OASDI Beneficiaries by State and County, 2019

North Carolina

Table 4. Number of beneficiaries in current-payment status, by county, type of benefit, and sex of beneficiaries aged 65 or older, December 2019
County ANSI Code Total Retirement Survivors Disability Aged 65 or older
Retired workers Spouses Children Widow(er)s and parents Children Disabled workers Spouses Children Men Women
Total, North Carolina 37 2,144,804 1,526,249 50,917 19,870 116,547 64,969 311,730 3,366 51,156 688,893 896,959
Alamance 37001 36,205 26,395 615 235 1,815 1,115 5,225 35 770 11,370 15,695
Alexander 37003 9,595 6,910 150 80 500 255 1,440 15 245 3,175 3,885
Alleghany 37005 3,570 2,675 75 30 170 75 485 5 55 1,265 1,470
Anson 37007 6,145 3,990 70 60 375 260 1,195 10 185 1,760 2,310
Ashe 37009 8,520 6,295 225 60 455 185 1,125 15 160 2,910 3,560
Avery 37011 4,680 3,535 105 45 285 95 515 10 90 1,705 1,985
Beaufort 37013 14,775 10,530 360 145 965 395 2,020 40 320 4,910 6,040
Bertie 37015 5,975 3,755 90 65 390 220 1,220 15 220 1,655 2,285
Bladen 37017 8,835 5,780 175 90 545 355 1,635 15 240 2,670 3,350
Brunswick 37019 50,590 40,735 1,395 280 2,240 790 4,535 65 550 19,555 21,800
Buncombe 37021 62,350 46,085 1,915 570 3,265 1,420 8,015 70 1,010 21,210 27,445
Burke 37023 22,885 16,080 305 275 1,125 880 3,660 40 520 7,195 9,160
Cabarrus 37025 36,720 26,500 690 305 1,820 1,225 5,150 45 985 11,640 15,495
Caldwell 37027 21,390 15,000 325 210 1,100 610 3,550 40 555 6,825 8,455
Camden 37029 2,190 1,600 65 30 130 55 260 5 45 750 895
Carteret 37031 20,190 15,310 535 155 1,200 385 2,265 30 310 7,160 8,615
Caswell 37033 6,650 4,545 110 50 370 215 1,145 10 205 2,075 2,570
Catawba 37035 39,195 28,655 670 340 1,990 1,070 5,595 45 830 12,765 16,570
Chatham 37037 19,615 15,820 735 150 880 340 1,510 10 170 7,220 9,415
Cherokee 37039 10,670 7,830 225 70 590 235 1,475 15 230 3,765 4,230
Chowan 37041 4,425 3,175 110 40 285 145 575 10 85 1,440 1,905
Clay 37043 4,255 3,265 100 30 230 105 465 5 55 1,570 1,745
Cleveland 37045 26,770 18,455 365 250 1,370 890 4,665 55 720 8,120 10,615
Columbus 37047 14,795 9,520 285 160 980 605 2,760 35 450 4,355 5,715
Craven 37049 25,315 18,460 650 165 1,425 690 3,375 40 510 8,395 10,790
Cumberland 37051 60,515 37,270 1,390 695 4,130 2,555 11,975 170 2,330 16,715 22,580
Currituck 37053 5,720 4,180 140 35 355 185 695 10 120 2,000 2,265
Dare 37055 9,515 7,610 235 70 535 175 780 5 105 3,590 4,100
Davidson 37057 40,315 28,505 715 315 2,085 1,175 6,525 70 925 12,885 16,325
Davie 37059 11,125 8,240 275 90 565 245 1,460 15 235 3,840 4,730
Duplin 37061 11,875 8,110 255 130 775 405 1,895 25 280 3,685 4,780
Durham 37063 48,725 35,515 1,410 460 2,210 1,495 6,550 30 1,055 15,550 21,610
Edgecombe 37065 13,325 8,690 175 185 785 530 2,560 25 375 3,745 5,250
Forsyth 37067 76,590 55,190 1,925 710 4,115 2,015 10,850 90 1,695 24,350 33,465
Franklin 37069 13,730 9,715 220 115 700 410 2,200 20 350 4,395 5,495
Gaston 37071 49,125 34,180 825 395 2,735 1,510 8,185 60 1,235 14,880 20,230
