OASDI Beneficiaries by State and County, 2024

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 2024
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 2,329,477 1,768,974 36,788 20,893 110,938 73,374 278,281 2,720 37,509 796,953 1,034,482
Alamance 37001 39,280 30,005 460 265 1,785 1,245 4,880 30 610 13,115 17,705
Alexander 37003 9,820 7,480 105 70 465 270 1,275 10 145 3,480 4,195
Alleghany 37005 3,875 3,080 55 35 175 75 420 5 30 1,490 1,655
Anson 37007 6,200 4,245 55 65 330 310 1,060 5 130 1,910 2,460
Ashe 37009 8,910 7,040 140 75 410 185 975 5 80 3,265 3,915
Avery 37011 4,770 3,840 80 55 240 85 420 0 50 1,805 2,145
Beaufort 37013 15,600 11,835 270 180 880 425 1,770 20 220 5,520 6,865
Bertie 37015 5,995 4,155 70 65 330 255 980 5 135 1,910 2,480
Bladen 37017 9,075 6,380 115 90 530 370 1,430 15 145 2,980 3,755
Brunswick 37019 63,920 54,235 970 300 2,470 945 4,475 65 460 25,250 29,535
Buncombe 37021 66,390 53,110 1,210 540 2,855 1,470 6,460 45 700 24,105 31,100
Burke 37023 23,790 17,760 205 275 1,040 895 3,250 25 340 8,000 10,065
Cabarrus 37025 40,190 30,670 515 330 1,765 1,425 4,650 40 795 13,525 17,895
Caldwell 37027 21,965 16,245 240 205 1,100 680 3,080 30 385 7,405 9,215
Camden 37029 2,550 1,945 55 20 140 80 250 5 55 920 1,070
Carteret 37031 22,435 18,070 350 150 1,145 450 2,020 25 225 8,265 10,165
Caswell 37033 6,695 4,895 75 55 340 195 990 5 140 2,220 2,840
Catawba 37035 41,990 32,155 505 385 1,975 1,295 5,000 45 630 14,540 18,445
Chatham 37037 22,315 18,965 450 180 860 405 1,320 10 125 8,625 11,035
Cherokee 37039 11,605 9,120 170 85 570 240 1,275 15 130 4,365 4,905
Chowan 37041 4,680 3,610 80 35 240 150 500 10 55 1,625 2,110
Clay 37043 4,900 3,965 75 25 225 105 460 5 40 1,895 2,160
Cleveland 37045 27,195 19,770 275 220 1,305 925 4,130 30 540 8,770 11,415
Columbus 37047 14,825 10,095 220 160 905 695 2,420 20 310 4,645 5,990
Craven 37049 28,570 22,190 470 260 1,335 825 3,085 35 370 9,985 12,825
Cumberland 37051 64,805 42,900 1,190 760 3,835 2,920 11,225 145 1,830 19,425 26,165
Currituck 37053 7,030 5,535 95 45 380 220 660 10 85 2,610 2,985
Dare 37055 10,875 9,305 150 65 470 160 655 5 65 4,355 5,030
Davidson 37057 43,180 32,405 530 300 2,100 1,385 5,735 45 680 14,825 18,370
Davie 37059 12,170 9,475 205 85 540 320 1,360 10 175 4,395 5,415
Duplin 37061 12,410 9,045 185 150 725 410 1,650 25 220 4,110 5,290
Durham 37063 53,495 42,330 900 495 2,020 1,540 5,455 25 730 18,490 25,440
Edgecombe 37065 13,720 9,600 125 185 670 610 2,205 15 310 4,190 5,745
Forsyth 37067 82,910 63,310 1,340 670 3,815 2,490 9,890 65 1,330 27,895 38,055
Franklin 37069 15,980 12,205 160 140 705 500 1,990 20 260 5,510 6,910
Gaston 37071 51,505 38,060 620 400 2,620 1,815 7,075 45 870 16,630 22,625
Gates 37073 2,965 2,125 50 25 200 105 415 5 40 1,005 1,225
Graham 37075 2,440 1,755 50 20 150 95 330 5 35 850 995
Granville 37077 14,210 10,485 160 190 620 635 1,840 15 265 4,780 6,030
