OASDI Beneficiaries by State and County, 2025

Massachusetts

Table 4. Number of beneficiaries in current-payment status, by county, type of benefit, and sex of beneficiaries aged 65 or older, December 2025
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 1,409,032 1,076,890 43,542 15,909 64,737 35,001 151,027 1,247 20,679 518,772 648,759
Barnstable 25001 82,540 69,875 2,370 590 3,580 1,050 4,595 50 430 32,855 41,670
Berkshire 25003 37,450 28,450 1,000 430 1,725 960 4,285 30 570 13,920 16,715
Bristol 25005 132,770 95,800 3,455 1,430 6,095 4,205 18,890 165 2,730 45,700 57,865
Dukes 25007 5,245 4,585 140 45 185 65 210 0 15 2,195 2,615
Essex 25009 168,650 129,105 5,465 2,045 7,910 4,110 17,475 150 2,390 61,790 78,575
Franklin 25011 20,320 15,500 560 200 870 380 2,425 15 370 7,650 9,015
Hampden 25013 107,710 74,110 3,215 1,250 5,535 3,720 16,935 180 2,765 36,415 45,365
Hampshire 25015 37,530 29,130 1,190 450 1,605 860 3,785 30 480 13,925 17,590
Middlesex 25017 275,380 218,175 9,340 3,270 12,380 5,860 23,230 165 2,960 105,230 131,815
Nantucket 25019 2,035 1,770 65 10 105 15 65 0 5 900 1,010
Norfolk 25021 138,410 109,725 4,640 1,570 6,480 3,180 11,310 85 1,420 52,230 66,905
Plymouth 25023 125,615 97,170 3,725 1,260 6,050 3,035 12,410 105 1,860 46,200 58,835
Suffolk 25025 101,995 74,385 3,320 1,540 4,040 2,985 13,920 105 1,700 36,155 44,545
Worcester 25027 173,380 129,110 5,060 1,820 8,175 4,575 21,490 165 2,985 63,605 76,240
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 2025 (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 2,890,349 2,391,224 47,979 15,525 130,900 44,298 248,201 610 11,611 1,267,287 1,283,902
Barnstable 25001 182,159 161,372 2,929 611 7,757 1,325 7,894 19 251 84,771 85,494
Berkshire 25003 73,688 60,618 1,139 424 3,469 1,099 6,628 15 295 32,620 31,992
Bristol 25005 247,908 194,236 3,426 1,340 11,245 5,051 31,001 80 1,530 102,454 104,673
Dukes 25007 11,761 10,682 175 44 416 74 359 0 12 5,657 5,485
Essex 25009 347,329 287,996 5,952 1,894 16,194 5,338 28,543 73 1,338 152,244 155,637
Franklin 25011 38,031 31,112 596 181 1,675 458 3,804 8 196 16,698 16,387
Hampden 25013 193,297 148,225 3,104 1,100 9,796 4,012 25,629 72 1,357 79,734 80,278
Hampshire 25015 75,427 62,991 1,342 450 3,292 1,074 6,013 16 250 32,696 34,410
Middlesex 25017 617,561 526,305 11,181 3,474 26,789 8,157 39,741 97 1,816 279,840 281,180
Nantucket 25019 4,916 4,424 85 11 230 22 139 0 5 2,497 2,202
Norfolk 25021 305,668 259,048 5,394 1,711 14,078 4,526 19,944 39 928 135,290 141,367
Plymouth 25023 264,648 219,239 4,322 1,290 12,754 4,100 21,793 57 1,094 115,900 118,200
Suffolk 25025 181,486 145,562 2,754 1,204 6,866 3,315 20,851 52 884 73,536 81,074
Worcester 25027 346,469 279,414 5,580 1,791 16,339 5,746 35,861 82 1,655 153,348 145,522
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.