Gates 37073 2,740 1,820 85 15 195 110 450 5 60 870 1,070
Graham 37075 2,435 1,650 60 30 165 85 380 5 60 765 970
Granville 37077 12,980 8,960 175 165 645 655 1,995 15 370 4,015 5,200
Greene 37079 4,105 2,815 60 50 240 140 685 10 105 1,260 1,605
Guilford 37081 101,345 73,080 2,595 1,040 5,050 2,955 14,095 105 2,425 32,205 44,180
Halifax 37083 15,465 9,985 255 165 1,050 595 2,920 30 465 4,530 6,000
Harnett 37085 22,700 14,735 425 185 1,290 910 4,285 45 825 6,625 8,680
Haywood 37087 19,365 13,985 585 120 1,180 380 2,720 20 375 6,590 8,180
Henderson 37089 34,520 26,745 1,095 200 1,880 605 3,500 35 460 12,330 15,875
Hertford 37091 5,890 3,805 110 50 405 215 1,110 20 175 1,680 2,315
Hoke 37093 8,355 4,900 125 95 465 420 1,885 25 440 2,225 2,705
Hyde 37095 1,195 850 35 15 85 40 155 0 15 405 480
Iredell 37097 37,265 26,925 765 315 1,870 1,145 5,170 95 980 12,240 15,450
Jackson 37099 9,180 6,960 210 80 510 210 1,065 10 135 3,220 3,950
Johnston 37101 37,545 25,910 690 305 2,000 1,270 6,080 85 1,205 11,510 15,085
Jones 37103 2,715 1,885 30 25 180 85 450 5 55 850 1,080
Lee 37105 13,600 9,580 255 105 735 425 2,125 15 360 4,340 5,590
Lenoir 37107 15,655 10,260 250 285 860 880 2,690 25 405 4,560 6,165
Lincoln 37109 18,680 13,785 380 135 930 460 2,570 25 395 6,375 7,660
McDowell 37111 12,815 8,690 250 110 620 375 2,380 20 370 4,040 4,825
Macon 37113 12,340 9,485 335 115 650 200 1,380 15 160 4,415 5,405
Madison 37115 6,160 4,305 150 60 325 130 1,015 10 165 2,030 2,420
Martin 37117 6,960 4,770 125 75 470 225 1,115 15 165 2,140 2,840
Mecklenburg 37119 146,095 105,595 4,635 1,450 7,815 4,720 18,310 170 3,400 46,315 65,135
Mitchell 37121 4,780 3,390 110 45 275 100 755 10 95 1,590 1,940
Montgomery 37123 6,255 4,495 75 50 320 175 995 10 135 2,030 2,510
Moore 37125 27,245 21,190 820 185 1,460 555 2,590 30 415 9,900 12,355
Nash 37127 23,115 16,035 395 205 1,290 755 3,755 55 625 6,975 9,560
New Hanover 37129 48,405 36,150 1,435 445 2,775 1,205 5,575 55 765 16,500 21,590
Northampton 37131 6,050 4,105 105 50 420 190 1,025 10 145 1,895 2,415
Onslow 37133 29,400 18,590 705 295 1,880 1,155 5,350 130 1,295 8,530 10,585
Orange 37135 22,250 16,990 915 270 1,030 485 2,205 15 340 7,925 10,105
Pamlico 37137 4,280 3,295 115 30 230 115 430 5 60 1,610 1,795
Pasquotank 37139 9,390 6,460 210 80 630 280 1,480 15 235 2,830 3,830
Pender 37141 14,075 9,910 310 120 845 420 2,065 30 375 4,700 5,540
Perquimans 37143 4,175 3,065 120 30 245 120 520 10 65 1,450 1,725
Person 37145 10,380 7,215 175 70 545 335 1,760 10 270 3,210 4,170
Pitt 37147 32,280 21,310 625 380 1,795 1,265 5,910 45 950 9,450 12,610
Polk 37149 6,630 5,160 210 45 395 110 630 5 75 2,400 3,060
Randolph 37151 34,620 24,605 600 265 1,690 1,030 5,415 55 960 11,080 13,885
Richmond 37153 11,595 7,205 150 125 625 430 2,610 30 420 3,135 4,295
Robeson 37155 28,345 17,370 365 415 1,800 1,435 5,805 70 1,085 7,770 10,140
Rockingham 37157 25,885 17,635 405 210 1,380 755 4,760 60 680 7,965 10,120
Rowan 37159 34,100 23,670 550 285 1,800 1,045 5,820 60 870 10,690 13,605
