Open Government Select Datasets

Since 2009, we have been identifying high value data of particular interest to the public. Social Security has a long history of collecting data to carry out our mission so there is a treasure trove of information available for public consumption. Our data is about people - their wages, their identifying information, their employers, their addresses, and much more. To see a complete listing of our data assets, go to: Social Security Data Page.

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 have protected privacy in accordance with all applicable laws.

Below you can access data and information that Open Government has identified to date.