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Knoxville ranks first in total OASDI beneficiaries in Tennessee in 2019

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There were 176,635 OASDI beneficiaries in Knoxville in 2019, ranking it first in Tennessee, 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 Tennessee.

Field Offices Ranking by Number of Beneficiaries in Tennessee (2019)

RankField OfficeNumber of Beneficiaries
1Knoxville176,635
2Nashville107,275
3Chattanooga103,555
4Memphis87,910
5Cookeville74,560
6Memphis, North72,975
7Gallatin69,310
8Morristown62,215
9Johnson City60,390
10Madison54,815
11Clarksville53,110
12Murfreesboro49,915
13Tullahoma45,590
14Columbia43,125
15Kingsport42,545
16Jackson41,255
17Oak Ridge39,345
18Dyersburg32,850
19Greeneville31,580
20Athens31,090
21Cleveland30,140
22Memphis, South25,205
23Lawrenceburg24,475
24Paris24,075
25Selmer22,930
26McMinnville22,355
27Jacksboro18,770
28Union City18,565
29Bristol, VA11,140
30Hopkinsville, KY60

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