There were 3,835 disabled OASDI beneficiaries in Presque Isle in 2019, ranking it seventh in Maine, 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 Maine.
Field Offices Ranking by Number of Disabled Workers in Maine (2019)
| Rank | Field Office | Number of Disabled Workers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bangor | 11,780 |
| 2 | Portland | 10,310 |
| 3 | Auburn | 8,340 |
| 4 | Saco | 6,145 |
| 5 | Waterville | 5,555 |
| 6 | Augusta | 4,515 |
| 7 | Presque Isle | 3,835 |
| 8 | Rockland | 2,835 |
| 9 | Portsmouth, NH | 1,155 |
| 10 | Littleton, NH | 5 |
