OASDI Beneficiaries by State and County, 2021

Massachusetts

Table 4. Number of beneficiaries in current-payment status, by county, type of benefit, and sex of beneficiaries aged 65 or older, December 2021
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 1,295,088 939,694 38,077 13,901 63,458 35,206 173,945 1,157 29,650 454,078 564,543
Barnstable 25001 75,290 61,545 2,255 560 3,530 1,120 5,570 40 670 29,525 36,265
Berkshire 25003 35,075 25,405 930 390 1,725 975 4,825 35 790 12,445 14,885
Bristol 25005 124,160 84,780 2,385 1,255 5,875 4,185 21,620 170 3,890 40,095 50,340
Dukes 25007 4,785 4,025 180 45 170 75 245 5 40 1,975 2,335
Essex 25009 154,845 112,180 4,815 1,735 7,860 4,200 20,410 165 3,480 53,815 68,125
Franklin 25011 18,460 13,215 415 200 905 390 2,800 15 520 6,610 7,530
Hampden 25013 102,455 66,080 2,505 1,155 5,495 3,710 19,475 170 3,865 32,250 39,960
Hampshire 25015 33,260 24,805 900 355 1,525 775 4,205 20 675 12,040 14,655
Middlesex 25017 252,150 190,760 9,150 2,765 12,400 5,840 26,810 150 4,275 92,265 116,440
Nantucket 25019 1,855 1,545 85 15 85 25 85 0 15 825 870
Norfolk 25021 124,965 94,940 4,360 1,345 6,440 3,035 12,730 65 2,050 45,475 58,400
Plymouth 25023 112,715 82,975 3,145 1,130 5,610 3,150 14,045 70 2,590 40,050 49,615
Suffolk 25025 96,670 65,980 3,000 1,405 4,100 3,045 16,550 100 2,490 31,995 39,875
Worcester 25027 158,405 111,460 3,950 1,545 7,740 4,680 24,575 155 4,300 54,715 65,245
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 2021 (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 2,061,173 1,625,073 35,957 10,978 100,586 36,816 237,740 456 13,567 875,246 862,039
Barnstable 25001 128,041 109,745 2,408 465 6,027 1,146 7,904 20 325 59,342 56,896
Berkshire 25003 54,023 42,636 890 314 2,707 924 6,208 13 331 23,253 22,160
Bristol 25005 180,484 133,921 2,012 937 8,425 4,144 29,261 65 1,718 71,113 70,604
Dukes 25007 8,285 7,305 196 37 299 78 344 2 25 3,962 3,775
Essex 25009 247,325 194,805 4,503 1,308 12,643 4,516 27,877 62 1,611 104,615 104,149
Franklin 25011 26,812 20,719 375 151 1,346 393 3,606 6 214 11,421 10,598
Hampden 25013 143,693 104,052 1,961 805 7,616 3,347 24,347 56 1,508 56,491 55,129
Hampshire 25015 51,659 41,346 876 280 2,366 829 5,643 8 311 22,238 21,762
Middlesex 25017 437,167 356,997 9,352 2,404 21,114 6,710 38,390 68 2,132 192,671 190,792
Nantucket 25019 3,504 3,068 94 13 153 34 132 0 11 1,802 1,487
Norfolk 25021 214,549 174,309 4,402 1,181 11,151 3,561 18,822 26 1,097 92,860 94,942
Plymouth 25023 184,259 145,664 3,119 933 9,137 3,466 20,632 29 1,279 79,031 76,563
Suffolk 25025 135,073 102,008 2,157 903 5,608 2,761 20,570 40 1,026 52,033 56,929
Worcester 25027 246,299 188,500 3,609 1,247 11,994 4,906 34,004 58 1,980 104,414 96,253
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.