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Medford ranks first in Oregon total widow and parent beneficiaries in 2018

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There were 6,575 OASDI widow and parent beneficiaries in Medford in 2018, ranking it the first in Oregon, 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 widow and parent beneficiaries in Oregon.

Field Offices Ranking by Number of Widow and Parent Beneficiaries in Oregon (2018)

RankField OfficeNumber of Widow and Parent Beneficiaries
1Medford6,575
2Salem6,485
3Eugene5,250
4Beaverton4,795
5Oregon City4,000
6Portland, Metro3,815
7Portland, East3,795
8Albany3,300
9Bend2,990
10Roseburg2,175
11North Bend2,075
12Astoria1,085
13La Grande1,030
14Pendleton885
15The Dalles730
16Ontario505
17Longview, WA255
18Walla Walla, WA150

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