OASDI Beneficiaries by State and County, 2018

Massachusetts

Table 4. Number of beneficiaries in current-payment status, by county, type of benefit, and sex of beneficiaries aged 65 or older, December 2018
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 1,273,360 878,840 43,737 13,767 68,128 35,110 194,364 1,512 37,902 424,474 535,683
Barnstable 25001 72,365 57,185 2,650 605 3,700 1,100 6,225 50 850 27,555 34,125
Berkshire 25003 34,670 23,855 1,160 385 1,915 905 5,400 50 1,000 11,700 14,230
Bristol 25005 123,060 80,030 2,695 1,195 6,210 3,945 23,950 180 4,855 37,500 47,880
Dukes 25007 4,530 3,640 195 65 205 60 310 5 50 1,790 2,160
Essex 25009 151,430 104,210 5,360 1,680 8,375 4,200 23,025 195 4,385 50,070 64,175
Franklin 25011 17,535 11,900 480 195 915 375 3,030 15 625 5,950 6,885
Hampden 25013 102,860 62,800 2,880 1,145 5,840 3,535 21,445 240 4,975 30,390 38,510
Hampshire 25015 31,700 22,285 1,060 360 1,600 825 4,675 20 875 10,925 13,210
Middlesex 25017 249,745 180,295 10,980 2,865 13,550 6,055 30,320 220 5,460 87,685 112,440
Nantucket 25019 1,735 1,395 90 20 95 40 80 0 15 750 785
Norfolk 25021 123,025 89,490 5,065 1,320 7,005 3,175 14,295 80 2,595 42,785 56,190
Plymouth 25023 108,095 75,735 3,575 1,070 5,930 3,045 15,360 100 3,280 36,710 45,650
Suffolk 25025 98,080 62,945 3,215 1,345 4,485 3,235 19,265 130 3,460 30,385 38,330
Worcester 25027 154,530 103,075 4,330 1,520 8,305 4,615 26,985 225 5,475 50,280 61,110
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 2018 (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 1,759,294 1,325,859 37,894 9,787 95,606 33,175 241,115 558 15,299 717,943 709,862
Barnstable 25001 106,169 88,341 2,475 449 5,551 1,012 7,944 25 371 48,165 46,079
Berkshire 25003 46,465 34,998 996 276 2,706 803 6,302 16 367 19,239 18,401
Bristol 25005 156,344 110,599 2,079 816 7,865 3,544 29,469 59 1,912 58,590 58,491
Dukes 25007 6,748 5,716 190 44 314 57 401 1 26 3,106 3,015
Essex 25009 210,133 158,017 4,664 1,148 11,899 4,039 28,483 76 1,809 85,452 85,199
Franklin 25011 22,266 16,381 390 135 1,227 344 3,558 5 227 9,120 8,435
Hampden 25013 126,371 87,395 2,070 721 7,233 2,866 24,326 73 1,686 47,308 46,755
Hampshire 25015 42,521 32,290 924 266 2,157 806 5,726 9 343 17,570 16,922
Middlesex 25017 373,960 292,627 10,313 2,212 20,385 6,305 39,570 96 2,451 159,667 158,628
Nantucket 25019 2,787 2,358 98 11 149 44 118 0 9 1,388 1,169
Norfolk 25021 183,513 143,177 4,690 1,053 10,677 3,387 19,252 39 1,239 76,711 79,135
Plymouth 25023 152,795 115,509 3,195 775 8,547 3,026 20,272 41 1,430 63,240 60,852
Suffolk 25025 119,668 85,480 2,186 808 5,467 2,630 21,790 43 1,264 43,801 47,879
Worcester 25027 209,553 152,969 3,624 1,072 11,431 4,314 33,904 76 2,163 84,587 78,903
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.