OASDI Beneficiaries by State and County, 2020

Massachusetts

Table 4. Number of beneficiaries in current-payment status, by county, type of benefit, and sex of beneficiaries aged 65 or older, December 2020
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 1,294,623 921,297 42,015 14,296 64,784 35,222 182,588 1,296 33,125 446,254 555,569
Barnstable 25001 74,660 60,180 2,530 595 3,540 1,120 5,880 50 765 28,985 35,605
Berkshire 25003 35,070 24,925 1,045 405 1,790 940 5,040 40 885 12,175 14,670
Bristol 25005 124,285 83,360 2,580 1,270 5,960 4,050 22,625 165 4,275 39,315 49,490
Dukes 25007 4,730 3,920 190 55 190 70 260 0 45 1,925 2,300
Essex 25009 154,405 109,735 5,230 1,750 8,035 4,230 21,455 175 3,795 52,860 66,855
Franklin 25011 18,295 12,810 445 195 905 400 2,950 15 575 6,440 7,300
Hampden 25013 103,325 65,240 2,760 1,180 5,555 3,635 20,380 185 4,390 31,915 39,420
Hampshire 25015 32,950 24,080 1,020 380 1,575 785 4,360 20 730 11,790 14,290
Middlesex 25017 252,355 187,485 10,305 2,835 12,695 5,890 28,205 160 4,780 91,150 115,285
Nantucket 25019 1,840 1,525 85 15 85 30 85 0 15 805 850
Norfolk 25021 125,075 93,315 4,825 1,400 6,610 3,125 13,430 75 2,295 44,850 57,735
Plymouth 25023 112,060 80,745 3,500 1,160 5,755 3,175 14,715 95 2,915 39,035 48,440
Suffolk 25025 97,690 65,085 3,195 1,435 4,240 3,115 17,600 115 2,905 31,585 39,350
Worcester 25027 157,885 108,895 4,305 1,620 7,850 4,655 25,605 200 4,755 53,425 63,980
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 2020 (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 1,907,083 1,479,198 37,677 10,560 95,689 34,579 234,739 499 14,142 799,369 785,993
Barnstable 25001 117,197 99,319 2,510 460 5,637 1,069 7,823 26 352 53,837 51,692
Berkshire 25003 49,963 38,774 930 306 2,622 842 6,126 15 348 21,138 20,230
Bristol 25005 167,653 122,378 2,072 894 7,955 3,784 28,762 60 1,748 64,983 64,429
Dukes 25007 7,547 6,576 196 37 292 73 348 0 24 3,567 3,429
Essex 25009 228,719 177,182 4,702 1,248 12,086 4,269 27,537 61 1,634 95,606 94,886
Franklin 25011 24,622 18,639 371 142 1,272 370 3,600 7 222 10,373 9,506
Hampden 25013 134,428 95,774 2,045 759 7,178 3,067 23,964 58 1,582 52,217 50,536
Hampshire 25015 47,351 37,255 930 283 2,232 800 5,528 9 314 20,245 19,548
Middlesex 25017 404,331 325,140 9,968 2,290 20,139 6,381 38,087 71 2,254 176,359 174,539
Nantucket 25019 3,193 2,786 95 11 137 33 122 0 9 1,617 1,353
Norfolk 25021 198,923 159,160 4,645 1,158 10,615 3,437 18,719 35 1,154 85,212 86,941
Plymouth 25023 168,926 131,192 3,260 904 8,697 3,247 20,239 39 1,348 71,389 68,973
Suffolk 25025 126,620 93,712 2,214 868 5,455 2,645 20,550 47 1,129 47,881 52,332
Worcester 25027 227,611 171,311 3,737 1,200 11,373 4,562 33,334 70 2,025 94,945 87,600
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.