Congressional Statistics, December 2021

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 2021
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 1,289,260 976,275 147,961 64,405 30,104 70,515 2,046,456 1,662,791 103,858 1,012,111
1 159,038 119,530 18,711 8,329 3,679 8,789 264,322 213,291 14,046 124,328
2 145,863 112,746 15,347 6,629 3,604 7,537 242,317 201,328 11,091 117,555
3 169,217 128,251 19,472 8,557 3,764 9,173 253,398 205,300 12,966 132,540
4 113,221 73,724 21,039 5,554 2,341 10,563 162,180 120,391 8,101 77,597
5 162,645 127,156 14,874 8,357 4,213 8,045 280,878 233,210 14,751 133,787
6 173,350 133,540 18,854 8,628 3,824 8,504 278,323 228,165 14,180 137,699
7 196,191 151,571 21,304 9,478 4,442 9,396 297,404 243,556 14,421 155,026
8 169,735 129,757 18,360 8,873 4,237 8,508 267,635 217,549 14,300 133,579
All areas c 65,228,238 47,292,977 7,877,129 3,888,166 2,261,928 3,908,038 99,804,910 78,413,357 5,833,092 50,795,566
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 2021
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 112,416 6,357 851 105,208 18,965 73,650 19,801 67,875 2,434 490 64,951 36,591
1 13,157 685 83 12,389 2,413 8,743 2,001 8,154 276 45 7,833 4,022
2 11,002 643 64 10,295 1,968 7,165 1,869 6,528 283 34 6,211 3,567
3 11,641 705 87 10,849 1,484 7,958 2,199 6,623 219 52 6,352 4,699
4 37,295 1,984 300 35,011 7,425 22,989 6,881 23,813 856 175 22,781 10,253
5 7,681 535 66 7,080 1,210 5,188 1,283 4,496 207 35 4,254 2,479
6 9,847 526 75 9,246 1,551 6,685 1,611 5,771 195 46 5,530 3,341
7 10,998 691 87 10,220 1,143 7,719 2,136 6,179 208 53 5,918 4,500
8 10,795 588 89 10,118 1,771 7,203 1,821 6,311 190 50 6,072 3,730
All areas b 7,695,900 1,115,723 65,587 6,514,590 1,038,149 4,363,898 2,293,853 4,703,458 521,509 40,636 4,141,312 2,561,072
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.