OASDI Beneficiaries by State and County, 2021

Kentucky

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, Kentucky 21 1,010,012 647,855 28,545 10,106 71,665 40,000 179,822 3,135 28,884 316,480 388,025
Adair 21001 4,885 3,105 145 55 320 205 910 15 130 1,585 1,745
Allen 21003 5,130 3,200 65 50 300 235 1,115 10 155 1,525 1,790
Anderson 21005 5,315 3,680 100 55 320 220 810 10 120 1,735 2,045
Ballard 21007 2,170 1,460 60 20 140 60 355 15 60 725 840
Barren 21009 11,300 7,345 240 85 730 380 2,165 20 335 3,435 4,310
Bath 21011 3,185 1,865 90 50 240 140 685 15 100 945 1,110
Bell 21013 7,145 3,395 330 85 830 405 1,765 60 275 1,910 2,345
Boone 21015 23,275 16,780 585 200 1,305 885 2,960 15 545 7,860 9,845
Bourbon 21017 4,845 3,375 125 65 275 145 740 10 110 1,605 1,975
Boyd 21019 12,550 7,370 480 110 1,120 535 2,525 45 365 3,695 4,835
Boyle 21021 7,400 5,035 170 65 490 245 1,190 10 195 2,320 3,070
Bracken 21023 2,210 1,345 70 10 175 100 420 15 75 715 770
Breathitt 21025 3,710 1,690 145 60 335 265 975 30 210 955 1,120
Breckinridge 21027 5,590 3,435 185 60 445 205 1,025 25 210 1,795 1,970
Bullitt 21029 18,205 12,120 460 130 1,170 685 3,145 35 460 5,865 6,880
Butler 21031 3,300 2,085 95 30 235 110 640 10 95 1,055 1,190
Caldwell 21033 3,445 2,270 80 25 275 120 575 15 85 1,090 1,365
Calloway 21035 8,625 6,125 190 85 595 265 1,170 20 175 2,915 3,550
Campbell 21037 18,080 13,080 450 125 1,160 610 2,295 20 340 6,130 7,720
Carlisle 21039 1,350 860 35 15 100 40 255 5 40 440 500
Carroll 21041 2,680 1,690 65 20 190 100 525 5 85 820 975
Carter 21043 7,280 4,090 330 85 660 320 1,500 35 260 2,140 2,610
Casey 21045 4,260 2,665 125 55 330 155 790 10 130 1,350 1,585
Christian 21047 12,685 7,885 240 125 815 525 2,535 40 520 3,700 4,725
Clark 21049 8,900 5,780 250 90 620 360 1,565 15 220 2,795 3,415
Clay 21051 5,185 2,300 205 75 515 315 1,435 50 290 1,340 1,480
Clinton 21053 2,730 1,690 40 15 180 100 600 10 95 835 940
Crittenden 21055 2,430 1,585 55 20 180 95 410 15 70 810 895
Cumberland 21057 1,985 1,305 40 30 145 55 360 5 45 650 730
Daviess 21059 24,105 16,090 635 260 1,575 860 3,950 35 700 7,590 9,665
Edmonson 21061 3,230 2,060 90 15 240 120 615 5 85 1,045 1,155
Elliott 21063 1,735 905 80 25 155 80 395 15 80 550 540
Estill 21065 3,740 2,075 155 40 330 175 825 20 120 1,070 1,310
Fayette 21067 51,905 37,920 1,380 510 3,075 1,690 6,500 50 780 17,405 23,145
Fleming 21069 4,050 2,580 115 40 290 150 725 30 120 1,310 1,455
Floyd 21071 11,290 4,955 455 170 1,155 625 3,165 120 645 2,890 3,345
Franklin 21073 14,475 9,585 190 245 745 1,195 2,120 15 380 4,395 5,630
Fulton 21075 1,870 1,150 50 20 145 65 375 10 55 565 700