Greene 37079 4,155 3,035 45 45 195 155 590 5 85 1,375 1,750
Guilford 37081 108,335 82,645 1,710 1,170 4,770 3,485 12,705 95 1,755 36,355 49,605
Halifax 37083 15,510 10,800 185 170 930 640 2,455 25 305 4,855 6,500
Harnett 37085 25,475 17,850 370 200 1,335 1,085 3,940 50 645 8,080 10,495
Haywood 37087 20,160 15,575 380 130 1,085 420 2,285 30 255 7,205 9,020
Henderson 37089 36,725 30,190 730 225 1,665 610 2,965 35 305 13,700 17,815
Hertford 37091 6,040 4,315 85 65 360 200 890 15 110 1,930 2,600
Hoke 37093 9,685 6,145 130 115 465 505 1,940 25 360 2,870 3,500
Hyde 37095 1,275 980 25 20 70 45 120 5 10 475 560
Iredell 37097 41,455 31,755 625 335 2,010 1,275 4,675 55 725 14,410 18,325
Jackson 37099 9,630 7,645 135 60 495 210 980 15 90 3,560 4,325
Johnston 37101 43,475 32,140 605 360 2,025 1,525 5,825 55 940 14,200 18,805
Jones 37103 2,870 2,115 30 30 160 95 405 5 30 965 1,230
Lee 37105 14,905 11,185 200 140 670 515 1,885 20 290 5,045 6,400
Lenoir 37107 16,110 11,180 175 260 825 970 2,370 25 305 4,950 6,760
Lincoln 37109 21,900 17,200 320 145 1,010 540 2,365 25 295 7,890 9,610
McDowell 37111 13,175 9,535 170 125 605 375 2,100 15 250 4,510 5,285
Macon 37113 13,185 10,705 220 100 630 225 1,160 20 125 4,940 6,065
Madison 37115 6,480 4,900 115 50 320 150 850 10 85 2,325 2,775
Martin 37117 7,075 5,120 90 65 410 230 1,025 15 120 2,345 3,075
Mecklenburg 37119 160,810 124,580 3,345 1,490 7,345 5,145 16,295 105 2,505 54,335 75,705
Mitchell 37121 4,865 3,640 65 35 260 95 675 10 85 1,685 2,105
Montgomery 37123 6,770 5,095 65 55 305 225 890 15 120 2,315 2,875
Moore 37125 29,875 24,305 585 180 1,365 685 2,385 30 340 11,145 14,070
Nash 37127 24,895 18,240 315 240 1,245 890 3,445 40 480 7,965 10,870
New Hanover 37129 53,665 42,760 1,045 505 2,570 1,320 4,915 35 515 19,130 25,380
Northampton 37131 5,985 4,395 75 40 345 180 830 15 105 2,020 2,585
Onslow 37133 34,960 23,990 595 315 2,065 1,430 5,380 110 1,075 11,055 13,845
Orange 37135 25,415 20,945 540 275 945 550 1,900 10 250 9,645 12,155
Pamlico 37137 4,750 3,845 70 35 235 115 400 5 45 1,840 2,075
Pasquotank 37139 10,105 7,440 150 95 585 325 1,325 20 165 3,295 4,405
Pender 37141 15,900 11,965 255 115 810 535 1,900 25 295 5,630 6,740
Perquimans 37143 4,500 3,450 85 45 250 120 485 5 60 1,640 1,970
Person 37145 10,970 8,185 130 90 500 345 1,515 15 190 3,715 4,715
Pitt 37147 35,225 24,850 475 405 1,715 1,465 5,480 40 795 11,060 14,855
Polk 37149 7,340 6,025 140 50 365 135 555 5 65 2,700 3,540
Randolph 37151 36,550 27,085 415 300 1,700 1,300 5,040 40 670 12,265 15,460
Richmond 37153 11,635 7,810 100 105 560 540 2,195 30 295 3,445 4,630
Robeson 37155 29,245 19,075 285 415 1,635 1,755 5,230 50 800 8,445 11,235
Rockingham 37157 26,800 19,355 310 200 1,240 900 4,210 40 545 8,855 11,155
Rowan 37159 35,855 26,410 405 290 1,775 1,270 5,080 50 575 12,065 15,185
Rutherford 37161 18,950 14,105 245 155 900 590 2,620 35 300 6,395 7,985
