OASDI Beneficiaries by State and County, 2020

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 2020
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 2,183,353 1,574,403 48,566 20,105 115,589 66,042 306,204 3,191 49,253 710,884 922,908
Alamance 37001 36,860 27,100 610 250 1,805 1,145 5,190 35 725 11,705 16,090
Alexander 37003 9,700 7,035 140 85 500 250 1,440 10 240 3,250 3,935
Alleghany 37005 3,640 2,765 70 35 175 65 475 5 50 1,310 1,500
Anson 37007 6,200 4,080 70 65 370 275 1,160 10 170 1,815 2,335
Ashe 37009 8,635 6,440 215 70 465 180 1,095 15 155 2,995 3,670
Avery 37011 4,695 3,630 95 35 265 90 500 10 70 1,725 2,005
Beaufort 37013 14,905 10,770 335 145 950 390 1,985 35 295 5,045 6,195
Bertie 37015 5,970 3,830 85 65 375 230 1,170 15 200 1,700 2,315
Bladen 37017 8,875 5,890 160 90 540 355 1,580 10 250 2,725 3,420
Brunswick 37019 53,350 43,390 1,385 270 2,275 805 4,615 75 535 20,795 23,255
Buncombe 37021 63,410 47,585 1,810 580 3,215 1,465 7,725 55 975 21,890 28,140
Burke 37023 23,215 16,485 280 280 1,105 895 3,645 35 490 7,405 9,315
Cabarrus 37025 37,545 27,415 675 305 1,825 1,275 5,025 40 985 12,075 15,950
Caldwell 37027 21,560 15,335 295 200 1,100 605 3,460 35 530 6,965 8,625
Camden 37029 2,255 1,655 55 25 125 75 260 5 55 785 905
Carteret 37031 20,630 15,815 490 145 1,215 410 2,215 30 310 7,390 8,875
Caswell 37033 6,705 4,655 110 55 355 200 1,120 10 200 2,155 2,630
Catawba 37035 39,700 29,300 630 365 1,980 1,105 5,455 50 815 13,090 16,895
Chatham 37037 20,100 16,365 700 155 875 355 1,470 10 170 7,495 9,670
Cherokee 37039 10,905 8,140 205 70 600 230 1,435 15 210 3,915 4,415
Chowan 37041 4,430 3,230 110 40 280 145 550 10 65 1,480 1,920
Clay 37043 4,385 3,400 90 30 230 100 475 5 55 1,635 1,840
Cleveland 37045 26,865 18,760 340 245 1,370 885 4,515 50 700 8,260 10,760
Columbus 37047 14,760 9,630 260 160 960 625 2,695 30 400 4,440 5,720
Craven 37049 25,730 19,020 615 180 1,385 710 3,300 40 480 8,665 11,050
Cumberland 37051 61,760 38,480 1,360 700 4,090 2,595 12,025 170 2,340 17,315 23,350
Currituck 37053 6,025 4,470 140 40 365 185 695 10 120 2,145 2,430
Dare 37055 9,825 7,940 220 75 530 180 780 5 95 3,700 4,345
Davidson 37057 40,820 29,225 660 315 2,110 1,155 6,380 75 900 13,205 16,655
Davie 37059 11,280 8,475 275 85 555 245 1,425 15 205 3,955 4,850
Duplin 37061 11,955 8,285 235 135 735 425 1,835 25 280 3,760 4,870
Durham 37063 49,705 36,855 1,345 485 2,150 1,480 6,360 30 1,000 16,180 22,355
Edgecombe 37065 13,310 8,855 155 190 750 520 2,445 30 365 3,795 5,320
Forsyth 37067 78,150 56,900 1,815 700 4,100 2,105 10,790 75 1,665 25,105 34,340
Franklin 37069 14,140 10,210 215 115 710 420 2,120 20 330 4,640 5,770
Gaston 37071 49,695 35,005 795 385 2,750 1,565 7,970 55 1,170 15,265 20,790
Gates 37073 2,785 1,880 75 20 205 110 445 5 45 875 1,120
Graham 37075 2,425 1,660 55 30 165 90 370 5 50 790 965
