OASDI Beneficiaries by State and County, 2010

Massachusetts

Table 4. Number of beneficiaries in current-payment status, by county, type of benefit, and sex of beneficiaries aged 65 or older, December 2010
County ANSI Code Total Retirement Survivors Disability Aged 65 or older
Retired workers Spouses Children Widow(er)s and parents Children Disabled workers Spouses Children Men Women
Total, Massachusetts 25 1,140,830 739,823 38,580 11,191 81,322 33,854 187,321 2,022 46,717 341,066 464,367
Barnstable 25001 65,730 48,965 2,690 505 4,720 1,080 6,445 75 1,250 22,860 29,715
Berkshire 25003 32,095 20,715 1,075 300 2,300 870 5,365 70 1,400 9,515 12,790
Bristol 25005 109,435 67,790 2,695 980 7,145 3,415 21,785 260 5,365 30,280 41,850
Dukes 25007 3,440 2,575 140 50 265 70 285 0 55 1,225 1,535
Essex 25009 132,945 86,425 4,690 1,315 9,585 3,910 21,340 205 5,475 39,550 54,570
Franklin 25011 14,995 9,195 435 165 1,035 375 2,965 20 805 4,290 5,485
Hampden 25013 93,730 53,975 2,900 905 7,015 3,500 19,365 320 5,750 24,825 34,625
Hampshire 25015 26,535 17,220 875 310 1,890 805 4,405 45 985 7,925 10,600
Middlesex 25017 229,325 156,860 8,835 2,200 16,475 5,995 31,475 310 7,175 72,785 99,905
Nantucket 25019 1,490 1,120 60 5 140 35 105 0 25 550 680
Norfolk 25021 112,680 77,625 4,355 1,170 8,675 3,305 14,160 120 3,270 35,780 50,115
Plymouth 25023 90,695 58,825 3,105 905 6,760 2,735 14,240 155 3,970 27,500 35,980
Suffolk 25025 91,120 52,805 2,640 1,160 5,660 3,370 20,600 180 4,705 24,390 33,510
Worcester 25027 136,615 85,730 4,085 1,220 9,655 4,390 24,785 265 6,485 39,590 53,010
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: ANSI = American National Standards Institute
CONTACT: Sheron Matthews (410) 965-0090 or statistics@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 2010 (in thousands of dollars)
County ANSI Code Total Retirement Survivors Disability Aged 65 or older
Retired workers Spouses Children Widow(er)s and parents Children Disabled workers Spouses Children Men Women
Total, Massachusetts 25 1,244,433 878,976 24,053 6,571 93,624 27,805 197,619 557 15,229 464,596 480,474
Barnstable 25001 75,388 59,146 1,764 302 5,785 926 7,010 19 436 31,993 30,913
Berkshire 25003 34,448 24,391 658 178 2,637 705 5,452 17 410 12,760 13,197
Bristol 25005 110,374 73,820 1,494 555 7,420 2,645 22,668 67 1,704 37,953 39,886
Dukes 25007 4,016 3,186 99 30 316 61 298 0 25 1,721 1,671
Essex 25009 146,360 103,636 2,963 784 11,238 3,275 22,592 56 1,815 54,567 56,856
Franklin 25011 15,243 10,219 250 94 1,144 292 2,987 5 251 5,419 5,366
Hampden 25013 93,337 60,800 1,614 454 7,398 2,513 18,923 77 1,558 31,922 34,000
Hampshire 25015 27,984 19,606 523 181 2,092 666 4,576 11 329 10,260 10,625
Middlesex 25017 267,119 197,169 5,897 1,407 19,979 5,345 34,631 99 2,592 105,330 108,374
Nantucket 25019 1,879 1,498 46 2 172 32 119 0 10 852 775
Norfolk 25021 132,080 97,152 2,903 773 10,769 3,017 16,152 39 1,275 51,422 54,617
Plymouth 25023 100,567 70,407 1,982 539 7,957 2,379 15,863 45 1,395 37,982 37,324
Suffolk 25025 88,253 56,994 1,362 566 5,707 2,304 19,920 48 1,353 28,609 32,852
Worcester 25027 147,385 100,952 2,497 706 11,009 3,644 26,427 74 2,076 53,806 54,019
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: ANSI = American National Standards Institute
CONTACT: Sheron Matthews (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.