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Mountain Home ranks 16th in total OASDI beneficiaries in Arkansas in 2018

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There were 15,815 OASDI beneficiaries in Mountain Home in 2018, ranking it 16th 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 cities ranked by number of beneficiaries in Arkansas.

Field Offices Ranking by Number of Beneficiaries in Arkansas (2018)

RankField OfficeNumber of Beneficiaries
1Fayetteville87,160
2Little Rock68,080
3Hot Springs61,165
4Fort Smith58,385
5Jonesboro56,805
6Sherwood53,810
7Pine Bluff43,075
8Russellville34,720
9Searcy33,195
10El Dorado32,685
11Harrison30,395
12Batesville29,265
13Texarkana, TX29,125
14Conway21,510
15Forrest City21,390
16Mountain Home15,815
17West Memphis10,330
18Blytheville9,760
19West Plains, MO20

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