There were 2,060 disabled OASDI beneficiaries in Fairbanks in 2018, ranking it second in Alaska, 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 Alaska.
Field Offices Ranking by Number of Disabled Workers in Alaska (2018)
| Rank | Field Office | Number of Retired Workers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anchorage | 8,615 |
| 2 | Fairbanks | 2,060 |
| 3 | Juneau | 1,245 |
