OASDI Beneficiaries by State and County, 2002

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 2002
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 1,405,153 873,042 56,397 11,397 134,325 58,880 213,290 3,994 53,828 382,177 563,863
Alamance 25,695 17,490 840 190 2,135 935 3,295 45 765 7,270 11,195
Alexander 5,815 3,755 180 30 475 225 925 15 210 1,600 2,280
Alleghany 2,685 1,740 110 15 305 80 380 10 45 770 1,140
Anson 5,120 2,875 145 35 525 260 1,000 20 260 1,220 1,975
Ashe 6,085 3,800 335 60 695 165 850 15 165 1,785 2,450
Avery 3,690 2,345 185 20 380 110 495 10 145 1,140 1,450
Beaufort 10,730 6,175 535 90 1,245 430 1,770 35 450 2,830 4,105
Bertie 5,335 2,705 220 45 650 230 1,075 30 380 1,250 1,935
Bladen 7,265 3,620 260 65 830 370 1,635 40 445 1,605 2,550
Brunswick 19,285 12,500 860 135 1,640 590 2,850 70 640 5,985 6,730
Buncombe 42,665 27,350 2,080 325 4,205 1,390 5,920 75 1,320 12,105 18,195
Burke 16,725 10,680 435 235 1,315 840 2,605 25 590 4,425 6,570
Cabarrus 22,010 14,950 570 135 1,630 870 3,060 40 755 6,235 9,240
Caldwell 15,090 9,555 515 110 1,395 590 2,350 40 535 4,230 6,000
Camden 1,475 910 85 20 155 50 195 5 55 445 550
Carteret 13,360 8,795 750 70 1,350 385 1,605 45 360 4,215 5,335
Caswell 4,545 2,595 165 30 490 200 845 20 200 1,150 1,730
Catawba 26,305 18,045 655 175 2,170 1,005 3,390 50 815 7,500 11,075
Chatham 9,650 6,625 470 50 805 335 1,080 15 270 2,945 4,210
Cherokee 6,770 4,095 310 45 745 220 1,075 35 245 1,950 2,510
Chowan 3,455 2,145 195 30 405 130 415 15 120 995 1,460
Clay 2,605 1,655 140 20 295 55 340 10 90 795 1,030
Cleveland 20,140 12,470 560 125 1,690 865 3,555 70 805 5,175 7,890
Columbus 12,660 6,135 485 115 1,525 665 2,870 70 795 2,835 4,365
Craven 17,530 11,245 990 140 1,600 605 2,330 55 565 5,240 7,055
Cumberland 38,325 20,140 1,980 375 4,350 2,385 6,850 190 2,055 9,310 13,585
Currituck 3,200 1,970 160 35 335 160 415 20 105 950 1,145
Dare 5,605 3,870 315 35 515 175 550 15 130 1,860 2,190
Davidson 27,050 17,765 870 160 2,275 915 4,105 75 885 7,685 10,815
Davie 6,870 4,580 310 55 630 205 855 15 220 2,050 2,830
Duplin 9,270 5,105 395 75 1,105 455 1,690 40 405 2,270 3,625
Durham 30,010 18,990 880 290 2,460 1,510 4,660 45 1,175 7,790 12,525
Edgecombe 11,130 6,040 365 115 1,120 640 2,230 35 585 2,505 4,115
Forsyth 52,560 35,555 2,170 420 4,745 1,865 6,280 70 1,455 14,960 23,150
Franklin 7,635 4,275 250 50 770 405 1,475 30 380 1,885 2,790
Gaston 35,280 22,125 845 230 3,090 1,445 6,050 95 1,400 8,920 14,155
Gates 2,175 1,210 125 10 295 120 305 10 100 585 855
Graham 1,990 1,105 100 20 240 60 365 10 90 560 725
Granville 8,585 4,770 230 195 810 760 1,430 20 370 2,055 3,110
Greene 2,945 1,660 120 20 350 130 520 5 140 705 1,190
Guilford 67,625 45,750 2,460 500 5,790 2,620 8,370 100 2,035 19,335 29,515
Halifax 13,960 6,940 520 150 1,660 685 2,915 110 980 3,110 4,980
Harnett 13,940 7,860 495 125 1,420 730 2,530 60 720 3,390 5,165
Haywood 14,245 8,890 945 100 1,605 350 1,945 45 365 4,260 5,865
Henderson 24,570 17,105 1,585 150 2,150 550 2,450 50 530 8,085 10,735
Hertford 5,065 2,675 195 35 635 245 965 25 290 1,190 1,950
Hoke 4,480 2,215 125 55 395 340 1,025 25 300 925 1,465
