OASDI Beneficiaries by State and County, 2007

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 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, North Carolina b 1,587,350 998,365 51,862 12,967 128,304 61,709 270,824 4,343 58,976 439,354 619,137
Alamance 28,355 19,135 760 185 2,055 950 4,320 50 900 8,060 11,845
Alexander 6,830 4,425 175 35 485 245 1,175 15 275 1,945 2,605
Alleghany 3,020 1,985 95 25 245 75 490 10 95 880 1,210
Anson 5,265 2,960 115 40 470 255 1,140 20 265 1,275 1,965
Ashe 6,680 4,365 280 70 585 175 1,015 25 165 2,005 2,695
Avery 3,820 2,535 155 20 320 115 555 5 115 1,215 1,520
Beaufort 11,885 7,220 480 85 1,125 440 2,075 50 410 3,305 4,425
Bertie 5,370 2,805 175 50 525 240 1,235 20 320 1,270 1,910
Bladen 7,680 3,910 210 70 745 395 1,890 30 430 1,780 2,565
Brunswick 26,085 18,105 940 180 1,830 610 3,665 85 670 8,490 9,135
Buncombe 46,930 30,420 1,825 365 3,930 1,385 7,575 85 1,345 13,440 19,420
Burke 19,020 12,100 410 215 1,280 870 3,440 40 665 5,115 7,245
Cabarrus 25,155 16,940 565 170 1,670 915 3,910 55 930 7,110 10,100
Caldwell 17,270 10,965 465 140 1,305 630 3,100 50 615 4,875 6,540
Camden 1,695 1,045 85 5 175 70 245 10 60 500 640
Carteret 14,740 9,905 635 85 1,260 385 2,085 35 350 4,660 5,795
Caswell 4,970 2,925 145 50 415 175 1,045 20 195 1,320 1,785
Catawba 30,045 20,495 670 220 2,135 1,020 4,505 60 940 8,735 12,180
Chatham 11,910 8,485 485 70 865 340 1,385 15 265 3,785 5,155
Cherokee 7,925 5,005 310 50 725 215 1,345 35 240 2,425 2,930
Chowan 3,675 2,340 170 45 360 130 505 10 115 1,100 1,495
Clay 3,040 2,055 120 30 280 65 425 10 55 970 1,185
Cleveland 22,720 13,860 520 160 1,615 955 4,605 65 940 5,885 8,495
Columbus 13,395 6,745 430 135 1,320 620 3,295 60 790 3,095 4,560
Craven 19,720 12,835 835 140 1,620 625 3,020 65 580 5,950 7,740
Cumberland 43,205 23,070 1,830 435 4,300 2,345 8,870 175 2,180 10,625 15,420
Currituck 3,765 2,410 150 35 335 160 525 20 130 1,150 1,355
Dare 6,035 4,300 270 50 480 175 605 20 135 2,010 2,395
Davidson 30,645 20,075 830 195 2,225 960 5,265 85 1,010 8,835 11,880
Davie 8,180 5,595 335 65 600 240 1,060 20 265 2,530 3,305
Duplin 9,790 5,620 325 80 965 455 1,920 35 390 2,485 3,755
Durham 32,660 20,785 820 280 2,330 1,470 5,660 40 1,275 8,635 13,270
Edgecombe 11,275 6,155 250 95 985 565 2,615 40 570 2,550 4,045
Forsyth 57,775 38,785 1,970 485 4,435 2,045 8,240 95 1,720 16,605 24,530
Franklin 9,100 5,285 240 55 710 415 1,955 35 405 2,330 3,205
Gaston 38,665 24,065 790 260 2,845 1,450 7,570 115 1,570 9,995 14,900
Gates 2,355 1,340 105 15 270 110 405 10 100 660 840
Graham 2,150 1,225 100 15 220 60 425 10 95 605 765
Granville 9,765 5,600 190 170 765 755 1,810 20 455 2,355 3,480
Greene 3,275 1,895 95 20 305 155 660 10 135 820 1,245
Guilford 75,270 50,505 2,265 630 5,555 2,675 11,130 125 2,385 21,530 31,835
Halifax 14,290 7,425 445 145 1,425 670 3,355 65 760 3,355 5,075
Harnett 15,735 9,070 450 125 1,360 780 3,175 55 720 4,005 5,725
Haywood 15,810 10,140 825 105 1,490 405 2,325 55 465 4,780 6,455
Henderson 27,315 19,300 1,430 160 2,090 530 3,225 55 525 9,045 11,670
Hertford 5,145 2,780 160 45 530 230 1,110 20 270 1,245 1,895
Hoke 5,245 2,605 135 55 410 355 1,320 15 350 1,125 1,665
