OASDI Beneficiaries by State and County, 2017

Massachusetts

Table 4. Number of beneficiaries in current-payment status, by county, type of benefit, and sex of beneficiaries aged 65 or older, December 2017
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 1,260,786 857,073 43,452 13,508 69,828 34,822 199,966 1,627 40,510 412,405 525,521
Barnstable 25001 71,395 55,810 2,645 580 3,815 1,100 6,430 45 970 26,930 33,345
Berkshire 25003 34,390 23,280 1,165 380 1,945 915 5,560 50 1,095 11,420 13,985
Bristol 25005 121,775 78,145 2,700 1,130 6,285 3,815 24,385 195 5,120 36,540 46,975
Dukes 25007 4,430 3,525 200 70 220 60 305 0 50 1,735 2,090
Essex 25009 149,980 101,605 5,340 1,645 8,570 4,220 23,680 210 4,710 48,670 62,895
Franklin 25011 17,205 11,465 460 185 900 390 3,105 25 675 5,720 6,610
Hampden 25013 102,465 61,335 2,905 1,130 5,965 3,560 22,020 250 5,300 29,515 37,875
Hampshire 25015 30,905 21,425 1,045 350 1,660 775 4,715 25 910 10,470 12,815
Middlesex 25017 248,170 176,685 10,945 2,860 13,955 6,090 31,520 245 5,870 85,420 111,000
Nantucket 25019 1,705 1,350 95 20 100 35 90 0 15 730 770
Norfolk 25021 121,500 87,195 5,020 1,320 7,260 3,165 14,660 100 2,780 41,540 55,205
Plymouth 25023 106,225 73,370 3,505 1,035 6,045 2,995 15,685 115 3,475 35,435 44,420
Suffolk 25025 97,560 61,440 3,175 1,330 4,615 3,210 20,025 140 3,625 29,525 37,610
Worcester 25027 153,080 100,445 4,250 1,475 8,495 4,490 27,785 225 5,915 48,755 59,925
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 2017 (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 1,666,537 1,237,920 36,207 9,267 94,416 32,069 240,400 552 15,706 669,885 666,434
Barnstable 25001 100,156 82,483 2,356 421 5,527 987 7,951 19 412 45,187 43,037
Berkshire 25003 44,142 32,785 964 268 2,630 793 6,297 14 391 18,067 17,274
Bristol 25005 148,427 103,631 1,996 751 7,668 3,321 29,077 60 1,923 54,878 54,956
Dukes 25007 6,325 5,327 187 46 314 53 377 0 21 2,906 2,783
Essex 25009 198,999 147,435 4,461 1,086 11,763 3,961 28,371 73 1,849 79,671 79,934
Franklin 25011 20,940 15,170 363 127 1,161 341 3,534 6 238 8,458 7,779
Hampden 25013 120,623 81,960 2,004 682 7,141 2,806 24,216 74 1,740 44,217 44,249
Hampshire 25015 39,619 29,642 879 247 2,156 738 5,605 8 344 16,141 15,685
Middlesex 25017 354,652 273,749 9,929 2,118 20,188 6,154 39,887 95 2,532 149,127 149,406
Nantucket 25019 2,608 2,175 96 12 154 39 125 0 7 1,302 1,075
Norfolk 25021 173,295 133,360 4,485 1,032 10,675 3,292 19,144 41 1,265 71,381 74,368
Plymouth 25023 143,767 107,204 3,008 716 8,383 2,917 20,038 42 1,459 58,674 56,726
Suffolk 25025 114,167 80,078 2,086 758 5,407 2,535 21,970 48 1,286 41,039 44,980
Worcester 25027 198,815 142,921 3,392 1,003 11,248 4,133 33,807 72 2,240 78,838 74,182
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.