Congressional Statistics, December 2024

Louisiana

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 2024
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
Louisiana 953,188 636,891 129,915 76,356 35,473 74,553 1,580,451 1,158,120 127,751 714,924
1 163,178 117,229 17,296 12,223 6,394 10,036 301,392 234,534 22,684 130,765
2 147,563 96,557 23,097 10,920 3,946 13,043 222,872 160,428 16,737 106,906
3 161,280 104,110 22,596 14,274 7,172 13,128 273,137 194,872 24,709 118,829
4 171,998 113,074 25,935 13,593 5,757 13,639 272,022 195,284 21,421 126,240
5 168,308 109,022 24,907 14,034 5,847 14,498 257,713 182,406 21,656 122,883
6 140,861 96,899 16,084 11,312 6,357 10,209 253,315 190,596 20,545 109,301
All areas c 68,455,973 51,772,651 7,231,147 3,734,707 1,947,761 3,769,707 125,577,970 102,268,471 6,617,163 55,120,239
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 2024
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
Louisiana 155,494 10,570 1,318 143,606 27,415 90,034 38,045 113,846 4,358 902 108,585 51,002
1 15,323 1,328 115 13,880 2,726 8,823 3,774 11,295 587 89 10,619 5,031
2 35,719 2,935 256 32,528 5,877 19,589 10,253 26,016 1,251 170 24,594 12,444
3 21,858 1,359 196 20,303 3,791 13,201 4,866 15,739 549 139 15,050 7,418
4 32,667 1,933 311 30,423 5,556 19,494 7,617 24,539 750 206 23,582 10,373
5 34,548 2,012 319 32,217 6,086 20,272 8,190 24,802 759 208 23,835 11,218
6 15,379 1,003 121 14,255 3,379 8,655 3,345 11,456 462 90 10,904 4,518
All areas b 7,423,856 1,190,660 63,747 6,169,449 1,002,887 3,951,866 2,469,103 5,528,062 677,097 48,833 4,802,132 2,532,902
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.