Congressional Statistics, December 2019

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 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
Wisconsin 1,257,850 923,461 156,887 67,451 36,881 73,170 1,803,101 1,426,593 99,200 964,708
1 155,755 113,234 20,062 8,611 4,478 9,370 233,766 183,330 13,275 118,204
2 141,276 105,615 16,266 6,965 4,680 7,750 210,980 170,441 10,609 111,276
3 165,162 121,374 20,578 8,974 4,619 9,617 223,311 176,411 12,351 126,599
4 114,751 71,912 23,029 6,069 2,817 10,924 149,864 107,408 8,155 75,906
5 158,734 120,575 15,876 8,704 5,281 8,298 246,908 199,918 14,031 128,039
6 168,314 126,302 19,621 9,035 4,641 8,715 244,490 195,840 13,583 131,242
7 189,539 142,836 22,072 9,906 5,311 9,414 260,197 208,442 13,705 147,021
8 164,319 121,613 19,383 9,187 5,054 9,082 233,585 184,804 13,491 126,421
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
Wisconsin 116,794 6,724 918 109,152 20,513 77,113 19,168 69,105 2,448 504 66,152 38,022
1 13,775 701 96 12,978 2,632 9,215 1,928 8,393 270 55 8,068 4,188
2 11,298 682 75 10,541 2,086 7,404 1,808 6,601 282 37 6,282 3,683
3 12,097 744 98 11,255 1,591 8,329 2,177 6,605 207 54 6,344 4,955
4 39,014 2,108 305 36,601 8,047 24,401 6,566 24,556 891 174 23,491 10,630
5 7,732 566 63 7,103 1,246 5,258 1,228 4,436 210 34 4,192 2,532
6 10,236 539 86 9,611 1,731 6,961 1,544 5,944 182 50 5,712 3,470
7 11,433 716 101 10,616 1,285 8,065 2,083 6,301 200 48 6,052 4,643
8 11,209 668 94 10,447 1,895 7,480 1,834 6,270 206 53 6,011 3,921
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.