OASDI Beneficiaries by State and County, 2021

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 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, North Carolina 37 2,202,898 1,611,146 44,814 19,720 114,752 68,099 296,199 2,950 45,218 727,779 945,844
Alamance 37001 37,190 27,560 560 250 1,820 1,170 5,105 30 695 11,995 16,340
Alexander 37003 9,565 7,035 125 80 485 250 1,380 15 195 3,260 3,930
Alleghany 37005 3,715 2,840 65 30 175 70 475 5 55 1,350 1,535
Anson 37007 6,160 4,095 70 60 350 280 1,130 10 165 1,840 2,370
Ashe 37009 8,670 6,590 190 75 450 185 1,040 15 125 3,055 3,765
Avery 37011 4,765 3,725 80 45 265 85 490 5 70 1,765 2,040
Beaufort 37013 15,005 10,980 320 140 950 405 1,910 30 270 5,155 6,335
Bertie 37015 5,975 3,920 80 55 375 235 1,115 10 185 1,740 2,350
Bladen 37017 8,790 5,910 145 90 535 370 1,510 10 220 2,755 3,460
Brunswick 37019 55,570 45,670 1,305 265 2,340 835 4,550 65 540 21,755 24,710
Buncombe 37021 63,775 48,600 1,685 540 3,145 1,455 7,410 50 890 22,375 28,765
Burke 37023 23,195 16,775 270 285 1,055 870 3,470 25 445 7,540 9,470
Cabarrus 37025 37,975 28,065 635 275 1,830 1,360 4,875 40 895 12,340 16,400
Caldwell 37027 21,485 15,500 280 200 1,085 630 3,295 30 465 7,010 8,755
Camden 37029 2,320 1,710 55 25 130 75 265 5 55 815 935
Carteret 37031 20,950 16,260 460 140 1,185 425 2,145 30 305 7,530 9,170
Caswell 37033 6,645 4,655 95 60 345 210 1,085 5 190 2,175 2,650
Catawba 37035 39,760 29,660 580 330 1,980 1,200 5,240 45 725 13,320 17,125
Chatham 37037 20,815 17,140 645 165 880 345 1,455 10 175 7,850 10,080
Cherokee 37039 11,030 8,350 205 75 600 215 1,370 20 195 4,005 4,535
Chowan 37041 4,445 3,290 100 45 260 145 535 10 60 1,505 1,940
Clay 37043 4,515 3,560 85 25 230 90 475 5 45 1,700 1,935
Cleveland 37045 26,710 18,860 330 235 1,350 885 4,360 40 650 8,330 10,940
Columbus 37047 14,600 9,645 245 160 945 640 2,590 20 355 4,445 5,780
Craven 37049 26,185 19,650 575 195 1,370 740 3,185 35 435 8,955 11,325
Cumberland 37051 61,995 39,200 1,275 700 4,065 2,700 11,750 155 2,150 17,645 23,925
Currituck 37053 6,215 4,690 130 40 380 185 670 10 110 2,225 2,545
Dare 37055 10,060 8,270 205 65 525 175 735 5 80 3,885 4,505
Davidson 37057 41,075 29,815 600 305 2,110 1,225 6,100 70 850 13,490 17,030
Davie 37059 11,410 8,650 245 80 565 265 1,395 15 195 4,055 4,955
Duplin 37061 11,895 8,350 215 125 740 405 1,770 20 270 3,815 4,930
Durham 37063 50,385 38,025 1,215 475 2,160 1,495 6,100 25 890 16,680 23,050
Edgecombe 37065 13,295 9,000 130 185 730 540 2,340 30 340 3,870 5,405
Forsyth 37067 78,940 58,220 1,660 685 4,090 2,270 10,450 70 1,495 25,725 35,130
Franklin 37069 14,430 10,605 190 105 720 420 2,065 20 305 4,820 6,000
Gaston 37071 49,630 35,470 720 375 2,720 1,625 7,600 60 1,060 15,495 21,090
Gates 37073 2,810 1,915 70 20 200 120 435 5 45 895 1,135
Graham 37075 2,405 1,680 45 25 165 95 340 5 50 810 960
