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Welch ranks 14th in West Virginia total disabled OASDI beneficiaries in 2019

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There were 2,650 disabled OASDI beneficiaries in Welch in 2019, ranking it 14th 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 (2019)
RankField OfficeNumber of Disabled Workers
1Beckley9,765
2Charleston9,665
3Huntington8,995
4Parkersburg8,910
5Martinsburg6,320
6Clarksburg4,795
7St. Albans4,110
8Bluefield3,560
9Elkins3,355
10Wheeling3,110
11Morgantown2,890
12Fairmont2,685
13Covington, VA2,665
14Welch2,650
15Logan2,615
16Williamson2,335
17Petersburg2,300
18Steubenville, OH1,715
19Cumberland, MD1,000
20East Liverpool, OH230
21Manassas, VA0

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