OASDI Beneficiaries by State and County, 2021

Delaware

Table 4. Number of beneficiaries in current-payment status, by county, type of benefit, and sex of beneficiaries aged 65 or older, December 2021
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, Delaware 10 229,047 175,408 5,344 1,682 11,562 6,142 25,286 185 3,438 80,872 102,268
Kent 10001 41,095 29,780 755 410 2,105 1,565 5,620 45 815 13,605 17,200
New Castle 10003 106,820 78,985 2,890 865 5,875 3,220 13,040 75 1,870 36,110 47,935
Sussex 10005 81,130 66,640 1,700 405 3,585 1,360 6,625 65 750 31,155 37,135
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 2021 (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, Delaware 10 387,905 317,406 5,378 1,437 19,132 5,937 36,974 77 1,564 162,756 166,730
Kent 10001 63,764 49,702 702 353 3,218 1,510 7,918 17 343 25,184 26,099
New Castle 10003 183,245 146,443 2,918 742 9,962 3,127 19,148 33 871 74,165 80,163
Sussex 10005 140,896 121,260 1,758 341 5,952 1,300 9,909 27 350 63,406 60,469
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.