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 Tennessee.
Field Offices Ranking by Number of Disabled Workers in Tennessee (2019)
| Rank | Field Office | Number of Disabled Workers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Knoxville | 24,485 |
| 2 | Chattanooga | 15,350 |
| 3 | Memphis | 13,555 |
| 4 | Morristown | 12,315 |
| 5 | Nashville | 11,865 |
| 6 | Cookeville | 11,670 |
| 7 | Memphis, North | 10,855 |
| 8 | Johnson City | 10,795 |
| 9 | Clarksville | 9,660 |
| 10 | Gallatin | 9,525 |
| 11 | Madison | 8,525 |
| 12 | Kingsport | 7,645 |
| 13 | Jackson | 7,570 |
| 14 | Murfreesboro | 7,555 |
| 15 | Tullahoma | 7,490 |
| 16 | Oak Ridge | 6,625 |
| 17 | Columbia | 6,610 |
| 18 | Greeneville | 6,305 |
| 19 | Dyersburg | 6,130 |
| 20 | Athens | 5,450 |
| 21 | Cleveland | 5,160 |
| 22 | Memphis, South | 5,040 |
| 23 | Selmer | 4,525 |
| 24 | Lawrenceburg | 4,405 |
| 25 | Jacksboro | 4,205 |
| 26 | McMinnville | 4,150 |
| 27 | Paris | 4,095 |
| 28 | Union City | 3,225 |
| 29 | Bristol, VA | 2,055 |
| 30 | Hopkinsville, KY | 15 |
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