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Dothan ranks fifth in Alabama total disabled OASDI beneficiaries in 2018

There were 13,620 disabled OASDI beneficiaries in Dothan in 2018, ranking it fifth in Alabama, according to the official Social Security Administration website.

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 Alabama.

Field Offices Ranking by Number of Disabled Workers in Alabama (2018)
RankField OfficeNumber of Retired Workers
1Birmingham, Downtown17,875
2Mobile17,575
3Montgomery16,225
4Tuscaloosa15,085
5Dothan13,620
6Huntsville13,130
7Anniston12,325
8Gadsden10,625
9Florence10,555
10Selma9,905
11Decatur9,860
12Birmingham, East9,440
13Auburn8,510
14Albertville7,655
15Fairhope7,600
16Alexander City7,410
17Talladega6,375
18Bessemer5,780
19Cullman5,545
20Andalusia5,215
21Jasper5,055
22Jackson3,980
23Columbus, GA3,515

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