Social Security Data
Social Security has a long history of collecting data to carry out our mission. Our data are about people-their wages, their identifying information, their employers, their addresses, and much more. The first regulation we published included a commitment to the public to safeguard the personal information entrusted to us. This commitment is as solid as it was when Social Security began in 1935 and is further strengthened by privacy laws. We cannot publicly release much of our data because it is protected by the Privacy Laws, the Internal Revenue code, and other statutes. While some of the data can be anonymized, much of it cannot. Our open government data transparency efforts recognize these constraints and all releases will protect privacy in accordance with all applicable laws.
Here, we aim to provide you with convenient, one-stop access to high value datasets along with explanations about the data. As you browse the catelog below, click on the dataset title to see more information about the dataset. The following datasets have all been submitted to the federal government data catalog, Data.gov where you can view the catalog of SSA data along with data from many other agencies.
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| Applications Filed via the Internet | Retirement Insurance Applications filed via the Internet - FYs 2008-2011 | This dataset provides monthly data about the percentage of Social Security Retirement applications filed via the internet. The information is for fiscal years 2008-2011. |
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| Applications Filed via the Internet | Retirement Insurance Applications filed via the Internet - FY 2012 and onward | In fiscal year (FY) 2012 we expanded access to our Internet services by launching additional Spanish language services, including a Spanish language online application for retirement benefits. Also starting in FY 2012, online retirement applications can be filed by claimants outside the United States. This dataset includes information about the original universe and the expanded access. |
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| Applications Filed via the Internet | Disability Insurance Applications filed via the Internet - FY 2008-2011 | This dataset provides monthly data at the national level from federal fiscal year 2008 onwards for initial Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) applications filed via the Internet, and initial SSDI applications submitted via telephone, in person through a local SSA field office, or by mail that could be filed via the Internet. |
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| Applications Filed via the Internet | Disability Insurance Applications filed via the Internet - FY 2012 and onward | In fiscal year (FY) 2012 we expanded access to our Internet services by launching additional Spanish language services, including a Spanish language online application for disability benefits. Also starting in FY 2012, online disability applications can be filed by claimants outside the United States. This dataset includes information about the original universe and the expanded access. |
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| Applications Filed via the Internet | Medicare Replacement Card Applications filed via the Internet | This dataset provides monthly volumes at the national level from federal fiscal year 2008 onwards for Internet Medicare Replacement Card. The dataset includes only Internet Medicare Replacement Card transactions. |
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| Applications Filed via the Internet | Direct Deposit Applications filed via the Internet | This dataset provides monthly volumes at the national level from federal fiscal year 2008 onwards for Internet Direct Deposit applications. The dataset includes only Internet Direct Deposit transactions. |
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| Applications Filed via the Internet | Change of Address Applications filed via the Internet | This dataset provides monthly volumes at the national level from federal fiscal year 2008 onwards for Internet Change of Address. The dataset includes only Internet Change of Address transactions. |
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| Disability Program and Processing Data | Percentage of Fast-Track Receipts for Fiscal Year 2010 and 2011 | The dataset represents the agency’s programmatic disability data used to administer the disability process and is published in official agency reports. |
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| Disability Program and Processing Data | SSA State Agency Workload Data | The dataset is revised and expanded from 4 to 71 data fields. It includes monthly data from October 2000 onwards for SSA disability cases that were referred to the state agency for a disability determination. |
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| Disability Program and Processing Data | SSA Disability Claim Data | The dataset includes fiscal year data for initial claims for SSA disability benefits that were referred to a state agency for a disability determination. Specific data elements for each year and state include receipts, determinations, eligible population, and favorable determination rates. |
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| Disability Program and Processing Data | Average Wait Time Until Hearing Held Report (formerly NETSTAT Report) | A presentation of the average time (in months) from the hearing request date until a hearing is held for claims pending in the Office of Disability Adjudication and Review's hearing offices. Allows users to estimate the amount of time they may have to wait for a hearing to be held. |
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| Disability Program and Processing Data | Hearing Office Workload Data | A presentation of four key workload indicators (pending, receipts, dispositions and average processing time) for each hearing office in the Office of Disability Adjudication and Review (ODAR.) |
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| Disability Program and Processing Data | ALJ Disposition Data | A listing of hearings completion data by name of individual administrative law judges (ALJ) for all ALJs in ODAR. The data includes hearing office name, total dispositions, decisions, allowances, denials and fully favorable or partially favorable decisions. |
