OASDI Beneficiaries by State and County, 2023

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 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, North Carolina 37 2,276,121 1,712,389 37,719 19,929 112,838 72,245 279,258 2,731 39,012 771,435 1,002,570
Alamance 37001 38,430 29,130 485 260 1,815 1,235 4,870 25 610 12,680 17,225
Alexander 37003 9,660 7,290 105 70 465 285 1,280 10 155 3,380 4,085
Alleghany 37005 3,805 2,980 60 30 170 75 445 5 40 1,440 1,625
Anson 37007 6,150 4,170 60 65 335 310 1,065 5 140 1,870 2,435
Ashe 37009 8,870 6,940 145 80 430 190 980 10 95 3,225 3,855
Avery 37011 4,785 3,820 80 40 245 95 445 5 55 1,820 2,115
Beaufort 37013 15,330 11,480 275 175 920 405 1,810 30 235 5,395 6,670
Bertie 37015 5,990 4,080 75 60 350 255 1,010 5 155 1,875 2,445
Bladen 37017 9,000 6,240 130 90 540 375 1,450 10 165 2,950 3,665
Brunswick 37019 60,880 51,375 1,000 260 2,420 905 4,385 55 480 24,010 27,800
Buncombe 37021 65,345 51,650 1,270 530 2,975 1,455 6,720 40 705 23,570 30,345
Burke 37023 23,370 17,325 220 260 1,050 890 3,240 25 360 7,800 9,825
Cabarrus 37025 39,135 29,685 545 285 1,770 1,410 4,600 40 800 13,080 17,325
Caldwell 37027 21,670 15,935 240 200 1,095 675 3,105 30 390 7,210 9,030
Camden 37029 2,455 1,850 55 20 140 80 250 5 55 885 1,025
Carteret 37031 21,920 17,495 375 155 1,155 440 2,035 25 240 7,995 9,870
Caswell 37033 6,470 4,650 75 60 335 200 985 5 160 2,170 2,660
Catawba 37035 40,965 31,165 500 370 2,025 1,255 4,965 50 635 14,060 17,940
Chatham 37037 21,745 18,345 470 175 860 395 1,345 10 145 8,340 10,680
Cherokee 37039 11,340 8,745 175 75 580 230 1,350 20 165 4,205 4,755
Chowan 37041 4,595 3,505 80 40 245 155 505 5 60 1,590 2,040
Clay 37043 4,745 3,800 80 20 230 100 470 5 40 1,810 2,090
Cleveland 37045 26,800 19,330 285 225 1,340 900 4,120 35 565 8,580 11,240
Columbus 37047 14,620 9,885 230 155 900 705 2,415 20 310 4,530 5,890
Craven 37049 27,670 21,305 485 230 1,365 805 3,070 30 380 9,660 12,315
Cumberland 37051 63,710 41,720 1,215 735 3,900 2,885 11,220 140 1,895 18,805 25,295
Currituck 37053 6,725 5,240 100 40 390 200 660 10 85 2,490 2,820
Dare 37055 10,620 8,985 160 70 485 170 675 5 70 4,210 4,825
Davidson 37057 42,140 31,370 505 285 2,125 1,295 5,810 45 705 14,310 17,825
Davie 37059 11,800 9,145 215 70 545 290 1,340 15 180 4,245 5,240
Duplin 37061 12,170 8,760 195 140 735 415 1,665 20 240 4,000 5,175
Durham 37063 52,070 40,795 950 460 2,025 1,545 5,510 30 755 17,860 24,515
Edgecombe 37065 13,535 9,405 125 175 720 580 2,205 15 310 4,105 5,650
Forsyth 37067 81,140 61,415 1,365 685 3,870 2,395 9,975 65 1,370 26,990 36,945
Franklin 37069 15,405 11,660 160 135 720 455 1,985 20 270 5,260 6,575
Gaston 37071 50,680 37,160 620 355 2,705 1,780 7,125 50 885 16,205 22,150
Gates 37073 2,910 2,060 55 20 200 105 425 5 40 950 1,205
Graham 37075 2,420 1,730 45 20 155 95 330 5 40 840 985
Granville 37077 13,865 10,125 160 170 610 640 1,855 15 290 4,560 5,790
Greene 37079 4,125 2,970 55 45 215 150 590 5 95 1,340 1,715
Guilford 37081 105,930 80,285 1,740 1,105 4,830 3,395 12,645 90 1,840 35,310 48,230
Halifax 37083 15,385 10,590 185 165 955 660 2,495 30 305 4,780 6,340
Harnett 37085 24,545 17,015 355 180 1,350 1,020 3,915 45 665 7,685 10,020
Haywood 37087 19,895 15,190 405 125 1,120 405 2,355 25 270 7,100 8,775
Henderson 37089 36,305 29,595 760 210 1,750 615 3,010 35 330 13,455 17,495
Hertford 37091 6,000 4,225 85 65 370 215 910 15 115 1,860 2,560
Hoke 37093 9,320 5,880 135 105 475 495 1,865 20 345 2,735 3,345
Hyde 37095 1,270 960 30 20 70 45 125 5 15 460 555
Iredell 37097 40,020 30,440 635 290 1,980 1,220 4,635 60 760 13,855 17,525
Jackson 37099 9,670 7,605 145 65 505 220 1,010 10 110 3,535 4,265
Johnston 37101 41,790 30,610 595 335 2,025 1,515 5,715 55 940 13,550 17,855
Jones 37103 2,800 2,075 30 25 155 85 395 5 30 950 1,205
Lee 37105 14,475 10,755 205 125 695 480 1,895 20 300 4,845 6,200
Lenoir 37107 15,870 10,875 185 245 840 965 2,395 30 335 4,850 6,560
Lincoln 37109 21,210 16,565 320 140 1,005 535 2,325 25 295 7,600 9,300
McDowell 37111 13,015 9,250 180 125 620 390 2,170 15 265 4,365 5,150
Macon 37113 13,015 10,435 235 100 640 220 1,235 20 130 4,855 5,910
Madison 37115 6,385 4,775 120 50 310 150 870 15 95 2,275 2,705
Martin 37117 7,050 5,100 90 55 425 220 1,025 10 125 2,305 3,040
Mecklenburg 37119 155,670 119,555 3,390 1,440 7,430 5,085 16,150 110 2,510 52,110 73,015
Mitchell 37121 4,815 3,560 70 40 260 100 690 10 85 1,665 2,040
Montgomery 37123 6,605 4,940 70 50 320 200 895 10 120 2,245 2,780
Moore 37125 29,285 23,685 585 175 1,395 695 2,385 30 335 10,855 13,710
Nash 37127 24,405 17,740 320 225 1,260 880 3,460 40 480 7,730 10,570
New Hanover 37129 52,635 41,470 1,090 480 2,685 1,335 4,990 35 550 18,620 24,690
Northampton 37131 5,920 4,305 75 40 365 180 845 10 100 1,970 2,545
Onslow 37133 33,830 22,865 600 305 2,105 1,400 5,325 110 1,120 10,430 13,225
Orange 37135 24,740 20,175 570 265 990 550 1,925 10 255 9,295 11,770
Pamlico 37137 4,620 3,710 70 35 245 120 390 10 40 1,755 2,015
Pasquotank 37139 9,860 7,220 160 85 590 310 1,305 25 165 3,190 4,300
Pender 37141 15,485 11,530 255 120 825 520 1,890 25 320 5,430 6,500
Perquimans 37143 4,370 3,330 80 40 255 110 485 5 65 1,560 1,895
Person 37145 11,025 8,120 150 85 515 355 1,560 15 225 3,665 4,670
Pitt 37147 34,470 24,095 490 400 1,740 1,435 5,460 40 810 10,745 14,365
Polk 37149 7,240 5,875 160 50 380 135 565 5 70 2,630 3,480
Randolph 37151 35,975 26,470 420 295 1,730 1,250 5,060 45 705 11,915 15,135
Richmond 37153 11,555 7,625 110 105 580 550 2,240 25 320 3,360 4,535
Robeson 37155 28,885 18,650 290 395 1,700 1,730 5,210 45 865 8,260 11,025
Rockingham 37157 26,445 18,965 325 205 1,270 865 4,225 40 550 8,660 10,910
Rowan 37159 35,265 25,815 435 280 1,780 1,230 5,085 45 595 11,775 14,790
Rutherford 37161 18,635 13,765 230 145 920 580 2,635 30 330 6,275 7,755
Sampson 37163 14,525 10,420 180 125 775 565 2,120 30 310 4,710 6,130
Scotland 37165 9,260 6,175 95 115 490 465 1,685 20 215 2,750 3,665
Stanly 37167 16,235 12,070 175 180 815 670 2,070 20 235 5,405 6,925
Stokes 37169 13,505 9,850 190 80 685 410 2,030 20 240 4,520 5,655
Surry 37171 19,215 13,805 245 145 975 585 3,015 40 405 6,215 7,975
Swain 37173 4,500 3,285 55 35 240 195 620 5 65 1,450 1,885
Transylvania 37175 10,685 8,695 255 80 530 130 900 10 85 4,130 4,995
Tyrrell 37177 940 700 15 10 60 30 115 0 10 330 395
Union 37179 39,820 31,055 885 350 1,935 1,255 3,640 50 650 14,030 18,200
Vance 37181 11,665 8,085 130 110 650 505 1,910 20 255 3,630 4,775
Wake 37183 166,210 131,405 3,985 1,540 7,535 4,635 14,595 115 2,400 58,650 79,015
Warren 37185 5,110 3,725 45 60 280 190 700 15 95 1,690 2,145
Washington 37187 3,770 2,625 95 40 270 165 500 10 65 1,310 1,545
Watauga 37189 10,370 8,540 245 85 445 210 755 10 80 4,000 4,780
Wayne 37191 27,335 19,130 470 325 1,535 1,160 4,050 70 595 8,530 11,435
Wilkes 37193 20,315 14,650 305 195 1,045 540 3,145 40 395 6,745 8,450
Wilson 37195 21,735 15,700 280 190 1,120 850 3,180 35 380 6,945 9,265
Yadkin 37197 9,955 7,365 105 80 500 265 1,465 15 160 3,370 4,205
Yancey 37199 6,225 4,705 160 60 335 130 715 5 115 2,215 2,715
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, North Carolina 37 4,044,331 3,269,519 39,009 17,943 191,702 75,938 430,019 1,036 19,165 1,652,850 1,735,086
Alamance 37001 67,881 55,056 479 236 3,047 1,261 7,502 9 289 26,689 29,957
Alexander 37003 16,466 13,165 92 66 756 311 1,988 5 82 6,816 6,715
Alleghany 37005 6,274 5,174 49 27 264 74 664 1 21 2,760 2,549
Anson 37007 9,520 7,044 54 50 469 292 1,546 2 63 3,476 3,837
Ashe 37009 14,399 11,935 127 66 623 187 1,417 2 40 6,160 5,983
Avery 37011 8,082 6,822 73 36 384 95 645 1 27 3,592 3,423
Beaufort 37013 26,044 20,939 262 142 1,494 425 2,660 13 109 11,072 10,874
Bertie 37015 8,976 6,668 60 48 498 229 1,405 2 65 3,416 3,591
Bladen 37017 14,378 10,728 113 81 814 372 2,177 6 86 5,665 5,659
Brunswick 37019 124,053 109,263 1,134 273 4,487 1,021 7,611 26 239 58,325 51,949
Buncombe 37021 120,454 101,499 1,399 494 5,304 1,572 9,832 14 340 51,341 54,349
Burke 37023 38,821 30,680 205 235 1,655 940 4,907 8 191 15,175 16,164
Cabarrus 37025 71,082 57,534 542 269 3,141 1,574 7,562 14 447 28,705 30,405
Caldwell 37027 35,548 27,880 224 179 1,718 673 4,678 10 187 14,034 14,620
Camden 37029 4,112 3,268 49 21 235 84 421 2 32 1,761 1,608
Carteret 37031 39,109 32,728 371 134 2,013 525 3,189 9 141 16,799 16,663
Caswell 37033 10,546 8,104 71 50 510 201 1,543 2 65 4,144 4,271
Catawba 37035 72,959 59,249 510 355 3,445 1,361 7,708 16 315 30,065 31,020
Chatham 37037 44,761 39,535 584 170 1,692 472 2,214 5 88 20,252 20,601
Cherokee 37039 18,919 15,340 149 74 916 244 2,105 7 84 8,196 7,513
Chowan 37041 7,536 6,092 77 38 392 156 746 3 32 3,125 3,199
Clay 37043 8,145 6,809 74 19 382 112 725 2 23 3,572 3,410
Cleveland 37045 44,632 34,663 263 206 2,141 912 6,168 12 265 17,193 18,506
Columbus 37047 23,056 17,024 201 129 1,348 690 3,504 7 153 8,685 9,245
Craven 37049 48,093 39,485 488 211 2,237 796 4,690 11 175 20,227 20,425
Cumberland 37051 100,975 72,278 1,102 614 6,015 2,824 17,165 62 914 36,772 39,592
Currituck 37053 12,018 9,829 99 35 665 241 1,102 4 44 5,290 4,730
Dare 37055 20,702 18,135 180 68 919 204 1,155 1 40 9,508 8,857
Davidson 37057 73,206 58,245 481 259 3,443 1,336 9,075 15 351 29,769 30,181
Davie 37059 21,867 17,953 229 69 988 336 2,198 6 90 9,452 9,203
Duplin 37061 18,958 14,634 158 113 1,085 409 2,456 7 97 7,470 7,855
Durham 37063 101,309 85,751 1,125 418 3,720 1,603 8,333 9 350 40,850 47,958
Edgecombe 37065 20,833 15,778 103 136 1,034 529 3,100 7 146 7,551 8,876
Forsyth 37067 149,861 122,362 1,518 622 7,070 2,506 15,140 23 619 60,043 67,537
Franklin 37069 26,977 21,699 157 115 1,178 487 3,196 6 140 10,931 11,159
Gaston 37071 89,076 70,124 604 317 4,638 1,883 11,034 22 454 34,674 38,029
Gates 37073 4,699 3,540 49 16 317 99 654 1 23 1,829 1,875
Graham 37075 3,685 2,801 37 20 223 89 495 2 18 1,530 1,430
Granville 37077 23,524 18,379 143 150 975 706 3,018 6 147 9,047 9,703
Greene 37079 6,427 4,976 49 31 301 149 880 2 39 2,466 2,654
Guilford 37081 193,678 158,523 1,906 963 8,740 3,479 19,135 35 897 77,718 87,511
Halifax 37083 23,696 17,783 149 117 1,339 607 3,562 11 129 8,851 9,710
Harnett 37085 40,529 30,312 326 164 2,174 1,025 6,183 21 326 15,455 16,116
Haywood 37087 34,793 28,294 407 123 1,864 438 3,535 8 126 14,877 14,596
Henderson 37089 68,429 58,632 833 199 3,176 679 4,737 12 161 29,955 31,117
Hertford 37091 9,194 6,966 67 53 543 209 1,292 6 58 3,443 3,826
Hoke 37093 14,226 9,722 114 86 699 482 2,953 8 162 5,073 5,038
Hyde 37095 1,907 1,522 24 19 115 44 176 1 5 809 793
Iredell 37097 73,401 59,404 697 284 3,568 1,417 7,600 24 406 30,985 30,449
Jackson 37099 16,461 13,632 145 61 848 228 1,489 6 53 7,048 6,981
Johnston 37101 73,239 57,572 568 298 3,417 1,643 9,233 24 482 28,598 30,530
Jones 37103 4,326 3,353 20 24 235 78 599 2 15 1,730 1,774
Lee 37105 25,133 20,085 196 113 1,169 476 2,955 7 131 10,192 10,482
Lenoir 37107 24,467 18,298 166 217 1,277 943 3,417 13 137 8,953 10,239
Lincoln 37109 39,689 32,911 347 142 1,787 602 3,745 8 147 17,164 16,523
McDowell 37111 21,058 16,120 155 109 973 398 3,180 4 120 8,428 8,174
Macon 37113 22,293 18,735 234 88 1,025 236 1,895 6 74 9,747 9,578
Madison 37115 10,183 8,087 98 43 464 157 1,281 5 47 4,161 4,224
Martin 37117 10,983 8,518 86 45 635 203 1,441 5 50 4,285 4,652
Mecklenburg 37119 294,676 243,302 3,824 1,335 14,040 5,650 25,215 49 1,261 119,945 134,412
Mitchell 37121 7,648 6,024 59 32 373 98 1,019 4 39 3,104 3,139
Montgomery 37123 10,854 8,680 61 43 490 187 1,340 3 50 4,397 4,487
Moore 37125 55,859 47,696 687 170 2,529 773 3,823 13 167 24,900 24,501
Nash 37127 40,581 31,758 301 186 1,976 823 5,275 10 251 15,671 17,196
New Hanover 37129 102,283 85,764 1,289 455 5,139 1,541 7,782 13 302 43,945 45,520
Northampton 37131 9,401 7,322 64 31 525 173 1,238 3 47 3,781 3,876
Onslow 37133 53,854 39,451 543 277 3,314 1,438 8,270 43 519 20,389 20,489
Orange 37135 52,175 45,342 717 270 1,977 674 3,051 5 139 23,339 23,760
Pamlico 37137 8,177 6,914 71 27 399 133 609 3 20 3,693 3,325
Pasquotank 37139 15,807 12,365 135 69 920 298 1,931 7 82 6,123 6,709
Pender 37141 27,480 21,852 249 118 1,408 579 3,070 12 193 11,628 10,994
Perquimans 37143 7,406 6,007 75 31 405 110 743 3 33 3,152 3,066
Person 37145 18,737 14,758 141 80 818 369 2,456 7 107 7,351 7,793
Pitt 37147 57,643 44,356 485 336 2,760 1,415 7,920 15 357 22,014 24,194
Polk 37149 13,423 11,417 172 49 716 151 888 2 28 5,736 6,161
Randolph 37151 60,384 47,615 361 266 2,757 1,270 7,781 13 321 23,953 24,977
Richmond 37153 17,721 12,843 84 83 825 492 3,251 8 135 6,183 7,158
Robeson 37155 41,791 29,783 216 291 2,277 1,501 7,346 16 361 14,401 16,500
Rockingham 37157 44,403 34,336 304 170 1,955 861 6,491 15 271 17,345 18,079
Rowan 37159 60,885 47,668 394 251 2,915 1,276 8,063 15 302 24,282 24,941
Rutherford 37161 30,897 24,300 206 121 1,459 614 4,020 11 165 12,328 12,529
Sampson 37163 22,983 17,708 156 97 1,170 550 3,148 13 141 8,987 9,462
Scotland 37165 14,682 10,773 78 95 721 445 2,466 5 99 5,261 5,946
Stanly 37167 27,764 22,038 166 187 1,358 719 3,179 9 108 11,068 11,556
Stokes 37169 23,273 18,064 181 79 1,144 427 3,255 7 117 9,204 9,497
Surry 37171 31,221 24,125 215 127 1,482 590 4,492 13 176 12,064 12,792
Swain 37173 6,720 5,258 43 27 339 158 860 2 33 2,549 2,799
Transylvania 37175 20,071 17,238 278 68 966 125 1,357 4 36 9,232 8,758
Tyrrell 37177 1,380 1,081 11 6 85 24 168 0 5 578 551
Union 37179 75,997 62,778 967 353 3,643 1,502 6,339 21 393 32,490 32,622
Vance 37181 18,340 13,826 127 88 973 486 2,722 5 112 6,885 7,523
Wake 37183 332,808 281,067 4,585 1,493 14,678 5,705 23,877 46 1,356 142,855 149,965
Warren 37185 7,957 6,218 35 48 410 172 1,027 4 42 3,079 3,337
Washington 37187 6,058 4,618 86 30 452 153 695 3 22 2,617 2,394
Watauga 37189 18,871 16,382 258 84 781 237 1,087 3 40 8,576 8,240
Wayne 37191 43,327 32,886 408 275 2,303 1,142 6,009 25 280 16,309 17,997
Wilkes 37193 32,157 24,820 266 174 1,544 517 4,637 15 184 12,650 13,103
Wilson 37195 36,189 28,185 261 153 1,803 825 4,774 12 177 14,010 15,169
Yadkin 37197 16,838 13,259 91 73 795 267 2,270 7 77 6,723 6,939
Yancey 37199 9,964 8,010 135 59 497 145 1,056 2 60 4,150 4,145
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.