The Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program 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 disabled workers in Pennsylvania.
Field Offices Ranking by Number of Disabled Workers in Pennsylvania (2018)
Rank | Field Office | Number of Retired Workers |
---|---|---|
1 | Philadelphia, Northeast | 18,335 |
2 | Lancaster | 14,380 |
3 | Allentown | 13,705 |
4 | Scranton | 13,405 |
5 | York | 13,030 |
6 | Fairless Hills | 12,985 |
7 | Reading | 11,230 |
8 | Philadelphia, Germantown | 10,295 |
9 | Pittsburgh, Downtown | 10,280 |
10 | Erie | 10,215 |
11 | Wilkes-Barre | 9,955 |
12 | Philadelphia, University City | 9,910 |
13 | Harrisburg | 9,900 |
14 | Norristown | 9,710 |
15 | Altoona | 8,880 |
16 | Greensburg | 8,815 |
17 | Chester | 8,685 |
18 | Chambersburg | 8,680 |
19 | Johnstown | 8,310 |
20 | West Chester | 7,480 |
21 | Ambridge | 7,170 |
22 | Stroudsburg, East | 6,935 |
23 | Du Bois | 6,925 |
24 | Washington | 6,170 |
25 | Philadelphia, Nicetown | 6,095 |
26 | Selinsgrove | 5,950 |
27 | Carlisle | 5,850 |
28 | Hazleton | 5,825 |
29 | Pottsville | 5,805 |
30 | Uniontown | 5,665 |
31 | McKeesport | 5,645 |
32 | Butler | 5,410 |
33 | Williamsport | 5,400 |
34 | Upper Darby | 5,370 |
35 | Philadelphia, Downtown | 5,330 |
36 | Pittsburgh, East Liberty | 5,270 |
37 | Pittsburgh, Mount Lebanon | 5,250 |
38 | Limerick | 5,110 |
39 | Bethlehem | 4,765 |
40 | Sharon | 4,745 |
41 | Cranberry | 4,720 |
42 | Lebanon | 4,305 |
43 | Easton | 4,290 |
44 | New Kensington | 4,280 |
45 | New Castle | 4,195 |
46 | Monroeville | 4,160 |
47 | Rostraver | 3,665 |
48 | Philadelphia, Aramingo | 3,605 |
49 | Philadelphia, South | 3,180 |
50 | Indiana | 3,040 |
51 | Meadville | 3,030 |
52 | Kittanning | 2,905 |
53 | Bloomsburg | 2,870 |
54 | Towanda | 2,665 |
55 | State College | 2,505 |
56 | Lewistown | 2,380 |
57 | Olean, NY | 2,365 |
58 | Jamestown, NY | 1,630 |
59 | Corning, NY | 1,565 |
60 | Binghamton, NY | 1,165 |