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Greenville ranks second in total OASDI beneficiaries in South Carolina in 2019

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There were 139,305 OASDI beneficiaries in Greenville in 2019, ranking it second in South Carolina, according to the official Social Security Administration website.

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 South Carolina.

Field Offices Ranking by Number of Beneficiaries in South Carolina (2019)

RankField OfficeNumber of Beneficiaries
1Charleston141,400
2Greenville139,305
3Columbia133,045
4Myrtle Beach111,390
5Spartanburg91,855
6Rock Hill86,180
7Anderson72,255
8Florence69,790
9Beaufort58,725
10Sumter50,790
11Aiken49,635
12Orangeburg32,105
13Greenwood31,950
14Georgetown27,090
15Clinton26,250
16Walterboro21,440
17Bennettsville17,950
18Augusta, GA12,995

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