OASDI Beneficiaries by State and County, 2005

North Carolina

Table 4. Number of beneficiaries with benefits in current-payment status, by county, type of benefit, and sex of beneficiaries aged 65 or older, December 2005
County Total Retirement Survivors Disability Aged 65 or older
Retired workers a Spouses Children Widow(er)s b Children Disabled workers Spouses Children Men Women
Total, North Carolina c 1,509,687 940,891 53,644 12,450 130,132 60,670 249,761 4,309 57,830 410,461 588,977
Alamance 27,195 18,340 765 200 2,100 915 3,965 40 870 7,550 11,455
Alexander 6,345 4,090 175 25 465 240 1,075 20 255 1,780 2,405
Alleghany 2,915 1,910 110 20 270 75 455 5 70 825 1,165
Anson 5,185 2,910 130 45 480 265 1,080 25 250 1,230 1,935
Ashe 6,375 4,130 305 55 630 170 905 25 155 1,890 2,590
Avery 3,735 2,435 165 15 345 110 530 10 125 1,180 1,455
Beaufort 11,475 6,755 495 80 1,140 450 2,040 40 475 3,100 4,200
Bertie 5,395 2,755 185 55 580 235 1,210 20 355 1,260 1,905
Bladen 7,460 3,730 220 60 785 385 1,800 35 445 1,685 2,515
Brunswick 23,185 15,595 900 155 1,750 620 3,420 80 665 7,230 7,910
Buncombe 45,330 29,045 1,955 380 4,005 1,460 7,030 95 1,360 12,695 18,740
Burke 18,145 11,460 415 220 1,275 865 3,210 45 655 4,775 6,885
Cabarrus 23,965 16,195 550 145 1,695 890 3,555 55 880 6,650 9,745
Caldwell 16,490 10,415 455 145 1,360 610 2,850 45 610 4,495 6,315
Camden 1,630 1,010 95 10 170 60 215 5 65 475 615
Carteret 14,320 9,440 680 100 1,310 410 1,960 35 385 4,395 5,540
Caswell 4,825 2,780 150 50 450 190 975 25 205 1,225 1,745
Catawba 28,115 19,160 670 200 2,120 975 4,075 50 865 7,995 11,505
Chatham 10,845 7,560 455 65 835 355 1,265 15 295 3,370 4,625
Cherokee 7,510 4,630 320 55 720 230 1,285 30 240 2,200 2,710
Chowan 3,535 2,255 180 40 360 125 465 10 100 1,030 1,460
Clay 2,905 1,890 120 35 295 75 405 10 75 865 1,125
Cleveland 21,595 13,115 530 155 1,680 920 4,150 90 955 5,445 8,115
Columbus 13,240 6,470 460 125 1,410 635 3,240 55 845 2,945 4,485
Craven 18,725 12,095 910 130 1,620 630 2,710 50 580 5,590 7,335
Cumberland 41,015 21,725 1,885 405 4,305 2,340 8,060 180 2,115 10,010 14,490
Currituck 3,540 2,225 150 35 335 160 510 15 110 1,055 1,270
Dare 5,750 4,015 290 45 485 175 590 20 130 1,920 2,240
Davidson 29,280 19,115 840 190 2,255 955 4,840 80 1,005 8,245 11,385
Davie 7,555 5,160 310 60 605 220 955 15 230 2,340 3,075
Duplin 9,575 5,430 335 95 1,005 445 1,845 35 385 2,395 3,665
Durham 31,365 19,930 825 275 2,370 1,445 5,270 50 1,200 8,165 12,825
Edgecombe 11,060 6,015 285 110 1,020 575 2,430 30 595 2,520 4,010
Forsyth 55,645 37,165 2,080 485 4,545 2,015 7,600 90 1,665 15,750 23,655
Franklin 8,405 4,785 235 50 720 410 1,770 30 405 2,065 2,975
