20,712 9,151 4,730 9,702 213,566 167,233 12,307 123,273
4 113,893 70,509 23,437 6,192 2,791 10,964 145,157 102,780 8,163 74,208
5 155,763 117,159 16,259 8,816 5,084 8,445 235,178 188,697 13,829 124,196
6 164,944 122,662 19,741 9,185 4,562 8,794 232,759 184,904 13,447 127,262
7 185,081 138,352 21,986 10,140 5,236 9,367 247,035 196,392 13,703 142,442
8 160,985 117,800 19,602 9,368 5,049 9,166 222,332 174,001 13,432 122,498
All areas c 62,906,222 43,721,450 8,537,332 4,029,669 2,510,248 4,107,523 84,419,840 63,890,793 5,383,982 47,159,080
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 2018
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 116,810 6,732 887 109,191 20,741 77,492 18,577 67,877 2,363 485 65,029 38,293
1 13,711 695 87 12,929 2,639 9,252 1,820 8,075 253 49 7,772 4,240
2 11,331 655 77 10,599 2,146 7,463 1,722 6,538 265 40 6,233 3,746
3 12,235 766 99 11,370 1,620 8,444 2,171 6,722 208 56 6,459 5,057
4 38,963 2,089 296 36,578 8,080 24,565 6,318 23,980 863 167 22,950 10,545
5 7,628 585 62 6,981 1,231 5,200 1,197 4,289 199 31 4,059 2,544
6 10,188 535 87 9,566 1,744 6,960 1,484 5,710 177 49 5,485 3,532
7 11,553 735 91 10,727 1,333 8,143 2,077 6,310 201 45 6,064 4,688
8 11,201 672 88 10,441 1,948 7,465 1,788 6,252 198 48 6,006 3,941
All areas b 8,128,652 1,169,087 68,654 6,890,911 1,148,038 4,714,234 2,266,380 4,772,179 512,711 40,240 4,219,228 2,715,318
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.