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Bangor ranks first in Maine total widow and parent beneficiaries in 2018

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There were 4,340 OASDI widow and parent beneficiaries in Bangor in 2018, ranking it the first in Maine, 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 widow and parent beneficiaries in Maine.

Field Offices Ranking by Number of Widow and Parent Beneficiaries in Maine (2018)

RankField OfficeNumber of Widow and Parent Beneficiaries
1Bangor4,340
2Portland4,240
3Auburn2,355
4Saco2,080
5Waterville1,550
5Presque Isle1,550
7Augusta1,540
8Rockland1,280
9Portsmouth, NH645
10Littleton, NH0

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