Congressional Statistics, December 2020

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 2020
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 1,275,932 950,228 153,293 65,964 33,929 72,518 1,881,664 1,508,016 99,340 988,817
1 157,899 116,418 19,638 8,458 4,150 9,235 243,624 193,478 13,327 121,263
2 143,946 109,374 15,887 6,772 4,194 7,719 221,699 181,672 10,591 114,542
3 167,205 124,708 20,038 8,811 4,195 9,453 232,715 186,205 12,426 129,590
4 114,465 73,072 22,187 5,783 2,591 10,832 153,100 111,759 7,913 76,968
5 160,893 123,930 15,420 8,525 4,840 8,178 257,883 211,408 14,078 130,921
6 170,986 129,889 19,254 8,850 4,323 8,670 255,236 206,829 13,600 134,404
7 193,557 147,357 21,944 9,726 4,957 9,573 272,813 220,659 13,788 151,342
8 166,981 125,480 18,925 9,039 4,679 8,858 244,594 196,007 13,616 129,787
All areas c 64,850,867 46,329,595 8,151,016 3,938,577 2,428,044 4,003,635 92,197,039 71,539,916 5,523,900 49,826,655
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 2020
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 116,390 6,550 904 108,936 20,208 76,614 19,568 69,453 2,431 506 66,517 37,873
1 13,638 713 90 12,835 2,535 9,121 1,982 8,353 282 47 8,024 4,182
2 11,338 660 76 10,602 2,068 7,421 1,849 6,669 281 40 6,348 3,695
3 12,059 727 98 11,234 1,564 8,282 2,213 6,829 210 60 6,559 4,889
4 38,743 2,039 310 36,394 7,904 24,081 6,758 24,350 863 174 23,313 10,601
5 7,764 545 64 7,155 1,246 5,287 1,231 4,519 202 36 4,281 2,511
6 10,236 547 79 9,610 1,705 6,920 1,611 5,979 194 45 5,739 3,457
7 11,455 701 96 10,658 1,301 8,046 2,108 6,315 206 51 6,058 4,655
8 11,157 618 91 10,448 1,885 7,456 1,816 6,438 191 52 6,195 3,883
All areas b 7,959,766 1,136,162 67,738 6,755,866 1,108,612 4,556,131 2,295,023 4,797,688 522,078 41,062 4,234,549 2,640,704
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.