There were 8,925 disabled OASDI beneficiaries in Battle Creek in 2018, ranking it 15th in Michigan, 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 Michigan.
Field Offices Ranking by Number of Disabled Workers in Michigan (2018)
| Rank | Field Office | Number of Retired Workers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grand Rapids | 20,650 |
| 2 | Lansing | 17,575 |
| 3 | Pontiac | 14,585 |
| 4 | Flint, Downtown | 14,040 |
| 5 | Saginaw | 13,385 |
| 6 | Roseville | 11,610 |
| 7 | Detroit, Northwest | 11,080 |
| 8 | Kalamazoo | 10,890 |
| 9 | Inkster | 10,620 |
| 10 | Benton Harbor-Saint Joseph | 10,100 |
| 11 | Muskegon | 9,755 |
| 12 | Fort Gratiot | 9,635 |
| 13 | Chesterfield | 9,360 |
| 14 | Wyandotte | 9,110 |
| 15 | Battle Creek | 8,925 |
| 16 | Dearborn | 8,910 |
| 17 | Jackson | 7,810 |
| 18 | Ann Arbor | 7,455 |
| 19 | Holland | 7,370 |
| 20 | Flint, North | 7,330 |
| 21 | Bay City | 7,285 |
| 22 | Traverse City | 6,455 |
| 22 | Sterling Heights | 6,455 |
| 24 | Clawson | 6,050 |
| 25 | Mount Pleasant | 5,955 |
| 26 | Detroit, Highland Park | 5,610 |
| 27 | Detroit, East | 5,525 |
| 28 | Monroe | 5,325 |
| 29 | Detroit, 7 Mile Wyoming | 5,195 |
| 30 | Livonia | 4,855 |
| 31 | Farmington | 4,715 |
| 32 | West Branch | 4,495 |
| 33 | Alpena | 4,450 |
| 34 | Big Rapids | 4,320 |
| 35 | Escanaba | 4,050 |
| 36 | Petoskey | 3,970 |
| 37 | Ludington | 3,680 |
| 38 | Adrian | 3,645 |
| 39 | Detroit, Grand River | 3,160 |
| 40 | Owosso | 2,970 |
| 41 | Marquette | 2,700 |
| 42 | Detroit, Downtown | 2,325 |
| 43 | Cadillac | 2,175 |
| 44 | Sault Sainte Marie | 2,135 |
| 45 | Detroit, Conner Avenue | 2,100 |
| 46 | Houghton | 1,735 |
| 47 | Detroit, Southwest | 1,550 |
| 48 | Ironwood | 735 |
| 49 | Marinette, WI | 680 |
| 50 | Rhinelander, WI | 0 |