Gallatin 21077 1,305 785 15 10 110 65 275 10 35 390 440
Garrard 21079 4,445 2,880 110 55 255 170 825 15 135 1,380 1,625
Grant 21081 5,935 3,590 135 65 380 300 1,215 15 235 1,820 2,000
Graves 21083 9,340 6,210 270 80 680 310 1,545 25 220 3,050 3,635
Grayson 21085 7,195 4,395 200 100 575 280 1,375 20 250 2,180 2,545
Green 21087 3,135 2,075 85 25 175 100 570 5 100 1,015 1,200
Greenup 21089 9,270 5,450 365 75 815 350 1,900 35 280 2,745 3,540
Hancock 21091 2,270 1,455 100 20 145 80 375 10 85 765 830
Hardin 21093 22,920 14,615 645 250 1,660 845 4,040 70 795 6,945 8,660
Harlan 21095 7,940 3,470 355 110 955 420 2,135 85 410 2,075 2,490
Harrison 21097 4,760 3,130 125 50 290 205 845 10 105 1,515 1,800
Hart 21099 4,720 2,830 150 50 370 190 965 15 150 1,440 1,630
Henderson 21101 11,095 7,290 265 95 705 385 2,025 30 300 3,445 4,365
Henry 21103 3,965 2,725 105 30 250 135 630 10 80 1,345 1,535
Hickman 21105 1,350 910 30 10 100 35 235 5 25 450 540
Hopkins 21107 11,670 7,245 400 120 945 455 2,110 55 340 3,630 4,475
Jackson 21109 3,430 1,810 140 30 335 155 805 30 125 980 1,160
Jefferson 21111 155,360 109,100 3,675 1,305 9,230 5,695 23,085 145 3,125 50,380 65,775
Jessamine 21113 10,765 7,410 330 110 670 410 1,580 20 235 3,560 4,380
Johnson 21115 6,520 3,140 280 85 660 275 1,700 65 315 1,770 2,070
Kenton 21117 30,875 21,630 740 265 1,835 1,225 4,440 30 710 10,350 12,570
Knott 21119 4,055 1,845 185 55 410 205 1,125 45 185 1,150 1,215
Knox 21121 7,905 3,940 285 85 745 395 2,015 45 395 2,050 2,635
Larue 21123 3,745 2,400 100 20 300 145 675 5 100 1,200 1,400
Laurel 21125 15,000 8,410 485 175 1,205 675 3,420 65 565 4,390 5,135
Lawrence 21127 4,335 2,115 210 60 445 185 1,065 35 220 1,240 1,390
Lee 21129 1,875 940 75 25 185 90 480 15 65 520 605
Leslie 21131 3,115 1,300 170 45 365 150 900 35 150 845 930
Letcher 21133 7,040 3,110 415 110 775 360 1,840 75 355 1,905 2,150
Lewis 21135 3,295 1,885 115 20 295 140 685 30 125 995 1,120
Lincoln 21137 6,415 3,935 155 75 460 275 1,290 25 200 1,915 2,350
Livingston 21139 2,865 1,885 75 30 220 75 505 5 70 935 1,100
Logan 21141 6,865 4,560 165 45 495 220 1,200 15 165 2,140 2,685
Lyon 21143 2,535 1,830 45 15 150 60 385 5 45 875 1,005
McCracken 21145 17,265 11,655 435 140 1,260 530 2,795 40 410 5,405 7,205
McCreary 21147 4,150 2,090 145 60 390 210 1,045 25 185 1,130 1,320
McLean 21149 2,585 1,680 95 25 195 80 430 15 65 845 995
Madison 21151 18,740 12,065 495 215 1,265 760 3,355 35 550 5,800 7,130
Magoffin 21153 3,560 1,465 190 55 380 155 1,065 45 205 910 1,030
Marion 21155 4,625 3,000 120 40 290 185 845 5 140 1,385 1,780
