OASDI Beneficiaries by State and County, 2020

South Carolina

Table 4. Number of beneficiaries in current-payment status, by county, type of benefit, and sex of beneficiaries aged 65 or older, December 2020
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, South Carolina 45 1,197,138 857,657 27,593 11,131 66,989 37,926 166,551 1,782 27,509 393,817 498,623
Abbeville 45001 6,950 4,845 95 65 415 210 1,155 10 155 2,170 2,800
Aiken 45003 43,125 30,995 1,200 335 2,660 1,340 5,575 80 940 14,255 18,260
Allendale 45005 2,315 1,515 40 20 170 110 395 5 60 670 940
Anderson 45007 50,255 35,420 925 430 2,710 1,570 7,875 80 1,245 16,005 20,385
Bamberg 45009 3,795 2,565 60 40 270 160 600 5 95 1,170 1,530
Barnwell 45011 5,120 3,350 90 75 340 240 870 10 145 1,505 1,975
Beaufort 45013 53,645 44,165 2,200 300 2,390 820 3,185 30 555 21,480 25,175
Berkeley 45015 41,970 28,935 1,175 390 2,590 1,520 6,135 105 1,120 13,570 16,975
Calhoun 45017 4,135 2,960 75 30 250 155 570 0 95 1,400 1,695
Charleston 45019 78,400 58,760 2,495 715 4,470 2,160 8,480 65 1,255 27,165 35,240
Cherokee 45021 14,195 9,000 180 135 820 510 3,040 25 485 4,115 5,215
Chester 45023 8,870 5,855 125 80 535 345 1,675 15 240 2,685 3,380
Chesterfield 45025 11,310 7,460 180 150 725 555 1,930 20 290 3,295 4,410
Clarendon 45027 9,930 6,800 170 90 630 360 1,550 20 310 3,170 3,890
Colleton 45029 10,995 7,380 230 120 760 420 1,805 25 255 3,535 4,265
Darlington 45031 17,445 11,580 325 170 1,165 720 2,970 40 475 5,320 6,845
Dillon 45033 7,480 4,585 80 95 475 385 1,555 15 290 2,000 2,750
Dorchester 45035 30,675 21,190 795 355 1,860 1,255 4,280 55 885 9,735 12,730
Edgefield 45037 6,300 4,585 115 50 360 195 860 10 125 2,135 2,580
Fairfield 45039 6,250 4,410 90 45 380 225 965 5 130 2,040 2,490
Florence 45041 32,680 21,825 605 435 2,060 1,505 5,225 70 955 9,615 13,295
Georgetown 45043 22,135 16,890 550 220 1,180 530 2,420 40 305 7,935 9,565
Greenville 45045 106,950 77,700 3,265 920 5,800 2,935 13,950 130 2,250 35,730 46,450
Greenwood 45047 17,630 12,385 310 175 915 590 2,765 20 470 5,515 7,225
Hampton 45049 5,040 3,245 95 70 375 235 870 10 140 1,480 1,955
Horry 45051 113,390 87,480 2,000 775 5,360 2,330 13,370 180 1,895 40,910 46,945
Jasper 45053 7,890 6,040 195 90 390 195 825 10 145 2,845 3,305
Kershaw 45055 16,495 11,525 345 155 1,020 560 2,435 35 420 5,335 6,625
Lancaster 45057 25,360 19,395 570 150 1,230 670 2,865 25 455 8,775 11,310
Laurens 45059 18,260 11,800 250 205 975 800 3,585 40 605 5,400 6,800
Lee 45061 4,705 3,085 80 50 370 185 805 15 115 1,400 1,835
Lexington 45063 61,365 45,040 1,440 535 3,440 2,000 7,465 85 1,360 20,520 26,050
McCormick 45065 4,040 3,160 90 30 180 60 460 0 60 1,540 1,710
Marion 45067 8,650 5,645 110 105 550 315 1,665 15 245 2,410 3,425
Marlboro 45069 7,175 4,515 105 105 460 305 1,445 15 225 1,965 2,715
Newberry 45071 10,155 7,330 175 90 510 295 1,490 10 255 3,345 4,155
Oconee 45073 23,675 17,450 605 195 1,140 545 3,235 30 475 8,285 9,665
Orangeburg 45075 22,800 15,375 395 255 1,605 975 3,580 45 570 7,030 9,230
Pickens 45077 28,780 20,275 635 240 1,590 805 4,560 40 635 9,430 11,705
Richland 45079 74,660 51,760 1,575 935 4,075 2,960 11,010 90 2,255 22,705 30,800
Saluda 45081 4,955 3,650 70 55 295 140 670 5 70 1,690 2,060
Spartanburg 45083 72,055 49,200 1,405 675 3,875 2,400 12,455 105 1,940 22,485 28,945
Sumter 45085 24,805 16,285 560 270 1,735 965 4,150 45 795 7,315 9,910
Union 45087 8,310 5,290 85 90 455 270 1,830 15 275 2,340 3,135
Williamsburg 45089 8,975 5,885 145 160 605 335 1,575 20 250 2,645 3,550
