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General description

The Social Security Administration maintains records of Social Security, Supplemental Security Income, and Social Security number applicants. It includes information on the primary insurance amount, the SSN holder's covered status, and benefit computation information (military service credits, railroad retirement credits, or coverage credits earned under the Social Security system of a foreign country when the claim is based on a totalization agreement). In addition, it contains personal information (such as name, date of birth, sex, date of death, date of filing, relationship to the SSN holder, eligibility for benefits under another SSN, benefit amount, and payment status) and, if applicable, details about a representative payee, disability entitlement, workers' compensation offset data, estimates and reports of earnings, or student entitlement. It includes: number of beneficiaries with benefits in current-payment status and total monthly benefits, by field office and ZIP Code.

Limitations

• Contains limited information related to social determinants of health (SDOH).

Data access

To access data, visit SSA.