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Austin ranks 14th in Minnesota total retired beneficiaries in 2018

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There were 18,145 OASDI retired beneficiaries in Austin in 2018, ranking it 14th in Minnesota, 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 Minnesota.

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

RankField OfficeNumber of Retired Workers
1St. Paul111,825
2Bloomington111,315
3Minneapolis79,815
4St. Cloud73,795
5Brooklyn Center65,335
6Mankato45,875
7Duluth41,220
8Rochester35,260
9Hibbing24,950
10Marshall22,905
11Bemidji22,120
12Fergus Falls20,330
13Brainerd Lakes Area20,075
14Austin18,145
15Alexandria16,240
16Winona15,925
17Grand Forks, ND15,130
18Fairmont10,595
19Fargo, ND7,230
20Sioux Falls, SD3,295

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