OASDI Beneficiaries by State and County, 2011

Massachusetts

Table 4. Number of beneficiaries in current-payment status, by county, type of benefit, and sex of beneficiaries aged 65 or older, December 2011
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 1,161,122 753,594 38,047 11,516 79,750 33,991 194,434 2,057 47,733 349,277 470,498
Barnstable 25001 66,520 49,870 2,580 520 4,585 1,050 6,580 80 1,255 23,325 30,145
Berkshire 25003 32,465 21,020 1,035 305 2,235 855 5,545 80 1,390 9,680 12,940
Bristol 25005 111,720 68,970 2,635 985 7,005 3,600 22,725 250 5,550 31,040 42,400
Dukes 25007 3,555 2,670 145 55 260 75 295 0 55 1,285 1,590
Essex 25009 135,885 88,200 4,670 1,375 9,420 3,915 22,460 220 5,625 40,660 55,440
Franklin 25011 15,305 9,435 415 180 990 375 3,095 20 795 4,435 5,565
Hampden 25013 95,315 54,830 2,845 890 6,800 3,500 20,235 330 5,885 25,420 34,855
Hampshire 25015 27,130 17,710 860 320 1,860 800 4,535 35 1,010 8,245 10,745
Middlesex 25017 232,645 159,265 8,815 2,325 16,150 6,030 32,460 320 7,280 74,145 101,015
Nantucket 25019 1,520 1,155 60 5 130 35 110 0 25 570 685
Norfolk 25021 114,040 78,700 4,280 1,205 8,530 3,300 14,555 110 3,360 36,435 50,505
Plymouth 25023 93,030 60,665 3,070 925 6,750 2,755 14,665 150 4,050 28,515 37,010
Suffolk 25025 92,610 53,875 2,665 1,150 5,545 3,365 21,135 175 4,700 25,025 33,970
Worcester 25027 139,380 87,230 3,970 1,275 9,490 4,335 26,040 285 6,755 40,495 53,635
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: ANSI = American National Standards Institute
CONTACT: (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 2011 (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 1,324,894 937,430 25,117 7,040 95,796 29,048 213,651 575 16,237 497,590 510,424
Barnstable 25001 79,935 63,074 1,802 323 5,869 924 7,464 19 462 34,137 32,925
Berkshire 25003 36,450 25,851 674 186 2,671 716 5,891 20 440 13,561 13,959
Bristol 25005 117,849 78,698 1,542 583 7,609 2,906 24,598 68 1,845 40,695 42,374
Dukes 25007 4,346 3,470 111 37 315 69 320 0 24 1,894 1,807
Essex 25009 156,391 110,714 3,122 834 11,499 3,436 24,774 59 1,953 58,692 60,430
Franklin 25011 16,230 10,899 256 108 1,149 307 3,246 6 259 5,819 5,694
Hampden 25013 98,955 64,525 1,664 474 7,467 2,607 20,476 79 1,663 34,084 35,765
Hampshire 25015 29,894 21,091 549 190 2,141 698 4,867 9 349 11,143 11,281
Middlesex 25017 283,981 209,878 6,271 1,545 20,490 5,593 37,334 100 2,771 112,369 115,105
Nantucket 25019 2,018 1,613 47 4 171 34 137 0 11 920 815
Norfolk 25021 139,804 103,090 3,027 829 11,043 3,123 17,310 41 1,341 54,761 57,792
Plymouth 25023 108,114 76,111 2,075 575 8,294 2,486 17,044 44 1,486 41,247 40,260
Suffolk 25025 93,812 60,848 1,432 580 5,838 2,396 21,255 48 1,414 30,635 34,941
Worcester 25027 157,115 107,568 2,544 772 11,240 3,753 28,936 81 2,220 57,633 57,276
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: ANSI = American National Standards Institute
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.