Congressional Statistics, December 2019

Washington

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 2019
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
Washington 1,376,287 1,005,248 165,880 75,223 57,242 72,694 2,017,636 1,591,116 111,737 1,082,230
1 120,829 91,110 11,473 6,701 6,107 5,438 187,445 151,194 10,481 99,281
2 144,285 107,891 15,936 7,718 6,051 6,689 214,531 171,838 11,647 115,962
3 164,071 118,285 21,132 9,284 6,618 8,752 237,681 184,633 13,712 126,727
4 130,693 92,942 18,109 7,009 4,699 7,934 179,701 139,052 9,846 98,842
5 160,384 112,464 23,383 8,966 5,901 9,670 221,779 169,509 12,835 120,626
6 175,920 130,255 20,690 9,666 6,980 8,329 250,858 198,858 13,869 139,185
7 109,696 84,588 10,196 5,374 5,387 4,151 177,583 147,014 8,716 92,741
8 122,191 90,672 13,722 6,516 5,111 6,170 186,029 147,697 9,976 96,750
9 104,044 77,459 11,000 5,446 4,942 5,197 155,879 125,211 8,320 84,493
10 144,174 99,582 20,239 8,543 5,446 10,364 206,149 156,110 12,333 107,623
All areas c 64,064,496 45,094,245 8,378,374 3,996,448 2,543,961 4,051,468 88,523,452 67,769,892 5,476,827 48,653,036
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 2019
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
Washington 148,731 17,678 907 130,146 16,308 93,503 38,920 90,982 8,684 521 81,777 42,134
1 7,533 1,226 45 6,262 758 4,532 2,243 4,557 589 24 3,943 2,112
2 13,927 1,994 86 11,847 1,250 8,676 4,001 8,431 1,006 48 7,377 3,958
3 17,033 1,382 129 15,522 2,034 11,404 3,595 10,565 661 70 9,833 4,851
4 17,048 1,336 93 15,619 3,086 10,613 3,349 10,440 520 63 9,857 5,189
5 19,780 1,038 83 18,659 2,448 13,913 3,419 12,011 452 44 11,515 6,003
6 17,109 1,191 105 15,813 1,515 11,995 3,599 10,396 537 58 9,801 5,198
7 13,022 2,521 71 10,430 679 7,349 4,994 7,873 1,304 40 6,530 3,706
8 10,488 1,580 67 8,841 1,150 6,347 2,991 6,428 816 37 5,575 2,599
9 15,520 4,069 107 11,344 1,271 7,156 7,093 9,524 2,138 61 7,325 3,799
10 17,271 1,341 121 15,809 2,117 11,518 3,636 10,757 661 75 10,021 4,719
All areas b 8,076,867 1,166,666 68,747 6,841,454 1,132,080 4,646,559 2,298,228 4,815,717 524,357 41,163 4,250,196 2,682,082
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.