Sampson 37163 14,550 10,555 165 125 750 550 2,075 30 300 4,770 6,225
Scotland 37165 9,390 6,310 90 115 460 470 1,705 20 220 2,805 3,755
Stanly 37167 16,565 12,340 175 195 835 685 2,085 25 225 5,535 7,090
Stokes 37169 13,765 10,135 190 85 685 415 2,015 20 220 4,660 5,805
Surry 37171 19,315 13,960 250 145 940 575 3,010 35 400 6,355 8,030
Swain 37173 4,520 3,350 50 30 230 190 605 5 60 1,490 1,940
Transylvania 37175 10,730 8,780 245 75 515 135 895 10 75 4,170 5,045
Tyrrell 37177 945 715 15 10 55 25 115 0 10 335 400
Union 37179 41,330 32,545 875 360 1,955 1,230 3,705 50 610 14,790 18,980
Vance 37181 11,705 8,230 130 125 610 485 1,870 20 235 3,685 4,855
Wake 37183 172,805 138,010 3,965 1,655 7,530 4,770 14,525 115 2,235 61,470 82,765
Warren 37185 5,135 3,780 40 60 265 185 690 10 105 1,720 2,160
Washington 37187 3,800 2,690 85 50 265 165 480 10 55 1,330 1,565
Watauga 37189 10,490 8,695 230 90 430 210 750 5 80 4,065 4,845
Wayne 37191 27,680 19,605 465 325 1,495 1,155 4,000 65 570 8,760 11,685
Wilkes 37193 20,545 14,970 295 210 1,005 525 3,120 35 385 6,880 8,580
Wilson 37195 21,980 16,050 265 195 1,095 850 3,135 30 360 7,095 9,515
Yadkin 37197 10,075 7,525 100 75 490 255 1,460 15 155 3,475 4,260
Yancey 37199 6,230 4,770 145 65 310 125 700 5 110 2,250 2,715
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data; and U.S. Postal Service geographic data.
NOTE: ANSI = American National Standards Institute
CONTACT: 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 2024 (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 4,296,714 3,502,579 38,947 19,292 195,196 79,192 441,395 1,056 19,056 1,769,633 1,860,674
Alamance 37001 71,879 58,733 457 248 3,104 1,300 7,741 11 285 28,559 31,959
Alexander 37003 17,363 13,985 99 71 781 295 2,047 5 81 7,250 7,141
Alleghany 37005 6,663 5,561 43 31 279 80 648 1 20 2,961 2,704
Anson 37007 9,898 7,385 54 50 469 301 1,574 2 64 3,661 3,980
Ashe 37009 15,067 12,573 121 64 622 186 1,460 2 38 6,476 6,321
Avery 37011 8,362 7,109 78 44 387 89 633 0 21 3,686 3,627
Beaufort 37013 27,441 22,317 258 147 1,492 441 2,670 11 104 11,708 11,614
Bertie 37015 9,331 7,022 55 56 483 235 1,419 2 59 3,607 3,768
Bladen 37017 14,985 11,297 105 86 828 378 2,205 8 78 5,881 6,039
Brunswick 37019 135,263 119,666 1,122 319 4,757 1,095 8,043 28 233 63,599 57,500
Buncombe 37021 127,469 108,512 1,368 517 5,308 1,634 9,757 17 356 54,533 58,102
Burke 37023 40,893 32,512 196 255 1,679 971 5,088 8 184 16,118 17,148
Cabarrus 37025 75,589 61,538 525 308 3,245 1,620 7,878 17 458 30,694 32,648
Caldwell 37027 37,230 29,362 217 193 1,760 697 4,803 11 188 14,857 15,420
Camden 37029 4,413 3,552 48 17 245 86 431 2 31 1,900 1,740
Carteret 37031 41,656 35,147 358 136 2,048 551 3,275 7 134 18,025 17,914
Caswell 37033 11,343 8,824 70 52 544 206 1,591 2 54 4,388 4,756
Catawba 37035 77,561 63,409 512 374 3,499 1,414 8,012 19 321 32,191 33,174
Chatham 37037 47,908 42,536 565 192 1,771 494 2,264 6 81 21,792 22,226
