OASDI Beneficiaries by State and County, 2007

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 2007
County Total Retirement Survivors Disability Aged 65 or older
Retired workers Spouses Children Widow(er)s a Children Disabled workers Spouses Children Men Women
Total, Delaware b 157,239 103,584 5,970 1,223 12,530 5,574 22,843 294 5,221 47,722 62,802
Kent 27,455 17,280 915 305 2,055 1,340 4,475 50 1,035 7,950 10,295
New Castle 83,105 52,780 3,470 635 7,185 3,110 12,680 150 3,095 24,320 33,665
Sussex 46,675 33,520 1,585 285 3,290 1,125 5,685 95 1,090 15,450 18,840
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
a. Includes nondisabled widow(er)s, disabled widow(er)s, widowed mothers and fathers, and parents.
b. 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 2007 (in thousands of dollars)
County Total Retirement Survivors Disability Aged 65 or older
Retired workers Spouses Children Widow(er)s a Children Disabled workers Spouses Children Men Women
Total, Delaware b 166,396 118,396 3,554 736 13,686 4,156 24,128 84 1,657 62,337 61,576
Kent 27,171 18,662 506 179 2,075 962 4,475 12 301 9,743 9,506
New Castle 90,578 62,856 2,142 390 8,110 2,376 13,627 46 1,029 33,090 34,367
Sussex 48,643 36,875 905 166 3,501 816 6,029 26 326 19,503 17,703
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
a. Includes nondisabled widow(er)s, disabled widow(er)s, widowed mothers and fathers, and parents.
b. Includes beneficiaries with unknown county code.
CONTACT: Jennie Park (410) 965-9358 or oasdi.sc@ssa.gov.