Rutherford 37161 18,395 13,060 295 155 930 500 2,970 40 445 5,880 7,340
Sampson 37163 14,395 9,795 210 150 870 490 2,445 30 405 4,410 5,790
Scotland 37165 9,245 5,895 135 110 525 405 1,880 25 270 2,580 3,570
Stanly 37167 15,460 11,010 235 185 845 565 2,265 20 335 4,920 6,325
Stokes 37169 12,850 9,020 235 75 715 360 2,090 20 335 4,105 5,120
Surry 37171 19,065 13,065 305 155 1,070 560 3,370 30 510 5,835 7,615
Swain 37173 4,430 3,045 75 30 270 180 720 10 100 1,380 1,720
Transylvania 37175 10,550 8,140 370 75 585 135 1,085 10 150 3,905 4,745
Tyrrell 37177 925 655 25 10 70 25 130 0 10 305 370
Union 37179 35,840 26,625 1,050 345 1,920 1,075 3,955 50 815 12,120 15,650
Vance 37181 11,720 7,575 175 110 690 465 2,330 15 360 3,355 4,490
Wake 37183 149,555 110,460 5,575 1,565 7,700 4,370 16,465 170 3,250 49,765 67,460
Warren 37185 5,030 3,450 70 65 300 160 860 10 115 1,565 1,980
Washington 37187 3,730 2,445 130 45 300 135 590 10 75 1,195 1,460
Watauga 37189 9,800 7,690 340 95 490 215 840 10 120 3,640 4,320
Wayne 37191 26,595 17,430 555 315 1,615 1,155 4,640 65 820 7,740 10,470
Wilkes 37193 19,870 13,675 410 185 1,055 550 3,425 40 530 6,275 7,880
Wilson 37195 21,320 14,520 390 200 1,200 745 3,675 55 535 6,475 8,625
Yadkin 37197 9,740 6,905 145 65 525 245 1,620 15 220 3,105 3,965
Yancey 37199 6,070 4,360 210 55 335 125 855 25 105 2,075 2,535
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data; and U.S. Postal Service geographic data.
NOTE: ANSI = American National Standards Institute
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 5. Amount of benefits in current-payment status, by county, type of benefit, and sex of beneficiaries aged 65 or older, December 2019 (in thousands of dollars)
County ANSI Code Total Retirement Survivors Disability Aged 65 or older
Retired workers Spouses Children Widow(er)s and parents Children Disabled workers Spouses Children Men Women
Total, North Carolina 37 2,981,195 2,295,675 44,279 14,476 157,030 56,542 391,862 1,095 20,235 1,168,155 1,208,870
Alamance 37001 50,442 39,454 526 174 2,473 940 6,554 11 309 19,027 21,442
Alexander 37003 12,950 9,955 115 60 654 224 1,837 4 100 5,215 4,977
Alleghany 37005 4,532 3,599 55 22 203 60 569 2 22 1,889 1,781
Anson 37007 7,645 5,426 51 39 434 188 1,443 2 62 2,656 2,899
Ashe 37009 10,731 8,488 156 46 524 144 1,310 4 58 4,362 4,284
Avery 37011 6,107 4,915 80 30 361 78 606 2 35 2,639 2,469
Beaufort 37013 19,823 15,244 292 97 1,268 346 2,440 16 121 8,133 7,685
Bertie 37015 7,088 4,886 57 41 452 161 1,408 3 81 2,451 2,643
Bladen 37017 11,088 7,912 121 59 639 284 1,967 5 101 4,136 4,036
Brunswick 37019 79,177 67,032 1,322 230 3,266 741 6,331 22 233 36,683 30,974
Buncombe 37021 88,482 70,249 1,741 420 4,646 1,247 9,755 28 397 35,971 37,695
Burke 37023 30,127 22,740 242 205 1,423 771 4,511 11 223 11,266 11,891
Cabarrus 37025 52,718 40,832 598 232 2,571 1,130 6,910 14 430 20,404 21,394
Caldwell 37027 28,122 21,156 247 158 1,395 514 4,420 13 220 10,782 10,835
Camden 37029 2,894 2,219 49 24 175 44 359 2 23 1,170 1,102