Hyde 1,125 650 70 10 165 60 140 5 25 295 515
Iredell 22,180 14,775 755 145 1,860 895 3,055 45 650 6,365 9,080
Jackson 6,110 3,865 305 50 695 175 830 15 175 1,845 2,435
Johnston 19,290 10,670 665 145 2,010 845 3,890 70 995 4,640 7,090
Jones 2,270 1,240 115 20 315 80 390 15 95 595 880
Lee 9,585 5,880 380 60 965 420 1,445 40 395 2,635 3,815
Lenoir 13,410 7,740 445 200 1,390 905 2,140 50 540 3,300 5,315
Lincoln 10,770 6,925 325 75 850 445 1,670 40 440 2,870 4,165
McDowell 8,885 5,485 310 65 830 330 1,495 25 345 2,415 3,475
Macon 8,665 5,905 525 65 885 195 905 20 165 2,750 3,700
Madison 4,370 2,475 265 30 505 125 760 20 190 1,220 1,655
Martin 5,600 3,150 185 45 680 270 950 25 295 1,345 2,240
Mecklenburg 83,835 54,355 3,460 750 7,915 3,955 10,520 130 2,750 23,080 36,090
Mitchell 3,880 2,285 195 25 435 140 655 15 130 1,045 1,545
Montgomery 4,695 2,885 120 35 390 230 830 10 195 1,240 1,790
Moore 20,695 14,445 1,360 130 1,740 495 2,005 35 485 6,995 8,925
Nash 16,170 9,215 615 125 1,755 765 2,825 60 810 3,900 6,410
New Hanover 29,690 18,840 1,450 225 2,950 1,030 4,105 65 1,025 8,525 12,075
Northampton 5,610 2,940 220 40 720 245 1,055 40 350 1,325 2,135
Onslow 15,460 8,930 810 130 1,715 745 2,360 70 700 4,150 5,670
Orange 13,650 9,125 605 155 1,160 520 1,655 20 410 4,045 5,855
Pamlico 3,280 2,130 165 25 355 105 385 15 100 1,010 1,285
Pasquotank 6,610 3,970 310 55 800 320 850 35 270 1,775 2,720
Pender 8,415 4,990 385 65 765 305 1,460 35 410 2,360 2,975
Perquimans 3,075 1,890 190 20 355 125 375 15 105 930 1,195
Person 7,175 4,355 265 65 710 280 1,195 20 285 1,900 2,850
Pitt 20,345 11,255 760 200 2,180 980 3,815 75 1,080 4,790 7,820
Polk 5,160 3,610 330 35 485 115 465 5 115 1,720 2,335
Randolph 23,585 15,725 645 165 1,875 885 3,420 65 805 6,580 9,595
Richmond 10,120 5,285 245 80 940 470 2,445 45 610 2,200 3,520
Robeson 21,750 10,300 605 275 2,180 1,425 5,270 105 1,590 4,510 6,950
Rockingham 19,645 12,425 640 120 1,745 720 3,180 65 750 5,210 7,990
Rowan 24,355 15,585 735 160 1,985 1,005 3,825 70 990 6,555 9,915
Rutherford 14,115 8,935 465 95 1,265 500 2,320 40 495 3,860 5,650
Sampson 11,760 6,515 390 85 1,275 595 2,325 55 520 2,835 4,455
Scotland 7,410 3,685 180 85 670 410 1,870 25 485 1,530 2,470
Stanly 11,640 7,725 305 70 935 445 1,685 25 450 3,230 4,840
Stokes 7,880 4,710 335 55 845 320 1,285 25 305 2,040 3,020
Surry 15,335 9,820 585 95 1,455 465 2,370 45 500 4,145 6,460
Swain 3,195 1,835 130 20 340 195 545 10 120 840 1,180
Transylvania 8,305 5,705 600 40 765 145 855 15 180 2,750 3,470
Tyrrell 860 505 50 10 100 50 110 5 30 245 345
Union 17,105 11,055 600 135 1,575 795 2,310 30 605 4,850 6,780
Vance 9,270 4,885 245 75 885 525 1,995 40 620 2,020 3,345
Wake 70,250 45,020 3,125 550 6,485 3,135 9,270 120 2,545 19,520 28,945
Warren 4,125 2,210 160 45 460 225 785 25 215 1,035 1,505
Washington 3,150 1,705 185 45 420 140 470 15 170 855 1,190
Watauga 6,525 4,340 365 65 655 205 705 15 175 2,055 2,655
Wayne 20,415 11,400 860 280 2,160 1,175 3,550 70 920 5,035 7,720
Wilkes 13,795 8,455 625 115 1,440 500 2,185 45 430 3,910 5,345
Wilson 15,335 8,850 580 130 1,630 720 2,705 40 680 3,770 6,090
