Fast Facts & Figures About Social Security

Sources and uses of Social Security revenues in 2002

The two pie charts show the sources and uses of the $627 billion in revenue collected by the Social Security trust funds in 2002.

Sources of revenues

• Payroll taxes: 85%
• Interest: 13%
• Taxation of benefits: 2%

Uses of revenues

• Benefit payments: 73%
• Increase in trust funds: 26%
• Administrative expenses: 1%

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