Bridgeport Times

There were 71,570 OASDI beneficiaries in Bridgeport in 2019, ranking it third 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 cities ranked by number of beneficiaries in Connecticut.

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

Rank	Field Office	Number of Beneficiaries
1	Hartford	92,580
2	New Haven	89,155
3	Bridgeport	71,570
4	Waterbury	47,430
5	East Hartford	45,325
6	Willimantic	42,870
7	New Britain	39,005
8	Stamford	38,250
9	Torrington	36,710
10	Middletown	36,310
11	Danbury	34,850
12	New London	33,855
13	Meriden	26,860
14	Norwich	22,465
15	Ansonia	21,785
16	Springfield, MA	10,670
17	Poughkeepsie, NY	65