OASDI Beneficiaries by State and County, 2004

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 2004
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 1,468,751 912,656 54,060 11,894 131,277 59,906 237,928 4,231 56,799 399,465 578,368
Alamance 26,595 17,930 770 215 2,100 915 3,785 40 840 7,445 11,265
Alexander 6,170 3,960 180 35 480 240 1,010 15 250 1,735 2,355
Alleghany 2,825 1,840 110 20 270 75 450 5 55 790 1,165
Anson 5,190 2,905 130 40 495 270 1,065 25 260 1,225 1,965
Ashe 6,240 3,975 315 50 655 175 895 20 155 1,850 2,520
Avery 3,725 2,410 170 20 355 120 515 10 125 1,190 1,435
Beaufort 11,245 6,545 500 80 1,205 465 1,935 35 480 3,025 4,165
Bertie 5,355 2,730 195 55 595 235 1,160 25 360 1,270 1,905
Bladen 7,330 3,645 220 60 795 385 1,745 40 440 1,630 2,490
Brunswick 21,630 14,290 860 150 1,720 585 3,305 75 645 6,770 7,450
Buncombe 44,170 28,225 1,990 350 4,040 1,480 6,635 85 1,365 12,395 18,530
Burke 17,690 11,155 430 230 1,275 870 3,035 40 655 4,665 6,780
Cabarrus 23,320 15,780 545 135 1,670 900 3,405 40 845 6,530 9,580
Caldwell 15,885 10,000 475 125 1,365 595 2,705 45 575 4,365 6,165
Camden 1,580 970 90 15 150 55 220 10 70 465 580
Carteret 13,940 9,190 710 80 1,305 385 1,870 35 365 4,320 5,445
Caswell 4,745 2,700 155 40 465 215 950 20 200 1,185 1,745
Catawba 27,340 18,625 660 190 2,160 990 3,810 55 850 7,780 11,360
Chatham 10,380 7,135 460 60 810 355 1,245 20 295 3,210 4,405
Cherokee 7,230 4,420 320 40 715 225 1,240 30 240 2,095 2,635
Chowan 3,500 2,195 185 35 380 120 460 15 110 1,015 1,455
Clay 2,790 1,800 130 30 290 65 375 10 90 835 1,105
Cleveland 21,135 12,860 530 140 1,670 925 4,000 80 930 5,325 8,030
Columbus 13,060 6,405 465 120 1,420 665 3,120 65 800 2,940 4,470
Craven 18,185 11,665 930 130 1,600 605 2,585 50 620 5,460 7,190
Cumberland 40,090 21,105 1,900 375 4,330 2,335 7,705 195 2,145 9,790 14,140
Currituck 3,415 2,125 155 30 330 165 490 15 105 1,030 1,220
Dare 5,730 3,960 300 40 500 175 600 20 135 1,915 2,250
Davidson 28,355 18,615 820 175 2,265 920 4,540 75 945 8,045 11,235
Davie 7,325 4,970 310 50 600 200 950 15 230 2,245 2,975
Duplin 9,475 5,330 345 85 1,035 470 1,800 35 375 2,360 3,625
Durham 30,800 19,545 820 295 2,430 1,460 5,005 45 1,200 8,010 12,655
Edgecombe 11,130 6,015 305 115 1,055 625 2,395 30 590 2,525 4,075
Forsyth 54,350 36,445 2,100 435 4,585 1,925 7,185 75 1,600 15,385 23,375
Franklin 8,130 4,595 230 50 735 400 1,680 30 410 2,020 2,910
Gaston 36,425 22,605 825 220 2,965 1,470 6,695 115 1,530 9,195 14,195
Gates 2,175 1,215 115 15 270 110 350 5 95 605 825
Graham 2,070 1,140 100 20 215 65 410 15 105 560 730
Granville 8,950 5,010 205 195 785 770 1,570 20 395 2,130 3,175
Greene 2,990 1,700 110 30 305 135 575 5 130 725 1,200
Guilford 70,155 47,040 2,335 545 5,670 2,670 9,525 115 2,255 19,820 30,005
Halifax 14,020 7,085 485 140 1,560 700 3,075 95 880 3,160 4,960
Harnett 14,470 8,180 480 110 1,385 700 2,810 65 740 3,560 5,280
Haywood 14,960 9,360 915 105 1,570 365 2,165 55 425 4,510 6,030
Henderson 25,770 17,945 1,540 155 2,105 525 2,895 60 545 8,425 10,950
Hertford 5,065 2,675 175 35 600 225 1,030 25 300 1,175 1,935
