OASDI Beneficiaries by State and County, 2003

New Jersey

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, New Jersey c 1,363,838 935,604 56,962 12,841 127,275 50,180 140,691 2,951 37,334 420,124 610,306
Atlantic 45,140 30,435 1,600 405 3,990 1,870 5,370 75 1,395 13,540 19,335
Bergen 150,290 111,235 7,130 1,200 13,705 3,585 10,775 215 2,445 50,635 72,455
Burlington 71,375 48,290 3,355 635 7,110 2,585 7,100 125 2,175 22,275 31,465
Camden 80,945 51,225 3,500 845 8,560 3,565 10,195 225 2,830 23,280 34,730
Cape May 25,265 17,595 1,090 235 2,440 975 2,285 55 590 8,060 11,140
Cumberland 25,955 16,035 845 390 2,320 1,455 3,775 85 1,050 7,100 10,465
Essex 111,735 72,100 3,975 1,315 9,900 6,030 14,705 290 3,420 31,585 47,845
Gloucester 41,770 26,315 1,945 340 4,570 1,665 5,220 110 1,605 11,950 17,615
Hudson 75,335 49,120 2,950 895 6,785 3,185 9,800 290 2,310 21,740 32,100
Hunterdon 17,335 12,225 795 335 1,545 785 1,295 15 340 5,690 7,450
Mercer 56,975 38,370 1,980 915 4,800 3,595 5,840 70 1,405 16,970 25,135
Middlesex 110,275 76,145 4,480 985 10,320 3,635 11,325 235 3,150 34,210 49,530
Monmouth 98,405 66,890 4,520 740 10,155 3,350 9,680 215 2,855 30,115 44,645
Morris 68,410 49,750 3,155 575 6,205 1,940 5,455 70 1,260 22,755 31,495
Ocean 138,385 102,365 5,435 660 12,435 2,920 11,165 290 3,115 45,095 66,005
Passaic 72,650 48,165 2,805 900 6,320 2,870 8,910 235 2,445 21,520 31,295
Salem 12,895 8,175 635 85 1,380 470 1,590 35 525 3,820 5,340
Somerset 40,305 28,950 1,740 345 3,615 1,350 3,265 50 990 12,995 18,615
Sussex 20,080 12,910 825 190 1,875 805 2,590 50 835 5,915 7,920
Union 82,430 57,205 3,390 715 7,425 3,005 8,460 165 2,065 25,500 37,705
Warren 17,875 12,100 810 135 1,820 540 1,890 50 530 5,375 8,015
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, New Jersey c 1,285,403 951,510 28,872 6,409 121,495 33,847 131,570 687 11,012 484,717 538,850
Atlantic 40,041 29,068 773 186 3,664 1,162 4,789 19 380 14,538 16,305
Bergen 152,874 120,239 3,790 662 13,973 2,750 10,594 55 812 62,598 67,457
Burlington 67,062 48,797 1,735 331 6,846 1,844 6,823 30 656 25,641 27,205
Camden 72,355 50,231 1,747 384 7,873 2,201 9,110 48 762 25,941 29,540
Cape May 22,794 16,968 540 119 2,301 638 2,069 10 149 8,835 9,291
Cumberland 22,422 15,398 398 182 2,013 876 3,274 18 262 7,603 8,831
Essex 101,635 72,687 1,997 610 9,034 3,430 12,858 65 954 35,930 42,532
Gloucester 37,747 25,734 960 177 4,258 1,151 4,980 27 460 13,281 14,784
Hudson 62,534 44,422 1,196 363 5,702 1,828 8,378 59 586 21,515 26,188
Hunterdon 17,464 13,140 444 192 1,565 637 1,356 5 125 6,962 6,752
Mercer 54,206 39,945 1,051 478 4,573 2,418 5,304 16 421 19,781 22,878
Middlesex 106,831 79,250 2,215 509 10,058 2,622 11,122 58 998 40,233 44,882
Monmouth 94,581 68,930 2,393 392 9,861 2,503 9,517 56 929 35,390 39,636
Morris 69,656 53,720 1,736 325 6,372 1,572 5,483 18 431 28,210 28,957
Ocean 130,388 101,320 2,697 356 11,917 2,057 11,033 71 937 50,894 56,843
Passaic 65,603 47,876 1,340 389 5,852 1,735 7,743 46 621 24,207 27,268
Salem 11,590 7,978 315 43 1,292 320 1,493 6 141 4,188 4,437
Somerset 41,167 31,453 967 202 3,689 1,083 3,409 15 348 16,206 17,281
Sussex 18,879 13,157 418 101 1,778 618 2,545 11 249 6,856 6,856
Union 78,816 59,018 1,748 343 7,133 2,013 7,881 40 639 29,776 33,984
Warren 16,753 12,176 411 66 1,740 390 1,807 14 151 6,134 6,941
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.