OASDI Beneficiaries by State and County, 2023

Kentucky

Table 4. Number of beneficiaries in current-payment status, by county, type of benefit, and sex of beneficiaries aged 65 or older, December 2023
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 1,023,276 679,811 25,324 10,177 69,586 41,005 169,747 2,925 24,701 331,921 406,205
Adair 21001 5,050 3,295 125 50 330 225 885 10 130 1,650 1,840
Allen 21003 5,270 3,410 65 50 300 225 1,070 10 140 1,630 1,895
Anderson 21005 5,480 3,895 95 50 310 230 790 5 105 1,835 2,165
Ballard 21007 2,155 1,480 50 20 150 50 340 10 55 750 870
Barren 21009 11,420 7,680 205 95 705 390 2,040 20 285 3,590 4,475
Bath 21011 3,175 1,940 80 50 235 145 630 10 85 985 1,145
Bell 21013 6,810 3,450 300 75 760 360 1,605 40 220 1,920 2,340
Boone 21015 24,420 18,210 500 205 1,305 960 2,770 15 455 8,505 10,650
Bourbon 21017 4,915 3,510 120 55 275 150 705 10 90 1,685 2,025
Boyd 21019 12,360 7,540 430 110 1,040 560 2,325 40 315 3,780 4,925
Boyle 21021 7,520 5,300 135 65 475 260 1,115 10 160 2,450 3,180
Bracken 21023 2,205 1,430 60 15 175 85 375 5 60 765 785
Breathitt 21025 3,535 1,705 130 60 310 270 870 25 165 935 1,100
Breckinridge 21027 5,665 3,640 185 60 430 195 970 15 170 1,875 2,070
Bullitt 21029 18,845 12,890 385 135 1,170 760 3,080 35 390 6,230 7,400
Butler 21031 3,270 2,140 90 30 220 105 605 5 75 1,085 1,225
Caldwell 21033 3,480 2,360 75 35 260 120 540 10 80 1,145 1,440
Calloway 21035 8,810 6,340 165 85 590 280 1,180 20 150 3,010 3,695
Campbell 21037 18,685 14,025 370 140 1,090 640 2,115 20 285 6,500 8,220
Carlisle 21039 1,320 880 35 10 80 35 235 5 40 445 500
Carroll 21041 2,665 1,715 55 20 190 110 485 10 80 850 975
Carter 21043 7,290 4,210 285 90 650 330 1,485 30 210 2,220 2,675
Casey 21045 4,305 2,765 105 60 335 160 765 10 105 1,380 1,640
Christian 21047 12,780 8,155 200 115 780 575 2,445 35 475 3,870 4,860
Clark 21049 8,975 5,995 210 90 630 360 1,475 20 195 2,915 3,600
Clay 21051 5,135 2,385 200 80 510 295 1,355 50 260 1,375 1,570
Clinton 21053 2,710 1,760 35 15 155 95 560 10 80 860 980
Crittenden 21055 2,380 1,620 50 15 185 90 355 10 55 845 905
Cumberland 21057 2,040 1,370 35 30 135 70 355 5 40 670 770
Daviess 21059 24,435 16,820 570 260 1,580 850 3,740 35 580 7,920 10,105
Edmonson 21061 3,250 2,145 85 25 225 100 585 5 80 1,070 1,225
Elliott 21063 1,725 920 75 20 160 85 365 15 85 550 565
Estill 21065 3,730 2,150 135 45 330 170 780 20 100 1,115 1,355
Fayette 21067 53,145 40,120 1,120 520 2,900 1,710 6,055 45 675 18,370 24,135
Fleming 21069 4,055 2,650 105 40 290 160 690 20 100 1,325 1,535
Floyd 21071 10,945 5,045 420 155 1,110 625 2,940 105 545 2,985 3,460
Franklin 21073 14,685 9,910 165 230 690 1,315 2,000 10 365 4,545 5,870
