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There were 120,640 OASDI beneficiaries in Torrance in 2019, ranking it third in California, 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 California.

Field Offices Ranking by Number of Beneficiaries in California (2019)

Rank	Field Office	Number of Beneficiaries
1	Mission Viejo	136,320
2	Hemet	127,480
3	Torrance	120,640
4	Roseville	116,920
5	Riverside	108,280
6	Oceanside	107,260
7	Santa Rosa	101,610
8	Chatsworth	97,155
9	Walnut Creek	94,970
10	Modesto	91,790
11	Fountain Valley	89,880
12	San Marcos	89,500
13	Fresno	84,610
14	Los Angeles, Westwood	83,205
15	San Bernardino	82,935
16	Ontario	81,360
17	Lancaster	77,190
18	Victorville	75,945
19	Anaheim	72,765
20	Chula Vista	71,925
21	Santa Ana	70,570
22	Hayward	68,495
23	Sacramento	67,435
24	El Cajon	65,425
25	Palm Springs	64,550
26	San Francisco, Mission	63,995
27	Redding	63,800
28	Salinas	62,715
29	San Diego	62,420
30	San Luis Obispo	62,305
31	Bakersfield	61,990
32	Long Beach	60,050
33	San Mateo	59,190
34	Burbank	58,775
35	Brea	58,025
36	West Covina	57,510
37	Placerville	57,465
38	Inglewood	57,080
39	San Diego, Kearny Mesa	56,705
40	Whittier	56,215
41	Auburn	55,695
42	Glendora	54,555
43	Sacramento, South	54,520
44	Oakland, Downtown	54,240
45	Moreno Valley	53,900
46	Fontana	53,525
47	San Jose, Downtown	53,290
48	San Rafael	53,205
49	Glendale	52,735
50	Antioch	52,285
51	Suisun City	51,350
52	Sacramento, North	51,200
53	Oxnard	50,850
54	Fremont	50,515
55	Panorama City	49,895
56	Fresno, Southeast	49,190
57	Pomona Valley	48,455
58	Visalia	47,275
59	Thousand Oaks	46,710
60	San Francisco, Downtown	45,940
61	Huntington Park	45,845
62	Pasadena	45,560
63	Sacramento, West	45,300
64	Ventura	44,145
65	Garden Grove	43,985
66	Merced	43,945
67	Lodi	42,485
68	Santa Barbara	42,120
69	Stockton	41,485
70	Bakersfield, East Hills	41,480
71	Lakewood	41,250
72	San Jose, South	40,855
73	San Jose, East	40,825
74	Chico	40,415
75	Mountain View	40,260
76	Norwalk	40,125
77	Indio	38,345
78	Manteca	38,240
79	Hollywood	37,310
80	Berkeley	36,900
81	Santa Clarita	36,840
82	El Monte	36,655
83	La Mesa	35,995
84	Yuba City	35,900
85	Santa Cruz	35,210
86	Redwood City	33,425
87	Campbell	33,215
88	Vallejo	33,060
89	Santa Maria	32,875
90	El Centro	32,735
91	San Fernando	32,710
92	Los Angeles, Wilshire Center	31,835
93	Montebello	31,720
94	Sonora	29,660
95	Los Angeles, Watts	29,280
95	Eureka	29,280
97	Richmond	28,845
98	Gilroy	27,880
99	National City	27,645
100	Los Angeles, Downtown	26,565
101	Daly City	26,080
102	Napa	24,785
103	Madera	24,360
104	Los Angeles, Crenshaw	23,775
105	Los Angeles, Boyle Heights	23,510
106	Alhambra	22,900
107	Ukiah	22,410
108	Los Angeles, University Village	19,030
109	Hanford	18,770
110	San Leandro	18,740
111	Lakeport	18,280
112	Oroville	17,945
113	Porterville	17,705
114	San Francisco, Chinatown	16,895
115	Compton	16,110
116	Watsonville	15,660
117	Yreka	14,605
118	Morongo Basin	14,480
119	East Oakland	14,260
120	Susanville	13,285
121	Delano	12,575
122	Fresno, West	12,540
123	Crescent City	6,665
124	Blythe	3,005
125	Colorado River Basin	1,985
126	Yuma, AZ	770