Fast Facts & Figures About Social Security, 2005

Sources and uses of Social Security revenues in 2004

The two pie charts show the sources and uses of the $658 billion in revenue collected by the Social Security trust funds in 2004.

Sources of revenues

• Payroll taxes: 84%
• Interest: 14%
• Taxation of benefits: 2%

Uses of revenues

• Benefit payments: 75%
• Increase in trust funds: 24%
• Administrative expenses: 1%

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