OASDI Beneficiaries by State and County, 2009

Massachusetts

Table 4. Number of beneficiaries in current-payment status, by county, type of benefit, and sex of beneficiaries aged 65 or older, December 2009
County ANSI
Code		 Total Retirement Survivors Disability Aged 65 or older
Retired workers Spouses Children Widow(er)s a Children Disabled workers Spouses Children Men Women
Total, Massachusetts 25 1,117,870 724,674 39,199 10,888 82,792 34,016 179,409 2,031 44,861 335,123 461,518
Barnstable 25001 64,990 48,275 2,800 495 4,815 1,105 6,200 75 1,225 22,735 29,535
Berkshire 25003 31,575 20,330 1,085 325 2,355 890 5,170 75 1,345 9,425 12,765
Bristol 25005 106,910 66,415 2,770 935 7,265 3,400 20,775 250 5,100 29,640 41,620
Dukes 25007 3,320 2,475 140 40 270 70 265 0 60 1,160 1,500
Essex 25009 129,895 84,395 4,780 1,290 9,745 3,890 20,390 220 5,190 38,760 54,135
Franklin 25011 14,525 8,885 445 155 1,045 380 2,825 20 770 4,160 5,415
Hampden 25013 92,065 53,195 2,945 900 7,085 3,565 18,535 320 5,520 24,480 34,675
Hampshire 25015 25,940 16,780 895 285 1,930 780 4,260 45 965 7,755 10,510
Middlesex 25017 225,410 154,235 8,875 2,135 16,770 6,085 30,215 305 6,790 71,665 99,460
Nantucket 25019 1,405 1,060 60 5 135 30 90 0 25 525 655
Norfolk 25021 110,730 76,115 4,440 1,150 8,940 3,240 13,495 125 3,225 35,250 49,800
Plymouth 25023 87,960 56,770 3,110 835 6,780 2,780 13,655 155 3,875 26,695 35,210
Suffolk 25025 89,445 51,820 2,635 1,145 5,780 3,395 19,885 190 4,595 23,985 33,300
Worcester 25027 133,700 83,925 4,220 1,195 9,875 4,405 23,650 250 6,175 38,890 52,935
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: ANSI = American National Standards Institute
a. Includes nondisabled widow(er)s, disabled widow(er)s, widowed mothers and fathers, and parents.
CONTACT: Sheron Matthews (410) 966-4750 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 2009 (in thousands of dollars)
County ANSI
Code		 Total Retirement Survivors Disability Aged 65 or older
Retired workers Spouses Children Widow(er)s a Children Disabled workers Spouses Children Men Women
Total, Massachusetts 25 1,207,840 851,453 24,017 6,320 94,632 27,787 188,489 546 14,596 451,729 471,565
Barnstable 25001 73,741 57,674 1,807 297 5,866 925 6,720 20 432 31,503 30,276
Berkshire 25003 33,645 23,736 657 188 2,684 717 5,256 19 388 12,547 13,028
Bristol 25005 106,783 71,466 1,515 522 7,481 2,616 21,510 60 1,614 36,743 39,133
Dukes 25007 3,831 3,018 100 23 323 62 284 0 21 1,629 1,609
Essex 25009 141,637 100,088 2,984 762 11,331 3,239 21,463 57 1,713 52,926 55,730
Franklin 25011 14,646 9,792 252 86 1,144 300 2,821 6 246 5,216 5,240
Hampden 25013 91,212 59,495 1,630 439 7,472 2,536 18,052 76 1,514 31,273 33,774
Hampshire 25015 27,089 18,905 522 163 2,122 651 4,396 12 319 9,911 10,416
Middlesex 25017 259,897 191,499 5,784 1,355 20,158 5,399 33,155 96 2,451 102,543 106,391
Nantucket 25019 1,763 1,403 45 2 168 26 109 0 10 800 741
Norfolk 25021 128,419 94,212 2,911 743 10,995 2,946 15,333 39 1,240 50,117 53,593
Plymouth 25023 96,362 67,063 1,931 504 7,908 2,401 15,149 46 1,360 36,365 36,025
Suffolk 25025 86,019 55,420 1,346 556 5,791 2,305 19,224 46 1,331 27,916 32,303
Worcester 25027 142,797 97,680 2,534 681 11,191 3,665 25,018 69 1,958 52,243 53,305
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: ANSI = American National Standards Institute
a. Includes nondisabled widow(er)s, disabled widow(er)s, widowed mothers and fathers, and parents.
CONTACT: Sheron Matthews (410) 966-4750 or oasdi.sc@ssa.gov.