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Martinsburg ranks fifth in total OASDI beneficiaries in West Virginia in 2019

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There were 40,610 OASDI beneficiaries in Martinsburg in 2019, 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 (2019)

RankField OfficeNumber of Beneficiaries
1Charleston50,340
2Parkersburg47,145
3Beckley47,115
4Huntington46,505
5Martinsburg40,610
6Clarksburg31,695
7St. Albans25,625
8Wheeling24,845
9Morgantown22,795
10Elkins20,920
11Fairmont18,760
12Bluefield17,670
13Covington, VA17,260
14Petersburg15,480
15Steubenville, OH12,955
16Welch10,405
17Logan10,275
18Williamson7,950
19Cumberland, MD7,590
20East Liverpool, OH1,760
21Manassas, VA20

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