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There were 1,085 OASDI widow and parent beneficiaries in Marianna in 2018, ranking it the 49th 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 Social Security field offices ranked by number of widow and parent beneficiaries in Florida.

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

Rank	Field Office	Number of Widow and Parent Beneficiaries
1	Jacksonville, South	13,045
2	West Palm Beach	10,170
3	Ocala	9,865
4	Fort Myers	9,070
5	Delray Beach	8,950
6	Melbourne	8,590
7	Leesburg	8,485
8	Orlando	8,205
9	Port Orange	7,715
10	Pensacola	7,655
11	New Port Richey	7,620
12	Port St. Lucie	7,540
13	St. Petersburg	7,495
14	Clearwater	7,480
15	Kissimmee	6,335
16	Naples	5,990
17	Lake Mary	5,810
18	Fort Lauderdale	5,600
19	Tampa	5,465
20	Miami, Perrine	5,450
21	Carrollwood	5,445
22	Miami, South	5,405
23	Broward, South	5,275
24	Broward, North	5,180
25	Lakeland	5,020
26	Bradenton	5,000
27	Panama City	4,895
28	Sarasota	4,790
29	Gainesville	4,555
30	Tallahassee	4,500
31	Dade City	4,255
32	Miami, North	4,210
33	Hialeah	3,945
34	Winter Haven	3,900
34	Venice	3,900
36	Deland	3,580
37	Hillsborough, East	3,500
38	Port Charlotte	3,475
39	Jacksonville, North	3,420
40	Miami, Little Havana	3,405
41	Fort Walton Beach	3,110
42	Vero Beach	3,005
43	St. Augustine	3,000
44	Fort Lauderdale, East	2,850
45	Lake City	2,500
46	Sebring	2,250
47	Cocoa	1,495
48	Miami, Allapattah	1,405
49	Miami Beach	1,085
49	Marianna	1,085
51	Miami, Little River	1,010
52	Belle Glade	625
53	Key West	590