Granville 37077 13,195 9,220 185 180 635 655 1,960 15 345 4,125 5,315
Greene 37079 4,110 2,850 65 55 225 145 660 10 100 1,265 1,640
Guilford 37081 102,920 75,010 2,405 1,055 5,060 3,015 13,940 100 2,335 33,095 45,265
Halifax 37083 15,475 10,215 235 150 1,010 600 2,800 25 440 4,595 6,110
Harnett 37085 23,195 15,300 410 185 1,280 925 4,230 40 825 6,915 8,935
Haywood 37087 19,720 14,410 550 115 1,200 365 2,695 25 360 6,810 8,365
Henderson 37089 35,110 27,570 1,035 200 1,860 600 3,375 35 435 12,670 16,340
Hertford 37091 5,835 3,860 105 50 395 205 1,060 15 145 1,685 2,370
Hoke 37093 8,660 5,105 125 100 475 445 1,945 25 440 2,325 2,865
Hyde 37095 1,225 885 35 20 80 45 150 0 10 410 500
Iredell 37097 38,105 28,000 740 330 1,860 1,130 5,030 75 940 12,695 15,945
Jackson 37099 9,390 7,180 185 75 515 205 1,090 15 125 3,310 4,080
Johnston 37101 38,780 27,105 675 325 2,035 1,315 6,090 75 1,160 12,065 15,795
Jones 37103 2,725 1,925 30 25 170 80 435 5 55 870 1,100
Lee 37105 13,740 9,815 245 110 715 430 2,065 15 345 4,440 5,715
Lenoir 37107 15,770 10,480 225 275 865 890 2,625 25 385 4,635 6,275
Lincoln 37109 19,285 14,415 395 130 960 470 2,510 25 380 6,615 8,095
McDowell 37111 12,970 8,850 235 115 625 370 2,380 15 380 4,130 4,905
Macon 37113 12,550 9,765 300 120 655 195 1,350 15 150 4,545 5,565
Madison 37115 6,235 4,420 150 60 330 130 995 10 140 2,075 2,495
Martin 37117 6,935 4,825 110 75 445 220 1,090 15 155 2,160 2,875
Mecklenburg 37119 148,495 108,795 4,415 1,480 7,630 4,765 18,020 155 3,235 47,755 66,625
Mitchell 37121 4,830 3,475 110 55 255 85 750 10 90 1,635 1,965
Montgomery 37123 6,305 4,585 65 45 330 185 950 10 135 2,065 2,560
Moore 37125 27,875 21,910 785 175 1,440 590 2,540 25 410 10,215 12,725
Nash 37127 23,415 16,420 365 220 1,260 790 3,705 55 600 7,105 9,750
New Hanover 37129 49,575 37,500 1,405 440 2,775 1,220 5,465 65 705 16,995 22,445
Northampton 37131 6,015 4,175 105 50 390 180 970 5 140 1,915 2,455
Onslow 37133 30,405 19,565 680 285 1,925 1,190 5,405 120 1,235 8,955 11,180
Orange 37135 22,910 17,805 875 260 1,025 495 2,120 10 320 8,300 10,535
Pamlico 37137 4,345 3,365 110 35 220 115 440 5 55 1,655 1,840
Pasquotank 37139 9,520 6,635 195 80 610 280 1,470 20 230 2,910 3,955
Pender 37141 14,435 10,270 305 120 850 435 2,045 30 380 4,880 5,785
Perquimans 37143 4,220 3,125 110 35 250 125 500 10 65 1,490 1,755
Person 37145 10,530 7,390 180 70 540 350 1,725 15 260 3,280 4,275
Pitt 37147 33,065 22,120 610 385 1,765 1,300 5,860 45 980 9,775 13,150
Polk 37149 6,765 5,340 195 50 385 105 605 5 80 2,455 3,180
Randolph 37151 35,020 25,100 555 275 1,660 1,075 5,390 45 920 11,300 14,110
Richmond 37153 11,665 7,370 150 125 610 460 2,530 30 390 3,230 4,380
Robeson 37155 28,490 17,755 325 415 1,760 1,515 5,605 60 1,055 7,865 10,375
Rockingham 37157 26,065 17,995 395 220 1,335 740 4,650 50 680 8,125 10,265