Cherokee 37039 20,150 16,609 149 81 930 251 2,052 7 70 8,826 8,099
Chowan 37041 7,988 6,527 77 32 397 163 760 5 27 3,330 3,421
Clay 37043 8,743 7,393 76 23 387 109 731 2 22 3,884 3,672
Cleveland 37045 46,870 36,602 258 208 2,151 985 6,388 9 268 18,154 19,452
Columbus 37047 24,102 17,896 200 131 1,390 689 3,632 8 156 9,156 9,723
Craven 37049 51,514 42,622 485 243 2,284 832 4,849 13 186 21,671 22,158
Cumberland 37051 106,233 76,715 1,109 653 6,136 2,916 17,745 67 893 39,136 42,402
Currituck 37053 13,050 10,808 94 38 684 258 1,121 4 43 5,771 5,252
Dare 37055 22,008 19,475 175 65 921 188 1,146 2 36 10,184 9,590
Davidson 37057 77,538 62,192 515 280 3,505 1,460 9,208 16 363 31,858 32,178
Davie 37059 23,376 19,285 222 82 1,020 379 2,288 5 94 10,117 9,912
Duplin 37061 19,960 15,578 150 126 1,083 406 2,512 8 98 7,878 8,331
Durham 37063 108,430 92,553 1,086 454 3,885 1,666 8,420 9 357 43,933 51,920
Edgecombe 37065 21,721 16,566 106 146 993 554 3,199 4 153 7,900 9,338
Forsyth 37067 158,532 130,503 1,537 632 7,185 2,650 15,390 21 614 64,042 72,190
Franklin 37069 29,104 23,607 163 128 1,200 563 3,294 8 141 11,927 12,174
Gaston 37071 93,737 74,375 603 374 4,632 1,990 11,292 19 451 36,821 40,244
Gates 37073 4,987 3,780 47 23 329 105 674 2 26 1,993 1,988
Graham 37075 3,837 2,938 37 18 225 93 505 2 19 1,587 1,493
Granville 37077 25,006 19,729 147 168 1,018 720 3,082 6 136 9,837 10,457
Greene 37079 6,744 5,267 39 33 288 167 907 3 40 2,613 2,826
Guilford 37081 205,124 168,913 1,909 1,034 8,939 3,659 19,762 35 872 82,705 93,352
Halifax 37083 24,669 18,686 149 120 1,336 616 3,616 11 136 9,228 10,304
Harnett 37085 43,699 33,050 349 174 2,232 1,125 6,428 23 318 16,897 17,547
Haywood 37087 36,586 30,033 390 123 1,883 459 3,565 10 124 15,644 15,613
Henderson 37089 71,854 62,084 813 217 3,134 671 4,768 12 155 31,626 32,964
Hertford 37091 9,566 7,331 69 59 533 194 1,316 6 58 3,689 4,011
Hoke 37093 15,298 10,516 111 90 701 516 3,176 11 178 5,510 5,455
Hyde 37095 1,982 1,597 21 18 118 43 178 1 5 862 827
Iredell 37097 78,937 64,347 692 323 3,729 1,533 7,896 24 394 33,463 33,131
Jackson 37099 17,044 14,231 144 59 852 227 1,478 7 49 7,345 7,390
Johnston 37101 79,141 62,737 585 334 3,531 1,701 9,745 20 488 31,084 33,467
Jones 37103 4,568 3,550 19 28 239 95 617 4 16 1,822 1,879
Lee 37105 26,822 21,631 198 133 1,167 510 3,040 9 134 10,987 11,214
Lenoir 37107 25,715 19,380 162 243 1,296 990 3,493 9 143 9,387 10,938
Lincoln 37109 42,601 35,497 363 154 1,871 624 3,926 8 159 18,492 17,798
McDowell 37111 22,088 17,162 145 109 985 397 3,170 5 115 9,009 8,697
Macon 37113 23,415 19,891 227 97 1,043 244 1,833 8 73 10,290 10,215
Madison 37115 10,764 8,609 98 45 499 168 1,297 5 45 4,436 4,500
Martin 37117 11,383 8,835 88 52 638 221 1,490 5 53 4,469 4,884
Mecklenburg 37119 316,222 263,103 3,877 1,440 14,387 5,883 26,191 46 1,295 129,877 144,816
Mitchell 37121 7,989 6,352 60 30 385 101 1,018 4 39 3,223 3,366
