Cambria Times

There were 57,820 OASDI beneficiaries in Johnstown in 2018, ranking it 19th in Pennsylvania, according to the official Social Security Administration website.

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 Pennsylvania.

Field Offices Ranking by Number of Beneficiaries in Pennsylvania (2018)

Rank	Field Office	Number of Beneficiaries
1	Lancaster	113,975
2	Fairless Hills	112,585
3	Norristown	108,380
4	Allentown	100,290
5	York	97,130
6	Philadelphia, Northeast	92,895
7	Scranton	88,410
8	West Chester	84,735
9	Reading	78,385
10	Pittsburgh, Downtown	77,625
11	Chester	77,495
12	Greensburg	75,965
13	Harrisburg	68,765
14	Philadelphia, Germantown	68,590
15	Chambersburg	68,065
16	Erie	64,800
17	Wilkes-Barre	63,085
18	Altoona	59,105
19	Johnstown	57,820
20	Ambridge	56,440
21	Pittsburgh, Mount Lebanon	54,565
22	Carlisle	51,150
23	Washington	49,035
24	Du Bois	45,285
25	Butler	45,110
26	Philadelphia, University City	44,460
27	Selinsgrove	43,025
28	Limerick	41,390
29	Stroudsburg, East	38,835
30	Williamsport	38,055
31	Pittsburgh, East Liberty	37,320
32	Hazleton	36,445
33	Pottsville	36,405
34	Bethlehem	35,060
35	McKeesport	34,975
36	Uniontown	33,680
37	Easton	33,580
38	Lebanon	33,425
39	Philadelphia, Downtown	32,905
40	Upper Darby	31,155
41	Sharon	31,005
42	New Kensington	30,460
43	Cranberry	29,980
44	Monroeville	29,970
45	New Castle	27,745
46	State College	24,920
47	Rostraver	24,070
48	Bloomsburg	21,515
49	Indiana	21,380
50	Philadelphia, Nicetown	21,200
51	Kittanning	20,920
52	Towanda	19,565
53	Meadville	19,380
54	Lewistown	16,975
55	Philadelphia, South	16,780
56	Olean, NY	14,185
57	Philadelphia, Aramingo	12,955
58	Corning, NY	11,365
59	Jamestown, NY	11,030
60	Binghamton, NY	8,750