Fulton 21075 1,800 1,135 45 20 145 70 340 5 40 560 695
Gallatin 21077 1,290 845 15 15 90 60 240 5 20 415 480
Garrard 21079 4,570 3,070 100 60 260 165 790 15 110 1,495 1,710
Grant 21081 6,035 3,825 130 65 380 305 1,115 15 200 1,950 2,130
Graves 21083 9,265 6,260 250 90 660 340 1,445 30 190 3,110 3,655
Grayson 21085 7,360 4,650 180 105 560 250 1,365 25 225 2,285 2,670
Green 21087 3,220 2,180 75 25 190 100 540 10 100 1,040 1,255
Greenup 21089 9,250 5,685 320 85 800 340 1,755 45 220 2,880 3,670
Hancock 21091 2,295 1,530 95 20 155 75 350 5 65 815 880
Hardin 21093 23,735 15,705 595 240 1,625 905 3,920 70 675 7,410 9,320
Harlan 21095 7,695 3,565 330 105 915 435 1,935 70 340 2,125 2,505
Harrison 21097 4,880 3,300 120 40 280 190 840 15 95 1,635 1,890
Hart 21099 4,835 2,980 150 50 385 195 935 10 130 1,535 1,725
Henderson 21101 11,235 7,655 240 90 685 400 1,900 20 245 3,650 4,525
Henry 21103 4,075 2,865 100 35 260 140 600 10 65 1,410 1,650
Hickman 21105 1,345 900 30 10 100 50 220 5 30 440 550
Hopkins 21107 11,650 7,460 345 130 935 440 2,000 50 290 3,735 4,605
Jackson 21109 3,470 1,930 125 40 340 150 760 30 95 1,035 1,225
Jefferson 21111 156,790 113,715 3,005 1,345 8,610 5,830 21,475 125 2,685 52,730 68,180
Jessamine 21113 11,160 7,990 285 115 665 435 1,470 15 185 3,810 4,770
Johnson 21115 6,510 3,260 265 85 690 300 1,585 55 270 1,845 2,195
Kenton 21117 31,670 23,065 620 265 1,795 1,205 4,115 30 575 11,005 13,335
Knott 21119 3,875 1,900 180 50 385 200 970 35 155 1,190 1,250
Knox 21121 7,765 3,990 250 75 740 380 1,930 55 345 2,125 2,680
Larue 21123 3,840 2,535 95 30 285 160 635 10 90 1,285 1,455
Laurel 21125 15,165 8,855 450 175 1,180 655 3,295 75 480 4,530 5,505
Lawrence 21127 4,325 2,145 205 60 450 215 1,020 40 190 1,245 1,425
Lee 21129 1,885 990 75 15 185 95 455 15 55 545 640
Leslie 21131 3,040 1,340 165 45 365 150 805 40 130 890 945
Letcher 21133 6,745 3,125 375 100 740 340 1,685 70 310 1,915 2,245
Lewis 21135 3,390 1,985 110 25 305 140 690 30 105 1,035 1,190
Lincoln 21137 6,600 4,165 145 85 455 275 1,240 25 210 2,055 2,465
Livingston 21139 2,875 1,935 70 35 220 70 475 10 60 980 1,120
Logan 21141 6,945 4,775 150 40 455 235 1,130 10 150 2,260 2,775
Lyon 21143 2,595 1,910 40 15 135 70 385 5 35 945 1,025
McCracken 21145 17,470 12,195 380 135 1,200 550 2,630 45 335 5,705 7,430
McCreary 21147 4,175 2,185 145 75 390 230 975 25 150 1,195 1,370
McLean 21149 2,600 1,725 95 25 180 80 425 10 60 860 1,030
Madison 21151 19,545 12,935 435 235 1,280 815 3,335 35 475 6,220 7,680
Magoffin 21153 3,525 1,540 185 55 365 170 985 50 175 985 1,050
Marion 21155 4,740 3,140 105 45 290 195 845 10 110 1,465 1,845
Marshall 21157 9,545 6,700 295 75 660 280 1,335 30 170 3,365 3,820