Rowan 37159 34,340 24,135 530 295 1,780 1,055 5,700 60 785 10,995 13,795
Rutherford 37161 18,450 13,240 280 140 900 535 2,910 35 410 5,985 7,450
Sampson 37163 14,570 10,025 210 150 860 500 2,385 30 410 4,500 5,890
Scotland 37165 9,200 5,960 125 110 500 425 1,810 20 250 2,595 3,560
Stanly 37167 15,610 11,260 225 175 835 555 2,230 25 305 5,010 6,485
Stokes 37169 13,020 9,240 220 75 715 365 2,080 20 305 4,235 5,270
Surry 37171 19,140 13,185 300 175 1,065 570 3,350 30 465 5,925 7,725
Swain 37173 4,455 3,095 70 25 275 190 700 10 90 1,390 1,790
Transylvania 37175 10,660 8,290 370 75 575 145 1,065 10 130 4,010 4,810
Tyrrell 37177 940 665 25 10 65 30 135 0 10 305 375
Union 37179 37,000 27,785 1,055 345 1,890 1,080 3,945 55 845 12,690 16,250
Vance 37181 11,780 7,755 160 120 695 460 2,245 15 330 3,435 4,565
Wake 37183 154,440 115,785 5,345 1,595 7,695 4,435 16,235 160 3,190 52,155 70,395
Warren 37185 5,040 3,510 75 60 295 170 815 5 110 1,595 2,005
Washington 37187 3,765 2,500 120 35 310 145 570 10 75 1,230 1,495
Watauga 37189 9,985 7,935 330 95 485 195 820 10 115 3,750 4,455
Wayne 37191 26,615 17,770 510 295 1,605 1,145 4,445 60 785 7,870 10,690
Wilkes 37193 20,040 13,960 380 190 1,065 550 3,350 35 510 6,410 8,035
Wilson 37195 21,460 14,860 355 210 1,165 740 3,575 50 505 6,620 8,795
Yadkin 37197 9,890 7,090 130 80 515 245 1,600 20 210 3,240 4,025
Yancey 37199 6,180 4,500 200 60 335 130 825 20 110 2,160 2,595
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 2020 (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 3,121,049 2,432,809 42,979 14,987 159,770 58,350 391,253 1,037 19,864 1,237,095 1,281,912
Alamance 37001 52,720 41,603 526 192 2,526 969 6,596 13 296 20,093 22,636
Alexander 37003 13,375 10,355 109 70 671 216 1,854 4 96 5,430 5,178
Alleghany 37005 4,770 3,830 50 25 218 53 570 2 22 2,012 1,873
Anson 37007 7,889 5,674 52 43 431 209 1,420 2 58 2,792 3,009
Ashe 37009 11,191 8,928 154 51 550 143 1,305 4 56 4,617 4,555
Avery 37011 6,371 5,211 76 24 345 76 607 3 28 2,754 2,592
Beaufort 37013 20,503 15,953 276 101 1,273 347 2,427 14 112 8,541 8,095
Bertie 37015 7,255 5,108 58 39 438 172 1,367 3 70 2,560 2,767
Bladen 37017 11,462 8,275 113 64 665 291 1,946 5 103 4,332 4,259
Brunswick 37019 86,291 73,728 1,329 231 3,398 761 6,592 28 225 40,291 34,211
Buncombe 37021 92,858 74,826 1,678 429 4,702 1,300 9,507 21 395 38,244 40,060
Burke 37023 31,332 23,843 223 214 1,441 789 4,597 10 216 11,832 12,440
Cabarrus 37025 55,279 43,306 595 233 2,617 1,194 6,884 12 440 21,687 22,623
Caldwell 37027 28,958 22,042 229 159 1,442 519 4,356 9 203 11,198 11,307
Camden 37029 3,062 2,367 40 24 179 59 365 1 27 1,257 1,151
Carteret 37031 29,358 23,750 419 113 1,700 381 2,847 9 140 12,447 11,936
Caswell 37033 8,848 6,597 86 44 444 164 1,446 2 65 3,390 3,377
Catawba 37035 57,423 45,407 550 283 2,777 1,007 7,064 14 321 22,949 23,648
