OASDI Beneficiaries by State and County, 2016

North Carolina

Table 4. Number of beneficiaries in current-payment status, by county, type of benefit, and sex of beneficiaries aged 65 or older, December 2016
County ANSI Code Total Retirement Survivors Disability Aged 65 or older
Retired workers Spouses Children Widow(er)s and parents Children Disabled workers Spouses Children Men Women
Total, North Carolina 37 2,020,386 1,382,757 48,850 18,848 119,033 63,265 325,037 4,050 58,546 618,901 813,140
Alamance 37001 34,065 24,130 610 250 1,835 1,020 5,265 45 910 10,260 14,390
Alexander 37003 9,330 6,540 165 65 505 270 1,495 15 275 3,015 3,705
Alleghany 37005 3,475 2,540 65 25 180 85 505 5 70 1,180 1,405
Anson 37007 5,925 3,665 80 60 395 250 1,250 10 215 1,615 2,155
Ashe 37009 8,030 5,775 215 60 485 185 1,135 10 165 2,670 3,235
Avery 37011 4,500 3,270 105 40 305 120 565 10 85 1,570 1,805
Beaufort 37013 14,155 9,715 345 125 1,005 390 2,190 40 345 4,550 5,640
Bertie 37015 5,925 3,490 105 55 435 240 1,325 20 255 1,540 2,135
Bladen 37017 8,540 5,240 170 95 585 355 1,760 25 310 2,410 3,095
Brunswick 37019 42,870 33,390 1,125 235 2,105 750 4,545 75 645 15,935 17,650
Buncombe 37021 59,155 41,705 1,750 565 3,485 1,375 8,895 80 1,300 18,910 24,900
Burke 37023 22,085 15,015 310 250 1,160 890 3,805 45 610 6,670 8,550
Cabarrus 37025 34,285 24,095 630 270 1,820 1,085 5,205 60 1,120 10,490 13,915
Caldwell 37027 20,585 13,940 350 170 1,115 620 3,720 55 615 6,275 7,960
Camden 37029 2,110 1,490 60 20 135 50 285 5 65 695 830
Carteret 37031 18,920 13,970 535 115 1,205 375 2,320 40 360 6,540 7,770
Caswell 37033 6,420 4,220 110 50 390 195 1,210 15 230 1,925 2,380
Catawba 37035 37,505 26,685 670 305 2,000 1,065 5,785 60 935 11,820 15,325
Chatham 37037 17,865 13,975 655 135 880 370 1,605 15 230 6,355 8,270
Cherokee 37039 9,925 6,960 230 80 620 240 1,530 20 245 3,295 3,830
Chowan 37041 4,345 2,995 120 35 325 135 620 10 105 1,325 1,810
Clay 37043 3,910 2,900 100 30 245 85 485 0 65 1,400 1,555
Cleveland 37045 25,920 17,275 380 220 1,380 905 4,865 75 820 7,465 10,015
Columbus 37047 14,865 8,960 320 175 1,065 605 3,105 55 580 4,140 5,485
Craven 37049 23,760 16,815 650 180 1,450 665 3,430 50 520 7,660 9,760
Cumberland 37051 55,895 32,965 1,435 640 4,150 2,465 11,610 190 2,440 14,840 20,255
Currituck 37053 5,065 3,560 110 35 360 150 695 10 145 1,715 1,880
Dare 37055 8,550 6,640 225 65 510 175 810 10 115 3,110 3,600
Davidson 37057 38,585 26,505 685 295 2,155 1,155 6,610 90 1,090 11,830 15,150
Davie 37059 10,475 7,545 270 80 570 280 1,455 20 255 3,485 4,270
Duplin 37061 11,410 7,495 245 125 805 400 1,950 35 355 3,365 4,485
Durham 37063 44,220 30,855 1,140 435 2,240 1,440 6,890 35 1,185 13,195 18,760
Edgecombe 37065 13,100 8,100 210 165 785 550 2,835 30 425 3,440 4,850
Forsyth 37067 72,670 50,850 1,855 675 4,210 1,995 11,085 110 1,890 22,245 30,720
Franklin 37069 12,615 8,460 215 100 720 400 2,290 25 405 3,820 4,740
Gaston 37071 47,450 31,565 840 380 2,770 1,550 8,795 95 1,455 13,655 18,805
