There were 1,760 disabled OASDI beneficiaries in Bozeman in 2019, ranking it seventh in Montana, 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 Montana.
Field Offices Ranking by Number of Disabled Workers in Montana (2019)
| Rank | Field Office | Number of Disabled Workers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Billings | 6,045 |
| 2 | Missoula | 5,815 |
| 3 | Kalispell | 3,605 |
| 4 | Great Falls | 3,210 |
| 5 | Butte | 2,290 |
| 6 | Helena | 2,220 |
| 7 | Bozeman | 1,760 |
| 8 | Havre | 545 |
| 8 | Glasgow | 545 |
