OASDI Beneficiaries by State and County, 2022

Massachusetts

Table 4. Number of beneficiaries in current-payment status, by county, type of benefit, and sex of beneficiaries aged 65 or older, December 2022
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 1,306,185 966,118 34,591 13,825 61,975 35,495 166,264 1,099 26,818 465,487 577,075
Barnstable 25001 76,120 63,260 1,970 580 3,415 1,075 5,225 30 565 30,150 37,065
Berkshire 25003 35,260 25,965 845 415 1,705 970 4,625 30 705 12,685 15,120
Bristol 25005 124,695 86,790 2,195 1,205 5,785 4,290 20,740 155 3,535 41,125 51,485
Dukes 25007 4,830 4,115 155 50 180 70 220 5 35 2,015 2,380
Essex 25009 156,150 115,615 4,355 1,730 7,645 4,200 19,330 155 3,120 55,235 69,870
Franklin 25011 18,660 13,710 390 180 860 365 2,675 15 465 6,800 7,790
Hampden 25013 102,755 67,700 2,345 1,145 5,380 3,800 18,735 150 3,500 33,040 40,785
Hampshire 25015 33,865 25,695 775 380 1,500 805 4,055 15 640 12,340 15,115
Middlesex 25017 254,320 195,720 8,275 2,765 12,005 5,875 25,665 155 3,860 94,450 118,440
Nantucket 25019 1,900 1,615 75 10 90 25 75 0 10 840 905
Norfolk 25021 126,615 97,780 3,920 1,330 6,280 3,170 12,240 70 1,825 46,675 59,565
Plymouth 25023 114,135 85,730 2,815 1,110 5,515 3,155 13,390 70 2,350 41,135 51,020
Suffolk 25025 96,645 67,480 2,850 1,385 3,945 3,035 15,595 85 2,270 32,615 40,555
Worcester 25027 160,235 114,945 3,625 1,540 7,670 4,660 23,695 165 3,935 56,380 66,980
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data; and U.S. Postal Service geographic data.
NOTE: ANSI = American National Standards Institute
CONTACT: 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 2022 (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 2,303,138 1,845,603 34,878 11,952 107,968 40,519 248,283 468 13,468 990,430 975,529
Barnstable 25001 143,865 124,955 2,284 536 6,417 1,209 8,131 19 314 67,078 64,662
Berkshire 25003 60,077 48,051 877 362 2,952 999 6,504 12 319 26,063 24,952
Bristol 25005 200,616 151,428 1,954 1,011 9,158 4,634 30,660 65 1,707 80,456 79,751
Dukes 25007 9,290 8,267 185 42 351 83 337 3 23 4,475 4,268
Essex 25009 276,542 221,828 4,348 1,412 13,575 4,924 28,816 64 1,576 118,556 118,352
Franklin 25011 30,008 23,680 380 151 1,395 397 3,780 6 220 12,987 12,044
Hampden 25013 159,420 117,499 1,949 879 8,200 3,739 25,579 54 1,520 63,703 62,116
Hampshire 25015 58,212 47,306 814 325 2,556 930 5,953 6 321 25,198 24,888
Middlesex 25017 488,788 404,953 9,039 2,636 22,461 7,389 40,123 75 2,113 217,841 215,196
Nantucket 25019 3,981 3,539 92 7 173 32 129 0 10 2,031 1,738
Norfolk 25021 240,769 198,504 4,254 1,297 11,876 4,060 19,677 30 1,072 105,259 107,380
Plymouth 25023 206,841 166,335 3,008 1,003 9,885 3,814 21,513 30 1,253 89,731 87,227
Suffolk 25025 148,919 114,703 2,140 945 5,913 2,992 21,150 37 1,038 58,315 63,718
Worcester 25027 275,810 214,556 3,553 1,347 13,057 5,318 35,932 67 1,982 118,737 109,237
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.