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 Texas.
Field Offices Ranking by Number of Beneficiaries in Texas (2018)
Rank | Field Office | Number of Beneficiaries |
---|---|---|
1 | Houston, Southwest | 177,085 |
2 | Dallas, North | 162,085 |
3 | Houston, Northwest | 153,560 |
4 | Fort Worth | 149,320 |
5 | Conroe | 149,190 |
6 | Pasadena | 132,690 |
7 | San Antonio, Central | 129,580 |
8 | Mid-Cities | 121,565 |
9 | McKinney | 111,450 |
10 | San Antonio, Northwest | 105,165 |
11 | El Paso | 102,980 |
12 | Austin | 101,955 |
13 | Georgetown | 101,915 |
14 | Tyler | 90,975 |
15 | Corpus Christi | 90,210 |
16 | Denton | 88,415 |
17 | Temple | 80,515 |
18 | Dallas, Oakcliff | 80,215 |
19 | Lufkin | 79,225 |
20 | Houston, Northeast | 74,380 |
21 | San Antonio, South | 72,895 |
22 | McAllen | 67,225 |
23 | Dallas, Pleasant Grove | 65,085 |
24 | Waco | 63,980 |
25 | Fort Worth, South | 62,300 |
26 | Lubbock | 61,700 |
27 | Angleton | 60,990 |
28 | League City | 58,580 |
29 | Beaumont | 58,485 |
30 | Houston, Southeast | 57,420 |
31 | Cleburne | 57,265 |
32 | Odessa | 55,820 |
33 | Longview | 53,620 |
34 | Amarillo | 51,690 |
35 | Victoria | 50,835 |
36 | Austin, South | 50,395 |
37 | Wichita Falls | 49,215 |
38 | San Antonio, Downtown | 48,260 |
39 | Abilene | 46,720 |
40 | Bryan | 45,810 |
41 | Waxahachie | 45,745 |
42 | Kerrville | 45,715 |
43 | Brownsville | 45,450 |
44 | Sherman | 45,375 |
45 | Greenville | 45,035 |
46 | Harlingen | 44,260 |
47 | Port Arthur | 43,005 |
48 | Seguin | 39,385 |
49 | Laredo | 39,265 |
50 | San Angelo | 35,480 |
51 | Mission | 35,345 |
52 | San Marcos | 33,195 |
53 | Brenham | 32,985 |
54 | El Paso, Downtown | 32,025 |
55 | Eagle Pass | 30,585 |
56 | Texarkana | 28,865 |
57 | Palestine | 20,895 |
58 | Corsicana | 20,495 |
59 | Brownwood | 18,480 |
60 | Alice | 17,900 |
61 | Paris | 17,205 |
62 | Pampa | 15,210 |
63 | Mount Pleasant | 14,940 |
64 | Marshall | 14,360 |
65 | Big Spring | 13,720 |
66 | Dallas Fair Park | 11,735 |
67 | Plainview | 10,880 |
68 | Hobbs, NM | 3,440 |
69 | Clovis, NM | 1,425 |