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Jonesboro ranks fifth in Arkansas total retired beneficiaries in 2018

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There were 34,025 OASDI retired beneficiaries in Jonesboro in 2018, ranking it fifth in Arkansas, 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 Arkansas.

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

RankField OfficeNumber of Retired Workers
1Fayetteville59,160
2Little Rock43,705
3Hot Springs41,510
4Fort Smith35,040
5Jonesboro34,025
6Sherwood33,280
7Pine Bluff25,700
8Russellville21,190
9Searcy21,080
10Harrison20,230
11El Dorado19,490
12Batesville18,415
13Texarkana, TX17,665
14Conway13,680
15Forrest City12,925
16Mountain Home11,440
17West Memphis5,720
18Blytheville5,210
19West Plains, MO15

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