Hyde 1,055 625 55 15 135 45 150 0 30 290 430
Iredell 26,460 17,420 745 195 1,930 1,000 4,135 85 950 7,555 10,550
Jackson 6,955 4,650 270 55 615 185 990 25 165 2,150 2,730
Johnston 23,315 13,385 615 190 1,955 1,025 4,945 70 1,130 5,830 8,310
Jones 2,260 1,285 85 20 235 95 445 15 80 605 845
Lee 10,440 6,520 315 70 910 425 1,760 35 405 2,885 4,150
Lenoir 13,895 8,120 380 190 1,230 845 2,545 45 540 3,455 5,365
Lincoln 12,915 8,365 325 80 875 415 2,320 40 495 3,620 4,830
McDowell 10,035 6,225 295 80 745 325 1,960 20 385 2,810 3,715
Macon 9,775 6,815 470 70 855 230 1,105 35 195 3,155 4,095
Madison 4,795 2,825 240 30 470 130 910 15 175 1,365 1,795
Martin 5,770 3,315 160 40 585 225 1,140 20 285 1,430 2,190
Mecklenburg 98,300 63,570 3,415 915 7,960 4,450 14,400 190 3,400 27,110 40,410
Mitchell 4,160 2,515 160 30 390 140 780 20 125 1,160 1,610
Montgomery 5,225 3,225 120 30 365 200 1,070 10 205 1,380 1,940
Moore 22,615 16,175 1,150 130 1,675 560 2,400 30 495 7,725 9,595
Nash 18,275 10,610 530 130 1,655 870 3,575 70 835 4,530 6,925
New Hanover 33,860 22,070 1,360 305 2,895 1,100 4,985 60 1,085 9,735 13,705
Northampton 5,640 3,100 190 40 605 225 1,190 30 260 1,415 2,080
Onslow 18,335 10,630 815 160 1,765 820 3,245 85 815 5,055 6,560
Orange 15,265 10,325 510 175 1,070 570 2,140 20 455 4,490 6,345
Pamlico 3,445 2,325 150 30 290 105 450 10 85 1,120 1,345
Pasquotank 7,125 4,400 280 60 745 280 1,045 35 280 1,960 2,840
Pender 9,960 6,090 360 85 820 330 1,820 45 410 2,850 3,550
Perquimans 3,360 2,250 155 15 315 115 420 15 75 1,060 1,335
Person 7,980 4,935 210 55 650 315 1,515 15 285 2,130 3,070
Pitt 23,185 13,095 700 230 2,040 1,085 4,850 65 1,120 5,630 8,530
Polk 5,545 3,930 260 35 470 120 600 5 125 1,845 2,425
Randolph 26,255 17,430 585 185 1,765 925 4,410 60 895 7,500 10,155
Richmond 10,475 5,460 215 95 810 440 2,795 50 610 2,365 3,535
Robeson 23,505 11,455 560 275 2,050 1,475 6,095 115 1,480 5,085 7,400
Rockingham 21,430 13,200 550 130 1,620 785 4,145 60 940 5,600 8,300
Rowan 27,450 17,310 705 210 1,965 1,055 5,020 85 1,100 7,365 10,605
Rutherford 15,185 9,585 395 105 1,135 480 2,875 70 540 4,235 5,805
Sampson 12,555 7,150 335 80 1,110 565 2,690 55 570 3,160 4,685
Scotland 8,400 4,220 165 110 620 420 2,275 40 550 1,805 2,675
Stanly 12,580 8,375 260 95 885 435 2,030 20 480 3,545 5,035
Stokes 9,150 5,680 285 60 795 350 1,630 35 315 2,495 3,470
Surry 16,470 10,315 510 110 1,320 505 3,000 70 640 4,440 6,470
Swain 3,485 2,095 125 25 325 155 640 10 110 970 1,265
Transylvania 9,120 6,370 535 50 725 165 1,050 15 210 3,055 3,850
Tyrrell 845 520 45 5 85 30 130 5 25 250 345
Union 22,680 15,015 695 180 1,735 985 3,155 75 840 6,585 8,910
Vance 9,725 5,255 210 80 805 495 2,285 30 565 2,225 3,380
Wake 90,235 58,550 3,355 790 6,980 3,800 13,220 160 3,380 25,275 36,515
Warren 4,455 2,480 135 50 405 215 935 20 215 1,150 1,590
Washington 3,280 1,795 165 35 385 150 580 25 145 905 1,220
Watauga 7,410 5,165 345 55 630 225 835 5 150 2,430 3,060
Wayne 22,180 12,565 720 300 1,950 1,295 4,320 70 960 5,495 8,185
Wilkes 16,210 9,930 540 120 1,430 555 3,015 40 580 4,550 6,070
Wilson 16,505 9,735 500 125 1,435 695 3,310 45 660 4,230 6,335
