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There were 72,955 OASDI beneficiaries in Winter Haven in 2018, ranking it 33th in Florida, 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 Florida.

Field Offices Ranking by Number of Beneficiaries in Florida (2018)

Rank	Field Office	Number of Beneficiaries
1	Jacksonville, South	205,295
2	Leesburg	183,645
3	Ocala	177,920
4	Fort Myers	175,725
5	West Palm Beach	171,535
6	Delray Beach	146,980
7	Melbourne	138,475
8	Orlando	138,435
9	Port St. Lucie	137,105
10	Port Orange	135,915
11	New Port Richey	127,220
12	St. Petersburg	126,210
13	Clearwater	123,795
14	Kissimmee	119,335
15	Naples	117,075
16	Pensacola	111,240
17	Fort Lauderdale	96,005
18	Lake Mary	95,190
19	Tampa	93,645
20	Carrollwood	92,995
21	Bradenton	92,580
22	Miami, Perrine	92,345
23	Miami, South	90,040
24	Broward, South	88,845
25	Broward, North	85,305
26	Tallahassee	83,250
27	Lakeland	82,710
28	Sarasota	80,745
29	Venice	78,155
30	Miami, North	75,625
31	Dade City	75,280
32	Gainesville	75,080
33	Winter Haven	72,955
34	Panama City	72,125
35	Port Charlotte	71,755
36	Hialeah	67,750
37	Deland	57,545
38	Hillsborough, East	56,650
39	St. Augustine	56,145
40	Fort Lauderdale, East	55,740
41	Jacksonville, North	55,065
42	Vero Beach	53,040
43	Miami, Little Havana	51,140
44	Fort Walton Beach	43,990
45	Sebring	39,600
46	Lake City	36,555
47	Cocoa	24,270
48	Miami, Allapattah	23,455
49	Miami, Little River	19,255
50	Miami Beach	16,325
51	Marianna	16,240
52	Key West	11,430
53	Belle Glade	10,450