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 Social Security field offices ranked by number of retired workers in North Carolina.
Field Offices Ranking by Number of Retired Workers in North Carolina (2018)
Rank | Field Office | Number of Retired Workers |
---|---|---|
1 | Raleigh | 113,495 |
2 | Charlotte | 107,215 |
3 | Greensboro | 105,770 |
4 | Wilmington | 82,510 |
5 | Asheville | 77,695 |
6 | Winston-Salem | 72,845 |
7 | Durham | 66,505 |
8 | Hickory | 65,885 |
9 | Fayetteville | 60,465 |
10 | New Bern | 55,505 |
11 | Concord | 47,980 |
12 | Gastonia | 47,730 |
13 | Salisbury | 44,495 |
14 | Sanford | 41,845 |
15 | Hendersonville | 40,050 |
16 | Franklin | 31,135 |
17 | Shelby | 30,770 |
18 | Wilkesboro | 27,965 |
19 | Statesville | 27,835 |
20 | Greenville | 26,035 |
21 | Elizabeth City | 25,305 |
22 | Rocky Mount | 24,840 |
23 | Goldsboro | 24,675 |
24 | Henderson | 24,165 |
25 | Lumberton | 23,730 |
26 | Smithfield | 20,750 |
27 | Reidsville | 20,525 |
28 | Asheboro | 20,500 |
29 | Albemarle | 15,690 |
30 | Whiteville | 14,515 |
31 | Mount Airy | 14,475 |
32 | Roanoke Rapids | 13,980 |
33 | Washington | 13,875 |
34 | Kinston | 13,080 |
35 | Wilson | 12,995 |
36 | Rockingham | 10,750 |
37 | Ahoskie | 9,125 |