OASDI Beneficiaries by State and County, 2006

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 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, North Carolina c 1,550,340 970,774 52,895 12,677 128,785 61,114 261,068 4,385 58,642 424,368 603,191
Alamance 27,810 18,715 750 200 2,090 925 4,205 40 885 7,735 11,620
Alexander 6,605 4,255 175 35 480 245 1,140 20 255 1,870 2,515
Alleghany 2,960 1,945 95 20 255 75 470 10 90 860 1,175
Anson 5,210 2,925 120 45 465 270 1,105 20 260 1,250 1,950
Ashe 6,515 4,240 290 60 615 180 950 25 155 1,925 2,645
Avery 3,760 2,475 155 20 330 125 535 5 115 1,195 1,475
Beaufort 11,685 7,010 490 75 1,130 450 2,050 40 440 3,195 4,330
Bertie 5,410 2,775 190 60 545 235 1,245 25 335 1,270 1,895
Bladen 7,570 3,825 220 70 745 385 1,860 35 430 1,720 2,560
Brunswick 24,615 16,825 910 160 1,775 620 3,580 80 665 7,810 8,465
Buncombe 46,160 29,705 1,895 390 3,980 1,390 7,340 100 1,360 13,080 19,050
Burke 18,630 11,830 400 220 1,280 875 3,325 40 660 4,945 7,075
Cabarrus 24,410 16,480 555 155 1,665 895 3,720 50 890 6,855 9,860
Caldwell 16,870 10,665 450 125 1,325 630 3,025 45 605 4,660 6,375
Camden 1,665 1,020 85 10 180 65 230 10 65 490 620
Carteret 14,605 9,750 655 100 1,250 395 2,050 35 370 4,550 5,655
Caswell 4,950 2,890 145 50 435 185 1,020 20 205 1,275 1,770
Catawba 29,190 19,910 675 210 2,125 980 4,300 65 925 8,350 11,845
Chatham 11,350 7,975 480 60 850 365 1,315 15 290 3,550 4,890
Cherokee 7,740 4,835 325 50 725 220 1,310 35 240 2,310 2,835
Chowan 3,600 2,290 175 40 360 120 495 10 110 1,060 1,475
Clay 2,970 1,955 120 35 290 70 425 5 70 905 1,155
Cleveland 22,370 13,645 530 160 1,655 970 4,385 80 945 5,720 8,385
Columbus 13,335 6,565 445 130 1,365 635 3,315 55 825 2,985 4,515
Craven 19,185 12,520 880 130 1,590 620 2,810 60 575 5,795 7,490
Cumberland 42,040 22,440 1,875 405 4,270 2,360 8,390 180 2,120 10,280 14,960
Currituck 3,650 2,305 150 30 335 165 520 20 125 1,100 1,295
Dare 5,875 4,145 290 45 475 175 600 20 125 1,970 2,305
Davidson 30,015 19,590 835 195 2,220 955 5,090 90 1,040 8,525 11,600
Davie 7,900 5,370 325 65 625 230 1,020 15 250 2,445 3,180
Duplin 9,635 5,485 340 90 970 440 1,870 35 405 2,425 3,685
Durham 32,065 20,335 825 295 2,360 1,475 5,500 40 1,235 8,380 13,045
Edgecombe 11,255 6,140 270 110 1,005 580 2,535 40 575 2,560 4,025
Forsyth 56,860 38,060 2,025 480 4,465 2,060 7,960 95 1,715 16,195 24,060
Franklin 8,835 5,085 245 55 720 410 1,865 35 420 2,215 3,120
Gaston 37,910 23,580 815 255 2,870 1,445 7,295 105 1,545 9,715 14,600
Gates 2,350 1,320 110 20 275 120 400 10 95 660 830
Graham 2,090 1,185 95 15 220 60 415 10 90 580 740
Granville 9,485 5,375 200 175 780 765 1,730 20 440 2,255 3,350
Greene 3,115 1,805 90 20 300 145 605 10 140 765 1,205
Guilford 73,570 49,345 2,295 605 5,600 2,740 10,545 125 2,315 20,870 31,135
Halifax 14,250 7,325 455 145 1,475 675 3,280 80 815 3,270 5,045
Harnett 15,305 8,760 460 110 1,355 755 3,085 55 725 3,850 5,540
Haywood 15,485 9,835 875 105 1,490 385 2,290 60 445 4,665 6,305
Henderson 26,960 18,950 1,450 155 2,130 505 3,155 55 560 8,860 11,435
Hertford 5,090 2,725 165 45 560 230 1,060 30 275 1,210 1,890
