OASDI Beneficiaries by State and County, 2006

Delaware

Table 4. Number of beneficiaries with benefits in current-payment status, by county, type of benefit, and sex of beneficiaries aged 65 or older, December 2006
County Total Retirement Survivors Disability Aged 65 or older
Retired workers a Spouses Children Widow(er)s b Children Disabled workers Spouses Children Men Women
Total, Delaware c 153,544 100,779 6,163 1,199 12,666 5,593 21,685 302 5,157 46,103 61,176
Kent 26,535 16,615 940 290 2,025 1,350 4,285 45 985 7,590 9,865
New Castle 81,910 52,010 3,600 630 7,320 3,130 11,965 150 3,105 23,890 33,180
Sussex 45,095 32,150 1,620 280 3,320 1,115 5,435 105 1,070 14,620 18,130
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
a. Includes special age-72 beneficiaries.
b. Includes nondisabled widow(er)s, disabled widow(er)s, widowed mothers and fathers, and parents.
c. Includes beneficiaries with unknown county code.
CONTACT: Jennie Park (410) 965-9358 or oasdi.sc@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 2006 (in thousands of dollars)
County Total Retirement Survivors Disability Aged 65 or older
Retired workers a Spouses Children Widow(er)s b Children Disabled workers Spouses Children Men Women
Total, Delaware c 156,827 111,252 3,558 688 13,370 4,018 22,273 79 1,588 58,067 57,895
Kent 25,333 17,301 500 168 1,975 932 4,167 15 277 8,956 8,788
New Castle 86,211 59,838 2,165 370 8,008 2,297 12,491 41 1,003 31,375 32,719
Sussex 45,279 34,113 895 149 3,388 788 5,614 24 306 17,737 16,388
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
a. Includes special age-72 beneficiaries.
b. Includes nondisabled widow(er)s, disabled widow(er)s, widowed mothers and fathers, and parents.
c. Includes beneficiaries with unknown county code.
CONTACT: Jennie Park (410) 965-9358 or oasdi.sc@ssa.gov.