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Welch ranks 12th in West Virginia total disabled OASDI beneficiaries in 2018

There were 2,815 disabled OASDI beneficiaries in Welch in 2018, ranking it 12th in West Virginia, according to the official Social Security Administration website.

The Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program 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 disabled workers in West Virginia.

Field Offices Ranking by Number of Disabled Workers in West Virginia (2018)
RankField OfficeNumber of Retired Workers
1Beckley10,065
2Charleston9,895
3Huntington9,305
4Parkersburg9,120
5Martinsburg6,315
6Clarksburg5,130
7St. Albans4,210
8Bluefield3,610
9Elkins3,405
10Wheeling3,255
11Morgantown2,975
12Welch2,815
13Covington, VA2,730
14Logan2,715
15Fairmont2,690
16Williamson2,425
17Petersburg2,300
18Steubenville, OH1,750
19Cumberland, MD1,000
20East Liverpool, OH235
21Manassas, VA0

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