Congressional Statistics, December 2024

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 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
Wisconsin 1,365,446 1,077,180 138,357 60,124 21,575 68,210 2,598,970 2,184,088 114,674 1,105,512
1 167,651 128,557 19,008 8,161 2,754 9,171 324,836 267,164 15,923 133,027
2 143,679 117,196 12,515 5,519 1,963 6,486 291,755 252,765 11,046 120,376
3 180,034 141,307 18,762 8,030 2,791 9,144 322,307 268,841 14,421 144,803
4 119,400 82,666 19,105 5,277 1,954 10,398 206,751 161,643 9,117 87,279
5 179,038 147,570 13,569 7,775 2,878 7,246 376,801 325,990 16,534 152,458
6 186,121 148,996 17,910 8,191 2,793 8,231 357,464 302,382 15,857 152,187
7 210,554 168,462 20,389 9,023 3,314 9,366 381,674 321,848 16,240 170,685
8 178,969 142,426 17,099 8,148 3,128 8,168 337,383 283,454 15,536 144,697
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
Wisconsin 108,271 6,931 815 100,525 18,540 67,469 22,262 79,807 3,221 585 76,001 36,048
1 15,097 970 92 14,035 2,860 9,347 2,890 11,163 452 63 10,648 4,920
2 9,021 656 53 8,312 1,560 5,613 1,848 6,593 362 37 6,194 2,951
3 11,116 660 79 10,377 1,482 7,442 2,192 7,850 251 56 7,544 4,535
4 36,103 2,161 294 33,648 7,340 20,837 7,926 28,046 1,085 222 26,740 10,051
5 6,692 538 59 6,095 965 4,387 1,340 4,839 269 41 4,528 2,247
6 9,551 580 72 8,899 1,550 6,248 1,753 6,822 265 54 6,503 3,266
7 10,495 719 81 9,695 1,109 7,064 2,322 7,119 263 56 6,799 4,454
8 10,196 647 85 9,464 1,674 6,531 1,991 7,374 274 57 7,044 3,624
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.