OASDI Beneficiaries by State and County, 2021

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 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, South Carolina 45 1,215,646 883,812 25,704 11,011 66,880 39,351 161,614 1,694 25,580 404,953 514,578
Abbeville 45001 6,970 4,910 90 75 420 215 1,110 10 140 2,195 2,850
Aiken 45003 43,550 31,790 1,150 315 2,630 1,360 5,375 65 865 14,630 18,770
Allendale 45005 2,305 1,500 35 20 170 120 390 5 65 675 950
Anderson 45007 50,470 35,985 865 425 2,755 1,665 7,585 85 1,105 16,255 20,785
Bamberg 45009 3,805 2,590 50 40 265 170 585 5 100 1,170 1,545
Barnwell 45011 5,155 3,410 80 70 340 270 850 15 120 1,540 2,020
Beaufort 45013 55,035 45,780 2,015 305 2,385 885 3,110 25 530 22,090 26,045
Berkeley 45015 43,440 30,510 1,140 385 2,640 1,595 6,010 95 1,065 14,205 17,985
Calhoun 45017 4,210 3,045 70 30 255 170 555 0 85 1,435 1,745
Charleston 45019 79,335 60,510 2,300 715 4,380 2,135 8,105 60 1,130 27,900 36,200
Cherokee 45021 14,100 9,110 165 125 810 545 2,890 20 435 4,145 5,265
Chester 45023 8,730 5,905 115 80 515 350 1,545 10 210 2,700 3,395
Chesterfield 45025 11,295 7,525 170 140 690 575 1,885 25 285 3,355 4,450
Clarendon 45027 9,940 6,880 165 90 610 360 1,545 20 270 3,180 3,980
Colleton 45029 10,970 7,460 210 115 755 430 1,735 25 240 3,585 4,300
Darlington 45031 17,370 11,670 295 160 1,175 710 2,890 35 435 5,400 6,975
Dillon 45033 7,460 4,665 80 95 470 385 1,500 15 250 2,060 2,795
Dorchester 45035 31,140 21,895 730 355 1,810 1,270 4,160 65 855 9,925 13,135
Edgefield 45037 6,470 4,750 105 55 355 205 870 10 120 2,190 2,650
Fairfield 45039 6,285 4,480 80 40 365 220 965 10 125 2,075 2,500
Florence 45041 32,595 22,030 555 425 2,035 1,525 5,075 60 890 9,750 13,505
Georgetown 45043 22,635 17,545 500 210 1,200 550 2,320 30 280 8,190 9,940
Greenville 45045 108,745 80,245 3,010 965 5,780 3,080 13,450 135 2,080 36,780 48,030
Greenwood 45047 17,710 12,605 290 165 905 625 2,680 15 425 5,645 7,360
Hampton 45049 5,005 3,290 90 65 385 235 810 5 125 1,510 1,995
Horry 45051 118,685 92,505 1,885 780 5,595 2,500 13,380 180 1,860 43,135 49,895
Jasper 45053 8,550 6,710 195 80 395 205 820 10 135 3,155 3,645
Kershaw 45055 16,750 11,835 330 150 1,000 585 2,400 35 415 5,490 6,795
Lancaster 45057 25,910 20,050 545 160 1,225 720 2,755 25 430 9,055 11,715
Laurens 45059 18,135 11,945 230 200 965 805 3,405 35 550 5,490 6,900
Lee 45061 4,745 3,130 75 55 365 215 785 10 110 1,435 1,890
Lexington 45063 62,630 46,505 1,320 535 3,470 2,060 7,375 70 1,295 21,155 27,045
McCormick 45065 4,220 3,365 90 25 180 60 450 5 45 1,635 1,785
Marion 45067 8,635 5,730 95 100 530 330 1,615 15 220 2,465 3,465
Marlboro 45069 7,125 4,515 95 110 450 315 1,410 15 215 1,985 2,735
Newberry 45071 10,220 7,485 175 95 495 310 1,435 10 215 3,415 4,240
Oconee 45073 23,910 17,850 560 195 1,140 565 3,130 25 445 8,475 9,905
Orangeburg 45075 22,800 15,595 365 245 1,550 980 3,480 40 545 7,115 9,320
Pickens 45077 29,010 20,720 585 250 1,630 825 4,370 40 590 9,570 12,035
Richland 45079 75,680 53,290 1,480 885 3,950 3,095 10,760 85 2,135 23,420 31,710
Saluda 45081 4,965 3,680 60 50 300 155 645 5 70 1,715 2,085
Spartanburg 45083 72,770 50,435 1,325 670 3,900 2,545 12,025 105 1,765 22,935 29,745
Sumter 45085 24,865 16,565 515 265 1,720 1,000 4,015 55 730 7,385 10,065
Union 45087 8,250 5,360 85 80 455 275 1,740 15 240 2,380 3,160
Williamsburg 45089 8,980 5,980 135 150 600 350 1,510 10 245 2,655 3,625
York 45091 54,085 40,475 1,205 465 2,865 1,805 6,115 60 1,095 18,300 23,650
