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)
Rank | Field Office | Number of Beneficiaries |
---|---|---|
1 | Des Moines | 103,360 |
2 | Waterloo | 71,770 |
3 | Davenport | 58,445 |
4 | Cedar Rapids | 57,235 |
5 | Sioux City | 40,530 |
6 | Ottumwa | 40,480 |
7 | Dubuque | 35,330 |
8 | Council Bluffs | 28,600 |
9 | Ames | 28,140 |
10 | Mason City | 27,440 |
11 | Creston | 26,855 |
12 | Fort Dodge | 25,990 |
13 | Burlington | 25,600 |
14 | Coralville | 24,950 |
15 | Spencer | 22,570 |
16 | Carroll | 20,925 |
17 | Marshalltown | 8,985 |