The Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) is a program of the Social Security Administration funded primarily through payroll taxes. It was signed into law in 1935 by then-President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
The OASDI program aims to supplement a worker's lost wages due to retirement, disability or death of a spouse.
The following table shows cities ranked by number of beneficiaries in North Carolina.
Field Offices Ranking by Number of Beneficiaries in North Carolina (2018)
Rank | Field Office | Number of Beneficiaries |
---|---|---|
1 | Raleigh | 155,040 |
2 | Charlotte | 149,615 |
3 | Greensboro | 147,875 |
4 | Asheville | 108,785 |
5 | Wilmington | 108,675 |
6 | Winston-Salem | 101,950 |
7 | Fayetteville | 97,100 |
8 | Hickory | 92,585 |
9 | Durham | 91,455 |
10 | New Bern | 79,740 |
11 | Gastonia | 68,160 |
12 | Concord | 66,500 |
13 | Salisbury | 64,035 |
14 | Sanford | 56,415 |
15 | Hendersonville | 52,140 |
16 | Shelby | 44,605 |
17 | Franklin | 42,310 |
18 | Greenville | 39,690 |
19 | Lumberton | 39,115 |
20 | Wilkesboro | 38,850 |
21 | Statesville | 38,820 |
22 | Goldsboro | 37,610 |
23 | Rocky Mount | 37,130 |
24 | Henderson | 36,025 |
25 | Elizabeth City | 34,745 |
26 | Smithfield | 30,680 |
27 | Reidsville | 30,550 |
28 | Asheboro | 29,220 |
29 | Whiteville | 22,875 |
30 | Albemarle | 22,075 |
31 | Roanoke Rapids | 21,660 |
32 | Mount Airy | 21,210 |
33 | Washington | 20,035 |
34 | Kinston | 19,965 |
35 | Wilson | 19,330 |
36 | Rockingham | 17,275 |
37 | Ahoskie | 14,495 |