OASDI Beneficiaries by State and County, 2005

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 2005
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 778,480 471,731 28,480 7,340 70,451 35,423 131,038 2,465 31,552 208,894 293,581
Abbeville 5,505 3,370 150 45 435 230 995 15 265 1,440 2,095
Aiken 29,025 18,105 1,335 280 2,710 1,185 4,285 110 1,015 8,235 11,140
Allendale 1,950 1,055 60 20 230 130 375 5 75 480 705
Anderson 37,775 22,920 1,100 315 2,945 1,460 7,230 105 1,700 9,885 13,945
Bamberg 3,305 1,895 100 40 370 205 540 15 140 850 1,245
Barnwell 4,140 2,345 115 35 390 260 750 25 220 1,040 1,460
Beaufort 28,895 21,015 1,915 210 2,255 715 2,225 45 515 10,345 11,745
Berkeley 21,900 11,610 955 210 2,295 1,180 4,220 135 1,295 5,435 7,175
Calhoun 2,970 1,730 115 25 320 170 500 10 100 805 1,055
Charleston 51,260 31,715 2,345 495 5,140 2,185 7,555 145 1,680 14,190 20,815
Cherokee 11,040 6,015 270 75 885 495 2,590 40 670 2,505 3,800
Chester 7,045 4,055 170 65 610 370 1,415 20 340 1,720 2,540
Chesterfield 8,690 4,820 235 95 870 515 1,730 60 365 2,100 3,060
Clarendon 7,275 4,145 225 80 750 385 1,325 40 325 1,965 2,490
Colleton 8,275 4,445 310 95 855 440 1,665 50 415 2,105 2,785
Darlington 13,390 7,610 405 135 1,425 745 2,530 45 495 3,315 4,890
Dillon 5,875 3,070 130 65 655 345 1,255 30 325 1,250 2,135
Dorchester 16,710 9,265 755 195 1,700 970 2,845 75 905 4,235 5,925
Edgefield 4,160 2,480 165 40 390 215 700 15 155 1,085 1,565
Fairfield 4,650 2,685 130 55 475 310 795 15 185 1,205 1,675
Florence 23,440 13,145 790 325 2,515 1,465 4,235 80 885 5,705 8,910
Georgetown 15,440 9,315 695 130 1,415 585 2,560 55 685 4,385 5,480
Greenville 70,135 44,440 2,590 530 5,780 2,665 11,330 130 2,670 19,170 28,010
Greenwood 13,925 8,825 450 110 1,120 615 2,235 25 545 3,680 5,575
Hampton 4,155 2,085 150 50 480 225 880 25 260 985 1,400
Horry 50,710 33,650 1,785 360 3,955 1,690 7,475 180 1,615 15,425 18,735
Jasper 3,455 1,860 105 45 365 230 630 20 200 890 1,130
Kershaw 11,155 6,690 450 115 1,090 560 1,785 45 420 2,965 4,175
Lancaster 12,310 7,440 300 85 1,025 545 2,380 35 500 3,120 4,620
Laurens 14,780 8,125 305 230 1,115 915 3,180 45 865 3,365 4,995
Lee 3,735 1,960 135 40 470 245 685 20 180 855 1,390
Lexington 36,385 23,455 1,385 335 3,350 1,540 5,035 105 1,180 10,265 14,305
McCormick 2,645 1,815 125 10 205 65 340 5 80 825 975
Marion 6,905 3,755 155 100 740 395 1,425 20 315 1,570 2,560
Marlboro 6,055 3,100 135 80 670 395 1,330 40 305 1,320 2,090
Newberry 7,710 4,845 220 75 680 335 1,270 20 265 2,040 3,065
Oconee 17,405 11,290 725 130 1,195 505 2,865 55 640 5,180 6,420
Orangeburg 18,330 10,540 630 190 2,100 1,040 3,060 80 690 4,720 6,875
Pickens 20,900 12,975 660 140 1,555 735 3,905 45 885 5,720 7,825
Richland 47,190 28,340 1,830 630 4,620 2,835 7,100 90 1,745 12,300 18,670
Saluda 3,730 2,395 110 30 330 125 590 15 135 1,025 1,465
Spartanburg 51,855 30,045 1,525 395 4,170 2,125 10,750 145 2,700 12,900 18,925
Sumter 18,240 10,600 825 245 1,955 1,025 2,840 70 680 4,780 7,070
Union 7,660 4,215 175 65 610 295 1,810 25 465 1,785 2,745
Williamsburg 6,735 3,315 220 75 765 455 1,495 20 390 1,450 2,320
