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 Washington.
Field Offices Ranking by Number of Beneficiaries in Washington (2019)
Rank | Field Office | Number of Beneficiaries |
---|---|---|
1 | Spokane | 133,735 |
2 | Everett | 96,595 |
3 | Vancouver | 95,965 |
4 | Bellevue | 94,430 |
5 | Tacoma | 89,610 |
6 | Kent | 87,090 |
7 | Olympia | 78,820 |
8 | Puyallup | 66,705 |
9 | Kitsap | 58,485 |
10 | Wenatchee | 56,575 |
11 | Seattle, Metro | 55,265 |
12 | Yakima | 54,580 |
13 | Tri-Cities | 49,285 |
14 | Mount Vernon | 48,525 |
15 | Bellingham | 46,540 |
16 | Port Angeles | 40,395 |
17 | Lynnwood | 39,665 |
18 | Burien | 37,210 |
19 | Seattle, North | 31,745 |
20 | Longview | 27,480 |
21 | Grays Harbor | 23,710 |
22 | Centralia | 23,440 |
23 | Walla Walla | 14,080 |
24 | Lewiston, RI | 13,720 |
25 | The Dalles, OR | 6,565 |
26 | Astoria, OR | 5,800 |