OASDI Beneficiaries by State and County, 2003

North Carolina

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 2003
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, North Carolina c 1,436,124 891,119 55,157 11,627 132,839 59,467 226,041 4,102 55,772 390,685 570,704
Alamance 26,055 17,635 800 200 2,095 925 3,545 45 810 7,320 11,180
Alexander 6,025 3,855 185 35 485 240 975 15 235 1,650 2,305
Alleghany 2,730 1,780 110 15 285 70 405 10 55 790 1,140
Anson 5,195 2,915 145 45 525 255 1,030 20 260 1,225 1,975
Ashe 6,165 3,900 330 55 680 165 860 15 160 1,820 2,495
Avery 3,655 2,340 170 20 365 120 495 5 140 1,145 1,420
Beaufort 10,965 6,345 515 80 1,235 430 1,850 40 470 2,925 4,140
Bertie 5,395 2,720 210 45 620 240 1,135 25 400 1,270 1,925
Bladen 7,360 3,640 245 65 805 375 1,735 40 455 1,620 2,530
Brunswick 20,320 13,260 860 135 1,660 580 3,105 75 645 6,325 7,055
Buncombe 43,295 27,660 2,040 340 4,145 1,430 6,260 75 1,345 12,245 18,335
Burke 17,365 10,975 435 240 1,325 855 2,865 30 640 4,590 6,710
Cabarrus 22,615 15,360 570 140 1,645 860 3,200 40 800 6,400 9,430
Caldwell 15,420 9,750 480 110 1,380 585 2,525 45 545 4,260 6,070
Camden 1,510 935 85 20 160 50 195 10 55 450 575
Carteret 13,680 9,030 735 80 1,320 380 1,730 40 365 4,295 5,390
Caswell 4,670 2,655 150 35 480 205 920 20 205 1,175 1,725
Catawba 26,680 18,265 650 180 2,150 1,005 3,575 45 810 7,630 11,160
Chatham 10,095 6,905 480 55 815 350 1,190 20 280 3,090 4,365
Cherokee 6,950 4,200 310 45 725 215 1,165 35 255 2,005 2,540
Chowan 3,480 2,165 190 30 390 120 455 15 115 1,010 1,455
Clay 2,690 1,730 135 20 290 55 365 10 85 815 1,050
Cleveland 20,685 12,655 545 130 1,670 905 3,820 80 880 5,225 7,960
Columbus 12,940 6,285 470 130 1,485 660 3,020 65 825 2,890 4,430
Craven 17,850 11,455 970 135 1,595 610 2,445 60 580 5,375 7,125
Cumberland 39,030 20,520 1,915 360 4,345 2,360 7,265 175 2,090 9,560 13,810
Currituck 3,330 2,070 155 30 320 180 460 15 100 995 1,185
Dare 5,720 3,940 310 45 515 185 575 15 135 1,920 2,225
Davidson 27,770 18,195 845 175 2,285 915 4,345 70 940 7,835 11,005
Davie 7,060 4,775 310 55 610 200 880 15 215 2,140 2,905
Duplin 9,325 5,185 360 80 1,070 450 1,770 40 370 2,310 3,610
Durham 30,455 19,245 835 300 2,440 1,550 4,820 45 1,220 7,855 12,600
Edgecombe 11,085 6,020 330 110 1,070 605 2,330 35 585 2,520 4,055
Forsyth 53,405 35,955 2,140 415 4,670 1,900 6,720 70 1,535 15,190 23,300
Franklin 7,895 4,405 245 50 745 410 1,590 30 420 1,955 2,810
Gaston 35,805 22,385 810 235 3,050 1,475 6,325 95 1,430 9,055 14,195
Gates 2,180 1,220 120 15 280 125 320 5 95 600 840
Graham 2,040 1,130 105 20 230 60 395 10 90 565 725
Granville 8,795 4,895 220 190 795 775 1,510 25 385 2,110 3,165
Greene 2,935 1,665 115 30 325 135 540 5 120 705 1,195
Guilford 68,865 46,300 2,390 535 5,715 2,645 8,995 105 2,180 19,585 29,685
Halifax 14,000 6,970 505 145 1,640 680 3,020 105 935 3,120 5,005
Harnett 14,135 8,045 490 100 1,385 710 2,630 70 705 3,480 5,215
Haywood 14,620 9,130 940 100 1,600 355 2,045 50 400 4,400 5,960
Henderson 25,155 17,480 1,580 155 2,130 525 2,680 50 555 8,210 10,850
Hertford 5,055 2,680 185 35 595 230 1,005 25 300 1,185 1,935
Hoke 4,595 2,275 130 50 390 325 1,080 25 320 945 1,515
Hyde 1,095 630 65 10 165 55 140 5 25 290 485
