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 South Carolina.
Field Offices Ranking by Number of Disabled Workers in South Carolina (2018)
Rank | Field Office | Number of Retired Workers |
---|---|---|
1 | Greenville | 20,590 |
2 | Columbia | 18,640 |
3 | Charleston | 18,590 |
4 | Spartanburg | 17,855 |
5 | Myrtle Beach | 13,545 |
6 | Florence | 12,540 |
7 | Anderson | 11,575 |
8 | Rock Hill | 11,450 |
9 | Sumter | 8,515 |
10 | Aiken | 7,215 |
11 | Orangeburg | 5,230 |
12 | Greenwood | 5,190 |
13 | Clinton | 4,840 |
14 | Georgetown | 3,980 |
14 | Beaufort | 3,980 |
16 | Walterboro | 3,830 |
17 | Bennettsville | 3,350 |
18 | Augusta, GA | 1,695 |