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 Mississippi.
Field Offices Ranking by Number of Disabled Workers in Mississippi (2019)
| Rank | Field Office | Number of Disabled Workers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gulfport | 14,585 |
| 2 | Tupelo | 10,700 |
| 3 | Jackson | 10,020 |
| 4 | Hattiesburg | 9,375 |
| 5 | Olive Branch | 8,185 |
| 6 | Columbus | 7,105 |
| 7 | Forest | 5,465 |
| 8 | Corinth | 5,265 |
| 9 | Meridian | 4,860 |
| 9 | Laurel | 4,860 |
| 11 | Vicksburg | 4,635 |
| 12 | Grenada | 4,250 |
| 13 | Moss Point | 4,145 |
| 14 | Greenville | 3,740 |
| 15 | Brookhaven | 3,670 |
| 16 | Greenwood | 3,375 |
| 17 | Starkville | 3,100 |
| 18 | Philadelphia | 3,085 |
| 19 | McComb | 3,065 |
| 20 | Natchez | 2,455 |
| 21 | Clarksdale | 2,085 |
| 22 | Cleveland | 2,025 |
| 23 | Kosciusko | 1,985 |
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