OASDI Beneficiaries by State and County, 2024

South 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, South Carolina 45 1,297,829 985,737 21,533 11,399 65,811 41,898 149,108 1,548 20,795 448,655 571,893
Abbeville 45001 7,170 5,205 80 65 390 225 1,075 5 125 2,385 3,060
Aiken 45003 46,395 35,190 960 335 2,600 1,460 5,090 80 680 15,945 20,710
Allendale 45005 2,280 1,545 35 20 170 120 350 0 40 715 975
Anderson 45007 52,785 39,065 780 465 2,720 1,785 7,030 75 865 17,795 22,580
Bamberg 45009 3,790 2,670 55 45 230 175 545 0 70 1,205 1,590
Barnwell 45011 5,290 3,675 80 65 335 260 760 15 100 1,660 2,180
Beaufort 45013 59,190 50,955 1,500 325 2,330 935 2,720 30 395 23,920 28,705
Berkeley 45015 48,205 35,880 1,010 415 2,615 1,805 5,545 70 865 16,530 20,975
Calhoun 45017 4,345 3,265 55 30 235 185 500 0 75 1,540 1,840
Charleston 45019 83,565 66,880 1,780 705 4,110 2,255 6,925 50 860 30,470 39,515
Cherokee 45021 14,635 9,865 155 145 805 570 2,735 20 340 4,530 5,700
Chester 45023 8,865 6,215 95 75 495 375 1,435 10 165 2,845 3,610
Chesterfield 45025 11,570 7,960 145 135 710 590 1,770 20 240 3,565 4,685
Clarendon 45027 10,205 7,380 150 85 580 330 1,430 25 225 3,395 4,345
Colleton 45029 11,350 8,030 185 140 740 465 1,580 20 190 3,835 4,585
Darlington 45031 17,690 12,380 275 160 1,135 730 2,595 35 380 5,645 7,430
Dillon 45033 7,525 4,955 65 100 445 425 1,310 15 210 2,150 2,965
Dorchester 45035 34,140 25,455 640 335 1,800 1,365 3,840 50 655 11,365 15,170
Edgefield 45037 7,100 5,375 110 50 370 245 835 10 105 2,505 3,025
Fairfield 45039 6,500 4,875 75 45 335 195 885 0 90 2,270 2,750
Florence 45041 33,665 23,715 465 455 1,940 1,645 4,650 55 740 10,435 14,500
Georgetown 45043 23,910 19,240 405 220 1,145 600 2,100 15 185 8,945 10,935
Greenville 45045 116,970 90,565 2,475 1,005 5,775 3,260 12,055 115 1,720 40,985 53,735
Greenwood 45047 18,380 13,590 240 170 900 635 2,470 15 360 6,080 7,955
Hampton 45049 5,135 3,515 95 55 380 240 745 10 95 1,620 2,110
Horry 45051 134,885 109,025 1,655 955 5,855 2,780 12,905 175 1,535 50,650 59,000
Jasper 45053 10,725 8,905 145 65 450 240 805 10 105 4,085 4,845
Kershaw 45055 17,935 13,180 285 150 1,000 645 2,275 40 360 6,010 7,665
Lancaster 45057 27,535 21,965 445 160 1,250 780 2,510 25 400 9,800 12,935
Laurens 45059 18,765 13,015 210 190 935 830 3,145 30 410 5,960 7,505
Lee 45061 4,820 3,330 75 45 345 220 725 10 70 1,530 2,035
Lexington 45063 67,100 51,750 1,065 605 3,435 2,150 6,905 70 1,120 23,300 29,975
McCormick 45065 4,715 3,900 70 30 180 75 425 5 30 1,880 2,055
Marion 45067 8,835 6,105 100 100 510 380 1,430 15 195 2,670 3,715
Marlboro 45069 7,215 4,790 85 100 410 340 1,295 10 185 2,155 2,820
Newberry 45071 10,765 8,160 110 95 530 355 1,330 15 170 3,750 4,550
Oconee 45073 25,425 19,785 465 195 1,170 585 2,845 30 350 9,360 10,940
Orangeburg 45075 23,465 16,580 320 245 1,505 1,035 3,290 30 460 7,425 9,945
Pickens 45077 30,565 22,820 485 260 1,630 915 3,935 35 485 10,430 13,280
Richland 45079 80,590 59,440 1,245 855 3,695 3,185 10,245 85 1,840 26,265 35,140
Saluda 45081 5,170 3,990 50 45 285 155 590 0 55 1,835 2,245
Spartanburg 45083 77,630 56,405 1,235 715 3,875 2,735 11,145 90 1,430 25,600 33,080
Sumter 45085 25,730 17,945 440 260 1,665 1,040 3,740 50 590 8,070 10,885
Union 45087 8,280 5,665 75 65 420 305 1,555 15 180 2,530 3,350
Williamsburg 45089 9,205 6,450 115 150 545 390 1,345 10 200 2,825 3,940
York 45091 57,820 45,085 945 470 2,830 1,885 5,695 60 850 20,190 26,360