York 29,660 19,160 1,020 245 2,470 1,305 4,325 70 1,065 8,280 11,605
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 2005 (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 697,058 463,362 14,593 3,730 61,030 22,309 122,319 591 9,124 234,864 245,133
Abbeville 4,783 3,144 72 21 365 148 948 3 81 1,512 1,725
Aiken 27,197 18,556 718 151 2,489 771 4,187 27 293 9,716 9,500
Allendale 1,493 884 25 10 177 64 309 0 19 452 515
Anderson 34,283 22,665 551 166 2,572 948 6,857 24 496 11,171 11,860
Bamberg 2,632 1,667 44 16 277 114 472 3 36 835 953
Barnwell 3,472 2,151 53 18 325 146 710 6 59 1,102 1,162
Beaufort 29,362 23,074 1,131 107 2,350 454 2,089 8 142 13,224 10,262
Berkeley 18,043 10,465 440 98 1,907 755 3,978 32 363 5,563 5,445
Calhoun 2,473 1,563 51 13 247 100 459 3 31 821 794
Charleston 45,257 30,570 1,215 248 4,557 1,378 6,778 34 471 15,734 17,064
Cherokee 9,729 5,852 130 38 727 317 2,447 9 203 2,761 3,215
Chester 6,114 3,829 79 35 488 225 1,349 3 103 1,812 2,114
Chesterfield 7,272 4,440 105 44 667 309 1,593 11 99 2,165 2,443
Clarendon 5,847 3,696 104 36 515 214 1,183 9 85 1,976 1,812
Colleton 6,699 3,975 133 47 685 260 1,473 11 113 2,110 2,118
Darlington 11,672 7,294 204 64 1,143 450 2,357 11 148 3,626 3,986
Dillon 4,491 2,630 57 27 446 192 1,053 5 77 1,215 1,570
Dorchester 14,282 8,730 361 102 1,464 649 2,685 18 269 4,536 4,709
Edgefield 3,592 2,321 76 17 303 141 674 5 51 1,155 1,224
Fairfield 3,823 2,409 54 25 362 184 729 3 54 1,197 1,306
Florence 19,854 12,386 382 157 1,985 872 3,803 17 250 6,160 7,092
Georgetown 14,240 9,529 371 69 1,243 350 2,447 15 210 5,179 4,546
Greenville 66,404 45,889 1,436 293 5,552 1,804 10,604 32 789 23,033 24,869
Greenwood 12,703 8,720 229 58 980 394 2,152 4 164 4,155 4,791
Hampton 3,324 1,895 63 20 362 131 780 5 66 996 1,057
Horry 46,577 33,323 904 184 3,530 1,031 7,113 43 442 17,456 15,546
Jasper 2,753 1,668 48 18 276 137 548 4 46 897 860
Kershaw 9,978 6,557 229 58 949 347 1,705 10 116 3,296 3,471
Lancaster 11,200 7,318 144 45 859 360 2,313 7 153 3,476 3,949
Laurens 12,972 7,881 144 125 938 593 3,021 10 253 3,668 4,270
Lee 2,887 1,691 53 15 335 146 600 3 43 801 1,009
Lexington 34,272 23,836 713 184 3,126 1,056 4,958 23 370 11,948 12,473
McCormick 2,437 1,809 59 6 174 36 327 1 24 946 763
Marion 5,386 3,247 66 42 516 207 1,215 4 82 1,524 1,909
Marlboro 4,762 2,703 59 35 474 220 1,177 9 83 1,277 1,588
Newberry 6,836 4,634 108 36 573 212 1,193 4 75 2,214 2,542
Oconee 15,948 11,159 384 67 1,053 326 2,754 12 189 5,886 5,267
Orangeburg 15,140 9,621 287 81 1,615 611 2,716 19 183 4,839 5,343
Pickens 19,197 12,921 351 77 1,402 485 3,663 11 281 6,522 6,736
Richland 42,348 28,067 960 317 4,178 1,762 6,530 23 509 13,884 15,998
Saluda 3,183 2,182 56 14 259 72 553 1 40 1,064 1,146
Spartanburg 47,182 30,162 822 217 3,699 1,396 10,053 40 785 14,894 16,465
Sumter 14,932 9,547 376 105 1,551 593 2,542 19 194 4,858 5,432
Union 6,630 4,022 86 32 514 179 1,659 4 131 1,929 2,305
Williamsburg 5,085 2,807 81 36 512 254 1,287 4 99 1,350 1,667
York 28,311 19,843 557 130 2,287 892 4,249 20 332 9,903 10,236
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.