Granville 37077 13,335 9,480 180 175 630 630 1,915 15 310 4,250 5,435
Greene 37079 4,125 2,885 65 45 220 150 650 5 105 1,300 1,665
Guilford 37081 103,235 76,235 2,190 1,045 4,960 3,130 13,425 95 2,155 33,695 46,025
Halifax 37083 15,345 10,275 210 160 990 645 2,655 25 385 4,590 6,180
Harnett 37085 23,525 15,715 385 175 1,300 965 4,135 45 805 7,110 9,220
Haywood 37087 19,730 14,650 495 115 1,170 385 2,570 20 325 6,880 8,475
Henderson 37089 35,280 28,040 930 215 1,805 610 3,245 35 400 12,835 16,620
Hertford 37091 5,855 3,960 95 55 385 210 995 15 140 1,745 2,445
Hoke 37093 8,780 5,265 120 95 465 485 1,905 30 415 2,425 2,960
Hyde 37095 1,250 905 35 20 80 45 150 5 10 435 525
Iredell 37097 38,590 28,595 705 320 1,920 1,180 4,935 65 870 13,010 16,355
Jackson 37099 9,500 7,340 170 70 515 220 1,050 15 120 3,375 4,140
Johnston 37101 39,505 28,120 645 325 1,980 1,405 5,890 75 1,065 12,545 16,420
Jones 37103 2,740 1,960 30 30 160 80 425 5 50 905 1,130
Lee 37105 13,820 9,990 225 125 705 445 1,995 20 315 4,525 5,815
Lenoir 37107 15,640 10,525 195 280 835 885 2,545 20 355 4,660 6,290
Lincoln 37109 19,765 14,980 365 130 995 495 2,465 25 310 6,865 8,475
McDowell 37111 13,000 8,995 210 115 635 380 2,325 15 325 4,225 5,005
Macon 37113 12,665 9,980 275 105 660 180 1,300 15 150 4,645 5,665
Madison 37115 6,220 4,500 145 65 320 130 945 5 110 2,130 2,550
Martin 37117 6,900 4,870 105 65 420 235 1,055 15 135 2,180 2,900
Mecklenburg 37119 149,995 111,695 4,075 1,425 7,525 4,830 17,335 125 2,985 48,955 68,505
Mitchell 37121 4,840 3,495 85 50 280 90 730 15 95 1,640 1,985
Montgomery 37123 6,385 4,655 70 45 335 195 935 15 135 2,110 2,610
Moore 37125 28,145 22,335 720 170 1,430 600 2,505 15 370 10,410 12,975
Nash 37127 23,710 16,815 355 230 1,270 860 3,600 40 540 7,335 10,005
New Hanover 37129 50,465 38,620 1,310 475 2,790 1,270 5,315 55 630 17,445 23,100
Northampton 37131 5,945 4,210 90 45 375 180 915 5 125 1,930 2,460
Onslow 37133 31,225 20,460 650 290 1,955 1,215 5,385 115 1,155 9,400 11,785
Orange 37135 23,445 18,555 770 250 1,025 495 2,035 10 305 8,645 10,925
Pamlico 37137 4,420 3,450 105 30 230 120 430 5 50 1,675 1,905
Pasquotank 37139 9,555 6,740 170 90 585 315 1,415 20 220 2,950 4,035
Pender 37141 14,765 10,660 290 120 850 465 1,995 30 355 5,035 6,040
Perquimans 37143 4,290 3,180 100 35 250 125 515 10 75 1,515 1,795
Person 37145 10,605 7,545 170 75 555 345 1,655 15 245 3,340 4,380
Pitt 37147 33,455 22,690 575 380 1,775 1,320 5,740 45 930 10,075 13,535
Polk 37149 6,865 5,450 175 40 400 130 595 5 70 2,470 3,280
Randolph 37151 35,130 25,380 500 270 1,700 1,120 5,285 40 835 11,380 14,440
Richmond 37153 11,600 7,415 135 115 615 475 2,450 30 365 3,230 4,420
Robeson 37155 28,490 17,990 310 410 1,745 1,580 5,410 60 985 7,940 10,560
Rockingham 37157 25,975 18,180 370 210 1,305 760 4,480 50 620 8,270 10,430