Hoke 4,740 2,350 120 50 400 335 1,125 20 340 985 1,540
Hyde 1,070 620 60 10 155 50 140 5 30 285 470
Iredell 23,845 15,745 755 170 1,885 950 3,505 75 760 6,780 9,580
Jackson 6,415 4,135 290 60 665 170 905 15 175 1,945 2,525
Johnston 20,615 11,510 630 160 2,030 940 4,265 80 1,000 5,005 7,445
Jones 2,225 1,235 105 20 270 75 410 15 95 600 845
Lee 9,900 6,060 350 70 945 435 1,580 35 425 2,700 3,855
Lenoir 13,525 7,865 410 175 1,315 895 2,290 45 530 3,360 5,320
Lincoln 11,545 7,385 330 75 865 455 1,945 40 450 3,085 4,365
McDowell 9,375 5,705 315 70 790 325 1,730 20 420 2,535 3,510
Macon 9,055 6,225 505 65 855 200 985 25 195 2,935 3,790
Madison 4,545 2,600 245 35 515 115 835 15 185 1,260 1,730
Martin 5,570 3,135 160 40 640 240 1,040 25 290 1,360 2,210
Mecklenburg 88,225 57,050 3,335 790 7,875 4,185 11,885 140 2,965 24,260 37,070
Mitchell 4,025 2,405 180 25 420 140 700 15 140 1,110 1,570
Montgomery 5,015 3,055 115 30 390 215 980 10 220 1,275 1,875
Moore 21,305 14,885 1,270 130 1,720 510 2,220 45 525 7,135 9,065
Nash 16,765 9,635 570 140 1,700 780 3,080 60 800 4,105 6,510
New Hanover 31,680 20,240 1,450 260 2,940 1,020 4,645 65 1,060 9,085 12,690
Northampton 5,665 3,025 205 35 655 235 1,140 35 335 1,340 2,105
Onslow 16,565 9,595 800 145 1,720 755 2,690 85 775 4,490 6,060
Orange 14,030 9,390 585 160 1,135 510 1,835 15 400 4,105 5,960
Pamlico 3,340 2,215 165 25 320 105 410 15 85 1,065 1,300
Pasquotank 6,820 4,095 305 65 775 305 940 40 295 1,835 2,725
Pender 8,985 5,355 370 70 810 335 1,590 40 415 2,585 3,170
Perquimans 3,175 2,035 185 20 320 105 405 15 90 955 1,220
Person 7,420 4,525 240 55 690 305 1,300 15 290 1,955 2,925
Pitt 21,280 11,785 735 210 2,100 1,055 4,235 70 1,090 4,960 8,040
Polk 5,290 3,695 285 25 500 110 540 10 125 1,710 2,385
Randolph 24,380 16,145 615 165 1,785 900 3,845 75 850 6,790 9,675
Richmond 10,300 5,340 230 100 905 455 2,600 45 625 2,295 3,490
Robeson 22,495 10,630 575 280 2,110 1,435 5,750 115 1,600 4,680 6,995
Rockingham 20,495 12,750 600 120 1,710 755 3,635 55 870 5,345 8,115
Rowan 25,340 15,995 710 170 1,975 1,010 4,340 75 1,065 6,735 9,995
Rutherford 14,745 9,300 445 105 1,225 490 2,610 55 515 4,020 5,690
Sampson 12,125 6,690 360 90 1,235 600 2,520 55 575 2,910 4,515
Scotland 7,715 3,830 165 75 650 375 2,065 35 520 1,575 2,500
Stanly 11,915 7,910 265 90 875 465 1,810 20 480 3,310 4,825
Stokes 8,530 5,150 325 65 835 330 1,455 35 335 2,235 3,220
Surry 15,390 9,715 530 95 1,360 490 2,580 50 570 4,095 6,280
Swain 3,265 1,935 120 20 315 175 575 10 115 870 1,190
Transylvania 8,685 6,015 565 40 765 160 925 20 195 2,910 3,565
Tyrrell 840 500 45 10 95 45 115 0 30 245 340
Union 18,870 12,280 635 140 1,605 840 2,640 50 680 5,400 7,415
Vance 9,395 4,965 230 70 865 500 2,115 35 615 2,100 3,245
Wake 76,595 49,225 3,220 630 6,545 3,330 10,655 140 2,850 21,300 31,255
Warren 4,270 2,345 150 60 435 205 830 20 225 1,060 1,530
Washington 3,225 1,740 190 40 410 155 510 15 165 875 1,200
Watauga 6,935 4,735 350 60 635 210 775 15 155 2,255 2,840
Wayne 21,135 11,815 805 280 2,075 1,215 3,900 95 950 5,250 7,905
Wilkes 14,980 9,220 610 125 1,460 515 2,535 40 475 4,235 5,755