Gaston 37,075 23,065 820 230 2,895 1,465 6,950 105 1,545 9,460 14,305
Gates 2,260 1,270 120 15 270 115 375 10 85 630 820
Graham 2,100 1,165 105 15 220 65 420 15 95 560 725
Granville 9,260 5,235 210 190 780 760 1,640 25 420 2,200 3,260
Greene 3,040 1,765 105 25 290 150 560 10 135 740 1,190
Guilford 72,010 48,265 2,345 585 5,600 2,715 10,035 140 2,325 20,350 30,535
Halifax 14,195 7,200 455 150 1,530 700 3,220 85 855 3,210 4,990
Harnett 14,970 8,455 480 110 1,380 745 2,995 65 740 3,710 5,415
Haywood 15,205 9,565 900 100 1,545 370 2,230 55 440 4,550 6,105
Henderson 26,405 18,460 1,495 150 2,110 540 3,035 55 560 8,625 11,160
Hertford 5,060 2,685 165 35 570 230 1,055 30 290 1,185 1,885
Hoke 4,960 2,455 125 45 405 365 1,195 20 350 1,035 1,575
Hyde 1,050 625 55 10 145 50 140 0 25 290 455
Iredell 24,775 16,375 765 180 1,885 980 3,730 65 795 7,025 9,825
Jackson 6,570 4,265 295 55 640 165 940 20 190 1,980 2,530
Johnston 21,450 12,025 630 175 2,015 940 4,525 70 1,070 5,260 7,635
Jones 2,270 1,290 95 20 260 80 425 10 90 620 860
Lee 10,055 6,205 340 80 910 440 1,640 35 405 2,720 3,915
Lenoir 13,630 7,920 400 180 1,265 870 2,395 45 555 3,355 5,340
Lincoln 12,030 7,710 335 80 885 430 2,080 35 475 3,275 4,500
McDowell 9,675 5,865 315 80 790 330 1,845 25 425 2,605 3,575
Macon 9,285 6,420 495 65 855 205 1,020 30 195 3,005 3,885
Madison 4,615 2,675 235 30 500 125 860 15 175 1,310 1,740
Martin 5,600 3,175 155 35 635 225 1,055 25 295 1,360 2,185
Mecklenburg 91,675 59,065 3,420 855 7,930 4,335 12,775 160 3,135 25,145 37,895
Mitchell 4,055 2,450 175 25 400 125 730 10 140 1,125 1,590
Montgomery 5,025 3,090 115 30 385 210 980 10 205 1,300 1,875
Moore 21,775 15,315 1,215 140 1,710 535 2,310 50 500 7,300 9,205
Nash 17,300 9,945 570 135 1,675 825 3,275 65 810 4,220 6,600
New Hanover 32,665 20,955 1,435 275 2,975 1,045 4,845 60 1,075 9,290 13,035
Northampton 5,595 3,025 205 35 630 225 1,160 25 290 1,355 2,065
Onslow 17,155 9,960 810 150 1,715 765 2,860 90 805 4,670 6,210
Orange 14,310 9,595 545 150 1,120 520 1,915 15 450 4,175 6,040
Pamlico 3,430 2,265 165 30 315 105 440 15 95 1,085 1,315
Pasquotank 6,945 4,185 305 70 755 305 990 45 290 1,860 2,735
Pender 9,340 5,650 370 80 785 315 1,680 35 425 2,680 3,305
Perquimans 3,220 2,075 170 15 320 115 420 20 85 985 1,245
Person 7,675 4,685 240 60 680 305 1,385 20 300 2,005 2,985
Pitt 21,900 12,255 730 215 2,060 1,045 4,440 70 1,085 5,195 8,165
Polk 5,360 3,760 285 25 480 110 560 10 130 1,710 2,395
Randolph 25,050 16,510 590 180 1,780 910 4,100 80 900 6,970 9,765
Richmond 10,460 5,420 230 100 875 450 2,690 50 645 2,340 3,505
Robeson 22,865 10,945 575 270 2,065 1,460 5,930 125 1,495 4,830 7,115
Rockingham 20,800 12,925 580 120 1,650 750 3,830 65 880 5,380 8,175
