OASDI Beneficiaries by State and County, 2023

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 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, South Carolina 45 1,266,721 950,631 22,075 11,147 66,779 41,410 151,280 1,561 21,838 433,149 551,734
Abbeville 45001 7,135 5,160 80 70 395 210 1,085 5 130 2,345 2,990
Aiken 45003 45,210 33,910 995 315 2,605 1,455 5,100 75 755 15,445 19,950
Allendale 45005 2,295 1,550 40 15 160 125 350 5 50 705 965
Anderson 45007 51,785 38,010 775 450 2,735 1,780 7,055 75 905 17,255 21,895
Bamberg 45009 3,795 2,625 55 40 255 180 560 5 75 1,200 1,595
Barnwell 45011 5,285 3,625 75 70 340 265 800 15 95 1,640 2,125
Beaufort 45013 57,775 49,305 1,590 320 2,395 915 2,795 25 430 23,260 27,890
Berkeley 45015 46,455 34,005 1,010 410 2,625 1,755 5,655 70 925 15,710 19,810
Calhoun 45017 4,280 3,180 55 30 240 180 515 0 80 1,505 1,775
Charleston 45019 82,185 64,860 1,840 710 4,220 2,275 7,310 50 920 29,670 38,375
Cherokee 45021 14,350 9,595 150 125 815 545 2,730 20 370 4,370 5,540
Chester 45023 8,785 6,090 100 70 505 390 1,460 10 160 2,780 3,535
Chesterfield 45025 11,435 7,800 155 135 700 600 1,785 20 240 3,510 4,595
Clarendon 45027 10,130 7,205 155 90 625 335 1,470 20 230 3,325 4,250
Colleton 45029 11,240 7,845 195 125 755 455 1,630 20 215 3,765 4,480
Darlington 45031 17,525 12,130 275 155 1,145 725 2,675 35 385 5,575 7,325
Dillon 45033 7,505 4,885 75 95 460 420 1,345 10 215 2,115 2,920
Dorchester 45035 32,820 24,085 625 320 1,795 1,360 3,875 50 710 10,735 14,380
Edgefield 45037 6,865 5,160 110 50 365 215 840 10 115 2,400 2,890
Fairfield 45039 6,430 4,780 70 45 350 205 885 5 90 2,230 2,690
Florence 45041 33,230 23,120 480 415 2,015 1,620 4,750 50 780 10,175 14,180
Georgetown 45043 23,590 18,790 435 205 1,180 590 2,165 20 205 8,735 10,630
Greenville 45045 113,820 86,990 2,550 990 5,815 3,215 12,370 110 1,780 39,405 51,650
Greenwood 45047 18,115 13,315 250 165 920 625 2,470 15 355 5,955 7,780
Hampton 45049 5,060 3,395 95 55 390 245 770 10 100 1,580 2,070
Horry 45051 129,205 103,325 1,660 885 5,775 2,730 13,005 185 1,640 48,030 55,850
Jasper 45053 9,940 8,135 150 65 440 235 785 10 120 3,740 4,415
Kershaw 45055 17,470 12,710 285 165 980 640 2,305 35 350 5,825 7,360
Lancaster 45057 26,885 21,300 460 160 1,250 780 2,510 25 400 9,485 12,545
Laurens 45059 18,455 12,620 205 180 950 815 3,195 30 460 5,750 7,260
Lee 45061 4,800 3,260 70 55 350 230 740 10 85 1,500 1,995
Lexington 45063 65,515 50,035 1,095 595 3,520 2,140 6,925 70 1,135 22,570 29,030
McCormick 45065 4,570 3,745 75 30 180 75 435 5 25 1,815 1,960
Marion 45067 8,765 5,975 100 105 515 360 1,475 15 220 2,595 3,655
Marlboro 45069 7,160 4,700 90 100 445 335 1,295 10 185 2,075 2,805
Newberry 45071 10,595 7,935 130 95 530 360 1,350 15 180 3,615 4,435
Oconee 45073 24,780 19,025 480 180 1,185 590 2,925 30 365 9,060 10,560
Orangeburg 45075 23,135 16,240 355 235 1,535 1,025 3,270 30 445 7,305 9,745
Pickens 45077 30,005 22,105 485 275 1,680 885 4,030 35 510 10,110 12,865
Richland 45079 78,715 57,385 1,285 855 3,840 3,150 10,210 75 1,915 25,275 33,965
Saluda 45081 5,030 3,855 50 45 290 145 590 5 50 1,785 2,140
Spartanburg 45083 75,545 54,160 1,225 680 3,915 2,695 11,265 105 1,500 24,625 31,790
Sumter 45085 25,415 17,400 460 265 1,705 1,035 3,830 55 665 7,805 10,550
Union 45087 8,230 5,525 80 70 435 280 1,640 10 190 2,500 3,295
Williamsburg 45089 9,060 6,305 120 165 565 365 1,335 15 190 2,770 3,835
York 45091 56,345 43,475 980 470 2,890 1,855 5,720 60 895 19,525 25,395
