More than 67,000,000 people in the United States receive Social Security payments — payments that inject $1.4 trillion into the national economy every year. AARP Research released a data dashboard tool that can help communities understand, raise awareness and advocate for Social Security with county-level data.
The data includes a breakdown of different subpopulations receiving benefits as well as the economic impact. The dashboard also includes the average monthly and annual payments compared to national averages. This may also be helpful to age-friendly community efforts to help understand local (county) conditions around economic security.