Martin 21159 3,000 1,215 165 50 350 125 850 60 185 805 885
Mason 21161 4,535 3,085 95 40 315 185 705 15 95 1,475 1,815
Meade 21163 6,455 4,025 170 55 475 270 1,220 20 220 2,120 2,215
Menifee 21165 2,005 1,175 75 35 150 90 420 10 50 630 690
Mercer 21167 6,030 4,300 120 50 340 180 900 15 125 2,015 2,440
Metcalfe 21169 2,945 1,860 70 45 215 105 555 15 80 915 1,080
Monroe 21171 2,820 1,845 45 25 195 110 535 10 55 895 1,085
Montgomery 21173 6,755 4,325 130 65 485 280 1,285 15 170 2,035 2,605
Morgan 21175 3,310 1,820 130 35 270 130 775 15 135 1,040 1,105
Muhlenberg 21177 8,190 5,090 295 60 745 275 1,500 25 200 2,630 3,165
Nelson 21179 11,640 8,085 245 105 745 445 1,760 25 230 3,835 4,740
Nicholas 21181 1,860 1,225 35 15 105 85 340 5 50 580 700
Ohio 21183 6,330 3,855 220 75 460 235 1,210 35 240 2,040 2,255
Oldham 21185 11,520 9,155 300 130 560 330 890 5 150 4,435 5,140
Owen 21187 2,915 1,990 60 20 160 135 480 5 65 1,020 1,055
Owsley 21189 1,130 580 50 10 120 65 255 5 45 320 390
Pendleton 21191 3,640 2,345 80 30 245 170 680 5 85 1,185 1,325
Perry 21193 7,270 3,620 325 105 720 465 1,720 70 245 2,105 2,400
Pike 21195 16,930 7,725 750 220 1,835 835 4,600 180 785 4,590 5,550
Powell 21197 3,510 1,980 75 45 275 140 845 20 130 1,030 1,185
Pulaski 21199 19,165 12,085 440 230 1,395 945 3,475 65 530 5,975 7,140
Robertson 21201 555 355 20 0 40 20 110 0 10 190 190
Rockcastle 21203 4,415 2,580 135 40 370 180 975 15 120 1,380 1,540
Rowan 21205 5,330 3,330 135 80 375 255 1,015 10 130 1,635 2,015
Russell 21207 5,080 3,355 100 50 365 215 870 20 105 1,680 1,885
Scott 21209 10,265 7,335 205 85 600 450 1,365 10 215 3,340 4,280
Shelby 21211 10,005 7,630 200 70 535 285 1,140 5 140 3,620 4,335
Simpson 21213 4,615 3,210 85 30 245 170 770 5 100 1,485 1,870
Spencer 21215 4,270 3,105 90 50 215 140 585 5 80 1,515 1,670
Taylor 21217 6,745 4,530 115 60 415 275 1,160 15 175 2,165 2,640
Todd 21219 2,730 1,810 60 25 185 95 480 5 70 910 1,050
Trigg 21221 4,325 3,105 70 30 240 115 675 5 85 1,525 1,665
Trimble 21223 2,260 1,500 55 15 145 110 375 10 50 755 860
Union 21225 3,475 2,215 120 25 275 130 610 15 85 1,175 1,355
Warren 21227 23,725 16,730 450 195 1,385 855 3,565 30 515 7,875 9,775
Washington 21229 3,165 2,150 75 25 210 110 515 5 75 1,030 1,265
Wayne 21231 5,630 3,490 145 45 440 225 1,105 30 150 1,820 2,030
Webster 21233 3,400 2,140 105 35 265 110 655 15 75 1,120 1,260
Whitley 21235 9,300 5,135 260 140 770 545 2,050 55 345 2,650 3,240
Wolfe 21237 2,070 1,070 55 35 175 115 510 10 100 595 640
Woodford 21239 6,540 5,155 150 60 320 175 600 0 80 2,435 2,940
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data; and U.S. Postal Service geographic data.