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, South Carolina 45 1,886,729 1,482,113 24,432 8,961 98,501 36,786 224,209 604 11,123 769,746 767,723
Abbeville 45001 10,056 7,534 78 52 588 198 1,539 3 65 3,772 4,002
Aiken 45003 69,532 54,853 1,097 280 4,045 1,307 7,548 22 379 28,800 28,365
Allendale 45005 2,891 2,057 24 15 193 90 488 2 22 1,025 1,176
Anderson 45007 76,658 58,967 779 358 3,967 1,552 10,487 28 519 30,147 30,613
Bamberg 45009 5,077 3,741 42 28 333 128 760 2 43 1,855 2,050
Barnwell 45011 7,068 5,122 60 52 450 235 1,092 6 50 2,587 2,741
Beaufort 45013 99,702 87,269 2,230 268 4,132 893 4,660 8 243 48,285 42,546
Berkeley 45015 65,904 49,989 996 307 3,851 1,567 8,676 42 477 26,488 25,821
Calhoun 45017 6,027 4,646 54 21 346 153 775 0 31 2,438 2,392
Charleston 45019 129,201 105,789 2,403 586 6,892 2,086 10,916 20 508 55,219 56,171
Cherokee 45021 20,386 14,416 133 106 1,064 497 3,977 7 185 7,380 7,496
Chester 45023 12,457 9,113 95 64 671 309 2,109 4 92 4,646 4,772
Chesterfield 45025 15,687 11,364 131 102 910 522 2,536 6 117 5,675 6,128
Clarendon 45027 13,630 10,248 127 73 753 327 1,999 5 97 5,349 5,261
Colleton 45029 14,964 10,967 157 81 973 371 2,300 9 108 5,830 5,724
Darlington 45031 24,832 18,247 247 128 1,605 606 3,802 12 185 9,515 9,777
Dillon 45033 9,528 6,566 48 62 547 324 1,886 3 91 3,240 3,602
Dorchester 45035 47,478 36,158 678 297 2,758 1,200 5,996 22 370 18,713 19,194
Edgefield 45037 9,784 7,679 92 44 501 180 1,222 4 60 4,012 3,778
Fairfield 45039 8,987 6,841 64 31 486 191 1,320 2 53 3,529 3,475
Florence 45041 46,378 34,484 476 345 2,738 1,343 6,603 20 369 17,189 19,123
Georgetown 45043 36,733 30,324 492 174 1,873 500 3,237 10 123 16,202 15,083
Greenville 45045 176,414 140,760 3,082 811 9,144 2,992 18,634 49 943 74,111 73,898
Greenwood 45047 26,520 20,416 260 137 1,286 570 3,669 7 175 10,310 10,745
Hampton 45049 6,752 4,886 68 43 475 183 1,043 2 54 2,510 2,635
Horry 45051 193,463 158,877 1,755 691 8,632 2,374 20,241 65 829 83,481 76,621
Jasper 45053 14,053 11,825 191 63 594 174 1,148 5 54 6,321 5,636
Kershaw 45055 25,073 19,111 286 121 1,422 557 3,386 12 178 9,975 9,848
Lancaster 45057 42,713 35,198 548 133 1,926 696 4,010 12 190 18,158 18,251
Laurens 45059 26,222 18,878 194 172 1,304 734 4,701 12 227 9,640 9,948
Lee 45061 6,185 4,454 55 38 415 177 998 4 44 2,269 2,417
Lexington 45063 100,256 79,896 1,273 455 5,395 2,056 10,570 27 584 41,104 41,582
McCormick 45065 6,646 5,573 82 23 246 57 645 1 18 3,087 2,543
Marion 45067 11,239 8,077 70 59 612 279 2,053 4 85 3,839 4,525
Marlboro 45069 9,240 6,421 63 77 534 255 1,805 2 83 3,127 3,588
Newberry 45071 15,323 12,027 157 74 704 285 1,979 3 94 6,172 6,121
Oconee 45073 37,812 30,304 536 159 1,689 524 4,390 11 200 16,489 14,550
Orangeburg 45075 31,090 23,166 282 179 2,006 818 4,422 13 206 11,737 12,571
Pickens 45077 44,837 34,660 562 219 2,374 775 5,971 15 262 18,176 17,844
Richland 45079 115,647 89,079 1,461 701 5,854 2,853 14,744 27 928 43,779 48,448
Saluda 45081 7,205 5,648 50 41 419 136 876 3 32 2,964 2,859
Spartanburg 45083 111,329 84,096 1,189 548 5,695 2,456 16,555 41 749 43,203 44,372
Sumter 45085 33,751 24,532 405 191 2,216 856 5,262 19 270 12,310 13,421
Union 45087 11,584 8,160 62 60 593 251 2,342 5 112 4,052 4,398
Williamsburg 45089 11,647 8,422 96 106 707 290 1,916 3 106 4,175 4,645
York 45091 88,768 71,275 1,203 387 4,584 1,861 8,922 22 513 36,862 36,965
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.