Rowan 37159 34,290 24,445 475 290 1,780 1,100 5,435 60 705 11,170 13,980
Rutherford 37161 18,405 13,295 260 150 910 565 2,810 30 385 6,055 7,500
Sampson 37163 14,460 10,090 195 130 810 515 2,320 25 375 4,525 5,915
Scotland 37165 9,125 5,970 105 105 480 450 1,755 20 240 2,620 3,560
Stanly 37167 15,680 11,440 195 170 835 615 2,140 25 260 5,090 6,575
Stokes 37169 13,140 9,435 220 75 690 370 2,045 20 285 4,320 5,385
Surry 37171 19,095 13,300 275 155 1,035 595 3,270 30 435 5,985 7,810
Swain 37173 4,470 3,165 65 30 250 200 670 10 80 1,405 1,820
Transylvania 37175 10,655 8,425 330 75 565 145 1,000 10 105 4,055 4,870
Tyrrell 37177 945 675 25 10 65 30 125 0 15 310 390
Union 37179 37,625 28,565 975 340 1,890 1,155 3,840 50 810 13,070 16,725
Vance 37181 11,610 7,820 155 110 675 450 2,085 20 295 3,475 4,650
Wake 37183 157,830 120,590 4,900 1,550 7,620 4,420 15,755 135 2,860 54,255 73,165
Warren 37185 5,075 3,590 60 60 290 180 780 5 110 1,645 2,040
Washington 37187 3,750 2,520 120 30 300 150 545 10 75 1,260 1,505
Watauga 37189 10,115 8,135 310 90 455 205 800 10 110 3,845 4,565
Wayne 37191 26,660 18,090 480 300 1,590 1,170 4,275 55 700 8,005 10,860
Wilkes 37193 20,030 14,150 360 190 1,060 545 3,245 35 445 6,525 8,120
Wilson 37195 21,365 14,985 320 200 1,145 780 3,455 45 435 6,670 8,880
Yadkin 37197 9,920 7,185 115 80 520 255 1,555 15 195 3,265 4,135
Yancey 37199 6,190 4,555 190 65 335 135 785 15 110 2,175 2,630
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, North Carolina 37 3,388,657 2,674,043 42,044 15,724 169,716 64,007 402,585 1,005 19,534 1,357,481 1,414,835
Alamance 37001 57,091 45,404 499 204 2,704 1,062 6,918 11 289 22,040 24,694
Alexander 37003 14,224 11,126 102 67 696 244 1,894 5 90 5,823 5,568
Alleghany 37005 5,262 4,242 49 25 234 62 619 1 29 2,229 2,074
Anson 37007 8,349 6,063 57 43 430 224 1,468 2 62 3,004 3,265
Ashe 37009 12,115 9,819 148 54 575 154 1,316 4 47 5,061 5,028
Avery 37011 6,971 5,750 70 32 374 80 633 4 29 3,036 2,843
Beaufort 37013 22,188 17,449 283 107 1,360 379 2,488 13 109 9,307 8,916
Bertie 37015 7,796 5,596 58 37 470 184 1,380 3 68 2,813 3,023
Bladen 37017 12,182 8,894 112 69 700 323 1,979 5 101 4,659 4,648
Brunswick 37019 97,083 83,721 1,338 243 3,772 860 6,886 27 236 45,469 39,417
Buncombe 37021 100,687 82,281 1,656 432 4,899 1,378 9,645 18 379 42,014 44,163
Burke 37023 33,593 25,980 226 228 1,457 825 4,664 7 205 12,889 13,538
Cabarrus 37025 59,999 47,460 584 232 2,840 1,356 7,076 12 439 23,651 25,010
Caldwell 37027 30,864 23,811 230 169 1,503 564 4,391 9 186 12,007 12,331
Camden 37029 3,377 2,613 42 26 199 69 395 1 31 1,407 1,264
Carteret 37031 32,097 26,256 417 115 1,776 429 2,949 8 148 13,642 13,306
Caswell 37033 9,405 7,088 75 46 461 179 1,490 2 63 3,671 3,660
Catawba 37035 61,782 49,334 535 277 2,975 1,154 7,179 14 314 24,971 25,801
