OASDI Beneficiaries by State and County, 2025

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 2025
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 2,385,531 1,827,895 38,612 21,432 110,681 72,873 275,659 2,671 35,708 824,999 1,069,472
Alamance 37001 39,915 30,715 475 285 1,745 1,265 4,810 35 585 13,475 18,145
Alexander 37003 9,990 7,645 110 65 465 260 1,280 15 150 3,560 4,280
Alleghany 37005 3,915 3,140 60 30 175 70 405 5 30 1,520 1,685
Anson 37007 6,220 4,320 55 65 325 305 1,025 5 120 1,950 2,495
Ashe 37009 8,995 7,130 140 75 400 175 990 5 80 3,325 4,010
Avery 37011 4,800 3,895 85 55 230 80 405 5 45 1,845 2,200
Beaufort 37013 15,785 12,075 275 175 860 430 1,750 15 205 5,665 6,960
Bertie 37015 6,095 4,270 60 70 320 255 985 10 125 1,960 2,530
Bladen 37017 9,135 6,460 115 85 525 345 1,435 15 155 3,015 3,820
Brunswick 37019 67,705 57,565 1,195 315 2,580 960 4,575 75 440 26,785 31,570
Buncombe 37021 67,245 54,350 1,240 535 2,795 1,440 6,220 40 625 24,645 31,845
Burke 37023 23,950 18,030 210 285 1,030 870 3,180 25 320 8,105 10,235
Cabarrus 37025 41,285 31,685 555 350 1,780 1,420 4,705 35 755 14,060 18,530
Caldwell 37027 22,060 16,445 240 200 1,065 665 3,045 35 365 7,535 9,330
Camden 37029 2,640 2,045 70 20 145 70 235 5 50 965 1,125
Carteret 37031 22,995 18,630 405 150 1,165 440 1,980 20 205 8,590 10,530
Caswell 37033 6,785 4,985 80 55 340 190 990 5 140 2,290 2,880
Catawba 37035 43,070 33,230 520 390 1,985 1,270 5,040 40 595 15,080 19,110
Chatham 37037 23,435 20,000 495 190 885 420 1,300 15 130 9,075 11,675
Cherokee 37039 11,780 9,370 175 75 555 235 1,220 20 130 4,480 5,040
Chowan 37041 4,730 3,690 85 35 245 140 475 10 50 1,660 2,165
Clay 37043 5,015 4,085 90 25 220 105 450 5 35 1,935 2,255
Cleveland 37045 27,485 20,125 285 225 1,285 935 4,120 25 485 8,965 11,590
Columbus 37047 15,015 10,325 205 155 895 685 2,425 25 300 4,700 6,190
Craven 37049 29,315 22,930 540 260 1,350 800 3,040 40 355 10,345 13,310
Cumberland 37051 66,090 44,325 1,255 810 3,840 2,920 11,035 125 1,780 20,125 27,150
Currituck 37053 7,335 5,860 120 45 380 205 640 10 75 2,765 3,185
Dare 37055 11,260 9,700 185 70 455 160 630 10 50 4,550 5,285
Davidson 37057 43,950 33,235 525 305 2,105 1,370 5,710 50 650 15,265 18,885
Davie 37059 12,445 9,740 205 80 560 330 1,350 15 165 4,530 5,595
Duplin 37061 12,610 9,265 200 140 700 435 1,635 25 210 4,200 5,390
Durham 37063 54,890 43,850 965 495 2,050 1,495 5,315 25 695 19,230 26,355
Edgecombe 37065 13,870 9,750 140 185 680 635 2,190 15 275 4,320 5,835
Forsyth 37067 84,715 65,150 1,400 670 3,830 2,460 9,830 70 1,305 28,725 39,155
Franklin 37069 16,575 12,790 180 150 710 515 1,960 15 255 5,780 7,225
Gaston 37071 52,290 39,055 635 405 2,560 1,840 6,935 40 820 17,145 23,100
Gates 37073 3,005 2,185 55 20 190 100 410 5 40 1,045 1,245
Graham 37075 2,450 1,785 45 20 150 85 330 0 35 850 1,030
Granville 37077 14,520 10,835 170 190 625 620 1,825 10 245 4,955 6,235
Greene 37079 4,220 3,095 50 50 190 160 590 5 80 1,405 1,795
Guilford 37081 110,875 85,320 1,790 1,245 4,770 3,475 12,540 90 1,645 37,660 51,165
Halifax 37083 15,600 11,020 185 175 880 635 2,405 25 275 4,955 6,615
Harnett 37085 26,815 18,965 400 225 1,430 1,080 4,070 50 595 8,625 11,150
Haywood 37087 20,350 15,860 380 135 1,055 425 2,230 35 230 7,360 9,215
Henderson 37089 37,395 30,935 780 235 1,665 585 2,865 30 300 14,015 18,320
Hertford 37091 6,085 4,380 85 70 350 200 885 15 100 1,965 2,685
Hoke 37093 9,875 6,430 135 115 460 490 1,875 30 340 2,975 3,660
Hyde 37095 1,280 990 25 20 70 35 125 5 10 485 565
Iredell 37097 43,120 33,285 675 355 2,035 1,265 4,760 45 700 15,095 19,095
Jackson 37099 9,790 7,795 150 65 470 215 995 10 90 3,640 4,355
Johnston 37101 45,160 33,755 660 375 2,070 1,535 5,850 50 865 14,960 19,760
Jones 37103 2,870 2,155 30 25 160 90 375 5 30 980 1,255
Lee 37105 15,325 11,620 220 130 655 525 1,875 25 275 5,245 6,630
Lenoir 37107 16,340 11,395 180 265 830 965 2,375 25 305 5,090 6,855
Lincoln 37109 22,490 17,875 330 140 975 525 2,340 25 280 8,235 9,965
McDowell 37111 13,190 9,610 165 130 595 385 2,060 15 230 4,560 5,370
Macon 37113 13,420 10,975 225 105 620 225 1,140 20 110 5,050 6,205
Madison 37115 6,545 4,995 110 50 310 155 830 10 85 2,345 2,830
Martin 37117 7,160 5,195 90 65 395 230 1,045 15 125 2,380 3,115
Mecklenburg 37119 166,105 129,980 3,435 1,530 7,330 5,110 16,250 100 2,370 56,985 78,645
Mitchell 37121 4,875 3,665 70 45 250 95 650 10 90 1,700 2,125
Montgomery 37123 6,885 5,220 65 60 315 220 875 10 120 2,375 2,960
Moore 37125 30,550 24,945 630 205 1,370 685 2,360 30 325 11,410 14,520
Nash 37127 25,540 18,850 330 255 1,265 890 3,435 35 480 8,235 11,290
New Hanover 37129 55,070 44,250 1,100 495 2,545 1,305 4,835 35 505 19,745 26,340
Northampton 37131 6,035 4,470 70 40 335 180 825 15 100 2,055 2,630
Onslow 37133 36,010 25,125 650 335 2,130 1,395 5,285 120 970 11,580 14,620
Orange 37135 26,135 21,735 545 275 950 555 1,840 10 225 10,000 12,630
Pamlico 37137 4,875 3,960 80 30 235 125 395 10 40 1,910 2,160
Pasquotank 37139 10,400 7,730 180 105 590 330 1,305 15 145 3,465 4,605
Pender 37141 16,440 12,515 255 130 820 530 1,880 30 280 5,845 7,080
Perquimans 37143 4,605 3,585 100 40 240 105 465 10 60 1,715 2,030
Person 37145 11,110 8,415 130 80 480 325 1,490 10 180 3,840 4,815
Pitt 37147 36,000 25,600 465 425 1,700 1,490 5,465 50 805 11,380 15,365
Polk 37149 7,470 6,170 145 50 360 135 540 5 65 2,775 3,630
Randolph 37151 36,920 27,660 420 300 1,680 1,250 4,905 50 655 12,575 15,850
Richmond 37153 11,745 7,960 110 115 560 530 2,170 20 280 3,535 4,735
Robeson 37155 29,470 19,425 265 415 1,570 1,780 5,155 50 810 8,640 11,490
Rockingham 37157 26,995 19,710 315 200 1,235 875 4,100 40 520 9,065 11,360
Rowan 37159 36,490 27,165 440 290 1,750 1,230 5,010 40 565 12,470 15,635
Rutherford 37161 19,110 14,340 255 160 890 580 2,590 30 265 6,535 8,135
Sampson 37163 14,700 10,740 170 135 750 570 2,040 25 270 4,875 6,330
Scotland 37165 9,445 6,395 90 120 450 475 1,690 20 205 2,850 3,835
Stanly 37167 16,830 12,615 180 185 815 670 2,120 20 225 5,685 7,215
Stokes 37169 13,985 10,425 185 85 690 385 1,985 25 205 4,810 5,945
Surry 37171 19,520 14,195 255 155 940 570 2,980 35 390 6,475 8,250
Swain 37173 4,595 3,410 55 35 235 195 595 5 65 1,540 1,950
Transylvania 37175 10,865 8,970 240 75 515 135 860 5 65 4,255 5,160
Tyrrell 37177 945 730 10 10 55 25 105 0 10 335 405
Union 37179 43,135 34,295 935 380 1,965 1,255 3,690 50 565 15,600 19,920
Vance 37181 11,735 8,315 125 120 585 495 1,840 20 235 3,695 4,940
Wake 37183 180,570 145,410 4,165 1,735 7,635 4,715 14,675 105 2,130 64,755 86,880
Warren 37185 5,160 3,845 40 65 265 180 670 10 85 1,760 2,205
Washington 37187 3,795 2,700 90 50 250 165 475 10 55 1,340 1,580
Watauga 37189 10,625 8,860 230 95 420 200 740 5 75 4,150 4,935
Wayne 37191 27,975 19,950 460 345 1,500 1,170 3,960 55 535 8,905 11,925
Wilkes 37193 20,770 15,310 300 215 990 520 3,030 35 370 7,035 8,720
Wilson 37195 22,265 16,415 265 190 1,045 855 3,110 25 360 7,225 9,740
Yadkin 37197 10,240 7,710 105 65 475 250 1,460 15 160 3,570 4,340
Yancey 37199 6,270 4,815 145 60 315 125 700 5 105 2,265 2,765
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 2025 (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 4,599,512 3,779,972 42,208 20,538 203,495 81,457 451,948 1,086 18,807 1,908,807 2,009,901
Alamance 37001 76,019 62,545 482 272 3,162 1,367 7,894 11 288 30,438 34,067
Alexander 37003 18,333 14,821 110 71 827 296 2,124 5 78 7,686 7,586
Alleghany 37005 7,028 5,902 50 30 295 84 649 1 16 3,139 2,879
Anson 37007 10,337 7,801 57 56 492 305 1,566 2 58 3,876 4,193
Ashe 37009 15,862 13,283 129 64 638 184 1,522 2 39 6,851 6,779
Avery 37011 8,758 7,491 87 49 389 85 633 2 20 3,904 3,854
Beaufort 37013 28,989 23,756 268 154 1,521 466 2,719 9 96 12,457 12,346
Bertie 37015 9,832 7,460 53 62 487 245 1,469 3 53 3,812 4,008
Bladen 37017 15,654 11,851 108 81 864 366 2,297 6 81 6,164 6,393
Brunswick 37019 149,859 133,005 1,405 347 5,208 1,147 8,472 31 244 70,432 64,324
Buncombe 37021 135,554 116,445 1,448 537 5,444 1,642 9,688 17 332 58,289 62,519
Burke 37023 42,842 34,322 207 271 1,724 968 5,159 9 183 16,946 18,159
Cabarrus 37025 81,022 66,283 592 349 3,411 1,666 8,240 19 463 33,206 35,198
Caldwell 37027 38,884 30,891 226 188 1,773 715 4,892 13 185 15,673 16,199
Camden 37029 4,828 3,937 68 23 256 84 430 2 29 2,096 1,923
Carteret 37031 44,833 38,092 427 141 2,161 552 3,332 6 123 19,656 19,441
Caswell 37033 11,975 9,369 78 51 564 204 1,648 3 58 4,698 5,043
Catawba 37035 83,035 68,341 543 385 3,650 1,426 8,341 17 333 34,768 35,762
Chatham 37037 52,803 47,145 647 216 1,896 528 2,282 8 81 24,065 24,726
