OASDI Beneficiaries by State and County, 2023

Massachusetts

Table 4. Number of beneficiaries in current-payment status, by county, type of benefit, and sex of beneficiaries aged 65 or older, December 2023
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 1,324,309 998,126 31,090 14,054 60,548 35,513 159,741 1,044 24,193 479,614 591,885
Barnstable 25001 77,120 65,080 1,645 545 3,310 1,065 4,950 30 495 30,740 37,920
Berkshire 25003 35,665 26,615 745 415 1,675 970 4,545 35 665 13,000 15,370
Bristol 25005 125,850 89,420 2,040 1,260 5,685 4,275 19,895 140 3,135 42,275 52,850
Dukes 25007 4,935 4,265 130 50 185 70 205 0 30 2,065 2,450
Essex 25009 158,485 119,555 4,000 1,765 7,425 4,210 18,540 135 2,855 57,010 71,765
Franklin 25011 18,925 14,225 330 175 835 380 2,560 10 410 7,015 8,080
Hampden 25013 103,350 69,560 2,180 1,150 5,200 3,810 18,110 150 3,190 34,045 41,600
Hampshire 25015 34,655 26,770 660 390 1,470 850 3,915 15 585 12,760 15,665
Middlesex 25017 258,290 202,345 7,270 2,800 11,735 5,970 24,585 145 3,440 97,235 121,210
Nantucket 25019 1,915 1,655 60 10 90 20 70 0 10 855 915
Norfolk 25021 128,760 101,090 3,460 1,405 6,065 3,195 11,800 70 1,675 47,950 61,050
Plymouth 25023 116,570 89,265 2,515 1,100 5,445 3,125 12,920 85 2,115 42,615 52,710
Suffolk 25025 97,045 69,170 2,730 1,390 3,885 3,010 14,750 75 2,035 33,515 41,400
Worcester 25027 162,745 119,110 3,325 1,600 7,545 4,565 22,895 155 3,550 58,535 68,900
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data; and U.S. Postal Service geographic data.
NOTE: ANSI = American National Standards Institute
CONTACT: 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 2023 (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 2,455,783 1,998,846 31,584 12,622 110,122 42,077 247,416 441 12,678 1,069,689 1,051,703
Barnstable 25001 153,526 134,964 1,969 523 6,507 1,279 7,994 11 279 71,953 69,692
Berkshire 25003 63,739 51,515 793 373 3,019 1,039 6,668 12 322 27,954 26,603
Bristol 25005 212,859 163,489 1,836 1,100 9,420 4,799 30,555 57 1,601 86,600 86,088
Dukes 25007 9,978 8,980 157 44 374 77 324 0 21 4,840 4,604
Essex 25009 295,306 240,799 4,003 1,490 13,693 5,102 28,641 59 1,518 128,310 127,880
Franklin 25011 31,999 25,709 322 153 1,430 431 3,749 5 201 13,979 13,132
Hampden 25013 168,273 126,197 1,818 922 8,217 3,881 25,726 54 1,457 68,687 66,221
Hampshire 25015 62,565 51,647 709 351 2,634 992 5,929 6 298 27,260 27,185
Middlesex 25017 523,021 439,677 8,081 2,739 22,924 7,771 39,802 69 1,957 235,797 231,825
Nantucket 25019 4,205 3,778 81 7 175 29 125 0 10 2,166 1,832
Norfolk 25021 257,277 215,095 3,758 1,429 12,000 4,276 19,660 31 1,029 113,261 115,852
Plymouth 25023 221,948 181,433 2,733 1,031 10,174 3,911 21,464 37 1,164 97,480 94,743
Suffolk 25025 156,772 122,806 2,027 1,003 6,086 3,091 20,773 32 953 62,416 68,143
Worcester 25027 294,317 232,757 3,298 1,456 13,469 5,400 36,004 64 1,870 128,986 117,902
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data; and U.S. Postal Service geographic data.
NOTE: ANSI = American National Standards Institute
CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov.