There were 10,565 disabled OASDI beneficiaries in Anderson in 2018, ranking it sixth in Indiana, 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 Indiana.
Field Offices Ranking by Number of Disabled Workers in Indiana (2018)
| Rank | Field Office | Number of Retired Workers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fort Wayne | 14,395 |
| 2 | Indianapolis | 12,215 |
| 3 | Evansville | 12,150 |
| 4 | New Albany | 12,140 |
| 5 | Indianapolis, Northwest | 10,670 |
| 6 | Anderson | 10,565 |
| 7 | Columbus | 10,335 |
| 8 | Indianapolis, Northeast | 9,535 |
| 9 | South Bend | 9,095 |
| 10 | Bloomington | 8,515 |
| 11 | Lafayette | 7,940 |
| 12 | Muncie | 7,805 |
| 13 | Elkhart | 7,515 |
| 14 | Madison | 7,510 |
| 15 | Terre Haute | 7,265 |
| 16 | Merrillville | 6,340 |
| 17 | Kokomo | 6,225 |
| 18 | Richmond | 5,970 |
| 19 | Valparaiso | 5,750 |
| 20 | Hammond | 4,840 |
| 21 | Marion | 4,825 |
| 22 | Gary | 4,365 |
| 23 | Auburn | 4,320 |
| 24 | Michigan City | 3,550 |
| 25 | Crawfordsville | 3,535 |
| 26 | Vincennes | 3,185 |
| 27 | Danville, IL | 1,035 |