Gates 37073 2,610 1,690 85 20 205 75 465 5 65 820 1,005
Graham 37075 2,400 1,550 65 35 170 75 415 5 85 735 895
Granville 37077 12,340 8,150 175 160 660 660 2,100 25 410 3,630 4,675
Greene 37079 3,950 2,590 55 50 260 140 715 15 125 1,155 1,500
Guilford 37081 96,100 67,310 2,425 955 5,125 2,825 14,685 130 2,645 29,225 40,545
Halifax 37083 15,330 9,250 280 175 1,180 620 3,230 50 545 4,155 5,695
Harnett 37085 21,135 13,100 410 195 1,275 845 4,320 65 925 5,850 7,695
Haywood 37087 18,670 13,005 625 120 1,190 420 2,860 30 420 6,090 7,750
Henderson 37089 32,955 24,755 1,135 205 1,935 600 3,735 35 555 11,390 14,715
Hertford 37091 5,685 3,490 115 60 420 210 1,195 10 185 1,510 2,150
Hoke 37093 7,495 4,140 120 85 450 405 1,815 30 450 1,850 2,300
Hyde 37095 1,175 790 40 15 95 45 160 5 25 365 455
Iredell 37097 34,545 24,185 740 305 1,850 1,090 5,205 100 1,070 10,835 13,900
Jackson 37099 8,805 6,495 210 75 520 180 1,145 15 165 3,035 3,590
Johnston 37101 33,900 22,215 625 280 1,980 1,170 6,220 100 1,310 9,800 12,865
Jones 37103 2,620 1,710 40 25 185 95 495 5 65 760 990
Lee 37105 12,845 8,725 225 90 750 450 2,225 15 365 3,860 5,105
Lenoir 37107 15,140 9,750 275 180 905 740 2,840 35 415 4,260 5,890
Lincoln 37109 16,715 11,825 335 125 885 435 2,635 35 440 5,365 6,625
McDowell 37111 12,345 8,000 240 115 640 365 2,530 20 435 3,710 4,500
Macon 37113 11,730 8,715 340 100 715 220 1,420 15 205 4,035 4,975
Madison 37115 5,955 3,960 155 50 360 130 1,070 10 220 1,875 2,235
Martin 37117 6,765 4,460 130 55 515 210 1,200 15 180 1,980 2,665
Mecklenburg 37119 136,885 94,950 4,245 1,455 8,020 4,640 19,460 195 3,920 41,195 58,165
Mitchell 37121 4,680 3,165 120 55 305 105 795 15 120 1,480 1,835
Montgomery 37123 6,095 4,220 95 55 320 165 1,040 15 185 1,905 2,365
Moore 37125 25,885 19,615 875 180 1,500 495 2,720 30 470 9,140 11,465
Nash 37127 22,310 14,815 410 185 1,400 765 3,950 55 730 6,415 8,830
New Hanover 37129 45,010 32,085 1,395 440 2,835 1,160 6,015 80 1,000 14,525 19,185
Northampton 37131 5,880 3,770 115 50 430 195 1,130 10 180 1,685 2,290
Onslow 37133 25,915 15,875 705 260 1,835 1,025 4,820 115 1,280 7,315 9,095
Orange 37135 20,050 14,755 830 240 1,020 460 2,385 15 345 6,725 8,865
Pamlico 37137 4,085 3,070 105 30 240 100 465 10 65 1,495 1,685
Pasquotank 37139 8,785 5,890 225 70 635 250 1,430 20 265 2,580 3,530
Pender 37141 13,180 8,950 300 100 820 380 2,170 35 425 4,220 4,950
Perquimans 37143 4,030 2,855 130 35 250 115 555 10 80 1,355 1,630
Person 37145 9,895 6,550 175 80 560 335 1,860 20 315 2,900 3,815
Pitt 37147 29,915 18,850 600 355 1,795 1,175 5,955 55 1,130 8,295 11,150
Polk 37149 6,475 4,880 230 45 420 125 680 5 90 2,315 2,860
Randolph 37151 33,235 22,990 555 260 1,690 940 5,640 60 1,100 10,285 12,995
Richmond 37153 11,465 6,810 165 140 655 405 2,785 45 460 2,915 4,130
Robeson 37155 27,815 16,120 415 420 1,900 1,435 6,215 85 1,225 7,245 9,370
Rockingham 37157 24,950 16,390 435 175 1,385 780 4,920 70 795 7,275 9,485
