OASDI Beneficiaries by State and County, 2014

Massachusetts

Table 4. Number of beneficiaries in current-payment status, by county, type of benefit, and sex of beneficiaries aged 65 or older, December 2014
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 1,224,469 806,825 40,721 12,736 75,031 34,201 205,642 1,854 47,459 382,542 499,024
Barnstable 25001 69,375 52,940 2,580 580 4,220 1,095 6,715 55 1,190 25,305 31,830
Berkshire 25003 33,980 22,390 1,090 355 2,090 870 5,835 60 1,290 10,750 13,535
Bristol 25005 118,590 73,685 2,695 1,120 6,690 3,820 24,555 230 5,795 33,990 44,805
Dukes 25007 4,065 3,110 165 55 265 70 335 0 65 1,515 1,850
Essex 25009 144,875 95,535 4,925 1,590 8,955 4,045 24,080 225 5,520 44,945 59,430
Franklin 25011 16,430 10,535 425 200 930 375 3,200 15 750 5,075 6,125
Hampden 25013 99,535 57,655 2,850 1,005 6,360 3,570 21,860 275 5,960 27,340 36,235
Hampshire 25015 28,705 19,135 930 345 1,740 785 4,710 40 1,020 9,165 11,600
Middlesex 25017 242,715 168,055 9,985 2,635 15,135 6,000 33,535 270 7,100 80,170 106,200
Nantucket 25019 1,620 1,270 80 15 100 30 100 0 25 660 730
Norfolk 25021 119,175 83,425 4,700 1,285 7,885 3,240 15,230 115 3,295 39,355 53,005
Plymouth 25023 100,845 67,525 3,280 930 6,495 2,775 15,760 140 3,940 32,205 41,120
Suffolk 25025 96,325 57,430 2,925 1,220 5,095 3,245 21,605 180 4,625 27,285 35,595
Worcester 25027 148,235 94,135 4,090 1,400 9,070 4,280 28,125 250 6,885 44,780 56,965
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 2014 (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 1,517,385 1,093,577 30,809 8,408 96,781 30,719 239,183 584 17,324 588,961 591,819
Barnstable 25001 91,036 73,195 2,052 412 5,808 985 8,098 16 470 40,047 38,223
Berkshire 25003 41,261 29,840 814 233 2,681 759 6,466 19 449 16,200 15,843
Bristol 25005 135,566 91,656 1,793 707 7,852 3,239 28,176 66 2,079 48,276 49,064
Dukes 25007 5,408 4,384 148 40 346 63 397 0 30 2,400 2,308
Essex 25009 180,692 130,358 3,736 1,020 11,718 3,714 28,034 70 2,042 70,087 70,609
Franklin 25011 18,882 13,156 304 129 1,145 329 3,549 5 266 7,144 6,816
Hampden 25013 110,899 73,192 1,838 586 7,359 2,775 23,282 73 1,794 39,263 40,060
Hampshire 25015 34,284 24,769 701 225 2,164 709 5,353 11 352 13,326 13,304
Middlesex 25017 323,245 242,657 8,268 1,866 20,693 5,864 40,900 97 2,900 131,835 132,886
Nantucket 25019 2,310 1,916 71 7 138 32 135 0 12 1,113 949
Norfolk 25021 159,125 119,317 3,827 961 11,025 3,261 19,270 51 1,413 63,880 66,517
Plymouth 25023 127,891 92,441 2,521 610 8,579 2,642 19,474 48 1,575 50,465 49,050
Suffolk 25025 105,616 70,437 1,766 680 5,790 2,463 22,926 52 1,503 35,996 39,910
Worcester 25027 181,170 126,258 2,972 933 11,483 3,886 33,126 74 2,438 68,928 66,280
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.