Chatham 37037 36,735 31,807 699 140 1,521 360 2,113 3 93 16,476 16,606
Cherokee 37039 16,031 12,808 158 65 832 201 1,873 5 88 6,831 6,195
Chowan 37041 6,337 5,026 85 35 352 135 674 4 28 2,587 2,644
Clay 37043 6,719 5,523 70 21 331 83 670 1 20 2,917 2,731
Cleveland 37045 38,884 29,679 274 195 1,859 809 5,778 15 275 14,773 15,636
Columbus 37047 20,160 14,550 195 120 1,237 570 3,326 5 156 7,504 7,921
Craven 37049 39,369 31,626 526 146 1,957 663 4,251 15 184 16,309 16,237
Cumberland 37051 85,789 59,587 1,037 519 5,474 2,374 15,828 59 912 30,352 32,604
Currituck 37053 9,547 7,590 121 33 572 199 983 4 46 4,052 3,697
Dare 37055 16,832 14,389 211 59 849 192 1,093 1 39 7,548 7,086
Davidson 37057 62,149 48,431 520 243 2,995 1,152 8,431 22 355 24,520 25,099
Davie 37059 18,384 14,769 237 62 892 283 2,040 5 97 7,848 7,516
Duplin 37061 16,154 12,192 153 93 943 362 2,301 6 104 6,216 6,492
Durham 37063 84,076 69,050 1,290 386 3,457 1,384 8,137 10 362 33,079 38,732
Edgecombe 37065 17,964 13,314 99 127 904 434 2,935 9 143 6,325 7,412
Forsyth 37067 126,579 101,029 1,665 558 6,481 2,144 14,085 24 593 49,846 55,638
Franklin 37069 21,885 17,143 168 78 1,026 410 2,921 7 132 8,706 8,810
Gaston 37071 75,878 58,413 644 301 4,032 1,568 10,434 20 466 28,929 31,442
Gates 37073 3,944 2,876 58 16 274 100 596 2 22 1,501 1,544
Graham 37075 3,183 2,383 28 18 209 78 443 1 22 1,277 1,222
Granville 37077 19,671 14,986 155 135 865 627 2,760 5 137 7,346 7,894
Greene 37079 5,659 4,276 51 28 278 133 853 1 39 2,119 2,282
Guilford 37081 164,002 131,376 2,196 820 7,838 2,874 17,939 33 925 64,728 72,385
Halifax 37083 20,620 15,135 158 103 1,224 523 3,321 8 147 7,514 8,231
Harnett 37085 33,608 24,395 318 134 1,780 878 5,746 19 339 12,513 12,799
Haywood 37087 29,898 23,737 437 94 1,718 372 3,398 5 136 12,552 12,182
Henderson 37089 57,182 48,001 917 179 2,847 589 4,458 11 180 24,726 25,384
Hertford 37091 7,867 5,770 68 39 497 174 1,256 5 58 2,869 3,192
Hoke 37093 11,593 7,575 93 69 581 419 2,670 10 177 3,892 3,877
Hyde 37095 1,612 1,244 25 17 109 37 176 1 3 665 641
Iredell 37097 61,387 48,627 688 278 2,981 1,211 7,169 24 409 25,281 24,757
Jackson 37099 14,076 11,492 153 60 758 200 1,359 6 49 5,905 5,879
Johnston 37101 59,951 46,028 555 258 2,873 1,357 8,364 27 489 23,063 24,277
Jones 37103 3,677 2,767 22 23 209 63 567 2 23 1,440 1,445
Lee 37105 20,889 16,284 200 97 1,039 399 2,746 7 119 8,337 8,507
Lenoir 37107 21,173 15,551 156 224 1,105 780 3,217 7 133 7,593 8,602
Lincoln 37109 31,855 25,709 359 113 1,550 479 3,489 9 147 13,418 12,919
McDowell 37111 18,368 13,721 169 90 860 348 3,045 4 132 7,190 6,895
Macon 37113 18,860 15,608 242 82 935 178 1,739 4 72 8,161 7,909
Madison 37115 8,566 6,616 109 48 399 120 1,227 3 46 3,396 3,417
Martin 37117 9,424 7,164 88 43 564 194 1,321 4 44 3,611 3,888
Mecklenburg 37119 245,355 197,445 4,150 1,184 12,344 4,850 24,011 42 1,330 97,887 109,087
