OASDI Beneficiaries by State and County, 2008

Delaware

Table 4. Number of beneficiaries in current-payment status, by county, type of benefit, and sex of beneficiaries aged 65 or older, December 2008
County FIPS
Code		 Total Retirement Survivors Disability Aged 65 or older
Retired workers Spouses Children Widow(er)s a Children Disabled workers Spouses Children Men Women
Total, Delaware b 10000 161,314 107,029 5,842 1,278 12,432 5,673 23,646 290 5,124 49,345 64,540
Kent 10001 28,540 18,010 920 325 2,035 1,430 4,720 50 1,050 8,365 10,615
New Castle 10003 84,370 53,970 3,365 660 7,090 3,120 12,995 145 3,025 24,755 34,225
Sussex 10005 48,400 35,045 1,555 290 3,310 1,125 5,930 95 1,050 16,225 19,700
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: FIPS = Federal Information Processing Standard
a. Includes nondisabled widow(er)s, disabled widow(er)s, widowed mothers and fathers, and parents.
b. Includes beneficiaries with unknown county code.
CONTACT: Jennie Park (410) 965-9358 or oasdi.sc@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 2008 (in thousands of dollars)
County FIPS
Code		 Total Retirement Survivors Disability Aged 65 or older
Retired workers Spouses Children Widow(er)s a Children Disabled workers Spouses Children Men Women
Total, Delaware b 10000 182,835 131,013 3,723 800 14,514 4,470 26,498 82 1,735 68,951 67,896
Kent 10001 30,176 20,817 544 202 2,204 1,075 4,994 14 325 10,977 10,527
New Castle 10003 98,456 68,798 2,229 430 8,545 2,519 14,831 45 1,060 36,029 37,471
Sussex 10005 54,199 41,397 951 169 3,761 875 6,675 23 349 21,942 19,896
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: FIPS = Federal Information Processing Standard
a. Includes nondisabled widow(er)s, disabled widow(er)s, widowed mothers and fathers, and parents.
b. Includes beneficiaries with unknown county code.
CONTACT: Jennie Park (410) 965-9358 or oasdi.sc@ssa.gov.