OASDI Beneficiaries by State and County, 2000

Massachusetts

Table 4. Number of OASDI beneficiaries with benefits in current-payment status, by type of benefit, by sex of beneficiaries aged 65 or older, and by state and county, December 2000
State and county Total Retirement benefits Survivors benefits Disability benefits Aged 65 or older
Retired workers a Wives and
husbands		 Children Widows and
widowers b		 Children Disabled workers Wives and
husbands		 Children Men Women
Massachusetts c 1,060,613 697,072 52,154 8,812 104,166 34,526 123,885 2,713 37,285 315,659 476,736
Barnstable 61,851 44,655 4,210 420 5,630 1,135 4,445 95 1,260 21,420 28,820
Berkshire 30,012 19,950 1,500 265 3,135 865 3,215 85 995 8,975 13,655
Bristol 98,710 63,940 3,680 770 8,820 3,230 13,770 355 4,145 27,585 42,880
Dukes 2,751 1,880 175 30 310 65 220 0 70 895 1,315
Essex 123,086 81,140 6,205 1,085 12,085 3,965 14,030 305 4,270 36,445 56,025
Franklin 12,982 8,140 650 100 1,330 420 1,705 45 595 3,740 5,675
Hampden 85,826 53,825 3,870 665 8,755 3,455 11,065 350 3,840 24,160 37,275
Hampshire 22,732 14,990 1,185 190 2,200 700 2,605 55 810 6,780 10,300
Middlesex 222,488 152,150 11,745 1,755 21,720 6,240 22,530 415 5,935 68,995 104,380
Nantucket 1,241 900 75 5 150 25 70 0 15 440 600
Norfolk 107,504 73,615 6,095 925 11,565 3,095 9,430 165 2,615 33,815 51,530
Plymouth 74,042 46,380 3,750 680 7,555 2,790 9,440 195 3,250 21,750 31,230
Suffolk 90,287 53,850 3,330 970 8,380 3,995 15,230 290 4,240 23,630 37,430
Worcester 127,101 81,655 5,685 950 12,530 4,545 16,130 360 5,245 37,030 55,620
a. Includes special age-72 beneficiaries.
b. Includes nondisabled widows and widowers, disabled widows and widowers, widowed mothers and fathers, and parents.
c. Total includes beneficiaries with unknown county code.
Table 5. Amount of OASDI benefits in current-payment status, by type of benefit, by sex of beneficiaries aged 65 or older, and by state and county, December 2000 [In thousands of dollars]
State and county Total Retirement benefits Survivors benefits Disability benefits Aged 65 or older
Retired workers a Wives and
husbands		 Children Widows and
widowers b		 Children Disabled workers Wives and
husbands		 Children Men Women
Massachusetts c 831,434 592,297 23,557 3,662 86,410 20,098 96,500 493 8,417 307,397 351,605
Barnstable 50,152 38,597 1,945 184 4,929 697 3,486 19 294 21,457 20,839
Berkshire 23,703 17,045 679 116 2,618 522 2,498 16 209 8,708 10,178
Bristol 70,947 49,315 1,478 300 6,635 1,799 10,433 60 927 24,199 29,227
Dukes 2,287 1,686 87 13 272 37 174 0 17 921 1,005
Essex 97,486 69,711 2,848 458 10,100 2,360 10,977 54 976 35,964 41,646
Franklin 9,657 6,614 280 42 1,080 241 1,269 8 122 3,419 4,060
Hampden 63,967 44,446 1,662 256 6,933 1,802 8,082 55 732 22,700 26,901
Hampshire 17,180 12,279 492 79 1,778 407 1,945 11 193 6,234 7,424
Middlesex 184,567 135,583 5,630 784 18,872 3,914 18,250 80 1,455 71,093 80,014
Nantucket 1,107 850 40 2 132 16 59 0 6 477 481
Norfolk 90,080 65,821 2,925 421 10,304 1,986 7,893 36 693 34,892 39,817
Plymouth 57,628 39,192 1,677 283 6,254 1,717 7,687 39 776 21,089 22,732
Suffolk 64,057 42,159 1,302 325 6,211 1,952 11,202 53 853 20,248 26,593
Worcester 98,616 68,997 2,512 398 10,291 2,647 12,544 63 1,164 35,998 40,688
a. Includes special age-72 beneficiaries.
b. Includes nondisabled widows and widowers, disabled widows and widowers, widowed mothers and fathers, and parents.
c. Total includes beneficiaries with unknown county code.