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, South Carolina 45 2,414,996 1,967,825 23,273 10,819 115,641 45,282 240,791 620 10,745 1,013,842 1,025,164
Abbeville 45001 12,206 9,377 77 54 632 241 1,752 1 71 4,810 5,044
Aiken 45003 88,559 72,217 1,052 348 4,713 1,588 8,281 29 330 37,353 37,717
Allendale 45005 3,356 2,475 30 15 217 104 498 0 15 1,246 1,428
Anderson 45007 95,383 75,834 782 436 4,666 1,919 11,240 28 478 38,949 39,692
Bamberg 45009 5,919 4,483 47 40 331 167 813 0 37 2,225 2,471
Barnwell 45011 8,579 6,505 71 59 523 250 1,116 6 48 3,282 3,495
Beaufort 45013 130,238 117,019 1,937 332 4,857 1,126 4,739 11 217 63,163 57,266
Berkeley 45015 88,654 70,784 1,026 397 4,581 2,029 9,332 34 471 37,055 36,621
Calhoun 45017 7,377 5,900 51 27 374 192 797 0 34 3,070 3,045
Charleston 45019 165,960 141,292 2,168 684 7,819 2,595 10,901 22 480 72,902 74,569
Cherokee 45021 25,022 18,321 148 132 1,267 617 4,363 7 167 9,441 9,637
Chester 45023 14,950 11,270 86 70 784 384 2,272 2 82 5,729 6,030
Chesterfield 45025 18,874 14,041 130 114 1,078 609 2,770 8 124 7,049 7,566
Clarendon 45027 16,568 12,859 128 82 870 340 2,170 8 111 6,609 6,865
Colleton 45029 18,334 13,946 157 112 1,134 464 2,419 8 95 7,370 7,286
Darlington 45031 29,775 22,626 264 145 1,855 714 3,976 16 178 11,561 12,419
Dillon 45033 11,323 8,159 48 77 619 403 1,924 4 90 3,944 4,519
Dorchester 45035 62,933 50,395 664 327 3,283 1,503 6,389 23 349 25,729 26,778
Edgefield 45037 12,841 10,365 105 52 643 252 1,365 2 57 5,469 5,174
Fairfield 45039 11,091 8,818 69 42 536 191 1,391 0 44 4,586 4,544
Florence 45041 56,615 43,605 458 415 3,078 1,674 7,010 18 357 21,547 24,360
Georgetown 45043 46,614 39,705 456 201 2,110 602 3,433 6 102 21,058 20,056
Greenville 45045 228,152 189,284 2,887 976 10,980 3,693 19,374 45 912 98,547 99,317
Greenwood 45047 32,683 26,086 246 160 1,484 675 3,852 7 172 13,119 13,875
Hampton 45049 8,157 6,087 76 44 555 216 1,126 4 48 3,126 3,311
Horry 45051 264,001 223,439 1,750 990 10,825 3,054 23,018 68 855 116,870 109,238
Jasper 45053 21,855 19,130 161 55 858 238 1,357 4 52 10,008 9,235
Kershaw 45055 31,792 25,105 266 148 1,668 715 3,699 16 174 12,822 13,242
Lancaster 45057 54,143 45,765 520 154 2,352 853 4,276 12 212 23,304 24,143
Laurens 45059 32,074 24,131 206 176 1,483 882 4,968 13 214 12,265 12,779
Lee 45061 7,423 5,516 60 42 467 217 1,084 4 33 2,800 3,063
Lexington 45063 128,148 105,380 1,188 603 6,348 2,481 11,516 33 600 53,613 55,229
McCormick 45065 9,044 7,842 73 28 297 85 706 2 11 4,325 3,589
Marion 45067 13,492 10,086 85 68 697 360 2,109 4 84 4,841 5,735
Marlboro 45069 11,022 7,966 70 82 572 317 1,927 2 86 3,911 4,390
Newberry 45071 19,207 15,493 121 87 899 378 2,128 6 95 8,020 7,851
Oconee 45073 48,493 40,222 520 188 2,053 629 4,682 11 188 21,781 19,451
Orangeburg 45075 37,748 28,900 284 205 2,309 984 4,851 10 206 14,316 16,017
Pickens 45077 56,559 45,449 520 254 2,842 999 6,230 12 252 23,563 23,652
Richland 45079 146,779 117,307 1,383 782 6,483 3,365 16,466 33 960 57,674 63,867
Saluda 45081 9,053 7,348 46 43 480 153 956 0 26 3,782 3,760
Spartanburg 45083 140,946 110,816 1,219 692 6,640 3,036 17,801 39 702 56,710 58,621
Sumter 45085 41,491 31,380 406 220 2,519 1,012 5,671 22 261 15,785 17,332
Union 45087 13,647 10,060 64 61 637 321 2,407 5 92 4,995 5,465
Williamsburg 45089 14,140 10,665 90 121 790 359 2,008 3 104 5,170 6,034
York 45091 113,777 94,370 1,080 478 5,435 2,293 9,627 25 467 48,348 49,385
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.