Yadkin 8,220 5,275 270 45 675 270 1,360 15 310 2,345 3,235
Yancey 4,945 3,040 275 30 445 105 860 15 175 1,485 1,920
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, North Carolina b 1,548,633 1,062,514 28,347 7,186 121,588 42,169 267,850 1,072 17,906 534,226 567,775
Alamance 28,592 20,773 424 110 2,038 678 4,270 11 288 10,002 11,314
Alexander 6,530 4,553 87 21 447 176 1,163 5 77 2,294 2,318
Alleghany 2,652 1,869 46 10 196 51 449 3 26 933 976
Anson 4,723 2,934 57 25 384 162 1,079 6 78 1,435 1,701
Ashe 5,852 4,126 127 34 473 100 941 6 46 2,088 2,159
Avery 3,494 2,500 74 9 284 69 524 2 32 1,343 1,273
Beaufort 11,197 7,470 253 45 1,026 299 1,980 12 116 3,978 3,757
Bertie 4,339 2,539 76 24 399 122 1,082 5 92 1,289 1,461
Bladen 6,610 3,714 101 36 590 232 1,797 7 131 1,915 2,072
Brunswick 27,268 20,245 530 98 1,805 420 3,929 23 219 10,950 8,316
Buncombe 46,152 32,353 1,031 206 3,850 980 7,289 23 419 16,374 17,871
Burke 18,320 12,557 216 129 1,192 607 3,403 12 206 5,987 6,680
Cabarrus 25,779 18,571 323 108 1,681 689 4,091 15 302 8,936 9,739
Caldwell 16,583 11,401 239 73 1,223 435 3,022 13 177 5,758 5,918
Camden 1,511 997 40 4 164 51 236 1 18 539 514
Carteret 14,111 10,116 313 46 1,183 280 2,059 9 104 5,426 4,968
Caswell 4,541 2,867 68 26 339 119 1,059 4 58 1,447 1,504
Catawba 30,561 22,332 375 134 2,140 740 4,552 14 273 10,940 11,722
Chatham 12,490 9,489 304 43 904 251 1,411 4 85 4,889 4,923
Cherokee 7,295 4,953 146 28 648 147 1,295 9 65 2,716 2,438
Chowan 3,307 2,295 87 18 309 81 477 2 36 1,233 1,217
Clay 2,843 2,047 58 17 247 44 410 2 17 1,075 996
Cleveland 21,978 14,613 284 93 1,477 631 4,570 15 293 7,080 7,816
Columbus 11,628 6,499 202 63 1,063 383 3,180 15 223 3,349 3,727
Craven 18,622 13,115 435 85 1,457 424 2,924 15 168 6,962 6,587
Cumberland 38,850 23,063 942 229 3,833 1,523 8,569 45 645 12,141 13,069
Currituck 3,570 2,423 76 20 334 118 551 6 44 1,335 1,155
Dare 6,159 4,670 156 28 484 145 631 4 42 2,508 2,170
Davidson 30,579 21,540 447 106 2,151 676 5,326 20 314 10,791 11,140
Davie 8,349 6,154 194 37 601 173 1,109 3 78 3,215 3,059
Duplin 8,272 5,152 144 40 764 282 1,768 7 115 2,569 2,952
Durham 33,741 23,634 504 158 2,421 983 5,629 10 398 11,022 13,572
Edgecombe 9,902 5,960 126 45 803 339 2,452 8 169 2,822 3,374
Forsyth 60,770 43,980 1,205 275 4,721 1,458 8,531 28 571 21,473 24,361
Franklin 8,441 5,353 118 34 594 276 1,931 10 124 2,651 2,786
Gaston 38,566 26,078 449 145 2,739 1,031 7,616 28 480 12,424 14,267
Gates 2,128 1,301 55 10 238 76 419 3 25 739 683
Graham 1,816 1,132 42 4 176 38 394 2 28 624 587
Granville 8,879 5,557 89 91 635 531 1,820 5 153 2,557 3,054
Greene 2,851 1,768 45 14 246 98 642 1 40 870 1,000
Guilford 78,831 57,469 1,389 363 5,831 1,880 11,137 33 729 28,125 31,802
Halifax 12,355 7,297 208 63 1,113 395 3,058 13 205 3,692 4,214
Harnett 14,174 8,924 228 59 1,174 500 3,072 12 204 4,512 4,825
Haywood 15,376 10,690 449 64 1,432 277 2,309 14 138 5,750 5,700
Henderson 28,172 21,239 821 95 2,189 390 3,263 12 166 11,431 10,757
Hertford 4,473 2,707 75 20 420 142 1,034 5 73 1,376 1,556
Hoke 4,441 2,425 60 28 336 221 1,272 4 95 1,173 1,357
Hyde 836 526 21 6 110 25 140 0 8 276 314
