Congressional Statistics, December 2014

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 2014
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 794,937 552,118 107,158 52,182 33,118 50,361 977,802 729,047 66,154 588,137
1 101,513 69,343 16,129 6,539 3,728 5,774 125,014 92,089 8,371 74,071
2 109,929 82,008 10,826 6,598 5,321 5,176 144,319 113,806 8,958 86,860
3 140,402 96,769 19,504 9,516 5,701 8,912 161,002 118,657 11,267 102,496
4 113,077 77,961 14,462 7,871 5,042 7,741 138,058 102,562 9,790 83,892
5 120,255 79,801 18,133 8,038 5,294 8,989 141,238 101,395 9,788 85,004
6 96,400 67,799 11,981 6,098 3,905 6,617 125,525 94,982 8,195 72,225
7 113,361 78,437 16,123 7,522 4,127 7,152 142,645 105,556 9,785 83,589
All areas c 59,007,158 39,008,771 8,954,518 4,236,220 2,452,435 4,355,214 71,693,353 51,826,267 5,212,795 42,084,088
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 2014
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
Colorado 72,872 9,071 515 63,286 39,932 3,661 269 36,002 23,772 16,193
1 15,986 2,634 103 13,249 8,934 1,172 55 7,707 4,926 4,477
2 4,959 519 40 4,400 2,644 210 19 2,415 1,646 916
3 13,941 1,093 93 12,755 7,455 273 48 7,134 5,304 2,629
4 9,018 966 57 7,995 4,733 315 29 4,389 3,313 1,959
5 10,282 851 82 9,349 5,662 288 44 5,330 3,393 1,625
6 8,955 1,851 67 7,037 5,083 906 33 4,145 2,284 2,538
7 9,731 1,157 73 8,501 5,420 497 41 4,883 2,906 2,049
All areas b 8,335,704 1,151,940 67,383 7,116,381 4,686,279 484,313 37,911 4,164,055 2,749,128 2,122,871
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.