Yadkin 7,495 4,795 335 60 760 270 1,045 15 215 2,100 3,060
Yancey 4,520 2,735 310 40 500 110 650 20 155 1,350 1,820
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 for beneficiaries in North Carolina, by type of benefit, sex of beneficiaries aged 65 or older, and county, December 2002 (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 1,112,204 758,601 25,520 4,986 103,232 33,348 172,414 800 13,303 375,221 419,454
Alamance 21,333 15,646 396 85 1,750 564 2,686 8 197 7,357 8,795
Alexander 4,528 3,136 75 13 351 132 765 4 53 1,505 1,643
Alleghany 1,897 1,310 42 4 200 43 284 2 12 643 734
Anson 3,731 2,324 62 14 355 137 774 4 61 1,117 1,384
Ashe 4,252 2,890 123 27 442 78 651 3 38 1,467 1,561
Avery 2,708 1,889 75 8 270 61 374 1 29 1,013 986
Beaufort 8,001 5,118 230 35 902 236 1,378 7 97 2,652 2,795
Bertie 3,469 1,990 83 13 406 117 771 5 84 1,024 1,187
Bladen 5,028 2,780 101 25 528 194 1,278 9 113 1,357 1,663
Brunswick 15,827 11,133 397 62 1,279 328 2,451 16 161 6,071 4,819
Buncombe 34,166 23,786 965 144 3,380 790 4,742 17 342 11,903 13,616
Burke 13,228 9,125 195 111 1,010 489 2,135 5 158 4,202 4,989
Cabarrus 18,473 13,429 278 64 1,347 533 2,611 9 202 6,351 7,312
Caldwell 11,868 8,154 224 49 1,072 347 1,880 8 133 4,067 4,460
Camden 1,076 712 35 7 115 31 162 1 12 393 364
Carteret 10,381 7,352 313 33 1,044 228 1,320 10 83 4,012 3,680
Caswell 3,272 2,030 61 11 320 113 682 4 51 979 1,158
Catawba 22,008 16,200 313 81 1,795 610 2,795 9 205 7,670 8,752
Chatham 8,079 5,990 237 22 666 201 892 4 66 3,048 3,219
Cherokee 4,985 3,280 123 17 522 128 851 6 58 1,743 1,664
Chowan 2,512 1,717 78 10 285 70 323 3 26 899 963
Clay 1,924 1,323 57 7 208 31 277 2 20 712 692
Cleveland 15,999 10,758 252 57 1,286 492 2,941 15 198 5,021 5,951
Columbus 8,829 4,780 192 40 978 336 2,292 13 197 2,444 2,861
Craven 13,241 9,317 425 65 1,164 326 1,798 11 135 4,931 4,781
Cumberland 27,893 16,458 842 156 3,169 1,278 5,442 41 507 8,590 9,303
Currituck 2,398 1,592 65 16 252 95 348 4 27 866 777
Dare 4,658 3,441 146 17 431 109 478 4 32 1,879 1,610
Davidson 22,121 15,684 392 73 1,807 545 3,371 16 233 7,630 8,329
Davie 5,669 4,096 146 24 503 122 720 3 55 2,087 2,128
Duplin 6,237 3,743 143 27 698 233 1,286 9 97 1,844 2,268
Durham 25,135 17,598 456 128 2,013 830 3,813 9 288 8,111 10,292
Edgecombe 7,819 4,735 143 42 743 324 1,684 6 142 2,215 2,765
Forsyth 45,475 33,135 1,097 197 4,129 1,116 5,392 16 392 15,767 18,789
Franklin 5,540 3,449 96 21 503 215 1,160 5 89 1,677 1,902
Gaston 28,866 19,716 400 104 2,459 840 4,982 20 344 9,051 11,138
Gates 1,587 962 51 5 210 74 259 2 24 513 565
Graham 1,372 831 37 7 165 34 277 2 20 468 453
Granville 6,220 3,817 86 89 535 436 1,159 6 93 1,763 2,183
Greene 2,020 1,238 45 8 221 68 406 1 33 580 762
Guilford 58,426 43,014 1,267 229 4,946 1,551 6,875 21 522 20,802 24,174
Halifax 9,662 5,574 202 54 1,095 353 2,163 17 204 2,760 3,385
Harnett 10,016 6,235 201 53 986 389 1,974 12 167 3,016 3,489
Haywood 11,430 7,732 427 41 1,294 202 1,625 10 99 4,142 4,260
Henderson 20,664 15,497 764 77 1,824 330 2,028 10 136 8,352 8,043
Hertford 3,552 2,104 76 15 417 119 750 5 65 1,053 1,281
Hoke 3,078 1,707 45 20 264 177 795 5 66 781 992
