Altoona Times

There were 8,785 disabled OASDI beneficiaries in Altoona in 2019, ranking it 15th in Pennsylvania, 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 Pennsylvania.

Rank	Field Office	Number of Disabled Workers
1	Philadelphia, Northeast	17,965
2	Lancaster	14,040
3	Allentown	13,715
4	Scranton	13,450
5	York	12,860
6	Fairless Hills	12,840
7	Reading	11,070
8	Philadelphia, Germantown	10,195
9	Erie	10,070
10	Pittsburgh, Downtown	10,025
11	Wilkes-Barre	9,935
12	Philadelphia, University City	9,905
13	Harrisburg	9,815
14	Norristown	9,750
15	Altoona	8,785
16	Greensburg	8,675
17	Chester	8,615
18	Chambersburg	8,600
19	Johnstown	8,195
20	West Chester	7,450
21	Ambridge	7,045
22	Stroudsburg, East	7,005
23	Du Bois	6,730
24	Washington	6,075
25	Philadelphia, Nicetown	5,980
26	Selinsgrove	5,900
27	Pottsville	5,850
28	Hazleton	5,795
29	Carlisle	5,785
30	McKeesport	5,515
31	Uniontown	5,480
32	Williamsport	5,410
33	Butler	5,395
34	Upper Darby	5,345
35	Philadelphia, Downtown	5,155
36	Pittsburgh, Mount Lebanon	5,120
37	Limerick	5,070
38	Pittsburgh, East Liberty	4,990
39	Bethlehem	4,715
40	Cranberry	4,700
41	Sharon	4,680
42	Lebanon	4,275
43	Easton	4,255
44	New Kensington	4,185
45	New Castle	4,150
46	Monroeville	4,070
47	Rostraver	3,555
48	Philadelphia, Aramingo	3,530
49	Philadelphia, South	3,035
50	Indiana	2,980
51	Meadville	2,975
52	Kittanning	2,870
53	Bloomsburg	2,835
54	Towanda	2,615
55	State College	2,465
56	Lewistown	2,330
57	Olean, NY	2,315
58	Jamestown, NY	1,630
59	Corning, NY	1,590
60	Binghamton, NY	1,135