Rowan 26,065 16,450 700 185 1,955 1,035 4,550 80 1,110 6,885 10,145
Rutherford 15,065 9,470 435 115 1,200 490 2,775 55 525 4,100 5,740
Sampson 12,315 6,835 360 90 1,190 590 2,620 50 580 2,985 4,535
Scotland 7,975 3,970 170 95 635 405 2,145 35 520 1,645 2,565
Stanly 12,025 7,990 270 90 855 455 1,880 25 460 3,340 4,830
Stokes 8,875 5,405 325 75 830 345 1,530 40 325 2,345 3,355
Surry 15,670 9,830 515 95 1,345 495 2,730 65 595 4,150 6,270
Swain 3,355 2,005 125 20 310 185 590 10 110 900 1,210
Transylvania 8,830 6,135 550 40 745 155 970 20 215 2,915 3,620
Tyrrell 830 505 45 10 85 35 120 0 30 240 330
Union 20,190 13,240 665 160 1,650 875 2,825 60 715 5,755 7,850
Vance 9,455 5,025 215 75 840 510 2,165 35 590 2,120 3,255
Wake 81,080 52,245 3,275 715 6,695 3,505 11,465 135 3,045 22,465 32,965
Warren 4,350 2,360 150 55 430 215 880 20 240 1,080 1,530
Washington 3,230 1,740 185 35 395 165 530 15 165 875 1,190
Watauga 7,130 4,875 360 60 640 220 805 10 160 2,290 2,900
Wayne 21,465 12,080 780 285 2,040 1,245 4,010 80 945 5,355 7,965
Wilkes 15,355 9,415 575 115 1,455 520 2,715 40 520 4,305 5,815
Wilson 16,035 9,385 555 135 1,535 705 3,020 35 665 4,015 6,250
Yadkin 7,805 5,020 295 50 690 260 1,230 15 245 2,230 3,100
Yancey 4,805 2,960 295 35 430 110 785 15 175 1,440 1,855
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
a. Includes special age-72 beneficiaries.
b. Includes nondisabled widow(er)s, disabled widow(er)s, widowed mothers and fathers, and parents.
c. Includes beneficiaries with unknown county code.
Table 5. Amount of benefits in current-payment status, by county, type of benefit, and sex of beneficiaries aged 65 or older, December 2005 (in thousands of dollars)
County Total Retirement Survivors Disability Aged 65 or older
Retired workers a Spouses Children Widow(er)s b Children Disabled workers Spouses Children Men Women
Total, North Carolina c 1,357,374 924,950 27,209 6,353 113,744 38,630 229,319 979 16,190 458,594 497,297
Alamance 25,452 18,455 406 110 1,922 619 3,666 8 260 8,643 10,170
Alexander 5,605 3,875 82 14 393 161 1,006 5 67 1,899 1,978
Alleghany 2,346 1,630 46 8 200 46 391 1 20 793 856
Anson 4,294 2,667 60 20 354 162 955 4 67 1,277 1,537
Ashe 5,127 3,591 130 26 465 91 776 6 38 1,798 1,907
Avery 3,165 2,246 73 11 283 67 453 0 29 1,220 1,133
Beaufort 9,857 6,422 242 39 950 277 1,801 8 115 3,368 3,273
Bertie 4,009 2,292 76 19 404 125 988 5 93 1,173 1,327
Bladen 5,901 3,272 95 30 562 210 1,592 9 125 1,650 1,868
Brunswick 22,140 16,034 471 79 1,581 399 3,359 18 192 8,492 6,565
Buncombe 41,005 28,474 1,021 189 3,615 939 6,339 22 403 14,188 15,823
Burke 16,175 11,023 206 124 1,104 564 2,957 10 184 5,161 5,884
Cabarrus 22,694 16,402 296 80 1,573 617 3,454 11 260 7,677 8,693