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, South Carolina 45 2,270,007 1,831,042 23,237 10,273 113,127 43,640 237,164 602 10,921 944,833 951,852
Abbeville 45001 11,776 9,007 73 62 627 221 1,720 2 65 4,599 4,786
Aiken 45003 83,239 67,248 1,051 318 4,586 1,548 8,095 30 364 34,967 34,987
Allendale 45005 3,267 2,409 32 14 204 105 482 2 20 1,205 1,369
Anderson 45007 90,372 71,283 763 408 4,535 1,862 10,995 28 500 36,601 37,051
Bamberg 45009 5,730 4,272 47 33 364 166 812 2 34 2,140 2,400
Barnwell 45011 8,309 6,206 66 63 513 257 1,152 5 47 3,142 3,294
Beaufort 45013 121,959 108,861 1,981 323 4,765 1,077 4,717 9 226 58,970 53,291
Berkeley 45015 81,946 64,473 995 383 4,402 1,951 9,224 37 482 33,825 33,247
Calhoun 45017 7,038 5,560 51 27 372 189 806 0 33 2,899 2,841
Charleston 45019 156,296 131,556 2,167 674 7,728 2,510 11,134 21 505 68,163 69,472
Cherokee 45021 23,714 17,241 139 119 1,238 559 4,237 9 172 8,813 9,076
Chester 45023 14,331 10,691 86 63 767 401 2,245 3 76 5,436 5,675
Chesterfield 45025 18,092 13,388 135 112 1,039 606 2,689 7 117 6,742 7,197
Clarendon 45027 15,895 12,171 128 82 890 333 2,175 6 108 6,296 6,454
Colleton 45029 17,519 13,161 160 98 1,117 441 2,435 7 100 6,974 6,845
Darlington 45031 28,615 21,554 260 137 1,797 697 3,975 14 181 11,102 11,817
Dillon 45033 10,914 7,766 49 69 621 395 1,920 3 91 3,736 4,307
Dorchester 45035 58,041 45,825 637 306 3,140 1,459 6,296 19 358 23,361 24,333
Edgefield 45037 11,966 9,591 105 51 603 216 1,333 2 65 5,027 4,772
Fairfield 45039 10,634 8,368 64 39 547 202 1,371 1 42 4,354 4,291
Florence 45041 54,028 41,195 456 381 3,082 1,595 6,946 19 353 20,394 23,004
Georgetown 45043 44,271 37,414 460 199 2,092 576 3,425 5 100 19,877 18,715
Greenville 45045 213,587 175,245 2,925 920 10,646 3,532 19,339 41 940 91,374 91,843
Greenwood 45047 31,170 24,678 252 150 1,491 644 3,782 7 167 12,402 13,099
Hampton 45049 7,774 5,711 76 40 549 217 1,127 2 51 2,951 3,141
Horry 45051 243,387 204,160 1,709 891 10,312 2,921 22,452 65 879 106,855 99,349
Jasper 45053 19,322 16,758 158 56 795 223 1,271 3 56 8,781 8,092
Kershaw 45055 29,973 23,442 265 152 1,604 678 3,651 14 166 12,066 12,272
Lancaster 45057 51,012 42,891 519 146 2,269 831 4,139 12 206 21,826 22,572
Laurens 45059 30,519 22,663 201 171 1,462 846 4,938 13 225 11,485 11,956
Lee 45061 7,139 5,264 58 43 447 211 1,074 3 38 2,671 2,914
Lexington 45063 120,695 98,456 1,190 571 6,261 2,389 11,203 33 591 50,193 51,524
McCormick 45065 8,423 7,226 76 25 296 84 703 2 13 3,999 3,266
Marion 45067 12,957 9,569 83 68 689 335 2,117 4 91 4,571 5,448
Marlboro 45069 10,606 7,618 68 82 593 304 1,861 2 79 3,673 4,229
Newberry 45071 18,224 14,563 132 88 885 372 2,084 6 94 7,471 7,365
Oconee 45073 45,430 37,257 513 170 2,010 624 4,658 10 188 20,264 18,034
Orangeburg 45075 36,080 27,429 305 188 2,274 957 4,715 10 203 13,669 15,112
Pickens 45077 53,426 42,435 503 263 2,823 942 6,191 13 257 22,030 22,031
Richland 45079 138,344 109,553 1,390 755 6,515 3,286 15,863 29 952 53,829 59,611
Saluda 45081 8,488 6,840 44 46 471 146 916 1 24 3,544 3,447
Spartanburg 45083 132,478 102,998 1,194 639 6,488 2,929 17,466 45 720 52,836 54,396
Sumter 45085 39,441 29,404 412 216 2,482 991 5,638 22 277 14,792 16,165
Union 45087 13,172 9,540 66 62 638 285 2,482 7 93 4,805 5,204
Williamsburg 45089 13,494 10,116 96 127 791 340 1,922 4 97 4,939 5,668
York 45091 106,914 87,987 1,099 445 5,311 2,186 9,387 25 474 45,182 45,895
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.