Earnings and Employment Data for Workers Covered Under Social Security and Medicare, by State and County, 2000

Massachusetts

Table 3. Number of persons in Massachusetts with Social Security (OASDI) taxable earnings, amount taxable, and contributions, by county, sex, and type of earnings, 2000
County and sex Number Taxable earnings a
(thousands of dollars)		 OASDI contributions b
(thousands of dollars)
Total c Wage and
salary		 Self-
employed		 Total Wage and
salary		 Self-
employed		 Total Wage and
salary		 Self-
employed
Total, Massachusetts 3,487,599 3,255,478 370,853 104,002,346 97,778,301 6,224,045 12,896,291 12,124,509 771,782
Men 1,822,899 1,673,479 228,093 63,607,397 59,120,041 4,487,356 7,887,317 7,330,885 556,432
Women 1,664,599 1,581,898 142,761 40,390,047 38,653,358 1,736,690 5,008,366 4,793,016 215,350
Barnstable 112,843 98,571 20,549 2,686,175 2,350,703 335,472 333,086 291,487 41,598
Men 60,142 49,437 14,384 1,700,695 1,430,409 270,286 210,886 177,371 33,516
Women 52,701 49,134 6,165 985,480 920,295 65,185 122,199 114,117 8,083
Berkshire 70,735 65,545 7,462 1,671,792 1,571,405 100,388 207,302 194,854 12,448
Men 37,492 34,140 4,434 1,099,375 1,027,454 71,922 136,323 127,404 8,918
Women 33,243 31,405 3,028 572,417 543,951 28,466 70,980 67,450 3,530
Bristol 280,090 265,929 25,308 7,304,099 6,983,301 320,798 905,708 865,929 39,779
Men 142,839 133,218 16,547 4,419,832 4,173,545 246,287 548,059 517,520 30,540
Women 137,251 132,711 8,760 2,884,267 2,809,756 74,511 357,649 348,410 9,239
Dukes 9,606 6,686 3,353 221,895 158,097 63,798 27,515 19,604 7,911
Men 5,513 d d 149,266 d d 18,509 d d
Women 4,093 d d 72,629 d d 9,006 d d
Essex 391,759 362,677 47,587 11,621,415 10,813,116 808,299 1,441,055 1,340,826 100,229
Men 207,269 188,024 29,634 7,213,862 6,612,473 601,389 894,519 819,947 74,572
Women 184,489 174,652 17,953 4,407,553 4,200,643 206,910 546,537 520,880 25,657
Franklin 35,095 31,202 5,408 796,577 722,227 74,350 98,776 89,556 9,219
Men 18,825 15,905 3,677 501,720 446,224 55,496 62,213 55,332 6,882
Women 16,270 15,297 1,730 294,857 276,003 18,854 36,562 34,224 2,338
Hampden 230,243 216,188 21,414 5,664,634 5,358,741 305,893 702,415 664,484 37,931
Men 120,688 112,146 12,870 3,451,326 3,221,376 229,950 427,964 399,451 28,514
Women 109,556 104,042 8,544 2,213,308 2,137,365 75,943 274,450 265,033 9,417
Hampshire 72,850 66,254 9,626 1,851,607 1,679,514 172,093 229,599 208,260 21,339
Men 37,452 33,127 6,381 1,139,118 998,707 140,410 141,251 123,840 17,411
Women 35,398 33,127 3,245 712,490 680,807 31,683 88,349 84,420 3,929
Middlesex 791,238 734,369 89,009 27,473,270 25,792,584 1,680,686 3,406,685 3,198,280 208,405
Men 423,000 388,510 52,129 17,133,397 15,977,530 1,155,866 2,124,541 1,981,214 143,327
Women 368,239 345,860 36,880 10,339,873 9,815,053 524,820 1,282,144 1,217,067 65,078
Nantucket 7,511 5,673 2,271 190,357 138,378 51,979 23,604 17,159 6,445
Men 4,526 d d 112,369 d d 13,934 d d
Women 2,986 d d 77,988 d d 9,670 d d
