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Des Moines ranks first in total OASDI beneficiaries in Iowa in 2018

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There were 103,360 OASDI beneficiaries in Des Moines in 2018, ranking it first in Iowa, 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 Iowa.

Field Offices Ranking by Number of Beneficiaries in Iowa (2018)

RankField OfficeNumber of Beneficiaries
1Des Moines103,360
2Waterloo71,770
3Davenport58,445
4Cedar Rapids57,235
5Sioux City40,530
6Ottumwa40,480
7Dubuque35,330
8Council Bluffs28,600
9Ames28,140
10Mason City27,440
11Creston26,855
12Fort Dodge25,990
13Burlington25,600
14Coralville24,950
15Spencer22,570
16Carroll20,925
17Marshalltown8,985

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