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There were 35,980 OASDI beneficiaries in Torrington in 2018, ranking it ninth in Connecticut, 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 Connecticut.

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

Rank	Field Office	Number of Beneficiaries
1	Hartford	91,625
2	New Haven	88,460
3	Bridgeport	70,900
4	Waterbury	47,090
5	East Hartford	45,085
6	Willimantic	42,130
7	New Britain	38,635
8	Stamford	37,800
9	Torrington	35,980
10	Middletown	35,880
11	Danbury	34,090
12	New London	33,095
13	Meriden	26,640
14	Norwich	22,185
15	Ansonia	21,280
16	Springfield, MA	10,600
17	Poughkeepsie, NY	65