OASDI Beneficiaries by State and County, 2024

Massachusetts

Table 4. Number of beneficiaries in current-payment status, by county, type of benefit, and sex of beneficiaries aged 65 or older, December 2024
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 1,348,171 1,031,409 30,238 14,757 59,203 35,472 153,966 1,028 22,098 495,210 608,224
Barnstable 25001 78,625 67,055 1,545 555 3,205 1,085 4,690 35 455 31,490 39,035
Berkshire 25003 36,275 27,465 715 405 1,640 990 4,415 30 615 13,370 15,815
Bristol 25005 127,470 92,235 1,990 1,325 5,500 4,250 19,160 135 2,875 43,555 54,265
Dukes 25007 5,035 4,395 115 50 180 65 205 0 25 2,115 2,485
Essex 25009 161,350 123,595 3,900 1,895 7,245 4,155 17,820 135 2,605 59,010 73,640
Franklin 25011 19,305 14,755 315 180 810 370 2,480 15 380 7,280 8,335
Hampden 25013 104,405 71,610 2,115 1,220 5,130 3,850 17,425 150 2,905 34,995 42,650
Hampshire 25015 35,355 27,665 645 425 1,405 830 3,835 20 530 13,200 16,160
Middlesex 25017 263,360 209,035 7,055 2,995 11,435 5,880 23,645 135 3,180 100,395 124,395
Nantucket 25019 1,960 1,715 55 10 90 15 70 0 5 880 945
Norfolk 25021 131,690 104,710 3,345 1,450 5,925 3,195 11,465 70 1,530 49,715 62,610
Plymouth 25023 119,180 92,545 2,405 1,140 5,390 3,145 12,535 90 1,930 44,055 54,415
Suffolk 25025 98,680 71,545 2,750 1,435 3,775 3,050 14,195 80 1,850 34,645 42,480
Worcester 25027 165,480 123,085 3,290 1,670 7,470 4,590 22,025 135 3,215 60,505 70,995
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data; and U.S. Postal Service geographic data.
NOTE: ANSI = American National Standards Institute
CONTACT: 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 2024 (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 2,606,060 2,149,782 31,072 13,741 111,215 43,289 244,574 443 11,944 1,148,512 1,126,567
Barnstable 25001 163,439 145,130 1,875 546 6,504 1,336 7,777 14 257 76,976 74,874
Berkshire 25003 67,363 55,109 780 377 3,041 1,108 6,638 10 301 29,784 28,422
Bristol 25005 224,515 175,307 1,809 1,197 9,419 4,928 30,282 58 1,516 92,695 92,086
Dukes 25007 10,628 9,627 147 49 374 76 341 0 15 5,157 4,876
Essex 25009 313,252 258,947 3,922 1,669 13,840 5,196 28,197 58 1,423 138,009 136,716
Franklin 25011 33,841 27,547 319 158 1,439 434 3,747 6 191 14,996 14,033
Hampden 25013 176,544 134,494 1,778 1,025 8,346 4,014 25,432 56 1,399 72,944 70,428
Hampshire 25015 66,536 55,621 700 402 2,592 1,003 5,940 8 270 29,269 29,263
Middlesex 25017 557,126 474,073 7,952 3,041 23,079 7,888 39,158 71 1,864 253,880 248,512
Nantucket 25019 4,516 4,087 72 7 185 20 139 0 5 2,338 1,956
Norfolk 25021 274,507 232,306 3,698 1,512 12,097 4,390 19,504 30 970 122,478 123,982
Plymouth 25023 236,529 195,751 2,665 1,115 10,490 4,089 21,293 37 1,088 104,795 102,097
Suffolk 25025 165,596 131,721 2,049 1,072 6,022 3,232 20,558 36 905 66,733 72,716
Worcester 25027 311,666 250,061 3,307 1,573 13,787 5,575 35,567 58 1,739 138,459 126,607
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data; and U.S. Postal Service geographic data.
NOTE: ANSI = American National Standards Institute
CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov.