Table 1.
Beneficiaries as a percentage of the total resident population and of the population aged 65
or older, by state, December 2010
Total population Population aged 65 or older
a a
Number Percentage Number Percentage
State (thousands) receiving benefits (thousands) receiving benefits
United States 309,051 17.5 40,538 92.0
Alabama 4,730 21.4 664 92.4
Alaska 709 11.0 56 89.8
Arizona 6,677 16.0 900 83.7
Arkansas 2,910 21.8 421 92.9
California 37,267 13.4 4,284 83.5
Colorado 5,095 13.6 559 88.2
Connecticut 3,527 17.6 496 93.9
Delaware 891 19.3 129 92.6
District of Columbia 611 12.2 72 71.8
Florida 18,678 20.3 3,276 84.0
Georgia 9,908 14.8 1,053 89.7
Hawaii 1,300 17.5 196 87.6
Idaho 1,560 17.3 194 95.6
Illinois 12,944 15.7 1,622 89.3
Indiana 6,445 18.5 843 95.2
Iowa 3,023 19.3 448 96.1
Kansas 2,841 17.2 375 92.8
Kentucky 4,339 20.6 581 92.0
Louisiana 4,529 17.5 566 87.7
Maine 1,313 22.8 210 94.8
Maryland 5,737 14.8 713 85.7
Massachusetts 6,631 17.2 910 88.5
Michigan 9,931 19.8 1,363 95.5
Minnesota 5,290 16.7 686 93.4
Mississippi 2,960 20.2 383 92.6
Missouri 6,012 19.4 839 92.6
Montana 980 19.7 145 93.5
Nebraska 1,811 17.1 245 92.9
Nevada 2,655 15.4 320 89.8
New Hampshire 1,324 19.2 183 94.6
New Jersey 8,733 16.9 1,190 91.0
New Mexico 2,034 17.7 270 89.0
New York 19,578 16.8 2,659 86.6
North Carolina 9,459 18.6 1,226 94.0
North Dakota 654 18.4 96 94.6
Ohio 11,532 18.4 1,623 91.0
Oklahoma 3,724 18.9 509 92.3
Oregon 3,856 18.5 534 94.5
Pennsylvania 12,633 20.4 1,965 92.9
Rhode Island 1,057 19.3 151 94.0
South Carolina 4,597 20.1 644 92.7
South Dakota 820 18.7 120 95.6
Tennessee 6,338 19.8 862 93.2
Texas 25,213 13.6 2,635 88.1
Utah 2,831 11.5 261 87.1
Vermont 622 20.7 92 95.6
Virginia 7,952 16.2 990 89.4
Washington 6,746 16.2 846 90.8
West Virginia 1,826 24.3 290 94.2
Wisconsin 5,669 18.7 773 97.0
Wyoming 548 16.6 69 94.3
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data; Census Bureau, Population Division, 2010 estimates of
resident population.
a. Population estimates for the United States as of July 1, 2010, as reported by the Census Bureau.
CONTACT: Sheron Matthews (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
File available from:
Social Security Administration, Office of Retirement and Disability Policy
OASDI Beneficiaries by State and County, 2010
http://www.socialsecurity.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/oasdi_sc/2010/
OASDI Beneficiaries by State and County, 2010 ♦ 1
Table 2.
Number of beneficiaries in current-payment status, by state or other area, type of benefit, and
sex of beneficiaries aged 65 or older, December 2010
Retirement Survivors
Widow(er)s Disability Aged 65 or older
Retired and Disabled
State or area Total workers Spouses Children parents Children workers Spouses Children Men Women
All areas ######## ######## 2,316,536 579,859 4,445,547 1,912,789 8,203,951 160,300 1,819,906 ######## ########
Alabama 1,012,056 560,885 37,057 10,531 89,755 43,165 216,038 4,226 50,399 258,366 354,555
Alaska 78,208 49,275 2,599 1,555 5,164 4,557 12,119 220 2,719 24,958 25,133
Arizona 1,067,717 724,817 43,290 10,454 76,573 34,538 144,342 2,537 31,166 341,605 412,357
Arkansas 635,041 361,848 21,180 6,122 51,890 24,985 133,719 2,648 32,649 169,335 222,328
California 4,979,141 3,301,043 256,861 66,196 382,138 166,200 662,232 12,502 131,969 1,596,901 1,977,944
Colorado 693,341 465,625 30,971 6,593 53,330 22,694 94,404 1,381 18,343 221,294 271,460
Connecticut 622,167 437,382 20,313 6,742 43,106 19,326 77,298 944 17,056 197,651 267,626
Delaware 172,441 115,978 5,553 1,396 12,135 5,748 25,925 280 5,426 52,255 67,570
District of Columbia 74,417 48,173 1,723 826 5,283 3,731 12,843 35 1,803 21,377 30,505
Florida 3,784,225 2,617,763 151,058 38,102 276,138 107,433 488,461 8,384 96,886 1,224,676 1,528,118
Georgia 1,468,209 913,305 47,372 16,289 117,633 65,703 248,887 4,216 54,804 400,917 543,556
Hawaii 227,914 166,828 7,836 3,465 15,525 6,369 22,686 416 4,789 75,377 96,472
Idaho 269,293 177,043 11,924 2,741 20,126 8,716 38,716 883 9,144 85,584 100,219
Illinois 2,033,345 1,336,527 82,912 23,204 174,200 76,231 274,692 4,757 60,822 618,818 830,166
Indiana 1,191,768 756,433 45,009 11,329 99,180 45,714 186,817 3,458 43,828 340,619 461,905
Iowa 584,113 396,969 25,128 5,246 51,239 18,146 71,549 1,064 14,772 183,340 247,344
Kansas 488,765 322,703 18,535 4,489 40,179 17,436 69,044 919 15,460 148,741 198,849
Kentucky 894,473 475,681 38,406 7,998 85,108 35,296 199,732 5,599 46,653 230,344 304,151
Louisiana 790,617 414,008 46,392 9,473 93,272 43,355 142,796 4,523 36,798 213,994 282,508
Maine 299,875 185,849 10,965 2,662 22,473 8,287 55,525 913 13,201 88,021 111,161
Maryland 850,361 573,774 29,650 8,110 65,556 33,582 115,898 1,121 22,670 258,853 352,296
Massachusetts 1,140,830 739,823 38,580 11,191 81,322 33,854 187,321 2,022 46,717 341,066 464,367
Michigan 1,964,862 1,231,331 83,409 21,733 162,779 70,643 314,926 6,343 73,698 562,220 739,041
Minnesota 882,408 604,090 34,859 7,833 67,341 25,831 115,780 1,262 25,412 279,749 360,943
Mississippi 596,637 328,311 18,543 7,510 51,432 30,839 125,555 2,690 31,757 149,028 206,106
Missouri 1,166,223 725,690 41,538 10,716 94,195 43,734 202,465 3,270 44,615 334,020 442,683
Montana 192,701 128,616 8,464 2,022 15,650 6,382 26,077 550 4,940 62,787 73,246
Nebraska 308,790 208,052 12,925 2,782 26,264 9,838 39,846 511 8,572 97,476 130,521
Nevada 408,113 283,229 13,723 4,119 26,664 12,907 55,858 764 10,849 137,647 149,877
New Hampshire 254,752 167,720 7,426 2,020 15,956 6,751 42,504 496 11,879 76,806 96,552
New Jersey 1,472,335 1,017,596 51,068 16,057 109,435 46,755 185,970 3,163 42,291 453,150 629,652
New Mexico 360,242 223,015 17,459 3,952 28,839 14,644 58,641 1,243 12,449 108,800 131,801
New York 3,280,575 2,148,469 128,190 41,076 244,220 103,488 490,662 9,573 114,897 967,388 1,335,348
North Carolina 1,757,135 1,125,816 48,436 15,807 125,013 62,907 310,399 4,759 63,998 487,875 665,233
North Dakota 120,098 78,486 7,054 1,083 13,064 3,998 13,570 190 2,653 39,278 51,443
Ohio 2,124,650 1,322,265 108,284 19,825 211,503 77,606 313,105 6,116 65,946 632,715 843,932
Oklahoma 705,364 430,842 28,001 6,823 62,175 28,919 120,235 2,503 25,866 203,161 266,297
Oregon 712,216 486,588 28,745 7,548 53,660 19,153 97,786 1,900 16,836 225,507 279,328
Pennsylvania 2,577,714 1,675,278 105,001 22,747 228,505 81,546 372,365 7,241 85,031 763,713 1,061,129
Rhode Island 203,660 135,197 5,104 2,022 13,186 5,801 34,381 343 7,626 58,971 83,273
South Carolina 924,726 581,505 26,685 8,947 69,992 35,484 164,930 2,796 34,387 257,063 339,797
South Dakota 153,508 104,473 7,080 1,322 13,839 5,308 17,722 228 3,536 50,727 63,746
Tennessee 1,251,947 756,708 45,092 11,962 104,318 49,539 230,168 4,645 49,515 343,831 459,581
Texas 3,440,442 2,077,693 185,276 38,299 324,092 145,343 528,238 13,140 128,361 1,028,050 1,294,241
Utah 324,136 211,918 16,767 4,108 23,030 14,736 41,919 794 10,864 102,562 124,877
Vermont 128,619 83,840 4,502 1,395 9,296 3,575 20,774 262 4,975 39,231 48,992
Virginia 1,284,823 829,110 48,356 12,450 102,415 44,809 199,923 3,765 43,995 378,302 506,616
Washington 1,089,887 727,956 47,027 11,179 80,008 31,531 159,689 2,422 30,075 344,194 423,862
West Virginia 443,911 231,811 24,920 4,216 48,485 16,809 93,663 4,002 20,005 118,148 154,671
Wisconsin 1,061,501 716,806 37,591 10,309 81,266 33,125 146,516 2,179 33,709 325,581 424,384
Wyoming 91,019 61,832 3,737 800 7,136 3,300 11,804 201 2,209 30,141 34,902
2 ♦ OASDI Beneficiaries by State and County, 2010
Table 2.
Number of beneficiaries in current-payment status, by state or other area, type of benefit, and
sex of beneficiaries aged 65 or older, December 2010
Retirement Survivors
Widow(er)s Disability Aged 65 or older
Retired and Disabled
State or area Total workers Spouses Children parents Children workers Spouses Children Men Women
Outlying areas
American Samoa 6,051 1,925 190 352 586 902 1,271 60 765 1,071 1,152
Guam 14,125 7,742 979 543 1,339 1,388 1,490 64 580 4,195 4,338
Northern Mariana
Islands 2,512 1,179 124 257 289 348 226 10 79 629 543
Puerto Rico 800,269 389,565 59,693 13,127 80,344 33,605 169,369 9,100 45,466 211,476 261,680
U.S. Virgin 19,385 13,447 944 464 1,312 931 1,731 53 503 6,476 7,271
Foreign countries 548,315 333,247 86,030 9,740 86,594 15,248 13,349 614 3,493 219,907 247,957
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
CONTACT: Sheron Matthews (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
File available from:
Social Security Administration, Office of Retirement and Disability Policy
OASDI Beneficiaries by State and County, 2010
http://www.socialsecurity.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/oasdi_sc/2010/
OASDI Beneficiaries by State and County, 2010 ♦ 3
Table 3.
Amount of benefits in current-payment status, by state or other area, type of benefit, and sex
of beneficiaries aged 65 or older, December 2010 (in thousands of dollars)
Retirement Survivors
Widow(er)s Disability Aged 65 or older
Retired and Disabled
State or area Total workers Spouses Children parents Children workers Spouses Children Men Women
All areas ######## ######## 1,343,640 334,405 4,884,520 1,437,963 8,759,959 45,925 579,391 ######## ########
Alabama 1,035,825 641,814 22,144 6,221 91,692 30,561 226,417 1,202 15,774 340,176 344,822
Alaska 79,906 55,198 1,464 800 5,406 3,340 12,807 57 833 31,660 24,092
Arizona 1,185,924 869,977 26,169 6,000 87,285 25,651 160,072 763 10,009 465,349 425,736
Arkansas 632,021 401,438 11,848 3,391 51,743 17,222 136,142 676 9,560 214,428 211,710
California 5,356,831 3,848,546 143,123 36,985 428,157 128,417 722,734 3,687 45,183 2,077,326 2,004,945
Colorado 749,162 540,599 18,811 3,960 60,071 17,887 101,314 395 6,124 295,303 267,783
Connecticut 742,891 563,107 13,697 4,279 53,501 16,487 85,517 274 6,029 291,732 301,006
Delaware 199,834 145,060 3,649 885 14,486 4,587 29,241 81 1,844 74,614 73,207
District of Columbia 72,460 50,851 1,029 444 4,985 2,382 12,201 12 556 24,745 29,386
Florida 4,118,532 3,058,887 88,708 21,510 310,931 79,453 524,995 2,404 31,645 1,621,904 1,549,345
Georgia 1,550,475 1,056,780 28,738 9,585 123,501 47,719 265,452 1,130 17,571 536,135 541,776
Hawaii 248,933 194,235 4,284 1,993 16,799 4,990 24,933 120 1,578 96,052 100,882
Idaho 284,098 202,864 7,117 1,569 22,705 6,669 40,321 225 2,629 112,941 97,055
Illinois 2,269,001 1,619,105 51,241 13,589 204,337 59,703 299,760 1,419 19,848 855,749 874,233
Indiana 1,337,202 934,269 28,945 7,096 116,351 35,399 200,524 1,007 13,610 484,796 490,551
Iowa 633,784 465,290 15,080 3,058 58,702 14,079 72,898 262 4,415 247,376 247,927
Kansas 539,542 388,437 11,590 2,692 46,890 13,279 71,720 253 4,679 205,426 207,104
Kentucky 893,647 532,689 21,505 4,498 85,699 24,835 208,364 1,681 14,376 293,922 286,457
Louisiana 772,879 454,993 26,524 5,123 94,562 29,638 149,594 1,394 11,051 271,696 254,772
Maine 299,168 202,455 6,378 1,457 23,761 6,140 54,858 241 3,878 110,217 104,162
Maryland 953,323 692,881 18,665 4,983 74,897 26,371 127,286 346 7,895 352,649 373,493
Massachusetts 1,244,433 878,976 24,053 6,571 93,624 27,805 197,619 557 15,229 464,596 480,474
Michigan 2,260,292 1,561,578 54,224 13,923 194,303 56,653 354,018 1,961 23,630 813,918 797,172
Minnesota 977,740 723,105 21,256 4,686 77,415 20,716 122,464 332 7,765 383,446 367,403
Mississippi 584,009 361,043 10,498 4,090 49,660 20,643 127,810 707 9,558 187,648 194,809
Missouri 1,233,418 841,736 25,056 6,261 103,535 31,677 210,590 880 13,683 445,962 442,329
Montana 199,474 143,491 4,854 1,086 17,248 4,609 26,580 142 1,464 79,802 69,986
Nebraska 330,570 241,198 7,661 1,612 29,788 7,395 40,263 125 2,528 129,807 130,028
Nevada 450,839 332,916 8,107 2,359 30,391 10,119 63,037 232 3,677 182,163 153,993
New Hampshire 285,653 204,859 4,875 1,264 18,826 5,759 46,101 133 3,836 108,501 101,581
New Jersey 1,773,403 1,322,502 32,391 10,225 133,159 39,917 218,001 973 16,237 666,805 717,656
New Mexico 360,511 245,756 9,510 2,089 29,497 9,630 60,092 346 3,591 134,825 123,568
New York 3,704,726 2,652,909 76,285 24,574 281,865 83,147 543,799 2,841 39,305 1,332,838 1,450,538
North Carolina 1,881,592 1,314,890 29,442 9,423 130,547 45,949 329,340 1,257 20,746 652,545 675,247
North Dakota 121,750 86,069 3,897 596 13,993 2,896 13,478 52 769 49,012 47,448
Ohio 2,282,955 1,560,764 66,190 11,738 239,898 58,317 324,535 1,846 19,668 860,758 840,566
Oklahoma 728,656 489,061 16,206 3,830 66,174 20,570 124,537 690 7,588 262,421 261,520
Oregon 784,439 574,612 17,616 4,439 62,244 14,937 104,605 530 5,455 303,856 285,742
Pennsylvania 2,866,806 2,030,460 66,075 14,006 264,904 63,561 399,089 2,046 26,665 1,060,982 1,107,995
Rhode Island 221,751 159,868 3,126 1,171 15,052 4,527 35,519 94 2,395 80,146 86,736
South Carolina 991,098 680,694 16,460 5,362 72,459 25,771 178,137 738 11,477 347,276 341,426
South Dakota 155,859 114,406 3,921 689 14,564 3,586 17,629 51 1,013 63,436 58,922
Tennessee 1,311,420 877,122 27,283 7,179 108,933 35,102 239,219 1,273 15,309 457,246 456,955
Texas 3,556,653 2,381,531 105,631 20,855 344,734 105,602 556,089 3,757 38,453 1,342,908 1,246,595
Utah 350,818 251,583 10,755 2,320 26,871 11,464 44,294 219 3,313 141,944 123,522
Vermont 137,480 98,530 2,736 812 10,323 2,791 20,742 66 1,481 52,428 49,686
Virginia 1,392,064 978,605 29,555 7,591 110,831 34,544 215,103 1,161 14,675 509,299 514,622
Washington 1,229,800 890,170 29,948 6,857 94,566 25,286 172,292 732 9,949 479,553 444,734
West Virginia 460,157 268,708 14,474 2,431 51,419 12,151 103,216 1,387 6,372 154,976 149,251
Wisconsin 1,182,238 865,480 23,285 6,198 95,008 26,062 155,465 558 10,181 450,899 439,769
Wyoming 99,423 72,714 2,296 477 8,164 2,498 12,515 55 705 40,736 34,665
4 ♦ OASDI Beneficiaries by State and County, 2010
Table 3.
Amount of benefits in current-payment status, by state or other area, type of benefit, and sex
of beneficiaries aged 65 or older, December 2010 (in thousands of dollars)
Retirement Survivors
Widow(er)s Disability Aged 65 or older
Retired and Disabled
State or area Total workers Spouses Children parents Children workers Spouses Children Men Women
Outlying areas
American Samoa 3,656 1,481 61 125 377 406 1,056 12 138 905 751
Guam 9,918 6,098 353 205 991 763 1,360 12 136 3,621 2,859
Northern Mariana
Islands 1,346 768 36 72 146 152 159 1 12 477 284
Puerto Rico 578,862 306,090 22,053 5,012 54,863 17,457 159,141 2,311 11,937 179,593 170,317
U.S. Virgin 18,293 13,827 452 235 1,157 592 1,853 17 160 7,229 6,480
Foreign countries 320,754 209,415 22,312 3,925 60,530 10,099 13,066 204 1,203 137,211 133,132
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
CONTACT: Sheron Matthews (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
File available from:
Social Security Administration, Office of Retirement and Disability Policy
OASDI Beneficiaries by State and County, 2010
http://www.socialsecurity.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/oasdi_sc/2010/
OASDI Beneficiaries by State and County, 2010 ♦ 5
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 2010
Retirement Survivors Disability Aged 65 or older
ANSI Retired Widow(er)s Disabled
County Code Total workers Spouses Children and parents Children workers Spouses Children Men Women
Total, North
Carolina 37 1,757,135 1,125,816 48,436 15,807 125,013 62,907 310,399 4,759 63,998 487,875 665,233
Alamance 37001 30,590 20,735 675 245 1,965 1,005 4,945 50 970 8,630 12,285
Alexander 37003 7,770 5,130 165 50 485 260 1,360 20 300 2,210 2,845
Alleghany 37005 3,265 2,175 90 35 220 85 555 15 90 945 1,255
Anson 37007 5,600 3,220 100 50 460 270 1,235 15 250 1,350 1,990
Ashe 37009 7,280 4,855 245 65 570 205 1,125 20 195 2,185 2,825
Avery 37011 4,055 2,750 135 30 330 105 585 5 115 1,280 1,585
Beaufort 37013 13,005 8,210 435 95 1,095 430 2,290 40 410 3,770 4,785
Bertie 37015 5,630 3,020 150 55 490 235 1,345 20 315 1,325 1,970
Bladen 37017 8,040 4,280 205 70 700 415 1,940 40 390 1,940 2,660
Brunswick 37019 31,435 22,760 980 185 1,905 705 4,095 85 720 10,395 11,235
Buncombe 37021 51,330 33,780 1,635 450 3,840 1,460 8,610 85 1,470 14,695 20,385
Burke 37023 20,580 13,150 360 245 1,230 900 3,890 50 755 5,510 7,590
Cabarrus 37025 28,905 19,540 595 240 1,715 1,035 4,665 65 1,050 8,160 11,135
Caldwell 37027 19,005 12,160 410 150 1,255 610 3,640 55 725 5,335 6,880
Camden 37029 1,860 1,210 85 10 155 60 270 10 65 580 710
Carteret 37031 16,280 11,310 575 95 1,240 380 2,300 40 335 5,175 6,300
Caswell 37033 5,855 3,465 155 55 450 200 1,245 20 265 1,535 2,025
Catawba 37035 33,455 23,065 635 245 2,125 985 5,310 70 1,020 9,730 13,030
Chatham 37037 13,905 10,240 470 95 890 340 1,555 15 300 4,520 5,880
Cherokee 37039 8,640 5,625 280 65 670 225 1,470 35 265 2,665 3,145
Chowan 37041 3,910 2,550 145 50 355 115 570 10 115 1,175 1,540
Clay 37043 3,330 2,295 115 45 245 70 495 10 55 1,065 1,235
Cleveland 37045 24,100 14,995 460 210 1,515 920 4,980 85 935 6,255 8,750
Columbus 37047 14,160 7,450 380 145 1,260 630 3,465 75 755 3,360 4,805
Craven 37049 21,295 14,295 715 155 1,550 620 3,300 50 610 6,425 8,310
Cumberland 37051 47,960 26,025 1,665 500 4,225 2,470 10,375 215 2,485 11,695 16,575
Currituck 37053 4,160 2,745 125 35 340 155 610 15 140 1,280 1,515
Dare 37055 6,925 5,055 235 55 475 190 750 15 155 2,295 2,675
Davidson 37057 34,205 22,395 735 230 2,245 1,055 6,245 95 1,205 9,670 12,695
Davie 37059 9,245 6,385 300 75 595 265 1,295 25 305 2,805 3,630
Duplin 37061 10,340 6,190 295 85 900 425 2,030 35 380 2,765 3,835
Durham 37063 35,800 23,190 805 380 2,280 1,460 6,425 30 1,230 9,515 14,165
Edgecombe 37065 12,295 6,810 230 135 920 555 2,975 35 635 2,785 4,275
Forsyth 37067 63,440 42,965 1,850 565 4,385 2,045 9,715 100 1,815 18,040 25,945
Franklin 37069 10,555 6,415 230 85 715 390 2,245 30 445 2,795 3,690
Gaston 37071 42,545 26,560 800 310 2,780 1,470 8,790 125 1,710 10,960 15,705
Gates 37073 2,550 1,490 105 15 240 100 475 15 110 720 880
Graham 37075 2,315 1,375 85 15 210 65 445 10 110 670 800
Granville 37077 10,805 6,435 165 165 720 765 2,100 25 430 2,750 3,745
Greene 37079 3,585 2,115 80 30 285 130 770 15 165 905 1,280
Guilford 37081 83,335 56,210 2,170 770 5,380 2,860 13,075 140 2,730 23,655 33,705
Halifax 37083 14,785 7,950 360 150 1,345 645 3,525 70 740 3,510 5,125
Harnett 37085 17,880 10,400 430 135 1,320 800 3,865 70 860 4,550 6,215
Haywood 37087 17,075 11,155 760 125 1,395 420 2,680 60 480 5,180 6,720
Henderson 37089 29,550 21,020 1,295 195 2,110 575 3,705 60 590 9,615 12,455
Hertford 37091 5,320 2,955 145 55 465 210 1,230 30 225 1,310 1,955
Hoke 37093 5,970 3,005 125 70 395 345 1,605 20 405 1,315 1,805
Hyde 37095 1,070 640 45 15 135 40 160 0 35 300 420
Iredell 37097 29,680 19,760 705 270 1,910 1,030 4,765 85 1,155 8,435 11,305
Jackson 37099 7,715 5,310 250 60 575 190 1,135 20 170 2,395 2,960
Johnston 37101 27,505 16,195 585 245 2,000 1,135 5,870 105 1,370 6,905 9,500
Jones 37103 2,505 1,495 85 20 210 90 500 10 95 685 905
Lee 37105 11,570 7,295 285 95 890 450 2,100 20 435 3,120 4,395
Lenoir 37107 14,635 8,655 350 180 1,100 860 2,865 50 575 3,695 5,450
Lincoln 37109 14,490 9,570 315 115 880 425 2,615 40 530 4,065 5,230
6 ♦ OASDI Beneficiaries by State and County, 2010
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 2010
Retirement Survivors Disability Aged 65 or older
ANSI Retired Widow(er)s Disabled
County Code Total workers Spouses Children and parents Children workers Spouses Children Men Women
McDowell 37111 11,165 6,895 280 95 700 325 2,385 30 455 3,070 3,940
Macon 37113 10,615 7,555 445 80 770 215 1,305 25 220 3,465 4,370
Madison 37115 5,345 3,270 200 45 435 120 1,055 15 205 1,545 1,920
Martin 37117 5,925 3,505 145 35 505 210 1,265 25 235 1,495 2,230
Mecklenburg 37119 112,260 73,495 3,370 1,190 8,095 4,480 17,515 230 3,885 30,660 44,585
Mitchell 37121 4,405 2,720 150 45 345 130 845 25 150 1,250 1,680
Montgomery 37123 5,780 3,630 115 45 350 210 1,195 20 215 1,540 2,085
Moore 37125 23,975 17,490 1,015 160 1,580 530 2,645 35 520 8,130 10,060
Nash 37127 19,765 11,955 430 155 1,610 855 3,905 55 800 5,075 7,310
New Hanover 37129 37,560 25,065 1,310 385 2,845 1,110 5,650 75 1,120 10,910 14,835
Northampton 37131 5,840 3,385 160 35 540 220 1,210 30 260 1,525 2,175
Onslow 37133 20,315 11,970 750 180 1,720 860 3,805 95 935 5,510 7,155
Orange 37135 16,960 11,705 520 230 1,040 595 2,365 15 490 5,075 6,970
Pamlico 37137 3,695 2,535 130 30 280 105 505 10 100 1,210 1,400
Pasquotank 37139 7,745 4,935 245 75 685 290 1,215 30 270 2,125 3,095
Pender 37141 11,045 6,995 335 105 810 325 2,025 45 405 3,215 3,915
Perquimans 37143 3,700 2,555 145 25 290 100 480 10 95 1,195 1,455
Person 37145 9,005 5,585 205 65 630 320 1,840 20 340 2,415 3,285
Pitt 37147 25,760 14,935 645 270 1,955 1,100 5,620 60 1,175 6,330 9,120
Polk 37149 5,875 4,210 235 60 445 130 670 5 120 1,890 2,470
Randolph 37151 29,175 19,390 550 210 1,690 945 5,185 85 1,120 8,270 10,910
Richmond 37153 11,085 5,910 195 115 765 440 3,000 50 615 2,495 3,635
Robeson 37155 25,245 12,845 505 325 1,995 1,330 6,550 125 1,570 5,605 7,800
Rockingham 37157 23,390 14,445 485 165 1,585 800 4,810 95 1,010 6,115 8,595
Rowan 37159 29,735 18,850 635 235 1,875 1,030 5,825 70 1,210 7,995 11,010
Rutherford 37161 16,850 10,775 345 130 1,100 490 3,350 70 590 4,595 6,130
Sampson 37163 13,335 7,825 305 95 1,075 530 2,875 55 575 3,405 4,875
Scotland 37165 9,090 4,670 155 120 610 435 2,500 40 560 1,985 2,855
Stanly 37167 13,590 9,070 250 105 820 465 2,380 40 460 3,790 5,215
Stokes 37169 10,125 6,480 270 65 720 335 1,855 30 370 2,820 3,750
Surry 37171 17,830 11,185 455 130 1,270 540 3,470 65 715 4,715 6,805
Swain 37173 3,835 2,390 105 35 290 165 720 10 120 1,075 1,350
Transylvania 37175 9,610 6,870 445 55 705 155 1,165 15 200 3,190 4,040
Tyrrell 37177 845 530 35 5 80 30 140 5 20 255 320
Union 37179 27,070 18,290 760 275 1,820 1,070 3,785 100 970 7,970 10,365
Vance 37181 10,610 5,890 190 110 810 450 2,570 35 555 2,475 3,630
Wake 37183 105,880 70,835 3,475 1,115 7,140 3,985 15,410 220 3,700 30,385 41,890
Warren 37185 4,680 2,705 115 50 365 225 1,005 25 190 1,250 1,650
Washington 37187 3,445 1,950 165 40 365 130 610 25 155 920 1,290
Watauga 37189 8,065 5,795 315 75 555 220 950 10 145 2,640 3,250
Wayne 37191 23,685 13,655 620 340 1,880 1,330 4,780 65 1,015 5,925 8,585
Wilkes 37193 17,870 11,020 490 140 1,335 610 3,525 45 705 4,985 6,430
Wilson 37195 18,090 10,925 465 155 1,345 685 3,775 40 700 4,680 6,720
Yadkin 37197 8,850 5,745 230 55 630 285 1,530 15 360 2,525 3,370
Yancey 37199 5,325 3,350 240 35 420 115 955 20 185 1,580 2,000
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: ANSI = American National Standards Institute
CONTACT: Sheron Matthews (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
File available from:
Social Security Administration, Office of Retirement and Disability Policy
OASDI Beneficiaries by State and County, 2010
http://www.socialsecurity.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/oasdi_sc/2010/
OASDI Beneficiaries by State and County, 2010 ♦ 7
North Carolina
Table 5.
Amount of benefits in current-payment status, by county, type of benefit, and sex of
beneficiaries aged 65 or older, December 2010 (in thousands of dollars)
Retirement Survivors Disability Aged 65 or older
ANSI Retired Widow(er)s Disabled
County Code Total workers Spouses Children and parents Children workers Spouses Children Men Women
Total, North
Carolina 37 1,881,592 1,314,890 29,442 9,423 130,547 45,949 329,340 1,257 20,746 652,545 675,247
Alamance 37001 33,571 24,572 419 144 2,112 747 5,232 13 331 11,674 12,939
Alexander 37003 8,150 5,782 94 31 491 205 1,445 5 97 2,860 2,793
Alleghany 37005 3,152 2,237 50 21 200 56 557 2 28 1,106 1,125
Anson 37007 5,513 3,501 56 26 407 181 1,262 3 77 1,675 1,906
Ashe 37009 7,056 5,071 121 37 508 137 1,117 6 59 2,523 2,532
Avery 37011 4,064 2,953 71 16 320 72 597 2 33 1,536 1,487
Beaufort 37013 13,530 9,326 255 58 1,097 313 2,349 8 124 4,978 4,540
Bertie 37015 5,047 3,012 73 31 416 127 1,294 5 89 1,494 1,687
Bladen 37017 7,652 4,532 108 38 607 273 1,952 11 131 2,334 2,411
Brunswick 37019 36,346 28,014 612 111 2,111 517 4,708 27 246 14,758 11,455
Buncombe 37021 55,174 39,255 1,006 270 4,173 1,083 8,881 25 480 19,554 20,715
Burke 37023 21,518 14,880 211 156 1,241 672 4,098 12 247 7,049 7,706
Cabarrus 37025 32,397 23,547 376 156 1,877 817 5,232 19 373 11,323 11,794
Caldwell 37027 19,827 13,747 234 84 1,252 441 3,830 13 227 6,867 6,852
Camden 37029 1,861 1,283 44 7 164 44 297 2 20 706 644
Carteret 37031 17,166 12,671 322 60 1,292 298 2,395 13 116 6,653 6,031
Caswell 37033 5,849 3,754 79 27 409 137 1,349 6 88 1,860 1,896
Catawba 37035 37,209 27,488 403 149 2,310 763 5,755 15 326 13,376 13,733
Chatham 37037 16,303 12,710 329 66 1,053 277 1,758 4 106 6,467 6,309
Cherokee 37039 8,703 6,100 143 40 655 151 1,530 9 75 3,261 2,915
Chowan 37041 3,886 2,755 78 26 340 77 568 2 39 1,451 1,407
Clay 37043 3,425 2,521 63 21 239 58 505 2 16 1,301 1,162
Cleveland 37045 25,472 17,258 276 131 1,518 656 5,322 21 291 8,230 8,882
Columbus 37047 13,571 7,936 201 80 1,117 428 3,553 21 235 4,045 4,397
Craven 37049 22,167 16,047 419 98 1,539 444 3,411 15 194 8,292 7,897
Cumberland 37051 47,177 28,540 947 281 4,112 1,694 10,761 61 781 14,728 15,539
Currituck 37053 4,374 3,063 72 21 372 128 669 4 45 1,637 1,456
Dare 37055 7,781 6,038 148 36 527 160 817 4 49 3,160 2,698
Davidson 37057 37,124 26,217 437 140 2,372 805 6,728 26 398 12,968 13,049
Davie 37059 10,375 7,704 200 49 655 203 1,459 7 100 3,904 3,735
Duplin 37061 9,728 6,350 149 48 791 274 2,001 8 106 3,204 3,368
Durham 37063 40,515 28,851 543 231 2,567 1,035 6,863 8 417 13,264 15,940
Edgecombe 37065 11,880 7,300 126 63 835 355 2,997 10 193 3,424 4,009
Forsyth 37067 72,803 53,224 1,245 352 5,125 1,545 10,647 33 633 25,508 28,432
Franklin 37069 10,923 7,234 126 51 670 269 2,427 6 139 3,580 3,569
Gaston 37071 46,296 31,447 502 188 2,925 1,126 9,503 31 573 14,934 16,433
Gates 37073 2,517 1,572 60 10 241 75 522 5 33 867 787
Graham 37075 2,150 1,394 42 8 186 44 438 2 36 758 682
Granville 37077 10,922 7,081 91 102 654 592 2,245 6 151 3,329 3,660
Greene 37079 3,435 2,197 44 18 246 90 785 2 53 1,072 1,141
Guilford 37081 94,808 69,696 1,451 477 6,181 2,101 13,946 40 916 33,684 37,025
Halifax 37083 14,069 8,530 185 70 1,162 413 3,480 15 215 4,233 4,733
Harnett 37085 17,748 11,287 238 73 1,258 538 4,071 16 267 5,679 5,815
Haywood 37087 18,186 12,843 454 79 1,481 317 2,829 17 166 6,786 6,542
Henderson 37089 33,139 25,132 818 127 2,415 438 3,991 14 205 13,218 12,692
Hertford 37091 5,083 3,162 78 27 403 137 1,208 7 62 1,589 1,769
Hoke 37093 5,589 3,118 63 32 356 229 1,663 6 123 1,539 1,655
Hyde 37095 939 607 20 5 114 24 156 0 11 322 337
Iredell 37097 32,859 23,675 442 165 2,108 797 5,257 23 392 11,723 11,782
Jackson 37099 8,021 5,911 151 38 586 131 1,146 6 52 3,048 2,815
Johnston 37101 28,217 18,229 319 133 1,945 824 6,296 25 447 8,911 9,255
Jones 37103 2,329 1,477 42 11 188 61 512 3 36 781 750
Lee 37105 12,378 8,547 167 54 943 324 2,201 5 139 4,215 4,482
Lenoir 37107 14,316 9,344 203 103 1,026 560 2,889 14 176 4,503 5,164
Lincoln 37109 15,974 11,359 200 71 940 340 2,881 10 173 5,606 5,379
8 ♦ OASDI Beneficiaries by State and County, 2010
North Carolina
Table 5.
Amount of benefits in current-payment status, by county, type of benefit, and sex of
beneficiaries aged 65 or older, December 2010 (in thousands of dollars)
Retirement Survivors Disability Aged 65 or older
ANSI Retired Widow(er)s Disabled
County Code Total workers Spouses Children and parents Children workers Spouses Children Men Women
McDowell 37111 11,353 7,572 149 59 683 233 2,502 8 148 3,827 3,764
Macon 37113 11,082 8,398 260 52 799 154 1,341 7 70 4,435 4,113
Madison 37115 5,049 3,363 95 22 370 80 1,054 3 63 1,718 1,697
Martin 37117 5,823 3,772 79 19 459 147 1,272 8 66 1,861 2,064
Mecklenburg 37119 129,179 92,796 2,289 725 9,581 3,423 19,026 62 1,278 44,993 49,399
Mitchell 37121 4,262 2,855 76 21 312 83 870 4 42 1,467 1,520
Montgomery 37123 5,909 4,040 71 26 321 147 1,239 4 61 1,953 2,022
Moore 37125 27,219 21,172 671 104 1,818 411 2,865 9 168 11,390 10,322
Nash 37127 20,258 13,387 250 89 1,559 580 4,117 15 260 6,578 7,070
New Hanover 37129 42,662 30,879 864 257 3,328 855 6,083 19 376 15,644 15,677
Northampton 37131 5,586 3,564 85 22 465 147 1,219 7 78 1,833 1,941
Onslow 37133 19,491 12,509 403 99 1,689 622 3,870 25 274 6,615 6,373
Orange 37135 20,176 15,166 382 151 1,224 501 2,581 5 166 7,571 7,877
Pamlico 37137 3,856 2,821 78 15 281 73 552 3 34 1,570 1,277
Pasquotank 37139 7,556 5,257 131 41 653 206 1,186 7 76 2,571 2,837
Pender 37141 11,744 8,055 192 74 826 227 2,216 13 142 4,231 3,796
Perquimans 37143 3,823 2,849 78 14 294 66 488 3 31 1,527 1,347
Person 37145 9,349 6,238 117 40 584 238 2,006 5 121 3,021 3,190
Pitt 37147 26,264 16,940 377 146 1,918 762 5,771 17 333 8,223 8,947
Polk 37149 6,625 5,039 151 33 524 103 731 1 41 2,589 2,579
Randolph 37151 31,083 22,230 317 123 1,756 714 5,557 24 363 10,825 11,108
Richmond 37153 10,832 6,466 100 60 668 280 3,061 12 187 3,090 3,528
Robeson 37155 22,998 13,218 234 162 1,621 837 6,450 29 446 6,425 7,005
Rockingham 37157 24,593 16,553 266 98 1,535 570 5,240 22 309 7,878 8,697
Rowan 37159 31,886 21,830 377 146 1,968 767 6,371 21 405 10,603 11,248
Rutherford 37161 17,637 12,181 203 76 1,114 331 3,522 19 191 5,878 6,153
Sampson 37163 12,879 8,168 153 50 963 362 2,984 15 183 4,054 4,393
Scotland 37165 9,092 5,323 87 61 551 275 2,621 10 164 2,571 2,846
Stanly 37167 14,480 10,336 149 65 890 347 2,537 9 147 4,989 5,267
Stokes 37169 10,777 7,382 160 44 730 256 2,081 9 117 3,643 3,673
Surry 37171 17,800 12,110 247 78 1,219 373 3,540 18 216 5,784 6,460
Swain 37173 3,524 2,366 54 21 268 101 679 2 33 1,187 1,185
Transylvania 37175 10,861 8,282 284 34 816 108 1,271 3 63 4,429 4,133
Tyrrell 37177 785 533 19 2 72 22 131 1 6 292 264
Union 37179 30,864 22,480 479 163 2,053 922 4,394 29 344 11,410 10,910
Vance 37181 10,433 6,521 105 60 735 283 2,550 9 168 3,132 3,482
Wake 37183 123,412 89,893 2,353 702 8,490 3,228 17,349 59 1,337 44,785 45,802
Warren 37185 4,384 2,805 55 26 300 133 998 7 59 1,437 1,464
Washington 37187 3,572 2,278 99 24 383 87 647 7 47 1,236 1,233
Watauga 37189 8,633 6,651 184 49 563 167 966 4 48 3,451 3,179
Wayne 37191 23,177 14,733 337 212 1,778 937 4,848 15 316 7,258 8,052
Wilkes 37193 17,565 11,748 260 74 1,269 413 3,569 12 221 6,019 5,958
Wilson 37195 18,531 12,215 267 83 1,290 481 3,945 9 240 6,027 6,471
Yadkin 37197 9,181 6,394 127 35 626 209 1,670 5 114 3,155 3,268
Yancey 37199 5,084 3,441 123 19 372 83 987 5 53 1,818 1,746
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: ANSI = American National Standards Institute
CONTACT: Sheron Matthews (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
File available from:
Social Security Administration, Office of Retirement and Disability Policy
OASDI Beneficiaries by State and County, 2010
http://www.socialsecurity.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/oasdi_sc/2010/
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