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Population Fact Sheets

  1. Child Beneficiaries
    & Poverty
  2. Never
    Beneficiaries
  3. Taxable Maximum
    Earners
  4. Veteran
    Beneficiaries

Veteran Beneficiaries, 2012

Released: January 2013
Next expected update: Winter 2014
  • In 2012, almost 9.6 million veterans received Social Security benefits, accounting for 21 percent of all adult beneficiaries.
Number of Veteran Beneficiaries, 2012
In thousands
Bar chart linked to data in table format.
Average Monthly Benefit, 2011
In 2011 dollars
Bar chart linked to data in table format.
Poverty Rates of Beneficiaries, 2011
Percentage below 100% of poverty
Bar chart linked to data in table format.
SOURCE: March 2012 Current Population Survey of the U.S. Census Bureau.