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| Disability Program and Processing Data | Hearing Office Dispositions per ALJ per Day Rate Ranking Report | A ranking of the 157 ODAR hearing offices (including 3 satellite offices) by the average number of hearings dispositions per ALJ per day. The average shown will be a combined average for all ALJs working in that hearing office. Users will be able determine where a particular hearing office stands among the total with respect to this workload category. |
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| Disability Program and Processing Data | Hearing Office Average Processing Time Ranking Report | A ranking of the 157 ODAR hearing offices (including 3 satellite offices) by the average number of days until final disposition of the hearing request. The average shown will be a combined average for all cases completed in that hearing office. Users will be able determine where a particular hearing office stands among the total with respect to this workload category. |
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| Disability Program and Processing Data | Hearing Held In-Person or Via Video Conferencing | A listing by hearing office of the number of hearings held either in-person or by video-conferencing. |
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| Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Reports |
2011 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Annual Report | This file contains the Social Security Administration's 2011 FOIA Annual Report. The report provides detailed information regarding the number and type of FOIA cases we processed in FY 2010. It also includes data regarding time and costs associated with processing these cases. | |
| Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Reports | 2010 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Annual Report | This file contains the Social Security Administration's 2010 FOIA Annual Report. The report provides detailed information regarding the number and type of FOIA cases we processed in FY 2010. It also includes data regarding time and costs associated with processing these cases. |
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| Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Reports | 2009 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Annual Report | This file contains the Social Security Administration's 2009 FOIA Annual Report. The report provides detailed information regarding the number and type of FOIA cases we processed in FY 2009. It also includes data regarding time and costs associated with processing these cases. |
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| Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Reports | 2008 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Annual Report | This file contains the Social Security Administration's 2008 FOIA Annual Report. The report provides detailed information regarding the number and type of FOIA cases we processed in FY 2008. It also includes data regarding time and costs associated with processing these cases. |
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| Statistical and Survey Data | The NSCF collected data on the health status and functional limitations, health care utilization, health insurance coverage, receipt of services, SSI experience, socioeconomic status of children’s households, and housing characteristics of over 8,000 children who were receiving, had received, or were applying for SSI. |
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| Statistical and Survey Data | National Beneficiary Survey (NBS) Round 1 | A cross-sectional survey of a nationally representative sample of 6,520 social security beneficiaries age 18-64 receiving disability benefits in active pay status as of June 2003. |
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| Statistical and Survey Data | National Beneficiary Survey (NBS) Round 2 | A cross-sectional survey of a nationally representative sample of 4,864 social security beneficiaries age 18-64 receiving disability benefits in active pay status as of June 2004. |
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| Statistical and Survey Data | National Beneficiary Survey (NBS) Round 3 | A cross-sectional survey of a nationally representative sample of social security beneficiaries age 18-64 receiving disability benefits in active pay status as of June 2005. |
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| Statistical and Survey Data | National Beneficiary Survey (NBS) Round 4 | A cross-sectional survey of a nationally representative sample of social security beneficiaries age 18-64 receiving disability benefits in active pay status as of June 2009. |
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| Statistical and Survey Data | Benefits Data from the Benefits and Earnings Public Use File, 2004 | This file contains Benefits data and is part of a set of two separate but associated subfiles, one with Social Security benefit information and the other with longitudinal earnings information. |
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| Statistical and Survey Data | Earnings Data from the Benefits and Earnings Public Use File, 2004 | This file contains Earnings data and is part of a set of two separate but associated subfiles, one with Social Security benefit information and the other with longitudinal earnings information. |
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| Statistical and Survey Data | Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) Public Use Microdata File, 2001 Data | The OASDI Public-Use Microdata File contains an extract of data fields from SSA's Master Beneficiary Record file and consists of a 1 percent random, representative sample of persons entitled to receive an OASDI benefit payment for December 2001. |
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| Statistical and Survey Data | Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Public-Use Microdata File, 2001 Data | The SSI Public-Use Microdata File contains an extract of data fields from SSA's Supplemental Security Record file and consists of a 5 percent random, representative sample of persons who received a federal SSI benefit in December 2001. |
