OASDI Beneficiaries by State and County, 2003

South Carolina

Table 4. Number of beneficiaries with benefits in current-payment status, by county, type of benefit, and sex of beneficiaries aged 65 or older, December 2003
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, South Carolina c 735,084 441,486 28,893 7,013 70,816 35,048 118,809 2,372 30,647 196,138 280,983
Abbeville 5,350 3,260 160 45 440 245 950 10 240 1,400 2,070
Aiken 27,120 16,625 1,290 255 2,685 1,210 3,925 125 1,005 7,565 10,580
Allendale 1,955 1,070 70 20 235 125 345 10 80 480 750
Anderson 35,690 21,805 1,130 285 2,920 1,365 6,480 100 1,605 9,355 13,455
Bamberg 3,155 1,810 105 35 385 170 495 15 140 815 1,235
Barnwell 4,065 2,260 125 35 420 265 720 25 215 1,000 1,490
Beaufort 27,345 19,150 2,010 220 2,275 810 2,225 55 600 9,650 11,070
Berkeley 20,185 10,445 915 215 2,205 1,115 3,850 150 1,290 4,980 6,525
Calhoun 2,815 1,590 115 45 320 165 465 10 105 740 1,010
Charleston 49,690 30,275 2,430 500 5,230 2,260 7,090 160 1,745 13,675 20,115
Cherokee 10,575 5,835 280 75 860 485 2,355 35 650 2,425 3,730
Chester 6,905 3,945 170 70 660 365 1,320 20 355 1,650 2,530
Chesterfield 8,370 4,595 240 80 905 500 1,600 60 390 2,020 2,995
Clarendon 6,825 3,810 235 70 755 385 1,220 35 315 1,780 2,370
Colleton 8,065 4,265 315 95 840 440 1,600 45 465 2,000 2,750
Darlington 12,800 7,180 390 135 1,465 790 2,310 45 485 3,125 4,760
Dillon 5,770 2,980 150 65 665 360 1,190 20 340 1,200 2,120
Dorchester 15,140 8,175 730 205 1,610 980 2,510 70 860 3,765 5,355
Edgefield 3,980 2,360 155 35 395 230 625 15 165 1,035 1,510
Fairfield 4,505 2,615 135 60 505 275 710 15 190 1,190 1,660
Florence 22,405 12,555 805 295 2,530 1,420 3,850 75 875 5,465 8,585
Georgetown 13,705 8,210 670 125 1,375 580 2,120 40 585 3,920 4,960
Greenville 66,030 41,805 2,570 490 5,815 2,575 10,150 130 2,495 18,040 26,810
Greenwood 13,360 8,555 440 105 1,150 605 1,985 30 490 3,555 5,470
Hampton 4,125 2,060 160 45 510 225 810 30 285 975 1,445
Horry 45,520 29,905 1,775 330 3,790 1,570 6,500 155 1,495 13,850 17,015
Jasper 1,605 790 70 20 180 100 320 15 110 400 495
Kershaw 10,455 6,220 465 110 1,115 565 1,560 50 370 2,790 3,995
Lancaster 11,875 7,135 300 85 1,060 545 2,195 35 520 2,915 4,555
Laurens 14,060 7,810 300 220 1,115 895 2,855 40 825 3,245 4,875
Lee 3,680 1,925 135 40 490 270 610 15 195 840 1,385
Lexington 33,700 21,410 1,385 300 3,335 1,515 4,540 80 1,135 9,475 13,405
McCormick 2,475 1,660 120 15 220 70 315 5 70 765 930
Marion 6,720 3,680 175 95 760 410 1,280 20 300 1,500 2,545
Marlboro 5,880 2,995 145 80 705 405 1,220 35 295 1,275 2,080
Newberry 7,485 4,695 230 70 710 345 1,145 20 270 1,930 3,035
Oconee 16,255 10,485 740 115 1,160 505 2,600 50 600 4,810 6,050
Orangeburg 17,840 10,225 660 190 2,180 1,010 2,775 95 705 4,615 6,790
Pickens 19,665 12,270 670 130 1,500 670 3,530 50 845 5,350 7,505
Richland 45,125 26,870 1,955 630 4,735 2,830 6,385 70 1,650 11,830 18,195
Saluda 3,565 2,270 115 25 335 155 535 5 125 1,005 1,405
Spartanburg 49,690 28,770 1,580 385 4,300 2,130 9,790 125 2,610 12,350 18,445
Sumter 17,620 10,155 830 225 2,025 1,075 2,580 65 665 4,590 6,905
Union 7,550 4,225 190 50 630 305 1,695 15 440 1,760 2,805
Williamsburg 7,170 3,395 255 75 890 510 1,555 35 455 1,535 2,460
York 27,220 17,360 1,005 220 2,425 1,225 3,925 65 995 7,500 10,755
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. Includes beneficiaries with unknown county code.
