OASDI Beneficiaries by State and County, 2012

Massachusetts

Table 4. Number of beneficiaries in current-payment status, by county, type of benefit, and sex of beneficiaries aged 65 or older, December 2012
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 1,185,319 772,056 38,456 11,890 78,281 34,095 200,147 2,058 48,336 361,219 480,627
Barnstable 25001 67,745 51,045 2,550 575 4,445 1,090 6,720 70 1,250 24,085 30,770
Berkshire 25003 32,950 21,420 1,040 290 2,185 865 5,670 70 1,410 10,060 13,110
Bristol 25005 114,385 70,725 2,605 1,020 6,925 3,625 23,560 250 5,675 32,185 43,370
Dukes 25007 3,740 2,830 150 55 255 75 315 0 60 1,385 1,670
Essex 25009 139,280 90,755 4,665 1,455 9,340 3,925 23,225 240 5,675 42,170 56,890
Franklin 25011 15,630 9,745 415 185 970 365 3,150 20 780 4,620 5,740
Hampden 25013 97,110 55,955 2,815 935 6,690 3,450 21,000 305 5,960 26,170 35,415
Hampshire 25015 27,835 18,330 870 335 1,810 805 4,615 35 1,035 8,605 11,135
Middlesex 25017 236,275 162,220 9,105 2,415 15,840 5,995 33,060 335 7,305 76,185 102,790
Nantucket 25019 1,575 1,205 70 10 120 30 110 0 30 605 715
Norfolk 25021 116,055 80,280 4,325 1,230 8,330 3,345 15,060 115 3,370 37,490 51,320
Plymouth 25023 96,035 63,055 3,135 905 6,645 2,830 15,215 155 4,095 29,855 38,500
Suffolk 25025 94,115 55,085 2,745 1,175 5,360 3,360 21,485 180 4,725 25,830 34,475
Worcester 25027 142,590 89,405 3,965 1,305 9,365 4,335 26,965 285 6,965 41,975 54,725
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: ANSI = American National Standards Institute
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or 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 2012 (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 1,390,638 988,755 26,422 7,475 96,269 29,628 224,603 598 16,889 528,574 536,976
Barnstable 25001 83,773 66,484 1,861 371 5,827 977 7,767 19 467 36,201 34,646
Berkshire 25003 37,921 27,039 704 186 2,673 721 6,125 19 454 14,440 14,552
Bristol 25005 124,252 83,282 1,571 617 7,736 2,971 26,052 71 1,952 43,445 44,792
Dukes 25007 4,704 3,779 119 38 326 68 349 0 25 2,084 1,963
Essex 25009 164,631 117,121 3,239 893 11,652 3,496 26,148 70 2,013 62,496 63,806
Franklin 25011 17,055 11,560 266 119 1,140 313 3,374 6 278 6,198 6,045
Hampden 25013 103,331 67,610 1,692 515 7,479 2,608 21,619 74 1,733 35,970 37,267
Hampshire 25015 31,509 22,450 572 207 2,145 712 5,050 8 366 11,943 12,007
Middlesex 25017 296,913 220,404 6,771 1,637 20,611 5,654 38,894 109 2,833 118,718 120,780
Nantucket 25019 2,148 1,728 56 6 165 36 144 0 12 991 875
Norfolk 25021 146,448 108,341 3,185 871 11,058 3,227 18,345 42 1,378 57,917 60,500
Plymouth 25023 114,974 81,504 2,219 580 8,358 2,597 18,092 47 1,577 44,379 43,167
Suffolk 25025 97,912 63,996 1,533 617 5,771 2,446 22,044 48 1,457 32,464 36,482
Worcester 25027 165,067 113,458 2,633 816 11,328 3,804 30,600 84 2,345 61,329 60,094
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: ANSI = American National Standards Institute
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.