OASDI Beneficiaries by State and County, 2023

West Virginia

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, West Virginia 54 476,583 313,027 17,686 5,447 37,657 18,203 72,580 1,686 10,297 159,868 192,889
Barbour 54001 4,275 2,785 175 70 325 190 630 15 85 1,485 1,640
Berkeley 54003 26,075 18,445 450 230 1,445 1,040 3,850 35 580 8,860 10,415
Boone 54005 6,425 3,345 410 105 695 290 1,310 50 220 1,995 2,360
Braxton 54007 3,930 2,585 220 60 335 120 510 20 80 1,425 1,575
Brooke 54009 6,435 4,475 255 50 560 170 805 20 100 2,235 2,805
Cabell 54011 21,665 14,340 630 290 1,640 955 3,340 55 415 6,845 9,150
Calhoun 54013 2,260 1,385 120 30 170 85 410 5 55 775 815
Clay 54015 2,795 1,545 165 50 245 115 545 15 115 930 940
Doddridge 54017 1,900 1,245 75 20 145 80 295 5 35 680 705
Fayette 54019 11,985 7,170 490 155 1,095 515 2,135 70 355 3,875 4,605
Gilmer 54021 1,545 1,045 70 25 110 45 220 5 25 545 605
Grant 54023 3,550 2,495 125 35 250 90 485 10 60 1,305 1,430
Greenbrier 54025 10,380 7,230 305 120 790 365 1,340 25 205 3,635 4,365
Hampshire 54027 6,840 4,860 180 75 445 215 900 25 140 2,480 2,630
Hancock 54029 8,595 6,020 335 75 820 240 995 15 95 2,945 3,865
Hardy 54031 4,115 2,865 95 60 255 150 570 20 100 1,420 1,610
Harrison 54033 17,120 11,755 590 165 1,365 730 2,220 40 255 5,775 7,300
Jackson 54035 8,000 5,150 340 85 695 245 1,290 30 165 2,700 3,180
Jefferson 54037 12,270 9,320 240 95 665 370 1,375 10 195 4,465 5,290
Kanawha 54039 49,275 33,370 1,390 555 3,580 1,815 7,485 95 985 15,995 20,880
Lewis 54041 4,715 3,150 175 45 370 210 655 10 100 1,630 1,840
Lincoln 54043 5,635 3,045 285 85 555 305 1,140 40 180 1,770 2,000
Logan 54045 9,660 4,855 475 140 1,015 535 2,190 80 370 2,815 3,430
McDowell 54047 5,775 2,590 375 105 740 360 1,310 70 225 1,685 1,905
Marion 54049 14,975 10,375 605 165 1,165 555 1,850 35 225 5,235 6,275
Marshall 54051 7,815 5,480 335 60 675 245 915 20 85 2,735 3,390
Mason 54053 7,435 4,640 365 70 710 290 1,185 25 150 2,435 3,020
Mercer 54055 17,040 10,360 625 220 1,550 835 2,955 75 420 5,215 6,835
Mineral 54057 7,360 5,115 285 70 585 245 910 20 130 2,560 3,080
Mingo 54059 7,170 3,215 415 120 780 330 1,860 85 365 1,960 2,385
Monongalia 54061 15,860 11,820 540 145 1,050 460 1,650 15 180 5,685 7,130
Monroe 54063 4,050 2,725 155 35 275 125 635 10 90 1,455 1,575
Morgan 54065 5,235 3,860 120 35 295 125 690 10 100 1,895 2,135
Nicholas 54067 7,910 4,900 360 105 655 265 1,385 40 200 2,725 2,985
Ohio 54069 11,750 8,990 285 100 785 325 1,130 20 115 4,265 5,355
Pendleton 54071 2,400 1,790 80 15 155 55 270 5 30 890 1,020
Pleasants 54073 2,015 1,330 85 15 170 70 310 0 35 690 800
Pocahontas 54075 2,690 1,970 70 30 170 70 330 5 45 1,025 1,035
Preston 54077 8,745 5,985 415 80 715 265 1,100 35 150 3,140 3,605
Putnam 54079 14,395 9,850 555 150 1,040 515 1,995 35 255 4,930 6,050
Raleigh 54081 21,505 13,020 895 310 1,765 945 3,755 130 685 6,905 8,360
Randolph 54083 7,800 5,460 245 90 525 250 1,060 25 145 2,805 3,145
Ritchie 54085 2,970 1,935 110 25 235 90 510 10 55 1,055 1,130
Roane 54087 4,430 2,735 175 60 350 140 810 25 135 1,480 1,615
Summers 54089 3,575 2,235 125 40 275 130 660 15 95 1,185 1,360
Taylor 54091 4,180 2,870 135 50 320 160 555 15 75 1,465 1,695
Tucker 54093 2,120 1,470 65 10 170 55 300 10 40 780 850
Tyler 54095 2,615 1,675 140 25 275 75 370 10 45 915 1,050
Upshur 54097 6,480 4,375 290 75 560 210 855 15 100 2,355 2,665
Wayne 54099 10,385 6,090 465 160 930 575 1,825 50 290 3,220 4,010
Webster 54101 2,745 1,570 180 70 255 110 470 20 70 920 1,010
Wetzel 54103 4,220 2,670 285 50 420 150 555 20 70 1,500 1,720
Wirt 54105 1,850 1,140 80 15 155 50 355 10 45 625 650
Wood 54107 23,405 15,300 770 230 1,650 930 4,005 50 470 7,605 9,470
Wyoming 54109 6,235 3,005 460 100 685 325 1,320 80 260 1,940 2,145
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.
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, West Virginia 54 795,423 575,609 16,270 4,796 63,327 19,314 109,999 807 5,301 328,946 308,411
Barbour 54001 6,494 4,667 144 55 505 209 871 6 37 2,772 2,352
Berkeley 54003 45,206 34,492 427 219 2,480 1,112 6,185 14 276 18,297 17,703
Boone 54005 11,043 6,582 388 100 1,247 359 2,208 30 128 4,511 3,673
Braxton 54007 6,049 4,366 184 43 509 128 770 11 37 2,698 2,203
Brooke 54009 11,246 8,433 255 46 1,035 189 1,230 7 51 4,840 4,562
Cabell 54011 36,241 26,754 610 252 2,745 943 4,721 22 194 14,077 15,369
Calhoun 54013 3,297 2,235 95 23 244 98 575 3 24 1,378 1,113
Clay 54015 4,113 2,585 129 41 364 126 804 8 55 1,735 1,267
Doddridge 54017 2,911 2,052 64 20 219 85 446 2 22 1,260 988
Fayette 54019 19,046 12,741 427 128 1,815 543 3,180 33 179 7,710 7,047
Gilmer 54021 2,369 1,739 58 21 169 51 317 1 13 989 885
Grant 54023 5,614 4,220 107 29 403 96 723 4 32 2,481 2,083
Greenbrier 54025 16,750 12,662 269 104 1,273 347 1,985 11 98 7,092 6,783
Hampshire 54027 11,014 8,351 157 60 702 230 1,439 7 68 4,723 4,003
Hancock 54029 15,155 11,406 334 69 1,544 259 1,481 7 55 6,450 6,365
Hardy 54031 6,409 4,821 78 44 400 149 864 7 45 2,646 2,402
Harrison 54033 28,287 21,273 548 134 2,265 751 3,184 18 115 11,540 11,743
Jackson 54035 13,241 9,341 314 86 1,179 282 1,953 13 74 5,500 5,001
Jefferson 54037 22,768 18,379 253 93 1,216 431 2,286 3 107 9,763 9,425
Kanawha 54039 85,651 64,289 1,365 506 6,164 1,838 10,938 47 504 34,164 35,983
Lewis 54041 7,457 5,458 149 36 585 214 962 7 46 3,143 2,764
Lincoln 54043 8,705 5,343 241 68 869 320 1,748 19 98 3,477 2,883
Logan 54045 16,199 9,421 419 118 1,710 588 3,665 48 231 6,160 5,479
McDowell 54047 8,542 4,566 293 82 1,099 372 1,978 36 115 3,264 2,645
Marion 54049 25,392 19,112 584 152 2,004 607 2,798 18 116 10,839 10,062
Marshall 54051 13,350 10,061 323 54 1,220 275 1,364 11 44 5,756 5,374
Mason 54053 12,016 8,248 326 62 1,181 323 1,786 14 75 4,871 4,583
Mercer 54055 26,789 18,361 535 184 2,380 819 4,272 32 206 10,442 10,401
Mineral 54057 12,223 9,212 262 57 967 283 1,379 9 55 5,207 4,788
Mingo 54059 11,714 6,110 353 108 1,283 381 3,206 54 219 4,223 3,585
Monongalia 54061 29,328 23,553 581 147 1,925 533 2,487 8 95 12,763 12,487
Monroe 54063 6,516 4,747 135 29 434 132 985 4 50 2,803 2,365
Morgan 54065 8,934 6,999 112 36 503 136 1,098 3 46 3,835 3,448
Nicholas 54067 12,924 8,873 331 89 1,103 295 2,105 20 109 5,632 4,476
Ohio 54069 20,625 16,822 288 90 1,430 339 1,595 5 56 9,003 8,969
Pendleton 54071 3,723 2,944 61 17 227 56 406 1 11 1,636 1,457
Pleasants 54073 3,377 2,447 77 14 299 76 441 0 22 1,460 1,245
Pocahontas 54075 4,254 3,316 59 26 269 66 495 2 23 1,928 1,531
Preston 54077 14,299 10,623 373 72 1,192 293 1,661 12 74 6,233 5,450
Putnam 54079 26,145 19,563 563 157 1,892 572 3,226 20 153 11,118 10,317
Raleigh 54081 36,450 24,843 845 288 3,064 1,028 5,954 61 366 14,954 13,433
Randolph 54083 12,177 9,211 196 72 845 270 1,499 11 74 5,248 4,681
Ritchie 54085 4,654 3,245 96 22 390 99 766 5 31 1,974 1,661
Roane 54087 6,718 4,597 147 48 529 148 1,169 11 69 2,754 2,347
Summers 54089 5,421 3,721 108 28 405 123 984 7 46 2,159 1,989
Taylor 54091 6,669 4,986 111 40 515 166 806 7 38 2,828 2,583
Tucker 54093 3,427 2,575 58 13 258 56 449 3 15 1,533 1,280
Tyler 54095 4,323 2,992 137 22 494 83 572 4 20 1,878 1,576
Upshur 54097 10,441 7,710 248 60 903 223 1,242 4 52 4,645 3,994
Wayne 54099 16,461 10,866 403 136 1,469 570 2,832 23 164 6,372 6,143
Webster 54101 4,003 2,601 142 51 382 108 678 9 31 1,694 1,365
Wetzel 54103 6,990 4,926 272 38 727 157 819 8 43 3,150 2,580
Wirt 54105 2,796 1,894 67 15 241 50 504 5 22 1,148 940
Wood 54107 38,954 28,269 746 209 2,838 956 5,690 23 223 15,817 15,302
Wyoming 54109 10,525 6,006 423 85 1,218 375 2,223 48 148 4,376 3,280
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.