Montgomery 37123 11,510 9,273 63 50 473 214 1,382 4 50 4,718 4,765
Moore 37125 59,259 50,843 705 178 2,578 793 3,975 15 172 26,569 26,173
Nash 37127 42,776 33,742 295 203 2,008 853 5,405 12 257 16,607 18,349
New Hanover 37129 108,343 91,796 1,264 494 5,080 1,559 7,859 12 279 46,809 48,711
Northampton 37131 9,816 7,717 63 35 517 175 1,258 4 46 3,995 4,077
Onslow 37133 57,929 42,964 561 292 3,392 1,538 8,638 41 503 22,412 22,354
Orange 37135 55,951 49,106 711 287 1,962 682 3,058 4 140 25,266 25,603
Pamlico 37137 8,754 7,452 73 28 395 128 655 3 21 4,009 3,574
Pasquotank 37139 16,755 13,153 135 85 943 318 2,027 5 90 6,554 7,097
Pender 37141 29,409 23,564 257 117 1,458 617 3,200 11 185 12,531 11,866
Perquimans 37143 7,942 6,474 81 34 407 127 787 2 30 3,454 3,298
Person 37145 19,376 15,424 135 82 816 361 2,452 8 99 7,704 8,186
Pitt 37147 61,010 47,361 486 342 2,801 1,506 8,140 14 362 23,378 25,996
Polk 37149 14,134 12,129 156 49 712 150 906 2 29 6,094 6,510
Randolph 37151 63,458 50,374 373 275 2,799 1,355 7,958 12 312 25,497 26,424
Richmond 37153 18,451 13,567 80 91 812 497 3,261 9 134 6,557 7,542
Robeson 37155 43,658 31,337 213 305 2,242 1,563 7,608 18 371 15,158 17,364
Rockingham 37157 46,475 36,172 301 174 1,987 926 6,630 12 273 18,318 19,133
Rowan 37159 63,936 50,391 390 275 2,985 1,321 8,253 19 303 25,710 26,514
Rutherford 37161 32,430 25,678 222 137 1,475 639 4,104 12 161 12,958 13,323
Sampson 37163 23,827 18,540 148 103 1,171 562 3,159 12 133 9,383 9,946
Scotland 37165 15,307 11,329 77 99 691 444 2,568 5 93 5,534 6,257
Stanly 37167 29,220 23,269 167 203 1,423 765 3,271 10 113 11,699 12,235
Stokes 37169 24,628 19,272 188 88 1,175 449 3,332 7 117 9,832 10,127
Surry 37171 32,420 25,192 224 127 1,481 580 4,620 13 184 12,729 13,322
Swain 37173 7,019 5,551 44 23 342 156 871 2 30 2,686 2,985
Transylvania 37175 20,907 18,046 272 64 964 138 1,380 6 37 9,650 9,201
Tyrrell 37177 1,441 1,140 11 6 78 25 176 0 5 610 574
Union 37179 82,052 68,236 984 375 3,831 1,543 6,678 22 384 35,571 35,303
Vance 37181 19,046 14,539 124 106 942 474 2,740 6 115 7,225 7,899
Wake 37183 360,577 307,315 4,650 1,621 15,199 6,021 24,419 45 1,307 155,925 163,658
Warren 37185 8,276 6,526 35 46 408 169 1,045 4 45 3,252 3,483
Washington 37187 6,291 4,859 80 38 458 151 682 3 20 2,724 2,524
Watauga 37189 19,878 17,342 251 96 792 229 1,123 2 43 9,046 8,722
Wayne 37191 45,472 34,897 405 292 2,326 1,169 6,077 25 281 17,313 19,084
Wilkes 37193 33,697 26,268 260 197 1,523 524 4,724 13 186 13,352 13,805
Wilson 37195 37,812 29,691 248 164 1,820 861 4,845 13 170 14,723 16,081
Yadkin 37197 17,697 14,045 95 70 793 268 2,341 6 80 7,162 7,323
Yancey 37199 10,360 8,408 128 62 497 146 1,056 2 61 4,372 4,320
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data; and U.S. Postal Service geographic data.
NOTE: ANSI = American National Standards Institute
CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov.