OASDI Beneficiaries by State and County, 2001

North Carolina

Table 4. Number of beneficiaries in North Carolina with benefits in current-payment status, by type of benefit, sex of beneficiaries aged 65 or older, and county, December 2001
County Total Retirement Survivors Disability Aged 65 or older
Retired workers a Spouses Children Widow(er)s b Children Disabled workers Spouses Children Men Women
Total, North Carolina c 1,375,574 854,109 57,706 10,983 135,792 57,956 202,733 4,167 52,128 374,101 556,947
Alamance 25,290 17,330 860 170 2,135 885 3,130 45 735 7,200 11,155
Alexander 5,630 3,640 180 30 475 225 850 15 215 1,555 2,210
Alleghany 2,670 1,725 115 10 310 80 360 15 55 775 1,135
Anson 5,080 2,880 150 30 560 265 935 15 245 1,215 2,010
Ashe 5,915 3,665 360 55 685 175 795 15 165 1,735 2,400
Avery 3,625 2,310 190 20 375 105 470 10 145 1,110 1,440
Beaufort 10,490 6,005 555 95 1,245 415 1,680 35 460 2,780 4,045
Bertie 5,260 2,655 225 35 685 235 1,020 30 375 1,230 1,915
Bladen 7,115 3,535 270 65 830 365 1,550 45 455 1,590 2,505
Brunswick 18,380 11,825 860 140 1,605 580 2,680 70 620 5,700 6,380
Buncombe 42,435 27,270 2,190 325 4,265 1,370 5,635 85 1,295 12,105 18,285
Burke 16,305 10,410 445 225 1,325 830 2,475 20 575 4,320 6,490
Cabarrus 21,550 14,710 585 125 1,640 845 2,895 40 710 6,105 9,095
Caldwell 14,735 9,330 530 120 1,420 590 2,200 35 510 4,130 5,910
Camden 1,430 885 85 15 165 50 165 5 60 440 535
Carteret 13,135 8,600 765 75 1,360 380 1,560 55 340 4,120 5,280
Caswell 4,440 2,540 170 30 495 200 790 30 185 1,160 1,695
Catawba 25,630 17,725 675 170 2,165 965 3,170 45 715 7,355 11,015
Chatham 9,390 6,415 475 45 835 330 1,005 20 265 2,860 4,125
Cherokee 6,670 4,000 330 40 745 230 1,035 40 250 1,895 2,515
Chowan 3,440 2,125 200 35 405 125 400 20 130 990 1,455
Clay 2,580 1,640 145 20 300 55 320 10 90 790 1,035
Cleveland 19,885 12,315 565 120 1,765 845 3,390 70 815 5,115 7,825
Columbus 12,460 5,960 515 120 1,570 675 2,770 80 770 2,785 4,335
Craven 17,255 10,980 1,025 130 1,615 615 2,260 65 565 5,125 6,940
Cumberland 37,260 19,620 1,970 355 4,330 2,330 6,540 185 1,930 9,055 13,285
Currituck 3,080 1,870 155 30 345 150 405 20 105 905 1,110
Dare 5,455 3,730 320 30 520 190 530 15 120 1,790 2,140
Davidson 26,425 17,345 895 170 2,265 920 3,910 60 860 7,505 10,620
Davie 6,640 4,420 310 50 610 210 810 20 210 1,995 2,735
Duplin 9,135 5,025 400 70 1,105 470 1,625 45 395 2,220 3,590
Durham 29,615 18,735 915 270 2,465 1,490 4,520 50 1,170 7,675 12,445
Edgecombe 11,105 6,025 370 110 1,155 635 2,145 45 620 2,515 4,105
Forsyth 51,660 35,035 2,250 415 4,835 1,850 5,860 80 1,335 14,695 23,045
Franklin 7,420 4,140 260 50 780 395 1,365 30 400 1,805 2,750
