Bridgeport Times

There were 16,020 OASDI retired beneficiaries in Ansonia in 2018, ranking it 14th in Connecticut, 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 Social Security field offices ranked by number of retired workers in Connecticut.

Field Offices Ranking by Number of Retired Workers in Connecticut (2018)

Rank	Field Office	Number of Retired Workers
1	Hartford	66,800
2	New Haven	64,715
3	Bridgeport	51,995
4	Waterbury	33,260
5	East Hartford	33,200
6	Willimantic	30,520
7	Stamford	29,260
8	New Britain	28,245
9	Middletown	27,565
10	Torrington	27,265
11	Danbury	25,990
12	New London	24,370
13	Meriden	19,215
14	Ansonia	16,020
15	Norwich	15,255
16	Springfield, MA	7,885
17	Poughkeepsie, NY	45