Caldwell 14,626 10,008 219 72 1,169 392 2,580 11 170 4,897 5,288
Camden 1,334 886 42 5 135 43 200 2 16 477 453
Carteret 12,607 8,915 315 44 1,137 281 1,800 10 101 4,718 4,362
Caswell 4,006 2,499 66 24 335 123 891 4 58 1,207 1,344
Catawba 26,489 19,350 352 100 1,965 655 3,820 11 231 9,253 10,254
Chatham 10,355 7,749 260 32 792 237 1,196 3 81 3,965 4,059
Cherokee 6,370 4,240 141 26 581 149 1,162 6 64 2,262 2,059
Chowan 2,949 2,061 84 16 286 72 403 1 24 1,074 1,103
Clay 2,482 1,727 57 16 248 47 364 3 18 881 866
Cleveland 19,253 12,750 268 80 1,426 573 3,870 17 265 6,004 6,908
Columbus 10,497 5,707 203 54 1,030 355 2,898 12 233 2,899 3,342
Craven 16,162 11,386 430 69 1,320 376 2,408 11 157 5,979 5,686
Cumberland 34,047 20,120 907 192 3,561 1,410 7,239 42 572 10,545 11,302
Currituck 3,084 2,067 68 22 290 110 489 4 30 1,113 981
Dare 5,422 4,036 151 24 451 130 586 4 37 2,214 1,864
Davidson 27,010 19,004 422 93 2,013 630 4,537 18 287 9,280 9,911
Davie 7,133 5,249 171 32 557 151 909 2 58 2,726 2,612
Duplin 7,399 4,560 140 40 723 258 1,561 7 104 2,242 2,630
Durham 29,886 20,883 474 142 2,235 918 4,887 11 335 9,611 12,009
Edgecombe 8,950 5,385 129 46 771 318 2,122 5 170 2,574 3,077
Forsyth 54,214 39,025 1,171 259 4,511 1,344 7,371 22 509 18,781 21,702
Franklin 7,112 4,448 103 26 545 249 1,619 7 113 2,138 2,347
Gaston 34,247 23,172 432 119 2,593 966 6,516 23 419 10,854 12,676
Gates 1,865 1,139 54 7 210 78 350 1 21 640 604
Graham 1,636 994 40 6 169 37 357 2 26 540 515
Granville 7,704 4,769 86 94 603 499 1,520 6 124 2,159 2,631
Greene 2,432 1,524 44 15 210 85 515 1 37 714 866
Guilford 69,988 50,993 1,334 306 5,455 1,780 9,412 31 672 24,633 28,268
Halifax 11,235 6,538 197 58 1,120 400 2,698 16 206 3,252 3,832
Harnett 12,351 7,656 216 54 1,095 441 2,675 14 197 3,804 4,192
Haywood 13,719 9,386 452 50 1,390 236 2,063 14 125 5,045 4,989
Henderson 25,158 18,794 803 83 2,058 376 2,858 12 171 10,064 9,493
Hertford 4,033 2,390 73 15 416 135 916 7 75 1,190 1,409
Hoke 3,872 2,134 52 22 304 207 1,060 4 84 994 1,206
Hyde 781 495 22 2 109 26 120 0 6 254 305
Iredell 23,108 16,420 397 99 1,758 659 3,527 17 225 8,112 8,512
Jackson 5,708 4,006 145 29 533 96 843 4 51 2,107 2,000
Johnston 18,070 11,172 275 81 1,573 566 4,088 13 295 5,471 6,026
Jones 1,731 1,056 37 8 183 42 371 3 27 570 589
Lee 8,969 6,100 167 39 818 273 1,451 6 111 3,075 3,297
Lenoir 11,255 7,202 198 83 1,008 507 2,092 9 154 3,470 4,179
Lincoln 11,114 7,699 172 40 777 292 1,983 6 139 3,742 3,859
McDowell 8,328 5,481 141 40 644 201 1,694 7 116 2,742 2,863
Macon 8,126 6,000 239 39 739 129 922 5 48 3,194 3,028
Madison 3,605 2,274 90 15 355 71 748 2 45 1,191 1,247
Martin 4,549 2,838 68 18 488 133 919 4 77 1,364 1,691