Gaston 34,900 21,995 885 220 3,100 1,435 5,790 100 1,375 8,850 14,145
Gates 2,120 1,190 130 10 300 110 285 10 85 590 840
Graham 1,975 1,090 110 20 245 65 345 10 90 550 730
Granville 8,425 4,640 245 200 815 735 1,405 20 365 1,985 3,065
Greene 2,995 1,710 125 25 365 135 490 10 135 740 1,215
Guilford 66,360 45,005 2,510 500 5,855 2,595 7,875 115 1,905 19,070 29,240
Halifax 14,030 6,895 560 145 1,715 660 2,880 120 1,055 3,080 5,015
Harnett 13,565 7,580 515 110 1,425 745 2,415 65 710 3,255 5,075
Haywood 13,905 8,625 955 100 1,655 335 1,845 45 345 4,100 5,770
Henderson 23,870 16,595 1,630 135 2,140 525 2,300 40 505 7,865 10,510
Hertford 5,055 2,680 195 35 660 255 915 35 280 1,185 1,965
Hoke 4,460 2,200 130 50 415 345 980 25 315 900 1,490
Hyde 1,150 655 70 15 175 60 140 5 30 300 505
Iredell 21,400 14,275 765 150 1,850 870 2,845 40 605 6,105 8,875
Jackson 6,055 3,800 335 55 690 170 810 20 175 1,805 2,380
Johnston 18,660 10,255 675 145 2,065 820 3,690 80 930 4,455 6,960
Jones 2,260 1,230 115 25 320 70 385 15 100 605 870
Lee 9,395 5,755 390 55 955 410 1,400 30 400 2,555 3,775
Lenoir 13,285 7,635 455 190 1,445 925 2,075 50 510 3,260 5,305
Lincoln 10,370 6,705 325 60 860 445 1,555 35 385 2,840 4,075
McDowell 8,675 5,385 320 60 830 330 1,395 20 335 2,355 3,465
Macon 8,515 5,790 535 55 915 185 850 25 160 2,720 3,650
Madison 4,250 2,410 275 30 520 130 680 25 180 1,205 1,655
Martin 5,575 3,125 190 40 700 265 935 25 295 1,335 2,230
Mecklenburg 81,780 53,120 3,500 695 7,935 3,865 9,930 135 2,600 22,585 35,575
Mitchell 3,780 2,240 200 25 440 120 610 20 125 1,045 1,530
Montgomery 4,575 2,840 125 30 385 210 795 15 175 1,205 1,820
Moore 20,375 14,155 1,395 120 1,775 485 1,920 35 490 6,890 8,800
Nash 15,830 9,010 645 130 1,770 735 2,745 65 730 3,825 6,325
New Hanover 28,815 18,310 1,475 235 2,930 990 3,850 65 960 8,260 11,785
Northampton 5,595 2,930 240 35 720 245 1,045 35 345 1,320 2,135
Onslow 15,040 8,625 805 135 1,705 745 2,245 85 695 4,035 5,480
Orange 13,245 8,840 630 145 1,205 500 1,550 15 360 3,960 5,770
Pamlico 3,175 2,040 180 30 345 105 375 15 85 965 1,265
Pasquotank 6,525 3,925 320 60 800 315 795 30 280 1,765 2,705
Pender 8,180 4,825 385 60 775 285 1,385 35 430 2,275 2,915
Perquimans 2,985 1,825 190 25 360 115 350 20 100 880 1,190
Person 7,005 4,260 270 65 715 285 1,120 15 275 1,860 2,795
Pitt 19,780 10,945 785 185 2,215 960 3,565 75 1,050 4,690 7,740
Polk 5,165 3,595 355 35 500 120 450 10 100 1,710 2,375
Randolph 22,955 15,310 655 155 1,860 865 3,230 70 810 6,445 9,430
Richmond 10,005 5,260 250 75 940 475 2,350 55 600 2,190 3,540
Robeson 21,510 10,140 640 280 2,255 1,425 5,060 100 1,610 4,420 6,935
Rockingham 19,340 12,345 620 110 1,805 745 2,960 60 695 5,145 7,965