Carteret 37031 27,828 22,310 452 124 1,610 357 2,831 11 133 11,739 11,142
Caswell 37033 8,528 6,254 84 42 444 176 1,463 1 62 3,185 3,213
Catawba 37035 55,328 43,333 574 261 2,733 960 7,135 11 321 21,830 22,616
Chatham 37037 30,960 26,300 746 119 1,359 331 2,025 5 75 13,580 13,823
Cherokee 37039 14,000 10,904 159 52 726 214 1,856 5 84 5,855 5,175
Chowan 37041 5,702 4,387 85 30 357 121 681 4 37 2,252 2,339
Clay 37043 5,666 4,557 78 23 301 90 595 1 22 2,421 2,210
Cleveland 37045 35,559 26,550 287 188 1,728 743 5,767 17 279 13,212 13,820
Columbus 37047 18,578 13,173 205 116 1,135 487 3,282 11 169 6,782 7,024
Craven 37049 34,319 26,885 546 119 1,846 570 4,148 14 192 13,885 13,933
Cumberland 37051 76,350 51,900 1,041 471 5,111 2,093 14,800 59 875 26,437 27,976
Currituck 37053 7,860 6,051 122 27 490 178 939 3 49 3,263 2,926
Dare 37055 14,244 11,912 217 58 789 166 1,057 1 44 6,286 5,768
Davidson 37057 55,438 42,130 580 227 2,706 1,033 8,379 23 359 21,447 21,719
Davie 37059 16,179 12,750 249 67 807 239 1,953 6 107 6,800 6,429
Duplin 37061 14,623 10,789 173 83 894 324 2,259 6 95 5,482 5,673
Durham 37063 73,044 58,215 1,382 347 3,263 1,290 8,138 10 399 27,821 32,694
Edgecombe 37065 16,435 11,786 119 120 894 386 2,986 6 138 5,672 6,500
Forsyth 37067 111,458 87,040 1,789 538 6,022 1,762 13,633 29 644 43,025 47,872
Franklin 37069 18,808 14,269 184 77 889 361 2,882 6 140 7,234 7,299
Gaston 37071 68,186 51,153 700 287 3,727 1,353 10,432 20 514 25,335 27,336
Gates 37073 3,497 2,498 64 12 243 87 567 1 26 1,329 1,295
Graham 37075 2,902 2,126 35 19 189 60 449 3 22 1,095 1,105
Granville 37077 17,301 12,829 136 129 818 601 2,644 6 138 6,308 6,814
Greene 37079 5,116 3,774 42 29 278 111 836 2 44 1,877 1,965
Guilford 37081 145,960 114,536 2,423 752 7,276 2,525 17,443 34 972 56,579 62,823
Halifax 37083 18,903 13,474 171 100 1,163 455 3,372 10 160 6,818 7,237
Harnett 37085 29,330 20,751 316 127 1,589 743 5,455 18 331 10,618 10,830
Haywood 37087 26,574 20,605 469 92 1,569 350 3,341 7 141 10,980 10,555
Henderson 37089 50,364 41,314 989 161 2,704 539 4,454 14 188 21,532 21,703
Hertford 37091 7,150 5,061 73 35 466 165 1,284 5 61 2,522 2,766
Hoke 37093 10,019 6,450 83 61 537 324 2,383 8 173 3,285 3,228
Hyde 37095 1,394 1,059 25 11 99 32 164 0 4 561 531
Iredell 37097 53,530 41,501 677 238 2,632 1,106 6,924 33 418 21,580 21,139
Jackson 37099 12,256 9,827 179 61 679 171 1,284 3 52 5,128 5,009
Johnston 37101 51,377 38,379 553 219 2,612 1,104 7,978 29 501 19,227 20,036
Jones 37103 3,278 2,390 21 18 209 57 553 2 28 1,221 1,232
Lee 37105 18,637 14,194 212 76 966 357 2,693 4 135 7,298 7,385
Lenoir 37107 19,420 13,919 187 218 1,053 719 3,174 6 143 6,859 7,667
Lincoln 37109 27,078 21,350 346 100 1,306 421 3,388 11 157 11,299 10,452
McDowell 37111 16,520 12,138 185 83 766 312 2,887 5 145 6,290 6,048
Macon 37113 16,596 13,458 266 80 841 180 1,698 4 70 7,088 6,763
Madison 37115 7,637 5,722 109 43 367 111 1,220 3 61 2,955 2,912
Martin 37117 8,663 6,428 91 51 565 170 1,302 4 51 3,279 3,435
