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 Missouri.
Field Offices Ranking by Number of Disabled Workers in Missouri (2018)
| Rank | Field Office | Number of Retired Workers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Springfield | 22,615 |
| 2 | Independence | 14,190 |
| 3 | St. Louis, Southwest | 13,270 |
| 4 | St. Louis, North County | 11,635 |
| 5 | St. Peters | 9,585 |
| 6 | Kansas City, South | 9,080 |
| 7 | Kansas City, North | 8,725 |
| 8 | Joplin | 7,795 |
| 9 | St. Louis, Southside | 7,585 |
| 10 | Jefferson City | 7,225 |
| 11 | Sedalia | 7,025 |
| 12 | Columbia | 6,910 |
| 13 | Park Hills | 6,745 |
| 14 | Poplar Bluff | 6,705 |
| 15 | St. Louis, West County | 5,745 |
| 16 | Hannibal | 5,670 |
| 17 | West Plains | 5,450 |
| 18 | Rolla | 5,410 |
| 19 | Union | 5,285 |
| 20 | St. Joseph | 5,200 |
| 21 | Lebanon | 5,105 |
| 22 | Cape Girardeau | 4,995 |
| 23 | St. Louis, Downtown | 4,795 |
| 24 | Nevada | 4,635 |
| 25 | Sikeston | 3,290 |
| 26 | Kennett | 3,015 |
| 27 | St. Louis, Central West | 2,975 |
| 28 | Kansas City, Gateway | 2,565 |
| 29 | Kirksville | 2,250 |
| 30 | Chillicothe | 2,240 |
| 31 | Maryville | 1,750 |
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