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Des Moines ranks first in Iowa total retired beneficiaries in 2018

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There were 75,540 OASDI retired 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 Social Security field offices ranked by number of retired workers in Iowa.

Field Offices Ranking by Number of Retired Workers in Iowa (2018)

RankField OfficeNumber of Retired Workers
1Des Moines75,540
2Waterloo52,090
3Davenport42,335
4Cedar Rapids42,070
5Sioux City28,895
6Ottumwa28,815
7Dubuque25,740
8Ames21,225
9Mason City20,125
10Council Bluffs19,705
11Creston19,520
12Fort Dodge18,810
13Coralville18,515
13Burlington18,515
15Spencer16,815
16Carroll15,270
17Marshalltown6,525

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