Congressional Statistics, December 2012

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 2012
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 1,110,161 758,615 157,689 78,231 37,262 78,364 1,328,632 983,708 98,035 789,940
1 135,745 91,671 20,334 9,298 4,237 10,205 170,419 124,751 12,246 94,872
2 118,837 83,154 16,424 7,556 3,522 8,181 146,475 111,421 9,637 85,088
3 147,217 100,295 20,733 10,736 5,530 9,923 166,135 122,294 12,645 105,294
4 112,982 64,503 25,215 7,658 2,820 12,786 126,372 82,996 9,162 68,151
5 137,750 99,173 15,465 9,972 4,619 8,521 178,605 137,055 13,594 104,031
6 148,010 104,729 18,964 10,477 4,774 9,066 180,306 136,591 13,441 108,633
7 167,765 117,914 21,812 11,844 6,160 10,035 192,142 144,490 13,921 122,228
8 141,855 97,176 18,742 10,690 5,600 9,647 168,177 124,110 13,389 101,643
All areas c 56,758,185 36,720,492 8,826,591 4,348,486 2,443,212 4,419,404 65,430,104 46,327,075 5,107,327 39,613,754
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data as of December 2012 and U.S. Postal Service geography data as of March 2013; represents the 2010 Census redistricting in effect for the 113th Congress.
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 2012
Congressional district Number of recipients Total monthly payments (thousands of dollars) Number of recipients
Total Aged Blind Disabled Total Aged Blind Disabled With OASDI a Aged 65 or older
Wisconsin 114,135 7,144 865 106,126 61,348 2,228 442 58,678 38,538 16,384
1 12,713 639 90 11,984 6,966 207 49 6,710 4,099 1,445
2 11,237 632 85 10,520 6,009 235 39 5,735 3,841 1,496
3 12,597 1,016 98 11,483 6,148 227 50 5,871 5,442 2,257
4 38,476 2,069 258 36,149 22,245 796 143 21,307 10,172 5,166
5 6,812 581 54 6,177 3,502 178 27 3,297 2,393 1,045
6 9,409 569 84 8,756 4,859 175 40 4,644 3,454 1,281
7 12,190 926 103 11,161 5,997 210 46 5,741 5,189 2,107
8 10,701 712 93 9,896 5,622 200 48 5,374 3,948 1,587
All areas b 8,262,877 1,156,188 67,725 7,038,964 4,598,945 474,662 36,865 4,087,418 2,759,751 2,081,532
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data as of December 2012 and U.S. Postal Service geography data as of March 2013; represents the 2010 Census redistricting in effect for the 113th Congress.
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.