Rowan 24,110 15,480 750 150 2,005 975 3,695 70 985 6,505 9,885
Rutherford 13,670 8,645 475 90 1,255 485 2,205 50 465 3,730 5,565
Sampson 11,685 6,455 405 85 1,345 605 2,230 55 505 2,845 4,445
Scotland 7,295 3,625 180 80 695 415 1,770 40 490 1,490 2,460
Stanly 11,620 7,685 305 65 960 465 1,675 20 445 3,175 4,870
Stokes 7,515 4,520 335 50 850 325 1,150 25 260 1,950 2,930
Surry 15,205 9,730 605 90 1,520 470 2,255 40 495 4,070 6,460
Swain 3,185 1,830 135 20 345 185 530 15 125 835 1,185
Transylvania 8,050 5,520 605 35 750 135 815 25 165 2,680 3,395
Tyrrell 880 515 60 15 100 45 110 0 35 265 350
Union 16,330 10,555 590 125 1,550 750 2,155 30 575 4,655 6,570
Vance 9,155 4,825 250 75 935 515 1,905 45 605 1,995 3,375
Wake 67,560 43,230 3,100 515 6,405 2,970 8,790 110 2,440 18,720 28,090
Warren 4,075 2,165 165 40 480 225 765 20 215 990 1,495
Washington 3,080 1,650 185 45 430 145 445 20 160 825 1,180
Watauga 6,395 4,250 365 65 675 220 650 15 155 2,005 2,665
Wayne 20,210 11,170 890 270 2,210 1,190 3,480 75 925 4,935 7,605
Wilkes 13,370 8,160 655 105 1,450 470 2,065 40 425 3,800 5,205
Wilson 14,950 8,580 585 120 1,690 710 2,570 45 650 3,670 5,995
Yadkin 7,285 4,650 340 50 785 260 990 15 195 2,085 3,000
Yancey 4,445 2,680 310 40 520 110 620 25 140 1,345 1,785
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
a. Includes special age-72 beneficiaries.
b. Includes nondisabled widow(er)s, disabled widow(er)s, widowed mothers and fathers, and parents.
c. Total includes beneficiaries with unknown county code.
Table 5. Amount of benefits in current-payment status in North Carolina, by type of benefit, sex of beneficiaries aged 65 or older, and county, December 2001 (in thousands of dollars)
County Total Retirement Survivors Disability Aged 65 or older
Retired workers a Spouses Children Widow(er)s b Children Disabled workers Spouses Children Men Women
Total, North Carolina c 1,058,602 722,322 25,499 4,651 101,489 32,045 159,321 827 12,449 357,381 403,363
Alamance 20,493 15,138 398 75 1,695 514 2,485 8 179 7,110 8,548
Alexander 4,231 2,952 73 12 335 129 678 3 49 1,417 1,544
Alleghany 1,829 1,265 45 3 195 43 262 2 14 626 706
Anson 3,608 2,272 61 12 369 136 699 2 56 1,080 1,377
Ashe 3,995 2,716 129 23 417 81 589 3 37 1,379 1,480
Avery 2,577 1,807 75 8 260 56 343 2 27 957 950
Beaufort 7,554 4,823 232 35 872 219 1,270 7 97 2,517 2,674
Bertie 3,312 1,894 82 10 416 115 712 5 78 971 1,143
Bladen 4,744 2,621 102 25 513 191 1,174 9 110 1,301 1,575
Brunswick 14,590 10,211 387 62 1,214 316 2,243 15 143 5,593 4,419
Buncombe 33,086 23,095 993 140 3,344 759 4,416 19 320 11,602 13,320
Burke 12,571 8,679 199 102 993 474 1,971 5 147 4,007 4,814
Cabarrus 17,646 12,899 278 57 1,310 511 2,391 9 190 6,070 7,024
Caldwell 11,272 7,759 226 51 1,065 340 1,705 6 119 3,868 4,290
Camden 1,020 678 33 5 123 32 136 1 12 377 348
Carteret 9,934 7,001 315 32 1,032 218 1,246 11 80 3,822 3,564
Caswell 3,088 1,918 62 11 314 107 626 6 45 957 1,094
Catawba 20,953 15,512 313 77 1,743 574 2,539 8 186 7,333 8,484
Chatham 7,607 5,630 234 19 669 192 795 6 62 2,876 3,071
Cherokee 4,772 3,115 129 14 515 129 802 8 60 1,651 1,620
Chowan 2,426 1,657 80 11 277 64 307 4 27 873 936
Clay 1,851 1,280 56 7 206 30 251 1 19 686 676
Cleveland 15,359 10,356 248 53 1,300 473 2,727 15 188 4,834 5,760
Columbus 8,407 4,521 197 41 974 330 2,144 14 186 2,337 2,745
Craven 12,635 8,847 429 57 1,136 318 1,704 13 131 4,695 4,557
Cumberland 26,408 15,595 818 142 3,071 1,232 5,056 40 455 8,125 8,865
Currituck 2,250 1,470 61 13 259 85 332 4 26 795 736
Dare 4,412 3,219 144 14 423 115 462 4 30 1,755 1,530
Davidson 21,005 14,912 395 73 1,748 530 3,118 13 217 7,245 7,967
Davie 5,336 3,850 144 22 476 120 669 4 51 1,972 2,000
Duplin 5,948 3,571 140 24 679 238 1,200 10 86 1,730 2,191
Durham 24,140 16,915 460 117 1,966 800 3,590 11 281 7,798 9,955
Edgecombe 7,558 4,588 142 41 743 314 1,578 8 146 2,152 2,678
Forsyth 43,568 31,811 1,110 191 4,101 1,076 4,915 18 345 15,080 18,254
Franklin 5,198 3,235 97 20 503 204 1,047 5 88 1,550 1,821
Gaston 27,850 19,097 408 98 2,413 824 4,656 20 335 8,758 10,862
Gates 1,505 917 51 4 205 65 240 2 21 505 538
Graham 1,319 795 39 8 164 38 257 2 17 449 444
Granville 5,910 3,605 89 90 524 409 1,096 5 92 1,652 2,088
Greene 1,993 1,237 47 11 226 69 369 2 32 592 751
Guilford 55,899 41,286 1,265 224 4,874 1,480 6,263 25 482 20,026 23,364
Halifax 9,387 5,387 211 52 1,098 335 2,084 18 202 2,661 3,309
Harnett 9,427 5,853 203 41 959 389 1,816 10 154 2,819 3,326
Haywood 10,859 7,311 420 41 1,302 185 1,498 10 92 3,893 4,098
Henderson 19,596 14,695 772 65 1,772 309 1,852 7 124 7,934 7,699
Hertford 3,440 2,043 75 14 426 123 692 8 58 1,011 1,262
Hoke 2,965 1,658 44 19 267 169 737 5 65 747 981
Hyde 728 452 23 5 108 29 103 1 7 227 294
Iredell 17,179 12,325 350 68 1,470 503 2,299 8 157 6,046 6,614
Jackson 4,482 3,063 138 21 498 89 627 5 41 1,619 1,592
Johnston 13,147 7,990 253 55 1,370 440 2,800 14 225 3,856 4,608
Jones 1,445 854 43 11 193 32 283 4 26 463 503
Lee 7,182 4,864 179 28 713 225 1,078 5 90 2,481 2,695
Lenoir 9,402 5,985 191 74 981 466 1,562 9 133 2,891 3,574
Lincoln 8,192 5,735 149 24 639 247 1,295 7 95 2,763 3,002
McDowell 6,434 4,320 128 29 589 181 1,104 5 80 2,121 2,411
Macon 6,339 4,605 220 23 671 97 677 6 41 2,428 2,431
Madison 2,757 1,724 90 11 313 67 509 4 39 896 994
Martin 3,795 2,360 72 18 458 134 691 3 59 1,133 1,444