Iredell 23,110 15,255 755 160 1,905 935 3,330 60 710 6,575 9,335
Jackson 6,285 3,995 300 60 685 180 870 20 175 1,900 2,475
Johnston 19,960 11,045 640 165 2,040 890 4,070 70 1,040 4,785 7,275
Jones 2,270 1,245 110 20 300 80 405 15 95 595 870
Lee 9,740 5,935 385 65 965 425 1,520 35 410 2,650 3,870
Lenoir 13,395 7,730 420 180 1,365 875 2,240 45 540 3,310 5,280
Lincoln 11,150 7,125 320 70 865 465 1,815 40 450 2,965 4,230
McDowell 9,140 5,575 300 65 815 325 1,630 25 405 2,460 3,505
Macon 8,820 6,010 530 55 880 200 945 25 175 2,855 3,745
Madison 4,450 2,550 245 30 515 120 790 10 190 1,255 1,700
Martin 5,620 3,135 170 40 670 255 1,025 30 295 1,360 2,225
Mecklenburg 85,910 55,505 3,390 775 7,880 4,110 11,235 140 2,875 23,610 36,560
Mitchell 3,955 2,330 180 25 430 145 685 15 145 1,070 1,550
Montgomery 5,015 3,075 115 35 395 215 950 10 220 1,295 1,895
Moore 20,920 14,600 1,305 130 1,735 515 2,090 45 500 7,035 8,965
Nash 16,395 9,350 585 120 1,730 760 2,950 55 845 4,005 6,440
New Hanover 30,690 19,495 1,440 255 2,950 1,010 4,405 70 1,065 8,835 12,315
Northampton 5,655 2,990 215 40 680 240 1,110 40 340 1,355 2,145
Onslow 16,075 9,300 810 135 1,680 755 2,570 75 750 4,355 5,845
Orange 13,805 9,230 590 160 1,155 525 1,730 20 395 4,090 5,920
Pamlico 3,330 2,185 170 30 325 110 400 15 95 1,045 1,285
Pasquotank 6,660 4,000 305 60 785 300 895 35 280 1,800 2,740
Pender 8,710 5,185 385 65 765 330 1,535 40 405 2,480 3,060
Perquimans 3,130 1,970 180 20 335 110 395 20 100 950 1,210
Person 7,290 4,420 250 60 705 295 1,240 20 300 1,910 2,900
Pitt 20,760 11,445 730 210 2,175 1,010 4,025 70 1,095 4,850 7,900
Polk 5,230 3,675 305 25 500 115 495 10 105 1,720 2,360
Randolph 23,765 15,810 640 160 1,820 885 3,555 70 825 6,650 9,540
Richmond 10,255 5,300 235 85 910 470 2,515 50 690 2,225 3,500
Robeson 22,045 10,435 585 290 2,105 1,420 5,530 110 1,570 4,560 6,930
Rockingham 20,155 12,640 615 120 1,735 725 3,445 55 820 5,315 8,040
Rowan 24,805 15,855 715 160 1,965 1,010 3,995 70 1,035 6,675 9,995
Rutherford 14,435 9,150 440 95 1,260 490 2,465 45 490 3,950 5,710
Sampson 12,000 6,635 375 90 1,255 610 2,415 55 565 2,905 4,490
Scotland 7,585 3,740 175 75 660 405 1,965 35 530 1,550 2,495
Stanly 11,825 7,795 285 80 930 475 1,765 20 475 3,265 4,855
Stokes 8,190 4,900 325 60 845 305 1,380 35 340 2,125 3,125
Surry 15,135 9,590 555 90 1,365 470 2,465 55 545 4,060 6,260
Swain 3,195 1,850 120 20 330 180 570 10 115 845 1,175
Transylvania 8,485 5,810 585 35 770 155 915 15 200 2,815 3,525
Tyrrell 855 510 50 10 95 45 110 0 35 250 340
Union 17,955 11,630 615 130 1,595 830 2,480 35 640 5,115 7,120
Vance 9,300 4,905 235 65 875 520 2,045 35 620 2,050 3,310
Wake 73,150 46,925 3,200 610 6,465 3,235 9,925 130 2,660 20,415 29,995
Warren 4,205 2,280 155 50 440 220 815 20 225 1,060 1,505
Washington 3,200 1,730 195 40 405 145 495 15 175 855 1,195
Watauga 6,810 4,590 355 65 655 220 745 15 165 2,180 2,760
Wayne 20,995 11,690 835 280 2,130 1,230 3,800 80 950 5,195 7,845
Wilkes 14,595 8,930 625 120 1,480 515 2,420 45 460 4,125 5,650
Wilson 15,460 8,935 575 130 1,605 705 2,770 45 695 3,825 6,130
Yadkin 7,525 4,810 310 50 740 270 1,105 15 225 2,105 3,040
Yancey 4,580 2,785 315 35 470 105 695 20 155 1,375 1,810
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.
Table 5. Amount of benefits in current-payment status, by county, type of benefit, and sex of beneficiaries aged 65 or older, December 2003 (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, North Carolina c 1,176,652 800,771 25,748 5,323 105,725 34,769 189,262 844 14,209 397,080 439,011
Alamance 22,355 16,310 390 94 1,772 588 2,982 10 209 7,663 9,088
Alexander 4,855 3,336 81 15 374 147 841 3 59 1,604 1,727
Alleghany 2,005 1,389 44 5 192 39 320 2 15 692 759
Anson 3,918 2,441 63 18 360 137 833 4 60 1,155 1,428
Ashe 4,469 3,074 126 23 445 83 680 3 36 1,560 1,658
Avery 2,794 1,954 71 10 272 73 384 0 31 1,055 1,004
Beaufort 8,519 5,473 230 35 938 240 1,490 8 105 2,855 2,931
Bertie 3,636 2,069 82 14 401 120 850 5 95 1,080 1,218
Bladen 5,268 2,898 98 27 524 191 1,402 9 119 1,429 1,701
Brunswick 17,407 12,303 413 65 1,344 340 2,750 17 175 6,674 5,261
Buncombe 35,785 24,809 980 155 3,449 841 5,176 16 360 12,431 14,152
Burke 14,175 9,693 202 117 1,047 512 2,426 7 172 4,534 5,255
Cabarrus 19,623 14,246 284 69 1,411 545 2,843 9 217 6,723 7,709
Caldwell 12,541 8,580 216 50 1,094 350 2,100 9 142 4,225 4,672
Camden 1,133 759 37 6 121 34 163 1 12 413 392
Carteret 10,968 7,784 313 39 1,047 228 1,460 9 87 4,205 3,843
Caswell 3,506 2,159 60 15 324 122 769 4 54 1,043 1,196
Catawba 23,054 16,920 321 88 1,829 625 3,055 9 207 8,068 9,116
Chatham 8,734 6,454 248 25 694 218 1,017 6 73 3,307 3,454
Cherokee 5,323 3,486 126 21 534 129 959 6 63 1,856 1,756
Chowan 2,636 1,800 80 11 285 69 365 2 25 951 1,002
Clay 2,073 1,442 56 8 209 33 302 1 21 760 727
Cleveland 16,939 11,263 254 65 1,311 525 3,277 16 227 5,240 6,204
Columbus 9,326 5,055 192 49 983 341 2,484 13 207 2,579 3,013
Craven 13,965 9,826 423 62 1,191 344 1,968 10 140 5,244 4,993
Cumberland 29,461 17,312 841 159 3,287 1,315 5,976 39 532 9,123 9,771
Currituck 2,623 1,736 65 16 255 111 407 4 30 938 830
Dare 4,916 3,616 147 24 443 127 520 4 36 2,010 1,694
Davidson 23,498 16,619 395 83 1,877 556 3,704 17 247 8,058 8,770
Davie 6,062 4,423 155 25 502 125 775 3 56 2,255 2,251
Duplin 6,572 3,950 135 32 708 249 1,394 9 94 1,948 2,343
Durham 26,313 18,404 440 136 2,076 875 4,065 10 307 8,436 10,697
Edgecombe 8,119 4,894 135 43 740 322 1,833 6 146 2,310 2,823
Forsyth 47,668 34,572 1,116 202 4,197 1,175 5,962 16 428 16,545 19,474
Franklin 5,967 3,705 97 20 512 217 1,308 5 103 1,820 1,990
Gaston 30,282 20,625 394 106 2,505 888 5,392 18 353 9,495 11,565
Gates 1,642 1,000 52 7 206 78 274 2 23 547 573
Graham 1,456 881 40 7 166 36 305 2 19 488 470
Granville 6,638 4,073 86 88 546 463 1,269 7 105 1,880 2,311
Greene 2,118 1,292 45 13 216 76 446 1 30 609 785
Guilford 61,325 44,890 1,268 252 5,055 1,610 7,656 23 572 21,705 25,093
Halifax 10,034 5,783 201 54 1,109 355 2,316 18 197 2,862 3,510
Harnett 10,579 6,625 204 45 1,003 386 2,127 14 173 3,228 3,658
Haywood 12,131 8,211 436 43 1,337 211 1,775 10 108 4,434 4,468
Henderson 21,846 16,329 777 76 1,878 327 2,299 10 151 8,757 8,383
Hertford 3,673 2,177 77 14 403 117 809 6 69 1,083 1,317
Hoke 3,268 1,811 48 22 267 172 873 4 72 827 1,056
Hyde 737 460 23 4 107 25 111 1 6 231 303
