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Martinsburg ranks fifth in total OASDI beneficiaries in West Virginia in 2018

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There were 39,475 OASDI beneficiaries in Martinsburg in 2018, ranking it fifth 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 cities ranked by number of beneficiaries in West Virginia.

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

RankField OfficeNumber of Beneficiaries
1Charleston50,095
2Parkersburg47,025
3Beckley46,990
4Huntington46,615
5Martinsburg39,475
6Clarksburg32,070
7St. Albans25,360
8Wheeling24,865
9Morgantown22,335
10Elkins20,710
11Fairmont18,585
12Bluefield17,675
13Covington, VA17,110
14Petersburg15,250
15Steubenville, OH12,970
16Welch10,600
17Logan10,280
18Williamson7,990
19Cumberland, MD7,460
20East Liverpool, OH1,775
21Manassas, VA20

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