Mecklenburg 89,966 63,610 1,977 480 7,968 2,901 12,085 38 903 31,355 35,402
Mitchell 3,356 2,193 76 12 310 71 651 3 35 1,126 1,213
Montgomery 4,305 2,890 55 14 292 131 863 1 55 1,395 1,502
Moore 20,791 15,723 687 76 1,652 353 2,141 13 140 8,639 7,814
Nash 14,645 9,265 269 67 1,361 502 2,941 14 222 4,521 5,235
New Hanover 31,316 21,775 791 150 2,922 715 4,614 16 326 11,182 11,482
Northampton 4,463 2,677 88 18 461 130 1,010 5 69 1,353 1,517
Onslow 13,765 8,723 359 74 1,397 480 2,511 21 196 4,658 4,547
Orange 14,292 10,423 324 89 1,122 372 1,802 3 150 5,199 5,692
Pamlico 2,953 2,093 78 14 260 64 412 2 27 1,152 964
Pasquotank 5,633 3,734 135 31 610 182 855 10 73 1,880 2,074
Pender 8,198 5,395 178 44 664 203 1,578 8 122 2,909 2,601
Perquimans 2,740 1,920 73 8 262 64 385 4 19 1,030 930
Person 6,629 4,387 109 28 536 196 1,288 3 80 2,093 2,400
Pitt 18,503 11,565 351 94 1,684 613 3,897 12 284 5,605 6,594
Polk 5,132 3,842 160 12 478 78 519 1 40 2,002 2,086
Randolph 22,669 16,048 288 93 1,564 604 3,799 17 254 7,693 8,380
Richmond 8,582 4,992 98 46 654 252 2,354 9 171 2,401 2,824
Robeson 17,534 9,454 230 112 1,431 810 5,071 27 397 4,617 5,308
Rockingham 18,558 12,500 274 64 1,358 480 3,624 14 241 5,808 6,941
Rowan 23,626 16,104 356 95 1,767 681 4,291 17 312 7,637 8,764
Rutherford 13,375 9,088 209 58 1,012 300 2,544 13 146 4,417 4,814
Sampson 9,857 5,954 152 36 878 341 2,324 10 158 2,914 3,399
Scotland 6,768 3,842 76 45 482 225 1,955 7 132 1,794 2,126
Stanly 10,838 7,708 135 49 769 303 1,739 3 130 3,657 4,106
Stokes 7,889 5,147 152 37 696 233 1,509 11 99 2,491 2,709
Surry 13,261 8,958 239 44 1,086 315 2,442 11 162 4,251 4,982
Swain 2,613 1,682 52 12 245 102 486 0 30 828 895
Transylvania 8,482 6,335 296 21 717 101 943 4 60 3,429 3,060
Tyrrell 639 421 17 1 69 23 98 0 6 230 231
Union 19,147 13,535 349 87 1,527 610 2,801 13 220 6,799 6,813
Vance 7,702 4,645 98 36 645 285 1,832 8 149 2,209 2,592
Wake 79,074 55,690 1,851 388 6,628 2,426 11,105 32 952 27,637 29,980
Warren 3,360 2,036 58 21 289 126 762 4 59 1,024 1,101
Washington 2,836 1,726 93 17 349 100 505 5 41 986 963
Watauga 6,346 4,693 172 36 533 140 719 3 44 2,483 2,316
Wayne 17,698 10,967 360 150 1,630 781 3,532 16 258 5,462 6,195
Wilkes 12,769 8,469 255 53 1,155 318 2,362 9 139 4,330 4,463
Wilson 13,646 8,762 267 66 1,249 397 2,696 7 195 4,295 4,985
Yadkin 6,803 4,657 135 27 571 175 1,168 3 63 2,296 2,482
Yancey 3,873 2,600 125 13 314 68 707 3 39 1,386 1,317
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
a. Includes special age-72 beneficiaries.
b. Includes nondisabled widow(er)s, disabled widow(er)s, widowed mothers and fathers, and parents.
c. Includes beneficiaries with unknown county code.