Rowan 37159 32,725 21,925 545 275 1,815 1,095 6,005 70 995 9,705 12,625
Rutherford 37161 18,060 12,275 305 150 1,005 505 3,230 50 540 5,505 6,900
Sampson 37163 14,190 9,205 230 140 955 515 2,655 25 465 4,090 5,470
Scotland 37165 9,435 5,635 145 105 560 435 2,160 25 370 2,455 3,360
Stanly 37167 14,850 10,285 230 150 860 520 2,390 25 390 4,555 5,920
Stokes 37169 11,475 7,800 225 85 675 295 2,005 25 365 3,525 4,425
Surry 37171 19,485 12,890 380 165 1,190 550 3,605 40 665 5,700 7,685
Swain 37173 4,275 2,805 95 30 295 165 755 10 120 1,285 1,580
Transylvania 37175 10,275 7,625 390 70 620 170 1,225 5 170 3,645 4,470
Tyrrell 37177 895 595 25 10 75 20 145 5 20 280 355
Union 37179 33,000 23,795 915 295 1,895 1,010 4,045 80 965 10,770 13,840
Vance 37181 11,435 6,990 195 110 715 465 2,510 25 425 3,080 4,185
Wake 37183 135,165 95,855 4,790 1,450 7,660 4,135 17,345 225 3,705 42,890 58,410
Warren 37185 4,920 3,195 85 55 310 190 930 10 145 1,440 1,860
Washington 37187 3,655 2,290 140 40 315 135 620 15 100 1,100 1,415
Watauga 37189 9,225 7,030 345 100 480 210 905 5 150 3,375 3,870
Wayne 37191 25,910 16,125 565 415 1,680 1,280 4,865 70 910 7,045 9,865
Wilkes 37193 19,420 12,870 430 190 1,125 570 3,580 40 615 5,860 7,365
Wilson 37195 20,470 13,320 380 210 1,250 680 3,905 60 665 5,820 7,915
Yadkin 37197 9,430 6,495 165 55 545 250 1,600 15 305 2,900 3,785
Yancey 37199 5,835 3,990 215 40 340 130 960 20 140 1,910 2,340
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data; and U.S. Postal Service geographic data.
NOTE: ANSI = American National Standards Institute
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@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 2016 (in thousands of dollars)
County ANSI Code Total Retirement Survivors Disability Aged 65 or older
Retired workers Spouses Children Widow(er)s and parents Children Disabled workers Spouses Children Men Women
Total, North Carolina 37 2,530,940 1,881,196 37,750 12,668 145,342 51,287 380,285 1,180 21,234 956,826 983,724
Alamance 37001 43,145 32,916 474 169 2,279 825 6,130 15 338 15,797 17,818
Alexander 37003 11,466 8,600 114 47 593 219 1,787 6 101 4,526 4,301
Alleghany 37005 3,967 3,072 43 17 196 64 549 1 24 1,601 1,503
Anson 37007 6,763 4,625 50 32 401 178 1,409 3 66 2,285 2,460
Ashe 37009 9,086 6,998 129 38 494 137 1,231 4 57 3,610 3,462
Avery 37011 5,300 4,090 70 27 354 98 630 2 29 2,190 2,013
Beaufort 37013 17,257 12,811 249 82 1,209 310 2,464 12 121 6,899 6,487
Bertie 37015 6,326 4,134 62 34 444 159 1,402 6 84 2,096 2,205
Bladen 37017 9,675 6,536 110 54 628 264 1,960 9 114 3,429 3,379
Brunswick 37019 59,594 49,029 920 174 2,760 633 5,799 24 254 26,891 22,191
Buncombe 37021 74,842 56,826 1,395 386 4,476 1,123 10,152 26 456 28,968 30,416
Burke 37023 26,529 19,434 218 173 1,341 744 4,367 11 241 9,596 10,088
Cabarrus 37025 44,657 33,699 485 186 2,359 929 6,526 17 456 16,770 17,353
Caldwell 37027 24,673 17,991 245 118 1,292 480 4,309 17 222 9,142 9,233
Camden 37029 2,521 1,871 41 17 171 37 354 2 27 986 927
