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Friday, September 12, 2025

Superior ranks 16th in Wisconsin total disabled OASDI beneficiaries in 2018

There were 4,885 disabled OASDI beneficiaries in Superior in 2018, ranking it 16th in Wisconsin, 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 Wisconsin.

Field Offices Ranking by Number of Disabled Workers in Wisconsin (2018)
RankField OfficeNumber of Retired Workers
1Greenfield12,095
2Eau Claire10,855
3Madison10,420
4Waukesha9,910
5Milwaukee, North9,480
6Green Bay9,415
7Janesville8,860
8Appleton8,740
9Racine7,025
10Wausau6,460
11Wisconsin Rapids5,975
12La Crosse5,800
13Milwaukee, Downtown5,125
14Oshkosh5,075
15Kenosha4,985
16Superior4,885
17Fond du Lac4,685
18West Bend4,230
19Sheboygan3,620
20Rice Lake3,560
21Portage3,510
22Rhinelander3,190
23Marinette2,865
24Milwaukee, West2,855
25Manitowoc2,545
26Lancaster2,250

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