NOTE: ANSI = American National Standards Institute
CONTACT: 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 2023 (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 1,678,813 1,225,617 23,126 8,894 111,518 41,574 254,686 1,277 12,121 674,066 645,041
Adair 21001 7,072 5,047 89 36 432 186 1,228 4 51 2,730 2,577
Allen 21003 8,010 5,621 49 39 418 228 1,586 3 66 2,949 2,886
Anderson 21005 9,327 7,061 88 51 521 255 1,298 2 51 3,734 3,535
Ballard 21007 3,549 2,642 48 17 237 58 516 3 28 1,535 1,344
Barren 21009 17,297 12,644 175 79 1,010 379 2,885 7 117 6,660 6,593
Bath 21011 4,425 2,942 62 39 310 134 898 4 37 1,642 1,547
Bell 21013 9,715 5,604 229 59 1,055 335 2,306 15 111 3,453 3,283
Boone 21015 45,441 36,391 528 213 2,439 1,063 4,552 8 246 19,580 18,593
Bourbon 21017 8,074 6,252 119 46 430 155 1,033 3 37 3,358 3,191
Boyd 21019 20,453 13,899 395 105 1,731 570 3,559 20 174 8,008 7,763
Boyle 21021 12,390 9,486 127 56 721 263 1,657 5 74 4,981 5,050
Bracken 21023 3,489 2,459 51 13 269 85 578 2 32 1,489 1,186
Breathitt 21025 4,949 2,725 99 47 434 262 1,288 13 82 1,677 1,501
Breckinridge 21027 8,535 5,975 145 52 624 207 1,450 8 76 3,466 2,927
Bullitt 21029 32,190 23,747 364 121 2,014 813 4,922 11 197 13,001 12,043
Butler 21031 4,871 3,419 76 25 328 105 878 3 37 1,988 1,701
Caldwell 21033 5,450 3,975 65 27 415 132 793 5 38 2,215 2,128
Calloway 21035 14,519 11,257 157 74 963 288 1,704 6 69 6,116 5,791
Campbell 21037 34,280 27,532 399 134 1,968 685 3,408 10 144 14,522 14,301
Carlisle 21039 2,113 1,548 34 8 122 38 346 a 16 914 740
Carroll 21041 4,152 2,959 55 17 282 108 699 3 29 1,629 1,491
Carter 21043 10,933 6,869 235 70 980 349 2,306 13 111 4,173 3,707
Casey 21045 5,943 4,116 76 39 427 150 1,080 4 51 2,244 2,183
Christian 21047 19,413 13,742 185 98 1,184 504 3,493 13 194 7,322 7,357
Clark 21049 14,757 10,797 188 75 1,020 351 2,218 8 101 5,894 5,754
Clay 21051 6,949 3,675 134 65 632 279 2,018 27 119 2,331 2,041
Clinton 21053 3,501 2,438 20 12 178 84 733 3 31 1,275 1,268
Crittenden 21055 3,884 2,865 47 13 289 95 544 5 26 1,705 1,377
Cumberland 21057 2,840 2,055 24 21 162 60 497 1 21 1,078 1,044
Daviess 21059 41,169 30,945 556 244 2,758 928 5,447 17 274 16,865 16,226
Edmonson 21061 4,803 3,367 72 25 323 99 879 2 38 1,890 1,693
Elliott 21063 2,502 1,492 61 14 214 77 594 7 42 1,021 726
Estill 21065 5,192 3,327 94 37 437 148 1,095 7 46 1,893 1,842
Fayette 21067 97,374 79,146 1,253 479 5,346 1,770 9,018 20 342 41,042 42,604
Fleming 21069 5,800 4,111 79 29 374 151 1,001 6 49 2,247 2,114
Floyd 21071 16,448 8,922 328 136 1,613 626 4,503 52 268 5,899 4,997
Franklin 21073 23,301 17,515 162 206 1,102 1,378 2,786 4 147 8,771 9,520
Fulton 21075 2,659 1,866 37 12 224 65 438 1 17 1,040 1,018