Mecklenburg 70,041 49,919 1,824 327 6,947 2,280 8,062 26 656 24,615 28,894
Mitchell 2,688 1,735 79 9 288 67 476 4 30 884 1,005
Montgomery 3,331 2,252 52 13 251 107 611 3 42 1,071 1,252
Moore 16,763 12,615 694 51 1,487 276 1,519 7 115 7,069 6,416
Nash 11,369 7,183 261 49 1,218 390 2,083 13 172 3,516 4,248
New Hanover 23,636 16,409 708 103 2,470 588 3,104 13 240 8,588 8,847
Northampton 3,740 2,201 93 13 443 122 790 6 72 1,107 1,331
Onslow 10,300 6,477 306 54 1,181 424 1,694 17 147 3,414 3,431
Orange 11,427 8,320 329 66 1,041 321 1,251 4 96 4,263 4,677
Pamlico 2,288 1,578 74 13 237 59 302 3 21 848 779
Pasquotank 4,505 3,011 126 24 544 156 580 6 58 1,524 1,772
Pender 6,052 3,949 165 24 550 148 1,112 7 97 2,116 1,940
Perquimans 2,112 1,421 72 10 251 60 272 4 20 762 759
Person 5,107 3,407 100 24 473 153 882 3 65 1,631 1,897
Pitt 14,204 8,845 337 70 1,537 505 2,662 12 238 4,325 5,308
Polk 4,248 3,184 169 17 426 68 358 2 25 1,716 1,770
Randolph 17,912 12,866 284 72 1,389 490 2,606 13 194 6,106 6,962
Richmond 7,042 4,155 96 30 607 244 1,768 8 134 1,918 2,457
Robeson 13,928 7,502 225 97 1,363 676 3,708 16 340 3,576 4,425
Rockingham 14,887 10,299 257 50 1,296 411 2,390 13 171 4,732 5,844
Rowan 18,891 13,109 336 72 1,562 567 2,990 12 242 6,194 7,398
Rutherford 10,450 7,164 198 39 910 272 1,744 10 113 3,433 4,028
Sampson 7,922 4,760 146 32 842 298 1,706 13 123 2,308 2,815
Scotland 5,310 2,993 75 34 461 216 1,402 7 122 1,366 1,760
Stanly 9,022 6,414 134 27 739 251 1,344 4 109 2,995 3,608
Stokes 5,606 3,627 135 22 586 192 969 5 70 1,717 1,981
Surry 11,094 7,619 243 37 1,054 266 1,746 8 122 3,534 4,430
Swain 2,101 1,307 48 8 228 86 391 3 31 653 746
Transylvania 6,692 4,949 283 16 612 80 700 7 45 2,711 2,458
Tyrrell 564 371 22 4 62 21 78 0 6 213 202
Union 13,147 9,186 265 57 1,227 460 1,799 5 148 4,641 4,861
Vance 6,305 3,794 101 29 624 249 1,372 9 127 1,756 2,300
Wake 56,500 39,617 1,527 232 5,429 1,783 7,246 22 643 19,766 21,943
Warren 2,689 1,609 59 14 288 111 561 4 44 796 934
Washington 2,328 1,426 82 17 327 76 359 4 36 814 822
Watauga 4,809 3,479 147 28 482 129 504 3 36 1,812 1,826
Wayne 14,136 8,688 355 110 1,513 646 2,598 15 212 4,263 5,054
Wilkes 9,573 6,335 261 41 1,000 264 1,564 9 100 3,268 3,409
Wilson 10,842 6,886 247 51 1,170 356 1,969 9 154 3,357 4,077
Yadkin 5,401 3,687 131 20 562 145 805 3 49 1,793 2,026
Yancey 3,019 1,997 109 14 321 58 484 5 31 1,095 1,069
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
a. Includes special age-72 beneficiaries.
b. Includes nondisabled widow(er)s, disabled widow(er)s, widowed mothers and fathers, and parents.
c. Total includes beneficiaries with unknown county code.