Carteret 37031 23,351 18,292 384 83 1,479 310 2,657 12 134 9,697 9,000
Caswell 37033 7,523 5,310 71 35 424 151 1,450 3 78 2,715 2,668
Catawba 37035 48,150 36,773 519 217 2,528 891 6,870 16 337 18,585 18,959
Chatham 37037 25,016 20,645 596 104 1,233 335 2,009 2 92 10,710 10,739
Cherokee 37039 11,669 8,767 144 52 688 197 1,731 5 84 4,688 4,239
Chowan 37041 5,025 3,726 83 23 367 109 682 2 35 1,869 1,992
Clay 37043 4,669 3,654 63 20 287 71 551 0 21 1,947 1,767
Cleveland 37045 31,446 22,780 274 157 1,621 687 5,610 21 296 11,211 11,852
Columbus 37047 16,842 11,276 212 113 1,128 449 3,447 17 199 5,896 6,055
Craven 37049 29,070 22,162 476 126 1,710 511 3,883 16 185 11,568 11,254
Cumberland 37051 64,172 41,984 972 408 4,679 1,879 13,327 57 866 21,660 22,629
Currituck 37053 6,275 4,664 79 25 442 129 868 3 64 2,546 2,179
Dare 37055 11,373 9,263 180 47 684 155 1,000 2 44 4,938 4,452
Davidson 37057 48,271 35,688 500 201 2,582 952 7,912 24 413 18,062 18,240
Davie 37059 13,740 10,607 216 60 724 234 1,793 7 99 5,588 5,246
Duplin 37061 12,738 9,127 153 75 825 298 2,138 8 114 4,581 4,844
Durham 37063 59,136 45,227 1,021 297 2,952 1,172 8,036 10 420 21,360 25,333
Edgecombe 37065 14,690 10,026 132 97 821 367 3,104 6 136 4,834 5,396
Forsyth 37067 95,756 72,605 1,553 479 5,634 1,627 13,132 34 693 35,891 39,605
Franklin 37069 15,519 11,242 159 64 807 314 2,777 9 147 5,734 5,632
Gaston 37071 59,436 42,827 642 258 3,381 1,296 10,452 29 551 21,210 22,853
Gates 37073 3,052 2,106 59 12 235 68 542 2 28 1,138 1,092
Graham 37075 2,573 1,815 36 21 169 52 450 2 27 965 921
Granville 37077 14,810 10,546 126 119 736 555 2,576 8 143 5,203 5,459
Greene 37079 4,480 3,173 37 25 276 105 812 4 48 1,601 1,643
Guilford 37081 125,763 95,968 2,048 649 6,730 2,333 17,028 38 969 47,253 52,164
Halifax 37083 16,967 11,396 170 95 1,185 438 3,499 11 173 5,765 6,178
Harnett 37085 24,641 16,738 283 120 1,428 630 5,086 23 334 8,573 8,643
Haywood 37087 23,093 17,275 439 82 1,459 360 3,309 10 158 9,222 8,958
Henderson 37089 43,160 34,445 891 148 2,522 506 4,426 10 213 18,062 17,878
Hertford 37091 6,314 4,261 73 38 427 151 1,304 2 58 2,098 2,324
Hoke 37093 8,148 4,985 72 51 462 298 2,120 8 152 2,523 2,490
Hyde 37095 1,257 913 23 11 100 32 169 1 8 477 452
Iredell 37097 44,772 33,740 586 220 2,363 956 6,448 30 429 17,397 17,089
Jackson 37099 10,662 8,382 153 48 620 142 1,263 4 51 4,445 4,103
Johnston 37101 41,438 29,519 442 181 2,335 981 7,483 30 467 14,796 15,233
Jones 37103 2,866 1,970 24 15 194 64 571 1 26 1,007 1,008
Lee 37105 15,979 11,776 169 62 886 354 2,594 5 131 5,911 6,130
Lenoir 37107 17,184 12,104 187 115 992 520 3,115 9 143 5,944 6,587
Lincoln 37109 21,599 16,390 269 86 1,109 368 3,208 12 157 8,549 8,063
McDowell 37111 14,430 10,143 160 78 711 285 2,902 6 146 5,291 5,079
Macon 37113 14,224 11,203 235 67 857 164 1,620 3 74 5,914 5,620
Madison 37115 6,608 4,741 95 27 370 96 1,204 3 71 2,456 2,399
Martin 37117 7,697 5,516 89 34 549 149 1,299 4 57 2,812 2,909