Gallatin 21077 2,071 1,475 12 10 146 56 361 3 9 817 750
Garrard 21079 7,211 5,226 85 52 385 168 1,226 7 62 2,904 2,530
Grant 21081 9,700 6,839 115 47 609 297 1,689 4 99 3,952 3,316
Graves 21083 14,655 10,774 225 74 1,077 345 2,063 12 85 6,130 5,470
Grayson 21085 10,735 7,370 134 91 774 256 1,999 8 103 4,023 3,776
Green 21087 4,474 3,253 50 21 245 85 768 3 48 1,675 1,707
Greenup 21089 15,083 10,108 293 73 1,322 358 2,792 17 120 5,947 5,556
Hancock 21091 3,904 2,853 91 25 275 72 550 3 36 1,770 1,349
Hardin 21093 36,935 26,525 520 206 2,506 937 5,878 34 331 14,260 13,807
Harlan 21095 11,915 6,191 270 90 1,439 483 3,202 36 204 4,137 3,648
Harrison 21097 7,737 5,628 107 34 444 175 1,289 9 51 3,121 2,860
Hart 21099 6,812 4,592 114 35 515 183 1,316 4 53 2,582 2,394
Henderson 21101 19,159 14,283 242 79 1,155 432 2,840 9 120 7,818 7,403
Henry 21103 6,573 4,933 96 30 410 144 919 4 38 2,686 2,570
Hickman 21105 2,089 1,509 31 7 164 55 310 2 11 834 820
Hopkins 21107 19,464 13,752 334 117 1,607 475 3,017 27 136 7,967 7,301
Jackson 21109 4,675 2,862 86 27 421 142 1,075 16 46 1,694 1,558
Jefferson 21111 277,918 219,596 3,237 1,216 15,620 5,768 31,215 47 1,218 113,785 119,267
Jessamine 21113 19,537 15,234 284 109 1,128 442 2,242 5 93 8,310 7,913
Johnson 21115 9,862 5,595 213 73 1,013 318 2,481 28 142 3,606 3,129
Kenton 21117 57,589 45,497 703 257 3,254 1,257 6,349 10 262 24,611 23,293
Knott 21119 5,938 3,285 139 39 586 198 1,589 18 84 2,313 1,765
Knox 21121 10,547 6,208 174 55 967 352 2,622 21 148 3,579 3,688
Larue 21123 5,846 4,175 79 33 435 159 920 4 40 2,342 2,131
Laurel 21125 22,953 14,909 369 158 1,741 660 4,851 31 235 8,604 8,031
Lawrence 21127 6,582 3,666 165 49 678 222 1,666 25 111 2,436 1,984
Lee 21129 2,550 1,510 52 9 243 91 619 4 22 920 827
Leslie 21131 4,742 2,281 132 38 561 169 1,452 22 86 1,735 1,282
Letcher 21133 10,583 5,535 315 89 1,164 370 2,874 38 199 3,825 3,193
Lewis 21135 4,535 2,902 68 14 387 126 976 10 51 1,658 1,529
Lincoln 21137 9,458 6,546 108 64 606 252 1,769 10 104 3,537 3,468
Livingston 21139 4,755 3,458 63 35 367 83 721 3 26 2,032 1,733
Logan 21141 10,830 7,973 125 36 679 236 1,703 4 74 4,222 4,139
Lyon 21143 4,492 3,522 38 16 220 70 606 2 19 1,975 1,665
McCracken 21145 29,907 22,738 386 128 2,100 598 3,787 16 155 12,284 12,198
McCreary 21147 5,375 3,189 93 50 471 208 1,295 10 59 1,913 1,734
McLean 21149 4,172 3,029 88 19 282 85 632 5 31 1,739 1,516
Madison 21151 31,700 23,036 401 193 1,953 831 5,021 14 252 12,500 12,021
Magoffin 21153 5,012 2,525 132 39 510 170 1,527 22 89 1,815 1,376
Marion 21155 7,014 5,029 81 36 415 183 1,217 6 49 2,629 2,663
Marshall 21157 16,324 12,319 274 68 1,159 303 2,100 8 93 7,150 6,009
Martin 21159 4,847 2,291 145 45 586 142 1,499 30 110 1,766 1,277