Mitchell 37121 6,697 5,180 63 34 344 84 950 4 38 2,673 2,669
Montgomery 37123 9,152 7,173 58 34 434 164 1,239 3 47 3,639 3,656
Moore 37125 46,285 38,862 734 143 2,254 589 3,526 8 169 20,620 19,843
Nash 37127 34,445 26,451 308 169 1,704 732 4,829 11 240 13,080 14,127
New Hanover 37129 84,445 69,066 1,370 400 4,611 1,326 7,341 21 312 35,680 36,548
Northampton 37131 8,188 6,242 70 30 463 157 1,181 3 44 3,217 3,246
Onslow 37133 42,984 30,592 523 222 2,685 1,105 7,351 40 466 15,937 15,756
Orange 37135 42,254 35,823 871 233 1,782 545 2,855 2 142 18,609 18,856
Pamlico 37137 6,717 5,556 91 22 324 115 587 1 22 3,026 2,670
Pasquotank 37139 13,282 10,093 131 68 803 269 1,820 7 93 4,972 5,489
Pender 37141 22,543 17,471 263 104 1,256 439 2,832 12 166 9,345 8,741
Perquimans 37143 6,267 4,984 82 22 344 112 686 5 33 2,670 2,503
Person 37145 15,632 11,934 152 61 761 316 2,302 6 101 5,869 6,319
Pitt 37147 48,597 36,380 523 292 2,464 1,181 7,376 13 367 18,129 19,737
Polk 37149 11,057 9,217 172 35 655 128 819 1 29 4,701 4,997
Randolph 37151 51,610 40,091 403 214 2,385 1,006 7,163 10 337 20,124 20,818
Richmond 37153 15,593 11,020 97 81 748 374 3,132 8 133 5,275 6,101
Robeson 37155 36,160 25,261 208 268 2,063 1,243 6,743 17 356 12,214 13,844
Rockingham 37157 38,124 28,898 303 153 1,759 674 6,074 14 250 14,603 15,080
Rowan 37159 51,693 39,580 397 233 2,546 1,017 7,587 22 310 20,217 20,505
Rutherford 37161 26,626 20,583 210 113 1,256 526 3,767 11 161 10,459 10,571
Sampson 37163 19,950 15,004 154 88 1,045 452 3,045 9 153 7,587 7,948
Scotland 37165 12,751 9,247 78 77 615 379 2,254 6 96 4,482 5,088
Stanly 37167 23,399 18,265 163 151 1,214 580 2,909 6 110 9,134 9,541
Stokes 37169 19,710 15,090 187 68 996 347 2,889 9 124 7,666 7,845
Surry 37171 27,061 20,328 211 119 1,361 542 4,313 8 179 10,199 10,848
Swain 37173 5,785 4,394 47 21 305 147 834 4 33 2,145 2,328
Transylvania 37175 17,250 14,460 321 56 901 123 1,345 3 41 7,862 7,328
Tyrrell 37177 1,212 923 16 7 74 26 161 0 5 488 472
Union 37179 62,191 50,233 950 299 3,119 1,261 5,882 17 430 26,278 25,967
Vance 37181 15,983 11,788 130 78 875 378 2,613 6 116 5,833 6,391
Wake 37183 271,369 222,851 5,131 1,325 12,889 4,835 22,851 56 1,431 114,031 119,442
Warren 37185 6,912 5,260 44 37 369 145 1,011 2 44 2,630 2,783
Washington 37187 5,327 3,959 95 24 435 130 652 5 27 2,265 2,033
Watauga 37189 15,804 13,459 288 72 702 202 1,028 3 49 7,123 6,723
Wayne 37191 36,835 27,256 374 226 2,070 1,033 5,584 17 275 13,451 14,876
Wilkes 37193 27,603 20,912 286 141 1,359 468 4,242 11 184 10,692 10,915
Wilson 37195 31,017 23,569 276 148 1,595 673 4,552 17 188 11,809 12,601
Yadkin 37197 14,628 11,286 97 61 738 231 2,122 6 88 5,727 5,918
Yancey 37199 8,558 6,724 139 55 438 122 1,024 2 53 3,528 3,454
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.