Cherokee 37039 21,291 17,747 162 78 954 260 2,011 9 70 9,403 8,661
Chowan 37041 8,423 6,957 78 36 411 166 744 5 25 3,545 3,651
Clay 37043 9,308 7,925 91 24 389 111 744 3 22 4,146 3,999
Cleveland 37045 49,217 38,670 267 223 2,194 1,024 6,578 8 252 19,209 20,503
Columbus 37047 25,347 18,962 191 130 1,438 718 3,745 11 152 9,612 10,402
Craven 37049 55,444 46,147 573 253 2,436 847 4,988 14 187 23,501 24,107
Cumberland 37051 113,015 82,636 1,222 718 6,456 3,009 18,023 62 891 42,107 46,006
Currituck 37053 14,348 12,031 128 39 713 253 1,136 5 43 6,429 5,863
Dare 37055 23,886 21,296 216 79 935 196 1,132 3 29 11,145 10,526
Davidson 37057 82,159 66,301 538 299 3,645 1,519 9,475 22 361 34,009 34,394
Davie 37059 24,942 20,693 230 83 1,092 400 2,345 9 90 10,840 10,694
Duplin 37061 21,126 16,605 169 123 1,118 432 2,569 9 101 8,389 8,855
Durham 37063 116,933 100,485 1,207 472 4,151 1,684 8,565 9 360 47,671 56,453
Edgecombe 37065 22,771 17,465 120 149 1,047 587 3,268 6 129 8,388 9,880
Forsyth 37067 168,735 139,859 1,635 656 7,459 2,696 15,789 23 619 68,475 77,410
Franklin 37069 31,472 25,813 192 142 1,269 594 3,320 7 134 13,051 13,292
Gaston 37071 99,184 79,461 642 398 4,712 2,101 11,419 16 435 39,456 42,803
Gates 37073 5,305 4,078 51 20 328 99 701 3 25 2,158 2,122
Graham 37075 4,029 3,120 39 18 229 86 517 0 19 1,662 1,616
Granville 37077 26,803 21,349 161 171 1,075 726 3,185 6 130 10,678 11,321
Greene 37079 7,126 5,577 43 40 297 183 943 2 41 2,775 3,009
Guilford 37081 218,940 181,732 2,056 1,124 9,295 3,800 20,050 34 848 89,061 100,388
Halifax 37083 25,880 19,825 155 131 1,319 631 3,683 9 126 9,824 10,904
Harnett 37085 48,075 36,676 393 212 2,473 1,163 6,821 26 311 18,813 19,489
Haywood 37087 38,512 31,872 409 130 1,889 475 3,606 15 117 16,614 16,625
Henderson 37089 76,474 66,468 902 231 3,275 680 4,750 10 160 33,771 35,437
Hertford 37091 9,995 7,713 73 62 543 199 1,348 4 53 3,876 4,275
Hoke 37093 16,316 11,493 117 90 742 522 3,159 13 179 5,947 5,988
Hyde 37095 2,072 1,679 20 19 120 35 194 1 5 908 873
Iredell 37097 85,749 70,433 782 353 3,933 1,549 8,289 21 389 36,601 36,049
Jackson 37099 18,061 15,167 160 60 859 234 1,528 5 48 7,839 7,799
Johnston 37101 86,103 68,884 652 361 3,775 1,762 10,159 23 488 34,158 36,749
Jones 37103 4,800 3,794 21 27 258 87 592 3 17 1,919 2,027
Lee 37105 28,850 23,467 218 126 1,192 545 3,151 9 142 11,921 12,121
Lenoir 37107 27,037 20,481 169 254 1,329 1,029 3,622 9 143 9,944 11,526
Lincoln 37109 45,687 38,483 378 151 1,885 610 4,019 8 153 20,110 19,266
McDowell 37111 22,952 17,939 153 115 1,001 419 3,202 5 118 9,398 9,171
Macon 37113 24,897 21,289 237 105 1,059 258 1,878 8 63 10,942 10,920
Madison 37115 11,381 9,197 97 45 516 172 1,305 4 45 4,697 4,804
Martin 37117 11,916 9,296 88 55 631 221 1,566 6 54 4,666 5,155
Mecklenburg 37119 341,971 287,057 4,073 1,525 15,041 5,996 26,951 44 1,283 142,031 157,241