Mason 21161 7,043 5,200 79 29 488 173 1,024 4 46 2,798 2,717
Meade 21163 10,117 6,881 143 55 735 278 1,901 11 112 4,105 3,272
Menifee 21165 2,832 1,833 56 25 203 77 606 4 27 1,102 914
Mercer 21167 9,855 7,469 104 37 529 191 1,450 5 70 3,901 3,810
Metcalfe 21169 4,031 2,776 46 29 272 108 767 4 30 1,473 1,465
Monroe 21171 3,931 2,787 33 21 240 100 726 4 21 1,460 1,486
Montgomery 21173 10,542 7,324 122 59 731 281 1,930 7 88 3,892 3,955
Morgan 21175 4,776 2,921 92 29 372 126 1,164 8 64 1,837 1,482
Muhlenberg 21177 13,165 8,967 266 55 1,254 287 2,224 13 98 5,390 4,756
Nelson 21179 19,276 14,404 226 96 1,218 477 2,731 8 115 7,742 7,468
Nicholas 21181 2,740 1,934 25 11 140 84 516 2 28 1,018 1,015
Ohio 21183 9,715 6,587 197 62 715 233 1,803 12 107 4,003 3,250
Oldham 21185 22,606 19,059 368 131 1,085 405 1,470 3 85 10,701 9,133
Owen 21187 4,525 3,350 50 18 248 132 703 1 23 1,900 1,562
Owsley 21189 1,364 788 28 6 137 53 329 2 22 453 464
Pendleton 21191 5,792 4,080 76 25 385 161 1,019 4 41 2,341 2,014
Perry 21193 11,195 6,369 260 92 1,101 448 2,755 33 138 4,170 3,501
Pike 21195 27,320 14,404 641 212 2,954 915 7,606 105 482 9,744 8,361
Powell 21197 5,044 3,133 56 39 386 133 1,225 8 64 1,844 1,637
Pulaski 21199 28,533 19,881 332 192 1,988 885 4,978 22 255 10,980 10,396
Robertson 21201 804 544 13 0 52 20 168 0 6 314 265
Rockcastle 21203 6,263 3,986 91 30 487 178 1,421 5 66 2,305 2,098
Rowan 21205 7,933 5,441 118 65 559 243 1,444 3 61 2,993 2,937
Russell 21207 7,226 5,179 71 42 462 204 1,212 7 48 2,852 2,587
Scott 21209 18,351 14,082 216 89 1,029 494 2,315 4 122 7,370 7,219
Shelby 21211 18,036 14,572 208 64 959 323 1,834 1 75 7,815 7,351
Simpson 21213 7,617 5,719 89 25 395 155 1,185 2 47 3,016 2,977
Spencer 21215 7,450 5,761 86 45 371 152 983 2 49 3,218 2,672
Taylor 21217 10,206 7,471 81 47 577 253 1,688 6 83 3,956 3,917
Todd 21219 4,158 2,971 51 23 275 103 704 2 28 1,673 1,523
Trigg 21221 7,137 5,478 58 27 385 114 1,027 2 45 3,046 2,570
Trimble 21223 3,572 2,560 49 14 220 110 585 6 29 1,457 1,277
Union 21225 5,991 4,168 122 25 484 152 985 7 49 2,599 2,123
Warren 21227 39,250 30,155 443 177 2,294 865 5,079 12 224 16,194 15,577
Washington 21229 4,825 3,511 67 22 312 108 768 2 35 1,899 1,832
Wayne 21231 7,787 5,337 93 36 541 206 1,503 12 58 3,024 2,750
Webster 21233 5,794 3,983 102 28 462 122 1,052 5 42 2,414 1,978
Whitley 21235 13,063 8,165 196 108 1,071 502 2,839 21 160 4,688 4,558
Wolfe 21237 2,716 1,581 34 27 212 103 710 3 46 957 831
Woodford 21239 12,205 10,154 161 58 585 203 1,001 0 42 5,486 5,055
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data; and U.S. Postal Service geographic data.
NOTE: ANSI = American National Standards Institute
a. Less than $500.
CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov.