OASDI Beneficiaries by State and County, 2022

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 2022
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 2,234,888 1,658,163 41,284 19,704 113,752 70,759 286,368 2,811 42,047 748,736 973,566
Alamance 37001 37,765 28,295 525 255 1,825 1,225 4,970 30 640 12,315 16,790
Alexander 37003 9,645 7,215 115 75 470 260 1,320 10 180 3,345 4,040
Alleghany 37005 3,775 2,915 60 30 175 70 470 5 50 1,400 1,580
Anson 37007 6,155 4,130 65 60 325 305 1,095 10 165 1,850 2,385
Ashe 37009 8,740 6,745 165 70 440 195 1,005 10 110 3,160 3,805
Avery 37011 4,780 3,765 80 40 250 85 485 10 65 1,790 2,080
Beaufort 37013 15,190 11,265 285 155 945 410 1,845 30 255 5,295 6,500
Bertie 37015 5,965 3,990 80 60 355 255 1,040 10 175 1,795 2,405
Bladen 37017 8,880 6,065 140 85 540 375 1,475 10 190 2,845 3,590
Brunswick 37019 58,050 48,345 1,160 265 2,405 870 4,440 65 500 22,835 26,220
Buncombe 37021 64,450 50,105 1,515 530 3,020 1,435 7,005 45 795 23,010 29,595
Burke 37023 23,250 17,000 240 275 1,045 870 3,380 25 415 7,660 9,665
Cabarrus 37025 38,395 28,795 590 260 1,780 1,390 4,710 40 830 12,650 16,840
Caldwell 37027 21,550 15,705 250 190 1,105 665 3,180 30 425 7,055 8,920
Camden 37029 2,375 1,770 50 25 145 70 255 5 55 840 980
Carteret 37031 21,340 16,795 420 145 1,165 430 2,090 25 270 7,775 9,525
Caswell 37033 6,630 4,700 90 60 350 195 1,055 5 175 2,195 2,700
Catawba 37035 40,255 30,360 550 345 2,005 1,230 5,040 40 685 13,670 17,500
Chatham 37037 21,435 17,840 575 170 890 375 1,415 10 160 8,175 10,470
Cherokee 37039 11,175 8,555 190 85 590 215 1,350 20 170 4,105 4,660
Chowan 37041 4,495 3,375 85 45 255 150 515 10 60 1,535 1,980
Clay 37043 4,690 3,735 80 25 225 95 480 5 45 1,770 2,040
Cleveland 37045 26,655 18,955 305 230 1,335 910 4,280 40 600 8,440 11,110
Columbus 37047 14,620 9,735 230 150 925 715 2,510 20 335 4,465 5,845
Craven 37049 26,910 20,455 530 205 1,380 785 3,095 40 420 9,315 11,810
Cumberland 37051 62,865 40,445 1,250 720 3,990 2,850 11,470 145 1,995 18,220 24,650
Currituck 37053 6,425 4,885 115 40 395 195 675 15 105 2,320 2,675
Dare 37055 10,330 8,615 190 60 495 190 710 0 70 4,075 4,665
Davidson 37057 41,445 30,465 545 290 2,125 1,275 5,935 50 760 13,885 17,385
Davie 37059 11,550 8,865 225 70 560 275 1,355 20 180 4,130 5,105
Duplin 37061 11,955 8,500 200 130 740 405 1,710 20 250 3,890 5,055
Durham 37063 51,225 39,410 1,100 470 2,085 1,545 5,765 25 825 17,300 23,775
Edgecombe 37065 13,380 9,185 130 185 735 565 2,235 20 325 3,970 5,515
Forsyth 37067 79,855 59,730 1,515 680 3,955 2,350 10,135 70 1,420 26,330 36,025
Franklin 37069 14,835 11,050 175 115 725 420 2,040 25 285 5,040 6,245
Gaston 37071 50,035 36,260 660 360 2,705 1,735 7,315 50 950 15,830 21,530
Gates 37073 2,845 1,980 65 20 200 105 425 5 45 920 1,160
Graham 37075 2,410 1,715 50 20 160 95 320 5 45 825 980
Granville 37077 13,575 9,770 170 175 605 625 1,900 10 320 4,400 5,600
Greene 37079 4,145 2,950 65 45 215 150 615 5 100 1,330 1,715
Guilford 37081 104,080 77,895 1,970 1,050 4,820 3,295 12,960 80 2,010 34,290 46,945
Halifax 37083 15,320 10,385 185 155 975 660 2,585 25 350 4,670 6,225
Harnett 37085 23,905 16,270 360 180 1,340 975 4,025 40 715 7,360 9,650
Haywood 37087 19,720 14,875 455 115 1,150 400 2,420 25 280 6,980 8,625
Henderson 37089 35,660 28,700 855 220 1,765 620 3,090 35 375 13,135 17,005
Hertford 37091 5,930 4,085 90 50 380 225 950 15 135 1,825 2,495
Hoke 37093 9,030 5,535 125 95 475 500 1,875 30 395 2,570 3,150
Hyde 37095 1,270 935 30 20 85 50 140 0 10 450 535
Iredell 37097 39,055 29,325 660 305 1,960 1,210 4,740 55 800 13,365 16,885
Jackson 37099 9,570 7,425 165 65 510 230 1,040 10 125 3,470 4,190
Johnston 37101 40,685 29,445 620 335 2,000 1,485 5,745 60 995 13,025 17,190
Jones 37103 2,775 2,005 35 25 160 90 410 5 45 925 1,165
Lee 37105 14,120 10,380 220 130 710 460 1,905 20 295 4,715 6,020
Lenoir 37107 15,750 10,700 185 265 820 940 2,465 30 345 4,750 6,415
Lincoln 37109 20,500 15,785 335 140 1,020 520 2,370 20 310 7,260 8,900
McDowell 37111 12,985 9,170 195 120 615 385 2,190 20 290 4,305 5,130
Macon 37113 12,780 10,150 255 105 650 200 1,270 15 135 4,725 5,720
Madison 37115 6,295 4,665 125 55 310 150 880 10 100 2,215 2,615
Martin 37117 6,905 4,930 95 60 420 215 1,040 15 130 2,220 2,940
Mecklenburg 37119 152,515 115,290 3,740 1,405 7,515 5,015 16,635 110 2,805 50,520 70,730
Mitchell 37121 4,800 3,520 75 45 260 95 710 10 85 1,640 1,995
Montgomery 37123 6,495 4,755 70 50 330 205 935 15 135 2,150 2,705
Moore 37125 28,755 23,045 650 175 1,410 655 2,440 20 360 10,645 13,380
Nash 37127 23,980 17,245 340 235 1,260 875 3,475 40 510 7,525 10,270
New Hanover 37129 51,480 40,025 1,205 490 2,670 1,320 5,140 50 580 18,055 23,880
Northampton 37131 5,980 4,290 90 40 365 185 880 10 120 1,960 2,510
Onslow 37133 32,570 21,705 620 290 2,055 1,310 5,380 110 1,100 9,920 12,535
Orange 37135 23,965 19,270 650 250 995 550 1,950 10 290 8,965 11,270
Pamlico 37137 4,515 3,575 85 30 235 130 410 5 45 1,710 1,955
Pasquotank 37139 9,740 7,010 160 95 590 320 1,355 20 190 3,075 4,185
Pender 37141 15,100 11,010 285 115 855 505 1,960 30 340 5,225 6,245
Perquimans 37143 4,320 3,260 85 40 250 120 495 5 65 1,555 1,840
Person 37145 10,760 7,825 160 75 530 345 1,585 15 225 3,505 4,505
Pitt 37147 33,915 23,445 530 395 1,745 1,365 5,525 45 865 10,430 13,945
Polk 37149 7,035 5,645 170 50 380 145 575 5 65 2,530 3,380
Randolph 37151 35,485 25,825 460 280 1,725 1,200 5,175 50 770 11,625 14,775
Richmond 37153 11,575 7,530 125 100 600 500 2,335 25 360 3,315 4,515
Robeson 37155 28,750 18,350 290 420 1,755 1,695 5,275 50 915 8,095 10,780
Rockingham 37157 26,085 18,535 345 205 1,270 800 4,295 45 590 8,430 10,620
Rowan 37159 34,690 25,075 450 295 1,795 1,185 5,195 60 635 11,450 14,390
Rutherford 37161 18,455 13,490 240 145 925 570 2,700 30 355 6,180 7,605
Sampson 37163 14,565 10,305 195 130 790 560 2,210 30 345 4,685 6,040
Scotland 37165 9,160 6,025 105 110 485 475 1,705 15 240 2,650 3,580
Stanly 37167 15,855 11,690 185 180 820 625 2,090 20 245 5,245 6,710
Stokes 37169 13,295 9,615 210 80 675 385 2,050 25 255 4,445 5,520
Surry 37171 19,080 13,475 260 150 995 615 3,135 35 415 6,080 7,840
Swain 37173 4,450 3,190 55 35 245 190 660 5 70 1,405 1,845
Transylvania 37175 10,680 8,545 295 75 565 140 960 5 95 4,085 4,930
Tyrrell 37177 945 690 20 10 65 30 120 0 10 315 395
Union 37179 38,635 29,690 920 340 1,950 1,215 3,745 50 725 13,525 17,445
Vance 37181 11,620 7,945 140 110 655 485 1,980 20 285 3,535 4,730
Wake 37183 161,575 125,600 4,455 1,530 7,590 4,530 15,100 125 2,645 56,305 75,980
Warren 37185 5,095 3,650 50 70 290 185 735 10 105 1,675 2,095
Washington 37187 3,765 2,555 105 30 295 160 535 10 75 1,275 1,540
Watauga 37189 10,175 8,300 275 85 440 195 780 10 90 3,920 4,640
Wayne 37191 26,875 18,525 465 315 1,555 1,160 4,165 65 625 8,210 11,130
Wilkes 37193 20,130 14,355 330 190 1,045 545 3,195 40 430 6,605 8,280
Wilson 37195 21,495 15,290 310 185 1,130 815 3,310 40 415 6,760 9,065
Yadkin 37197 9,970 7,295 115 85 510 260 1,515 10 180 3,315 4,200
Yancey 37199 6,180 4,610 180 65 335 130 745 10 105 2,185 2,670
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 2022 (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 3,794,228 3,031,883 41,925 17,110 185,107 72,328 424,965 1,032 19,876 1,536,272 1,608,533
Alamance 37001 63,891 51,285 504 226 2,982 1,213 7,377 10 294 24,843 27,965
Alexander 37003 15,796 12,544 98 73 744 268 1,974 4 92 6,538 6,337
Alleghany 37005 5,932 4,829 49 25 260 70 671 1 28 2,568 2,367
Anson 37007 9,123 6,699 55 48 440 274 1,533 2 71 3,308 3,606
Ashe 37009 13,532 11,085 138 58 615 184 1,401 4 47 5,749 5,627
Avery 37011 7,736 6,453 74 31 384 86 677 4 27 3,401 3,224
Beaufort 37013 24,760 19,704 276 126 1,476 418 2,629 12 119 10,453 10,148
Bertie 37015 8,566 6,263 60 45 492 224 1,409 2 72 3,175 3,384
Bladen 37017 13,599 10,056 115 76 779 356 2,117 5 94 5,279 5,322
Brunswick 37019 112,545 98,095 1,295 261 4,260 966 7,391 31 246 52,792 46,501
Buncombe 37021 112,948 93,898 1,621 469 5,176 1,510 9,884 16 374 47,818 50,333
Burke 37023 37,028 28,897 216 239 1,598 899 4,950 12 217 14,329 15,222
Cabarrus 37025 66,804 53,510 585 239 3,050 1,505 7,455 13 447 26,624 28,270
Caldwell 37027 33,959 26,409 225 176 1,666 656 4,621 10 197 13,202 13,848
Camden 37029 3,833 2,996 42 26 234 81 419 2 34 1,607 1,477
Carteret 37031 36,196 29,949 410 129 1,931 480 3,140 10 149 15,544 15,279
Caswell 37033 10,357 7,868 77 51 519 185 1,583 2 71 4,047 4,135
Catawba 37035 68,686 55,384 545 313 3,274 1,294 7,537 15 323 28,083 28,943
Chatham 37037 41,970 36,683 687 160 1,685 429 2,230 5 92 18,979 19,126
Cherokee 37039 17,879 14,394 156 77 903 226 2,029 7 88 7,684 7,003
Chowan 37041 7,037 5,625 78 37 387 154 721 5 30 2,875 2,980
Clay 37043 7,725 6,420 73 22 360 105 721 2 22 3,360 3,191
Cleveland 37045 42,606 32,739 277 206 2,019 882 6,198 15 270 16,340 17,485
Columbus 37047 22,116 16,105 194 123 1,322 673 3,527 7 164 8,236 8,803
Craven 37049 44,600 36,235 529 177 2,154 767 4,537 15 187 18,627 18,711
Cumberland 37051 95,595 67,420 1,103 581 5,888 2,710 16,882 62 949 34,303 36,953
Currituck 37053 10,954 8,777 118 36 652 222 1,093 6 50 4,689 4,312
Dare 37055 19,205 16,612 211 56 904 218 1,165 0 36 8,775 8,138
Davidson 37057 68,974 54,332 511 256 3,297 1,286 8,913 18 360 27,679 28,222
Davie 37059 20,512 16,665 242 62 977 321 2,143 7 94 8,809 8,551
Duplin 37061 17,884 13,632 155 105 1,042 388 2,453 5 104 6,963 7,341
Durham 37063 94,750 79,063 1,268 416 3,688 1,550 8,395 8 362 37,775 44,287
Edgecombe 37065 19,789 14,865 106 132 1,005 495 3,035 7 145 7,072 8,318
Forsyth 37067 141,187 114,108 1,638 604 6,923 2,415 14,855 26 618 56,117 62,983
Franklin 37069 24,811 19,661 164 94 1,141 439 3,167 8 138 10,017 10,104
Gaston 37071 84,360 65,754 634 313 4,420 1,809 10,944 21 464 32,511 35,487
Gates 37073 4,399 3,275 60 15 298 95 629 1 25 1,708 1,726
Graham 37075 3,515 2,668 33 17 231 87 455 2 22 1,424 1,374
Granville 37077 22,058 16,971 155 145 927 683 3,014 5 157 8,347 8,959
Greene 37079 6,231 4,778 55 28 296 143 886 2 44 2,360 2,566
Guilford 37081 182,159 147,556 2,137 881 8,390 3,282 18,937 29 948 72,376 81,485
Halifax 37083 22,648 16,773 149 108 1,317 582 3,563 8 147 8,355 9,140
Harnett 37085 37,789 27,847 313 157 2,050 964 6,106 19 334 14,224 14,841
Haywood 37087 33,014 26,591 442 110 1,836 425 3,480 7 125 14,025 13,708
Henderson 37089 63,944 54,254 914 196 3,066 651 4,671 11 181 27,872 28,780
Hertford 37091 8,755 6,516 70 41 545 210 1,306 7 61 3,264 3,584
Hoke 37093 13,151 8,770 102 78 665 472 2,876 11 178 4,529 4,544
Hyde 37095 1,818 1,419 24 18 121 46 186 0 3 766 724
Iredell 37097 68,496 54,837 702 284 3,373 1,367 7,506 21 406 28,540 28,113
Jackson 37099 15,556 12,753 165 57 819 226 1,474 6 56 6,646 6,522
Johnston 37101 68,097 52,995 571 293 3,204 1,573 8,939 26 495 26,356 28,011
Jones 37103 4,088 3,111 27 23 230 72 601 1 23 1,617 1,647
Lee 37105 23,485 18,566 206 110 1,157 446 2,866 6 127 9,517 9,687
Lenoir 37107 23,369 17,339 161 234 1,193 895 3,398 11 138 8,476 9,631
Lincoln 37109 36,627 30,008 359 134 1,755 563 3,653 6 150 15,701 15,076
McDowell 37111 20,165 15,346 166 101 920 380 3,123 5 125 8,004 7,782
Macon 37113 21,001 17,480 250 89 1,019 222 1,865 5 71 9,134 8,862
Madison 37115 9,595 7,563 99 44 439 149 1,251 4 46 3,893 3,887
Martin 37117 10,335 7,928 88 46 618 189 1,412 5 49 4,008 4,312
Mecklenburg 37119 275,471 224,623 4,126 1,255 13,568 5,434 25,089 41 1,336 111,181 124,319
Mitchell 37121 7,319 5,740 60 35 353 88 1,004 4 35 2,937 2,950
Montgomery 37123 10,158 8,001 64 41 478 187 1,333 3 52 4,025 4,167
Moore 37125 52,269 44,311 723 161 2,424 709 3,760 9 173 23,265 22,742
Nash 37127 38,239 29,697 315 182 1,883 802 5,096 11 253 14,673 15,971
New Hanover 37129 95,403 79,165 1,377 445 4,867 1,497 7,722 17 313 40,766 41,876
Northampton 37131 9,050 6,984 73 29 510 172 1,233 2 45 3,579 3,659
Onslow 37133 49,616 35,843 547 252 3,093 1,315 8,036 39 491 18,577 18,524
Orange 37135 47,963 41,214 801 251 1,905 651 2,993 5 143 21,375 21,618
Pamlico 37137 7,632 6,388 85 25 361 140 612 1 20 3,435 3,072
Pasquotank 37139 14,922 11,503 137 72 893 296 1,925 5 91 5,671 6,256
Pender 37141 25,537 19,982 278 108 1,385 533 3,061 13 179 10,697 10,054
Perquimans 37143 6,984 5,622 78 28 375 117 732 3 30 2,995 2,829
Person 37145 17,535 13,638 150 68 808 346 2,415 9 101 6,764 7,195
Pitt 37147 54,285 41,408 520 319 2,652 1,301 7,697 16 372 20,525 22,502
Polk 37149 12,480 10,511 184 49 682 153 868 2 32 5,299 5,689
Randolph 37151 57,134 44,663 393 242 2,657 1,160 7,667 13 340 22,436 23,408
Richmond 37153 17,056 12,236 98 77 797 438 3,260 8 141 5,892 6,830
Robeson 37155 39,910 28,173 210 301 2,252 1,430 7,165 14 366 13,590 15,512
Rockingham 37157 42,032 32,244 309 163 1,886 785 6,367 14 263 16,276 16,855
Rowan 37159 57,510 44,574 405 262 2,810 1,185 7,944 22 309 22,735 23,230
Rutherford 37161 29,421 22,976 208 117 1,394 590 3,964 11 163 11,693 11,807
Sampson 37163 22,078 16,821 166 97 1,136 526 3,169 11 153 8,585 8,912
Scotland 37165 13,949 10,163 83 88 672 423 2,411 4 105 4,940 5,582
Stanly 37167 26,018 20,502 173 175 1,308 644 3,095 8 113 10,332 10,714
Stokes 37169 21,972 16,936 193 75 1,077 397 3,167 9 119 8,684 8,865
Surry 37171 29,723 22,622 222 127 1,456 597 4,505 11 182 11,354 12,002
Swain 37173 6,367 4,878 44 25 338 154 891 2 34 2,365 2,609
Transylvania 37175 19,113 16,206 307 61 977 129 1,393 2 37 8,744 8,217
Tyrrell 37177 1,327 1,029 13 8 80 23 169 0 5 527 530
Union 37179 70,415 57,392 973 326 3,527 1,443 6,316 22 418 29,911 29,820
Vance 37181 17,551 13,090 132 85 946 453 2,721 6 118 6,478 7,156
Wake 37183 307,839 256,477 5,075 1,436 14,130 5,421 23,807 51 1,443 130,776 137,369
Warren 37185 7,589 5,858 42 47 404 161 1,033 2 43 2,929 3,121
Washington 37187 5,836 4,372 91 26 470 143 703 3 28 2,480 2,287
Watauga 37189 17,592 15,148 280 80 738 212 1,088 3 42 8,020 7,552
Wayne 37191 40,858 30,591 393 260 2,229 1,112 5,963 25 285 15,097 16,773
Wilkes 37193 30,558 23,368 283 160 1,467 513 4,557 14 196 11,911 12,320
Wilson 37195 34,336 26,428 289 145 1,738 767 4,765 14 190 13,152 14,164
Yadkin 37197 16,176 12,623 99 76 788 261 2,238 5 85 6,369 6,646
Yancey 37199 9,466 7,530 148 56 479 142 1,057 1 52 3,918 3,885
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.