Wilson 15,625 9,080 550 125 1,565 705 2,895 45 660 3,885 6,150
Yadkin 7,680 4,900 300 55 725 265 1,170 20 245 2,170 3,050
Yancey 4,700 2,870 305 35 435 100 760 20 175 1,405 1,835
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 2004 (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 1,252,446 852,042 26,157 5,712 108,743 36,339 207,490 902 15,061 422,645 462,644
Alamance 23,682 17,187 389 108 1,839 595 3,326 9 229 8,096 9,504
Alexander 5,164 3,564 82 16 386 153 897 4 64 1,767 1,833
Alleghany 2,165 1,491 46 6 195 42 368 2 16 717 813
Anson 4,070 2,533 61 16 348 153 891 5 64 1,204 1,484
Ashe 4,738 3,260 126 24 452 92 743 5 37 1,653 1,746
Avery 2,987 2,104 70 10 278 70 424 1 30 1,159 1,053
Beaufort 9,137 5,906 232 36 957 266 1,617 8 114 3,101 3,092
Bertie 3,784 2,162 78 19 400 123 908 5 91 1,119 1,267
Bladen 5,483 3,027 93 28 539 201 1,465 9 122 1,508 1,745
Brunswick 19,486 13,872 429 75 1,480 356 3,079 17 179 7,484 5,845
Buncombe 37,903 26,253 993 168 3,481 910 5,702 17 380 13,102 14,823
Burke 14,996 10,212 205 122 1,055 542 2,675 8 177 4,775 5,505
Cabarrus 21,022 15,197 281 73 1,492 595 3,142 9 234 7,139 8,138
Caldwell 13,387 9,122 218 58 1,120 365 2,342 10 153 4,507 4,906
Camden 1,229 815 40 7 120 38 193 1 16 434 407
Carteret 11,661 8,251 315 37 1,071 248 1,638 9 93 4,409 4,036
Caswell 3,710 2,293 62 19 325 131 819 4 57 1,100 1,258
Catawba 24,487 17,885 332 95 1,907 641 3,399 11 218 8,535 9,632
Chatham 9,358 6,927 250 27 726 232 1,113 4 79 3,573 3,635
Cherokee 5,797 3,829 132 20 548 140 1,061 6 62 2,027 1,895
Chowan 2,752 1,893 81 13 288 69 379 3 25 1,004 1,035
Clay 2,242 1,561 58 12 226 38 325 1 23 807 799
Cleveland 17,946 11,880 256 72 1,357 551 3,565 17 246 5,568 6,507
Columbus 9,819 5,345 198 49 988 358 2,653 14 214 2,730 3,154
Craven 14,831 10,402 420 65 1,234 355 2,187 10 158 5,543 5,262
Cumberland 31,489 18,537 871 172 3,401 1,339 6,572 45 552 9,743 10,431
Currituck 2,823 1,871 69 17 274 106 451 4 32 1,026 895
Dare 5,112 3,760 147 22 448 125 566 4 38 2,082 1,779
Davidson 24,960 17,638 396 86 1,924 582 4,051 18 264 8,594 9,299
Davie 6,549 4,787 162 24 513 136 863 3 61 2,461 2,397
Duplin 6,956 4,243 134 34 711 268 1,461 7 99 2,075 2,465
Durham 27,783 19,433 450 142 2,158 874 4,395 8 323 8,949 11,175
Edgecombe 8,489 5,084 129 45 757 333 1,977 6 158 2,415 2,953
Forsyth 50,370 36,409 1,131 222 4,291 1,228 6,611 18 460 17,449 20,331
Franklin 6,461 4,028 95 21 527 231 1,440 7 112 1,968 2,155
Gaston 31,979 21,621 413 107 2,524 929 5,972 21 391 10,022 11,982
Gates 1,713 1,040 52 6 205 74 311 1 24 580 577
Graham 1,529 922 39 7 161 38 333 2 25 506 488
Granville 7,059 4,338 84 92 567 481 1,374 7 117 1,981 2,421
Greene 2,261 1,390 45 14 210 76 490 1 35 660 821
Guilford 64,871 47,299 1,272 269 5,230 1,688 8,462 25 627 22,798 26,394
Halifax 10,493 6,097 198 53 1,094 379 2,455 17 200 3,024 3,606
Harnett 11,294 7,033 210 49 1,046 388 2,367 14 186 3,453 3,872
Haywood 12,867 8,743 440 47 1,351 227 1,932 13 114 4,732 4,676
Henderson 23,302 17,384 787 84 1,937 344 2,599 11 155 9,319 8,795
Hertford 3,831 2,265 72 13 418 126 856 7 73 1,126 1,370
Hoke 3,516 1,938 47 22 291 186 950 4 78 889 1,117
