OASDI Beneficiaries by State and County, 2013

Massachusetts

Table 4. Number of beneficiaries in current-payment status, by county, type of benefit, and sex of beneficiaries aged 65 or older, December 2013
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 1,206,184 789,860 39,381 12,304 76,497 34,120 203,672 1,928 48,422 372,612 489,692
Barnstable 25001 68,700 52,110 2,545 585 4,315 1,130 6,725 60 1,230 24,805 31,250
Berkshire 25003 33,380 21,865 1,045 315 2,130 860 5,715 70 1,380 10,425 13,270
Bristol 25005 116,590 72,130 2,655 1,040 6,835 3,665 24,225 235 5,805 33,065 44,125
Dukes 25007 3,910 2,995 150 55 250 75 320 0 65 1,460 1,760
Essex 25009 142,165 93,200 4,715 1,525 9,135 3,935 23,710 215 5,730 43,650 58,115
Franklin 25011 16,065 10,120 405 195 970 375 3,215 20 765 4,825 5,925
Hampden 25013 98,530 56,815 2,840 965 6,535 3,530 21,505 295 6,045 26,770 35,885
Hampshire 25015 28,470 18,895 895 345 1,760 770 4,715 40 1,050 8,975 11,375
Middlesex 25017 239,850 165,470 9,550 2,530 15,500 6,000 33,345 295 7,160 78,365 104,620
Nantucket 25019 1,615 1,255 80 10 105 30 105 0 30 655 720
Norfolk 25021 117,580 81,815 4,470 1,275 8,030 3,290 15,255 100 3,345 38,475 52,175
Plymouth 25023 98,710 65,360 3,205 930 6,525 2,845 15,605 150 4,090 31,160 39,835
Suffolk 25025 95,460 56,210 2,850 1,205 5,195 3,300 21,705 175 4,820 26,595 34,895
Worcester 25027 145,160 91,620 3,975 1,330 9,215 4,315 27,525 275 6,905 43,385 55,745
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data; and U.S. Postal Service geographic 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 2013 (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 1,452,820 1,040,122 28,369 7,887 96,199 30,105 232,347 578 17,214 559,128 563,271
Barnstable 25001 87,433 69,892 1,932 399 5,774 1,014 7,934 18 471 38,206 36,322
Berkshire 25003 39,359 28,323 745 199 2,666 734 6,220 20 452 15,338 15,096
Bristol 25005 129,794 87,270 1,676 636 7,815 3,052 27,228 66 2,051 45,782 46,893
Dukes 25007 5,063 4,107 124 38 324 64 375 0 31 2,265 2,123
Essex 25009 172,424 123,597 3,418 952 11,649 3,559 27,121 66 2,063 66,350 67,039
Franklin 25011 17,944 12,286 273 126 1,162 325 3,490 5 276 6,613 6,403
Hampden 25013 107,150 70,340 1,752 548 7,441 2,726 22,501 75 1,767 37,589 38,686
Hampshire 25015 33,080 23,779 635 220 2,134 686 5,250 9 367 12,747 12,652
Middlesex 25017 310,091 231,675 7,506 1,739 20,623 5,760 39,844 103 2,842 125,382 126,762
Nantucket 25019 2,254 1,847 67 8 142 31 145 0 13 1,085 911
Norfolk 25021 152,465 113,559 3,447 919 10,972 3,237 18,898 41 1,393 60,919 63,367
Plymouth 25023 121,454 86,925 2,365 608 8,401 2,647 18,872 50 1,587 47,523 46,058
Suffolk 25025 101,753 67,092 1,658 649 5,727 2,433 22,632 45 1,516 34,271 38,002
Worcester 25027 172,555 119,430 2,771 845 11,369 3,835 31,839 81 2,385 65,059 62,957
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data; and U.S. Postal Service geographic data.
NOTE: ANSI = American National Standards Institute
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.