Pine Belt Times

There were 32,705 OASDI retired beneficiaries in Hattiesburg in 2018, ranking it fourth in Mississippi, 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 Mississippi.

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

Rank	Field Office	Number of Retired Workers
1	Gulfport	55,220
2	Jackson	39,625
3	Tupelo	33,750
4	Hattiesburg	32,705
5	Olive Branch	31,350
6	Forest	23,980
7	Columbus	21,720
8	Meridian	18,460
9	Laurel	16,905
10	Vicksburg	15,600
11	Moss Point	14,115
12	Corinth	13,525
13	Brookhaven	11,725
14	Grenada	11,425
15	Philadelphia	11,015
16	Starkville	10,285
17	Greenville	10,215
18	McComb	9,955
19	Greenwood	9,380
20	Natchez	8,550
21	Kosciusko	5,880
22	Cleveland	5,855
23	Clarksdale	5,175