Norfolk 354,846 331,170 39,692 12,039,954 11,268,749 771,205 1,492,954 1,397,325 95,629
Men 182,223 168,168 22,712 7,266,959 6,744,643 522,316 901,103 836,336 64,767
Women 172,623 163,002 16,980 4,772,996 4,524,106 248,890 591,851 560,989 30,862
Plymouth 254,538 235,942 29,201 7,426,622 6,940,204 486,418 920,901 860,585 60,316
Men 131,111 117,921 19,359 4,581,691 4,220,074 361,618 568,130 523,289 44,841
Women 123,427 118,022 9,842 2,844,930 2,720,130 124,800 352,771 337,296 15,475
Suffolk 440,629 422,143 33,095 12,409,693 11,927,474 482,219 1,538,802 1,479,007 59,795
Men 218,806 207,779 18,278 6,744,481 6,431,087 313,394 836,316 797,455 38,861
Women 221,721 214,263 14,817 5,660,309 5,491,484 168,825 701,878 680,944 20,934
Worcester 398,205 376,150 36,015 11,611,468 11,049,928 561,540 1,439,822 1,370,191 69,631
Men 212,649 198,054 23,577 7,385,964 6,947,202 438,762 915,860 861,453 54,407
Women 185,556 178,096 12,437 4,225,505 4,102,727 122,778 523,963 508,738 15,224
Unknown 37,409 d d 1,032,788 d d 128,066 d d
Men 20,363 d d 707,341 d d 87,710 d d
Women 17,047 d d 325,446 d d 40,355 d d
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Continuous Work History Sample, 1 percent sample.
NOTE: State designation is based on employee residence.
a. Based on Social Security annual maximum taxable earnings of $76,200 in 2000.
b. Includes both employee and employer contributions.
c. Workers with earnings from both wage and salary employment and self-employment are counted in each type of employment but only once in the total.
d. Data not shown to avoid disclosure.
Table 6. Number of persons in Massachusetts with Medicare (HI) taxable earnings, amount taxable, and contributions, by county, sex, and type of earnings, 2000
County and sex Number Taxable earnings a
(thousands of dollars)		 HI contributions b
(thousands of dollars)
Total c Wage and
salary		 Self-
employed		 Total Wage and
salary		 Self-
employed		 Total Wage and
salary		 Self-
employed
Total, Massachusetts 3,687,200 3,467,252 399,035 149,107,544 136,606,774 12,500,771 4,324,119 3,961,596 362,522
Men 1,904,910 1,761,788 253,099 100,429,773 90,321,086 10,108,687 2,912,463 2,619,311 293,152
Women 1,782,189 1,705,363 145,936 48,672,875 46,280,791 2,392,083 1,411,513 1,342,143 69,370
Barnstable 118,843 105,327 21,433 3,578,928 3,037,366 541,561 103,789 88,084 15,705
Men 62,313 52,155 15,186 2,423,842 1,947,721 476,121 70,291 56,484 13,808
Women 56,530 53,172 6,247 1,155,086 1,089,646 65,441 33,497 31,600 1,898
Berkshire 75,124 70,150 7,862 2,056,657 1,941,871 114,786 59,643 56,314 3,329
Men 38,825 35,583 4,847 1,317,338 1,242,442 74,895 38,203 36,031 2,172
Women 36,299 34,567 3,016 739,319 699,428 39,891 21,440 20,283 1,157
Bristol 299,001 285,989 25,956 8,763,585 8,422,316 341,269 254,144 244,247 9,897
Men 151,109 142,436 17,232 5,430,039 5,162,547 267,491 157,471 149,714 7,757
Women 147,891 143,554 8,724 3,333,546 3,259,768 73,778 96,673 94,533 2,140
Dukes 10,531 7,727 3,339 410,367 309,004 101,363 11,901 8,961 2,940
