OASDI Beneficiaries by State and County, 2016

Massachusetts

Table 4. Number of beneficiaries in current-payment status, by county, type of benefit, and sex of beneficiaries aged 65 or older, December 2016
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 1,246,936 837,720 43,427 13,198 71,304 34,427 202,428 1,707 42,725 401,340 515,708
Barnstable 25001 70,495 54,595 2,630 580 3,925 1,085 6,565 50 1,065 26,265 32,705
Berkshire 25003 34,225 22,905 1,170 375 1,965 890 5,705 55 1,160 11,195 13,805
Bristol 25005 120,600 76,530 2,680 1,100 6,410 3,760 24,600 190 5,330 35,540 46,270
Dukes 25007 4,270 3,380 180 70 220 65 310 0 45 1,675 1,980
Essex 25009 148,555 99,445 5,340 1,640 8,675 4,160 24,180 220 4,895 47,435 61,620
Franklin 25011 16,965 11,120 480 195 905 380 3,155 25 705 5,460 6,450
Hampden 25013 101,110 59,800 2,910 1,050 6,080 3,490 21,995 260 5,525 28,615 37,190
Hampshire 25015 30,350 20,680 1,040 365 1,690 780 4,755 30 1,010 10,075 12,455
Middlesex 25017 245,760 173,240 10,955 2,735 14,375 5,975 32,015 250 6,215 83,490 109,400
Nantucket 25019 1,695 1,335 95 25 100 35 90 0 15 735 760
Norfolk 25021 120,235 85,340 5,110 1,330 7,440 3,180 14,810 95 2,930 40,565 54,290
Plymouth 25023 104,390 71,405 3,475 1,000 6,135 2,990 15,635 135 3,615 34,395 43,205
Suffolk 25025 97,140 59,920 3,155 1,280 4,725 3,225 20,685 150 4,000 28,670 36,850
Worcester 25027 151,145 98,025 4,205 1,455 8,660 4,410 27,930 245 6,215 47,225 58,730
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 2016 (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 1,590,928 1,167,999 35,015 8,834 93,668 31,040 237,766 561 16,044 631,435 631,036
Barnstable 25001 95,336 77,812 2,239 415 5,484 957 7,973 20 437 42,673 40,609
Berkshire 25003 42,505 31,215 935 252 2,587 745 6,355 17 399 17,186 16,521
Bristol 25005 142,032 97,951 1,889 706 7,616 3,216 28,623 58 1,973 51,709 52,271
Dukes 25007 5,908 4,937 164 45 308 55 375 0 23 2,731 2,546
Essex 25009 190,429 139,446 4,331 1,062 11,553 3,817 28,274 73 1,872 75,340 75,596
Franklin 25011 19,925 14,207 362 130 1,128 328 3,519 6 244 7,827 7,317
Hampden 25013 115,428 77,549 1,955 624 7,091 2,719 23,695 71 1,724 41,761 42,153
Hampshire 25015 37,401 27,574 843 243 2,138 705 5,529 8 361 14,967 14,691
Middlesex 25017 338,429 258,539 9,632 1,967 20,148 5,923 39,530 93 2,595 140,781 141,907
Nantucket 25019 2,486 2,074 93 14 144 34 120 0 7 1,270 1,000
Norfolk 25021 165,232 125,663 4,432 1,014 10,636 3,230 18,917 41 1,299 67,229 70,432
Plymouth 25023 136,363 100,706 2,853 678 8,251 2,857 19,493 46 1,480 55,164 53,173
Suffolk 25025 109,745 75,530 2,027 724 5,423 2,477 22,151 48 1,364 38,727 42,601
Worcester 25027 189,709 134,795 3,261 960 11,160 3,977 33,211 77 2,266 74,072 70,218
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.