Chatham 37037 32,747 28,094 718 123 1,391 347 1,988 5 80 14,566 14,687
Cherokee 37039 14,721 11,618 149 55 763 201 1,844 5 85 6,225 5,597
Chowan 37041 5,852 4,566 88 30 357 125 650 4 31 2,362 2,412
Clay 37043 6,028 4,902 71 24 307 87 615 1 22 2,600 2,422
Cleveland 37045 36,525 27,614 272 192 1,758 751 5,646 16 277 13,730 14,377
Columbus 37047 19,028 13,624 194 112 1,148 515 3,266 8 161 7,044 7,283
Craven 37049 35,912 28,488 527 133 1,844 589 4,134 14 184 14,702 14,747
Cumberland 37051 79,679 54,688 1,031 482 5,174 2,168 15,164 62 911 27,939 29,627
Currituck 37053 8,604 6,725 123 33 517 186 967 4 49 3,628 3,260
Dare 37055 15,195 12,806 213 64 800 177 1,088 3 44 6,672 6,337
Davidson 37057 57,619 44,343 538 233 2,804 1,027 8,299 23 351 22,519 22,812
Davie 37059 16,898 13,500 252 63 821 232 1,930 5 95 7,184 6,803
Duplin 37061 15,095 11,269 159 92 880 348 2,242 5 100 5,731 5,951
Durham 37063 76,817 62,130 1,341 369 3,261 1,282 8,032 11 391 29,768 34,883
Edgecombe 37065 16,810 12,279 107 118 878 384 2,897 8 139 5,833 6,816
Forsyth 37067 116,705 92,094 1,716 540 6,130 1,877 13,701 23 624 45,447 50,603
Franklin 37069 19,914 15,362 183 80 944 382 2,820 7 136 7,810 7,883
Gaston 37071 70,737 53,741 680 279 3,830 1,416 10,285 19 487 26,630 28,849
Gates 37073 3,650 2,638 58 15 260 87 570 1 21 1,372 1,409
Graham 37075 2,967 2,193 31 20 192 67 445 2 18 1,159 1,124
Granville 37077 18,085 13,577 150 134 814 607 2,660 5 139 6,658 7,172
Greene 37079 5,267 3,934 48 32 271 119 824 2 38 1,940 2,079
Guilford 37081 152,214 120,583 2,282 783 7,468 2,608 17,501 36 955 59,590 66,147
Halifax 37083 19,378 14,059 164 91 1,156 464 3,287 7 150 7,074 7,560
Harnett 37085 30,772 22,087 315 126 1,621 777 5,504 14 329 11,327 11,508
Haywood 37087 27,792 21,765 454 90 1,644 339 3,359 6 135 11,611 11,145
Henderson 37089 52,812 43,856 956 160 2,736 549 4,358 12 184 22,745 23,090
Hertford 37091 7,292 5,257 70 37 474 162 1,236 4 53 2,601 2,890
Hoke 37093 10,677 6,883 89 70 556 364 2,534 9 172 3,510 3,482
Hyde 37095 1,480 1,138 24 16 99 31 168 0 3 592 576
Iredell 37097 56,399 44,360 675 265 2,695 1,096 6,865 25 419 23,012 22,458
Jackson 37099 12,957 10,475 162 59 702 175 1,332 7 46 5,407 5,377
Johnston 37101 54,588 41,205 550 242 2,745 1,186 8,142 27 491 20,655 21,640
Jones 37103 3,395 2,519 21 19 200 56 551 3 25 1,293 1,305
Lee 37105 19,339 14,909 206 85 975 364 2,667 5 128 7,627 7,756
Lenoir 37107 19,949 14,457 171 212 1,087 743 3,134 7 138 7,079 8,005
Lincoln 37109 28,801 22,994 367 100 1,377 444 3,354 10 156 12,053 11,432
McDowell 37111 17,072 12,619 173 85 788 314 2,944 4 144 6,582 6,282
Macon 37113 17,372 14,235 249 85 869 173 1,692 3 66 7,461 7,204
Madison 37115 7,975 6,057 108 45 381 111 1,213 3 57 3,091 3,115
Martin 37117 8,842 6,649 87 48 545 170 1,285 5 52 3,361 3,564