Marshall 21157 9,385 6,435 310 70 685 260 1,405 25 195 3,255 3,665
Martin 21159 3,060 1,195 165 50 365 135 885 55 210 785 855
Mason 21161 4,460 2,980 110 35 325 180 735 10 85 1,440 1,740
Meade 21163 6,260 3,750 170 45 490 275 1,245 30 255 1,945 2,050
Menifee 21165 1,955 1,095 70 35 150 85 440 10 70 565 650
Mercer 21167 5,875 4,015 130 45 385 195 955 15 135 1,880 2,330
Metcalfe 21169 2,930 1,795 75 35 215 120 585 10 95 890 1,035
Monroe 21171 2,870 1,790 50 30 215 110 595 10 70 875 1,070
Montgomery 21173 6,630 4,090 145 60 510 285 1,325 25 190 1,950 2,530
Morgan 21175 3,285 1,715 135 40 280 135 815 20 145 975 1,045
Muhlenberg 21177 8,220 4,900 330 60 765 285 1,585 35 260 2,545 3,100
Nelson 21179 11,165 7,495 285 95 755 425 1,815 15 280 3,560 4,390
Nicholas 21181 1,880 1,190 40 10 115 90 370 5 60 575 690
Ohio 21183 6,375 3,795 225 75 475 235 1,265 30 275 2,000 2,175
Oldham 21185 10,970 8,520 355 135 540 320 935 5 160 4,170 4,775
Owen 21187 2,780 1,830 60 15 170 135 500 5 65 955 980
Owsley 21189 1,150 585 50 15 115 55 270 10 50 335 365
Pendleton 21191 3,530 2,180 90 35 255 145 720 5 100 1,085 1,245
Perry 21193 7,440 3,515 350 125 720 455 1,910 70 295 2,075 2,335
Pike 21195 17,545 7,515 810 235 1,890 810 5,065 210 1,010 4,430 5,420
Powell 21197 3,520 1,900 85 50 285 170 880 10 140 985 1,125
Pulaski 21199 18,930 11,525 485 240 1,410 900 3,665 75 630 5,725 6,810
Robertson 21201 545 340 15 5 40 20 100 5 20 175 185
Rockcastle 21203 4,460 2,520 145 50 385 200 990 20 150 1,340 1,530
Rowan 21205 5,265 3,170 150 90 390 230 1,060 20 155 1,565 1,930
Russell 21207 5,055 3,210 115 50 390 215 920 20 135 1,580 1,815
Scott 21209 9,675 6,685 240 90 590 405 1,410 15 240 3,075 3,925
Shelby 21211 9,625 7,125 230 70 535 270 1,200 10 185 3,365 4,040
Simpson 21213 4,520 3,075 85 40 245 150 800 5 120 1,435 1,780
Spencer 21215 4,045 2,805 100 40 205 135 640 10 110 1,380 1,520
Taylor 21217 6,675 4,415 130 50 410 245 1,205 15 205 2,110 2,550
Todd 21219 2,730 1,755 65 20 200 95 510 5 80 885 985
Trigg 21221 4,250 2,985 85 20 240 115 700 10 95 1,490 1,585
Trimble 21223 2,195 1,410 55 15 145 105 400 10 55 700 800
Union 21225 3,500 2,170 130 30 280 140 640 15 95 1,140 1,285
Warren 21227 22,920 15,845 520 190 1,385 815 3,620 20 525 7,475 9,130
Washington 21229 3,105 2,080 85 30 205 105 515 5 80 990 1,200
Wayne 21231 5,605 3,360 160 45 445 230 1,165 30 170 1,745 1,945
Webster 21233 3,350 2,050 115 35 260 105 685 15 85 1,070 1,210
Whitley 21235 9,320 4,960 285 150 810 495 2,180 50 390 2,615 3,140
Wolfe 21237 2,125 1,055 60 40 185 120 555 10 100 575 635
Woodford 21239 6,345 4,845 170 55 330 180 655 5 105 2,345 2,735