Hoke 5,100 2,500 135 50 415 365 1,250 20 365 1,075 1,610
Hyde 1,070 635 55 15 145 50 145 0 25 295 455
Iredell 25,620 16,955 745 195 1,885 960 3,920 75 885 7,290 10,145
Jackson 6,800 4,480 285 60 635 170 965 20 185 2,095 2,635
Johnston 22,375 12,710 610 175 1,975 990 4,730 75 1,110 5,540 7,945
Jones 2,240 1,280 90 20 240 90 420 15 85 590 850
Lee 10,305 6,415 325 75 905 445 1,700 35 405 2,810 4,015
Lenoir 13,770 8,035 400 195 1,235 870 2,450 45 540 3,430 5,365
Lincoln 12,510 8,050 335 80 865 415 2,230 40 495 3,425 4,645
McDowell 9,840 6,035 305 80 765 320 1,905 30 400 2,700 3,595
Macon 9,615 6,655 480 75 875 225 1,075 30 200 3,070 4,015
Madison 4,720 2,780 240 35 470 130 885 10 170 1,345 1,775
Martin 5,740 3,255 160 40 615 235 1,115 20 300 1,400 2,175
Mecklenburg 95,425 61,650 3,435 855 7,910 4,405 13,750 195 3,225 26,195 39,305
Mitchell 4,120 2,475 170 30 400 125 765 20 135 1,135 1,580
Montgomery 5,145 3,160 120 35 365 210 1,030 10 215 1,345 1,880
Moore 22,255 15,810 1,185 135 1,685 560 2,345 40 495 7,500 9,410
Nash 17,545 10,170 550 135 1,650 825 3,375 60 780 4,300 6,655
New Hanover 33,545 21,745 1,415 285 2,940 1,085 4,920 70 1,085 9,580 13,435
Northampton 5,600 3,040 190 40 615 230 1,170 30 285 1,365 2,070
Onslow 17,680 10,270 815 145 1,720 810 3,045 85 790 4,860 6,355
Orange 14,910 10,070 530 165 1,095 550 2,015 15 470 4,350 6,220
Pamlico 3,445 2,310 165 30 295 110 430 10 95 1,100 1,330
Pasquotank 7,075 4,305 290 65 745 285 1,035 40 310 1,915 2,775
Pender 9,310 5,630 350 80 785 300 1,720 40 405 2,640 3,320
Perquimans 3,310 2,165 165 15 325 110 430 15 85 1,025 1,295
Person 7,865 4,820 235 60 665 295 1,480 15 295 2,075 3,015
Pitt 22,690 12,775 700 210 2,055 1,085 4,675 70 1,120 5,465 8,340
Polk 5,460 3,855 270 25 465 115 580 10 140 1,770 2,410
Randolph 25,700 16,990 595 175 1,760 880 4,300 70 930 7,200 9,985
Richmond 10,450 5,425 225 95 850 435 2,750 50 620 2,325 3,530
Robeson 23,045 11,125 570 285 2,060 1,435 6,005 125 1,440 4,940 7,265
Rockingham 21,065 13,020 570 125 1,625 750 4,015 60 900 5,470 8,190
Rowan 26,790 16,950 710 190 1,925 1,035 4,810 90 1,080 7,155 10,370
Rutherford 15,010 9,425 410 110 1,150 505 2,810 70 530 4,090 5,700
Sampson 12,410 7,015 345 75 1,150 590 2,635 40 560 3,085 4,610
Scotland 8,225 4,135 170 90 610 400 2,230 40 550 1,745 2,605
Stanly 12,350 8,145 275 85 875 445 1,980 25 520 3,410 4,905
Stokes 8,985 5,500 305 65 790 360 1,585 35 345 2,390 3,365
Surry 16,240 10,100 525 105 1,350 480 2,925 75 680 4,310 6,370
Swain 3,460 2,065 125 20 325 185 620 10 110 940 1,260
Transylvania 9,045 6,290 540 45 735 155 1,035 20 225 3,010 3,745
Tyrrell 830 515 40 5 90 30 125 0 25 250 335
Union 21,400 14,105 685 175 1,680 925 2,985 65 780 6,150 8,310
Vance 9,590 5,160 210 80 820 495 2,230 30 565 2,180 3,295
Wake 85,855 55,605 3,370 735 6,815 3,555 12,345 145 3,285 23,840 34,700
Warren 4,385 2,410 140 55 415 220 895 25 225 1,105 1,550
Washington 3,260 1,785 180 40 385 155 545 20 150 880 1,195
Watauga 7,265 4,985 350 55 630 225 845 10 165 2,340 2,970
Wayne 21,870 12,360 770 300 1,980 1,280 4,175 70 935 5,435 8,120
Wilkes 15,795 9,665 540 120 1,440 540 2,900 40 550 4,400 5,920
Wilson 16,365 9,610 530 130 1,470 705 3,190 45 685 4,120 6,280
