OASDI Beneficiaries by State and County, 2019

Massachusetts

Table 4. Number of beneficiaries in current-payment status, by county, type of benefit, and sex of beneficiaries aged 65 or older, December 2019
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 1,287,830 901,679 44,597 14,054 66,711 35,080 188,851 1,434 35,424 437,173 547,616
Barnstable 25001 73,505 58,530 2,690 630 3,640 1,135 6,005 55 820 28,205 34,830
Berkshire 25003 34,930 24,400 1,160 400 1,860 935 5,185 40 950 11,935 14,500
Bristol 25005 124,250 81,950 2,715 1,215 6,130 3,935 23,480 175 4,650 38,590 48,875
Dukes 25007 4,580 3,740 195 50 190 65 290 0 50 1,855 2,210
Essex 25009 153,370 107,030 5,520 1,695 8,255 4,270 22,325 200 4,075 51,705 65,775
Franklin 25011 18,000 12,390 505 205 925 385 2,960 20 610 6,195 7,135
Hampden 25013 103,415 64,355 2,920 1,170 5,710 3,560 20,845 205 4,650 31,280 39,140
Hampshire 25015 32,440 23,130 1,115 370 1,635 810 4,570 20 790 11,395 13,835
Middlesex 25017 251,985 184,390 11,060 2,850 13,145 5,965 29,270 200 5,105 89,870 114,450
Nantucket 25019 1,795 1,465 95 15 80 40 85 0 15 780 820
Norfolk 25021 124,555 91,650 5,145 1,355 6,815 3,165 13,920 80 2,425 44,080 57,200
Plymouth 25023 110,550 78,405 3,705 1,135 5,850 3,095 15,180 100 3,080 38,125 47,170
Suffolk 25025 98,250 64,205 3,310 1,405 4,415 3,140 18,500 130 3,145 31,160 38,985
Worcester 25027 156,205 106,040 4,460 1,560 8,060 4,580 26,235 210 5,060 52,000 62,690
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 2019 (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 1,838,077 1,404,228 39,579 10,228 96,075 33,819 238,854 553 14,742 760,874 749,854
Barnstable 25001 111,382 93,402 2,594 476 5,608 1,064 7,844 29 365 50,835 48,694
Berkshire 25003 48,220 36,845 1,017 291 2,686 838 6,166 12 365 20,131 19,374
Bristol 25005 162,769 116,739 2,172 854 7,994 3,612 29,475 62 1,861 61,966 61,724
Dukes 25007 7,061 6,064 194 34 300 65 378 0 25 3,315 3,185
Essex 25009 219,970 167,612 4,910 1,199 12,046 4,227 28,184 76 1,717 90,846 90,255
Franklin 25011 23,516 17,540 419 144 1,270 357 3,549 7 230 9,718 9,004
Hampden 25013 130,832 91,935 2,146 753 7,226 2,944 24,132 63 1,632 49,878 48,874
Hampshire 25015 45,075 34,694 1,008 282 2,257 806 5,691 10 328 18,955 18,309
Middlesex 25017 390,759 309,840 10,584 2,253 20,363 6,321 38,940 92 2,366 168,696 167,458
Nantucket 25019 2,993 2,579 105 9 129 40 123 0 9 1,518 1,249
Norfolk 25021 191,936 151,522 4,880 1,102 10,676 3,454 19,082 34 1,186 81,326 83,320
Plymouth 25023 161,354 123,528 3,411 841 8,614 3,091 20,441 45 1,383 67,701 64,970
Suffolk 25025 123,509 89,729 2,300 844 5,515 2,602 21,279 51 1,189 46,076 50,078
Worcester 25027 218,701 162,199 3,837 1,148 11,391 4,396 33,571 72 2,087 89,912 83,362
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.