Iredell 19,677 13,970 361 78 1,613 576 2,876 12 192 6,919 7,372
Jackson 4,979 3,424 135 24 527 101 723 5 40 1,835 1,773
Johnston 15,120 9,253 251 70 1,452 498 3,322 13 260 4,469 5,173
Jones 1,561 933 42 8 188 41 320 3 26 498 543
Lee 7,921 5,351 184 33 765 240 1,241 6 102 2,742 2,939
Lenoir 10,075 6,426 187 73 982 462 1,793 9 143 3,117 3,772
Lincoln 9,344 6,460 154 28 690 277 1,606 9 120 3,070 3,308
McDowell 7,169 4,736 128 32 613 190 1,362 5 103 2,355 2,585
Macon 7,054 5,145 236 27 690 114 798 5 39 2,750 2,657
Madison 3,139 1,968 85 12 335 66 624 2 46 1,017 1,105
Martin 4,126 2,542 69 16 476 142 808 5 68 1,228 1,556
Mecklenburg 77,713 55,157 1,835 395 7,267 2,554 9,708 30 767 27,115 31,405
Mitchell 2,985 1,915 73 11 306 81 561 3 34 967 1,088
Montgomery 3,889 2,609 51 15 283 117 761 2 51 1,242 1,385
Moore 18,271 13,751 677 62 1,552 320 1,773 9 126 7,620 6,956
Nash 12,604 7,976 253 51 1,275 419 2,410 12 208 3,910 4,631
New Hanover 26,784 18,547 733 125 2,645 646 3,781 15 293 9,708 9,839
Northampton 4,064 2,415 88 17 447 126 890 7 74 1,222 1,429
Onslow 11,776 7,456 330 56 1,244 434 2,066 16 174 3,947 3,901
Orange 12,613 9,205 325 79 1,050 338 1,497 5 113 4,669 5,081
Pamlico 2,591 1,828 75 14 239 61 343 4 26 985 856
Pasquotank 4,924 3,280 126 28 569 154 699 8 61 1,663 1,908
Pender 6,929 4,532 171 31 588 180 1,314 8 104 2,471 2,184
Perquimans 2,393 1,654 75 9 252 60 320 4 20 897 821
Person 5,708 3,772 103 28 505 171 1,050 4 75 1,798 2,120
Pitt 15,904 9,848 326 84 1,610 549 3,209 13 265 4,738 5,796
Polk 4,599 3,446 157 14 449 73 427 1 31 1,830 1,875
Randolph 19,676 14,091 288 76 1,457 534 3,013 15 200 6,692 7,476
Richmond 7,647 4,447 92 37 627 249 2,021 10 165 2,080 2,580
Robeson 15,331 8,242 214 108 1,342 724 4,311 22 368 3,956 4,706
Rockingham 16,437 11,200 267 60 1,301 423 2,961 12 214 5,207 6,235
Rowan 20,586 14,234 336 81 1,620 617 3,420 11 268 6,749 7,909
Rutherford 11,727 8,041 196 44 965 280 2,066 10 125 3,872 4,396
Sampson 8,682 5,231 143 34 843 319 1,957 13 142 2,539 3,043
Scotland 5,853 3,291 76 31 466 212 1,639 7 131 1,523 1,891
Stanly 9,729 6,908 131 37 760 276 1,490 4 123 3,287 3,789
Stokes 6,565 4,236 142 28 627 193 1,237 8 95 2,037 2,257
Surry 11,718 7,990 235 42 1,003 279 2,023 10 136 3,776 4,532
Swain 2,264 1,413 44 9 233 93 439 2 32 710 787
Transylvania 7,455 5,496 287 18 675 97 829 3 50 3,017 2,722
Tyrrell 595 394 19 5 65 23 80 0 8 217 214
Union 15,444 10,787 296 66 1,346 530 2,234 8 177 5,448 5,610
Vance 6,880 4,129 101 26 622 275 1,582 7 138 1,937 2,415
Wake 65,106 45,742 1,659 301 5,842 2,041 8,748 28 744 22,927 24,808
Warren 2,977 1,812 57 18 281 118 636 5 50 918 998
Washington 2,583 1,590 92 16 328 86 430 4 38 882 884
Watauga 5,491 4,019 156 30 494 136 610 3 43 2,131 2,016
Wayne 15,728 9,685 352 129 1,551 715 3,039 16 242 4,800 5,541
Wilkes 11,110 7,363 261 51 1,072 291 1,946 10 116 3,778 3,953
Wilson 11,933 7,618 259 61 1,170 371 2,261 10 183 3,730 4,432
Yadkin 5,950 4,075 129 22 558 157 948 4 57 1,949 2,201
Yancey 3,329 2,220 119 14 313 57 568 3 35 1,196 1,162
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.