Yadkin 8,085 5,170 280 45 680 260 1,340 15 295 2,300 3,145
Yancey 4,860 2,995 285 35 430 105 820 15 175 1,455 1,875
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, North Carolina c 1,459,551 997,679 27,993 6,788 117,798 40,488 250,523 1,041 17,241 497,246 533,416
Alamance 27,136 19,633 412 114 2,004 642 4,043 9 278 9,272 10,778
Alexander 6,086 4,212 86 20 423 169 1,099 5 70 2,114 2,154
Alleghany 2,497 1,753 46 10 197 47 418 2 23 876 907
Anson 4,496 2,796 59 24 363 163 1,015 4 73 1,366 1,623
Ashe 5,514 3,879 126 32 472 103 857 7 41 1,923 2,054
Avery 3,322 2,363 71 9 287 76 485 1 30 1,278 1,197
Beaufort 10,575 6,989 250 40 997 289 1,877 9 121 3,671 3,556
Bertie 4,215 2,422 77 24 402 129 1,062 5 94 1,247 1,390
Bladen 6,303 3,512 100 34 571 225 1,725 9 129 1,787 1,994
Brunswick 24,724 18,124 498 90 1,677 413 3,696 20 205 9,677 7,385
Buncombe 43,722 30,450 1,032 208 3,766 941 6,884 25 413 15,325 16,856
Burke 17,341 11,876 205 132 1,141 588 3,195 10 193 5,584 6,306
Cabarrus 24,165 17,424 310 93 1,627 650 3,768 12 280 8,288 9,206
Caldwell 15,672 10,714 222 68 1,194 428 2,858 13 175 5,318 5,575
Camden 1,420 930 42 5 159 48 216 2 17 515 487
Carteret 13,500 9,632 319 48 1,132 282 1,973 9 106 5,114 4,687
Caswell 4,341 2,718 70 27 342 123 993 5 61 1,332 1,432
Catawba 28,696 20,972 372 117 2,069 685 4,211 15 256 10,106 11,014
Chatham 11,427 8,597 292 34 853 254 1,311 4 86 4,405 4,494
Cherokee 6,855 4,628 152 25 621 147 1,213 8 62 2,499 2,269
Chowan 3,137 2,176 83 19 296 75 455 2 30 1,154 1,165
Clay 2,666 1,879 60 19 247 45 393 2 20 968 937
Cleveland 20,907 13,876 284 91 1,471 621 4,267 18 279 6,635 7,460
Columbus 11,130 6,085 201 60 1,055 375 3,109 13 232 3,091 3,554
Craven 17,429 12,342 440 74 1,356 398 2,640 14 165 6,513 6,099
Cumberland 36,516 21,686 942 204 3,676 1,477 7,884 44 604 11,354 12,212
Currituck 3,313 2,233 73 21 308 115 524 4 37 1,221 1,048
Dare 5,773 4,337 157 26 458 139 607 4 40 2,370 2,004
Davidson 28,891 20,323 437 104 2,064 656 4,985 21 301 10,057 10,525
Davie 7,800 5,722 183 35 600 158 1,030 4 68 2,999 2,847
Duplin 7,788 4,820 144 39 735 274 1,660 6 112 2,397 2,761
Durham 31,967 22,319 485 161 2,350 972 5,307 9 364 10,328 12,818
Edgecombe 9,557 5,745 126 51 802 332 2,326 7 169 2,735 3,246
Forsyth 57,823 41,722 1,193 273 4,620 1,434 8,014 25 546 20,191 23,094
Franklin 7,863 4,960 114 30 582 259 1,788 8 123 2,409 2,595
Gaston 36,599 24,749 450 141 2,682 998 7,101 27 451 11,670 13,516
Gates 2,039 1,238 54 10 232 83 392 3 26 710 645
Graham 1,712 1,057 42 4 169 37 371 2 27 582 551
Granville 8,280 5,115 85 92 625 527 1,686 6 144 2,334 2,838
Greene 2,612 1,625 44 13 222 86 581 1 41 778 921
Guilford 74,647 54,344 1,361 336 5,718 1,866 10,289 30 703 26,361 30,094
Halifax 11,838 6,939 205 60 1,132 399 2,883 15 207 3,458 4,043
Harnett 13,247 8,307 223 53 1,110 468 2,871 14 201 4,159 4,502
Haywood 14,573 10,043 458 58 1,404 252 2,219 14 127 5,414 5,372
Henderson 26,845 20,149 809 88 2,156 360 3,094 13 173 10,815 10,185
Hertford 4,257 2,541 76 18 425 142 972 8 77 1,276 1,479
Hoke 4,138 2,264 57 24 320 219 1,155 5 94 1,077 1,278
Hyde 825 522 23 4 112 27 128 0 7 277 314