York 45091 53,040 39,070 1,290 455 2,825 1,765 6,375 65 1,195 17,750 22,730
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 2020 (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, South Carolina 45 1,726,626 1,339,324 24,710 8,497 91,963 33,255 217,060 614 11,202 698,384 690,227
Abbeville 45001 9,345 6,928 76 42 545 178 1,507 2 66 3,488 3,650
Aiken 45003 63,924 49,808 1,076 277 3,812 1,190 7,352 30 380 26,186 25,613
Allendale 45005 2,737 1,951 26 15 178 79 465 2 20 963 1,083
Anderson 45007 71,127 54,162 783 339 3,658 1,385 10,245 26 530 27,751 27,902
Bamberg 45009 4,730 3,462 45 25 309 116 733 2 38 1,743 1,877
Barnwell 45011 6,587 4,741 65 50 425 195 1,052 3 54 2,379 2,510
Beaufort 45013 90,088 78,179 2,294 248 3,875 797 4,454 12 230 43,677 37,940
Berkeley 45015 58,943 43,941 963 298 3,513 1,387 8,313 43 486 23,440 22,531
Calhoun 45017 5,531 4,229 55 19 312 137 744 0 35 2,232 2,155
Charleston 45019 118,148 95,345 2,462 555 6,553 1,961 10,717 24 530 49,952 50,640
Cherokee 45021 19,140 13,306 140 101 998 447 3,942 9 197 6,850 6,901
Chester 45023 11,790 8,435 98 58 643 286 2,168 4 99 4,322 4,418
Chesterfield 45025 14,681 10,545 133 102 881 468 2,433 5 115 5,252 5,649
Clarendon 45027 12,684 9,461 128 66 720 306 1,894 6 103 5,008 4,779
Colleton 45029 13,950 10,109 162 76 905 333 2,252 7 104 5,368 5,254
Darlington 45031 23,253 16,919 257 128 1,475 581 3,694 12 188 8,773 8,974
Dillon 45033 8,911 6,041 47 61 520 300 1,840 3 98 2,945 3,333
Dorchester 45035 43,388 32,507 700 270 2,635 1,103 5,796 17 361 17,067 17,186
Edgefield 45037 8,822 6,889 91 37 464 159 1,120 5 57 3,642 3,405
Fairfield 45039 8,324 6,278 67 31 474 179 1,243 1 52 3,227 3,222
Florence 45041 43,301 31,915 486 328 2,569 1,242 6,383 22 356 15,867 17,493
Georgetown 45043 33,274 27,103 511 175 1,691 462 3,192 14 125 14,598 13,427
Greenville 45045 161,335 126,978 3,136 726 8,568 2,699 18,234 49 945 67,190 66,351
Greenwood 45047 24,637 18,728 266 137 1,205 512 3,593 10 185 9,451 9,822
Hampton 45049 6,344 4,520 66 41 439 168 1,055 3 52 2,324 2,416
Horry 45051 171,598 139,714 1,764 642 7,673 2,061 18,876 60 807 73,746 66,731
Jasper 45053 11,866 9,801 178 61 546 153 1,071 3 54 5,241 4,719
Kershaw 45055 23,029 17,369 279 116 1,348 510 3,223 12 173 9,065 8,910
Lancaster 45057 38,954 31,776 541 118 1,794 616 3,912 9 189 16,428 16,405
Laurens 45059 24,675 17,466 196 161 1,230 696 4,673 12 241 8,904 9,136
Lee 45061 5,767 4,118 52 34 400 143 970 4 46 2,085 2,203
Lexington 45063 91,304 72,031 1,309 427 4,990 1,860 10,078 32 577 37,168 37,174
McCormick 45065 5,847 4,845 77 22 232 49 601 0 19 2,694 2,250
Marion 45067 10,516 7,475 77 60 592 244 1,975 3 89 3,555 4,164
Marlboro 45069 8,736 6,037 63 71 519 232 1,732 3 79 2,919 3,334
Newberry 45071 14,157 10,970 147 69 678 245 1,942 2 103 5,634 5,569
Oconee 45073 34,773 27,555 545 156 1,559 481 4,249 11 215 15,008 13,191
Orangeburg 45075 29,086 21,418 294 179 1,927 770 4,278 14 207 10,919 11,592
Pickens 45077 41,418 31,585 572 196 2,181 709 5,888 18 270 16,715 16,125
Richland 45079 106,250 80,793 1,462 699 5,661 2,564 14,129 25 917 39,738 43,835
Saluda 45081 6,716 5,224 52 42 390 118 857 3 31 2,731 2,635
Spartanburg 45083 102,831 76,711 1,191 524 5,323 2,155 16,122 41 766 39,703 40,190
Sumter 45085 31,378 22,532 413 187 2,085 776 5,099 15 272 11,415 12,252
Union 45087 10,920 7,539 63 61 563 228 2,339 4 123 3,741 4,060
Williamsburg 45089 10,861 7,760 98 109 660 260 1,869 5 101 3,898 4,222
York 45091 80,948 64,128 1,206 358 4,248 1,715 8,753 24 515 33,379 32,999
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.