Mecklenburg 37119 225,734 179,241 4,249 1,129 11,718 4,506 23,495 58 1,338 89,191 98,650
Mitchell 37121 6,231 4,800 73 33 297 71 918 4 35 2,481 2,443
Montgomery 37123 8,447 6,591 57 33 409 140 1,168 2 47 3,323 3,340
Moore 37125 42,478 35,404 743 139 2,128 532 3,359 9 164 18,841 18,039
Nash 37127 31,763 24,109 303 153 1,616 651 4,673 15 243 11,890 12,855
New Hanover 37129 76,854 62,247 1,374 342 4,266 1,194 7,086 23 321 32,302 32,911
Northampton 37131 7,728 5,812 74 34 443 147 1,170 3 45 3,011 3,001
Onslow 37133 38,789 27,192 512 214 2,459 1,004 6,901 39 469 14,157 13,817
Orange 37135 38,229 31,925 926 228 1,666 510 2,827 5 142 16,587 16,826
Pamlico 37137 6,115 5,029 94 22 287 97 558 3 25 2,780 2,391
Pasquotank 37139 12,302 9,249 141 51 778 228 1,754 6 95 4,583 4,971
Pender 37141 20,472 15,675 262 98 1,168 393 2,698 10 168 8,461 7,765
Perquimans 37143 5,760 4,582 86 21 318 103 618 3 28 2,454 2,262
Person 37145 14,461 10,905 148 52 684 309 2,250 4 109 5,374 5,745
Pitt 37147 44,828 33,176 533 274 2,298 1,096 7,066 12 374 16,500 17,855
Polk 37149 10,099 8,386 179 38 588 96 781 2 30 4,324 4,488
Randolph 37151 47,985 37,020 434 205 2,200 920 6,845 11 350 18,737 18,922
Richmond 37153 14,680 10,268 103 81 692 356 3,040 8 132 4,922 5,671
Robeson 37155 33,853 23,374 203 258 1,942 1,143 6,561 18 355 11,401 12,658
Rockingham 37157 35,765 26,777 305 149 1,700 624 5,940 16 253 13,456 13,902
Rowan 37159 48,236 36,433 429 219 2,382 930 7,501 20 321 18,609 18,861
Rutherford 37161 24,907 19,135 215 106 1,172 450 3,653 12 164 9,687 9,783
Sampson 37163 18,750 13,932 155 100 1,036 418 2,947 9 154 7,053 7,367
Scotland 37165 12,046 8,649 89 77 590 330 2,210 5 96 4,183 4,724
Stanly 37167 21,718 16,776 177 146 1,145 494 2,853 5 123 8,426 8,745
Stokes 37169 18,139 13,746 176 59 953 316 2,752 6 129 7,001 7,116
Surry 37171 25,244 18,758 213 124 1,329 486 4,152 8 173 9,417 9,958
Swain 37173 5,363 4,008 46 18 303 137 816 3 33 1,972 2,123
Transylvania 37175 15,985 13,200 337 56 862 120 1,359 2 50 7,215 6,701
Tyrrell 37177 1,125 845 17 7 71 20 159 0 4 447 425
Union 37179 56,766 45,398 966 282 2,883 1,113 5,688 17 419 23,739 23,393
Vance 37181 15,111 10,960 126 78 832 355 2,630 5 126 5,430 5,862
Wake 37183 245,713 198,718 5,278 1,245 12,187 4,554 22,206 62 1,464 101,844 106,561
Warren 37185 6,399 4,789 53 38 350 131 994 1 43 2,374 2,536
Washington 37187 5,031 3,696 92 29 424 120 645 2 23 2,100 1,900
Watauga 37189 14,431 12,162 289 73 693 187 980 3 46 6,438 6,074
Wayne 37191 34,291 25,049 380 210 1,943 943 5,454 20 293 12,403 13,663
Wilkes 37193 25,693 19,253 277 133 1,267 445 4,110 9 198 9,818 10,055
Wilson 37195 29,053 21,843 283 149 1,518 613 4,437 17 194 10,964 11,646
Yadkin 37197 13,622 10,415 105 57 689 209 2,054 6 87 5,317 5,348
Yancey 37199 7,952 6,193 141 46 409 112 997 4 49 3,270 3,170
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.