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 Tennessee.
Field Offices Ranking by Number of Disabled Workers in Tennessee (2018)
| Rank | Field Office | Number of Retired Workers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Knoxville | 25,230 |
| 2 | Chattanooga | 15,685 |
| 3 | Memphis | 13,940 |
| 4 | Morristown | 12,465 |
| 5 | Nashville | 12,275 |
| 6 | Cookeville | 11,830 |
| 7 | Memphis, North | 10,920 |
| 8 | Johnson City | 10,840 |
| 9 | Clarksville | 9,715 |
| 10 | Gallatin | 9,660 |
| 11 | Madison | 8,790 |
| 12 | Kingsport | 7,715 |
| 13 | Jackson | 7,675 |
| 14 | Murfreesboro | 7,655 |
| 15 | Tullahoma | 7,555 |
| 16 | Oak Ridge | 6,875 |
| 17 | Columbia | 6,780 |
| 18 | Greeneville | 6,400 |
| 19 | Dyersburg | 6,195 |
| 20 | Athens | 5,545 |
| 21 | Cleveland | 5,205 |
| 22 | Memphis, South | 5,085 |
| 23 | Selmer | 4,600 |
| 24 | Lawrenceburg | 4,425 |
| 25 | Jacksboro | 4,350 |
| 26 | Paris | 4,230 |
| 27 | McMinnville | 4,205 |
| 28 | Union City | 3,210 |
| 29 | Bristol, VA | 2,080 |
| 30 | Hopkinsville, KY | 15 |
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