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, Kentucky 21 1,438,656 1,019,674 23,378 7,763 100,424 36,055 237,753 1,212 12,397 562,512 533,755
Adair 21001 5,981 4,171 91 37 362 156 1,112 6 47 2,299 2,099
Allen 21003 6,795 4,641 47 35 373 204 1,434 3 57 2,425 2,370
Anderson 21005 7,868 5,838 84 47 470 211 1,158 4 55 3,092 2,900
Ballard 21007 3,102 2,274 49 20 201 57 470 4 26 1,299 1,122
Barren 21009 14,945 10,610 180 63 901 339 2,721 7 126 5,573 5,513
Bath 21011 3,858 2,472 62 31 285 108 851 4 45 1,371 1,312
Bell 21013 8,855 4,852 218 57 1,008 338 2,241 23 118 3,018 2,834
Boone 21015 37,498 29,146 564 185 2,133 876 4,322 6 267 15,727 14,868
Bourbon 21017 6,880 5,202 110 49 373 136 965 3 42 2,803 2,663
Boyd 21019 18,224 11,979 399 89 1,649 491 3,424 19 173 6,952 6,657
Boyle 21021 10,573 7,902 140 46 656 232 1,519 3 76 4,132 4,228
Bracken 21023 3,017 2,033 53 10 242 85 559 4 30 1,214 1,005
Breathitt 21025 4,535 2,398 95 41 404 226 1,266 12 92 1,526 1,303
Breckinridge 21027 7,304 4,920 132 43 576 187 1,360 8 77 2,889 2,418
Bullitt 21029 27,120 19,524 388 116 1,782 658 4,427 11 213 10,740 9,684
Butler 21031 4,269 2,917 74 22 301 95 813 6 41 1,698 1,428
Caldwell 21033 4,711 3,365 63 21 386 114 719 5 39 1,862 1,776
Calloway 21035 12,381 9,531 167 64 829 247 1,466 4 73 5,166 4,850
Campbell 21037 28,487 22,177 430 106 1,854 560 3,196 7 157 11,794 11,592
Carlisle 21039 1,892 1,340 31 10 133 39 322 1 15 784 660
Carroll 21041 3,596 2,515 54 10 249 84 657 2 25 1,377 1,278
Carter 21043 9,494 5,869 227 62 873 299 2,037 11 115 3,554 3,123
Casey 21045 5,118 3,481 77 35 371 127 975 4 48 1,919 1,833
Christian 21047 16,791 11,601 194 90 1,080 420 3,197 15 194 6,141 6,176
Clark 21049 12,697 9,086 203 67 868 303 2,066 5 99 4,964 4,673
Clay 21051 6,114 3,106 122 52 553 256 1,885 18 123 1,980 1,661
Clinton 21053 3,057 2,052 24 10 187 75 675 4 31 1,082 1,060
Crittenden 21055 3,454 2,463 43 12 247 85 565 7 31 1,433 1,201
Cumberland 21057 2,402 1,695 25 18 152 42 449 1 20 909 862
Daviess 21059 35,270 25,876 558 228 2,415 837 5,069 13 274 14,132 13,523
Edmonson 21061 4,145 2,835 64 15 293 107 794 1 36 1,613 1,379
Elliott 21063 2,197 1,266 55 13 187 67 563 7 38 878 595
Estill 21065 4,548 2,842 99 28 378 127 1,021 7 47 1,620 1,540
Fayette 21067 82,246 64,994 1,402 417 4,951 1,544 8,578 16 344 33,915 35,304
Fleming 21069 5,012 3,476 74 23 327 124 933 9 47 1,936 1,735
Floyd 21071 14,785 7,676 314 132 1,471 576 4,291 47 278 5,024 4,219
Franklin 21073 20,113 14,855 157 187 1,045 1,134 2,599 5 132 7,469 7,955
Fulton 21075 2,444 1,671 37 11 194 58 455 1 17 941 897
Gallatin 21077 1,820 1,199 15 7 153 57 372 4 13 672 607