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| Statistical and Survey Data | Federally Administered SSI Payments by Type of Payment, Sex, Eligibility Category, and Age, December 2008 (SSI Annual Statistical Report, Table 5) | A statistical table of the number of recipients entitled to receive payments under Title 16 of the Social Security Act (Supplemental Security Income), total payments, and average monthly payments. |
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| Statistical and Survey Data | Federally Administered SSI Payments, Recipients by State and Other Area, Eligibility Category, and Age, December 2008 (SSI Annual Statistical Report, Table 10) | A statistical table of the number of recipients entitled to receive payments under Title 16 of the Social Security Act(Supplemental Security Income) by eligibility category , age group and state. |
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| Statistical and Survey Data | Average Monthly Payments for Federally Administered SSI Payments, by State or Other Area, Eligibility Category, and Age, December 2008 (in dollars) (SSI Annual Statistical Report, Table 11) | A statistical table of the average monthly payments of recipients entitled to receive payments under Title 16 of the Social Security Act(Supplemental Security Income) by state, eligibility category and age group. |
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| Statistical and Survey Data | Average Monthly Social Security Benefits of Disabled Beneficiaries and Nondisabled Dependents by Basis of Entitlement, Age, and Sex, December 2008 (SSDI Annual Statistical Report, Table 2) | A statistical table reporting the number of beneficiaries entitled to receive benefits under Title 2 of the Social Security Act (OASDI) and average monthly payment. |
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| Statistical and Survey Data | Number of Disabled Workers Receiving Social Security Benefits by Sex, State or Other Area, and Age, December 2008 (SSDI Annual Statistical Report, Table 27) | A statistical table reporting the number of beneficiaries entitled to receive benefits under Title 2 of the Social Security Act (OASDI) state, age group and gender. |
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| Statistical and Survey Data | Help America Vote Verification (HAVV) Fact Sheet and Usage by State | This data represents the results of the 4-digit match performed using our HAVV system. We operate HAVV as required by the Help America Vote Act (HAVA). |
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| Performance Quality Information | Enumeration Accuracy | This dataset provides data at the national level from federal fiscal year 2006 onwards for the accuracy of the assignment of Social Security numbers (SSN) based on an end-of line sample review of transactions that result in the release of SSN cards. |
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| Performance Quality Information | Retirement, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (RSDI) Improper Payments | This dataset shows improper payment experience for the Social Security Retirement, Survivors, and Disability Insurance program paid to workers, their dependents, and survivors in fiscal year (FY) 2007 through FY 2009. |
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| Performance Quality Information | Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Improper Payments | This dataset shows the improper payment experience for the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program for fiscal year (FY) 2007 through FY 2009. |
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| Performance Quality Information | Social Security Administration Data on Overall Customer Service Satisfaction | This dataset provides data at the national level for overall satisfaction of customers who have used one of the main methods for conducting business with SSA: in-person service in our field or hearing offices or at a Social Security Card Center, telephone service through our National 800 Number or in one of our field offices, or an online service at www.socialsecurity.gov. Data from federal fiscal year 2007 onwards is included. |
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| Service to the Public and Case Processing Information | Social Security Administration Data about Extra Help with Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Cost | This dataset provides annual data at the national and state levels from federal fiscal year 2010 onwards of Social Security Administration decisions for Extra Help with Medicare Prescription Drug Plan costs (Part D). |
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| Service to the Public and Case Processing Information | Retirement and Survivor Insurance Applications, including Medicare | This dataset provides monthly data at the national level of Social Security Retirement, Survivors, Medicare Insurance applications filed and cleared. |
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| Service to the Public and Case Processing Information | National 800 Number Network Average Speed to Answer | This data file provides information at the national level by month for federal fiscal years 2009 and 2010 for average speed to answer for calls to the National 800 Number Network. |
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| Service to the Public and Case Processing Information | National 800 Number Network Call Volume and Average Busy Rate | This data file provides information at the national level by month for federal fiscal years 2009 and 2010 for average busy rates for calls to the National 800 Number Network. |
Data.gov
- As a priority Open Government Initiative for President Obama's administration, Data.gov increases the ability of the public to easily find, download, and use datasets that are generated and held by the Federal Government.
- View SSA's data on data.gov
Data Inventory and Plan for Releasing High-Value Data
Links to Other SSA Data Resources
- Social Security Trust Fund Data
- Research, Statistics, & Policy Analysis
- Social Security Beneficiary Data
- FOIA Reading Room
- Digital Government Strategy Progress Report
- Information for Software Developers
- Baby Names Data
Help America Vote Verification Transactions by State
Impact of State Disability Determination Services (DDS) Furloughs