Hyde 749 467 22 4 106 26 114 1 9 232 303
Iredell 21,063 14,979 375 85 1,656 604 3,141 15 208 7,406 7,856
Jackson 5,295 3,689 137 25 529 97 770 4 43 1,960 1,889
Johnston 16,388 10,093 261 69 1,505 541 3,647 15 256 4,903 5,530
Jones 1,595 960 39 9 183 38 336 4 26 525 548
Lee 8,375 5,658 173 35 785 260 1,347 7 109 2,896 3,049
Lenoir 10,606 6,791 190 75 993 493 1,906 10 146 3,293 3,948
Lincoln 10,104 6,975 165 35 720 293 1,779 8 129 3,331 3,544
McDowell 7,656 5,055 138 35 613 196 1,504 5 111 2,523 2,690
Macon 7,499 5,518 233 32 698 117 852 5 43 2,947 2,795
Madison 3,341 2,089 87 15 349 65 687 2 47 1,067 1,179
Martin 4,287 2,653 67 17 472 140 863 4 71 1,288 1,607
Mecklenburg 82,640 58,650 1,861 426 7,513 2,683 10,660 31 816 28,816 32,978
Mitchell 3,155 2,049 76 12 309 79 592 4 35 1,045 1,140
Montgomery 4,056 2,705 53 13 286 128 816 1 53 1,282 1,429
Moore 19,328 14,544 684 67 1,598 320 1,966 10 138 8,028 7,314
Nash 13,443 8,543 258 65 1,301 447 2,612 13 203 4,179 4,864
New Hanover 28,752 19,963 763 130 2,744 678 4,169 14 291 10,349 10,549
Northampton 4,249 2,531 86 16 452 126 954 6 78 1,264 1,461
Onslow 12,589 7,973 341 68 1,327 445 2,237 19 180 4,219 4,208
Orange 13,311 9,701 335 86 1,071 339 1,652 4 122 4,865 5,319
Pamlico 2,727 1,938 74 11 247 60 367 4 26 1,061 905
Pasquotank 5,246 3,482 129 31 587 166 771 9 71 1,756 1,966
Pender 7,469 4,867 172 34 653 202 1,418 9 114 2,672 2,360
Perquimans 2,542 1,783 78 10 250 58 340 4 19 942 863
Person 6,072 4,016 103 27 513 184 1,150 3 76 1,922 2,231
Pitt 16,995 10,551 340 89 1,617 592 3,517 14 275 5,071 6,129
Polk 4,817 3,601 152 13 466 74 474 1 36 1,896 1,976
Randolph 21,008 14,938 288 84 1,481 572 3,407 18 221 7,102 7,879
Richmond 8,047 4,678 94 45 648 246 2,168 9 159 2,235 2,681
Robeson 16,253 8,710 218 107 1,385 753 4,664 23 392 4,227 4,935
Rockingham 17,335 11,713 266 63 1,333 460 3,264 12 224 5,450 6,528
Rowan 21,811 14,873 347 86 1,682 637 3,884 14 288 7,088 8,191
Rutherford 12,410 8,466 203 52 979 284 2,276 12 137 4,098 4,534
Sampson 9,161 5,515 141 38 853 321 2,130 13 150 2,684 3,177
Scotland 6,234 3,531 75 35 476 201 1,780 7 130 1,629 1,982
Stanly 10,186 7,258 127 44 746 293 1,591 4 123 3,446 3,903
Stokes 7,151 4,641 145 32 652 218 1,359 9 95 2,242 2,436
Surry 12,389 8,404 231 44 1,045 294 2,212 10 149 3,968 4,733
Swain 2,411 1,537 47 10 236 92 455 2 32 768 832
Transylvania 7,947 5,914 288 22 703 105 861 4 50 3,268 2,870
Tyrrell 611 396 18 3 69 25 90 0 8 217 226
Union 16,910 11,877 317 74 1,400 552 2,478 12 198 6,021 6,067
Vance 7,240 4,353 101 29 629 277 1,700 8 145 2,080 2,449
Wake 70,872 49,854 1,735 329 6,139 2,165 9,788 29 832 24,847 26,898
Warren 3,135 1,923 57 21 282 110 686 4 53 953 1,052
Washington 2,696 1,644 92 17 347 92 462 4 38 935 917
Watauga 5,855 4,326 159 31 505 136 653 4 41 2,310 2,154
Wayne 16,487 10,172 353 140 1,571 729 3,255 18 248 5,069 5,812
Wilkes 11,849 7,879 263 53 1,107 303 2,112 9 124 4,035 4,187
Wilson 12,624 8,066 256 61 1,201 377 2,470 10 184 3,946 4,651
Yadkin 6,334 4,323 132 25 573 167 1,047 5 61 2,100 2,302
Yancey 3,594 2,395 121 14 306 57 655 4 41 1,274 1,242
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.