Garrard 21079 6,029 4,237 83 41 329 165 1,106 5 65 2,300 2,090
Grant 21081 8,251 5,608 106 39 516 256 1,626 4 95 3,212 2,710
Graves 21083 12,896 9,353 212 60 975 282 1,920 7 87 5,295 4,759
Grayson 21085 9,124 6,105 134 75 704 246 1,762 6 92 3,353 3,130
Green 21087 3,779 2,684 49 20 200 77 708 2 40 1,412 1,419
Greenup 21089 13,231 8,580 299 56 1,194 340 2,620 14 128 5,043 4,700
Hancock 21091 3,315 2,362 85 22 215 70 514 5 42 1,450 1,094
Hardin 21093 30,850 21,511 496 187 2,220 774 5,297 28 337 11,636 11,093
Harlan 21095 10,747 5,307 251 92 1,308 399 3,140 39 209 3,574 3,136
Harrison 21097 6,518 4,657 94 37 385 160 1,135 5 46 2,512 2,353
Hart 21099 5,794 3,821 107 32 433 156 1,189 4 52 2,140 1,951
Henderson 21101 16,464 11,934 232 84 1,050 357 2,659 11 138 6,492 6,215
Henry 21103 5,565 4,092 88 24 350 119 851 3 38 2,229 2,077
Hickman 21105 1,855 1,337 28 6 142 36 294 2 10 754 705
Hopkins 21107 17,034 11,737 350 91 1,411 451 2,830 23 141 6,798 6,176
Jackson 21109 3,996 2,344 86 18 359 125 998 15 51 1,406 1,278
Jefferson 21111 238,993 183,624 3,586 1,032 14,578 5,122 29,744 55 1,252 95,263 99,686
Jessamine 21113 16,238 12,322 302 97 988 362 2,068 6 92 6,791 6,288
Johnson 21115 8,666 4,746 202 63 854 255 2,375 28 143 3,029 2,571
Kenton 21117 48,199 36,949 744 212 2,896 1,116 5,966 13 302 20,066 18,941
Knott 21119 5,402 2,787 127 40 521 176 1,639 23 89 1,967 1,459
Knox 21121 9,415 5,413 176 57 845 319 2,442 13 152 3,056 3,146
Larue 21123 4,965 3,457 73 19 397 127 857 2 33 1,927 1,793
Laurel 21125 19,748 12,382 354 140 1,546 612 4,442 26 246 7,285 6,494
Lawrence 21127 5,823 3,190 157 44 595 169 1,542 17 109 2,137 1,680
Lee 21129 2,205 1,264 47 11 209 72 573 5 23 783 669
Leslie 21131 4,242 1,914 117 38 498 143 1,426 18 89 1,414 1,074
Letcher 21133 9,674 4,846 308 82 1,059 335 2,798 39 207 3,361 2,676
Lewis 21135 3,822 2,421 64 10 325 116 827 8 50 1,399 1,246
Lincoln 21137 8,018 5,395 101 45 530 216 1,632 8 91 2,886 2,893
Livingston 21139 4,119 2,938 63 25 322 71 672 3 25 1,702 1,472
Logan 21141 9,330 6,668 121 32 648 199 1,588 6 70 3,513 3,480
Lyon 21143 3,832 2,952 40 16 221 53 529 2 19 1,635 1,408
McCracken 21145 25,688 18,975 391 116 1,941 510 3,574 15 166 10,206 10,269
McCreary 21147 4,694 2,685 83 36 424 165 1,229 8 64 1,597 1,467
McLean 21149 3,627 2,586 78 18 269 71 570 6 29 1,510 1,285
Madison 21151 26,436 18,798 398 158 1,689 676 4,453 11 252 10,213 9,664
Magoffin 21153 4,456 2,118 123 36 461 133 1,476 17 91 1,487 1,173
Marion 21155 5,946 4,192 83 26 363 154 1,067 3 58 2,160 2,231
Marshall 21157 14,023 10,384 260 56 1,049 259 1,923 7 86 6,072 5,017