Iredell 26,700 18,933 417 111 1,948 723 4,249 23 294 9,493 9,922
Jackson 6,561 4,706 152 32 553 121 942 6 48 2,493 2,340
Johnston 21,514 13,530 291 97 1,687 679 4,863 18 350 6,689 7,195
Jones 1,864 1,131 40 9 176 57 423 4 24 608 624
Lee 10,131 6,922 166 42 883 279 1,709 10 120 3,520 3,801
Lenoir 12,426 8,000 198 94 1,054 520 2,394 11 153 3,877 4,584
Lincoln 12,986 9,063 184 50 834 312 2,387 8 151 4,543 4,498
McDowell 9,369 6,262 141 42 665 214 1,920 6 119 3,204 3,228
Macon 9,284 6,893 249 47 807 154 1,072 8 54 3,676 3,474
Madison 4,102 2,626 99 16 369 79 863 2 52 1,351 1,415
Martin 5,111 3,239 77 19 483 144 1,068 5 76 1,595 1,814
Mecklenburg 103,838 73,652 2,103 529 8,616 3,199 14,638 53 1,045 36,469 40,752
Mitchell 3,696 2,417 75 15 317 83 748 5 36 1,234 1,332
Montgomery 4,853 3,270 62 19 300 125 1,021 3 55 1,595 1,701
Moore 23,440 17,940 694 76 1,764 398 2,411 7 152 9,897 8,879
Nash 16,862 10,727 271 70 1,436 561 3,519 17 259 5,287 5,993
New Hanover 35,119 24,816 803 181 3,090 777 5,093 16 344 12,716 13,140
Northampton 4,896 2,951 90 20 481 142 1,134 7 71 1,543 1,646
Onslow 16,022 10,141 391 82 1,554 540 3,061 21 229 5,509 5,225
Orange 16,451 12,117 329 109 1,145 438 2,153 5 153 6,055 6,489
Pamlico 3,254 2,347 76 16 253 67 463 2 27 1,315 1,087
Pasquotank 6,293 4,267 134 29 644 181 955 8 76 2,167 2,349
Pender 9,558 6,342 187 52 757 227 1,849 12 133 3,398 3,082
Perquimans 3,138 2,272 77 11 281 74 401 3 20 1,222 1,106
Person 7,537 5,021 105 34 558 220 1,512 2 89 2,434 2,682
Pitt 21,325 13,424 367 113 1,807 691 4,603 15 308 6,632 7,494
Polk 5,735 4,314 154 20 499 92 609 2 43 2,318 2,294
Randolph 25,702 18,304 307 101 1,665 653 4,384 16 274 8,975 9,400
Richmond 9,358 5,447 100 48 648 266 2,656 12 179 2,653 3,086
Robeson 19,511 10,693 239 120 1,544 880 5,597 26 410 5,284 6,012
Rockingham 20,665 13,819 272 74 1,456 531 4,218 17 278 6,554 7,648
Rowan 26,894 18,303 379 117 1,885 743 5,098 20 349 8,913 9,852
Rutherford 14,590 9,947 213 61 1,040 319 2,837 17 158 4,950 5,280
Sampson 10,945 6,763 153 41 877 351 2,581 12 170 3,366 3,808
Scotland 7,679 4,405 81 51 510 250 2,222 9 150 2,142 2,414
Stanly 12,285 8,731 141 57 872 306 2,028 4 147 4,259 4,634
Stokes 8,851 5,877 150 34 713 253 1,712 9 102 2,913 3,068
Surry 15,067 10,182 252 55 1,145 332 2,900 15 184 4,944 5,574
Swain 2,950 1,913 56 14 273 97 563 1 33 975 1,025
Transylvania 9,467 7,097 311 29 756 112 1,097 5 62 3,884 3,549
Tyrrell 706 473 20 5 72 19 113 1 6 256 262
Union 23,418 16,694 389 102 1,760 768 3,401 23 283 8,508 8,438
Vance 8,649 5,253 100 41 680 298 2,109 7 159 2,545 2,937
Wake 95,418 67,581 2,041 469 7,482 2,875 13,799 40 1,130 33,784 36,055
Warren 3,764 2,329 57 22 298 126 868 4 61 1,193 1,252
Washington 3,123 1,916 91 18 369 100 583 6 40 1,103 1,072
Watauga 7,208 5,421 183 35 584 151 787 3 47 2,887 2,688
Wayne 19,799 12,350 357 175 1,667 850 4,097 14 291 6,121 6,954
Wilkes 14,572 9,648 263 59 1,231 357 2,829 9 173 4,996 5,070
Wilson 15,363 9,885 265 68 1,264 434 3,224 11 212 4,968 5,501
Yadkin 7,761 5,320 131 28 606 189 1,396 2 90 2,645 2,824
Yancey 4,310 2,869 125 12 359 67 828 4 46 1,556 1,501
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.