Table 5. Amount of benefits in current-payment status, by county, type of benefit, and sex of beneficiaries aged 65 or older, December 2003 (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, South Carolina c 598,714 395,977 13,627 3,182 55,893 20,291 101,222 516 8,006 200,013 214,004
Abbeville 4,262 2,794 72 22 343 141 819 2 69 1,335 1,561
Aiken 23,156 15,581 637 125 2,259 726 3,526 29 273 8,096 8,284
Allendale 1,363 826 28 7 157 62 262 1 21 421 493
Anderson 29,633 19,708 526 141 2,337 812 5,658 23 429 9,606 10,477
Bamberg 2,315 1,475 42 13 264 96 390 3 32 736 873
Barnwell 3,102 1,895 53 14 321 144 613 6 55 956 1,075
Beaufort 24,840 19,023 1,082 96 2,135 472 1,880 10 140 11,115 8,725
Berkeley 15,123 8,613 380 90 1,659 683 3,341 32 324 4,610 4,506
Calhoun 2,112 1,310 48 12 230 94 387 2 29 680 691
Charleston 39,824 26,602 1,150 219 4,230 1,318 5,839 33 432 13,750 14,974
Cherokee 8,516 5,179 125 36 654 289 2,047 8 180 2,412 2,887
Chester 5,430 3,400 72 29 481 211 1,141 4 92 1,575 1,924
Chesterfield 6,360 3,861 97 36 630 276 1,345 13 102 1,909 2,150
Clarendon 4,966 3,089 98 29 474 200 997 8 72 1,617 1,559
Colleton 5,913 3,469 130 42 608 240 1,302 8 113 1,803 1,902
Darlington 10,161 6,286 183 53 1,078 442 1,976 13 130 3,076 3,558
Dillon 4,003 2,335 57 24 411 178 920 3 76 1,055 1,414
Dorchester 11,653 6,983 321 92 1,268 584 2,157 15 232 3,648 3,853
Edgefield 3,078 1,991 66 14 283 139 540 5 42 984 1,080
Fairfield 3,366 2,151 55 24 348 150 586 4 49 1,071 1,180
Florence 17,216 10,744 361 130 1,822 779 3,147 14 220 5,341 6,208
Georgetown 11,510 7,666 336 61 1,133 324 1,829 8 153 4,194 3,777
Greenville 57,277 39,578 1,326 243 5,110 1,595 8,712 29 685 19,790 21,772
Greenwood 11,150 7,727 213 55 917 349 1,748 7 133 3,639 4,299
Hampton 2,992 1,704 63 18 359 118 661 5 64 894 1,002
Horry 37,835 26,991 820 149 3,048 875 5,553 35 365 14,197 12,823
Jasper 1,156 650 29 9 123 61 258 3 24 365 329
Kershaw 8,482 5,549 221 55 871 320 1,353 11 102 2,811 3,002
Lancaster 9,856 6,422 135 39 813 327 1,964 8 147 2,943 3,577
Laurens 11,314 6,974 135 108 854 546 2,463 9 224 3,224 3,834
Lee 2,579 1,512 50 13 321 146 489 3 45 718 936
Lexington 28,976 19,929 666 149 2,845 960 4,081 17 328 10,022 10,682
McCormick 2,056 1,503 55 6 164 40 270 2 17 798 657
Marion 4,784 2,913 67 38 485 200 1,004 4 72 1,326 1,735
Marlboro 4,209 2,407 57 31 456 205 974 8 70 1,132 1,446
Newberry 6,048 4,087 103 31 553 204 996 5 69 1,878 2,317
Oconee 13,542 9,468 366 56 922 301 2,258 9 162 4,975 4,514
Orangeburg 13,458 8,579 272 76 1,523 552 2,262 22 174 4,314 4,815
Pickens 16,465 11,144 331 62 1,246 410 3,030 11 232 5,526 5,897
Richland 36,894 24,372 944 283 3,892 1,609 5,343 15 437 12,126 14,256
Saluda 2,767 1,885 52 11 247 81 457 2 32 932 1,002
Spartanburg 41,274 26,449 779 188 3,484 1,285 8,368 29 691 12,996 14,664
Sumter 13,116 8,388 346 86 1,456 561 2,093 15 171 4,242 4,851
Union 5,998 3,682 83 25 493 181 1,416 3 115 1,730 2,151
Williamsburg 4,929 2,650 92 32 542 251 1,244 7 112 1,299 1,597
York 23,653 16,430 506 109 2,044 754 3,523 15 271 8,144 8,694
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. Includes beneficiaries with unknown county code.