There were 36,415 OASDI beneficiaries in Forest in 2019, ranking it sixth in Mississippi, 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 Mississippi.
Field Offices Ranking by Number of Beneficiaries in Mississippi (2019)
| Rank | Field Office | Number of Beneficiaries |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gulfport | 88,305 |
| 2 | Jackson | 61,245 |
| 3 | Tupelo | 54,490 |
| 4 | Hattiesburg | 54,070 |
| 5 | Olive Branch | 49,575 |
| 6 | Forest | 36,415 |
| 7 | Columbus | 35,545 |
| 8 | Meridian | 28,980 |
| 9 | Laurel | 27,935 |
| 10 | Vicksburg | 25,705 |
| 11 | Moss Point | 23,255 |
| 12 | Corinth | 22,980 |
| 13 | Grenada | 19,740 |
| 14 | Brookhaven | 19,645 |
| 15 | Greenville | 18,000 |
| 16 | Philadelphia | 17,745 |
| 17 | McComb | 16,785 |
| 18 | Starkville | 16,710 |
| 19 | Greenwood | 16,020 |
| 20 | Natchez | 14,255 |
| 21 | Cleveland | 10,170 |
| 22 | Kosciusko | 10,100 |
| 23 | Clarksdale | 9,530 |