Mecklenburg 37119 182,625 138,312 3,659 969 10,989 3,998 23,197 60 1,441 68,671 75,812
Mitchell 37121 5,326 3,879 71 32 324 79 896 4 42 1,999 1,999
Montgomery 37123 7,239 5,396 70 39 344 123 1,199 3 63 2,745 2,715
Moore 37125 34,336 27,703 705 133 1,977 420 3,233 6 159 14,834 14,005
Nash 37127 26,809 19,347 299 123 1,581 584 4,589 17 268 9,672 10,190
New Hanover 37129 60,278 46,328 1,168 311 3,876 1,016 7,171 22 385 24,198 24,280
Northampton 37131 6,650 4,658 72 30 444 144 1,242 3 56 2,358 2,476
Onslow 37133 28,945 19,463 468 168 2,071 812 5,503 30 430 10,280 9,745
Orange 37135 28,710 22,785 811 180 1,435 438 2,917 6 137 11,762 12,146
Pamlico 37137 5,050 4,018 73 18 286 81 548 3 23 2,231 1,894
Pasquotank 37139 10,053 7,304 140 41 725 189 1,561 4 88 3,649 3,897
Pender 37141 16,383 11,976 220 78 995 315 2,625 10 163 6,497 5,720
Perquimans 37143 4,827 3,679 88 19 283 90 632 4 33 2,005 1,813
Person 37145 11,982 8,528 119 54 638 268 2,249 5 121 4,232 4,444
Pitt 37147 35,641 25,031 448 222 2,063 904 6,584 14 373 12,566 13,223
Polk 37149 8,484 6,735 185 33 570 109 818 2 32 3,602 3,500
Randolph 37151 40,627 30,292 400 182 2,011 744 6,601 13 385 15,364 15,390
Richmond 37153 12,886 8,528 96 78 641 284 3,095 12 152 4,067 4,713
Robeson 37155 29,623 19,153 231 238 1,847 991 6,758 19 385 9,575 10,086
Rockingham 37157 30,500 21,743 297 113 1,562 608 5,874 20 282 10,816 11,287
Rowan 37159 40,711 29,441 395 177 2,161 894 7,245 22 377 14,779 15,191
Rutherford 37161 21,636 15,846 205 97 1,162 388 3,735 13 189 8,011 8,041
Sampson 37163 16,148 11,341 141 83 1,015 384 3,028 6 150 5,737 5,965
Scotland 37165 10,983 7,357 93 68 579 301 2,453 6 126 3,584 3,963
Stanly 37167 18,341 13,611 169 111 1,053 436 2,816 6 139 6,854 7,031
Stokes 37169 14,203 10,373 158 63 795 243 2,429 4 137 5,243 5,234
Surry 37171 22,633 16,218 246 111 1,307 422 4,103 10 215 8,113 8,624
Swain 37173 4,527 3,209 53 16 287 111 808 3 39 1,607 1,643
Transylvania 37175 13,480 10,641 307 46 814 127 1,476 2 68 5,817 5,396
Tyrrell 37177 960 695 14 4 75 15 149 1 7 374 353
Union 37179 44,373 34,202 740 203 2,541 958 5,293 24 412 17,834 17,402
Vance 37181 12,994 8,869 131 63 759 317 2,696 7 151 4,445 4,747
Wake 37183 186,128 143,146 4,201 1,035 10,656 3,871 21,628 73 1,517 73,618 76,326
Warren 37185 5,473 3,886 52 34 306 128 1,016 2 48 1,923 2,040
Washington 37187 4,356 3,034 94 27 384 106 670 7 35 1,702 1,597
Watauga 37189 11,598 9,460 260 71 572 172 1,008 4 51 5,112 4,520
Wayne 37191 29,443 20,176 379 291 1,838 1,031 5,409 21 299 9,921 11,023
Wilkes 37193 22,073 15,800 275 113 1,224 445 3,999 11 206 8,072 8,082
Wilson 37195 24,515 17,394 272 130 1,432 508 4,527 19 233 8,686 9,169
Yadkin 37197 11,439 8,441 118 36 646 196 1,889 4 109 4,251 4,386
Yancey 37199 6,570 4,815 128 24 365 96 1,090 6 47 2,540 2,465
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data; and U.S. Postal Service geographic data.
NOTE: ANSI = American National Standards Institute
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.