OASDI Beneficiaries by State and County, 2015

Massachusetts

Table 4. Number of beneficiaries in current-payment status, by county, type of benefit, and sex of beneficiaries aged 65 or older, December 2015
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 1,236,248 821,212 42,328 12,941 73,218 34,307 205,060 1,784 45,398 391,389 506,784
Barnstable 25001 69,870 53,735 2,575 575 4,050 1,095 6,660 50 1,130 25,740 32,225
Berkshire 25003 34,080 22,535 1,140 365 2,015 900 5,810 50 1,265 10,935 13,585
Bristol 25005 119,860 75,040 2,675 1,105 6,590 3,815 24,765 210 5,660 34,735 45,505
Dukes 25007 4,165 3,230 170 65 250 65 325 0 60 1,580 1,920
Essex 25009 146,975 97,340 5,205 1,630 8,795 4,125 24,435 230 5,215 46,155 60,400
Franklin 25011 16,680 10,770 435 190 930 385 3,200 25 745 5,225 6,245
Hampden 25013 100,555 58,755 2,905 1,020 6,260 3,495 22,110 265 5,745 27,905 36,705
Hampshire 25015 29,765 20,045 1,000 340 1,715 800 4,790 30 1,045 9,665 12,080
Middlesex 25017 244,065 170,505 10,575 2,705 14,810 5,865 32,725 270 6,610 81,805 107,745
Nantucket 25019 1,645 1,290 85 20 100 35 95 0 20 690 740
Norfolk 25021 119,220 84,150 4,965 1,290 7,585 3,115 14,925 100 3,090 39,845 53,465
Plymouth 25023 102,385 69,230 3,410 945 6,310 2,900 15,660 135 3,795 33,205 42,130
Suffolk 25025 97,035 58,750 3,040 1,240 4,950 3,295 21,260 165 4,335 28,005 36,280
Worcester 25027 149,950 95,835 4,150 1,450 8,860 4,415 28,300 255 6,685 45,900 57,760
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 2015 (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 1,550,369 1,126,523 33,096 8,617 95,118 30,715 238,987 581 16,731 607,725 609,235
Barnstable 25001 92,867 75,221 2,131 414 5,614 969 8,038 20 460 41,184 39,263
Berkshire 25003 41,701 30,307 879 248 2,618 756 6,441 16 434 16,573 16,041
Bristol 25005 138,749 94,512 1,836 702 7,772 3,262 28,544 63 2,057 49,808 50,512
Dukes 25007 5,637 4,630 153 43 338 59 388 0 28 2,546 2,429
Essex 25009 185,356 134,448 4,076 1,049 11,578 3,785 28,376 77 1,966 72,544 72,807
Franklin 25011 19,298 13,556 313 126 1,150 339 3,544 7 262 7,393 7,015
Hampden 25013 113,130 75,252 1,905 607 7,255 2,708 23,578 74 1,752 40,308 41,047
Hampshire 25015 36,071 26,296 777 227 2,156 726 5,521 7 361 14,209 14,039
Middlesex 25017 329,865 249,782 9,025 1,934 20,485 5,757 40,082 98 2,702 135,837 136,966
Nantucket 25019 2,378 1,968 79 13 145 40 123 0 9 1,171 974
Norfolk 25021 161,088 121,758 4,175 976 10,662 3,158 18,958 46 1,354 65,160 67,953
Plymouth 25023 131,499 96,012 2,724 622 8,421 2,710 19,427 46 1,537 52,514 50,967
Suffolk 25025 107,651 72,868 1,907 698 5,623 2,498 22,580 48 1,429 37,290 41,186
Worcester 25027 185,080 129,913 3,113 958 11,302 3,948 33,388 77 2,380 71,187 68,035
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.