Mitchell 37121 8,333 6,664 66 40 394 105 1,021 4 39 3,394 3,525
Montgomery 37123 12,218 9,885 64 56 511 216 1,424 3 59 5,030 5,098
Moore 37125 63,416 54,668 771 212 2,697 809 4,056 15 187 28,399 28,248
Nash 37127 45,826 36,401 330 227 2,171 894 5,552 9 242 17,835 19,958
New Hanover 37129 116,394 99,269 1,378 519 5,246 1,611 8,057 14 300 50,311 52,970
Northampton 37131 10,310 8,177 59 34 525 179 1,283 5 47 4,206 4,334
Onslow 37133 62,510 47,006 627 324 3,655 1,562 8,800 51 486 24,523 24,627
Orange 37135 60,488 53,448 744 300 2,057 726 3,089 5 121 27,384 28,029
Pamlico 37137 9,471 8,085 89 28 420 146 678 3 22 4,374 3,927
Pasquotank 37139 18,083 14,338 170 97 999 346 2,042 5 86 7,228 7,738
Pender 37141 31,934 25,843 271 131 1,537 650 3,300 13 190 13,627 13,098
Perquimans 37143 8,542 7,071 106 34 419 117 765 3 28 3,799 3,558
Person 37145 20,510 16,556 139 75 819 346 2,471 7 97 8,309 8,724
Pitt 37147 64,972 50,840 494 375 2,900 1,601 8,372 17 373 24,985 28,079
Polk 37149 14,999 12,951 172 51 725 158 909 3 30 6,500 6,964
Randolph 37151 66,659 53,388 388 283 2,899 1,355 8,021 17 307 27,059 28,087
Richmond 37153 19,308 14,272 95 104 860 510 3,326 5 137 6,932 7,966
Robeson 37155 45,510 32,959 200 318 2,241 1,651 7,747 19 374 15,967 18,373
Rockingham 37157 48,768 38,272 314 189 2,069 946 6,690 17 269 19,420 20,307
Rowan 37159 67,775 53,916 427 279 3,088 1,343 8,395 18 309 27,571 28,444
Rutherford 37161 34,102 27,195 242 149 1,523 639 4,195 12 148 13,799 14,155
Sampson 37163 25,076 19,617 153 108 1,214 610 3,229 13 133 9,929 10,534
Scotland 37165 15,940 11,907 75 95 706 461 2,599 5 92 5,816 6,620
Stanly 37167 30,876 24,707 181 196 1,461 774 3,443 7 106 12,492 12,937
Stokes 37169 25,998 20,554 189 87 1,236 444 3,367 9 113 10,497 10,770
Surry 37171 34,076 26,658 236 135 1,538 592 4,718 13 187 13,449 14,226
Swain 37173 7,415 5,891 50 26 363 160 892 2 31 2,905 3,125
Transylvania 37175 22,215 19,314 277 67 1,013 142 1,366 4 31 10,250 9,920
Tyrrell 37177 1,504 1,211 9 7 86 27 160 0 4 627 618
Union 37179 89,413 75,070 1,075 412 3,986 1,632 6,856 22 360 39,124 38,641
Vance 37181 19,785 15,222 118 106 931 486 2,807 6 108 7,489 8,356
Wake 37183 395,170 339,054 5,039 1,800 16,155 6,173 25,602 47 1,300 171,647 180,035
Warren 37185 8,730 6,961 36 52 427 171 1,045 4 34 3,490 3,730
Washington 37187 6,509 5,053 82 38 455 160 699 2 19 2,815 2,652
Watauga 37189 20,989 18,447 260 101 789 222 1,131 1 39 9,639 9,271
Wayne 37191 47,951 37,029 418 316 2,432 1,225 6,242 17 272 18,310 20,299
Wilkes 37193 35,423 27,915 281 199 1,558 538 4,738 11 182 14,137 14,616
Wilson 37195 39,776 31,511 263 168 1,820 893 4,928 11 182 15,504 17,201
Yadkin 37197 18,716 14,961 102 68 817 275 2,406 6 80 7,634 7,776
Yancey 37199 10,841 8,828 127 61 510 153 1,095 3 64 4,560 4,592
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.