OASDI Beneficiaries by State and County, 2006

Rhode Island

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 2006
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, Rhode Island c 193,099 128,410 5,768 1,567 14,414 5,744 29,721 395 7,080 55,712 82,489
Bristol 10,080 7,195 420 65 760 240 1,165 15 220 3,245 4,630
Kent 33,700 22,325 915 245 2,715 985 5,210 80 1,225 9,530 14,445
Newport 16,200 11,320 715 145 1,380 435 1,785 30 390 5,290 7,085
Providence 110,770 71,895 2,845 955 7,800 3,520 18,925 225 4,605 30,540 46,850
Washington 22,350 15,675 875 155 1,760 565 2,635 45 640 7,105 9,480
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.
CONTACT: Jennie Park (410) 965-9358 or oasdi.sc@ssa.gov.
Table 5. Amount of benefits in current-payment status, by county, type of benefit, and sex of beneficiaries aged 65 or older, December 2006 (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, Rhode Island c 186,982 134,157 3,105 836 14,591 4,128 28,079 91 1,996 66,936 75,578
Bristol 10,268 7,764 245 40 814 187 1,141 3 74 4,080 4,285
Kent 33,587 23,786 498 149 2,798 763 5,198 20 375 11,724 13,508
Newport 15,819 11,778 393 86 1,370 325 1,736 8 120 6,360 6,264
Providence 103,931 73,378 1,457 471 7,698 2,392 17,255 48 1,229 35,586 42,515
Washington 23,378 17,451 511 91 1,910 459 2,748 12 197 9,188 9,005
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.
CONTACT: Jennie Park (410) 965-9358 or oasdi.sc@ssa.gov.