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Martinsburg ranks sixth in West Virginia total widow and parent beneficiaries in 2018

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There were 2,370 OASDI widow and parent beneficiaries in Martinsburg in 2018, ranking it the sixth in West Virginia, 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 Social Security field offices ranked by number of widow and parent beneficiaries in West Virginia.

Field Offices Ranking by Number of Widow and Parent Beneficiaries in West Virginia (2018)

RankField OfficeNumber of Widow and Parent Beneficiaries
1Beckley4,470
2Charleston4,330
3Huntington4,225
4Parkersburg3,980
5Clarksburg2,850
6Martinsburg2,370
7Wheeling2,235
8St. Albans2,090
9Morgantown1,865
10Elkins1,740
11Bluefield1,690
12Fairmont1,630
13Covington, VA1,405
14Steubenville, OH1,340
15Welch1,320
16Logan1,135
17Petersburg1,095
18Williamson855
19Cumberland, MD625
20East Liverpool, OH195
21Manassas, VA0

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