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Dalton ranks 25th in Georgia total disabled OASDI beneficiaries in 2018

There were 5,530 disabled OASDI beneficiaries in Dalton in 2018, ranking it 25th in Georgia, 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 Georgia.

Field Offices Ranking by Number of Disabled Workers in Georgia (2018)
RankField OfficeNumber of Retired Workers
1Marietta17,390
2South Lake15,245
3Augusta13,940
4Gwinnett13,765
5Rome13,340
6Gainesville12,815
7Decatur11,265
8Savannah11,260
9Carrollton11,100
10Covington10,355
11Columbus10,350
12Atlanta, West9,815
13Macon9,375
14Athens8,865
15Waycross8,055
16Winder7,630
17Albany7,555
18Griffin7,425
19Warner Robins7,040
20Atlanta, Downtown6,240
21Thomasville6,180
22Toccoa6,170
23Chattanooga, TN5,930
24Valdosta5,730
25Dalton5,530
26Dublin4,805
27Milledgeville4,765
28Vidalia4,555
29Brunswick4,480
30LaGrange4,415
31Statesboro4,335
32Newnan4,040
33Tifton3,775
34Cordele2,780

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