Iredell 25,005 17,792 407 107 1,837 669 3,901 20 273 8,830 9,205
Jackson 6,187 4,398 151 30 559 107 887 4 51 2,339 2,184
Johnston 19,819 12,367 280 87 1,632 624 4,492 17 321 6,073 6,602
Jones 1,756 1,073 37 11 176 50 376 5 26 564 601
Lee 9,616 6,573 167 39 842 288 1,577 9 119 3,315 3,543
Lenoir 11,900 7,650 200 94 1,029 522 2,246 9 153 3,722 4,401
Lincoln 12,133 8,416 179 44 800 293 2,241 9 153 4,125 4,187
McDowell 8,875 5,891 143 44 651 207 1,816 8 117 2,991 3,009
Macon 8,819 6,495 247 45 801 143 1,032 7 49 3,441 3,294
Madison 3,896 2,493 95 15 352 78 808 2 50 1,291 1,354
Martin 4,898 3,053 75 21 491 151 1,021 5 81 1,493 1,741
Mecklenburg 97,755 69,212 2,065 493 8,295 3,082 13,582 51 974 34,092 38,348
Mitchell 3,549 2,316 77 13 318 78 710 3 38 1,188 1,264
Montgomery 4,601 3,102 61 15 296 132 932 3 59 1,506 1,583
Moore 22,234 16,932 694 72 1,697 390 2,294 11 146 9,289 8,342
Nash 15,615 9,922 272 70 1,385 518 3,201 16 233 4,850 5,543
New Hanover 33,659 23,630 811 166 3,031 761 4,899 19 343 12,061 12,417
Northampton 4,677 2,810 86 21 470 139 1,078 6 72 1,437 1,585
Onslow 14,897 9,427 377 73 1,465 527 2,800 21 208 5,082 4,872
Orange 15,506 11,412 326 99 1,135 407 1,966 5 155 5,667 6,124
Pamlico 3,109 2,228 81 17 256 62 432 3 29 1,223 1,022
Pasquotank 5,997 4,020 130 33 617 176 929 9 81 2,029 2,205
Pender 8,561 5,618 178 46 690 193 1,695 10 128 3,001 2,764
Perquimans 2,962 2,103 77 12 278 66 402 4 21 1,129 1,029
Person 7,139 4,727 109 31 546 205 1,427 3 90 2,283 2,535
Pitt 20,116 12,622 356 98 1,755 662 4,308 15 302 6,199 7,046
Polk 5,460 4,102 161 21 481 90 559 1 45 2,158 2,207
Randolph 24,315 17,257 300 101 1,609 599 4,155 16 277 8,323 8,943
Richmond 9,005 5,236 101 46 661 258 2,520 9 174 2,503 2,988
Robeson 18,483 10,032 240 122 1,498 821 5,341 29 398 4,944 5,669
Rockingham 19,678 13,197 279 69 1,401 498 3,958 13 262 6,196 7,286
Rowan 25,431 17,337 371 106 1,808 711 4,753 20 327 8,327 9,352
Rutherford 13,907 9,444 210 58 1,013 331 2,684 16 150 4,600 5,010
Sampson 10,447 6,394 150 38 886 348 2,455 10 166 3,164 3,618
Scotland 7,284 4,174 81 46 490 232 2,109 8 144 1,999 2,277
Stanly 11,621 8,221 142 47 823 302 1,926 5 156 3,958 4,347
Stokes 8,368 5,489 153 35 687 252 1,629 10 110 2,689 2,859
Surry 14,330 9,637 255 49 1,127 312 2,740 16 190 4,630 5,307
Swain 2,831 1,822 57 9 273 104 535 1 31 918 984
Transylvania 9,059 6,761 307 24 741 104 1,051 5 66 3,700 3,315
Tyrrell 670 447 20 3 70 22 102 0 6 251 243
Union 21,260 15,118 370 97 1,638 688 3,084 18 248 7,640 7,590
Vance 8,224 4,973 99 36 666 289 1,999 6 157 2,397 2,745
Wake 87,621 61,941 1,991 418 7,072 2,593 12,518 32 1,056 30,723 33,046
Warren 3,555 2,172 59 22 293 129 813 5 62 1,099 1,178
Washington 2,996 1,854 93 20 358 102 528 5 38 1,043 1,007
Watauga 6,805 5,055 179 32 567 147 776 4 45 2,687 2,509
Wayne 18,861 11,734 366 170 1,645 818 3,844 14 272 5,821 6,607
Wilkes 13,745 9,086 255 55 1,194 339 2,649 11 157 4,647 4,780
Wilson 14,664 9,406 268 71 1,255 422 3,013 9 220 4,634 5,236
Yadkin 7,385 5,030 135 26 589 180 1,333 4 86 2,488 2,645
Yancey 4,077 2,728 123 16 330 65 767 3 46 1,459 1,397
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.