OASDI Beneficiaries by State and County, 2003

Massachusetts

Table 4. Number of beneficiaries with benefits in current-payment status, by county, type of benefit, and sex of beneficiaries aged 65 or older, December 2003
County Total Retirement Survivors Disability Aged 65 or older
Retired workers a Spouses Children Widow(er)s b Children Disabled workers Spouses Children Men Women
Total, Massachusetts c 1,061,851 694,015 47,114 9,226 96,367 34,833 138,622 2,278 39,396 316,753 463,907
Barnstable 63,295 45,965 3,735 445 5,475 1,110 5,100 85 1,380 22,090 28,930
Berkshire 30,225 19,795 1,360 285 2,890 875 3,810 70 1,140 9,000 13,235
Bristol 101,625 64,395 3,335 800 8,420 3,425 16,185 305 4,760 28,040 42,335
Dukes 2,850 2,025 155 35 285 65 225 0 60 960 1,330
Essex 122,570 80,325 5,625 1,170 11,265 4,070 15,515 255 4,345 36,230 54,310
Franklin 13,295 8,150 585 105 1,230 400 2,085 50 690 3,820 5,455
Hampden 86,010 52,660 3,510 695 8,140 3,525 13,040 285 4,155 23,700 35,995
Hampshire 23,220 15,215 1,075 190 2,135 715 3,020 55 815 6,995 10,185
Middlesex 221,055 151,400 10,710 1,780 19,925 6,255 24,500 360 6,125 69,425 101,660
Nantucket 1,345 990 75 10 160 20 70 0 20 495 635
Norfolk 105,255 72,050 5,305 965 10,395 3,185 10,440 135 2,780 33,245 49,330
Plymouth 76,635 48,030 3,525 725 7,195 2,920 10,590 165 3,485 22,620 31,325
Suffolk 87,985 52,120 3,040 1,010 7,305 3,735 16,250 230 4,295 23,335 35,200
Worcester 126,480 80,890 5,080 1,010 11,545 4,535 17,790 285 5,345 36,795 53,975
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
a. Includes special age-72 beneficiaries.
b. Includes nondisabled widow(er)s, disabled widow(er)s, widowed mothers and fathers, and parents.
c. Includes beneficiaries with unknown county code.
Table 5. Amount of benefits in current-payment status, by county, type of benefit, and sex of beneficiaries aged 65 or older, December 2003 (in thousands of dollars)
County Total Retirement Survivors Disability Aged 65 or older
Retired workers a Spouses Children Widow(er)s b Children Disabled workers Spouses Children Men Women
Total, Massachusetts c 909,314 643,587 22,986 4,282 87,297 22,581 118,073 453 10,056 335,946 372,606
Barnstable 56,446 43,526 1,874 217 5,265 752 4,436 18 357 24,181 22,986
Berkshire 25,888 18,420 665 139 2,608 573 3,187 16 280 9,479 10,718
Bristol 79,948 54,419 1,457 348 6,921 2,131 13,456 51 1,166 27,028 31,431
Dukes 2,599 1,982 84 15 271 42 188 0 17 1,076 1,119
Essex 106,064 75,278 2,781 526 10,344 2,677 13,279 50 1,128 38,934 44,027
Franklin 10,674 7,176 268 47 1,087 262 1,672 8 155 3,771 4,237
Hampden 69,396 47,166 1,611 294 6,939 2,032 10,399 48 907 24,108 28,107
Hampshire 19,189 13,582 483 89 1,873 471 2,472 11 210 6,995 7,978
Middlesex 201,080 147,719 5,558 916 18,964 4,393 21,715 76 1,739 78,150 85,051
Nantucket 1,318 1,036 43 4 156 12 62 0 6 591 562
Norfolk 96,239 70,140 2,762 490 10,104 2,267 9,603 33 840 37,247 41,543
Plymouth 65,597 44,482 1,710 338 6,538 2,023 9,525 39 941 23,979 24,868
Suffolk 67,734 44,266 1,270 380 5,864 2,009 12,931 46 967 21,603 27,026
Worcester 107,131 74,390 2,420 479 10,359 2,938 15,146 57 1,342 38,799 42,949
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
a. Includes special age-72 beneficiaries.
b. Includes nondisabled widow(er)s, disabled widow(er)s, widowed mothers and fathers, and parents.
c. Includes beneficiaries with unknown county code.