Mecklenburg 37119 215,967 169,508 4,387 1,080 11,724 4,355 23,485 63 1,364 84,378 93,794
Mitchell 37121 5,992 4,557 75 27 307 77 905 3 41 2,356 2,337
Montgomery 37123 8,195 6,312 62 35 384 135 1,216 2 49 3,191 3,204
Moore 37125 40,308 33,272 757 148 2,097 509 3,356 9 158 17,766 16,929
Nash 37127 30,594 22,974 321 137 1,601 616 4,677 15 253 11,409 12,230
New Hanover 37129 72,658 58,146 1,378 339 4,169 1,153 7,121 20 331 30,356 30,665
Northampton 37131 7,567 5,570 74 33 475 150 1,212 3 50 2,902 2,883
Onslow 37133 36,425 25,175 524 211 2,340 980 6,683 40 472 13,154 12,675
Orange 37135 35,884 29,532 964 221 1,620 501 2,886 8 152 15,403 15,575
Pamlico 37137 5,854 4,795 92 21 291 89 535 3 28 2,636 2,259
Pasquotank 37139 11,819 8,806 155 47 778 222 1,718 5 88 4,361 4,697
Pender 37141 19,444 14,721 262 93 1,141 365 2,691 10 161 7,934 7,213
Perquimans 37143 5,553 4,379 89 18 301 98 633 4 30 2,335 2,158
Person 37145 13,927 10,391 144 51 676 287 2,267 3 107 5,156 5,452
Pitt 37147 42,627 31,085 538 263 2,300 1,058 7,016 13 355 15,540 16,635
Polk 37149 9,590 7,854 188 34 592 97 799 1 27 4,107 4,167
Randolph 37151 46,359 35,411 469 197 2,220 874 6,805 13 370 17,931 18,130
Richmond 37153 14,274 9,855 100 78 688 322 3,082 10 139 4,691 5,435
Robeson 37155 33,025 22,446 223 253 1,946 1,073 6,709 21 353 11,081 12,018
Rockingham 37157 34,722 25,630 313 141 1,695 623 6,042 18 259 12,911 13,287
Rowan 37159 46,640 34,763 446 203 2,363 920 7,565 22 359 17,650 18,061
Rutherford 37161 24,185 18,410 219 112 1,183 415 3,664 12 171 9,290 9,390
Sampson 37163 18,096 13,270 150 97 1,027 391 3,004 9 149 6,759 7,026
Scotland 37165 11,811 8,368 94 75 603 308 2,255 7 100 4,087 4,598
Stanly 37167 20,932 15,982 184 149 1,126 494 2,855 4 138 8,071 8,295
Stokes 37169 17,414 13,080 179 57 929 305 2,723 6 136 6,621 6,696
Surry 37171 24,509 18,128 216 111 1,295 470 4,099 8 183 9,075 9,535
Swain 37173 5,190 3,847 49 19 289 123 825 3 34 1,912 2,002
Transylvania 37175 15,380 12,604 334 53 860 110 1,366 3 50 6,835 6,414
Tyrrell 37177 1,087 822 16 6 72 17 147 0 6 435 409
Union 37179 53,539 42,380 944 261 2,865 1,078 5,587 18 406 22,064 21,949
Vance 37181 14,665 10,488 135 73 793 350 2,692 5 129 5,211 5,621
Wake 37183 230,497 183,977 5,411 1,186 11,843 4,456 22,094 69 1,460 94,315 98,819
Warren 37185 6,234 4,612 49 38 349 120 1,019 1 47 2,283 2,432
Washington 37187 4,882 3,544 96 33 401 110 670 3 24 1,997 1,799
Watauga 37189 13,718 11,453 293 72 670 193 989 2 47 6,061 5,724
Wayne 37191 33,380 23,994 407 218 1,914 931 5,600 18 299 11,901 12,997
Wilkes 37193 24,894 18,430 299 126 1,245 447 4,133 11 204 9,381 9,583
Wilson 37195 28,120 20,810 307 137 1,533 599 4,516 17 200 10,499 11,097
Yadkin 37197 13,098 9,905 115 52 685 211 2,042 4 84 4,985 5,137
Yancey 37199 7,618 5,852 146 42 395 106 1,024 7 46 3,068 3,016
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data; and U.S. Postal Service geographic data.
NOTE: ANSI = American National Standards Institute
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.