Men 6,020 d d 309,972 d d 8,989 d d
Women 4,510 d d 100,396 d d 2,911 d d
Essex 411,712 384,200 50,728 17,729,638 15,371,306 2,358,333 514,160 445,768 68,392
Men 214,427 195,811 32,203 12,503,066 10,485,729 2,017,337 362,589 304,086 58,503
Women 197,285 188,389 18,525 5,226,572 4,885,577 340,995 151,571 141,682 9,889
Franklin 37,423 33,855 5,600 956,192 867,203 88,990 27,730 25,149 2,581
Men 19,481 16,673 3,877 600,502 529,992 70,510 17,415 15,370 2,045
Women 17,942 17,182 1,723 355,690 337,211 18,479 10,315 9,779 536
Hampden 244,800 231,597 22,510 6,843,189 6,479,979 363,210 198,452 187,919 10,533
Men 127,473 119,357 13,786 4,334,285 4,061,006 273,279 125,694 117,769 7,925
Women 117,327 112,240 8,724 2,508,904 2,418,973 89,931 72,758 70,150 2,608
Hampshire 80,467 74,624 9,909 2,363,293 2,127,145 236,149 68,536 61,687 6,848
Men 41,512 37,617 6,570 1,508,744 1,308,228 200,515 43,754 37,939 5,815
Women 38,955 37,007 3,339 854,550 818,916 35,633 24,782 23,749 1,033
Middlesex 830,512 775,821 99,516 44,740,140 40,073,931 4,666,209 1,297,464 1,162,144 135,320
Men 437,707 404,025 61,390 31,908,782 28,150,859 3,757,924 925,355 816,375 108,980
Women 392,806 371,796 38,126 12,831,357 11,923,072 908,285 372,109 345,769 26,340
Nantucket 8,127 6,507 2,262 266,449 172,399 94,051 7,727 5,000 2,727
Men 4,836 d d 131,257 d d 3,806 d d
Women 3,291 d d 135,193 d d 3,921 d d
Norfolk 373,723 350,751 43,619 18,435,315 17,152,021 1,283,294 534,624 497,409 37,216
Men 190,341 176,901 26,172 12,889,888 11,873,267 1,016,621 373,807 344,325 29,482
Women 183,382 173,851 17,448 5,545,427 5,278,754 266,673 160,817 153,084 7,734
Plymouth 270,781 253,456 31,126 9,861,081 9,117,980 743,101 285,971 264,421 21,550
Men 138,004 125,559 21,217 6,558,936 5,956,545 602,391 190,209 172,740 17,469
Women 132,778 127,897 9,909 3,302,145 3,161,435 140,710 95,762 91,682 4,081
Suffolk 463,176 445,505 34,895 16,587,317 15,854,501 732,816 481,032 459,781 21,252
Men 228,793 218,177 19,602 9,585,271 9,055,740 529,532 277,973 262,616 15,356
Women 234,282 227,226 15,294 6,997,149 6,793,865 203,284 202,917 197,022 5,895
Worcester 425,340 404,431 39,096 14,885,123 14,062,899 822,224 431,669 407,824 23,845
Men 223,633 209,332 26,710 9,662,631 8,962,096 700,535 280,216 259,901 20,316
Women 201,708 195,099 12,386 5,222,492 5,100,803 121,689 151,452 147,923 3,529
Unknown 37,641 37,312 1,185 1,630,269 1,616,854 13,414 47,278 46,889 389
Men 20,437 d d 1,265,222 d d 36,691 d d
Women 17,203 d d 365,047 d d 10,586 d d
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Continuous Work History Sample, 1 percent sample.
NOTES: State designation is based on employee residence.
HI = Hospital Insurance.
a. There is no annual maximum taxable amount for Medicare earnings.
b. Includes both employee and employer contributions.
c. Workers with earnings from both wage and salary employment and self-employment are counted in each type of employment but only once in the total.
d. Data not shown to avoid disclosure.