Martin 21159 4,356 2,010 128 39 529 137 1,385 26 102 1,527 1,075
Mason 21161 6,095 4,430 79 25 445 145 926 3 41 2,388 2,276
Meade 21163 8,501 5,606 133 41 655 264 1,683 12 107 3,306 2,612
Menifee 21165 2,398 1,497 43 20 170 69 560 3 35 855 763
Mercer 21167 8,341 6,119 101 31 522 171 1,324 6 67 3,203 3,163
Metcalfe 21169 3,482 2,341 44 19 236 107 700 2 33 1,252 1,213
Monroe 21171 3,439 2,338 32 21 226 82 709 4 26 1,240 1,259
Montgomery 21173 8,985 6,051 119 47 673 249 1,757 9 81 3,269 3,301
Morgan 21175 4,101 2,400 86 26 333 110 1,076 6 64 1,538 1,210
Muhlenberg 21177 11,523 7,628 262 49 1,121 271 2,062 14 115 4,614 4,047
Nelson 21179 16,015 11,629 233 83 1,070 408 2,461 5 124 6,297 5,920
Nicholas 21181 2,403 1,655 25 6 134 77 481 2 24 880 847
Ohio 21183 8,575 5,712 177 51 658 210 1,650 12 105 3,442 2,765
Oldham 21185 18,568 15,337 383 121 921 353 1,371 4 78 8,736 7,276
Owen 21187 3,768 2,699 45 13 225 113 648 2 23 1,555 1,272
Owsley 21189 1,216 692 26 8 110 47 308 2 22 425 369
Pendleton 21191 4,911 3,323 72 25 349 124 968 4 47 1,877 1,653
Perry 21193 10,100 5,481 244 91 965 388 2,752 32 147 3,633 2,959
Pike 21195 24,658 12,320 607 194 2,651 778 7,483 106 519 8,326 7,061
Powell 21197 4,425 2,642 55 37 352 139 1,130 5 64 1,536 1,371
Pulaski 21199 24,625 16,666 320 176 1,776 770 4,628 24 266 9,220 8,659
Robertson 21201 673 454 10 3 50 13 135 1 8 257 214
Rockcastle 21203 5,464 3,396 83 30 443 160 1,272 9 71 1,954 1,806
Rowan 21205 6,850 4,570 108 65 517 202 1,318 7 63 2,527 2,443
Russell 21207 6,230 4,311 74 33 440 182 1,133 6 53 2,360 2,162
Scott 21209 14,912 11,140 218 82 874 402 2,075 4 116 5,885 5,685
Shelby 21211 14,927 11,784 217 60 839 263 1,671 3 89 6,321 5,864
Simpson 21213 6,479 4,778 78 27 338 121 1,083 2 51 2,560 2,449
Spencer 21215 6,054 4,498 85 36 306 139 939 3 49 2,529 2,088
Taylor 21217 8,821 6,375 85 37 499 192 1,543 4 85 3,379 3,307
Todd 21219 3,575 2,491 50 16 244 92 650 2 30 1,423 1,219
Trigg 21221 6,099 4,604 64 17 334 92 939 4 45 2,618 2,110
Trimble 21223 3,027 2,099 47 10 194 97 552 4 25 1,193 1,026
Union 21225 5,253 3,576 117 23 438 145 905 7 43 2,212 1,755
Warren 21227 33,125 25,017 462 148 2,004 740 4,540 8 207 13,528 12,634
Washington 21229 4,099 2,959 59 20 265 91 671 1 33 1,588 1,494
Wayne 21231 6,776 4,519 88 30 492 185 1,391 9 62 2,550 2,296
Webster 21233 5,001 3,348 104 24 395 100 981 5 43 2,031 1,648
Whitley 21235 11,531 6,988 200 105 984 416 2,662 18 157 4,081 3,837
Wolfe 21237 2,431 1,342 32 22 198 99 693 2 42 799 707
Woodford 21239 10,235 8,329 163 47 514 185 946 3 47 4,610 4,069
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.