There were 54,090 OASDI beneficiaries in Manchester in 2018, ranking it third in New Hampshire, 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 New Hampshire.
Field Offices Ranking by Number of Beneficiaries in New Hampshire (2018)
| Rank | Field Office | Number of Beneficiaries |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Concord | 73,195 |
| 2 | Portsmouth | 60,470 |
| 3 | Manchester | 54,090 |
| 4 | Nashua | 39,865 |
| 5 | Littleton | 37,580 |
| 6 | Keene | 19,355 |
| 7 | Haverhill, MA | 9,690 |
| 8 | Lawrence, MA | 9,070 |
| 9 | Lowell, MA | 2,430 |