Hyde 730 457 24 4 104 29 105 1 6 227 309
Iredell 18,284 13,088 349 69 1,512 527 2,552 9 177 6,464 6,939
Jackson 4,666 3,199 132 19 513 95 662 3 43 1,704 1,690
Johnston 14,059 8,588 253 59 1,386 458 3,052 13 250 4,160 4,849
Jones 1,510 900 43 8 196 38 296 4 25 477 530
Lee 7,534 5,118 178 32 740 230 1,135 7 96 2,640 2,795
Lenoir 9,751 6,242 192 79 965 464 1,657 8 144 3,015 3,675
Lincoln 8,715 6,076 151 29 653 255 1,431 8 113 2,871 3,158
McDowell 6,757 4,506 126 31 605 180 1,217 6 86 2,229 2,479
Macon 6,649 4,848 222 29 663 104 740 5 39 2,534 2,532
Madison 2,939 1,826 90 12 315 68 582 3 43 943 1,026
Martin 3,958 2,456 73 18 464 145 733 4 65 1,176 1,497
Mecklenburg 73,531 52,364 1,830 366 7,089 2,391 8,759 25 707 25,738 30,046
Mitchell 2,833 1,822 78 10 296 74 519 3 32 913 1,049
Montgomery 3,511 2,365 51 16 264 122 648 2 44 1,136 1,267
Moore 17,484 13,190 686 59 1,500 288 1,634 8 119 7,355 6,679
Nash 11,970 7,581 259 51 1,246 409 2,219 12 192 3,681 4,442
New Hanover 25,006 17,333 715 105 2,546 624 3,407 13 264 9,075 9,312
Northampton 3,853 2,275 87 16 453 122 820 9 71 1,145 1,374
Onslow 10,914 6,903 319 55 1,220 430 1,821 13 154 3,616 3,651
Orange 12,051 8,807 322 73 1,026 330 1,378 5 111 4,471 4,859
Pamlico 2,448 1,711 69 11 255 58 316 3 26 918 828
Pasquotank 4,724 3,148 124 24 561 163 637 7 60 1,584 1,833
Pender 6,441 4,204 168 27 567 161 1,207 7 99 2,261 2,044
Perquimans 2,250 1,527 74 9 254 66 295 3 22 838 781
Person 5,399 3,581 102 25 490 159 969 3 69 1,718 2,006
Pitt 15,034 9,350 331 77 1,551 525 2,941 13 247 4,523 5,526
Polk 4,382 3,291 164 17 423 69 384 1 34 1,774 1,791
Randolph 18,890 13,568 285 77 1,439 515 2,802 12 192 6,418 7,271
Richmond 7,353 4,299 96 31 630 248 1,891 8 149 1,987 2,513
Robeson 14,551 7,852 216 102 1,347 700 3,964 20 351 3,752 4,563
Rockingham 15,497 10,646 269 57 1,282 407 2,642 13 182 4,924 6,012
Rowan 19,558 13,534 334 76 1,589 595 3,164 13 253 6,393 7,615
Rutherford 11,091 7,606 199 41 944 284 1,887 8 122 3,656 4,207
Sampson 8,228 4,951 144 31 825 304 1,835 12 126 2,377 2,914
Scotland 5,554 3,132 76 35 455 211 1,522 5 118 1,450 1,813
Stanly 9,272 6,611 137 29 744 248 1,384 5 114 3,131 3,663
Stokes 6,080 3,905 140 24 603 193 1,126 6 84 1,861 2,114
Surry 11,516 7,915 243 40 1,028 272 1,883 8 128 3,717 4,538
Swain 2,168 1,346 47 7 230 94 410 2 32 676 764
Transylvania 7,084 5,234 285 19 650 88 757 3 47 2,846 2,591
Tyrrell 574 375 19 4 65 25 79 1 6 204 210
Union 14,165 9,898 279 65 1,277 496 1,988 5 158 4,974 5,154
Vance 6,592 3,957 100 29 609 267 1,489 8 133 1,837 2,354
Wake 60,424 42,437 1,576 255 5,655 1,921 7,870 25 686 21,172 23,199
Warren 2,805 1,690 58 16 282 116 592 5 45 860 960
Washington 2,457 1,512 85 18 328 79 393 3 40 861 846
Watauga 5,061 3,667 154 29 485 122 559 2 43 1,919 1,876
Wayne 14,758 9,130 352 118 1,526 660 2,731 14 227 4,481 5,279
Wilkes 10,138 6,731 254 45 1,015 279 1,700 10 105 3,464 3,604
Wilson 11,460 7,291 253 60 1,157 372 2,145 9 173 3,548 4,246
Yadkin 5,725 3,934 134 25 554 150 867 4 58 1,870 2,134
Yancey 3,161 2,096 111 14 322 59 522 4 34 1,127 1,128
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.